Doing what he wants, borrowing strength, was originally the essence of Tai Chi, and Sun Ce's use of it for governance is also unfavorable.

Lu Kang is over sixty years old, and it is a bit unrealistic to expect him to change his thinking, and Sun Ce doesn't want to change either. The trend of the times is by no means something that Lu Kang alone can resist, not to mention that no matter what time it is, it is not a bad thing to have some people who stick to their beliefs. Sun Ce also didn't want his rule to be all refined egoists.

Faith still has to be had. What he wants to do is not to destroy, but to reinvent. Only by removing the carrion in Confucianism, leaving the backbone of the scholars who take the world as their own responsibility, supplemented by the spirit of pragmatism and rationality, can a civilized and strong body be rebuilt. If even the backbone is broken, the scholar will become a cynic, everyone is mercenary, and he does not hesitate to betray his word and trample on his dignity for his own selfish interests, where is there any hope for the Chinese nation.

Sun Ce wanted to build Wuhui into his rear, and in addition to opening up wasteland and tidying up water and land roads, improving the literacy rate of the people was also a top priority. If knowledge is concentrated in the hands of a few, his efforts will only benefit the Maison in the end, and conflicts with the Maison will inevitably occur. Lu Kang has morality in his heart, and educating the people has become a mission integrated into his blood, and this matter is the most suitable for him to do. With his identity and fame, who would dare to say half a word? His knowledge is not top-notch, but he is highly respected and his influence is unmatched.

In a few years, the workshop will have literate workers, and the barracks will have more literate soldiers, and then various skills training will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort. If the basic education is undertaken by the workshop or the army, this task will be too heavy, the investment will be large, and the results will be slow, so it is better to hand it over to the county school.

"You take what you should take, or what do you let others do, not everyone has an estate, and there are still many people who need to live on it. If you want to help your students, you can fund a few research projects in the future. ”

Lu Kang did not object, and gladly accepted it. Knowing that Sun Ce had been busy recently, he didn't stay long and left in a hurry. With a lofty goal, he walked more energetically than usual, and he was really an old man with a thousand miles of ambition. The martyrs are in their twilight years, and their hearts are strong.

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Wu County has been decided, and then Sun Ce will return to the Yangxian area to fight against Tai Shici. In mountain warfare, no matter how many troops there are, it is useless, and the special terrain in the mountains determines that the command is not smooth, and it is impossible to carry out large-scale corps operations, so they can only adopt the tactics of fighting separately and scattering, and the requirements for officers and men are higher, and it is even more necessary to have well-trained elite soldiers, which cannot be won by a rabble.

Sun Ce has been studying mountain warfare these days, garrisoning Da Lei Mountain, in addition to training the soldiers in the basic skills of marching and fighting in the mountains, they are also exploring the special laws of mountain warfare. After listening to what Zu Lang said before, after a few days of training at Tongguan Mountain, generals at all levels already have a certain intuitive understanding of mountain warfare, and now they need to further deepen and refine it.

Many of the people who participated in this intensive training were mainly the guards battalions, and many of them would serve as generals in the battalions in the future, becoming middle- and lower-level officers fighting on the front line, accumulating combat merits, and even having the opportunity to become middle- and high-ranking generals, which were the backbone on which he relied on. Most of these people are coarse and fluent, have rich practical experience, and nearly half of them have the experience of studying in the martial arts, and their quality is far higher than that of ordinary people, and there is room for improvement.

While training for mountain warfare, Sun Ce was still waiting for news, waiting for news from different directions, especially from Danyang. He spoke confidently and prepared well in front of others, but he was not sure whether Chen Zhi could withstand Liu Xuan's attack. Chen Zhi has no reputation in history, not even a biography, and has no outstanding achievements other than commanding the Bai Yu soldiers. Now his martial arts are good, and he is also dutiful in commanding Bai Yushi, but it is the first time to lead the army to defend the city alone, let alone be too guarded. If he loses to Liu Xuan, Sun Ce is not surprised at all.

However, in this way, it will have a significant impact on his future employment. There is no other reason, Huang Zhong, Wen Ping, Deng Zhan and others all stayed in Jingzhou, there are no generals around him, all young people with little experience, Chen Zhi is older. If Chen Zhi misses, the confidence of other young people will be hit, and his own self-confidence will also be affected, and it is inevitable that he will be tied when employing people.

One of the reasons for not staying in Tongguan Mountain and entangled with Tai Shici is to be able to rush to Chen's aid at any time. Only by ensuring that Chen Zhi can hold Danyang and at least reach a draw with Liu Xuan, can he rest assured that he can enter the mountains to fight.

Before the news from Danyang came, Sun Ce received a message from Zu Lang first. The bandits in the area of Tongguan Mountain showed signs of fleeing, and some of them withdrew from Tongguan Mountain and moved to the mountains in the southern part of the hometown. At the moment, they are still just some old and weak, but there are signs that Chen Luo and Wan Bing are packing up and may leave at any time. Not only that, but the bandits in Fuhu Mountain and Shimen Mountain also had similar actions.

Sun Ce was surprised. Tai Shi Ci has the means, it has only been a few days, and not only has he mastered Tongguan Mountain, but even the bandits of Fuhu Mountain and Shimen Mountain have been affected by him. He didn't go to Liaodong to avoid trouble, but to learn from his teacher. As the saying goes, the tiger does not leave the mountain, the thief does not leave the nest, and when he leaves his own territory, the thief's confidence is half gone, if it is not a last resort, who wants to do this.

Guo Jia is mentally prepared. "There's nothing strange about it, most of the bandits don't know much about it, they just know how to guard their own hills. Taishi Ciren is good-looking, strong in martial arts, and has a history of thorns as a backer, so it is expected that he will be supported by the bandits. ”

Sun Ce agreed with Guo Jia's analysis. Tai Shici is indeed a talent, and it is precisely because he is a talent that he is in great trouble. With such a person left behind, once the Central Plains is warned, can he go north with peace of mind?

Sun Ce discussed with Guo Jia, why not take advantage of Tai Shici's failure to transfer, cut off his retreat first, and trap him in Tongguan Mountain?

Guo Jia objected. Rather than this, it is better to kill Liu Miao first. Liu Miao is the foundation of Tai Shi Ci, without Liu Miao's support, Tai Shi Ci is a rootless tree, a source of water, and he doesn't even have an official identity, and the best result is to be a thief in the mountains. No matter how strong his ability is, he can still integrate these bandits into an elite? There is little arable land in the mountains, so it would be good for them to have enough to eat, how could they have money and grain to support so many large armies.

Gu Hui agreed with Guo Jia's opinion. He also said that there is no need to worry about bandits, because the reason why bandits are troublesome is that there is a big factor in the terrain restrictions. Judging from Sun Ce's current strategy, as long as it can be maintained for a period of time, when the effect of the new policy comes out, many thieves will take the initiative to join the mountain. With land to plow and food to eat, who wants to be a thief?

Sun Ce will be skeptical. Guo Jia took a report and threw it in front of Sun Ce. The report was sent by Yang Xian to Ge Sheng and the guard general Li Shu, and in just a few days, more than 1,000 thieves from Tongguan Mountain came out of the mountain to surrender. Ge Sheng and Li Shu collected a lot of information about Tongguan Mountain, compiled it into a report, and drew a detailed map for Zulang.

Sun Ce picked it up and looked at it and smiled. "In this way, Tai Shi Ci has to go."