Chapter Fifty-Three: Plotting to Seize Jiaozhou
"Adou, can this rice really reach a harvest of ten stones per mu as you said?"
"It only takes more than 50 days from planting to harvesting, is this too exaggerated......
Three days after receiving Deng Ai's letter, in the state pastor's mansion, looking at the bag of rice in front of him, several senior civil and military officials in Jingzhou, such as the second master, Mi Fang, and Pan Jun, all expressed doubts about the yield and growth cycle of the rice brought back by Deng Ai.
There's no way, who called this rice, which Liu Chan said had a very high yield, to be so ordinary in appearance, and even to say that it was not good-looking?
You must know that in addition to Liu Chan, in the hearts of everyone, this rice that can produce ten stones per mu has to be huge and full, right?
But the bag of rice in front of him, although the fullness is good, but its particle size is significantly smaller than the rice commonly planted by the Han people at this time.
Therefore, it is no wonder that everyone doubts the authenticity of its production.
"Second uncle, colleagues, although this rice is not good-looking, it ...... Deng Ai, you got this rice seed back, or you should explain your doubts! ”
Originally, Liu Chan, who wanted to explain to everyone what it means to 'people can't look good, and the sea can't fight', but after thinking about it, he pushed Deng Ai out, and by the way, he also made him officially appear in the 'group'.
"Enlightenment...... Ladies and gentlemen, this rice is indeed ...... Indeed, as Childe said, from seed to ...... To collect, only five ...... More than 50 days. As for the production ...... Yield, when ...... The local people are ...... The cultivation of the people is extremely coarse...... Rugged ......"
Deng Ai, who was pushed out by Liu Chan, was not stage frightened, and in the expressions of everyone who scratched his ears and cheeks, he immediately gave everyone an introduction to the rice planting situation in Linyi that he had observed in Rinan and Jiaozhi counties in the past six months.
"And according to Ai...... Ai observed that this rice is ...... As Childe said, it's more than just handing over ...... The three counties of Jiaozhi, such as Hepu, Yulin, Cangwu and other other counties in Jiaozhou, are also ...... It can also be planted up to three ...... a year Three seasons! ”
At the end, just when everyone was just breathing a sigh of relief, Deng Ai officially broke out the news that this Linyi rice could also be planted for three seasons in the rest of the counties of Jiaozhou.
"Is that true?"
"Three seasons? In this way, after one year of cultivation, one acre of land can produce three ...... of rice Thirty stones? ”
Just like Pang Tong before, when they heard that Jiaozhou could plant for three seasons, the second master and the others were immediately stunned by the idealized number.
You must know that at this time, the vast majority of fields, whether they are planting millet, wheat or rice, will yield only two or three stones per mu in a year.
Now he suddenly told them that one acre of land could produce thirty stones of grain, and it was good if they didn't get a heart attack.
"Haha, thirty stone per mu is just the most ideal number, in fact, there may be some discrepancies. And don't forget, Najiaozhou is not our place now, and we can plant two crops in Jingzhou at most......"
Looking at the shocked looks of several people, Liu Chan deliberately poured cold water on these people at this time.
"No, how can such a good place be occupied by others. Adou, let's send troops to take this Jiaozhou! ”
What Liu Chan didn't expect was that after being splashed with a basin of cold water by him, the first one to jump out and 'shout' to take over this Jiaozhou was not the main battle faction of the second master, but Mi Fang, a 'relation' who climbed up by relying on 'nepotism' and was not very looked down upon.
"Uh, this ...... The two families of Sun and Liu belong to the alliance, and this Jiaozhou is now a territory of Jiangdong. If we send troops to rob at this time, I'm afraid it will be a little ...... Something doesn't fit, right? ”
Hearing Mi Fang's naked words of snatching, Pan Jun, who was engaged in governance, hesitated a little.
"Cheng Ming is wrong, Jiaozhou is just a nominal minister who belongs to Sun Quan, and it is not Sun Quan's real territory, why should we replace him? What's more, Sun Quan also had a sneak attack on my four counties in Jingnan before, and it is ...... to come and not be rude."
Regarding what Pan Jun was worried about, Mi Fang once again went against the norm and put on an extremely tough attitude.
Speaking of which, before Liu Chan took over Jingzhou, although Mi Fang, the Taishou of Nanjun, was also in charge of Jingzhou's money, grain, and baggage, he was mediocre, and he could only be said to be living a mediocre life.
But with Liu Chan's return, because of the matter of the ice muscle paper, he really gave full play to his strengths, and now he is taking care of the money and food in Jingzhou in an orderly manner.
Therefore, under such circumstances, how could he, who is striving to be 'motivated', let go of this opportunity to continue to improve his 'political performance'?
You must know that if this is planted with three seasons of Linyi rice in a year, the political achievements in grain and grass alone will be enough to make him shine, not to mention that it is not his turn to go to the battlefield to fight anyway!
"Although Zifang's words are ......"
"Come and don't be rude, Zi Fang's words are deeply in line with my intentions! Why should we only allow him Sun Quan to betray the alliance, and we can't retaliate with a tooth for a tooth? ”
Just when Pan Jun was about to speak again, he didn't expect that the second master, who had always looked down on Mi Fang, got up and stood up for him with admiration on his face.
"Haha, thank you...... Thank you for your compliment......"
Seeing that the second master actually stood up for himself to speak, Mi Fang couldn't help but be flattered, and quickly got up and thanked him. That look, all 'flattering' looks are about to catch up with the business of taking over the ice muscle paper from Liu Chan.
"I'm just telling the truth, Adou, what do you think of this?"
The second master didn't have time to care about Mi Fang's flattered expression, and after waving his hand, he immediately looked at Liu Chan, the real person in charge of Jingzhou.
"Since the second uncle and you all think that it is necessary to take this Jiaozhou matter, then take it!"
Looking at the expressions of the second master and the others except Pan Jun, the purpose of convening this high-level meeting was to take down Liu Chan in Jiaozhou, and it was unreasonable to allow it.
"It's just that Jiaozhou belongs to Jiangdong in name after all, and this matter still needs to be famous, I don't know if the military division has a clever plan?"
After responding to the request of the second master and several people to take Jiaozhou, Liu Chan turned to look at Pang Tong, who had never made a sound before.
"Hehe, don't worry, Childe, this matter is easy to hear! Jiaozhou is not Jiangdong, and the key to this matter is Shixie's father and son...... In addition, there is Cao Cao's 'help' at this time, as long as I wait for the action to be fast enough, when Sun Quan frees up his hand, Jiaozhou has been handed down, how can he bear with me? ”
is worthy of being the top strategist of the Three Kingdoms, and in just an instant, this phoenix chick came up with a set of flawless plans.
"Enlightenment...... Qi Yu Gongzi, belongs to ...... The subordinate's trip to Jiaozhou was like Shixie's son Shihui'...... As it were, '......'"
Just when Pang Tong's words as a teacher fell, Deng Ai, a personal disciple, also stood up very cooperatively.
"In that case, then act according to the plan of the military advisor! It's just that this battle must be fast, and before March next year, Jiaozhou must be taken. Even if you can't completely take Jiaozhou, you must take the land west of the South China Sea! ”
In the end, considering that the confrontation between Sun Cao and Sun Cao would not be too long, Liu Chan once again emphasized the importance of a quick victory.
"Haha, Adou, don't worry, there are not many soldiers and horses stationed in Jiangdong in Jiaozhou. In addition, there are Shixie and others who respond, let alone four months, the second uncle will give you the entire Jiaozhou back in three months. ”
With the issuance of Liu Chan's order, the second master, the second-in-command of Dong Doujing's military affairs, stood up even as he could.
"Haha, kill chickens with a cattle slaughtering knife? How can the second uncle use labor in Jiaozhou, and the second uncle still needs to sit in Jingzhou to deter the enemy! ”
Just kidding, let's not talk about whether Jiaozhou, which has a small number of soldiers, is worth using the 'nuclear warhead' of the second master, just to train the next generation of generals, Liu Chan will not let go of such a great opportunity for military training.
"Passing on the order of the prince, this time to seize Jiaozhou, with Guan Ping as the main and Deng Ai as the deputy, leading 15,000 ......"
To everyone's surprise, after rejecting the second master's request to lead the troops, Liu Chan directly ordered Guan Ping and Deng Ai's generals.
At this point, because of this Lin Yi rice, Liu Chan, who originally planned to keep a low profile for another two years, began to show his fangs tentatively at this time.
It's just that what he didn't know was that when he was planning to take advantage of Sun Quan's war with Cao Cao to take Jiaozhou, which is equivalent to Jiangdong's backyard, he didn't know that his own backyard had already been remembered by others.