The Sheng family went to Zhang Luo before and after, and sent someone to invite Lu Kang to the banquet. Knowing that Shen You was there, Lu Kang didn't refuse, and agreed angrily, not only by himself, but also with Gao Dai. Gao Dai and Sheng Xian are close friends, and Shen Zhi and Sheng can be regarded as his juniors. Not to mention Lu Kang, he is the leader of the corporal of Wu County, even Gao Dai has to concede three points, and Shen Zhi does not dare to be presumptuous.

Lu Kang came to the banquet, naturally not to eat for a while, he took the opportunity to exchange views with Shen You.

Shen You told Sun Ce about his arrangement, the situation of the Wu Jun family's encroachment on land was not serious, but Sun Ce's investigation of this matter was not just for revenge, his consideration was more far-reaching. After the Great War in the Central Plains and the stability of Jiangdong, a large number of displaced people will soon pour into Wu County and Huiji, and the demand for grain will grow rapidly. At this time, if someone wants to hoard Juqi and raise prices, Sun Ce will definitely not hesitate to make a move.

Lu Kang and Gao Dai agreed. They are all scholars, of course, they don't want that to happen, but they also know that not everyone can think like them, and there are not a few people who want to take the opportunity to get rich. The situation that Sun Ce feared would not only arise, but would certainly arise.

"But even if we hand over the land, it may not be enough. The Central Plains is in turmoil, only Wu will have food, but I am afraid that the displaced people will flock here. Xuzhou and Yuzhou are both large states with millions of people, and it doesn't take too many people to overwhelm Wuhui with a million people. ”

"Population is a burden in the short term, but it is a treasure in the long run."

Shen You had already prepared, explained Sun Ce's plan, and added his own understanding. It is not that Wu Hui – especially Wu County – is not without land, but that there are not enough water conservancy facilities. In the past, because of the small population, I could open two plots of land and sprinkle some seeds to feed and wear, but I couldn't live if I couldn't fish, so there was no pressure. Now that the population has increased, they have begun to pay attention to intensive cultivation and dredging water conservancy, which is what people like them who moved from the Central Plains did, so they quickly accumulated a lot of wealth.

But how much land in Wu County has been intensively cultivated? The thirteen counties of Wu County, except for Wu County, all the other households are less than 10,000, and a large area of land is either swamp or grassland, and there is a lot of room for development. If we can use the population of the Central Plains to reclaim the land, even if we come to the millions of people, we can afford to support it. Sun Ce attached great importance to agronomy, and he specially found a person named Xian Yucheng to be in Danyang Tuntian, and if successful, he could promote the experience to Wu County in the future.

This is an opportunity, in Sun Ce's words, perhaps only a decade to achieve leapfrog development and double the population.

Lu Kang and Gao Dai were skeptical when they heard this, but they only doubted the effect they could achieve, and did not doubt Sun Ce's sincerity. They also heard about Sun Ce's arrangement of people in Danyang Tuntian, and they heard that they also offered a reward equivalent to 2,000 stone to the person named Xian Yucheng, which caused an uproar in Wu County.

But thinking about Sun Ce's concessions, they can provide a hundred gold for studying the history of water warfare, which is nothing. The history of water warfare is just a book, and it doesn't have much reference significance when it is written, but it is named after Buqi, but Tuntian is a major event that can feed countless people, and the grain produced is more than 2,000 stone a year.

They drank and talked about Sun Ce's deeds. Some things they think are very good, such as revitalizing the county school, building water conservancy, taking precautions, and preparing food for the displaced people who may appear at any time; Some things they think are ridiculous, such as giving way to the history of water warfare, such as asking Ma Chao to write a history of cavalry warfare. Ma Chao is a martial artist, what kind of history can he write. Taking advantage of the wine, Lu Kang also teased Shen You a few words, saying that Shen You likes the art of war, and he may be able to write a military book in the future, compiling the history of water warfare, cavalry warfare and so on.

Shen You didn't mind, and laughed with them, but he was a little proud in his heart. These people don't know Sun Ce's good intentions at all, and they are still at the level of Confucianism governing the country. The art of war is a matter of life and death, how can it be a trivial matter? Sun Ce not only used his own troops in a disciplined manner, but also carefully trained the generals under his command, and built a martial arts hall to train lower-level generals such as Du Bo and Junhou, so that he could repeatedly win more with less. He can command 5,000 people to defeat Xu Gong, that's not his ability, but these 5,000 people are well-trained, and they can defeat Xu Gong by any one commander.

You can study in peace, and give me the opportunity to make a contribution. In another twenty years, we'll see if you'll be able to laugh so much.

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Sun Ce left Wu County and went south by boat, but before he arrived at Wucheng, he received a message from Guo Jun.

After Guo Jun and Xiang Lang arrived at their hometown, they immediately inspected the county border and repaired the city. They came in time, the city had just been halfway repaired, and Yan Hu, the commander of Wucheng Sect, who went to Tiger Mountain to help at the invitation of Tai Shi Ci, led his troops into the country. They didn't expect that the old chief had changed people, increased troops, and swaggered into the country, but was hit head-on by Guo Jun, beheaded more than 300 levels, and the rest of the people were scattered as birds and beasts and retreated to Shicheng Mountain.

Shicheng Mountain is just west of Wucheng County. Guo Jun reminded Sun Ce to be careful, these bandits can't fight head-on, but they are good at sneak attacks, and they can do it on land and water, don't be attacked by Yan Baihu.

Sun Ce had already prepared. Before he set off, Shen You reminded him. When Shen Rong, the ancestor of the Shen family, first moved here, he settled on the bank of Yubu River in Wucheng, and there were many clans in the Shen family who lived in Wucheng. Shen You didn't say it explicitly, but Sun Ce heard what Shen You meant, the reason why Yan Baihu was able to dominate in Shichengmen was because of the Shen family's acquiescence and connivance, and even funding.

Yan Baihu's real name is Yan Hu, he first fell into the grass in Baihu Mountain, so he took Baihu as his name, and later expanded his power before entering the area of Shicheng Mountain and hooking up with the Shen family. Of course, the mountains are safe, but the mountains are also bitter, Shicheng Mountain is relatively close to Yuhang and Wucheng, and the bandits usually live in Shicheng Mountain, and they will hide in Baihu Mountain when the situation is urgent. Further south of Baihu Mountain are Mogan Mountain, Tianmu Mountain, and Longwang Mountain, which stretch for thousands of miles, and it is difficult to find once you hide in it.

Therefore, Yan Baihu is different from Chen Defeat, Shi Jian and others in Tongguan Mountain, they can be defeated, but it is difficult to eradicate them.

Sun Ce decided to salute first and then soldier, and avoid clashes with Yan Baihu as much as possible, so as not to drag on the battle for too long. After entering Wucheng, Li Huai, the prime minister of Wucheng, came to visit. Sun Jian is the Marquis of Wucheng, theoretically Wucheng Xiang is the family of the Sun family, but the appointment power is in the hands of the imperial court, and the Sun family cannot interfere in any government affairs, and even the food is allocated by Wucheng County, and the Sun family cannot handle it directly.

Now the situation is different, not to mention Wu Cheng, even the entire Wu County is Sun Ce's final say, and Wu Cheng Xiang does not dare to slack off.

Li Huaizi Renping, in his early thirties, medium build, and athletic physique, not like a scholar, but like a martial artist. There was a young man beside him, who was also strong and walked with the wind. After Li Huai finished the visit, before Sun Ce could speak, Li Huai took the initiative to say: "General, I am from Qu'a, and I am in the same place as Hong Boxia. ”

"Then you should know Guo Wu too, right?"

"Acquaintance." Li Huai was surprised. "Is Guo Wu also by the general's side, didn't he go to Chang'an?"

Sun Ce asked people to call Guo Wu. Guo Wu laughed when he saw Li Huai. "It turns out that you are Wu Chengxiang, it's really fateful. Hey, who is this, it looks like it's dragging, isn't it a master, do you want to try it? ”

The young man bowed. "Yu Hang Ling Cao, I've seen Guo Jun."

Sun Ce's heart moved, and he subconsciously glanced at Gan Ning.