Every winter is the busiest time for Sun Ce. The governors of each state have to report their duties, and the prefects of the counties have to come to report on the situation. The nine governors may come in person, send representatives, report on the results, training situation, or ask for battle this year.

This year is no exception, and it is busier. First, the situation is severe, and almost all except Yangzhou are affected. Second, next year is the last year of the five-year plan. Some prefectures and counties are not completed well and have a lot of pressure. They need to come to ventilate in advance and adjust as appropriate to avoid being held back, which will affect the completion of the overall plan and also affect their own future.

Sun Ce is busy meeting every day. Although he can't talk about his daily life, he rarely has free time. So everyone is also tactful and fully prepared in advance. When the talk is straightforward, he is concise and clear. He leaves after the talk, so he should not waste Sun Ce's time. If there are any specific matters, he will contact him. Except for meals, he usually does not stay for dinner. Sun Ce also rarely deliberately keeps meals. If he stares at him too much, many people will immediately associate with anyone, and then someone will go to join in with the relationship and support the way. It is annoying.

This time, he wanted to keep two people: Man Chong, the governor of Yuzhou, and Gan Ning, the governor of the navy.

Man Chong was like in previous years, traveling in a hurry. He came from afar, and his work was reported for less than half an hour. The detailed report was handed over to the Prime Minister Zhang Hong for review. He did not have much to meet and talk with Sun Ce. After the talk, he was about to say goodbye and leave. Sun Ce kept him for dinner and asked him to find Guo Jia first.

Man Chong was a little surprised and was overjoyed. Guo Jia's military advisory office was responsible for military affairs. At the moment, Yuan Tan was attacking Qingzhou, and the situation was tense, and Yuzhou also had to prepare for pre-war. Sun Ce asked him to find Guo Jia, and it was likely that there was a task to him. After the military advisory office told him, Sun Ce would have to interview him, and the time would not be short, so he would specially keep him for dinner.

Man Chong turned around and came to the military advisory office next door. The military advisory office was very busy. Guo Jia was arranging work. When he saw Man Chong, he nodded and signaled Man Chong to sit in the inner room for a while. Man Chong glanced at him, and there were few familiar faces in the military advisory office, and many more strange faces were added. He couldn't help but sigh secretly. The King of Wu's career was changing with each passing day, and the personnel changed too quickly. Lu Yi, Zhu Ran, Zhuge Liang and others successively released, and the new personnel were very keen.

Man Chong came to the reception cabin to sit down, and a waiter brought tea. Man Chong took two sips of tea and Guo Jia came in.

"Have you met the king?" Guo Jia put a volume of documents on the desk, picked up the teacup and took a big sip.

Man Chong put down the teacup and bowed slightly. "I just saw it. The king asked me to come over to see the priest, but he didn't say anything."

Guo Jia looked at Man Chong while drinking tea, with a cunning smile. "Can't guess it? If you can't guess it, then this task cannot be handed over to you. This task is more sensitive and requires a smart person."

Man Chong laughed but said nothing. Guo Jia pushed the things on the table away and opened the book of documents he brought over. It was a map. Man Chong glanced at it and immediately recognized it as the defense map bordering Yuzhou and Yanzhou. From Junyi in the west and to Rencheng in the east, there were more than ten points, staggered up and down. He was immediately moved. This was a comprehensive defense operation, and the force used was at least 20,000, which was equivalent to a war zone supervisor, and it was a very important war zone supervisor.

Among the nine governors, only Zhou Yu and Taishici directly commanded more than 10,000 troops, and the others were less than 10,000. They would be temporarily increased when there were combat tasks, and they would be returned to the defense zone after the war ended.

"Did you understand?"

Man Chong did not rush to answer. He took the map and looked at it carefully for a while. "Defend the attack of Yanzhou?"

"Yes, in the name of the capital test, we will convene military parades in each county and county school. All the county governments and counties must be stationed. We must ensure that each county has sufficient troops and hold on for more than three months. You can choose some troops with outstanding martial arts, good character, and innocent wealth as supportive forces. You can consider the number of troops you can do. After this battle, it is estimated that 5,000 elite troops will be added to the king's central army. Yuzhou is the king's first state and the queen's hometown. These soldiers are also considered children."

"Hey." Man Chong was overjoyed. It was a rare thing to add 5,000 elite troops at one time, which was enough to show Sun Ce's importance to Yuzhou. Sun Ce implemented the elite military strategy, and the central army had always maintained a scale of about 20,000 people, and was mainly composed of Jiangdong's children. It was not easy to join the central army. This matter was handled by him, and those selected people always thanked him for their kindness. With this opportunity, it was much more convenient for him to select elite troops as mobile power.

"It's okay to make the momentum bigger. It's best to scare the Yanzhou family and win without fighting." Guo Jiaqu pointed to the desk and the smile on his face dissipated, with a little murderous aura. "Of course, if they don't know each other, don't be polite, and strive to solve the Yanzhou problem in one fell swoop and drink the Yellow River."

Man Chong's scalp was a little swollen. If he wanted to completely solve the Yanzhou problem, the central army led by Sun Ce would definitely be dispatched, but he had nearly 10,000 troops in his hand and would definitely be an important deputy general. He might even be a vanguard general. If he fought this battle well, he might have the chance to become a candidate for the Ninth Governor. Even if he could not go to martial arts, this battle would be a rare opportunity in his life.

"Can it be done?" Guo Jia slightly picked the corner of his mouth. "This is to attack people in your state."

Man Chong glanced at Guo Jia and bowed his hand. "If you don't teach, you will be punished, if you don't punish, you won't defeat evil; if you don't teach, you won't punish the traitors. First teach good, then punish evil, and use both punishment and virtue, which is the kingly way."

Guo Jia smiled, raised his teacup, and signaled to Man Chong. As expected, they were all disciples of the Fa family, and they had a little understanding of each other.

During dinner, the cabin was very quiet, with only Sun Ce and Man Chong. Three dishes and one soup, a plate of fresh fish, a plate of shrimp, a bowl of egg custard, and a bowl of vegetable soup, a pot of wine, tea, a bowl of rice bowl, and two plates of dessert in Shijiu Lake.

"You can do whatever you want." Sun Ce said. The food table in front of him was simpler, only a bowl of egg custard and a plate of snacks.

"King...fasting?" Man Chong was a little curious.

Sun Ce was stunned and then smiled. "The Danyang Family had a banquet a few days ago. I ate too greasy. I want to eat some light these two days. Don't be polite. Eat yourself, if you don't have enough, you will add more. Although the war is tense, the food has not been tight enough yet."

Man Chong laughed in silence, and didn't hesitate, so he picked up the bowl and ate it. Sun Ce was drinking the soup while looking at Man Chong. After several years, Man Chong was still the hard-working official, but he was more calm and had a momentum of being unhappy and powerful. In recent years, there was no major chaos in Yuzhou, and Man Chong was a contribution. If it weren't for Yuzhou that he could not live without him, it would be better for him to be the governor of Yangzhou than Gao Rou.

Man Chong ate very quickly and ate very cleanly. He ate fish, shrimp, and soup, and drank wine, and only a pot of tea left. He cleaned his hands, wiped his mouth, poured half a cup of tea with tea, rinsed his mouth, swallowed it, then put down the cup, sat upright, waiting for Sun Ce to ask questions.

"You eat so quickly, it's not good for your health." Sun Ce said.

"If you can do things in a shallow way, you have to hurry."

"Don't like tea?"

"Drinking tea requires changing clothes, and it takes time to waste."

Sun Ce nodded. "I'm not busy today, have some tea and relax, let's chat at will."

"Here." Man Chong responded, poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of him.

"How is Yuzhou? Are there any difficulties in next year's five-year plan?"

"If there is no war, there should be no problem in completing the plan. If there is a war, it may be over-completed, but it is not what the king wants to see."

"Speak and listen."

Man Chong roughly reported the economic situation in Yuzhou. He did not need to report these things to Sun Ce. The prefects of each county will have detailed reports on time. Sun Ce re-planned the responsibilities of the governor, and the governor of the state is only responsible for supervision, not for specific administration. Sun Ce asked him, and he only understood the situation in Yuzhou from another perspective and grasped it as a whole.

If we look at the state level, Yuzhou was the first state to implement the new policy and was personally responsible. At that time, there were many conflicts with Xu Shao and others, and various means took turns to take turns. Finally, he finally took advantage of the opportunity of Yuan Shao's invasion to uproot the Yuzhou family and achieved initial goals. In recent years, Yuzhou has been stable, and the people of Qingzhou and Yanzhou have moved in in large numbers, and the labor force is sufficient. Whether it is Zao Zhi and others' military farms or workshops of each company, they have developed well. The families that have been forcibly deprived of their land have not shrunk significantly, and their prospects are promising, and they have gradually become impressed. In general, the current situation in Yuzhou may be the best among the states, and even stronger than Yangzhou.

"The six counties and states in Yuzhou, and the Lu state are in a special situation. Regardless of whether they exist, the other five counties and states have their own abilities, especially the prime ministers of Pei Du Xi, and the prime minister of Chen Luo Jun were the most. They were not only fair and honest, but also had great talents and could win the hearts of the people. The prefect of Yingchuan Pang Shanmin was steady and had economic talents. The prefect of Runan, Wang Lang, was knowledgeable, and was wise and knowledgeable, and could practice the law. They were also very outstanding talents. As for the prime minister of Liang Ding Chong, although his character was not as good as the other four, his ability was not inferior. The state of Liang was also managed in an orderly manner by him."

Sun Ce laughed. Ding Chong had the ability, but he was greedy by nature, so he was ready to make a fortune after taking office. As a result, he was reported as soon as he reached out. Man Chong immediately came to the door and warned him without hesitation, ordered him to return the greedy property and take it as a warning, so that he could not commit it again. In order to prevent Ding Chong from retaliating, Man Chong also transferred the reporter to the governor's office to supervise the Liang State. After reporting to him this matter, he was very satisfied with Man Chong's handling. He dared to place Ding Chong in the Liang State, to some extent, because he considered that Man Chong, the governor, that Ding Chong could not be too presumptuous.

"Danyang lacks a competent prefect, who do you think is more suitable?"

"Luo Jun and Du Xi, both of them should be competent."

"Who do you recommend?" Sun Ce asked.

Man Chong hesitated for a moment. "Du Xi. Du Xi can make trouble and dare to speak out. Luo Jun's character and ability are the best choice, but he cannot cure evil. Danyang is the royal capital, with many powerful people and powerful people, and it is inevitable that those who violate the law will be violated. Luo Jun is kind-hearted and may not be able to punish him ruthlessly."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "If Luo Jun is transferred to Danyang Prefect, who can help Pei Xiang?"
Chapter completed!