After completing his task, the azure-clothed man immediately disappeared into the crowd. If you look for yourself, you will see that the middle-aged man who talked to the azure-clothed man disappeared together with the azure-clothed man. Only the crowd was left discussing whether they should go or not.
"Using cloth to compare farmland, selling cloth instead of giving rewards, he is really eloquent! Who is this person? Is it His Highness the King Of Shu? "In a teahouse, two noblemen saw everything in front of them.
"King Of Shu Liu Mang? No, no! "The other nobleman shook his head. King Of Shu Liu Mang? He had seen this person before. At that time, they had fought and he became a prisoner. Thinking of this, he could not help but smile bitterly.
If anyone from Liu Mang's Army who survived the battle of Wancheng city was here, they would recognize that this person was Sun Ce's second-in-command, Military Advisor Lu Su. That's right, this person was Lu Su, Lu Zijing. After being captured in the battle of Wancheng city, Lu Su has been thinking about how he lost. However, he still could not figure it out. He could only think that he lost because of Liu Mang's ballistae. Now that the Jiangdong Army also has ballistae, Lu Su did not have anything to worry about.
Originally, after returning to Jiangdong, Sun Ce wanted to put Lu Su in an important position. Although the battle of Wancheng city was defeated, it was not Lu Su's fault. This was because no one knew that the ballistae were so powerful. Lu Su's final plan was to capture Wancheng city. If Jiang Qin's 30,000 navy was not destroyed, then Jiangdong's Army would have continued to invade Lujiang and the Lvbu's Army would have been completely finished. However, in the end, Sun Ce lost. Sun Ce originally gave Lu Su the position of Deputy General under Zhou Yu.
Don't underestimate this Deputy General. He was the second-in-command under Zhou Yu. He was even higher than Huang Gai. It can be said that Zhou Yu was the Governor and Lu Su was the Deputy Governor. However, Lu Su still refused this good intention. It was not because this position was not good, nor was it because Sun Ce did not attach importance to him. It was also not because Lu Su was arrogant because of his talent. Lu Su could see from the battle of Wancheng city that Sun Ce was a good Lord and a good Warlord. This was because Sun Ce was a good Lord, but Lu Su did not want to pursue a good Lord.
Sun Ce was too bloodthirsty. His tyrannical way was not what Lu Su wanted. It was just like Emperor Wu of Han. Some people said that Emperor Wu of Han established the prestige of the Great Han Dynasty, causing the Xiongnu people to not dare to step into the Central Plains. However, some people said that Emperor Wu of Han was too militaristic, causing the people of the Great Han Dynasty to not have enough to eat and wear. Everyone had their own opinion. Lu Su was such a person who advocated benevolence. Therefore, Lu Su refused Deputy General Zhou Yu's good intentions. He wanted to leave his official career and continue to study. However, how could Sun Ce let such a talented person give up? Under Zhou Yu's persuasion and Sun Ce's conversation, Lu Su could only take a step back. He obtained the position of Wuhu Governor from Sun Ce.
It was a waste of talent for Lu Su to be the Governor. However, Wuhu was not like other places. It was rich in food and had a natural harbor where the navy could be stationed. Therefore, Lu Su's role here was to coordinate the military supplies and warships to the front line. With Lu Su in charge, everything was in order. Today, the reason why Governor Lu appeared in this teahouse was to accompany this noble son. In the whole of Jiangdong, there were only a few people who had a higher status than Lu Su. They were Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao, and Sun Ce were in the front line. Zhang Zhao was in charge of stabilizing the people's hearts. The only one left was Sun Ce's younger brother, Sun Quan. Sun Quan was a very bitter person in Jianye. Sun Quan was a talented person and naturally did not want to be left out. He wanted to perform well in this chaotic world. Sun Quan also wanted to do so, but there was a big brother in front of him. If Sun Jian did not die, then Sun Quan's outstanding performance would not be a problem. But now that Sun Jian was dead, a problem arose. If Sun Quan did too well, then what would the nobles think of him? Sun Ce was proficient in martial arts and was good at conquering cities and expanding territories. But Sun Quan was more proficient in internal affairs. In Jiangdong, the generals were either conscripting soldiers or transferring soldiers. It can be said that expanding territories was meaningless to the common people. On the contrary, internal affairs were different. If Sun Quan did well, then he would be loved and supported by the common people. If Sun Quan's reputation in Jiangdong was higher than Sun Ce's, then what would happen? Even if Sun Ce did not think too much about it, it was hard to guarantee that Sun Ce's descendants would not think too much about it. After all, having such a powerful uncle would make it difficult for him to sit on the throne.
After Sun Ce died, he left behind his only son, Sun Shao. According to seniority, he should have inherited everything from Sun Ce. But because Sun Ce died early, Sun Quan succeeded him. If Sun Quan wanted to, he could have let Sun Shao take over after his death. However, Sun Quan had second thoughts. He wanted his bloodline to inherit Dongyue Wu. Therefore, Sun Shao was suppressed by Sun Quan. The Sun family's Old Madam could not let this happen. Therefore, before Sun Quan wanted to become an official, she pulled Sun Quan over for a talk. No one in the Sun family dared to disobey the Old Madam of the Sun family. After all, after the death of her husband, Sun Jian, she was the one who raised the two brothers.
Even after Sun Quan became the Lord of Dongyue Wu, Old Madam Sun's words still carried weight in the Sun family!
Therefore, Sun Quan was very depressed. Naturally, he went to drink with Lu Su. Lu Su and Sun Quan were close friends. They knew each other since they were in Kuiji. After so many years, their relationship was still very deep. Otherwise, Sun Quan would not have let Lu Su be the Governor after the death of Jiangdong's Zhou Yu. One must know that according to seniority, there were several people who were higher than Lu Su. Moreover, Lu Su did not tell Sun Quan that Sun Quan was the one who Lu Su thought highly of.
The two just sat down to drink when they saw the scene in front of them. Naturally, they had to have a good discussion.
In Lu Su's impression, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang was more like his Lord, Sun Ce. They were decisive and merciless. For example, Liu Mang slaughtered the nobles in Wancheng City. Liu Mang's 3,000 heavy infantry drove Sun Cejun's 10,000 soldiers off the walls. Even if they surrendered, they would not accept it.
"This should be the tone of the Lvbu's Army's Lieutenant Commander Yang Hong!" Lu Su replied to Sun Quan's question. Originally, Lu Su didn't like Yang Hong. After all, Lu Su had seen Yang Hong before. At that time, Yang Hong was still working under Yuan Shu, but none of his schemes were successful. His schemes were all clumsy. His reputation was that of a flatterer, but it was this reputation that caused Zhang Zhao, a famous scholar from Jiangdong, to suffer a big loss.
The Lvbu's Army agreed to pay two thousand shipbuilders to delay the sale of the ballista design to the Jiangdong Navy. The agreement was for one month, but the ballista design was still not sold. Why? It was because the Lvbu's Army sold the 20 warships to Liu Biao. Because of these 20 warships, Zhou Yu was driven out of Sanjiangkou and the war in Jiangxia was ruined.
How could such a person be underestimated? Jiangdong's intelligence was not to be trifled with. The Lvbu's Army had two intelligence departments. One was the former Lvbu's Army's intelligence department that Chen Gong was in charge of. The other was the intelligence department of Liu Mang's Army that was in charge of Yuan Shu's original intelligence department. Yang Hong was in charge of intelligence, and the two men just now were spies of Liu Mang's Army. The two of them sang the same tune and acted out the play so vividly that it was difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.
"Zijing, do you think that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, is really going to release 30% of the taxes and never raise them again?" Sun Quan asked Lu Su. 30% of the taxes was extremely low. In an agricultural society, taxes were mainly collected from the fields. If 30% of the taxes was released, then what would the Lvbu's Army use to support the army?
"30% is possible!" Lu Su nodded. "Second Young Master, did you not hear what the two men said? Instead of getting nothing, it was better to get a part of it. Shouchun had been ruined by Yuan Gonglu until there were no signs of human habitation. That was Huainan, where there were tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land. If it was really planted, it would be a granary. Now that the King of Shu had occupied Shouchun, he naturally had to find people to help him cultivate the land. But where could he find people? Naturally, he can only use good conditions to attract the people. As for never raising taxes, that is simply impossible! "
30% of the taxes could be done for a while, as long as the people were deceived, it would be fine. After that, you can increase the taxes however you want. As long as the people were not forced to starve to death, these people would not have much of an opinion. Moreover, the two men just now had said that only 50,000 people would receive 30% of the taxes. With such a benefit, there would definitely be a lot of people fighting for it. When the time comes, there would be more than 50,000 people. The extra people would naturally be taxed at 60%, 70%, or even 70% to 80%.
"But what if we let His Highness King of Shu have the reputation of never increasing his taxes?" Sun Quan suddenly thought of something and smiled faintly.
"Second Young Master, what do you mean?" Lu Su looked at Sun Quan. He also had some ideas.
"Let's sing the praises of our King of Shu! Under the rule of the Great Han Dynasty, 30% of the taxes will never be raised. "
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