Chapter 205: Prosperity
"Han Mi?" Sima Ji nodded clearly. It turned out to be Jia Nanfeng's nephew. This is no wonder. Jia Mi is the son of Jia Nanfeng's sister, and her surname is Han. She is now inheriting the title of Duke of Lu County.
It is traditional for Jia's women to be jealous. Jia Chong himself has two sons. As a result, because Jia Chong's wife is jealous, she always suspects that her son's nanny has an improper relationship with her husband, and frequently changes her nanny to death. Jia Chong raised Jia Mi as a grandson. Jia Chong was a great hero who helped the Sima family kill the Cao family. With the blessing of his uncle, the situation naturally rose. After his death, Jia Mi inherited the title.
Since he was Jia Nanfeng's nephew, this matter made sense. Sima Ji asked in his heart, "General Yingyang is also a well-informed person. He knew so quickly that his suggestion was reminding me what was he?"
Since Shi Chong is no longer the governor of Jingzhou, Sima Ji doesn’t know what official position the other party is now, so he can only be called a military position.
"The King of Yan is now in trouble. Chong just likes to make friends. He talks about poetry, songs and essays with some like-minded people, and appreciates the wind and moon. This ended up like this. He has just returned to the capital and I don't know if it can be activated." Shi Chong shook his head slightly and felt a little self-pitying, and then invited Sima Ji to visit the mansion.
This was exactly what Sima Ji himself wanted to see Shi Chong's current situation, and he agreed to the request with the stick. Shi Chong also knew that the Queen's decision was the final word of the Great Jin Dynasty, and it was not surprising that Jia Mi flattered her.
Shi Chong was very happy in Shi Chong's mansion because Sima Ji arrived. Although he had only been the governor of Jingzhou for more than a year, he was obviously a replacement of cannons, and the furnishings in the mansion changed drastically.
"On the other day, I will invite a few fellow disciples to the mansion as guests. I hope the King of Yan will come again. Let's talk about poetry and songs." Shi Chong drank the wine for half a cup and said openly, "I believe that if the King of Yan comes here, the talented men in Luoyang will definitely flock to him."
"General, you are polite, but I am not good at poetry, songs, and I am just a joke when I come." If Shi Chong poured Sima Ji too much, he might have agreed. But when he didn't drink too much, the King of Yan obviously could not agree to this humiliating suggestion. He didn't have to listen to anyone Shi Chong was about to invite. Anyway, Sima Ji would not be able to invite anyone to poetry, songs and songs with the other party.
Sima Ji is still self-aware of this. His ancient Chinese level is just a 50-5 match between Yan Yan and Yan. This is based on the other party's strong desire to survive. As soon as Shi Chong said that Sima Ji shook his head.
"Your Highness comes from a military army and is just here to testify. They are all literati." Shi Chong invited him one after another, and finally Sima Ji couldn't help but ask curiously, "Who are they?"
"Pan Yue and Ouyang Jian, both of them are friends." Shi Chong said complacently. Obviously, having such friends is also a matter of glory on his face. The famous scholars also need to have a circle of famous scholars. "I am planning to build a new mansion in the suburbs. Now I have chosen a place to be in a beautiful place. The mountains and rivers are beautiful. In the future, the King of Yan will go there when he comes to Luoyang again!"
"Jingu Garden? Twenty-four friends of Jingu?" As soon as he heard Shi Chong say this, Sima Ji remembered this literary group of the Jin Dynasty. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the literary world has begun to show a trend of gathering together to keep warm. Three Jun, Ba Jun, Ba Gu, etc. Later, the Seven Sons of Jian'an and the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest were all templates for this combination to debut.
Perhaps now, this trend has reached its peak. It seems that the 24th friends of Jingu, the No. 1 Men's Group of Jinji, are about to make a brilliant debut. Compared with the previous Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, the biggest difference between the Twenty-four friends of Jingu is that only Wang Rong is in a high position in the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest. The Twenty-four friends of Jingu can easily pick up one of them that is worthy of the top position. Shi Chong is already an ordinary member of the family.
The twenty-four friends of Jingu were not a group of literati without influence, but were composed of powerful literati. Guo Zhang and his uncle Zuo Si were royal relatives, Grand Marshal Shi Baozi Shi Chong, Grand Marshal Chen Zhunzi Chen Feng, General Fu Army Wang Junsun Wang Cui, Secretary Ling Hejiao Zi He Yu, Secretariat Zou Zhanzi Zou Jie, Taichang Zhuge Xuzi Zhuge Quan, and Secretariat Zhou Jun nephew Zhou Hui. If you have no foundation in it, Shi Chong is not the turn, but the Lu Ji brothers.
"King Yan, King Yan?" Shi Chong saw Sima Ji Moran silently, and reminded him softly, wondering if he was saying something wrong.
"I've been in a bit of energy recently, so don't be surprised by General!" Sima Ji, who was summoned, chuckled. What does this have to do with him? He will not be in Luoyang forever, so why should he pay attention to a group destined to disintegrate?
The group of the Twenty-Four Friends of the Golden Valley is destined to disintegrate because this group has a great relationship with the Eight Kings Rebellion. As long as the Eight Kings Rebellion occurs, the people in this group will inevitably have inconsistent interests.
Because the members of this group are all very good-born, and they are from various gentry families, and the families behind them are related to different royal families, Sima Ji knew that Chen Xu and Changsha King Sima Yi had a good personal relationship. Even if Chen Xu was not mentioned, he had a member under his nose. Xu Meng, the current governor of Youzhou, is a member of the twenty-four friends of Jingu.
The members in it are in-laws with King Zhao, old acquaintances of King Qi, good friends of King Changsha, good friends of King Donghai, and brothers Lu Ji, who have a good relationship with him, King Yan.
However, it is precisely because these people are of great origin that Sima Ji finally agreed to appear at that time. Who made Shi Chong's friends rich and powerful? King Yan wants to strengthen himself now, so of course he is willing to have more contact with the other party.
"Actually, I have an idea and want to discuss it with the general." Sima Ji hesitated for a moment and said, preparing to talk to the nominal richest man in the Jin Dynasty about the issue of shelving the dispute and jointly developing it.
"Please give a famous quote from King Yan!" Shi Chong also asked curiously, not knowing what Sima Ji wanted to say.
The King of Yan was very short of money, and he was very short of money. Who knew how much it would cost to recruit soldiers and horses at that time? Is the money to rob the country enough? Of course, it is inevitable to farm and do business openly, but is there no way to make quick money? Sima Ji has already done it, and now he is preparing to change his tricks.
To put it in a fashionable saying, it is to change the export-oriented economy and instead increase domestic potential to boost domestic demand. Where is domestic demand? It is definitely not with the people, but with the hands of the gentry.
With Sima Ji's head, quick money is nothing more than three types: pornography, gambling, and drugs! The yellowing industry has never been in Sima Ji's mind. He will never use women to make money in flesh and blood business. As for poison, Sima Ji dare not say how noble he is, so he wants the caravans who come to the Jin Dynasty to spread the five stones and not spread them in China.
Sima Ji is not so great, but the prescription of Wushi Powder is not a secret among the gentry. All the major gentry clans can produce and sell them themselves. The King of Yan really couldn't sell them at all. He could only rely on the Silk Road to help him earn some foreign exchange.
There is only one choice left, gambling! The long-standing project in China, the dice-roll game appeared during the Zhou Dynasty, which is an extremely popular entertainment activity. Later, gambling developed to the time when the Chu-Han dispute, Han Xin set up a gambling game for the soldiers to pass the time and avoid the pain of homesickness and family. As for later generations, mahjong was invented by China. In ancient and modern times, men, women, young and old, like gambling.
"Gambling? King Yan, these big and small bets are as numerous as cows!" Shi Chong shook his head slightly after hearing this, "It's hard..."
Gambling in the Wei and Jin Dynasties was very popular, with various contents, including six blogs, throwing pots, playing chess, shooting archery, fighting grass, fighting cocks, etc., and there were many kinds of ways. Even the chess that came from the palace came from behind and became an important project.
"This is different. Since you can fight cocks, why can't you race horses? You can also exercise riders' riding skills. I'm a good thing to expand my territory in the Great Jin Dynasty?" Sima Ji talked nonsense, "Chess can break the endgame. As for dice, it's a pain to play with other games."
"In fact, the most important thing is to see who dares to do it and whether he feels safe!" Sima Ji lowered his voice, "People who like gambling earn ill-gotten wealth, and they value safety only. Everyone knows that this is bad and is not willing to expose themselves. Then it depends on the power of gambling. Some gambling is unsafe, but in fact, we must make our gambling safe, while other gamblings are unsafe. The money earned from us can be taken away safely without worrying about being taken back by a gangster. In this way, he will come next time and will sooner or later give the money."
Shi Chong drank the remaining half cup of wine, as if he was digesting Sima Ji's words, and finally spoke slowly, "You can make other bets impossible, and only leave some embellishments that do not pose a threat."
"Yes, that's it! Saying the words and saying things are in line!" Sima Ji said quietly, "Horse racing requires a venue, and dice requires an elegant environment, and the most important thing is that someone can protect it without protecting others."
"This person is your Highness!" Shi Chong was particularly interested in Qiancai, and stood up and bowed to Sima Jiyi.
"It's not enough for me to be alone. If there is one person who can join forces, you can achieve your goal!" Sima Ji rolled his eyes and returned to the initial inquiry, "Where did the general find out about the Grand Canal's suggestion that the King proposed?"
Haha... Shi Chong and Sima Ji looked at each other and laughed tacitly. Who else? Sima Ji can hide behind the scenes on behalf of the royal family, but another person with enough weight is of course the representative of the Jia family. No one is more suitable than Jia Nanfeng's nephew Jia Mi.
Chapter completed!