Sun Ce leaned back, rubbed the handrail, and glanced at Guo Jia and others' faces.

He knew that there would be differences when there were factions. Politics was compromise and balance. Differences were inevitable, but he was still a little surprised when the differences were so large.

Have you started an infighting before you can really succeed in your business?

But thinking about it, now that half of the world is in the world, in terms of wealth, it has long exceeded half. For many people, it is considered a big family and a lot of factions. Isn’t it a loss if I don’t fight? Moreover, in this era, the clans have strong regional ideas. These people have never been just themselves, but also clans and regional factions stand behind them. Some things are not something they can’t fight without fighting if they don’t want to fight.

But he was not in a hurry. Everyone here was smart and knew the right amount. Even Yu Fan, he could not sit still and see the change of hands in the Central Plains. As he said, tens of thousands of Jiangdong children fought on the front line, with Shen You, Xu Kun, Zhu Ran, and Lu Yi behind. Jiangdong generals have always been the mainstay. In contrast, the enthusiasm of the people of Yuzhou does need to be improved, especially scholars, including some participating in the military department.

Seeing that Sun Ce did not speak, Yu Fan became serious, put away his smile and bowed to salute.

"It seems that there are quite a difference." Sun Ce knocked on the handrail and said slowly: "Then don't hurry, take it slowly, say it one by one, explain it thoroughly, and say it clearly, so as not to be confused by guessing it." He turned to Zhang Hong and bowed slightly. "Zhang Xiang, let you do it first." He said to Yu Fan and Guo Jia: "When Zhang Xiang talks, you don't have many words. You interrupt once and get a monthly salary."

Yu Fan and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled bitterly, so they had to go back to their seats and greet Zhang Hong. "Listen to Zhang Xianghao's opinion."

Zhang Hong bowed back and bowed to Sun Ce. "The king, I think that the Central Plains and Jiangdong are all one and cannot be separated. Jing Yuqing Xu is the skin, chest and abdomen, and Jiangdong is the five internal organs. If the chest and abdomen are holed open, how can the five internal organs not be damaged?"

Yu frank over and moved. As soon as he opened his mouth, Sun Ce turned around and looked over, raising a finger. Yu frank shut up in time and bowed his hand to signal Zhang Hong to continue. Guo Jia saw it and couldn't help but want to laugh. Yu frank rolled his eyes and looked at it disdainfully.

Zhang Hong continued, "However, since the chest and abdomen are barriers, they should be strong. Just as the king practices martial arts, how can he not suffer from some flesh and blood? If he encounters trouble, he will be full and look for rescue. He has crossbows but cannot be opened, and he has arrows but does not dare to fire. His chest and abdomen only has fine skin and thick fat, without muscles and bones. How can he defend the enemy outside the gate? Even if there is oil and ointment, it is only for tigers and wolves to eat. This dynasty emphasizes literature over military affairs, and his morale is soft. Many scholars are just shouting about the great spirit, but they have no power to tie chickens, especially Yan Yuqingxu. It is time to motivate him. Ordinary people know that they can fight back, so how can scholars stand by and watch?"

Yu Feng glanced at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia shrugged and said nothing. Zhang Hong said not only Yuzhou, but also Xuzhou, so he naturally couldn't say anything. Besides, what Zhang Hong said was the truth. In terms of martial arts style, scholars in the Central Plains were indeed not as good as other states. Occasionally, those who practice both civil and military affairs were not valued by the Shilin. This is also the reason why most of the people of Ruying were strategists and few generals were. Xu Shu and Lu Fan were both marginal figures before, but now they became a general in disguise.

"Heaven moves forward, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement. A great enemy is the enemy. Yuzhou must first stand firm to save himself. If he is not strong enough, it is not too late to ask the king to send troops to reinforce. If he is afraid before fighting, he is even inferior to ordinary people, how can he regard himself as a soldier?"

"But..." Guo Jia couldn't help but speak, ignored Sun Ce's warning and bowed: "King, I am willing to pay a salary for one month. I just want to remind Zhang Xiang: If it is only the Jizhou soldiers led by Yuan Tan, Yuzhou should rise up and fight, but the You and Liang cavalry 20,000 are not something that the people of Yuzhou can defend against the enemy."

Zhang Hong smiled. "Sacrifice, your worries make sense, but you care will be confused, which is too nervous. Not to mention that the king will not sit idly by and watch the cavalry enter the country, nor whether the Youzhou cavalry led by Liu Bei, the Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Bu, and the Liangzhou cavalry led by Dong Yue and others can be together, Qingxu is not without cavalry. Don't forget that Taishici is in Liaodong. As long as the king's order comes, he can attack at any time, either attack Youji or cross the sea to Qingzhou."

Guo Jia nodded and said nothing.

Zhang Hong looked at Sun Ce again. "The king practiced the king's way and regarded the four people as scholars, which is a great example. I always think about it and always admired him."

Sun Ce smiled and shook his hand. "Zhang Xiang, there is no need to say these words. I felt hot when I heard it. I would still talk about the serious business."

"Otherwise." Zhang Hong said seriously: "What I am talking about is the most important thing."

"Oh?" Sun Ce looked at Zhang Hong, then looked at Yu Fan and Guo Jia. Although Zhang Hong was not a loyal minister like Zhang Zhao, he was not a flatterer. He said so cautiously, it should not be as simple as flattery. Yu Fan and Guo Jia also had the same feeling and listened quietly.

Zhang Hong took a sip and moistened his throat. "To be honest, I was confused about the king's new policy at first. Even though I saw that Jingyu was stable, the people were prosperous, and the results were remarkable, I still felt that this was just the king's kindness and love the people, but it would be insufficient to use it. A few days ago, I was reading a book before going to bed and happened to read an article by Mr. Yang. Suddenly, I realized something and felt that what the king did was in line with his righteousness."

"What article? Is it a new work?" Yu Fan couldn't help but say. Guo Jia immediately raised a finger to him, looking gloating. Yu Fan ignored him and stared at Zhang Hong.

"An old work talks about the evolution of the official system." Zhang Hong sighed and shook his head, both admiring and self-blame. "The ancient affairs were far from being discussed, and the Xia and Shang dynasties were also unclear. They could be kept without any discussion. From the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin and Han Dynasties, a major change was to change the ministers of the clan to elections. Nowadays, from the three ministers to the officials, most of them came from elections. Not only were they not the family of clans, but many were not even considered scholars. As long as they were willing to study and follow the right path, they could be appointed to govern the people. This is a great progress."

Yu Fan nodded repeatedly, as if he was thinking. Guo Jia also showed a thoughtful look.

"Now the king has gone further, taking the four people as scholars, setting up schools, so that households can have scholars, and in addition to selecting officials, people who are proficient in industry and commerce, and compared to changing from a noble family to an election, the principles are similar, but the effects are very different. The county has filial and honest people, the state has a grand talent, and the Imperial College has selected scholars. There are only a hundred people in the year, and there are many scholars and fewer jobs, and some people have lived in their old age but cannot be appointed. Now the four people are scholars, a hundred times more than before, but there are no redundant and blocked suffering, which can be called benevolent government. If there were such a government thirty years ago, why would it be difficult for the sergeant to discuss and the party and corruption?"

Zhang Hong bowed again and turned to Guo Jia. "Ru Ying has many strange scholars, and they are the nests of party members. Nowadays, how can Ru Ying be self-confidence, keep the inseparable, and keep the incomplete, and behave in the sages without compromising the world, and help the poor and help the poor? The people of Ru Ying are not unable to follow the martial arts. Xun Gongda and Xu Yuanzhi are all talented in civil and military affairs, Lu Ziheng and Chen Shuzhi are all talented in generals, why can't others cultivate both civil and military affairs? If the four people can be united and each one can do it.
Chapter completed!