At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"If they hate me and want to kill me, after the matter is over, I will investigate and deal with it! But before the matter is over, whoever dares to oppose me, I will kill him immediately!"

Lu Qian conveyed his will majestically.

All the bureaucrats in Liangzhou trembled, and they all obeyed Lu Qian's unified command. Lu Qian gradually grasped the initiative of Liangzhou's economy.

He knew that doing so would easily offend others, but if he didn't do so, he would offend the biggest person—the emperor, so it was very clear how to make a choice.

And at this stall, the crisis detonated in Liangzhou, and the scenes that appeared in the three prefectures of the Western Regions reappeared in Liangzhou exactly.

And what Liangzhou has is nothing more than a sum of money that Guo Jin squeezed out from between his teeth and Lu Qian's firm will.

Lu Qian knew very well that he was bound to Liangzhou and the revolutionary forces, and there was no way out.

If Liangzhou's economy collapses, his years of experience will be meaningless, and losing his job is still the best result.

But if the economic situation in Liangzhou is successfully stabilized, then the central government is ahead of him!

He will definitely be able to enter the central government to take real power, truly display his talents, and realize his ambitions!

He cut off all his escape routes, and prepared to fight to the death. The result of this battle will determine whether he enters the central government to show his ambitions or loses his official position to make people laugh.

Regarding the situation in Liangzhou, Lu Qian submitted the form to Guo Peng very early. After Guo Jin succeeded to the throne, Lu Qian re-wrote the form and handed it to Guo Jin.

He believes that the population of Liangzhou is much larger than that of the three prefectures of the Western Regions, but in terms of the agricultural environment, except for a few special areas, most of them are indeed not better than the three prefectures of the Western Regions, and the number of people who can support them is relatively limited, so developing business is very good Strategy.

However, Mao Jie's strategy was a bit radical before, so that Liangzhou went from the extreme of resolutely not to develop commerce to the other extreme of resolutely developing commerce in a short period of time.

However, Mao Jie did not impose more restrictions. Officials of all sizes vigorously encouraged the development of private commerce for the sake of taxation and political achievements. With the spring breeze of the opening of the Silk Road, Liangzhou's commerce grew wildly.

Although the number of barbaric growth is large and the taxation is high, it looks very good, but hidden dangers are buried here.

Mao Jie did not deal with this problem. In order to make the Northwest New Deal survive, he blindly expanded the scale and increased taxation, so as to show the court the existence value of Northwest business.

And leave that question until now.

Mao Jie cannot be completely blamed. Without Mao Jie, it is still unknown whether the Northwest New Deal can be implemented.

Now that the problem arises, Lu Qian is forced to face it head-on, integrate the panic-stricken forces in Liangzhou, and carry out a drastic and comprehensive rectification of Liangzhou's business.

It's just that the time is limited and the task is heavy. When the crisis detonated, Lu Qian only had time to complete the imperial court's order and forcibly closed a batch of shops with small scale and weak assets that were unable to cope with the crisis.

Those who remained were merchants with relatively standardized operations, a certain reputation and anti-crisis strength. Lu Qian also informed these merchants in advance to let them make plans early.

But there are always some people who will not die until the Yellow River, and will not cry when they see the coffin.

At the end of May, Yuelai Mansion, the largest private hotel in Guzang County, could no longer operate.

Yue Lai Mansion declared bankruptcy, leaving a mess everywhere, unattended dilapidated houses and unfinished branch stores under planning, which were empty within a few days.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Yuelai, the owner of Yuelai Mansion, hanged himself. The family had no time to save him, so they could only cry bitterly at his icy dead body.

After Lu Qian heard the news, he sent someone to visit, and the news he brought back was that Yuelai Mansion was completely bankrupt, and the loan he had previously borrowed from the government could not be repaid.

All the government can do is confiscate their houses, empty hotels, and gold and silver in their homes.

Houses cannot be sold, and even if they are sold, someone must be willing to take over the offer. Gold and silver can be sold, but the amount is far from enough to owe the money.

Not only that, but worse.

Arrears of employee remuneration, the remuneration of the construction team who helped them build the house, and some unsettled material costs have also not been settled.

A large group of people foolishly waited for Guo Yue to pay, but they died.

It’s not a one-and-done thing when a person dies. If you don’t pay, will we not have to eat and drink?

A large group of people who had a debt dispute with Guo Yuelai called the door one after another, blocking the door and demanding that Guo Yuelai's family pay money.

No money?

After selling their family members themselves, they have to raise money to make up for what they deserve!

A group of people flocked to Guo Yuelai's mansion in groups, with great momentum and menacing momentum.

Chapter 1569 One Thousand 480 Nine What Lu Qian Wants To Do More Is To Help Restoration Restoring Peace

The closure of Yuelai Mansion is still quite involved, at least it still caused a great shock in the entire Guzang County.

Wang Wei'an, the magistrate of Guzang County, had mobilized some police forces to take over Guo Yuelai's big house, count the remaining property of their family, and at the same time take on the mission of protecting Guo's house from being attacked.

When a group of people who had financial disputes with Guo Yuelai came to the house to make trouble, the police also blocked them from the mansion.

But the problem cannot be solved.

The money owed by Guo Yuelai must still be paid, and those who paid for labor and materials should not be allowed to suffer.

They also have to eat.

Let them suffer a loss and not eat. I am afraid that this tone will not be swallowed, and it will easily arouse public anger.

"This Guo Yuelai is too irresponsible. If he thinks that he will end everything, will the others die with him? If we don't care about it and let those people ask for debts, Guo Yuelai's family may not escape death.

I've seen it all. Those people are holding sticks and the like. It seems that the comers are not friendly. If they don't have money, they will definitely do it. Guo Yuelai left orphans and widows with a big family. Who is the opponent?I dare not withdraw the police force. "

Wang Wei'an reported this to Lu Qian.

After listening to Wang Wei'an's report, Lu Qian shook his head and sighed, "Have you finished counting the remaining gold and silver at Guo Yuelai's house?"

"The statistics are over, and the quantity is limited. Even if you count all the valuable things together, let alone the court loan, the wages and materials he owed are not enough to repay. According to his family, Guo Yuelai took all the money to build a new one. Didian, I just wanted to make a lot of money, but in the end..."

Wang Wei'an shook his head very distressed.

Lu Qian finished writing an official document, put down his pen, stood up and walked a few steps.

"In the end, he never expected that the Anxi Kingdom was defeated, and the Anxi caravan would not come! Who will live in his shops? If no one lives in the shops, no one will pay them. If they can't make ends meet, he will be finished! Now that things have happened, he has died. In the end, leave the mess to the living!"

Lu Qian was furious and thumped his desktop hard.

"My lord, everyone in the city is talking about the current situation, and people are panicking. More and more shops have voluntarily stopped operating in the past few days. What should we do?"

"There is no way, we can only meet them head-on. We must not be confused. All of you must dress neatly and calmly when you go out. You must not panic at all, understand?"

Lu Qian was not only talking to Wang Wei'an, but also explaining the way of doing things to a group of officials around him.

"clear."

Everyone agreed.

"Well, we officials must be calm, even if we are just pretending, as long as we are calm, the people will not really mess up."

Lu Qian nodded and said again: "As for the matter of Guo Yuelai... Forget it, let me pay them to solve the problem. First confiscate their property, and then the government will pay for the money he owes." Leave it to those people and send them away."

"The government paid for it?"

Wang Wei'an was a little surprised: "Master, isn't it inappropriate for the government to pay for it? There has never been such a case."

"Otherwise? Are you really letting those debtors bully their orphans and widows?"

Lu Qian showed a look of unbearable expression: "It's wrong, and it can't be blamed on Guo Yuelai alone. No one wants to see such a thing happen. If the government ignores it and allows others to bully the orphans and widows, it will not only be a problem. It’s useless, and it’s inevitable that it will make people feel cold.”

"Your envoy is still kind. Once such a thing becomes a common practice, wouldn't it be messed up if everyone threatens the government with death?"

"Don't worry, there will be certain rules and regulations, and not everyone dares to threaten the government with death. Who wants to die unless it is absolutely necessary?"

Lu Qian just shook his head and said: "In a crisis, the government is the last reliance. If the government doesn't act, the people will only become more chaotic. If the chaos continues, Liangzhou's ten-year construction will be completely destroyed. Is it good for officials like you and me?" What will happen?

Those high-ranking officials in the imperial court wish Liangzhou would collapse, so that they could wipe us out and turn Liangzhou into what it was before. They would make money, and we would lose all our money. We would not even be able to be officials. Is this what we want to see? "

Wang Wei'an figured out the joints inside, and stomped hard.

"Those sour court officials are hateful. This Guo Yuelai is also treacherous and cunning. He can earn so much money by doing business. In the end, he actually traded his own death in exchange for the protection of his family by the envoy. These businessmen really refuse to suffer!"

Lu Qian froze for a moment, then smiled wryly.

"Is it just a businessman who refuses to suffer even if he dies? Is there anyone who is willing to suffer? Is it you, or me? Or other officials, farmers? Business is a cheap business, and a businessman is not necessarily a slut, and a slut may not be a slut." merchant."

Wang Wei'an froze for a moment, wanted to refute but didn't know how to refute, was silent for a moment, and felt that he had nothing to say.

Anyway, he doesn't want to suffer.

and so……

He's a slut himself?

absurd.

Lu Qian just shook his head and sighed.

"Okay, let's go to work, we still have a lot of troubles to deal with, don't panic, stay calm."

"Yes."

Wang Wei'an took the order to withdraw.

Later, Lu Qian ordered the government to count out the merchants who were forced to close their shops and cease operations and took on a lot of loans. Among the merchants who have good character, good reputation, and never evaded tax evasion, they will be targeted to select some people to help. Not all rescues.

To save, there must be rules and regulations. If you can’t save all of them, if you can’t save them, you can’t save them all, and the reputation of the government will be ruined.

It is also a great virtue to pay taxes honestly and not to evade taxes. Such merchants are worth saving.

As for the others, it depends on whether the government still has money.

Of course not.

Those who don't pay taxes honestly are treacherous and cunning people who are not worth saving at all, just fend for themselves!

Of course Lu Qian would not embezzle. Although the money Guo Jin gave him was picked out from between his teeth, the “little bit” that was picked out from the central treasury is still a huge sum of money.

Properly used, it should be able to preserve the vitality of Northwest commerce, and wait for the rest of Anxi to restore peace before coming to Wei to do business.

In fact, rather than properly responding to this crisis, what Lu Qian wants to do is to help the Anxi Kingdom restore peace.

He very much hoped that the Anxi Kingdom would restore peace immediately, and then resume trade with the Wei Empire immediately. In this case, everyone would be saved.

Instead of facing the panic among the people like this now, and having to distinguish who is worth saving and who is not...

Of course, he also knows that in the current situation in Anxi, unless there is a hunk from heaven, it is basically impossible to solve the problem in the short term.

The princes are fighting in chaos, the world is in chaos, the situation is similar to the end of the Han Dynasty, it is a chaotic scene, everyone is playing with their brains together, and they have no intention of trading.

The business depression in Northwest China will continue for some time. As for how long it will last, it is hard to say.

What Lu Qian wants to know, of course Guo Jin also wants to know, Guo Peng also wants to know, Zhuge Liang also wants to know, and Cao Ang also wants to know.

However, even the diplomatic department set up by the Wei Empire in the Anxi Empire could not make an accurate prediction.

The Wei Empire set up diplomatic departments in the capitals of the Guishuang Empire and the Anxi Empire, dispatched diplomatic envoys to escort the commercial interests of the Wei Empire, and kept informed of the internal political conditions and stability of these countries.

Correspondingly, the Anxi Empire and the Guishuang Empire also arranged diplomatic departments in Luoyang, the capital of the Wei Empire, and sent envoys to communicate with each other. In a sense, it is an alliance relationship.

This time, when the news of the war between Anxi and Rome reached the Wei Empire, the battle was almost over.

Far water cannot quench near thirst, neither Anxi nor Rome wanted the Wei Empire to intervene, and they also knew that this was something the Wei Empire could not intervene in.

Of course, the envoy of rest accused the envoy of Rome in front of Guo Jin, saying that the Romans were cruel and unrighteous, and they were all beasts.

The Roman envoy also retorted, saying that the Parthians were greedy and cunning, and they deserved a beating.

Cursing back and forth, that is, to the extent that it doesn't hurt or itches, both sides are doing political performances.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the Wei Empire, and the Wei Empire didn't care, but now that this war has deeply affected the interests of the Wei Empire, it is impossible for the Wei Empire to not care about this matter.

Guo Jin knew that the debate between Ambassador Anxi and Ambassador Rome was meaningless, but the report from Linziying was really meaningful.

In the name of merchants, Guo Peng and he successively arranged more than 100 spies from the Linzi camp to the Anxi Empire. They were engaged in various business activities in the Anxi Empire with various identities, and in fact, all of them were good at collecting intelligence.

According to the current intelligence, the domestic situation in Anxi is still very turbulent, and the troubled times have come. It is really difficult to say who can end the troubled times and bring Anxi back to rule the world.

Of course, collecting intelligence can't change anything, and collecting intelligence can't change the direction of the situation.

The military power of the Wei Empire has not been projected to the important areas around the Parthian Empire for the time being. Since the military power cannot enter, the political influence will naturally cease to exist.

For a country, if it wants to exert political influence on another country, it must invest its military power in it.

At least have this ability and let the other party know.

Let the opponent know that it has the ability to project military power and deal a heavy blow to them in a certain sense.

Only with military deterrence can they be afraid, only when they are afraid can they be obedient, and only when they are obedient can they have political influence.

However, Guo Peng's expansion policy was limited to the Zhenxi Protectorate. After closing the western gate of the empire, Guo Peng reached his own plan for the extreme wall of the empire, and had no idea of ​​further expansion.

Guo Peng fixed the hard boundaries of the empire, and he didn't have the energy to do the rest.