My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 224 Prime Minister Zhuge's Way of Governing the Country

Alutai almost wanted to slap himself twice, why aren't you so stupid!

Did you forget what happened to Zhu Di?
When he was seeing him off, he kidnapped his brother King Ning, and it was difficult for him to succeed.

Like a father, like a son, it is not surprising that Zhu Gaoxu did this.

The only strange thing is how come my brain is gone, I can't even see through this little trick?Wasn't he out of his mind to be so competitive that he went to shoot eagles?

"It's useless for you to hold me hostage. I'm just an eunuch. There's Da Khan and other colleagues... When my subordinates are angry, they might storm the Great Wall and plunder unscrupulously. It's not yours." Blessings. I would like to advise the King of Han, let me go quickly, lest the swords and soldiers meet each other, and it will be difficult."

Alutai tried his best to pretend to be tough, but Zhu Gaoxu didn't care at all. What is a prisoner?Your life is in my hands, at worst I will kill you!

Only Xu Jingchang, he took it very seriously, "Alutai Taibao, you are so right...Holding you will not make your department bow its head and admit defeat, and killing you will also arouse the anger of your subordinates. Even if the delay is too long, it would be a bad thing for your subordinates to collapse or be annexed by others. Let me make a long story short now, let’s reach an agreement as soon as possible, and then I will send you back.”

Alutai was dumbfounded, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"You count?"

"Naturally, I am the governor of Beiping, and the King of Han also needs to obey my orders."

Alutai recovered for a long time before accepting the reality that Xu Jingchang was the one who called the shots. After all, a prince could lead dozens of horses, so he captured the leader of the opponent. No matter how you look at it, this is a top-notch fierce man.

Comparable to the Overlord of Chu, at worst Lu Wenhou.

How much skill does it take to subdue him?
And such a character, what do you want to talk about with yourself?
"Alutai Taibao, now, let's open up and say...the Hongwu Dynasty did not rule the desert, which proves that we can't destroy you. Even if we win, we can't control the vast desert. As for you, don't dream of restoring Dayuan We are neighbors who can't move, we have to think carefully about how to get along with each other! After all, you keep going south for pots and pans, and it's not a good thing for us to station millions of troops. Let's discuss a proper way, what do you think? "

Alutai is stupid... nothing else, there are such sensible officials in the Ming Dynasty?

Don't they all talk about the incompatibility between traitors and traitors?

What about Chinese orthodoxy, which requires surrender and payment of tribute?

This kid is not lying to me, is he?
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "I know that the Alu Taibao doesn't believe it, but you can learn more about it. Daming is adjusting the way of governing the country and adopting a more pragmatic strategy. The traditional Confucian views are being discarded... In short, we will base on reality judge the situation, rather than make bad decisions based on delusional morality."

Alutai swallowed, "What is Duke Ding planning to do?"

"First, we can resume trade, but this trade must be official, must pay taxes, and must not be messed around in private. I hope you will cooperate with this."

Alutai readily agreed, "As long as you are willing to sell our things and the price is right, of course we are willing to cooperate."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "The second point, with trade, I hope you can restrain your tribesmen and not invade Daming, or you will bear the consequences."

Alutai frowned, pondered for a while and said: "I can only restrain my subordinates, and I'm afraid I can't control other people."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "So I have to find a way so that you can manage them."

Alutai turned pale with shock, "You, what do you mean?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "In terms of trade, I will give priority to your tribe. And things that other tribes can't buy, such as armor, weapons, bows and arrows... I can sell you some appropriately... so that the Taibao can be in the Tatars. In the department, become the real leader."

Alutai was dumbfounded, his whole body was in a bad state, "Are you willing to help me? Then what do you want?"

Alutai is not stupid, and he will definitely not let himself take advantage of it for no reason.

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "First of all, I hope you can abide by the first two items... Secondly, I hope you can promote the Tatar reform."

"What reform?"

Xu Jingchang snorted and said, "I'm only holding the title of Shaobao now, and you're the Taibao! Is this appropriate? You have already withdrawn from the Central Plains, so you have completely abandoned the official system in the Central Plains and changed back to the Mongolian one. Isn't it good? !"

Alutai was stunned for a long time, and said unconvinced: "Didn't you say that you don't care about Confucian orthodoxy?"

"Who said that, I'm the word for profit, and the word for righteousness is behind. If you allow it, of course you will gain both fame and fortune." Xu Jingchang said: "It's almost the same. I'll send someone to send you back now. If you still want to talk, Let's arrange for envoys to come, and you can come too. I won't stay any longer, after all, I'm afraid that something serious will happen to your subordinates because of suspicion."

After Xu Jingchang finished explaining, he really asked someone to take Alutai down.

Alutai was dumbfounded, he also looked at Zhu Gaoxu, and said in his heart, His Royal Highness, you just let me go?

You don't take a second look at such a big prey?
You make me look worthless like this!
However, Zhu Gaoxu has no interest at all, he only cares about one thing now... "That cousin, how much money can we make?"

Xu Jingchang laughed out loud, but said mysteriously, "Wealth beyond your imagination."

Xu Jingchang didn't tell Zhu Gaoxu directly, but told him a story...the story of the seven captures of Meng Huo.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't take it seriously, isn't this just the magical effect of the method of attacking the mind? He has heard a lot of people talking about it, so there is nothing new about it.

But Xu Jingchang has the ability to talk about ordinary things to new heights.

As we all know, the strength of Shu is very weak, especially after Liu Bei defeated Yiling, it was even more unbearable... The wealth accumulated over the years was gone.

In such a huge country, Zhuge Liang was the only one left struggling to support it.

But then the prime minister pacified the south, quickly gathered troops to attack the north, and continued victoriously. How did he do it?
"All the mysteries lie in the fact that the south has been settled, and the armor is already on it." Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "This sentence shows that Prime Minister Zhuge has pacified the south before he can make the northern expedition... Do you know why?"

"Relieve your worries, what's so difficult about it?"

"Is it just that?" Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "I have inquired that when Muying marched into Yunnan, he saw many temples of Zhuge Wuhou. I would like to ask your Highness the King of Han. Why are you still thinking about Zhuge Wuhou? Is it just a nonsense seven captures and seven attacks?"

Zhu Gaoxu rolled his eyes and shook his head helplessly, "I don't know."

"That's it." Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Prime Minister Zhuge has a characteristic, that is, wherever he goes, he builds wherever he goes. After pacifying the south, he sent precious Shu brocade skills, so that the people in the southwest can live and work in peace and contentment... precisely because In this way, the people in the Southwest remember the goodness of Prime Minister Zhuge. To be blunt, those of us descendants, especially Mu Ying, who can successfully pacify Yunnan, must remember the goodness of Prime Minister Zhuge. We can control Lingnan, and we must Thanks to Qin Shihuang's Lingqu. To be able to control Hamiwei, I have to thank Zhang Qian for his knowledge of the Western Regions..."

"These words are far away. Let's talk about Prime Minister Zhuge. He asked the people in Nanzhong to plant mulberry trees and produce Shu brocade. In a short period of time, he made a fortune. You must know that at that time, no matter whether the nobles of Soochow or the people of Wei The rich and powerful are all proud of using Shu brocade. Can you imagine that Sima Yi put his life on the line against the prime minister, but the prime minister’s military expenses are largely due to the wealthy family of the Wei state who is in the same rank as the Sima family? You say this is absurd No?"

Zhu Gaoxu was really dumbfounded. It was the first time he analyzed the Three Kingdoms from an economic point of view.

"Brother, tell me again, will Prime Minister Zhuge's trick work? What happened in the end?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "You don't know why, the Kingdom of Shu was finally destroyed... But this does not mean that the Prime Minister is wrong, it just proves that the Prime Minister is great and clever...Because the Prime Minister used Shu brocade, relying on handicrafts and commerce to get rich quickly, Not only did it support the Northern Expedition of the Shu Kingdom, but it also made good achievements, and made the people’s livelihood richer, not weakening the Wu and Wei countries. However, there is also a problem with getting rich by relying on business, that is, it is not as stable as farming.”

"With the death of the prime minister, the law he set quickly collapsed, and the successor behind him was inferior to the prime minister in terms of ability and vision prestige. Therefore, the business model of Shu brocade created by the prime minister collapsed... Although the brocade is still selling well, the court cannot take it. With so much taxation, the finances cannot be maintained, the soldiers and horses are rapidly declining, and the lives of the common people cannot go on, and finally the Kingdom of Shu perishes."

When Xu Jingchang analyzed this point, he smiled and said, "Your Highness, do you understand what we are going to do in Beiping?"

Zhu Gaoxu tried hard to digest these words, suddenly slapped the table and stood up suddenly.

"You let Alutai go, but you actually want to learn from Prime Minister Zhuge and let Meng Huo go?"

Xu Jingchang said: "Although I don't dare to compare with Zhuge Cheng, it does mean something."

"Then what are you going to do next?"

"Naturally, let Alutai raise more cattle, sheep and livestock. We will build farms here and trade with them... maybe 1000 years later, the tribes of the grassland will also build temples for you, the king of Han, and offer incense and sacrifices. .”

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes gleamed and his heart was beating wildly, but he quickly controlled himself.

"My dear brother, don't lie to me. Once Prime Minister Zhuge dies, the Kingdom of Shu will decline. It can be seen that this business is not easy to do."

"That's right!" Xu Jingchang said decisively: "So we must hurry up, build farms, set up schools, and it is best to ask His Majesty to open Enke to train talents who know how to do business, so that these people will continue to flood the officialdom and give our cause It's not easy for the prime minister to be an escort, he is the only one who can be useful in Shu, and we have more people in Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Gaoxu took a deep breath and said slowly, "You mean we can do it?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "We will win!"

(End of this chapter)