Du Yi never thought that one day he would be entrusted with important tasks.
Of course, he is Danyang Cheng. In theory, he is the deputy of Danyang Prefect. In fact, he does not do much, but he has suddenly become busy in recent days.
The prefect Liu Kun even told him that there was no need to avoid suspicion and that he should unite sincerely in times of hardship, so he gave him all the punishment for the prison.
Du Yi did not refuse and took over these trivial, boring and extremely energy-consuming political affairs.
It was the ninth day of October. There was not much going on today. It was rare for Du Yi to be lazy for a day. He left the office in the afternoon and took an ox cart out of the city.
After leaving the city, he simply abandoned the car and walked.
The autumn harvest was over, and the polders were bare and lifeless, just like Jianye at this time of year.
The only thing that can make people feel a little bit angry is probably what they see along the way. The manor owners are using their leisure time to repair ponds and build fields around the lakes. As a result, more and more fields can be cultivated and they can feed more and more people.
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Du Yi was very clear about the road he was walking on. The farmland on the roadside was originally created from the lake. At the end of the Han Dynasty, it was still a land of water plants, reeds and silt with a faint smell.
It was renovated over the years and gradually became a good land, with farmers living in it.
After another hundred years, it seems that there are crisscrossing roads and interconnected ponds.
On both sides of the road, there are willows and high-spirited young people laughing and galloping on their horses.
In the river pond, as the boat entered the water, Wu Wa laughed and raised her hands, showing off the newly dug lotus roots.
There was even a drunken man from a wealthy family, standing together by the river, pointing at the girl who had wet her clothes while picking lotus roots, and occasionally letting out a malicious laugh.
The girl shyly turned around and gently rowed the boat to avoid the reeds.
The scenery in Jiangnan is so beautiful!
Du Yi gently stroked his beard and watched all this quietly. He felt that his fatigue was gone and his mood was extremely happy.
After walking for a long time, a gray-brown manor appeared in front.
That's the Du family's manor.
His father, Du Xi, once worked as a writer for the Changsha Prince, and later moved south to build Ye, where he worked in the shogunate of Prince Langya.
Because I crossed south early, I was able to live on the outskirts of Jianye, and got a not-too-large manor with hundreds of villagers—to be honest, it was completely incomparable to what my family had in the north.
His father has passed away. Du Yi first served as a staff member and then as Danyang Cheng. It has been three years now.
Danyang County is very important. Geyin built Ye in this county. Danyang County, the governor of Yangzhou, and the shogunate all ruled this city.
Du Xi is the eldest son of Du Yu, and he has three younger brothers.
The second brother Du Ji, who once served as the prefect of Xinping, now stays in Guanzhong and guards the ancestral home.
Du Ji will cooperate with whoever is in charge of Guanzhong. Even if he cherishes his feathers and does not want to serve as an official, there will always be people from his tribe who will become officials and will marry into the forces that occupy Guanzhong.
The third brother Du Dan and the fourth brother Du Yin run another family business in Yiquanwu, Yiyang. Both of them are now officials under the rule of King Liang.
Du Dan was appointed as the prefect of Xingyang - if it weren't for a strange combination of circumstances, historically Du Dan would have been able to go to the Liangzhou shogunate and become a military commander.
Du Yin's granddaughter married the guerrilla general Shao Shen, the nephew of King Liang, and he himself served successively as the prefect of Hongnong and the captain of Sili.
Four brothers, divided into three parties, are also very powerful.
After entering the manor, Du Yi first visited his mother, and then asked about things at home. After everything was fine, he came to the study.
Du Bi, his younger brother, was sitting on his knees behind the desk, reading a book with great interest.
Since Du Xi can be the literary scholar of Prince Sima Yi's palace, his knowledge is certainly not bad, and the collection of books in the palace is even more abundant. When traveling south, it would be better to take less gold and silver with you, but not leave the books behind.
Since arriving at the manor yesterday, Du Bi has been studying in the mansion and enjoying himself - Du Bi is the second son of Du Yin and Du Yi's younger brother.
"Yi Zhi." Du Yi took off his shoes at the door, walked in with a chuckle, knelt down opposite Du Bi, and said, "I don't read serious books, but read about gods and ghosts."
"It's good to read." Du Bi put down the book and said, "It's a pleasure for me to read miscellaneous books in Yiquanwu when I have nothing to do."
"What happened to Yiquanwu?" Du Yi asked.
"It's too big, and people are jealous of it." Du Bi shook his head and said, "My family has already let go of a group of people, but now there are still 6,000 households with more than 30,000 people. Last month, my father said that we should let another group of people be let go.
Give it to King Liang, and give it to him wherever he likes."
"Six thousand families." Du Yi smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "I don't even have six hundred families in this village."
"You can't say that." Du Bi said with a smile: "I came here and had nothing to do, so I went to work in the fields for my brother. Watch the whole way -"
"how?"
"If we clean up the dirt, reeds, and bushes, what's the difficulty in getting hundreds of hectares of land?"
"We are doing all these things, but we don't have enough household registration, and we have to recruit people and grain all year round, but we can't do that much." Du Yi said helplessly: "Actually, it's not just the Du family? Even Wang Maohong is also worried about the lack of customers. Jiangnan
There are more than five million people, most of whom are in the hands of the Tu people. The Yixing Zhou clan is little-known, but every time something happens, they can send out more than ten thousand troops. It's just a large number of people, but these tribes are quite good at fighting, so why?"
"Practice diligently," Du Bi said.
Du Yi nodded and said: "Just practice diligently, which shows the family background of the Zhou, Shen, Qian and other Jiangdong Tu clans. They - may not be much worse than the big clans like Gu, Lu, Zhu Zhang and so on. Brother Yu's family fortune
, there is no comparison with them. None of the Nandu scholars can compare with them."
"What if we drive the people of Yiquanwu southward?" Du Bi asked.
Du Yi was silent.
From the perspective of family business management, this is not a bad thing. We are all a family, so we can just sit down and discuss and divide their respective shares. There is nothing complicated.
But Congdi said that this matter was not simple, because it contained a premise: King Liang occupied the entire south of the Yangtze River and ordered the people to pass through the hometown of Soochow.
"Brother?" Du Bi looked at the silent Du Yi and said with a bad smile: "Are you scared?"
Du Yi glared at him angrily and said, "After so many years of not seeing each other, you have become glib."
Du Bi laughed when he heard this and said: "My brother is in Yiyang and has been dealing with soldiers and soldiers for many years, so he has changed without knowing it."
"It's never a good thing to have too much contact with soldiers."
"The atmosphere in the North is different. Even though soldiers are still looked down upon, it is better than in the south of the Yangtze River."
"That's right. Shao Xun is a soldier and has already accomplished something, alas."
"It's more than just a success." Du Bi said seriously: "His foundation is not frivolous at all. The twenty counties of Liang State are the foundation for his establishment, and there are more than ten counties outside the twenty counties. The military people can't wait for him to do it now.
As the emperor, the barbarians also win over him. He is different from those grass-headed kings who rose up and perished. Even if he rises to power by regicide, I don't think it is a big deal."
Du Yi was silent again.
A family like theirs, with their official positions divided into different parties, would certainly not be secluded from information. Even though they may not have a particularly thorough understanding of the North, they would generally be indistinguishable.
As for Du Yi, he also believed that among the heroes in the North, Shao Xun, who fought to the end and picked up the fruits of victory, had the most stable foundation, even more stable than the puppet Han established by Liu Yuan - although the five Xiongnu tribes had
There are 500,000 people, but they are still divided into tribes. The tribes are not separated, and the people are organized into households. Everything depends on the loyalty of the nobles of the tribe. The foundation is really not very stable.
Of course, Shao Xun's situation is inseparable from his twenty years of management.
His disciples spread all over the counties of Liang State, and gradually climbed to high positions.
Winning over a large number of wives, they were separated from the gentry as a whole.
The establishment of the Fubing was a stroke of genius, creating a large group that suppressed scholars and barbarians. This group did not distinguish between barbarians or Han, high or low. As long as they joined, they would become a self-contained entity with their own will.
The most important thing is that it is difficult for the soldiers to rebel and they are a powerful tool to stabilize the place.
In addition, he often does things to gain popularity, which not only gives benefits but also prestige, so there are no disadvantages.
Du Bi was right, even if he did kill the king, it would not be a big deal.
"Yizhi." Du Yi opened his mouth with a lonely face and said, "King Langya has been kind to my family, but I can't bear it."
"Brother!" Du Bi's expression changed and he said.
Du Yi waved his hand, signaling him not to say anything yet.
"When Shao Bing attacks, I will serve King Langya myself." Du Yi said, "But when things are impossible to do, Brother Yu will not fight to the death to resist."
Du Bi was stunned.
This is the attitude of the elder brother, and it is also the attitude of many Nandu scholars, especially those families with official positions divided into different parties.
Their life in Jiangnan was not very comfortable.
It is difficult for them to get maturely developed land into their hands. Even if it does, it is mostly in the hands of powerful people such as Director Wang.
If they want to expand their family business, they can only open up wasteland, and this is not a simple matter.
Spending money is a trivial matter, but dead people are the biggest headache.
Originally, there were only a few dealers and customers, and some of them had to be spent on land reclamation, so the operation was very slow and stumbling.
Therefore, the situation in Jiangnan today is like this: the Tu people have the upper hand in terms of population, economy, and military, but are at a political disadvantage, while the Nandu scholars are just the opposite. The two sides constantly fight and compromise, and finally reach a temporary balance.
Du Yi did not completely reject Shao Xun's move south to occupy Jiangdong, and this factor was included.
However, he was unwilling to betray King Langya due to factors such as his personal integrity and code of conduct.
In fact, he is just a microcosm, and many Nandu scholars have this mentality.
For Shao Xun, who aspires to unify, this is actually quite good.
I don't want to surrender when I don't want to go up, but I won't resist. To put it bluntly, I just want to be loyal to my duties and personal values, and do my best.
There is a huge difference between whether you work with your heart and whether you resist desperately.
"I have fully understood my brother's wishes." Du Bi said: "This world has been in chaos for a long time, and it is time to unify it. After peace, I brought my troops to Jiangnan to manage the industry with my brother. King Liang
As I said, the fields south of the Yangtze River will not be cultivated."
"The King of Liang knows how to manipulate people's hearts very well." Du Yi sighed: "This is the method of surrounding three towers when attacking a city, so that the wealthy families in the world are lucky and unwilling to resist."
"There should also be people going south from Guanzhong." Du Bi added: "The number of Hu and Han people brought here may be more than that of Yiquanwu."
Du Yi shook his head and laughed, and said: "Come on, come on. Let the Wu people see who will have a richer family once the wealthy families in the North get serious."
Du Bi also laughed.
After a moment, he whispered: "If any of my nephews are outstanding in talent and learning, they can follow me back to Yiyang to meet my brothers and sisters in the clan."
Chapter completed!