The Three Kingdoms

"It didn't matter at all. After all, this is my business, and you are still studying, so don't bother me." Sun Quan was a little embarrassed, smiled awkwardly, and said helplessly: "But now I have important things to do , there must be someone who will lay the foundation for me to go to Moling first, I think about it, you are the most suitable, and now you are also qualified to be a filial piety."

"Me?" Xu Shu was slightly startled when he heard the words, and his expression was a little surprised.

"Yes, it's you!"

Sun Quan nodded and said: "You are a high-ranking student of Cai Jijiu, it is not difficult to be filial and honest, and then I will let you sit in the position of Moling county magistrate through the relationship of the general's residence."

"The magistrate of Moling County?"

This can be the head of the county's civil affairs, second only to the county magistrate, and basically at the same level as the county lieutenant.

"Zhongmou, aren't you sending me to the fire pit?"

Xu Shu didn't show a happy expression, instead he smiled wryly, and said, "The teacher always hoped that I could stay in the academy quietly within three years, and study with him. If you do this, the teacher may even drive me out." Master."

"Don't worry, that old man is a hard-spoken and soft-hearted person. I'll explain it to him every now and then. He should understand. When he just came back from Chang'an, didn't he keep yelling and kicking you out of the teacher's school? The result was not good. It's better to let you coax, next time you can just coax."

"It's easy for you to say. Back then, I was in a mess with you and was almost kicked out by the teacher. How much effort did it take for the teacher to calm down!" Xu Shu said angrily.

"What I'm talking about is not telling you not to study. As the saying goes, there is no limit to learning. Generally speaking, learning is something you live to learn. You can learn while doing things."

Sun Quan smiled, and then said: "The matter of Moling is extraordinary. Once it is completed, it will be the future of Jiangdong, and even... the only one who can make someone feel at ease and capable is you. So, this matter, you must help me."

A strange look flashed in Sun Quan's eyes. Even if Jiangdong ruled the world in the future, this would be the capital of the Sun family.

"Since you've already set your sights on me, how can I not agree?" Xu Shu was obviously depressed.

"Hey, it's good to know."

Sun Quan smiled, and then began to explain: "At most one month, you have to go to Moling to take office. Before that, I will use my personal relationship to help you get through the relationship between Danyang County Governor's Mansion and Moling's current county magistrate. Get a firm foothold in Moling earlier, and spend less time on dredging relationships."

"And then?" Xu Shu began to pick up the sketches drawn by Sun Quan and study the layout. The more he looked at it, the more flustered he became. The project was too luxurious and too big. He continued to ask.

"Then you first have a thorough understanding of Moling and the hundreds of miles around Moling. You must control Moling in your hands. There are three points you must pay attention to!"

Sun Quan's eyes moved, and he said: "First, the population. If you want to expand any city, the first point is the population. The location of Moling has a natural advantage. I estimate that Yuzhou and Xuzhou will inevitably break out in a war in the past two years. Jiangdong has been unified and basically peaceful, so there must be a lot of people crossing the river in order to escape the war, and you have to collect refugees under the worst situation in Moling and hoard them in Moling."

"Second, here, Stone City, this must be the barrier of Jinling in the future. My plan here is to build a bastion. You should pay attention to this location!"

"The third is to make good friends with Jiangdong merchants. Moling is a big transfer station in Jiangdong. There are many merchants coming and going here. They will be our biggest support for the establishment of Jinling in the future."

"Businessman?" Xu Shu's eyes moved. The ranking of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants is still lower than that of workers and tenants. Most businessmen in this era are not respected by scholars, and even despised.

"Yes, merchant!"

Sun Quan said in a low voice: "Although their status is low, don't underestimate the power of this group of people. In my plan, they are the main force in building Jinling this time."

"But?" Xu Shu was a little reluctant. In his mind, businessmen were a group of lowly vampires who got something for nothing.

"Yuanzhi, the knowledge you have learned may not be correct. If you put aside the ranking of taxis, agriculture, industry and commerce, maybe with your wisdom you will understand the efforts of merchants and their importance."

Sun Quan squinted his eyes, looked at Xu Shu's worries, smiled slightly, and said: "Without the circulation of merchants, the cloth from Jiangdong cannot go to the north, and the horses from the north cannot come to Jiangdong. Only circulation can lead to prosperity, and only circulation can truly make the people rich." Speaking of which, merchants are the most important roles, and if Jiangdong wants to develop, it must rely on this group of people."

"So-and-so understands, so-and-so will look at it carefully." Xu Shu pondered for a moment, then nodded, and said.

"If you want to build such a capital city, your influence is not enough, so this time, you are going to lay the foundation. Controlling Moling is always your first task. These are the blueprints drawn by me. You just have to know it yourself. gone."

Sun Quan came out, patted Xu Shu on the shoulder, and said.

Although Xu Shu was still young, he was definitely on the same level as Zhou Yu and Guo Jia. He believed that a moling would not be difficult for Xu Shu. As long as Xu Shu controlled Moling, Moling would allow Sun Quan to start construction.

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As night fell, the Sun family mansion.

In a wing room with bright lights, Sun Jian sat on the throne, Sun Ce and Sun Quan waited on the left and right, and the father and son were having a drink.

"Zhongmou, Bofu, tell Weifu, why do you two brothers have to go to sea in person?" Sun Jian drank a few cups and couldn't figure it out. Even if he wanted to form a fleet to go to sea, he didn't have to be Sun Quan and Sun Ce. The two went in person.

Both Sun Ce and Sun Quan are his proudest sons. Compared with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao, who are equal to him, Sun Jian's greatest pride is his two sons.

He knew how dangerous it was to go out to sea, but although the wings of these two little bastards were not hard yet, he couldn't hold them down any longer.

"Father, my son feels that in Jiangdong today, it is enough to have a father, and there is no need for a son, so the son must personally open up the side of the sea for his father."

Sun Ce's eyes were burning, and he said, "Zhongmou once said that across the sea, there is a world that we don't know, and my son wants to test his ability!"

"Father, the reason why my son insists on going to sea in person is because no one in this world knows this sea better than me, Sun Quan!"

Sun Quan looked at Sun Jian, narrowed his eyes, and there was a green light in his eyes, and said: "Someone is a person who has experienced the punishment of the sky, the sky will punish him, and he will give it to him. God told me that besides the big man, there is another world."

"Besides the big man, is there another world?"

Sun Jian's eyes trembled, he was silent for a long time, sighed slightly, and said: "Forget it, forget it, you have grown up and have the right to decide your own life, go, but you must guarantee that you will return safely."

"Father, don't worry, my elder brother and I will have a long life. Besides, the first stop of our fleet is Yizhou, and Yizhou is not far from us." Sun Quan and Sun Ce looked at each other slightly, Sun Quan smiled slightly and said .

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In the fourth year of Chuping, the border between Jiangdong and Jingzhou was peaceful.

Liu Biao was anxious to quell the turmoil in Guiyang, Changsha, so he ordered Huang Zu not to make any provocations. Although Huang Zu was not angry, his subordinates were almost wiped out.

After Zhou Yu entrusted Chai Sang to Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, he personally led the [-] most elite sailors under his command and returned to Taihu Lake.

Ten days later, on the Taihu Lake, after Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan made unremitting efforts and carefully selected, Jiangdong's first navy consisted of two building ships, five fighting ships, and sixty warships.

This naval fleet includes [-] elite sailors, [-] chariot warriors, and [-] recruited craftsmen and peasants.

[Main text chapter 167 ghost soldiers]

In the fourth year of Chuping, Dongjun.

"Everyone, Zhicai is coming back."

In the lobby of Yanzhou Inspector's Mansion, Cao Cao looked smug, kneeling on the first seat, holding a good report in his hand, and a stern light burst out of his eyes.

After Lu Bu escaped from Chang'an, he never had a place to settle down. Bingzhou was too bitter, He couldn't stand in Hedong and Hanoi, and Jizhou was too powerful, so he naturally set his sights on Yanzhou.

At the end of last year, he broke into Puyang in one breath. Cao Jun fought in a hurry and retreated again and again. In the end, Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Mount Tai in Xuzhou in a rage. Wan Jingrui's Cao army fought fiercely in Puyang, and now they finally drove Lu Bu out of Yanzhou.

"My lord, Lu Bu is safe now."

Xun Yu also looked at the battle report, smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "This time under the plan of the army master, Xiahou Yuan and General Xiahou Dun attacked back and forth, defeated him three times in a row, beheaded his five thousand elite cavalry, and completely defeated Bingzhou. In Dongjun, where the army drove out, Lu Bu has less than half a year, and it is difficult for him to regain his vitality."

For Lu Bu, the cavalry is the main force of the Bingzhou Army. If there are no five thousand cavalry at once, Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army will definitely lose its vitality.

"Hahaha, Zhicai fought this battle beautifully. It can be regarded as a lesson for this lawless tiger. He was directly locked in Hanoi. The family has no worries and can start to deal with Yuan Shu and Xuzhou Tao Qian."