Until the end of the meeting, Tian Chou did not ask another question. He knew too little about Sun Ce and did not know Sun Ce's true strength at all. He could not ask any questions, and would only make people laugh.

Seeing a group of young people refuting fiercely, Tian Chou felt a little disappointed. He was 27 years old this year, and he always thought he was a young talent and a mature young man. However, most of the military plans under Sun Ce were in his early twenties, and the few teenagers around him were only in their teens. However, their sophistication when arguing about problems made people admire him, no less than that of the old officials who have been in the officialdom for a long time. There were many problems that were considered far beyond his imagination. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would never believe that this was a plan and opinion proposed by a young man.

Maybe a genius is possible, but a group of geniuses... Tian Chouzhen expressed his sorrow for Liu Bei and Yuan Tan. They confronted each other in Zhuo County and fought hard to distinguish, but Sun Ce easily seized half of Youzhou. The military strategists did not even mention them when discussing the situation in Youzhou.

Of course, the Xianbei people and Wuhuan people were even more sad. They thought they were only Taishi Ci, but they didn't know who was standing behind Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci and the elite armor he owned were just part of the exposed surface, and Sun Ce had more strength and unknown.

I don’t even know what kind of strength my opponent has, and it’s simply unpredictable to be invincible.

Tian Chou felt that he had spent more than 20 years in vain, and all his experiences were not as good as the gains from attending this conference. He had a feeling that the world would usher in a major change, far from changing dynasties. Neither Youzhou nor himself should have lost this rare opportunity.

After the meeting, the military plan dispersed, and Sun Ce invited Tian Chou to the cabin again. Meng Jian, Sun Shao and Teng Dan also came. After the debate was successful, Meng Jian was a little excited and chatted and laughed. Sun Shao didn't talk much, and sat quietly. Teng Dan didn't talk much, and he had a sense of heroism in his behavior.

After taking the seat, Sun Ce said to Tian Chou: "Zi Tai, tell me about the situation in Youzhou and see how much money and food are missing. I feel good about it."

The fields were hard to find. Youzhou had little arable land and limited output. In the past two years, Zhuo County, which had the most arable land, was occupied by Yuan Tan, and all counties had different food shortages. In the past, Jizhou and Qingxu were supplemented by the rest, but the problem was not big. In the past two years, Qingxu was unable to take care of himself, and Youzhou's life was very tight. Now Sun Ce was ordered to control Youzhou and promised him to solve the shortage of money and food in Youzhou. Naturally, he did not dare to be careless and explained in detail what he knew.

"There were some good years in Youzhou in the past few years. When Liu Mu was alive, he led the refugees from the Central Plains to farm in Youzhou and could also be self-sufficient. After Liu Mu's death, the farm was abandoned. Later, Liu Bei became the prefect of Yuyang and then farmed in Yuyang. The harvest was pretty good, but overall it was not as good as Liu Mu's time. This year, the war in Youzhou continued, and the consumption was huge. Not only were Youbeiping, Liaoxi and other counties short of food."

"Let's do this. After you go back, you can contact Zhang Enjun to see what his opinion is. I can provide some money and grain, but the Central Plains are also fighting, especially the Wuhuan Guihuan of the three counties is about to be implemented. The shortage of money and grain is not small. I want to make overall arrangements, and I am afraid that it will not be timely and will not meet all your requirements."

Tian Chou responded and sighed secretly. Sun Ce's meaning was very clear. Money and food could be given, but not for nothing. If Zhang Ze did not express his opinion, Sun Ce would not give it. But Zhang Ze was an old minister and was loyal to the court. The possibility of asking him to express his support for Sun Ce was slim.

Sun Ce discussed related matters with Meng Jian and others. The basic plan has been decided, what will happen during implementation and how to deal with it. Meng Jian and others also knew it. Sun Ce just reminded them to be cautious and do things steadily, and ask for advice from Youzhou heroes like Tian Chou if they have any questions. Even if they are to the Wuhuan people, the Xianbei people should not be too arrogant. They can be proud or arrogant.

Tian Chou listened on the side, and was still very satisfied with the politeness. Sun Ce’s civil and military commands were young and energetic and extremely talented. If Sun Ce had not been tolerated, these people would inevitably be willful and dissatisfied with each other, and even did not obey Taishi Ci’s orders.

The meeting was very short, and the meal ended. Sun Ce held a banquet to give them a farewell. During the meal, Sun Ce officially invited Tian Chou, hoping that he could help Taishi Ci to stabilize Youzhou with his help.

This time, Tian Chou did not refuse and readily obeyed.

Xiangping, by the Daliang River.

Sun Gan got out of the car, tidied up his clothes, looked at the village in the distance, and sighed. The two young servants each held a wooden box and followed Sun Gan. Sun Gan glanced at the bookcase, stepped on the thick snow, and walked towards the village.

The weather was cold and the north wind was cold. Almost every family in the village was closed. Sun Gan walked for a long time before he met a middle-aged man chopping firewood outside the house. When he saw Sun Gan and the other two passing by, his expression was indifferent and his eyes were a little bored, as if he thought Sun Gan had disturbed his tranquility.

Sun Gan stopped and bowed to salute. "Sun Gan in Xiabeihai came to visit Mr. Guan You'an, the same county. Can you please tell Mr. Guan which one is?"

The middle-aged man was a little surprised, and smiled a little, and became more enthusiastic. "It turned out to be a village party. He is also from Beihai, with his surname Wu and Duo, and lives in Fengqingli." As he said, he put down the axe in his hand and wiped his sweat with his hands. "Mr. You'an is looking for a quiet place and lives a little remote and not easy to find. Please wait a moment, and I will take you there after chopping the firewood and give it to him."

"Then I'll be working." Sun Gan was not in a hurry and looked up around. Wu Duo's house only had three thatched huts, and a fence was built with wooden sticks outside. The door of the thatched hut was closed, but the sound of reading aloud came from the sound of reading, which was crisp, like a half-old child. Sun Gan listened for a while and smiled, "Is the man who is studying in the house? He doesn't forget to read when he takes refuge, but he is a studious person."

Wu Duo smiled. "Mr. Sun has been awarded for the award. My child read a few words with Mr. You'an. He was idle and took it out to recite and review. Mr. Sun came from Qingzhou? Is his hometown safe?" As he said that, he spitted into his palm, swung his axe, and continued to chop firewood.

Sun Gan also laughed and roughly said the situation in Qingzhou. Wu Duo was immersed in hearing a few words, forgot to chop firewood, and stared at Sun Gan. When he heard that Sun Ce had defeated Gongsun Du and had taken over Liaodong, he opened his eyes wide excitedly.

"Is it Jiangdong Sun Lang, who is known as the Little Overlord?"

"That's right." Sun Gan laughed. "Do you know Taishi Ci?"

"Know, know, he has been here, I have seen him."

"Taishici is now the prefect of western Liaoning."

"Is that right?" Wu Duo widened his eyes in surprise and repeatedly urged Sun Gan to say it quickly. Sun Gan roughly said that Taishi Ci followed Liu Yao across the river, fought with Sun Ce, and surrendered to Sun Ce, and was given an important task. Wu Duo was very happy for Taishi Ci, and repeatedly said that he thought that Taishi Ci was handsome and unique at the beginning, and he would definitely be a high-ranking official in the future. Now it has indeed been verified.

They were talking lively. Wu Duo’s wife Wang and son Wu Xing, who were in the house, also came out and greeted Sun Gan and asked about Qingzhou. Hearing that Qingzhou was building a school, recruiting ordinary disciples to enroll, and tuition was exempted. Wang was so moved that he instigated Wu Duo to go home and asked Sun Gan if there was a sailboat to take.

Wu Duo worked hard for a while, chopped the firewood into two bundles, picked it up on his shoulders, led Sun Gan into the village, and took a short distance to the valley. There were also several thatched huts here, and the door was also closed and smoke was curling. Wu Duo stepped forward and called the door. The door opened, and walked out a tall middle-aged Confucian scholar with white face and long beards, elegant appearance, and smiling. When he saw Sun Gan, the Confucian scholar smiled slightly and glanced at Wu Duo.

Wu Duo said, "Sir, this is the Beihai Township Party. I came to see you specially and brought news from Qingzhou." He said to Sun Gan, "Mr. Sun, this is the Mr. You'an you are looking for."

Sun Gan stepped forward to salute and reported his name. After hearing Sun Gan's local accent, Guan Ning's face cleared a little and asked Sun Gan to enter the house. The house was not big, but it was neatly cleaned. The house dug a fire pit, and firewood was burned in the fire pit, and an iron cauldron was hanging on it. The cauldron was so gushing that it was cooking. Guan Ning's wife and son came to see him. The clothes on his body were covered with patches, but they were washed clean, with a calm and generous look.

Sun Gan admired him very much. He had been in Xiangping for more than a month and had wanted to visit Guan Ning, but he had never come. He just heard that Guan Ning was indifferent to fame and fortune and was unwilling to come and see him off. Now he saw it, it was indeed true. He turned around and took the wooden box from the young servant, put it on the only thick wooden table in the house, and pushed it in front of Guan Ning.

"A little bit of my heart, please accept it with a smile."

Guan Ning put his hands in his sleeves and looked at Sun Gan with a faint look. "My family lives here. Although I am so blessed, I can be blessed with food and clothing. I have received my kindness, but there is no need for money. You have also seen that there is no place to use money here. Or for the convenience of it, please greet Mr. Wu on my behalf, hoping that he can do good governance and help the world."

Sun Gan smiled and didn't say anything. He reached out to open the two wooden boxes. There was no money in the wooden box, only two boxes of books. Guan Ning was surprised and reached out to flip through it. One box was ten books of "The Analects of Confucius", and the other box was a different book, including collections of poems and manuscripts, and there were seven or eight kinds of them. Guan Ning took out a book of "The Analects of Confucius" and flipped it. The paper was soft, the text was clear, and the ink was pleasant.

"This is……"

"This is a textbook that is all the Zhongyuan County Schools. It was edited by Zhang Zibu, Pengcheng, and has just been printed in Qingzhou Bookstore. I heard that the teacher was a disciple in this class and had no intention of returning home. I specially took a box and gave it to him."

"Every county and county school in the Central Plains teaches such books?" Guan Ning was surprised. The quality of these books is so good that he has never seen them before. They are a family heirloom. Why are there already everywhere in the Central Plains, and even children who are just entering school can use them?

“That’s right.”

“How valuable is this book?”

Sun Gan raised one hand and shook it gently. Guan Ning frowned slightly and hesitated for a while. "Five hundred coins?"

"Five cents."
Chapter completed!