"My lord, the Shen family has sent someone here to know the details of how to deal with the Wu people."
"Ah."
As a former official of Ye Yi, Ye Gong had already established his own family. With the internal fighting in Chu State, he went out to serve as an envoy to Song State, but even so, he could not avoid the fighting forces in the country.
"Lord?"
"Pass it on."
"yes."
Rubbing his forehead, Ye Gong was very distressed. After all, he was born in the Shen family, and his situation was similar to that of Shang Wuji. If Shang Wuji wanted to truly put aside the Yunyan family, he would have to overwhelm the majority with strength, and not be weak.
It needs to be crushed in all aspects.
Now Shang Wuji calls himself the Yinxiang Shang clan, and he has this capital.
Although Shang Wuji has not yet truly become a high-ranking official, as long as Shang Wuji wants to, he can become a county official now, and it will not be difficult.
Li explained the matter in one sentence.
Just like now, if Li Jie wants to tidy up Pheasant, then Shang Wuji can be the doctor of Pheasant, and the original Uncle Pheasant Changwei will honestly lead his tribe to become the local "village wise man".
But Ye Gong did not have such power. He had the ability and connections, but the timing was wrong, and the King of Chu who was optimistic about him was about to burp.
As for who the new king is, I don’t know.
There is a high probability that Zhao Ji from Jin will win, and her son may become the prince and the new King of Chu.
The more he interacted with the Wu people, the more profound his feelings became. The Wu people at this time seemed to have changed a lot. Compared with the mad dogs of the past who easily went crazy, the Wu people in Jiangyin Guild Hall seemed to
He is very rational. He has also learned to suppress his inner anger, which is quite difficult.
"The four kingdoms of Wu, Yue, Qin and Jin... Zhao Ji is as stable as a high platform."
And from Ye Gong's own point of view, it is not bad for Zhao Ji's son to become the king of Chu. Because Zhao Ji's son is still a teenager and will not be able to rule for at least ten years, so he can do many things.
After the separation from the Shen family, if the Ye family wanted to develop, it was not enough to rely on the foundation of Ye Yi. Ye Yi was too close to the Central Plains. For the Chu State, it was a bridgehead and was destined to not become a complete private property.
If you want to develop, you have to find a relatively remote place.
Ye Gong has observed for so many years that there are two places that are quite good. One is the settlement area of Huaiyi. After the destruction of Xu State, the system of Xu State is actually in name only, and the country can be subjugated at any time; the second is following Yang Yue's escape route.
This route occupies the cities already operated by the Yangyue tribes.
Moreover, Mr. Ye even went south in person. He initially estimated that as long as he could recruit enough manpower, he could open up more than 50,000 acres of paddy fields in several places. Just the production of rice would be enough to sustain Ye's expansion.
It was just that the Wu State was violent at that time and frequently attacked the eastern border of the Chu State, which also brought unrest to the adjacent areas.
Until now, the opportunity has come.
"Shen Fei has met Uncle Zhong."
"Why did Ziyi come to the Song Dynasty?"
"Come for 'Chixia'."
Ziyi is Shen Fei's name. As Ye Gong's nephew, Shen Fei looks very similar to Ye Gong, so Shen Fei has always been very popular with Ye Gong. When he was a doctor in Ye Yi, Shen Fei studied under him.
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Therefore, the relationship between uncle and nephew is even closer, because they have the title of master and disciple.
In fact, as long as Shen Fei is willing, he can go to a big country as an envoy through Ye Gong's network at any time. With this qualification, it will be much easier for him to return to his country and become an official than it is for ordinary people.
Whether it is close to the ministers or outside, it is an easy matter.
What's more, with the support of the Shen family, the royal family is also very willing to support such young talents, especially those like Shen Fei who are not the eldest son.
"I have ordered people to find out that 'Chixia' is not Gusu's 'Wu Jin', but is unique to Jiangyin City."
"This this……"
Shen Fei was stunned and actually forgot how to continue the discussion. When he came, he originally wanted to use his uncle and his husband to get more quotas for the family.
Because Ye Gong, as an envoy, had already reported the situation to the country, the total import volume of "Chixia" was 10,000 horses.
As for how to distribute it domestically, we will discuss it later.
Therefore, there was a quota battle around the distribution of "Chixia". Ye Gong played an important role in it. Even a little allocation of three or five "Chixia" horses was enough to bring about drastic changes in a small family.
High-end silk, especially this unique one, involves too many things, including sacrifices and weddings and funerals. Etiquette matters are all big things. Children and grandchildren must take these into consideration when they compete for orthodox status.
The actual situation has forced Ye Gong's status to be raised. At least in the short term, the only one who can deal with the Wu people and get "Chixia" is Ye Gong.
There are even some small families who secretly call Mr. Ye "Chixiazi", which shows that they attach great importance to high-grade silk.
Compared with bronzes, high-end silk is a problem for Chu State. "Gold" is not a problem here in Chu State.
“Unique to Gangyin-eup?!”
Shen Fei forced himself to calm down, bowed and saluted, and then looked at Mr. Ye, "Uncle Zhong, if this is unique to Jiangyin..."
"No."
Before Shen Fei could finish speaking, Ye Gong directly waved his hand to interrupt. He looked at Shen Fei and sighed: "Jiangyin Guild Hall, Mr. Mao is not the one in charge. There is another person here. He is the descendant of the Yunyan family, who knows people with his keen eye." 'Shang Wuji."
Shang Wuji mainly worked for Yanling in those days and was not well-known, but it cannot be said that he was not famous. At least the big nobles of Chu State knew a little bit about him.
And as the reputation of the macho man spread, Shang Wuji also became prominent with his "eye for recognizing people".
Nowadays, if Shang Wuji wants to go to a small country and become a minister, he can do it with his eyes closed.
If Ye Gong had not had the opportunity, he would have planned to become a "virgin scholar" and then raise his family in foreign countries or border areas, and then jump out when the current situation in Chu State changed.
However, the plan cannot keep up with the changes. In the current situation, if we don't catch Zhao Ji's beautiful legs, there may be no chance at all.
How could Zhao Ji have such an advantage before? Who knows how the old gangster Ziqi, the grand prime minister of Wu State, could convince Jin and Qin.
"Ye Yi trades with 'shooting', and the bows and arrows are acceptable. 'Chixia' can be traded with Ye Yi's strong bows."
After clearing his mind, Mr. Ye said to Shen Fei seriously.
"Ye" in Ye Yi has the same name as "She". They have the same origin and are not false. They are also similar to Ying Guo, the country to which Ye Yi belonged earlier. Ying Guo is also called "Eagle" country, and Ying means Eagle.
From the geographical environment and name, it can be seen that it is normal for local strong bows and crossbows to be produced. The most famous arrows in Yeyi are the eagle feather arrows, which are extremely expensive to make, but they are extremely lethal and can kill enemies from a long distance. First.
The Chu State was fighting in the frontline area. Every time the arrows on the frontline had a very high parabola, but their falling speed was extremely fast. No need to think too much, they must have used eagle feather arrows produced in Yeyi.
This kind of arrow is heavier and faster than the "Wu Dy" of Wu State, so even if they are old enemies, Wu State is very willing to purchase Ye Yi Eagle Feather Arrows.
Ye Gong said that trading "Chixia" with a strong bow was theoretically feasible. At least from Ye Gong's point of view, Wu had no reason to refuse.
"Eagle Feather Arrow..."
Shen Fei looked at his uncle with some hesitation, "When the country is in turmoil, the eagle feathers and arrows... are afraid that if it is exposed, it will be slandered by the people of the country."
"It doesn't matter."
Raising his hand to comfort his nephew, Mr. Ye said seductively: "If Zhao Ji takes the lead in this matter, it will be fine for us."
"Zhao Ji!"
Shen Fei took a deep breath, "Uncle Zhong thinks... Zhao Ji will win?"
"Must win."
If no super genius or hero emerges in the short term, Zhao Ji will just sit on the Diaoyutai. People with insight can already see this in advance.
This is not only a domestic matter of the Chu State, but the big powers in the world have already made their attitude clear. Needless to say, the Jin State naturally wants to support its own Zhao Ji. The Qin State originally had no idea, but now Wu Guotai said so. Got an idea.
The current situation is that the Qin State may attack the northwest region at any time, which will make the Chu State very uncomfortable, and the Wu State is even more violent, and may even eat the buffer zone between the Chu State and the Wu State before Gou Chen dies.
As for the formal digestion of this area, it may be used to demonstrate the "expansion of territory" after the new King Wu ascended the throne, but the result of the process is this.
The big countries in the three directions all have such demands. No matter how Zhao Ji was born from Jin, her son is still from Chu. When he becomes the king of Chu, he will only think about Chu and cannot let Chu fall apart. .
Therefore, for the sake of stability, all the mountains in Chu State will support Zhao Ji's son.
It's just that the time is not right yet, and a bloody fight is needed to resolve the objections.
Ye Gong doesn't know who will oppose, and he doesn't want to know, but he is happy to participate in the suppression and fighting. He must become one of the winners in this fighting.
Ye Yi is too close to the front line and has no meaning to the Ye family. Just throw it away.
Only the escape route of "Yang Yue" is what Mr. Ye values. At this time, the mountains in the Chu Kingdom still look down on the "backcountry" in the south. Instead, they are coveting your Ye Yi in Mr. Ye's hands.
From Ye Gong's perspective, this is a good thing.
"The 'Ye Yang Family' has chosen Zhao Ji?"
After Shen Fei calmed down, he spoke again and looked at Mr. Ye.
The so-called "Ye Yangshi" refers to the Ye family. However, when Ye Gong first established his own business, Ye Yi was still called "Ye Yang Yi". It was only when Ye Gong had the idea of migrating that he removed the word "Ye Yang" and changed it to "Ye Yang". show the difference.
No one will think twice about leaving Yeyi in the future.
To put it bluntly, Ye Gong never thought about letting the whole family feel a sense of belonging to Ye Yi.
This land must be sold when it is time to sell it.
"What should Shen do?"
Without answering the question, Ye Gong invited Shen Fei to drink tea. This was something bought from the Jiangyin Guild Hall. It tasted a bit bitter after brewing, but after drinking it for a while, it actually became sweet. It had an excellent effect of quenching thirst and eliminating food. Ye Gong, who had reduced his meat intake, also ate a few more pieces of meat.
Shen Fei was still not used to drinking tea, and frowned slightly, but he still drank it. After a while, he finally said: "Shen... Fei originally came here to persuade Uncle Zhong to advance and retreat with Shen."
As soon as he said this, there was no need to say a lot of things. Shen Fei looked helpless, but he couldn't make the decision.
"Why don't you pretend to be me?"
Ye Gong looked solemn. He didn't care what happened to the Shen family, but Shen Fei was his nephew and even his disciple, so he valued her very much.
So at this time, Ye Gong was thinking about how to save Shen Fei. The best and fastest way was, of course, to make Shen Fei his godson.
Moreover, Ye Gong is not without strength at home and abroad. Shen Fei is his godson. With his strength, it is not a problem at all for Shen Fei to be a county doctor in the future.
However, facing this proposal, Shen Fei looked happy, but after a moment he sighed.