Chapter 325 Sir, Can You Spend the Night with Me? About the Arrangements for Jingzhou

After hearing what Lu Su said about Sun Ce's concerns, Xi Yu asked someone to bring him a map.

When you unfold the map and place it in the hall, you can see that all the mountains and rivers in the entire Central Plains, every state, every county, every city, village, and grain station are clearly marked on the map.

There are even attack routes marked on some places on how to attack them.

Generally speaking, this map has 80% of the modern map, but it is mixed with many military buildings and the like.

But Lu Su had never seen such a detailed map like this map. At first glance, this map looked like a marching map, but it was more detailed than a marching map.

There is such an exquisite map in Xi Gong's hand. No wonder Xi Gong is able to win every battle. With such information as a blessing, no matter who it is, he has already won half the battle at this moment.

"Master Xi, where did this map come from?"

Lu Su's eyes were filled with shock and curiosity.

"This? I asked someone to draw it. There is nothing curious about it. All the generals in the army have such a map."

Although Xi Yu said it very casually, Lu Su was shocked once again.

After taking a deep breath, Lu Su said nothing more and looked at the map carefully.

On this map, the Jiangdong area has not yet belonged to Xi Yu’s camp. At this time, the land in Jiangdong area,

Not only were the locations of every city in Jiangdong clearly marked, but also several march routes to attack Jiangdong, as well as the generals of each team.

If we go by what is marked on this map, the land of Jiangdong will definitely not last a month in Xi Yu's hands.

And on this map, Jingzhou's offensive routes have been planned, and on each offensive route, how to act is clearly marked.

In other words, Xi Yu was well prepared for both Jingzhou and Jiangdong. If the peace negotiations failed, Xi Yu would immediately order an army to attack.

If Xi Gong captures Jingzhou before attacking Soochow, then the Jiangdong area may not be able to hold out for even seven days.

The more he looked at Lu Su, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked at Lu Su's body, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.

If Wu Hou really did not join the Opera Lord at the beginning, maybe Jiangdong would have been a Shura hell at this time.

Whether it is the Marquis of Wu or the ministers like him, they have probably started their lives again at this moment.

Sun Shangxiang, who was on the side, was trembling with cold sweat all over his body at this moment. Sun Shangxiang had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he had also learned some skills in arranging troops.

When seeing this map, Sun Shangxiang also saw the mystery immediately.

She turned her head, her eyes filled with deep disbelief, and asked Xi Yu directly:

"Since you have such a huge advantage, why didn't you choose to attack Jiangdong in the first place?"

Lu Su was shocked when he heard that Sun Shangxiang was so unscrupulous about asking Xi Yu about such things, but he was relieved after seeing Xi Yu's lack of reaction.

Like Sun Shangxiang, Xi Yu slowly spoke:

"The world has been in chaos for nearly thirty years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Thirty years of war have devastated many lives, and many people have been displaced. Enough people have died in thirty years of war."

Looking at the wish, Xiyu paused for a while and then continued:

"Now that I have the ability, I want to reduce the deaths of people on the land under my jurisdiction. Whether it is Jiangdong or Jingzhou, before taking it by force, I will first use peaceful means and do my best to reduce the losses of the people. "

"If I am like other princes, every time I go to a place, I forcefully recruit soldiers in one place, and then use them to attack the next place. Then others recruit soldiers and horses to attack my place, and cycle back and forth throughout the day. How many people will survive down there?”

"If I am like the other princes, how can the people support me? Endless wars can only bring endless hatred to the world. What's the use of occupying a place but not being able to defend it?"

"Real strength does not mean how much land you can conquer. Real strength is whether you can quickly restore local productivity after occupying a piece of land and gain the support of local people."

Xi Yu's words can not only explain why he is trying his best to slow down every time now, but also tell Lu Su how Sun Ce should make meritorious deeds now.

Now for Xi Yu, he no longer has any problems in terms of grain production. What he is most worried about now is the population problem.

If he wanted to develop the industrial revolution, then population would be the most important factor.

Once the population resources are exhausted, it will take more than ten years to make up for it.

After listening to what Xi Yu said, Lu Su was shocked on the spot by Xi Yu's generosity and righteousness. He took two steps back and bowed his hands.

"I admire Xi Gong for his great benevolence and righteousness. I never thought that Xi Gong has such a heart for the world and cares about the people of the world. Xi Gong is truly a wise master."

Then he knelt on the ground and bowed his head to the ground. It can be said that this is the highest courtesy for literati, and it expresses one person's deep admiration for another person.

Like Lu Su, Sun Shangxiang would also stand there at this moment, as if she was frozen in place and did not speak for a long time.

This person treated Brother Zijing with such respect and was so kind and virtuous to the people of the world, but why did he treat her like this?

Could it be that he treated her like this because she was really too stupid? For a moment, Sun Shangxiang fell into deep self-doubt.

"Zijing, Zijing, that's not what I meant. Get up quickly, get up quickly."

Looking at Lu Su bowing his head to the ground, Xi Yu was instantly panicked and hurried to Lu Su's side to help him up.

"That's not what I meant. This map is a bit old. I'll find someone to replace it with a new one."

Lu Su, who stood up, nodded frequently at this moment: "Don't worry, Xigong, Zijing understands."

Although Xiyu didn't know what he meant by this, he shrugged and pointed to a direction on the map and said to Lu Su:

"Now, there are two places near Jiangdong, one is Jiaozhou Shixie, and the other is Dongyi Island. Let Wu Hou choose one of these two places to attack. If Wu Hou wants to attack both, he can call Gongjin together."

Pointing at these two places, Xiyu told Lu Su about the importance of these two places while talking.

Jiaozhou is now the Guangdong and Guangxi area. At this time, this place can be said to be a barbarian among barbarians. Ordinary people will not go to this place unless they are crazy.

But Xiyu knows how good this place is and how important its natural port is.

As for Dongyi Island, let alone, no matter who comes, they will not give up this place, and the strategic location of this place is also very important. At the same time, it is also a treasure island.

After listening to Xi Yu's words, Lu Su nodded frequently.

"Zijing understands. Xi Gong said that Zijing must deliver it to Wu Hou word for word."

Although Lu Su had made up his mind not to leave after coming to Xiapi, he also brought a lot of subordinates from Jiangdong. When he returned, he would write these words into a letter and let his subordinates take them back.

Seeing that Lu Su understood, Xi Yu nodded lightly and waved his hand to let someone take Lu Su to see the house.

Unlike Guan Yu's resistance, Lu Su was very happy to follow Xi Yu's people to see the big house prepared for him.

However, before he went out, Sun Shangxiang called him.

"Brother Zijing, wait a minute."

Looking at Sun Shangxiang who came in front of him, and then looking at Xi Yu behind her, Lu Su's face showed a trace of difficulty.

After all, Miss Sun has become Mrs. Sun now. If she does this with him, it may not be in line with etiquette.

But when he looked at the bath, Xiyu waved his hand nonchalantly, picked up the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and read it with relish.

Seeing that Xiyu didn't mind, Sun Shangxiang also pulled Lu Su to a corner.

In the corner, looking at Sun Shangxiang in front of him, Lu Su felt uncomfortable all over.

"Madam Sun Sun, if you have anything to say, just say it quickly. I still have to go to the house prepared by Xigong."

Seeing Lu Su so anxious, Sun Shangxiang's eyes were a little puzzled for a while, but she didn't think much about it, just wanted to ask Lu Su:

"Did you two brothers ask about my recent situation when you came here this time, or do you have anything to tell me?"

Hearing Sun Shangxiang's question, Lu Su shook his head firmly.

"No."

After a slight pause, Sun Shangxiang asked again:

"Did your mother or two brothers give you some money to give me?"

Hearing Sun Shangxiang's question, Lu Su's face became more and more strange.

"No."

"Did the two brothers miss me and ask you to tell Xi Yu to let me go home to visit?"

"No."

"Did mother miss me?"

"No."

"Then did the two brothers and mother really not mention me at all?"

In fact, Sun Shangxiang had no hope when she asked this question. She knew that her mother and brother definitely had not mentioned her.

But she still didn't want to give up in her heart. However, at this moment, Lu Su, who had been shaking his head like a rattle, stopped shaking his head and nodded gently.

"Yes."

When Sun Shangxiang heard Lu Su say that her mother and brother had mentioned her, she was immediately delighted.

"Really? What did the two brothers say to mother?"

Facing Sun Shangxiang's eyes full of hope, Lu Su took a step back without leaving a trace and said quickly:

"They asked you to listen to Xi Gong! Don't cause trouble for Xi Gong."

After the words fell, without any hesitation, Lu Su turned around and fled the place, leaving Sun Shangxiang alone in the wind.

Although it was summer, Sun Shangxiang always felt as if countless ice knives had pierced into her body. Now she was extremely chilled, truly chilled.

Seeing Sun Shangxiang walk in in a state of despair, Xiyu raised his eyelids and took a look before lowering them again to read his book.

Looking at Xiyu, Sun Shangxiang's eyes were full of complicated expressions. In fact, if you look closely at the man in front of her, he is quite good-looking. Apart from always scolding her for being stupid, he seems to have no other shortcomings.

Biting her lip, Sun Shangxiang quickly came to Xiyu's side, stretched out her hand and said to Xiyu:

"I want to collect this month's salary!"

He raised his eyes and glanced at Sun Shangxiang, who was confidently facing her request for money. Xi Yu said lightly:

"You are not an official wife now, and you cannot receive money yet."

Seeing Xi Yu like this, Sun Shangxiang took the book in Xi Yu's hand into his own and said softly:

"I wonder if the young master can spend the night with the little girl tonight?"

quiet.

Xi Yu was confused when he heard what Sun Shangxiang said. Is there such a sentence in the Classic of Mountains and Seas? Go crazy!

Looking at Sun Shangxiang's shy expression, Xi Yu still didn't understand what Sun Shangxiang was thinking at the moment.

With a slight smile, he stood up and held Sun Shangxiang on his shoulders.

"Since Madam intends to invite me, I would rather be respectful than obey."

Stayed up all night.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Xi Yu slowly got up.

Today, Sun Shangxiang is no longer pestering Xi Yu to study for him. After all, she has paid off all the money and there is still some leftover.

After having money, Sun Shangxiang is naturally not in a hurry to study and make money. Playing mahjong is the most important thing when he has money.

Xi Yu, on the other hand, was getting dressed in a panic in the room. Yesterday, he was busy teaching Sun Shangxiang a lesson, but he forgot about the follow-up arrangements for the Jingzhou incident.

The first thing he did after getting up was to invite Zhuge Liang and others over. By the time Xiyu hurriedly put on his clothes and came to the front yard, Zhuge Liang had already been waiting for a long time.

"Come on, come on, Liangzi, come here and sit down. Don't be led astray by that old Jia Xu one day at a time."

As soon as he entered the door, Xi Yu invited Zhuge Liang to come and sit next to him. After all, this was not a meeting where everyone had priorities.

On normal occasions like this, Xi Yu usually sits down casually, not wanting to engage in any disrespectful behavior.

Looking at the careless Xi Yu, Zhuge Liang sighed softly and walked to Xi Yu's side.

"How's Ryoko doing lately? She shouldn't be very busy."

"It's like this. Hasn't Jingzhou been captured recently? I want you to go to Jingzhou to guard it. Then you can bring Qingxu's tricks to Jingzhou. Anyway, you can't do anything like this You are also very familiar with everything from grain depots to farm fields.”

"I'm also going to ask Huang Xu to go to Jingzhou to assist you as the governor, and help you control the nobles in Jingzhou. If any of them disobeys, we will deal with it directly."

After Zhuge Liang sat down, Xi Yu directly spoke out what Zhuge Liang needed to do.

This is the same as everything before, take a territory and let Zhuge Liang go there to stabilize the place.

Regarding this kind of thing, Zhuge Liang can be said to be very clear. Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and asked Xi Yu:

"Okay, what should we do with the wealthy families in Jingzhou?"

Zhuge Liang is always so precise when looking at problems, and his words and questions are straight to the point.

After rubbing his chin, Xi Yu slowly said:

"Since Fengxiao had promised them back then, I naturally couldn't let him break his promise. Besides, most of the battle against Liu Bei this time was contributed by local wealthy families, and we just picked up a ready-made one."

"Besides, according to what Huang Xu said, the big family suffered heavy losses in this battle. In this case, what should be given must be given. Among the seven counties in Jingzhou, we have four prefects and they have three prefects."

"This arrangement will also facilitate future management. As for the deputy positions, they should be assigned to each other."

"Liangzi, remember, you can give them political power, you can give them the right to govern the local area, but you must not allow them to raise a family again. As before, you must check the household registration population. The most important thing is that it is related to our lives. The main task is to find out how many people and land there are in Jingzhou, and to re-divide the land in Jingzhou according to the farming system. "

In fact, Xi Yu only talked about two issues regarding Jingzhou's issues, which were also two bottom-line issues, namely land and population.

Once these two problems are solved, all other problems can be easily solved. After these two problems are explained, the remaining problems are left to Zhuge Liang to discuss with Xun Yu himself.

After listening to what Xi Yu said, Zhuge Liang also nodded slightly.

"Kong Ming understands, my lord is wise."

Seeing that Zhuge Liang understood, Xi Yu nodded slightly and then asked:

"Then Ryoko, do you have any questions?"

Zhuge Liang was actually very helpless about Xi Yu's attitude. The main reason was that it was too inconsistent with etiquette. But fortunately, Zhuge Liang knew Xi Yu and knew that he had this personality, so he always Just let out a sigh and call it a day.

"There are no other problems. The main thing is that Mr. Shui Jing wants to go to Jingzhou with Liang. I wonder what my lord thinks?"

After thinking for a moment, Zhuge Liang finally told his story. Looking at Zhuge Liang's appearance, Xi Yu thought it was some earth-shattering event, but he didn't expect it to be this.

Xiyu smiled slightly and slowly said:

"Since you want to go, then just go. The legs are on his body and not on mine. How can I control where he goes?"

Xi Yu knew that Mr. Shui Jing just wanted to go to Jingzhou to see his old friend this time. Whether it was to thank him for helping Guo Jia or to brag with him, it didn't matter.

Besides, it can be said that Pang Degong made a great contribution to the easy capture of Jingzhou this time.

However, Pang Degong has never liked fame and fortune, so Xi Yu was too lazy to go to him to make trouble.

"By the way, remember to tell Mr. Shuijing to say hello to Pang Degong on my behalf."

After saying that, Xi Yu strode out of the door and went straight to the Academy of Sciences. (End of this chapter)