Compared with the large-scale grabbing of the family's land in Jingzhou and Yuzhou, Sun Ce almost did not grab any land in Wu County. On the one hand, the Wu Jun family actively cooperated, and expressed their support long before Sun Ce became the ruler of Wu County, and Sun Ce couldn't help but give them three points of face. On the other hand, it is also because the land annexation situation in Wu County is not as serious as that in the Central Plains, and there is a large amount of wasteland to be cultivated, so there is no need to encroach on the land of ordinary people.

On the whole, Wu County is still vast and sparsely populated, but the terrain is relatively low, and there is more rain, which is prone to waterlogging and the amount of cultivated land is limited. Water conservancy is a project that requires a lot of manpower and material resources, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people need to eat, a large number of tools need to be purchased, and it is by no means a family can bear it independently.

Generally speaking, water conservancy improvement is a project with large input and output. The example of Dayu's water control is too far away, and the more recent example is the Zheng Guoqu of the Qin State. South Korea arranged for Zheng Guo, a hydraulic engineer, to enter Qin and preside over the construction of water conservancy, the purpose of which was to let Qin spend his energy on water conservancy and could not spare his hands to attack South Korea. This purpose was achieved, but it was only to quench thirst, and when the Qin State completed the Zheng Guoqu and got great benefits from it, and its strength grew further, the good days of Korea came to an end.

Therefore, some scholars say that the agrarian society is the fundamental cause of unification and centralization, and without unification, there will be a situation of beggar-thy-neighbor. Without centralization, we cannot concentrate our efforts on building water conservancy. The reason why Dayu was able to establish the Xia Dynasty and transform the Zen concession system into a family system is precisely because he presided over the water control for thirteen years, has great authority, and has become a leader in the practical sense.

Sun Ce wants to improve water conservancy in Danyang and Wu County, and the investment is indeed very large, and once it succeeds, the benefits are also very large. As he said, doubling the area of arable land is not a big deal at all. Use the captives to develop water conservancy, and then distribute the land to them for cultivation when the time comes, these reclaimed land and the farmers who own the land are Sun Ce's people, and they have nothing to do with the Wu Jun family, and they have nothing to do with their previous sect marshals.

There is land to plant, how many people are willing to be bandits and work for others?

Of course, it can't be said that it has nothing to do with the Wu Jun family. People who watch Sun Ce's jokes now, don't want to get a piece of the pie when the time comes. Shen Zhi had already slowed Shen You one step before, and if he lost the opportunity again this time, he would never want to catch up with Shen You again in his life. Moreover, looking at Yan Yu's expression, he obviously agrees with Sun Ce's opinion, and there is a possibility of supporting Sun Ce.

Sun Ce is right, the bandits are a rabble, there are many people who eat dry food, and few who can fight, and gathering the elite will not have a big impact on combat effectiveness, but it will reduce a lot of money and food consumption. These elite soldiers became Sun Ce's subordinates, and Sun Ce would naturally provide money, food, and equipment, so that they could follow Sun Ce to fight and make meritorious contributions, and they no longer had to rely on the support of the family. At that point, even if Shen Zhi did not approve, Yan Baihu would find a way to contact Sun Ce and pledge his allegiance to Sun Ce.

It's a bottom-up plan, maybe a little slower, but sooner or later it will come. Sun Ce had already made his attitude clear, and if he didn't say anything again, he would probably be excluded by Sun Ce. Shen Zhi quickly weighed it, got up and said, "The general is far-sighted, and I can't wait for it." I thought that not only would the commander of the sect be treated like this, but also the commander of Wu Jun and Danyang should act accordingly. As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Yu. Yan Yu understood and hurriedly got up to agree.

Sun Ce smiled. Don't look at Shen Zhi's good reputation, he can be recognized by Sheng Xian, but it is a false name, in terms of knowledge, after all, he is inferior to Shen You and Yu, and he belongs to a candle-type talent - not lit or lit.

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Although Huang Longluo and the others were very unwilling to be deprived of ninety percent of the people, they were forced by the situation and had no choice but to accept Sun Ce's conditions in a reluctant manner. Seven or eight sect commanders, large and small, were selected and selected from their respective subordinates, and finally more than 3,000 people were selected. Sun Ce assigned them to Tai Shici, Dong Xi, Quan Rou, Ling Cao and others. Tai Shi Ci led the strongest Huang Longluo and Zhou Bo two departments, a thousand people, and the other generals each had hundreds.

The elites were all picked up, and most of the rest were old and weak, Sun Ce arranged for some people to return to Shanyin, which was arranged by Gu Yong; Part of them rushed to Danyang, and Xian Yucheng carried out unified scheduling, prepared to carry out water conservancy projects, and tuntian on the spot.

When these people set off for their departure, Sun Ce issued prepared ordnance to the reorganized soldiers, straightened out military orders, and announced training standards and assessment procedures. Youth and strength are only the foundation for the achievement of elite soldiers, and training is indispensable. Martial arts is only one aspect of a general, and it is more important to know how to train and use troops.

Seeing that Tai Shici and the others were full of energy and in full swing, Shen Zhi couldn't sit still, took his leave and returned to Wucheng, and reorganized Yan Baihu's department in accordance with Sun Ce's established regulations. As a reward for Shen Zhi, Sun Ce gave him a thousand-man establishment. It can't be compared with Shen You, but it is also the level of the general, and the starting point is not low.

When Sun Ce was reorganized in Guling, Yu Fan rushed to Shanyin and contacted Gu Yong, the county commander, on relevant matters. Zheng Ping, Xie Xuan and others were requisitioned and sent to Chang'an together with Guo Yi, and the Taishou Mansion of Huiji County lacked several important officials. This is not a simple matter of promoting a few people, Sun Ce sings blackface, if he wants to beat the Shanyin family and send a few people from the big family to Chang'an, he will sing red-faced, contact with various families, and test their attitudes.

Gu Yong is twenty-seven years old, of medium stature, with a white face and short beard, and a quiet and elegant personality. Knowing that Sun Ce sent Guo Yi and others to Chang'an, he didn't speak for a long time. Yu Chuan waited impatiently.

"What are Juncheng's concerns?"

Gu Yong looked at Yu Pan and said with a wry smile: "Why didn't Gong Cao persuade the prince?" It is easy to set off and withdraw to Chang'an. Doesn't the prince of the mansion plan to reconcile with the Zheng Xie He family, and he must kill a river of blood? When they know the news, how can they give up? ”

Yu Fu also had a headache. Sun Ce only cared about his own happiness, but left this trouble to him to deal with. But he also knows that when things come to this point, there is no way to retreat, Sun Ce wants to take these families as a model, and it is impossible to give up halfway, otherwise the county heroes will look down on Sun Ce, and the work behind cannot be implemented.

"Governance is based on leniency and benevolence. Shiyun: Punish him and punish him. Zheng Xie congratulated the family to Guo Yi and raised troops to prevent the government from entering the country. Those who know the times are Junjie, if they don't know the times, then they can't complain about the killer. ”

Gu Yong just sighed. When Yu saw it, he couldn't help but sneer secretly, and stopped talking to Gu Yongduo, asking him to prepare to settle the thieves who were about to be repatriated, and go straight to the He family by himself.