Sun Jian was captured, but Liu Tao did not make things difficult for him, and even had a drink with him. Later, he said that he had allowed him to serve in the army, and the latter said that he was not careful and planned to live a life of his life.

If he is raising a yarn, he will be forty years old this year. If he wants to live up to his old age, then Huang Zhong will be buried? You know, Huang Zhong is already starting to go to six!

Xiao Huang Xu is almost five years old and has learned to speak, so his brother and sister are helping to take care of him.

According to Huang Zhong's conditions, it is not a big problem to serve for another ten years. If you retire at the age of seventy, you will train Huang Xu well. If you have about ten years, Huang Xu should be able to grow into a good general.

Speaking of which, Huang Xu and Lu Lingqi got married some time ago. Lu Bu and Huang Zhong also came back for a day or two to host their marriage.

It is also said that Huang Wudie, who came to attend the wedding banquet, fell in love with Guan Ping, who represented Guan Yu at the banquet. Huang Wudie was three years older than Guan Ping and had a personality like the eldest sister of the neighbor's house. She was fascinated by this boy who lacked fatherly love since childhood.

Speaking of which, Guan Ping is already seventeen years old this year, and he has changed into an ordinary family, so he should have a lot of wives and concubines.

Only Guan Yu has been fighting abroad for many years and has never cared about his son's future. His wife was taken back halfway and realized that she was no longer an ordinary family and was a little uncomfortable with the new environment for a while.

Fortunately, the family management is still very good, and it is also good to have a relationship with Guan Yu's concubine. Xiao Guan Xing and Xiao Guan Suo are also growing up day by day.

Back to the topic, Sun Jian had just surrendered, and Liu Tao asked him to adjust his mentality a little, so he arranged to live with Sun Kuang. Who knew that about a month later, Huang Gai and Sun Jing also came, and as relatives and guards of the Sun family, they also lived in.

Seeing that the three generals were all doing nothing, Liu Tao could not bear it, so he planned to send all three to Huang Zhong. Whether it was against the Xianbei or the Wuhuan, he could not leave them idle.

The edict was sent back to Jiangdong like this. Sun Ce was not too surprised by the result. He sent someone there. In fact, it was mainly to contact his father to see how he was doing during this period.

According to the reply from the person sent over, Sun Jian lived a comfortable life there. He practiced martial arts, drank tea, read books every day, and even visited Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and Zhu Yan from time to time. They were old colleagues, so it was normal to walk around each other.

The three of them did not alienate this colleague because of Sun Ce and their own position. To some extent, Sun Jian left a lot of connections for Sun Kuang and Sun Ce there.

"I am worthy of being the Emperor of Han, but I am still so domineering." Sun Ce looked at the edict sent back and was not angry. Instead, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. It was really light, and it did not turn into √.

Perhaps because of his similar personalities, he likes Liu Tao's straightforward and straightforward personality, doing whatever he wants.

Especially during this period, the aristocratic families in Jiangdong obviously began to fight for power. How could Sun Ce let them do that? It is not unaware that Liu Biao was turned into a puppet by the aristocratic families in Jingzhou.

At that time, they will make the profit, but they will become the blame. With Sun Ce's personality and ability, they will naturally not do it.

"The problem is, we can't just surrender like this, right?" Zhou Yu asked.

"If the other party cannot fight, then we must have enough ability. This time, we send someone here to confirm the situation of my father, but mainly to inquire where they will attack next." Sun Ce shook his head and said.

Judging from the current results, Liu Tao seems to be mainly planning to focus on Bashu, and no one else knows that he is actually an iron ore that greedy Panzhihua. Although at this stage, the area of ​​Panzhihua is still a pure wilderness.

However, just like Baiyun County, as long as the minerals are mined, it will naturally surround it and gradually form an industrial city that mainly integrates minerals and metallurgy.

In addition, Liu Tao did not intend to let go of the Southern Silk Road of India from Yunnan. Even if he can't do it now, he can still make it one after another. Deserts and tropical rainforests are completely different from the two extremes, but compared to deserts that are difficult to transform, tropical rainforests are easier to transform.

"We will not go south within about three years!" Sun Ce said solemnly, "The time left for us is only three years. If we can completely pacify the problems of Shanyue and Wuxi Man within three years, then we still have a chance to compete with each other. If not, then I think it is better to know the current affairs."

Then he looked at Zhou Yu and others and continued, "Do you have the confidence to fight with the big guy?"

"Of course there is!" The civil and military officials around him responded one after another. Sure enough, this kind of heroism was their most optimistic about Sun Ce.

Liu Tao didn't care much about Sun Ce's little thoughts. After all, it was definitely possible to fight. When will it be fought? Jiangnan has not yet developed, and fighting will waste troops and materials. After a hundred or two years of fighting, there will be no way to give back to the Central Plains. It can be said that for people of this era, Jiangnan is completely a loss-making item.

The eight counties of Jingzhou, plus the territory of several counties in Yangzhou, are even larger than Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Yuzhou. The problem is that the total number of people in each county is not as high as that of Yuzhou after deducting the four counties in Jingbei and the two counties in Yangzhou, Jiangbei.

Population is not only very important to the Han Dynasty, but also to Sun Ce. Especially if Sun Ce wants to go north, he first needs a stable rear.

"The other is the change of the king's number..." Seeing that everyone was fine, Sun Ce began to enter the next issue.

In mid-February 194 AD, Sun Ce officially changed the king's name to "Wu" and proclaimed himself King of Wu. The same thing he meant, and did not proclaim himself emperor, leaving a way out for himself. At the same time, he began to actively prepare for war and prepare for subdue the Yue people and the barbarians.

When Liu Tao received the news, he didn't care much about it. Sun Ce would be the emperor if he had the ability. When he was captured, he would naturally know that he was wrong.

What he cared more about at this moment was the opening of the Yuntai Railway. After several years of construction, the railway from Yunzhong County to Taiyuan County was finally completed successfully, and almost more than 100,000 people were mobilized to participate. If it weren't for the safety issues, I was afraid that it would be completed half a year ahead of schedule.

The iron carriage has been built and divided into two specifications: manned and freight. At the same time, a large number of horses are selected. There is a transit station every ten to twenty miles of the journey, where horses can be replaced.

At the same time, the horse that can pull heavy animals is being pulled, and we are also pursuing time to cultivate it. In this regard, Zhang Zhongshan dare not neglect.

"Your Majesty, this railway is really amazing!" Su Shuang came here three days in advance to conduct the final test. When Liu Tao came over, he came to him excitedly and praised the railway.

"What's the specific situation?" Liu Tao asked curiously.

"A lot of data may not be intuitive to say. Can you let Your Majesty take a ride and take a look?" Su Shuang kept it a secret.
Chapter completed!