Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 691
Although he had already expected it in his heart, when the conclusive news came, Shen Zhezi couldn't help feeling worried.

He is not afraid to fight Jiehu, and even if Jienu does not come to attack, he will organize his forces in the next two or three months to march north of the Huaihe River.But now Jie Nu is really mobilized, and Shou Chun is not yet fully prepared for a big battle, which immediately makes Shen Zhezi feel embarrassed.

Fortunately, there are only signs of mobilization in Huaibei, and it will take some time until the real army gathers to the south.So right now it is a contest of mobilization between the two countries, the mobilization of manpower and material resources, to see which aspect can be in place ahead of time.

In terms of soldiers, Shen Zhezi did not have many optimistic estimates.Jienu has not established a country for a long time, and the martial arts is in full swing. In addition, the land of the Central Plains is larger than that of Jiangdong.Moreover, the Hulu regime has always been keen to gather a large number of people near the capital for easy rule and suppression.

This kind of organizational form is primitive and low-end, and it cannot fully invest its human advantages in production and management. It has extremely weak control over the local area, and it is not conducive to the establishment of a long-term and sustainable regime in the Central Plains.

This is also a common problem of the Hulu regime. The control of the population is not based on stable ruling technology, but direct and brutal personal control.It's like a newly rich man who wished he could hang all his property on his body, so that he could see it with his eyes and touch it with his hands.

In fact, in the entire Huaishui theater, Jienu already has 10,000+ heavy troops here.If more troops are added, it will never be as simple as tens of thousands of people.Even if Jie Nu assembled hundreds of thousands of troops to come south, Shen Zhezi was not surprised or surprised.

In fact, he would be more willing to go to war with Jie Nu, because the mobilization of a large number of soldiers and personnel will inevitably require a longer preparation time.And time is exactly what Shen Zhezi needs right now.And having more soldiers does not mean invincibility, and it can even be said that there is nothing good except for scaring people!
As for Shen Zhezi, regardless of whether Jie Nu is mainly attacking Shouchun, he no longer plans to recruit more soldiers.Right now, his troops are large enough to hold a line of defense in Shouchun, and there are more than 3 Xuzhou army flanking echoes in the east.The most important thing is to maintain the morale and people's hearts, and make the best use of Huai Shui's advantage.

As for material resources, the current Shouchun can be said to be strong on the outside but capable on the inside.The large-scale military expansion has weakened Shen Zhezi's advantages in superior military equipment that he relied on for many times to win.

The foundry workshop in his Wujiang fiefdom has even stopped forging armored soldiers, and is only making all-out efforts to forge weapons such as arrow clusters with simpler craftsmanship.Earlier in Shouchun, he advocated the dismissal of Wubi private soldiers. In addition to maintaining local stability, he also wanted to vigorously collect armored weapons privately stored in the countryside, so that the Huainan Army's armed forces could be maintained at a certain level.

As for the most important and basic food and grass, it is the problem that Shen Zhezi mainly wants to solve when he returns to Liang County this time.

After the consumption in the cold winter and early spring, Huainan and Liang counties no longer had much food reserves.The Shen family's own granary had been emptied as early as last year. As for Taichung, they couldn't count on it. They were still waiting for the rice to cook.So the only thing that can be won right now is Jiangdong Mincai.

After receiving the information from Shouchun, Shen Zhezi immediately signaled Yu Tiao to come forward to organize the organization before the news spread and caused panic. He wanted to have a detailed discussion with various families in Jiangdong.In this regard, he is still relatively confident, after all, he has been working hard in the past few years.

At present, Shen Zhezi has no time to return to Shouchun to sit in town, so he can only send a letter to Guo Song and others. While maintaining basic defense, he will actively develop strongholds in Huaibei, especially organizing naval forces to cruise along several tributaries of the Huai River.

Once the Jie slaves were about to invade the south on a large scale, they would inevitably double their levies and extortions. It is conceivable that there must be chaos in the local area.Sending the navy to the north, on the one hand, can collect enemy intelligence in more detail, and on the other hand, it can also recruit and support some rural families who intend to move south, so as to gain as many advantages as possible on the eve of the war.

In Liang County, a large number of people gathered here recently, and Yu Tiao's organizational skills are also good, so in just one day, hundreds of people gathered here.

Shen Zhezi entertained these families in his original handsome hall, Jiangbei kept everything simple, and the material enjoyment was naturally hard to compare with Jiangdongdu.Of course, everyone didn't come here to have a meal, although it was just a simple meal, but the atmosphere was still good.

After chatting to feed oneself, Shen Zhezi went straight to the topic: "I have a small meal for you today, and I have something to ask you. Huainan's pattern is primitive, but the slaves are still poor and powerful, and dare not take it lightly. After a long battle in the barren land, Weary and exhausted, if you want to rebuild the revival and Wanghua Paradise, you can't do without your help."

"Jiangdong's ability to rise and fall is obvious to all. Since we have gathered here, we intend to recommend ourselves. But if it is useful, there is absolutely no reason to shirk it!"

The person who spoke first was Zhu Yan, a native of Kuaiji, and naturally a loyal supporter of the Shen family.As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the room echoed it one after another, and it could be said that they had spoken their hearts.

If it is simply to restore Jiangbei to Xinjiang, even if Huainan is recovered, it will not be enough to attract a large number of contemporary people.What is really exciting is Shen Zhezi's management ability. Compared with martial arts, his ability in this area is even more heart-wrenching.

Among other things, the two most prosperous cities in Jiangdong today, Jiankang and Jingfu, both had Shen Zhezi's shadow in their prosperity.With these precedents in front, and now that Shouchun is under the rule of the consort, it is conceivable that this situation must have great achievements.

So for a while, except for the family of the business alliance that had made a fortune with the Shen family in the early years, all the families with a little strength in other places in Jiangdong also came here to look for opportunities.

Shen Zhezi was not too polite, and sat quietly at the table with a smile on his face and listened to all kinds of compliments from the crowd for half an hour. Then he ordered people to hand out the booklets he had already prepared, and at the same time he took a copy himself, saying concisely Emphasis: "Although the land of Huainan is a wasteland after a long war, it is an important town in ancient times, and the north and the south are silent. Let me first explain to everyone that the things needed in this place, salt and rice, are the foundation of people's livelihood. Purely According to the grain plan, the annual demand is 500 million hu..."

"500 million dendrobium?"

"so much?"

Although everyone had tried their best to imagine that Huainan would be a big market, they couldn't help being dumbfounded after hearing this number, and they all exclaimed, interrupting Shen Zhezi's words.

500 million dendrobium grains, if you listen to it alone, the amount is indeed not small.But if it is said that this alone can shock the people present, it cannot be done, especially for the members of the business alliance.

With the growth of the business alliance, members have become both north and south, and Wuzhong can no longer be used as a restriction.The total grain dispatch and sales volume of the business alliance for the whole year has far exceeded tens of millions of dendrobium.Moreover, the Shen family alone has invested a lot of funds in Liang County last year, which has reached several million dendrobiums in terms of grain.

What surprised everyone was that Huainan has a large amount of cultivated land. Even if the food cannot be self-sufficient, a considerable part of it can be solved on the spot.If he asks for another 500 million dendrobium, what big move is the son-in-law planning?You must know that even if it is the provincial center in the capital, the annual income is not so much!
"Of course, 500 million dendrobium is only tentative, and there may be more in the future. But there is one important point right now, that is, within the next month, we need to collect grain of one million dendrobium."

Shen Zhezi continued to laugh and said, "I'm not going to hide it now. The slaves in the northern border have changed a little bit. There will be wars in the coming spring. The military resources are the foundation of military affairs. I hope to be able to enter the country as soon as possible. This is the military plan. There is nothing to lose."

Although Shen Zhezi said it lightly, the people present are still quite sensitive. Some people couldn't help asking: "I don't know the scale of the change of slaves and thieves that the son-in-law said? Does Huainan have a chance to win?"

"These are still military secrets, so I dare not speak in detail. But the land must be defended, and the only thing to do is to fight. There is absolutely no reason to avoid thieves and abandon defense!"

Of course, Shen Zhezi's ambiguous words could not convince the public, but he stopped talking about it in depth, but changed to other things: "There is only one thing for food, and there are other needs for all kinds of resources, all of which are in the book. The priority of the need, They are all marked. If they are listed in the military supplies, they must enter the town and return to the warehouse according to the schedule."

When everyone heard this, they temporarily suppressed their astonishment, opened the booklet on the case and took a quick look, and then found that there were more than ten supplies purchased, although not as exaggerated as food, the amount was also very astonishing .

But apart from being surprised, what made them most curious was how to pay for such a large purchase?In terms of grain prices alone, because of the frequent use of rice in Jiangbei last year, the price of rice in Jiangdong has risen now, and the price of rice is nearly [-] yuan. If it is transported to Jiangbei and Huainan, the price will definitely double.

Calculated in this way, just one pile of food would cost billions of dollars.But now Jiangdong may not have so many copper coins in circulation in the market.If goods are exchanged for goods, the final profit will vary greatly depending on the trading method you choose.

In fact, the phenomenon of currency restricting transactions has always existed in Jiangdong, especially when it comes to large transactions.In the early years, there were still private mints, including Shen Lang's money from the Shen family. Of course, the quality is also different.

Many people are willing to join the business alliance. The goal is not the huge profits of the business alliance, but the various convenient transaction methods provided to ensure the normal operation of the transaction.Otherwise, even if there are thousands of goods in the home, but they cannot be sold at all, that would be a great waste.

Although Shen Zhezi is a big talker in terms of purchasing, when it comes to money, he really doesn't have any.Merchants are only based on credit, even if his family is the leader of the business alliance, they should settle accounts clearly, and still have to settle.So he had been thinking for a long time about how to ensure the transaction went through.

Now Fang Bo has great autonomy, especially for an official like Shen Zhezi who is located in a border town, almost all the resources in the town can be used flexibly.Compared with other uncles, he has a greater advantage, that is, he can dispatch resources across regions.

In such an environment in ancient times, Shen Zhezi has always favored the opening method adopted in the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, in terms of payment methods, also refer to this.

　This chapter could have been written earlier, the calculation of the data is a headache, and it is too early to count. . .Don't pay attention to the details, anyway, it's awesome, the son-in-law is doing big business. . .

　　
　
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