Chapter 232 I've thought about it in my dream

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 232 I've thought about it in my dream

"General Sun has lofty intentions. The small things you mentioned may be big things to me."

Long Xiang suddenly found that Sun Quan was difficult to deal with, at least it was more difficult than Liu Xun and Li Shu before.

Seeing that Sun Quan's name became more and more friendly, Long Xiang's instinctive vigilance made him want to retreat, but he felt it was inappropriate halfway through his words, so he returned.

"You talk first. If I can do it, I will do my best to help."

Sun Quan smiled and said, "Haha, people say that Long Yunqi is cautious in doing things and rarely promises others. Now he sees this as it is."

"Shame. Shame" Long Xiang responded with embarrassment.

"Yunqi is safe, this matter is definitely within your ability."

After saying that, Sun Quan stood up, pointed to Chaohu Lake in the south and said, "The water from this lake is injected into water. Water and Feishui are also emitted from General Ridge. Gongjin once said that it is on the south side of General Ridge, and the closest place between the two rivers is only twenty or thirty miles. I intend to dig through the two streams and connect the Jianghuai River."

Together with the Jianghuai River Network, in addition to unblocking the Guhangou in Guangling, there is only the artificial canal of Shi and Fei.

Both Long Xiang and Lu Su can see their importance, so Zhou Yu is naturally no problem.

Longxiang has prepared for the flooding next year and is currently planning to dig the river. He is still hesitating, but he did not expect that Sun Quan was even more anxious than him.

Seeing Long Xiang frowning and thinking, Lu Su snatched and said, "General Sun wants to go north? I heard that Shouchun City is empty, so you can send troops directly without digging canals and rivers to walk waterways. As the saying goes, soldiers are the most important thing."

"Shouchun is an empty city, there is no need to rush for a moment. I have few horses and many ships in the east of the Yangtze River. If there is no water to transport troops and provide supplies, how can I take over the city with peace of mind?"

Sun Quan waved his hand, spread his sleeves and sat back on his original position, looking at Longxiong and said meaningfully: "Yunqi has brought in many refugees to build a city. You can draw thousands of people and tens of thousands of people to dig a canal with your own hands. Is this a trivial matter within your ability?"

"Yeah, here"

He ordered some civilians to dig a channel. If Long Xiang disagreed, he would obviously reject Sun Quan. He had to agree first, but then asked in a low voice: "Twenty or thirty miles said it was not far away, and it was not very close. I wonder when General Sun wanted it?"

Sun Quan replied: "Nature is faster, the better. It is best to complete it before the spring rain rises next year. I heard that there are many refugees outside Hefei City, so it is not difficult to dig soil and dig canals. Now there are still a hundred days before spring, so the clouds will definitely be chiseled as scheduled."

"Well"

After hearing this, Long Xiang frowned and hurriedly clasped his fists to complain: "It is indeed difficult to dig the soil and open the canal, and the 100-day period is not short, but General Sun did not consider the difficulties."

“What’s the difficulty?”

Sun Quan pinched his chin, his voice was low, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

Long Xiang's performance today made him unhappy. He said that since you have the heart to lean on the big tree in Jiangdong, you shouldn't push and stop it like this. If you just want to seize Hefei and live happily, there is no need to win over Jiangdong.

If Longxiang's reasons were not sufficient, Sun Quan did not intend to continue the talk. He had just slaughtered tens of thousands of people in Wan County and did not mind letting the army go to Hefei and forced the refugees outside the city to fill it up.

Sun Quan believed that with Longxiang's prudence, he would definitely abandon his car and protect the general and dare not send troops. Moreover, even if Longxiang dared to send troops to obstruct, Jiangdong would have a numerical advantage in terms of military strength.

Longxiang has the experience of a construction unit. Talking about difficulties and additional projects in front of the ‘owner’ are all the basic qualities of the project manager, and difficulties blurt out one by one.

"General Sun doesn't know that if he digs the canal in other seasons, the 100-day construction period may be enough to be completed, but it is the middle of winter, the weather is cold and the soil is frozen, so I will get half the result with twice the effort.

Furthermore, the terrain of the southern foot of the General Ling and whether there are large stones hidden under the mud, these information need to be checked in detail. Therefore, the construction period may be difficult to guarantee."

"Just digging a channel, are there so many ways? I used to be the magistrate of Yangxian and I also dredged rivers."

Seeing Sun Quan frowning and questioning, Long Xiang hurriedly interrupted: "General Sun doesn't know anything. Dredging rivers and digging new canals cannot be discussed in the same way. There are countless things such as mud and sand in the rivers, but who can tell clearly what is buried under the ground? But there must be brave men under heavy rewards."

"Rewards? What does the clouds mean?"

Sun Quan looked at Long Xiang coldly and thought to himself that you had just talked about difficulties, but at this time he mentioned that it is feasible to reward him. Do you want to use this to get something?

"It's cold and slow to work and easy to hunger. If you want to speed up the construction period, you can only increase the manpower, but then the food consumption will increase exponentially. Hefei's surplus grain is not sufficient, so you dare not squander like this." Long Xiang seemed embarrassed.

After hearing this, Sun Quan smiled slightly, turned his head to look at Lu Su and said, "Since he was deliberately digging canals and rivers for Jiangdong, he could not let Hefei produce people and grains. I heard that Zijing was in charge of Hefei's money and grain, so he asked the sir to carefully calculate the dosage. I will let someone transport the needed food, remember that the dosage must be accurate."

"Wuhou, please relax."

As soon as Lu Su responded, Long Xiang followed suit and complained:

"General Sun, food is just one of them. As the saying goes, 'If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools'. You can't dig canals and rivers with your hands. Digging soil requires a lot of tools and utensils, and Hefei is also in this regard."

"alright."

Sun Quan interrupted Long Xiang and said with a little boldness: "Let Zijing record the difficulties together. As long as it is a reasonable thing, I will make up for whatever is missing. Can you guarantee the construction period?"

"If the materials and utensils are complete, the construction period will naturally be guaranteed."

Long Xiang nodded with his fists and thought to himself that he liked such owners. Then he would make the cost list more complicated and you would not see any flaws.

“Very good.”

Sun Quan nodded gently and reminded Long Xiang with a smile: "In fact, digging and applying water and purifying water will also be very beneficial to your Hefei. Goods from the north and south are carried by waterways, which can make people's lives more convenient, so this canal is not the only benefit of Jiangdong."

“Although there are benefits, there are great disadvantages”

Long Xiang frowned and murmured, "If the water is applied and the water is connected, General Sun's warship can go north, but Cao Cao can also go south. I heard that he defeated Liu Bei that day, and then he would attack Xuzhou by taking the waterway from Guandu."

Sun Quan smiled and joked: "Yun Qi was afraid that Cao Cao would come to attack Hefei?"

"Yuan Benchu ​​was still defeated by Guandu. If I say that I am not afraid at all, it is just a deception."

After Long Xiang responded bitterly, he asked curiously: "Is it possible that General Sun is not afraid?"

"snort"

Sun Quan snorted and shook his head: "If my brother had not died in vain, Guandu's victory or defeat would not be certain. I would have to go into Xudu sooner or later."

"The general is indeed extraordinary."

Seeing that Sun Quan was so brave, Long Xiang hurriedly clasped his fists to compliment him.

In fact, Sun Quan's crazy words were half of the scene, and the other half was for Zhou Tai and Han Dang.

Sun Quan was not as good as Sun Ce in martial arts, so he could only show his ambitions, so that his father, brother and old generals could have a bright future.

"Yun Qi and Cao Cao have a grudge against him to kill his father. Didn't he think about attacking Xudu?"

"Uh, I thought about it in my dream, but I woke up."

"Hahaha, Yunqi is so funny. If you can work together with me, you can make your dream come true."

"I will definitely cooperate with General Sun"

From the time we met, Sun Quan repeatedly tested and verified Longxiang's characteristics of "small wealth is at ease" and "no great ambitions", and finally strengthened his idea of ​​being gentle.

(End of this chapter)
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