Xu Shao was carried out again.

Qiao Rui is very embarrassed, and it is not to go, nor is it to go. Sun Ce was very polite and officially introduced Zhang Hong to Qiao Rui. Qiao Rui was surprised and hurriedly paid tribute to Zhang Hong. He had heard Zhang Hong's name when He entered the General's Mansion, and He Jin invited Zhang Hong to be Peng, but Zhang Hong ignored him, and He Jin was lost for a long time. Because of this incident, the famous scholar Kong Rong agreed with Zhang Hong very much and became a fellow believer.

Kong Rong is not only famous, but also willing to promote people, he took a fancy to Zhang Hong, so he naturally did not hesitate to praise him. Zhang Hong is famous in Beijing and has a lot to do with Kong Rong. Now Zhang Hong is actually willing to accept Sun Ce's invitation to serve as his long history, for Qiao Rui, this is much more meaningful than Guo Jia, Du Xian and others to vote, because Xu Shao was so scared that he vomited blood.

That is Xu Shao's deserved, and it is not Sun Ce's fault.

Zhang Hong listened to Sun Ce's introduction of the past few months, and knew that although Qiao Rui's ability was average, his loyalty was safe, and his attitude towards him was naturally different from Xu Shao's. After the ceremony, he sat down again, and Zhang Hong analyzed the current situation.

Because the Qingzhou Yellow Turban did its own thing and refused to unite with Sun Ce, the only thing that can be used now is the Runan Yellow Turban, and the troops are insufficient, so it is a little difficult to hold the Huaishui line. Conscription can solve some troop problems, but the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers is not as good as Sun Ce's descendants, and the number of soldiers is bound to be insufficient in quality, which also increases the difficulty of money and food supply.

Judging from Xu Shaobao's several account figures, there is a big crisis hidden here. In just a few years, the Hukou in Runan has been halved, which is a very striking change. Runan is making trouble with the Yellow Turban, but the scale of the Yellow Turban in Runan has never been as large as that of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, so as not to cause such a big impact.

Where did the population go? From the average number of mouths per household, we can get a glimpse of the clue: it has been accepted by Haoqiang as a part. The people are still there, but they are not registered in the government, and they have become a powerful private population. This has caused two problems: first, the tax is reduced and the number of soldiers is reduced; The second is that Haoqiang's strength is stronger, stronger than what you see on the surface. If you want to conflict with them, you need to be mentally prepared and trait-ready.

Runan Haoqiang supported Yuan Shao. It's urgent, don't wait for Yuan Shao to come, they may start their troops now. Even if Sun Ce was able to quell the rebellion, it would take a lot of time. But it is not enough to appease them, they will have to gain an inch, and they will quickly sit large, and the disaster will be even worse in the future.

Therefore, it is very important to grasp the scale, not only to make them more restrained, but also not to force them to rebel, and it is best to take some money and food out of their mouths. Dealing directly with these people is easy to cause conflicts, forcing Xu Shao to do it, and with an extra buffer in the middle, things are much easier. When it was done, of course, everyone was happy. If it can't be done, it provoked a popular uprising, so he took Xu Shao to calm down the anger.

The bridge suddenly opened, and nodded yes again and again.

As he was talking about business, three little heads poked out of the middle door, one was Huang Yueying dressed as a teenager, and the other two looked exactly the same, with a double bun and bangs. They hid outside the back door, revealing only half of their faces, round and full foreheads, and big black and bright eyes, looking curiously at the four people in the hall. Seeing that Sun Ce was paying attention to them, he immediately retracted his head like a timid little yellow warbler and said in a chattering voice.

"Alas, hurry up, go, get discovered."

"I'll see if I'll see it again, he's so good-looking."

Hearing the voice, Qiao Rui stood up awkwardly. Sun Ce waved his hand. "Your daughter?"

"Exactly, a few days ago, I just sent someone to pick up from Suiyang to visit Lingtang, and I was very close to Brother Ling and Sister Ling, and I ran here whenever I was free. I just heard that I was going to go to the house, and they came with me. Disturb the general, rudeness, faux pas. ”

"It's okay, call it out and take a look, anyway, you'll know each other in the future." Sun Ce blinked, a little excited. I'm about to meet the legendary Second Bridge, and one of them is still his daughter-in-law. Although I know that they are still seven-year-old girls, and I only saw half of their faces just now, the national color is the national color, and they have been beautiful embryos since childhood, and half of their faces are amazing enough.

Hearing Sun Ce's agreement, Huang Yueying walked out from behind the door with one hand in her arms. Two little girls hid under her armpits, one in a pink spring shirt and the other in light green, like freshly sprouted willow branches and stamens. The one in pink was more bold and kept peeking at Sun Ce, but the one in light green was so ashamed that his face was flushed, and he couldn't wait to hide his face in Huang Yueying's clothes.

Qiao Rui pulled the two men over and asked them to salute Sun Ce. The two little girls were a little nervous, but their movements were very standard, and at a glance they knew that they had been trained and experienced since childhood.

"Suiyang Qiaohua has seen the general." The man in the pink spring shirt said, his big eyes flickering. "Sister Achu is right, the general is so good-looking."

"Suiyang Qiaoying has seen the general." Wearing light green Chunshi, he said, but lowered his eyebrows, lowered his eyes, and his eyelashes like a small brush trembled slightly.

Sun Ce smiled. "What, Miss Qiaoying, do you think Achu is wrong, I'm not good-looking, and I don't even want to look at me?"

"No...... No. Qiao Ying stammered: "The general is good-looking, but ...... Ah Weng said, don't look at indecent things. Without the permission of the general, you are not allowed to look directly at the general. ”

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. "Okay, I'll give you permission, you can watch as you like."

Qiao Ying raised her eyelids shyly, glanced at Sun Ce, and then moved her eyes away, blushing like a peach blossom that had just bloomed.

"What, just one look is enough?" Sun Ce bent down and came closer. "I'm really ugly, I don't want to look at the second one after the first look?"

Qiao Ying hurriedly gave way to the back, and her body tightened as much as possible. "No...... No, I ...... I took a look and knew the general's appearance, and I ...... Just remember, don't stare at the general. ”

"So you never remembered?"

"No, no, no." Qiao Ying hurriedly shook his hand. "I'm not that smart, I'm stupid, my sister is smart. When it comes to endorsements, she is always faster than me. ”

Sun Ce was very surprised and asked Qiao Rui: "Gong Qiao, your daughter is only seven years old, how can she be enlightened." ”

Qiao Rui stroked his beard, triumphant, and his face showed a rare confidence. "If you have nothing to do, you can teach some poetry casually, which is not a serious knowledge. No, I'm about to send them to Wancheng, and I want to ask Master Cai's daughter to teach them, and I don't know if there is such a blessing......"

Qiao Hua suddenly said loudly: "General, why do you only talk to your sister and ignore me?" ”

Seeing the legendary Xiao Qiao pouting and looking at him with an aggrieved expression, Sun Ce couldn't help laughing again. Although the twin sisters look exactly the same, their personalities are quite different, one is extroverted and the other is introverted. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch Qiao Hua's face. "You sisters have two, but I only have one mouth, so I have to come one by one, right? That's it, you're a sister, I'll call you Xiaoqiao in the future, okay? ”

"That'...... What about sisters? Is her name Ohashi? ”

"That's right."

Qiao Hua blinked. "Then general, you say, is it better to have a big bridge or a small bridge?" Without waiting for Sun Ce to speak, she grabbed Sun Ce's arm again. "You don't have to say it's just as good, you adults like to deceive people."

Sun Ce thought about it carefully. "The bridge is dignified, lying like a rainbow. The small bridge is exquisite, and the winding water flows. Which do you say is better? ”

Qiao Hua blinked and thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and said, "It's just as good, it's just as good." From now on, I'm a little bridge. ”