The Three Kingdoms

On a new city wall under construction in the southern city of Moling, Sun Quan stood on the highest point, under the sun, in the breeze, with robes fluttering, and his gaze was looking at a field farming operation in full swing outside the city.

Moling can develop only if there is food. Food is the greatest guarantee. If there is no food, there is no need to talk about it. Therefore, the successful farming of Moling can be regarded as laying the foundation for the food source for the future construction of Jinling City.

"Master County Magistrate, why are we just farming outside the city walls, and there are still many good fields in the city that are all abandoned? This is not good!"

Zhao Hong, the head of the county government who was in charge of the farming of Moling, was a little excited. He was specially sent to the farming by Sun Quan, and asked a little puzzled.

Now Moling City is full of laborers. Some old city walls need to be demolished, and the foundation of the newly planned city walls should be laid. The area of ​​Moling City is five times the original size.

A lot of fertile farmland is enclosed within the scope of the city.

Of course, the new city just redraws a big circle, without even seeing the shadow of the city, and even the foundation of the ordinary city wall has not been built, let alone the buildings in the city.

What can be seen now is only the outlines of the foundations of the new city walls, but just like this, countless people in Moling City have been shocked. They can believe that if this new city is fully established, it will definitely be no worse than Chang'an City. Luoyang and other capitals are small in scale, even more magnificent.

"Master Zhao, Moling City in the future will be a place where every inch of land is worth every inch of gold. It would be a pity if it was used for farming." Sun Quan said with his hands behind his back, explaining calmly.

"Every inch of land is expensive?"

Zhao Hong was even more confused, and murmured: "This is not the city of Wu County. The current population of Moling can't live in so many places. There is such a good land in the city, it's wasted."

"Okay, Mr. Zhao, at present, the county government is entrusting you with full authority in terms of farming. The farming outside the city must be completed in the shortest possible time. I want the fields around Moling to be planted within a year. Food must be able to support the expenses of more than 50 people."

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes, smiled slightly, and said, only Xu Shu knew about his plan, and now no one in Moling City understands why he would condescend to become a small county magistrate even though he is a noble son.

"After this matter is done, Master Zhao, you have qualifications and can be promoted to another level!"

"Thank you for the county magistrate's promotion!"

Zhao Hong's eyes lit up. Although he is already in his fifties, he is already considered an old man in today's world where the average age is less than 50, but he still has a trace of ambition in his heart.

Of course, for him, he is not very ambitious. If he can be a county magistrate, he will be content. This step is not easy. If he has Sun Quan's support, it will be much easier. Therefore, he is concerned about all aspects of Moling's farming work. They are all responsible and strive to do their best.

Sun Quan walked around the planning basis of the new city early in the morning, while considering the aspects that should be improved when building the new city, while inspecting the farming operation outside the city, he did not return to the county government until the afternoon. Among them, Xu Shu has been waiting for a long time.

"Young master, in the past few days, these tyrants, businessmen, and big households in Moling have basically handed over the land under their command, but you promised to buy the land with money. Where are we going to get the money for them now? Ah, if they don't receive the money within a month, not only will your reputation be ruined, Moling will definitely be in chaos!"

Above the lobby, Xu Shu looked a little anxious, looked at Sun Quan who was still a little leisurely, and asked.

The large farm households in Moling contributed hundreds of thousands of acres of land, even if they purchased the land at an average of [-]% off the market price per mu, which is an astronomical sum that cannot be paid by today's county government.

"Brother Yuanzhi, what are you in a hurry for? Don't you still have some time?" Sun Quan sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, "Calm down, as the saying goes, there must be a road before the mountain."

"You're really relieved, do you have money?" Xu Shu looked at the calm Sun Quan with doubts in his eyes, and asked.

"Look at what you said, where do I have money!"

Hearing this, Sun Quan grinned, shook his head, and said, "You know, this is not a small amount of money. Even if you sell me by the catty, you won't be able to make up the money!"

"Could it be that Danyang's Sheriff's Mansion is willing to pay this money?" Xu Shu asked again.

"As far as my uncle's personality is concerned, he is not considered an iron rooster, but also a mess of stingy ones. It's no wonder that he only pays the money if he is willing!" Sun Quan continued to shake his head.

"Is that the General's Mansion?" Xu Shu's heart became cold, and finally he asked with a hint of hope in his eyes.

"Do you think the General's Mansion, which is now fully supporting the Jiaozhou Campaign, will pay this money?" Sun Quan asked.

"Zhang Changshi definitely won't."

Xu Shu suddenly looked downcast, looked at Sun Quan, and could only ask, "Then tell me, where do you plan to get the money from?"

"Actually, I told you the answer as early as a year ago!" Sun Quan said leisurely with a glint of light shining in his amber eyes.

"a year ago?"

Xu Shu was startled, his face changed slightly, he remembered Sun Quan's words before he took office, he had a flash of inspiration, widened his eyes, and said, "You mean, Jiangdong businessman?"

"Ok!"

Sun Quan nodded, looked far into the sky, and said: "Before entering Moling, I have posted posts to more than [-]% of the merchants in Jiangdong in my personal capacity. Within ten days, there will be a grand merchant party in Moling City. Jiangdong Big businessmen from all counties will come, and you are responsible for receiving these people, so don’t neglect them.”

"Zhongmou, what are you trying to do with such a big move?" Xu Shu was taken aback when he heard this, a look of horror flickered in his eyes, and reminded him in a low voice: "I know you want to use these businessmen, but the businessmen If you go too far, it will arouse the resentment of the superior Jiangdong family. At that time, they will definitely think that you are not raising the status of a merchant, but using the merchant level to suppress the family. Not good, there will be trouble in Jiangdong."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I will meet with these Jiangdong families sooner or later, and some things cannot be avoided. Just taking advantage of the time when the Jiangdong family and the general's mansion are still on good terms, to raise the banner of merchants, as long as we grasp It's easy to find a way, at most they will file a complaint at the General's Mansion, and nothing major will happen."

"But?"

Xu Shu couldn't figure it out, and asked, "My lord, if we are dealing with aristocratic families, we can also use the power of the powerful. The powerful classes in various places have a lot of influence. Why do you have a special liking for the merchant class?"

"Because of status!"

Sitting in front of the desk, Sun Quan spread out the papers on the Moling matter that had been submitted from below, and kept reviewing them, while sighing, "At present, our General's Mansion doesn't have the financial resources to build a new capital, so I have to Borrowing the financial resources of the richest people in Jiangdong to build this capital is the first reason, and the second is to allow the merchant class in Jiangdong to raise their own status justifiably."

"Since ancient times, the status of businessmen has been the lowest. No one is willing to be the lowest person forever. Therefore, in order to improve their status and contribute their wealth, they are willing to be the knife in my hand and deal with the family. They Just to let my children and grandchildren raise their heads and be human."

"And in Jiangdong, I am afraid that only I, Sun Zhongmou, would be willing to offend the aristocratic family for the sake of the merchant class!"

Sun Quan squinted his eyes, and there was a touch of arrogance and confidence in his voice that could not be concealed. If the knife of a businessman is used well, it can kill two birds with one stone.

It can not only fight against the aristocratic family, but also bring Jiangdong's economy to a higher level. Few people in this era can see the potential influence of businessmen, but for Sun Quan, who comes from later generations, Jiangdong wants to grow and grow. The people below are from food and clothing to a well-off life, and businessmen are the most important link.

[Chapter 243 of Sun Ce's Brave Advance]

In Jiaozhou in June, the extreme south of the Han Dynasty, the sun was scorching across the sky, and the summer was like fire.

Based on Nanhai County, which had been in operation for more than half a year, the Jiangdong Army directly marched westward, attacking Cangwu County and Hepu County, that is, Guangdong and Guangxi in later generations. Liu Biao negotiated peace, and then joined forces with the largest gentry family in Jiaozhou to gather tens of thousands of Jiaozhou soldiers and horses to resist the invasion of Jiangdong Army.

Cangwu County, Gaoyao County, the gateway city from Nanhai County to Cangwu County, was captured by the Jiangdong Army for a day and a night three days ago.

The camp of the Jiangdong Army and the camp of the Chinese Army.

General Sun Ce was dressed in military uniform, with a serious face, sitting cross-legged quietly, his burly body exuding a cold aura, next to him were general Han Dang, military advisor Zhou Yu, sitting on the left and right, and dozens of school lieutenants and generals of the Jiangdong Army below him , sitting majestically on his knees.

There is a huge sand table in the middle of the camp, on which is the detailed topography of Cangwu, Hepu and the South China Sea. Small red flags represent the areas occupied by the Jiangdong Army, and most of them are small blue flags, representing the It's Jiaozhou Army.

Not counting the county soldiers in various places, Jiangdong now only has 20 soldiers and horses, and there are [-] in Liaodong. The rest are basically on the border of Jiangdong. Xuzhou needs troops to defend. The [-] elite Jiangdong army led by Sun Ce is already the largest force used by Jiangdong today, and half of them are Yuzhang elite soldiers trained by Pan Feng.

In the first battle of Gaoyao, the gate of Cangwu was knocked open. Now Jiangdong's army has spread all over the battlefields of Cangwu and Hepu, and the battle is imminent.

"General, Gaoyao has already been taken by us. Now that our Jiangdong Army and Jiaozhou's forces are facing each other in Linyun, Sihui and Fengyang, the three counties, our main force, which one should we attack!"

After a moment of silence, a vanguard captain of the Jiangdong Army stood up, looked at Sun Ce with eager eyes, and asked respectfully.

"To capture the thief and capture the king, this battle, a certain one has decided to fight Cangwu's Zhicheng Guangxin!"

Sun Ce stood up, looked at the small blue flags on the sand table, his eyes became murderous, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, a certain family is going to destroy Zhang Jin's backbone in a single battle and take the largest county in Jiaozhou." Cang Wu, establish the victory of this battle."

"Widely believed?"