Chapter 774 Thoughts

After Sima Yan moved his capital to Yecheng, a new round of land enclosures began.

The gentry in Hebei grew accordingly, and descendants of the Lu family, the Cui family, the Zhang family and other wealthy families entered the court in large numbers through the gate.

Jin's territory became smaller, but its involution became more intense.

A small lieutenant general, Pang Zong, could occupy 400 hectares of fertile land outside Yecheng, build a manor, and have three thousand slaves.

Not to mention other dignitaries.

In addition, the princes of the Sima family are carrying out large-scale construction projects. Their fields and houses are everywhere on the Hebei Plain, and all the people in nearby villages have become their field slaves.

The Sima family took the lead, and the Wang family, Shi family, Xun family, etc. followed suit.

The kings and ministers of the Jin Dynasty moved their capital, which brought serious suffering to Hebei.

There are people everywhere who have lost their land. In order to avoid starving to death, they have to actively rely on wealthy families or join the army.

On the surface, Yecheng's strength has actually grown.

In addition, there were good harvests in Hebei and the Central Plains this year, and the kings and ministers of Jin were very rich.

The gates of the two Jin Dynasties were formed in advance.

As long as he didn't go to court, Sima Yan basically stayed in the harem, living and drinking with his concubines.

However, there were thousands of people in the harem, and Sima Yan could not play alone. It became a headache every night. Later, he made a sheep cart, and the sheep walked freely in the palace garden. Wherever the cart was parked, he would be there.

Take off your pants for exercise.

Thousands of concubines were eager to be widowed, so of course they also used their brains to stick bamboo branches on the doors and sprinkle salt water on the ground to attract sheep carts.

During the Cao and Wei Dynasties, luxury flourished.

When the Sima family enfeoffed clan members and nobles, luxury ceased to be wind and became a raging fire.

How could a famous scholar spend 10,000 yuan on food every day and still have "no place to eat chopsticks"? His son He Shao must eat four square chopsticks and spend 20,000 yuan on meals a day.

Sima Yan's maternal uncle Wang Kai was even more outstanding among them. His food, clothing, housing and transportation were all exquisite, and he wasted millions of dollars.

Shi Chong, the youngest son of the Shi family, was young but also a rising star. He was competing with Wang Kai for wealth. Sima Yan not only did not stop this trend, but also fanned the flames and assisted Wang Kai in destroying all kinds of rare treasures.

Compared with these things, Daxing's mansion is only a drop in the bucket to them.

To maintain such a luxurious life, legitimate income is certainly not enough.

They will inevitably intensify their accumulation, exploitation, and corruption...

People at that time said: Extravagant expenses are worse than natural disasters.

Less than half a year after Sima Yan moved to Yecheng, the price of five stone powder and fine wine increased tenfold.

From courtiers to celebrities, taking Wu Shi Powder has become the norm.

Of course, not everyone is intoxicated.

Jia Chong was worried about the current situation in Wei.

After the fall of Jin, others would take off the Sima family's dog skin and put on the official robes of Qin again, so that they could continue to be popular and drink spicy food, but Jia Chong could not do that.

With the reputation of a regicide staring at his head, if he fell into the hands of the Qin people, he would definitely die without a burial place.

"The country is in dire straits, and your Majesty must not neglect state affairs. The people of Hebei have missed your Majesty for a long time and are willing to die for the country. Qin thieves rise with swords. As long as they can be defeated once with swords, the confrontation between the east and the west can be stabilized..." Jia

He changed his past jealousy of talents and constantly recommended useful people to Sima Yan.

Wang Jun, Wang Hun, Zhang Fang, and Qian Hong were all entrusted with important tasks.

"What Gong Lu said is true." Sima Yan generally listened, "This is the newly refined Five Stone Powder, Gong Lu, please try it quickly."

At this time, Sima Yan's eye sockets were sunken and his face was pale.

Jia Chong suddenly thought of Emperor Ming Cao Rui...

There are many similarities between the two. They are both wise and wise in the first half and misbehaving in the second half.

Jia Chong stared at Sima Yan for a long time, the light in his triangular eyes flashing, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Sima Yan took a Wu Shi Powder, and soon his face flushed, his eyes were blurred, and parts of his body began to swell, "Yecheng is far stronger than Luoyang, and it is backed by Youji and Yanyu. If the Qin thieves don't come, they will be gone. You will be defeated by this city!"

If we only consider it from a military perspective, this is indeed the case.

Since the time of Yuan Shao, Ye City has been carefully managed. After Cao Cao and Cao Pi expanded it for decades, Ye City has become a veritable strong city in the world.

Although Sima Yan lived happily every day, he did not forget to strengthen Yecheng.

According to the suggestions of Xun Xu, He Shao and others, another city wall was built outside Yecheng.

Wubao, the fortress stretches for more than 20 miles.

Xiangguo, Chaoge, and Liyang were also built as fortresses for Yecheng. Once Yecheng was attacked, the defenders of the three cities could rush to help at any time and surround and annihilate the Qin army under Yecheng!

Sima Yan also thought clearly that he would not be able to deal with the Qin thieves in his lifetime, but as long as he defended Yecheng, Guandong would still belong to the Sima family.

In the past, I couldn't win because I always wanted to attack and eat the Qin thieves.

Now he doesn't think about it anymore and concentrates on defense to let Qin thieves hit the wall!

"Your Majesty is wise!" Under Sima Yan's gaze, Jia Chong put a five-stone powder into his mouth, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has a plan, I will retire!"

Waves of heat rushed from Sima Yan's lower abdomen to his crotch. At this moment, he was in urgent need of relief, and of course he did not want to waste time. Before Jia Chong could retreat, a group of female officials came out of the back hall and helped Sima Yan down.

Waves of laughter came, and Jia Chong shuddered, spitting out five stones scattered in his mouth, and pinched them in the palm of his hand.

After coming out of the palace, he took a carriage back to his residence, changed his clothes, closed the door and sat alone for an hour, and then entered Sima You's residence in a low-key manner at night.

He and Sima Yan are sons and daughters, but he and Sima You are son-in-law, so their relationship is closer.

The two of them entered the secret room directly.

"Your Majesty sings and sings every night, does not avoid drinking and sex, and takes Wu Shi Powder. I'm afraid it won't last long." In the secret room, neither the sky nor the earth could be seen, and no outsiders could be seen. There were only two people, the father-in-law and the father-in-law.

Sima You frowned and said: "There is a big trouble outside and the state is deteriorating day by day. I will go to advise Your Majesty tomorrow."

After moving the capital to Yecheng, the prestige of the Sima family has long been reduced.

To maintain the current situation from collapse, the feudal clan kings played a role.

Otherwise, there will be many local generals who surrendered to Qin.

Not everyone is willing to accompany the Sima family to sink the ship.

Jia Chong rolled his eyes several times, and his long and narrow face looked a little evil under the flickering candlelight, "Your Highness, what you have to consider is not the present, but the future!"

Sima You's whole body trembled.

Since Sima Yan let himself go, many people have vaguely moved closer to Sima You, and their words are more obscure than Jia Chong's.

The voices for appointing Sima You as the crown prince are getting louder and louder than ever.

In the past, they were still secretive in Luoyang. After the defeat of Hedong and the move of the capital to Yecheng, this kind of voice was no longer secretive.

Led by Fufeng King Sima Jun, the important ministers Zhang Hua, Cao Zhi, Xiang Xiong, Wang Hun, Yang Xiu, Cheng Can, Liu Tun, Zheng Mo, Zhen De, etc. also supported this theory.

On the one hand, Sima You is indeed outstanding, but on the other hand, Sima Yan's son, Sima Zhong, is young and unable to cope with the current complex situation.

Moreover, this country originally belonged to Sima You.

Sima You has been being groomed by the Sima family as the heir.

In the past, Sima You would have refused without even thinking about it, but now Sima Yan is addicted to women and ignores government affairs. Jin is in danger of being destroyed at any time. Being an emperor's younger brother is not too much.

"If you don't take what God has given you, you will be blamed. If you fight, you will fight. The country is in danger. Only Your Highness can turn the tide!" Jia Chong said quietly.
Chapter completed!