Han Dao world

Chapter 1208 A Rare Opportunity
Fu Shi got up early and made breakfast.

Huan Jie went out after breakfast, full of fighting spirit, like a general going to war.

When he arrived at the agreed place, a group of people were already waiting for him, chatting in the courtyard.Many people have dark circles under their eyes, but they look excited.The few people who were lucky enough to take part in the pick-up yesterday were surrounded like stars around the moon.

The arrival of the emperor in Changsha is a big event, which has attracted too many people's attention, but not everyone is qualified to participate in the reception, so we can only listen to some rumors.After waiting all night, I came early this morning to inquire about the news.

An older Confucian scholar was a little impatient at being asked and shook his sleeves.

"What are you in a hurry for? When Huan Boxu comes, everything will be clear. He is now the emperor's attendant, and he was left behind by the emperor for a long talk after the banquet yesterday. He understands the situation better than me."

Someone echoed: "Yes, what's the rush? The emperor is young and promising, and it is obvious to all. Needless to say, he admired Qu Zi and Jia Sheng, and he also admired Mr. Sun. You may not know that there are many people around him. A young loose rider, long and short, with a pair of blue eyes, is the second son of Mr. Sun, the younger brother of General Dou Ni."

"Really?" Someone was surprised. "Mr. Sun's husband and wife are both from Wu, so why does your son have blue eyes?"

"Well..." The man was a little embarrassed, and was thinking about how to explain, when he turned his head and saw Huan Jie entering the door, he immediately changed the subject. "Bo Xu is here, ask him."

The crowd surrounded Huan Jie with a whimper, heard Huan Jie in the middle, startled Huan Jie, and shouted to calm down, don't be impulsive.

When they came to sit in the hall together, Huan Jie knew what these people wanted to hear, so he didn't pretend to be a joke, and directly stated the conclusion first.

After everyone listened, they looked at each other.

Huan Jie was already mentally prepared, and said with a smile, "I can't believe it?"

The old Confucian scholar stroked his beard. "It's not only unbelievable, it's simply unheard of. Bo Xu, if it's not that you are a servant, then the emperor is crazy."

"That's right, this...how is it possible."

"I don't think it's believable either."

"..."

Everyone was chattering, and some people shook their heads while talking, expressing that they could not accept it.

What they heard was that the emperor relied on Xiliang soldiers, suppressed the family, forcibly saved the land, and robbed the people's wealth.The aristocratic family in the Central Plains suffered heavy losses, and the mourners were everywhere. Some Ruying people even left their hometowns and moved to Bohai Sea.

As far as Changsha is concerned, it was not long ago that they were forced to surrender to the court.Liu Xian's earnest persuasion still rings in his ears.When Zhang Ji was in office, what Xiliang soldiers did was obvious to all.

How could such an emperor allow them to build a ship officer with the imperial court and benefit from it?

It can't be a trap, first trick us into investing money, wait until the ship's officer is completed, and then find a reason to swallow our money, and even kill everyone together.

Those heroic masters in history did not seldom do such things, or in other words, the heroic masters love to do such things the most.

Emperor Qin and Wu of Han are no exception.

Huan Jie didn't speak, and when the discussion was over and they calmed down again, he smiled softly and said, "Your concerns are justified and unreasonable. It's reasonable because the emperor is really worried about the fate of the family, just like Jia Sheng was worried about it. Princes. Those who are unreasonable, you overestimated your own strength."

He looked up, a smile on his lips. "Although we are small and rich, we are only called rich in Changsha. In the Central Plains, we are just a middle-class family. It is not worth worrying about the emperor."

Everyone looked at each other, and while laughing dumbfounded, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it is embarrassing to say this, it is a fortunate thing not to be tabooed by the emperor.

"The Son of Heaven does not oppose the wealth of the people. On the contrary, he has always said that poverty is not king, and that only the wealth of the people can make the country strong. What he opposes is wealth without benevolence. It is the aristocratic families who rely on their wealth to annex the land, so that the people cannot live and live in peace, and are forced to take risks..."

Huan Jie extracted the information he got from talking with the emperor last night and reading the documents later, and explained them one by one.

Changsha is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Although it has a lot of communication with the Central Plains, a lot of information is still distorted and not the original appearance.

For example, there are many rumors about the large-scale conquest of the Nanyang family by the emperor, especially the feudal monarch.

The emperor did dismiss many lords, but that was because these lords did not fulfill their obligations.When the emperor was in trouble, they remained indifferent.When the emperor implemented the New Deal, they obstructed it.

How can such a person become a national fence?

The imperial court enfeoffed the country not only to reward the meritorious officials, but also to set up a vassal for the country in order to support the imperial court.

Since they cannot afford such a responsibility, it is reasonable to deprive them of their titles.

Furthermore, the emperor only seized their titles and food towns, and did not kill them all, retaining their property.Those people are now running businesses, and their lives are not worse than before, but such news does not conform to some people's views, so they never mention it.

Huan Jie then introduced what he learned from the document to everyone.

The emperor mentioned that someone proposed to establish Jiangling as the capital, and he also had the task of inspecting Jiangling when he went south this time, which was not groundless.

Specifically, the people who made this suggestion were the left chief Shi Zhang Song of Situ Mansion, and the south chief Shi Zheng Du.

Both of these two were from Shu County, and they entered the court after Yizhou became a minister.In addition to being the Zuo Changshi of Situ Mansion, Zhang Song is also the younger generation trusted by the emperor, with high expectations.His point of view was rejected by Situ Mansion, but approved by the emperor.

It's just that after the emperor's on-site inspection, he felt that Jiangling did not yet have the conditions to be a capital.

However, the emperor's determination to develop Jiangnan is unquestionable, which can be verified from many aspects.There is no doubt that he wants to build a ship in Dongting Lake, and it is no lie that he wants you to participate in the cooperation. You can trust him, just like you trust me.

Although Huan Jie was not very old, he was the leader of Changsha scholars, comparable to Xun Yu's status among Ruying people, and won the trust of everyone.Since he said such a thing, even if everyone has doubts, they can put it down temporarily.

They then discussed the specifics.

Huan Jie came up with several plans of varying sizes for everyone to discuss together.

In fact, Changsha and Wuling prefectures already had ship officers, but these ship officers were too small in scale and were only responsible for the management and repair of official ships, or building some small ships, without the ability to build large ships.This time, the ship officers they are building put more emphasis on shipbuilding, and they are building large ships to facilitate long-distance transportation and trade.

The emperor focused on industry and commerce, and dispatched elite soldiers and generals to expand overseas.Merchant ships from Jingzhou and Yizhou went out to sea along the Yangtze River and went straight to Liaodong and Zhongshan, making a lot of profits.People in Changsha saw it, and naturally they would not be indifferent.They also want to build big ships to go to sea, do big business, and earn huge profits.

At the beginning, their idea was to imitate a sea-going ship, which was not large in scale and limited in investment.If in the name of the prefect's mansion, the technology of the Yuzhang ship officer can be obtained free of charge, it will be enough to invest [-] to [-] gold.If you can't get the name of the prefect's mansion, you can only buy a ship to imitate it, and the expenses will be much higher, which they may not be able to afford.

Now the Son of Heaven is willing to cooperate with them, and in the name of Situ Mansion, the scale can naturally be larger, and their investment will also be expanded accordingly, exceeding their previous plan.

Although Changsha is not poor, it is not extremely rich either. Anyone who can give out fifty or sixty million cash is considered rich, and many people can only give a few million.To raise [-] to [-] gold, everyone here needs to go all out.

"With the promise of the emperor, why are you hesitating?" Huan Jie raised his arms and shouted. "This is an opportunity that Changsha has been waiting for hundreds of years since the establishment of the county. Can it become the world's largest county within ten years? Today. If you don't fight now, when will you wait?"

　There is an exam on the weekend, please take three days off to prepare for the exam, and resume the update next Monday.

　　
　
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