Can you live forever

Chapter 409 Let the wine express your ambition, and the east wind blows Xu
Naturally, Zhang Juzheng is not the only child prodigy in the Wuxu Division. Xu Wei, No. 1 in the second class, a 16-year-old Jinshi, is also dazzling.

Xu Wei was born of a concubine, lost his father in a hundred days, his biological mother was driven away from home at the age of ten, and his aunt died at the age of 14. It can be said that he had a rough life and could only live under the eaves of his elder brother.

But his talent is comparable to Yang Xiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Liu Yan in the Tang Dynasty.

According to the historical trajectory, Xu Wei would fail the Juren examination because he became a son-in-law, and would be stuck in the provincial examination.

However, the establishment of Jingshi University ordered all places to recommend students to study in Beijing.

Xu Wei, who was known as a child prodigy at the age of nine, naturally did not fall behind, and when he entered the Capital University, his life trajectory was naturally different.

He passed the examination with No. 1 in the second class, and was awarded the prefect of Lin'an, the fourth rank.

This time going south, he will be accompanied by Hu Zongxian...

Well, history is over. Of course, it was also Jiajing's intention. Historically, the two had congenial temperaments and became confidants. Xu Wei served as Hu Zongxian's staff and helped Hu Zongxian capture Xu Hai and lure Wang Zhi.

but.

Now the 16-year-old boy Lang has been entrusted with the important task of the magistrate of Lin'an, and he refuses to accept his withdrawn temperament in his previous life. It can be said that he is high-spirited and quite arrogant.

Obviously it is the official title of the fourth grade, and it is also the prefect of Lin'an.

He should have envied others, but now no one envied him. Jinshi from the same department also took good care of him when they had dinner with each other. In their words, it was basically Yi Shui's attitude of sending Jing Ke off.

Everyone knows that now that Nanjing is at war with the imperial court, the south of the Yangtze River is the den of dragons and tigers, and Lin'an is the enemy's enemy.

The imperial court sent Xu Wei to be the magistrate of Lin'an, can Nanjing agree?
Left and right are nothing more than, you send one person, I will kill one, that's all...

"Brother Wen, brother Ruqin."

"Ugh……"

"Forget it, stop talking, drink, drink."

The classmates gathered for dinner, Gao Gong pulled Xu Wei and Hu Zongxian to say something, but finally drank the wine in one gulp.

Xu Wei served as the magistrate of Lin'an, and Hu Zongxian served as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

It is the most dangerous job.

In contrast, when Zhang Juzheng was serving as an attendant, he only had to be responsible for the emperor, and Hai Rui was serving as the right deputy capital envoy. That would be considered a real step up to the sky, and there would be no worries about his life.

Except for these four people.

Among the Jinshi of this subject, basically they got the position of the Imperial Academy in a deferred manner, and a few people got the position of editing and editing. Let him be an official.

Basically, they all started from the county magistrate.

Some of them were able to stay in the capital and enter the six ministries as officials, but the number was not many.

Each has its own future.

But they don't know how many of their classmates are left when they meet again after many years.

Xu Wei also drank in one gulp, and said with a smile: "There are always people who want to be officials in the counties and counties of Jiangnan. Brother Ruqin and I will give you a first stop and wait for your support."

With benefits, there are naturally risks.

Jiajing promoted a large number of Jinshi in this subject, naturally for the purpose of helping them to charge forward. The prefect of Lin'an and the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were just the beginning.

After the court's training is over, a strategy has been formulated.

It will change the past model where Nanjing appointed officials in Jiangnan, and a large number of officials will be appointed and parachuted to Jiangnan, and the struggle will enter a fierce stage.

Even if the officials in Nanjing are real but not famous.

The control of the place is not comparable to these airborne Jinshi. Most likely, the situation will become Zhang Mazi vs. Huang Master. It just so happens that the most popular drama in the capital is buying officials...

As soon as Xu Wei said this, everyone's expressions suddenly became complicated.

Although most of them still showed a heroic look, there were not a few people who panicked.

Everyone became more and more envious of Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui.

Many people have already started to flatter, especially Zhang Juzheng. I hope this "near minister of the emperor" can help out. At that time, people from the south will return to the south, and those from the north will return to the north, so don't charge forward...

however.

Hai Rui just patted the table for their fawning and fawning, and said, "You don't need to envy me, maybe I died earlier than you, your enemy is in the south, you can see it."

"but me……"

"So I plan to carry the coffin to take office."

Everyone could clearly feel the four words of chilling. Hai Rui was going to carry the coffin to take office. The implication couldn't be more obvious. He wanted to strictly investigate corruption and lawlessness, and he would not tolerate any flaws...

Gollum.

Many people swallowed their saliva and were overwhelmed by Hai Rui's aura. Everyone looked at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng had been eating peanuts slowly from the beginning.

Seeing everyone looking at him, he shrugged and said, "Don't look at me, I can't persuade you."

"My stress is different from yours."

"It's not that I'm afraid of any danger, the only thing I'm afraid of is... I can't do it well."

"Eh."

"Whoever you want, I will write to Your Majesty to change positions."

Zhang Juzheng is small and has a bitter face. Although he is confident, he never expected to reach the sky in one step. The pressure these days is too great, that is, going out to drink with them, thinking about nothing when he is drunk, and falling headfirst on the bed. comfortable.

But except for getting drunk in the first scene, he basically didn't drink alcohol after that, and only ate vegetables.

The sadness between his brows and eyes never stopped.

Sure enough, Zhang Juzheng said to change his job, but no one agreed. No matter how confident he was in the gold list, he would not dare to take this job. Everyone is a "young man" and understands that the times have changed.

Whatever job His Majesty gives you, naturally asks you to do something.

If you can't meet the requirements, don't say that there will be any danger in your position. If you fail to accomplish something, you must first face His Majesty's wrath.Well, death is nothing, the point is "disappointment".

The more you understand the critical position of this era, the less you dare to fail.

Lest I become a sinner through the ages.

Even if the enemy wins, it won't be written in the history books, but the fact is.

"What advice does Bai Gui have for Brother Ruqin and Brother Wen?"

Gao Gong wanted to see how Zhang Juzheng would break the situation and gain a chance of survival in this dangerous situation.

In this regard.

Zhang Juzheng scratched his head and said: "Jiangnan said that the reform has been completed, but in fact there has been no change. It is just that the gentry and businessmen have changed their way to go, and some people in Jiangnan have been gathered into the factory and controlled more strictly. .”

"Though the factory is the merchant's factory, the worker is not the merchant's worker."

"Nanjing wants to promote industrialization, which will inevitably produce more workers. They are the biggest victims of this reform. They have no land and lost the means of production. They can only sell their labor in exchange for everything that survives in this monetized society."

"They can only work without any bargaining power."

"union?"

"When the National Teacher was founded, I didn't think it would be effective. It just maintained a good situation for two or three years, and then there was room for a group of people to intervene. At any rate, several parties bid for it, so that the workers could actually get it. Affordable."

"But to achieve what we want, it's impossible."

"We're going to tell them about their situation and teach them how to save themselves..."

……

Nanjing.

Xu Jie held a meeting attended by the bosses of all the industrial chains in Jiangnan, including the factory directors in charge of operations.

Knowing the history of the future, Xu Jie naturally understands what needs to be paid most attention to in today's industrialized world. He must not allow the workers to unite, nor allow the court to gain their trust.

Therefore, Xu Jie must focus on operations in the labor union.

"It is necessary to uphold fairness, but also frequent scabs. It is necessary to give hope and break hope. Repeatedly pulling and exhausting their minds, in short, they cannot gather their strength."

"To avoid social crosscutting, let them belong to the same camp."

"So there is a need for vertical cutting methods to make them more scattered."

"Da Ming can also be more fair. For example, taking concubines is the greatest insult to women's rights. We should promote the monogamy system and sing the praises of the greatness and innocence of love."

"Tell them that men and women are equal, let women come out, not confined at home, but also enter the factory."

"The impact of big machines on the textile industry is huge."

"Let the vast majority of women lose their jobs because of the collapse of men farming and women weaving, because large-scale machine production will inevitably lead to a reduction in textile employment, let women lose their economic status first, and don't rush to expand jobs. While using a small part of high wages to win over, it is common No job, no income."

"Advocate women's equality again, change women's concept..."

In this meeting, Xu Jie talked a lot, almost telling everyone how to "eat people", how to better control this era, and how to transfer conflicts.

All kinds of capital once again admired Xu Jie's methods to the fullest.

But Xu Jie understood.

All means are to cover the fangs. With the process of industrialization and the acceleration of capital intensity, the fairness he maintains has begun to appear cracks, and it will inevitably grow larger.

This must be attacked by the court.

Xu Jie needs to get enough power before the people wake up.

After the speeches at the conference were over and they left the venue one after another, Xu Dong followed Xu Jie and said, "The imperial court has already made a move. They have the status and can send officials to seize local governance power."

"There is also the Cheongyang Party, with the support of those reformers."

"The restlessness within our sphere of influence can be said to be right in front of us."

"The court's persecution is so strong, shouldn't we fight back?"

Xu Jie didn't respond, but asked, "How to fight back?"

Xu Dong said: "Hasn't the Nanjing parliament already been made public? In the name of the parliament, the imperial examination was held to formally transfer officials from the north and the south to prepare for independence."

Xu Jie nodded.

He was very calm, but when passing by a certain vase, he grabbed it directly and smashed it on Xu Dong's head. He looked at Xu Dong with extremely cold eyes and said, "You said... independent?"

Xu Dong was a little dazed by the blow, he never thought that Xu Jie would fight him directly.

Xu Jie didn't intend to wait for Xu Dong's answer at all, looking at Xu Dong who still had dregs and blood on his head, Xu Jie said, "I didn't expect you to help me like Zhang Zhixiang did for Jiajing, nor did I expect Zhang Juzheng to help me." Talent like that."

"But you should put yourself in the right place."

"To understand what is the basis for this war to survive."

"It's not your factories, it's not the stock of wealth in Jiangnan, it's not the Donglin Lecture Hall, and it's not the hundreds of thousands of new troops."

"It's because the flames of war didn't reach the people."

"What people see is a battle of systems, a battle of ideas, and a comparison of who is more beneficial!"

"independent?"

"You try it alone?!"

The camouflage he put up with great difficulty, someone actually wanted to tear it off, expecting that after the split between the North and the South, Jiangnan would become an independent country to fight against Ming Dynasty, without even thinking about what the people think.

Once the "fair" image that Nanjing has established for so long collapses, the legal principles will disappear immediately.

Do you really think the common people would be willing to fight?

Do you really think that they will resist the return of land to the public after investing in sunk costs?
Xu Dong covered his head, and said with a livid face: "Otherwise, what if you are always concerned about your status, but you are born and have no status, so you can't be eaten away by the court?"

"Liaodong was lost, and the battlefield of the Japanese invasion was limited, and there was no possibility of expansion."

"We will train the new army on the frontal battlefield. When the soldiers are trained, the new army will be disbanded if the decree is issued?"

Xu Jie knew the reason for Xu Dong's impatience. It was not a few Jinshi who were transferred to the south as officials, but the "financial turmoil" after the implementation of the gold standard by the imperial court, which caused their wealth to shrink greatly. I can't sit still.

They are not trying to get rid of the control of name.

Instead, they urgently need a financial safe haven and a political system of sufficient size to issue currency and preserve their wealth...

No, not just a store of value.

It is they who have seen the huge benefits brought about by currency hegemony, and the multiple and dozens of times of financial leverage, which they have never experienced before, so they have become "red-eyed" and don't care about other things.

Xu Dong is just a representative they put out to test his attitude...

When Xu Jie started, he said don't even think about it. As long as Nanjing dares to declare independence, the speed of defeat will be unimaginable. Even if 50 new troops are trained, it will not help at all.

Half of the country, divided into courts?
In a dream, if you can persist for three months without being trampled through the city of Nanjing, then you will be considered a high incense.

Xu Jie tugged at the neckline, feeling a little hot.

In fact, he didn't care about Nanjing's victory or defeat at all. After the battle of Yizhou, when the White Snake ran out from under the Leifeng Pagoda, he came down completely. He didn't do anything directly, it was just because he was not sure of winning.

The best result is naturally to delay until the end of the Great Heat.

There is no way he would lose.

But Zhang Zhixiang and the others will definitely not wait for him to delay until that time, the decisive battle will be in the midst of the great heat, Xu Jie is confident that leading Jiangnan, not to mention better than the capital, can at least greatly develop the industry.

His strength will also be unparalleled.

But the problem is...

Naturally, a capitalist is not a piece of metal, but full of contradictions. Since self-interest comes first, then every individual's interests are like hedgehogs. There are conflicts, and it is impossible to hug them tightly for warmth.

"I don't care how hungry you are, you must follow my steps now."

"Put away your fangs first, bear with it."

"If you can't help it, then I don't have to wait for Zhang Zhixiang to reform, I will kill you first."

Capital intensive, who said that the price must be transferred downwards?
You... don't get me wrong.

(End of this chapter)