Chapter 1038 is coming, everyone is coming
The name Suyu comes from the tired bird returning to its nest.
Overall, this palace nestled in the mountains and forests has a quiet environment and beautiful scenery. It is a good place to cultivate your temperament.
From the moment the emperor issued the edict, 60,000 men were recruited from the five counties of Xiangcheng, Yingchuan, Henan, Runan, and Nanyang.
Someone began to repair the roads, not just Suyu Palace, but all the potholes on the post road from Liang County to Guangcheng Palace and then to Suyu Palace were filled in.
Some people harvested hay, cleared out miscellaneous trees, transferred grain, and completely filled up the silos, woodsheds, and pavilions.
Some people also cleaned the houses that were not often occupied, and repaired the doors, windows, roofs, etc.
Finally, taking advantage of the dry season in winter, the slightly disrepaired ponds and dams in Guangchengze were maintained, and the rivers and irrigation canals were thoroughly dredged, and a small section was even excavated to cope with the increase in household registrations year by year.
Sixty thousand men left around the 15th day of the winter lunar month, followed by 4,800 You Feilong Guard soldiers who came from Hebei, and one unit from each of the four battalions of the Huangtou Army who came from Pingyang, Hedong, and Hongnong. There are tens of thousands of people stationed near Guangchengze. They are stationed at levels starting from thirty miles outside and set up checkpoints.
After working hard for several days, it was not until the eve of the arrival of the Holy Driver that the entire Guangcheng Garden completely calmed down.
On the sixteenth day of the winter lunar month, Hua Heng, the former governor of Chen County and now the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, arrived at the Bixiao Hall of Suyu Palace and summoned scholars and merchants from various counties.
The groups of scholars and businessmen actually have a certain degree of overlap.
The division of labor in the big family is clear. Some are officials to protect the family, some are studying to gain fame, some are running the manor to maintain the family foundation, and some are practicing the tribe of bankers to prepare themselves for the war.
In areas close to big cities or in relatively wealthy areas, if there is a certain amount of grain, cloth, fruits, vegetables, livestock surplus, or forest trees and other cash crops that cannot be used in the manor, they will find a way to sell them. There are dedicated people in the family who are responsible for these. .
Hua Yingzhi from Pingyuan Fahrenheit is such a person.
His great-grandfather Hua Zhen, who served as Shangshu Ling and Kaifu Yitong of Jin Dynasty, is deceased.
My grandfather is Hua Heng, the Prince Consort of the Jin Dynasty, the Grand Administrator of Liangchen County, and the Young Minister of Taichang Temple.
His father, Hua Jun, originally managed the family business. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he went to Jiyin County across the river to become a county magistrate.
As for him, Hua Yingzhi, he was supposed to be an official and his family had connections, but now the situation has changed and he has to prepare for going south to Jiangdong.
Sitting next to him was a young man named Hu Wuxiu.
Hua Heng glanced at his grandson Hua Yingzhi, looked at Hu Wuxiu, squeezed out a smile, and said: "Zhizhou, I was worried that you would not come because of the long distance. Very good, the emperor's Taoist hall yesterday Yi, I asked about you.”
When Hu Wuxiu heard this, he was flattered. He immediately stood up and saluted, saying: "I am sincerely frightened to have the emperor pay attention to me."
Seeing his appearance, Hua Heng smiled and said, "It's nothing like your father and grandfather Fangda."
Well, of course it doesn't look like it, after all, they are not biological.
I remember back then, Hu Wufu couldn't control his mouth, he just liked to drink, drank non-stop, and finally drank to the point of collapse.
His son Hu Wuqianzhi was even more alcoholic and died before he was thirty. He did not live a few more years than his father.
Both father and son died of alcoholism, which made people sigh.
Hu Wufu had a great opportunity.
Today, he is highly praised for his literary talents. He is often used as a secretary and as a close official.
Hu Wuqianzhi married the daughter of the Langya Wang family and had no issue, so he adopted the clan's son Hu Wuxiu as his heir.
This person is completely different from Hu Wufuzhi and Hu Wuqian's father and son, but because of his good fortune, he can still be consulted by the emperor.
However, Hu Wuxiu was only average in academics and did not know how to manage his reputation. He started to manage the industry at home early, and actually gave up his official career.
pity!
Next to Hu Wuxiu was Chenggong Yao of Puyang.
In the early Jin Dynasty, there was Chenggong Sui, who was appreciated by Zhang Hua and was ranked as a doctor of the state; there was also Chenggong Jian, who was appointed as the prince's concubine and a regular servant of Sanqi. Later, he went to Gou Xi and died; there was also Chenggong Zhong who was the Marquis of Guannei. , Cheng Gongbao was the Prime Minister of Jia Nanfeng Private House, Huangmen Zhonglang General, Cheng Gongzhong was Da Honglu and so on.
By this dynasty, Chenggong Duan was a general and a great craftsman.
This Chenggong Yao is the grandson of Chenggong Duan, and he also manages the industry at home.
Hua Heng looked over one by one, said a few words to everyone, felt around, and left after a long time.
As soon as he left, the place was quiet for a while, and then became lively.
The people who come to Bixiao Palace are generally relatively young, with the oldest being no more than thirty years old. Most of them are in charge of family affairs and have not entered official careers. They don't have so many scruples and speak more casually.
"There are also some people living in the two villages in the north and south of Caiguan at the foot of the mountain." Someone said: "Most of them come from the four states of Yongqin and Liang."
"Not only. There are also powerful Hu people. I have never heard of the Zheju clan."
"Who are those people over there in Yongjia Cangcheng?"
"We and our entourage are all settled in Yongjiacang City, don't you know?"
"I see. Alas, I don't even have anyone to serve me. Otherwise, I would live in Yongjiacang City."
"How many people want to come to Bixiao Palace but haven't had the chance..."
Amidst the commotion, Hua Yingzhi quietly came over and said, "Zhizhou, can you be prepared to have a chat in a few days?"
“I still don’t know what the emperor wants to talk about.”
"Didn't I say, 'The four peoples, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, are the stone people of the country'." Hua Yingzhi said.
Hu Wuxiu was a little silent after hearing this.
This is what is said in "Guanzi". I heard that all the princes must read "Guanzi", "Salt and Iron Theory", and "Shangjun Shu", which can give a glimpse of the education of the Shaw family. In this sentence, scholars and farmers are actually mentioned incidentally. What we really want to mention is industry and commerce, right?
Nowadays, the Northland is peaceful, vast and sparsely populated. As long as there are no continuous wars and there are no horrific natural disasters like the Yongjia and Shengui years, overall the food is enough. The emperor is farming in the north again. It is conceivable that business people will have greater opportunities.
In fact, the clan has also discussed this matter.
Taishan County has not farmed yet, but it will be a matter of time. After the manor is disintegrated, taking the Hu Wu family as an example, it will be good to keep hundreds of villagers, and most of them will be concentrated in the main branch. How will they live with the side branches? , no one has a clue.
Either rebel and force the emperor to make concessions, or go south to Jiangdong and open up a new manor. There is no third way.
But land reclamation is not something that happens overnight, and there may even be losses - if you bring hundreds of bankers south, half of them will die if the disease is not dealt with, and the manor will not be able to continue to develop.
If while opening up wasteland, we can also engage in some businesses that can quickly recover the cost - or even just a part of the cost - maybe the whole process will be easier.
Furthermore, a large number of slaves are now being sent to Bianliang for sale. If they can become rich in business, they will have money to buy more slaves, which will be beneficial to the great cause of land reclamation.
From this perspective, the emperor was actually clearing obstacles for the northern wealthy families to move south, providing convenience and alleviating their resistance to Dutian.
"Who will host the chat?" Hu Wuxiu suddenly asked.
A chat is not a discussion or asking questions, but a chat party. Sometimes even gentlemen and women will be invited. The form is relatively relaxed and casual. All kinds of tea, wine and food will be prepared, and maybe there will be singing and dancing to add to the fun, but basically There is still a host or person in charge.
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
They will guide the conversation, maintain order, and prevent the entire conversation from going off topic or saying anything illegal.
Hu Wuxiu wanted to know who this person was.
"Prime Minister Wang Yifu." Hua Yingzhi said.
Hu Wuxiu was stunned for a moment.
Then this is not an ordinary talk, but has a hint of state affairs, as the saying goes, "discussing state affairs together" is what it means.
Hu Wuxiu cupped his hand to express his gratitude. He had to think about it carefully.
"But I wonder if your majesty will be with you?" Cheng Gongyao asked in rapt attention.
Hua Yingzhi glanced at him and said: "I will definitely come. But it will probably be like Jinyang's discussion of Taoism. I will attend the meeting at the end and make the final decision."
Chenggong Yao understood.
He had never participated in the Jinyang Taoism Forum, but he had heard about it.
At that time, it was King Liang's Jin Shang who allowed warriors to invade the house and become a force that was hard to ignore.
Today, Daliang has been founded, and a number of military men in the DPRK have been appointed as high-ranking officials and generals, which is the result. You must know that in the past, most of the generals who conquered Anping and the Fourth Lieutenant were not military men, but were children of aristocratic families, let alone governors and governors.
The historians of later dynasties must not avoid Jinyang's discussion when writing books.
Nowadays, there is "Guangcheng Lun Tao" again, but I don't know what far-reaching impact it will have.
In the Caiguan Village that everyone in Bixiao Hall just mentioned, the noise seemed even louder.
Jin Cao, who was formerly the General's Mansion, was walking among the people. Wherever he went, Hu chieftains kept greeting him.
Guan Qiulu smiled and responded one by one, stopping from time to time to talk to others.
He seemed to be able to speak a little bit of Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Xiongnu. There were not many obstacles in the conversation, which aroused waves of goodwill and made the atmosphere more lively.
"Pu Gu, have you received this year's 'La Pei'?" Guan Qiulu asked immediately when he saw Pu Gu Ting, a nobleman from Pubu.
The so-called "La Pei" actually refers to business dividends. Because they are paid out on the twelfth day of the year every year, it is called "La Pei".
This year has not yet reached the twelfth day of the year, but the sale has actually ended long ago. Guanqiu Lu asked people to calculate the dividends for the nobles of Dai State and distribute them one month in advance.
"There are quite a few this year." Pu Gu Ting greeted him enthusiastically and laughed.
The gold chain around his neck became thicker and became two pieces, and the gold earrings on his ears were also changed. They were larger and heavier, so that Guan Qiulu was worried that his ears would be torn, but People don't seem to care, all they want is this style.
Guanqiu Lu looked at the account book and distributed more than 4,000 pieces of silk and 1,500 guan to the Pugu family. He also spared some daily necessities that were common in the Central Plains but not found in the grasslands, and were probably worth a few hundred guan.
There was no way, there was not enough money and silk, and the trading company threw a lot of grain into their hands, and they didn't know what to do with it. There is no other reason. The officials and people who buy grassland goods in Luoyang, Bianliang, Yecheng and other places like to buy things with grain.
For every additional year of storage of grain, the price will be a bit cheaper, and the price of silk and silk is about the same, and they are not as valuable as copper coins.
Therefore, in the end, I did not dare to do some transactions for fear of losing money - the country's business was in a sluggish state, and money was a very important reason.
"I have worked really hard to prepare the wax rations for you." Guan Qiulu glanced at the gold chain of Pu Gu Ting and said, "Fortunately, in September, the imperial court sent out a batch of silk and bought the grain. Otherwise, I would have All worried.”
Pu Guting smiled and said, "Is that batch of grain sent to Huainan?"
Guanqiu Lu was stunned and said: "How do you know?"
"My family has two thousand cavalry, do you know?" Pu Guting said: "They are probably fighting with their lives in Huainan."
"With Jiangdong, you will have more partners." Guan Qiulu said, "It's not a loss to send troops this time."
A Xianbei cavalry was given two bolts of silk before setting off, and rewards were given based on merit after the war. It was not in vain that they were driven to fight. But then again, this is not all about money. Otherwise, if Shan Xia Shan Yanlin directly increases the price, wouldn't it be possible for these Xianbei cavalry to switch sides on the spot?
"You said that before, but I didn't believe it." Pu Guting said with a smile: "After a few years of having Lapei, I believe it. Da Shanyu, hurry up and conquer Jiangdong. I want to see if Lapei can reach 10,000 horses."
Guanqiu Lu also laughed.
Money is one of the things that has the power to communicate with the gods and has no disadvantages in any direction.
(End of chapter)