Chapter 2258 Can hundreds of years of habits still be changed?
Jiangdong.
Entering early summer in Jiangdong, the scenery was beautiful and pleasant, but Sun Quan's mood was not as beautiful as the scenery.
Sun Quan is preparing to make a big move.
News came from Gongsundu of Liaodong, inviting Sun Quan to send troops together. Sun Quan was moved, but it was of no use because Sun Quan was the only one who was moved, so it was of no use.
So if you are moved, you must take action.
Like a male creature pursuing a mate, Scum Quan started to act.
Sun Quan had many nicknames in later generations, but what is interesting is that these nicknames were not given at the beginning, and they even lagged far behind Cao Cao and Liu Bei...
In fact, it is a matter of comparison objects.
Cao Cao said, "Son Zhongmou should be born like Sun Zhongmou." The next sentence he said was that Liu Biao's son was like a dolphin. In other words, generally excluding the digression, Cao Cao's sentence was to compare Sun Quan and Liu Qi and Liu Cong.
Comparison. After all, Sun Quan's father, Sun Jian, and Liu Biao belonged to the same vassalage. It is normal for generations to compare each other. However, if Liu Qi and Liu Cong brothers were compared with Sun Quan, they could not even carry shoes.
In fact, let alone Liu Qi and Liu Cong, can the other second-generation disciples who are similar to Sun Quan, such as Yuan Shao's three sons, compare with Sun Quan? What about Adou? Even if Cao Cao's own sons, how much better can Cao Pi really be than Sun Quan?
So to be honest, Sun Quan's ability is not bad.
Just a little bit scummy.
Later, the reason why Sun Quan's evaluation went all the way down is because at that time, Sun Quan was no longer compared with the second generation. As a prince of three parts of the world, when Sun Quan was compared with the highest-level people like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, Sun Quan
This person pales in comparison.
As the saying goes, without comparison, there is no harm.
Especially now that the big man has another Fei Qian.
Just like now, every time Sun Quan stands on the map of the Han Dynasty, he always feels a heavy pressure that makes him breathless.
Cao Cao's core point is in Yuzhou and Jizhou, Fei Qian's key point is in Guanzhong Pingyang, Sun Quan's core point is in the Jianye Wu County area...
Of course, Sun Quan has not yet moved the capital to Jianye.
But even in this area, the scumbag power has no way to control it reliably!
Comparing one person to another will make people angry to death.
According to the information Sun Quan has learned now, Fei Qian, the hussar general in the northwest, has expanded his entire territory to the Western Regions, the desert, and southern Xinjiang...
Cao Cao, on the other hand, has arrived in Jizhou. Given time, Cao Cao will surely win over Jizhou and make it submissive. Then, just like Emperor Guangwu back then, he will use Jizhou and Yuzhou as the foundation to advance towards the position of supremacy in the world...
As for Sun Quan himself, although he has achieved some achievements, compared with Fei Qian and Cao Cao...
Just a comparison would make Sun Quan's heart hurt and the blood vessels in his head would start to beat.
Although Sun Quan knew in his mind that many of Fei Qian's territories were vast and sparsely populated, but the Hussars General Fei Qian's territory was so big that it was so dark that it was
Putting it on his head, no matter how he looked at it, it made Sun Quan feel uncomfortable.
If we simply compare the population, then there is no doubt that Cao Cao wins. Yuzhou, Jizhou, plus the surrounding Jingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, etc., originally accounted for about 80% of the population of the Han Dynasty. Of course, now due to wars, many people have died and lost.
But at least 40% to 50% of the population belongs to Cao Cao, so in terms of population, Sun Quan's Jiangdong is also lagging behind.
The territory was smaller than others, the population was smaller than others, and his generals and ministers were unwilling to obey him. How could Sun Quan be so worried in his heart?
Sun Quan even has a feeling that if Fei Qian and Cao Cao decide the winner, Sun Quan will basically have nothing to do with him, so what Sun Quan wants now is to cause trouble!
Let Cao Cao and Fei Qian fight for life and death, it is best to die together!
But the problem is that Sun Quan wanted to cause trouble, but others didn't agree.
Others feel that doing more is worse than doing less.
This "other people" includes almost everyone, all the Jiangdong nobles, all the Huaisi Group...
As the saying goes, if you fight to defend your homeland, Jiangdong will be the best in the world; if you go to other places, Jiangdong will be the worst in the world.
Why is this happening? Sun Quan also has a headache, but he doesn't know that the reason why Jiangdong has such an extreme behavior is not only formed at Sun Quan's time, but has been like this very early, at least
Dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period...
After the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty was unable to directly manage the huge territory and the many survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty due to transportation, technology, manpower, etc., so he could only implement the enfeoffment system and enfeoff large tracts of land to meritorious officials and powerful officials.
The clans were responsible for the management, and these clans and heroes expressed their submission to the Emperor of Zhou and their respect for the common master of the world through pilgrimages and tributes. As the population of the Central Plains increased, the relative lack of land led to an increase in conflicts among the vassal states.
The more serious annexation made the Central Plains the first to ignite the flames of war, but things were a little different in the Jiangdong and Jiangnan areas.
The predecessor of Jiangdong is Wuyue, which is the state of Chu.
Because the climate in the Han Dynasty was completely different from that of later generations. In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the economically developed areas along the southeastern coast were completely swampy and miasma-ridden during the Han Dynasty. Therefore, at the beginning, both Chu and Wu Yue began to expand.
There were no problems at that time. The Chu State was also the country that destroyed the most countries during the Spring and Autumn Period, with more than 40 countries destroyed in total. But as the territory grew larger, problems arose.
The countries destroyed by the Chu State had varying economic and political levels. There were ancient Central Plains countries like the highly civilized Chen State and Cai State, as well as barbarians with hair and tattoos like Wu Yue. This brought difficulties to the management of the Chu State.
Trouble is, under the ruling conditions at that time, the Chu State located in the Jiangdong area could not manage meticulously at all. It could only adopt an approach similar to that of Emperor Zhou. As long as it recognized the Chu State and paid tribute taxes, everything would be easy.
Tribal leaders have most of the governance power in their own territories and also retain private armies. In addition, in order to maintain the loyalty of these tribes to the Chu State, the Chu State also reserved official positions for these tribal leaders in the court. As for the official rank,
It all depends on how much the tribe needs to be appeased...
In order to make the various tribes in chaos in these lands obedient, the power of checks and balances was developed within the Chu State. The old clans were given greater governance power in exchange for loyalty, allowing them to check and balance the new clans. If the old clans were not obedient, they could also be given to the new clans.
Rights. The three major clans of Zhao, Qu and Jing, as well as the Zhuang and Huang clans who were active in the Chu State in the middle of the Warring States Period, all came from this way.
Therefore, the predecessor of Jiangdong was Chu State and Wu Yue. It came along such a road. Although it changed its name in the Han Dynasty, there was not much change in essence. It was formed over hundreds of years.
Habits are a terrible thing. The state of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period is still the same as Jiangdong today, except that some of the tribal people have changed, the old tribes have died, and new tribes have been born.
At present, Sun Quan is like the king of Chu at that time. It seems that his territory is not small. However, the troops that Sun Quan can directly mobilize are pitifully small. Taxation relies heavily on Sun Quan's own farmland. Basically, the land of Jiangdong nobles is
They are evading taxes, hiding their population, and sometimes even asking for additional financial subsidies from Sun Quan.
There were even troubles within the regime. Not to mention the private soldiers of the Jiangdong gentry, there were many dissidents in the Sun family alone. In order to prevent civil strife, Sun Quan had to take some actions, but these actions did not achieve the desired results.
The effect was so great that Sun Quan had to continue to devote a considerable amount of his energy to this, in case someone accidentally took away the position under his buttocks.
Sun firmly believes in using force, and Sun Ce is even more reckless. Two generations of leaders of the Sun family have left a deep impression on the Jiangdong gentry. On this basis, every move Sun Quan makes to carry out reforms will be blocked by Jiangdong.
The nobles regarded it as the next conspiracy, and beautiful plans could only remain on the surface.
Every move made by Sun Quan would be scrutinized repeatedly by the Jiangdong nobles like picking a bone in an egg, until there really was a bone in the egg.
Sun Quan, who was sitting on the throne with a solemn appearance, slowly glanced at the people in front of him, and the only one who met his gaze was Zhou Yu.
Sun Quan's eyebrows twitched slightly. He didn't like Zhou Yu. The reason was that Zhou Yu was too shrewd. Zhou Yu could tell what kind of fox it was by showing just a little hair.
But such a thing cannot avoid Zhou Yu, which makes Sun Quan and his contradictions very uncomfortable.
With this uncomfortable feeling, Sun Quan pointed to the color block marked on the map and said in a deep voice, "Now Fei and Cao have invaded the west and east, disrupted the imperial court, and brought trouble to the world! There are righteous men from Liaodong who have raised an army to attack.
It is an act that conforms to the will of the people and the will of God! Therefore, we should also respond! The north and the south echo each other, vertically and horizontally, to revive the Han Dynasty and help the world!"
"If we miss this good opportunity, after Fei and Cao have stabilized the west and east, there will be Sichuan and Shu flowing down the river in the west, and there will be the danger of Jingxiang and Jiangxia in the east, then even if we think about taking action again, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!" Sun Quan looked around.
For a week, his expression looked very serious and serious. "This is where Jiangdong's luck lies, and there must be no room for error!"
After Sun Quan finished speaking, there was silence.
Zhang Zhao touched his beard, as if the gray goatee on his chin were rare treasures, attracting all his energy, making him completely alien and detached from all mundane things.
Zhou Yu gently put his fist to his mouth, seeming to be coughing silently or thinking about some problem. From a certain angle, even the statue of a thinker is not as beautiful as Zhou Lang's.
just in case.
The rest of the people still lowered their heads and pointed their crowns towards Sun Quan, just like a herd of cattle with their buttocks in one place and their horns sticking out.
Sun Quan's brows furrowed tightly.
That's it again.
Always like this.
Is this fucking over yet?!
When I talk about things, these guys just pretend to be deaf and mute. They all clearly heard, but they act as if they are deaf. They don't shout, don't speak, don't name names, and won't take the initiative to answer any questions!
Sun Quan's gaze passed over Zhang Zhao and turned to Zhang Hong, "What do you think from the east?"
I skipped Zhang Zhao and asked Zhang Hong because if Zhang Zhao directly opposed it, there would be a high probability that he would be out of luck, and Zhang Hong had carried out trouble-making activities against Cao Cao before, so there was a high probability that he would vote in favor.
Zhang Hong cupped his hands and said: "As the saying goes, the great affairs of the country lie in the sacrifice and the army. It is a blessing for the Lord that he has the ambition to swallow up the mountains and rivers. However, the three armies want to move forward and need to prepare food and grass. I don't know whether there is enough food and grass?"
The yes vote can only be regarded as half, or even less than half, because the food and grass problem has not been solved after all. Sun Quan's main personal financial affairs are managed by Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, so Zhang Hong is very aware of this issue.
What directly belongs to Sun Quan and can be freely controlled by Sun Quan is the farmland belonging to the Sun family. This is also the reason why Sun Quan continued to capture South Vietnamese as slaves to farmland in history. But the army is a gold-eating beast, and food and grass alone are not enough.
Various things are also needed.
Some of these things could be made by the craftsmen under Sun Quan, but some could only be purchased from the Jiangdong nobles.
At the same time, Sun Quan was also responsible for paying salaries to officials and paying for various water conservancy projects...
So Sun Quan is not considered to be without money, but he is definitely not considered to be very rich.
After Zhang Hong finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Zhu Zhi.
"There is no food stored in Wujun's warehouses." As a representative of the Jiangdong gentry, Zhu Zhi said without any hesitation, "My lord, after many battles, the warehouses are empty. The soldiers are exhausted, and all their swords and armor are missing.
It's too late to fight. It's better to wait until the autumn harvest and then discuss it."
The Jiangdong clan undoubtedly voted against it.
"Now at the beginning of summer, after sending troops to the north, it will be the time for the autumn harvest!" Sun Quan said in a deep voice, "At that time, we can feed the enemy and don't have to lose far. Isn't it beautiful? If we don't send troops now, we can wait for the autumn harvest."
When we take action again, we have finished harvesting grain everywhere, so where will we go to find food?"
Sun Quan rejected it.
"When the army moves north, Cao Cao's bandits will definitely secure the wall and clear the country. What will happen then?" Zhu Zhi said calmly, "There is nowhere to go to eat, and there is no supply of food and grass. Even a million-strong army will collapse!"
Zhu Zhi voted against it again.
"There is food and grass in Jiangdong!" Sun Quan squinted and stared at Zhu Zhi, "It's just not in the Gongcang..."
"Since it is a private warehouse, it belongs to the people." Zhu Zhi also narrowed his eyes, "Is it possible that the Lord wants to seize the people's fat and anointing to fulfill his own selfish desires?"
"Under the whole world, it's not the king's land!" Sun Quan snorted.
"Lord, don't forget, there is another sentence behind..." Zhu Zhi did not give in at all.
"..." Sun Quan gritted his teeth.
"..." Zhu Zhi stared.
Sun Quan gritted his teeth because he found that except for his own constant refutation and struggle, no one could speak for him. Zhu Zhi glared because Zhu Zhi knew that doing so would definitely anger Sun Quan and would also cause Sun Quan to be scolded.
He held a grudge, but he still had to do it.
This has nothing to do with personal emotions, let alone any hobbies.
It just has to be done.
Zhang Zhao coughed and tried to smooth things over, "It's not early today and it's hard to decide on this matter right now. Why don't we discuss it tomorrow... I wonder what your lord wants?"
Zhu Zhi saluted Sun Quan and said, "I am not good at speaking, or I may have some mistakes in my words. I hope your lord will forgive me..."
Sun Quan grinned and waved his hand, taking it as an answer.
Zhou Yu finally coughed, lowered his fist and said, "I leave."
Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong also nodded together, "I'm leaving."
Zhou Yu was in front, and Er Zhang was behind. They walked out first.
Zhu Zhi and others also bowed to Sun Quan and left.
Everyone slowly and respectfully lowered their heads, bent their waists, took small steps, stuck out their buttocks, first swung to the left, took a step back, then swung to the right, took a step back, and so on, until they retreated to
At the door of the hall, he straightened up, turned his head and walked out, his movements extremely smooth.
In the past, such behavior always made Sun Quan feel a little happy, as if he was aloof and watching the fish swimming in the pond. But now, he suddenly felt a kind of anger. He no longer seemed to be standing there.
On the edge of the pond, he seemed to be enshrined in the middle of the hall, and these uniform ministers seemed to be dancing in front of him.
Lu Su did not come to this meeting. After all, Chai Sang was very important and could not be left without someone.
If compared with trustworthiness, Sun Quan is more willing to trust Lu Su, because Sun Quan knows that Lu Su also needs him.
But others don't need him.
In other words, it is him who is being enshrined today. No matter how pious these people are in front of him and how conforming to etiquette their behavior is, they may lift him from the throne and throw him away at the next moment.
Okay, let's just burn it and put another statue on it.
A statue that says nothing and makes no demands.
Sun Quan knew that Zhou Yu was not optimistic about this battle, so Zhou Yu didn't say a word. Similarly, Sun Quan was not very optimistic about Gongsun Du.
The reason why Sun Quan emphasized sending troops was because Sun Quan had his own purpose...
Sometimes a war does not necessarily have to be won in order to achieve the goal.
The strength of the Jiangdong nobles was too great, and these habits that had survived from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period also prevented the Sun family from carrying out reforms like Fei Qian. As long as Sun Quan showed any signs of it, he would be blocked by these Jiangdong nobles.
Sun Quan wanted to control Jiangdong just like Fei Qian controlled Guanzhong, and these Jiangdong nobles were the thorns in front of him. If he cut off these thorns with his own hands, he would undoubtedly be stabbed with blood all over his body, but if
How about taking someone else's hands and cutting them off?
Although it is said that doing so will damage Jiangdong's power, the question is, what is the use of keeping these powers that are not under Sun Quan's control? Should these powers threaten him all the time?
Looking at the empty hall and the neatly arranged cushions, Sun Quan suddenly laughed. Half of his smiling face was in the light, while the other half was in the darkness.
