Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 192 Going south to Langya, Zheng Ping fooled Cao Song

"Of course I listen—" Zhang Fei replied subconsciously, but he realized it in an instant, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xianmou is talking to the Confucian scholars! Mr. Xianmou is indeed a unparalleled eloquence!"

Zhang Fei's flattery made Guan Yu feel helpless.

What is the tongue war against the Confucians?
Obviously, Zhang Fei saw that Zheng Ping was arguing interestingly, and wanted to let Zheng Ping argue with the civil servants in Qingzhou for a while.

As a result, none of the civil servants in Qingzhou stopped refuting, which made Zhang Fei, who wanted to watch the fun, quite regretful.

Liu Bei waved his hand, and all the civil and military officials withdrew from the meeting hall, leaving only Zheng Ping, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

"Third Brother, what are you chatting about so happily?" Liu Bei approached and asked.

Zhang Fei laughed and changed the topic: "Brother, am I going to be the prefect of Donglai County or the Prime Minister of Pingyuan?"

Seeing that Zhang Fei suddenly changed the topic, Liu Bei was a little dazed for a while: "Do you want to go to Donglai County or Pingyuan Country?"

"Go to Donglai County!" Zhang Feiyue was eager to try: "I have been looking after Guan Cheng for a long time, and when I go south to Chen Country, I have to rely on Guan Cheng and give Guan Cheng benefits."

"This time I must go to Donglai County to completely convince Guan Cheng."

Zhang Fei snorted, quite upset.

Except for Guan Cheng, all the counties and states in Qingzhou are obedient to Liu Bei.

That is to say, Guan Chengzheng dared to confront Liu Bei and negotiate terms with Liu Bei because he had thousands of fierce soldiers.

Guan Yu also had murderous intent in his eyes: "A mere water thief dares to let elder brother be restrained. If you don't kill him, how can the common people in Donglai County be convinced by elder brother?"

Seeing that both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had a murderous intent, Liu Bei also had the idea of ​​purging Guan Cheng.

"Xianmou, there are warships here, and there are small islands inhabiting overseas. If you can't kill them with one blow, I'm afraid that Guan Cheng will retaliate and harass the people along the coast." Liu Bei looked at Zheng Ping and asked, "Is there any Can a good strategy capture Guan Cheng? Let the people of Donglai County live and work in peace."

Zheng Ping shook his head: "Couples and merchants are the same people. If the market is popular, the pirates will turn into merchants, and if the market is banned, the merchants will turn into bandits. As long as there are enough interests, it is very difficult to completely get rid of the pirates headed by Guan Cheng. "

"In other words, there is a powerful noble family in Donglai County who is in the same group as Guan Cheng."

"If the news leaks out, it will intensify Guan Cheng's invasion of the coast."

"Nowadays, there are a large number of our salt factories in various coastal areas. It is not worth the loss to damage the salt factories for a management inheritance."

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Then we can only watch Guan Cheng go wild in Donglai County?"

Zheng Ping chuckled and shook his fan: "Don't be angry with Yide! Guan Cheng has five thousand pirates and two hundred warships. Before the Qingzhou navy has yet formed, if we cooperate with Guan Cheng, we will benefit both, and if we divide, we will harm both. "

"The salt from this salt workshop also needs to be shipped to other places for sale to make a profit."

"You can negotiate with Guan Cheng to appoint Guan Cheng as the sole escort fleet for Qingzhou salt merchants in the name of the government."

"We are responsible for collecting taxes from the salt merchants, and the salt merchants provide relatively fair remuneration to Guan Cheng, so that Guan Cheng can escort the salt merchants' ships to sell to Liaodong, Xuzhou, Yangzhou and other places by water."

"Use Guan Cheng's troops to attack the pirate forces outside Qingzhou."

"Anyway, for the Great Han, any water pirates are endangering the safety of the common people along the coast of the Great Han. Use Guan Cheng's power to eliminate the coastal pirates, and use the coastal pirates to consume Guan Cheng's troops, killing two birds with one stone."

"After the envoy pacifies the world, Guan Cheng will either flee to another country, or he can only accept the envoy's call to surrender and officially become the naval commander of the Han Dynasty."

"And Shijun only needs to let Guan Cheng take an important part in the overall interests of Haiyan in Qingzhou."

Liu Bei stroked his beard and pondered, considering the feasibility of Zheng Ping's proposal.

But Zhang Fei was quite reluctant: "Then I won't be the prefect of Donglai County, otherwise, after I see Guan Cheng, I'm afraid I can't help but stab him with a spear!"

Guan Yu also said, "Guan still wants to go back to Pingyuan Country."

Seeing that neither Guan Yu nor Zhang Fei wanted to go to Donglai County, Liu Bei felt a little helpless: "Yun Chang, Yide, don't be arrogant. If you don't want to go to Donglai County, who is suitable?"

Zheng Ping said: "Master, today is different. Yun Chang and Yi De are not suitable to be the prefects or the prime ministers of the country, and the elite soldiers and the civil and military personnel who entered the camp first can no longer be transferred."

"Take advantage of this opportunity to train the Ruishi Camp and Xiandeng Camp well."

"Staying in Linzi City is also convenient for mobilization to deal with temporary crises."

"As for the prefects and prime ministers of the counties and states in Qingzhou, they should be promoted from the county magistrates with considerable political achievements among the existing officials."

"Guan Zan, the county magistrate of Ande County, can be appointed as the prefect of Donglai County."

"They're all from the Qingzhou Guan family. They might still be in the same line 500 years ago. Letting Guan Zan go to Donglai County can also make Guan Cheng less wary."

Liu Bei nodded.

This Guan Zan is a son of a wealthy family in Pingyuan Kingdom, who was also promoted by Chen Ji in the past.

When Zheng Ping conquered the Yellow Turbans in the Pingyuan Kingdom, Guan Zan was one of the few who did not abandon the city and dared to go up to the city wall to supervise the battle.

Over the past year or so, various performance assessments have been excellent, and his achievements and abilities are enough to be promoted to a prefect of a county.

"Since Guan Zan was promoted to be the prefect of Donglai County, then Xianhe can also be transferred back." Speaking of Jian Yong, Liu Bei felt a little helpless: "Xianhe has asked me to resign many times, saying that he is not suitable to be the prefect. I just want to be a lobbyist."

"When I saw me last time, I told me in private that I was too biased. I was quite comfortable working in the State Shepherd's Mansion, who even recruited, but he wanted to go to Donglai County to be the prefect, and he had to dress up all day long. Correct, otherwise it is rude."

Although Jian Yong is good at debating and discussing matters, his temperament is simple, direct and informal.

In the past, Liu Bei had no one to use, so Jian Yong was asked to be the prefect of Donglai County.

Now that Liu Bei has a lot of talents under his command, Jian Yong wants to put down the stall.

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "With Xianhe's temper, it's already pretty good to be able to stay in Dongnai County until now."

"Qingzhou's bumper harvest this year has caused many Qingzhou scholars who went to Liaodong to return one after another. Beihai famous official Bing Yuan Bing Genju, Liu Zheng and Liu Zishi also returned from Liaodong."

"My father-in-law sent a letter, hoping that I can recommend these two to the envoy."

"Let Bing Yuan try to serve as Prime Minister of Pingyuan, Liu Zheng try to serve as Prime Minister of Le'an, and transfer Gongyou back to Linzi City, while Zhuge Xuan will still be the Prime Minister of Jinan."

"It's a pity that brother Ziyu was ordered to be the prefect of Yuzhang. With brother Ziyu's reputation in Qingzhou, it is most suitable to go to Donglai County with Guan Zan."

After careful consideration, Liu Bei agreed to Zheng Ping's proposal.

The counties and states in Qingzhou should focus on health and well-being, and there is no need for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to be stationed there, nor does it need a great talent like Zhang Hong to bother with the tedious government affairs of each county and country.

Gathering all the great talents in Linzi City will help to unify and coordinate the military and political affairs of the six prefectures of Qingzhou.

Under Zheng Ping's grand strategy of accumulating grain, Liu Bei began to integrate Qingzhou's resources and enrich the state treasury as much as possible.

Qingzhou had a bumper harvest in the first year, and it has to maintain a bumper harvest in the second and third years.

Taking advantage of the fact that there will be no wars in Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Jizhou that will affect Qingzhou itself, this is the best development opportunity for Qingzhou!

In addition to farming, Qingzhou's salt and iron industry and some handicraft industries are gradually recovering.

The news that Liu Bei was going to build another city to the west of Guangxian County began to spread among the powerful gentry in the six prefectures of Qingzhou under the deliberate guidance of the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Interesting!
Since Liu Yu has not disclosed the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom, there have always been rumors in Qingzhou that Liu Bei has hidden the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom.

And this misunderstanding made some nobles in Qingzhou start to guess Liu Bei's intentions.

In particular, some powerful nobles with relatively small forces wanted to gamble on a future, so they responded to the fundraising for the construction of Guanggu City.

The money and food were transported to Guang County by purchasing a house title deed in Guanggu City.

But only some relatively small powerful noble families responded, and the real big families and powerful families in Qingzhou are still waiting and watching.

After all, although Liu Bei defeated Yuan Shu, there is still Yuan Shao in Jizhou outside Qingzhou!

If the money and food were thrown out and Liu Bei couldn't beat Yuan Shao, it would be a big loss.

Regarding the reaction of this group of people, Zheng Ping was not impatient.

It will take at least ten years to build a Guanggu City.

There is no rush for this!

Zheng Ping didn't plan to recruit [-] peasants at once to build the city.

Even if you spend money to recruit workers, you have to convince the common people in Qingzhou!
After all, in the cognition of the people of Lishu, corvée is free, now you tell them that they are paid?

Who believes it!
All this requires a process of transformation.

Zheng Ping can also use the villagers to build the city, and these people have no right to refute.

But using the villagers to build the city violated Zheng Ping's original intention of spending money to recruit workers.

Zheng Ping wants to change the society's perception of corvee by building Guanggu City!
Although this process is difficult, as long as there are precedents and success, the new concept of recruiting workers with money will definitely be passed on.

It's not that the government wants to recruit civilian husbands, so they can recruit civilian husbands!
Langya country.

After Zheng Ping took Zhuge Liang to pay homage in the ancestral hall of Zhuge's family, he came to a manor with beautiful mountains and rivers in Langya Kingdom.

A father and son lived in this manor.

It was Cao Song, the adopted son of Cao Teng, the Zhongchang servant, and Cao De, the youngest son of Cao Song.

"Brother, I heard that Cao Zhong has served the four emperors for more than [-] years, and he has done nothing wrong. He is honest and honest, and he is willing to recommend talented people, such as Chen Liu Yufang, Bian Shao, Nanyang Yangu, Zhang Wen, Hongnong Zhang Huan, Yingchuan Tangxidian and others are all high officials, but Cao Zhongchang's attendants do not boast of their achievements."

"However, Cao Song has been an official for many years, but he has been greedy for a lot of money. Even his eldest son Cao Cao is unwilling to work with him."

"We came to look for him, didn't we tarnish our reputation?"

Zhuge Liang didn't understand.

Even if you want to visit Langya Kingdom, you are visiting Langya Kingdom's virtuous and famous officials and wealthy families. How can there be such a greedy reason to visit Cao Song?
Zheng Ping shook his fan and smiled: "Ah Liang, I'm not a famous official like Chen Yuanfang who cherishes feathers, so why should I care about such stigma?"

"The purpose of visiting Cao Song is only one: he is rich!"

The simple and direct answer made Zhuge Liang a little speechless: "My master said, if you are rich, you can ask for it. Even if you are a man with a whip, I will do it. If you can't ask for it, do what I like."

"Master Zheng teaches: A gentleman values ​​virtue, even if he wants to get money, he should not tarnish his reputation."

Zheng Ping swung his feather fan horizontally, and knocked Zhuge Liang on the head: "How many times have I told you that although my father is good at annotating scriptures, you should always be suspicious of his annotations. Be credible but not completely trustworthy."

"The reason why you are here is that you think I don't know the meaning of this sentence?"

"Just eight simple words: A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way."

"And my way is to let Cao Song's money be used where it is most beneficial to the national economy and the people's livelihood!"

"Listen more, see more, talk less!"

Zhuge Liang covered his head depressedly: "Brother, if you knock too much, you will be stupid."

Zheng Ping took back the feather fan: "The more you tap, the deeper your understanding of "The Analects of Confucius" will be."

Just talking.

Cao De opened the door and went out, saluting: "I don't know if it's Zheng Biejia who came to visit, so please forgive me for being too far away to welcome you! My father has already arranged a banquet in the inner courtyard, please don't drive me in."

The name of the man, the shadow of the tree.

If only Zheng Ping came, Cao Song might not meet him.

However, Zheng Ping's name on the post was "Zheng Ping, son of Duke Zheng of Beihai", so Cao Song had to disappear.

Visiting in the name of his father, Zheng Ping has long been proficient in using it.

People like Cao Song can not give face to Zheng, but they absolutely must not give face to Zheng Xuan.

"Zheng Biejia came here, the old man is far away to welcome, please also Haihan!"

Cao Song was a very shrewd little old man, and he looked carefully at Zheng Ping and Zhuge Liang with his fine eyes.

Zheng Ping's lies came out of his mouth: "The last time when Yuan Shu was besieged in Fengqiu City, my nephew had a chat with your son, Brother Meng De."

"Brother Meng De said that the most regrettable thing about the old lady in this life is not being able to have a drink with my father. It just so happened that my nephew came to Langya country this time for business, so I stopped by to visit the old lady."

Cao Song was taken aback: "Meng Dezhen said that?"

Zheng Ping pretended to be surprised: "Could it be that brother Meng De joked after drinking?"

Cao Song couldn't help but secretly scolded Cao Cao for being troublesome.

Although Cao Song didn't want to offend Zheng Xuan, he didn't want to have a drink with him either.

Two people have different hobbies and insights, and they still drink freely?
But in front of Zheng Ping, Cao Song couldn't say that he didn't want to have a drink with Zheng Xuan.

Cao Song, who was depressed in his heart, could only smile and say, "It's not a joke, but I didn't expect Meng De, a disobedient son, to remember these things."

Zheng Ping pretended to be curious and said: "Brother Meng De is a hero who is alone in the world, and now he is the prefect of Yingchuan. He is worthy of Cao's blood. But the old grandpa seems to have a lot of complaints about Brother Meng De?"

Cao Song sighed: "Meng De can't spend all the money this old man has earned in his life, but he wants to recruit soldiers and buy horses, and he wants to emulate Wei Huo."

"This official business, if you are not careful, will implicate the whole family. Isn't it good to be a rich man?"

Zheng Ping praised: "The old man can see it clearly! Speaking of this rich man, my nephew has been a little confused recently and wants to ask the old man for advice."

Cao Song laughed and said, "Nephew Xianmou is too polite, if you have any confusion, I can also refer to it."

Zheng Ping lightly shook his feather fan, and said solemnly: "Qingzhou Shijun Liu will build a Guanggu City in the northwest of Guang County recently. After welcoming the emperor in the future, he will persuade the emperor to move his capital to Guanggu City."

"My Zheng family also has a lot of money, and I want to make a profit from the construction of Guanggu City, but I don't know how to operate it to get the maximum benefit."

"I don't know if the old lady can enlighten me?"

　Ask for a monthly ticket, let the little brother reach 1000 monthly tickets to draw a prize, thank you

　　
　
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