Chapter 878 Private Chat
Lu Xun once said a famous saying: "Idiot! It's the economy!"
The economy is fundamental in shaping a society. It moisturizes things silently and is all-round. No dead ends.
I haven’t mentioned it yet, but I will definitely bring it in the future.
Concubine Pei wore Gebu that summer, and Shao Xun's eyes widened. He put his hand in and kneaded it for a long time before reluctantly letting go.
The output of this cloth is very small, and due to the war, business transactions are inconvenient, and even wealthy households cannot buy much. There used to be a small amount of Gebu from Yiyang and Anfeng counties, but now it is gone.
The most profitable things are always mass consumer goods, that is, things that everyone will use, and it is best to be consumables.
This kind of thing benefits a relatively large number of people and shapes society more thoroughly.
Shao Xun thought that he actually had little control over what the southern manor produced. You can only do your best, and the results will depend on God's will.
Also, there are many obstacles in business.
In his plan, the north is a consumer market, so it is necessary to create as many consumer groups as possible.
In the early stage, government soldiers, recruited soldiers, officials, Hu chieftains, merchants, nobles and their families are the most suitable targets.
In the long run, these people are still the ones to blame!
In addition, the lack of currency is very problematic.
What do you use as a general equivalent? Silk and grain are not durable and will slowly depreciate in quality, far worse than precious metals.
People may sell some goods and then stop selling them because they have collected too much silk and grain and they don’t want to collect anymore, unless you pass policies to let them spend these things, such as selling part of the land to them to build a manor.
One son and one manor.
Murong Xuan’s brother was able to give birth to more than sixty sons in his lifetime. He created a tribe by himself. The manor owners should have no problem. As long as they don’t surrender and their fertility is still there, it should still be feasible. sexual.
If he takes the powder, it's hard to say. Anyway, as far as Shao Xun knows, Wang Dun just takes the powder, so that he helped Wang Dun a lot.
Finally there is the issue of transportation.
This can only be transported by water. If large-scale trade between the north and the south can really take place, then Xuzhou and Bianliang will definitely become economic centers.
Actually, the above are just the best estimates.
The most likely reality is that a large group of northern scholars went south with their tribes. After working hard to open up wasteland, they started to engage in self-sufficiency. Apart from talking, partying, and sightseeing, they were basically closed to the outside world. Communication, enclosure sprouts on its own, grows and dies on its own.
I can only think on the bright side, at least this is half the battle.
Nothing in this world is simple.
On May 11, when the conference entered its second day, Shao Xun did not appear because he found that everything was under control and there was no need to discuss it in person. He only asked someone to copy a "meeting minutes."
But he was not idle and met with Yu Chen for a private meeting.
"Liang Nu, what are you standing there for? Quickly salute your grandson." Shao Xun pushed his son and said, "There are only family members here today."
Nine-year-old Liang The slave immediately saluted and said, "I have met my grandson."
Yu Chen returned the salute, and then looked at his grandson carefully, with complicated emotions in his eyes.
"How are you today?" Shao Xun asked.
"Actually, as you might think, what is being debated now is just minutiae." Yu Chen said.
The so-called "minutical details" are nothing more than when will the land be settled outside the Liang Kingdom? When will we march south? Is there any support from the court for building a manor in the south? Such as tax exemption and so on.
Being able to argue about this speaks volumes.
“Kill!” A killing sound soared into the sky in the distance.
Both Shao and Yu knew that the soldiers were practicing martial arts with the Silver Spear Army, practicing offensive and defensive routines.
This is actually a kind of "minutiae". Shao Xun has been playing it since the first day, artificially exerting pressure.
"Is anyone dissatisfied?" he asked.
Yu Chen glanced at him, is there any need to ask? Of course there is dissatisfaction, and there are a lot of it, but most people don't dare to jump out.
On the first day, a king's pet came out, but a warrior threatened to sink him into the river.
The barbarians and Hansu scholars also repeatedly refuted him. Others saw this and naturally did not dare to openly oppose him.
But their silence does not mean they agree. In fact, it is a kind of silent resistance.
As for convincing them with reason and forming a consensus, that is simply cute and silly.
In the face of interests, it is unreasonable to stir up trouble, not to mention that the scholars are not completely unreasonable.
Taking a step back, so what if it is a loss? If you don't use military force to exert pressure and debate with others openly and honestly, in the end of the debate you will be like Wang Chong: I only want my own interests not to be harmed. In terms of interests that touch the soul, there is no reason, no right or wrong, and no consensus.
People who can calmly and openly admit defeat when debating other matters on weekdays will not be able to admit defeat at this time. They will fight with you to the end, and the final result will be nothing but chicken feathers.
To put it bluntly, this is not an academic debate, but a battle of interests. Even if you are convinced, you will not be convinced.
"Some of the Pingyuan Hua clan members believe that they have made great contributions by sending out troops many times, and they should keep the foundation of their lives." Yu Chen said: "Only one or two people agreed. After no one paid attention, they stopped. It seemed that in the afternoon I went to visit Jinci Temple and didn't show up."
"Let him go, I still have the stomach to allow others to complain." After Shao Xun finished speaking, he looked at his son and said, "Liang Nu, remember. Come on, if you encounter this kind of thing in the future, if other people's complaints don't affect the overall situation, let them go. As a king, you can't be too petty. But if his nagging will affect the overall situation, don't be soft and deal with it quickly. ”
After saying this, Shao Xun immediately regretted it.
Damn, I said it too fast, some things just came out without thinking.
Yu Chen’s eyes lit up, “A king”?
Liang Nu was a little confused and just asked: "Master, how can you tell whether it will affect the overall situation?"
"Good question!" Shao Xun said: "There are many ways. It’s also very complicated, and it’s difficult to explain everything. As far as today’s matter is concerned, just wait and see how many people respond. If everyone responds, then use thunderous measures. If no one responds, forget it.”
"One more thing." Shao Xun thought for a while and then said: "If you can talk well, don't use swords. Using swords is addictive and may not be very effective. The sword is in the sheath, and you hold the handle in your hand. It can be scary at this time. But if you draw the knife and others have no choice but to retreat, will you definitely win?"
"Besides, today I will kill you, and tomorrow you will kill me. Killing back and forth, killing endlessly, is not what Huanghuang is supposed to do. The more you kill, the more the fighting parties will compete to bribe the warriors, and the more arrogant and scholarly people will be. In the end, we can only die together."
"The balance between civil and military affairs is important. I support military men only because their status is too low."
< br>"Yes." Liang Nuxiao nodded vigorously, making both Shao Xun and Yu Chen laugh.
While being satisfied with his grandson, Yu Chen also had a deeper understanding of Shao Xun.
He knew that part of what he said just now was meant for him, that is, "the most important thing in civil and military affairs is balance."
King Liang actually told him that I was not specifically targeting the nobles, I was just redistributing the benefits. The nobles are also an important force to check and balance the military, and the civil and military cannot be neglected.
"The fighting started again in Nanyang." Shao Xun brought up another topic: "The two counties of Yiyang and Sui have been at odds for many years. The people have been in dire straits, which is particularly tragic. Sui has changed hands. Wang When the army retreated, the people moved away. When Wang Dun retreated, the people moved away again. The counties east of Yiyang were almost completely white, and it was really ugly. "
Yu Chen listened quietly. He knew that his son-in-law was in trouble. I won't mention this place for no reason.
"The hometown of Zhongwu County in the Han Dynasty (today's Xinyang) is very important. I want to build a Longxiang Mansion." Shao Xun said: "The government soldiers will draw 1,200 people from the Luoyang Forbidden Army. Then my villagers in Runan will serve as the villagers, and the remaining villagers will be sent there in batches to build forts and stay there. "
Shao Xun had a farm in Runan, and when Yu Wenjun married him. The dowry brought over later added many Anping people. The place is not small, and there are tens of thousands of dealers.
Runan was a county under the Liang State, and under the background of farming, he also wanted to set an example, so he came up with the idea of dedicating more than 10,000 people to serve as troops for the government soldiers, and the remaining 10,000 people to build a fort.
“The forts here are connected and dependent on each other.” Shao Xun continued: “When the people of Wubao cultivated the land, they transplanted tea trees to the nearby mountains.”
“This is planned to be based on Tea makes a profit?" Yu Chen was stunned and asked.
Shao Xun nodded and said: "It's just an experiment and an example. Once you can really make a profit from growing tea, you can attract others to follow suit."
"Tea is one of the things. "It's really not much." Yu Chen said, "Even if you want to buy it, you have to wait for a long time."
To put it bluntly, it may not be in stock on the market, so you have to make an arrangement with someone to make a reservation in advance.
It can be seen that the trend of drinking tea is still limited to the upper class circles. It has only begun to slowly spread to the middle class, but it has not become popular, although many scholars have written poems about drinking tea.
"This is very good." Shao Xun said: "If the manor can successfully produce tea, I will distribute it to the generals. If I persist, I don't believe that the tea drinking trend will not blow."
The nouveau riche always like to imitate the life of the upper class, so let them imitate it, the more arty the better.
"You are really worried about this world." Yu Chen smiled bitterly and said: "But all kinds of strange ideas often come from people who have never thought of them before. If you think about it carefully, it may not be feasible."
"I can't help the old woman praising me so much," Shao Xun joked.
After laughing, he looked at Liang Nu again and said, "My son, do you know why the old people of Soochow like to separate themselves?"
Liang Nu shook his head.
Shao Xun touched his head and said with a smile: "Actually, it's very simple. They don't understand the Northerners and are full of barriers. But if they get in touch through business and have more contacts, the barriers will gradually disappear. It will be a big improvement. If there is a tea garden in the south of the Yangtze River, and the tea is mainly sold to Luoyang, do you think the owner is willing to separate?"
"No," Liang Nu said.
"Generally speaking, it is like this." Shao Xun said: "North and South are one, so there should be no barriers. After I defeated Sima Rui and took all the land east of Jiangdong, the northerners went south in large numbers to enclose the land and build manors. His people If I have relatives in the north and do business with the northerners, it will not be so easy to separate the country. In addition, I am also traveling for the northerners going south and thinking of ways to make money for them. In this way, people from the north will not be so resistant when they go south.”
“Remember, when doing anything in the future, you must think more about other people’s difficulties and try to resolve them as much as possible. Do whatever you want and always only think about yourself and not others, and something big will happen sooner or later."
"Okay." Liang Nu nodded heavily again.
Yu Chen was quite satisfied with what he saw.
The son-in-law is really training the prince, how kind.
(End of this chapter)