Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 537
In terms of family affairs, there is actually not much to discuss.

Thanks to Princess Xingnan's generous dowry, and Shen Zhezi's generous self-enrichment when he regained Jiankang, and now a large number of Wu people have come to the north, the industry owned by the Shen family near Gyeonggi has become increasingly strong and is on the right track.

Ren Qiu also understood what Shen Zhezi cared about, so he just talked about these in a cursory manner, and focused on the development of the Wujiang fiefdom.Because Shen Zhezi sold the Dingcang bonds in a big way and withdrawn a large amount of funds, almost all of these goods were exchanged for supplies and bet on the construction of the Wujiang fiefdom.

Now Shen Zhezi's seal has been explored and excavated, and furnaces have been built and cast. Although the output has not yet fully formed, at least it can be regarded as output.

Shen Zhezi is quite satisfied with this progress, after all, Wujiang was rebuilt from the newly abandoned soil.He wanted to build Wujiang into a military center in Jiangbei, and provide a steady stream of military equipment for the Northern Expedition.Therefore, the concept of this base is also extremely huge. In the future, at least tens of thousands of full-time full-time craftsmen will gather to use it.

To build and maintain such a huge military industrial base, under the production conditions in ancient times, it would be impossible to realize without a strong central authority and the mobilization of all kinds of things as a backing.

However, Shen Zhezi has been digging deep into the potential of Wuzhong in the past few years, trying to break the resource barriers of the manor economy. Now it has become common practice for merchants in Jiangdong to make profits by boating.The Wujiang River is backed by the Great River. At least for the consumption of basic resources such as food, it can be completely entrusted to external sources instead of relying on self-sufficiency.

The reason why Shen Zhezi has not put this matter on the agenda until now, instead of relying on local management and development, is because the more concentrated and the larger the scale of industries such as military industry, the greater the production capacity that will be exploded.In the early years, although the Shen family was known as the leader of Jiangdong, it was not enough to support large-scale out-of-production craftsmen.If it is just a small workshop operation, ten years of work may not be as good as the Wujiang River that will be formed in the future for half a year.

Although the Jie slaves in the north are extremely vicious, there are actually many hidden dangers.Although the background of the Central Plains is deeper than that of Jiangdong, a considerable part of it is concentrated in the self-defending docks in various places, and it is difficult for Jienu to mobilize effectively.And if they break through one by one, without giving Wubi any living space at all, then there will be another wave of anti-Hu in the Northland.

Although Jiangdong's background is shallow, thanks to the exemplary role of the Wuzhong Business Alliance, a large amount of materials are active in the river, and they are transported to all parties, instead of being deposited in various manors as before. for use.So from this point of view, Jiangdong is already ahead of Jienu in terms of resource scheduling.

Even if they don't fight against each other and develop independently, Jiangdong's development will definitely be much faster than that of the Central Plains!Of course, whether the vitality is sufficient is of secondary importance in the war between the two countries. The most important thing is whether there are soldiers who can use this vitality to its due effect!

Jiangdong's lack of horses is a natural defect, and he will definitely be at a disadvantage in the Northern Expedition in the future.Therefore, Shen Zhezi wanted to build a huge military industrial base with strong armor and sharp soldiers to improve the protection and combat capabilities of individual soldiers as much as possible.

After listening to Ren Qiu's introduction to Wujiang's development progress, Shen Zhezi sent Ren Qiu to Wujiang by airboat later with a large wooden box brought from Taichung.The wooden box contained the skills of smelting and casting that he picked out when he was sorting out the classics in the capital recently. Most of them were old wooden slips. Saved from being burned by rebels.

The level of smelting and casting of the Southerners is far inferior to that of the Central Plains.Even in Wuzhong, the most prosperous place, casting methods are still mostly used today. Superior casting techniques such as forging and frying have been spread, but they have not been popularized, and there are not many mature craftsmen available.

Compared with skilled craftsmen, Shen Zhezi pays more attention to the accumulation of mature casting experience.The former may be able to cast some high-quality armor, but the latter can cultivate a large number of qualified craftsmen and detonate the production capacity.

In fact, Shen Zhezi really wanted to visit Wujiang in person, and build the base of Wujiang from scratch by himself.But if he leaves the center, there will not be enough powerful people in Taiwan to prevent the development of Wujiang from political risks.Wen Qiao and Yu Tan are just allies, they have no obligation to escort Shen Zhezi all the way.

So at the moment, we can only entrust the preparatory work to competent people, and make arrangements in the middle to strive for a better development space.

Just after talking about these things, a visitor came to the door before it was too late.This visitor was a descendant of the Xiahou family in Qiao State, named Xiahou Mang, who was going to marry Shen Qing, the cousin of Shen Zhezi.Originally it was Shen Zhezi who proposed to meet, but since he was busy in Taiwan, he has never had time to invite him.

Shen Zhezi also heard from the princess yesterday that because he has not been able to confirm the letter, Shen Pei's family has already started the six rituals with the other party.Since I'm free today, I might as well see you later.

The family quickly attracted Xia Houmang, and Shen Zhezi inspected him in the seat. At the age of a weak crown, he can be regarded as a handsome man, with a cloth robe and no flashy decorations such as Fu Fan. He looks like a sunny boy.

After the courtesy meeting, Shen Zhezi invited Xia Houmang to take a seat before he said with a smile: "I have already said that I will receive Xiahou Lang in the mansion, but since I came to Taiwan, there have been many things, so I have to be free now."

"The son-in-law has a heavy responsibility, and there are many stories about his elegant deeds. It is an honor to be invited to meet, how dare you force me to bother you."

Sitting in the banquet, Xia Houmang looked cautious in the face of Shen Zhezi, a big dude whom he knew mostly from rumors. Although his ancestors were also rich, time has passed, and now he is living in a distant country, so he has to recognize the reality.

Shen Zhezi had a pretty good impression of Xia Houmang. Now that the two marriages have been decided, he didn't say anything more, just asked with a smile: "In the future, Xia Houlang may be a relative of the fence, but Xia Houlang doesn't need to see each other. In the future, if you have free time, you might as well come to the mansion for a gathering. It is not easy to live in a distant country, and being able to watch and support each other with relatives is also an honor. By the way, has Xia Houlang ever talked about the quality of the village?"

After Xia Houmang heard this, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, and shook his head, "No."

Shen Zhezi pondered for a while after hearing the words, and then looked at Xia Houmang's face, and he understood.

Although the Ninth Rank Official Personnel Law was an extremely important selection method during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was not absolute.Especially at the beginning of the journey to the South after Yongjia, in such an extremely turbulent era, personnel changes frequently, high families fall into the dust, and poor families rise up fortunately, the law of ninth-rank officials is actually a bit embarrassing.

For example, Shen Zhezi, in terms of his old honor and popularity, is naturally more than enough for the second rank.But there is a problem involved in it, do you want to add burning?In terms of the standards of the Ninth Rank Official Personnel Law, Shen Zhezi is barely able to rank at the Second Rank. If Zhuo Ran is added, then his standard will disappear.But if you don't add Zhuo Ran, even if you are ranked second rank, you are still a second-class talent.

If Shen Zhezi is considered a second-class talent, who would dare to pretend that he is a first-class young man in the current situation?
So Shen Zhezi simply didn't enter the class, and he could also be useful, so there was no point in provoking that kind of embarrassment.It's not just him, Shen Zhezi doesn't even urge his family's direct descendants like Shen Yun to enter.Now the Shen family is different from the past, it is no longer the case that Shen Mu was so beautiful when he had to choose the third rank, but looking at it now, Shen Mu's third rank talent is a kind of humiliation instead.After all, no one expected that his family's power would rise so quickly.

As for Xia Houmang's failure to enter the rank, it should be another situation. The decline of the family background is too serious, and the family status is worthy of the second rank, but the actual teaching is often unsatisfactory.So simply don't enter, so as not to embarrass the ancestors.

The Nine Rank Official Personnel Law is originally applicable to a relatively stable social structure. Once the social class and resource allocation are violently turbulent, it will lose its meaning.As for it becoming more important in the middle and late Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was because the overall momentum of the Gaomen declined, and there was nothing to brag about if they didn't brag about their ancestors.

"Nowadays the current situation is complicated, everyone is at their own place. It is inappropriate to generalize how talented people are. If you are not qualified, you will not be admitted. My family's Bieye Shenyuan has no shortage of gatherings of peers. If Xia Houlang is interested, he might as well go there. If you are really talented Inside, it will show itself over time."

In the eyes of Shen Zhezi, the Ninth Rank Official Human Law itself is a fart. Of course, he would not judge the quality of a talent based on whether he is good or bad. After hearing Xia Houmang's answer, he smiled and comforted him.

Xia Houmang was greatly moved when he heard this.Naturally, he doesn't have such powerful political resources as Shen Zhezi, and not being a top rank means that he has no channels for official career at all.If it weren't for the appreciation of Shen Pei, the future father-in-law, there would be little place to stand in the capital. Hearing that Shen Zhezi was willing to support him, he would also thank him repeatedly.

Shen Zhezi didn't care about Xia Houmang's thanks. He just remembered the tragedy of his aunt at home. He didn't want his cousin to suffer misfortune after she got married. Rong. If not, even if you are not an enemy, you will inevitably look at each other. Even if you do not harm the country out of selfishness, you are still close and far away, and you are not in the same class."

Being able to describe the psychology of protecting the calf so confidently, Shen Zhezi can be regarded as well-known in his father's family, and he persuaded Xia Houmang a few words before letting him go.

Although Xia Houmang was also from a family with the old Chinese and Korean surnames, he seldom acted as a prominent figure when he came across the river. He was taken aback by Shen Zhezi's style of holding up the political slogan of "the party unites and fights differences" at any time, and he was still ignorant when he left.

In fact, political slogans and the like are mainly used to bluff people, and if they can’t be bluffed, that’s another story.Shen Zhezi is still relatively low-end, and the high-end one is similar to Zhao Shile, who said that he would work in Liu Bang, fight for Liu Xiu, not learn from Cao Cao and Sima Yi, and bully orphans and widows.

In fact, this is a typical political slogan, just nonsense, just to weaken the legitimacy of Cao Wei and the Sima family's success in the country, I am afraid that Shi Le himself will not believe it.From Shen Zhezi's point of view, he just didn't meet orphans and widows. If he was in that position, he might work harder than others.

Besides, what good thing is Shi Le himself?A foreign race in a foreign country, attached to China, first caused chaos in Dianwu, and then turned back to Han and Zhao, a slave who betrayed his master, and raised an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.Although Cao Cao has a heroic attitude all his life, he has a beginning and an end. He respects the man and does not usurp him. Shi Le is really not worthy of lifting his shoes.

Self-promise between the two Lius, in itself has no self-knowledge.He was just lucky to live in an era when he was worse than anyone else, and instead of heroes, if he lived in the Three Kingdoms, he would be regarded as a meritorious ancestor of his ancestors.Competing with a man of destiny like Guangwu, he can run fast if his dog's brain is not blown out.

To die without leaving a tomb and without heirs is in itself the most powerful denial of Shi Le's achievements in his life.He himself did not have the opportunity to bully the orphans and widows, but the orphans and widows left behind after his death were bullied and killed happily by his nephew trained by him. It can be said that he has no regrets in this life.

Of course, Shen Zhezi's thinking like this is indeed biased.In the troubled times of the early Wuhu period, Shi Le did a good job.But who made him a barbarian, if he didn't double-standard, who would double-standard?
The most powerful way to despise a person is to defeat him on the battlefield.But when Shen Zhezi came to this era, Jiehu had already become a force, and he had to face a crisis of internal and external troubles, and his wealth and life were unsustainable.

Of course, it cannot be said that all the good shows will be missed. When Shen Zhezi is strong enough to look north, he can raise his troops to garrison Yuzhou, sit and watch Shihu ravage his cousin Shi Daya, wanting to live and die, and practice what his uncle said personally. What a pointless thing to say.

　In fact, my own view of history is narrow. Even if I have understanding and sympathy, I prefer to explore the reasons for the evils of Jiangdong and the limitations and helplessness of the times. I don’t want to write about Shi Le’s measures to reconcile Hu and Han, so I haven’t written much about the situation in the Central Plains.This is a blank, which will be filled up soon, because the moment when the Shi family will kill each other is about to come, this is an exciting point in my description.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)