Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 460: Ming Yun Bamboo and Rattan, Dark Chen Cang

"Did someone from the Zhu family send me an article?" Chen Zhi laughed, "It's just the right time to start things from the Zhu family."

He pondered for a moment, and said to Chen Duo: "Go and make arrangements, inform the big families in Dai County that I will hold a dinner tomorrow night to thank them for their help in rebuilding Dai County."

After saying this, both Chen Duo and Chen Zi were taken aback, while the latter frowned.

Chen Zhi glanced at Chen Zi and said, "This group of people have been paying attention to my movements in the past few days. They want to know what my attitude is towards their contact with Wang Quan. Therefore, they cannot feel at ease. Therefore, my They would definitely not refuse the invitation, but as a prefect, I had to have a more or less legitimate reason to invite the local big families. Just as the Huns retreated and Dai County was recovering, several families contributed a little. Although it was better than nothing, it was considered An excuse."

After saying this, he said to Chen Duo: "By the way, remember to ask them to call the young talents in the family. If Daijun wants to develop in the future, it will inevitably require the efforts of these young and powerful new generations. I have to get familiar with them first. "

Chen Duo was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement, and then retreated.

Chen Zhi took Chen Zi to his study.

Soon, a maid came over to offer tea.

Chen Zi was not polite. He sat down and took a sip before saying, "Brother, as soon as the news of your banquet gets out, I'm afraid everyone will not be able to live in peace tonight, and not many people will be able to sleep peacefully." There was nothing else in this private room. Man, his tone also changed.

Chen Zhi smiled and said: "Qiao Xing, you should know that these things are the same as marching and fighting. What is real is illusory, and what is fictitious is real. They are plotting against me. I will let them spend more time and energy first, so I can get it in advance. Interest."

"Since it was collected in advance, there must be a lot of price to pay for them in the future," Chen Zi said bluntly, "But the top priority is not to punish these aristocratic families, but how to resist the coming war, and what We have to prepare for the reception of the population promised by Tuoba Yulu, so in addition to these people, what we should prepare for is the chaos that we have analyzed before."

Chen Zhi nodded, motioning for Chen Zi to continue.

"I will not repeat what I have analyzed before, but in the face of danger, simply closing the city gate is not necessarily a good choice, because we have to be careful of the Huns," Chen Zi's expression became serious, "They will definitely catch If the opportunity comes, we must deal with it in advance.”

"This is exactly what I want to tell you," Chen Zhi also put away his smile and said seriously: "This time I sent people to buy a fleet of pillars and vine leaves. In addition to the things needed for papermaking, there are also some military utensils. As well as iron ore and copper mines, special people will be responsible for guarding them until they arrive in Daijun."

"I see, it's really a secret attempt to trick Chen Cang," Chen Zi's eyes lit up, "Prefect, you insist on making paper just to confuse other people?"

"I really want to add another output to Daijun, but this does not prevent me from using him to achieve other purposes at the same time." Chen Zhi still had no smile on his face. "Daijun, or rather Youzhou, has too many people." I'm not sure. I have to hide some trump cards in order to prepare. At present, the troops in Dai County are mainly concentrated in the hands of Wang Quan. Even if the servants sent from the south in the future have been trained and have combat effectiveness, they do not have suitable equipment. We will still be at a disadvantage, but Daijun currently does not have the conditions to produce its own weapons, so it can only buy them with money."

Chen Zi took advantage of the situation and asked: "I also want to know, are these things all paid for by you yourself, brother?"

Chen Zhi nodded and said: "Whether the workshop or the servants are all belonging to the Chen family, of course they cannot be funded by the government. That means there is no distinction between public and private. Moreover, the problem with the family is that their privileges, so that the government's authority It is difficult to restrain them, so we have to fight fire with fire, break out of this limitation, and open up a new situation. After all, I am not here to help the imperial court to stabilize Daijun. If that is the case, as long as I am transferred, everything in Daijun will return to the old way. I will come here My uncle told me before that in order for the Chen family to gain a foothold here, in this case, these investments must be controlled by the Chen family."

What Chen Zhi wants to do is to suppress the aristocratic family in Dai County, and it seems that he wants to bring the Chen family into the situation, but what he actually wants to do is to lead the situation by himself, try not to arouse the resentment of the entire aristocratic family, at least in the early stage, to accumulate strength This should be the case when the time comes.

Then use the aristocratic family's gameplay to squeeze the space of other aristocratic families, even if someone criticizes them, they won't feel that Chen Zhi wants to dig their roots.

Moreover, compared with the imperial court's command system, in the New Han Dynasty, it was obviously easier to implement the orders of aristocratic families.

"Of course, the Chen family still has a lot of things to do at the moment. They have more plans in the center of Luoyang. Uncle Chen Die went to Shuzhong and also had plans, all of which required money. Therefore, I took out the money from my own property. At most, I borrowed some from a few uncles in Pengcheng, they trust me and are willing to follow my arrangements."

Chen Zi remained silent, finally nodded and said, "I understand, I will go over and adjust it."

"Then we'll treat it as a sure thing," Chen Zhi smiled again, "What I'm most afraid of about secretly plotting against Chen Cang is that it won't be kept secret and it will be exposed. With you in charge, I'll have nothing to worry about." This period of getting along with him was enough for him I understand Chen Zi’s talents.

But then Chen Zi said: "However, many people in the Daijun family know my origin. If someone pays attention to my departure, they may have suspicions. If they investigate carefully, they will be exposed. risks of."

"Your worries are good, but you don't need to worry too much," Chen Zhi smiled slightly, "If my paper making is just a cover, then of course I will be suspected, but brother really wants to make good paper, and I can make good paper. There is no way to distinguish between true and false. When they see it, they will naturally know, Qiao Xing, please take a look..."

While talking, Chen Zhi took out the two pieces of paper and placed them in front of Chen Zi.Suddenly, Chen Zi, who was still cautious, his pupils dilated. He looked at the paper in front of him and was stunned for a moment. Then he subconsciously reached out his hand, touched it lightly, and quickly took it back.

"Good stuff! Really good stuff!"

Chen Zi also read poetry and books, and was accomplished in calligraphy. Warriors loved weapons and literati loved calligraphy. How could a person who could write a few good calligraphy not like paper worthy of good calligraphy?

Chen Zi was no exception. After being surprised for a while, he raised his head with admiration and asked: "This paper..."

"How about this paper?" Chen Zhi asked with a smile.

Chen Zi nodded heavily and said: "High-quality paper! It is light and transparent, smooth and white, like the moon shining on the ground, frost falling on the earth, Zi has only seen it in his life!"

Li Li said before that he had never seen such good paper, but with his status, there were not many opportunities to see good paper. Chen Zi was different. He followed Chen Yong, chatting and laughing like a scholar. He has never been around, and his horizons are unknown. Most of the objects he has seen are rare things, but he also gave such an evaluation, which shows the quality of this paper!

This is normal, because according to historical development, such papermaking technology will not be revealed until tens or hundreds of years later, and it will be brought out by Chen Zhi in advance. This huge generation difference is enough to cause such a shock.

"Now I know why my clan brother was so confident before," Chen Zi sighed, then shook his head and sighed, "In today's world, names are valued over things, and the famous powerful and wealthy people often compete with each other for money. Names, calligraphy works of famous artists, handed down paintings, or surviving unique copies are often compared with each other to show their identity. In addition, rare treasures from the Western Regions, overseas objects, products from the south, etc., as long as others Those who don’t have it will use it to show off what they have. This piece of paper from my clan brother is the best in the world. It is incomparable and irreplaceable. It is a rare thing. Once it appears in the world and is known to celebrities and powerful people, it will definitely arouse adulation! "

Chen Zhi nodded with a smile, and suddenly asked: "What if it is accompanied by one or two articles and a great learning ceremony?"

Chen Zi was startled and took a breath of cold air.

Chen Zhi shook his head again and said, "This paper is needed only if my brother sends it from the south. There are a lot of twists and turns in transportation from north to south. It may be difficult to be productive in a short time." What he said was not entirely true. Daijun also had some troubles. Substitutes, but for the preliminary preparations, it is necessary to make a shelf for north-south transportation, so it is convenient to do things, and by the way, the white paper will be speculated into futures.

Chen Zi was startled again. When he understood the key, his eyes suddenly widened. Finally, he sighed and handed over his hands, secretly calling the profiteers.

After agreeing on the matter, Chen Zhi left Chen Zi to eat at home. The two chatted about things at home, and then Chen Zi mentioned the word sent by the Zhu family.

"At the previous lunch, I promised Zhu Taigong to write a calligraphy for him, and now I have fulfilled my promise," Chen Zhi laughed, "Actually, he sent it here at this time to test my attitude, as mentioned earlier. , after they came into contact with Wang Quan, they felt unsure and didn’t know how I viewed this matter.”

Opposite Chen Zi hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing.

But Chen Zhi said: "Qiao Xing, if you have anything to say, you can tell it truthfully."

Chen Zi thought for a while and finally said: "Several major families have tried to test and see the attitude of their brother before deciding whether to stay or go. Whether they will be attached to Wang Quan or submit to his brother has not yet been decided, and in the long run, It’s more likely that you will be attached to your brother.”

"If someone competes with me, they can wait for the price." Chen Zhi shook his head. "Whoever submits in the end depends on who gives more benefits, me or Wang Quan, and if the negotiation breaks down, who will give me more benefits?" It can cause them greater losses. From these two perspectives, even if you can win over the aristocratic family, you will still have to pay a heavy price. This is equivalent to leaving the future to the aristocratic family to judge. Whatever you want to do, you have to work with the aristocratic family. They discuss it before deciding.”

Chen Zi wanted to say that there was nothing wrong with this. Being a prefect for a few years, then leaving and being promoted to the central government was the right path for an official career. If he had been hanging around in the local area, how could he take control of the power and benefit Chen Zi? Family?

But thinking of Chen Zhi's actions these days, Chen Zi still kept these words in his heart. Since he was sent to assist, of course he must do his best.

After finishing the meal, Chen Zi said goodbye and went back to make preparations.

The next day, he followed a group of people out of the city.

The team leaving the city actually made a lot of noise, and people in the city saw it and spread the news.

(End of this chapter)