Sun Ce deeply agrees.

In essence, Jia Xu is not a person who has no bottom line for pursuing wealth. However, due to the situation, all he can save is life and nothing else can do. Now the opportunity is right in front of him, and he cannot be moved at all, at least he will try it.

Of course, with his safety first character, he will definitely hide behind the scenes and behave unlikely to jump to the front desk. The young man named Wuqiuxing next to him may be the puppet substitute he prepared.

"How is Li Ru doing recently?"

"I'm very peaceful. I plan to build a monastery in Funiu Mountain, Nanyang, prepare to live in seclusion and study, and rarely interact with outsiders."

"Please come to Jianye. Explore his words and see what Jia Xu actually wants. If it is not outrageous, we can talk." Sun Ce paused and said, "If things in Liangzhou are not resolved, peace will not be expected. Han Sui and Ma Teng are not good people, it is always good to have an extra choice."

"What the king said is very true, so I will arrange for someone to contact Li Ru."

Sun Ce scratched his eyebrows. "You can discuss it, but don't be too anxious. The midsummer is approaching and I can't fight for a while. I have to wait for the cooler."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "That's right, even if there are messengers coming and going, they just say empty words and respond to stories. In the final analysis, they have to decide the outcome on the battlefield. But once the confrontation is confrontation, the war may be delayed longer, so we need to prepare more money and food."

Sun Ce nodded. He was already considering this issue. The economy is fighting for a protracted war, especially food. The five-year plan will definitely be affected, but it will not be fatal. He has arranged for Lu Cui to write articles and lay the groundwork for public opinion. At that time, the responsibility for the failure of the five-year plan to be put on the court. This is also a fact. If the court had not incited Cao Cao and Yuan Tan to attack, the five-year plan could have been perfectly realized.

The five-year plan itself also has some flaws, and it is necessary to find the reasons from itself. After all, whether it is him, Zhang Hong or Yu Fan, he has no similar experience. When he made the plan, he was just doing it, and there were inevitably some differences in the implementation process. However, his original goal was set conservatively, so there was no major gap.

He was very confused and considered his patience. He often had an impulse to set his retirement age to 60, which was too tiring.

I talked with Guo Jia and Zhang Hong and Yu Fan together. Summer has arrived, Jianye is hot, and they are going to discuss the prevention and control of the epidemic and flood control today. This year, there has been a lot of rain since the beginning of spring. Yuan Min, the commander of Water Heng, who is in charge of water conservancy in Jingnan, sent a message saying that this year's flood season may be ahead of schedule and the flood control situation is relatively severe, so we must prepare in advance, especially Jianye.

Sun Ce dared not neglect. Floods in the Yangtze River Basin were major problems until the end of the 20th century. The current situation is even more serious. The terrain of Danyang and Wujun is relatively low. If floods occur, including Jianye, it may be affected, let alone farmland.

Guo Jia left after hearing a few words. The battle was a large consuming household of money and food. The military advisor was like Zhang Hong and Yu was thorny in his eyes. The officials of the two prime ministers often joked about joining the military advisors. Seeing that there was a possibility of confrontation in the war, he would only be embarrassed if he stayed here. The two sides joined forces, and even Sun Ce had to give him a three-point face. It was difficult to favor him openly, so he could only comfort him behind his back.

As expected, when he heard that Xun Yan was killed, Zhang Hong and Yu Fan realized that the situation would change and were anxious. Although they did not immediately ask Guo Jia for trouble, they also reminded Sun Ce indirectly not to listen to the deception of the military advisor. They wished they could fight every day. Sun Ce promised to control the scale of the war and not start the war easily. At the same time, they also asked Yu Fan to contact the members of the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the feasibility of transporting rice from Jiaozhou. This matter must be done quickly, and the monsoon should be used to transport the rice from Jiaozhou directly to Qingzhou, and to prepare for the future as much as possible to reduce the consumption of transportation.

Speaking of this, Zhang Hong mentioned the dredging of Zhongdu. Zhongdu originated from the Hangou excavated by King Fuchai of Wu. It has a long history, but the volume of the ship was limited at that time, which was incomparable to the current ship. Now that the vehicle and ship technology are put into use, the advantages of the large ship are prominent, and the width and depth of Zhongdu have become problems. After receiving the order, Lu Dai surveyed the relevant river sections and proposed to widen and deepen the existing river channels. It was piloted last winter. It proved feasible. He hoped to dredge the rivers north of Gaoyou this year. He also had a bolder idea, to straighten the section passing through Sheyang Lake and extend it to Tan County, and use Yishui and Mushui to improve the disadvantage of unstable flow in Zhongdu. However, this project is not small, and the number of people who need to be recruited is increased exponentially. Xuzhou can solve it on its own. It requires the Prime Minister's Office to make an overall plan. In other words, it must be sponsored financially.

Before Zhang Hong finished speaking, Yu Fan interrupted him. "Now you need money everywhere, so how can you do such a big project? Just drag it back."

Sun Ce and Zhang Hong laughed in silence.

Jianye, one of the three major furnaces, is not a false reputation. Before May, the weather became hot. Fortunately, the terrain of Shitou City is high and is surrounded by the river, so it is not boring.

After handling official duties for a day, he had dinner with Zhang Hong and Yu Fan. Sun Ce returned to the harem. The moment he stepped into the palace gate, he felt much more relaxed and had a feeling of getting off work. He was not a tyrant of lazy politics, but he was not diligent. After sunset, unless something big happened, he would have to make the decision. Zhang Hong and others would usually not disturb him. If they could be handled, they would handle it, and if they could not be handled, they would wait until tomorrow.

As the top and bottom are effective, Zhang Hong and Yu Fan also go to and from get off work on time. Guo Jia, who only has the military advisory office, has worked hard recently. He often has to work overtime until late at night, and sometimes even stays at the military advisory office to be ready to handle urgent matters at any time.

When Sun Ce came to the main hall, his sister Sun Shangying was talking to Yuan Heng. His second son Sun Sheng took Cao Ang's son Cao Wan to play. Cao Wan walked around with his short legs and ran around with Sun Sheng, calling his brother in a slight voice. He had just learned to speak, but his mouth was not very clear and he was drooling. Sun Sheng stopped from time to time to wipe his saliva.

Seeing Sun Ce coming in, Yuan Heng and Sun Shangying all stood up to salute, and Sun Sheng also led Cao Wan to salute. Cao Wan hid behind Sun Sheng and did not dare to look at Sun Ce. Sun Ce was surprised. This nephew was not so afraid of him before. What happened today? Sun Shangying stepped forward to explain that when Cao De came to plead with him today, she and Cao Wan saw it next to him. Cao Wan was frightened by Sun Ce, and Sun Sheng coaxed him for a long time to get better.

Sun Ce was so amused that he pinched Cao Wan's face. "Sir, my uncle is just talking ruthless. Your Aweng is really cruel. He patted his butt and left, and he didn't care about your life or death."

"Father, son minister... can you ask a question?" Sun Sheng suddenly said, his little face red.

Sun Ce glanced at him and saw him looking serious, and couldn't help but smile and said, "What's the problem? It's so serious?"

"Well, it's very important." Sun Sheng pointed a little and secretly glanced at Yuan Heng. Yuan Heng cast an encouraging look. Sun Sheng calmed down a little and said carefully: "Is it right or wrong for my uncle to leave Yanzhou and go to Yizhou?"

Sun Ce did not answer immediately. He sat down on the main seat that Yuan Heng gave up, patted the seat beside him, and asked Sun Sheng to sit over. After thinking about it, he asked Sun Sheng back: "What do you think?"

"My son thinks..."

"You don't have a head tie, just say whatever you think, don't be afraid of being wrong." Sun Ce put his shoulders on Sun Sheng, rubbed his head, and smiled.

"Hey, my son-in-law thinks... he is the governor of Yanzhou appointed by the court. He bows to the court without being unfaithful, goes to Yizhou according to his father's order, does not be unfilial, and surrenders to the people of Yanzhou, does not be unkind, does not abandon his old subordinates, does not be unrighteous. It is naturally right to be loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous."

"Is it your own idea, or is it taught by others?"

"It's the son's own thoughts. If it's crazy, please punish the father." Sun Sheng bowed seriously.

"You are right, why are you guilty?" Sun Ce patted Sun Sheng's little face and signaled him to sit down. "Then the father asked you a question, okay?"

"Please say it, Father."

Sun Ce pulled out the Fengyun sword, placed it on the table, and pulled out Xueliang's blade half. "If the father ordered you to kill Awan, would you do what you should do?"

Sun Sheng was stunned and his face turned pale. Cao Wan was even more scared and cried out. Sun Shangying hurried over, hugged Cao Wan in his arms, and said angrily: "Brother Wang, what's the problem with you?"

Yuan Heng shook his head calmly at Sun Shangying, signaling her not to speak, which disrupted Sun Sheng's thinking.

Sun Sheng pursed his lips, thought for a while before shook his head. "No."

"Why?"

"Because... because Awan is still a child, he is innocent. Even if the father and the king have an imperial edict, the sons... cannot kill him."

"Well said." Sun Ce put away his knife. "It is wrong to kill innocent children, so even if it is the order of the father, you should not do it. If it is done, it is wrong. It can be seen that one thing is right or wrong, and it has nothing directly to loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, right?"

"But..." Sun Sheng was a little confused and scratched his head in distress.

"But do you want loyalty, filial piety, kindness and righteousness, right?"

"Yeah." Sun Sheng nodded repeatedly. He thought about it for several days and finally got the courage to ask Sun Ce this question. Now, not only did he not get Sun Ce's clear answer, but he was confused by Sun Ce's question, which was really distressed.

"Before answering your question, the father will ask you another question. If someone wants to kill Awan, the father asks you to stop him and you can kill him if necessary. Do you want to listen to your father?"

"Of course you have to listen." Sun Sheng straightened his chest.

"Is that true?" Sun Ce looked at Sun Sheng with a smile. "You can think about it and then answer."

This time, not only Sun Sheng was confused, but even Yuan Heng and Sun Shangying were confused. They looked at each other, and Sun Shangying couldn't help asking: "Brother Wang, it is said that fight to fight, even if you can fight, you can kill, even if you can kill, you can kill. Is there anything wrong with Xiaohu's answer?"
Chapter completed!