Wei Ba has been preparing these things for a day or two... It can be said that since he was in Yong'an, he decided to accept the secret mission assigned by Zhuge Liang and wanted to have a chance to gain a chance for his future, he began to prepare for this day.

Whether it is forbearance or keeping a low profile, it is just a matter of the weak seeking to survive. When you go through that difficult period and officially step onto the stage, you still rely on strength. With strength, why should you keep a low profile?

At this point, neither Zhuge Liang nor Li Yan will treat him as a young man who is just a naughty. They will treat him as a real opponent and pay attention to it. The reason why they have not dealt with him now is because they still have

Without deciding the outcome, he could only temporarily slander him. When they freed up his hands, he would not be able to survive even if he wanted to keep a low profile, unless he was willing to give up the interests in his hands, be willing to be driven by others, and be slaughtered by others.

Wei Ba is not such a person. He does not have such loyalty and courage. He will not kill him for a ridiculous reason. Anyone who wants to kill him must be prepared to be killed by him.

At the moment, he was like a young eagle mixed in a flock of chickens. Although his wings were not yet full and he could not soar in the sky, he had already exposed his hook-like beak and iron-like claws, and was about to spread his wings and fly high.

Inspired by this passion, Wei Ba kept persuading, explaining, and even tempting, and finally reached an agreement with those people: as the tax on Guanjin dropped by 10%, more funds would be gathered

For investment in technology upgrades or new projects.

With the introduction of new rice seeds, the grain production of the ten counties under Wei Ba had already had a certain foundation. In addition, the vigorous promotion of various agricultural machinery from the beginning, the farming level of the ten counties has been at the forefront of this era.

.There is not yet reached the level of being mature in Huguang and being fully qualified in the world, but in the foreseeable future, Wei Ba will no longer have to worry about food.

The biggest difference between Wei Ba and those aristocratic families is the distribution of foreign population. The aristocratic families want more dependent populations. Although machinery can replace the work of many people, the current machinery is still simple machinery after all, and can only replace some simple repetitions.

The family members hope to get a share of the dividends of more and more people, but Wei Ba refused to give up. He forbidden the family members from recruiting subordinates, and even more forbidden

They concealed the population, and once they discovered it, they would use both soft and hard methods, they would also take back these populations.

His toughness in this regard is very different from the Dan surname in other aspects, and even Liao Li and Xiahou Hui cannot understand it. However, Wei Ba knew that the Three Kingdoms had suffered so many years of melee, and the population loss was too great and could not increase rapidly in the short term.

To maintain enough troops, you must control a large population as much as possible. Once these people are swallowed up by the aristocratic families and want to come back, it will be difficult. Only by tightening your pockets from the source can you prevent problems before they happen.

In addition to being in the army, fighting, workshops, and businessmen, no need for free people. Just building a shipyard with a large scale, he needed two or three thousand craftsmen. Where did these craftsmen come from? Of course, they were recruited from free people. If they asked for those aristocratic families

, Can they not take the opportunity to threaten it?

If you want to revitalize the business road, how many people need to provide services along the way, and where do these people come from? Of course, those who have insufficient land and must be part-time free people, or those who have to work part-time, although they have solved the problem, but want to improve their quality of life. The foundation of the modern industrial revolution

It is just a large number of farmers who have lost their land. Now that Wei Ba has a lot of human resources, how can he give these resources to those aristocratic families in vain?

The aristocratic families were very dissatisfied with this. Wei Ba tried his best to take out some of the mines and Lin Ze to ease their resistance. In the end, even the Zhuguan even contracted it out, leaving only the military-related workshops, such as making pottery bullets.

The workshops that cause fire in the middle, such as the metal spring workshop of the crossbow truck. These things involve military secrets, so he certainly won't let them go.

After more than ten days of consultation, Wei Ba finally got his job done and everyone returned with satisfaction.

...

Wei Ba called Jin Dongliu to the study room, called Deng Ai over, then spread out the map, and asked Deng Ai to explain the strategy of attacking Wu. Jin Dongliu didn't care much at first, and after listening to Deng Ai's halfway through, he realized it.

The farmer who was stuttering in front of him was not simple, and immediately became energetic and started discussing with Deng Ai. The two discussed it in the middle of the night. Finally, Jin Dongliu was convinced and said to Wei Ba in surprise: "Young Master, where did you come from?

people?"

"My mother's tribe." It was not until this time that Wei Ba told Jin Dongliu and Deng Ai's identity: "I want him to go to Guiyang to go farming and be your deputy, how about it?"

Jin Dongliu smiled and said, "Young Master, let alone him as my deputy, I would be willing to let me be his deputy. Deng Jun is a genius, a buried genius. He is like this in Xiangcheng.

After many years, no one has used him. It seems that the State of Wei is really exhausted." He sighed: "The law of this ninth-rank official is really burying anyone."

Wei Ba laughed: "The Nine-rank official law was originally formulated by aristocratic families to protect their own interests. How can you and me take advantage of the poor families? Forget it, although Shi Zai has ideas, he lacks practical experience after all.

You can take him along, and in the future you will fight side by side, and teach those families a lesson."

"Yes." Jin Dongliu bowed and bowed to Deng Ai, and then bowed to him: "Brother Deng, please help more in the future."

Deng Ai blushed and quickly bowed to return the greeting.

...

Ma Su, a farmer from the Grand Secretary, read the memorial transferred from the Prime Minister's Mansion twice, but was still a little confused. He didn't understand what Wei Ba was doing. Did he really think that the world was peaceful and that he would benefit the people, rest with the people, and gain a love for the people.

Ruzi's good reputation?

This is not like Wei Ba's temper. If he is so stupid, can he survive to this day?

Ma Su couldn't understand what Wei Ba was doing, but he understood what Jiang Wan and Zhang Yi were doing in the Prime Minister's Mansion. As the former chief think tank of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ma Su knew very well about Jiang Wan and others. Ma Su estimated that Jiang Wan and the others would be ten times.

Eighty-nine or ninety-nine, they couldn't understand what Wei Ba was doing. They only saw that Wei Ba took the initiative to lower the Guanjin taxes under his rule, which might rob the Prime Minister's Office of control of taxes, so they pushed this problem to him.

After the Nanyang War, Ma Su was promoted to the Grand Minister of the Grand Minister for his merits. The Grand Minister of the Grand Minister was ranked as the nine ministers and was in charge of the world's wealth. From the perspective of superiors and subordinates' relations, he was then the commander of the Prime Minister's Office. Li Yan arranged him to this position.

It can be said that he is grateful to him - from the general of the Jinbei Grand Secretary of Qianshi, he jumped to one of the nine ministers of 2,000 stones, he cannot be said that he is not serious, but also that he is training him - he will take over as Zhuge Liang in the future

The Prime Minister, who commands the world's wealth and wealth, first practices it as a Grand Secretary, is undoubtedly the safest arrangement.

However, Ma Su had other ideas. Li Yan did this, but in fact he did not want him to touch his interests and forbid him from touching military power again. Even if he took over as prime minister, he would be similar to Gu Yong of Wu, just a decoration.

If you want to take military and political control like Zhuge Liang, you won’t even think about it.

Because Li Yan intends to hand over military power to someone he trusts more.

In the near future, Meng Da was Meng Da who jumped from General Zhendong to become General Wei, second only to General Li Yan and General Cheqi Wu Yi. Wu Yi was a vassal of Zhuge Liang. Once Zhuge Liang lost power, Wu Yi would inevitably lose power.

, Meng Da could naturally become the supreme general under Li Yan and help Li Yan control the army.

In the long run, it may be his son Li Feng. Li Feng was promoted to General of the Assistant Army because of his success in the maintenance of the army. This is a false position, but he commands all the affairs of the General's Mansion. He is actually Li Yan's deputy.

As a result, with Li Yan, the father who supports him, even if Li Feng has limited ability, his status in the army will gradually increase. If Li Yan sends his daughter to the palace and becomes the queen, Li Feng will take over as the general.

There are even more unquestionable things. There are too many such examples, and the general has never been able to take on military achievements.

Ma Su knew Li Yan's little thoughts very well, and even disdained to protest. According to the tacit agreement at the time, this position should be his, and then Wei Ba's. Now Li Yan has become selfish and wants to

He didn't consider Wei Ba's reaction when leaving this position for his son. If Wei Ba was a person who was willing to accept reality, why would he have had a fight with Zhuge Liang to this point today?

Ma Su knew very well the conflict between Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang.

Whether it is the Prime Minister's Mansion or the General's Mansion, Ma Su doesn't care. What he cares about now is Wei Ba's attitude. Before Li Yan and Zhuge Liang decide the outcome, he still needs Wei Ba's support. At this time, he will not

He would be so stupid that Wei Ba was suspicious.

Suspicion is like weeds, once seeds fall, it is difficult to eradicate them. Especially for their interest alliances with a weak foundation of trust.

After thinking repeatedly, Ma Su came to the General's Mansion with official documents.

After reading the official documents, Li Yan was puzzled. "Young Chang, what is Wei Ba trying to do? In addition to attracting merchants from several other business roads to his rule, he could increase taxes a little.

What else can be added? If the extra food consumed is included, his income will be limited. Moreover, it is easy to let go of such things, but it will be difficult to collect them again. He would not have thought of this, right?"

Ma Su smiled and said, "Ming Gong, I think about it over and over again. I can't think of any other reason besides the points mentioned by Ming Gong. He competed with the Wu people for business profit, but he

It is probably a bit too much to compete with Nanzhongdao for commercial profits. I am worried that the Prime Minister will have any ideas."

Li Yan laughed silently: "That's what it means. Don't we also want to steal those interests, but we were robbed by Wei Ba first. Although our purpose is the same, you can't be careless.

, go and ask Wei Ba what he wants to do. If he wants to compete with the Prime Minister for profit, then he has to make up for us. This is what we deserve, don’t you think?"

Ma Su nodded repeatedly with a bright smile on his face: "Mr. Ming said, how dare he respond? I'll just write to him."

"Young Chang, you say this as if I am suppressing people with power." Li Yan said seriously: "Being trusted by Your Majesty and the praise of all the wise men, I am proud of the position of general and the highest position as a minister, and even more so

You can't do such things if you restrain yourself and serve your rituals. You always have something I want to discuss with you."

"Ming Gong, please tell me."

"I want to change the name to Ping, do you think it's feasible?"

Ma Su's eyes rolled and he immediately understood what Li Yan meant. He thought that this name was something that made people stay away from him and wanted to change it to Ping to show that he was approachable and fair. However, this is not enough to change his name, you

It was just a self-deception. He thought so in his heart, but there was no flaw on his face and he responded: "Ming Gong, this name is good."

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