Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 60 Lin Xiangru is blackmailed
Bai Tu also prepared to present the curved plow and ox nose ring to the Han Dynasty lady - to be more precise, to the world.
This kind of thing that changes people's livelihood and helps people have enough food is used for personal gain...
Although it would help Bai Tu accumulate advantages over the princes of the world, Bai Tu could not do it.
Therefore, as Lu Lingqi said, Bai Tu felt a little unhappy, but it could not be considered hesitation.
Of course, it still has to be kept secret for a few months. Before presenting it to the Han Dynasty lady, Bai Tu must first purchase a batch of buffaloes in Jiangdong as official cattle, to be used for farming and to be rented to people who have no cattle.
In addition, Bai Tu recently assigned a new task to the Ministry of Works - well-digging tools, which refer to the digging tools used in the Northern Song Dynasty that were capable of digging wells tens of feet deep.
When the farming season is slack, Bai Tu plans to organize a group of people to dig deep wells in the northeast of Jiangdong to prevent a severe drought in Huainan from spreading to Jiangdong.
At the same time, Gan Ning had also arrived in Danyang City.
The resistance encountered during this period was minimal. After all, there were almost no troops of Yuan Shu in Danyang County, only the "Han Army" nominally controlled by the aristocratic families.
The previous prefect of Danyang was Zhou Shang, who was recommended by Yuan Shu, and the aristocratic families of Danyang also semi-spontaneously recognized Yuan Shu.
However, this kind of "recognition" was very limited. When the news came that Yuan Shu was defeated in Jiangdong and Gan Ning came to take over with real guns and swords, they had no intention of resisting for Yuan Shu.
For Gan Ning, he understood the thoughts of these noble families very well - after all, he himself was born into a noble family in Shu County!
Of the sixteen counties in Danyang, Gan Ning actually stationed troops only in the more important and populous counties in the north, namely Wanling, Moling, and Digang near the river. Later, he personally stationed in Danyang City as the governor...
As for the county magistrates of other counties, they basically still perform their duties. After all, if they want to change them, there is no candidate for the time being!
Bai Tu had previously instructed Gan Ning to treat the former prefect Zhou Shang with courtesy, and it would be better if he could be invited to Qu'a, but he should not force it if he could not.
Zhou Shang was not Yuan Shu's confidant to begin with, and he had previously sent a group of manpower to Bai Tu, so he might not necessarily be an enemy.
However, Zhou Shang did not give Gan Ning a chance to persuade him. When Gan Ning arrived in Danyang City, Zhou Shang had already left in advance, and the handover documents had been placed in the government office. It seemed that he had no intention of disrupting Bai Tu, but he still favored Sun Ce more.
After settling down in Danyang, Gan Ning received another order from Bai Tu through Cheng Ji.
"Training? Are the food shortage so serious? Forget it... the new army can still be trained well anyway." Gan Ning muttered somewhat unhappily.
Bai Tu's order already included an explanation of the "military farming" decree, and through Cheng Ji, the special effects had been marked on the decree.
Although Gan Ning didn't quite understand Bai Tu's intention, he still made intensive preparations.
Bai Tu also specifically emphasized that when Gan Ning was allowed to cultivate the land, both military and civilian settlements should be carried out. However, for the military settlement, only the 5,000 surrendered soldiers from Huainan would be used. As for the new soldiers recruited from Danyang, they should still focus on training.
On the other hand, Chen Gong and Zhou Tai led their troops to recapture Wujun and approached Qiantang, where they were blocked by Yan Baihu's younger brother Yan Yu!
The Yan family was also a powerful family in Wu County, but they were more of a nouveau riche family and tended to disregard rules. They were on good terms with many bandits in Wu County. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, they donated money to start an army, colluded with the bandits in Wu County, and established their own regime in Shishan City and Baihu Mountain.
Two years ago, Sheng Xian, the former governor of Wu County, resigned due to illness. As the imperial court's control over the local areas was already very weak at that time, it had to appoint Xu Gong, who came from a local noble family in Wu County, as the governor.
After Xu Gong took office, he first removed Sheng Xian's old subordinates, and then secretly cooperated with Yan Baihu to make Wujun break away from the control of the court!
Otherwise, if it was just a group of bandits, it would not have caused trouble for the whole county. In name, Xu Gong was now "willing to kill the bandits, but powerless to save the situation", but in fact, in history, after Sun Ce defeated Xu Gong, there was even a farce of the governor surrendering to the bandits...
It was because Sun Ce was so angry about Xu Gong's actions that he executed Xu Gong after pacifying Jiangdong, but was eventually assassinated by his followers.
However, now that Chen Gong has come with Bai Tu's righteous cause, there is no need to think too much. As long as Yan Baihu is eliminated, the aristocratic families in Wu County will not dare to make any big moves in public.
Yan Yu is the younger brother of Yan Baihu. He is a member of Yan Baihu's clan and is known for his bravery.
The campaign against Wujun was led by Chen Gong, but Lu Bu did not come, giving the newly surrendered Zhou Tai an opportunity.
After Chen Gong privately tested Zhou Tai, he directly appointed him as the Sima of a separate department, commanding a thousand cavalrymen - not the Bingzhou cavalry, but the captured Huainan cavalrymen.
"Military Advisor, it seems that Yan Baihu's bandit army has some tricks up its sleeve." Zhou Tai said, looking at the defenders on the city wall.
"Yan Baihu is called a bandit, but he is actually a powerful tyrant... However, Lord Bai's army is at its peak now, and other powerful families may not be willing to join forces with them. As long as we defeat him a few times, Wu County can be conquered." Chen Gong said.
Yan Baihu was also bold and daring enough to directly jump out to be the "spokesperson" of the Wujun powerful family. He gained benefits in Wujun that far exceeded the power of the Yan family. But now, after the battle of Qu'a, the powerful families in Wujun have collectively lost their voice, and this "spokesperson" has become a decoration.
"Is that Chen Gong, the general under the command of Baizhou Mu, under the city walls?" Yan Yu, with a ferocious face, shouted from the Qiantang city wall.
"If you are talking about the prefect of Wujun, then it must be Gong. If you want to surrender, Gong can spare your life." Chen Gong didn't understand how an honest man like him could become a "general".
"I am Yan Yu, the number one general under Marshal Hu, Chen Gong... I will go down and talk to you alone. Do you dare to withdraw the army and talk to me alone?" Yan Yu shouted.
"Why not?" Chen Gong said, and whispered to Zhou Tai beside him: "Youping, come with me."
At the foot of Qiantang City, Chen Gong drove back his army and took a few steps forward under the protection of Zhou Tai alone.
Upon seeing this, Yan Yu also jumped down from the city wall, and his engine spewed out gas to relieve the impact.
At the same time, the city gate opened slightly, and two personal soldiers ran over and placed a sunshade canopy, a small table and two cushions on the open space.
Yan Yu, with a face full of flesh, looked at Zhou Tai, who looked like an iron tower, and was slightly startled, but he just laughed and said, " Hahaha , it's no wonder that Chen Gong, who defeated Yuan Shu at the foot of Qu'a City, has such courage... I'm asking for an audience not to challenge him to a battle, but to resolve the conflict, so it's better not to bring this military token."
As Yan Yu spoke, he put away his armor, then took out the gilded military token, showing off intentionally or unintentionally, and then asked the personal soldiers around him to retreat back to the bottom of the city wall.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Tai also retracted his armor and called his personal soldiers to return the military token.
Yan Yu discovered that without the armor, the height difference between himself and Zhou Tai seemed to be even greater!
"Sir Chen, the governor may have had some misunderstandings about my commander-in-chief before. In fact, my commander-in-chief is a first-class loyal minister of the Han Dynasty..." Yan Yu said something he didn't even believe.
"So Yan Baihu is ready to surrender? Then disperse the bandits and go to Qu'a in person to apologize. Lord Bai will make the clear judgment on right and wrong." Chen Gong said without changing his expression.
"Hey, Lord Chen, you are joking! My commander-in-chief has made great contributions to protecting the country and the people. How can he be charged with any crime?" Yan Yu said unhappily.
"Oh? So what Yan Baihu means is..." Chen Gong asked in a frivolous manner.
"We should not make things difficult for Baizhou Mu and Lord Chen. Among the thirteen counties of Wujun, the four counties south of Wuxian will be divided to form Wucheng County. It will be enough for our commander-in-chief to be the prefect of Wucheng." Yan Yu said.
"Oh, are you kidding?" Chen Gong sneered.
Yan Yu suddenly glared at Chen Gong and asked, "Master Chen... have you heard of Lin Xiangru?"
