Three Kingdoms Sugar King - Chapter 651



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651. Ju Gong-geun is appointed as the commander of the naval forces.

Inside the main hall of the General Department.

In a quiet pavilion under the warm sunlight, I was drinking tea with Jangson and Yang Su.

“The weather is really nice. “It’s hard to believe it’s winter now.”

Jang Song was sipping tea, and when he felt the heat from the sunlight outside the pavilion, he rolled up his sleeves and frowned.

“Spring is already around the corner, but it hasn’t snowed even once. “I asked people who farm, and they said that if it doesn’t snow, there will definitely be a drought.”

“… … .”

The little boy nodded silently at Yang Su’s words. As the saying goes, if there is a lot of snow in winter, there will be a good harvest the following year. Winter crops such as barley and wheat were able to prevent drought by covering the ground like a blanket when snow fell, preventing it from freezing and retaining moisture in the ground.

‘Besides, I’m not making you use snowmelt water when planting and sprouting for no reason. In the same amount, snow contains five times more nitrogen than water, so it is like a natural nitrogen fertilizer.’

With the so-called winter drought, an ominous situation with no snow and abnormal weather conditions, I am already worried about what will happen to farming this year.

“It’s a big problem because the spring crops harvested before summer comes are ruined.”

Jang Song agreed with a frown on his face.

“yes. We only farm wheat as before, only near the Hoesu and Yangtze Rivers, where water is plentiful. We are preparing for the other fields by growing drought-resistant barley and millet, so there is no need to worry. But when I looked elsewhere, it was shocking.”

“As you said, there is no place that prepares for drought like we do. Right now, the only thing our neighbor Yubi can do is rebuild his rice fields. “He must have been watching what we were doing.”

Hearing Yang Su’s words, Little scratched his head and said.

“It’s still too early to be criticized, as Liu Bei will be preoccupied with just taking care of Harvey and Paengseong, which he inherited from Dokyeom. Of course, if something happens later, you will have to pay a heavy price. Anyway, even if we can make it through spring with the grain harvested last fall, we’re going to be in trouble starting in the summer. “There will probably be cries coming from all directions.”

He said that, and as he continued talking about something gloomy, he shook his head and changed the topic to somewhere else.

“Anyway, I don’t know if Jahye is doing well in her duties as Minister of State?”

Jang Song smiled and said, “I’m sorry.”

“Well, he has been an official for much longer than me, so wouldn’t it be easy for him to become a state minister? “As a manager, he has excellent insight and listens well to what others say, so he will do well.”

“Yes. “I trusted you, so now I have to watch.”

Little was lost in thought as he touched the teacup with his hand, feeling somewhat regretful.

‘In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Jinsu, three people are selected as famous governors who provided selection. The first is Dugi, who is currently the governor of Danyang. This is a talent I was really lucky to acquire. So, I have been able to entrust Gwangneung with peace of mind, and there is no need to worry about Danyang-gun either. And the other two are Jeonghon and Jangja, but I only know their names, but I don’t know where they are from, so even though I sent people to look for them, I couldn’t find any news.’

Small, who was thinking about the two talents he had not yet found, soon shook his head and came to his senses.

“ah! right. “When I was talking about personnel at the General Department, I left out one person.”

Yang Su opened his mouth to see if anyone could guess what he said.

“Are you by any chance referring to Yeo’s University, the prefecture of Neunghyeon?”

Small nodded his head in response to Yang Su’s question.

“that’s right. Thanks to Jeonggong’s silent protection of the tomb, Gwangneung was able to stay safe. If it weren’t for him, Gwangneung could have been taken away by Jojo, or even before that, by Dogyeom’s manipulations.”

“hmm. Certainly, Jeonggong’s achievements while protecting the tomb are no less than that of other generals. “We should give him a reward, but I think it would be difficult to promote him and give him another job.”

When Jang Song said that, Small realized what he meant and agreed.

“Yes. In the current confrontation with Liu Bei, Neunghyeon’s role is important. “Since Liu Bei’s younger brother, Zhang Fei, is staying in Ha Sang-hyeon, which is just a stone’s throw away, he personally led a group of troops and is staying here, so we cannot justly remove the troops deployed at Neung-hyeon.”

I couldn’t let Neunghyeon’s defense be sloppy when it was not just anyone else but the equipment that was the opponent. If it is a women’s university, the value of the name is lower than the equipment, but it will still be enough to survive by relying on the Neunghyeonhyeonseong that was created with great care.

‘If the equipment really invades Neunghyeon, a gap will be created. All we have to do is send down tens of thousands of troops from the East Sea Kingdom and attack Hebi Castle, where Liu Bei is located.’

Jang-song seemed to think the same way about this thought, and he raised his hand and stroked his beard and said.

“you’re right. So Mr. Jeonggong must continue to guard the tomb for the time being. At least until the defenses of Liu Bei and the newly demarcated border area are strengthened.”

“Then, Jeonggong, we will continue to guard the tomb. Instead, since it is too difficult to keep it as a prefectural order, let’s make it an independent military exchange committee and have a separate spirit.”

“That’s a good idea. Jeonggong is also a man with ample talent as a general, as he proudly defended the castle despite being surrounded by Dogyeom’s army. “If we send a separate person to the prefecture and allow Mr. Jeong to focus only on the military, it will be much easier to deal with the equipment.”

When Jang Song agreed, he immediately ordered Yang Su to dig up a new church council and send it to the women’s university. When Yang Su left for a moment to carry out his orders, the boy looked at Jang Song and asked.

“Jagyo. “What should we do with the two newly surrendered prefectures?”

In response to the small question, Jang Song scratched his head and said.

“I was still a little concerned about that. As you know, the original border between the south of Habi and Gwangneung was blocked by numerous hills and mountains, so wouldn’t it have been easy to protect it by deploying troops at some of the roads?”

“Yes. Thanks to this, Dokyeom’s army was also unable to recklessly cross over to Gwangneung. Likewise, JoJo did the same.”

“yes. However, those two counties are located on the plains west of the hills, so it is a bit difficult to protect them. Fortunately, the city of Gosan is on a hill and there are only a few people living there, so it is not a place where anyone can target it, so it is okay to leave it as is.”

“Well, there are only a few thousand people living in Gosan, so it is not a place worth attacking with a large army.”

“yes. The problem is Gantae County, north of Gosan. “If that place falls to the enemy, it will lead directly to Dongyang County, where the gateway to Gwangneung is located.”

“I guess we’ll have to deploy separate troops, right? “They surrendered to me to protect them, but I can’t just leave them like that.”

“yes. you’re right. In my opinion, we should select a general to lead a group of soldiers and guard the place. As long as you control that area, you can immediately respond when both Liu Bei and Yuan Shu lead their troops from Hebi. Of course, it is natural that Dongyang County needs to have separate troops to support them.”

Little hesitated for a moment about what to do with Jang Song’s advice, but then made a decision.

“In Gantae, Seon Deung-yeong of the State Council is placed. “It won’t be that difficult for them since their role is to just protect the castle and kill time.”

“Then it would be better to have Gongmyeong’s Jang Gu-yeong in the rear. “Just then, Jang Gu-yeong asked for some time to train, saying that Gongmyeong would raise him into an elite worthy of the name Jang-gu Jik-ip.”

“That’s a good idea. Then, I guess I should leave Jang Gu-yeong in Dongyang County and tell him to guard the gate and train him.”

Knock knock!

Having come to that conclusion, the little boy suddenly looked around at the sound of something crashing into his ears.

When I looked around to where I heard the sound of funeral rites, the sky had already darkened and something was falling to the ground.

“… … “This is hail.”

He reached out his hand outside the pavilion and caught something falling in his palm. He recognized it as hail and clicked his tongue.

“The weather is crazy. “It was hot like a summer day just a moment ago, but now it’s suddenly raining hail.”

The three people were bewildered by the sudden abnormal weather, unable to hide their bewilderment.

While waiting for the hail to stop, Maruk, who was standing guard with Yang Su from a distance, approached and reported to Geok.

“General. Ja-chung said he had something to report, so I came along.”

The little boy quietly looked at Ma-reuk at Yang Su’s words. Then Mareuk took out one side of the bamboo stick from his bosom, handed it to him, and said,

“General. “I asked to see General Joorangi and told him to give me this.”

The little girl took what Mareuk gave her, looked at it, and said with a grin.

“and. Joorang sent me Myeongja. Yeogang-gun Seohyeon Ju Yoo Gong-geun. “It says this.”

“oh. After going through the formalities, it looks like you have finally received your ruler. Then, from now on, you can call me Gonggeun.”

Jang Song was pleased with the words, and expressed her opinion on what position to give to Joo Yu, intending to put him to work right away.

“Then, since Gong Geun has been working under the military department, he should come to the military department. Since he is new, it is not appropriate to give him a military position, so it would be perfect for him to be a true soldier.”

To Jang Song’s suggestion, the little boy did not give a specific answer and instead had Ma Reuk call Zhou Yu.

Not long after, Zhou Yu came to the pavilion with a young man beside him.

“Jourang. No, Gonggeun. You are a full-fledged adult now. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there when the ceremony took place. “It’s late, but congratulations.”

Zhou Yu laughed at the words, entered the pavilion and sat down in the empty seat.

“General. I’m a little late. “I heard on the way here that you have reorganized the personnel of the General Department?”

Jang Song said with a frown on his face.

“I should have done that a long time ago. “It’s too late for this.”

“yes. I know that too. I also know why I had no choice but to be late. “I heard that the highest position that a general can give up is that of a general.”

The little boy nodded at Zhou Yu’s words.

“that’s right. The limit is Jungnangjang. From that point on, it is the rank of general, and even if I am a general of the highest rank, it is difficult for me to lower the rank of general at will. “I think the only positions available are Bi-general and Pyeon-general, which are the lowest general positions?”

“Those two general positions are positions that can be held without a separate order from the government, as they are mainly given when assigning separate troops to attack different places. However, if you use it too much like Jungnangjang, you will inevitably be frowned upon.”

When Jang Song told the story after what he said, Zhou Yu opened his mouth with a frown on his face.

“It means that as our general’s power grows in the future, there will be no shortage of official positions.”

“yes. If you’re not careful, you might get caught in the court and be put at a disadvantage, so you have no choice but to be careful. Well, if others abuse the position of general without hesitation, then I can move on, but since that hasn’t happened yet, I have to make the most of it.”

After talking about the difficulty of not having many more official positions to hold, he had Zhou Yu serve him a cup of tea and slowly got down to business.

“Now that Gong Geun has officially joined the General Department, he should be relegated to his official position.”

Zhou Yu smiled and shrugged his shoulders at the small words.

“haha. Well, even if I were to say that it was a government position to be given to me, it seemed so obvious that I almost yawned. “It’s probably true, right?”

In response to Zhou Yu’s prediction, Little smiled meaningfully and suddenly asked a strange question.

“Gonggeun. “Give me a problem.”

“A problem? “What’s going on like this all of a sudden?”

“Listen. I rule over Gwangneung, Donghae, Nangya, Danyang, Oh, and Gyesan. These six military kingdoms have one thing in common. Do you know what that is?”

“hmm… … .”

Zhou Yu thought about it for a long time, trying to find the answer to his question.

After a long time, Zhou Yu realized something and said with shining eyes.

“I think I figured it out. In every one of the six military kingdoms, there is a navy. So, are you really planning on leaving me in charge of the naval forces? “To the naval forces?”

When Zhou Yu asked that question, the little boy nodded while looking at Yang Su. Then Yang Su took out the order he had hidden in his arms and read it slowly.

“We appoint Joo Gong-geun, a member of the Military Department, as the commander of the naval forces in charge of all naval forces encompassing Gwangneung, Donghae, Nangya, Danyang, Wu, and Gyesan.”