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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 319 Departure

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    Compared with the crowded Ba Bridge in the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, the number of pedestrians on the Chidao heading west out of Chang'an is 70 to 80% less.  ¡û "We have to say goodbye after a long journey. Marquis Pingyang has a long way to go to Longxi. Brother, let me toast you a glass of wine and wish you success!"  Qing Zhai served as Ling Cheng, and he was busy with official duties and could not leave Chang'an for even a moment. He was far less comfortable than Wu Yingqi, the Marquis of Liang Zou, who could go straight to Longxi with his whole family.  There were more than twenty Lieutenants who accompanied Pingyang Marquis. They were all close friends of the same age. They were young and at the age when they dared to fight and pursue their dreams. They couldn't stand the oppressive political atmosphere in Chang'an, the capital, so they took the initiative to follow him.  Go to Longxi.  The most eye-catching group of people in the team were traveling in a hurry, dragging their families and families with them. They were deposed marquises who were ordinary people, including the former Marquis of Gaowan Bingxin, the former Marquis of Fei Chen Yan, the former Marquis of Chiquan Yang Wushi, the former Marquis of Peking.  Hou Zhangyu, former Penghou Qinwu, former Guangyanhou Shizi Zhaoqi, former Xinhou Shizi Jin Qiao, former Qinhou Shizi Wen Yu, former Lihou Shizi Cheng She, former Wuyuanhou Shizi Wei Qianqiu, former Chengyanghou Shizi Xi  Then, Ji Xin, the prince of Zaohou, and others were cooked in front of him.  The former Tingwei Gaowan, Marquis Bingwu, had only been dead for a few years, and his son Bingxin was exempted from the country for a very small fault. The former Marquis of Beiping, Zhang Yu, was even more unjust. He liked playing with tools and studying technology since he was a child, and he survived until he became a great craftsman.  Yi Yi is relieved. He is a neutral with neither political ambition nor political demands. However, because of a momentary negligence in etiquette, he was targeted by the emperor and demoted to a commoner with a piece of paper. It is really not worth it to have to suffer at such an old age.  There are various reasons why the princes were dismissed. Most of them were successively dealt with in the late Han Jing Emperor and early Jian Yuan Dynasties. Compared with the princes who were sentenced to death for their crimes in recent years, they were luckier.  It's just that the lucky ones are relatively limited. Being demoted to the common people not only loses all political and economic privileges.  They must also bear the heavy pressure of corvees and taxes. Sudden changes will make them unable to recover and disappear from the rest of the world. ? ?Fortunately.  Cao Shi thought of these poor people.  They got a precious opportunity to follow Pingyang Hou to Longxi to pursue a new life.  Herod!  The fast horses whipped and the long carriage convoy drove towards the far west. Liu Kuan opened the thick curtains and looked at the rapidly disappearing scenery and fell into deep thought. This was the first time in her life that she left Chang'an City, and perhaps the last time.  Leaving, she had a hunch that maybe it would be difficult to come back after leaving this time.  "It's windy outside, sister, please pay attention to your health." Wei Junru looked tired.  Pregnant women are particularly sleepy. After four months of pregnancy, their bodies are getting fatter and plumper. They have to sleep for five or six hours every day to get enough sleep.  Liu Kuan smiled and put down the curtain, and asked absently: "What do you mean, my husband asked us to go to Longxi?" "Didn't you say that we are not at ease in Chang'an, and besides, it would be great if we go together to keep company with my husband in Longxi.  "Wei Junru blinked tiredly and closed his eyes again.  "That's right." Hanchi Road is built on the basis of Qinzhidao. It is a 36-meter-wide straight avenue. Only a few special groups can take the main road. Ordinary business travelers are only allowed to take the road on the edge of Chidao.  Six white horses moved forward steadily, dragging the carriage forward at a fast pace. The central road on the galloping track allowed the vehicle to sway less due to the high speed it was traveling at. Also assisted by the four-wheeled carriage's shock absorbing system, there was almost no shaking during the journey.  Liu Wei was very troubled.  Recalling the dissatisfaction of her mother, Wang Na, the day before leaving Chang'an, she knew that her mother's proposal to leave Chang'an was not supported and understood by her mother, and her family hoped that she could help the emperor from the standpoint of the royal family.  Instead of helping his family from the position of husband-in-law, Liu Wei has a husband she loves most.  And how could my favorite son leave them to support his younger brother.  She still remembers what her husband Cao Shi said to him.  Only one tragedy of Princess Jiangyi is enough. She does not want her to become a victim of the struggle between the emperor and the princes. The advice containing concern is not a warning in disguise. Her husband does not allow her to be neutral between the emperor and her husband. What's more,  She is not allowed to stand in the opposite camp and become the enemy of Pingyang Hou Mansion.  The relationship between husband and wife is so deep, and they have to face the crisis of tearing apart their family ties. One can imagine how her several married aunts and the princesses who were married earlier felt about facing their husbands' family and betraying them by being spies.  Or maybe there is a time bomb buried next to your husband. It feels really bad.  Looking back at her good sister, Wei Junru, who is sleeping soundly, she has made her own decision in a painful choice. She has her good sister Wei Zifu, her good brother Wei Qing standing in the emperor's camp, and  Two good brothers, Wei Changjun and Wei Buguang, stood in the husband-in-law camp. It felt very bad for the family to belong to two camps.  "Sister Junru, why didn't your second sister come with you?" "Well, the youngster followed her husband to Longxi County earlier." Liu Huan's heart skipped a beat and he said in surprise: "So, your sister  Brother Liu?, only Zifu and Aqing remained in Chang'an City.  " "Who says it's not?  I regret so much now that I should not have let Zifu come to Chang'an City in the first place. Now that she is so favored and pregnant with the emperor's dragon seed, it will be extremely difficult to find Chang'an in the future. Ah Qing will become a general to kill the Huns for the emperor. I  I was so worried that I couldn't sleep all night.  "Wei Junru said with a sad face. "The Wei family was torn into two groups, which was not the result that she, the eldest sister, wanted to see, especially what happened to the youngest sister Wei Zifu and the youngest brother Wei Qing.  The two older brothers in the family are not at home all year round. Only she, the eldest sister, has the energy to care. However, Wei Zifu and Wei Qing are not the ones who can make people worry. She has the right idea in her heart.  No matter how much the relationship between outsiders progresses, they can't even get half a point. With the frequency of the carriage rocking, the two women's hearts were shaking like the ups and downs of the sea, and they were absent-mindedly chatting about their parents' affairs. What surprised them was that Liu Ling did not come with them.  The day after the banquet was over, Zhuang set off for Jiangxia County. It was said that all the follow-up arrangements in Jiangxia County were to be withdrawn, and the funds to be invested were also to be recovered one by one. The young man, Fan Taguang, said hello and then left.  Someone will be sent to take over the property in one month. From then on, the investment of Pingyang Houfu in Jiangxia County became the investment of Shaofu.  A large copper mine was opened in Yuzhang County. It is said that the name is called Dexing Copper Mine. Part of the veins held by Shaofu produces 120,000 kilograms of pure copper every year. The amount of pure copper removed from the veins held by Pingyang Houfu is  Two and a half times the amount of the Shaofu, that is, 300,000 jins of pure copper can be cast in a year. In addition, 10,000 jins of pure silver and 500 jins of pure gold are produced from the copper mines, which adds up to 100,000 jins of pure copper per year.  With an income of more than 100 million five-baht coins, there are fifteen large and small copper mines operating in a similar way, with a fixed net income of 900 million yuan every year. Although it is not as good as Deng Tong, who was favored by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and had the world's copper mines, at least  The number of copper mines held by the nobles is the largest. In addition, most of the huge profits from coal mining are in the hands of the Pingyang Marquis. Every year, the amount of coal transported to Chang'an, Luoyang, Linzi and other big cities in the capital is washed by ordinary people with water.  The coal slime is used to make fires for cooking, iron and forging workshops use clean coal to melt metal, and industries that require heat treatment such as textiles, printing and dyeing, papermaking, etc. need coal for heating. Compared with going all the way up the mountain to chop wood, it is necessary to burn it.  Charcoal is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and coal is closer to the lives of lower-class residents. After years of mining and competition, the net profit of coal has remained at around 20% and it is difficult to grow. The very low profit rate will still bring 800 million yuan in fixed income to Pingyang Houfu.  , the annual fixed profit of Pingyang Garment Factory is no less than 700 million yuan, the sum of paper making and printing has never been less than 300 million yuan, the iron smelting revenue has dropped from the initial 800 million yuan to the current 200 million yuan, and the monopoly of Hehuang Liangma  The income from the transaction was about 500 million yuan, and the remaining miscellaneous investments, including hundreds of investments, totaled only 300 million yuan. Especially during the years when Cao Shi was the Shaofu, his annual income would not be less than 6 billion yuan.  During the peak period of profitability, there was a record of making 8 billion yuan a year. Later, the industry gradually opened up to competition, which led to a decline in profits. Even if it made less than before in recent years, it has never been lower than the 3.5 billion yuan threshold.  Next, the fixed income of grain and salt was not taken into account, and the investment in Jiangxia County was taken away within two years after seeing the profits. It was a bit heartbreaking to give away the investment, but think about it, what you got was two.  With the promise of millions of immigrants, Liu Wei suddenly felt much better. Her husband-in-law told him that the most valuable thing in the world is not money, but the hardworking, brave, persevering, united and strong people of Guanzhong Laoqin, with a population of two million.  Now, even if there is no rich man left, he can earn a mountain of wealth from scratch if he is given ten years.  Liu Huan especially believed in his husband's words.  Cao Shi said he could make it back, then he would definitely make it back. Not to mention throwing away 20 billion in exchange for 200 Guanzhong people, even if he exchanged 2 million cattle and sheep, he could still become a big tribe leader. Her husband-in-law  She never lacks the ability and courage to create miracles. This is what fascinates her the most.  More than 20,000 horsemen and servants accompanied the escort, escorting more than 4,000 carriages carrying nearly 10,000 relatives of the princes, and a large amount of gold and silver treasures brought to Longxi. This is the main composition of this huge team.  Less than a quarter of the meritorious princes have left, and basically all the living deposed princes have followed. More than 40 families of the Guannai Hou family, who closely follow the princes and are close to them, have also followed, almost costing the aristocratic class of Chang'an, the capital, two thousand dollars.  Well, Cao Shi's move was ruthless. What's surprising is that the court acquiesced to this.  "You ask me why? The reason is very simple. The imperial court feels that the meritorious nobles are a stumbling block. It would be better if you are willing to take the initiative to exile to the barren land of the border county. I wish you could be kicked away. If you leave, your property and house in Chang'an will be gone.  If you want to get rid of it, doesn¡¯t it make enough room for others to get promoted?¡± A spacious carriage is enough.?Accommodating eight people, Cao Shi patiently explained to the questioner, looking at the Loess Plateau that was getting closer from time to time, getting closer to the destination.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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