Overlord!

Chapter 21 Liyang Female Lu

It is not an easy task to choose the elite and create another army.

No Sima would want others to pick away his elite soldiers.

In particular, at this moment, Sun Ce has not paid salaries to his subordinates, and everyone has voluntarily led his troops to join him, relying on the elite soldiers of his subordinates to create meritorious service and seize wealth.

While thinking about how to advance, Sun Ce soon arrived at the county government office.

In the county government, Lu Fan has led his troops to take over.Seeing a large number of fierce generals swarming Sun Ce into the county government, Lu Fan immediately greeted him, and praised: "The general is heroic, fierce and world-class, taking over the county government, military camp, treasury, and luggage is like picking something out of a bag, entering history. Yang has successfully controlled the entire city in just half a day."

Sun Ce smiled, Huiqu was too cowardly to be able to control Liyang, an important military town, so easily.He, the governor of Yangzhou, is probably not as courageous as Mu Hanfu of Jizhou.The standard of the Yuan family's old officials was really not good enough.

But it might not be so easy to create a new army in the future. Sun Ce said: "I plan to choose the young and strong in the whole army, and then train them strictly to make them elite. Does Ziheng have any suggestions?"

Lu Fan followed Sun Ce, walked towards the county government hall, and said: "The general has more soldiers, but among them there are more than a thousand elites under Cheng Sima and Sun Sima's troops. There are no quotas in the other Sima battalions. , and most of them are new recruits who have not been killed on the battlefield. I suggest that the Sima Jiang Qin and Zheng Bao of the other divisions should be transferred to Sima first, and the number of staff in the battalion will be fixed."

Sun Ce thought about it, and asked, "What does Ziheng mean, let them choose the elite of the headquarters?"

Lu Fan nodded and said: "The general intends to replenish the elite, and there is no need to build a new department. Streamlining the old department will also have the same effect. Their redundant old and weak will be handed over to another department commander."

Sun Ce said solemnly: "What Zi Heng said is indeed beneficial to reduce resistance and avoid complaints from the generals."

In order to reduce resistance and smoothly select the young and strong Sima battalion, Sun Ce even planned to reward each of the Sima from other divisions with a hundred stones of salt, ten catties of gold and silver, and ten horses of Luo Qi.

"But Ziheng's proposal has the most serious problem, that is, Jiang Qin and Zheng Bao may not even have 500 elites in the camp."

If the two Sima departments are fully staffed, they can form an elite establishment of a total of 1000 people.

Adding 8000 old pieces, it means that Sun Ce selected [-] elite soldiers from the [-] pieces, and the remaining [-] people were transferred to farming.The military-to-civilian ratio is about one to four.

This ratio is also crazy, but it is much better than the tens of thousands of warlords and bandits.

And although there are 2000 elite troops, the scale has shrunk, but the combat power has been significantly improved, and its offensive will be fiercer and its actions will be faster.

Faced with Sun Ce's thorny problem, Lu Fan Zhongzhuang spoke generously and said: "This difficulty is easy to solve. We can let the two Sima choose strong men from our department and fill them into the camp."

Sun Ce's hasty footsteps stopped abruptly, and he looked at Lu Fan moved, and said in a concentrated voice, "Ziheng is loyal and hardworking, he cares about the public first, and he rescues me regardless of profit or loss. He is really similar to Wu Han!"

Wu Han is No.28 in Yuntai 2.

By analogy with Wu and Han, it is not only to guarantee Lu Fan's status, but also to express Sun Ce's ambition.

Hearing this, Lu Fan was very excited, cupped his hands and said to Sun Ce: "If the elite is still insufficient, I will persuade Liu Sima for the general and support the general's plan."

Liu Sima is Liu You, the Sima of the other tribe. He led thousands of troupes to join him, and donated all his family resources to help Sun Ce raise his army.

Sun Ce had to express himself no matter what, so he became another Sima in the army.He has a large number of tribes, not only thousands of people from his tribe, but also nearly [-] bandits from Tang and Hou Mountains and more than [-] men from Yuan Xiong's tribe.

Sun Ce nodded seriously, and said, "If you can get Liu You's support, the matter of recruiting the elite will be considered a success."

After thinking for a while, Sun Ce said: "Liu You voted for me to help the troubled times, not for money. Most of them will support the rectification of the elite, and it is a bit vulgar to reward him with money. Then entrust him with a heavy responsibility and treat the old and the weak. Go back to his camp and let him be in charge of farming. Ziheng will go to another department to be a Sima, and he will be in charge of Fengxian Governor, transfer talents, and be fully responsible for the entire army's prohibition, and his position is only under the chief general."

This is actually tantamount to giving Liu You and Lu Fan all promotions to reward their contributions.

Liu You will obviously be promoted to Captain Dian Nong and will be responsible for all future farm affairs.He was a powerful man before, and he knew nothing about manor economy and agricultural production.He is currently one of the most suitable candidates for Sun Ce to be in charge of farming affairs.

And Lu Fan directly confirmed his detached status under one person, responsible for supervising the whole army, rectifying military discipline, and strictly prohibiting him.

This should be the most suitable candidate among the entire Jiangdong forces. Lu Fan is very dignified. Historically, the children of Jiangdong's noble families, such as Lu Xun, Quan Cong, etc., practiced reverence and austerity in front of him, and dared not take it lightly.

Being able to restrain a world-class hero like Lu Xun, it is naturally easy to restrain ordinary soldiers.

Sun Ce made a charter and immediately began to implement it vigorously in the army.

All the troops in the city were drawn out of the city. The two generals Jiang Qin and Zheng Bao were the biggest beneficiaries of this elite rectification. They all excitedly led their personal guards and began to select elites from each battalion.

Their publicity quickly attracted the attention of Cheng Pu and Sun He.

Cheng Pu also approached Sun Ce and asked Sha Tai to recruit elite soldiers.

Sun Ce had no choice but to give Cheng Gong face.

To be reasonable, he actually felt that these thousand old ministries were not considered absolute elites.Many of them are over 40 years old, and many are treacherous.Weeding out the weak and replenishing the young and strong can also continue to strengthen their combat power.

The advantage of having so many talents under his command is that Sun Ce doesn't need to ask about specific matters at all.

These four Sima are all outstanding people, and they all have their own plans for selecting elite soldiers.

For example, Cheng Pu's requirements are very simple, strong and strong, able to march with armor, and those who circle the camp [-] times can pass the screening.

But Jiang Qin led Zhou Tai to select soldiers from the tiger and cardinals. Among the selected troops, they were capable of carrying a tripod lightly, light-footed soldiers and horses, and sharp soldiers who carried the flag to win the general.The soldiers who ate beef from Zhou Tai's hands that day were immediately snatched by Jiang Qin to the camp.Then he set up two huge stones in front of the gate of the camp, and those who could lift the huge stones could enter the camp.

His goal is very clear, which is to form a team of elite disciples who can break through every attack on the battlefield.

The other generals also had their own rules and regulations. In Liyang City, Sun Ce didn't need to be distracted by the military affairs at all. He now devoted most of his energy to the government affairs of the county government.

A large number of soldiers had gathered in Liyang City before, so the governance in the county was naturally in a mess.

Sitting in the county office, Sun Ce faced a group of county officials, and the first question he asked was: "Where is the county magistrate? Where is the county magistrate?"

Huainan is a land of prosperity in an absolute sense.Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were 92 cities in the six counties of Yangyang, with 4303 million registered households, a total of [-] million people.It is the fourth largest prefecture after Yizhou, Jingzhou and Jizhou.

However, compared with the nine counties and more than ten counties in these three prefectures, Yangzhou has only six counties, and the population is mainly concentrated in the north.

Liyang is located on the main waterway of the Yangtze River and has a large population.The county magistrate who governs this county has a thousand shi every year in salary alone!It is higher than the salary of the governor of the state.The governor of the state is a humble and powerful person, and his salary is only six hundred shi, which is higher than the five hundred shi for the county magistrate with less than [-] households.

For a son of a wealthy family like Yuan Shu, soldiers may not have military pay and have to go to the river to touch mussels for food, but the salaries of officials from all over the country are definitely paid in full.

But such a county magistrate with a generous salary has disappeared!

After a long silence, a small official said hesitantly: "Master, will you be among the women at this moment?"

"Nvlu!" Sun Ce clenched his teeth. These people really dared to imitate Guan Zhong. There are so many soldiers here that they couldn't enjoy themselves, so they drove Nulu away.

"Go and bring him here!"

The county officials trembled in fright, and someone immediately led Sun Ce's personal guards away.

Soon, a thin official wearing a soap-colored court uniform, a crown of honor, and a bronze seal with a black ribbon on his waist was escorted into the hall by two tall personal guards.

When the guards let him go, he immediately bowed exaggeratedly, bowed his hands to the end, and said: "Your Majesty Shao Zhuo, Liyang County Magistrate, pays his respects to General Sun."

Sun Ce scolded: "As a county magistrate, you are addicted to wine and sex, ignore government affairs, and eat vegetarian meals in the corpse, but you are still half ashamed of being an official?"

Shao Zhuo was so reprimanded that he couldn't lift his head, so he could only defend in a low voice: "General, after Mr. Hui entered the city, he instructed him not to take charge of Liyang's affairs. With the army by his side, how dare we resist?"

Since Sun Ce crossed over, for the first time, his spirit that no one dared to meet him was stopped for the first time.

This seems to make sense... It seems that he, Shao Zhuo, cannot be blamed.

Sun Ce paused for a moment, then immediately switched to other topics, and said, "Mr. Hui will no longer interfere in Liyang's government affairs. Let me ask you, how many people does Liyang have now?"

"I don't know..." Shao Zhuo replied honestly: "Some people were forcibly recruited as soldiers, some were killed by rebels, and a large number of people became powerful and hidden households. The exact number of people can only be asked by Hui Shijun. Engage in diving."

"Then you know how much tax Liyang can collect, right?"

Shao Zhuozi hesitated all of a sudden, he raised his head to look at Sun Ce cautiously, and said hesitantly, "Should I know...or don't know?"

Sun Ce was stunned, what kind of strange species is this?

"If you know it, you know it, if you don't know it, you don't know it!" Sun Ce angrily said, "What do you mean you should know it or don't know it?"

Shao Zhuo was so frightened that his whole body trembled, he immediately lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "In the past, General Yuan only gave a tax figure and collected it several times a year. I thought the general would also collect another round of taxes."

Sun Ce really admired the magistrate of Liyang County, and he was the first person who could vent his momentum.

Facing this slick guy, Sun Ce could only say: "Then how much was collected last time, do you know?"

"This...is still not clear. I have to ask Mr. Hui to engage in rites in his governance."

Sun Ce finally took the case angrily, and cursed angrily: "You don't know this, you don't know that, how did you become the magistrate of Liyang County?"

Shao Zhuo raised his head cautiously, and said hesitantly: "I opened the women's house in the city. The soldiers squandered the income from the battle. They spend a lot of money every day, and the business nearby is prosperous. I donate all of them to the general as military funds?"

The guards behind Sun Ce were all stunned by this guy's answer.

Let's say he is a mediocre person, he was able to develop a different kind of prosperity in Liyang City in this turmoil.

But if you want to say that he is a talented person, he doesn't know anything about Li Yang, he is like a stupid official among stupid officials.

Sun Ce was even dumbfounded by him.

"I'm not interested in those shops of yours, and I don't plan to use them as a means of plundering. From today onwards, the entire army has withdrawn from the city, and your daughter-in-law will not last long!"

Shao Zhuo opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "That's not necessarily true. If the general can really restrain the soldiers, the law and order in Liyang will improve, and widowers, young adults, refugees, even rangers, and heroes will still be quite interested in women. Hui Shi Jun snatched women and rewarded his subordinates, resulting in far fewer women in Liyang than men, and many men could not release their blood and energy. Even the powerful came to visit frequently, and it was no problem to make money every day."

Angrily, Sun Ce drew his saber, put it on Shao Zhuo's neck, and scolded, "I'm not interested in such things as excess energy and the prosperity of my daughter-in-law! You are the magistrate of Liyang County, not the daughter-in-law Tongbao! I only give you In ten days, sort out all the government affairs in Liyang, household registration, land registration, taxes, schools, city rent, labor tax, craftsman registration, corvee, etc., are listed in the list. Blame me for being ruthless!"

The corners of Shao Zhuo's mouth were frowned, and he wanted to say that he was really the boss of his daughter-in-law, but seeing Sun Ce's angry look, he swallowed the words with interest.All information can only be sorted out according to the above plan.

The so-called Shangji refers to the year-end assessment system that began in the Warring States Period.Ji refers to "jishu", that is, statistical books.The scope of the statistics includes the twelve chapters summarized in "Book of Shangjun Quqiang": "The number of warehouses in the territory, the number of strong men and women, the number of the old and the weak, the number of officials and bachelors, the number of taxes and money, the number of industrial and commercial The number, the number of horses, cattle, grass (feed), and 槀 (stalk)."

When it comes to the big man, the content of the above plan is more than the number of criminals and prisons.

But now the army is in chaos, and the security situation is almost negative, so there is no need to count this.

The key is to sort out Liyang's youth, bachelors, craftsmen, workshops, shops, cattle and horse feed, etc., which can directly enhance the power of the forces.Especially money, grain and cloth, which Sun Ce urgently needs.He is really fed up with the constraints of this half-baked army, even if it costs a lot of money, he has to completely rectify it from top to bottom.

Now the whole of Liyang is under the control of Sun Ce, Shao Zhuo dare not neglect for the sake of his family and life, and immediately after receiving the order, he hurriedly took all the county officials to start rectifying the government affairs.

Among these county magistrates at the end of the Han Dynasty, there were many outstanding people. For example, the current Qu'a county magistrate is Gu Yong, a top minister who has served as the prime minister of Soochow for decades in history.Whether this Shao Zhuo can compare with Gu Yong is hard to say, but after the sword hits his throat, the efficiency of sorting out government affairs is indeed amazing.

Chen Wu followed Sun Ce and asked in bewilderment, "General, aren't we going to conquer Jiangdong? Why do we need to spend energy governing Liyang?"

(End of this chapter)