"My lord, General Ran Min sent people to report the victory: he led his troops to conquer Longshu, and the grain, grass, and money obtained were enough to support our army for a year!"
"At the same time, we obtained more than a hundred war horses and 1,800 sets of sophisticated weapons and armor. We conquered nearly a thousand surrendered troops, and tens of thousands of people in the city showed their support for our army!"
"My lord, General Zhou Yu has sent a battle report: Our army has captured Linhu and surrendered more than 1,200 thieves in the city!"
"A notice has been posted to help the people. More than 12,000 people in Linhu are willing to support our army!"
After taking down the nest.
Sun Ce sent Ran Min as the chief general and Yang Miaozhen as the deputy general.
He led 500 Jiangdong soldiers to surprise Long Shu.
At the same time, Zhou Yu was the main general, with Cheng Pu and Han Dang as his deputies.
He also led 500 troops and headed to Linhu with Dai Feng's head.
They did not disappoint Sun Ce and delivered gratifying news almost at the same time.
"Okay! I'll leave the matter of Juchao to Pengju, and the rest will follow me to Longshu tomorrow!"
Sun Ce made the decision on the spot.
Yue Fei and others replied in unison:
"promise!"
Geographically speaking, Longshu is closer to Shu County, the seat of Lujiang County.
It facilitated the communication between Sun Ce and Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang.
Moreover, Long Shu was Dai Feng’s base camp before.
The various facilities are better than those of the other two counties, and the population density is also higher.
It is more suitable as the command post of Jiangdong Army at this stage.
What's more, Dai Feng hoarded a large amount of ordnance and food in Longshu.
Of course Sun Ce had to go and see for himself.
To control the world, all you need is soldiers and money.
Yu Laoliang's elixirs are not yet enough to support large-scale military expansion.
The ill-gotten gains left by Dai Feng were Sun Ce’s first pot of gold!
When Sun Ce left Juchao and went to Longshu.
The mobilization of troops and horses between various counties is also going on simultaneously.
The 1,200 Jiangdong soldiers who accompanied the army were evenly divided into three counties.
A structure of 400 Jiangdong disciple soldiers was formed, with more than 1,000 new soldiers.
The garrison in each county is basically maintained at about 1,500 troops.
The 500 soldiers Yue Fei first trained were sent to Wan County by Sun Ce.
Leave it to Huang Gai's hands to strengthen Wan County's defense.
After all, the Sun family and the Qiao family were both in Wan County, and Sun Ce didn't want them to encounter any danger.
After some arrangements, the strength of Jiangdong Army directly exceeded the 5,000 mark.
It has tripled compared to before the expedition and has taken a small turn.
I believe in Yue Fei's military training ability.
Within a few months, the extra three times the strength will truly become the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong Army.
In any case, these recruits were carefully selected from the Yellow Turbans.
The foundation is not bad, the only difference is strict military discipline and tactical training.
I was on the road for a day and a half.
Sun Ce arrived at Longshu County successfully.
When he saw all kinds of baggage and ordnance in the warehouse.
His smiling eyes narrowed into slits, and his grin reached to the base of his ears.
No wonder Ran Min sent someone to report before, saying that the grain and wages seized were enough to support the Jiangdong Army for a year.
After seeing it with his own eyes, Sun Ce realized that Ran Min had not falsely reported.
The one-year cost he mentioned refers to the cost of expanding Jiangdong's army to 5,000 men!
In other words, within the next one year.
Sun Ce no longer has to worry about food and wages!
Dai Feng had already prepared it for him.
However, Sun Ce is not a greedy person who loves money as much as his life.
He ordered Ran Min to take out part of the money and grain and distribute it to the poor people in Longshu County.
This money was originally the people's wealth and wealth collected by Dai Feng.
He took it from the people, and Sun Ce used it for the people.
More than 40,000 people in various counties and cities sincerely support Jiangdong's army, so that Jiangdong's army can gain a firm foothold on the territory it has conquered.
He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.
Dai Feng couldn't see this, but Sun Ce saw it very clearly.
Just a few days after taking over Longshu.
A letter from Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang, arrived.
In his letters, he praised Jiangdong's army for its bravery and skill in fighting.
On behalf of the people of Lujiang, I would like to thank Jiangdong Army for solving the chaos caused by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans.
He also generously gave away more than a dozen official positions such as school captain and county magistrate.
No more, no less, just enough to solve the problem of the establishment of Sun Ce's civil and military personnel.
Among the Jiangdong Army, only Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang had official positions.
Ran Min and others did not have any official positions before this.
With the appointment of Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang, this problem was completely solved.
From now on, Ran Min and others will also be officials of the imperial court who receive salaries and eat royal food.
They are not people who want to get promoted and get rich.
They were already satisfied if they could follow Sun Ce to conquer all parties.
But who would refuse the benefits delivered to their door?
If you don’t want it for free, who doesn’t want it for free?
In the blink of an eye, there were a large number of civil and military officers with a "rank of four hundred stones" in Jiangdong's army.
The so-called "rank four hundred shi" means that one year's salary is equivalent to the total value of 400 shi of grain.
Half of it was used as salary as grain, and the other half was converted into money and distributed.
Basically, it is equivalent to future generations of white-collar workers who receive an annual salary. As long as they do not resign, they will receive a fixed salary every year.
The only fly in the ointment is.
Sun Ce's official position did not receive any promotion, and he still held the position of county captain.
It's just that he was transferred from the captaincy of Changsha County to the captaincy of Lujiang County.
After all, Lu Kang was just a prefect.
The official position of county captain is already the highest-ranking military attaché in a county.
Going any further would be beyond Lu Kang's authority.
So who has this authority and ability?
On the ground in Koto, there are 2 people who can do it.
One is the Hou General and Yangdi Marquis Yuan Shu.
He occupied Nanyang County in Jingzhou, most of Yuzhou and the northeastern part of the Yangtze River.
He has every right to grant Sun Ce a higher official position as a general.
The other person was Liu Yao, the newly appointed pastor of Yangzhou by the imperial court.
Since Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty Liu Hong restored the state pastoral system, he has used Han clan members to serve as state pastors in various states.
The state pastor has great power and is the largest military and political leader in a state.
It can be said that he is a genuine feudal official.
Liu Yao was naturally able to appoint Sun Ce to a larger official position.
It's just that as a state pastor, he is different from Jingzhou pastor Liu Biao, Yizhou pastor Liu Yan, Youzhou pastor Liu Yu and others.
It was really miserable and frustrating.
Yuan Shu occupied the northeastern part of the Yangtze River and refused to let go, which was equivalent to occupying a small half of Yangzhou.
After Liu Yao took office, he found that Shouchun, the governor of Yangzhou, was in Yuan Shu's hands.
The Yangzhou administrative office had to be moved to Qu'a.
He and Yuan Shu divided the Yangtze River and ruled.
Received news that Sun Ce led the Jiangdong Army to rise strongly and conquered three counties in Lujiang in one fell swoop.
These two powerful and tit-for-tat princes had their own evil intentions at the same time.
Shouchun.
Yuan Shu twirled his short beard and said with deep meaning in his eyes:
"Send someone to contact Sun Ce. If he can help me, I will inform the court and let him inherit the title of General Polu and Marquis of Wucheng from his father Sun Jian."
Qu Ah.
Liu Yao sighed with a deep look:
"The son of Jiangdong Tiger is indeed a fierce tiger! Tell him, if he is willing to join forces with me to fight against Yuan Shu, I will recommend him as the governor of Wu County!"
"If I remember correctly, the Sun family is from Wu County, right?"
