Sun Ce summoned the ministers to discuss the situation in the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, steamed buns caused the topic and couldn't stop talking for a while. From steamed buns to wine cakes, then to breads that the merchants in the Western Regions loved, and wine and various Western Regions foods, he finally went around and talked about the supply of meat.

When talking about this issue, Yu Fan was very serious and had no joking element.

He suggested reforming the existing sacrificial rituals and removing the sheep in sacrifice. According to the ritual system, the emperor used Tailao to sacrifice rituals, and all three animals were prepared. The princes used Shaolao to sacrifice rituals, and sheep and pigs to sacrifice. The scholars could only use pigs to sacrifice. Most of them did not follow the rituals when actually being implemented, and it was common to see things like usurpations. Many people who originally only used pigs also used sheep and pigs to sacrifice.

The problem is that the water towns in Jiangnan are not suitable for raising sheep. The sheep raised also have a strong smell of mutton, which is not as good as the sheep in the north. Many people with certain economic strength will choose to buy sheep from the north, and the pigs produced in Jiangnan are no longer interested. It would be fine if they were just the upper class, but this trend is under the influence, and ordinary people also have the desire to compete, which agrees with a big problem.

Sun Ce advocated the saying that all the people are scholars. Since they are scholars, they must act according to the etiquette of scholars. Originally, they can only use pigs, but now they use sheep. How many sheep are needed in a year? This is no longer a problem of a sheep, but an important impact on the economy and people's livelihood. If the adjustment is not made in time, it will be difficult to change it again.

Yu Fan suggested that according to local conditions, and according to the actual situation in Jiangnan, sheep should be removed from sacrifices and set an example. The gentleman's virtues and villains' virtues will be the first to set an example, and the King of Wu will take the lead in setting an example, and then carry out the reform of the rituals.

Sun Ce deeply agreed. Cattle and sheep occupy an important position in the three animals sacrificed rituals and have a strong northern cultural gene, which is not suitable for the actual situation in the south. Reform is imperative, and there will be many such problems in the future. In the 21st century, pork has become a source of meat in the daily diet of most people, and cattle and sheep are instead embellished.

However, this issue is not the focus of today. Sun Ce asked someone to write it down and arrange a specific discussion in the future, and then formal issues were launched.

Today's topic is how to deal with the severe situation in Henan. The emperor and M Yuan Tan joined forces, with a total of more than 50,000 infantry and cavalrymen. Lu Su and Lu Fan were in short supply. How to deal with it must be made as soon as possible. It takes time to mobilize troops and raise money and grain. The sooner the decision is made, the more time to prepare.

When this issue was mentioned, everyone's expression became serious, and even Sun Shangxiang, who had always been free, sat firmly.

The situation is very serious, especially in Yuzhou. Nanyang has dangers to defend, but Yuzhou is flat. Once the emperor occupies Hulao and Junyi, he can drive straight into the hinterland of Yuzhou. Considering the unstable situation in Yanzhou, the possibility of this danger becoming a reality is extremely high. In this way, the north of the Huai River may become a battlefield, while Nanyang faces an unfavorable situation of being attacked from three sides.

Guo Jia first came up with the plan formulated by the Military Advisory Office. He was relatively calm. After all, this situation was already in his plan, and the plan was not prepared for a day or two. It can be said that since the day he left Hebei, he had been considering this issue. Although the plan was adjusted many times, it was also adjusted in a good direction, at least much better than the situation he expected at the beginning.

The Military Administrative Office proposed two plans: Sun Ce led the main force to reinforce Yuzhou, entered the vicinity of Xu County, and was ready to march into Henan at any time; or Sun Ce held his troops and appointed generals to go to Yuzhou to command the war.

Before Guo Jia finished speaking, Zhang Hong raised a question: "What does sacrificial wine mean to defend and wait for attack?"

Guo Jia nodded. "Although there is no geographical advantage in Yuzhou, the more you go south, the more you restrict the cavalry. This is a fact proved by several battles. Our army has not many cavalry, and we should make full use of any possibility of restricting cavalry. Moreover, the court and Jizhou are taking advantage of quick battles. We don't have to fulfill our wishes. We can delay it for a day and wait for it to be in chaos."

"Plan is a good plan, but in this case, the harvest in Yuzhou this year will probably be affected." Zhang Hong stroked his beard and pondered: "If you don't cultivate in spring, you won't harvest in autumn. This year, Yuzhou will not only have no money and grain to provide, but also requires a lot of money and grain to replenish. This number will not be small."

"What do you think about Zhang Xiang?" Sun Ce asked.

Zhang Hong bowed to show his respect. "I think it may be possible to suspend the offensive in Hanzhong. One of them stayed behind. Huang Zhong led the main force to withdraw and recruit troops from Yingchuan and Runan County, and entered Xu County to serve as the backing of Lusu and Lu Fan, and acted according to the situation. If the front line can be maintained in the Sui River area, the spring farming in southern Yuzhou may not be affected..."

"Zhang Xiang, why should you stick to the spring farming of Yuzhou?" Yu Fan interrupted Zhang Hong's speech and raised his hand disapprovingly. "Yuzhou has no danger to defend. Once the Sui River defense line is broken, there are battlefields north of the Huai River. So what can I do if I plant it? Let the court or Yuan Tan see hope and continue to persevere?"

Zhang Hong frowned slightly. "With Yu Xiang's opinion, what should I do? Watch the land abandonment?"

"Dare you ask Zhang Xiang, who is more important than man or land?"

Zhang Hong sighed, and wanted to speak but stopped. Yu Fangong bowed. "Food is the most important thing for the people, and Zhang Xiang is in love with the people, which is admirable. But the affairs have the power to do things, and the enemy should be defeated in the decisive battle. If this battle is unfavorable, the Central Plains will suffer from dominance. Even if there is a accumulation of grain in the warehouse, it will not be able to eat it. It is suitable for the enemy to invest in the enemy. Not only are the crops in the fields, but even the food stored in their families will be like this. The king implemented the new policy to reduce taxes and allow the people to have reserves. Is it prepared for the domineering enemy?"

Yu Fan spread his hands. "Since that's the case, it's better not to farm and fight with all his heart." He raised his hand high and waved his strength. "Fight for the king's way! The people are the beneficiaries of the king's way, so naturally they should be the protectors of the king's way. Now that the king is threatened by domineering, do they have to wait for the king to save him? People must help themselves, and the gods will help him. The king will practice the king's way, reduce taxes, run schools, open up the wisdom of the people, train soldiers, and make every household have bows and crossbows and practice battle formations. Isn't it just for this day? If you have clothes and silk, eat meat, study in spring and autumn, and practice martial arts in summer and winter, but you are not as good as the people who farm and fight, what's the use of doing the king's way? Let's just domineering together."

Zhang Hong pondered silently, Xian Yu Cheng was stunned, but Guo Jia smiled while smirking, and raised his thumbs up. "Yu Xiang is mighty!"

Yu Fangong bowed and bowed to Sun Ce again. "Your Majesty, I am so rude. Please forgive me."

Sun Ce did not argue. Yu Fan expressed his thoughts, but he could not praise him, otherwise this guy would be even more arrogant. Zhang Hong was the prime minister, and he was interrupted by him before he finished speaking. He snatched the truth. Although it was reasonable, he did not mean to deliberately steal the limelight. However, the initiator was Guo Jia, who gave Zhuge Liang a high-level high-level rating, arousing Yu Fan's hostility to the Qing Xu faction.

"Wongxiao, what do you think? The two plans of the Military Advisory Office are to use defense instead of attack, which seems to be unfinished."

Guo Jia put away his smile and bowed to salute. "A more detailed plan is still being prepared, but before formulating a more detailed plan, the offensive and defensive strategy must be determined. The offensive and defensive trends are different, and the consumption is very different. For example, Zhang Xiang said, if the attack on Yizhou is temporarily suspended, the situation will be very different." He paused and said, "Some things have traces to follow, but some things are just speculations, and the consumption is even more difficult to estimate."

“For example?”

"King, besides Sizhou, Yizhou, and Jingzhou, I am also worried about Jiaozhou. There has been no news from Jiaozhou. It is too calm and a bit abnormal." He glanced at Yu. "I was just about to ask Yu Xiangbu to see if it was a bad or a good thing."

Sun Cexin felt the same way. Guo Jia and him thought of going to the same place.

"Zhongxiang, why don't you divine it?"

"No need to divine." Yu Fan shook his sleeves. "No matter what happened in Jiaozhou, it would be a bad thing not under the control of the king. The king should wait for the change. The war in the Central Plains should be solved by the forces of the Central Plains as much as possible." He rubbed his fingers and was confident. "There are nearly two million households in Jingyu and there are at least one million soldiers. The people have accumulated a deposit of only one year. It is not difficult to defeat the court and Yuan Tan. There must be difficulties, and casualties will also occur, and even great. But if the tigers and wolves rushed to the front of the door, they dare not resist, and they can still be expected to become a real scholar? The king used to discuss the third level of the Taoist ritual in Nanyang Martial Arts Hall. Fighting for survival and fighting for himself was the first level. The people of Jingzhou have proved themselves, and now it is the people of Yuzhou."

Guo Jia frowned. "What Yu Xiang means... is to win by relying solely on Yuzhou's own human and material resources?"

Yu Fan was puzzled. "Why did the sacrificial priest say this? Although the king was in Jianye, there were no less than tens of thousands of soldiers fighting on the front line. Zhu Ran, who guarded the Gaotang, and Lu Zheng who broke the siege of Chenliu were all from Wujun, not to mention Shen You and Xu Kun, the two governors."

Guo Jia waved his hand awkwardly. "Yu Xiang misunderstood, I don't mean that. I just said that the king is good at elite soldiers, and soldiers are different from the people after all. It is not false to train the people in Yuzhou every year, but they are after all..."

"The soldiers in Guanzhong and Jizhou are all like this. They still can't eat enough. In terms of equipment and training, they may not be stronger than the people of Yuzhou. If you want to talk about the advantages, they are just experience in the battle formation. But if you don't fight, where will the experience of the battle formation come from? Man Chong fought with Dong Zhao..."

Guo Jia was also a little anxious and interrupted Yu Fan without hesitation. "What do you say about the cavalry of Youbingliang's three prefectures? Liu Bei had 10,000 cavalry of Youzhou, and the emperor also had nearly 10,000 cavalry of Bingliang. If they invaded the hinterland of Yuzhou, they could not deal with the sporadic ambushed by the people of Yuzhou alone."

Yu Fan sneered: "What can the cavalry do? Can they still attack the city? Jijiu said just now that the more you go south, the more unfavorable it is for the cavalry. As long as Yuzhou is firm and cleared, even if 20,000 cavalry enter the country and have no way to rob, they can only be defeated without fighting. Because of this, I suggest not to plow spring, and show that the enemy will be determined to fight."
Chapter completed!