Chapter 361 Riding the Wind

"How could Shanyue conquer Yangxian?"

At this time, Sun Quan was extremely sober and keenly smelled the unusual atmosphere.

The conflict between the Jiangdong big family and Shanyue has a long history. Although Sun Quan is an outsider, he has also studied it carefully.

For Shanyue, hiding in the mountains can ensure basic self-sufficiency, but there are also many things that cannot be produced in the mountains, the most important of which is salt.

The people of Shanyue live in Danyang, Xindu and Ji, and there are two major sea salt fields established in Jiangdong in the adjacent places, one is Haichang and the other is Wuxian.

The two places imitated Cao Cao's method of farming and used the salt produced by the people to benefit Jiangdong.

It can be said that these two salt fields that were snatched from the big family are the proof that the Jianghuai Sun family has a firm foothold in Jiangdong, and Sun Quan can't help but pay attention to it.

Of the two salt fields, Haichang was established the earliest, but because it is located in a remote area and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, its presence is relatively weak.

Wuxian Salt Field is different. It is located on the bank of Zhenze Lake, with unique conditions. The salt obtained in one year is more than ten times that of Haichang.

Although there have been frequent wars in the past two years, Sun Quan has also been planning in an orderly manner, intending to open a third salt field on the bank of Zhenze Lake, which shows how much profit it has made.

From Wuxian Salt Field to Jianye, there is only one road between Zhenze Lake and the Yangtze River connecting the two places, that is, from Wuxian to Nansha, Piling, Shenting to Jurong, and then to Jianye.

In order to prevent this fragile route from being harassed by Shanyue, Sun Quan specially set up Yangxian and Yongping counties in the south for protection.

As a result, if Yangxian falls, if even Piling is lost, the large salt field of Wuxian will probably be plundered, and I don’t know how much effort will be wasted.

For a while, Sun Quan regretted it a little. If there was Lu Meng’s navy, he could patrol the river north of this route. Why did he do this?

But the thought of regret only appeared for a moment, and was quickly suppressed by Sun Quan.

Compared with the fact that all the land south of the Yangtze River belonged to Sun, what did the gain and loss of a piece of land matter?

His father and brother were both famous, and he did not want to fall behind.

Sun Quan secretly made up his mind:

Jianye can be defended, and the salt field will not be taken advantage of by Shanyue.

The output of Wuxian Salt Field is not only enough for Shanyue to squander, but also enough for Shanyue to take salt to Jiaozhou in exchange for ironware, which is really troublesome.

Sun Quan did not avoid people, and Lu Yi saw all the changes in his expression.

So at this moment, he said just right:

"I think that this Jingzhou navy is not to be feared."

So Sun Quan changed to an interested look.

Sun Quan knew the feud between the Sun and Lu families.

But the lack of good people under his command is a more direct problem.

Watching Lu Xun explain his views on the war situation in an orderly manner and make corresponding analysis.

Sun Quan's expression remained unchanged, but he suddenly thought of Lu Su in his heart.

At that time, the dispute between Yuan and Cao attracted the attention of the world, and the situation was chaotic like a muddy stream, but Lu Su could determine that Cao Cao would win and persuade him to take the initiative.

Sun Quan sent troops according to the plan, destroyed Huang Zu and seized Jiangxia, and then the Yuan family was defeated, Cao Cao went east, Lu Su offered advice to ally with Liu, and Gongjin ignited the fire of Chibi...

But how did the situation become what it is now?

Sun Quan had a blank expression on his face, and a deep sigh was hidden in his heart.

But after putting aside these confusing old things, Sun Quan thought of Cao Cao instead.

At Guandu, was the dilemma encountered by Prime Minister Cao the same as he is now?

And at that time in Jiangdong, Zi Jing, who could determine that Yuan Shao would lose at Guandu, wondered how he would determine the situation in front of him?

But as the saying goes, when someone is happy, someone else is sad.

The boats full of soldiers left Wu'an County and headed north. This group of people would first take a boat to Hepu, and then split into two groups, entering Jingnan via Cangwu and Yulin respectively.

Shi Hui, who was standing high above, watched all this and wanted to sing a song.

He was the third son of Shi Xie. Although his skin was slightly darker due to his long stay in Jiaozhou, he still had a strong Han scholar style in his conversation.

He looked at the march greedily for a few more times, and then turned back and laughed:

"Mr. Lu is really a great talent!"

Gan Ning laughed loudly on the side, and Lu Su also smiled appropriately.

Lu Su knew Shi Hui quite well. After all, everyone with a discerning eye could see clearly what Jiangdong thought of Jiaozhou.

Bu Zhi's intervention was just the most conspicuous one. Before and after Bu Zhi, Jiangdong had sent out envoys all the time.

They either promised Shi Xie directly, or won over Shi Xie's relatives, or tried to connect with other high-level officials, and worked hard to enter Jiaozhou, but they were all resolved by Shi Xie.

After Gongjin's death, Lu Su's work also included the strategy for Jiaozhou, and he knew all the information about Shi Xie's family.

So when Gan Ning brought Shi Hui back that day, Lu Su was really shocked, but then he realized that Jiangdong was familiar with Shi Xie's family, but Shi Xie's family was probably in the dark about Jiangdong, and except for the envoys, they had never seen each other in person.

Gan Ning's intention was simple: the plan had changed.

The journey to Zangke was long, and the old lady might not be able to bear the fatigue of the boat and horse.

Going to Cangwu County to contact Wu Ju, whether he would be rejected or not, it would not be good to live under someone else's roof.

Since he ran into Shi Xie's son, Gan Ning thought he might as well play a little and take advantage of the situation to return to Yizhou.

Lu Su had gathered intelligence and knew more clearly.

Shi Hui was not the eldest son, but he was the smartest one.

Shi Xie himself was a student of the famous Liu Tao, so he could be said to have a family background.

After the chaos, scholars from the Central Plains fled south to seek refuge. There were hundreds of people who took refuge in Jiaozhou, and all of them were treated with great courtesy by Shi Xie.

These people supplemented the civil governance of Jiaozhou, and also made Shi Xie's parents and children not limit their horizons to Jiaozhou, such as Shi Hui.

However, in the past, due to the poverty of Jiaozhou, the ambitious Shi Hui could only stare at the north.

But Shi Hui never thought that the turning point of his life would come so quickly.

It was just a leisure trip, and the majestic-looking Gan Yi praised him in the street for his noble appearance. He was so happy that he said a few more words and felt that his conversation was extraordinary.

Delighted, Shi Hui wanted to invite Gan Yi to be his retainer, but was politely rejected.

"I dare not call him a talent in my fellow townsman's place."

It turned out to be a buy one get one free deal! Shi Hui was even more excited and wanted to visit immediately.

And what Gan Yi said was indeed correct. Lu Meng was full of energy, behaved in a carefree manner, and spoke in a refined manner, which was completely different from those who taught him to read!

What made Shi Hui a little unhappy was that Lu Meng started with a sentence:

"Young Master is about to die, and you don't even know it?"

But then Lu Meng told the story of the Jiangdong Rebellion, and was familiar with the alliance between Sun and Cao. His inference of the general situation in the world opened Shi Hui's eyes.

As for the way to survive in Jiaozhou, Lu Meng came up with three strategies, which surprised Shi Hui who was thinking about this problem every day.

Where had the young Shi Hui seen such a scene? Almost immediately, he decided:

The day when this young master rises with the wind is coming!

It is definitely impossible for him to enter the palace, but as a newcomer, it is very difficult to write when there are too many lines at this time.

I will update early today.