At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Because Zhuge Liang is good at breaking the rules, adapting to local conditions, putting himself in his place for local considerations, and giving full play to local advantages, instead of blindly following the instructions of the imperial court.

Guo Jin said in the letter that Zhuge Liang considered that no matter how much agriculture is developed in Dunhuang County, it is impossible to develop better than that in the Guanzhong area of ​​the Central Plains. In order to allow the local people to live a good life, they plan to rely on the strong national strength of the Wei Empire to develop Dunhuang County. The location advantage of the county is to engage in commercial development.

It is said that Zhuge Liang abolished the fangshi system in Dunhuang County, and small stalls can also be placed along the streets, and the time limit for market transactions is relaxed, and transactions can be conducted from sunrise to sunset.

He also specially placed the big market not far from the prefect's mansion, and built a high platform in the prefect's mansion, so that he can watch it from time to time and deter criminals.

Then, the roads in Dunhuang County and several other counties were connected together, and several counties in Dunhuang County were connected together with these roads, thus revitalizing the entire Dunhuang County and making Dunhuang County a place to provide rest for merchants. And the services of the Exchange House are large counties.

In this way, he made the people of Dunhuang County rich. Everyone had a little money in their pockets, and some of them who made more money had joined forces to do business with merchants from the Western Regions.

It's just that after this wave of attacks on the Western Regions, the soil for the development of Dunhuang County was gone.

Therefore, Guo Jin suggested that Zhuge Liang be appointed as an official in the Western Regions. With his appeal and credibility among the people, he would mobilize immigrants to the Western Regions to continue their unfinished business.

After reading Guo Jin's letter, Guo Peng fell into deep thought.

chapter 1259 one thousand 160 nine Guo Peng appreciates Cao Ang's disposition

This wave of attacking the Western Regions and occupying the Western Regions obviously paid a very high short-term price for the Wei Empire.

For example, the people of Dunhuang County rely on the merchants in the Western Regions to make money, and there are some industries in the interior that receive orders from the luxurious nobles in the Western Regions, such as Shu brocade such as tea.

Lishu peasant households, who accounted for the largest part of the Wei Empire's population, simply could not afford to consume these luxuries.

Those who consume these luxuries are the ruling class, the powerful, businessmen, and the royal families of the Western Regions.

This wave of Guo's attack on the outside world and the pacification of the Western Regions is equivalent to the fact that these important luxury consumers have been killed by Guo.

Foreign customers were devastated, and it was difficult to restore the trade volume of luxury goods in the short term. The entire luxury industry of the Wei Empire would be impacted in the short term.

Because the big dog family is gone, they have all been killed by Guo.

But, someone Guo killed them to prevent them from being middlemen to earn the price difference. This part of the price difference originally belonged to him, but was taken away by the dignitaries of the Western Regions.

Of course, they have no place to spend, and they still have to spend it back, or buy things in the Mainland.

But this is like the rich and powerful in the Western Regions using Guo's money to buy things under Guo's rule. No matter how you think about it, it's not pleasant.

He wanted to get rid of the countries in the Western Regions, and there were also some such uncomfortable factors in it.

But the more important thing is that the small market of tens of thousands of people in the countries of the Western Regions is simply not enough to withstand the continuous increase in productivity in the interior of the Wei Empire. up.

The Wei Empire is thriving. When more land is developed and more people are born, productivity will inevitably increase greatly. At that time, the internal digestion cannot be absorbed, the external trade industry cannot be stimulated, and the currency value increases to cause deflation. That is not good. matter.

Therefore, it is necessary to kill them, seek a broader market to undertake these rich products, and open all restrictions on foreign trade.

The domestic demand of the Wei Empire was seriously insufficient. If the domestic demand was insufficient, it was necessary to expand the external market.

The market in the Western Regions is not enough, so I just grab it for myself, and then use greater efforts to expand the markets of Guishuang, Anxi and the Roman Empire.

These countries have a vast territory, a large population, a large number of dignitaries, a large number of rich people, and a large amount of gold. Isn't it the best place to dump goods?

Therefore, it is only natural to abandon the Western Regions to embrace a broader market.

These things cannot be changed because of the livelihood of people in a county, and their current interests are destined to be abandoned.

However, as a warm emperor, it is impossible for Mr. Guo to really watch these people lose their livelihoods like this. It would be heartbreaking.

He was considering a solution, and Guo Jin gave him a good idea.

Sure enough, he didn't admire Zhuge Liang in vain, and he didn't leave the emperor's attention to Zhuge Liang in vain.

Zhuge Liang is a character who can really share your worries.

It is undoubtedly a good idea to use Zhuge Liang's appeal to transfer part of the population to the Western Regions to open up the situation in the Western Regions.

It's just that in this way, Zhuge Liang must be thrown to the west again. This is really a big challenge for Guo who misses Zhuge Liang.

So he decided to transfer Zhuge Liang from his position as the prefect of Dunhuang to Beiting Dufu Mansion as Beiting Duhu, to run Shanbei Road and revitalize the economy of the county-level administrative regions along the way.

Shanbei Road was handed over to Zhuge Liang, then...

Hand over Shannan Road to Sima Yi.

It's not that Sima Yi is inferior to Zhuge Liang in ability, it's just that he cares more about the imperial court's instructions, dare not violate the spirit of the imperial court's instructions, and never tampers with the spirit of the imperial court's instructions.

To say that we develop agriculture is to develop agriculture, and to say that we emphasize agriculture and suppress business is to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. It is not false at all.

These two are really interesting, and both seem to be appreciated by Mao Jie.

Relying on his own arbitrariness and prejudice, someone in Guo identified the two rulers of the Western Regions, and next, the candidates for the Protectorate of the Protectorate of Zhenxi.

After taking down Dawan, the geographical location of the Zhenxi Protectorate Mansion has of course become the most important in the Western Regions. It needs smart and capable officials to manage it, and equally smart and capable generals to guard it.

Who should I choose?

Looking at the list of candidates in front of him, Guo Peng suddenly remembered Cao Ang who was still serving as the governor of Liaodong.

Not long after Cao Ang married Cai Yan, he was transferred to Liaodong as the prefect.

Guo Peng admired Cao Ang's disposition and wanted to make good use of Cao Ang, so he served as the prefect of Xuantu in Xuantu County on the border, governing the border people, experiencing the hardships and sufferings, and tempering his strong will.

Now it seems that this kind of training is very effective. Xuantu County is well managed, and the population growth rate is the highest in the whole Pingzhou. He is very much relied on and appreciated by Lu Su.

Right now, Pingzhou is already stable, everything that should be done is being done step by step, everything is on the right track, and an official with pioneering experience like Cao Ang is no longer needed to sit in charge.

As for the Western Regions, Guo Peng urgently needs a shrewd, capable, young and vigorous person with enough experience and determination to sit in the Western Regions.

Cao Ang has served as village head, township head, county magistrate, and prefect. He has done everything that local officials can do. His resume is very good, his ability is also very good, and he has basically made no mistakes.

He even lost the chance to see his first wife for the last time because of national affairs. It can be said that she is a model of loyalty to the monarch and has been praised by Guo Peng as a model of the second generation of officials for a long time.

Now such an important strategic place as the hometown of Dawan needs a shrewd and capable person to be the guardian of the town and the west, and to be the face of the country. Guo Peng thought of Cao Ang.

At the same time, Guo Peng also needed Cao Ang to act as a buffer zone between him and Cao's officials.

So he called Cao Cao.

"Brother, I know this matter may be very bad for you. If...you want to refuse, it's okay. I can transfer Zixiu back to Luoyang and let you father and son reunite."

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately said that he didn't need it.

"Zixiu has grown up, is a state official, is His Majesty's subject, and is a colleague of His Majesty. If His Majesty needs him, he should of course go to the place where His Majesty needs him. Only in this way can he reflect his value and live up to him. Your Majesty expects him."

Guo Peng is very satisfied.

"Brother and his family are all loyal officers who have paid for me, Wei. I have always kept these things in my heart and will never forget them, so don't worry about it. After five years, you can return to Luoyang to be an official."

What Cao Cao was worried about was that Cao Ang had been an official outside and could not return to the central government. Guo Peng's promise to him was to reassure Cao Cao and let Cao Cao know that Cao Ang could return to the central government after all.

Guo Peng held Cao Cao's hand and walked with him in the court, further explaining his philosophy of governing the country to Cao Cao.

"My way of training children is to throw them outside, whether it is Ajin or Ajun, let them exercise themselves in a place where the environment and people's conditions are very bad, exercise their administrative ability and ability to handle civil affairs, so that They know exactly what ordinary people want.

They are different from us. We were born on the land and grew up on the land. We have dealt with people from many backgrounds since we were young, whether it be tenants in the manor, other powerful landlords, or scholars. We have all come into contact with each other. Pass.

Just because we have been in contact with them, we know what they want, and we will not be biased when implementing policies to govern the country. But children are different. When they grow up, we have already established a world. The environment is different from ours. "

chapter 1260 one thousand 170 the light of Han civilization is approaching Dawan country step by step

Regarding Guo Peng's statement, Cao Cao, who had the same growth experience as him, nodded slowly.

Cao Cao was ten years older than Guo Peng. When Guo Peng was young, it was his youth, and the young and frivolous Cao Cao did not do less absurd things.

Like Guo Peng, he has a deep memory of that chaotic era.

But in the current stable era, powerful emperors like Guo Peng coerced the world, bringing peace to the world and no longer having that chaotic environment.

"So His Majesty sent the children to other places to exercise. I have no opinion at all. It is very meaningful to let them get exercise and let them experience the hardships of the people's life and the difficulty of everything they have gained."

Guo Peng smiled.

"I have more expectations for Zixiu. I always think that Zixiu is the best child of this generation. He is calm, calm, wise, good at thinking, not panic when things happen, can distinguish priorities, and is a good person. Upright.

Zixiu is not a talent of a county, or even a state, but a talent of a country, so I want to put him in the Zhenxi Protectorate to practice, because the Zhenxi Protectorate is important to Wei Guo. Words are really important. "

Cao Cao was curious about this.

"The hometown of Dawan thousands of miles away, why does His Majesty think this is very important?"

"Brother, you don't know what kind of land this old land of Dawan is. Brother, this is a shrunken version of Sichuan."

"Shuzhong?"

Cao Cao was a little surprised: "Could it be that the Land of Abundance will fail?"

"It's really similar. The merchants we sent have carefully surveyed and confirmed that the old land of Dawan is similar to the terrain of central Sichuan. It is high around and low in the middle, which is conducive to the development of agriculture and the settlement of the population. It is also easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Cao Cao immediately realized the value of this so-called Zhenxi Protectorate.

"Really?"

"Really."

Guo Peng nodded.

"Hiss—in this way, it is really excusable that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty failed to attack Dawan for the first time?"

Cao Cao made an instant association.

"It really is."

Guo Peng said: "When Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty attacked Dawan for the first time, it was stopped by the defense project of Dawan Kingdom, and Dawan Kingdom was able to develop agriculture, facilitate settlement, and establish a political power. In this way, the stability will be high.

The higher the stability, the more people can be supported, and the more people can be supported, the more soldiers and horses. In order to crusade against Dawan, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty mobilized the whole country, just to teach Dawan a lesson and to teach the Western Regions a lesson. But it also proves Dawan's tenacity. "

Cao Cao was a little worried immediately.

"Then this crusade?"

"I'm not worried about this conquest. The morale of the army is like a rainbow. Zi Xiao is good at defending, and Yun Chang is good at attacking. There is no land that we can't take down. It just depends on whether we are willing to fight. The terrain of Dawan is important. We are the ones who closed the west gate. The key point must be taken!"

Guo Peng's order to Cao Ren, in addition to assisting Guo Jin, was to do his best to take Dawan Kingdom.

No matter what method they use to hold on, they will take Dawan Kingdom for me!

Dawan Kingdom has been very respectful in recent years.

The country itself is at an important node on the Silk Road. While accepting the canonization of Emperor Wei, it also has traditional trade with Guishuang. Therefore, it trades with the Central Plains and Guishuang on both sides, eating taxes and profits at both ends, and earning a lot of money. The bowl is full, that is a cool thing.

Occupying such a good location, earning so much money, spending a little bit to build the society, can all be exchanged for an increase in national strength several times that of oneself.

The environment of Dawan Kingdom is also very suitable for the birth of a stable agricultural regime, forming a regional power. Once it takes root in the local area, it will be very difficult to eliminate.

This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed by Guo.

He does not allow a regional power to appear on the edge of his country that relies on the Silk Road to become rich and powerful and can threaten the Western Regions at any time, so the destruction of Dawan Kingdom is a strategic goal.

Cao Ren understood Guo Peng's intentions, so when the army joined forces with Shule Kingdom and Guo Jin held a military meeting, Cao Ren proposed a military plan to attack Dawan Kingdom.

Everyone knows this point. The army is indeed a little tired after winning all the way, but the victories have been fruitful, the land has been expanded for thousands of miles, and the morale of the Wei army is high, and it is still possible to fight.

"The terrain of Dawan Kingdom is low in the middle and high on all sides. It is a natural place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. A long time ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to attack Dawan Kingdom and experienced a failure. The country used its geographical advantage to build a defense system and was defeated. The Han army attacked for the first time.

But now when we wiped out the countries in the Western Regions, the Dawan Kingdom has already received news and mobilized the army to deploy city defenses. It seems that they are already on guard against us attacking Dawan. This is not a good thing for us, but we also have the Han army back then. No siege weapon. "

As soon as Cao Ren said this, everyone understood.

Then, Guo Jin, who is not a military rookie, made a public speech as the coach.

"The fierce fire oil tank is a sharp weapon to restrain the enemy's camp, and the thunder and boulders are a sharp weapon to shock people's hearts. With three prongs, there is no fortress that our army can't take down, and there is no city defense that our army can't defeat. , the Western Regions are already in my pocket, and the destruction of Dawan is the final battle, and we will do our best!"

"It must be done!"

Although Guo Jin is not very good at fighting, but such things as inspiring people were taught by Mr. Guo.

So he naturally became the central figure of the generals of the whole army, taking on the responsibility of boosting morale and strong spirit.

Although there was no plan, all military affairs were arranged by Cao Ren, and everyone knew it in their hearts, but for some reason, as long as Guo Jin was sitting here, existing, and talking, it would bring them a different feeling.

It seems that as long as Guo Jin speaks, encourages them, and speaks to them, it can make them more motivated and motivated.

What does it feel like?

Is it the talent of the royal children?