Wu State, Jianye.
Sun Ce happily watched the chatter about the battle between Cao Wei and Zhang Jing. At the same time, he also saw many talented people from the Wu Kingdom who were on the list. He ordered people to invite anyone who could be named on the list. This was equivalent to Zhang Xiu in Help him discover talents! These talents are all selected from among the literary scholars across the country, which is equivalent to helping him take the imperial examination.
But when he saw today's world news, he immediately lost his composure.
First, he criticized Cao Pi and scolded him completely. Now Cao Pi is spending huge sums of money to fight back, but the effect of the counterattack can be described as minimal, and there are even signs of getting darker and darker. The next person to spray was Liu Bei. He scolded Liu Bei and scolded him for his incompetence. I don’t know how Liu Chu would respond.
What worries him is, will it be his turn next?
Probably not!
Sun Ce thought to himself, after all, he was his uncle, so he wouldn't even scold his uncle!
But if you think about it carefully, given Zhang Xiu's personality, it is very possible.
Just as he was thinking about how to respond, Zhou Yu and Lu Su walked in side by side, holding in their hands the world's most important news from Dajing today.
"Your Majesty!" After the two of them saluted, Zhou Yu took the lead and said, "This Boyuan is really sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. Taking advantage of his own convenience, he offended the three kingdoms of the world and made Cao Pi and Liu Bei gnash their teeth with hatred, but there was nothing they could do about it. , we are the only ones who have not suffered Zhang Xiu’s vicious words.”
Sun Ce smiled and said: "Only he can do this kind of thing. He is the only one who can scold others. If others want to scold him, they must pay him. What does this sound like? He is taking advantage. .Tell me, what will Liu Bei do next?"
Lu Su twirled his beard and said with a smile: "Cao Wei still has some wealth, which is enough for Cao Pi to squander for a while, but Liu Chu is different. Jingchu is mostly mountainous, and there is little cultivated land. Coupled with the two wars in consecutive years, they have The loss is huge. Therefore, I guess Liu Bei will endure it."
Zhou Yu also nodded in agreement.
Sun Ce continued to ask: "Just now Gong Jin said that he offended two of the three countries in the world. Will we be the next one? If so, how should we respond?"
"Befriend far away and attack close, and unite vertically and horizontally. Zhang Xiu must understand this truth." Zhou Yu said slowly, "We and Zhang Xiu are allies. He didn't expect to offend us just to express his quickness. If he insists on fighting, then we You might as well give him a try. The rich land of Jiangnan is not comparable to that of Guanzhong."
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the southeastern region was still in a state of vast land, sparsely populated areas, and land cultivated by fire and water (nou). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the long-term war in the north, a large number of people migrated southward, and the labor force with advanced production technology poured in, causing the economy of the southeastern region to develop rapidly. The scene of Silkworm Brocade. The Southeast economy has achieved unprecedented prosperity in all aspects.
In addition, under Sun Ce's wise leadership, water conservancy was built, acres of land were reclaimed, and technology was promoted. As a result, Sun Wu's national power gradually increased, and there was a faint tendency to surpass Wei. Now that Cao Wei has lost Jizhou, Youzhou, and Xuzhou, his vitality and strength have been greatly damaged, and he can no longer compare to Sun Wu.
It's just that at this period, it has not been highlighted yet.
This is why Zhou Yu has the confidence to say this. Although their national power is not as good as Zhang Xiu's Jingguo, he still has the confidence to have a try with them, but he is not willing to let Zhang Jing earn a lot of money.
Sun Ce said: "Although Soochow's economy is developing rapidly now, it is far inferior to Zhang Jing. Not everyone dares to imitate Zhang Xiu's courage to fight against nobles and divide their fields."
In this era when nobles controlled the world, Zhang Xiu could be said to be unique.
The initial implementation was very difficult, but now Zhang Xiu's huge size has forced the nobles to bow their heads. Moreover, Jingguo also introduced a series of favorable policies that made concessions to the gentry, which the gentry could reluctantly accept.
Lu Su said: "But we are not afraid of Zhang Xiu's public opinion attack. What he wins is the world of the common people, and we are the world of the gentry, so we should unite with the gentry to resist Zhang Xiu's world news."
Sun Ce thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, wait until Zhang Xiu makes his move."
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Chang'an City, inside the imperial palace.
Zhang Xiu lay on the rocking chair while reading the counterattack newspaper handwritten by Cao Wei. Cao Wei's counterattack against Zhang Xiu's newspaper was called: Peering into the World. There is a sense of challenging Zhang Xiu. The newspapers listed Zhang Xiu's various crimes, and he read them with gusto.
The massacre of the city, the killing of the nobles, the alliance with the foreigners to spread cholera to the Han people, etc., there were a whole two pages of miscellaneous charges, some and some not, all pinned on Zhang Xiu's head.
Of course he wouldn't care about these meaningless charges. After all, the current momentum was on his side. The newspapers published by Cao Wei could not even be spread throughout the country, let alone the whole world.
But something that made him sad has been going on for several days. Why is there no movement from Liu Bei? Could it be that he didn't scold him hard enough?
I carefully thought about the newspapers that were published a few days ago, and I feel that they are really not harsh enough. If I want to scold Liu Bei, I must add some elements of future generations. Also, the content of the mother-in-law must be higher, and Liu Bei must be punished. Bloody head.
Just as Zhang Xiu was writing down how to scold Liu Bei, Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Liu Ye walked in.
After the ceremony, Jia Xu said: "Your Majesty, Meng Huo from Nanzhong of Yizhou came to Chang'an yesterday. Please give me your permission."
At that time, Zhang Xiu sent Zhuge Liang south to deal with Meng Huo, and conquered Meng Huo before Liu Bei. He also obtained a large area of land in Nanzhong, making it impossible for Liu Bei to light a fire in his own courtyard.
But Zhang Xiu was a little worried about Meng Huo. Although there are records of seven vertical and seven captures, and later records also show that Meng Huo was loyal, but this loyalty was not to Zhang Xiu, but to Zhuge Liang.
Zhang Xiu asked him to come for two purposes. One was to keep him in Chang'an and use him as a brave general by his side. Although Meng Huo's IQ was not very high, his martial arts was still very powerful.
Secondly, being able to stay with him prevented him from having any objections. At the same time, they also brought Meng Huo's family to Chang'an.
"Where is he now?"
"Go back to the Emperor. Now we will rest in the post house and wait for the Emperor's orders."
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Then I will order him to enter the palace tonight, and I will hold a banquet in the palace to entertain him. And... how are the profits of Riyue Yingzhi these days?"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Cao Wei has increased its efforts to purchase Yueying paper, Chu has also increased its purchases, and Wu has also increased its purchases. Now its daily income is more than ten thousand taels."
It's faster than robbing a bank.
Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "Okay, continue to increase the output of newspapers, and try to win over as many talents from various countries on the literary giant list as possible."
Li Ru: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely send someone to contact them."
