Chapter 1978 Zhuge asked three questions and established a new order
Just when Fei Qian met with Lu Su, Zhuge Liang also visited Guo Jia.
Guo Jia's so-called Xijing examination position was undoubtedly quite aristocratic, so noble that almost no one had access to it, so when Zhuge Liang came to visit, there was no need to wait in line at all, and it didn't take long to hand in the famous assassin.
Guo Jia expressed his willingness to meet.
Zhuge Liang wore a crescent-white robe and walked forward slowly. Due to the craftsmanship issues of the Han Dynasty, pure white was rarely available. Unless it was the so-called "New Year White" clothing that was a specialty of the Hussars, it could barely be considered pure white.
The so-called "white years" means that it can be white for one year at most, and it will be yellow in the second year...
You see, the products produced by Qiusi are so honest. They say "year white" means they are only white for one year, and they will never make any false propaganda. Of course, as many products in later generations claim, they can be "maintained" again for free, but
Customers need to send it to the relevant maintenance point themselves.
No one in later generations thought there was anything wrong with this kind of sales strategy, let alone contemporary people in the Han Dynasty. They readily accepted it and even pursued it.
As for crescent white, it is barely the whitest color before going through "special processing".
Guo Jia, on the other hand, was dressed in gray and black. When he saw Zhuge Liang, who was dressed in crescent white, coming, Guo Jia couldn't help but be in a trance, because he suddenly remembered that when he was a boy, he seemed to like to wear such a crescent white suit.
, It’s just that Yueya White clothes are too expensive, and he has to save money on drinks before he can save up to buy a Yueya White outfit. So, Guo Jia never wore Yueya White when he was young.
…
Maybe, when I was young, I looked like this when I wore crescent white?
When Guo Jia was a little dazed, Zhuge Liang stepped forward and said, "I have seen the exam in Xijing..."
Zhuge Liang's salute posture was standard and calm, with his head slightly lowered, his hands slightly forward, and his body slightly tilted. Every part seemed to be just right, no more, no more, no less.
The corners of Guo Jia's eyes couldn't help but twitch, and then he smiled slightly, "You're welcome, I've met little friend Langya..."
Zhuge Liang raised his head and saw someone in Guo Jia's eyes also raising his head.
Guo Jia stretched out his hand and said, "Please."
"Please come first before taking the test." Zhuge Liang's etiquette was still standardized.
Guo Jia didn't show any politeness and took one step ahead, leading Zhuge Liang to sit down in the hall.
Zhuge Liang sat down slowly and adjusted his robes. Of course, this was also a part of etiquette, but Zhuge Liang did it very slowly and carefully.
Guo Jia chuckled, and then looked, as if looking outside the hall, and also seemed to be looking at Zhuge Liang, as if the green grass outside the hall was very pleasant, or the way Zhuge Liang arranged his robes was so moving,
It can be seen that the world is going on forever.
"Xijing Examination is indeed well-deserved..." Zhuge Liang straightened his robes, put down his hands, and said slowly, "When Liang was young, he heard about the name of Examination... and under Cao Sikong's tent, he developed his talents.
He talked about ten victories, and with a wave of his hand, the city was destroyed. In the planning account, he conquered the prefectures and counties in a moment. Everything he expected was successful, and all his plans were successful. He also had the ambition to support the weak, resist the tyranny, and restore the country.
Therefore, I admire her deeply. Now that I have a good opportunity to see my true face, I am very lucky..."
Guo Jia said: "Jia also heard that there is a talented man in Nanyang, sitting idle in a wooden house, smiling proudly at the wind and moon. He has the ambition to fly over the clouds, has a glorious wish, has a grand plan, has the ability to assist the country, and is a loyal emperor. , Serving the country sincerely, willing to save all the people from the fire and water, and save the world on the white grass. Jiayi deeply feels his ambition, and seeing him now, he is really amazed and comforted..."
Zhuge Liang looked at Guo Jia and suddenly understood why the hussar general Fei Qian specifically asked him to come and see Guo Jia.
Guo Jia also looked at Zhuge Liang, and he also had a slight feeling in his heart. He seemed to feel something. Looking at Zhuge Liang in front of him, although the distance was not very far away, it felt like it was far away, like He was standing on the top of this mountain, while Zhuge Liang was on the top of another mountain. They faced each other far away, surrounded by white clouds.
Before meeting Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang had already thought about what he wanted to talk to Guo Jia.
Zhuge Liang wanted to ask Guo Jia why Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou back then. Did Guo Jia know and did anything? Or was Guo Jia the one who gave advice or the executor in this process? Then he treated Cao Cao like this He asked a series of questions such as what he wanted to do, but after meeting Guo Jia and a short confrontation, Zhuge Liang overturned his previous plan.
At this moment, Zhuge Liang suddenly felt that the answers he wanted to know so much before had lost their meaning at this moment.
Although those things were indeed painful in Zhuge Liang's heart and an unforgettable scar for Zhuge Liang, since Cao Cao did it and Guo Jia was his counselor, it means that Guo Jia did not stop it, but acquiesced, or even allowed it. Connived Cao Cao's behavior of plundering Xuzhou.
So even if you ask more clearly, what's the point?
Zhuge Liang lowered his head slightly to prevent the look in his eyes from being revealed directly, "I have to meet Kaozheng today. Liang has three doubts. I hope Kaozheng can give me some advice..."
Guo Jia involuntarily straightened his body a little, then took a breath and said, "Please speak."
"May I ask, what is a "shi"?" Zhuge Liang lowered his head and asked softly.
Guo Jia squinted his eyes, as if his eyes were suddenly illuminated by light, and then said in a deep voice: "Zigong asked Confucius, how can he be called a wise man? Confucius had three answers, so he can be called a wise man. What do you mean by this little friend? , could it be that the scholars of the Spring and Autumn Period were different from those of today?"
Zhuge Liang raised his head with a firm gaze, "The meaning of examination and correction, are today's scholars the same as those of the Spring and Autumn Period?"
Although the words of the two people seem to be similar, their meanings are completely different.
Guo Jia couldn't answer. If he wanted to cope with the problem, he could just quote the words from "The University" and sing a high-pitched song or something, and then of course he could forcefully fool him. But Guo Jia understood that the person in front of him could not be easily fooled. If you use so-called great principles to deceive you, if you say anything about "cultivating yourself, harmonizing your family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world," I'm afraid you will be looked down upon by the person in front of you.
In fact, both Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang have answers. Guo Jia has Guo Jia's, and Zhuge Liang has Zhuge Liang's. Their answers are just like what they said, some are the same, and some are different, but it is these differences that make them realize
Realize that this difference is the most important and cannot be reconciled or compromised.
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, as if Guo Jia didn't answer, but already got the answer, and asked the second question: "I dare to ask Kaozheng, what is "country"?"
Guo Jia took a deep breath.
This problem is even more difficult than the previous problem.
The "country" that Zhuge Liang asked about cannot naturally mean that he wanted Guo Jia to explain the noun. The word "country" is not only a noun, but also a verb, an adjective, and even an attributive or adverbial.
Represents a current ongoing state.
Guo Jia slowly pointed to his chest, "The country is in the heart..."
Zhuge Liang nodded in approval.
Just like how many two thousand stones were placed in the imperial court of the Eastern Han Dynasty, how many officials of the three public affairs shouted loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and talked about the country and the country every day. Do these people really have "country" in their hearts? How many are there?
Officials hold the power of the court, then oppress and plunder the people, take bribes and bend the law and do all kinds of evil. Do these people have the "country" in their hearts?
Don't they know that if this "country" collapses, all the status and authority they can rely on will be annihilated together. No matter how much wealth they have, they can't escape the label of "subjugated slaves"?
Some of them know it, some don't know it, but most of them know it clearly but pretend they don't know it with various reasons and excuses.
"So... what is "China"?" Zhuge Liang asked the third question.
Guo Jia sighed deeply and said, "If you don't want the answer, why ask?"
Zhuge Liang lowered his head and bowed, "Thank you for your guidance."
Both of them are extremely smart people. As soon as Guo Jia said it, Zhuge Liang knew what it meant. So Zhuge Liang thanked him, while Guo Jia could only sigh again.
Zhuge Liang said goodbye to Guo Jia. Guo Jia was silent for a while, but still stood up and said goodbye to Zhuge Liang.
When the two of them arrived at the gate of the front yard, Zhuge Liang saluted Guo Jia again, and then said: "It is Liang's wish to come here to bother me this time, but it is also..."
Zhuge Liang turned his head slightly and looked in one direction.
Guo Jia looked in the direction of Zhuge Liang's line of sight and saw several soldiers on guard duty on the high platform in the city at the end of the street. Behind these soldiers, there was a three-color flag, showing its figure in the spring breeze, fluttering.
Drifting.
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Thousands of miles away, some people were in a daze facing the tricolor flag.
This is a group of desperate people who want to rush to Haitou with their labor to report to Han officials, and then join the "great" and "sacred" Han Protectorate in the city repair work.
The sun is shining down, and in this land, the sky seems to be bluer and clearer than in other places, which also makes the tricolor flag more beautiful and enchanting.
The weather is like this, and the spring sunshine is also getting warmer. At least it is not like the sun in the twelfth lunar month. Even if it shines on the body, it is more powerless than nothing. Therefore, under such circumstances, the city of the Great Protectorate located at the head of the sea
Naturally, the restoration project has continued with construction.
People from China are almost always full of skills in repairing the earth...
Because it is close to the sea, it is natural to build a moat. The trench, which is three feet wide and one and a half feet deep, has already begun to take shape as early as the autumn. The excavated earthwork is stacked on the inside of the ditch to build an outer low
Due to the gradient of the inner height, even if a war horse sprints to extreme speed and may be able to cross the three-foot-long moat, it will no longer be able to step on the higher platform on the inner side.
Of course, we are not in a hurry to divert water now, because although the frozen soil looks hard in winter, it actually contains a lot of water. We have to wait until it is compacted in summer and then add rocks, and then apply sizing in autumn. After the snow falls in winter,
, see where it needs to be repaired and where it needs to be filled, and then water can be officially introduced.
The natural thing to do now is to clean out some of the snow remaining in the river ditches, as well as the silt formed by the melted snow...
Naturally, such a large amount of work was not all completed by the Han people, but was completed by the Han people as supervisors and commanding a large number of "civilians from the Western Regions".
The Weixu tribesmen who had defected to Lu Bu earlier were put to use. Their ability to "mobilize" local areas exceeded that of the Han people, because they knew where these guys from the Western Regions were hiding and where the young and strong laborers were hiding.
The space left by the defeat of the Kushan people was now acquired by the Han people. When the Han people filled and occupied it, some liquids and solids would fall down, and these things were the rewards for these midfielders.
Li Ru just used some very simple words, and then showed the Han people's supplies, and immediately gained the "loyalty" of these dangerous people. When the stick is big enough, the simple sweetness will be especially sweet.
Because they know that if they don't become a transit point, more people will swarm up to take their place.
What determines the benefits and remuneration of this item is not the amount of work, nor the amount of "labor" brought, but the number of competitors...
"Tell me, what do the three colors of the Han people's flag mean?"
"I don't know. But I heard someone said it represents heaven, earth, and people..."
"No, I heard it's the sun, moon and stars!"
"You are all wrong. I heard it is wealth, swords and guns, and...blood..."
Immediately, the few people who were looking at the flag fell silent. Then they looked at the bright red patch and seemed to be able to feel some blood flowing faintly on it.
"Let's go! The Han official is here!"
Suddenly, someone shouted from the front, which woke up the few dazed men with beards. Then they all joined the shouts and began to urge these "voluntary" laborers from the Western Regions to move forward.
These "laborers from the Western Regions" didn't resist much, because they were not kidnapped, but attracted. It used to be that they avoided because they were afraid of not knowing the situation, but now they know that if they come to work, not only will they be paid, but they will also be able to
They use these rewards to exchange for things in the market, whether it is linen or linoleum, they are all things their families need, and their contribution is only physical strength.
Anyway, it’s idle to stay in the ravine, so why not give it a try?
The Han officials had a serious look on their faces and registered the number of laborers brought by the Weisu people, and then quickly assigned some of the projects to the Weisu people according to the number of manpower. As for the quality of the projects, the Han officials would check and control them.
If the work is not done well, the contractors will be punished, and these contractors will naturally keep a close eye on the work in order to obtain the maximum reward.
And these rewards, like most people in the Western Regions, will soon be spent in the trade market at the head of the sea, because to the Weisu people, those cute and exquisite small copper and silver pieces
There is not much actual value to their living standards, but the materials exchanged for these copper coins and silver coins can truly change their originally poor quality of life...
A new order is being established in the Western Regions, and this process of establishing order was learned by Li Ru from the hussar general Fei Qian.
Of course, there are many interesting things about General Hussar, some concepts that Li Ru has never seen before, some brand-new attitudes and understanding of the world, which Li Ru appreciates and is very curious about.
This is also the reason why Li Ru fully turned to support Fei Qian after Dong Zhuo.
There is a brand new word obtained from Fei Qian, called "capital", and then around the "capital" thing, "economy" was born. Of course, in Li Ru's understanding, "capital" is all that can be used
Things that can be obtained, and "economy" refers to the wealth generated by transactions after use and creation.
Among the concepts proposed by Fei Qian, there is a lot of "capital" in the Western Regions, but many people look down upon it. In the previous Han people's concepts, the Western Regions were undoubtedly barren, completely different from the Chinese land that was accustomed to farming.
The geographical environment with windy sand and huge temperature difference makes only a small area suitable for planting a limited number of crops, so it has not always been a place that the Han people paid attention to.
From Zhuang He's point of view, the Western Regions have little value, but there are gold, silver, coal, oil, jade, etc. in the Western Regions. Although these things cannot be eaten directly, they are also a kind of "capital".
However, because the Western Region itself is not highly developed, these things do not have much value in the Western Region. Even if it is gold, it is very troublesome to wash gold, so no one cares about the sparkling golden river water, let alone other things.
of minerals.
Now Li Ru has come to build a city in Haitou. Before the city was fully established, a large market had been built. A large amount of materials were exchanged here. The madness and enthusiasm seemed to make people forget it.
The original owner here was not Han Chinese.
As for Kushan...
Li Ru thought there might be some problems before, but now, Li Ru thinks it is not a problem. If the Western Region is very close to the center of Kushan, then after the previous battles, there must be a large number of Kushan reinforcements. After all, no matter who
No matter how corrupt the country is, when a foreign enemy appears at the heart of the empire, it will twitch to some extent. Even this twitching has no effect.
But in fact, these Kushan people in the Western Regions have no reinforcements.
Li Ru left space and time, but these Kushan people still had no reinforcements. This shows that either the Kushan people did not pay attention to Li Ru, Lu Bu and others at all, or the Western Region was far away from the Kushan people's imperial capital.
Just like what Ban Chao described before, it is very far away, and the response is very delayed even when it is so far away.
Even if the Kushan people finally came, I don’t know how long it would be.
Therefore, Li Ru was very calm.
And this calm attitude also affected the Han people below, and then affected the Weixu people, and even other people in the Western Regions. These Western Regions people felt that the Han people did not just want to make a fortune, but just like the Kushan people.
Those who want to take root will most likely not do anything too extreme, so they will naturally be invincible, and they don’t seem to be ready to kill them all. Then the people from the Western Regions who can survive in the Kushan era will naturally be able to survive in the new Han people.
The times have to survive, so is it still necessary to fight?
