Leaving the restaurant, Shen Jin took out the folding fan again, and danced a few fan flowers as he walked. When Shen Zhezi saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile.

Shen Jin also quickly noticed the gaze of his brother, and said with embarrassment: "Finger palm, every inch from heaven and earth." ”

Shen Jin's two sentences can be said to be the promotion words of folding fans. This artifact was also popular in Jiangdong earlier, but after coming to Heluo, the response was mediocre.

The Central Plains people regard themselves as superior, especially higher than the southerners, even if they don't deliberately reveal it, they are also reflected in the ordinary subtleties, such as drinking tea or folding fans, which are new elements in the life and culture of the southerners, they are not too cold.

This sense of superiority is also different from the kind of regional discrimination with a clear attitude, they often understand the reality themselves, and they also bow to the reality in their behavior, and are willing to obey the control of the government decrees of Taiwan, but there is still a kind of resentment in their bones, or hypocrisy. In short, they still have little conceptual identification with the Xingtai from Jiangdong, and even if they do, it is only a form of expediency.

This kind of estrangement of the universal mentality is very detrimental to the establishment of a long-term ruling order, which is similar to a kind of lower civilization ruling over a higher civilization with unbearable burdens or excessive force.

Since taking the helm, Shen Zhezi has gradually understood some of the seemingly unreasonable manifestations of Hu Quan's tyranny.

For example, Hou Zhao Shihu's thirst for killing, the kind of murder that regards the lives of the Jin people as grass mustard, and is not afraid that killing too much will shake the foundation of the ruling foundation.

Compared with the mature Zhuxia civilization form, these Hulu can only gain a sense of existence and self-comfort by making a bold statement. In later generations, especially the rule of the Manchus, in addition to the killing, the deepest cultural imprisonment was maintained, and the form of mutilation of cultural subjects was used to maintain their reduced rule.

Shen Zhezi, a southerner, may not be much more noble than those Hu Zhong for the Central Plains, and it can probably be classified as a phenomenon of border barbarians entering China. Although he still has a layer of Jin Zuo's royal mandate blessing, to be honest, this so-called royal mandate does not actually have a solid and indisputable legitimacy.

The cultural self-esteem of the Central Plains people, although Shen Zhezi also felt a headache, was more of a pride. This is a kind of collective self-protection and superiority, and it is precisely because of the existence of this mentality that in the long course of history, the civilization of Zhuxia has sunk, but it can still frequently rise strongly in the mainstream posture.

This is a deed that no other national culture has or cannot do. If culture also has life, there is no doubt that the culture of this nation is the most powerful living entity, and its strength is not reflected in never failing, but in the kind of resilience soaked in the bones, and the confidence that I will rise again after all!

As a descendant, Shen Zhezi already has more ways and means to dialogue with a civilization system, or he clearly knows what the next evolution of this civilization form will be, so he tries to speed up the evolution process of this civilization's confusion and trial and error in a way that does not focus on self-harm, and make a faster transition to the next form.

It is difficult for a person to reach a high level of dialogue with the entire form of civilization in terms of knowledge volume and way of thinking, but he can lead from point to point, and give birth to some elements of civilization that will not yet emerge, to play the image of a leader.

The folding fan, a small everyday object, is not a core element of a civilization, but only a little insignificant exposure. But even this kind of small characteristic is resisted by the people of the Central Plains, and their attitude towards Jiangbiao culture is reflected behind it.

Pointing to the palm of the hand, every inch from heaven and earth, these words are very similar to the sentence that Shen Zhezi knew in later generations, "Diamonds are eternal, and one is eternal", which is a kind of value calibration and wish expectation placed on nothingness.

It is used to guide the trend and add more cultural connotation and temperament to the cultural commodity of folding fan. Soon, the folding fan was no longer an object to be used with, but an external expression of one's own cultural literacy, which soon became popular in the Heluo area and spread to the surrounding Guanzhong and the north of the Yellow River.

The desire to express can probably be classified as one of the instincts of human beings, and the appearance of the folding fan is expressed in a more simple meaning, which is tantamount to adding a new signature file to the original crown and ribbon ring. Because it has become popular, the momentum is much greater than that of the original Jiangbiao.

The popularity of this cultural element, Jiangbiao as the birthplace has stood at the forefront of the tide, whether it is the skills of fan making or the development of fan culture. The people of the Central Plains are naturally not far behind in the new discourse venue, and as far as Shen Zhezi knows, there is no shortage of post-school scholars in the Xinshi Pavilion who are addicted to the fan system, and even abandon the lecture because of this.

Shen Zhezi took the folding fan in Shen Jin's hand, and saw that the fan bone was fine iron, and on both sides of the fan surface, "Iron bones lead the breeze" and "Swear to extinguish Hu Chao".

Seeing the words on the fan, the corners of Shen Zhezi's mouth trembled, and the heart Dao sure enough, any popular element must be expressed in a way similar to Zhong Er, in order to spread.

"These two inscriptions, I have been practicing hard for more than a year, and I wrote them with my own hand, do you think my brother is a little impressive?"

Shen Jinxing came up and pointed to the door with pride in the words.

"The pen is very sharp, and the turning is slightly dry and hard, but the muscles and bones are straight, and it can also be listed in the middle and upper grades."

Shen Zhezi casually commented that although his calligraphy is not good, it does not mean that there is no appreciative eye. On the contrary, it is precisely because of his own shortcomings that he is now a well-known calligraphy critic. This is probably the last way out for all those who do not have such talents, lack of production, and are keen on evaluation.

As they spoke, the two brothers walked into the atrium. Huan Huo had been waiting here for a long time, and when he saw the general entering, he hurriedly got up to salute.

"Huan Lang take a seat, no need to be polite."

Shen Zhezi waved his hand to signal Huan Huo to return to the table, and he sat down, looking at Shen Jin and Huan Huo, who were sitting together, and his face also showed some praise: "Tongguan has been in a good situation recently, and the day after tomorrow will be assembled, and the Taiwan Commander will also focus on commending you young braves." ”

Although in recent years, it has been mainly rebuilt, and there are few major events in the surrounding area, but it does not mean that there are no things at all.

Needless to say, Hebei is naturally in charge of Xie Ai sitting there, and there are frequent mutual attacks with Shizhao around the Yedi area, but both sides have restraint, mostly local conflicts, and few large-scale battles occur. Shen Mu sat in Taishan County and operated a series of border defenses in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, which was regarded as a complete consolidation of the Yellow River's defense line.

As for the battle between the West, it is naturally mainly based on Tongguan.

Although a plague last year caused Shi Sheng to be defeated, the chaos in Guanzhong did not subside because of this, but became more and more intense. And although Shi Zhao's strength has gone one Shi Sheng, there is still one Guo Jing left, which is also a big force.

Since the establishment of Xingtai, there has been no plan to send troops to the pass, mainly to operate the Tongguan defense line.

Shi Sheng's departure caused a power vacuum in Hongnong and other places, and Xingtai also intended to build it into a buffer zone for future westward expansion, although there was no actual control such as counties and counties, but it did not allow a new armed force to appear in the region, so troops were often sent to sort out. The soldiers of Tongguan have accumulated merit, and there are many of them.

Shen Jin and Huan Huo are both generals on the Western Front, especially Huan Huo, who has performed bravely in recent years.

Shen Zhezi also has a lot of feelings about Huan Huo's performance, which is probably similar to Shen Jin, who fought to the death in Luoyang in the original history. Therefore, as Huan Huo accumulated more and more achievements, Shen Zhezi also took a little care of it, and transferred the title of his father, who was originally dismissed because of the previous turmoil in Jiangdong, to Huan Huo, of course, it could not be the original second-class founding lord, just a Marquis of Wanning Pavilion.

Speaking of warfare, we have to mention the military reforms that Xingtai has carried out in recent years. At present, with the exception of Jingzhou, military reforms in Jiangbei, Jiangdong, and other localities have basically been completed.

The Xingtai direct army is divided into four armies, in addition to the original Shengwu Army and Fenwu Army, and also adds Yangwu Army and Hongwu Army. This can be regarded as a prototype of the central army, and the four armies are all large establishments beyond the norm, each leading 5,000 troops. Six military offices were set up between Heluo and Luo, which continuously sent new blood to these four armies, and the combat army plus the reserve of the six military governments totaled 50,000 soldiers.

As for the structure of the military government, Shen Zhezi did not copy the military system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but more as a supplement and preparation for conventional combat troops.

The military government is in charge of local armaments, tuntian, and military registration, organizes the training of township brave regiments, and selects qualified soldiers, and follows the path of combining conscription with soldiers' households.

The military government does not directly participate in the operation, and it is mainly responsible for the combat tasks of several large border defense regions, such as Fangtou, Taishan, Tongguan, and other frontier defense fronts. Therefore, the powers of the supervising generals in these places are also very large, in addition to their own regular combat units, whenever there is a large-scale war, they also have the right to submit an application for temporary governors to collect soldiers and materials from the surrounding military governments.

This kind of military structure is also a compromise between centralization and decentralization, after all, Shen Zhezi is in Heluo, and the strategic environment is no longer the one-line breakthrough that can be monopolized in the early years. If the border guards are completely autonomous and ask for instructions on everything, then there is no need to fight.

Although they only greeted each other, Huan Huo was a little restless and anxious in the banquet, as if he was hesitating, and after a while, he suddenly got up from the banquet and knelt down and said: "I took the liberty to see you tonight, and there is really a private request to beg the general." ”