It will take a while for the news from Taiyuan to reach the south. Shao Xun, who is in Xuchang, has already started the next plan.
Recuperating and recuperating only allows the common people to take a breath and regain their blood, but the layout of the upper level has never stopped.
On the eighth day of July, Shao Xun, who had arrived in Xuchang for more than a month, met with Guanqiu Lu who had returned from Jiangnan.
"Although the wealthy families in Jiangdong are willing to do business with us, King Langya is not willing and sent people everywhere to intercept us." Inside the old site of Jingfu Palace, Guan Qiulu said: "It's a bit difficult now. Jianye's shop will not be able to open anymore."
"Is it going to break?" Shao Xun asked.
"I can barely keep doing it, but I have to change my appearance. I can't show up anymore. The Jiangnan Guanqiu family has also begun to hide its capabilities and bide its time, worrying about getting into trouble." Guanqiu Lu felt a little ashamed.
The Guanqiu clan in the north has a small population and is very scattered. It can even be said that it has completely sunk. On the contrary, the branch that stayed in the south of the Yangtze River started with a few people and slowly grew and grew to surpass the original sect in the north and became the Guanqiu clan. Representative. But for the sake of family business, they did not dare to get involved in the dispute between the north and the south. This made Guan Qiulu caught in the middle and found it difficult to live a good life.
"How many talented naval personnel have been recruited?" Shao Xun decisively ended the previous topic and asked.
"More than fifty people." Guanqiu Lu said: "Most of them are descendants of Jiangdong counties, and they are in Xuchang."
"I will ask Yingchuan County to come forward and reward each person with ten pieces of silk." Shao Xun said: "Take them to Guangchengze to settle down. The water there is wide and the best in Henan. Recruit some fishermen and start practicing first. The business in Jiangnan cannot stop. Just change it and continue to maintain it, even if it gives a little profit to the Jiangdong family. It doesn't matter whether you make money or not. If you can find out the information and recruit talents, you will already make a lot of money."
"Follow your orders." Guan Qiulu said, "I will try my best to make as much money as possible."
The leader says it doesn't matter whether you make money or not. He values ​​other aspects, but as a subordinate, you can't think like that. If you really end up losing money everywhere, if the leader doesn't say anything, he will look down on you in his heart, and it will be difficult to get promoted and make a fortune.
Seeing him like this, Shao Xun smiled and asked without saying much, "How is Jianye?"
"King Langya coordinates all parties and can be regarded as the co-leader of the Nandu scholars and Jiangdong noble families. According to the Jiangdong natives who interact with the Guanqiu family, King Langya secretly prefers the Nandu scholars," said Guanqiu Lu. : "In the past ten years or so, the number of servants, servants, tribesmen and villagers brought by the Nandu scholars has increased to 400,000. They have governed some counties and counties and dispersed them."
Qiao County, Qiao County is the place where people who migrate to the south are resettled.
The source of the land is mainly land reclamation, and there should be no conflict with the local people in Jiangdong as much as possible.
Of course, some were placed in mature developed areas, mainly relying on the Nandu scholar group to quarrel with the Jiangdong wealthy families and pry them off with difficulty.
The process of land reclamation is naturally quite arduous. For example, when people in Jiangxi Province reclaimed land from lakes, it was not an overnight success. For this reason, Jianye allocated a lot of money and grain to finance it, which was not easy.
Sima Rui and Director Wang are both monarchs and ministers. They are very good at building relationships, getting along well, and soliciting sponsorship. Their bodies are very soft, and their bottom lines are flexible and changeable, which is a bit interesting.
"On the twelfth lunar month of last year, King Langya held a banquet for guests. There was a heated debate during the banquet, and Ming Gong must have heard about it." Guan Qiulu continued: "The ancestor of Huaiyin, Ti Shangshu, has collected tens of thousands of victims from Qingzhou. Please compile it. After forming an army, they prepared for the Northern Expedition. Wang Dun of Jingzhou had also previously attacked Hefei, Yiyang, and Xiangyang. He had won consecutive battles in the past few years. He captured the three counties and captured Runan, Ruyin, and Yiyang with more than 20,000 people. For this reason, I think Liang Gong is not worried, so please mobilize the army, stock up on food and equipment, and expedition north to Xinye, Runan, and Runyin."
"What's the result?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
"The wealthy families in Jiangdong think it is not possible because they waste too much money and food." Guanqiu Lu replied: "The army consulted and offered wine to He Xun, who said bluntly that the shogunate will establish counties in Guangling, Jiangxia, Nanjun, Jiangling and other places this year, and resettle Qingzhou. , Kansai refugees, the cost is too great, please postpone the Northern Expedition."
"I knew it." Shao Xun laughed.
He Xun, Gu Rong and others were considered to be the wealthy Jiangdong families who treated Sima Rui with relative courtesy.
After Gu Rong's death, He Xun became one of the leaders of Jiangnan scholars. Even he euphemistically expressed his unsupportive attitude. What else could Sima Rui and Director Wang do?
Squeeze out some money and food, resettle and feed the gathered refugees, and arm yourself a little, and that's almost the end of it.
The Northern Expedition cost a lot of money, and they were not happy with it.
Guanqiu Lu couldn't help but laugh and said: "Ming Gong does not need to worry about the south. It may be possible to make a small fuss, but it is very difficult to assemble a large army for the northern expedition."
Shao Xun nodded.
If Henan is still in a state of fragmentation, such as in the history of the Former Zhao and Later Zhao periods, when the Southern Army came, nobles and fort masters from all over the country provided supplies, soldiers, and equipment, then the Northern Expedition would still be possible.
Now that Henan is unified and people's hearts are generally stable, Jiangdong's wealthy families are no longer willing to try their luck.
The only breakthrough in Jiangnan is Jingzhou.
This place was taken over by Soochow late. It is an alternative within its system, and its overall aggressiveness is relatively strong. Because it is on the front line of the war, even if Jiangdong's wealthy families are unwilling, they still have to hold their noses to provide money, food, equipment, troops and even warships. Fund its foreign wars.
Over time, it is possible to develop a military and political group spanning Jingzhou and Xiangzhou.
Wang Dun, Tao Kan, and Gan Zhuo repeatedly attacked Runan and Nanyang, and their combat effectiveness was gradually developed. Over time, will they surpass Yang and Jiangzhou in Jiangdong?
"Zong Ru, let's rest for a while and let my subordinates prepare the goods. After you rest, you won't go to the south of the Yangtze River. You can sit back and train a few confidants to travel between the north and the south." Shao Xun said, "I will remember your contribution. "Have a good time doing things, don't worry."
"Yes." Guanqiu Lu responded.
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The light in the room was a little dim, and Pei Lingyan was sitting by the window, quietly sorting out his father's belongings.
Copybooks, letters, annotated books, etc.
Sometimes she would stare at a letter for a long time because it contained something about her.
After the rise of Duke Liang, many things could no longer be hidden and were carefully explored. Especially after Sima Yue's death, she gave birth to a child for him, and the relationship gradually came to light.
At this time, Pei Kang's mood was complicated.
On the one hand, he served as an official for Liang Gong, running for him, doing things for him, and stabilizing the rear for him.
On the other hand, based on traditional moral concepts, he also felt ashamed.
After all, her daughter was the mistress of Duke Liang, and she was committed to her former family general, so it was not nice to talk about it. This feeling was occasionally reflected in the letters between Pei Kang and the elders of the clan, highlighting the torment and helplessness.
After reading it, Pei Lingyan felt complicated for a while.
Shao Xun walked over gently and hugged her into his arms.
"There's something on the east side of the river -" Pei Lingyan came back to his senses and said softly.
"Aren't you tired from working on military and political matters all day long?" Shao Xun said, "My wife is in a bad mood, and I have no intention of thinking about political matters."
"Who is your wife..."
"You and I met sixteen years ago. In my heart, Hua Nu, you are my wife."
"Then why didn't you marry me?"
"Isn't this a mistake?" Shao Xun said "ashamedly".
The corners of Pei Lingyan's mouth turned up slightly.
This man obviously has a strong purpose in every step he takes, but he prefers others to tell other people's words, and he will tell ghosts and ghosts.
The two have been together for so many years and have three children. In fact, the urgency, tension, and excitement in her heart have disappeared, and what remains is only dullness.
Especially when he kidnapped one woman after another, no matter how much love he had, it was all wasted.
But he is still willing to pay attention to her mood, care about her, and accompany her. This is enough. Men and women have been together for a long time, just like the affection between family members. There is a little warmth in the plainness, which is quite nostalgic.
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I just don’t know if the man in front of me will still remember today’s relationship when the children grow up and enter the field of power.
"Have you finished everything you need to do in Xuchang?" After the two hugged each other for a long time, Pei Lingyan asked.
After Pei Kang passed away, Xuchang established a "Funeral Committee", which seemed to be a funeral activity, but was actually a political activity.
For more than a month, the funeral was just a pretext. Most of the time, I met with scholars from all walks of life in Yuzhou, talked to them, and constantly comforted them. After all, Shao Xun still needs them to provide materials, manpower, and livestock.
and require them to provide at least one-third of military weapons.
The two events of being honored as an official and being transferred to the fields caused turmoil among the gentry in Henan and Hebei.
Some people rebelled, and some did not dare to rebel. But when they crossed south to Yingchuan, some scholars went south to Jingzhou with some villagers, money and food.
Through this funeral activity, meeting and appeasing someone will always be effective.
Now that the funeral is over and the political activities are over, it's time to set off for the next destination.
"It's done." Shao Xun said: "I'm going to Luonan next to walk with you and relax my mind. As for political affairs, I'll ignore them. It's not as important as spending time with my beloved wife."
"Hunjun." Pei Lingyan smiled softly.
Shao Xun also laughed.
It turns out that all women do this, whether they are young girls or aunties.
Of course, he did not really ignore political affairs and accompany Concubine Pei to travel around. His purpose of going to Luonan was very simple. After several months of wrangling, he finally determined the pilot unit for the honorary officer: Luonan Mansion Soldiers with 14 Defenses and 4,000
Two hundred people.
Starting next year, when these more than 4,000 people go into battle, they can accumulate military merit according to the detailed merit calculation rules.
Military merit can be used to grant titles to parents, wives and children, offset crimes and punishments, and exchange for official positions and fields, etc.
Luonan's soldiers were Shao Xun's old subordinates. They were very capable in combat and could be traced back to the group of surprise generals back then. They were also very loyal. He felt it was necessary to go and have a look and announce the good news to them.
In the future, after they accumulate meritorious deeds, some of them will gradually change from honorary officers to official officers. This is their own basic base.
When there is no war, internal sorting never stops.
Student soldiers entered the county and township levels in large numbers and took control of the grassroots level.
In the middle level, a large number of Han Su and powerful sons are employed. Although their positions are low, their power is not small.
The upper level is dominated by aristocratic families, and their main job is to balance the various factions, reduce internal friction, and reduce the risk of unrest.
He believes that the system he continues to promote will definitely bring different changes to future generations after a long period of time and stability.
The most important thing now is to let this new system exist, survive the most fragile embryonic stage, and maintain it as long as possible until it has its own strong vitality.
On July 15th, Shao Xun led his troops to Liang County and settled in the long-lost Green Willow Garden.
Chapter completed!