No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Chapter 1020 Return to Jiangling

"I think it's better that the Queen Mother shows kindness to the people, providing medical treatment and medicine to the people. This year in Jiangdong, just in Nanxu, the number of people who died due to the cold weather is much less than in previous years. In addition, pregnant women, infants, and young children can all have their pulses checked and get medicine at the National Medical Hall. The birth and death rates this year calculated by the Nanxu government office are very different from those of last year. The situation is very encouraging! Who doesn't know that the people in Jiangdong are having a good life now? It's not an exaggeration to say that the people of the country are at peace. Now the Queen Mother has asked the Lord to 'send blessings home'! It is also to consolidate people's hearts.

Now we can take the opportunity to clear out those who are half-hearted. It's not that you want to leave, but we don't want you anymore." Zhang Zhao said hurriedly. The person in charge of internal affairs would naturally talk about the data he cared about, and by the way, he looked at Zhou Yu.

"Yes, Doctor Zhang is right. The Queen Mother asked the National Medical Hall to train military doctors and develop medicines for the army. The number of soldiers who died of serious injuries this year has been greatly reduced. The loyalty of the soldiers to the lord is much greater than before." Zhou Yu also nodded. He was different from Zhang Zhao. He was dragged in and scolded by the old lady. He knew much more about what the old lady did than Zhang Zhao. But when it came to Zhang Zhao's suggestion to get rid of those who were half-hearted, he thought about it and shook his head, "My lord, it's better to be safe when it comes to clearing out the people."

Zhou Yu was in charge of military affairs. Although what Zhang Zhao said was correct, he didn't dare to try.

Sun Quan's thoughts on the Qing Dynasty were similar to Zhang Zhao's. He had a sense of arrogance that I was rich and I was right.

If they were not rich, they could put medicinal porridge in front of the National Medical Hall every day. If it were not for this medicinal porridge, how many people would die in Jiangdong? And the orphans in the orphanage and medical school all survived, and then the population of Jiangdong increased significantly.

Judging from the situation in various places, Cao Cao's territory in the north is supposed to be the main grain producing area, but many people died there, and the population grew slowly. Due to the two losses, the population is still decreasing.

Not to mention Liu Bei, he just got a base and was busy stepping up production and life. But Liu Bei was sick again, and the territory was not very stable, so the situation was not optimistic even with Zhuge Liang who was very good at economics.

War, in the final analysis, is all about money and people. So think about it, now Jiangdong, although not expanding outward, but the influence is expanding, money and people are also increasing.

The main reason is that many people came to Jiangdong on their own. In this way, Jiangdong actually grew stronger in a short period of time because of the National Medical Hall. But Zhou Yu was right, be more stable. In the army, no matter how stable it is, it is not too much.

"Gongjin is right. You have the final say in military affairs. And I think the medical school in Nanxu is really useful. I saw them farming with herbal farmers that day and I felt quite benefited. Do you want to open more schools? Queen Mother said before that she wanted to take those girls in. She said that even if they are farming, they have to be able to read. And Gongjin, you pick some smart ones in the army, and we will also open a military school, let the veterans teach well, and train our own generals." Sun Quan finally found the benefits of running a school in the medical school. Now, he is also stimulated by those aristocratic families. Waiting for you to strangle me, I will lay mines for you first. The more he talks, the more excited he gets.

"Let's take it slow!" Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu looked at each other and immediately came to their senses. Zhang Zhao was still a little passionate before, but now he immediately thought, "Don't get too excited!"
"My Lord, I would like to go to Jiangling to inspect the camp." Zhou Yu hurriedly said to Sun Quan. He should run away quickly while he is about to get angry. Of course, it is almost the New Year, so it is reasonable for him to go back to Jiangling to stabilize the morale of the army.

Of course, he was different from Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao was very capable, but he was a typical pessimist. When Cao Cao attacked, he immediately thought of surrendering. He could not win anyway, so he might as well preserve his strength. The territory was theirs anyway, so they could wait for Cao Cao to leave. How could Cao Cao kill them all?

However, this was a soldier's honor, and neither Sun Quan nor Zhou Yu agreed. Zhou Yu would rather bow to Zhuge Liang and agree to unite against Cao, firmly standing by Sun Quan's side and winning the final victory.

So he left Nanxu now, not because he really didn't want to deal with Sun Quan, but because he felt that the overall situation was settled and he believed that Sun Quan could handle it. So he went to Jiangling with peace of mind to do his own thing. It must be said that it was this difference between Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu that led to their different final results.

This was also the reason why Sun Quan treated Zhou Yu's descendants well after Zhou Yu's death. He disliked Zhou Yu for always standing ahead of him in everything, but he also knew Zhou Yu's absolute loyalty to Jiangdong.

But Sun Quan had no good face for Zhang Zhao, because Zhang Zhao never got the real position of prime minister until his death. He was in charge of internal affairs for many years.

Of course, Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao are not so irreconcilable now. This is also because there will be some conflicts between the economy and the military. Sun Quan wants to fight a war, so he needs money, but Zhang Zhao does not want to give money. He wants to ensure coordinated development.

And because Queen Mother opened a national medical clinic, a medical school, and made paper, she brought countless commercial advances to Jiangdong, which made the situation in Jiangdong very good. Sun Quan finally realized the relationship between economy and politics. When the economy and politics are strong, a strong army also becomes inevitable. All of a sudden, he felt like he could defeat the enemy without fighting.

Sun Quan now slowly began to observe his retainers from an impartial standpoint. He was no longer so disgusted with Zhang Zhao, which could be considered a kind of reconciliation with himself.

Sun Quan listened to what Zhou Yu said and nodded, "Go and keep an eye on them to see if there are any who can be promoted. Also, if there are generals from northern noble families who want to leave, don't try to keep them."

"Yes!" Zhou Yu hurriedly bowed in agreement. As a general who came from a powerful northern family, his roots were on the other side of the river no matter what. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it before, but now, those who came to resign showed that they were weak-willed, and there was no point in keeping him.

There is no need to say anything else. Why go to Beihua? Because the family is in the south, and they can control the internal affairs. You live and work on our territory, don't be proud, the county magistrate is not as good as the county magistrate. No matter how loud your voice is, it is not as loud as your fist.

Zhang Zhao also thought that it would be best for Zhou Yu to go to Jiangling to keep an eye on the situation. If Zhou Yu went to the army, Zhang Zhao could show his abilities and deal with those annoying aristocratic families.

This year, they took advantage of Liu Bei's illness and Cao Cao's inability to invade the south, and gradually nibbled away at Lianghuai, to ensure that when they used their troops in Yizhou, there would be no fire in their backyard.

Because Jiangdong is rich and has a top domestic official like Zhang Zhao, the people in Lianghuai are impressed by the economy, and the people all put Jiangdong first. So now, Jiangling is their front line, forming a three-way containment.

What the three of them were thinking about now was that if they took Yizhou directly, they could divide the river with Cao Cao, and they could persuade Liu Bei to surrender. With the emperor's uncle in hand, or the emperor's uncle's son in hand, wouldn't the play be easier? Therefore, these three smart people completely eliminated their previous grudges and worked together for a common goal.

Finally, I have to do something that people in the Three Kingdoms should do. Oh my god, the holiday is about to end, and my sister asked me to go have a barbecue. Thinking that the holiday is about to end, I suddenly can't eat anything.