Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 509

Shen Zhezi actually left Tuzhong to cross the river yesterday, but stayed in the manor outside the city for another night.Guo Song accompanied him across the river this time not just as a guard, but also responsible for telling Yu Yi the results he had achieved.

Although Yu Yi's business has improved in Liyang, the time is still too short and the foundation is too shallow. In addition, the surrounding area of ​​Liyang has been severely damaged by the war, so he is eager for external assistance.

To obtain assistance, on the one hand, it is to win the support of local people, such as what Shen Zhezi did when he crossed the river this time.Those families in Tu Zhong are relatively weak in Jiangbei, so Shen Zhezi chose it as the first stop to test the waters in Jiangbei.

In addition to the reasons mentioned above, the use of money and food to encourage those people to kill Hu is also to draw Tuzhong closer.When those families get used to this kind of cooperation, they can make further plans, such as setting up counties in Tuzhong.

It was Yu Yi's idea to continue to set up prefectures and counties in Jiangbei.Nowadays, this move is not just a superficial consolation. For Xiaomin, the original living environment can be preserved to the maximum extent by placing the family of the same nationality in a fixed area. The collapsed Xiangwangxiang capital can also be operated again.Therefore, this move is of great benefit to buying people's hearts.

Yu Yi didn't have the experience of being in charge of a party's military and political power earlier, and what he took over was a mess corrupted by Su Jun. If he wanted to get people's hearts back as soon as possible, he could only use such a big move.

If Shen Zhezi wanted to take action on the Central Plains before and after Shi Le's death, he also needed to unite the overly dispersed forces in Jiangbei. Only in this way could he better grasp the region and mobilize manpower with the help of the court's righteousness.So in this regard, his and Yu Yi's goals are the same.

When Yu Yi has established a firm foothold in Liyang, in the next one or two years, he will enter Hefei, another important town in the north of the Yangtze River.After taking Hefei, you can use this as the center and extend to the left and right. At that time, you can set up Yuzhou counties and counties in Tuzhongqiao, and resettle a large number of refugees from Yuzhou.

If this goal is achieved, the entire west and north of Jiankang will be surrounded by Yuzhou. At that time, Shen Zhezi will no longer need to stay in the center. It is the governor.

A more optimistic estimate is that this goal can be achieved within two to three years.In addition to Yu Yi's need to accumulate strength, Shen Zhezi also needs to accumulate some qualifications in Taichung.

When Guo Song left, he took some money and food with him. Shen Zhezi didn't think much about it, but Qian Feng and Shen Ke, who were in charge of raising money and food for him in Jingkou, were already complaining.Even before Shen Zhezi came back from Jiangbei, he had already received complaints from his second uncle that the stall was too big, and money and goods were sprinkled out like water, almost to the point of being stretched.

Shen Zhezi was also helpless about this. Major events broke out in the past two days. If his family wants to make great progress, they will naturally have to pay.To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that a large number of villagers were incorporated into cooperatives in the past few years, which improved production efficiency, and the resource allocation of the business alliance throughout Wuzhong.With the Shen family's own strength alone, the establishment of the Dongyang Army would not be able to pass.

No matter how rich his family is, they have to maintain a large army of tens of thousands of people on their own, from the purchase of equipment to the consumption of supplies, as well as the rewards for the soldiers. Even if they can barely do it, it will never be like this Take it easy.Although the Dongyang Army did not perform too well on the battlefield, the strategic deterrence provided by its formed army cannot be bought with any money.

The construction of Jiankang City is also a big money-consuming business. Although Shen Zhezi made a lot of money by hoarding, he spread it out almost intact, establishing his family's unyielding leadership position in the entire construction process.The construction process of Jiankang City is the process of his family's infiltration of the entire Jiankang City, and this money cannot be saved.

This time crossing the river to discuss business with those in Tuzhong, Shen Zhezi was actually just trying to maintain his posture. In fact, neither Jingkou nor Jiankang currently had much money and food to transport to Jiangbei to maintain this deal.As for Wuzhong, it is really inappropriate to transfer more at the moment, otherwise it may cause turmoil in Wuzhong, and it will be exhausted.

However, Shen Zhezi was not worried about this. Even if those people in Tuzhong were keen on this, they must have taken tentative actions at the beginning, and it was impossible to massacre Jiehu from the beginning.When they got it right and it was time for the autumn grain to go into the warehouse, the situation would be greatly eased.

In addition to these, it is the construction of Shen Zhezi's fiefdom.Although it is only a few villages, if you want to see results as soon as possible, a lot of investment is inevitable.Moreover, in the early years, he did not engage in military industry in the countryside, but considering all aspects of raw materials, transportation, and labor, Wuzhong actually did not have much advantage.Now that he has his own one-acre three-point land in Jiangbei, these things must be managed as soon as possible.

In Wujiang, on the one hand, Shen Zhezi mobilized some of Wuzhong's family members, and also recruited a large number of craftsmen during the disaster relief process in Jiankang City. After Yu Yi crossed the river, he also collected refugees to stuff in his fief.There is no shortage of manpower, and the ensuing problem is the consumption of these people, and the funds that must be invested in many castings.

Wujiang is Shen Zhezi's private property, so it's not easy to rely too much on the business alliance in this regard.If Shen Zhezi hadn't mastered a lot of resources, it would be difficult for anyone to support him.

Shen Zhezi also understood Shen Ke's complaints.Although Shen Ke is his second uncle, he is still responsible for the business alliance as a whole.Those people in Wuzhong joined the business alliance, but they were not servants of the Shen family. They also had their own interests.If there is not enough reward, people's hearts will be scattered and self-defeating.

Therefore, Shen Zhezi now has to plan carefully, and needs to open up new sources of income, at least to survive the next few months.After the autumn harvest, he will naturally be a hero again.Among other things, the escort of Wu Xing's Taiwan-funded taxes and property in the summer, including several counties in East Yangzhou, can give him a big mouthful of blood.

After calculating the detailed accounts in the manor outside the capital all night, as soon as Shen Zhezi returned to the capital the next day, he called Yu Manzhi to ask how the things entrusted to him were going.

Shen Zhezi had just finished taking a bath, and was leaning on the bed with his eyes closed to rest, when Yu Manzhi and Wen Fangzhi came hand in hand.

"The son-in-law is finally back! If I don't see you again, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you again!"

After seeing Shen Zhezi, Wen Fangzhi's expression was full of excitement. Although he had to be a punching bag as a son of man, his father didn't treat him as an outsider too much. He couldn't bear it if he came here a few times.

Yu Manzhi was already laughing beside him, pointing to the bruise on Wen Fangzhi's face and explaining the reason, which greatly relieved the depression in his heart just now.Although his father doesn't cherish him, at least he doesn't have to suffer from old fists.

After hearing this, Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing: "I just took a trip away from the capital on a whim, but I didn't expect Hongzu to accept it for me in the capital. I'm really sorry. Since Duke Wen has a call, I will make a decision tomorrow. Go visit the house."

"It's okay for me to suffer some flesh and blood. In fact, it is not unreasonable to be blamed for the recent riots. It is natural for my father to be upset, but it is actually unreasonable to anger my son-in-law because of this. If my father's words are offensive after the meeting, you don't want it, son-in-law." mind."

Wen Fangzhi admired the son-in-law very much, and he didn't think that Shen Zhezi was at fault, but his father... It's really hard to describe, if you are angry, you can be angry, why beat someone to vent your anger.The family's Taibao also suffered a lot, and it was never heard that Wang Chihu was beaten when he returned home.

Although he was dissatisfied, since it was decided that the son-in-law had returned to the capital, Wen Fangzhi hurriedly left and returned home, arranged for his family to send a letter to his father in Taicheng, and before leaving, he said to Yu Manzhi: "That matter is settled like this, After I get home, I will arrange for someone to bring the belongings to you, Brother Changmin."

Yu Manzhi was still smiling all over his face at first, but after hearing this, his face soon became resentful again. He looked at Wen Fangzhi's back for a long time, then sighed quietly, turned his head and said to Shen Zhezi with a bitter face: "My son-in-law, My father treats you much closer than he treats me. From your point of view, does he despise me very much?"

After Shen Zhezi heard this, he was slightly taken aback: "Why do you ask such a question?"

Speaking of this question, Yu Manzhi expressed emotion: "Wen Hongzu is a child, and he can earn millions of dollars. I can be regarded as already in charge, and I have an old honor, but I always have to learn from Ruan Danbo. I only keep one coin in my pocket, for fear that I will be ashamed. I am also a man of blood, and I would like to have beautiful maidservants like Shen Er, and I would like to have a stable full of famous horses like Yunraccoon!"

"Ha, your ambition is really not shallow. Don't you see that the second brother works hard on the construction site every day in order to support all the beautiful maidservants? That kid Yunraccoon turns around all day long. He is not a royal horse, but a horse slave."

Shen Zhezi couldn't help laughing after hearing the words, but he didn't expect that Yu Manzhi was suffering because of poverty, and even suspected that his father didn't love him.But having said that, Yu Yi really didn't care much about this kid, and sent messages to and from each other without asking if Yu Man died of starvation in the capital.

The Yu family was not a big family, and when Yu Liang was alive, he was strict with his family.Except for Yu Tiao, who was engaged in a seclusion with him, the other brothers were bitter haha. Although Jin Ling had some family property, they were all newly reclaimed Susukida, and it was fine to support the family, so there was not much income.Now that Yu Yi is in Liyang, he can't wait to break a penny into two halves, so how can there be money for Yu Manzhi to squander in the capital.

"I'm too lazy to listen to these trivial matters. How are you doing with the things I told you? If you do well in this matter, why don't you worry about not being able to have a huge amount of money like Wen Hongzu."

This guy is a typical moaning without ailment, he is so idle, even if he has no spare money, he does not embarrass him if he lives at home every day, and Shen Zhezi is really too lazy to give him any comfort, so he turned around and asked about the business.

(End of this chapter)