Shen Zhezi stayed in Hegang for a day, and he was all talking about buying the lives of the people of Qianhu, and talked about the details from the outline.

As the conversation continued, everyone's thinking became more and more open, and they became more enthusiastic about this transaction. It's really because the conditions offered by Shen Zhezi are too generous, and the lives of the slaves can be used as money! Although they may not have the courage to fight across the border, there is occasionally no shortage of stragglers of Karni who bravely cross the border, and even if there is no such deal, they have to fight with them in order to defend their homeland.

Since fighting is inevitable, why not exchange the corpses of those who could only be buried or discarded in exchange for the supplies they desperately need! Besides, even if they couldn't find too many slaves here, the slaves further north were definitely not a scarce commodity.

What these people are most worried about is that Shen Zhezi is only occasionally interested and cannot last. However, Shen Zhezi has repeatedly assured that this is a long-term transaction that will not be interrupted for at least the next few years. In addition, he also put forward an idea at the meeting, that is, to build a storage barrier in the old city of Chuxian County for exchange with various families.

"Jiangbei is not my family's old foundation after all, and the future management of Chuxian County will depend on you a lot."

Shen Zhezi said with a smile in the middle of the banquet, and then his face turned solemn again: "I can guarantee that this transaction will be long-term, but if there is any accident in the middle, such as the warehouse being looted by bandits, then it can only stop the matter." Not only that, but I can also assure you that the goods of Jiangdong will no longer be able to pass through Tuzhong! ”

People are unpredictable, although Shen Zhezi is willing to trade with these people, but he has to guard against the fact that there are fierce people who secretly make evil and collude with bandits to rob the goods. The reason why he has the confidence to propose such a trading plan is that he is sure to deter these people.

Now Yu Yi has established himself in Liyang, and those people in Jiangzhou have also negotiated after Wen Qiao came forward, although Yinjue is a little loose, but there is a jam in the Jingkou market, and he also maintains a great right to speak. If you want to block the input of materials in Tuzhong, although it may not be possible to prevent the grain of rice from entering, as long as the wind is released, even if other people still want to transport materials to Tuzhong, the price will definitely take this opportunity to increase several times!

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when they heard Shen Zhezi's threatening words. One of them said: "Shen Yuma's plan is a great benefit to my country, and I don't dare to say anything else, just Tu Zhong and protect this matter from invading, and it is our duty to wait." However, today's people's hearts are not ancient, or there are strangers who are brave and brave in their own country, jealous of the good use of our hometown, or want to do bad things from them, and they really need to be vigilant. ”

When Chen Mian heard this, his face couldn't help but sink, this didn't mean who he was talking about! But right now, it's not good. Earlier, he refused to sell the horse to Duhe, because he was worried that the other party would become a threat to his family in Tuzhong if he became bigger.

But now, not to mention the huge profits contained in this transaction, Shen Zhezi's act of spending money to buy first-level military merit has already made him quite contemptuous. These high-ranking disciples themselves have nothing to do, let alone hope, they just want to sit back and enjoy their success.

If this transaction can continue for a few years, the family will inevitably make a huge profit in it, and with sufficient money and food, they will be able to recruit troops and horses, and greatly expand their own strength, and then they will grow stronger and stronger between the north and the south, and they may not be able to reach the status of the Fan Yang Zu clan in the past! When the time comes, no matter whether you go south or north, you will inevitably have a place for yourself!

For the sake of that lofty prospect, Chen Mian didn't mind compromise, and said with a smile: "Please rest assured, we have benefited a lot from this matter, how can we let the horse be alone!" I remember that the county town of Chuzhou should still be in the hands of the remnants of the army in Yuzhou, and there is no lack of my old family, and I am willing to negotiate to get back this city and give away the horses! If not, even if I attack it, I will give the city away! ”

When the others heard this, their faces couldn't help but twitch slightly, they naturally didn't have as extensive connections and strong strength as Chen Mian, so they also felt more and more the threat that this person posed to them in the township. In the past, they could be peaceful, but once a dispute is highlighted, the existence of this person will make people feel uneasy!

"It's just a small thing, but it doesn't have to be hard. Since I dare to cross the river to collect human lives, I still have this confidence. ”

Shen Zhezi smiled, and didn't say much about Chen Mian's courtesy.

Chen Mian couldn't help but sneer when he saw this, knowing that his previous words and deeds of Meng Lang still left a bad impression on the other party after all, after all, the other party crossed the river to seek military merits, and his own family was the strongest family in Tuzhong, so he should be co-opted and relied on in both affection and reason. After all, it's still too impulsive, if you knew that the other party intended this, what are just a few dozen foals.

After seeing this scene, the others couldn't help but exchange a look, this Chen Mian was too arrogant to offend people, if they could make good use of the other party's heart knot, they might not all fall behind in this competition.

When Shen Zhezi left the next day, these people saw each other off all the way, and their eagerness was completely different from the day before. But there is one exception to this, and that is the young man Xing Yue.

Xing Yue followed Guo Yu all the way, and when he was close to Nantang, he still refused to leave when all the families had dispersed.

Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, and slapped his horse and stopped in front of Shen Zhezi, and said with indignation: "Whoever I am Jin Min, it is righteous to kill the slave and rebel!" The imperial court is also the place where the etiquette system lies! But you, the people of the south who were used in the imperial court, were in vain for the grace of the king, and even used profit to lure people to sell their lives, corrupt loyalty, and play with the rules, are you not ashamed at all! ”

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he was not ashamed, but said with a smile: "The words of the criminal monarch are indeed deafening. However, I have a little doubt, last year the king fell into the hands of thieves, but I didn't hear the name of the criminal king crossing the river Qin Wang Langzhan. ”

"I, I...... I'm just a humble person, even if I cross the river, what good will I do in big things. ”

When Xing Yue said this, he couldn't help but feel a little weak, and then said loudly: "But you are different, your family is originally a high-ranking family in Wuzhong, and there are brave generals like Guo Hou under the door, why do you want to use tricks for this!" Since you are interested in meritorious work, why not cross the river and fight bravely! ”

"Oh, it turns out that I am a high-ranking man in Wuzhong, and I should indeed be generous to the country and go to danger calmly. But as Xingjun saw, as soon as Daohui Fang crossed the river, everyone looked sideways. Similar to the Zun Mansion, since Xu Hanling, the door should not be closed. Similar to the Chen family, if there is a small gap, he will threaten to surrender to the enemy. Indeed, I have the courage to fight, but thorns are growing along the way, especially the fierceness of the slaves. I'm afraid that before I see the slaves, the butcher's knife will blunt them first! ”

When Xing Yue heard Shen Zhezi say this, he didn't know how to argue for a while, and he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.

Seeing this young man silent, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but sigh. Thousands of people have their own faces, and it cannot be generalized. Whenever he talks about things and interests, it is not because he thinks that everyone is a person who is consumed by profit, but because compared with the so-called loyalty, interests can unite more people and be more efficient.

There was indeed no shortage of impassioned people at that time, but if these people were alone, the Northern Expedition would not be enough. This is a hard work, and the more people join, the greater the strength. It is not to convince people with virtue and to forcefully seek moral blamelessness.

After Xing Yue was stunned for a moment on the side of the road, he turned his horse to the side, got out of the way, and saw Shen Zhezi set off again, he reined in his horse and shouted: "I am not just loyal to me, but I have no way to serve the country in the past!" If Shen Hou really wants to go north to attack the slaves in the future, and there is a summons to pass the message, I will come to see him immediately, just to be able to serve Guo Hou's battalion! ”

Shen Zhezi waved his horsewhip and said goodbye to him. If it were possible, he certainly hoped that more of these enthusiastic people would emerge. This kind of person may have poor endowment and ability, but the more such a simple mind, the more often they can pull the world forward.

When he went on the road again, Guo Yu also said that the deal that Shen Zhezi discussed with Tu Zhong and those people in Tu Zhong was only from a different angle: "These people are used to keeping their own doors, hoping to survive alone in troubled times. The horses used this to encourage them to kill Hu, or it could be effective. But this matter is really not unrestrained, if those people because of this self-fattening for a long time, when the soldiers are strong, they will be more centrifuged, for the future Jiangbei business, the same hidden danger is great! Moreover, if someone is greedy or even kills too much, so it attracts the slaves to look back, which may make the situation in Jiangbei more turbulent. ”

Guo Yu was originally born in the north and is familiar with military affairs, since he said so, it naturally makes sense.

First of all, the first point, Shen Zhezi knows very well what the hearts of these people in Jiangbei are, and what Chen Mian said is already very clear, the Jiangdong Imperial Court is by no means the only object of their allegiance, and it is not even the first choice in the minds of some people. It is precisely because of this fact that it is difficult to use Huayi's righteousness to move, so Shen Zhezi had to use it to his advantage and drive them to deal with the slaves.

According to the normal development of the situation, these people are bound to invest more after tasting the sweetness, in the hope of obtaining greater returns. The way to invest is naturally to recruit troops, or contact those more powerful dock owners in the Central Plains, and the strength will inevitably be improved.

When these people were weak, it was already difficult for them to obey the control of the Jiangdong court, and when they became stronger, they would inevitably regard the Jiangdong court even more as nothing. In addition to the abundant family assets, what Shen Zhezi relied on was the power and influence he had built up in the Jiangdong Imperial Court. From this point of view, his approach is to raise tigers for trouble, and when he can no longer satisfy those people, he will inevitably be counterattacked.

But this is a situation where external factors are excluded, and in fact this will not happen at all, because neither the South nor the North will leave much time and opportunity for these people to develop, and it is impossible for them to grow at all.

The current situation is that Shile in the north is still stabilizing the internal order, digesting the population and land that it already controls. The south, on the other hand, was greatly damaged by the Su Jun Rebellion, and it also took a few years to recuperate. The current stalemate is temporary, leaving room for these people to sway from side to side. But no matter which of the two sides is the first to attack, this stalemate will be broken, and the good days of these people will come to an end.

Taking advantage of this time, Shen Zhezi spent money to invite them to kill the slaves, in fact, it was also to increase the psychological burden of throwing Hu on them. They already have a deep blood feud with each other, and they dare not vote easily. You must know that the data of their slaughter of the slaves are all in the hands of Shen Zhezi, and the Wuhu is not a gentleman's clan with cultivation, if they vote for the Hu, it is conceivable what kind of fate they will face.

As for the second point, whether such a provocation will lead to a crazy counterattack by the slaves, this is actually not a question that Shen Zhezi needs to worry about. It is very important to note that the Kahu is not able to cross the river at all.

You must know that when China and North Korea went south to destroy Wu and end the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms, they set a strategy from the time of Sima Zhao, and it can almost be said that it took decades of preparation before crossing the Great River Moat. And among them, there is no lack of reasons why Sun Hao, the master of Wu, played to death himself.

Although Shile has barely unified the northern land, its national strength is still inferior to that of the Western Jin Dynasty at the beginning, especially the internal instability, which is not enough to support it to complete such a cross-river battle. Even in the Shihu period, Pufa Ding Zhuang wanted to go south to destroy the Jin, but it was still unsuccessful.

Although the current situation in Jiangdong is chaotic, there is still a premise for defending the river together. Since the base camp would not be threatened, Shen Zhezi had nothing to worry about. Of course, there is also a hidden danger, that is, Shi Le used this as an excuse to threaten the Jiangdong Imperial Court by going south, or it would be used by others as a reason to get rid of Shen Zhezi.

But there is also a problem with this, that is, Shi Le started against the Yue Mansion, if the imperial court accepted Shi Le's threat, then its legal rationality would be gone, and Shen Zhezi would not be restrained at all.

It is not enough to use troops against Jiangdong, so will Shi Le take revenge on the Han people in the north because of this?

This idea is inconvenient to say, but it is actually exactly what Shen Zhezi wants. Shi Le is not a simple person, at the beginning of the uprising there was a slight improvement, already paying attention to winning over the Han people, there are many Han people in the court for its use, in recent years, it is to persuade cultivation and learning, a clear posture. Because of this, many people nowadays have no shortage of expectations for it.

But this does not mean that Shi Le is on the right path, and if he is a Han Chinese, he may be able to be a Cao Cao. But he is a Qianhu, and his basic plate is also a Qianhu, which has been attached for a long time, and in addition to the ethnic differences between him and the Han people, there is also a class contradiction. Shile's approach to this series of problems as a Han monarch was, in a way, a betrayal of his own source of power.

After Shi Le's death, Shi Hu easily usurped power, and even if there were some waves, it did not cause much turmoil. Moreover, those who rebelled were not so much loyal to Shi Le as dissatisfied with Shi Hu's assumption of power. This in itself shows that Shi Le and his son have been abandoned by the Karma Hu, and Shi Hu's more radical approach has clearly become their choice.

Moreover, these efforts during Shi Le's lifetime did not invite the hearts of the Han people. The Han people were almost indifferent to who was in power in Qianhu, let alone loyal to the descendants of Shile. Even if the heir is cut off, it is just a few sighs, and it is not enough to fight to the death for it.

Although Shi Hu is tyrannical, he is not stupid, and he did not get rid of Shi Hong immediately after his death, but made Shi Hong confess and cut off the opposition one by one. How many people have struggled all their lives, but the last step is wrong, and all their previous achievements are wasted. Being able to endure the temptation of a false name to reach the top in one step at such a moment can imagine the resourcefulness of others other than tyranny.

As a foreign leader ruling the Central Plains, Shi Hu also faced a problem, what should he do next? He had no successful experience to learn from, and when he reached the top, Shiler was already a failure for him, and there was nothing to learn from. That being the case, it was a natural choice to slip from benevolence to a tyrannical rule.

Shen Zhezi didn't have the ability to stop Shi Hu from coming to power, so instead of sitting back and watching those people in the north ignorantly accept the coming misery, it was better to let them realize in advance. If Shile retaliated for this, they would either revolt or flee south. Fight and not fight, flee and not escape, is there a second way but death?

These thoughts are really difficult to talk to, and Shen Zhezi can only hide them in his heart, but he just said to Guo Yu: "Right now, I am looking alone." But as long as the imperial court recovers, going north is a foregone conclusion, this policy is expedient, and when it officially goes north, killing Hu is the duty of the king after all. As for the slave side, it is difficult for the world dragon to enjoy the country for a long time, and in the next few years, there will be chaos, and then the king will go north, and there is nothing to fear! ”

When Guo Yu heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up: "The words of the horse are so certain, could it be that there is still some planning in the north?" ”

Shen Zhezi couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard this, this Guo Yu couldn't help but think too highly of himself, if he had the ability to affect Shi Le's life and death, why didn't he think about every step before and after. However, this gave him some reminders that he should send some people to the north, even if he can't do anything, it is good to collect the wind and pass on some information in time.