Chapter 1088 Preview
Chapter 1088 Preview
Some people asked the Yu family for help, while others asked other families, and some even asked Shao Xun during his lifetime.
However, these people are not setting up commercial settlements, but are seriously building manors.
In fact, you don't need to ask for favors, just register with the government, and no one will stop you from opening up wasteland. But some people think that asking for favors will help them get some care, making it easier to open up wasteland.
The sky was already bright, and it was another day when the king did not hold an early morning court.
The south wind blew gently, pushing open the open window frame, allowing sunlight to stream onto the couch.
The light golden fluff is clearly visible, swaying slightly in the breeze.
The cherry lips are slightly open, full of healthy redness, making people want to take a bite.
The nose bridge is high and occasionally wrinkled.
In the deep eye sockets, the eyelids flickered slightly, indicating that the owner was about to wake up.
After a moment, the woman opened her eyes blankly and uttered a few meaningless moans. Her graceful and charming manner was completely natural and without any affectation, yet it was the most moving.
After removing the hand that was caressing and kneading her chest, the woman turned over, hugged the man, and whispered, "Your Majesty..."
Shao Xun hummed.
Liu Ye seemed to be hesitant about what to say.
"But it's still the same thing?" Shao Xun asked.
"Ah."
"Huangtou is only ten years old, why are you in such a hurry?" Shao Xun gently patted Liu Ye's big buttocks, quietly feeling the shaking transmitted back from his palm, and said: "Is your brother really going to send people south? People who are used to living in Shangdang may not be able to tolerate the weather in Jiangxia and Nanjun."
"He has made up his mind." Liu Ye said, "He has too many sons now..."
Shao Xun was also speechless after hearing this.
When Liu Runzhong fought with Liu Ya in Hanoi, he only had three sons, and one of them died in the battle. Only ten years later, it was said that Liu Runzhong already had no less than ten sons, which was simply outrageous.
The number of daughters is slightly larger. Some time ago, he said that several of his daughters had grown up, and asked Shao Xun whether he wanted to take them into the harem.
Damn it! I treat you as my brother-in-law, and you want to be my father-in-law?
Liu Runzhong has indeed "degenerated" over the years.
Their lifestyle became more and more luxurious, and their houses were as magnificent as those of the wealthy families - but they still lacked a bit of aesthetic appreciation, and always had a bit of the air of nouveau riche.
All the "Liu-affiliated" tribes, large and small, in Shangdang, Xinxing, and Kelan, presented their legitimate daughters to him.
Liu Runzhong was obsessed with wine, delicious food, beautiful houses and Cao Pi's decadent life and never returned. If he had not led the army to war several times, Shao Xun doubted whether he still remembered how to fight.
As he had more sons, Liu Runzhong began to prepare for a future and arrange a way out for them.
He sent his two older sons to Kelan and Xinxing to seek refuge with his elder brother and brother-in-law, and arranged for one son to attend the Imperial College in Luoyang. As for the newly acquired land in the south, he would naturally not let it go.
Some people think this is a barren land, but in the eyes of those with sufficient financial resources, this is the future of the family.
Land, only land can continue the glory of a family.
As many slaves as needed for land reclamation as needed, Liu Runzhong could also purchase more through his old connections if they were not enough, so after the Liang army defeated the Jin State, he began to think about it.
Furthermore, he had just tacitly agreed to Ma Qiu's appointment as the commander of Xiangyang County, and sent the families of the meritorious soldiers to Xiangyang, granting them land and settling down there. With this in place, there would not be too many obstacles to the land grabbing in the south. If he took the opportunity to have his sister talk to him, he would have a better chance of success.
In fact, Liu Runzhong was completely overthinking. Shao Xun was eager for them to go south to enclose land and build a manor...
"It's not a big deal. Let him come." Shao Xun said, "From Yangkou to the east, south, or from Huarong to the south, if he can open up wasteland and build a house, I dare to give him a land deed. If he dares to go to Zhukou (where Xiashui flows into Mianshui), I can even give him some farm tools, seeds, and oxen."
"Pig's mouth?" Liu Ye was startled.
Shao Xun drew a map on Liu Ye's body and said, "This is Xian Mountain, and this is Lumen Mountain. The two peaks are protruding, and the Mian River flows out of them. When it flows down to Zhukou, it merges with Xiashui River. Therefore, the river section below Zhukou is also called Xiashui River in ancient times. The place where Xiashui River enters the Yangtze River is called Xiakou."
"The mountains and forests near Zhukou are dense, low and humid, and often flooded. If you attack Xiakou and Wuchang from Jingling, you have to go east and south through this place. The Jin people abandoned Zhukou and defended the city of Mianyang in the southwest. If your brother can reclaim the wasteland in Zhukou, I can give him the whole place as a reward."
Liu Ye didn't reply because two blushing eyes had already appeared on her face.
Shao Xun was still talking: "In fact, I hope that the nobles in the north will move south. I can't bear to leave my legitimate son and eldest son, but what about my concubines? They have dozens of concubines and so many children, why don't you make arrangements for them?"
Not everyone in aristocratic families lives a good life. When the population increases, it becomes a small society, and even people of the same family are divided into different classes.
The inheritance that a legitimate son, illegitimate son, eldest son, and youngest son can inherit is certainly different. After a long time, branches and concubines will be formed, and their economic conditions will vary greatly.
The more sophisticated big families would provide a safety net for the poorer members of the family, allowing them to receive the most basic education. If this person becomes rich in the future, he can also give back to the family.
It is hard to say for those who are not so particular. Deng Ai is also a member of the Deng clan in Xinye. What kind of life did he live?
"Send your sons and nephews south in turn, bring their followers and servants, and drive the farmhands to open up wasteland. Do this for a few years, and after a rough renovation, you can send people to stay there permanently. Liu Runzhong has so many sons, it's just right to send people south first. After ten or eight years of management, when his sons have started their own families and businesses, you can divide the money among your sons and let them expand. Isn't that a good idea?" Shao Xun continued.
After saying that, Liu Ye was a little strange and didn't speak for a long time.
"Your Majesty, the military situation in Zhukou is urgent." After turning his head, he was met with Liu Ye's watery eyes.
The dark brown eyes rolled around, glanced into the quilt, then he stretched out his hand and gently squeezed it.
"This..." Shao Xun took a breath.
"Your Majesty, since you have already set up camp, why are you hesitating?" "The enemy is extremely powerful..." Shao Xun pulled the quilt, hugged the woman in his arms, and said, "Stop making trouble. You are pregnant, don't act rashly."
"It's just that I can't help it now that I'm pregnant."
"Okay, I still have to get up and review the memorials. The military situation in Badong is more urgent, and we will return tomorrow."
Only then did Liu Ye calm down.
She won't make a fuss when a man is busy, even though it may just be an excuse.
"Will Zhuge Hui intervene in the battle of Badong? His daughter Zhuge Wenbiao is the Princess of Langya, and the Zhuge family can barely be considered as..." When he said this, Liu Ye's eyes suddenly widened.
When the words "Princess of Langya" were mentioned, the military might near Zhukou suddenly became powerful, as if a few thousand weak soldiers had turned into 800,000 naval and land troops, with terrifying strength.
She was somewhat shocked and even more hurt.
Shao Xun smiled awkwardly and said, "The military situation is not urgent. Get up, I'll walk with you to the yard. There are crabapple flowers blooming over there."
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Shao Shen has packed his luggage and is ready to head south.
Just before leaving, it happened that Li Chong, the prefect of Jiangxia, was also about to return south, so they boarded a boat together and headed south from Xiangyang.
On the Mian River, there was also a large fleet of grain transport ships heading straight to Jingling and Yangkou.
After the war, these fleets suddenly became active. Caizhou was even clearing the waterway. It was very difficult to clean up the waterway after blocking the Jin army's navy, but it was necessary.
After Wuchang changed its commander, the situation seemed to have changed subtly.
Li Chong was somewhat puzzled, but senior officials like Shao Shen understood clearly that Zhuge Hui might not be that aggressive, as he only wanted to defend rather than take the initiative to attack and recover lost territory.
As for why he thought so, of course he figured it out from the emperor's few words - of course, mainly based on the analysis of his staff.
He was also considering setting up a merchant settlement in Nanjun. The location had been chosen: the western edge of Yunmengze in the southeast of Jiangling County, separated from Jianli County controlled by the Jin people by a vast lake.
This environment may seem dangerous, but in fact it is - well, not safe at all.
But that was in the past. Now he has gained confidence and decided to recruit a group of young men from the fortresses in Yiyang and Xin'an. To be honest, he has managed the six fortresses such as Yunzhong and Gancheng for many years and still has considerable influence. Moreover, after many years of peaceful life, even if a considerable number of households have been moved out, the six fortresses still have a lot of surplus people to recruit.
The land they could get was getting smaller and smaller. After all, Yiyang and Xin'an were located in the mountain valleys, and the flat land was limited.
Of course, he couldn't manage the merchant settlement himself, as that would be too embarrassing. It seemed most appropriate to find a few people from his old subordinates or his wife's family to help manage it.
He had previously discussed this with the big families in Yi Yang, such as the Du family and the Yang family, and they were also willing to send people south to either set up manors or establish commercial settlements.
The emperor openly encouraged the nobles in the north to go south, considering it as the first bonus of the southern expedition to Jin, and everyone gave them some face. If they were worried that their children would not be able to adapt to the local climate, it didn't matter, they could send less important members of the clan to go south first. After the manor was rectified and the living environment was greatly improved, they could send important members of the clan to go south for inspection.
If you are satisfied, then we can separate. If you are not satisfied, that’s another matter.
This is the change that occurred after the Battle of Jingzhou.
According to Shao Shen, so far, seven or eight big families have decided to move south, such as -
The Hedong Wei clan received their fief in Jiangxia, which was granted by the emperor in return. It was originally in Anlu, but now moved to Quling County.
The Liu family of Shangdang intended to reclaim wasteland in Zhukou, so the emperor allocated the abandoned earthen city there to the Liu family, ordering them to reclaim the wasteland and guard against the Jin army.
Yu Bin of the Yu family of Yingchuan led thousands of people south to Huarong, Yangkou and Jingling commercial settlements. Hearing that the Yu family responded to the emperor's call and planned to build a manor in Huarong County to make full use of the profits from fish and salt - in fact, the profits from fish and salt were more in Jianli County, which was established by the Eastern Wu Dynasty. The county originally belonged to Huarong, and because the fish and salt officials came here to "supervise the collection of profits from fish and salt", it was named "Jianli".
People from the Hedong Pei family, Langya Wang family, Taishan Yang family and other clans have moved south. Their land has not been surveyed yet, but it is a matter of time, so they decided to send some people over.
However, in Shao Shen's opinion, the Pei, Wang, Yang and other tribes only sent a few people to the south to reclaim some land out of consideration for their friendship.
They mainly focused on the cultivated land in the south of the Yangtze River. They would only make a move when the manors that had been cultivated for many years, could stably produce food, silk, fruits and vegetables, and had beautiful environments were put on the table.
Don't believe it? After the Huarong Hu family (descendants of Hu Guang, the Grand Tutor during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han) was conquered, the land and houses that had been managed by their family for several generations were taken away by the court, saying that they would be used to reward important officials. Recently, many people have been asking about this.
Huarong is not a good place in general, but there are good farmlands and houses in the county that have been developed, so people are attracted to them. To put it bluntly, no one wants to open up wasteland, but just want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor.
Apart from the aristocratic families, there were even more wealthy people who wanted to "spend" their servants and farmhands before measuring the land.
Or maybe, when the land was measured, they handed over their land but not all the people. Now the amount of land cultivated by each household has been sharply reduced, and their life is becoming difficult. So they made up their minds to give it a try in Jiangxia, Jingling and Nan counties.
As for the merchant settlements, they were the third type of supplement besides the gentry and powerful families.
In short, the emperor attached great importance to the development of the newly acquired land in Jingzhou and regarded it as a rehearsal for the future development of Jiangnan.
As a member of the royal family, Shao Shen must of course participate in it.
In early April, Shao Shen arrived in Jiangling.
At this time, Shao Xun had already returned to Luoyang, and all military affairs of the six southern counties were handed over to Shao Shen, who had the final say.
He received news that Cheng State had besieged Badong for more than half a month but failed and had withdrawn.
Guanqiuao asked whether they should raise the banner of rebellion and return to the right path now.
Shao Shen thought about it and felt that this matter was rather complicated and it was not convenient for him to make the decision, so he sent a letter to the emperor's residence.
(End of this chapter)