Chapter 211: When friends come, we have good wine; when enemies come, we kill them!
Xun You walked on the road with a nervous heart. During this period, Jin Mao's estrangement from the two of them was too obvious.

There is no way. Jinmao is very arrogant now and won’t listen to anything.

Ever since defeating Cao Cao and capturing four of his generals, Jin Mao has become extremely confident and feels as if he is invincible.

Xun You understood this mentality very well. Although he didn't know about Jin Mao's experiences in his two lives, who wouldn't feel arrogant?

Look at Dong Zhuo, he hasn’t even sat firmly on the ground yet and now he has become like this.

In this life, if it weren't for the variable of Jin Mao, Dong Zhuo would have become even more arrogant and would have been killed by Hongnong King Liu Bian soon. But now he has no such idea.

Although Jinmao is not as good as Dong Zhuo now, he is only 21 years old. Youth is the biggest asset!

In Xun You's opinion, as long as Jinmao is guided well, he will always be on the right track.

Xun You was different from Zhou Yu. He was not optimistic about Sun Ce's arrival because there were too many variables involved.

But he had to come because Sun Jian was too important. This was related to whether Jinmao could successfully swallow Jingzhou.

The current situation is not optimistic.

"Xun You pays respect to the lord."

"Yes." Jin Mao replied calmly without raising his head: "Gongda is here, so please polish this letter for me."

Xun You took the paper and saw the content on it. His pupils suddenly shrank, but he didn't say anything. He began to polish it under the light.

After the letter was revised, Xun You handed it over respectfully again.

Jin Mao took the letter and without even reading it, sealed it in a bamboo tube and ordered someone to deliver it to Sun Jian.

"What's wrong with Gongda?"

Xun You bowed and said, "My lord has not made any plans for this year's Spring Festival, and the soldiers are all looking forward to having a good holiday."

Jin Mao slapped his forehead and actually forgot about this matter.

"Send the order!"

"Today we will slaughter sheep and pigs. I want every soldier to have meat to eat!"

Dong Xi said first: "Yes! I'll go right away!"

"Go to each camp and set up a stage, and invite the girls in the city to perform their talents for the soldiers."

"Here!" Dian Wei looked at Dong Xi proudly and let you grab it.

After the two personal guards left, Jin Mao saw Xun You was still there, so he asked, "Anything else?"

Xun You bowed and said, "My lord, you should make preparations early. Sun Yuzhou will not listen to your advice."

Xun You’s meaning was very clear, Sun Jian would definitely go to Yuzhou instead of staying in Nanyang County.

Jin Mao didn't understand what he meant, "Why?"

Xun You explained: "Sun Yuzhou sent Sun Ce here to serve as a hostage, to show that he will not oppose you."

"I guess that at this moment, Sun Yuzhou should have reached a consensus with Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, and may have already set off for Yuzhou."

"How is this possible!?" Jin Mao lost his composure completely: "Isn't he afraid that I will kill Sun Ce?"

Xun You bowed, silence was better than words at this moment.

Jin Mao thought about it carefully and felt that what Xun You said made a lot of sense.

He definitely would not kill Sun Ce. Regardless of whether Sun Jian would take revenge or not, Jin Mao had gone to so much trouble to get Sun Ce before. Anyone could see how much he valued Sun Ce.

I didn’t expect Sun Jian to be so cruel!
In this way, even if Sun Jian jumped out of the quagmire of Nanyang County, he would be free to fly as high as the sky allows.

Yuzhou also has Runan County, which has a large population, rich resources and many noble families. Why should Sun Jian go to the trouble of conquering Nanyang County? He might as well just focus on conquering Runan County.

First, Dong Zhuo appointed Sun Jian as the governor of Yuzhou with full legitimacy.

Secondly, Sun Jian was no longer afraid of being branded as a butcher and he was not worried about having too many debts.

The only problem was probably that Dong Zhuo's appointment went against Sun Jian's original intention.

However, with a good example like Yuan Shu in front of him, there was no need for Sun Jian to be pretentious.

"If that's the case, what does Gongda think I should do?"

This was the first time Jin Mao asked Xun You after the war.

Xun You already had a plan in mind, and bowed and said, "Lend Sun Ce a part of his army and sufficient food and supplies."

"Assist Sun Yuzhou to secure this position!"

It is known that the former Yuzhou governor Kong Rong had called on his friends to guard against Sun Jian's attempt to steal his property. These people happened to be Tao Qian, Zhang Miao and Liu Dai.

In this way, there will be no more war in the north of Guangling County in the short term, and Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's navy can also be released.

If Sun Jian was at a disadvantage in the war, Sun Ce would bring Jin Mao's troops to help him. If necessary, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin could also help along the Huai River.

It is enough to hold back the four princes represented by Kong Rong, and also relieve the pressure on Jinmao, so that he can free up his hands to fully annex Jingzhou.

"Wonderful!"

Jin Mao, who had figured this out, praised: "Gongda is indeed my son, and he solved my urgent problem with just a little trick!"

"Who do you think would be a better choice to send?"

Xun You uttered two words: "Zhou Yu!"

Zhou Yu?

That’s too young!

"No! No!"

Jin Mao denied it repeatedly: "Zhou Yu is not good enough, let's change someone else."

Xun You thought about it and gave another name: "Guan Yu!"

Jin Mao said unhappily: "Guan Yu is not as good as Zhang Fei."

At least Zhang Fei recognized his master. No matter how good Guan Yu was, he was still a foreign general.

He was a typical case of someone who was greedy for more after getting something. With the precedent of Zhang Fei set before him, he only hoped that Guan Yu would recognize him as his master.

It is obviously impossible to happen, but there are always such extravagant hopes in my heart.

Xun You bowed and said, "My lord, please do not appoint generals carelessly. The battle situation this time is complicated and cannot be handled by ordinary generals."

Jin Mao disagreed: "It's not that complicated. If they are enemies, just kill them all."

Xun You sighed inwardly, "My lord, you have helped Dong Zhuo a lot. The various princes who came to fight against Dong Zhuo have not even gathered yet, and already lost half of them."

"Does the lord want Dong Zhuo's family to be the only one in power?"

Jin Mao was instantly disgusted. Dong Zhuo was the culprit of all this. Now he had to help Dong Zhuo deal with his opponents. It was a losing deal no matter how he looked at it.

"You can't kill this, and you can't kill that!"

"so what should I do now?"

Xun You looked helpless. He was told but the man didn't listen, and after listening he didn't do anything. He had no choice but to reorganize his words and explain it again.

"The anti-Dong alliance was just formed, but the lord took the initiative to kill its members. Isn't this just to embarrass the organizer of the alliance?"

"At that time, the one that the princes of the world will attack is not Dong Zhuo but the lord!"

This explains why we couldn't send troops to kill Kong Jun, Zhang Miao, Tao Qian and Liu Dai.

Instead of asking whether he could kill or not, Xun You only asked whether he should kill or not. He had tried his best to avoid the main point.

But Jin Mao still refused to listen: "Okay! I'll follow your advice on sending the generals abroad, but I can't kill those nobles who are causing trouble?!"

Previously, Xun You had only expressed his opposition to this matter without providing any detailed explanation.

Because he is not good at persuasion at all.

This time, Xun You imitated what Xun Yu said in the letter and explained the matter bit by bit.

"Jingzhou is not comparable to Yangzhou. Yangzhou has few noble families. Didn't the lord take his time to conquer it, and it took him many years to barely take it?"

Jin Mao couldn't listen to him now, and said impatiently: "So what? Among the six counties of Yangzhou, only some noble families in Lujiang County are still alive. I will find an opportunity to massacre them again, and everything will be settled!"

Xun You was annoyed by Jin Mao's stubbornness and could only ask back: "May I ask, lord, without the nobles, who will you use if foreign enemies invade in the future?" "Farmers? Or craftsmen? Or soldiers who can only fight but not govern the local area?"

Xun You didn't know that this problem deeply stimulated Jin Mao, and the desire to change in his heart became more and more urgent.

However, establishing schools to cultivate talents among the people requires the support of the gentry.

These people monopolized educational resources. The literacy classes opened by Jinmao were merely introductory education; intermediate and advanced education all depended on the opinions of the gentry.

It is impossible for a large force to be supported by low-level talents alone.

Xun You asked: "My lord, have you ever thought about how you would govern this vast land even if all the seven counties of Jingzhou were under your jurisdiction?"

Just rely on farming, forging weapons and increasing the number of troops?
not enough!

Who will lead? Who will manage? Who will maintain internal order?

This is Xun You’s point of view. The aristocratic families monopolize the middle and high-end talents. Even if Jinmao opens more literacy classes, it cannot avoid this problem.

"Does Gongda have any good ideas?"

Jin Mao looked at Xun You hopefully and asked, "I have issued a call for talents to all the counties in Yangzhou. Can this be used in Jingzhou?"

Xun You clasped his fists and said, "This is not my specialty, and I don't know either."

"However, my lord, you can wait for my uncle to arrive. He is good at this."

Xun Yu! ?

Jin Mao sighed and said, "Over the years, I have written more than a hundred letters to Xun Yu, but there has been no response. I am afraid he just doesn't think highly of me."

Xun You wanted to explain that it was not like that, but he was worried that Jin Mao would find out that he had been exchanging letters with Xun Yu, which would be very hurtful, so he tried to explain it in another way.

"My Lord, why do you have to humble yourself?"

"Zhicai and I were instructed by our uncle to come to Yangzhou to assist you. If your uncle doesn't think highly of you, why would he go to such great lengths?"

Jin Mao sneered. If he had not forced Xi Zhicai to stay, things wouldn't be like this today.

However, Xun You seemed to have come to surrender on his own initiative, and it seemed that Xun Yu did have this intention.

Jin Mao was immediately happy, but after a while, he frowned and asked, "Why didn't Wen Ruo reply to my letter?"

"My uncle has his own plans." Xun You explained helplessly. He couldn't say that the contents of those letters were too disgusting and Xun Yu didn't know how to respond.

Although Xun You likes Jin Mao's style very much, Xun Yu doesn't like it.

"When will Wen Ruo come to Yangzhou? Or Jingzhou?"

Xun You was very sure about this question: "At least a month, at most three months!"

Xun You didn't know about Cao Cao and Guo Jia's actions, but Xun Yu had already made his attitude clear in the letter.

In addition, with the war imminent, Xun You could see that Yingchuan was not a good place to live, and Xun Yu must have seen it as well, which is why Xun You made such a prediction.

Hearing Xun You's answer, Jin Mao jumped up happily and paced back and forth in the hall.

"Wen Ruo is coming!"

"Wen Ruo is really coming!!"

"Hahaha!!!"

He was completely in a frenzy, just like a dog who had licked the goddess for four years and finally got a response.

Xun You looked on with envy and joy. Judging from the situation before him, he knew that his uncle would not be wronged if he came here.

"Gongda, what official position do you think I should give Wen Ruo?"

Jin Mao excitedly held Xun You's hands and said, "If I can make a promise to Zhou Gongjin, I can make a promise to Wen Ruo!"

"Only high, not low!"

Zhou Yu is a very capable guy, but compared to Xun Yu, he is a rookie when it comes to domestic affairs.

This is the value of "talent to assist the king"!
Now Jinmao has no shortage of military force, but it lacks a loyal and independent talent in internal affairs.

Xun Yu can make up for this shortcoming!
As its territory expands, Jinmao has a deeper understanding of the value of top internal affairs talents.

Just as Xun You said, even if Jin Mao conquered the entire Jingzhou, how to govern it would still be a difficult problem.

Jiujiang County, Danyang County, and Lujiang County implemented military settlements, and everything seemed to be going smoothly, but in fact, unjust and wrong cases occurred one after another.

In addition, officials at all levels collected taxes without considering the actual situation, which led to a small number of people suffering great disasters and their families being broken up.

Of course, these are only a very small part, and more than 90% of the people can still live and work in peace and contentment.

But it also indirectly shows that Jinmao is in an embarrassing situation of being unable to fully implement the new system in one state.

What's more, there will be two states soon.

The number of gentry in Jingzhou was more than twice that of Yangzhou. The gentry was powerful, while the common people were very weak.

The weaker the people are, the higher the possibility that the new system will be excluded. This is one of the reasons why Jin Mao was so angry and wanted to kill the gentry.

He wanted to follow the example of Jiujiang County and massacre the nobles, then sow the seeds of a new system.

Obviously, the difficulties this time are much greater than last time.

Not to mention external opposition, even internal opposition is strong.

In response to Jin Mao's promise, Xun You thanked him on behalf of Xun Yu and said, "My lord, there is no need to do this."

"My uncle made it very clear in his letter."

"I hope the lord will follow the new system and start with my uncle. No matter which great talent joins in the future, they will have to start from the bottom!"

"The best will be promoted quickly, and the unfit will be eliminated!"

Jin Mao stood in awe and asked a question that caught Xun You by surprise: "Did Wen Ruo write a letter to you?"

"Then why don't you write to me!?"

"You just don't like me that much?"

Xun You didn't know how to answer. Since you are so self-aware, it should be easy for you to figure it out.

Seeing Xun You's silence, Jin Mao felt unhappy and asked again, "Did Wen Ruo write a letter to Zhi Cai?"

Ah this!

Xun You was in a dilemma. He couldn't answer yes or no, as either answering would betray Xi Zhicai.

"Okay!"

"I just don't have it!"

Jin Mao said angrily: "Since Xun Wenruo wants to start from the bottom."

"Okay! I'll help him!"

Jin Mao grinned and said, "Let Xun Yu farm for half a year first, then I will use him!"

A gentleman would never hire a cook, let alone farm. This is a humiliation to Xun Yu!
Xun You did not directly point out Jin Mao's mistakes, but instead tried to save the country in a roundabout way, saying: "My lord is about to become the ruler of two states, how can you joke about it?"

"If you go back on your word, how can you convince others in the future?"

Jin Mao was embarrassed. He really wouldn't let Xun Yu really farm for half a year, but he was unwilling to accept it. He stiffened his neck and said, "I just fulfilled Wen Ruo's wish!"

"My lord, be careful with your words!"

Xun You said very seriously: "As a leader, you should be careful with your words and actions. If you act like this, you will have no dignity at all."

majesty?

Jin Mao then remembered that before he traveled through time, he was just a social animal. Only a few years after traveling through time, he had to live on airs?
No! This must not happen!

"Gongda," Jin Mao asked earnestly, "What's the use of all that majesty?"

"Will that help me win more people's support? Will that help me conquer the world? Will that help me achieve great things?"

"both are not!"

Jin Mao said the first famous saying of his life: "It is enough for me to be myself! I will treat those who share the same ideals with me with good wine and good food! If the enemy comes, I will pick up the sword and kill him without leaving a single piece of armor!"

(End of this chapter)