Fortunately, Zhang Liao made extraordinary moves and turned defeat into victory in Guangling, defeating Huang Gai and Wu Jing in one fell swoop and captured Guangling, which suddenly exposed Sun Ce's flanks. Moreover, he even crossed the river to rescue Taishi Ci, which was even more commendable!

Jia Xu couldn't help but praise: "General Zhang Liao is really a wise and brave general! I originally thought that he could only stabilize the Guangling line and not make the situation worse. Unexpectedly, he made a big splash, not only defeated Huang Gai and Wu Jing, but also seized Guangling, rescued Taishi Ci's troops, and made Sun Ce's plan fail! This is really a talented general!"

Ai Lang was extremely happy at this moment. After hearing Jia Xu's praise, he couldn't help laughing: "That's more important! Who is Zhang Liao? He is the leader of the five good generals! He is not the most powerful person to fight alone, but when it comes to leading troops to fight, haha, there are not many in the world who are his opponents!"

Although Jia Xu felt that it was a bit too much when he heard Ai Lang praise Zhang Liao so much, he could afford such praise, but what puzzled Jia Xu was when Zhang Liao became the leader of the five good generals? What happened to these five good generals? However, in Jia Xu's opinion, this was just a trivial matter, so he didn't ask Ai Lang.

When Ailang learned that the situation was very good, he felt completely relieved. At Jia Xu's suggestion, Ailang led his army to Lujiang to rest. At the same time, he ordered Zhao Yun to lead his cavalry to go out near Liyang to prevent Sun Ce from leading his army to cross the west again, and ordered Zhang Liao to temporarily be responsible for all military affairs in the direction of Guangling to wait for orders.

Speaking of which, Sun Jian and Zhou Yu received a report shortly after retreating to Jiangnan, they learned that Sun Ce intended to raid Hefei and eventually returned in vain and that Huang Gai and Wu Jing lost Guangling.

Zhou Yu was worried that Sun Jian would be angry, so he persuaded: "This attack, our army's main goal is to capture Danyang County and Wu County, such as Lujiang and Guangling in Jiangbei. It is better to get it, and there is nothing to be a pity! And I think losing these two places is a bad thing! If Guangling in Lujiang is in our hands at this moment, we must send heavy troops to guard it, which is a big burden! Although we have lost it now, it makes us more comfortable!"

When Sun Jian and the generals heard Zhou Yu's words, they felt that it made sense. The originally depressed mood couldn't help but relieve most of it.

Sun Jian smiled and said, "What Gongjin said is extremely true!" Then he said, "Well! Although we failed to capture Lujiang and Guangling, our harvest is still significant! This attack can be said to have gained a lot!" The generals couldn't help laughing.

The battle in Lujiang was finally over. The Qiao family compound located in the mountains of Wan County received news that when Lu Bu won, Lujiang had all fallen into Lu Bu's hands. This surprised everyone in the Qiao family. The youngest daughter of the Qiao family said indignantly: "Lu Bu is just a man, why did he win? Sun Jian is so famous that he can't beat Lu Bu. It's simply outrageous!"

The eldest daughter of the Qiao family smiled and said, "Maybe that Lu Bu is much more powerful than we imagined!" The youngest daughter of the Qiao family snorted.

Mrs. Qiao said: "We can't control the winners of these big guys. In short, our lord is Lu Bu now. I think we should express it to the lord?" The last sentence was said to Mr. Qiao. The little daughter of the Qiao family was not happy to listen to this, so she took her sister's hand to the backyard.

Before Mr. Qiao could speak, the servant who came to report the news hurriedly said, "The lord's order has been received. This is the lord's order received by the county government. The villain brought a copy from the county government." Then he presented the bamboo slips in his hand to Mr. Qiao.

Mr. Qiao quickly took the bamboo slips, shook them open, and looked at them. Mrs. Qiao looked at her husband with concern, but saw her husband suddenly showed joy and said, "That's great! Great! Rumors are that Lu Bu is Dong Zhuo's lackey. I think this rumor is really a big mistake!"

Seeing this, Mrs. Qiao couldn't help asking: "Why are you so happy? What exactly is said about this?"

Mr. Qiao smiled and said, "The master has announced a new law and tax system, which clearly stipulates that local governments are not allowed to interfere in local merchants' business, otherwise they will be punished differently according to the severity of the circumstances. Moreover, the commercial tax has been greatly reduced and merged into two taxes, one is production tax and the other is sales tax, and the tax amount can be almost half less than before!"

Mrs. Qiao showed surprise on her face and said, "So good?!"

Mr. Qiao nodded, looked at the bamboo slips in his hand, and said, "The agricultural tax has also changed. Ordinary civilians have reduced a lot of burdens. However, the more land the heavier the tax, the heavier the tax. Oh my god, those with more than 2,000 mu of fertile land actually have to pay an average output of 60%! Haha, but this is reasonable." Mr. Qiao seems to support Ailang's policy very much, but this also varies from person to person. Ailang's family, like the Qiao family, who mainly relies on weaving and trafficking, naturally support Ailang's policy of vigorously supporting and encouraging industry and commerce, and only feel like a fish in water. However, if it were those ailang who mainly relies on land income, they would have a different feeling. For them, I am afraid that Ailang is a more evil guy than the previous Yellow Turban Army, and I wish he could die without a place to die!

After reading the bamboo slips, Mr. Qiao said, "The lord also ordered the aristocratic families in various places to take out half of the food to help the government rescue the victims. This is a great act of kindness and righteousness, and our Qiao family is unshirkable." After pausing, he said to the servant, "You go and tell the county magistrate, and we said that our Qiao family is willing to take out five thousand dans of food to support the government." The servant held his fists and agreed. Mrs. Qiao next to him said in surprise: "Five thousand dans are 80% of our stored food! This..." Looking at Mrs. Qiao's expression, she seemed to be reluctant to leave.

Mr. Qiao laughed and said, "What's the point of food worth it? Now this is a great opportunity for us to announce to the new lord. How can we miss it! As long as the lord remembers our Qiao family, it will be beneficial to our future business without any harm!"

Mrs. Qiao felt that what Zhang Fu said made sense, so she stopped saying anything.
Chapter completed!