Wen Renxi went to Yizhou for the first time in his life. Before that, he had never been to Yizhou. He had only heard that the roads in Yizhou were blocked and there were wild animals in the mountains and forests. He rushed to Guanzhong first. There was a lot of cultivated land in Guanzhong and he also suffered from the cold.
The influence brought by the state's merchants has made it one of the wealthiest counties in the entire west. However, the only thing that makes Wen Renxi angry here is the obscene sacrifice. The Zhang family has been operating here for many years and has many believers.
, after entering this place, many believers have come to preach to him.
Although the Han people would not try their best to stop these folk beliefs, they did not have a good impression of them. Some officials took office and for the sake of political performance, they would strongly suppress these missionary activities. Wen Renxi kept these things in mind and thought, back to
After going to the temple, he reported to the emperor that he had heard that Duke Wen had come, and Wang Sheng, the prefect of Hanzhong, hurriedly came to see him. This Wang Sheng was a good and capable minister. He once trekked the mountain road, inspected the Baoxie Road, and sighed.
Yang Huan, a fellow countryman, was responsible for the construction of the stone gate. He deduced the origin and wrote the "Ode to Yang Junwei by Wei Jian, the Former Sili Xiaowei", and inscribed it on the stone wall of the stone gate.
Later, he became famous in the DPRK for this incident.
During his tenure as the prefect of Hanzhong, except for these issues of obscenity and sacrifice, everything else went smoothly in Hanzhong. The people were prosperous, the roads were gradually opened up, and the cultivated land increased dramatically. These were his outstanding political achievements. Unfortunately, it was only because of the Zhang family's problems.
, he has not been promoted for a long time and can only waste time in the Hanzhong area, but he has no complaints about this.
"Wen Renggong!" The prefect led many officials to greet him.
Wen Renxi raised his head and looked at the prefect carefully. Wang Sheng was very tall and very conspicuous among the officials. However, he was a little thin and had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. His appearance was not very outstanding. Wen Renxi
Ren Xi bowed his hands in return and said, "Your Majesty."
When the two met, Wang Sheng took Wen Renxi back to the mansion. Walking on the road, Wen Renxi looked at the situation around the county. Wang Sheng asked with some confusion: "I haven't revealed my identity yet. Mr. Wen Renxi."
How did you know me?"
"Ode to the Stone Gate, Wang Zhi Ji, who doesn't know it?" Wen Renxi said slowly, Wang Sheng smiled and said: "Wen Renxi was wrongly praised, and I don't dare to take it seriously."
The two chatted for a long time before they arrived at Wang Sheng's residence. Wang Sheng personally received Wen Ren into the residence and said, "I heard that Mr. Wen must be tired after traveling for a long time. Why don't we rest at the residence for the day? Tomorrow
How about we discuss important matters later?"
Wen Renxi nodded.
The next day, they ate together again, and the two of them walked to the study room, and then they started discussing important matters. Wen Renxi frowned and asked: "Why are there so many obscene sacrifices here? As a prefect, you don't deal with them."
The situation is rather laissez-faire, why is that? If you can stop it, I'm afraid you will have a place among the three princes in the court!"
"I don't know, but I am helpless. There are many followers of Wu Dou Mi here. If I suppress them rashly, I'm afraid it will cause civil unrest. What's more, most of these believers are loyal people and would never violate Han law.
, As for the position of the Three Lords, the virtuous will get it, but my cultivation is not enough..."
"Hey, Sangong is a virtuous man, why didn't your descendant also become a Situ?" Wen Renxi said with some disdain.
Wen Renxi did not say anything more about this matter. It seemed that the temple could only take action. It was best to let the soldiers take action directly to completely settle the matter here. He looked at Wang Sheng again and said: "I
Do you know why I came here?"
"I am stupid and don't know."
"Well, Mr. Wang Fun proposed that trade should be opened, and Yizhou's tea will be shipped to be sold outside the Great Wall... I came here just to make arrangements for the purchase of tea..." Wen Renxi said slowly,
Wang Sheng clapped his hands and shouted: "Master Wen, you don't know something. Previously, some merchants asked me for a lot of money to allow them to go out for business. I refused according to the national law... This is something that the merchants of Hanzhong cannot ask for."
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"No, it's not that they are allowed to go out to do business, but that the government wants to buy their tea and transport it abroad!" Wen Renxi said.
"This... Mr. Wen must also know that the profits from trade are huge. If we want to purchase tea, we are afraid that these merchants will pay high prices. If we buy it forcefully, it will not only damage the dignity of the Han Dynasty, but also make the
These merchants are resentful and will no longer plant crops in the future... Nowadays, most people grow grains, but only powerful merchants can deal in tea..." Wang Sheng talked about the situation in Hanzhong again, hearing that
Ren Xi also gradually frowned.
If it is true as he said, then the government will have to buy it at a high price. If it is purchased at a high price, it will definitely make the national treasury more empty. However, if it is purchased forcefully and at a low price, it will have many adverse effects. This matter is really difficult to handle.
Wen Renxi fell into deep thought. He had made a guarantee in front of the emperor. What should he do if the matter couldn't be done? Oh, by the way, if the matter couldn't be done, Wang Fu's head would be chopped off. Why don't he just do it?
Just go back to Luoyang and say it can't be done?
Wen Renxi thought to himself, the more he thought about it, the happier he became.
Wang Sheng looked at this important minister strangely, why did he still look extremely happy when he said that the matter might not be done?
Wang Sheng coughed and said: "Master Wen, I have a suggestion... I don't know, should I say it or not?"
"Forget it, forget it, don't talk about it. I'll go back to Luoyang. Most of this matter won't be done!" Wen Renxi shook his head and started to get up.
Wang Sheng quickly grabbed him. He had been staying in Hanzhong for almost ten years and had never had any chance to get promoted. If he could get this done, he might be able to re-enter the emperor's eyes.
How could you give up so easily at this time? Just leave?
"Mr. Wen, this is how it is. We don't buy the tea from these vendors. We let them go to the outside of the Great Wall by carriage and horse. We are responsible for escorting them. However, we have to ask for taxes from them and take 30% of their profits. This way
First, in order to make more profits, they will also be attentive, and the more attentive they are, the greater the benefit will be for the temple. What does Wen Renggong think??" Wang Sheng pulled Wen Renxi's sleeve tightly, feeling a little nervous.
asked.
"No, no, how can the Han soldiers be called the guards of the traveling merchants?"
"Farewell!"
"Master Wen Ren!!" Wang Sheng held him with both hands and said sincerely: "We can get four out of ten!"
"Five out of ten!"
"Six out of ten! Seven, maybe you can get hundreds of millions of dollars in one trip!!"
Wen Renxi stopped, his face still a little tangled. He thought for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly and said: "Okay, you can talk to the many merchants in Hanzhong about this matter..."
Wang Sheng nodded happily and said, "Thank you Mr. Wen Ren!"
"You don't need to thank me, it's Situ Wangfu who should come to thank you!"