And on the Xijia Pond, a famous spot outside Xiangyang City, a blue-green double-decker cruise ship is also a banquet scene full of friends.

The people present included scribes with high crowns and hair, famous artists with wide clothes and capes, officials with fur hats and crowns, businessmen with big bellies and brocades, and even a few people with deep eyes, high noses, weak hair, and slightly curly hair.

And the topic of their heated discussion is also the impact of the retreat incident in the training center and its subsequent aftermath. Because, first, some people pleaded for it and wrote a letter to defend it, thinking that this matter was too trivial and making a big fuss, and was put into a separate book and transferred from the corresponding position, and in disguised debasement of the land of Annam to preach and educate.

Then, some people took advantage of the situation to successively cite many colleagues, subordinates, superiors, etc., corresponding to various inappropriate remarks and private criticisms that were true and false; There are even people who spare no effort to add fuel to the fire, and they have the intention and dynamics of wanting to muddy the waters.

As a result, this wave of mutual accusations had not yet taken shape in the Great Seminar, and among the relevant scribes and students, and was soon published by the Grand Governor on public woodblocks and street cheat sheets:

Regarding "encouraging real-name writing and discussing matters, it is not allowed to chase after the wind and catch shadows to discuss crimes." "Be wary of dozens of common methods used by elements with ulterior motives to coerce public opinion", "The way of forgiveness is not the same as nurturing the enemy. "Behind the Essence of Advocating the Townspeople" and several murderous and clear-pointed articles, as if they had been poured a basin of cold water, they quickly subsided.

In this way, the attitude of the Metropolitan Governor is already very clear. You don't have to think about it anymore. ”

"Under the increasingly perfect "Taiping Tianmu System", I am afraid that there will be no more places for this generation of land and village sages."

"The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion made it clear that this is a story of military merits and the reclamation of officials and civilians who want to learn from the pre-Qin ploughing and warfare; And most of the land under this rule is to be forcibly limited in rent and nourishment, so that those who are poor and miserable can wait for a way to support themselves. ”

"If there are any more people who don't know what to do, and want to forcibly disobey and secretly fight on this, I am afraid that they will break their homes and die without a place to be buried."

"Since the way and pattern of the world are different from the past, then my generation must also change with the times and give up the past path of living in the world with land and land. Otherwise, one day you will commit the taboos and taboos of the Grand Governor, and then everything will be over. ”

"Actually, the world is so big, is there no way out except for fighting with the small people for food from a few farmlands, this is not necessarily."

"Now under the rule of our Wunan envoy, all the fruit trees and tea trees, mines and workshops, goods breeding and circulation, fish and salt seas, that is not a place where you can make a difference. Why bother to withhold a little bit of the harvest from the field?"

"Not to mention following the Governor's Mansion to trade overseas with a large ship, and the endless products and population of the poor foreign regions are not counted. Why bother to fight for your head and blood in this hungry Middle Earth, and fight to the death. ”

"Then what virtue and how can my generation give up the foundation of the past acquaintance, and rashly devote himself to these professions."

At this time, someone finally came back to his senses and asked with some restraint and prudence.

"Since I think there is a ready-made opportunity now, I can encourage you to encourage you."

Liu Zhiqian, the representative of the Lingwai Tea Merchants Association, who had been watching coldly and did not speak, said slowly and appropriately at this moment.

"It is reported that the Governor's Mansion plans to follow the example of the two mountains and issue a batch of Taiping public bonds in the land of Jinghu. With the salt products and stone honey and tea cakes handed over by Zhuya Thunder to various places as the guarantee, the five-year period of two and a half cents of the annual profit delivery is exchanged for a round; ”

"In the meantime, if you do not want to sit on the profits, or if you are anxious to change, you can rely on this to pay the corresponding quality goods at the initial market price at the supply and marketing place of the Governor's Palace, or give priority to other exclusive goods of the Governor's Palace."

Hearing such a sentence, everyone present couldn't help but let out a low exclamation for a while. You must know that the salt works, sugar cane fields and tea mountains in Liangling have always been major projects for the Taiping Army to benefit both inside and outside, and they can actually participate in and undertake the operation of them in disguised form by purchasing public bonds.

However, there was a faint fear and worry that this was just a disguised means for the Governor to set up a name to extort or forcibly seize the local forces represented behind them.

"I've also heard that the Governor's Office is interested in opening up several new trade routes, and that it intends to recruit people from the private sector who are willing to cooperate."

At this time, Wang Poxian, another big businessman with a northern background, also seemed to speak endlessly.

"Dare to ask this brother, have you ever taken this matter seriously. You must know that if there is chaos everywhere today, bandits and rebels are rampant and business travelers are mostly harmed. ”

However, doubts soon followed.

"You know, this Governor's Mansion has been acting for many years, and it has never been targeted, and there are two trade routes that you want to open this time."

Wang Po first laughed disapprovingly.

"One of them is the land route, out of Shaozhou to go to Guizhou, through the Nanzhao, Piguo and even the East Tianzhu Nanzhong (Tea Horse) Ancient Road. The second is to go to sea and sail north to Dengrae, and then transfer to the old sea route of Silla and Wakoku. ”

"And for this purpose, the Nanzhong and Tonghai two societies have been set up to raise manpower and material resources from the people to share their profits with the share capital, can you do it?"

It was only after the windy banquet had been held until it was dark, and in the darkness of the night, it was able to disperse with the crowd full of thoughts; The scenes presented by the corresponding different Jiadu and the words and deeds of everyone also appeared in the documents of the Xiangyang City Social Investigation Department one after another.

One of them, Jia Duxuan, a banquet merchant with a trembling belly, also crossed part of the street where the curfew had begun to be enforced under the cover of night, and came to an inconspicuous mansion in Guo outside Xiangcheng. Then he said respectfully to an old man with a clear and elegant temperament.

"It's been a long time for the sect to wait, and it's really quite a bit of a twist and turn."

It was only after hearing what this Du Zongchang had heard at the banquet that he secretly sighed and said.

"I decided to seal the ancestral hall, and except for a few sacrifices, I distributed all the land deeds to each family, and then set up my own door; The remaining ancestral property was also converted into public bonds. ”

"Sect Leader, why is this so..."

Du Xuan, who was sweating profusely, couldn't help but be surprised.

"Because, except for those who died in the army or in turmoil, those who could flee have already fled; The rest of the clansmen who are attached to the homeland, I also want to find a way out for them. “

"You must know that many of the people of my Du clan are scattered, and although there may be some people who are clean and self-conscious, how can there be fewer poor control, and even black sheep who pretend to be in the family."

"Instead of taking chances and letting things go wrong, and finally letting people steal the family property and invite people to buy people's hearts; It's better to take the initiative to scatter all the big business in the clan's family, so that it can be used by my Du family. ”

"At least after the separation. Even if it is a Taiping thief. The Governor's Mansion has pinched the handle and the responsibility, and it will not be liquidated and punished in every detail, and these small surnames and single households with only a small amount of land and acres are around. ”，

"And then buy some Taiping public bonds, and put them into production in Tonghai and Nanzhong, my generation can be regarded as having some ties and involvement with the industry of the Governor's Mansion, so take the initiative to dedicate it, at least in exchange for a little more tolerant and decent treatment for my generation."

"I think that if the Governor's Mansion had a long-term plan and pursuit, it would definitely not have condemned me immediately after receiving the offering, which would have chilled the minds of the corresponding participants and made them suspicious of each other."

"Besides, you send someone, no, to Jingmen in person to tell that Du (Hong) Ah Liu. I have removed him from the genealogy. ”

"Sect Leader, why do you have to act like this? He's a branch of the Du clan anyway. ”

Du Xuan exclaimed again in confusion

"Of course, it is to clear up his relationship with his own family, so that he can rest assured that he will seek a career and future in the army; Maybe in the future, the name and family of the Du family in Xiangcheng will depend on him, a son of the side branch who is not tight, to continue and magnify. ”

Sect Chief Du shook his head helplessly.

The Xiangcheng Du clan where he was born was once a unique and prominent family in the land of Jingchu, known as the "splendid article", and had the reputation of "Bancheng Du" in Xiangyang.

In history, Du Xianyan, who was the first of the "Five Words and Laws of the Early Tang Dynasty" and the "Four Friends of Articles", also had poets Du Fu and Du Zimei, who were born in the family of "Confucian Officials"; In addition, he was exiled outside the territory in the Battle of Danros, traveled to Europe, Asia and Africa, and finally returned by sea, writing Du Huan, a subordinate official of Anxi.

(That's right, although he is also a difficult brother who hates life in the article, Du Fu is much better than Li Bai, who was born outside the territory, no matter how hard he works.) Therefore, even if it is unpleasant and acupuncture, it is also with the help of family origins and social circles, he has been the right guard to lead the government to join the army, and the left of the door is picked, even if he is belittled, Jing Zhaogong Cao joined the army, Huazhou Sigong joined the army, and in his later years, he was able to inspect the school engineering department member Wailang, and gave the official body of the scarlet fish bag to death.

Therefore, the first half of Li Bai's life is the inspirational template of the protagonist of the real dick silk's counterattack. As a descendant of Anxi immigrants, he has been a ranger and killed people after traveling out of the house, and was also awarded the Dao Gong by the high heavenly master of Qizhou/Jinan Ziji Palace; is also famous for his works that have traveled all the way, and the granddaughters of the two former prime ministers' families (fan sisters/female fans) took the initiative to paste the dowry upside down; In the end, he also moved the famous princess Yuzhen, and Wen Da began to perform at the peak of his life before Tang Xuanzong and Yang Taizhen. ）

And another branch of the same clan of the Xiangcheng Du clan, known as one of the three wangs of Jingzhao, Xiangyang and Puyang, Jingzhaofang is even more awesome; That is since the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is known as "Chengnan Weidu, go to Tianqi five", and it is written in the "Clan Chronicles" of the prime minister's lineage home.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been Du Yan (Prime Minister), Du Ruhui (Prime Minister), Du Ji (Jiannan Dongchuan Jiedu Envoy), Du Ya (Ministry of Shangshu, Huaixi Jiedu Envoy), Du You (Prime Minister), Du Yi (Du Mudi, Jinshi), Du Mu (famous writer, poet, military theorist, calligrapher and painter) and so on.

In the current dynasty, there were Chinese scholars, Hanlin scholars Du Rangneng, and Du Honghui brothers who served in the forbidden middle school and maintained the family. In contrast, the Dushi of Xiangyang, which is located in the south, is much inferior.

All the scenery and dignity that once had it have have been swept away with the changes in the world since the Tang Dynasty; The former Bancheng Du also died and fled, and the rest of the clansmen are no longer the same as before.

The so-called splendid article house and the great livelihood of the people in the peaceful and prosperous era cannot shelter the tribesmen in this chaotic world to drive people like pigs and dogs; Even a small country tyrant was able to bully his head with the majesty of a handsome man.

So when all the people who could escape from the family fled, in the end, it was he, the elder who escaped from the world and devoted himself to studying, was elected to become the patriarch of the remnants of the Du clan according to the order of seniority, and had to bear the fate of his hometown relatives.

In fact, he inherited a family business that was almost paralyzed, and even the rent of the acres outside the city may not be able to be collected in time; And the fat businessman Jia Duxuan in front of him is one of the few people he can rely on and trust at the moment.