Sun Quan and his remnants fled into exile with an uncertain future. Before leaving, they looted various parts of Wu County like bandits, angering Zhu Zhi, the prefect who had been in office for thirty years. He recruited Wu Can, the prefect of Kuaiji, but was surrendered by Lu Xun. Danyang County was also pacified by brothers Zhu Huan and Zhu Ju.

Within nine months, all the counties and counties in Yangzhou that Sun Quan had managed for twenty years changed their ways and became Han officials.

During this period of time, Lantian had frequent contacts with Gu Yong, Zhang Wen, Zhang Zhao and others, and gradually found a balance between the Jiangdong and Huaisi factions. After Gan Ning and Lu Xun led their troops back to Jianye, they immediately announced the appointment of the governors of each county.

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The former prefect of Kuaiji, Wu Can, led the county as before, appointing Kan Ze as the prefect of Wu County, Lu Ji as the prefect of Danyang, Yan Zhen as the prefect of Yuzhang, Tan Dingzhou as the prefect of Luling, and Gan Ningyao as the prefect of Lujiang.

In addition to Lujiang County, which was still in the hands of the Wei State, among the five counties formerly controlled by Soochow, three counties were handed over to the Jiangdong gentry. Yan Zhen, the governor of Yuzhang, recommended Zhang Zhao, and only Tan Dingzhou was directly appointed by Lantian.

Tan Dingzhou was in Longchuan and managed Jieyang well. Lantian fulfilled the promise he made many years ago as a county governor. Tandingzhou became the pride and role model of the Yue people in Jiaozhou. Lantian's reputation as a meritocratic person was brought to Luling by him.

, gradually also had an impact on Shanyue.

More than fifty selected officials from various yamen, led by Lan Yuan, have set off for Guangzhou. The waterway from Jianye to Guangzhou is long, detouring around Jiangxia, Changsha, and Lingling. It will take several months to go back and forth, so Lan Tian suggested

Using a combination of water and land, it was the march route of Dai Liang's "invasion" of Guangzhou.

The waterway starts from Jianye, passes through the Yangtze River and enters the Ganshui River to reach Nanye County, then goes ashore along Qujiang River, and then passes through Xiaopu Pass in Zhenyang and enters Jiaozhou. It takes no more than a month one way.

Because Lantian's "base camp" is in Jiaozhou, the exchanges between Yangzhou and Jiaozhou will be very close, and Luling, as a "water and land transportation hub", is extremely important geographically. The traveling caravans will accelerate the prosperity of this area. This is also

The reason why Lantian wants to use his own people is a pity that neither the Jiangdong gentry nor the Huaisi sect can see through it.

After Gan Ning rested in Jianye for a few days, Lantian sent him to lead the navy to Ruxu, waiting for an opportunity to launch a small-scale attack on the Lujiang River. Similar to Zhang Fei's bluff in Tianshui, the Wei army was exhausted with a small consumption, while the counties in Yangzhou

Then seize the time to recuperate.

The 30,000-strong naval force commanded by Gan Ning to destroy Wu was composed of Jiaozhou, Wuchang, and Jiangxia. Now that there is no war on the Yangtze River, Jiangxia and Wuchang have lost the need to garrison troops. Lantian arranged for Su Fei and Jiangxia soldiers to rush to Xiangyang, completely

Suppressed Wenpin's small naval force stationed in Wancheng.

After the war, Mi Fang and Hao Pu led the county soldiers back to Changsha, Lingling, and Lantian. The only armies they could trust in Yangzhou were the trapping army, Jiefanwei, and Gan Ning's Ruxu navy. The total strength was only more than 30,000.

people, and there were originally 50,000 surrendered soldiers in Soochow. How to arrange these surrendered soldiers is yet to be decided.

When Lantian settled in Jianye, he made it clear that he would abolish private affairs and transfer them to public affairs. Considering that Zhu Huan, Quan Cong and other surrendered generals did not have enough prestige, he could only wait for Lu Xun's return.

Lu Xun had only been the governor for a few years. Although he did not have deep experience in the army, veteran generals from Huaisi died in battle one after another, and the Jiangdong nobles later clamored for glory. Driven by many factors at the same time, Lu Xun finally became the leader of the Jiangdong army.

leader.

In the past few years, it was not easy for Lu Xun when he was in office. Because Lan Tian continued to use tricks secretly, Sun Quan never really trusted him. On the surface, he respected him as the governor of Soochow, but secretly he kept helping others to take away Lu Xun's military power. That was the end.

The actual commander of the decisive battle on the Yangtze River was Sun Quan himself.

Zhang Zhao surrendered, his family fell, the water battle was defeated, Sun Quan sent wine

After successive blows, Lu Xun was on the verge of collapse, but his long-term perseverance allowed him to survive in the end. After surrendering, he fought side by side with Gan Ning and experienced the harmony that Jiangdong did not have, so his mentality changed greatly.

On the second day of the celebration banquet, Lan Tian summoned Lu Xun in the courtyard outside the palace to discuss the issue of Jiangdong soldiers' private transfer to the public.

"Bo Yan, are you sober? You drank a lot at the banquet yesterday. Do you know what I want from you today?" Smart people don't need to beat around the bush, so Lan Tian was ready to get to the point directly.

"I was discourteous at yesterday's banquet, Mr. Wang Fu." Lu Xun's cautious character made him clench his fists and apologize first, and then asked tentatively: "Everything in Yangzhou has been arranged, except that tens of thousands of troops are still stationed outside Jianye City, Mr. Fu."

You must be talking to me about something in the camp?"

"The Governor is really smart," Lan Tian joked with a smile.

Lu Xun shook his head and asked: "The Governor-General has become a thing of the past. I don't want to mention it anymore. I wonder how you plan to settle down the tens of thousands of soldiers outside the city?"

Lan Tian stroked his beard and asked meaningfully: "What do you think of Boyan?"

Lu Xun replied sternly: "Since the Yellow Turban rebellion, Dong Zhuo's rebellion, and the private military system came into being, Jiangdong has been a foregone conclusion for so many years. If the ruler of the government makes drastic changes, it is very likely that chaos will arise. The wives, children, and parents of those soldiers are all for the Lord."

The military households who farm their fields are closely connected with each other, and the grain, grass, and military supplies are also allocated by the owner's family. If all these tens of thousands of people are converted from private to public, the state government may not be able to support them, and it will be extremely easy to be constrained during battles."

"Isn't it easier to constrain the private military system? The generals of each department want to preserve their own tribes, and each has selfish motives and is unwilling to contribute to the country. Otherwise, the situation like Xiaoyaojin will not happen." Lan Tian once again used the exiled man as a negative example.

Lu Xun's face was full of bitterness: "That kind of situation is rare after all. If you have a better way, I will definitely support it."

Lan Tianxin said that this was what he was waiting for, then he stood up and laughed and said: "I have Bo Yan to help, so why worry about it not working out? I have no intention of making unified arrangements for the 50,000 pieces. Now it is decided that the people of Yangzhou are in urgent need of recuperation and recuperation. In the stable

Under the premise of overriding all else, public security has become the top priority, so part of it must be dispersed to various counties. Their food, grass, military supplies, and salaries are responsible for the local areas, and the family members must go to the local areas to farm together."

"Ah? Originally this part was a private property of the main family. If it is forcibly divested like this, it may cause turmoil in the army. Please think twice." Lu Xun did not expect Lan Tian to be so simple and rude, and took advantage of the break in the other party's words to hurriedly admonish him.

Unexpectedly, Lantian explained unhurriedly: "Since it is private property, it must have value. Boyan can call on many families to come up with a reasonable price. The soldiers will have salaries when they go to the place, right? The family members will have to farm.

Grain output, right? Part of it should be paid back to the master every year. If there is a balance in the state treasury, it can compensate part of it as appropriate. In this way, everyone will be happy, right? "

"The master's plan is flawless, so it should be solved satisfactorily." Lu Xun nodded and praised Lantian's comprehensive plan, but then showed concern: "The soldiers of the counties and counties who maintain public security can kill more than ten thousand people at most. That's too much."

It is their burden, and most of them are left, I wonder what arrangements you will make?"

"It's more or less the same, but listen to me."
Chapter completed!