After Sun Jian took over Jiujiang Prefecture, other than Chen Wenjue who retired and returned to his hometown, all the civil and military soldiers under him had joined Sun Jian.
Among them, the most famous was, of course, Qiao Rui.
Baili Ming knew that Qiao Rui would be Yuan Shu's future general.
To be able to be recognized as such a position, he naturally had some skills.
Thus, he recommended Sun Jian to stay.
As for the rest of the civil officials, other than the minor officials who were handling affairs, the rest of the aides who were just doing nothing were all sent away.
With such a combination, Sun Jian's forces had already exceeded 80,000.
Most of them were the surrendered soldiers from Jiujiang.
Under Baili Ming's suggestion, Sun Jian picked out the old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers and reduced them to 60,000.
Half a month after taking over Jiujiang County.
Jiujiang County, Shouchun, in the governor's office.
Sun Jian sat in the main seat, Baili Ming sat in the lower left seat, followed by Wang Can, and behind him was Qiao Rui.
On the other side, Cheng Pu, Zu Mao, and the others sat down.
As more and more people gathered under his command, Sun Jian's temperament became more and more stable. He looked at the people below and said in a clear voice,
"Everyone, now that my army has taken over Jiujiang County, I have also taken over the position of Yangzhou governor!”
"But Yangzhou has six counties, and our army only controls one county.”
"Now that our army is fully prepared, what should we do next?”
As he spoke, he could not help but look at Baili Ming.
He didn't have much hope for other people's suggestions.
After experiencing so many things, he had already understood one thing. If he was not sure about something, he could just ask the military counselor, regardless of whether it was inside or outside!
At the same time, as Sun Jian looked over, the other generals also looked at Baili Ming.
Feeling these gazes, Baili Ming could not help but shake his head. This was not good news!
The military meeting was now the time for discussion and analysis. Why could they only count on him?
If he didn't follow the army in the future, wouldn't these people think of a way?
Thinking of this, Baili Ming smiled and said,"
"My lord's suggestion is too big. Everyone can say whatever you think!”
Then, he looked at Qiao Rui and said,"
"Although General Qiao has just joined our army, he has been in Yangzhou for a long time. I expect that you will have an explanation!”
"Why don't you get up and introduce Yangzhou to me?”
When Qiao Rui heard this, she was stunned for a moment before looking at Baili Ming with gratitude.
Advisor Jun was giving him a chance to perform!
When everyone heard this, they also looked at Qiao Rui. Sun Jian hurriedly smiled and said,"
"You're right, Military Advisor. Can General Qiao explain the situation in Yangzhou?”
Qiao Rui did not hesitate and hurriedly stood up."
"My lord has ordered, how dare I not speak!”
"Reporting to my lord, if my lord wants to know the current situation in Yangzhou, you must know the names of the places and the prefects of Yangzhou.”
"According to this subordinate, Yangzhou has a total of six counties. They are under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang County, Lujiang County, Danyang County, Wu County, Kuaiji County, and Yuzhang County!”
"Of these six counties, Jiujiang County is also known to be controlled by the provincial governor.”
"As for the other prefectures and counties, it's different. First of all, Lu Kang of Lujiang has a strong personality.”
"Next is Dan Yang Zhou Xin. This person is well-read, but his personality is extremely eccentric. Previously, Governor Chen seemed to be united, but he didn't know his intentions.”
"Finally, there are Sheng Xian of Wu County, Wang Lang of Kuaiji, Hua Xin of Yuzhang, and the others. These people are mostly based far away. On the surface, they listen to the orders of the provincial governor, but in fact, they are doing things on their own.”
"Previously, Governor Chen was not good at fighting, so he could do nothing about these prefects.”
"If my lord wants to take full control of Yangzhou, Lu Kang and Zhou Xin will be stumbling blocks!”
Listening to Qiao Rui's explanation, everyone in the hall had a better understanding of the situation in Yangzhou.
He had thought that it was just a big province, but he did not expect the situation to be so responsible!
Sun Jian pondered for a moment before looking at Baili Ming and saying,
"Military Advisor, we now understand the situation in Yangzhou. Where do you think we should start?”
"Zhou Xin or Lu Kang?"
Hearing this, Baili Ming smiled and said,"
"In my opinion, we don't have to consider this matter. Instead, we should let them consider it and give them the initiative!”
"Oh?"
Sun Jian hurriedly said,
"What do you mean?"
Baili Ming shook his head and smiled.
"My lord still doesn't understand the wonderful use of the position of provincial governor!”
"In my opinion, why do we need to subdue each family? We might as well send a letter to the other five counties, saying that the lord has already become the governor of Yangzhou!”
"Get these mayors to come and report on their work!"
"If they come, then they will be submitting to our army. If they don't come, then they have the intention of splitting up.”
"And now, the closest to us is Lujiang County!”
"Therefore, after our army sent the letter, if Lu Kang, the Governor of Lujiang, came to report on his work, our army's target would shift to Zhou Xin.”
"On the other hand, if Lu Kang doesn't respond, our army will attack him first and give the other mayors a chance to think!”
"After we defeat Lu Kang, if Zhou Xin doesn't respond, our army will attack Zhou Xin again!”
"Go down one by one and give them a chance to surrender!”
"If that's the case, we might not even need to take down River East. Those mayors might have already surrendered!”
"If that's the case, does my lord still need to hesitate about who to hit?”
After Baili Ming finished speaking, Sun Jian immediately came to his senses.
That's right!
He was already a provincial governor and could directly order these prefects.
If the prefect was obedient, then forget it. If he was not obedient, he would beat him until he was obedient!
"Hahahaha... If Zhong's words are good!"
Thinking of this, Sun Jian smiled and said,
"Send a message to the five counties and give these people a chance to choose!”
Then, he said to Wang Can,
"Zhong Xuan, did you hear that?"
"Go back and write a few denunciations about today's matter. Summon all the mayors to Shouchun to report on their work!”
"Yes!"
Wang Can hurriedly stood up and replied.
After Baili Ming saw that Sun Jian had arranged the military operation, he spoke again,"
"My lord, other than sending troops, we still have two problems to solve!”
When Sun Jian heard this, he hurriedly said,"
"Any other questions?"
Upon hearing this, Baili Ming immediately extended two fingers and said,"
"Right now, other than controlling Yangzhou, we still have two big problems!”
" First, we don't have enough talent!"
"When our army was attacking Dong, we mainly focused on military matters.”
"But now, with our army taking over Jiujiang Prefecture, be it the military or the people, our army is facing a lot of problems.”
"The most straightforward thing is that until now, our army has no talent to take charge of the household registration and land measurement!”
"Our army is already like this in Jiujiang. If we occupy Yangzhou in the future, will we still be like this?”
"Our army can't just fight now, we have to govern. To be poor is to die!”
Hearing this, Sun Jian frowned and said,
"This is really a problem!"
He had fought both big and small wars, but the highest official position he had was only a county governor. Moreover, he had been an airborne official and had almost no trusted aides.
Now that he suddenly started to develop his own force, he was still a little unused.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said,
"Does Ruo Zhong have a solution to this problem?”
He also wanted to recruit talents, but he didn't have any experience before. Wang Can came, and that was a gift from Cai Yong.
Therefore, when he heard Baili Ming's words, he was instantly at a loss.
When Baili Ming heard this, he smiled and said,"
"I knew that my lord had never thought about this matter. Our army can start from three aspects!”
Sun Jian hurriedly said,
"I'm willing to hear the details!"
Baili Ming said,
"First, our army has just entered Jiujiang County. Although we have control of the city, the hearts of the people in the city are still uncertain.”
"In this way, our army can get some officials to use!”
"Secondly, our army can calm the hearts of the people in the city and comfort them!”
Sun Jian smiled and said,
"This plan works. This can solve the urgent situation!”
"It can also stabilize the hearts of the people. It's a two-purpose plan!”
"What about the second aspect?"
Hearing this, Baili Ming said,
"The second is to issue a public notice saying that our army has just arrived in Yangzhou and needs a large number of officials to recruit talented people from the wild. No matter what their background is, as long as they are talented, they can come.”
"Wait until our army has tested his talent before using him!”
As he spoke, he smiled and said,
"My lord, you can't just spread this news in Jiujiang County. You have to spread it widely. It's best if you can spend some money to buy a merchant to spread this news everywhere!”
"In this way, the more people know about this, the more people will come to join our army!”
"This plan is even better!"
Sun Jian asked with a smile,
"Advisor Jun is trying to take all the talents in the world into our army!”
"Good!"
He immediately waved his hand and said,
"Just do as you say, Military Advisor. Just spend as much money as you want!”
At this point, he said with anticipation,
"I think the first two methods can solve this problem. What about the third method?”
Seeing this, Baili Ming smiled and said,
"As for the third aspect, it depends on the family.”
"My lord's Sun family was once prominent in Wu County. There were many relatives and descendants, and they were married to the Wu family.”
"Now that my lord has a foundation, why don't you recruit these relatives and appoint them to various positions? It can also alleviate the temporary suffering!”
In his opinion, there were actually quite a few talents in Sun Jian's family.
Compared to Liu Bei, who was alone, Sun Jian's younger brother Sun Jing, his elder brother Sun Xiang, and his brother-in-law Wu Jing were all talented.
Other than those of the same generation, Sun Ben, Sun He, and others of the younger generation had also appeared in the history books.
As for Sun Jian's son, Sun Ce, he was even more powerful. Now was the time to start. If he called Sun Ce over, he could even give Zhou Yu away. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
However, Baili Ming's thoughts were his. Sun Jian fell silent when he heard this.
Speaking of which, he had not seen his children for a long time.
He missed her so much!
It was fine if there was something to worry about before, but now that Baili Ming had mentioned it, it could not be forgotten!
Sun Jian thought about it and smiled bitterly.
"Jian has been away all year round. If not for the military counselor's reminder, I'm afraid he would have forgotten about this matter!”
"Military advisor, this plan is good. After this meeting, I'll send someone to pick it up!”
After saying that, he raised his head and said,
"Advisor Jun, our first problem has been solved. What about the second problem?”
"The second problem is that there are too many bandits!”
As soon as Sun Jian finished speaking, Baili Ming blurted out,
"These bandits are entrenched in the mountains and forests. From time to time, they will come out to harm one side.”
"I see!"
Sun Jian nodded and said,
"Advisor Jun is right! These bandits are really hateful!"
Ever since he started his army, he had dealt with countless bandits. When he heard this, he said with deep thought,
"Then in your opinion, how should our army deal with these bandits?”
Hearing this, Baili Ming smiled and said,"
"It's very simple. We'll go both ways. We'll recruit people on one side, and we'll use war to nurture war on the other!”
"Recruit?"
Hearing this new term, Sun Jian's eyes lit up."
"Military Advisor, what is amnesty?"
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