The Three Kingdoms

Zhuge Jin frowned: "The Ministry of Industry seems to have obtained a loan of up to [-] million yuan from the Dawu Bank. The scale of the North Canal is very large, even surpassing the Yishui River in Jicheng, and digging into the northern grassland. Didn't the court council affirm it at the beginning of the year?"

"I agree, but they are advancing too fast, or the Ministry of Industry is too hasty!"

Sun Quan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Although the world in the Central Plains is stable today, there are actually undercurrents, and the main purpose is to appease the people's hearts and cultivate agriculture. People's hearts need to be full of food, and after they are full, they also need people's hearts to be stable. It's a long-term solution!"

"I understand!"

Zhuge Jin nodded, took the playing book, and said, "I'll call back right away!"

He understood what Sun Quan meant.

Now the court needs to focus on the western campaign. Although the treasury's income and food reserves are still stable and can support the war for three years, no one knows when this battle will end.

It is inappropriate for the court to go to war at this time, as the treasury will be hurt too deeply. If there is no food in the treasury, this battle will even be forced to stop.

This is definitely not what Sun Quan wants to see.

"Shiyuan, is Sun Bofu here?" After Sun Quan reviewed several notes, he focused on the upcoming battle. He looked at Pang Tong next to him and asked in a deep voice.

"not yet!"

Hearing this, Pang Tong quickly shook his head, then cupped his hands and said, "Master Shangshu is responsible for supervising the food and the safety of the entire logistics transportation this time, and it will take at least one month before he can reach the battlefield!"

"What is the current situation of food and grass in the army?"

"It should last for about two months!"

Pang Tong smiled and said: "A few years ago, Cao Zhang rebelled, but His Majesty used Xun Yu to let go of such a rebellious thief. I still feel a little pity, but now it seems that Xun Yu's value as a tour envoy to the five western states is even more valuable Killing Cao Zhang would be much more shocking, and if it weren't for the strong support of the five western states and the food support from the Central Plains, the more than 100 million troops in the western battlefield would not last for half a month!"

Today, most of the food in the western battlefield is accumulated by the five western states in the past few years. A few years ago, the five western states were still poor and empty, but now, the five western states can provide food and grass for more than 100 million troops for nearly half a year. And know how powerful Xun Yu is.

"If Xun Wen is a good minister, someone who can be called Wang Zuo's talent, how can he be an ordinary person!"

Sun Quan picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and smiled calmly: "Although he does not say that he has completely surrendered to our Great Wu court, he does not have too much hostility towards the court. Since he is willing to stay in the west, governing for the court is like The wild six states in the west can be regarded as a good home!"

"Your Majesty, I have some doubts!"

Zhuge Jin spoke suddenly.

"Say!"

"Syria has already been defeated, but His Majesty does not let the cabinet intervene. What does this mean?"

"This is what I intend to assign to the meritorious officials!"

Sun Quan stated his plan without reservation, and said to his two confidants in a deep voice: "Syria, Antioch, and Egypt, once they are all defeated, I plan to seal them all. The current imperial court territory is already huge. , if the greed is insufficient, a bloated management system will be formed, which is not good for the imperial court!"

"Your Majesty, I believe that this needs to be decreed as soon as possible. Many people in the army are staring at Syria. Some people are full of enthusiasm and mutual suspicion. Everyone wants a fief. This is the foundation for the establishment of the ancestral temple and the long-term inheritance of the clan!"

Pang Tong Road.

"It's true!"

Sun Quan nodded. Once he got the enfeoffed land, it was equivalent to getting a territory where the clan could be passed on. But it is such an honor to establish a country, build an ancestral temple, and extend the descendants. How many people are not tempted.

In fact, Sun Quan had already planned it in his heart. After he conferred Armenia as the territory of Lu Bu, he had already made a comprehensive plan. Packed out.

After all, he is not a god, and he cannot control what will happen in the future.

But he can do some planning for the future.

It is unrealistic to want to govern the western land nowadays.

The current transportation is not very convenient. It is too far from east to west. Being able to send troops to the expedition is already the limit of what he can do. Even if he conquers it, it is not easy to manage the tens of millions of people in the Roman Empire.

But as long as he seals off all these territories, then those fierce generals and ministers under his command will rack their brains to defend their own territories.

This is the attitude towards public property and towards private property.

Attitude is everything.

They'll stop at nothing to gain a foothold in the West.

I thought that in the future, the vassal states would be based on the land of Western Europe and America.

There is a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"Although the province of Syria has been defeated, it cannot be enfeoffed immediately. I plan to leave a few veterans in this territory for retirement. There are many ministers in the court who have made countless contributions. They are no longer able to fight. I can't forget them. Now, let’s not worry about the territory, but Antioch City is a good place, pass on my order, attack the city tomorrow, the first person to enter the city will be the first to make the first contribution, whoever can break the city, Antioch City will belong to him!”

Sun Quan's words are golden and eloquent, and his voice is resounding.

"Your Majesty orders!"

Pang Tong and Zhuge Jin quickly spread the imperial edict of Sun Quan.

"The first person to enter the city will be the first to do it?"

"Whoever can break through Antioch will be rewarded with this city. Your Majesty has spoken eloquently. Such an opportunity must not be let go!"

"Commander, such a good opportunity, let's challenge the commander!"

"At any cost, we must enter the city first!"

"Commander, our army begs to be ordered to attack the city first for the Death Squad!"

"..."

Following Sun Quan's imperial decree, the morale of the soldiers of the Wu Army who had not started the battle had already climbed above a boiling point, and each and every one of the soldiers of the Wu Army tried their best to make a start in this battle.

In a large camp, several generals sat together, looked at each other, and smiled wryly one after another.

"Your Majesty's move is ruthless!"

Lu Bu's eyes brightened slightly.

However, he was not moved. As the first feudal vassal king in the Great Wu Dynasty, he had already reached the peak.

Although he passed the throne to his son Lu Zhong, he was already satisfied.

At this moment, Lu Bu only had one wish. He wanted to conquer the Roman Empire and achieve a reputation that was passed down through everything. For him, everything else was nothingness.

"We also talked about how to improve the morale of the siege, but His Majesty's decree didn't need our encouragement at all. We still need to suppress their momentum. After all, rushing too hard is not a good thing!"

Zhuge Liang's voice was calm.

It's not that he is not moved, but even if he is excited, he will be as calm as the waves on the lake, motionless.

"No matter what, His Majesty has already done the preliminary work for us. His Majesty will not care about how we fight in the future, but we need to let His Majesty see the best result!"