Chapter 6615 Backlash

Chapter 6615 Backlash
Zhou Yu actually didn't want to do this, but given the current situation, if he wanted to use the power of the Jiangdong families in a better way, he could only rely on the Enfeoffment Order. After all, those people were their subjects after all, and they still had to maintain their dignity.

Therefore, after Sun Ce took the generals and officers of Jiangdong to Eastern Europe, Zhou Yu returned to Sumatra and began drastic reforms.

After all, under rounds of natural disasters, the mutual connections between the islands in Southeast Asia have also been affected. There are very few generals and officers like Zhou Yu who can travel between the islands easily. After all, the small worlds that appear from time to time are enough to directly kill the weak guys.

If you don't have some real skills, you might die once you enter the small world. After all, there is a big difference between the ocean and the land. The former relies on the combat power brought by vehicles no matter what, while the latter at least can run away.

Therefore, when Zhou Yu made up his mind, he directly relied on the blockade brought by the small world to defeat the Jiangdong families one by one. Among them, the smarter families, after seeing Zhou Yu leading the army to the island to enforce the new law, tried their best to maintain their dignity no matter how aggrieved they were. They did not fight with the branches that split from their own family, and barely retained a trace of friendship.

But more people directly insulted Zhou Yu and said that he would not die a good death, and that he was the one who bullied their family while the master was away. Some even said that when the master came back, they would make Zhou Yu pay.

It’s not known whether the master of the family would give Zhou Yu a hard time after his return, but Zhou Yu gave them a hard time on the spot.

Based on the attitude of "I respect others as much as they respect me", Zhou Yu tried his best to maintain his dignity even when implementing the Enfeoffment Order. After all, the Jiangdong Family was also their power. Although this power had various problems, it was still necessary to reduce internal friction if possible.

Of course, in addition to the first two, there are also some families who have been mentally prepared. Some families even realized what might happen when their heads followed Sun Ce to Southeast Asia and went to Northern Europe, and they also took precautions in advance. However, the families who were aware of this were obviously more flexible in the face of Zhou Yu's behavior. There was no way, they knew very well that Zhou Yu at this time could really do something horrific.

"Has the people been registered and equalized?" Zhuge Jin smiled bitterly as he looked at the yellow book that Zhou Yu threw to him. What he had not been able to do in the Central Plains was accomplished in such a short time after Zhou Yu made up his mind. It turned out that Zhou Yu was the one who had obstructed Chen Zichuan's orders in the past.

"It's not completely done, but the majority has been recorded. Even if there are still some hidden populations in the major families, they won't be too many." Zhou Yu said with some fatigue. After so many months of hard work, he finally sorted out the major families thoroughly and truly integrated the power of the Jiangdong families together, instead of seeming to be a whole like before, but in fact there are still many flaws.

"It's already not easy, but is there really no hidden danger in doing this? I see that many noble families look at you in unpleasant ways." Zhang Zhao hinted to Zhou Yu cautiously.

Although there is also a Zhang family in Jiangdong, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong do not belong to this family. They are considered outsiders and are only related to the local Zhang family.

This kinship gave them a deeper understanding of the Jiangdong family, and also made them more aware of the reasons why the Jiangdong Army was useless.

"It's okay. Although they are very angry and want to kill me, I didn't step on their life line. I just divided their family. It should be said that I redistributed the rewards in a special way." Zhou Yu said calmly, "Even if I really stepped on their life line, they would still have to think twice before taking action against me."

It is different from the time when heroes were fighting for supremacy. At that time, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu offended the Jiangdong aristocratic families. Those people were so angry that they directly hired someone to assassinate Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. It was not too outrageous. But now, there is a behemoth called the Han Dynasty behind Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were still working for the Han Dynasty and doing the right thing, the Jiangdong families did not dare to carry out assassinations no matter how much resentment they had, because being extended the favor would at most be a loss for the direct lineage. From the perspective of the overall strength of all the main and branch lines of the family, the strength might even increase. At most, after the extension of the favor, it would be difficult for the family to integrate its strength.

But if you ask whether the overall strength value has increased, the answer is actually yes, but the problem of internal friction has overwhelmed the increase.

But if Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were assassinated by local aristocratic families because they worked for the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty would have to seek justice for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu even if it meant turning the local area upside down. Moreover, compared to the losses caused by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's Enfeoffment Order, the Han Empire would definitely not show some dignity to them like it did to Zhou Yu now when it sought justice.

If it really comes to that, it will be almost the same as suppressing a rebellion. Only a rough coordinate will be needed. Chen Xi will definitely not make a special effort to verify it. He will just decisively cut the Gordian knot and then impose multiple punishments. After such a wave of operations, it is hard to say what will be left of the Jiangdong family.

No matter what, it was an internal matter that Zhou Yu handled. What's more, what Zhou Yu did was not too cruel and he also left enough mercy. Under such circumstances, if there were still aristocratic families who dared to carry out the assassination, to be honest, that would be the collective death of the Jiangdong aristocratic families.

Zhou Yu was very clear about this. No matter how cruel he acted, it was an internal matter of Jiangdong. If the Jiangdong aristocratic families still refused to submit and wanted to kill him, then he could neither solve the previous problems nor the future ones. He would probably only be left with the question of how he died.

"I think you should be more careful." Zheng Du, who had been silent, glanced at Zhou Yu and said, "Although from a rational point of view, it is indeed impossible for the so-called assassination to happen, but humans cannot always be rational. After all, many aristocratic families suffered heavy losses this time."

Zhou Yu looked at Zheng Du calmly. The officers and civil officials here were basically all alone and without any family burden. They were the core members who could serve Sun Ce with peace of mind. Therefore, Zhou Yu was also aware of the concerns of this group of people. After all, if something happened to him now, it would be a big trouble.

As for Pang Tong, who always had a good relationship with Zhou Yu, he was not here this time. After all, the Pang family was actually a very large family, and Pang Tong was just a member of it. Zhou Yu had done such a big thing, but the Pang family had not received any news. How could the Pang family not be angry?

So Pang Tong has been recalled by the Pang family, and Pang Tong can do nothing about it. He actually knew about this matter, but precisely because he knew it, he couldn't say it. After all, from Sun Ce's point of view, this matter has only advantages and no disadvantages, so it goes without saying what to choose.

"I suddenly realized that there are only a few of us who are not burdened by our families." Zhou Yu naturally changed the subject and did not respond to the questions of Zheng Du and others.

"That's normal. After all, the base is the Jiangdong aristocratic family, and we are all outsiders." Zhuge Jin said very calmly. Their Zhuge family is not big or small and can be considered an aristocratic family, but the Zhuge family did not follow Zhuge Jin to Jiangdong. On the contrary, the Zhuge family is now hanging out in Eastern Europe, and they are doing quite well.

"It seems that we really need to dig out some talents. Otherwise, if the channels for acquiring talents are controlled by others, it will be really fatal." Jia Kui glanced at Zhou Yu and said some relatively unpleasant words. After all, the reason why this matter has reached this point is indeed due to the indulgence of the Jiangdong forces.

"In the future, Chen Zichuan's plan of merging villages and building education will be gradually implemented, and it will be forced to be promoted among all the major families." Zhou Yu has always been broad-minded and did not take Jia Kui's sarcasm to heart. He was also thinking about these things, but there were too many things to do and it was difficult to accomplish them all at once.

"We are only now beginning to promote what Chen Zichuan started doing more than ten years ago." Zhang Hong sighed and said, "I have to say, the gap is visible to the naked eye."

"Sorry, I'm not good at domestic affairs." Zhou Yu passed the buck very naturally. He was sharp-tongued and he was not joking. Who was afraid of who?

Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong choked but didn't say anything. Zhou Yu had completed the preliminary work, and it was indeed time for the two of them to handle their own work. It didn't matter if they were a dozen years late for Chen Zichuan, but they were afraid that if they knew it was too late and didn't go after him, then they would be doomed.

"Well, how is the situation on the northern mudflats?" Zhou Yu was not too willing to focus his energy on the major aristocratic families. As someone who came from a top aristocratic family, he knew the temperaments of the major aristocratic families very well. If he could choose to make it good for everyone, Zhou Yu would not specifically target the major aristocratic families, but since things have come to this point, he might as well solve them all at once.

After all, if we only deal with the military system superficially, we will offend the major families. It is better to go deeper and solve the problem from the root to avoid wasting time and effort.

The only concern is that such behavior may somewhat touch upon the core interests of the Jiangdong family. However, this is not fatal. After all, there are still large enough interests in Southeast Asia to continue, which will not cause them to directly self-destruct with Zhou Yu.

The tidal flats that Zhou Yu mentioned now are the most significant benefits at present. After the water network transformation, the tidal flats in the north of Sumatra can be transformed into more than 100,000 square kilometers of fertile land with three crops a year. What a great level of benefit this is. Although grain is not valuable most of the time, even in later generations, if it falls into the hands of the Central Emperor, it will be a major support point that is enough to change the grain strategy.

Similarly, with the existence of such a thing, as long as it is subsequently developed, Zhou Yu can rely on this thing to build a new military system, and rely on this thing to build a royal guard to protect the power of the King of Wu.

Therefore, the most important thing for Zhou Yu at present is to rebuild the water network in the north and complete the transformation of the tidal flats in the north. As for other things, they are relatively unimportant. After all, other things are only temporary prosperity, but this is truly a century-old foundation.

"Not very good. The transformation of the tidal flats is very troublesome. The human and material resources required are only one aspect. We are currently lacking in technical aspects, which leads to low efficiency." Zhang Zhao shook his head and said. He also knew that this was a real century-old foundation, so he was also working hard on it, but he lacked technical talents.

The people of the Central Plains have an innate love for farming. Any land that can be used for farming or that can be transformed into farming is a good place for them. Therefore, the great feat that the local people who occupied Sumatra Island in later generations had not completed for hundreds of years has been continuously advanced since Zhou Yu and others took over Sumatra.

Zhou Yu even continued to dig volcanic ash from Java Island near Sumatra Island to fertilize the fields, ensuring that the newly reclaimed soil could become fertile soil in a short enough time.

But as of now, the efficiency is still a bit low, which makes Zhou Yu feel a little regretful. However, this regret only lingers in Zhou Yu's mind for a few seconds before it is eliminated. This is a century-old foundation, so it is better to go slower, as slow work produces fine work.

"Technical talents, I remember we specifically looked for a group of professional talents, and even poached a lot of people from professional families in water conservancy and water network transformation such as Li, Sang, and Wang with high salaries?" Zhou Yu asked with a frown.

"That amount of manpower is only enough to conduct a water network topography survey within the region. This large-scale water network transformation is not an easy task. The preliminary research alone requires huge manpower and material resources. When the transformation is carried out, many unexpected things will occur." Zheng Du said helplessly. He more or less understood this, but because he understood it, he knew that the number of people Zhou Yu found was completely insufficient.

"Then I will contact Chen Zichuan and see if we can get some more professional talents from the Central Plains." Zhou Yu was not angry when he heard this, but just nodded, indicating that he would pay attention to this matter. To be honest, Zhou Yu never felt that there were not enough people engaged in water conservancy and water networks before. However, since Chen Xi came to power, such high-end water conservancy talents are not enough, and water conservancy facilities are being built all over the map.

"Then I'll have to trouble Gongjin." Zhang Zhao nodded to Zhou Yu and said.

"Then I'll leave the follow-up matters to you. I'll go meet Yifeng and stabilize the Zhu family's internal situation." Seeing that he had almost arranged things for other people, Zhou Yu stood up and prepared to leave, heading to the Zhu family to meet Zhu Ran.

Although there are currently no so-called four major families in Jiangdong, the Zhu family still has a very high reputation in Jiangdong due to some special reasons, and Zhu Ran himself is a die-hard supporter of Sun Ce and is very trustworthy. With the idea of ​​giving Sun Ce a beating and then giving him a sweet date, after completing the split of the Zhu family, Zhou Yu decided to meet the top management of the Zhu family again after receiving the invitation letter.

On the one hand, it is to show goodwill, and on the other hand, it is to completely eliminate the Zhu family's unnecessary ideas. After solving the problem of the largest family among the Jiangdong families, it will be difficult for other families to join forces to fight against Zhou Yu, and then the operation of pulling one group and beating another can be easily implemented.

On the way to Zhu's house, the Zhu family had not yet reached a unified idea.

As a die-hard supporter of Sun Ce, Zhu Ran had no problem saying this. Although Zhou Yu's behavior this time had seriously damaged the Zhu family's interests, Zhu Ran's experience of following Sun Ce with his uncle for so many years told him that Sun Ce would never treat his family badly. He now only needed to do his own thing and cooperate with Zhou Yu. Any extra things would be meaningless in the current situation.

However, the opinions of the Zhu family elders and the branches that have theoretically separated are different. The former believe that Zhou Yu is simply suppressing their Zhu family, while the latter, even though they have no say because they have just separated, support Zhou Yu's idea very much.

After all, for them as a branch, it is self-evident what their upper limit is. Now, they have broken the upper limit anyway. Even if they still have some awe for the former elders, their ambitions have been aroused, so they are just a little timid on the surface.

But now that they have put on gorgeous clothes and stood up, becoming the superior people, it is obviously impossible for them to submit to the scolding of the elders and run for the so-called main lineage. It is a bit cowardly, but don't expect them to return to their previous life.

To put it simply, in order to let these people continue to obey the command of the main branch, the first thing they have to do is to recognize the interests occupied by these branches that have actually been separated. And why does the Zhu family want to discuss it now? Isn't it because they don't want to divide these interests?

If they could just divide these interests without any care, why would they discuss it here?
What a joke, isn't it because they can't let go of these interests that they are entangled with Zhou Yu? If they can let go of these interests, wouldn't they still be a united family now?
Therefore, the root of the contradiction is very clear. Similarly, such a clear contradiction also means that the two parties are destined not to be on the same side, so such a discussion will not produce anything at all.

"Enough, just tell me what you want. At least we need a result before the governor comes." Zhu Ran loudly suppressed the quarrel among the group of people. There was no point in such discussion because no result could be produced.

Ever since Zhou Yu led the heavenly soldiers to descend directly and quickly split up the Zhu family, the quarrels within the Zhu family have never stopped. They are still quarreling now, and there is no conclusion. They are only united because of resentment and dissatisfaction. Even the objects and reasons of these resentments and dissatisfaction are different. For the first time, Zhu Ran understood so clearly what waste is.

Zhou Yu didn't know about these things, but he could guess more or less. He was very clear about what kind of people the Jiangdong noble families were.

Just as Zhou Yu was riding in a carriage to Wu Fort, which was retained by the Zhu family in Sumatra, his eyes accidentally swept over Pang Tong on the top of the restaurant. Normally, Pang Tong should not be here at this time, so Zhou Yu could not help but take a few more glances at him. The two men looked at each other, and Zhou Yu instantly understood what Pang Tong meant, and Pang Tong also understood Zhou Yu.

The frame continued to move forward until it reached a sparsely populated place, where a piece of iron ore weighing several hundred kilograms hit Zhou Yu's frame. Zhou Yu's amazing reaction ability due to his internal energy leaving his body allowed him to jump out of the frame the moment he was hit. The next moment, a beam of cold light pierced through Zhou Yu's left chest from behind.