Most people who have been a little exposed to history or ancient Chinese have heard a saying: Although the country is big, it will perish if it is wary. There are only a handful of people who truly understand this sentence. Some people think that this is a Confucian scholar who took it out of context and deliberately forgot the other half. This may be a fact, but it is by no means all.

The first person to say this is a military strategist. As a military strategist, he says such a thing is enough to illustrate the importance of the problem.

As a real military strategist, such as Sun Tzu, Sima Rangju, and Wu Qi, most of them appeared in the late Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period for historical reasons. At this time, the form of war had important changes, one of which was that the scale of the war became larger and the time became longer, and the problem of marching was quickly highlighted. During the Spring and Autumn Period, most of the wars were on the border, with a journey of only a hundred miles. The two sides fought at the agreed location, which was similar to the agreement, and there was only three or five days back and forth, and there was no serious transportation problem. In the Warring States Period, it was insufficient. The march was more than a thousand miles away, and a fight took several months. The supply of food and supplies became issues that must be paid attention to.

Under limited technical conditions, there are only a few ways of transportation: water is by boat, land is by people carrying it on shoulders, or ox and horse carriage. Carriages, common means of transportation in later generations, did not appear for a long time, and deer carts appeared in the Han Dynasty. As the name suggests, the carrying capacity is limited and only one deer can be loaded. Under such nearly primitive conditions, long-distance transportation has become an issue that cannot be ignored. As the distance increases, the consumption in transportation increases rapidly, becoming an important factor limiting the scale of war.

Of course, money is needed to solve this problem, but money alone is not enough, because it is also subject to another important condition: grain. Small peasant economy, the yield per mu of grain is limited, so many people can only produce so much grain. No matter how much money it is, even if you dig a mountain of gold, it will be useless to buy food. Transport thousands of miles away, consume a lot of manpower and material resources, while also consume a lot of food. If there is no food, people will starve to death. Once the food is tight, people will be in chaos and society will not be far from collapse.

If you don’t be a family, you don’t know how expensive it is. Only when you become a family knows that it’s not easy to earn some property. Sun Ce is now a big family and has a lot of debts. He is most touched by this problem. Taking this question to test Sun Lang is purely natural, and it is definitely not intentionally embarrassing.

Lu Su can withdraw from Hongnong and Shanxian County, Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong cannot withdraw, and the plain war is about to begin, so you must control the rhythm. If Xu Kun, Shen You and others can slip and go deep into Jizhou, and turn from local defense to offense, the consumption will increase exponentially. Once the logistics supply is not enough, either take the initiative to withdraw from the main force like Lu Su, or win first and then lose, and be driven back. Instead of doing this, it is better not to attack at the beginning and wait until you save enough money and food.

This is also the significance of Zhang Hong's request to Shenqi to win the battle. Lu Su and Xinpi are both wise men. Not only are they not dissatisfied, but after stabilizing the front line, they quickly withdrew the main force back to Luoyang to minimize unnecessary consumption.

Only such a person can stand alone. Sun Lang has a different identity. Sun Ce hopes that he will stand alone in the future. Since he wants to train, he must have high standards and strict requirements. If it really doesn't work, don't force him. It's good to be an ordinary general and be with him. Sun Lang is not very talented, but he is still down-to-earth, at least he is not as ambitious as Sun Quan. He knows Sun Ce's painstaking efforts and takes over the task.

Sun Ce was still very satisfied with Sun Lang's attitude. From this point of view, his contribution to the Sun family was not only to lay a foundation, but also to change the lives of their father, son and brother. The Sun brothers were similar to their father Sun Jian, and they were both frivolous and impatient. If Sun Quan and Sun Lang had such a steady mentality, they should be attributed to him, the time traveler.

Sun Ce told Sun Lang not to be anxious, he could calculate slowly, and encouraged him with Xunzi's famous sayings, and then continued to ask Sun Kuang what he saw in the market. The more he listened, the more curious he became, especially about Jianye's royal city. He had reviewed the relevant drawings and also heard Yu Fan's description. After all, he had not seen the renderings with his own eyes. He was also a little moved when he heard people's words so magical.

In later generations, due to the changes in the Yangtze River waterway, Stone City was no longer by the river. Modern people who are used to seeing tall buildings do not think that the ruins are so majestic. Now this city has gone from scratch and will become its own palace. I think about it and feel excited to reach the peak of my life.

The sun sets and night falls. I go out to fight and go back to the boat one after another, and the cabin becomes lively. Sun Ce puts down his official duties, listens to his younger brothers and sisters and wives and concubines, enjoying the joy of family and looking forward to the magnificence of the palace.

When I got to this point, I should live up to the reputation of the little overlord, right? Sun Ce smiled slightly.

"What are you thinking? You're smiling so sinister." Huang Yueying walked into the cabin and pulled Sun Shangying, who was leaning against Sun Ce, to the side without hesitation, and occupied the magpie's nest. Sun Shangxiang's eyes glared, and just as she was about to speak, Huang Yueying said: "Lu Boyan bought a kitten and said it was from the Western Regions. The two eyes were different in color, and her white hair was so long."

Sun Shangxiang cheered, and didn't bother to compete with Huang Yueying for the best position to listen to the story, so she turned around and ran out. Huang Yueying sat next to Sun Ce with peace of mind and leaned on Sun Ce's shoulder. "Is there my palace in this stone city?"

"Of course there is." Sun Ce smiled and said, "If not, I'll cause trouble for Yu Fan."

"Why should I look for him? I'll look for you."

"Sister is really worried. How could it be without your palace?" Yuan Quan appeared outside the door and smiled before he could speak. Sun Kuang and Sun Lang saw it, and quickly got up and gave up their seats. During their war with Sun Ce, they lived and lived in daily life and were extremely dependent on Yuan Quan, which was far less than relying on his second sister Sun Shangying back then. Yuan Quan entered the cabin, took the tray from the maid, took out exquisite snacks, each handed one, and took a large glass full of juice, and several small cups on the table. Sun Kuangzheng was dry and was overjoyed when he saw this. He smiled and reached out to pick it up, but was gently opened by Yuan Quan. "I forgot again?"

Sun Kuang suddenly realized and smiled embarrassedly, "I haven't forgotten, I have orderly high and low, gentlemen are cautious in solitude. The first cup is the king's, the second cup is the queen's sister-in-law's, and then we have ours."

"What else?"

"And..." Sun Kuang bit his finger and thought hard, blinked his eyes to ask Yuan Quan for help. Yuan Quan's eyes flashed and glanced at Huang Yueying. Sun Kuang suddenly realized and knew it. "Today is a family banquet, and there are all sisters-in-law, especially Jin Buhuan... Uh, sisters-in-law of the big craftsman. Without sisters-in-law of the big craftsman, brothers can't be king so quickly..."

"Stop, stop!" Huang Yueying interrupted quickly and said to Yuan Quan: "Sister Quan, you are putting me on the fire and roasting me."

"It's okay, real gold is not afraid of fire refining." Yuan Quan smiled and said, "I'll tell you a little secret. Your hall ranks second in the Twelve Halls, so I'm waiting for you to go back and choose a name. Your wood learning is so good, is it called Luban Hall or Mozi Hall?"

"It's not good, it's called Pythagorean Hall." Huang Yueying smiled, quietly scratched the inner side of Sun Ce's thigh, and raised her eyebrows lightly. "Do you think it's okay?"

Sun Ce was so amused and crying, but he pretended not to understand the confrontation between them. "What is your palace called? You decide it yourself, but I want to tell you that the second palace was originally Sister Quan's, but she refused to ask for it. She said that it was like governing the family, and it should also be rewarded for me. I have to give you the money without changing it."

"Oh, how can I bear this?" Huang Yueying sat upright and saluted Yuan Quan seriously. "Thank you, sister, I'm so grateful."

"What do you think I am grateful to you? I should be grateful to you. When you build a sea boat, we can follow the king to ride the wind and waves and travel around the world. Thank you for your hard work, drink more." Yuan Quan held back his laughter and stuffed the cup into Huang Yueying's hands. "Today, I'm all my family members, so I'll be overwhelming and respect you first. The king must not mind, right?" As he said, Rubo glanced at Sun Ce with his eyes.

Sun Ce spread his hands, helpless. "Sister said that, what else can I say? Why, it's not enough to bake the gold on the fire, and you still have to put me on it?"

"If you don't put you on, why don't you change the gold?" Yuan Quan couldn't help laughing, his eyebrows and eyes were filled with affection. "You are a phoenix of fire, which is more resistant to roasting than real gold. You have never been the only portion you can roast others. Who can roast you?"

"Puff!" Huang Yueying covered her mouth with her hands in time. The juice that had just been drunk in her mouth sprayed out, spraying it all into the palm of her hand. She put down the cup and pulled out the handkerchief to wipe her hands, saying, "Sister, you are too cruel, do you have to bake me?"

"No, the king is reluctant to let you melt. If not, he would have held you in his mouth long ago. Now, he can only hold it in his palm."

"Uh..." Huang Yueying's face turned red and her ears were speechless.

"Hahaha..." Seeing that Huang Yueying, who had always been strong and even a little domineering, Sun Kuang and others couldn't help laughing, and they leaned forward and joined in a crowd. Sun Ce was innocent and could only laugh with him. Yuan Quan, who had let go of his heart, so he had a surge in combat power. Not to mention that Huang Yueying was not an opponent, he was even ashamed of himself.

"What are you talking about?" Sun Shangxiang reappeared outside the cabin, holding a pure white long-haired kitten in her arms, looking at everyone blankly. "What did I miss?"

"Oh, kitten!" Sun Lang came over. "Little sister, where did this cat come from? It's so beautiful. Let me hug it."

"No." Sun Shangxiang hurriedly hid the cat. "This is mine, no one can rob it."

The history of cat petting has a long history, and it is impossible to use it in ancient times, both in China and abroad. The same is true for Han people. Cute kittens and dogs have always been the first choice for pets. When they saw such a beautiful kitten, everyone surrounded them, and even Huang Yueying was no exception. Sun Shangxiang suddenly became the center of onlookers. Sun Ceton sighed that someone was not as good as a cat. Yuan Quan poured a glass of juice, handed it over, and sat in the position where Huang Yueying had just sat. Huang Yueying drove Sun Shangxiang away, but she didn't sit for a while, and she was all cheap.

"Pythagorean Hall." Yuan Quan sighed softly, glanced at Sun Ce as if nothing had happened, raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled slightly, and touched Sun Ce's thigh intentionally or unintentionally.
Chapter completed!