Chapter 1004: The Inn Deliberations
Xie An and his entourage soon arrived at the inn where Wang San was staying, and went straight upstairs.
"General, here they are." A personal soldier discovered Xie An and his party, so he immediately reported it.
When Wang San heard this, he was slightly happy in his heart, he waited all night, Xie An really came, and Xie An was able to come in person, which is enough to show that he is still willing to focus on the overall situation, and this is naturally extremely beneficial to Hua'an's plan to move the capital.
"Is this the one?" Walking to the door of a room on the second floor of the inn, Xie An looked at Xie Shi and asked softly.
Xie Shi nodded, indicating certainty.
Seeing that Xie Shi had been confirmed, Xie An stretched out his right hand and knocked on the door a few times, obviously, for the sake of politeness, Xie An felt that the most basic etiquette should still be had.
Wang San naturally knew that it was Xie An who knocked on the door, so he walked to the door gently, opened the door, and pretended to be surprised and said, "Xie Tingshi, what kind of wind is blowing you here?" After speaking, he stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture.
Xie An has read countless people, and naturally he can feel a trace of strangeness from Wang San's tone, he feels that Wang San has been waiting for him at the inn for a long time, that is to say, he came to visit at this time, it has long been expected by Wang San, if this is really the case, it will be terrible.
"General Wang came all the way to Jiangnan, why did he deign to live in this inn? There are many guest rooms in the official's mansion! Xie An took a few steps into the room and said politely.
When Wang San heard this, he smiled slightly, and replied softly: "Thank you Lord Thorn Shi for your kindness, but it's good that the last general lives here, and besides, Xie Thorn Shi didn't find this place soon." ”
Obviously, Wang San's words were satirical for Xie An's spying on Wang Biantou. Otherwise, how can you find yourself lightly dressed? And Xie An's monitoring of Wang Biantou is enough to show that Xie An does not trust Wang Biantou, a general who has a good relationship with Hua'an.
When Xie An heard this, he smiled wryly, and said bluntly: "General Wang." The official will not go around in circles with you, the general went to Jiangnan this time to let the imperial court move the capital, but the general thinks that it is very easy to let the imperial court move the capital. ”
It can be seen that Xie An was very anxious, and for this reason, he didn't want to say too many polite words to Wang San, but directly cut to the topic. And there was a slight toughness in the words to shock Wang San.
When Wang San heard this, he smiled, and said with a straight face: "Xie Tingshi is quick to talk, then, the last general will not go around in circles, and it is naturally not an easy thing to let the imperial court move the capital to Luoyang City." Wouldn't it be too child's play to say that accommodation would be relocated? In this way, the last general does not have to run this trip himself. ”
"Oh, it seems that both the general and the king of the north know that moving the capital to Luoyang City is not an easy matter, so why force it?" Xie An Zhengse said.
Wang San said with a smile: "The king said that moving the capital to Luoyang City is necessary for Zhongxing Dajin. Therefore, no matter how great the resistance is and how many opposing voices there are, it must be prompted to move the imperial court to Luoyang City, for this reason. The king is willing to pay any price. ”
Obviously, there is a strong threat in Wang San's words, which is equivalent to a clear warning to Xie An, it is a sure thing to let the imperial court move the capital to Luoyang City, whether you Xie An supports it or not, this matter cannot be changed, and in order to let the imperial court move the capital to Luoyang City, Hua'an can pay any price, which naturally includes the use of force under the pretext of the Qing monarch's side.
When Xie An heard this, he secretly screamed in his heart, obviously, now, Hua'an has made up his mind, no matter what, there is no room for maneuver in letting the imperial court move the capital to Luoyang City, and at this time, what they can do is to bargain with Wang San, and seek some compensation for the huge losses suffered by the Shi clan group after moving the capital, so as to calm the hearts of the Shi clan.
"General Wang, the official also knows very well in his heart that Jiankang City is too southern, and it is indeed not suitable to be the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, and Luoyang City is the old capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, so it is appropriate to move the capital to Luoyang City, and the official is also more supportive in his heart, however, the general should know that the ministers of the court and the scholars in Jiangnan have a lot of real estate and land in Jiangnan, if the capital is suddenly moved to Luoyang City, the status of Jiangnan will be greatly reduced, and the interests of the officials of the imperial court and the Jiangnan Shi clan will be hit hard, so, I'm afraid that they will vigorously oppose the imperial court's relocation of the capital! If you have to move the capital, you must also try to compensate them, otherwise, it is very easy to cause turmoil! Xie An looked at Wang San and said worriedly.
When Wang San heard this, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, Xie An's request was basically the same as the situation predicted by Hua An, that is to say, Xie An was not strongly opposed to moving the capital, but in order to maintain the stability of Jiangnan, he was worried that Jiangnan would become chaotic, so he had to oppose the relocation of the capital, and if the officials and scholars in Jiangnan could willingly accept the move of the capital, then Xie An would not have too much opposition, as for Xie An's proposal to compensate for the losses of Jiangnan officials and scholars, Hua An had already considered it.
"Xie Tingshi rest assured, Wang Shang has already considered the loss of the Jiangnan Shi Clan, and has made corresponding countermeasures for this, I believe that it should be able to make up for some of the interests of the Shi Clan, but how much it can be made up, the last general is not easy to say!" Wang San said truthfully.
"Oh, then the general will tell me first, what exactly the king of the north is planning." Xie An hurriedly asked curiously.
Wang San pondered for a while, and said: "Xie Tingshi should know that most of the officials of the imperial court and the scholars who have important interests in Jiangnan nowadays have moved from Jiangbei to Jiangnan, and even Xie Tingshi's ancestor is also the Xie family of Chen County in the north, so many families from the north, haven't they thought about returning to their hometown?" After speaking, he looked at Xie An.
Obviously, if the families who moved to Jiangnan can move back to their northern hometowns smoothly, they can allow these scholars to obtain new large quantities of land and land, and they can also develop the destroyed homes in the north, so that the land destroyed by foreign races in the north can prosper again, and those who were born and raised in Jiangnan can obtain large estates and fields after the northern scholars leave, so as to expand their assets and make themselves richer.
"Returning home." Xie An was slightly stunned, although the Xie clan of Chen County, where he was born, was a northern scholar, it had been moving south for decades, and Xie An himself was born in Jiangnan, for this reason. He didn't have any impression of his hometown in the north, nor did he have any emotion, Wang San rashly proposed to return to his hometown, which made him feel very stunned, and Xie An believed it. After all, they have been crossing to the south for decades and have adapted to life in the south, allowing them to return to their hometowns destroyed by aliens to start over, but most of them are very reluctant.
Xie An sighed and said with a straight face: "General Wang and the Northern King's idea is good, but." With all due respect, many places in the north have long been ruined by the Hu people, but Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, so let the major scholars abandon the fertile fields in Jiangnan and return to a barren northern hometown to start over, I'm afraid that not many people will be willing! ”
"Yes! How can there be wealth in the north of the Yangtze River, if you want to return to your hometown in the north. I started to reclaim the fertile land, but I am afraid that there will be no work for two or three years. It is difficult to reach the level of Jiangnan, and in the past two or three years, all the families have suffered a lot. Xie Shi interjected.
Wang San naturally understood that the price of starting over was very high, but this was also after he discussed with Hua'an. There is no better way to think of it.
"Xie Tingshi, the last general feels that the scholars should not be so short-sighted. Wang Shang said that as long as the scholars in Jiangbei are willing to return to the north to build their hometowns, they will be given three times the land in Jiangnan, so that although it will be more difficult at the beginning, but once all these fields are high-yielding, they will get more benefits, and the land they left in Jiangnan will be distributed to the scholars in Jiangnan to make up for the losses caused by the relocation of the capital by the imperial court. Wang San looked at Xie An and said.
Obviously, in order to appease the scholars, Hua'an also thought about it for a long time, and finally made up his mind to give three times the land of the scholars who were willing to return to the north, and send the fields of the returned northern scholars to the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River to make up for the losses of the scholars.
When Xie An heard this, he fell into silence, three times the land property can be regarded as very generous, which is enough to reflect Hua'an's sincerity, but these three times the land property is all destroyed by the Hu people, and it cannot be sown directly, it also needs to be reclaimed and sorted, and these all need to be invested, and the money invested is naturally borne by these scholars who moved back to the north.
"General Wang, if the king of the north can really compensate three times the amount of land, it can be regarded as very sincere, but the north has long been destroyed by the Hu people, these fields must need to be sorted out and reclaimed, and the irrigation ditches also need to be re-excavated, such a huge project is quite expensive, and the investment required is also huge, if they are all let the scholars bear it, I am afraid that they may not be happy." Xie An said worriedly.
Wang San frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "Xie Tingshi, if they are willing to return to the north, the excavation and irrigation of the ditch will be all the responsibility of the local officials, the money will be fully responsible for the treasury of Luoyang City, and the sorting and reclamation of the fields must be borne by themselves, this is already the bottom line of the king, and they must not give in anymore." ”
Obviously, in order to let Xie An do his best to persuade the scholars to support the relocation of the capital, Wang San told the bottom line that Hua'an could bear.
Seeing Wang San say the bottom line, Xie An was slightly surprised, however, this condition was still barely acceptable, but he could not guarantee that all the scholars could accept such conditions, after all, this condition was only to compensate for the land and property of the scholars, but many scholars owned a large number of properties in Jiankang City, especially the shops along the street, which were very valuable, but if the imperial court moved the capital to Luoyang City, the status of Jiankang City would inevitably plummet, and the value of these properties and shops along the street would plummet. Such a huge loss could not be compensated for by a few barren fields, and for this reason, most of these scholars who owned a large number of real estate would oppose the relocation of the capital with all their might, and even did not hesitate to take risks.
Xie An frowned, looked at Wang San, and said: "Don't hide it from General Wang, since I learned that the Northern King renovated the Imperial Palace of Luoyang City, this official has expected that the Northern King will definitely ask the imperial court to move the capital, but I didn't expect that things would come so quickly, the general can rest assured, the official will try his best to persuade the scholars to support the relocation of the capital, and I also hope that the general can discuss with the North King and compensate for the losses of the scholars, so that the opposition will become less and less." ”
"Xie Tingshi rest assured, the end will be reported to the king, so that the king will consider the interests of the scholars, and I hope that Xie Tingshi will help in the matter of moving the capital, as long as the imperial court can move the capital to Luoyang City, the king will be very grateful to Xie Tingshi, oh, by the way, the king has said many times that with Xie Tingshi's talent, it is too condescending to be the Yangzhou Assassin Shi, and only the position of prime minister is in line with Xie Tingshi's ability." Wang San said loudly.
Obviously, Wang San said this to sue Xie An, as long as he supported the imperial court to move the capital, Hua An could urge Xie An to become the prime minister.
When Xie An heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said politely: "The general is too ridiculous, how can Xie An be able to be in the position of assassin, it is already the emperor's grace, and he no longer dares to have higher requirements, but although the general is assured, the official will find a way to persuade the scholars to agree to let the court move the capital." ”
"In this way, it's all up to Xie Thorn Shi." Wang San clasped his fists and saluted Xie An.
Xie An returned the salute slightly, and said softly: "General Wang, the official still has important things to go to the palace, so I won't talk to the general more, the general has something to do, just go to the official's mansion and leave." After saying that, he raised his steps lightly and walked out.
"The last general sends Xie Tingshi." Wang San said goodbye politely.
Xie An nodded and left Wang San's room, Xie Shi followed, while Han Yong paused slightly, looked at Wang San, and said: "General Wang, since Liaodong parted, you and I haven't seen each other for many years, if you have time, you can go to the naval camp at any time, let's have a good chat." ”
"Okay, invited by Governor Han, I will definitely go in the future." Wang San nodded.
Han Yong nodded and said softly: "This is very good, I will definitely wait for General Wang in the naval army camp, and I will leave." After speaking, he left Wang San's room, and took a few quick steps to catch up with Xie An and Xie Shi.
After walking out of the inn, Xie An breathed a long sigh of relief, the conditions proposed by Wang San were better than the situation he originally envisioned, which made him really feel a lot more relieved.
After a few brief words with Han Yong and Xie Shi, Xie An asked Han Yong and Xie Shi to return to the naval camp, while he himself led a team of guards and rode his horse in the direction of Jiankang City. (To be continued......)