Talking about the pros and cons

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Talking about the pros and cons

"Is there something hidden in this?"

Du Ling asked, but felt quite melancholy in his heart.

Fu Jiezi sighed, but told Du Ling everything about the eldest princess of Eyi, Ding's foreigner, and King Yan.

After Du Ling heard the words, he was silent for a long time and said in dialect:

"No wonder Marquis Yunyang doesn't want his son to go to Chang'an!"

He looked at Fu Jiezi with a complicated expression, "Why didn't Mr. Fu tell you about this earlier?"

Fu Jiezi felt ashamed and said, "I didn't know anything about King Yan a few days ago!"

Du Ling nodded, "The general must not be implicated in establishing a school like this..."

Fu Jiezi heard this and said, "Du Gongke has thought carefully. If there is no general to share the responsibility...this matter will be extremely dangerous!"

Du Ling shook his head and said, "Ling can only shamelessly ask one person to help!"

Fu Jiezi said, "General Chariot and Cavalry is now terminally ill..."

Du Ling shook his head and said, "If you are not a general of chariots and cavalry, I would like to ask Marquis Yunyang to submit a letter to you together. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Fu Jiezi slapped the case and said, "Good... great good... Du Gong is really smart!"

Du Ling shook his head and sighed, "It just put Zhang Huan in danger, and I felt really uneasy..."

Fu Jiezi shook his head and said, "Duke Du underestimated the Marquis of Yunyang. The Thousand Niu Guards under his command may not be inferior to the Xiuyi Messenger... Du Gong does not need to worry about Zhang Huanzhi's safety..."

Du Ling nodded when he heard this, and then he and Fu Jiezi wrote a letter to Zhang Yue.

…

Zhang Yue and his party left the Second Division and headed east.

Because I was not in a hurry, I arrived outside Shule City half a month later.

Liu Yi, who returned to Shule early, was already waiting outside the city.

"The subordinates pay their respects to the Lord!"

Although Liu Yi had already been granted the title of Marquis and restored to his clan status, and had already served as a school captain, he still paid a respectful visit to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue jumped off his horse, grabbed Liu Yi's arms and helped him up.

"Your Majesty, a place to stay has been prepared in the city..."

After Zhang Yue communicated with Liu Yi, he followed Liu Yi into Shule City.

Different from a few months ago, Shule is now much more prosperous.

Along the way, Zhang Yue felt quite satisfied.

"The Marquis of Xinyang is indeed a great talent!" Even Geng Shu expressed his admiration.

Liu Yi said modestly, "This is all the result of the monarchs and Cai Gong. Without Chi Dao, Shule would not be as prosperous as it is today!"

Zhang Yue waved his hand, "It's your fault, it's your fault. Without your hard work, even if you have Chidao, you wouldn't be where you are today..."

Pang Yi also praised at this time, "What the Lord and Marquis said is true. Liu Hou's contribution is extremely great..."

Finally, Pang Yi asked curiously, "Marquis Liu, I wonder how many people there are in Shule?"

Liu Yi heard this and replied, "Now there are 11,000 households in Shule, including 23,596 households... 41,128 households..."

Pang Yi exclaimed, "There are so many Dingkou, enough to establish a county!"

Pang Yi's words reminded Zhang Yue.

Nowadays, the area of ​​the Western Region Protectorate is getting larger and larger, and the population is also increasing. According to the original organization, it is gradually difficult to effectively rule.

The system in the Western Regions has reached the point where it needs to be reformed.

Zhang Yue suddenly thought of three systems at this time.

One is the Jiedushi system in the Tang Dynasty, one is the county system, and the other is the feudal system.

Zhang Yue thought for a moment and first ruled out the county system.

At this time, the countries in the Western Regions had just begun to return to the Han Dynasty, and it was still early for the establishment of counties and counties.

For a long time to come, military affairs will still be the main issue facing the Western Region Protector.

Therefore, the military-based Jiedu system and feudal system in the Western Regions at this time were more suitable for the Western Regions.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but look at Liu Yi, what would it be like if Liu Yi were granted the title of king?

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Yue rejected the idea in his heart.

If a few princes and kings are arranged in the Western Region, then the Protector of the Western Region will have no value in existence.

If it is like the princes and kings in the Eastern Han Dynasty, then it is not as good as the county system.

In such a short moment, Zhang Yue thought of so many things.

By this time, the group had arrived at the place where Liu Yi had arranged for Zhang Yue to stay.

"Junhou, here we are!"

Zhang Zhan reminded in a low voice.

Only then did Zhang Yue come to his senses. He temporarily put aside his thoughts and prepared to gather everyone to discuss this matter after returning to Luntai.

“This place is nice!”

Zhang Yue praised him.

Then they entered the house under the guidance of Liu Yi.

This is a large house with two entrances, all built with red bricks developed by Zhang Xixin. It seems that it did not take long to complete.

Zhang Yue looked around and frowned.

Liu Yi noticed this and explained, "This village was built by the Sogdian caravan, and the plan is to use it as a caravan hall... Now it is only temporarily borrowed for a few days..."

After hearing the explanation, Zhang Yue said, "Don't do this again in the future. Military and political leaders try not to have direct contact with businessmen!"

Liu Yi said solemnly, "No"

Zhang Yue nodded and immediately sent Liu Yi and others away.

At this time, Zhang Zhan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Hou also has good intentions, why bother..."

Zhang Yue sighed, "I don't understand. Although businessmen can bring wealth, they can also bring disaster... Most businessmen only see profits."

As Zhang Yue explained, he thought of the dangers of merchants in the late Song and Ming Dynasties.

Zhang Zhan said, "What the Lord and Marquis said is true. We should indeed restrict the contact between officials and businessmen in various places!"

…

After Liu Yi was sent away by Zhang Yue, he felt very uneasy.

After thinking for a while, he turned to Geng Shu for advice.

"Marquis Geng...how should I deal with this matter?"

Geng Shu looked at Liu Yi carefully, "Don't you understand that Liu Hou is in trouble?"

Liu Yi shook his head, "The Sogdian caravan has contributed a lot to the Han Dynasty... Why should the monarch do this?"

Geng Shu looked at Liu Yidao, "Does Marquis Liu know what Junhou once said?"

Liu Yidao, "That sentence?"

"With 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere; with 20% profit, it becomes active; with 50% profit, it takes desperate measures."

"With 100% profit, it dares to trample on all human laws; with 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime, and even risks being hanged..."

"It is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits. If local officials are all colluding with businessmen, what will happen?"

Liu Yi was surprised and said, "Tian's family is on behalf of Qi!"

Geng Shu sighed, "I'm afraid I don't know this. Think about what the Linzi merchants did. If there were no Linzi and other Guandong merchants to provide food and soldiers for the Xiongnu, what would the situation be like now?"

Liu Yi was silent for a while and said, "The Huns are no longer able to compete with the Han!"

Geng Shu said, "That's right. That's why the princes have always cooperated with merchants, but also restricted the power of merchants... Merchants can be used, but they must also be prevented from doing anything for their own benefit!"

After Liu Yi listened carefully, he bowed to Geng Shu and said, "Thank you, Mr. Geng, for clarifying my doubts...I understand!"

Geng Shu patted Liu Yi on the shoulder, "As long as you understand..."
Chapter completed!