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Chapter 774 Mind

After Sima Yan moved his capital to Yecheng, a new round of enclosure began.

The gentry in Hebei grew accordingly, and children from wealthy families such as the Lu family, the Cui family, and the Zhang family entered the court in large numbers through the shadow of the door.

Jin's territory has become smaller, but the involution has become more intense.

A small Zhonglang general Pang Zong can occupy [-] hectares of fertile land outside Yecheng, set up a manor, and accept [-] Zhuang slaves.

Not to mention other dignitaries.

There are also princes of the Sima family who are engaged in large-scale construction projects. Their fields and houses are everywhere on the Hebei Plain, and the people in the nearby villages all become their field slaves.

The Sima family took the lead, and the Wang, Shi, and Xun families followed suit.

The relocation of the capital by the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Dynasty brought great suffering to Hebei.

There are people who have lost their land everywhere. In order not to starve to death, they have to take the initiative to attach themselves to the wealthy family or join the army.

On the surface, Yecheng's strength has grown stronger.

In addition to the abundant harvests in Hebei and the Central Plains this year, the kings and ministers of the Jin Kingdom were very generous.

The gate valves of the Jin and Jin Dynasties were formed ahead of schedule.

As long as he does not go to court, Sima Yan basically stays in the harem, spending time and drinking with his concubines.

However, there are thousands of people in the harem, and Sima Yan can't play alone. It becomes a headache every night. He finally made a sheep cart. The sheep walk freely in the palace garden, and he will be there wherever the cart is parked. Pants off exercise.

Thousands of concubines are eager to stay widowed, and of course they will use their brains to insert bamboo branches on the door and sprinkle salt water on the ground to attract sheep and carts.

During the Cao Wei period, luxury flourished.

When it came to the Sima family's great feudal family, extravagance was no longer a wind, but a raging fire.

The famous scholar He used to spend [-] qian per day for meals, and "had nowhere to put chopsticks". His son, He Shao, had to eat all kinds of food, which cost him [-] qian a day for food.

Sima Yan's uncle, Wang Kai, was even more outstanding among them. His basic necessities, food, housing and transportation were all exquisite, and he spent a huge amount of money.

Shi Chong, the youngest son of the Shi family, is young, but he is also a rising star. He competes with Wang Kai for wealth. Sima Yan not only does not stop this trend, but also stirs up the flames, assists Wang Kai, and smashes all kinds of rare treasures.

Compared with these things, Daxing's mansion is only a drop in the bucket for them.

To maintain such a life of luxury, legitimate income is certainly not enough.

It is inevitable to step up agglomeration, exploitation, and corruption...

People at the time said: Extravagance is more expensive than natural disasters.

Less than half a year after Sima Yan moved to Yecheng, the price of five stone powder and fine wine increased tenfold.

From courtiers to celebrities, taking Wushi powder has become the norm.

Of course, not everyone is drunk.

Jia Chong is worried about the current situation in Wei.

When the state of Jin fell, others took off the dog skins of the Sima family and put on the official robes of the Qin state again, so they could continue to eat delicious food and drink spicy food, but Jia Chong could not.

With the notoriety of a regicide on his head, if he falls into the hands of the Qin people, he will definitely die without a place to bury him.

"The country is difficult, Your Majesty must not neglect state affairs. The people of Hebei have been grateful to His Majesty for a long time, and they are all willing to die for the country. The Qin thieves rose up with swords. As long as they can defeat them once with swords, they can stabilize the confrontation between the East and the West..." Jia To change his previous style of jealousy and envy, he kept recommending available people to Sima Yan.

Wang Jun, Wang Hun, Zhang Fang, and Qianhong were all entrusted with important tasks.

"Gonglu's words are very true." Sima Yan generally listened, "This is the newly refined five-stone powder, Gonglu, taste it quickly."

At this moment, Sima Yan's eye sockets were sunken and his complexion was pale.

It made Jia Chong suddenly think of Emperor Ming Cao Rui...

There are many similarities between the two. They are both wise and wise in the first half, and reckless in the second half.

Jia Chong stared at Sima Yan for a long time, his triangular eyes flickered, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sima Yan took a five-stone powder, and soon his face was flushed, his eyes were blurred, and parts of his body began to swell, "The city of Ye is far stronger than Luoyang, and it is backed by the remote Hebei Yanyu. The halberd will be smashed under this city!"

If only from military considerations, it is true.

Since Yuan Shao's time, Yecheng has been carefully managed, and after decades of expansion by Cao Cao and Cao Pi, Yecheng has become a veritable strong city in the world.

Although Sima Yan was happy and happy every day, he did not forget to strengthen Yecheng.

According to the suggestions of Xun Xu, He Shao and others, another city wall was built outside of Ye City.

The docks and camps stretch for more than [-] miles.

Xiangguo, Chaoge, and Liyang were also built into the barriers of Yecheng. Once Yecheng is attacked, the defenders of the three cities can rush to help at any time to surround and wipe out the Qin army under Yecheng!
Sima Yan also thought it over clearly, he could not deal with the Qin thieves in his lifetime, but as long as he defended Yecheng, the Guandong still belonged to Sima's family.

The reason why I couldn't win in the past was because I always thought about attacking and eating Qin thieves.

Now he doesn't want to think about it, and concentrate on defending, let the Qin thief hit the wall!

"Your Majesty is holy!" Under Sima Yan's watchful eyes, Jia Chong stuffed a five-stone powder into his mouth, cupped his hands and said, "Since your Majesty has a successful plan, I will retire!"

Waves of heat rushed from Sima Yan's lower abdomen to his crotch. At this time, he was in urgent need of relief, and of course he didn't want to waste time. Before Jia Chong could retreat, a group of female officials rushed out from the back hall and helped Sima Yan down.

There was a burst of laughter, and Jia Chong shivered, spit out five stones and held them in the palm of his hand.

Coming out of the palace, he took a carriage back to the mansion, changed his clothes, closed the door and sat alone for an hour, and entered Sima You's mansion in a low-key manner at night.

He and Sima Yan are relatives of sons and daughters, but he and Sima You are the son-in-law, so the relationship is closer.

The two went straight into the secret room.

"Your Majesty sings and sings every night, and you don't mind drinking and drinking. I'm afraid it won't last long after taking Wushi powder." In the secret room, there is no sky, no earth, no outsiders, only Weng and his son-in-law.

Sima You frowned and said: "There is a big trouble outside, and the state affairs are changing day by day. I will go to persuade Your Majesty tomorrow."

After moving the capital to Yecheng, the prestige of the Sima family has long since declined.

To be able to maintain the current situation without collapse, enfeoffing the clan kings played a role.

Otherwise, there will be many generals and officials who surrendered to Qin in the local area.

Not everyone is willing to accompany the Sima family to sink the ship.

Jia Chong rolled his eyes a few times, his long and narrow face was a bit sinister under the flickering candlelight, "Your Highness needs to consider not the present, but the future!"

Sima You trembled all over.

Since Sima Yan released himself, many people have vaguely moved closer to Sima You, and their words are more cryptic than Jia Chong.

Li Simayou's voice as the emperor's younger brother was louder and louder.

It used to be secretive in Luoyang, but when Hedong was defeated and the capital was moved to Yecheng, this kind of voice is no longer secretive.

Led by King Sima Jun of Fufeng, Zhang Hua, Cao Zhi, Xiang Xiong, Wang Hun, Yang Xiu, Cheng Can, Liu Tun, Zheng Mo, Zhen De, etc., also supported this theory.

On the one hand, Sima You is indeed excellent, on the other hand, Sima Yan's son, Sima Zhong, is too young to handle the current complicated situation.

And this country originally belonged to Sima You.

Sima You has been trained by the Sima family as the heir.

If it was in the past, Sima You would refuse even if he thought about it, but now Sima Yan is obsessed with women and ignores the government. The Jin State is always in danger of destroying the country. It is not too much to be an emperor's younger brother.

"If God doesn't take it, he will take the blame. When there is a fight, we will fight. The country is in danger, and only His Royal Highness can turn the tide!" Jia Chong said quietly.

(End of this chapter)