It was already five days after Wang Yu received the news that Lu Su was heading north.
At that time, the alliance had ended. Although there were some regrets, such as the Quyi issue and the failure to win over the Yi people as expected when facing the envoy from Jingzhou, the goal was basically successfully achieved.
Wang Yu welcomed Jingzhou's overtures. He did not expect the local parties in Jingzhou to restrain Cao Cao. As long as Qingzhou's envoys and spies could be free in Jingzhou, it would be of great help. For Wang Yu,
Jingzhou is not very useful for other purposes, but it is still very powerful as a talent pool.
Chen Gui and Yan Xiang were sent away one after another. Kong Rong accompanied them south, carrying Wang Yu's letter and will to mediate.
The war in Xuzhou put a lot of pressure on Chen Gui. Before leaving, he paid a special visit to Wang Yu and recommended his eldest son Chen Deng in a somewhat obscure tone.
His original words were that Chen Deng, the Dian Nongxiao Lieutenant, was very experienced in farming, and he could show his talents in the field affairs of the newly established Dongguan County. The subtext was naturally to recommend Chen Deng as the Governor of Dongguan.
Wang Yu expressed a certain interest in Chen Gui's proposal. As a purely local faction, Chen Deng and his son still had value in wooing them. Of course, he would not trust the other party unreservedly just because of such a statement.
During the Three Kingdoms era, the most unscrupulous people were the local factions. They would rely on the strong, bargain for a piece of land and become local emperors, but they would not be loyal to any lord.
The most obvious one is that the father and son team of the Chen family has gone through four leaders: Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Cao Cao. It is much more exaggerated than Lu Bu's three-surnamed family slaves.
What is even stronger than Lu Bu is that the father and son will also make little tricks from time to time. Liu Bei and Lu Bu lost Xuzhou one after another, which is closely related to these two people. To a certain extent, Lu Bu was tricked to death by these two.
To tentatively take refuge now can only be said to be an early bet.
As far as Wang Yu knew, the relationship between the father and son and Yuan Shu was not very good. Chen Yu and Chen Cong, Chen Gui’s elder brothers, had met Yuan Shu in the past. Now Chen Gui recommends Chen Deng to serve as an official, so as to keep a career for himself.
I mean, if Yuan Shu captures Xuzhou, only Wang Yu can protect the Chen family.
Wang Yu readily agreed.
Occupying most of the territory of Langya Kingdom. After re-establishing Chengyang and Dongguan counties, the situation in Xuzhou had little impact on Qingzhou. After the rapid expansion of Qingzhou, the military strength, logistics, and manpower to govern the place were all stretched to a certain extent.
, it is not advisable to continue to expand before digestion is complete.
The annexation of Xuzhou can be considered in the long term.
As for Tao Qian's body, after the treatment of the wounded soldiers was under control, Wang Yu had already transferred Zhang Ning to Xuzhou, and then added the names of Hua Tuo and Zhang Ji to the list, preparing to include these two.
A miracle doctor who has reached the pinnacle of surgery also came here.
Three famous doctors took action together, and as long as Old Tao still had a glimmer of hope, he should be able to be saved.
Out of such considerations, Wang Yu sternly rejected Yan Xiang's proposal to divide Xuzhou between the two families.
In fact, Yuan Shu's proposal was indeed overestimating his capabilities. Xuzhou only had five counties in total. Yan Xiang's proposal was that Qingzhou occupy Langya, Donghai, and Huainan occupy Pengcheng, Xiapi and Guangling.
You know, Guangling is the Yangzhou area in later generations. It is the richest place in Xuzhou. Looking at the whole world, how many places can surpass this land of plenty in terms of wealth with its pleasant climate and countless crops?
Wang Yu will definitely not let Yuan Shu succeed. This guy has a very bad character. Once his ego becomes inflated, he will do all kinds of perverse things. If the incident that led to his defeat in history happens in advance, then the situation of Jiang Biao's generation will be completely messed up.
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But he won't suppress it too harshly. On the one hand, Qingzhou cannot mobilize too many troops to threaten Yuan Shu. On the other hand, Wang Yu still hopes that Yuan Shu can maintain his deterrence against Sun Ce.
Wang Yu can no longer remember how long it took Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong in history, but for Qingzhou, the longer the better, at least not before the Qingzhou army marched south to Xuzhou, allowing Sun Ce to cross the river north.
opportunity.
In order to maintain a balance in this chaotic situation, Kong Rong's talents must be insufficient. Wang Yu was worried, and Lu Su appeared in time.
When Wang Yu received the letter, Lu Sugang had just arrived in Zhongli. On the way out of Dongcheng, this man put on a good show. Facing the aggressive 500 pursuers, he led 30 strong soldiers to find a
He stretched his bow and crossbow in a dangerous place and made a bluff.
The Huainan army came with little fighting spirit, so they thought that the Lu family was a big family, and they could make some money by taking advantage of the situation. When they caught up with them, they saw that Lu Su was in a light carriage, and he didn't take anything. He had almost left home. The pursuers were immediately surprised.
, the enthusiasm suddenly dropped greatly, and when I saw those strong bows and crossbows, my scalp became numb. No one is stupid, and who will die if there is no good for them?
The general who led the army wanted to give it a try, but Lu Su didn't just put up a formation and be done with it.
As soon as the Huainan army's charge stopped, Lu Su began to attack his heart. He first explained that merit may not necessarily be rewarded, and failure may not be punished. Then he explained that he was going to Qingzhou, and Wang Yu might send someone to meet him at any time.
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The Huainan army was dubious, and when they were in a dilemma, the men Lu Su had arranged in advance galloped back and forth in the distance, stirring up a lot of smoke and dust. As a result, the pursuers collapsed without a fight, and Lu Su calmly left Dongcheng.
After the news spread, Yuan Shu naturally did not want to cause more trouble, and the Sun family's old troops in the Huainan army were helpless. Just like that, Lu Su took the old and the young and escaped from Huainan in a high profile.
Wang Yu wanted to see someone before talking to him. After reading the letter, he immediately recruited Lu Su to work in the general's office and asked him to join Kong Rong and be responsible for mediating the disputes in Xuzhou and Huainan. The Lu family members were protected by others and continued northward.
As soon as the order was issued, Wang Yu put aside the war in Huai and Si for the time being, and was thinking about whether to deal with the errands assigned by his father and mother - the ancients paid more attention to their descendants than later generations. Especially especially
For a prince like Wang Yu who often goes into battle personally, every descendant is a very uncertain thing.
There were frequent wars in the past, so Wang Yu was away from home for a month in the year after his wedding. During the two or three months at home, he was either busy instructing craftsmen to make paper armor, making wine, conducting overseas trade, and training soldiers and horses.
Don't care about personal issues at all.
The two lovely wives have work on hand. They are not complaining about staying alone in the empty room, but they are anxious for Mr. and Mrs. Wang Kuang.
Wang Kuang was somewhat worried before, fearing that Wang Yu would not be able to handle political matters well. After talking to Wang Yu, he put his worries aside and became more eager to have a grandson.
Of course, Wang Yu had to satisfy his father's urgent request. In fact, he should just do it with pleasure. Therefore, after dealing with the Xuzhou matter and seeing that the weather was just right, Wang Yu hummed a song and came out of the Chinese military tent.
All the personal guards looked suspicious. They didn't know who the man named Lu Su was. They just sent the news and made their lord happy like this.
"I'll see you, my lord!" Unfortunately, Wang Yu's excitement didn't last long. He was only halfway through playing a little tune when he was blocked by Tian Feng, Guoyuan and others.
"What...what happened again?" Wang Yu's scalp felt a little numb. The people he didn't want to see the most right now were Tian Feng, Guoyuan and the others.
These guys were in charge of internal affairs. When they met, they either asked for money or showed them a large stack of slips. Wang Yu was helpless. He was a special soldier, not a special secretary, so he could neither get money nor use it.
Those tedious affairs are arranged in an orderly manner. Isn't it just to not be annoyed to death by having so many assistants?
"My lord, you previously proposed to establish an weapons department in order to provide various equipment to the military and civilians with high quality and quantity. But what are the specific regulations? Who is in charge? Where to recruit craftsmen? How to set the standards? In addition, what are the Mi family's workers?
After the merger of the workshop and the Ordnance Department, how will the General Mansion... um, pay in installments?"
When Wang Yu saw that Tian Feng had a headache, he didn't know that the latter's head hurt more than him.
Wang Yu previously proposed the concept of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, intending to improve the status of craftsmen, introduce standardized management, and abandon the original small workshop model. Tian Feng and others who were in charge of internal affairs heard this with repeated approval and were deeply convinced.
However, the specifications proposed by Wang Yu included many procedures, but no specific methods. If nothing else, in order to reasonably acquire the share of the workshop jointly established by the Mi family and the Jiangjun Mansion, Wang Yu proposed the concept of installment payment, but
Tian Feng had no idea how to implement this new gadget.
There are also the standardized production, the training model of craftsmen, and the various methods to improve work efficiency that Wang Yu mentioned, Tian Feng all turned a blind eye. He is good at handling internal affairs and can sort out many complicated and trivial matters in order, but after all, he
Without studying the industrial management of later generations, how could Wang Yu’s needs be met for a while?
In the past few days, the shogunate was busy dealing with the crisis in Xuzhou, and Tian Feng had to worry about it. Now that he heard that the Xuzhou incident was temporarily over, how could he let Wang Yu go?
"My lord, the lijin you mentioned is also somewhat troublesome. With the protection provided by the General's Office, the merchants have no objection to paying commercial taxes, but the problem is, how to collect this tax? Emperor Wu has minted nearly 300 five-baht coins so far.
In 2008, there were many types of currencies in private circulation. It was inappropriate to treat them equally. If they were used differently, there was no consensus on how to judge the value. Many businessmen preferred to use the method of exchanging goods. And different goods have different values in different regions...
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Mi Zhu said with a grimace: "Coupled with the different tax rates you have set for different commodities, my lord, there are simply too many things to calculate when collecting taxes."
Wang Yu was very confused by this group of people, and said depressedly: "Didn't I talk about it in the last meeting? Qingzhou will gradually unify the currency..."
Before he finished his sentence, Guoyuan also complained: "My lord, you said that the issue of unified currency involves a lot! The first is the issue of gold and silver stocks. The stocks of these things are too small.
It is not enough to mint enough gold and silver coins. What's more, to mint so many gold and silver coins, the labor required is quite large. Nowadays, Qinghai and Hebei are in ruins and are waiting for development. There is a shortage of people everywhere. Where can you tell them?
Where are the enough manpower?”
Wang Xiu sighed and agreed: "Yes, the navy was seriously injured in the previous river crossing battle, and now it is still far from recovering. My lord, you have proposed to send a fleet to cross eastward. This is simply... alas,
Lord, this matter is really difficult to handle."
Wang Yu's face also became full of misery.
It is difficult to be a lord, but it is even harder to be a lord who wants to do something. To recuperate and recuperate, of course, it cannot just save food, but to truly make all wastes prosper, and to develop a framework and prototype for the future system.
In order to ensure the rules for participants to benefit, several basic regulations need to be determined, such as: industrial patent issues, commercial tax issues, and concepts such as equity, etc.
Wang Yu does not intend to establish a sound system, but although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, it must have everything it needs.
I thought these rudimentary policies were simple, but once they were implemented, there were many problems. For example, if you want to improve the commercial and tax system, you must first unify the currency; if you want to unify the currency, you must have a large number of precious metal reserves; although Wang Yu
There are also related ideas, but this idea also addresses issues of naval construction and shipbuilding.
These questions are simple to talk about, but they involve too many layers and go round and round, which not only confused Tian Feng and other ministers of the interior, but also confused Wang Yu himself.
"Okay, let's talk one by one..." Wang Yu glanced at Gaotang City reluctantly, and continued the meeting with a group of subordinates.