Chapter 18 Self-reflection

Chapter 18 Self-reflection (Additional chapter for the leader Yimu Yifushengo)

(There is a new leader, I am both sad and happy. I will not obey the editor's order for now. I will add one more chapter to relieve some of the psychological burden.)
Although the outside world is in turmoil, Pan Garden has maintained a relatively peaceful state for the time being.

Shao Xun sat under a crooked tree, holding a branch and writing.

More than two months have passed, and the winter wheat planted last year is getting closer to harvest.

The livestock that successfully overwintered successfully reproduced in the season when all things flourished, and their population grew larger and larger.

The three teams of children under his management are working, training and studying, and everyone is making progress.

The two newly recruited teams were becoming more and more obedient. At his suggestion, the leader Mi Huang appointed Li Chong (a former veteran of the Luoyang Central Army) and Huang Biao as team leaders. After daily training, they had already become somewhat capable - in fact, they already had a solid foundation.

Even Yang Bao has been very honest recently. Perhaps the position of Du Bo has made him satisfied.

Everything is fine...

"Target." Shao Xun wrote these two words on the soft mud.

In fact, he has already said the general direction, which is to prepare a fallback plan.

Luoyang is a dead place, suitable for making profits but not suitable as a foundation for development.

On this point, his interests were consistent with Sima Yue's.

There is no way around inconsistency.

With his background and status, it would be a dream for him to make a name for himself in the short term. The only way was to "go public through a backdoor listing" and first develop by relying on Sima Yue Group, and then take it one step at a time.

So, do I have an ultimate goal?

Naturally there is.

But telling it now would only make people laugh, and I would be embarrassed to find a three-bedroom apartment.

Shao Xun raised his foot, erased the two words he had just written, and then wrote the word "measures".

How to work towards your goals?
Making friends with noble people and gaining their favor is one of them.

The second is to train a team to prepare for future local governance.

The third is to train soldiers hard, win military merits, and gain capital for promotion.

The fourth point is to guard against various uncertain risks and squeeze out competitors.

These are the four main directions of effort. In fact, there are some minor directions of effort, but their priority is relatively low. Given limited energy, it is right to focus on the major and let go of the minor.

After thinking it through, he quickly erased the writing and wrote "difficult".

What are the difficulties?

The biggest difficulty is original sin, which has no solution.

For example, when it comes to a major event like marriage, which could potentially allow him to gain political resources from Yue family, his options are very limited: he can only marry a woman from a military household.

It’s not that I, Shao, despise the poor and love the rich, but judging from appearance and upbringing alone, women from military households are really not good enough!

Thinking of the group of beautiful girls he saw at the carnival more than two months ago, and then recalling the military women he met in Xuzhou, he was speechless.

Women from noble families do not do farm work, so they have good skin and take good care of themselves.

He has been well-nourished and in good shape since childhood.

Their fathers are more likely to have beautiful women, have good genes, and are more handsome overall.

Not to mention education, 99% of the women in military households are illiterate and have no talents, there is no comparison.

Of course, things are not that absolute.

What time is it now? Many rules are slowly being broken. The elusive Mi Huang came a few days ago and was very satisfied after watching the soldiers' drills. During the chat, he asked about Shao Xun's marriage.

He vaguely mentioned that a few years ago, due to the frequent changes in the political situation, a large number of officials were convicted, and many of them were exterminated from all three clans. Some women from the gentry got married and should have been executed along with their husband's family, but because of their natal family connections, they were spared the death penalty and were taken back.

But no one dared to marry these women for a while.

For example, after King Sima Lun of Zhao usurped the throne and was killed, the fake Crown Princess Liu (wife of the fake Crown Prince Sima Lu) was fine because her younger brother Liu Kun was appreciated by King Sima Jiong of Qi.

But Liu was not someone Shao Xun could get, even though she was a criminal and a widow. His status was too low. However, it was not impossible for the family of a criminal official who was worse than Liu to be taken advantage of.

But he felt that this matter should not be rushed, so he should wait a little longer. Besides, Dong Hai still had family members, so he had to ask their opinions on this matter.

"It's difficult..." Shao Xun rubbed his face with his rough hands: "I'm afraid that even skin care products can't save this face. My appearance and demeanor are ruined."

Don't laugh, appearance and demeanor are important criteria for selecting officials.

Shao Xun was tall and strong, which did not conform to the scholar-official tradition of "preferring gentleness", and gave people a bad first impression - in fact, he was also surprised why Concubine Pei did not think he was "ugly".

Secondly, which aspect of this face that has been exposed to the sun and rain and hands that have been using bows and swords for years meets the standards?
Finish the calf!
Sometimes it was quite discouraging. The Xiongnu people in Bingzhou were very friendly to the brave men in the Central Plains. They gave him money, houses, and women. The treatment was really good. If he had not come from the future and had some national justice, he would have gone straight to the Xiongnu. With his skillful archery and horsemanship, it would not be a problem for him to become a handsome man.

It can be said that most of the difficulties are caused by our innate birth.

Under the theory of bloodline, I don’t know how much effort I will have to put in to change it.

"Rustle..." Shao Xun used a branch to scratch the word "difficulty", as if venting his dissatisfaction.

Is there any need to protect this crappy imperial court?
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The dog days are as hot as fire, so the north window is opened.

June arrived quickly. Concubine Pei wore a cool two-crotch shirt with a gauze dress on the outside and took a carriage to the fields.

The two-crotch shirt was originally a piece of armor in the Han Dynasty, and later evolved into clothing, a kind of underwear. During the Taikang period of the Jin Dynasty, it became popular for scholars and women to wear underwear as outerwear, and the two-crotch shirt became popular and became a beautiful scenery in summer.

It's really great to see Concubine Pei wearing a double-crotch shirt with such a figure that Jill can't wait to take a holiday.

She didn't care about other people's eyes at all, just looked at the rows of harvested wheat with a smile on her face.

Shao Xun was guarded by ten soldiers at his side. He also looked at the old soldiers who were waving their sickles with satisfaction - well, Yang Bao seemed to be working in the fields.

"You have to farm..." He unconsciously remembered the words he had heard before.

In troubled times, this is probably a very morale-boosting thing, right?

Judging from the veterans' looks, they seem to prefer harvesting food rather than fighting in battle.

So, who caused all this chaos today, to the point that the people have to pay for it?

Don’t those people feel any guilt?
The most infuriating thing is that they are still living a life of drunkenness, taking drugs, chatting, eating delicious food, and surrounded by beautiful women.

After destroying the north, they realized that there was no way out and simply headed south.

In the south of the Yangtze River, they had magnificent mansions, tracts of land, and groups of serfs. They could live in peace in a corner and continue their ugly activities such as family conspiracy.

When Shao Xun read history in later generations, all he saw were the romance and love affairs of the literati and their Wei and Jin demeanor. He thought it was beautiful, literary and romantic, and the fresh air that came from it made him intoxicated.

But after traveling through time, I can no longer put myself in the perspective of the literati.

He now felt that these people were sinful and needed to be reformed. But the sad thing was that he still needed to live under their sway, and even to curry favor with them and cater to them.

Maybe people keep making choices and compromises like this, and eventually their edges are smoothed out and submerged by the surging tide.

"Does Du Bo seem to have any feelings?" Concubine Pei looked at him curiously and asked.

"In war, food supplies should be the most important thing." Shao Xun replied, "But today, there are endless wars in all the states, counties, expeditions, and towns in the world. Men cannot farm, women cannot weave, the people are living in ditches, and the towns are in ruins. If this continues, the army will certainly not be able to continue to feed the people. The princess manages Pan Garden in an orderly manner, and I admire her very much. Nearly a thousand soldiers and civilians also deeply appreciate the princess's virtue."

"You are quite good at talking." Concubine Pei smiled faintly: "That day you said the same thing to Liang Lanbi and Yu Wenjun, right?"

Shao Xun was stunned.

Concubine Pei lowered the curtain and fell silent for a moment.

"Let's set off for Luoyang." After a while, she ordered.

"Yes." Shao Xun asked someone to bring the horse and climbed on board.

The other nine people also mounted their horses and spread out around the carriage.

The carriage moved slowly, heading west.

It was noon and the sun was scorching. After only a short while, Concubine Pei lifted the curtain again to let in some fresh air.

"Liang Lanbi's father, General Liang Fen, is a scholar from Xizhou (Guanxi). He is acquainted with Yan Ding from Tianshui and others, and they often meet." Amid the rumbling of the carriage, Concubine Pei's gentle and beautiful voice came out slowly: "Since you are on good terms with Mi Huang and Mi Zihui, you should be cautious. It may not be a big deal now, but once the situation changes, the scholars in Henan, Hebei, Xizhou and even Wu may not agree, and then it will have an impact. You - be a little careful."

Shao Xun was startled and immediately replied, "Thank you, Princess, for your advice."

As expected, there are divisions among scholars in the world.

He actually had a vague awareness of this, but he didn't expect the gap to be so deep.

When the scholars moved south, it seemed that very few scholars from Hebei (north of the Yellow River) went south, but many scholars from Henan went south.

As for the Kansai samurai, he really didn't know much about them.

But it seems that after Luoyang was captured, the scholars from Guanxi - mainly Yan Ding from Tianshui and Jia Ti from Wuwei - escorted Sima Ye (Emperor Min of Jin) to Chang'an and made him emperor.

At that time, many scholars from Guandong were unwilling to go to Chang'an. Was this necessary?

If the princess hadn't reminded him, he might have stepped on this landmine. Although it might not have much negative impact, he was not a nobleman and had a low tolerance for mistakes, so there was really no need to do this.

There was no conversation along the way. When the sun was setting, the carriage entered the city through the east gate and went straight to the Sikong Mansion.

(End of this chapter)