Li Hai is just a simple general, this person is above the military, he does have considerable attainments, he is also bold, and there is no lack of adventurous spirit in his calmness, he belongs to the kind of general that Li Ze values very much, and Li Ze has already made arrangements in his heart for his appointment. He didn't want a general like Li Hai to be involved in this kind of political struggle in a daze, if one was not good, then Li Ze would have to dispose of him even if he didn't want to, which was not what Li Ze wanted.

And Pei Ju's sincere dedication made Li Ze overjoyed. Different from Li Hai, Pei Ju's status is much higher, and his influence is much greater, in the Heluo area, Pei Ju's role is much stronger than that of Xue Ping and Qin Zhao, with this person, Li Ze will be able to take the lead when he competes for the Heluo region in the future.

What's more, this person's devotion to Li Ze will also affect some other influential and powerful figures in the Heluo area, which will make Li Ze much easier in the future, so after Li Ze met Pei Ju's current requirements, he even more generously promised that Pei Ju could choose one of the positions of the six Jiuqing in the future.

After talking about business, Li Ze warmly invited Pei Ju to stay and have dinner with him.

Simply four dishes and one soup, served in a large bowl of coarse porcelain, the amount is sufficient, although it is much better than ordinary people, but compared to Pei Ju, who is well-informed and accustomed to enjoying it in Heluo, it is a little unbelievable that Li Ze has such a status and is still so simple in life.

"Pei Tingshi, I am also a person who pays attention to eating and not getting tired of being fine, and I am not tired of being meticulous. Don't underestimate these dishes, these are carefully prepared by the chef I brought with me. Li Ze looked at Pei Ju's appearance and seemed to understand his inner thoughts.

"Outsiders say that I, Li Ze, love soldiers like a son, ha, this is really exalting me." Li Ze continued: "I am not the kind of general who loves soldiers like children in the traditional sense, let me eat at the same table with the soldiers, sleep in the same bed, or go further, I really can't do it." Don't hide it from Pei Tingshi, I really can't eat what the soldiers and generals eat outside now. ”

Hearing this, Pei Ju finally laughed: "I heard that Taifu himself is extremely good at cooking, like iron pots, and there are many new dishes, which were invented by Taifu. ”

"Fooling around!" Li Ze sandwiched a piece of braised pork belly for Pei Ju, and said: "I want to eat comfortably, so I make a fool of myself, and slowly I get experience, Pei Tingshi tastes this pork belly, a pig, and only selects such a piece of the best pork belly, and the chef has been making it for a long time for this bowl of dishes." If you really want to talk about the price, it's really not cheap. Come, taste, melt in the mouth, fat but not greasy, a mouthful, the fragrance penetrates the limbs and bones, that comfortable, really indescribable with words. ”

Pei Ju first tasted a little bit of the same four dishes, and as Li Ze said, the dishes that looked very ordinary were really put into a lot of thought in terms of practice. Like the plate of eggplant on the table, if Li Ze didn't say it, Pei Ju would never recognize it, not only could he not see the appearance of the eggplant, but when he ate it in his mouth, he would not have the taste of ordinary eggplant. After listening to Li Ze's enthusiastic introduction, Pei Ju finally understood why it was like this, he said earlier that a bowl of braised pork took a long time, and this bowl of eggplant, when it was spent, used all kinds of accessories, it was really surpassed.

"Some people say that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, I don't agree with this, the person who said this definitely doesn't understand how difficult it is to make ordinary side dishes really delicious." Li Ze tapped the porcelain bowl containing the eggplant with chopsticks: "Just like this bowl of eggplant, if there is a slight mistake in the process, the taste will be 108,000 miles away, and it will basically be wasted." This is just a dish, if it is broken, it can be thrown away and remade, but if a country deviates from a policy, it will affect thousands of people, thousands of miles of embankment, collapse in the anthill. ”

"What Taifu said is extremely true." Pei Ju nodded.

"Now under my rule, there are more than 10 million people. Sometimes when I think about it, I feel a cool air swishing on my back. Li Ze poured a glass of wine for Pei Ju, and filled a glass himself and sipped it slowly. Pei Tingshi, what do you think of my current policy of Wuwei? ”

Li Ze suddenly asked about politics, which caught Pei Ju a little off guard, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said: "The policies that Taifu has implemented in Wuwei are very different from the past, and they are completely different from Pei's past experience, so I really don't dare to say anything, but there is one thing I believe." ”

"I don't know what it is?"

"These strategies implemented by Taifu have made Wuwei's strength soar, and he is on the road of continuous victory, which is enough." Pei Ju said with a smile: "No one can blame a winner. Since Taifu is constantly winning, it means that Taifu is right. ”

After drinking the wine in the cup in one gulp, Li Ze sighed: "Actually, I am also afraid in my heart, I am worried that I will become the next Wang Mang." Pei Tingshi, I am destroying a class, under my rule, the powerful have almost no place to stand, the so-called famous families are trembling, if you want to say that they are willing, then I don't believe it. But in this world, these people have the right to speak, and they have huge strength in their hands. ”

Pei Ju put down his chopsticks, looked at Li Ze and said thoughtfully: "Taifu, Mr. Zhang Hui, and Mr. Gongsun are all powerful, haven't you discussed this issue with them?" ”

"Naturally, it was discussed." Li Zeyi smiled and said, "We talked very deeply, do you know why Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Zhang Hui are willing to use it for me?" It's because we've talked too deeply about it. ”

"Taifu didn't think about using a wealthy family and a famous family?" Pei Ju said: "If Taifu is willing to open the door, I believe they will definitely flock to it." ”

"yes, this way, my path will be much smoother." Li Ze nodded: "And then?" Once again, this world will enter a cycle of reincarnation. From the very beginning, it has slowly fallen and decayed, how many years has it taken for Datang to go from prosperity to this point? ”

"But Taifu, have you ever thought about it, even if you destroy this batch, you can't change this problem from the source, because Taifu's subordinates will rise another group of new nobles and new magnates in the future." Pei Ju groaned.

"yes, it seems to be a dead knot." Li Ze laughed: "Now I haven't thought about it so much, so deeply, including Zhang Hui and Gongsun Changming, the two gentlemen, are also thinking about this problem, Pei Tingshi is also a wise man, usually has a good time, you might as well think about this question more, how are we going to go in the future?" ”

This is a big exam question, but it also shows that Li Ze attaches great importance to Pei Ju himself.

"Taifu's Yixing Society is a tentative move on this issue?" Pei Ju asked suddenly.

Li Ze glanced at Pei Ju with some surprise, he didn't expect that Pei Ju would be able to react to the essence of the existence of Yixing Society so quickly.

"Do you know anything about the Yixing Society?" Li Ze asked rhetorically.

"Since I want to serve Taifu, I will naturally do some research on Taifu's policies and some methods, Yixing Society is too unusual, even if I am blindfolded, he will keep ringing Hong Zhong Dalu in my ears." Pei Ju said with a smile. "Including your supply and marketing cooperatives, you want to try to replace the old system with a new economic system, and then affect the implementation of the government."

"Pei Tingshi is really a wise man." Li Ze nodded: "In private, I named this system, and now there are only four people who know about this new system, I, Xia He, Zhang Hui, Gongsun Changming, Pei Tingshi, you are the fifth." ”

Hearing this, Pei Ju sat up straight all of a sudden, and his face became solemn.

"I call him a government-led market economy." Li Ze said slowly. "I'll send you a booklet I wrote for you to read when I have time, so I think it will help you understand more about my ideas. In the future, I hope that you will become my powerful assistant after entering the court. ”

Pei Ju took a deep breath, and his face showed excitement.

"Mr. Zhang's academic attainments are deeper, Mr. Gongsun is more suitable for doing some things behind the scenes, Xia He knows my thoughts the most, but after all, she is a woman and my concubine, and it is difficult to be convinced. Pei Tingshi, you are different, you are knowledgeable, you are extremely familiar with political affairs, and there is no shortage of official skills, and you are the most suitable candidate for the position of prime minister in the future. ”

"I will definitely study it carefully." Pei Ju said in a condensed voice.

"In fact, it is also very simple, my idea is that the national economic lifeline related to the national economy and people's livelihood must be mastered and controlled in the hands of the imperial court, and anyone else, any economic form, can only be its effective auxiliary and supplement. I don't care what kind of heroes or everyone will be produced in the future, he can only rely on the court to exist. Once he has any bad thoughts, the court can easily uproot his power in a few hands. In this way, even if the new country will still produce moths in the future, these moths can only lie on the main body of the court to suck blood, and can not shake the foundation of the court, as long as we establish a good self-purification system, and clean it up every once in a while, we can also ensure the vitality of governance to a greater extent and meet the people's expectations for the court. ”

Pei Ju nodded slowly: "What Taifu said, Pei Ju already has a rough outline in his heart. ”

"This booklet is just an outline, and now it's just a skeleton, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Gongsun, and Xia He have been working hard for some of their flesh and blood, and I hope Pei Tingshi will do the same, so that his flesh and blood will be fuller, our time is enough, and now under our rule, it is enough for us to experiment slowly. Now the ship is small and easy to turn around, and in the future, the ship will be bigger, and the difficulty will be doubled. ”

In an instant, Pei Ju felt that he seemed to be carrying a thousand pounds of weight on his shoulders.

This is because what Li Ze is discussing with him now is the long-term peace and stability of a country and the future and destiny of a country.

Li Ze saw too far away, and for a moment Pei Ju, who was still looking at him, was a little caught off guard.