0992 Youthful Hero
It will take a long time to sell the various properties under the Governor's Palace, after all, no one is making money, so the market seems to be noisy, but the real bulk transaction partners are still on the sidelines.
But even so, the wealth gathered by other parties alone is enough to tide over the current difficulties. Of course, most of this income is still just a figure on the books, and it will take a process to implement it gradually.
However, this does not mean that the Governor's Mansion will not be able to replenish goods in the short term, and there are currently a large number of materials stored in various warehouses between the six counties of Huainan. In such an era, logistics can be said to be the most important element in business activities, which directly determines the success or failure.
Water transportation is undoubtedly the most labor-saving and convenient mode of transportation, so the vast majority of businessmen who come and go to Huainan, but whenever there are conditions, they will collect a large number of goods and goods here in the summer water season, and lease the warehouse under Dingcang to store the goods.
Although you need to pay a lot of rent, you can not only earn the price difference between summer and winter, but also save the high cost of winter transportation. In comparison, a little rent is really nothing.
Until now, commerce and trade have been the pillar industries of the Governor's Mansion, so Shen Zhezi has also tried his best to maintain the credibility of the Governor's Mansion. Even in the face of such a big difficulty, almost all the family resources of the Governor's Mansion were cleared, and they still did not take the initiative to use the goods stored in Huainan by those merchants.
Of course, this is also because he has not been forced into a desperate situation, if it is really completely helpless, then there is nothing to say, first appropriate the emergency and then talk about it. Life is going to be gone, who will consider the level of credit!
In any case, the principle of the Governor's Office in this regard still brought great influence to the people of the time. Previously, so many people participated in the Bagongshan rally, and there were also many people who wanted to see if the Governor's Mansion had any intention of forcibly requisitioning the goods they had deposited, so as to judge whether it was worth continuing to deepen cooperation with the Governor's Office.
The result was naturally a great joy for all, and although the Governor's Office had the intention of using their goods, it was done in a mutually beneficial way. It can be said that in terms of protecting the interests of merchants, no force at present has done a better job than the Huainan Governor's Office.
Although the current atmosphere is that there are no officials and no business, and there is no official background, if you want to trade across the border, you are completely looking for death. Even if it's okay once or twice, it's still a lot of money. However, the background of the businessmen is still absolutely weak in the face of the authorities. Unless the background is strong enough to control inside and outside like the Shen family, he can not only be in power in Taiwan, but also hold a strong military power outside.
But even so, the Shen family's business and trade activities in other regions are still mainly based on harmony and wealth, and they must also be in place at the local level. The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, not that it can't be suppressed, but it is not necessary, and it is treated toughly in case of trouble, and it has lost the original meaning of commerce.
If the Governor's Office adheres to its principles so much, it will naturally be rewarded accordingly. When choosing a transaction method, most merchants also use materials such as grain and rice to pay for Huainan's current shortage of goods. Even before the deal was concluded, many people said that the Governor's Office could borrow it in advance.
The expression of this attitude alone has greatly alleviated Huainan's urgent needs. Within the six counties alone, especially Huainan County and Runan, Huainan easily raised more than 1.3 million yuan of grain.
The reason for this harvest is also because food itself is a straining commodity for all parties, has a long storage period, and is itself an important medium of payment.
In this way, coupled with the assistance from Xuzhou and Jingzhou, including the concentration of grain in various tun areas of Huainan itself, in the nearly 20 days since Shen Zhezi returned to Huainan, Huainan has concentrated nearly three million hui of grain!
Although the nearly three million grains are only a small part of the huge gap needed in the north, at least they have food in their hands and do not panic in their hearts. In this way, there will be enough time to wait for the subsequent food to arrive.
In November, the biggest theme on both sides of the Huaishui River is food. A large number of cars and ships passed through the road, and even the colder and colder wind wafted in the smell of grain. Food is the only magic weapon to stabilize people's hearts, and in such an atmosphere, it is difficult for Huainan to mess up.
At the same time, several counties near the Yellow River, including the Heluo area, also arrived in the six counties of Huainan one after another. These people, selected from among the refugees, will be the main force for the next grain transfer to the north, with a scale of more than 200,000 people!
In the first battle of Liyang, there were hundreds of thousands of refugees collected in the north at one time, plus the people who originally lived in Chenliu, Xingyang, Ki County, Hanoi, Ha Lok and other places, the total number of people in the north reached 1.5 million.
Of course, there are still some of them that are not in the hands of the Governor's Mansion at the moment, especially among Heluo, there are still many powerful townships and clansmen. With such a huge amount of levy in Huainan, it can be said that nearly half of them have been mobilized.
Although such a large-scale requisition will inevitably cause a backlash, at the moment there is still a garrison of 70,000 or 80,000 troops in the reconquest area, and it will not easily cause chaos. The mobilization of so many Ding Zhuang can also effectively prevent the refugees from breaking out into unrest due to the lack of food supplies.
Moreover, these people are the main force in the future reconstruction of the Central Plains, and witnessing the prosperity and stability of the six counties of Huainan will also be more conducive to the attachment of the people.
Personnel and food are already in place, and the next step is to send a large amount to the north of the Huai River. There is nothing to say in this regard, the only thing that can be used is labor and hard work, and wear and tear along the way is inevitable.
Shen Jin also took time to go home once, and later he would follow the grain transportation team to Heluo, and then he would stay there to be dispatched, and he didn't know when he would come back next time.
Shen Zhezi also rarely took half a day to prepare a small family banquet at home to see off Shen Jin and others who were about to go north.
Although the camp has been in for a short time, the work is heavy and heavy, and everyone is black and thin, looking pitiful.
"I won't talk much about gossip, the only thing to remember after going north, don't have self-conscious thoughts because of the protection of your family background, and obey the military orders of the commander of the team, if there is any violation of the law and discipline, it will be severely punished!"
Shen Zhezi is still strict, but when he sees Shen Jin and the others with tears in their eyes, his heart is inevitably soft. Although he is also a young man, he was mostly active in Jiangdong in his early years, and later went north after a long period of foreshadowing and gradual progress.
However, when Shen Jin and the others first joined the army, they went straight to thousands of miles away, without a gradual adaptation process, and Shen Zhezi was also worried that this kind of experience would be too much, but it would cause an indelible blow to these teenagers.
So after a little muttering, he slowed down his tone and said: "It is inevitable that the north will be cold, and although the strong generals of the Rong Brigade have been fighting for a long time, they will be unable to support it. Even if you have the desire to serve the country, there are still thieves on the four sides in the coming year, and you are not in a hurry. Therefore, I hope that you can keep your ambitions, strengthen yourself, and then try to work hard for the country. ”
Hearing this, the teenagers also had a lot of changes, they were not born cheap bones, if there is no fear of difficulties, it is impossible. At present, it is so miserable in Huainan alone, and if you continue to go north to reach Heluo, it is really difficult to estimate what kind of danger you will face.
However, although the teenagers hesitated, no one spoke first, just looked at their companions left and right. Shen Zhezi couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene, the young man's heart is the most courageous, even if he can't do it, he has to grit his teeth and face difficulties for the sake of face. In this respect, his scheming and over-calmness are indeed missing a lot of unexpected joys in life.
After a long while, Huan Huocai bowed slightly in the banquet and said: "I am really grateful to be so favored by the Metropolitan Governor." Especially the younger generation is lonely and young and loses their father, and the family affairs are declining, if it is not for the frequent attention of most of the governors, the brothers will be born, and it is not easy to grow up! Inherit this favor for a long time, there is no reward, only this small strength, willing to sacrifice his life for the governor of the capital, although he has no regrets! ”
When Shen Zhezi heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, in fact, he had heard a lot of words similar to his loyalty. But such a decisive statement came from the mouth of a teenager, which always made him feel a little weird.
Sensing Brother A's inquiring gaze, Shen Jin opened his mouth to speak, but he heard a strange sound in the side seat, and when he saw that the rest of his companions were cramped and bowed their heads, he finally changed his mind and laughed: "Brother, you put us into service, and you already thought of contempt. Now that we are going to go north, but we are detained with soft words, are you worried that we will make a special contribution to the north, so that you will be exposed to unknown people and laugh at people? ”
This bear child is just not cleaned up!
When Shen Zhezi heard this, he felt that it was really redundant for him to be soft-hearted, so he simply didn't say anything, just asked people to serve more meat, so that this group of brain-dead children could reserve more energy.
"Ahhe, thank you."
Taking advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, Huan Huo whispered to Shen Jin.
Shen Jin patted him on the shoulder with his backhand, and said with a smile: "I'm kind, only you Huan Sanalone, and I know who the rest of the son is." As for those stupid gossip, most of them are unintentional words, and they have to leave them behind after they have said it themselves, so why should you take it to heart. ”
Huan Huo's statement is actually caused by long-term depression. These teenagers have extraordinary backgrounds, so they naturally have more knowledge and knowledge, and they also know more about their family affairs. For example, Huan Huo's brother Huan Wen joined the Northern Army in the capital, which is almost equivalent to living up to the care and support of the Metropolitan Governor, and the teenagers get along with each other less than scruples, so naturally they often discuss these things.
Huan Huo listened to it in his ears, and his heart was naturally entangled, although he didn't understand his brother's choice, but he also knew that it was not easy for his brother to maintain the family business since his father's death. No matter whether Brother A's choice was due to any hardship, Huan Huo planned to repay the Shen brothers for their care and support for him and his family with his own efforts.
After the teenagers have eaten a meal, they wipe off the oily flowers from the corners of their mouths and go strong. Only Shen Jin was not happy at all, these stupid things had no eyes at all, and they were inseparable from him, so he didn't have a chance to sneak into the inner courtyard to take a look at his little lady, so he could only go on the road with this regret.
Shen Zhezi finally decided to send them to the camp in person, although this dispatch was meant to be a test, but he couldn't really let his little brother go north to the danger and ignore it, and the necessary care was naturally inevitable.