"My lord has long told me privately that if the Eastern Expedition goes well, the issue of fiefdoms will cause complaints. But think about it, generals, why does my lord divide it like this? Is it because he does not take into account your merits? Of course not! You are generals! You are warriors.

! If you appoint warriors as state officials, wouldn't you be using your shortcomings to harm the people?" Zhang Hong said this and glanced at the ministers. He understood that these few sentences alone were not enough, and he had to add some fierce stuff!

Of course Zhang Han could see what Zhang Hong meant, but it was unreasonable to ask a civilian official to teach these generals a lesson. After all, he was the commander in chief in this Eastern Expedition, so he had to do this nasty thing himself!

"Dong Xi! How many characters do you know?" Zhang Han took the lead and looked at Dong Xi.

Dong Xi was embarrassed and lowered his head.

Zhang Han was not done yet, so he actually approached Dong Xi and said, "How can you govern the state and county with your little knowledge? If you become the prefect or the county captain, wouldn't it be a disaster for the people?" Zhang Han said and glared fiercely.

Looking at Dong Xi, Dong Xi became speechless, stopped talking, and retreated into the crowd.

Zhang Han continued to scan the crowd, and his eyes fell on Ling Cao, Ling Tong and his son. Ling Cao hurriedly said: "My father and my son can read!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone around laughed, and even Zhang Han was happy: "I didn't say you didn't know how to read. You and your son were born in Yong, but they understand the righteousness well. But now why are you arguing here just for the slightest official position?"

Are you making trouble? You led the villagers to defeat Yan Baihu, and you have indeed made outstanding contributions! But if you really reward according to your merits, you should be made the township chief! If I say this to my lord, will you be willing?"

Ling Cao, Ling Tong and his son lowered their heads and joined the crowd. Nonsense, only fools are willing to go back and become township chiefs.

Zhang Han saw that he had secured another pair, and then turned his attention to Chen Wu.

Chen Wu was stunned and hurriedly explained: "I helped my lord win several battles, and I am also knowledgeable! I have been involved in both big and small battles! General Zhang, others don't know me, don't you know me?"

Zhang Han also understands that people like Tai Shi Ci and Chen Wu are the most difficult. They have indeed contributed a lot, but it is really unjustifiable that they did not receive the rewards they deserve. But no matter how difficult it is, you have to bite the bullet, right?

"No matter how awesome you are, you are still a surrender!" These words did not come from Zhang Han, but from Zhou Yu!

But at this moment, among the many generals in the audience, at least one-third had abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. As soon as Zhou Yu said these words, Chen Wu was not the only one to be offended! At that moment, the anger in his heart began to rise, as if

I was thinking in my heart - Sun Ce is amazing, how could he live so comfortably without us? Damn!

Zhang Han was also puzzled, how could such a smart person like Zhou Yu say such stupid things!

Zhou Yu glanced at everyone, and everyone looked at Zhou Yu angrily.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Han had to do something.

Zhou Yu was about to speak, and Zhang Han understood that if he kept talking, there might be a live fight!

Zhang Han took the lead and said loudly: "Brothers!"

This roar really shocked everyone, including Zhou Yu.

"Brothers, when it comes to credit, who among those present does not have credit? But there are two kinds of credit for the lord! One is earned, just like what we did, we conquered a piece of land and dedicated it to the lord. And also

There is one kind of management, which is like a prefect governing a city. Which one is more important? Maybe you all think that in a war, people will die, and so many brothers will die. Of course, it is more important to conquer the city, but you are wrong.

Governance is the most important thing. Just imagine, why were the enemies we destroyed destroyed? Is it really because of mistakes on the battlefield? The final reason is improper governance, not enough troops, and not enough supplies. Just imagine,

When we were fighting with Liu Yao, if the opponent had hundreds of thousands of troops, what would we do even if we had a strategy? One person and a mouthful of water could drown us! Therefore, it is more important to treat than to fight!"

Zhang Han said a lot in one breath. Everyone did not speak, but listened quietly. Zhang Han understood that everyone was not completely agreeing with what he said. The main reason was that he was the commander-in-chief and everyone listened to him.

I have to keep talking until I convince everyone!

"So, when arranging local governance, of course we cannot allow those of us who live by swords. For example, if the people don't obey your management, can't you kill them? Of course not! Okay, then the most important thing is, a big battle

If we win, what can we gain?" Zhang Han

Having said this, he glanced at everyone, and then immediately changed his expression from a gentle one to a stern one: "First of all, we won many battles. After cleaning up the battlefield, I didn't say anything to everyone. But after every battle,

I don’t know how much you swallowed?”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately became worried. Indeed, this has become an unwritten black habit. Once you win a battle and clear the battlefield, of course you, as a general, allow your soldiers to bring back some valuable things.

Yes, just think of it as a reward for surviving.

"So, don't just see what you don't get, see what you get! Finally, let me say one more thing, is your value higher than this state or county? We are soldiers! What we want is a battle!

If you want to have a good rest, then retire as soon as possible and no one will stop you!" When Zhang Han said this, he was in a state of confusion, as if he was insulting himself.

"I would like to ask, is your ideal only in the south of the Yangtze River? Is the lord's hegemony only in the east of the Yangtze River? It's far more than that! Don't you want to sit in the palace of Xiangyang? In the palace of Xuchang? Luoyang, Chang'an, Nanpi

In the palaces of these big cities? So, we still have a lot of battles to fight! We still have a lot of battles to fight

How much suffering we have to endure! This is where our value is reflected! Everyone, do you understand what I mean? Today, I, Zhang Han, did not receive the slightest reward, but I do not feel that I am at a loss. On the contrary, I feel that this is my lord's right.

My great reward! Because this means that I can continue to fight for the Lord!"

Zhang Han roared so hard that his face was red. At this moment, he felt that he really deserved applause! Damn, why didn't you have such sharp eloquence when you were studying?

"Pa-pa-pa" three slow applauses, leading to warm applause from the audience!

Zhang Han looked intently and saw that it was Zhang Hong applauding him! Zhang Han was extremely grateful!

...

The matter came to an end for the time being. In the evening, Zhang Han and Zhou Yu stayed in the tent together.

"Nima, tell me, why is my lord so disrespectful? Then Sun Jing... Mao is not even considered!" Zhang Han said to Zhou Yu in a low voice.

"Damn, there's that Zhu Zhi! Am I not as talented as him? He can manage the people, but I can't? Really! Hey, forget it, there was some time between you and me. Come on, let's drink this glass of wine.

Let’s bury the hatchet.”
Chapter completed!