Chapter 376 Scholars and businessmen have different attitudes
Enough food for the troops, plowing and fighting, has always been Liu Xiang's most fundamental policy.
Dividing land is a means to achieve this goal, whether it is killing people or buying money, whoever blocks the division of land will be his unrelenting enemy.
Relying on the combat power of the Anping Army, this policy was extended to the four prefectures of You, Bing, Qing, and Hebei. The results were not bad. Now it has one-third of the cultivated land and one-quarter of the population of the Han Dynasty, making it the strongest
princes.
What made him most happy was that the war caused by the battle between the two Yuan Dynasties prevented the southern princes from reacting, giving him enough time to develop.
Therefore, he is now acting as Yuan Shu's ally and confronting Yuan Shao.
The longer this scene goes on, the better.
Conquering Xuzhou is not the main goal, splitting the princes of Henan is.
The more you fight, the lower your war potential will be, but I will become stronger and stronger.
Xun Yu went down to arrange the civil affairs of Qingzhou. The main issue was to allocate land to the people of Langya County after the autumn harvest. The second issue was to immigrate to Liaodong and encourage large noble families to contribute money to open up the Korean Peninsula.
If the effect of pioneering is good, we can cross the strait and conquer Japan. No, the place is called Ezo now, and the social form is still in the stage of primitive tribes. I heard that some tribes are more primitive matrilineal clans, even the people on the peninsula.
All three Han tribes are stronger than them.
There is no difficulty in getting in, it just depends on whether you want it and whether the income is enough to spend on sending troops.
Really, with the combat power of the Chinese army, three thousand soldiers can sweep there. A group of dwarfs who are no more than shoulder height can't even make iron. The difficulty is that the place is too far away, and the island has rugged terrain and logistical supplies.
The pressure is too much and I can’t make any money back.
Don't worry about the gold and silver mines over there. The prospecting technology of the Han Dynasty is like a blind cat chasing a mouse. You never know when you can find it. The consumption of supplies during this period is a huge sum of money.
Liu Xiang doesn't want to take that risk for the time being.
When shipbuilding technology becomes more advanced, navigation technology becomes more proficient, and the cost of transporting supplies becomes lower, the gold and silver minerals above will naturally belong to him.
And since it exists there, no one will compete with him in the short term.
If the descendants of the rich clan who pioneered Korea spontaneously crossed the strait, occupied it, and established a state or something, that would not matter. Just treat them as helping themselves to build infrastructure first. After the navy develops, they have only one way to surrender.
It's useless to worry about those things, the last word is to be strong yourself.
Just like he never worried about whether the families who went to open up the peninsula would become too big to lose. If he was strong, they would obey. If he was weak, guys like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were not vegetarians.
The struggle for supremacy in the Central Plains is a game for the kings, and it is not the turn of those rookies to participate.
Liu Xiang put these problems behind him and began to review the reports from various places under his rule. Zhuge Jin assisted in handling government affairs as his secretary. He came to obey the orders honestly a few days ago. The land at home was exchanged for gold, and his family also
Having moved to Kaiyang, I am going to wait and see the situation before deciding to move.
Zhuge Liang has also met him. He is eleven years old this year. His face is much rounder than his brother's. He has some baby fat. His figure has not yet grown out. He looks like a dandy with eyes higher than his head. There is no way to predict the height he will be in the future.
The prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, who was eight feet tall, extremely handsome and extremely wise.
He had never experienced being fostered in his uncle's home, nor had he experienced his uncle's defeat and death in the army. He moved to Jingzhou and had to deal with the nobles in Nanjun at a young age, carrying the family's livelihood on his young shoulders.
Historical records record that Zhuge Liang was fond of "Liang Fu Yin", which is a Qifeng Yuefu poem. A young man who is thousands of miles away from home sings the music of his hometown. Is this an expression of ambition? This is obviously homesick.
This period of suffering tempered him.
I won’t raise the future Mr. Wolong to death, will I?
well!
I can’t control that much, even if I am useless, I can’t let him go. I can’t use him and he can’t be used by others.
He was worried about Zhuge Liang's growth because Zhuge Xuan came to visit him. It was difficult for Langya to come back when it was in Yuan Shao's hands. After all, as a hostile party, he was blatantly forcing Yuan Shao to deal with the Zhuge family.
Now that Langya was in the hands of his allies, he finally couldn't help but go home and check on his nephews.
He politely refused Liu Xiang's solicitation, so he was prevented from bringing his young nephews home.
"During the war in Runan, did Ziyu blame me?"
"General, how can I blame you if you are worried about me?" Zhuge Jin answered cautiously.
The relationship with the Zhuge family was difficult to get close to, and Zhuge Jin did not really help. After completing his duties such as organizing books and writing articles, he did not say a word, and he always had a feeling of trepidation.
He was like a villain who imprisoned someone else's younger brother and sister and forced him to work for him.
Is it true that in the eyes of scholars, I am so terrible and unpopular?
Although he killed a lot of people from aristocratic families, they all violated the laws of the Han Dynasty. They were executed only after the canonical punishments were clarified. They all had a way to die, so they couldn't blame others.
"First Evolution"
Langya Zhuge Shi is so ignorant, my patience is limited. If you are really smart, don’t exhaust my patience.
Liu Xiang shook his head and sighed, the day when he wanted Zhuge Liang to assist him was far away, and he might not be able to wait for that day in his lifetime.
"Come and see Xuan Mi Zhu." He was ready to meet this big businessman from Xuzhou.
Mi Zhu submitted a request for an audience a long time ago, but at that time Langya was still undecided, troops and horses were mobilized frequently, and later he was rewarded for the three armies, and he was busy with affairs, so he was forgotten.
"Mi Zhu of the East China Sea, named Zizhong, pays homage to General Hussar."
Liu Xiang cupped his hands and returned the greeting: "Zizhong, please take a seat. I don't know why you are here?"
Of course he knew why they came. The navy went south to the East China Sea coast, and most of Xuzhou's merchant ships were plundered. Mi Zhu's fleet suffered heavy losses.
It was indeed extremely disastrous. Half of the main force of the Yunfan Battalion led the Qingzhou fleet and blocked the waterway. The people, ships and cargo coming out of Xuzhou were not let go. It was quite a posture that no sails could go out to sea.
"The general is fighting against injustice. I have come to help the army. I am willing to offer 30,000 shi of food and 2,000 jins of gold to strengthen the army. However, there are pirates in the East China Sea and the money cannot be transported. I hope the general can send troops to help."
Mi Zhu really had no choice. The Yellow Turbans in the East China Sea were causing a lot of trouble. His family was in Qu County by the sea. It would be good if he could hold on to the county seat. There was no land transportation at all, so he relied on the sea route to do business. Now the sea route is also unavailable. The family has already
In trouble.
It's not okay to just sit back and have nothing, he still has so many people, he can't wait, he must find a way out as soon as possible.
Liu Qiaoqi, who occupied Langya, was his way out. The first wife of this general Qiaoqi was the legitimate daughter of the Zhen family in Zhongshan.
The Zhen family of Zhongshan is a wealthy businessman in Hebei, and the Mi family of Donghai is a wealthy businessman in Henan. They are not much different. They can climb high branches, and so can I!
Who doesn't know how to invest in princes?
It was the Zhen family that had a good vision, and before Liu Qiaoqi became successful, they seized the opportunity and not only provided money and food, but also got married, which was really a good trick.
"Zizhong has great righteousness, I am ashamed to accept it. The Yellow Turbans are rampant in the East China Sea and it will be difficult to eradicate them in a short time. Why not move your family to the north? Zizhong has a great talent and is willing to come to my side to help me? I am not like Yuan Benchu.
A blind person cannot recognize a wise man in person."
Liu Xiang understood why Mi Zhu called Yuan Shao an unjust man. He used to be Tao Qian's assistant, so he naturally looked down upon Yuan Shao, who killed people to seize territory.
The main reason is that the charges were not announced and the teacher was unknown, so he was indeed criticized.
During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, although the princes fought in chaos, they still had to pay attention to their names and words.
Because there is an emperor above them, no matter whether the emperor has real power or not, they are still the emperor's ministers in name, and they are officials of the Han Dynasty.
Most behaviors must still conform to mainstream values.
The main thing is to make people think that you have principles and bottom lines. In troubled times, morals have deteriorated, and everyone lacks a sense of security. In their hearts, they are more willing to follow people who have rules.
People who have no scruples and do whatever they want cannot satisfy most people's pursuit of security.
Cao Cao, who won the title of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, who held the banner of inheriting the Han Dynasty, and Sun Quan, who united the Jiangdong gentry. These three forces either had great righteousness or established their own rules, which met the mainstream needs in troubled times, so they could stand out.
Liu Xiang's thinking was a bit divergent, and when he invited Mi Zhu, he just casually said that it really didn't matter whether he came or not.
He had no intention of taking advantage of this wealthy businessman to take Xuzhou, and the Mi family of Donghai did not have the energy.
Mi Zhu was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. The purpose of this visit was to build relationships. Investing in the princes was not that easy, especially since Liu Qiaoqi was already full-fledged. If he wanted to be taken seriously, he would have to pay a huge price.
Now I am directly valued by others, and I feel a sense of pride in being recognized by the superiors.
He pondered for a moment and decided to take advantage of the opportunity to devote himself. He stood up, bowed his hands and bowed solemnly: "I am willing to serve the Lord."
Liu Xiang blinked, does this count as bowing down? He also has this kind of charm now?
He happily stood up and held Mi Zhu's hands: "Hahaha, I am happy to have Zizhong help me. You have great talents, and you will be like the ancient ministers. You will definitely be able to help me calm down the troubled times and restore peace to the people. I want to conquer
I offer you the title of Zhonglang, and I hope that your son Zhong will submit to you."
Being compared to Guan Zhong, Mi Zhu was very happy and said loudly: "Zhu is not talented, but I am willing to use my humble efforts."
Mi Zhu's willingness to join the service relieved Liu Xiang's frustration when he recruited the Zhuge family.
There is a huge difference in the attitudes towards him between aristocratic families and merchants. Fortunately, he does not regard aristocratic families as his foundation.