I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 48 They are blocking my view of Wenhe

Yuan Shu felt that Jia Xu's eyes had changed again, but he didn't think much about it, mainly because he was really happy at this time.

The young Jia Xu has unlimited potential in the future, and recruiting him in advance would only cost a small amount of money and require moving his family and clansmen to a safe place and leaving Liangzhou.

His sincerity is easy to gain at this time.

If he has seen everything in the world, witnessed ups and downs, and protected his heart with thick armor, it will not be so easy to recruit him again and gain his true heart.

So, young people are easy to fool.

Yuan Shu smiled like a little fox.

In the following days, Yuan Shu and Jia Xu ate at the same table and slept in the same bed. Except for eating and sleeping, they talked about things related to Yi Xin Society and Zhiliangzhi School almost every moment.

Jia Xu expressed his desire to learn the science of conscience in an all-round way and fully accept Yuan Shu's ideas and concepts, so he opened his heart and asked Yuan Shu to impart knowledge to him.

What is conscience, what is action, why is it important to help farmers, how to do it, and so on.

So Yuan Shu poured knowledge into him with great effort, indicating that he wanted to fill him up in the shortest possible time. He poured knowledge into him vigorously every moment, until Jia Xu became dizzy, his brain swollen, and his mouth and eyes were crooked.

The way the two of them got along made Yuan Shu's number one lackey Xu Chong jealous. He felt that he had fallen out of favor and looked at Jia Xu with a very unfriendly look.

But he was still young and not as strong as Jia Xu, so he couldn't win the fight.

So he could only silently mutter "I am not strong enough" and think about beating Jia Xu up when he grows stronger.

But it must be said that Jia Xu is worthy of being a potential SSR. He has a very high IQ and a strong ability to accept things. In just a few days, he accepted all the theories that Yuan Shu and Lu Zhi had discussed for a long time.

And Yuan Shu felt that he was far from being filled up.

After a few days of exposure to this theory, which had not yet been fully formed, Jia Xu could even discuss with Yuan Shu its shortcomings and loopholes in thinking, and give his own suggestions to help Yuan Shu fill in the gaps.

What is genius?

Yuan Shu finally understood.

It’s not that people don’t understand, but that they haven’t been exposed to it. As long as they are exposed to it, being able to draw inferences by analogy and draw inferences from one instance to another is basic skill.

In addition to this area of knowledge, Yuan Shu also discussed the affairs of Liangzhou with Jia Xu.

In Yuan Shu's impression, the Han-Qiang War became increasingly worse in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty. The Eastern Han court invested tens of billions of military expenditures, which dragged down the court's finances, so that voices calling for abandoning Liangzhou became rampant throughout the court and the public.

In the end, although they did not give up due to opposition, Liangzhou's status among the thirteen provinces of the Han Dynasty was undoubtedly the last. The people of Liangzhou were regarded as non-humans and barbarians by the wealthy families in Guandong, and they were disgusted and despised.

In the end, it even developed to the point where people from Liangzhou could only serve as officials in prefectures and counties, and people from Liangzhou were not allowed to serve as chief officials in the wealthy areas in the heart of the Central Plains.

When people from the Central Plains went to Liangzhou to serve as officials, they often acted arrogantly and did not think about developing the local area and protecting the people. They only wanted to make a fortune and leave. The Eastern Han court basically treated Liangzhou as a septic tank and garbage dump, and hardly considered Liangzhou as Han territory.

The Hexi region, which had been the starting point for the Han Empire's counterattack against the Huns and prospered, became a forsaken land in the eyes of the Han Empire. The people of Liangzhou became second-class citizens and were subjected to all kinds of contempt, so that Liangzhou and the Han Empire became alienated and developed a huge centrifugal force.

In Yuan Shu's view, Liangzhou's strategic and economic position to the Han Empire was extremely high. The Han Empire's intention to abandon Liangzhou was a completely bad move, extremely bad.

The wealthy and powerful people in the Kanto region want to abandon Liangzhou for their own interests, which is purely misleading to the country and the people.

Jia Xu was very surprised to hear Yuan Shu say this. He had never thought that Yuan Shu, who came from a wealthy family in Guandong, would have such an opinion of Liangzhou.

"The officials in the court only regard Liangzhou as a burden, but they never thought that Yuan Jun actually regards Liangzhou as an important place?"

"That's natural."

Yuan Shu said slowly: "Not to mention that Liangzhou was the first achievement of Emperor Xiaowu in expanding the territory, and it was necessary to protect the imperial mausoleum. Just to say that Liangzhou is connected to the Western Regions, it is an important channel for the Han Dynasty to advance westward, and it is also an important fortress to deal with the Xianbei, Xiongnu and Qiang people.

Without Liangzhou, the three prefectures would have to face these things directly. Chang'an was in crisis, Luoyang was in turmoil, and the whole world was shaken. Liangzhou used the land of one state to resist the disaster for the entire Han Dynasty. Those sour and pedantic people actually wanted to give up Liangzhou. How could it be more than stupid? It was simply stupid!"

Hearing Yuan Shu speak for Liangzhou, Jia Xu's eyes became moist.

Then, while wiping away his tears, he expressed his gratitude to Yuan Shu on behalf of the people of Liangzhou. He said that over the years, he had never heard such righteous words. How great would it be if these words were heard directly by the people of Liangzhou?
"The people of Liangzhou have been bullied by the people of Guandong for a long time. From the powerful to the common people, everyone is filled with hatred and sighs. From Xu's point of view, the imperial court does not regard Liangzhou as Han territory, nor does it regard the people of Liangzhou as Han people, and the people of Liangzhou have not considered themselves Han people for a long time! If this continues, I am afraid that the people of Liangzhou will be alienated from each other, and by then, it will be really difficult to save the situation."

Yuan Shu nodded repeatedly and expressed deep concern about this.

"The ancients said that meat eaters are vulgar and cannot plan for the long term. The insects in the court are just like this now. They only look at the immediate benefits and do not know how to plan for the long term. At present, I am not strong enough. When I grow stronger, I will definitely make changes! Then, I will ask Mr. Jia for help!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu immediately became serious, straightened his clothes, and bowed respectfully to Yuan Shu.

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear!"

Five days later, Yuan Shu and Jia Xu bid farewell to each other outside Maoling County.

After all, Jia Xu had to go to Luoyang to be an official, so he had to leave. Although he said he was reluctant to leave, Yuan Shu still persuaded him to go and said that his family would take care of him in Luoyang.

"With Wenhe's talent, it is normal for him to stay in Luoyang or be sent out to be a county official after his term as a Langguan expires. I hope Wenhe will not forget the study of conscience. As a member of Yixinhui, he should work hard for the ideals of Yixinhui, serve the people and benefit the people, and never forget his original intention."

"If the Yi Xin Society wants to grow and become stronger, and if conscience wants to fight against material desires, it must have power. I hope that Mr. Jia will hold power but not forget his conscience, and be dedicated to the public and the people. If so, the Han Dynasty will be fortunate! I will be fortunate too!" Yuan Shu held Jia Xu's hand tightly and gave him some "earnest teachings".

Jia Xu's eyes turned red and he also held Yuan Shu's hand tightly.

"How lucky I am! I am so appreciated and treated so well by Yuan Jun! I am deeply grateful, and I will repay Yuan Jun with my body! When I leave, I will remember the teachings of conscience and Yuan Jun's teachings, and I will never forget them. If I fail you, I will die a miserable death!"

Jia Xu swore a solemn oath directly, which can be said to be a ruthless person.

Afterwards, Jia Xu mounted his horse, looking back every few steps, and bid farewell to Yuan Shu reluctantly.

Yuan Shu was also quite reluctant to leave, and did not return to Maoling County until he could no longer see Jia Xu.

Then he instructed Xu Chong, who looked unhappy, to cut down the row of trees outside Maoling County.

Xu Chong was puzzled.

"That tree is fine, why cut it down? We don't lack firewood, do we?"

"They're blocking my view of Wenhe."

Yuan Shu said something and left without looking back.

Xu Chong was left standing there in a daze. After he came to his senses, he was even more furious. Then he picked up the axe and went to chop down the tree, muttering viciously as he chopped.

"I am not strong yet. When I grow strong, things will change! Jia Wenhe, just wait for me!"

As he was chopping, Xu Chong suddenly remembered that he was the only one who could call Yuan Shu "boss", and everyone else had to call him Yuan Jun, even Jia Xu was no exception.

Thinking of this, Xu Chong felt that he was still the most important lackey in Yuan Shu's heart, so he became happy again.

Of course Yuan Shu didn't know what Xu Chong was muttering.

After he returned to Maoling County, he wrote a letter to Yuan Feng, asking Yuan Feng to ask his clansmen in Luoyang City to help take care of Jia Xu and provide him with assistance when necessary.

Because he is his own man, a person who is dedicated to his work, and he is very optimistic about him and thinks he is very talented and will definitely be of great help to him in the future.

Then, regarding Jia Xu's family members in Wuwei County of Liangzhou, Yuan Shu also asked Yuan Feng to arrange capable personnel to contact them, and then send them to Yingchuan County to settle down and fulfill his promise.

Yuan Feng soon received a letter from Yuan Shu.

Although he didn't know why Yuan Shu valued Jia Xu so much, since it was Yuan Shu's request, he was of course willing to do it.

Taking care of a small official or helping a small family settle their household registration issues is not a big deal.

What matters is that my son can grow up and have more helpers.

After resolving the issue of Jia Xu, Yuan Shu returned to his previous life rhythm. While taking care of the affairs of Yi Xin Hui, he also paid close attention to the news from Luoyang.

On the Yi Xin Hui side, with the help of Yuan Feng, the steel industry belonging to the Yi Xin Hui was officially approved in the Jingzhao area and Youfufeng area.

From then on, Yi Xin Hui had the qualifications to mine iron ore and set up steel companies, and enjoyed considerable tax benefits.

You Fufeng had to give Shen Ke some symbolic explanation. Although Shen Ke was willing to curry favor with them, he couldn't really get anything for free. He could give less, but he couldn't give nothing.

As for the Jingzhao area, it is pure freeloading. What else is there to say to my father?

As an adopted son, not cheating his father is already a great filial piety. What’s the big deal about getting a little tax for free?
Both steel companies were under the jurisdiction of Yi Xin Hui's logistics department, headed by Zhao Jun, who came from a wealthy family in Jizhou and was responsible for mining, iron smelting, and forging farm tools.

Zhao Jun's family is wealthy. He learned business management when he was young and has a talent for it, so he is a very qualified manager.

That is to say, I am a bit impulsive in character.

But we are young people, who doesn’t get angry?
Can you also make young people not too young?

Yuan Shu planned to start large-scale production in these two places first, help local self-employed farmers, provide them with sufficient agricultural tools, charge them some fees, and accumulate his own experience at the same time.

As for the existing "steel enterprises" in the local area, Yuan Shu did not take them seriously.

The production is insufficient and the quality is extremely poor, and most of their energy is spent on dealing with government orders, leaving them with no time to take care of this civilian market.

Yuan Shu is different. With the support of official power, he only serves the civilian market and focuses on the production of agricultural tools, not military equipment.

So there is no market competition between the two.

Even if there were, how could these people dare to openly go against him, Yuan?

Are my Yuan family’s disciples and former officials vegetarians?

Is it just for show?
If you dare to touch me, I will use the five lightning whips of eating, taking, blocking, and checking the account books to see whether your business can survive or my business can survive!
(End of this chapter)