"Put the cart before the horse!" In the face of Xiao You's questioning, Shi Qingyi sneered: "If it weren't for the fact that today's imperial court has only completed the military unification of the whole country, but not really full control, just drought and locust plague, how can a proud person like Li Shimin have trouble sleeping, hum, but even if Li Shimin is in trouble now, even if the tiger has small hands due to hunger, it is still a fierce tiger, not comparable to some fat fat cats, and the tiger is growing wild day by day because of its hunger!" Only those stupid people who don't know the situation will choose to fall into the well for him at this time, hehe, these fools don't know that their end is already in sight......! ”

When Shi Qingyi Xiao You said this, the strong and cold aura that suddenly erupted from her body almost made Xiao You shudder, and then, Xiao You looked at Shi Qingyi's gaze, and only then did he touch the faint sneer that appeared on the other party's face, as if there was some hideous!

"Li Shimin has a strong army in hand and the name of the god of war, if he uses force alone to subdue all the unconvinced strength, he may not be able to do it, not to mention, I will definitely not stand by at that time. However, although this domineering road is feasible, it is a last resort, because if we act in this way, then there is no doubt that the refugees who have been affected by the disaster in this famine will no longer be able to receive assistance from the imperial court, and there is no doubt that most of these victims will starve to death, thus shaking the foundation of the country in the north, and the losses caused by this are more likely to be completely recovered in ten or twenty years! Therefore, Li Shimin and I will never choose such extreme measures unless it is absolutely necessary! Shi Qingyi said.

Then, her words changed abruptly, and the coldness of her tone returned to its original kindness again. And on her face, a gentle smile appeared again: however, there was a slight hint of ridicule: "The world is human affairs, and human nature is originally selfish and selfish, avoiding evil and seeking good fortune." The so-called bustling is all for profit! So as long as enough benefits are given, I don't have to worry about those forces who are watching from the wall in the famine and watching Li Shimin sit on the trap can continue to sit firmly in Diaoyutai, and as long as they can help Li Shimin in this disaster, then from now on, they will naturally be on Li Shimin's ship, and if they want to change their doors again, hum, if they don't want to die, they can go down and try......" Shi Qingyi said.

Shi Qingyi finally finished saying all the words he wanted to say to Xiao You. And this time, Xiao You did not refute fiercely, she was silent for a moment before she raised her head to look at Shi Qingyi and asked a question: "So in your opinion, what kind of price do you need to pay if you want to buy off the semi-independent forces that are free from the imperial court, the imperial court and us?" ”

Xiao You's question. In fact, it is the most core fatal flaw that Shi Qingyi must solve in Fang Cai's words, and the price is too low. Then those major forces that maintain a certain degree of independence will inevitably not sell it, but if the price is high, the power of the court and Shi Qingyi himself will inevitably be burdened with a heavy burden, and if it is not good, it will be dominated by those forces, and when the time comes, the empire will be blatantly split, then Shi Qingyi. Wouldn't it be like lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot?

However, in response to this question, Shi Qingyi just smiled slightly, and then said the following sentence lightly: "It's very simple, it's nothing more than business, no matter who it is." As long as he can transport grain to the north, then we will buy it with all our strength at the highest price in the north at present, plus the freight expenses along the way - of course, neither the imperial court nor we are actually enough to pay this huge amount of money, so we might as well use the future taxes of various places as collateral until this payment is fully paid, and at the same time, in order to thank these people and forces for their help to the imperial court and the people affected in the north in this disaster, We might as well promise to give these people and forces all kinds of administrative benefits and conveniences in the future, for example, the imperial court and these people jointly negotiate the amount of commercial taxes and so on, and as long as it does not involve the army, in fact, even some administrative functions of various localities, the imperial court and Li Shimin may not be able to let go of these people......"

I saw the smile on Shi Qingyi's face gradually rippling: "You must know, in today's world, is it still far from a completely unified and powerful empire?" The reason why Li Shimin held back at this time was that of course there were factors such as the long distance in the south and the inconvenience of conquest, but the bigger reason was that Li Shimin had to face the threat of the powerful steppe empire and Turkic in the north at this time! Therefore, if in the future, when Li Shimin and his group of courtiers solve the Turks in the north and really free up their hands, then it will be the end of the separatist forces that are still maintaining a semi-independent state in various places!

Hehe, if Li Shimin really sent troops to the south to pacify the major separatist forces, then with his style, he would inevitably pull out all the forces that disobeyed the imperial court one by one, and there would not be any fish that slipped through the net, and if he wanted to survive, he could only befriend him before, so that Li Shimin would dispel the idea of the southern expedition from the beginning, and there is no doubt that at this time, Li Shimin was in extreme embarrassment in the natural disasters in the north, and at this time, wasn't it the best opportunity for those southern forces to applaud him?

Now, the idea I am putting forward is in fact an opportunity that these southern forces have dreamed of, because it will enable these forces to have sufficient rights in their own land in the future when the country is fully unified and become an incomparably powerful empire, and to benefit their descendants...... And I don't believe that many people will be able to refuse such a temptation! Shi Qingyi finally said.

"This is a viable option, but how can you be sure that the forces will be able to trust our promises? Is it just relying on the decrees issued by the imperial court today? Xiao You frowned and said: "After all, from ancient times to the present, it has been common for emperors and important ministers in the court to abuse their power and override the law......" Some words don't need to be said too clearly, but Xiao You's meaning is already obvious: How can you make those separatist forces outside the imperial court power at this time believe that this promise made by you will definitely be fulfilled?

Speaking of which, the so-called credibility of the state can only coerce those common people whose land is no more than 100 acres and whose money is less than 100 gold, because when these poor and powerless people face the powerful violent machinery of the whole country, they have absolutely no capital to oppose the whole country except obedience, but when the people who oppose the country become those who are divided by one side, have a considerable number of troops and have absolute dominance in the locality, Although the strength of the state has not diminished in the slightest, for these separatist forces, their methods of dealing with the central court have been completely different from those of the common people under the rule of the state.

It can be said that Xiao You's worries are not unreasonable, but when Shi Qingyi heard this, he just shook his head slightly, and then let out a soft sigh from his mouth: Xiao You's knowledge is still a little shallow after all, so that at this time, she can't see higher-level things in many things, but can only see a little bit of it: It is true that in business, business can solve many problems, but not all problems, otherwise, what is the purpose of a strong army and harsh laws?

The answer is, it is to save the troubled emerging empire at this moment!!

Shi Qingyi told a small story in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in a quiet tone: and the protagonist of the story is the great Dacheng Holy Master Confucius.

"It is rumored that the ancient Lu people set fire to Jize, but the north wind blew in the sky, and the fire spread to the south, and the border was about to be affected. Lu Aigong led the people to participate in the firefighting, but the people were only willing to drive away the beasts, not to put out the fire, so the then king of Lu asked the country's young great secretary Kou Kongqiu, who was also respected by later generations of the Dacheng holy master Confucius Confucius, for help, and the young Confucian sage at that time also took the opportunity to analyze the reason why the people did this for his monarch:

The task of driving away wild beasts is easy and there is no punishment, and fighting fires is not only hard and dangerous, but also has no reward, so naturally no one wants to put out fires.

So, what's next?

Is it a reward? The situation is so urgent that enough money can be mobilized in time, and besides, where will there be enough money to reward all those who put out the fire in this fire, so the solution proposed by the sage Confucius for the king is to impose severe punishment on the people who do not participate in the firefighting!!

So soon, the king decreed: 'Whoever does not take part in the firefighting, shall be guilty of defeat and surrender to the enemy; Those who drive only wild beasts are guilty of trespassing in forbidden areas. 'The order has not yet spread throughout the country, but the fire of Jize has been extinguished......"

"Absolute strength plus a little bit of sweetness and temptation, as the so-called Wen Yan has a big stick in his hand, a big stick and a carrot, as long as we show enough sincerity, I don't believe that those separatist forces that are not strong enough to fight against the center of the empire will die to the end, instead of bowing their heads obediently under the offensive of cannons and butter!!" I saw Shi Qingyi with a smile like a spring breeze on his face, and said the last concluding words. (To be continued......)

PS: Banning "Assassination of the Teacher" and "The Boring World Without Pornographic Jokes" VS "Casting Punishment Book" and "Casting Punishment Ding"