Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 449
When the river rises, hundreds of boats compete to swim.

The people in Jiankang City have not seen such a busy scene on the river for a long time, and they can hardly see the border at a glance.A large number of goods are piled up on the riverside, and the air seems to be filled with a sweet smell of rice and grain!
Supplies have been in short supply for a long time, and the entire Jiankang City is like a riverbed that has been dry for a long time, desperately absorbing the long-awaited rain.On both sides of the river from Zhoucheng to the west, there are almost carnival figures everywhere, some carrying cloth bags, or pushing carts, or carrying baskets, men, women, old and young all went into battle, and the rice grain Move to your home.

An old man in the crowd's knees trembled, and a small half bag of grain fell off his shoulder. The old man gave a strange cry, bent over and rushed forward, waving his hands to prevent others from approaching, and then carefully picked up some of the rice grains that fell out. Even if a large amount of sand and dust has been mixed into the rice grains, it is not wasted, and it is carefully sieved with the hem of the clothes.

"You old man is really ignorant. If you have the time to sieve rice, take a few steps, and you can already transport another round of rice home!"

The person who was blocked next to him yelled dissatisfiedly, and stepped across here.

The old man's eyes lit up when he heard this, even if he wanted to get up and shake off the rice grains mixed with sand and gravel, it was a pity after all.He held Misai in his mouth with both hands, spitting out the gravel and chewing the rice grains vigorously, but after walking a few steps, he suddenly covered his face and cried loudly: "Poor my son, if I can endure a few more days, I will die." Can be full..."

From Zhoucheng to the west, until Xilimen, both sides of the waterway are full of ecstatic or mournful crowds, everyone is hurrying to carry food, lest they will be left behind.

Ever since the grain ship from the west appeared under Stone City for the first time, the price of rice in Duzhong began to plummet. fall!

The people in the capital have been sleepy for a long time, and they are already frightened of hunger. Compared with the high food prices in the past few days, this price is like a free gift!They are afraid that the beautiful scenery in front of them is only temporary and fleeting, so those who have spare energy will do everything they can to carry food to their homes for hoarding.

On the attic of a garden villa near Zhoucheng, a group of gorgeously dressed and leisurely people are gathering in the attic.Several beautiful dancers with slender bodies and light shirts are dancing in the hall.

It's just that such a beautiful song and dance was ignored by the people in the attic, and most of the people's attention was still focused on a young man sitting in the center of the room.

The young man wore a jade crown and a small bun, wearing a double-breasted cloak, and the folding fan in his hand was beating slowly to the melodious music. Occasionally, he raised the wine glass on the table, and everyone in the banquet raised their glasses in response. Don't dare to blink for a moment, for fear of missing any slight change in the other party's expression.

"The beauties in the hall are dancing together, full of beauty, but you are forcing me with your eyes, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable."

Shen Zhezi sipped half a glass of fruit wine, put down the glass and said with a smile.

Ji You said with a smile at another table: "Who told Wei Zhou that you are a rare guest, like me who frequently visits the table to disturb you, so few people will wait and see."

"The son-in-law and Ji Jun are both rare and distinguished guests, and they can't look at each other in leisure. If it weren't for the invitation from Yu Cang's department this time, I'd be waiting to see through, and I can't hear the elegant voice!"

One person in the banquet got up and spoke, because the movement was a little violent, the wine in the glass was spilled on the front of the front, looking a little embarrassed.

Seeing this scene, Yu Tiao pretended to be angry and said, "Mr. Xiong is acting like this. Could it be that the wine is not good enough to wash clothes?"

After hearing this, the man's expression became even more awkward, and he frequently looked to others to ask for relief.

"Mr. Yu is just joking, Mr. Xiong, don't take it seriously. The customs in the capital are also normal. If you can sit and drink together, you are a good friend. You can laugh and let go, don't be restrained."

Ji You smiled and played a smooth game to ease the embarrassment of this person.

After hearing this, the man laughed, pulled his clothes, raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "The wine is very delicious, I dare not ask for it, please punish yourself!"

The man drank three cups before sitting back in the banquet, the atmosphere was not as awkward as it was at the beginning, they started chatting and laughing with each other.

Shen Zhezi was also very quiet and thoughtful, so he came to Xicheng to take a look at Yu Tiao's request.Although he contributed a lot to the turmoil in the capital just now, it seems that it was not his family that benefited the most, but the Yu family and the Ji family.

As early as the beginning of the campaign, Shen Zhezi sent a letter to Yu Yi, reminding him that he could take the opportunity to pull out Zhao Yin, the nail that Wang Dao'an had inserted in Liyang.Although Yu Yi's move seems unreasonable, but Director Wang has already been blamed by all parties, and he has no energy to concentrate on dealing with Yu Yi.

After occupying Liyang, the situation Yu Yi faced suddenly became clear. Although he has not been officially appointed as the governor of Yuzhou yet, it is only a matter of time.And with this move, the haze that had shrouded his family due to Liyang's rebellion and Yu Liang's death was swept away!

Although Yu Yi is not yet as powerful as Yu Liang was in Yuzhou in history, the foundation has been set up, and the next thing is to operate steadily.

Of course, this seemingly reckless move hides a lot of trade-offs behind it.On the one hand, it is the most direct comparison of strengths. Liyang has been dilapidated because of Su Jun's rebellion, and Zhao Yin only occupies a position there. In fact, he does not have too strong military support.

But Yu Yi has more than [-] soldiers under his command, including some of the exile commanders recruited in Jingkou, as well as the original members of the Suwei, and of course the defeated army of the Liyang tribe.Yu Yi could not organize such a powerful army by himself, for example, Xu Mao's department, Kuang's old department, and the part of the Suwei were all managed by the Shen family.

The two have now completely merged, both politically and militarily, not to mention the cooperation between Yu Tiao and Shen Zhezi.

Of course, pure military strength is not enough to support Yu Yi's military action to expel Zhao Yin this time. You must know that there is another Wang Shu squatting in Jiangzhou.

Because after taking office, he completely merged with the locals of Jiangzhou. Wang Shu even turned a blind eye to Director Wang's plight in Jiankang, so he controlled Jiangzhou smoothly.The strength of the Jiangzhou army is far from being able to match Yu Yi's tens of thousands of miscellaneous troops.

If Wang Shu firmly opposed Yu Yi's crossing the river, then even if Yu Yi expelled Zhao Yin, he would still return as he wanted to.

So when Yu Yi launched, Shen Zhezi's father, Shen Chong, also transferred the Dongyang Army to Xin'an County, which borders Poyang County, Jiangzhou, to support Yu Yi.

At the same time, when Yu Yi came to office, he recruited Tao Kan's son Tao Qi as the chief historian, and maintained a harmonious relationship with each other.Of course, this is not enough for Tao Kan to fully support Yu Yi to cross the river, so Taicheng still needs to operate here, and then fight for a position for one of Tao Kan's sons.

As for Jiankang City, although the Empress Dowager has a gap with her mother's family, she is also happy to see her brother being able to sit in the West Mansion.And in Taicheng, several Taifus were disturbed by Fang Zhen's condemnation, and they couldn't unite to force Yu Yi to go back.

Because of the cooperation of so many conditions, it was only possible for Yu Yi to cross the river to make it a foregone conclusion.

As for the benefits gained by the Ji family, that is also obvious.Originally, the Tao family, which was the most important in this chaos, was captured in one fell swoop. Tao Hui, father and son, were all captured, and it was a doomed situation. Only some remote branches remained, and it was difficult to carry the banner.With such a tragic example in front of them, those Danyang families have already dispersed their birds and beasts, and there is nothing to worry about.

In today's current situation, the old surname of Danyang, the Ji family, is the only remaining fruit. Except for some families who have taken refuge here, the rest of the family have to bear the cleaning accident that is still going on in Taichung. .

At least on the matter of building a new capital, no one has jumped out to oppose it clearly.

As for the Shen family, after this turmoil, their status has not improved much, but they have completely grasped the control over the construction of the new capital, and passed several major resolutions one after another, the most important of which is the building workshop. city.

In Shen Zhezi's original plan, the new Jiankang City should have two large trading areas, east and west.Since it is a trading area, it is natural to choose a prosperous area with dense population and convenient transportation.It's just that in such an area, it is really difficult to collect land. In order to avoid exacerbating the conflict, the plan had to be shelved for the time being.

But now, there is no objection on the table, so Taichung has made a decision very quickly, and can solve several problems along the way.

Prices have been manipulated for several months, and the people's fat and people's anointment have been searched too hard.Now that the accumulated materials have opened the gates and flowed into the market, Xiaomin's House has no purchasing power.But Shen Zhezi is also ready, and the government will lend money.Led by the Shaofu Ping Zhun Ling, each family donated money to set up a Yimin warehouse. People in the capital pledged their names and homesteads, and could borrow property of varying amounts.

In this way, both households and homesteads can be controlled, and the purchasing power of these people can be increased at the same time. Every family has hoarding, and the situation can be stabilized quickly.When the new residential area is completed, the people who have mortgaged the land can be relocated relatively smoothly.The vacated land can be used to build Fangshi.

These lands still belong to the imperial court in name, but the right to use them has fallen into the hands of Shen Zhezi and the Wuzhong family behind him.Of course, the earlier gains from manipulating prices are thus wiped out.

Although at present, Shen Zhezi can do it even if he uses force to expel the people and forcibly confiscate the land, but this will cause unnecessary turmoil, and secondly, there is no need to occupy the few remaining properties of these small people .

He just erased the right of choice of these people, and in an environment where the political situation and geopolitical relations are extremely tense, it may not be a good thing for small people to have the right to choose.Just like the laborers in the Ding camp, if they hadn't been incited to rebel, they wouldn't have been massacred.

Everyone is just a small note in the great era. If it cannot be integrated into a main theme, it is destined to be just a noise that must be cleared.In the same way, if a person does not know how to defend and use his right to choose, then this right will only kill him.

In both good and bad times, most people have always been enslaved.The progress of civilization is just beautifying the means of enslavement, making it easier for people to accept emotionally.Shen Zhezi chose to lure rather than chase away with a butcher's knife. This is a bit of warmth he retains for this era.

(End of this chapter)