Three Kingdoms

Koto.

Wujun.

Sun Quan, wearing his crown, was sitting in the festival hall, listening to his subordinates' reports on recent actions.

Compared with when he just took over Jiangdong, Sun Quan is now much more experienced. It can even be said that he is energetic and shrewd. His words and deeds also bring out some inner confidence. Every sentence Although his words are not very bossy, he is very calm and does not look like a person who is dissatisfied with the double ten.

However, despite Sun Quan's calm appearance now, he is still secretly happy. After all, he has sat on the position of a prince and enjoyed the power of an important town. Thousands of people will bow their heads when he speaks, and tens of thousands of people will bow down when he frowns. It's scary, not to mention that Sun Quan is less than 20 now. Even if he is 60, with such power and status, how many people can be calm and calm without making any waves?

It can be said that the current princes of the Han Dynasty, under the lack of central court management, really let themselves go completely, which is different from the feudal officials of other feudal dynasties in history. After all, if there is still supervision, the feudal officials still need to watch. The central court did not dare to go too far because of its dignity. Now that the central court of the Han Dynasty is weak, as long as the local princes have money and people, even if the central court says something, they can listen when they want to hear it, and when they don’t want to hear it, they can Just treat it like a fart!

If you have money, there are people!

Sun Quan deeply understands these two truths, so he clings to these two aspects without relaxing at all. Although the words of the outside world are not good to listen to, as long as he has money and people in his hands, he does not care what these Qingliu say. ?

Young people naturally have the spirit of young people, and Sun Quan is no exception. After taking this position, he started to light three fires.

The first fire is the cocktail party.

Because Sun Ce's death may not have some connection with Sun Ce's strategy of fierce confrontation with the Jiangdong gentry. Therefore, after Sun Quan came to power, perhaps it was Sun Ce's last words, or his own insights, at least openly facing the four Jiangdong families. He expressed kindness and intimacy, and even became brothers with these Jiangdong nobles and local powerful men to repair various relationships.

How to fix it?

Have a cocktail party.

China has always had a banquet culture. Drinking, dancing, touching little hands, etc., many of the original problems are no longer problems. Sun Quan is in good health and is a young man, so he can fight not only at the banquet table, but also behind the banquet table. So many times when Sun Quan is at a banquet, he will drink someone to death if he catches him...

drink!

Not drinking means not giving face!

After getting the other party drunk, isn't it Sun Quan who has the final say on what is said and what is not said, what is counted and what is not?

Therefore, the important minister Zhang Zhao was very dissatisfied with Sun Quan's rogue behavior, saying that this was not the behavior a big boss should do, and was more like a street gangster. Therefore, at Sun Quan's banquet, if he saw Sun Quan acting like a gangster again, he would throw down his sleeves. Although Sun Quan was angry at losing face, Zhang Zhao was an old man after all, and he was respected by Mrs. Wu and a group of veteran ministers, so he just laughed it off. But other people don't have as much dignity as Zhang Zhao. Most of them were drunk to death by Sun Quan at the wine table, and they even had to pretend to be drunk to escape. For example, classmate Yu Fan...

But in this way, the effect is also good. At least on the surface, Sun Quan and these Jiangdong nobles laughed and talked about romance, and distributed profits in a harmonious manner. Everyone lived well together and had fun together.

The second fire is farming.

Sun Quan took charge of Jiangdong, and with the assistance of Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu, he gradually stabilized the situation. However, Sun Quan was not satisfied with just stabilizing the situation. He wanted to absorb more surplus value, obtain greater exploitation benefits, and form an army to consolidate his rule... …

It turned out that the brave man who was fighting against these local powerful Jiangdong noble families, faced the wall and meditated, and finally realized enlightenment. He took off his armor, put down his sword and gun, and immediately became a Buddha. He sat down with the Jiangdong noble family and ate a delicious meal.

All this looks beautiful, but the privileged class is comfortable and the common people are sad. After all, everyone has to eat, so where does flesh and blood come from?

Naturally, it comes from the grassroots level.

In the current space, Tuntian was first implemented by the hussar general Fei Qian. Later, Cao Cao thought it was very good and used it. Then Sun Quan saw it and thought it was good too.

Fei Qian used a staged farming system. The people who farmed could obtain the ownership of the acres after a certain number of years. Then Cao Cao thought about it and felt that he couldn't take advantage of the country bumpkins, so he changed it from a civilian village to a military camp. In this way, no matter how the distribution was distributed, the country bumpkins would all Don't try to take advantage.

When we arrived at Sun Quan's place, since the people's villages would hinder the interests of the nobles, large estate owners and large landowners, Sun Quan's farms were naturally on par with Cao Cao's, and they competed with each other to see who could be worse.

Sun Quan's military garrison was a step further than Cao Cao's. All those assigned to the garrison were military personnel under Sun Quan's direct jurisdiction, and all the output of the garrison belonged to Sun Quan. If anyone else wants to eat this kind of flesh and blood, they need to ask Sun Quan for permission.

As a result, all the farmers and soldiers in the farming villages naturally became vassal populations under Sun Quan. Sun Quan also turned around magnificently, transformed from a brave man into a dragon, and became the largest and most powerful landowner class in Jiangdong. As for the ideals and wishes his brother Sun Ce made for the suffering people back then...

What is that?

Anyway, Sun Quan never said such a thing, whoever said it should be approached.

As for whether there will be a Jianzhongzhonglang general Luo Tong in the future, Shangshu said that the people of Wu were so poor that they did not dare to raise children after giving birth, had no enough to eat when they were alive, and had no one to bury their dead. Sun Quan said , let’s talk about it when that time comes.

The third fire is to surpass people.

In order to increase the population, develop productivity, and protect the interests of the large landowner class from being harmed, Sun Quan dispatched a large number of soldiers and began to purge and arrest the surrounding Yue people. The crime was that these Yue people were invading the place and gathering people to cause trouble. Rebellious!

Three people form a crowd, so where are the more people not gathering a crowd?

In addition to hunting, the Yue people also learned from the Chinese people and cultivated their own mountains and fields. But wouldn't this have ruined Sun Quan's military garrison plan? Sun Quan had no control over other places, but in Jiangdong, how could the Yue people's unorganized and undisciplined farming practices be allowed to flourish?

One word, catch!

Two words, heavy punishment!

The captured Yue people were shackled and then camped under the supervision of soldiers. Although the farming of the Yue people may not be as good as that of the Han people, the free labor force was not used in vain. As for the Yue people's wailing, Sun Quan said, I don't even know what it means...

In this way, it is simply a matter of killing several birds with one stone.

As for whether Yue Ren is happy or not, whether he can survive or not, who cares? After all, under the rule of Sun Quan and his descendants, Wu State only had more than thirty rebellions.

Sun Quan quickly used three fires to confirm his position among the Jiangdong noble families and local powerful people, and burned a space. However, after three fires, Sun Quan felt that it was not enough.

Jiangdong is still a little small. It would be great if we could dominate the whole country...

However, sending troops to various places to arrest Yue people is always a matter of mobilizing troops and mobilizing people.

After all, the local area has to bear the temporary allocation of food and salary for the soldiers and horses. If the soldiers die in the battle, they have to be responsible for the compensation and resettlement. After the Yue people are captured, they have to be responsible for appeasing the local area. After all, no one knows whether the captured Yue people are real Yue people or fake Yue people. People, or half truths and half lies...

Therefore, the areas on the edge of Jiangdong are naturally reluctant.

Sitting at the bottom is Lu Yi, Sun Quan's most useful staff member. He is reviewing the recent events and the latest changes one by one. Lu Yi is also a talented person. His speech is organized, unhurried, clear and accurate.

"...Although Lian Jiang Zuojin has sent the official document, he probably won't be able to arrive yet, so it's okay to worry about it...But in the Yongning land near the sea, it is unfavorable for Yue people to capture it. It is still the same as what he said before, that there is not enough food and grass. ...In addition, there have been some rumors recently about a certain person. Some people say that he worked hard and mobilized people to carry out bad governance and destroy the place. As a result, more and more people were arrested, and all of them were returned to the lord... There are also some people who are running around to contact each other, saying that they want to If I report to the court to impeach my lord, I'm afraid there will be a scene..."

Sun Quan sneered, patted the table, and made a moderate noise, "There should be thirty thousand stones of food and grass in Linhai, how can it be insufficient? How much can they eat in a day? And hereby give an order, if they continue to fight unfavorably, they will be killed." Position, investigate the culprits! As for those rumors... Haha, let them go! As long as the four big families don't say anything, the bigger the trouble these side families make, the worse it will be! Report to the court? Haha, now that the world is in chaos, the court, Haha, the court has too much time to take care of itself, how can it care about this matter!"

"In addition, these side branches may not all be of the same mind..." Sun Quan continued, "When the time comes to differentiate a little bit, I'm afraid someone will stand up on the spot! Anyone who really wants to go all the way to the dark side will die. Character!"

Lu Yi bowed his head in agreement and said respectfully: "What the lord said is true. But...if the imperial court really takes care of this matter...will there be any changes?"

Sun Quan shook his head and sneered: "What other variables can there be? Your Majesty's Dan level is empty before, Cao Sikong is busy conquering Northern Hebei, who else can care about such a trivial matter? It's nothing more than the bluff of these small side households, I want to see it, How long can these small side households last? Do you really think that just a few words can change the world?"

Lu Yi is a shrewd person, so he also understands in his heart that although the small households in the side branch are making a lot of noise at this stage, it is just a matter of extra effort, and it will not be so loud that even Sun Quan can't stand it. After all, Sun Quan ate the bulk, and then the four Jiangdong families ate the remaining half. Basically, these things were settled.

Besides, Sun Quan's seat is considered stable at this stage. While he is wining over the veterans headed by Zhou Yucheng Pu, he is also vigorously supporting the newcomers. He is also communicating with the four major Jiangdong families, sharing the interests. It is really difficult for these small and side branches to change the world. Ascend to heaven.

Sun Quan and the four Jiangdong families occupy the most prosperous area south of the Yangtze River. Both in terms of population and wealth, they are the most densely populated areas. However, those in the marginal areas are all small surnames and even live together with Yue people. What if something really happened? In the conflict, Sun Quan also had the upper hand.

At that moment, Lu Yi smiled and said: "My lord is wise! There should be no serious trouble for such a small side branch. I am just worried that too much gossip will damage my lord's reputation... which is a bit unsightly..."

Sun Quan waved his hand, raised his head and laughed twice: "Pure reputation? Haha, the world is different now... Liu Bo'an is famous all over the world, what after all? He died under a random blade, and his body was not recovered! Everyone looked up to Lu Zigan , so what? There is no coffin in the thin burial in the upper valley! This is the case in the world, it is already the case! Someone... I can see it clearly, Qingyu, haha, Qingyu, Qie..." Sun Quan said with emotion, obviously deeply Of course, saying these words in front of Lu Yi also revealed that he regarded Lu Yi as half of his confidant.

"My lord, you are wise!" Lu Yi bowed to the ground.

The current situation is indeed different from the past. Sun Quan believed that he was doing the right thing. As for the consequences of such behavior, Sun Quan was not a bystander to history, so it was naturally impossible for him to see clearly. Living in troubled times, he firmly believed that he was on the right path. .

The principles of loyalty and filial piety practiced by the Han Dynasty for three to four hundred years, this kind of social morality, have undergone great changes under the impact of troubled times. As Sun Quan, who was living in it, he naturally felt the undercurrent.

The original legal restrictions of the court and the moral balance among the people have now been completely broken. Now, the entire Han Dynasty is in a stage of re-establishing rules and new influential figures competing for positions. At such times, the more courageous, decisive, and even domineering and strong-willed people are, the more likely they are to gain the greatest benefits. As for morality and reputation, they have retreated from the sunshine and shrunk into the shadows.

Therefore, military power and financial resources are the two most important pillars of the current status. The more important these two factors are, the more stable the status will be. There are risks in treating the area where Han and Yue people are mixed on the edge of Jiangdong in this way. But if we didn't use this strategy, how could we control Jiangdong and be recognized by the four major families?

To obtain a large amount of money and food, we need a large amount of cheap labor. Instead of plundering the Yue people, why not follow the same path as his brother Sun Ce and the four Jiangdong families?

There are gains and losses. Being criticized in terms of reputation, and even being said to be a "purple beard and blue eyes", unlike the Han people, is the price you should pay for doing these things.

"By the way, in addition, we need to visit the countryside more..." Sun Quan said, "Nowadays, most of the officials in the surrounding counties and counties are people of the four surnames. Although it is okay to do things, if it is a long-term plan... it is best to see if there are any If the other small households in the side branch are worthy of development, they will report to you and they will definitely be put to good use!"

Lu Yi quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed: "I will definitely live up to my lord's trust!"

Just when the monarch and his ministers were getting along, suddenly the attendants outside the door rushed to the front of the hall, prostrated themselves and reported: "Your Majesty, the Governor of Zhou has come to ask for an audience!"

"Huh?" Sun Quan was startled, "Why is he here?" He saw Lu Yi in a blink of an eye, waved his hand and said, "Just stay away for a moment..." Although Sun Quan had consciously achieved a lot at the moment. The achievements have also been greatly improved compared to when he first took over, but perhaps it was the previous psychological suggestion, or the pressure exerted by Zhou Yu was so impressive that when Sun Quan heard the name, he was still a little confused. Knowing Zhou Yu He didn't deal with Lu Yi much, so he arranged for Lu Yi to retreat first.

"Well..." Sun Quan took a breath and shook his sleeves after seeing Lu Yi hiding in the side room, "Please..."