At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"I called you here today because there are some things I want to explain to you. These things are related to our national policy for the future of Wei Wei. They are very important and must not be taken lightly."

Guo Peng looked at Minister Xinpi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and General Zhang Liao.

Now these two people can be regarded as experts with considerable opinions on the issue of the Roman Empire, and they also helped everyone correct the fact that the name of the Great Qin Kingdom should be the Lomo Kingdom.

Therefore, regarding this aspect, it is natural to ask these two people.

"First of all, it's about the ambassador to the country of Loumo. What do you recommend? Who do you think has a good performance and can be given such a position?"

Guo Peng asked Xin Pi and Zhang Liao, hoping to hear their opinions.

Xin Pi and Zhang Liao looked at each other and immediately reached a consensus.

"Your Majesty, I think that General Wang Wei can take on this responsibility."

Simpi recommended Wang Wei to Guo Peng.

Zhang Liao also agreed.

"Wang Wei? Wang Wei is a naval officer. An ambassador abroad should be regarded as a civil servant, and he is not responsible for fighting. How can Wang Wei be allowed to do it? Since the founding of our dynasty, the civil and military positions have been very clear, and there has never been any overstepping. Xin Butang , General Zhang, it's not appropriate for you to say that."

The old God Guo Jia was sitting at the head, and he didn't agree with what Zhang Liao and Simpi said.

The rest of the officials also nodded one after another, thinking that it was not appropriate to distinguish between civil and martial arts.

Guo Peng looked at Xin Pi and Zhang Liao.

"I don't think you will recommend people to me casually. I want to hear your reasons."

Of course Zhang Liao and Simpi had their reasons.

So he told Guo Peng the fact that Wang Wei got along with the Roman Emperor Xungui and others like a fish in water in Rome, which surprised Guo Peng.

"General Wang actually has such a talent?"

Guo Peng touched his chin and thought for a while, then smiled.

"The state affairs of the Loumo Kingdom are unstable, the political situation is often turbulent, and it is unknown whether the emperor will change. The ambassadors stationed in the Loumo Kingdom not only need diplomatic skills, but also military strategy and courage. Otherwise, there is no way to protect themselves in emergencies. I Wei's caravan.

Therefore, it is not bad to entrust the ambassador stationed in Lomo Kingdom to General Wang. Of course, it is better to equip him with more elite soldiers and some skilled fighters. These people are estimated to be useful, so let’s decide, you guys Send someone to go to Lomo country again. "

"According to the order."

Xin Pi and Zhang Liao looked at each other and smiled, and they didn't feel that it was a bad behavior for them to sell Wang Wei.

This can be regarded as recommending a promising career to Wang Wei, right?

Serving as an ambassador with an important trading partner is considered a rare political capital. After returning to China, he will definitely become an expert in this field and be relied on by Guo Peng.

In the future, on the issue of the Roman Empire, Wang Wei's suggestions will definitely be taken seriously. In order to obtain more first-hand information, there must be many people who want to make money from ocean trade and come back to consult Wang Wei.

Wang Wei's way was opened.

As a Jingzhou general, wouldn't it be much better to be treated like this than to be an admiral?

Actually, even if Wang Wei knew that he was sold, there was nothing he could do.

He has no relatives in the capital, no backer, and the bureaucrats of the Jingzhou faction do not have a high status at the moment. The main components of the imperial court are still those old bureaucrats, so what can he do?

Missions abroad are generally regarded as thankless by officials, because the working environment in foreign countries cannot be compared with that in Luoyang.

Diplomats who have been to other countries can’t stop complaining when they come back, saying that they are dirty, messy, smelly, etc., the food is not good, and their stomachs are full of resentment.

Living in a clean place and eating exquisite food, it is inevitable to live in a place with an unclean smell and eat rough food.

Over time, diplomats are of course less willing to serve as envoys abroad.

But in order to maintain the trade between the two sides, envoys abroad are still necessary.

On the contrary, the envoys of Guishuang Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom did not want to leave when they came, so that the number of embassy staff increased.

In the end, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to send a note to Guishuang Kingdom and Anxi Kingdom to ask them to take some of them away, otherwise there would be a lot of them, which would be very annoying.

Hanging around in high-end hotels and brothels all day, spending money lavishly, although it can generate income and drive the prosperity of the commercial economy, but they are still in the name of envoys.

It's hard to know whether they are here for diplomatic work or for holiday.

In a country thousands of miles away like the Roman Empire, anyone who has some connections in the capital and has advanced in his official career is not willing to participate.

Unless you are unaccompanied and want to fight for a way out, then do this kind of thing that others are unwilling to do, so that you can be promoted later.

It's just that Wang Wei is a little bit more miserable than them, because he has no choice.

He wanted to come back, but within four years, he couldn't come back.

Guo Peng stipulated that envoys stationed abroad would serve for four years, and they could return to China after four years.

It is estimated that Wang Wei couldn't figure out why the emperor let him be an envoy abroad.

How did he, a general who has been engaged in military activities from the very beginning, become an envoy abroad?

After discussing this matter, let’s get down to business.

Just now, Guo Peng made the officials feel the huge benefits of overseas trade in front of them.

But now, he needs to lure these people to take out their own money, go out to sea trade with the Royal Maritime Merchant team, and experience the essence of sea trade together.

Let them earn a lot of money, and then drive the entire elite class to participate in overseas trade.

Push this trend to the entire ruling class, let them all divert their attention, look outward, and pursue huge profits that cannot be earned domestically.

Then collect heavy taxes from the profits they earn, further increasing the revenue of the treasury and further promoting domestic construction.

When the domestic construction is good and the private business economy is prosperous, private maritime merchants will naturally appear to go to sea together. After ocean trade becomes a recognized profitable business, everything will become settled.

It is impossible to think of such a thing as a white wolf with empty hands.

This group of people is the smartest group of people in the entire Wei Empire. They must let these guys see the real money, so they will be willing to take out their own money and invest it in ocean trade to earn real money.

So Guo Peng will discuss this matter with them.

"Going out to sea has made huge profits, but I am the only one who uses caravans and the inner court to trade abroad, and I am powerless. The country needs so many things, almost to the point of wanting as much as there are. Such a buyer Not much.

Gentlemen, if you have spare money that you don't use, why don't you take it out and set off with the ocean caravan to sell goods in the country of Lomo to earn money?My Wei is rich in products and has everything. These things can be sold in Loumo Country. "

Guo Peng seduced a group of rich and powerful officials and dignitaries.

Induce them to spend money on ocean voyages, buy ships and goods, hire crews for ocean voyages, and go to the Roman Empire to make huge profits.

He tried his best to promote this outward economic model and thinking model during his lifetime.

Now that Confucianism is being suppressed and restricted by him, he takes advantage of this great opportunity to implant extroverted pioneering thinking into people's ideas and transform traditional Chinese thinking.

Let them go out and invest their money in a career that can make the whole cake bigger, instead of [intensive farming] that is constantly working hard.

Intensive farming has its limits.

Guo Peng called together the elites of the Wei Empire, personally Amway, and explained to them the benefits and benefits of doing this.

Of course, it also comes with huge risks.

It all depends on whether they dare, want to, and can.

The emperor's fleet of merchant ships will soon set sail for the Roman Empire, bring goods there, and bring back a lot of money.

And whether they can keep up with this wave and follow in the emperor's footsteps depends on themselves.

Guo Peng posted the world map that he handed to Zhang Liao.

Guo Peng pointed out every piece of land on the map to them, letting them know that there is a wider world besides the land of China.

Across the ocean, on the opposite side of the sea, there is also a huge piece of land.

"The world is so big and vast, and there is still huge land waiting for my generation to discover, and a huge amount of gold and silver waiting for my generation to discover. Do you want to stick to the three-acre land under your feet, or follow my fleet? Go outside and open up a wider world, it's all up to you to make your own choice."

With this sentence as the end, Guo Peng drove the officials out of the South Study Room without saying more.

He talked enough, even posted the crystallization of human wisdom for them to see.

All the courage and greed of mankind are concentrated on this map.

After leaving the South Study Room, the elites of the Wei Empire gathered in groups of three or four, and their small circles gathered together to speak words that people in their own small circles could understand, chatted with each other about this matter, and asked each other for their opinions .

Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xi Zhong, Wang Can and other senior ministers also got together to discuss what they knew and what they didn't know.

"Is that map real?"

"It's not like it's fake. The envoys from the Lomo Kingdom are here. Can it be fake?"

"Then how did His Majesty know? The ancients said that the sky is round, but that map... Has His Majesty sent people to sail to the end of the world?"

"I also want to know."

A few people chattered about some things, and then exchanged the core topic in low voices.

"Are you following?"

Guo Jia looked at the others and asked in a low voice.

"Could this be another way His Majesty wants to select his own people. If he keeps up, he will be his own people, and he will rise to the top. If he can't keep up, he will not be his own people. The future will be limited?"

Xi Zhong asked with some embarrassment.

"It's hard to say, but when I look at such a huge trade volume, it doesn't seem like a bluff. I'm afraid it's true, and I really made so much money."

Wang Can said in a low voice: "Some supporting measures of the imperial court have been ordered, and the people sent to supervise the manufacture of the goods are all ready to go. There can be no fakes, it is true."

Cao Cao frowned.

"Then... Your Majesty means that you really want me to wait for money and people to go to sea with him to the country of Lomo to make money? Why? Your Majesty will let us do such a good thing?"

Cao Cao accidentally said what was in his heart, and then immediately shut up.

It's a pity that everyone heard it and looked at Cao Cao with strange eyes, which made Cao Cao flustered for a while.

"Ahem, what I mean is...it means that this matter involves a lot. Going to sea once will cost a lot of money. This kind of investment is not something ordinary people can afford. Moreover, there may be strong winds and waves at sea. Once the ship sinks, there is nothing left to lose. Return, so..."

The more Cao Cao said, the more guilty he became, and he was very worried that someone would secretly report his words to the emperor in private.

Except for Guo Jia who is more reliable, Xi Zhong and Wang Can are hard to say.

It seemed that there had to be some blood.

Cao Cao was a little annoyed that he didn't control his mouth well.

If Guo Peng really found out about this, it would be hard to say whether he would be able to get away with it.

Cao Cao was somewhat afraid.

But this matter will continue to be discussed.

chapter 1392 one thousand three hundred two

Before, every time Guo Peng launched a new policy, it was Cao Cao and Guo Jia who took the lead.

The two of them will always follow Guo Peng's footsteps and embark on the path of political correctness, thus becoming the weathervane of political correctness in the eyes of courtiers, and they are very famous.

But this time, both Cao Cao and Guo Jia were cautious and did not dare to make a rash decision.

The cost of going to sea once is really high.

Although they are all high-ranking officials with generous salaries, their own family's property is not top-notch, it can only be said to be upper-middle, not top rich.

Of course the Cao family and the Guo family have money, but the money is not something that Cao Cao and Guo Jia can just talk about.

Not to mention that not long ago, Cao Honggang, the wealthy leader of the Cao family, was fined almost all his property, and the Cao family's financial resources declined greatly.

After such a traumatic injury, if the blood is lost, the days after that will be difficult.

If something like that really happened, Cao Cao would really have to live on his salary for quite a long time.

Guo Jia is even more bachelor than Cao Cao.

He never owns any property or land, and relies entirely on his salary and Guo Peng's rewards to live in luxury. He has the arrogance of a modern moonlight clan, so he is very trusted.

But he didn't have much money himself, except for the days when he paid his salary, he was basically a poor ghost, and his family's daily life had to be helped by the clan.

As soon as he got his salary, he spent money everywhere. Except for those real things, he bought everything that could be spent.

Guo Peng sometimes felt puzzled when he saw him spend money lavishly, and asked him why he spent so lavishly that he didn't keep any for his family.

Guo Jia said with a shameless smile——Anyway, His Majesty will never let me starve to death.