Shen Zhezi and his father entered the official office under the leadership of Xu Mao. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the boat trip is more comfortable than the land route, the river is turbulent, and Shen Zhezi is also quite tired along the way, so he mustered up his spirits and used some food, so he retired to rest first.

After sleeping from noon until nightfall, Shen Zhezi was woken up by his servants and said that Le'an Gao Zhong had come to take the blame. Shen Zhezi thought about it, and did not receive Gao Zhong, but only asked the soldier Liu Meng to send a batch of goods and medicines and sent the people away.

Liu Meng turned around not long after leaving, but he was holding a piece of white silk in his hand, and said to Shen Zhezi: "Xiao Langjun, that Gao Zhong is also a strong man, he cut off his finger in front of the door, waved the book with blood, and said thank you Xiao Langjun for protecting and not killing." ”

Shen Zhezi was slightly stunned when he heard this, took the blood book and read it for a while, and couldn't help but change his impression of that Gao Zhong. Not to mention anything else, the handwriting in this blood book alone is much stronger than what I wrote seriously with a brush in my hand, which shows that he is also a person with family roots.

The content of the letter was only a few sentences, explaining that he was ashamed of his ancestors, and thanked Shen Zhezi, and promised that if there was anything to help in the future, he would not shirk if he held the blood book as a token.

Putting away this blood book, Shen Zhezi was also in a very complicated mood. Among the people who have sunk in Shenzhou, the north has fallen, and the people who have crossed to the south, if you say that the most lost are those who are between the cold families of the Shi clan, such as this Le'an Gao clan.

Once you move away from your homeland, this advantage will have nowhere to be attached, and it is not as vigorous as the cultural scholars who can occupy a high position in the court, and there is no way to enterprising, so they can only gather the villagers in order to survive themselves, and become a large and small homeless marshal because of the number of tribes.

Le'an Gao's, or the source of the Bohai Gao's. But the so-called world is higher than the Bohai Sea, and Gao Huan, who was born in the military family of the six towns of innocence, can climb the relationship between the Gao family in the Bohai Sea, and only his heart knows it. In this era, it always takes a grandiose ancestor to be able to hold his head high.

But one thing is certain, although the Le'an Gao clan is not famous in historical books, it is indeed one of the more important military leaders in the early days of Beifu.

The reason why it is not as famous as Liu Gaozhi and even Liu Yu and others after the battle of Weishui is because soon after the Battle of Weishui, it broke away from the Beifu sequence and was introduced by Sima Daozi, the king of the Quanchen clan at that time, as an important armed force to balance Fangzhen, and was consumed in the struggle between the gate lords.

At this time, Xi Jiandu had not yet run Jingkou, and the Le'an Gao clan could only mix in a group of nomadic people, and blocking the road and robbing it was its main way of survival. If it is reported as malicious speculation, the boss behind it may be the Xuzhou military governor Xu Mao, who has a good personal relationship with his father.

Although he happened to meet the future head of the Beifu army, Shen Zhezi did not plan to start any in-depth exchanges immediately. With his age and fame, he is not enough to make a difference in the current chaotic Kyoguchi, and it is good to maintain this kind of superficial contact.

Not long after sending away the Gao Zhong, Shen Zhezi heard the voice of his father outside the door: "Qingque is still resting?" ”

Shen Zhezi hurriedly got up and welcomed his father into the room, sitting opposite each other, Shen Chong looked at Shen Zhezi whose childishness on his face had gradually faded, and couldn't help but sigh again: "Other teenagers are still playing in front of the court, Cheng Huan is on his knees, but my son has to work hard to protect the family business, it is my father's dereliction of duty!" ”

"Why did the father say this, since he is the son of man, he should share the sorrows of the father. Under the nest, there will be no eggs. I enjoy being able to help my father with some of his worries. ”

Shen Zhezi smiled and comforted his father, and then asked: "The situation has just stabilized, father, you will go to Beijing, there won't be anything wrong, right?" ”

Thanks to Ji Guolao's appreciation, the situation is still stable. I originally wanted to rush to Jiankang and pay tribute to Engong in person before the spirit, but the distance was too far away, and it was difficult to show up in public without an edict, so I had to give up. ”

Shen Chong sighed with emotion, and then said: "Jingkou and his party also have to come." simply rush to this node, and by the way, pick up the green finch and your hometown. ”

Shen Chong had already regarded his son as an object that could be exchanged and discussed on an equal footing, so he talked about the purpose of this trip to Beijing. Hearing his father's story, Shen Zhezi was taken aback, it turned out that the purpose of his father's trip was to buy a batch of military rations from Xu Mao!

Buying and selling military rations without permission, no matter what era it is, is a major crime that requires beheading. Shen Zhezi was not surprised by his father's audacity, but he didn't understand why his father did this, and at the same time, he couldn't help but doubt the reliability of Xu Mao. After all, Daddy has a bad record, and the situation has improved, and it is not a good thing to make such a storm again.

Shen Chong saw Shen Zhezi's hidden worries, frowned and explained: "Xu Diran, this person is still credible, and Liu Yao's subordinates are also intrigued, this person is quite excluded, and he can only maintain the situation because of his repeated military exploits." However, he was also a little disheartened and wanted to move his family south, and this matter was handled by me. Now that some of his family members have settled down in Huiji, there is no need to worry about him going back. ”

Shen Zhezi was quite surprised when he heard this. The exiles were unruly and difficult to control, so the imperial court did not dare to trust them too much, but Shen Zhezi did not expect that the infighting would be so serious that even his subordinates were willing to break away from the betrayal and take action. In this way, Shen Zhezi understood why Xu Mao put his father's posture so low, it turned out that the family was already under the control of the Shen family.

"As for buying grain, I was forced to do it."

Shen Chong was quite embarrassed to talk about the reason, although the Shen family was rich and rich, it was also accumulated over the years. He rebelled twice, and although this time he failed, he stabilized all parties and consumed a lot of money and food. In particular, the mobilization of manpower at the beginning of this year will inevitably damage the output of the fields. In short, the Shen family has run out of food.

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he also gasped. He already knows how much money he has. If nothing else, the population alone is a huge number.

Dad is now a general of the second-rank Fujun, knows the internal history, and the number of officials and ranks adds up, but there are less than two hundred, which is completely the private property of the Shen family. There are 1,200 households in Hou Shiyi in Wukang County, although it is only tax food, but since it is sealed in Wukang County, where the Shen family is located, there are a lot of loopholes that can be drilled.

In fact, there are only 4,000 households registered in Wukang County, which is already a rare rich county in Wudi, and a large taxpayer. Even if the imperial court was willing, it would be impossible for the county government to cut out a quarter of the tax to the Shen family. Therefore, this food town is tantamount to a disguised recognition of the illegal Yin Hu tribe controlled by the Shen family.

Through the hidden book within his family, Shen Zhezi has learned that the population controlled by his family is only a lot more than on the books, and there are more than 2,000 households!

This is already a number that is not inferior to the population of a large county, scattered and placed in the Shen family's various estates, like independent islands, unless the imperial court uses force to crush and bulldoze the manor, otherwise these people cannot be controlled by the government.

It is impossible for a family to have only one or two people, and if you count it as 2,000 households, this is a population of tens of thousands! To be honest, when he saw this number, Shen Zhezi was really shocked, in addition to feeling how big the wealthy families in this era are, he also felt a huge responsibility and pressure.

Population is not only about the ability to create wealth, but also about the ability to afford the survival of that population. Population and land are the foundation of Haoqiang's foothold, and once a famine occurs, it means that one's own interests are harmed. The local government can sit idly by and leave food in the wild when the famine spreads and disaster relief is powerless.

Haoqiang and Yinto are interdependent, and if they do, it will be tantamount to destroying their foundations. Overseas Chinese crossed to the south, and in the midst of the war and chaos, they still had to try their best to gather and collect the population, thinking that it was the way to survive.

At this time, Shen Zhezi understood why his father went to Jingkou to buy military rations, and if the problem of eating tens of thousands of people could not be solved, the foundation of the Shen family would be shaken!

However, he still had some doubts: "This time the military disaster, Wu Di has not been shaken, can't you purchase grain nearby?" ”

Shen Chong patted Shen Zhezi's head with a wry smile and explained: "Those people may be happy to see my family suffer. Moreover, at present, the price of grain is soaring, and there are many people who take advantage of the fire to rob, even if they are willing to sell grain, the price is too high. Therefore, the old relatives and relatives may be able to help one or two, but it is also a drop in the bucket. ”

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he understood that his understanding of the world was still too shallow. The noble estates he saw often hoarded large quantities of grain to meet their own needs, and they were also selling at high prices. The Shen family is a strong competitor, and they are really happy to see the Shen family weakened by the disaster.

It doesn't matter whether it is moral or immoral, in the process of the rise of the Shen family, such means have probably been used a lot.

"I'll take care of these things. Qingque, you can rest in peace, and when things are settled, let's go home together. ”

Shen Chong said to Shen Zhezi with a smile, in his opinion, his son is sensitive to the general trend, which is a talent from heaven, as for the maintenance of this specific family business, it depends on experience and experience. Talking about these things with Shen Zhezi is also a matter of habit, and he doesn't expect Shen Zhezi to come up with any solutions.

Shen Zhezi also knows where his weaknesses are, and he can talk eloquently about the general trend and have his own opinions, which is due to the knowledge of later generations. But this kind of specific thing is really not as experienced and sophisticated as my father, so he doesn't force his upper body and point fingers, but his mood can't help but be a little heavy, and he thinks in his heart about what experience in the future can alleviate the problem of food shortage.

In this year, the landlord's family has no surplus food!