After breakfast, Huan Jie left the house with high fighting spirit, like a general going on a war.
When we arrived at the agreed place, a group of people were already waiting for him and chatting in the yard. Many people had dark circles, but they looked excited. Several people who were lucky enough to participate in the pickup yesterday were surrounded by stars, like stars supporting the moon.
It is a big event for the emperor to arrive in Changsha. It has attracted too much attention, but not everyone is qualified to participate in the reception. They can only listen to some news. After waiting overnight, they came to inquire about the news early this morning.
An older Confucian scholar was a little impatient when asked and shook his sleeves.
"What are you anxious about? When Huan Boxu comes, everything will be clear. He is now the attendant of the emperor. After the banquet yesterday, the emperor left a long talk. He knows the situation better than us."
Someone echoed, "Yes, what's the hurry? The emperor is young and promising, and it's obvious to all. He doesn't need to say what he admires Qu Zi and Jia Sheng, but he also admires Sun Fujun. You may not know that he has it around him.
A young scattered cavalry with a short and blue eyes is Sun Fujun's second son and the younger brother of the general who fought against rebellion."
"Is that right?" Someone was surprised. "Sun Fujun and his wife are both from Wu, so how could their son have blue eyes?"
"Well..." The man was a little embarrassed and was thinking about how to explain. When he turned around and saw Huan Jie entering the door, he immediately changed the subject. "Bo Xu is here, ask him."
Everyone surrounded Huan Jie and heard Huan Jie in the center, which scared Huan Jie and quickly shouted calmly, don't be impulsive.
Let's go to the hall to take a seat. Huan Jie knew what these people wanted to hear, so he didn't care and told the conclusion straightforwardly.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other.
Huan Jie was mentally prepared and smiled and said, "Can't you believe it?"
The old scholar stroked his beard. "It's not just unbelievable, it's simply unheard of. Boxu, if you didn't listen to it, the emperor would be crazy."
"That's right, how is this... possible."
"I don't think it's very credible, either."
“…”
Everyone was talking, and someone shook his head while saying that he could not accept it.
The news they heard was that the emperor relied on the Xiliang army to suppress the aristocratic families, forcibly stormed the fields, and robbed the people's wealth. The aristocratic families in the Central Plains suffered heavy losses and were full of sorrow. Some Ruying people even left their hometowns and moved to the Bohai Sea.
As for Changsha, it was not long ago that they were forced to surrender to the court. Liu Xian's persuasion was still heard. When Zhang Ji was in office, the actions of the Xiliang soldiers were obvious to all.
How could such an emperor allow them to jointly build ship officers with the court and make profits from it?
It won't be a trap. I'll cheat us into investing money first, and wait until the ship officer is completed, then find a reason to swallow our money, and even kill everyone together.
In history, the heroes have done many such things, or in other words, the heroes love to do such things the most.
The Emperor of Qin and the Wu of Han were no exception.
Huan Jie didn't say anything. After everyone finished talking, he calmed down again, and then he laughed softly: "Your worries make sense, but they don't make sense. It makes sense because the emperor was indeed quite worried about the great family, just as Jia Sheng was worried about the princes.
.If you don’t make sense, you overestimate your strength.”
He raised his head and smiled. "Although we have some wealth, we are just rich in Changsha. When we arrive in the Central Plains, we are just a medium-sized family, and it is not worth the emperor's worries."
Everyone looked at each other, laughing silently, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this is a shameless statement, it is a blessing to not be jealous of the emperor.
"The emperor does not oppose the wealth of the people. On the contrary, he always said that poverty is not the kingly way, and only the wealth of the people can make the country strong. What he opposed is only wealth but not kindness. It is the aristocratic family who relied on financial resources to annex the land, which made the people unable to make a living and forced to take risks..."
Huan Jie extracted the information he received from his heart-to-heart talk with the emperor last night and later reading the documents and explained them one by one.
Changsha is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it has a lot of transportation with the Central Plains, a lot of information is still distorted and not the original appearance.
For example, the emperor's large-scale capture of the Nanyang family - especially the vassal of the lord - has many rumors.
The emperor did dismissed many vassals, but that was because these vassals did not fulfill their obligations. When the emperor was in trouble, they remained indifferent. When the emperor was implementing the new policy, they interfered.
How can such a person become a national barrier?
The imperial court's fiefdom was not only a reward for the meritorious officials, but also a vassal for the country to support the imperial court.
Since they cannot bear such a responsibility, it is reasonable to seize their title.
Furthermore, the emperor only seized his title and fief, but did not kill them all, and retained their industries. Those people now operate business and business, and their lives are not worse than before, but such news does not conform to the views of some people and will never say
Just mention it.
Huan Jie immediately introduced what he learned from the documents to everyone.
The emperor mentioned that some people suggested building Jiangling, and that he would also have the task of inspecting Jiangling this time, which was not groundless.
Specifically, the people who made this suggestion were Zhang Song, the left chief of Situ’s mansion, and Zheng Du, the southern chief of the mansion.
Both of them were from Shu County, and they were from Yizhou who came to the court. In addition to being the left chief of the Situ Mansion, Zhang Song was also the younger generation trusted by the emperor, and had high expectations. His views were rejected by Situ Mansion, but
It was recognized by the emperor.
However, after the emperor visited the field, he felt that Jiangling did not meet the conditions for being a capital for the time being.
However, the emperor's determination to develop Jiangnan is undoubtedly true, and this can be verified from multiple aspects. His attitude of building a ship in Dongting Lake is beyond doubt. It is not a false statement to let you participate in the cooperation. You can trust him.
Just like you believe me.
Although Huan Jie is not old, he is the leader of the Changsha Scholars. He is comparable to Xun Yu's status among the Ruying people and is deeply trusted by everyone. Since he said this, even if everyone has doubts, they can temporarily let go.
It's right.
They immediately discussed the specific details.
Huan Jie came up with several plans of varying sizes for everyone to discuss.
In fact, there were ship officials in Changsha and Wuling counties, but these ship officials were too small to be responsible for the management, repair, or build some small boats, and did not have the ability to build large ships. The ship officials they were building this time
It emphasizes shipbuilding, and it is to build large ships to facilitate long-distance transportation and trade.
The emperor focused on industry and commerce, and sent elite soldiers and strong generals to explore overseas. The merchant ships in Jingzhou and Yizhou went to sea along the Yangtze River and went straight to Liaodong and Zhongshan, making a lot of profits. The people of Changsha saw it, so they naturally would not remain indifferent. They also wanted to build large ships.
Go overseas, do big business, and make huge profits.
At the beginning, their idea was to imitate sea ships, which was not large in scale and had limited investment. If they could obtain the skills of Yuzhang Ship Officer free of charge, it would be enough to invest about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
Without the name of the prefect, they could only buy a ship to imitate it. The expenses would be much greater and they might not be able to afford it.
Now the emperor is willing to cooperate with them, and in the name of Situ's Mansion, the scale can naturally be larger, and their investment has also been expanded accordingly, exceeding their previous plans.
Although Changsha is not poor, there are no rich people. Those who can give out 50 to 60 million yuan in cash are considered rich people, and many people can only pay a few million yuan. If they want to raise 50,000 or 60,000 yuan, they need all their efforts.
Go.
"With the emperor's promise, why are you hesitating?" Huan Jie raised his arms and shouted. "This is an opportunity that has been waiting for hundreds of years since the establishment of Changsha. Can it become a major county in the world within ten years? It is today.
If you don’t fight at this time, when will you wait?”