Sun Ce looked at the heads of Chen Gui's brothers and sons in the box, listened to Lin Yu explaining the battle, especially when he heard Chen Gui's feelings before his death, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The whole family is loyal and wise? This joke is a bit big. If you say you are a martyr, you can barely accept it, but your loyalty is not at all.

Lin Yu was a little guilty and looked at Liu Cheng with help. Liu Cheng stood quietly aside without saying a word. Sun Ce saw Lin Yu's eyes and waved his hand. "If you should be killed, you have to kill, but you must be cautious about destroying people, and the impact will be bad."

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to agree. "Here."

"Super Liu Guoshang, what do you think?"

Liu Cheng nodded. "What the general said is very much. Chen Gui's brothers and sons deserve to die, but the Chen clan and his subordinates will not be punished until they die. Killing like this will make people criticized, and there is suspicion of revenge for public revenge."

"Did you hear it?" Sun Ce looked at Lin Yu. Lin Yu was Lin Feng's younger brother. He was originally a raider with good martial arts and brave in combat. He was originally stationed in Wujun with Lin Feng. He was just recommended to serve as a county magistrate this year. Sun Ce arranged for him to come to Xia Pi to be a county magistrate, hoping that he could play his strengths. Unexpectedly, this kid was eager to make contributions and was too determined to kill, and actually destroyed the Chen family.

"I heard it, I heard it." Lin Yu agreed repeatedly, not daring to speak back.

"The merits and demerits are offset, and the rewards are gone, and there will be punishment." Sun Ce sat back and patted the handrails of the table. "From the future, I will go to the county school to listen to the lesson twice a month, and try to finish Mencius within a year. If you don't understand anything, ask the Prime Minister Liu for advice. Being a county lieutenant is not a commander in the army. You have to control your own murderous intention. Even if you are forced to kill, you will still kill one person to warn a hundred people. You cannot kill indiscriminately. Do you understand?"

"I understand, understand." Lin Yu agreed with a smile and stepped aside.

Sun Ce ordered people to set up a seat for Liu Cheng and Lin Yu to discuss the aftermath. Lin Yu's incident is a very dangerous signal. Although he strengthened the cultural learning of the soldiers in the army, most of them knew the text and read and wrote the official documents without any obstacles, but after all, they were in the army and their cultural cultivation was generally low. Even in the martial arts lecture hall, they mainly taught military tactics, and they thought about how to kill their opponents every day. Being a county lieutenant is not the same thing. Although it is inevitable to encounter vicious opponents, most of the time they are still ordinary people, and even if they are wrong, they will not die. If they do it like Lin Yu, there will inevitably be innocent people.

After all, Jingjian and soldiers are not the same concept. People in this era do not know it, but he is very clear that since he has seen such bad signs, of course it must be solved. This retired veteran goes home to be a pavilion chief, which is indeed a good way to strengthen control, but his thinking and way of doing things must be adjusted, otherwise it will be detrimental to internal unity.

Liu Cheng agreed with Sun Ce's concept very much. He had some opinions but now it has been eliminated. He reported to Sun Ce about the situation of Xia Pi. After Tao Ying's efforts, the Yuzhou family has basically been wiped out, and the main task is to restore people's livelihood. Qingxu is the hardest hit area of ​​the Yellow Turbans. Xuzhou is not as serious as Qingzhou, but the losses are not small. In addition, the several wars that occurred when Liu He entered the throne, the population loss in Xia Pi was relatively large, probably only 60% of the previous ones. Liu Cheng hoped that Sun Ce ordered the people of Xuzhou who moved to Jiangnan to go home to make up for the problem of population shortage.

Sun Ce did not agree to Liu Cheng immediately. Xuzhou is important, but Jiangdong is more important. If people return the population will inevitably affect the development of Jiangdong, which is in conflict with his strategy toward the south. Liu Cheng looked at the problem from the perspective of Xia Pi, and the height was not enough, which was understandable. He had to consider the overall strategy and could not change it at will, especially when the governor of Xuzhou had not yet finalized the candidate.

After talking with Liu Cheng and Lin Yu for a long time, they were entertained for a meal. After Liu Cheng and Lin Yu said goodbye, Sun Ce chatted with Zhuge Liang and Yang Yi on duty and asked them how they should deal with Xuzhou. Xuzhou has a small population, and now the losses are so great. If we don’t care, it will be difficult to implement the strategy of cross-sea attack on Liaodong.

Zhuge Liang was from Langya and was familiar with Xuzhou. He made a suggestion that from a geographical point of view, Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou should be integrated and considered. These three prefectures are centered on Mount Tai, just like the three corners of Mount Tai. Mount Tai not only separates the three prefectures, but also plays a role in communication and connection. Considering the problem of Xuzhou, we should focus on Mount Tai and coordinate the three prefectures. When Yanzhou was still controlled by Cao Ang, Qingzhou and Xuzhou could not be separated. Qingzhou is the front line, with limited arable land, and the population loss is even more serious than Xuzhou. Most of the burden of grain supply depends on Xuzhou. If Xuzhou cannot recover quickly, it will inevitably affect the strategy of attacking north.

Sun Ce agreed. "How can Xuzhou recover as soon as possible when the population is insufficient?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Even if there are not many cultivated land in Xuzhou, it is famous for its small land. At its peak, it is more than 570,000 households and more than 2.7 million households. Even if it loses 60%, there are still more than 200,000 households and more than one million households, which are enough to cultivate the land of Xuzhou. If there is any deficit, it can also be solved by adding oxen and using new farm tools. As long as these people can live and work in peace, the reduction of grain output will not be too serious. On the coast of Xuzhou, most of the cultivated land is concentrated in the west of Sishui. The mudflat land east of Sishui is not suitable for cultivation, but is suitable for raising pigs. Most of the population can be concentrated to the west of Sishui and cultivate fertile fields with high yields. Build some pig farms east of Sishui and send some people to guard it. Pigs are mixed in nature and eat weeds. Meat can replenish the food deficiency, skin can be made of leather, civilian and military."

Zhuge Liang talked casually and reported a series of numbers casually. Sun Ce saw it and was happy in his heart. This is a genius who learns from others. As long as he leads the right path, his future is limitless. Unfortunately, he is too young, and it is only sixteen after the New Year. If it is twenty-six, he can hand over Xuzhou to him now, which is definitely better than the Tao brothers.

As they were talking, Guo Jia walked in quickly, with a happy face. "General, Zhang Changshi has news. He has already negotiated with Zhao Wen. The imperial edict has been issued. Zhao Wen is in the carriage of the eldest princesses such as Nanyang. Then we will come together to preach the edict."

Sun Ce was also very happy when he heard this. "Has the court agreed to our conditions?"

"Everything basically agreed, there is only a little difference. The general was changed to the Marquis of Wu and the county was used as the fief, but the general was not given the title of king. He said that he would wait until the general pacified Youji and make unsuccessful contributions before he was granted the title of king."

Guo Jia said, handing Zhang Hong's letter over. Sun Ce saw it and laughed silently. The court was so desperate that he suffered. At this point, he still grabbed the last fig leaf and refused to be the king. Perhaps the emperor had not yet admitted defeat. He still hoped to get the weapons and food to pacify Liangzhou, and then lead the elite Liangzhou troops out of the gate and sweep across Guandong.

To pacify Liangzhou, 300 million is not enough, 30 billion is about the same.

Sun Ce pointed to the letter. "With the edict, it will be legitimate to attack Youzhou. Fengxiao, you are here just right. We are just discussing the matter in Xuzhou. Kong Ming suggested farming in Xuzhou. You can listen together and come up with ideas to see if there is a suitable person to be the governor of Xuzhou."

Guo Jia blurted out without thinking. "General, it is not appropriate to adjust the candidate for Xuzhou governor now, it is more appropriate to be a pottery merchant."

"I'm worried that he is not capable enough."

"If you lack the ability, you can arrange a right-hand assistant. Tao Ying has been transferred to the prefect of Jiujiang and then transferred Tao Shang. Some people may suspect that the general is dissatisfied and will be detrimental to others. Even the people in Danyang may have objections. It is natural to wait for two or three years before transferring Tao Shang to another position."

Sun Ce thought about it and thought that what Guo Jia said made sense. Xuzhou now needs stability and rest, so it is not advisable to act too much, especially after the Chen family extermination incident. The pottery merchant has average talent and no ambitions. Such people are most suitable for being puppets. During this period, he stayed in Xuzhou most of the time, and the pottery merchant has no courage to cause trouble.

"Who is more suitable for his assistant?"

"Lu Dai."

Sun Ce smiled. This is a relatively suitable candidate. Lu Dai has been by his side for more than a year, doing things steadily, having a view of the overall situation and being careful, and is a talent who can stand on his own. Moreover, he is from Guangling, so he can assist Tao Shang to the best appease the hearts of the people of Xuzhou.

"Okay, that's him."

Sun Ce immediately asked Yang Yi to go out to find Lu Dai. Guo Jia said to Zhuge Liang again: "Kong Ming, your brother is out for a trip, have you ever been back?"

"It's almost done. A book came before the New Year. He said that when the weather is warmer and the road is easier, he will be ready to go back to Xuzhou."

"Where has he been going?"

"I went to Liaodong first, and then headed west all the way to Yuyang and Guangyang areas."

“Where is now?”

"The last time I wrote that I was in Dai County, and I can't tell where I am now. I may enter Jizhou."

Guo Jia nodded and did not ask again. After a while, Lu Dai followed Yang Yi in. He didn't know what Sun Ce had to ask him for, so he bowed to him. Sun Ce was straight to the point and asked him how to manage Xuzhou more appropriately. Lu Dai thought for a while and put forward a few opinions, which were roughly similar to Zhuge Liang's statement, but his focus was to appease the hearts of the people of Xuzhou.

"How about you go to the governor's office to assist the pottery merchant?"

Lu Dai didn't think much and nodded in agreement. Seeing this, Guo Jia reminded: "Duke Lu Ding, General Lu is not the general's eyes and ears, but the general's minions. Do you know the importance of this?"

Lu Dai was stunned and could not believe his ears. He turned to look at Sun Ce, and could not say a word. He was indeed as Guo Jia said, but he thought he would monitor Tao merchants and be Sun Ce's eyes and ears. He did not expect Sun Ce to actually be responsible for any matters. The governor's office was responsible for affairs in the whole province at least in name only. He was not long after he served in office. He only worked as a county official for a period of time when Liu He was in charge of administration, but he was not responsible for specific government affairs. Now he suddenly wanted to hand over the affairs of a state to him, and he was a little nervous.

"General, I... I'm afraid it's hard to bear the heavy responsibility."

Sun Ce waved his hand and told Lu Dai not to be nervous. Lu Dai did not have much practical experience, but he has participated in countless meetings this year. Some meeting minutes were sorted out by him. He has accumulated enough theories, but he just lacked an opportunity to do something practical. With his personality, this is not a difficult task. If it weren't for this, Guo Jia would not recommend him. Can he arrange all the affairs of his shogunate properly and not manage a state well?

"Ding Gong, I have confidence in you, and you must also have confidence in yourself."

Lu Dai's blood surged up, and he bowed to receive the order. "Hey."
Chapter completed!