Sun Ce looked at Yuan Quan and then Yuan Heng, and felt more and more that they didn't look like sisters who were ten years apart.

Yuan Quan became younger and younger, but Yuan Heng was too steady and didn't look like a young woman in her early twenties.

Crowns are not easy to wear.

"Poetry is easy to deal with. As long as my sister doesn't dislike you, I will write as much as you want." Sun Ce sat beside the bed, holding Yuan Quan's hand. "But you have to get better soon. As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passes, the New Year is not far away. This war has been delayed for a few years, and the Jingchu clan is going crazy. Yueying is busy building ships. Although Ah Hui is dedicated, there is only one person after all, and he can only take care of a county in Nanyang. All other things are transferred to Ah Heng's shoulders. The responsibility on Ah Heng's shoulders is too heavy and you need some help to share some."

Yuan Quan looked at Yuan Heng. "It turns out that Your Majesty did not come to see me specifically, but came forward for the queen and found reinforcements."

Yuan Heng stood up and said angrily: "Sister! If you say this, I will persuade Your Majesty to leave. It's okay if I beg you, my sister, there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Your Majesty's master of Wancheng is so inappropriate to compromise."

"Okay, okay." Yuan Quan stretched out his hand to hold Yuan Heng. "You don't have to hurry, your Majesty doesn't have to hurry. If the Jingchu clan is crazy, you'll go crazy. Your Majesty personally attacked, isn't it just to let them know that the war is consumed greatly? Besides, in my opinion, let alone they are not really crazy, even if they are really crazy, it's their own business. Liao Li is from Chuzhou, and the goddess of Wushan has always been worshipped by them. Lou Zibo is from Nanyang, Huang Hansheng is from Nanyang, and the generals under the Right Protector are also mainly from Jingchu people. The battle has not been successful yet, so it is naturally their responsibility."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing out loud. Yuan Quan was Yuan Quan. Although he had been living in simplicity during this period and did not have much contact with outsiders, he was still well-informed and his judgment was still accurate. He even had a few more calmness than Yuan Heng, who faced the Jingchu people.

"Sister mean, let them go?"

"It's almost too. The autumn harvest is over. You can know how the harvest will be achieved by the end of October. Before the New Year, they will naturally have to make a decision. I think if your Majesty is still unsatisfied, you might as well wait."

“Why?”

"At present, the two prefectures of Jingchu are under great pressure, and the other prefectures are limited in their impact. For example, although the adjacent counties of Yingchuan, Runan and Yuzhang have transported a lot of supplies to the front line, they are not enough to hurt their muscles compared to their harvest. Their feelings about the war are far less than those of the counties of Jingchu, and may not be able to attract lessons."

Sun Ce deeply agreed. Runan was a major county he had been in charge for a long time. Yingchuan was ruled by Pangshan for nearly ten years, and Yuzhang was ruled by Yang Xiu for many years. Later, Xu Qian was ruled by Yang Xiu, and he followed Yang Xiu's example. The new policy was implemented thoroughly. After ten years of accumulation, he was strong. Although the increase has decreased in recent years, the absolute value is very considerable.

The main thing that takes on the financial and material resources required to attack Yizhou is Jingchu, which has little impact on them and does not have a deep feeling. As long as the people of Jingchu can no longer hold on and need more help from them, they can feel the pressure of war personally.

Since you have to make soup, just boil it for a longer time, and the heat will not be strong.

Zhang Hong, Yu Fan and others also expressed similar opinions, but they were rather obscure and not as straightforward as Yuan Quan said. Zhang Hong, Yu Fan was of high status and powerful, and there were too many people around him, so the news was inevitably leaked. He said it too clearly, and he was caught and didn't know what he would be scolded like.

"Aheng, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty thinks it's good, so I'm naturally not even more unfair." Yuan Heng's eyes were flowing and his smile was full of smiles. "Your Majesty, I want me to say that my name is not true, but my sister deserves this name. Are you right?"

"Only by having power and balance can we govern the country." Sun Ce hugged his knees and sighed. "It's a pity that my Sun family can never raise the power."

Seeing Sun Ce sighing for Sun Quan, Yuan Quan and Yuan Heng closed his mouth tacitly.

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After the autumn harvest, the county and county planning work began one after another.

The nearby counties began to deliver the collected taxes to the voyages. Every day, a large fleet of ships arrived from different directions, such as the return of the rivers and returning to several large warehouses around Dongting. Some of them were transferred to the ships and directly entered the Yishui and Yuanshui, and transported money, grain and supplies to nearly 100,000 soldiers from the three armies of Sun Yi, Zhou Yu and Lu Fan.

Thousands of miles of water have been going upstream again, for at least two months, and the farthest is even three or four months. Many people are destined to be unable to return to their hometowns for the New Year in time. The food consumed on the road accounts for half or even half of the transportation capacity, which can truly provide up to 30 or 40% of the frontline soldiers.

More than 100,000 people provided labor and food, while the great tribes in Jingchu and the two prefectures borne most of the military expenditure. Although some of the military expenditure was returned to them by purchasing military supplies, many were diverted to Yuzhang, Runan, Yingchuan and other counties, and even Yangzhou and Xuzhou, which were far away on the sea, had a lot of wealth.

The most popular seafood in the army comes from coastal counties, and those engaged in marine fishing have made a lot of money. Needless to say, big-name households like the Zhen family and Mi family, even those small and medium-sized households who later entered the industry have increased with the flow of water and made a lot of money.

Most people know that they will make a fortune in silence, but they cannot rule out that some people are so proud that they claim that the longer they fight, the better.

The wind spread to Jingchu, and the Jingchu clan could no longer sit still.

Some people began to question that, except for the Anbei Governor's Office, this war mobilized almost all the troops that could be mobilized, and His Majesty personally fought. The soldiers in the army came from various states. Why should Jingchu make up for the shortfalls?

Even if Jingchu is on the front line, it is closest and has the least transportation consumption, so it cannot be done like this. Should other states be more? In addition to filling the gap, we also compensate us Jingchu people?

For example, the Great Governor of India Zhou Yu and the Great Governor of Anxi Lu Su are both from Yangzhou. Should Yangzhou be more powerful? They are not far away, and there is also the Yangtze River waterway, which is very convenient to transport materials.

For example, Tai Shici, the governor of Annan, is from Qingzhou. Should people from Qingzhou also work harder? Even if they don’t work harder, they can’t make money in war. They sell seafood so expensively, and even rich people feel a little painful to eat seafood.

As soon as these rumors came out, they were immediately refuted by merchants from relevant prefectures and counties, among which Yangzhou merchants had the most sharp rebuttals.

According to you, Your Majesty is still from Yangzhou. Should we Yangzhou pay all the money and food?

Various strange and strange theories were first circulated in private, but later there was a public debate, and then it was spread to Sun Ce through different channels. Sun Ce never made any statement. It was not until Wuling Prefect Huan Jie and Lingling Prefect Zhao Yan made suggestions in person that he expressed his opinion and Fu Sangong discussed it.

The three men sat down and discussed for a while. After discussing for a while, they jointly wrote a letter and put forward two opinions: one was to convene representatives of each state for discussion, adjust the existing plans, and adjust the burden of each state; the other was to re-discuss the combat plan, whether to continue fighting, and how to fight.

Sun Ce agreed to the three dukes' opinions and issued an edict to the governors of various states, prefects of the county and virtuous representatives to gather at the newly established Yuelu Academy in Changsha before the end of the year to discuss the political affairs and military arrangements for next year, to see if the existing plans need to be adjusted and how to adjust them.

It is of course a good thing for the emperor to follow the advice, but the Jingchu clan still couldn't wait. The emperor just agreed to discuss whether he could discuss a plan in the end and when he could discuss it is unknown. Before this, the people of Jingchu should bear no less responsibilities, which is a real cut of his flesh.

Should we take more intense measures? The Jingchu tribe first started a discussion. What is the purpose of taking fierce measures? Should we share responsibilities or stop the war? How fierce the measures are and what measures will be used? Will it lead to a strong counterattack from the emperor?

These must be discussed in advance, but no one is sure and dares to make a promise. There are many different opinions for a while and it is difficult to make a decision.

Before they could discuss a result, news came from Dongting that the flood season had passed, and the emperor was about to lead the central navy to go up the water and rush to Zigui to inspect the frontline war. If possible, he would win and lose with Cao Cao this winter and next spring.

After hearing this news, the differences between the Jingchu people who had not reached an agreement were even more obvious. Some people think that they have paid so much, but now they are retreating, wouldn’t they give up all the credit to others? Some people think that Qutang Gorge is narrow. Even if the emperor personally fights, the warships of the Central Navy’s Navy will not be able to pass through Qutang Gorge, and the attack will inevitably be blocked. Compared with Changsha King Sun Quan and Lou Gui’s more than 10,000 people, the emperor personally fights more and should be stopped in time.

They quarreled with them, and Sun Ce set off on his schedule according to the established plan and rushed to Zigui.

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Baidi City.

Cao Cao stood with his hands behind his back and forth, looking at the warships cruising back and forth by the river, hesitating.

The scout sent the news that Sun Ce was about to set off from Dongting and rushed to Zigui. He didn't know whether he would come to Wu County, and no one dared to decide.

Even Fazheng, who has always been confident, has become cautious.

The misjudgment in spring hit Fa Zheng. Sun Ce sent Lou Gui to reinforce Sun Quan, but he never came. He returned to Dongting before the flood season. After that, he stayed in Dongting and never moved. Fa Zheng's plan was lost, not only lost Zigui in vain, but also the plan of Qianshouwu County was cynical and sarcastic.

Sun Ce is coming again. Whether to wait for him here or go to Wu County to fight, the civil and military officials also had different opinions.

Because it was not only Sun Ce, but also Sun Yi, Sun Shangxiang, Cao Ang, Xiahou Dun, and Cao Ren sent messages one after another that the Wu army would likely launch a large-scale attack from the east, south and north directions after the autumn. No matter which direction is lost, it may lead to the destruction of Shu. As the King of Shu, Cao Cao had to deal with it. He should also be in the center and be ready to assist the other two directions at any time.

It can even be said that the fish in Qutang Gorge is the safest.

The footsteps sounded, and Fa Zheng walked over and stood beside Cao Cao without saying a word. His face was not very good, his eyes were black and his eyes were covered with blood, and he could not hide his fatigue. Before he could speak, he couldn't help but open his mouth and yawn.

Cao Cao looked at him and sighed. "Xiaozhi, did you not sleep for another night?"

Fa Zheng squeezed out a smile. "A lot of news came, true and false, and it was messy. I was afraid of misjudgment and leaked secrets. I dared not make any moves on others, so I could only do it myself."

"What's the main news?"

"Jingzhou."

"Is there any news from Liao Gongyuan?"

"Not yet, but it should be soon. It will take some time for Sun Ce's edict to be sent to Wu County. Liao Gongyuan revealed his movements and could no longer come and go as freely as before. It would take several days to delay." Fa Zheng yawned again. "However, I guess Sun Ce will come to Wu County."

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows but did not speak. He just adjusted his body in some direction and faced Fazheng sideways.

"Jingzhou can't bear it anymore." Fa Zheng lowered his head and looked at his toes. After a while, he raised his head again, looked at Cao Cao, and tried to squeeze out a confident smile. "King, can you imagine how much price Jingzhou has paid this year?"

Cao Cao frowned slightly. "Many?"

"There are so many that it's hard to imagine. I haven't seen one night, and I've been comparing these numbers for half of the time."

Cao Cao was aroused. "How many exactly?"

Fa Zheng raised three fingers and shook them gently. "Three hundred billion."

Cao Cao's eyebrows leaped lightly and subconsciously held his breath. He knew that the seven counties of Jingzhou had borne most of the military expenditure of the Wu army, but the 30 billion military expenditure was still too scary. The seven counties of Jingchu provided Sun Ce with 30 billion military expenditure, but the people's livelihood had not collapsed yet, which was really unimaginable. The scouts had almost never mentioned such a thing in the news sent back from Nanyang and Xiangyang. The lives of the people in the seven counties of Jingzhou seemed to have not been greatly affected.

They had estimated before that they felt that the entire military expenditure of the Wu army should be around 20 billion yuan, and the Jingchu people might have provided half of it, that is, 10 billion yuan.

Now it seems that the error is too big. No wonder Fazheng himself can't believe it, and he has to compare other data.

"So, Jing Chu really can't hold on?"

"It's hard to say whether it can hold on or not, but it's inevitable to have resentment. Sun Ce exploited the rich house on the grounds of loving the people, and concentrated it on the people of Jingzhou. Even if other prefectures and counties provide some money and grain, they are mainly ordinary people. The rich house can make money back from various businesses, but in fact, the gain is greater than the loss. After all, the people of Jingzhou are the ones who have the biggest losses, so they are naturally not convinced."

Fa Zheng tilted his lips. "I received the news that the Nanyang clan was preparing to write a letter to adjust the burden of the states, but it aroused the opposition of Qingxu merchants. The two sides quarreled. In order to calm the anger of the people, Sun Ce would probably come to Wu County, even if it was perfunctory. If there was an opportunity, it would be a big blow."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed slightly. "Xiaozhi means to fight in Wu County?"

Fa Zheng nodded. "Fight in Wu County, fight in Yufu. If you can slow down properly and lure Sun Ce to Yufu, whether by water or by land, if you can succeed in one blow, you may have a few years of safety."
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