At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"Supreme Emperor, minister... minister..."

"Of course, I'm not saying that it must be wrong for you to do so."

Guo Peng waved his hand, panting and pulled Mao Jie back from hell to the ground.

"what?"

"Ah, what? I mean, it makes sense to open up the boundaries of towns and cities in some special places and allow large-scale private business."

Guo Peng picked up another piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, chewing on it: "Zhuge Liang is right. No matter how much agriculture is developed in Liangzhou, it can't be developed in the Central Plains. There is a limit to the development of agriculture. There is also a limit to the number of people to support.

I don’t want to go any other way. Liangzhou has reached the limit of supporting 300 million people, and it is impossible to have more people. The same is true in the Western Regions. If you don’t use the special location to do some business, you can’t support people, and you don’t even have food. Be sure to eat well.

They are all citizens of Wei State, so why should the states and counties in the Central Plains have enough to eat, but the people in the Western Regions in Liangzhou will be hungry, don’t you think?They will definitely think this way, if this problem is not resolved, there will be civil uprisings in the Western Regions and Liangzhou in the future. "

When Guo Peng said this, Mao Jie felt that Guo Peng didn't mean to criticize him.

"So the Supreme Emperor thinks it makes sense for me to wait and do this in Liangzhou and Yongzhou?"

"Of course it makes sense, otherwise do you think you can continue to be the governor of Yongzhou?"

It was the same sentence, Mao Jie couldn't say a word.

"What I mean is that some places are not suitable for the development of agriculture, and other industries must be developed to feed people. You can't stick to the rules and stick to the barren soil and insist on digging food from the ground. You have to be flexible.

The Western Regions, Liangzhou, Mozhou, Pingzhou, these places are cold, and it will be even colder in the future. There is not much land and the climate is not good. The surplus products from other places were sold to the Western Regions, to Guishuang Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom.

In this way, Liangzhou and the Western Regions will be able to support people. However, I think that some restrictions must be made. Some places can focus on commerce, but in more places, the main grain-producing areas must focus on agriculture. , must not be shaken, otherwise there will be nothing to sell. "

Guo Peng stared at Mao Jie: "You can't be so hot-headed that everyone does business together. After doing business, you find that there is nothing to sell, and you starve to death. You must know that we don't have much left, not so much. Things can give you business, understand?"

"I understand! I understand!"

Mao Jie was happy: "What the Supreme Emperor means is that the place that is suitable for production must be produced, and the place that is not suitable for production can be used for business and business, and we can look at it separately and deal with it separately."

"Yep."

Guo Peng nodded: "Develop production according to local conditions. Some places can cultivate land, some places need mining, some places can only do business, and some places need to herd cattle. But that's it. How foolish it is to suppress business without knowing how to adapt to local conditions."

Guo Peng smiled disdainfully.

Mao Jie hastened to catch up with Feng Feng.

"The Supreme Emperor is wise!"

"There's no such thing as wisdom, it's just that the more you go, the more you see, and it's not easy to be swayed by others."

Guo Peng shook his head, drank another glass of wine, and said with a smile: "You are doing well. Yongzhou can do it in some areas, and Liangzhou and the Western Regions can do it. It is always another way to make money, because farming is really not enough. People."

After a pause, Guo Peng held the wine glass and looked at Mao Jie.

"Xiaoxian, there is one more thing, I want to tell you in advance, you have to be mentally prepared."

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

Mao Jie suddenly felt a little bad.

Guo Peng put down his glass.

"Our people in Lomo and Anxi have sent news back, saying that Lomo and Anxi are at war, and that Lomo has broken through the capital of Anxi, and Anxi is in a bad situation."

Chapter 1516 One thousand four hundred and fifty six Zhuge Liang is really Jane in the emperor's heart?

The rest of the kingdom was conquered by the kingdom of Lomo?

The news came quite suddenly, so Mao Jie didn't react for a while.

After a while, Mao Jie came to his senses.

"The Supreme Emperor means..."

"Loumo country has a great cause. It is said that the country is thousands of miles away, and it is a top-notch country. Therefore, the occurrence of such a war will not shake the trade between the Loumo country and us. What's more, the Loumo country is the winner. After the victory, it will only increase. Make great efforts to continue to trade with us.

But the country of Anxi is different. Compared with the country of Loumo, the country of Anxi is not big. Compared with me, it is only the size of the Western Regions. Fighting with Loumo is a small country and the people are weak. Looking at this situation, Parthia is still a bit dangerous. "

Guo Peng sighed: "The business routes I planned for our Wei country are mainly two, one is the land silk road, going through the two states of Yongliang and the Western Regions, arriving at Guishuang Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom, mainly doing their business, and the other is the silk road on land. One is the Maritime Silk Road, which is used to do business with the states along the eastern coast and the country of Loumo.

If the two roads go hand in hand, Yongliang, the Western Regions, and the states along the eastern coast will all benefit and enjoy a better life. However, once the Parthian Kingdom is in danger, half of the trade quota on the land silk road will disappear. "

Mao Jie swallowed her saliva, her face became panicked, and beads of sweat began to seep from her forehead.

"Now you know why I don't support you publicly, but only Wang Can to back you up? I have been worried from the beginning. Once we rely on business travelers from these foreign countries, their affairs will be in jeopardy." became our business.

When they broke out in war, we also have to suffer and suffer. They are destroyed, and the business trip is gone. Whose business are the restaurants and hotels here?Who do we trade our silk, lacquerware, and porcelain with?Half of the trade volume is gone. "

Guo Peng shook his head, and said: "Half of the trade quota, Xiaoxian, you have to be prepared to deal with it. Once such a thing happens, the business in Yongliang and Liangzhou will definitely become sluggish, and many merchants will have no business. When the time comes, people will panic, and you need to stand up and stabilize people's hearts."

Mao Jie wiped the sweat from his forehead, and kept nodding.

"Thank you for your advance notice, the Supreme Emperor. The old minister will do his best to stabilize people's hearts."

"What are you going to do?"

Guo Peng asked Mao Jie.

Mao Jie hesitated, not knowing what to do.

This was the first time he encountered this kind of thing, and he was not prepared at all, so he couldn't think of any good solution for a while.

"The Supreme Emperor, the old minister... the old minister is incompetent."

Mao Jie lowered his head helplessly.

"never mind."

Guo Peng sighed, and said: "The next thing you have to do is to temporarily stop the relaxation of commercial restrictions, and wait until the situation in Anxi is clear. Don't add more restaurants and hotels right now.

Otherwise, once the Anxi Kingdom is destroyed, there will be no merchants, and our merchants will not be able to survive. Many restaurants and hotels here will go bankrupt and close down. cannot.

You haven't forgotten that those people are still very dissatisfied with you, right?In the past, the business was flourishing, and the money was really earned and entered the national treasury. The Ministry of Finance used the money to do things for you, speaking for you, and helping you carry it. Once you have problems here, the Ministry of Finance is not your most sincere ally. "

Guo Peng told Mao Jie the worst situation, and told Mao Jie clearly that the Ministry of Finance would not help him tide over the difficulties, and the possibility of dumping the blame would be relatively high.

Wang Can is not a very moral person.

This point, Mr. Guo is the most clear.

Before Wang Can helped Mao Jie to speak, it was purely Guo Peng's intention, and he also saw the benefits of doing so, so he helped Mao Jie for the sake of the national treasury and his own political achievements.

In this kind of matter, the Ministry of Finance can share the blessings, but not the hardships. Once there is a problem, the treasury revenue will drop sharply, and they may have to pay to help. Wang Can is definitely not happy.

At that time, in order to get rid of the blame and avoid getting burned, he will definitely do such a thing.

Under the criticism of the courtiers, Wang Can felt worthy of Mao Jie if he didn't follow him, and he was expected to help Mao Jie in the same boat?

do not think too much about it.

Guo Peng shattered Mao Jie's unrealistic vision with practical actions.

Mao Jie was even more frightened and nodded repeatedly.

He can even imagine the scene of his betrayal and even going to jail.

Guo Pengming's superficial identity is already too high, and he cannot blatantly interfere in the government affairs, and he is wandering around, who knows if he will have time to help when things break out?

Mao Jie was deeply worried.

Also considering this point, considering the worrying political integrity of those subordinates he tamed, Guo Peng felt that even if Mao Jie had some preparations, he would not be able to escape.

The financial pressure of the Ministry of Finance is great, and there are many places where money has been spent in recent years. In order to collect enough money, Wang Can has long been a frightened bird, and a little trouble can scare him half to death.

So he became more and more cautious. If it wasn't for Guo Peng's instruction before, he would never interfere with Mao Jie's matter.

Mao Jie is a person who dares to do things, and has ideas for doing things. There are not many such people among senior bureaucrats, and even fewer and fewer.

High-level bureaucrats, do less and make less mistakes, and it is good not to do nothing.

In the foreseeable future, the upper echelons of the Wei Empire are likely to become stagnant, and it is necessary to introduce some courageous people.

Mao Jie wants to protect.

Guo Peng had an idea.

"In this way, Xiaoxian, while you are doing business here, you should submit the form to the emperor, and tell the emperor, I will ask you to submit the form to him, and discuss with him how to stabilize the situation in Yongzhou in the worst case. Say it like that."

Mao Jie froze for a moment, looked at Guo Peng, suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and immediately realized Guo Peng's purpose for asking him to do this.

"Your Majesty..."

Mao Jie stood up, went to Guo Peng, and knelt down in front of Guo Peng.

"The kindness of the Supreme Emperor's help, my minister, I will never forget it forever."

"Get up."

Guo Peng sighed and shook his head: "I'm not helping you for personal reasons. Among high-level officials, there are fewer and fewer people who dare to act like you. There is no shortage of people who eat vegetarian food around the emperor. What is missing is Dare to be a man of courage.

Although sometimes your thinking is not completely comprehensive, but it is better than those Mr. Dots who are afraid of doing things. This time I will help you. Next time, you have to help the emperor. You have to be thoughtful, understand? ? "

Mao Jie's thoughts turned a thousand times, and finally turned into a deep sigh.

"Sir, obey the order."

"it is good."

After talking about this matter, Mao Jie had a bottom line in his heart, and he became more calm.

Guo Peng also relaxed a little, chatted for a while, and suddenly remembered the instigator of this incident, Zhuge Liang.

It was Zhuge Liang who broke the boundaries of the city and the city and bravely developed business to help Liangzhou get rid of poverty.

"Xiaoxian, what do you think of Zhuge Liang?"

"What does the Supreme Emperor mean?"

"Behaviour, handling of affairs, ability, views on these aspects, you are his former boss, you should know something about him."

"indeed so."

Mao Jie nodded, thought for a while, and remembered the thrilling scene at the beginning, as well as his deepened understanding of Zhuge Liang later.

It is true that he is daring, but Zhuge Liang is the one who is more daring than others.

"From my point of view, Zhuge Liang is indeed a very talented person. It was he who first proposed and put into practice the business development that broke the boundaries of fangs and cities. He did a very good job in Dunhuang County. The reason why I decided to do this is also to learn from his experience."

"How about being a human being? How about being a human being?"

Guo Peng continued to ask.

"For a human being..."

Mao Jie remembered that Zhuge Liang wanted to bring the Liangzhou corruption case to the central government, and couldn't help but feel scared for a while.

If the previous incident had really been brought to Luoyang by him, he would probably have been homeless long ago. It can be said that Zhuge Liang is an oddball in the officialdom, and there is no trace left by the unspoken rules of the officialdom in him.

He seemed to be the same as him, never changed.

Such Zhuge Liang made Mao Jie feel a little surprised and a little incomprehensible.

But this did not prevent Mao Jie from praising him.

"It should be said that he is a good official. At least he has never been corrupt. Everything he does is for the sake of the local residents. Everywhere he goes, he has a very good reputation among the local residents. To this day, people in Dunhuang County still praise Zhuge Liang."

Guo Peng nodded.

"Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Kongming...Xiaoxian, after I die, the one who can inherit my will and continue to govern Wei is this Zhuge Liang."

"........."

Mao Jie was stunned for a while.

He suddenly remembered that Zhuge Liang was a cabinet staffer next to Guo Peng, and the winner of the Talent Discussion Ceremony. He had been a central official by Guo Peng's side for many years. Guo Peng should have seen and understood him.

Afterwards, Guo Peng released him and sent him somewhere to be the county magistrate, the sheriff, and now the governor, and let Zhuge Liang go westward, farther and farther away from Luoyang. If it weren't for his brother who was a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs Even Mao Jie wondered if Guo Peng had forgotten about Zhuge Liang.

As a result, Guo Peng not only remembered, but also had a very high evaluation of Zhuge Liang.

After his death, Zhuge Liang was the one who stabilized Wei?

Isn't it His Majesty today?

Mao Jie was puzzled.