Although the heavy rain stopped in Jiangdong and production gradually resumed, because no one organized disaster relief, the number of refugees caused by the heavy rain was more than usual.

At the beginning, these refugees may only need a little treatment, such as giving some food rations and seeds, and then these people will settle down and grit their teeth and endure it, because after all, there is hope in the fields. But it is a pity.

Yes, no one does this.

Families with some savings use their savings to withstand disasters, while those without savings sell their sons and daughters. Well, most people sell their daughters first, because the men can still farm. This has nothing to do with being cold and cold, it’s a matter of nature.

Physical differences make women less powerful than men most of the time.

What if you don’t even have to sell your children?

Sell ​​the land and be demoted to someone else's tenant.

The original tenants became refugees...

This kind of descending level is sometimes so simple and crude.

Many times, the people at the bottom don't know what they want to do, and most of them passively accept what they want. Therefore, the ancient rulers of China understood what "mu" is.

Within a month or two, the number of refugees increased, and there were even faint sounds of crying in the air.

In order to prevent the refugees from disturbing the lives of the residents in the city, the city gates were closed early and were only open for two hours a day to provide shopping for the residents in the city. As for the refugees outside the city, some gruel was also provided during this time.

As for other things, there is none.

All kinds of urgent help messages from the local nobles were sent to Sun Quan like crazy. Everyone said how poor and miserable they were here, how many people "exchanged their children for food" every day, then closed the door and drank a small drink.

Drink wine while waiting for Sun Quan to allocate money and food.

But how could Sun Quan be willing to do it? He returned the official document and let the local nobles handle it on their own.

The local nobles jumped to their feet and yelled, and then once again condemned Sun Quan for not caring about the life and death of the people, and he was not like a monarch...

As time goes by, the number of refugees increases.

The residents in the city also began to become anxious, because the refugees occupied some vacant land outside the city, and even their original collection points outside the city, making some things that should have been relatively easy to obtain in the city now become scarce and difficult to collect.

, the original feeling of pity began to dissipate, and the emotion of resentment continued to spread.

The same is true outside the city, and the original gratitude has turned into hatred.

Why do the people in the city have shelter from the wind and rain, but they have to cry and suffer in the mud? Why don't they bring more food to the city? Why is there food and clothing in the city?

So they started making trouble, and even attacked some innocent people in the city who were out woodcutting...

Then the local nobles naturally began to suppress them, occupying the "Zhigao Point", and in the name of justice, they killed those outside the city and those implicated in the city. As the saying goes, if a slap can't make a difference, why should they come to you instead of others?

? With this sentence, the local gentry can take advantage of both sides, and Sun Quan is responsible for all the bad reputation. Who told Sun Quan not to provide disaster relief? They took the opportunity to silently obtain a large amount of real profits, which made them tremble with joy.

There were more and more cries. The refugees gathered outside the city were black and gray, like a colony of pigs and dogs.

A staggering old man, a pale-faced child, a woman holding an infant, a young man covered in blood, the corpses of dead people, and others who are alive but seem to be dead...

Groups of refugees, dressed in ragged clothes, let out low sounds. Crying also requires physical strength. Loud crying does not exist among refugees. Laughing when you want to laugh and crying when you want is a kind of happiness in many cases.

, these refugees often only cry when their relatives die, or they cry for their dead relatives, or they cry for themselves who are still alive.

Most of the soldiers stationed on the city wall watched numbly, and even became a little bored in the later stages.

"Damn refugees!"

"Damn country people!"

The soldiers on top of the city were cursing, completely forgetting that they might have been refugees from the north a few generations ago, or that their ancestors actually came from the countryside.

……(/□＼*)……

"Who is in favor? Who is against?"

Sun Quan wanted to yell these words, but he held back and looked at the three people at the table, Zhang Zhao, Lu, Su and Yufan, trying to discern some clues from their expressions.

Zhang Zhao slightly stroked his gray beard. It seemed that this action made Zhang Zhao feel very comfortable, so he looked like he was about to fall asleep, and he seemed to be completely outside the world and no longer in the mundane world.

Sun Quan snorted in his heart. Isn't the new little girl's skin that I bought two days ago fun?

Lu Su lowered his head, seeming to be thinking about something, and did not answer Sun Quan's look.

Sun Quan turned to look at Yu Fan, and then saw Yu Fan staring at him, and couldn't help but frowned: "Does Zhong Xiang have any good ideas?"

"My lord, if you want to fight in Jiangling, you also want to fight in Jiangdong?" Yu Fan was very rude and said directly.

Zhang Zhao seemed to still be shaking his head in a daze, but there was a small slit between his eyebrows and he glanced at Yu Fan.

Sun Quan frowned deeply, "Quan doesn't understand what Zhong Xiang said."

"There is a flood in the east of the Yangtze River. My lord does not want to rescue the disaster. Instead, he wants to send troops to Jiangling..." Yu Fan laughed, "My lord really has great ambitions!" Yu Fan's sarcasm was palpable.

Before Sun Quan could change his expression, Lu Su quickly came out to smooth things over, "My lord, it is also for the future of Jiangdong... The land of Jiangling is the gateway to the Central Plains, and sooner or later it will be taken..."

Sun Quan felt a little calmer now, nodded and said, "What Zijing said is true."

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, many places in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were swampy areas. Although Yunmengze has shrunk a lot, it runs from east to west in the middle, while Jiangling and Xiangyang are relatively stable passages, hence the so-called "Gateway to the Central Plains".

, is by no means a general statement.

"Sooner or later, it's true," Yu Fan said. "Jingzhou is in chaos and Liu and Cai are fighting. Why not sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? When they are tired, then capture them in one fell swoop."

Sun Quan sneered, "Watching a tiger fight? Cao Cao's thief thinks the same! If you can't seize the opportunity, how can you defeat Cao thief?"

Yu Fan also sneered, "Fighting? Losing troops and losing generals is fighting? It's like what happened in Cao's army in the new city?"

Sun Quan was furious, stood up in a hurry, kicked over the table, and pulled the sword on the sword rest to chop Yu Fan, but was stopped by Lu Su.

Zhang Zhao stamped his feet and immediately pulled Yu Fan away.

Sun Quan put down his sword angrily.

"My lord, why bother?" Lu Su said, "Zhongxiang just wanted to anger my lord..."

Sun Quan said: "Zhongxiang is too much!" He returned to his seat angrily and sat down. "Zijing, now that the refugees have lost their homes and there is nothing the local government can do, it's time to gather them into an army and march to Jiangling. This is a one-step move."

You can count them, but such mediocre people... really piss me off!"

Lu Su smiled bitterly.

If all of them follow Sun Quan's idea, it would be good. Are there many refugees? Yes, there are many. Then choosing young and strong refugees and integrating them into the army is a way to solve the problem of the large number of refugees. It is also correct. Incorporate them into the army.

After being in the army, it will naturally be used, so taking advantage of the dispute between Liu Biao and Cai Mao to march into Jiangling is also a very good opportunity.

Everything seems to be fine, but the most critical issue is——

Money and food.

Before, Sun Quan's attack on Jiangling failed, and then he came back without even farting. He had promised to provide various benefits to the Jiangdong nobles. Sun Quan closed his eyes and put one hand next to his ear, "What? What did you say? The signal is not good."

,I can not hear……"

For Sun Quan, he was not satisfied. Didn't Jiangling not be captured? If it was captured, it would be given to him naturally. Sun was not a man who broke his promise to get rich, but what else would he be given if he had not captured it? Wasn't it because these Jiangdong nobles were living in a hurry at that time?

Did he miss a good opportunity by delaying the transportation of military supplies and the delay in assisting soldiers? It is a great honor for me not to settle accounts with these Jiangdong nobles.

On the other hand, the Jiangdong nobles were not satisfied either. When they first went to war, they didn't say anything about whether they could win or not. But the result is better now. They sent out so many food and grass personnel, but now they haven't even made much money.

We still have to go on war, why are your Sun family’s faces so big? It’s okay to go to war, but we must fulfill our previous promises first!

Is it possible for Sun Quan to fulfill his previous promise?

Obviously it's impossible.

Therefore, it is natural that the two sides are at loggerheads...

"Zijing, you must help me..." Sun Quan pulled Lu Su, "Now is the time to march to Jiangling, God-given opportunity! If we can't take advantage of the opportunity, when Cao Cao's thieves capture Jingzhou, there will be Hefei in the east and Jiangling in the west... Jiangdong is in danger.

It’s in danger! It’s going to be destroyed soon!』

Lu Su let out a long sigh. This was Lu Su's natural way, otherwise he wouldn't have tried his best to reconcile it.

The chassis of Jiangdong looks quite beautiful. It is a large area south of the Yangtze River. But in fact, in the Han Dynasty, many areas south of the Yangtze River were not developed. For example, the Hu Jianren of later generations were mostly from South Vietnam. As for those who like to eat Hu Jianren

This area is an extremely vicious place...

So in fact, Jiangdong is just a long and narrow section along the east-west direction of the Yangtze River. Such strategic depth makes Sun Quan lose control of the Yangtze River, and it is equivalent to dancing naked in front of Cao Cao. Cao Cao can pat and touch it if he wants.

There is no sense of security there.

Therefore, when Sun Quan heard about the news in Jingzhou, he held on tightly and was unwilling to let go.

Lu Su looked at Sun Quan and said, "What the lord wants is Su Zhi's wish... Rong Su will explain a little more..."

Sun Quan stood up, bowed to the ground, and said, "Please, Zi Jing!"

Lu Su did not dare to accept the courtesy, so he quickly returned the courtesy and then resigned without mentioning it.

Sun Quan sent Lu Su out of the gate with a look of anticipation on his face. When he turned back, his expression became darker with every step he took. When he turned around and sat down, his face was as dark as water...

"Jiangling! Hum hum, Jiangdong!"

……(〃＞ dishes＜)……

Outside the meeting hall, Zhang Zhao and Yu Fan walked one behind the other.

"Zhong Xiang's move is too much... My lord, he is the "lord" after all!" Zhang Zhao stroked his beard. He didn't look sleepy just now. Instead, his eyes were so sharp that Yu Fan was afraid to look directly at him.

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To be continued...