After practicing, Gao Cheng did not do anything else, but wandered around the backyard and relaxed for a while. Whether it was the body or the clone, he was in a state of mental tension during this period. He did not rest for a long time.

The way of cultivation is to relax and focus on courage and diligence, and will lead to unstable foundations and will sooner or later encounter bottlenecks. Moreover, the innate immortality technique is the supreme mysterious skill of Taoism, which pays more attention to the state of mind.

At night, while Gao Cheng was preparing to rest, Ganyu and Diao Chan came in to serve with basins. The two women looked beautiful, both of them were all in all. Under the moonlight in the window, Ganyu's skin looked even whiter.

"Young Master, it's time to rest!" Diao Chan said softly.

The two of them were arranged to be Gao Cheng's personal maids, and they could not refuse if they were asked to serve. Of course, since they were willing to become maids, they had already become enlightened.

...

The next day, early morning.

Gao Cheng stood up from the soft jade warm fragrance. This action did not alarm the two women. Last night, they were still very tired. They simply sorted out and walked out of the room. The carriage at the main entrance of the mansion was ready. They just waited for him to appear and went to the official office handling documents and Yangzhou affairs.

The six counties in Yangzhou cover thousands of miles and have countless people under their jurisdiction. A large number of things are spread to Shouchun every day. Fortunately, Gao Cheng has fully delegated power and handed over these trivial matters to Zhang Zhao and others. Otherwise, he would not even have time to practice.

Half an hour later, the carriage came to the government office, Gao Cheng got out and walked towards the hall with big strolls. According to the rules he set, he would summon his subordinates to discuss matters every five days. Today is the fifth day.

"The Right General is here!" The two attendants at the entrance of the hall shouted loudly.

Gao Cheng walked into the hall when the sound was heard. At this time, there were already several men with wide-sleeved and long robes in the hall, and Zhang Zhao, Xi Zhicai and Chen Jiao were among them.

"I've seen the lord and the right general!"

Gao Cheng nodded to these ministers with a smile on his face, then walked on a dragon and tiger step, came to the top and knelt slowly, glanced at everyone, and said lightly: "Don't be too polite, get up!"

These ministers were led by Zhang Zhao, and he and the others knelt on their beds in two rows. "Lord, the Yuan Shu army in Yuzhou and General Wu'an have been confronting each other in Ruyin for three months. Yesterday, General Wu'an sent someone to request reinforcements and food..."

Zhang Zhao took the lead in speaking and said things that needed Gao Cheng's personal observation to make decisions. Gao Cheng's expression remained unchanged, and he listened quietly.

When Gao Cheng led his troops to repel Huang Zu's army in Chaisang, he unified the six counties of Yangzhou. It seemed that the soldiers were so sharp that they were unstoppable. Liu Biao, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian were all princes, and they could feel the great pressure from the unification of Yangzhou.

According to the terrain, if Yangzhou wants to dominate the world, there are two ways to send troops. One is to occupy the two Huaihe Rivers, and based on this, you can attack Xuzhou and Yuzhou. The other is to fight westward to Jingzhou, occupy the south of the Yangtze River. Then Huainan and Xiangyang, and send troops at the same time. You can compete with the heroes from the north to the Central Plains.

Before the princes of the world grew up, a unified Yangzhou could pose a powerful threat to people.

Liu Biao was nominally the lord of Jingzhou, but the four counties in Jingnan were thousands of miles away from wilderness, with mountains everywhere, and without sufficient population resources, the four counties in the south could not provide much food and grass and soldiers.

The core of Jingzhou is Nanjun, Nanyang and Jiangxia. Among them, Nanyang County is also occupied by Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao can control only two counties.

Yuzhou, which borders Yangzhou, has been in a semi-destructive state after years of war, but Xuzhou is rich and has sufficient food and grass. However, Tao Qian's cultivation and family background are not high, and he cannot fully control his aristocratic families and civil and military officials.

The six counties of Yangzhou, Kuaiji and Yuzhang will not be mentioned for the time being. Although Lujiang, Jiujiang, Danyang and Wujun have not been completely developed, after the past two years of governance, absorbing refugees, working hard to manage, and accumulating a large amount of food and grass, it has caught up with Xuzhou and Jingzhou. Moreover, the elite soldiers of Danyang are well-known in the world. In general, Yangzhou soldiers are elite and have sufficient food and have already had the power to unify the south.

"Chen Dao, Zhou Yu was in charge of Chaisang, resisting Huang Zu, Huang Zhong, Lu Dai, and Zhou Tai stationed troops in Ruyin, confronted Ji Ling, the general of Yuan Shu in Yuzhou. There were also Wu'anguo and Jiang Qin stationed troops in Moling and Zhongli respectively to guard against Xuzhou's troops!"

Gao Cheng thought about the current situation in Yangzhou, and couldn't help but sigh slightly. Liu Biao, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian treated him as Dong Zhuo. The three forces have formed an alliance and are divided into three groups to threaten Yangzhou.

The last time Gao Cheng and Huang Zu fought in Chaisang, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian were just responding and did not really send troops. Now, as Yangzhou's strength continues to increase, even Tao Qian sent Zang Ba, Cao Bao and Chen Deng from Guangling to send troops to echo the other two families.

At this time, Zhang Zhao said all the major things that needed to be decided in the past few days, and then asked Gao Cheng to make up his mind. According to the habits of the past two years, Gao Cheng should let everyone speak, and then choose a more secure suggestion that it is not easy to cause chaos.

Several other ministers had already organized their language and just waited for Gao Cheng to ask and expressed their opinions.

However, Gao Cheng did not remain silent for a moment as usual this time, and said, "Mr. Zhang, I wonder how much stone, grain and grass are accumulated in Yangzhou now? How many soldiers are there? If we send troops to fight, how long can we support it?"

Zhang Zhao, Xi Zhicai, Chen Jiao and other ministers were all wise men who were hard to find in the world. He immediately felt his thoughts from Gao Cheng's tone.

"Report to the lord! Now there are 15.8 million stones of the six counties in Yangzhou, and there are grains from previous years in the granaries in various places... and there are 400,000 elite soldiers, 300,000 naval troops, and 1.2 million soldiers from various counties..."

Zhang Zhao looked at Gao Cheng deeply and replied cautiously. After two years of development, the six counties in Yangzhou have begun to have a rich foundation. However, the harvest is great and the consumption is also great. The Chaisang Water Village and the 300,000 troops stationed in Ruyin consume hundreds of thousands of stones of food and grass every month.

The amount of food and grass of more than 10 million stones seems to be incredible. In fact, according to the fact that each person needs to consume one stone of food and grass per month, one million people have to consume one million stones of food and grass per month. In addition, war horses and cattle and sheep food for transportation consume more.

However, the six counties in Yangzhou have only been stable for two or three years, and they still have great potential. If the population is sufficient and the fields are fully developed, the food and grass can be increased several times.

"Right General! The foundation of Yangzhou is not rich enough now. If you rashly send troops to fight Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, there will be something wrong with the decisive battle!" A clear voice sounded.
Chapter completed!