The young lady from the Zhao family almost thought she was hearing hallucinations.
The young scribe said lightly: "Yes."
Then he turned to Qi Shan and asked, "Yes or no?"
Qishan: "..."
The young lady from the Zhao family didn't know the details of Qi Shan, and she couldn't imagine the hatred between the country and the family. The young man did know a little bit - I heard that Mr. Jiang Sheng and Xun Zhen had an old feud with Qi Shan, and the three of them usually didn't bother to glance at each other.
, dislike each other.
She boldly guessed that this young scholar who claimed to be a distant relative of Mr. Qi Shan had the same nature as Mr. Jiang Sheng?
"Could it be that the chief secretary destroyed your homeland?" The young man didn't know what to call the young scholar, and he couldn't tell whether he was an enemy or a friend.
Young scribe: "Yes, and no."
His calm attitude gave the young man the courage to continue asking: "Yes or no? Is that a 'yes' or a 'no'?"
What is this answer?
The young scribe asked the young man: "Have you ever heard of the three strategies of 'Qi Wan and Lu Zhen', 'buying a deer to conquer Chu', and 'buying a fox to bring down the throne'?"
The boy's cheeks turned red with embarrassment.
Shaking his head: "Young man has little knowledge and has never heard of it."
The young scribe did not deliberately embarrass her.
"According to the records of Thief Xing Yanling, these three items were all written by one person. This person was named Guan Zhong. He also truly achieved 'conquering the enemy without fighting'. Taking 'Qi Wan Lu Jin' as an example, it is said that there was a
The two countries are neighbors, one is called Qi, the other is called Lu. Both countries are good at textiles, and the one produced by Qi is called Qi Wan, and the one produced by Lu is called Lu Can. Guan Zhong gave an advice and ordered Qi to wear Lu Can from top to bottom.
The common people obeyed the order. Seeing the profit, the merchants of Lu State bought the Lu silk and sold it to Qi State."
When the young man heard the words, he was thoughtful.
On the other hand, the young lady of the Zhao family frowned and asked: "This man is so strange. Since he is from Qi, why does he admire Lu Jin? Isn't his business in Qi Wan ruined? Silver money flows into the hands of Lu in vain, and he is not afraid of fattening Lu.
The country’s soldiers and horses?”
If it hurts the country's textiles, why bother?
The young man said: "Whether to accept Lu Guan or not is not a matter of an order? He can make everyone from the public officials to the common people wear Lu Guan and abandon Qi Wan. Naturally, he can also order Qi Wan to abandon Lu Guan."
Since it’s a ploy, how can you give away benefits for free?”
The young lady from the Zhao family reacted.
"That's true."
The young scribe told the second half of the plan.
"In this way, the state of Lu did not provide money to the people but had a rich treasury. When the king heard about it, he ordered the people under his rule to weave Lu silk. The plan was effective, and Guan Zhong gave an advice again. He made people focus on Qi Wan, banned Lu silk, and did not compete with Lu.
The country was engaged in trade. The people of Lu State were hungry and distressed, so I could not give them justice. The people were cut off from their source of survival. Not to mention paying taxes to the royal court, they could not even provide their own food rations..."
The young lady from the Zhao family gasped after hearing this.
"Is this an attack on a country's food?" On the surface, the Qi State was the one being blamed, but I didn't expect that the one being blamed was the Lu State itself...
"Why doesn't the leader of the Lu State order all the people in the territory to grow grain? Even if he misses the plowing time, as long as he grows grain, he will no longer be constrained by the Qi State?" The young man realized something just after he asked, "A person can go without food for three days. , the grain cannot be harvested in three months..."
Grain takes time to mature.
This time was enough for the State of Lu to be slaughtered by the State of Qi.
"Sir, there are two remaining strategies - buying a deer to conquer Chu, buying a fox to subjugate Chu, is it the same?" The young man became very curious about this "Guan Zhong". However, after reading the story, he knew this part of the thief The spirit is of interest only to literate scholars.
The young scribe nodded: "Buying deer to subjugate Chu means letting the men and women in the Chu State abandon farming and go into the mountains to hunt deer; buying foxes to subjugate the Chu State means letting the people of the State of Chu run for fox skins. The country's strength is weakened, and the north will take advantage of it. After entering, we had to surrender to Qi."
After hearing this, the young man understood something.
"Has the Lord Prayer used Guan Zhong's plan against your homeland?"
The young scribe said with a dark expression: "He made this suggestion, but it was seen through early on, and the royal court took advantage of it, trying to make the country where Qi Yuanliang is loyal to bleed. Who knows, this guy played a trick The chain plan. Use this to build momentum and take the lead in shouting. Seeing the profits, merchants from neighboring countries come over one after another and imitate Qi Yuanliang's move. They sign contracts with merchants from their own country and advance flowers for the next year. If they cannot deliver the goods, they will have to pay ten times the amount. Amount, upstream flood discharge in the second year..."
The small countries upstream release floods to the small countries downstream...
This is considered basic practice.
There are policies and measures to counter.
The small downstream country was naturally on guard against the upstream Lao Liu's trick. In addition to the farmland that could not be moved away, the common people living in the territory were located on high ground, and even the buildings were stilted buildings. To offset the losses caused by the flood to the maximum extent, there were even It was a blessing in disguise - the flood discharge brought silt upstream, so the fields did not need to be fertilized, and the harvests continued for several years.
The young scribe's homeland itself is highly dependent on imported grain. The grain depots in various places have at least two years of grain storage. The upstream flood discharge will not make it as passive as the Lu, Chu, and Dai countries. They don't even care whether the upstream Lao Liu discharges the flood. .
result--
The target of that flood discharge was not food at all, but flowers! All the flowers ordered for the second year were destroyed, unable to be delivered, and a large number of merchants went bankrupt. You must know that many of these merchants were supported by noble families, and there were even The royal family ended up wearing a vest. When several neighboring countries saw this, they were naturally unhappy with the loss and took the opportunity to attack and add insult to injury. As a result, his homeland was destroyed.
juvenile:"……"
The young lady of the Zhao family: "..."
The young man figured it out and said, "Well, then, this is considered a normal confrontation. Why do you say that the prayer book owes you..."
The expression of the young scribe was full of "I don't want to mention it".
Why else?
Because he saved Qi Yuanliang with his cheap skills.
This guy pretended to be soft and harmless, and made him a close friend. He even thought of introducing him to his friends. As a result, this guy turned around and made him bankrupt. He went from rich to wealthy overnight. the extremely poor.
juvenile:"……"
The young lady of the Zhao family: "..."
This hatred is indeed very great.
But, they don’t understand——
When the two met, apart from being a little angry at first when they held Su Shang hostage, the rest of the time they got along pretty well?
They are more like friends than enemies.
As everyone knows, there is another hidden layer to this matter.
On the surface, that small country loves flowers, but it is not a clean place. The royal family is even more of a filth, the filthiest place in the world! Your honorable minister indulges in indulgence, leaves seeds everywhere, and young people are the result of a night of happiness.
His mother already had a husband, and his biological mother and adoptive father regarded him as a thorn in his side. However, due to the identity of his biological father, he had to keep him alive.
He has been looked down upon since childhood.
And biological father?
Haha, in order to protect himself, he prayed everywhere for mercy from neighboring countries. As the leader of the country, he agreed to a series of absurd conditions. One of them was to reduce the area of cultivated land in his country and purchase grain from neighboring countries at high prices. The common people had to buy grain if they wanted to eat.
, and those who couldn't afford it starved to death directly, and countless people were starved for a while, and mourning was everywhere... Under the brocade of flowers, there was a rotten and smelly skin.
The young scholar had the heart to save the country but had no way to save the country. He suggested that he was his biological father several times, but was scolded and put into court battle.
Even after he was dragged down, he did not forget to question him loudly.
[Father, do you know how many people have starved to death over the years? All these measures are nothing more than putting out fires with salary, Father——]
The coldness of the other party made him feel chilled.
【Just common people, ants.】
The surrounding neighboring countries have been destroyed and resurrected several times, but his small country has stood firm for decades, which proves that the policies adopted by the royal family are correct. This little scribe also dares to point fingers at himself and shout about why he is asking for help for the people.
!
Don’t overestimate your capabilities!
Therefore, when the young scribe was demoted, he rescued Qi Yuanliang by chance and saw through the opponent's plan before stopping him. He even had a crazy idea in his mind - it is better to destroy the country if it is not conquered; it is better not to destroy it than to establish it, but to destroy it and then establish it!
only--
The country was destroyed, but what about the peace and prosperity promised by Qi Yuanliang? After killing this guy, his lord just slapped his ass and ran away!