In the end, due to the acquiescence and connivance of Wei Tianzi, Li Liang, the head of the household, could only choose to compromise and turn a blind eye to the "Su Chamber of Commerce". Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

I have to say that there is no shortage of talents in the Wei State, no, in a short period of time, the second, third and more chambers of commerce quickly appeared in the country, such as the "Tao Mutual Aid Chamber of Commerce" established by Tao Hong, a native of Song County, and the "Wenjiezi Chamber of Commerce" established by Anling Humanities Shaobo.

For a while, many chambers of commerce in Wei seemed to have sprung up one after another.

But for these so-called chambers of commerce, Hubu Shangshu Li Liang actually doesn't care, because the transportation capacity of these chambers of commerce is very average, although some chambers of commerce also have fleets, but how can the carrying capacity of those small boats be compared with the largest "Class A" merchant ships in Wei State?

I have to say that the biggest threat to the household department is still the Su Chamber of Commerce.

Because behind Su's commercial water is Su Wang Zhao Hongrun, and Su Wang Zhao Hongrun is in charge of the Smelting Bureau, and the Construction Division under the Smelting Bureau is currently the only existence that can build a "Class A" ship.

This means that as long as the Su Chamber of Commerce is willing, they can form a huge fleet to catch up with the household department at any time.

In this regard, Li Liang could only discuss with Zhao Hongrun again to limit the size of the fleet of the Su Chamber of Commerce.

Zhao Hongrun thought about it for a while, and finally agreed to Li Liang's request. After all, at present, the Su Chamber of Commerce is indeed snatching food from the hands of the households, which can be regarded as harming the interests of the country in disguise, so it is really not good to do too much.

Although the Su Chamber of Commerce is currently restricted, it doesn't matter, because as long as the "Lianglu Canal" is completed and Qi and Lu also join the "Weichuan Chu" tripartite trade route, then the single household department will not be able to digest the huge Qilu market, and the restrictions on the Su Chamber of Commerce will naturally be unnecessary.

Because of this, the Su Wang Party did not wantonly recruit local nobles, firstly, there are not enough people to share the fat on the plate at present, and secondly, in the country recently, the momentum of King Yong and King Qing is quite fierce, so the domestic nobles, not everyone is optimistic about King Su.

Generally speaking, most of the people who choose to defect to King Su at present are some second-rate nobles in China, and they do not want to become ministers of the dragon, but simply for the benefit of money.

As for those big nobles and big families who are enough to influence public opinion, they are still more willing to defect to King Yong, or King Xiang and King Qing.

However, the third uncle Zhao Laiyu was already very satisfied with this, after all, under his persuasion, Zhao Hongrun was gradually changing his attitude towards the nobles, and was finally willing to share some benefits to the latter.

For now, this is enough, if you do too much, it is easy to arouse the vigilance of King Yong, King Xiang, and King Qing.

I have to say that the third uncle, Zhao Laiyu, is one of the few people who hopes and tries to push Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, to the position of the king of Wei.

On the evening of the fifth day of the eighth month, when Zhao Hongrun returned to the Su Palace, he was surprised to find that a distinguished guest had come to the palace, that is, the eldest son of the Shen family in Huangyi, the eldest brother of Shen Shufei, and also the uncle of Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan, Shen Xu.

"Uncle?"

When Zhao Hongrun saw Shen Xu in the study in the palace, he was really a little surprised.

To be honest, the relationship between uncle Shen Xu and Zhao Hongrun is not too close, but because of Shen Shufei's relationship, Shen Xu used to bring some gifts when he came to Daliang to visit his sister Shen Shufei every year, including gifts for Zhao Hongrun.

Therefore, although Shen Xu and Zhao Hongrun are not too close, because they have achieved a bowl of water, they are not treated differently because Zhao Hongrun is his sister's adopted son, so Zhao Hongrun has a very good impression of this uncle.

In Zhao Hongrun's impression, his uncle Shen Xu is also a person with an introverted personality and a good face, as for after he Zhao Hongrun gradually showed his prominence in the court and the government and the opposition three years ago, Huangyi Shen slowly reduced the number of times he came to Daliang in order to avoid others from making irresponsible remarks, from two or three times a year at the beginning, to once a year later.

Especially in the year when Zhao Hongrun conquered Sanchuan and opened up the Sanchuan trade, Shen Xu simply did not come to Daliang, and waited until July of the following year, when Zhao Hongrun compromised and opened Sanchuan to the domestic nobles, this uncle secretly came to Daliang, if it wasn't for Shen Shufei mentioning it afterwards, Zhao Hongrun didn't even know that Shen Xu had come.

I have to say that this makes Zhao Hongrun feel a little funny, and at the same time, he also has a high opinion of the Huangyi Shen family, who has very strict family rules, although in fact he does not have much contact with the Huangyi Shen family.

"When did Uncle arrive? Have you ever visited your mother? ”

Zhao Hongrun invited Shen Xu to the side hall of the mansion and instructed the people in the mansion to prepare wine and food.

Shen Xu smiled when he heard this: "I arrived at Daliang at noon today, and after entering the city, I went straight to the palace, met the lady concubine, and told the lady the family about the family, and the lady asked me to express my gratitude to His Royal Highness in person." ”

Just looking at Shen Xu's respect for his own sister as 'Concubine Niangniang' and his nephew as 'His Royal Highness', you know what kind of character this is.

At least Zhao Hongrun felt that dealing with this uncle was quite tiring.

"Uncle, didn't I say it's been many times, you can just call me Hongrun." Zhao Hongrun scratched his forehead and said with some distress.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished, etiquette cannot be abolished." Shen Xu waved his hand again and again.

Zhao Hongrun shook his head helplessly, then changed the topic and asked, "Uncle came this time, presumably Huangyi's side has already been deployed, right?" ”

Shen Xu nodded, and said with a somewhat serious expression: "Since receiving His Highness's letter, my family has purchased a few shops facing the street in Huangyi, and they have opened a few days ago......"

"Congratulations." Zhao Hongrun arched his hand with a smile, but Shen Xu's expression looked a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun guessed what this uncle was thinking, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I'm just helping out, you don't have to think too much, you always think what others will think." After a pause, he added: "Actually, I should have helped a long time ago, but I didn't pretend to be a nobleman in the country at the beginning, so I didn't ...... I hope my uncle will forgive me. ”

"Your Highness is serious." Shen Xu said with a serious face.

"It's really tiring to deal with this uncle......

Shaking his head secretly, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to divert the topic again and said, "Uncle is going to Daliang today, are you going to live for a few days?" …… Why don't you just stay in my house for a few days? ”

Shen Xu said with a smile when he heard this: "I understand His Highness's kindness, I have already found the inn when I arrived in Daliang, so I won't bother......

"How can this be a disturbance?" Zhao Hongrun was really a little helpless.

However, he is not surprised, after all, Shen Xu and the Shen family of Huangyi have always avoided this kind of thing, and they don't want others to think that they are attached to the daughter Shen who was sent to the palace, or the nephew who is now famous in China.

After a few words of greeting, Shen Xu finally explained the reason for coming to Daliang this time.

It turned out that Shen Xu received a letter from his sister Shen Shufei, who hoped that her mother's family could help her son Zhao Hongxuan, the king of Huan, who is now in the military camp of the North First Army in Anyi County, Hedong County.

Therefore, Shen Xuming will set off for Hedong County the day after tomorrow.

『……』

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned.

He really didn't know about this matter, at least Shen Shufei hadn't mentioned it to him, so much so that Zhao Hongrun thought that Shen Xu had come to thank him this time.

But after thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun understood the reason why Shen Shufei did this.

After all, a while ago, after Zhao Hongrun and his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan fell out because of the incident in the Northern First Army, one said "Then you can do it yourself", and the other said "I don't need my brother's help", in short, the two brothers had a very stiff quarrel, so that Shen Shufei was a little helpless in the middle, after all, the palms and backs of her hands were full of meat, and she didn't have much to say.

So, she had to secretly write to her mother's family and ask her mother's Huangyi Shen family to help her.

"Did Uncle and Xiao Xuan pass the letter?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a slight frown.

"Not yet." Shen Xu shook his head.

Zhao Hongrun thought for a while and said: "The Northern First Army, which was originally an army controlled by the East Palace Party, has now fallen in the East Palace, and the Northern First Army has no leader, and Xiao Xuan's entry into the main army is indeed a good opportunity, but it is just ...... The reputation of this army is stinky. ”

"I've heard that." Shen Xu nodded, and then added: "I also heard from Concubine Shuniang that His Royal Highness King Su originally planned to let His Royal Highness King Huan build his own army, but it's a pity that ......."

"Xiao Xuan's temperament is too stubborn." Zhao Hongrun frowned, and then, he glanced at Shen Xu, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Uncle, you will go to Anyi tomorrow, if Xiao Xuan has any needs, you might as well inform me, but don't let Xiao Xuan know about this matter." ”

"Well, I understand." Shen Xu nodded, faintly relieved.

I'm afraid he also feels that this matter is under a lot of pressure, after all, the Huangyi Shen clan has no connections at all in terms of armaments, how can he help his nephew Zhao Hongxuan, who is in Anyi?

Even Zhao Hongrun suspected that Shen Shufei invited Shen Xu to Daliang at the moment when she wanted to ask Shen Xu to seek some help from him Zhao Hongrun, after all, Shen Shufei herself was really difficult to speak.

In this regard, Zhao Hongrun has no bad feelings, after all, he regards Zhao Hongxuan as his own brother, how can he really stand by and watch? It's just that the two brothers had a stiff quarrel a while ago, and he couldn't get off the stage.

And now with Shen Xu as an intermediary, Zhao Hongrun naturally wants to help Zhao Hongxuan, at least in terms of armaments, as for what kind of army can be built into the Northern First Army, it depends on Zhao Hongxuan himself.

On the same day, Zhao Hongrun entertained Shen Xu in the palace.

The next day, Shen Xu left Daliang and went to Hedong County.

Throughout August, Zhao Hongrun focused on only four things: the development of the Su Chamber of Commerce, the training of the traveling horses, the construction of the Lianglu Canal, and the situation of his younger brother Zhao Hongxuan in the Northern First Army.

In the blink of an eye, in September, the farmland of Wei gradually began to be busy with the harvest, and at this time, the situation in the northern Xinjiang became tense again.

Everyone knows that Wei and Han did not stop fighting, and that South Korea chose to withdraw its troops at the beginning, but there were some problems in logistics and food, and now that the autumn harvest is coming, it is guaranteed that South Korea will use troops against Wei again.

Sure enough, on the fourth day of the ninth lunar month, the Han army went out of Shangdang County and launched an attack on Hedong County again.

After learning of this, Zhao Hongrun immediately ordered Zongwei to contact Ma You's Ma Jun and asked the latter to prepare to rush to northern Xinjiang.

In the second battle of Wei and Han in the northern frontier, the Wei state will form the strongest lineup so far and participate in the battle!