As soon as Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he immediately attracted firm opposition from Sun Jian's old subordinates, among which Cheng Pu and Sun Ben reacted the most fiercely.

Cheng Pu blew his beard and glared and shouted: "Zhang Zibu, the old lord sacrificed his life to bring the imperial seal back to Jiangdong. Now you want the young master to give it up. What are your intentions?"

Sun Ben also cursed: "I think you are a wolf-like ambition. You said that after Yuan Shu has the imperial seal, he will be a destiny person. Then why can't my Bo Fu be this destiny person?"

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The rest of the people were also talking and verbally criticizing each other, which made Zhang Zhao have no other way except to smile bitterly.

Sun Ce also looked ugly. In his heart, he was extremely reluctant to hand over the imperial seal.

The only people present were Zhou Yu and Sun Quan's expressions calmly. Even Xu Sheng and Zhou Tai and Sun Ce's relatives glared at Zhang Zhao.

Looking at the chaotic scene, Sun Ce was furious. He suddenly slapped the case in front of him and shouted: "Stop talking, you are all important members of the party, as if you were a shrew, how can you be a polite?"

Seeing that Sun Ce was angry, everyone quickly stopped talking and did not dare to say anything.

Looking at Zhang Zhao being lonely and lonely, Zhou Yu sighed and said, "What Zibu said is also what I think in my heart. Everyone, calm down and listen to my words, how about it?"

After seeing that Zhou Yu also agreed with Zhang Zhao's words, everyone was shocked. They really couldn't understand why Zhou Yu said such words on such occasions. Sun Ce was even more anxious. However, Zhou Yu was his childhood friend, and the two of them had a very good relationship. In addition, Zhou Yu has been smart since childhood, and Sun Ce also listened to him very much.

The more Sun Ce thought about it, the more angry he became, his face turned ugly, but in front of everyone, he couldn't make things too difficult for Zhou Yu. In the end, Sun Ce simply kept silent and waited for Zhou Yu's following.

Seeing that Sun Ce did not speak, the other civil and military officials in Jiangdong were even more afraid to speak.

Zhou Yu glanced at Sun Ce who was sulking and said with a wry smile: "Lord, the imperial seal is just a piece of jade, why should you cherish it too much?"

Sun Ce replied angrily: "A stone, you are talking about it simply. Then let me ask you why emperors of all dynasties have to use it to stamp and pass edicts. This is a royal property, the treasure given to our Sun family by God."

Zhou Yu sighed, "Lord, you are too serious. As long as you have strong strength, even if you use a stone to carve a seal, others will treat it as a treasure."

Sun Ce rolled his eyes suddenly and defended: "Then you say it is a stone, why do you still keep staring at it and leave me a thought, can't you?"

Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "The lord is ambitious and will definitely not lose himself for this mere stone. However, who is Yuan Shu? He is just a son of a noble family with great ambition and talent. How can he compare with his lord? Besides, in my opinion, it is a disaster for the lord to hold this jade seal!"

Sun Ce was furious and shouted, "Zhang Zibu, why did you curse me like this? If you don't tell me a reason to convince me today, let me see how I deal with you!"

As a minister, you should think about the lord who dare not think about it, and you should think about the lord who cannot think about it, plan ahead and make a thousand miles of progress. This is what a strategist does.

At present, Zhang Zhao interpreted the word "suggestion" well. Even Zhou Yu was beyond the reach. No matter how Sun Ce threatened him, Zhang Zhao directly expressed his thoughts, "Lord, no matter how angry you are, please listen to me finish the words. I am the same as Gongjin's thoughts. The jade seal in the lord's hand is undoubtedly a stone, which will not play any role in our army. On the contrary, if others know it, it will still bring impotent to our army.

Everyone knows that this is the imperial seal, but our army has only a few newly established Yangzhou counties. No matter who compares, its strength is a little weaker. Now is the time for our army to develop. Could it be that the lord will hate the surrounding princes because of this stone? As long as someone is interested in provoking it for a little, wouldn’t our army be trapped in a situation of being attacked from all sides? At that time, let alone the natural danger of the Yangtze River, even if there are a few more natural dangers, our army will not be able to defend it."

Cheng Pu frowned and shouted, "Zhang Zibu, don't think that after helping me take down Kuaiji, I dare to act so recklessly. The Yangtze River is separated by natural dangers in the east of the Yangtze River. Who can ride the wind and waves? Who will cause danger to our army?"

Zhang Zhao shook his head and said, "Liu Biao from Jingzhou, Liu Bei from Xuzhou, and Cao Cao from Qingzhou can all pose danger to Jiangdong."

Huang Gai was more calmer than Cheng Pu and others. As soon as Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he asked anxiously: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Zhao explained: "There are many rivers in Jingzhou, and its army is very much like water soldiers. Moreover, Jingzhou has been developing steadily for several years. How can our army fight ships in the water be compared with our army? Qing and Xu Erzhou are backed by the sea. The people in the territory are mostly aware of the water nature and the skills of making warships are not much weaker than those of our Jiangdong. How should our army resist when they come from the sea? Can we just rely on that tower ship and dozens of bucket ships? I don't need to explain the power of tower ships? To put it bluntly, they only need to dispatch three tower ships and rush around. How will our army resist? Will we fight the enemy to the end? If the only tower ship is destroyed, how can we resist them in the future? Can you tell me how much does a tower ship cost? How many years will it take to be completed?"

Zhou Yu replied with a ugly expression: "Even an experienced craftsman with skilled craftsmanship will take several years to build it."

Zhang Zhao shook his head and smiled, "As the saying goes, you have specialized in your skills. Gongjin may not know some things. According to the shipbuilding technology I know, the most important keel in the ship only needs to be used for more than three years."

Everyone was shocked. Even Sun Ce did not expect that it would take so much time to build a tower ship. It can be seen that he does not only know how to lead troops to fight to dominate the world. Many other things need to be paid more attention to.

Zhang Zhao explained: "In the past, the lord had only one place under Wujun, but now there are Danyang, Jiujiang, Lujiang, Kuaiji, Yuzhang, Wujun and six counties. How much people are under their rule? How much grain is produced every year? Are there enough craftsmen to build ships? What is the iron ore output? What are the middle-aged men? What are the old, young, women and children? How much taxes are there? How many troops can be maintained? How many warships can be built? We are not sure about these. So in this case, should we consider making others have no free time to get involved in Jiangdong?"

Zhang Zhao's heartfelt words obviously came to everyone's hearts. Even Sun Ce knew that what Zhang Zhao said was imminent and was the thing that Jiangdong needed to solve the most at the moment.

Everyone understands these great principles by building cities high, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming kings, but sometimes, those illusory "destiny to be born" really confuses people's hearts and makes them unable to stop. In fact, not many people can truly see themselves clearly.

After hesitating for a long time, Sun Ce asked, "Zibu, in your opinion, our army needs to focus on development in the next few years and cannot go to war with others?"

Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "That's true. Compared with other princes, we are too behind. However, Jiangdong has outstanding people and beautiful places. The Yangtze River is separated from the Central Plains in the north, backed by the sea, connected to Jiaozhou in the southwest, and intersected with Jingzhou in the north. Liu Biao in Jingzhou is a dog that is guarded, and the Jiaozhou family is just a disease of scabies, which is not worth worrying. What our army needs to guard against is Yuan Shu in Yuzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and Liu Bei in Xuzhou."

Zhou Yu agreed: "Yes, our army's two years of accumulation in Wujun has only been pacified by Yangzhou, and all the swords in the hands of many new recruits are still incomplete. At present, our army really cannot fight again, and we should cultivate and rest."

Zhang Zhao was relieved. He was afraid. Zhou Yu only saw it but didn't say it. Then he was really alone. After all, not everyone was willing to give up this imperial seal, especially the princes who had the ambition of fighting for the world. The temptation of imperial seal was too great. Sun Jian's previous lessons were vivid in his mind. Zhang Zhao could not let Sun Ce repeat the same mistakes. After all, an enlightened lord was not easy to find.

Seeing Sun Ce's hesitation look, Zhang Zhao advised again: "In my opinion, the imperial seal is just a stone. What can it do? Is it founded? With the foundation of several counties in Jiangdong, if you want to find a country, I dare to conclude that if you don't leave three months, we will die in a place of doom. If you don't find a country, then what's the use of keeping it? Lord, you are in Jiangdong with just one word, who dares to resist? Even if there is no imperial seal, the lord's Jiangdong is a country in the country! Lord, you are very talented and have the courage of Xiang Ji, and your wings are getting richer. You only need to develop steadily for a few years. When the troops are strong and the horses are strong, where can you go in the world? In this way, the lord should know in his heart, which one should take? What should you abandon!"

After a moment of silence, Sun Ce glanced around and saw that everyone was silent. It can be seen that Zhang Zhao's words had already moved them. Even Cheng Pu and Sun Ben and Sun Jian's old subordinates felt that what Zhang Zhao said was reasonable. However, this imperial seal was exchanged for Sun Jian's life after all. Now, it is not something that these ministers can interfere with when deciding on the issue of the imperial seal.

Sun Ce's eyes became firm and he gritted his teeth and said, "Since that's the case! Then Yuzibu took the imperial seal to Yuzhou and sent it to Yuan Shu. However, if you give it for free, Yuan Shu might be suspicious. We will use this jade seal and Yuan Shu for something we urgently need. What do you think you should change?"

Zhou Yu was happy when he heard this, exchanged glances with Zhang Zhao, and replied: "The water system in Jiangdong is complex, and our army has not many warships. In my opinion, this jade seal can be used to exchange Yuan Shu for skilled shipbuilders or blacksmiths who build weapons and armor. If not, we will also change some war horses."

Zhang Zhao nodded and said, "Just that's the case, we can plant food and grass ourselves; we can mine iron ore by ourselves; we can recruit soldiers by ourselves; Jiangdong is near the sea, and there are many shipbuilding craftsmen; only war horses are the scarce resources in Jiangdong."

When Sun Ce heard this, he laughed and said, "Yes, I used that stone to exchange for five hundred war horses with Yuan Shu, and hundreds of craftsmen of all kinds!"
Chapter completed!