This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 463 The Story of Wei Zheng, Volume [-]

"What's the problem?" Dai Zhou asked.

For this plan, Dai Zhou supports it.

After all, in the past two years, as the Minister of the Household Department, he has really enjoyed the dividends of commercial taxes. If he can use the Ming Dynasty to rebuild a northwest city.

Not to mention anything else, this Xiongxi city in the northwest will definitely be a jewel in the plug!

The business tax that can be brought to the Ministry of Households is definitely not a small number.

So as soon as Wei Zheng opened his mouth, Dai Zhou immediately asked.

"Not to mention that in the first year of Zhenguan, the ten realms of the world have already been delineated. This is a trivial matter." Wei Zheng said, "If we now divide Hezhou and Taozhou into one prefecture or one, we have full power to deal with the disputes with the Ming court. business dealings.

What Wei Chen can predict is that there will indeed be another great city in the northwest, and it may not be just a great city, but a commercial capital.

This will inevitably cause shocks among merchants all over the world, and even merchants from half of the Tang Dynasty will gather in a short period of time.

Because there is one thing we have to admit, over the past year or so, everything produced by the Ming court has been in short supply in my Tang Dynasty.

The benefits contained in this are absolutely astonishing. How could those merchants easily give up such an opportunity?
Don't forget, back then the Ming court was just a piece of paper, which attracted countless Tang merchants to rush to Riyue Mountain in droves. "

"What does Wei Gong want to say?" Li Er asked, "Isn't this a good thing? If there were no such merchants, wouldn't it be necessary for my Tang household department to pay for the construction of this Northwest Xiongcheng?"

He actually knew what Wei Zheng was going to say, but he wanted to hear the thoughts of his courtiers.

Ever since Fang Xuanling proposed this idea, he knew the problems in this strategy.

He just wanted to see if any of his courtiers saw this problem, or in other words, he wanted to see what his courtiers thought, this was the most important thing.

Wei Zheng said with a worried face: "Your Majesty, if this matter really happens, who will be in charge of this great city? You know, no matter who it is, there will be money and people at that time.

One hundred thousand troops!
No matter who it is, there is a hidden worry about the separatist party. "

This is a practical issue. No matter who is sitting in that position, how many people can control their hearts in the face of the astonishing wealth every day?
There are many corrupt officials in this world, but if you say that being an official is for corruption, there are really not many.

Who didn't want to plead for the people and leave a name in history when they first became an official?
Just slowly, in that position, facing the temptation of money, I gradually lost myself.

Desire is something that never ends...

Hearing what Wei Zheng said, everyone fell silent.

Indeed, the biggest problem with this strategy is that there is no suitable candidate to take charge of this future Northwest city!

At that time, if it is really going to be done, it really needs money and people, and if the emperor is far away, he will really become a local emperor in the northwest.

Li Er looked at everyone's reaction and smiled without saying a word.

This problem was actually solved when Fang Xuanling got it right.

What he was most worried about was not this problem.

Now, he doesn't know whether Wei Zheng is simply worried that there will be a separatist force in Datang, or whether he is worried that Datang's move will pose a threat to the Ming court.

After a long time, seeing that everyone stopped talking, Li Ercai said disappointedly: "Is there any more?"

Obviously, Wei Zheng didn't get to the point of the real problem in this strategy.

However, Wei Zheng was taken aback when he heard what Li Er said, and faintly felt that something was wrong, but he still said: "Return to Your Majesty, it's not that there is nothing, but if this problem can't be solved, I feel that this strategy can be abandoned.

Raising tigers is a problem, Your Majesty!
It's not that Wei Chen wants to judge Wei Chen's colleagues with the greatest malice.

But even if the official is allowed to be in charge of this government, the official cannot guarantee whether the official will be tempted by the huge benefits, thus shaking the belief that the official has been in since becoming an official.

Some words may be a little inappropriate, even a little shameless, but Weichen thinks it is most appropriate to put it here. "

Hearing what Wei Zheng said, Li Er smiled and said, "Wei Qing just said it."

He wanted to hear what Wei Zheng could say.

Wei Zheng heard the words and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, when I was an official, I once saw a county magistrate capture a small thief.

The official reputation of the county magistrate is very poor, but what's interesting is that the little thief has a very good reputation in the neighborhood. If anyone has a big or small business, he will never refuse to ask him.

Coincidentally, Weichen met this matter again, and what's more, both the county magistrate and the little thief Weichen knew about it.

So when Wei Chen heard about this, he subconsciously felt that the county magistrate had wronged the little thief.

So Weichen asked someone to investigate the matter secretly.

At that time, Wei Chen even thought about it, as long as he found evidence, he would definitely not be able to spare the county magistrate.

Because Weichen didn't believe that the child who had a good reputation among the neighbors could be a thief.

But when the results of the investigation came out, Weichen was shocked...

That kid is really a thief!
Such a result made Wei Chen unable to believe it anyway, Wei Chen even wondered if there was something wrong with the investigation by his subordinates, and sent someone to investigate the matter carefully again.

So far, Weichen is completely dumbfounded? "

"What happened again?" Li Er usually likes to hear such stories the most, and he immediately became interested.

The rest of the people are also pondering, can this story still turn around here?

The point is, does this have anything to do with what they just said?

Wei Zheng shook his head, sighed, and said: "The truth is often unexpected, the thief is still the thief, yes, he stole something.

The county magistrate is still the county magistrate, and he did not decide the wrong case.

It's just that the story is not as simple as we thought. At that time, Weichen was just curious, why a child who was praised by all neighbors on weekdays suddenly became a thief.

It turned out that this was just a boring move by a businessman. "

"The merchant's frivolous act?" Li Xiaogong asked, "Could it be that the merchant asked him to steal something?"

Shaking his head, Wei Zheng said: "If the matter is so simple, how could this old man be dumbfounded?
In fact, it was the merchant who had been hearing the neighbors praise the child all the time, and the child was his clerk in the restaurant.

He made a bet with others that in less than a month, the child who was praised by the neighbors would be reduced to a prisoner, because he said that he did not believe that there were any good people in this world.

So, he parked a carriage on a small road where the child came home, and deliberately left a bundle in front of the carriage, and the bundle was not tightly packed, so that the goods inside could be seen with a glance.

Then he sent someone to keep an eye on the child, as long as the child would pass by that road, he would put the bundle in the most conspicuous place on the carriage, just so that the child could see it.

In the beginning, the child saw it for several days, but remained indifferent.

But how could the merchant let the child go so easily?

He knew that the child's mother was ill and had to get medicine every day, so he deliberately found a reason to deduct the child's wages, and even asked the shopkeeper of the pharmacy to add some precious medicinal materials to the child's mother's prescription.

In this instant, the child's accumulated praise for several years was exhausted.

In fact, we all know how much savings can the child have as a waiter in a restaurant?

The final result, presumably the old man did not say, everyone has guessed it.

In less than a month, when the child passed the carriage home once, he really took the burden away.

The old man went to ask him, and he said that he had struggled many times, many times before taking that burden away!

But he had a saying that impressed me the most. "

"Damn it!" Dai Zhou cursed angrily after hearing this, "This merchant, damn it! If he has money, he dares to do evil, who gave him the courage!"

Isn't this forcing people to die!

The rest of the people also cursed in a low voice.

Even Li Er had an angry look on his face.

This merchant, just to make a bet with others, ruined a good boy's life, how could he deserve to die?
"What did he say?" Li Er asked.

He also wanted to know what it was that could make Wei Zheng remember deeply.

Wei Zheng said: "The child told Wei Chen that if the carriage hadn't had that baggage back then, he would never have thought of stealing anything! Certainly not!"

"If you steal it, you steal it. Is there anything wrong with it?" Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "The moment he stretched out his hand, he changed."

He also feels sorry for the child, but the thing has already happened, so there is no way to change it.

Li Er didn't think so, but looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Could it be that what Wei Qing wants to talk about is temptation?"

"Some people don't want to reach out." Wei Zheng said, "but he just had the opportunity to reach out.

In this story, Wei Chen clearly realized that if it wasn't for the merchant back then, that child would never have become a thief.

There is a saying that may not be in line with the truth of scholars. After all, we really have no reason to blame the victim for not protecting his property, but you really can't expect everyone to be a gentleman in the face of huge interests..."

Even Wei Zheng, he dare not say some things...

But everyone understands that this thing can only be understood, not expressed in words.

Li Er naturally understood, and nodded immediately.

Looking at Wei Zheng again, the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

Wei Zheng's story is not only about temptation, but also about merchants.

"Wei Qing is worrying too much." Li Er laughed, "This time, regardless of whether Taozhou and Hezhou are merged into one government or one, the military administration will be separated.

I discussed with Fang Qing before, and Fang Qing proposed to set up a large guard to take charge of the people's livelihood and trade, and set up an army chief to take charge of all military affairs.

Therefore, Wei Qing's worries are unnecessary. "

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling have discussed separately?

Except for Changsun Wuji, no one really knew about it.

But after hearing what Li Er said, everyone will understand, I'm afraid that the chief guard and the marching chief have already settled down.

However, if the two are settled, they should be the most suitable candidates.

After all, these two don't have a fuel-efficient lamp.

It is impossible for them to give any chance to sit big in the Northwest.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Er immediately said: "At that time, what I preferred was that the auxiliary machine be appointed as the general guard, and that Jingde be the chief commander of the march.

With the two of them sitting in the northwest, presumably everyone will be at ease, right? "

Hearing what Li Er said, everyone immediately went through the whole situation in their minds.

Good guy, Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Jingde sit in the northwest, even if they are not attached to officials, they are an absolute top match.

But let alone, the combination of these two people is really just right.

Who doesn't know that Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Jingde have been at odds for a long time?
As I said before, Yuchi Jingde likes to expose people's shortcomings.

As long as they saw something wrong with Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, they would point it out in person.

Otherwise, he would be kicked out of Chang'an, Li Er's most trusted military commander, the dignified Duke Wu of the Tang Dynasty?

Isn't that what Changsun Wuji did back then?

Let these two people sit in the northwest, and it would be a ghost if they could join forces.

The point is, Li Er's most trusted people, these two can be ranked in the top three...

Li Er is also relieved.

"Then the problem now is merchants." Wei Zheng said after hearing the words, "With Wu Guogong and Qi Guogong sitting in the northwest, it is natural to have no worries, but from the story just now, His Majesty must also know that merchants are not some kind of moral gentleman."

Li Er nodded and said: "Indeed, if this strategy is implemented, the Northwest will definitely become a place where merchants from all over the world gather. At that time, a group of wealthy merchants will even be born. For my Tang Dynasty, I don't know if it is good or not. It's bad."

Li Er's attitude towards merchants is actually not obvious. As an emperor, it is impossible for him to suppress merchants, which is not in his interest.

But if it is about business, these merchants have not been a good thing since ancient times.

Not saying they aren't production, it's all bullshit...

There is a real problem with merchants, and it has never been such a trivial matter as production. The real reason for them to curb merchants is that merchants will lose their wealth with them!

As for not producing, to put it bluntly, could it be that these scholars are producing...

"Your Majesty, the rich merchants are not the most worrying." Dai Zhou said, "What really worries me is that if we really want to build a powerful city in the northwest, those merchants are here for profit. Will it affect other people? Local business?"

This is actually inevitable.

There is no doubt that the rise of a powerful city will inevitably draw blood from other cities.

"Yes." Wei Zheng said, "Wealthy merchants are a problem that we may face in the future, but facing such opportunities, these merchants may indeed affect the commercial order of various places.

Moreover, there is another most important problem, that is, if the merchants of my Tang Dynasty are obsessed with profit and refuse to innovate, my business in the Tang Dynasty will depend too much on the Ming court in the future. This is not a good sign .

From this point of view, the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty may even counter my Tang's business.

Your Majesty, you need to be cautious about this matter! "

Hearing what Wei Zheng said, Li Er nodded, this is the biggest problem.

Merchants, the prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit!

Do you expect them to have a high level of consciousness?

As long as they can make money, they are willing to do it.

As for innovation?

Hehe, unless innovation can make more money!
This is the merchant!
The story Wei Zheng told before was actually telling Li Er that the conduct of merchants is worrying!

Changsun Wuji sighed. Although he already knew that Li Er wanted him to be the chief protector, he couldn't solve this problem.

At the moment, he also looked distressed.

No one can solve this problem.

After all, it is the nature of a businessman to seek profit, that's right...

If a businessman does not pursue profit, is he still called a businessman?

　Four hundred monthly tickets are short... My heart is chilling!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)