Great Military Division

Chapter 478 Zhang Zhao's little abacus is really boring!

Fancheng.

in some sense.

Fancheng belongs to Nanyang County, while Xiangyang belongs to Nanjun. They are different administrative regions.

However, because the two cities faced each other across the Han Dynasty, Fancheng was, in a sense, the defensive front of Xiangyang.

If you want to win Xiangyang, you must first win Fancheng, and then cross the river and enter Xiangyang City.

Under Cai Mao's dispatching command, the entire Fancheng immediately entered a state of combat readiness. The common people all went home and were not allowed to go out without orders. The streets were full of patrols and soldiers carrying defense equipment.

Especially on the surface of the Han River, warships shuttled from north to south, like shuttles on a loom, constantly transporting soldiers and corresponding supplies.

Cai Mao has never regarded Xiangyang as the main battlefield. After all, this is the place where they live. He absolutely does not allow the flames of war to spread here, otherwise the Cai family will suffer huge losses.

At this moment, at the head of Fancheng City, Cai Mao stood facing the wind, looking at the dense forest outside the city, and couldn't help frowning: "Why hasn't Zihe come back yet? According to the time calculation, it shouldn't be."

"Don't worry, Governor."

Zhang Yun beside him hurriedly comforted him, "Liu Biao is guarded by the Huben army of the Nanyang court. I heard that each of them is a soldier who has experienced many battles. Maybe General Cai encountered some troubles, which delayed the time."

"but."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yun turned around and said, "Don't worry too much. After all, General Cai brought hundreds of elite cavalry and chased down a team of 50 elites. It shouldn't be too difficult."

Cai Mao thought about it carefully, then stretched his brows, let out a long breath, and said softly: "That's true, the soldiers and horses of Hanting in Nanyang are indeed powerful, and their equipment is very good. Zihe defeated them and brought back their armor. It's kind of a waste of time."

Zhang Yun smiled lightly: "That's right, that's exactly what it is. If you don't worry about waiting, General Cai will be back in a while. At that time, we will also be able to wear aluminum alloy battle armor. We are invulnerable, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Cai Mao glanced at Zhang Yun, snorted softly, and teased, "You boy, you have a beautiful idea, but there are only fifty sets of armor, enough equipment for tens of thousands of us?"

Zhang Yun chuckled: "As much as you can equip, equip as much as you can. After repelling the enemy's attack, we can receive a lot of corpses, so there will be more and more armor."

Cai Hao shook his head, and said softly: "You think too much, even Nanyang's aluminum armor is not equipped for all personnel, it should only be equipped by the most elite infantry for the time being."

"Most of the soldiers and horses under Sun Jian's tent have been transformed into navy troops. If they have to go down the river frequently, it should be impossible for them to be equipped with aluminum alloy armor. If they are equipped, it is very likely that they will be Zhou Yu's mandarin duck army."

Zhang Yun nodded and said solemnly: "Well, it makes sense."

Cai Mao let out a sigh of relief and continued: "Oh, by the way, are the stone and rolling logs ready?"

Zhang Yun patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, Chief Governor, what you specifically ordered, how can the general not be prepared, and all have been transported to Fancheng, enough for Sun Jian's tiger to drink a pot."

Because the Nanyang Hanting soldiers are very well equipped, even the most common leather armor has amazing defensive capabilities due to the special treatment of the leather.

Therefore, ordinary bows and arrows are difficult to cause too much damage to soldiers, so Cai Mao ordered people to prepare a large number of blunt weapons in advance, such as stones, rolling logs, and big hammers, in preparation for the attack of Nanyang Hanting.

"kindness."

Cai Mao nodded in satisfaction: "That's very good."

Zhang Yun nodded: "The governor can rest assured. For this day, we have been preparing for several years. The gate of Fancheng is as strong as iron, and the whole city is as solid as gold. Sun Jian will definitely not be able to get in."

The corners of Cai Hao's lips raised slightly, and a faint smile appeared: "I really want to see what kind of expression Sun Jian will have when the fire and thunder can't blow open the city gate."

Zhang Yun frowned, as if he was fantasizing about that scene, then nodded slowly, and said with interest: "It should be very frightening. If he can't blow up the city gate, he is by no means an opponent of our army."

The vast majority of Sun Jian's subordinates are naval forces, relying on naval forces to attack such a strong city?
Cai Hao and Zhang Yun naturally have absolute confidence that they can defeat Sun Jian!

Just as the two fantasized about the scene of victory.

suddenly.

A quick report sounded behind him:

"Report—!"

Cai Mao turned his head and looked.

In the direction of the inner city, a fast horse came running.

He stepped forward, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

The other party hurried to the city without even paying attention to saluting, so he said directly: "Mao Jie is gone. I heard from the governor's mansion that he was taken away by Han Song, and he may have already left Xiangyang City."

"what?"

Cai Mao was stunned for a moment.

He frowned, unable to believe that Mao Jie would be taken away by Han Song.

In fact, it's normal to think about it carefully. Han Song is from Nanyang, and Liu Biao has fully shown his admiration for Nanyang when he was still a shepherd in Jingzhou.

Now that he finally had the opportunity to return to Nanyang Hanting, Han Song was naturally happy. It was normal for Han Song to find a way to take Mao Jie away when they made such a big noise.

"Mao Jie was taken away?"

Even Zhang Yun at the side couldn't help being taken aback.

"kindness."

The other party nodded, and said with absolute certainty: "It has been taken away."

Cai Mao calmed down quickly, and asked tentatively, "Do you know about this?"

The other party nodded again: "Well, I know."

"Oh?"

Cai Mao asked, "What did he say?"

"He left as soon as he said he would. As long as Liu Biao is here, it doesn't matter if he wants Mao Jie or not."

"Well, that's true. If that's the case, let him go."

Although Mao Jie is the governor of Jingzhou, if he wants to use him to threaten Nanyang, the actual significance must not be as great as imagined. Who is His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang? He is the master of the world. Can an official threaten him?
But Liu Biao is different.

Liu Biao is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and he also took refuge in the emperor.

If something goes wrong with Liu Biao, it will directly affect Liu Yan and Liu Yao in Yizhou and Yangzhou. It is inevitable that His Majesty the Emperor of Nanyang will definitely pay more attention to Liu Biao than Mao Jie.

Zhang Yun frowned, looked out of the city, and said tentatively: "Governor, do you want to send someone out to investigate? If there is an accident, we will help. If not, we can get them back to the building quickly."

Cai Mao thought for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Okay, let Deng Long go."

Zhang Yun bowed his body and cupped his hands: "Here."

Immediately.

Bowed away, ready to order.

Not long after, the gate of the city was opened, and a cavalry roared out, heading straight to the north.

However, after a while, the cavalry who had just left came back straight away. Cai Mao stood at the top of the wall and shouted at the top of his voice, "What's the matter? Didn't you ask you to meet the brother-in-law, where are you?"

Down below, Deng Long shouted loudly: "Governor, not long after we left the city, we found Sun Jian's cavalry. There are at least 2000 of them. Maybe General Cai has already died."

"what?"

Cai Mao was stunned for a moment, and rushed into Tianling Gai in a fit of anger: "What did you say? Could it be that Cai Zhong had already died tragically at the hands of Sun Jian?"

At that moment, Cai Mao's body softened, and he felt his head was as heavy as a mountain. If it wasn't for Zhang Yun's sharp eyes and quick hands to help him up, he would almost fall to the top of the wall.

"Great Governor!"

Zhang Yun supported Cai Mao, and said with concern: "Are you okay? Your body is important, remember to take care."

Only then did Cai Hao stabilize his body and barely supported himself: "I'm fine, open the city gate quickly and let Deng Long come in."

Zhang Yun made a promise, gestured to the guards beside him, opened the city gate, and let Deng Long come in, while he continued to comfort him:

"General Governor, you must not have any accidents. If you fall, our tens of thousands of Jingxiang troops will lose their backbone. Wouldn't this be a big deal for Sun Jian?"

"do not worry."

Cai Mao took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, trying to keep himself calm: "I will never fall until the end of the war. If Cai Zhong is sacrificed, then I will avenge him."

"Yes."

Zhang Yun nodded affirmatively: "We must avenge him!"

Cai Hao breathed out, let go of Zhang Yun's hand, and ordered: "Send someone back to Xiangyang quickly, tell Yidu that Liu Biao failed to catch him, let him think of other ways."

Zhang Yun nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll make arrangements now, please remember to take care."

Cai Mao's eyes flickered fiercely: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

*****
Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

In the post house.

Zhang Zhao was holding the letter from the flying pigeon, pinching a strand of goatee under his chin, with a slight smile on his face: "Mao Jie's movements are too fast, and it has brought the Jingxiang gentry to a dead end."

"Yes."

Opposite him, Tao Qian, governor of Xuzhou, nodded and said softly: "The imperial court abolished the state pastoral system, and transferred Liu Biao back to the imperial court as a servant, but put a bad-tempered Maojie in Jingxiang."

"The Jingxiang gentry can naturally guess His Majesty's intentions. If so, nine out of ten will rebel. Perhaps His Majesty has been waiting for such an ending."

Zhang Zhao said affirmatively, "Tao Shijun's words are reasonable. His Majesty originally intended to march into Jingxiang, but the current situation developed faster, which made Liu Biao realize that he was invincible, so he accepted the imperial court's order."

"But."

As far as this is concerned, Zhang Zhao changed the subject: "Nowadays, land reform is being carried out all over the country, and the imperial court's land equity trading buildings are also being carried out in the government offices of various states and counties."

"This kind of thing may naturally fall to Jing Yang. The imperial court will definitely take action against it. Both soft and hard knives will be used. Your Majesty has always been like this. No matter which way you succeed, the outcome is under control."

Tao Qian was naturally aware of His Majesty's ability: "Yes, the land reform will definitely start, and it will not be able to stop when it has a blood-drawing effect on the local gentry. In this situation, we can only accept the publicization of private land."

"To be honest, it was difficult to implement this kind of decree at first, but after the establishment of the Land Equity Trading Building and the price of land equity certificates rose, the aristocratic family gradually accepted this reality and enjoyed it."

"Let's not talk about it, it's the Xiapi Chen family who complained about it before, but with the establishment of the equity trading building, their family's land not only did not decrease, but increased, and their value more than doubled."

"Now."

Tao Qian said with a smile: "The Chen family's business is not limited to farming land, but has also joined the golden silk monkey. I heard that the Chen family currently has three golden monkeys. They were bought at the thirteenth golden age, and now they are ten. Eight gold."

"I heard that the imperial court is going to rebuild Luoyang City and build more than [-] gardens in total. The price of the golden silk monkey is even higher. This business is really amazing."

Zhang Zhao frowned, pinching the goatee under his chin: "Speaking of the golden-threaded monkey, I really don't believe it, but His Majesty would like it so much that it has attracted people to imitate it, and the price of the golden-haired monkey has gone up .”

"Ugh-!"

Zhang Zhao shook his head, and said with disbelief, "Even Liu Ba, the Minister of Commerce, was demoted to Yizhou. I really don't understand what His Majesty is going to do."

Tao Qian didn't understand even more, and waved his hand: "The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, maybe that's the case, but I believe that His Majesty is definitely not an easy person, let's just wait for the result."

"Oh, right."

Tao Qian suddenly remembered something, and asked tentatively: "Can you stay here for two more days, and after the imperial court replies to my resignation letter, we will rush to Yangzhou together."

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Zhao nodded immediately: "Okay, yes."

Tao Qian hesitated instead: "Aren't you hurrying?"

Zhang Zhao smiled lightly and nodded, "Since there's a fight in Jingzhou, it's better for me to go later. The harder Sun Jian fights the tiger, the better it will be for what I'm going to do next."

"I am rushing to Yangzhou now. I am afraid that people will wear small shoes, and even suffer from other people's eyes. I spend a lot of energy, but it is difficult to effectively promote things."

"But."

Changing the subject, Zhang Zhao proudly said, "If Sun Jian makes substantial progress, it will definitely have a deterrent effect on the nobles in Yangzhou. Then I will get twice the result with half the effort if I push things forward, so I am not in a hurry at all."

Tao Qian smiled: "You boy, you are really a ghost."

Zhang Zhaoyi said: "Besides, I still have something to ask you, Tao Shijun."

"Oh?"

Tao Qian frowned: "You actually have something to ask me?"

Zhang Zhao nodded: "That's right, Mr. Tao, you must help me."

Tao Qian smiled lightly and asked tentatively, "Tell me what it is first, otherwise I'm not sure if I can help you."

"it is good."

Zhang Zhao responded without hesitation, and said directly: "Tao Shijun, you are from Danyang, and Danyang is the center of Shanyue's activities. I think you should know Zulang, the leader of Shanyue, right?"

Zu Lang is the most famous commander in Danyang Shanyue Middle School, and he has great influence. If he wants to stabilize Yangzhou, it is impossible not to face the power of Shanyue.

This is also the reason why Zhang Zhao came to Pengcheng.

He didn't come to visit relatives in his hometown, but came to visit Tao Qian specially, just happened to get this letter from Feige.

Tao Qian seemed to understand Zhang Zhao's meaning: "I do know Zu Lang, and I also know his father, but if Zi Bu wants me to help you deal with him, I can't do it, after all, I am the son of an old man."

"No."

Naturally, Zhang Zhao knew that Tao Qian had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "I don't want to conquer them, I just want them to put down their weapons and become ordinary people. The court will let them live a good life."

"I, Zhang Zhao, have been in Yangzhou this time. What I have in my hand is His Majesty's imperial edict, which is to reclaim wasteland. As long as they can become common people and stop causing trouble, I guarantee that within two years, they will have no worries about food and clothing. "

The world is in chaos, and the Shanyue rioters will appear in Jiangdong. But now that the imperial court is about to unify the whole country, the next thing is to live in peace and stability. No one can go against the general trend.

Including Liu Yao, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan!
Naturally, it also includes Zuro Yamakoshi!
Tao Qian naturally understood this, pondered for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Zibu, do you really want them to return to farming?"

Zhang Zhao nodded affirmatively: "Tao Shijun, do you think I'm joking? This is to give Zu Lang a chance. If he disagrees, then I can only send someone to punish him. You should know the power of the court."

"Don't talk about subduing the fire and thunder. When Sun Jian conquers Jingzhou, he will definitely send his troops eastward. Coupled with Xuzhou's navy Cheng Pu, with the joint efforts of the two sides, it will never be a problem to flatten Jiangdong."

"If the court really made up its mind and wanted to wipe out Shanyue and keep one side safe, even the ten ancestors together would not be able to withstand the court's thunderbolt."

Tao Qian took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and finally nodded: "I understand everything you said, don't worry, this old man will help you persuade Zu Lang to surrender, but you have to come up with something practical."

Zhang Zhao smiled lightly, got up and went to the side, and took out a stack of papers from his rucksack: "Tao Shijun, take a look, this is a system of terraced fields deliberately formulated by the imperial court for the characteristics of high mountains and dense forests in the south of the Yangtze River, and it can be reproduced completely. Ecological rice paddy fish farming.”

"Once it is officially launched, the imperial court will send some experts to various counties and counties to help the common people solve the technical problems of rice and fish farming. At the same time, they will also send people to build chemical fertilizer plants to ensure the harvest of food."

Terraces?

Tao Qian frowned, with doubts, picked up the technical information, and browsed carefully.

After a while, his eyes lit up, and he kept nodding: "Okay! That's great! It's really great! This terraced ecological rice field fish is really suitable for Yamakoshi."

"Zibu."

Tao Qian raised his eyes to look at Zhang Zhao, his eyes sparkled: "I, Tao Qian, will help you with this favor."

Zhang Zhao nodded and smiled lightly, and raised the wine bar in front of him: "Come, let's have a drink, we have a pleasant cooperation."

Tao Qian raised his wine and drank it all in one gulp: "It's a happy cooperation."

*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.

The Emperor's Palace.

Wende Hall.

Holding the letter in his hand, Liu Bian started browsing, but he was communicating with the Military Division Alliance in his heart: "This old fellow Tao Qian is actually going to resign? He came so suddenly, does he really want to resign, or is he implying something?"

It wasn't that Liu Bian was too preoccupied, but that the timing of Tao Qian's resignation was really a bit wrong, and one had to imagine that it happened to be at the critical moment when Liu Bian abolished the state herd.

Of course!
Liu Bian's abolition of state herdsmen was not aimed at Tao Qian, but at Liu Yao, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan. Tao Qian was just an accidental injury, and he couldn't hurt his bones at all.

However, Tao Qian proposed to resign at this time, giving people the feeling that he was challenging the emperor, and always made Liu Bian feel a little bit uncomfortable, even if you were half a year or three months late?
But the result?

Not only did you not delay your resignation, but you are still urging yourself to agree to let him retire and return home as soon as possible, even if it is really not interesting, it has become a little bit interesting.

"Master Bian, don't think about it too much. In fact, Tao Qian should have reached retirement age, so let him retire with peace of mind and take care of his life. Anyway, Zhang Zhao has also gone to Pengcheng now, obviously for Tao Qian."

The voice of the Military Division Alliance immediately remembered that it seemed that they were not interested in Tao Qian at all, but were very concerned about Zhang Zhao's whereabouts and his next countermeasures.

"To Tao Qian?"

Liu Bian didn't quite understand.

"Yes."

The Alliance of Military Advisors is very sure: "Zhang Zhao is a workaholic. Although Pengcheng is his hometown, but this time he went back, not to visit relatives, but to ask Tao Qian for help."

"According to Tao Qian's information obtained by the imperial court, he and Danyang Shanyue Zulang's father are friends who have forgotten years, and Zulang is the core leader of Shanyue. If the Shanyue problem cannot be solved, his policy will be difficult to complete quickly."

Yamagoshi?

Liu Bian was naturally aware of this bandit armed group.

Soochow in history relied on attacking Yamayue to obtain population and military strength, which was a very difficult problem.

Liu Bian frowned: "The expert means that Zhang Zhao went to Pengcheng, and he mainly asked Tao Qian to help him. He wanted to solve the problem of Shanyue quickly, so that he could promote rice field fish in the shortest possible time. .”

"Yes."

The military division alliance is very sure: "So Lord Bian, you just promise Tao Qian. If with his help, Zhang Zhao can solve Shanyue smoothly and make them legal residents of the imperial court, then you can become a marquis and enjoy food. Just reward."

Huh?
This is indeed a way.

Anyway, at the very beginning, experts wanted to solve Tao Qian's solution completely, which was to let him return to his hometown, seal him as a marquis, enjoy food, and spend his old age in peace.

Now, I can use this method to completely stabilize Tao Qian's dangerous point, making it a pinnacle of calming the sea in Danyang Shanyue, completely helping the court, stabilizing Shanyue, and subduing Shanyue.

Wonderful!

This plan is great!

Liu Bian was in a good mood, with a smile on his face: "Okay, then I will immediately ask Guo Jia to pass a letter to Tao Qian Feige, agreeing to his resignation and surrender, and give him another pension."

The Military Division Alliance said softly: "Don't worry, just agree first, and wait for Tao Qian to finish the matter. Don't worry about this. If everything is settled in advance, what will you give when you make contributions? ?”

"That's true."

Liu Bian took a long breath, and wrote two words on the letter paper: agree.

The military division alliance said softly: "We also have to select a governor in advance, who will be mainly responsible for Xuzhou's affairs. It just so happens that Tao Qian has vacated the position, and we can promote another one."

Liu Bian tentatively asked, "Does the expert have any suggestions?"

The Military Division Alliance paused for a moment, and then said: "Judging from the current performance, Zhang Hong is naturally the best, with high qualifications and strong abilities. He can completely hold the scene. You don't have to worry about this."

"Zhang Hong?"

"kindness."

"Okay, that's him."

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　happy mid-Autumn Festival!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)