It's just that Hao Fenglou's mention made Hao Zheng hesitate.

I have to say that this son's initiative is too bold, and the word courage is undoubtedly risky for people like Hao Zheng.

So Hao Zheng looked a little suspicious and said, "If this is the case, isn't there room for maneuver?" ”

This sentence also draws out Hao Zheng's character, he is more like an old bureaucrat, or a shrewd businessman, who abides by a certain kind of moderation in everything, always trying his best to reconcile everyone's interests, and finding a common ground in this contradiction of interests to protect everyone's interests.

And for Hao Fenglou, he is more radical, radical is not ignorant of the world, many things, theoretically correct, businessmen do their own business, gentry take care of their own grange, everyone can be safe, this is like some kind of so-called idealism for Hao Fenglou.

It's just that idealism is not inconsistent, Hao Fenglou knows that even if the Hao family is willing to make concessions to those gentry, as long as the Hao family insists on establishing a country in commerce and trade, and the ruling attribute of Langshan remains unchanged, it will never get the favor of the gentry, and it will always be hostile to them.

Just like the French Republic in history, the republics were restored again and again, and finally the royal parties led by the nobles and gentry were restored again and again, and the interests of the nobility and gentry were infringed upon.

In addition, if the problem of the vast majority of the land occupied by the powerful is not solved, it will be for the merchants. It's really troublesome to do business. Just like Sichuan, most of the land, population, mountains and forests are controlled by the gentry. These gentry also monopolized the right of local litigation in the form of marriage and clan, and they were equivalent to the emperor of the soil in the local convenience, and if the merchants wanted to enter Sichuan to do business, they would inevitably compete with them for labor, and they needed land to build workshops and infrastructure, and they needed mountains and forests to collect raw materials for production, and these would inevitably lead the gentry class to sit on the land and raise prices, which greatly endangered the development of industry and commerce.

It is important to know that the gentry have ruled this land for thousands of years. Over the course of thousands of years, they have developed a set of theories that suit their own interests, and they have permeated every aspect of society like old trees, and almost all the laws have been made by them, and these people are the real rulers, and they are far more stubborn than the landlords of any land at any time.

Case. Hao Fenglou consciously felt that there was no need to compromise with these people at all, instead of compromise, it was better to eliminate them physically, and use Chen Xue to trample on their minds mentally. The new law was used to remove the mode of production on which they depended, either to obey or to disappear.

And Hao Zheng's 'steady'. In Hao Fenglou's view, there is quite a bit of opportunism. It's no wonder, after all, it affects the whole body. Although Lang Son is a country founded by industry and commerce, but for those remnants, has been to adopt a policy of compromise, although the use of industry and commerce weakened the gentry, but did not take any favorable measures on the fundamental issue, Lang Son and Guangxi and other places, after all, is a barren land, the power of the gentry is not strong, this is also the reason why the Hao family took advantage of the rise of the situation, and now to really consolidate the rule of Sichuan, Guangdong and other places, and then the attitude is ambiguous, then it is very likely to shake the foundation.

For example, even if the current Langshan army occupies Jiangxi, is this Jiangxi the Jiangxi of the imperial court or the Jiangxi of Langshan? Even if you carry out a military occupation, you are still hated by countless gentry in the countryside, they may be obedient on the surface, but secretly they are publishing all kinds of rumors about the cruelty and inhumanity of the Langshan bandits, accumulating strength, disobeying you, and still discriminating against and resisting the merchants who come and go. And what is the significance of the Lang Son Army? It's still the same, it's still stubborn, it's still the power of the county, all the laws and regulations are difficult to implement, and Sichuan is the same, if you choose, Hao Fenglou would rather choose a real Hao family's Sichuan, and never allow these potential threats to become a stumbling block for himself.

Seeing that his father's attitude was unclear, Hao Fenglou said: "Father, some things should be interrupted, and they will suffer from them in the future, since we have come to this point, we must first understand what an enemy is, what a friend is, and being gentle with one's own enemy is cruel to one's friend." ”

Hao Zheng shook his head and said: "Some things can't be said clearly, and I am afraid of ...... as a father."

"It's better than that." Hao Fenglou was simply: "This Wang Mang's method, we will not spread it now, simply in a few days, my son will go to Sichuan, it is better to try it in Chengdu Mansion first, if it is feasible, and then learn from experience in various places to promote it, if it is not feasible, then it is another matter." ”

A Chengdu Mansion, although it will have a very bad impact, but even if the situation is bad, it can be controlled in time, Hao Zheng does not have a big opinion on this: "I'm afraid that I will work hard for you." ”

Hao Fenglou smiled and said: "Hard work is not hard, your own family business is just your own, don't rely on yourself, do you rely on others?" But my father is here to act as the military and political officer, and it is hard to have a lot of things every day, and my father is old, so he doesn't have to do everything himself, so many staff and senior ministers, I'm afraid they can't take charge alone? ”

Hao Zheng nodded, so he chatted with Hao Fenglou about family affairs, talking and talking, after all, he talked about official business, this railway bond will be sold tomorrow, the first time is to raise 50 million taels of silver, Hao Zheng has a bottom in his heart, but the silver is coming, after all, it is necessary to start work everywhere, but this aspect depends on Xia Yuanji, Xia Yuanji is now a railway expert, and he is the best at this regard.

It's just that this no money is just the beginning, and there will be 100 million, 200 million or even 300 million, 500 million, and other shocking numbers are really terrifying, Hao Zheng is now all on these roads, it is really too big, such a large consumption of money and food, hundreds of thousands of laborers, and countless steel, sleepers, and gunpowder purchases, each of which is not allowed to make a difference of half a cent, and a slight difference is fatal.

It's Hao Fenglou, for him, what he cares about the most, but his Wang Mang's new system, he listened absentmindedly, but he was thinking in his heart, since it was a reform, naturally Wang Mang couldn't be brought out, just the old way, take the ancestors out, you have to find Chen Xue's people to figure out a set of theories, nothing more than the restoration of Zhou Li, the implementation of Jing Tian and the like, this set, Fang Xiaoru that fool put it forward, but unfortunately, he really believes in the Jing Tian system, and Hao Fenglou doesn't believe it, Hao Fenglou likes to use this kind of tall thing as a signboard for everything, and then let go and do his own thing. This is like the descendants of the Zhu family, no matter what they do, they must always bring out the law of the ancestors, polish the signboard of the law of the ancestors, and do their own business. (To be continued......)