After completing his task, the man in Tsing Yi immediately disappeared into the crowd. If you look at it yourself, you will find that the middle-aged man who spoke to him disappeared with the man in Tsing Yi, leaving behind a crowd of people discussing They are discussing whether to go or not. .
"Comparing good fields with cloth, and selling cloth instead of rewards, it's really eloquent! Who is this person, His Highness the King of Shu!" On a teahouse, two figures like noble sons looked at everything in front of them. eyes.
"Shu King Liu Mang? No, no!" Another nobleman beside him shook his head, Shu King Liu Mang? He had really seen this person before, they fought against each other at that time, and he became a prisoner, thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile wryly.
If anyone who survived the battle of Liu Mang's army in Wancheng was here, he would find that the person in front of him was the number two figure in Sun Ce's 100,000 army, the military advisor Lu Su! That's right, this person is Lu Su, Lu Zijing. After being captured in the first battle of Wancheng, Lu Su has been thinking about where he lost, but it is difficult for him to know after thinking about it. He can only think that he lost to Liu On top of the bed crossbow weapon in the reckless army. Now the Jiangdong Army has also got the bed crossbow, so Lu Su has nothing to worry about.
Originally, after returning to Jiangdong, Sun Ce wanted to use Lu Su again. Although he was defeated in the battle of Wancheng, it was not Lu Su's fault, because no one would have known that the bed crossbow would be so powerful, and Lu Su's last desperate plan However, if Jiang Qin’s 30,000 sailors hadn’t been wiped out, if Jiang Qin’s 30,000 sailors had taken down Wancheng, the army from Jiangdong would pour into Wancheng and attack the Lujiang River in a steady stream, so that Lu Bu’s army would be completely finished. In the end, Sun Ce lost. The position Sun Ce gave Lu Su was originally for him to be a lieutenant under Zhou Yu's command.
Don't underestimate this lieutenant general, this is Zhou Yu's second-in-command, even lower than the veteran Huang Gai. It can be said that Zhou Yu is the governor, and Lu Su is the deputy governor, but Lu Su still rejected the offer Good intentions, not that this official position is not good, nor that Sun Ce doesn't take him seriously, and it's not that Lu Su is proud of his talents, but that the real way is different and does not conspire with each other. He can see it from the battle in Wancheng. Although he is also a good lord and prince, because Sun Ce has an upward cohesion, he is not the master Lu Su wants to pursue.
Sun Ce is too bloodthirsty. His way of dominance is not what Lu Su wants, just like Emperor Wu of Han. Some people say that Emperor Wu of Han created the prestige of the Han and made the Huns dare not take half a step into the Central Plains. But there are also some people It is said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so aggressive that the people of the Han Dynasty did not have enough food and clothing. Everyone has their own opinions, and Lu Su is such a person who admires benevolence even more, so Lu Su rejected the kindness of Vice General Zhou Yu and wanted to leave. Official career, continue to study, but how could Sun Ce let such a talented person give up? Under Zhou Yu's persuasion and Sun Ce's conversation, Lu Su could only settle for the next best thing, and got a Wuhu from Sun Ce's hands. The prefect's confession.
Lu Su's job as a prefect is really overkill, but Wuhu is no better than other places. It is rich in food and has a natural harbor where naval troops can be stationed. Therefore, Lu Su's role here is to coordinate military supplies and warships to broadcast to the front line Go, there is Lu Su in order. And the reason why Prefect Lu appeared in this teahouse today is to accompany the noble young man in front of him. In the entire Jiangdong, there are only a few people who are higher than Lu Su, Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu Sun Ce is on the front line, Zhang Zhao is in charge of the rear to stabilize people's hearts, and the rest is Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan. Sun Quan is very bitter in his Jianye. Sun Quan is a talented person, a talented person Naturally, he is unwilling to be lonely, and wants to perform well on the stage of this troubled world. Sun Quan also thinks so, but there is a big brother in front of him! If Sun Jian hadn't died, then there would be no problem with Sun Quan being outstanding, but if Sun Jian died, this problem would arise. If Sun Quan did too well, what would the gentry in Jiangdong think? You must know that Sun Ce is good at Wu is good at attacking cities and expanding territory, while Sun Quan is better at internal affairs. In Jiangdong, what generals bring to the people is either conscription or calling. It can be said that expanding the territory is meaningless to the people. Instead, they fight The more Jiangdong, the heavier the burden and the more difficult the people are, so no people are willing to fight, but the internal affairs are different. If you do well, you can get the love and support of the people. Sun Quan can do it with talent. On this point, what if Sun Quan's reputation in Jiangdong surpassed Sun Ce's? Even if Sun Ce doesn't think too much, it's not difficult to protect Sun Ce, so what should we do? Even if Sun Ce doesn't think too much, it's not difficult to guarantee that Sun Ce's descendants won't think too much, after all, having such a great uncle will make him unstable.
Then the result is the estrangement between brothers, and swords facing each other. This is not alarmist talk, but it really happened. After Sun Ce died, he left behind his only son, Sun Shao. According to his ethical seniority, he should inherit everything from Sun Ce, but Because Sun Ce died early, Sun Quan succeeded to the throne. If Sun Quan had the heart, he could let Sun Shao be in charge after he returned a hundred years ago, but Sun Quan had a second heart. He wanted his lineage to inherit the great cause of Soochow, so Sun Quan Shao was suppressed by Sun Quan all his life, and he had no choice but to live. The old matriarch of the Sun family could not let this happen, so before Sun Quan wanted to become an official, he pulled Sun Quan to talk with him. No one dares to disobey this old lady of the family. After all, after the death of her husband Sun Jian, he was the woman who brought up the two brothers with one hand.
Even if Sun Quan becomes the lord of the Eastern Wu later, it is still the same, Mrs. Sun still keeps her word in the Sun family!
So Sun Quan was very depressed, so he naturally went to drink with Lu Su. Lu Su and Sun Quan are close friends. They have known each other since they were in Kuaiji. After so many years, their relationship is still very deep, otherwise they would not After the death of Zhou Yu in Jiangdong, Sun Quanli overcame all opinions and appointed Lu Su as the governor. You must know that there are several people who are higher than Lu Su in terms of seniority, and Lu Su has not told Sun Quan yet. In fact, Sun Quan is Lu Su Good Lord!
The two had just sat down and had a drink when they discovered the scene in front of them, so naturally they had to have a good discussion.
In Lu Su's impression, Liu Mang, king of Shu, tended to be more like the lord Sun Ce, who killed decisively and mercilessly. For example, Liu Mang slaughtered the gentry in Wancheng and Liu Mang's three thousand heavy armored infantry Directly driving the 10,000 troops of Sun Ce's army off the city wall will not be accepted even if they surrender.
"This should be the tone of Shi Yang Hong, the commander of Lu Bu's army!" Lu Su returned to Sun Quan's question. At first, Lu Su didn't like Yang Hong. After all, Lu Su also met Yang Hong at that time. Yang Hong also made suggestions under Yuan Shu's command, but none of them succeeded, and they were all clumsy schemes. His reputation was that of a flattering villain, but it was such a reputation that Zhang Zhao, a celebrity in Jiangdong, suffered a big blow. deficit.
Someone played with a word. It was agreed that two thousand more shipbuilders would let Lu Bujun delay the time to sell the bed crossbow design drawings to the Jiangdong Navy. It was agreed for a month, but they have not sold bed crossbows until now. design diagram! Why, because they directly packaged and sold the twenty-odd warships to Liu Biao of Jingzhou, because of these twenty-odd warships, Zhou Yu was driven out of Sanjiangkou, and the great Jiangxia battle situation was destroyed.
Do you think such a person can be underestimated! And now Jiangdong's intelligence is not vegetarian. There are two intelligence departments in Lu Bu's army, one is the intelligence system of the previous Lv Bu army in charge of Chen Gong, and the other is the intelligence system of Liu Mang's army in charge of Yang Hong. It was transformed from Yuan Shu's original intelligence department. Yang Hong is in charge of intelligence, and those two people just now are the spies of Liu Mangjun! One song and one harmony performed the scene so vividly that it was hard to tell the truth from the fake.
"Zijing, you said that Liu Mang, the king of Shu, is really going to release a third-tier tax and never increase it!" Sun Quan was asking Lu Su, 30% of the tax is really low to the extreme, but now The taxation of agricultural society is mainly from the fields. If it is really 30%, then what will Lu Bu's army use to support the army
"Thirty percent is possible!" Lu Su nodded, "Second Young Master, didn't you hear what those two said just now! Rather than getting nothing, it's better to get some of it. That's Huainan. There are ten thousand hectares of fertile land. If it is really planted, it will be a granary. Now that the King of Shu occupies Shouchun, it is natural to find someone to help him cultivate the land. conditions to attract the common people! As for never increasing the reward, it is simply impossible!"
Thirty percent of the tax can be carried out for a while, as long as the people are deceived, and then you can increase it as much as you want. As long as the people are not forced to starve to death, these people will not have much opinion. The two also said that only 50,000 people will receive the 30% tax. According to such an interest, there will definitely be many people rushing to go. By then, there will be more than 50,000 people. It is the performance of fooling the people to collect taxes at the sixth or seventh level or seventy to eighty percent.
"But what if we let His Royal Highness the King of Shu have the reputation of never adding gifts!" Sun Quan's heart suddenly moved, and he smiled slightly.
"Second Young Master, what do you mean?!" Lu Su looked at Sun Quan and thought of it.
"Sing praises to our Highness the King of Shu! Thirty percent of the tax revenue will never be increased under the rule of the virtuous king of the Han Dynasty," (to be continued.)