"My dear nephew, this is a serious matter. A little carelessness will cause the soldiers to mutiny. Don't act out of anger!"
Yuan Yin was afraid that Yuan Yao would still be as impulsive and irritable as before, so he hurriedly advised him.
Yuan Yao helped his uncle sit down and said with a smile: "Uncle still thinks that I am the ignorant young man before!"
"Soldiers are deadly weapons. I also know the pros and cons."
"Don't worry, uncle, I will definitely make a decision on this matter and take a long-term approach!"
Yuan Yin was very satisfied with what Yuan Yao said. After not seeing him for a year, this precious nephew seemed to have grown up all of a sudden.
The two sat on the floor. Yuan Yinping stepped back and was about to talk to Yuan Yao in detail, but saw that the two people behind Yuan Yao had no intention of leaving.
"Good nephew, who are these two people?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce it to my uncle. This extremely strong man is named Xu Chu, also known as Zhongkang. He is my captain in front of the tent."
Yuan Yao pointed at the two men respectively: "This thin man's name is Chen Dao, also known as Shu Zhi. He is my guard captain."
"The two of them usually guard my nephew's side, and they also guard his nephew's army."
"Their uncle can also call them Erhu and Sanhu."
"Two tigers, three tigers?"
Yuan Yin nodded, but he was not interested in Xu Chu and Chen Dao. He just thought that they were ordinary guards sent by Yuan Shu to Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao waved the two of them away: "You guys should wait outside the door. Don't let others disturb my discussion with my uncle."
"promise!"
"promise!"
"..."
After a detailed discussion, Yuan Yao finally had a basic understanding of the current situation in Danyang County, and also understood why Yuan Yin was so exhausted.
Danyang County has a total of sixteen counties and cities. The original county government was Wanling.
With Wanling as the center, there are ten counties in the north, mostly plains, hilly terrain, and densely populated areas. There are famous cities such as Danyang and Moling.
There are six counties south of Wanling. Although the six southern counties are twice as large as the ten northern counties, they are basically mountainous areas with strong folk customs and barren land. There are many Shanyue tribes in the deep mountains and old forests who do not obey the king's rules. They often go out to rob the mountains and cause harm to the place.
As the prefect of Danyang appointed by Yuan Shu, Yuan Yin is legally the highest military and political officer of Danyang County. However, in fact, only the ten northern counties currently recognize him as the prefect in name, and most of them only acknowledge it verbally. "Tune", Yuan Yin could not mobilize any troops, money and food from each county.
There are three reasons for this situation. First, most of these counties were conquered by Sun Ce after crossing the river, and Sun Ce had long appointed county magistrates and county captains. Second, Sun Ce was currently powerful in Jiangdong, although Sun Ce was still nominally Yuan Shu's. Although the sky is high and the emperor is far away, Sun Ce's military power is close at hand, so the counties are naturally more obedient and close to Sun Ce.
The last point is Yuan Yin's own problem. As a good old man, he has no means or scheming, and his abilities are mediocre. Naturally, he cannot win the hearts of the people in the ten counties north of Danyang.
Even if Yuan Yinlai hadn't brought 3,000 Huainan soldiers when he took office, he might not even be able to control Danyang County where he was currently staying, and the 8,000 Jiangdong soldiers outside the city would have mutinied long ago.
Yuan Yin's decree was difficult to implement in the ten counties in the north, while the six counties in the south simply refused to recognize Yuan Yin as the governor of Danyang.
Tai Shici, Liu Yao's former general, now claimed to be the Grand Administrator of Danyang. He stationed troops and established a government in Jing County. He was attached to a group of Shanyue tribes and became a force of his own.
There were also leaders of the Shanyue tribe, such as Zulang, Jiao Ji and others, who led their troops to occupy Lingyang, Yi, She and other dangerous counties.
In short, in the huge Danyang County, almost no one took Yuan Yin seriously.
Yuan Yao knew that after Sun Ce and Yuan Shu broke up in the future, Sun Ce only sent one Xu Kun to drive Yuan Yin out of Danyang with almost no effort, thus easily taking over the three counties of Jiangdong.
And Yuan Yao, who regards Sun Ce as his biggest competitor, this trip is to seize food from Sun Ce's mouth and swallow up such an important place as Danyang first!
In terms of economic value, Danyang County is not as good as Wu County and Kuaiji County, but in terms of military value, Danyang County is stronger than Wu County and Kuaiji County combined.
First, Danyang has a special location. It is not only the strategic point between the north and the south, but also the intersection of Jiangxi and Jiangdong. Whoever controls Danyang County can gain a great strategic advantage in the battle of Jiangnan.
Second, Danyang Mountain is dangerous, the people are many and energetic, good at martial arts, and have high strength. It is a place where elite soldiers can be produced! The founders of the Wei, Shu and Wu kingdoms, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce all recruited or commanded Danyang soldiers in their early years, and they were all harmed by Danyang soldiers.
Most of the Danyang soldiers Cao Cao had just recruited defected not long after; Sun Ce encountered a surprise attack by Danyang Shanyue led by Zu Lang during the recruitment of Danyang soldiers and almost died; the worst was Liu Bei, who was killed by the Danyang soldiers left by Tao Qian, a Danyang native. He was stabbed in the back and lost the huge Xuzhou foundation.
Yuan Yao naturally wanted to recruit Danyang soldiers, but historical experience and lessons told him that he would easily touch Danyang soldiers without real ability!
"My nephew understands everything my uncle said!"
After listening to Yuan Yin's words, Yuan Yao bowed his head like a teacher and began to summarize: "Danyang currently has three major problems. One is the problem that the eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers have become a military danger. The second is the problem that it is difficult to implement the decree. The third is the problem that the government orders are difficult to implement. The Problem of the Southern Secession.”
Yuan Yin nodded: "That's about it. What do you think, nephew?"
Yuan Yao started his analysis: "In my nephew's opinion, the key to solving the problem lies in the eight thousand Jiangdong soldiers."
"If I can make it work for me, the other two problems can also be solved."
"If you can't use it for me, it will be difficult and everything will come to an end!"
Yuan Yin thought thoughtfully after hearing this, then sighed and said, "That being said, it is too difficult to make those eight thousand soldiers bow their heads and obey orders."
"My uncle currently has only 3,000 Huainan soldiers. Even if you add your 300 personal troops, I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress the 8,000 people."
Yuan Yao shook his head: "I didn't say that I want them to bow their heads and obey orders. I only want them to obey. I only want them to be used by me!"
Yuan Yin looked puzzled: "To be used by you, doesn't it mean to obey your orders? What's the difference between the two?"
"It's different, there's a big difference!"
Yuan Yao's face was full of confidence: "My nephew has his own plan, and it's up to my uncle to do what he likes!"
Yuan Yin looked worried: "My dear nephew, I know that you want to relieve my uncle's worries, but after all, we are outsiders with few soldiers and generals, so we should be careful in everything!"
"No, I'm not only doing this for my uncle, but also for myself!"
Yuan Yao said calmly.
Seeing his nephew's calm and confident face, Yuan Yin's soft-heartedness also appeared, so he no longer opposed Yuan Yao and just said:
"Yao'er, whatever you want to do, just do it! My uncle will cooperate with you no matter what. If you really can't handle it, we will go back to Shouchun, Huainan."
"There's only one thing, you have to protect yourself!"
Yuan Yao was deeply moved. People like Yuan Yin who never ask whether they fly high or not, but only worry about whether they are tired from flying are the family and relatives they want!
"With what my uncle said, my nephew must make you, the Danyang Prefect, worthy of your name!"
Yuan Yao's eyes were slightly red and he kowtowed towards Yuan Yin.
"My nephew will help my uncle solve the problem of the government orders not leaving Danyang County today!"
"Chen is here!"
Yuan Yao stood up and shouted outside.
"The general is here!"
Chen Dao ducked in and answered with cupped hands.
"Find Yuan Huan, Liang Xi, Chen Jiao, and Jiang Qian. It's time to get started!"
"promise!"
Chen Dao responded crisply, turned around and left.
Yuan Yao turned around, smiled at Yuan Yin and said: "Uncle, are your positions of county magistrate and chief registrar still vacant? I have found some officials for you, and they can all help you with your work."
"You should take good care of yourself during this period. Within three months, I will give you a brand new Danyang County!"
