Chapter 1983 Chen Lu is helpless, Shi Fang has an epiphany
Brine, uh, there are actually three purposes for Lu Su to come to Chang''an.
One is of course on the bright side, which is to congratulate Fei Qian on his new marriage, um, his second marriage. The second one, which is also more obvious, is to discuss the Jingzhou issue with Fei Qian. As for the third purpose...
Hussar General Fei avoided talking about the Jingzhou issue, which was unexpected and reasonable. Lu Su didn''t expect Fei Qian to be able to bear it. After all, Fei Qian can also be said to have started from Jingzhou, and there are many Jingzhou people under his command, but thinking about it the other way around, it seems to be understandable. After all, if you openly talk about how to carve up Jingzhou with others, it will inevitably make these Jingzhou natives feel cruel and ruthless, and it becomes inevitable to avoid talking about it, or to express the meaning in a cryptic way.
So Jingzhou, Fei Qian probably means that he is willing to keep it as it is, but this is obviously impossible. Even if Cao Cao is not mentioned, it is impossible for Sun Quan to sit back and watch Liu Jingsheng die, and let the Cao family swallow Jingzhou without moving...
Therefore, everyone has a tacit understanding that when Liu Biao dies, Jingzhou will probably undergo huge changes when Liu Biao dies, and who will benefit more from this change depends on their respective operations in the future.
Jingzhou is a portal in the Central Plains, whoever controls the gate can be a little more calm. This is true for Cao Cao, and it is also true for Sun Quan, but only Hushi Feiqian, who belongs to the door handle of Hushi, has always been in the hands of Jingxiang Pang and Huang. So, among the three families, Fei Qian sits the most stable and holds the greatest initiative.
This is also Lu Su''s helplessness.
Unless Huang''s and Pang''s and Fei Qian turn against each other.
However, the Huang family is almost equivalent to Fei Qian''s relatives, and the Chen Liu Cai family obviously does not threaten Huang''s status, so the Huang family will not fall out with Fei Qian because of Cai Yan, and will still stand firmly on Fei Qian''s side. Diving this side, and Ponzi too. As long as Pang Tong is still in that position, Pang will not say that there is any irreconcilable conflict with Fei Qian,
So at least now it seems that the three Fei Huang Pang families are closely connected, there is not even a gap, and naturally the crowbar cannot be inserted...
So although Lu Su generally guessed Fei Qian''s idea, and it was acceptable to carry out trade, but for Lu Su personally, the purpose of coming to Chang''an has not made any real progress.
The spring breeze has gradually blown to Chang''an, but Lu Su''s heart is still cold, because he found that even if he understands, or perhaps understands, there still seems to be nothing to do. Although he also saw some people, But what about the attitudes of these people? I don’t know where they learned it from. They still accept things, but they never express their opinions...
And later Lu Su heard that after many people collected their things, they turned over half of them to Fei Qian!
No matter how good-tempered Lu Su is, sometimes he can''t help but want to burst out (not a typo).
If he went back like this, Lu Su would lose face, and it would be difficult to explain to Sun Quan. After all, Lu Su knew what kind of temper Sun Quan was, and if he went back in despair after accomplishing nothing, wouldn''t Sun Quan be suspicious?
So, Lu Su felt that he needed to add a bit of weight to himself, so as to figure out some things, he could also go home and talk to Sun Erleng...
For example, how did Hussar General Fei Qian make so much money in business?
Lu Su, he was born in a wealthy family. The so-called "hao" character is mainly rich, but now, Lu Su has only "pennies" left, and the money is almost spent. Pay the protection fee, bah, part of it is used for making friends, and part of it is used for family migration, and naturally there is not much left after arriving in Jiangdong, so if you can learn some trading experience from Fei Qian, it will be excellent for both public and private of.
Fei Qian, this guy has fought many battles since Beidi Shangjun, and now he has not been dragged down by so many battles. This fact makes Lu Su incredible. Didn''t Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was so talented and generous back then, finally rely on issuing an edict of guilt to appease the people''s anger? Of course, the edict of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty really wanted to admit that he was wrong, but had other political purposes, but anyway, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could no longer fight at that time.
Of course, the so-called "Guilty Edict" was added by Sima, and the serious one is actually called "Luntai Edict".
And now, Fei Qian still has the energy to clean up the Western Regions...
This fact inevitably shocked Lu Su and made him feel at a loss.
Explore the Western Regions, this is not a bad thing, nor is it an unprecedented thing, at least Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has already done it, but after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty mastered the Western Regions, he had the "Luntai Edict", and then Feiqian here...
When the "Luntai Edict" was issued, it was the fourth year of Zhenghe.
The edict was decided not only because of the events of that year, but because of many things that happened one after another before that year.
After forty-three years of war with the Huns, Emperor Wu of the Han finally accepted this fact painfully. It was an impossible task to completely surrender the Huns, and the Han Empire was unable to fight anymore.
When the Han Dynasty was at that node, it was already in a precarious state. In the second year of Zhenghe, the "witchcraft disaster" that shocked the world occurred. The prince Liu Ju, who was framed and forced to stage a coup d''etat, was defeated and committed suicide. The queen Wei Zifu also followed his son; The most important general in the later period, Li Guangli, surrendered to the Huns before the battle, almost declaring Liu Che''s final bankruptcy in solving the Huns issue by force.
In addition to the double setbacks in politics and military affairs, Liu Che also lost at this time Wenjing Zhizhi. He has accumulated a wealth of wealth for decades. The "Hanshu" says "waste in the country" and "the household registration in the world is halved." .
In the fourth year of Zhenghe, three months before the Luntai Edict, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty criticized himself at the ceremony of enshrining Zen near Mount Tai: "Since I came to the throne, what I have done has made the world miserable and cannot be regretted." From now on, anyone who harms the people and wastes the world, let it go. 』
Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne at the age of sixteen and reigned for fifty-four years.
Strong or not, strong, but in the Han Dynasty at that time, many people believed that what Emperor Wu of the Han did was already infinitely close to the tyranny of Qin Shihuang, "there are not many people who are different from Qin Shihuang", "extravagant and extravagant, heavy punishment Heavy restraint, extravagant palaces at home, affairs of the barbarians abroad, belief in gods and monsters, and wandering around endlessly".
If it weren’t for the Luntai Edict of “Late and correct”, how could Emperor Wu of the Han have the comment of “There is a loss to destroy Qin but avoid the disaster of destroying Qin”?
And even so, not long after the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, at the Yantie Conference held in the sixth year of Emperor Zhao Shiyuan, virtuous literature from the people tried to completely negate the various economic policies implemented by Emperor Wu; In 2009, the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was divided around whether to increase the temple music, and the court of the Han Dynasty was divided again. The minister Xia Housheng attacked Emperor Wu fiercely, and cursed that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty caused "the people cannibalize each other" and "no virtue for the people". The angry general Xia Housheng was imprisoned, but he was later pardoned and released from prison; during the reign of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, the courtiers even suggested that his temple should be "destroyed" because of the great negligence of Emperor Wu...
An emperor who was so powerful and held such power in his hands during his lifetime, but after his death, even the temple, which can be regarded as a "grave head", was almost picked up by his officials. Next, Fei Qian is still just a hussars general. Although the area in his hands is large, the population may not be able to catch up with some sites like Jizhou and Yuzhou...
Well, the problem is obvious now. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had access to the Western Regions, but he had to come up with a "Luntai Edict" by himself, but now Fei Qian also had access to the Western Regions, and as a result, there were still people swarming to the Western Regions. What''s going on?
Lu Su wanted to ride sister, but he couldn''t tear it apart.
Don''t Fei Qian''s soldiers cost money? Obviously not. After all, it is well known that the soldiers under the hussars are equipped with elite equipment. Even Lu Su''s own guards couldn''t help but see green light when they saw those equipment. Yes, good equipment is almost a little more hope of survival, a few more lives, can you not be envious?
Turn the fields? That''s not right, after all, Cao Aizi also has farmland, uh, Lu Su reflected on himself, he shouldn''t be so rude, but shortness is a fact... Uh, regardless of height, it is also farmland, so it is difficult for Fei Qian to come here What grows in the field is not Zhuanghe, but gold and silver?
Where is the problem?
Lu Su wandered around for several times, and decided to take a walk in the market again. Lu Su felt that the answer seemed to be there, but he had always ignored it...
As a result, not long after Lu Su arrived at Shifang, he bumped into Chen Qun head-on.
The two of them saluted and clasped their hands in a pretentious manner, and finally held hands, and entered a restaurant in the market place, sat by the window on the second floor, drinking and chatting nonsense, while watching the goings-on under the window. Weaving flow of people.
Both of them seem to be very leisurely, but in fact they both hide the anxiety deep in their eyes, especially when they see the prosperity in Feiqian''s territory. It''s hard to describe this feeling in words...
Every family has their own difficult scriptures, although on the surface neither Lu Su nor Chen Qun would say that their family is in financial difficulties, and the means of exploitation are a little urgent, er, no, it is the strategy of serving the people to improve people''s livelihood that can''t keep up …
Chen Qun is also the same as Lu Su. For the vitality bursting out of Feiqian, this powerful force is inconceivable, just like some people think that grass cannot compete with stones. How can Chen Qun, who claims to be smart, bear it?
In fact, Jizhou and Yuzhou have experienced a substantial economic recession. Although Chen Qun may not be able to understand the term "economic recession", Chen Qun can intuitively find that there are serious problems in the economy under Cao Cao''s command.
First of all, the gentry.
Among other things, as a local gentry in Yingchuan, Chen Qun has already noticed that the activities of the current gentry, such as communication, entertainment, etc., are decreasing at a significant speed. This does not mean that the children of the Yingchuan gentry are concerned about the country and the people, saving money and food for the country, but because they feel the pressure of money.
The taxes that need to be collected are not small. On the contrary, because of the reason for the war, there are more than before. Then, although the output between the farms has adopted new farming techniques, it is natural that we need to thank the "selfless" Hussar General here, but Such an increase is still not enough to make up for its losses. The reserves of each household have almost dropped to a red line that makes the family terrified and restless. Naturally, they are not in the mood to hold any literary meetings, go outing, etc...
Taxes are naturally not something that can be produced by the children of the gentry, so the pressure is transferred to the farmers and women, and many farmers not only have to bear the taxes, but are also arrested and served as servants, which makes the already crumbling underlying structure worse.
As some handicraftsmen and petty bourgeois at the middle level, as the saying goes, there is no guarantee of income. The so-called consumption is naturally a joke. The products of the handicraftsmen in the city have no market, and then naturally they can''t persist, and many of them are ruined.
Then more and more people commit crimes. Chen Qun knows that many of them have to take risks due to the pressure of life, but Chen Qun has no way to change these, because this is not something that one person or a family can accomplish. . The "amnesty" promoted by Xun Yu can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause...
Before things got worse and worse, the Yingchuan gentry, including Chen Qun''s own Chen family, were actually very excited at the beginning, because in the early days, the big gentry could use their reserves to eat and buy a lot. Some assets that are usually of high value accelerate the inflow of wealth from the bottom to the top, but as the reserves within the family decrease, they will soon be unable to eat them. In other words, these families begin to tend to acquire more "free" Many assets, but not willing to pay the slightest.
Armed separatism and mutual encroachment have become inevitable, and in the process, more things have been consumed, these things are not only on the material level, but also on the spiritual level, so the Han Dynasty The whole structure of it begins to fall apart...
The people who felt the swaying under their feet were not only Chen Qun, but also Cao Cao and Xun Yu, who were equally keen. That''s why they promoted the "examination system" in an attempt to win over as many people as possible and maintain Living in this structure, but unfortunately, not everyone is willing to follow the pace of Cao Cao, Xun Yu and Chen Qun. They feel that walking behind Cao Cao and others will only eat farts and dust. They want to follow their way. There is fresh grass.
So these people started to make trouble, which made Cao Cao very embarrassed.
Therefore, as Cao Cao, Chen Qun is not the number one counselor, but he also wants to show some self-worth, so he is somewhat similar to Lu Su, he is also confused, and he also wants to find an answer from Fei Qian , he couldn''t understand why so many people would walk behind Fei Qian? What method did Fei Qian use to achieve this?
So on the surface, the two of them sat together laughing and talking, as if they were visiting the market in their spare time, or just passing by, without any impatience or any abnormality, but in fact they each had I am afraid that only the two of them know about their worries, hidden anxiety and curses.
In the market place, as the temperature rises slightly, the heat of the whole operation also rises rapidly. The merchants who come and go start to prepare for the first big business in the new year. Come, go far away...
The flow of people, vehicles and horses gathers, so patrolling the streets is of course indispensable. On the one hand, it maintains order, and on the other hand, it also deters Xiao Xiaoxiao. Otherwise, the money bags on these merchants are enough to attract some craftsmen to visit. .
Although there is an inspection and maintenance order, and the streets in the city square are relatively spacious, there are always some accidents, such as the convoys colliding with each other, or the relatively narrow gates, and the people entering and exiting happen to be blocked. one place.
At this time, the role of patrol inspection is very important, just like the traffic police of later generations, those who go out first and those who retreat are all under the order of patrol inspection, and then order can be orderly.
Lu Su and Chen Qun, who were sitting on the second floor, saw a long caravan, and halfway through it, they merged with another small group of gentry children at the gate of the square. The guards stepped forward and scolded, as if they wanted to let the caravans get out of the way first, but not to mention the heavy caravan vehicles, the gate is relatively narrow, and it is not easy to let them open if they want to. At the time of the stalemate, Even if there were inspections coming, they stopped the request of the guards from the gentry who came later, but let the general caravan go on...
"This..." Chen Qun looked at it, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. He thought of something, and suddenly realized that he almost couldn''t hide his expression in front of Lu Su. Respect, what a blessing! I want to have a long talk with Zijing, but I have an appointment, I really... hope Zijing Haihan...』
Lu Su hurriedly said: "It''s a great honor to hear about Changwen and discuss the classics today. How dare you delay the matter of Changwen?" Please do what you want, don''t take it for granted! 』
Even though he said that, Lu Su''s heart was circling, this Chen Qun suddenly wanted to leave, what was the reason? Could it be that he saw something? There was nothing special just now...huh? It seems, as if, could it be because of that thing?
Although we have said we have to go, but between the gentry, there is always some concessions, such as whether to send or not, if you have to go through the process again and again, so wait for Chen Qun and Lu After Su pushed his hands back and forth, when he was reluctant to say goodbye at the entrance of the restaurant, the group of noble children who were blocked at the entrance of the square just happened to come in, and when they arrived nearby, one of them was dressed in crescent white. Lang is exceptionally handsome...
(end of this chapter)