Zhuge Liang felt warm at first, but when he heard the next sentence, he almost turned his nose awkward.
I immediately said with a tough heart, "Don't worry, I have my own sense of my affairs!"
"Oh, you!" Pang Ji shook his head repeatedly and bowed out of prison as if he was looking at a willful child.
It will not take a while to get out of the city to rush back, let alone bringing money and food.
Zhuge Liang thought that if he wanted to see his third brother, he would have to be tomorrow.
This night is probably going to be spent in prison.
Fortunately, it was midsummer at this time, so I was not afraid of the night cold.
But the prison rice sent is unpalatable and really makes life unloving.
It was not until noon the next day that Pang Ji bribed the prison guard and brought Zhuge Jun to visit the prison.
Zhuge Jun was only seven or eight years old at this time. When he saw his two brothers being locked in prison, he burst into tears.
Zhuge Jin quickly comforted him through the fence.
Zhuge Liang also reminded, "Third brother, follow your second brother-in-law closely, don't let him run away secretly."
Pang Ji was thrusting on the face of the audience.
As the legitimate son of a famous scholar, he is shameless, so how could he do such a shameless thing?
Then Zhuge Liang asked, "Third brother, have you brought all the money and food I asked you to bring?"
Zhuge Jun was just crying, so how could he say it was smooth.
Pang Ji replied on the side, "It has been brought and placed in an industry in our Pang family."
Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Why, your Pang family still has an industry in Rang County?"
Pang Ji replied casually, "It's a rice shop."
There is nothing to hide from this.
Zhuge Liang was a little surprised when he heard this. He ordered Zhuge Jun, "Brother, in this way, stay in Pang Ji's shop. When you hear someone say that there is a thief army siege, you will find a way to come and see me."
Zhuge Jun heard it so confused that he only nodded.
Zhuge Liang said to Pang Ji again, "Brother-in-law!"
Pang Ji was shocked, "What are you calling me?"
Zhuge Liang asked seriously, "Brother-in-law, you are addicted to drinking and being careless all day long. Uncle must be very disappointed with you."
"You!" Pang Ji's nose was about to become pissed. He did like to drink some wine, but the knowledge in his stomach was not fake.
He was about to refute him, but Zhuge Liang said again, "I know you have learned a lot of knowledge with your uncle on weekdays, but how many outsiders know? All they know is that Pang Ji is addicted to drinking and is unreasonable."
Hearing this, Pang Ji was discouraged.
This is how people are. No matter how many advantages you have, as long as you have a little flaw in character, others will only remember your disadvantages.
Pang Ji has such a great father, and he is still not a famous scholar.
Zhuge Liang encouraged, "Which one do you think is the most precious thing about a human quality?"
People have more excellent qualities, which is not like.
Pang Ji was thinking, and Zhuge Liang had already given the answer.
"It's Ren!"
Pang Ji suddenly became bright and as if he saw tomorrow, "That is, no matter whether a real man cultivates himself or governs the country, the quality of benevolence is the most important."
Zhuge Liang struck while the iron was hot, "Now there is a great opportunity to show his brother-in-law's reputation. This crisis in Rang County is a disaster for others, but an excellent opportunity for his brother-in-law."
"you mean?"
Pang Ji was not stupid either, he vaguely guessed something.
Zhuge Liang said, "If I expected it was right, Wan County would definitely be defeated, and many people would come to the fore. As long as my brother-in-law took out the food from the rice shop and helped the suffering people, he would definitely gain a good reputation."
Pang Ji was a little moved when he heard this, and then said in embarrassment, "How much food can I store in this store? I'm afraid I won't even make a splash when I throw it down. If there is no food for a short while, it will make the latecomers resent. Besides, this is the family product of the Gongzhong..."
Although Pang Ji refused, Zhuge Liang could see clearly that hesitation and heartbeat.
People are selfish, who can truly be indifferent to fame and fortune?
If it could be effective, Pang Ji would be willing to give up his family's wealth and make a try. Unfortunately, this matter not only seems to be difficult to gain reputation, but it may also make him feel flirtatious.
The biggest problem in relieving the people is that they are prone to complain.
If you are a family of wealthy people, taking out a hundred gold coins will be enough to make the poor and poor families have no worries about food and clothing.
However, there are tens of thousands of poor households who are resentful that you did not take out the remaining nine hundred golds.
Therefore, relieving the people has always been the most difficult way to gain reputation.
Either don't do it, or... they want you to lose everything.
Zhuge Liang thought about it and persuaded, "Brother-in-law, you don't understand this. How many sounds can ordinary people make? Even if you help them, it may not have much impact, and there are many people, which is easy to resent. But if the scholars and officials are in trouble, they will not only spread your reputation, but you don't have to worry about not being able to help them and causing any bad impact. Moreover, if you help the scholars and officials, even if you break the family and help them, Pang Degong will only appreciate you. In this way, if you have small profits and high reputation, why not do it?"
Pang Ji's eyes lit up, and then he scolded seriously, "Lingliang, what are you talking about?! We are gentlemen, we are gentlemen..."
Pang Ji asked guiltily, "What should I prepare for?"
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly after hearing this, pinched his fingers and thought for him, "First of all, we must prepare a carriage with curtains, and then take the initiative to go outside the city to wait for those who escaped from Wancheng."
Pang Ji was stunned, "What's the use of this? Shouldn't people see good things?"
Pang Ji's voice became smaller and smaller, and he felt a little ashamed.
Zhuge Liang shook his head and explained, "It's not like this. There is a saying that a gentleman will not accept food given by pity. In fact, the problem depends on the way of giving, whether it takes care of other people's self-esteem. You use a curtain to block it and don't let people know. But virtue is like a pattern on a copper coin. If you want to grind it off, it will only make it brighter."
“It’s reasonable.”
Pang Ji nodded repeatedly.
Then he asked, "What should I do? Give them money or food?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, "Nothing can work, you have to give them food coupons."
"Food coupons?!" Pang Ji was stunned, "What is that?"
Zhuge Liang said, "Well, it is a kind of bill that can go to your grain store to exchange for grain, with the grain stone written on it, and then you can come to your city's grain store to exchange."
Pang Ji felt a little unnecessary after hearing this, "It's too troublesome. I'll just let someone take the food out of the city!"
Zhuge Liang thought to himself, most of my plan still depends on this, how can you make trouble?
Immediately said, "No."
Pang Ji had already started to ask Zhuge Liang for advice humbly, "Oh? Why is this?"
Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes and said, "You are stupid. You just know that you have brought things to others. How do you know if others need your help?"
Pang Ji looked confused, "I don't understand."
Chapter completed!