Wei Ying laughed and said, "Yes." Brother Jing in one word. Jing Jian still looked confused, "Choose Mingjun with the way of dying the country?" Wei Ying said leisurely: "Brother Jing once pretended to be an Oriental merchant to enter the Wei Kingdom, and wanted to come to Shang Tong for business. Excuse me, if a person has a peerless treasure, how should he find a buyer who knows the goods? ”

Jing Jian did not hesitate, "I should show the treasures to the buyer, introduce them truthfully, and offer them truthfully." ”

"What if the buyer doesn't know the goods?"

"Continue to wait, or look for another buyer."

"Hold on to curiosities all day long and sell them along the streets?"

"Is there a better way?" Jing Jian seemed to be unconvinced.

"I have a law, Brother Jing listens to it." Wei Ying smiled mysteriously, "Rare and rare, it must not be easily revealed. The first plan is to choose a person who knows the goods with a torch in his eyes, and this so-called goods seller knows the family. Test the buyer's superior multiplication rule, first show the inferior goods and then go to the clinic, so it is not bad. What does Brother Jing think? "Wei Ying's tone is completely a scheming businessman.

Jing Jian was still in the aftertaste, muttering to himself, "Show the inferior goods first and then go to the clinic?" Showing inferior goods first? ”

Hou Ying said with a smile: "If you don't know inferior goods, how can you know peerless rarities?" Brother Martingale is so good at business, admire. ”

"After Martingale is Yin Shang, a little bit of one or two, talk about analogies, and the two of them laugh."

Jing Jian slammed the case and said loudly: "Okay! The monarch chooses the minister to be talented, the minister chooses the monarch to be clear, and he does not know the goods, so how can he be clear? Brother Martingale saw it, and the Jing Supervisor suddenly opened! ”

Hou Ying said: "Where? How to go forward? ”

"It depends on the internal history, does Brother Jing still have confidence in Wei Ying?"

Jing Jian drank and let out a long sigh, "I'll just harden my head and do it again." Then he suddenly woke up, "Hey, let's talk about it first, this time it's a bad product?" Or is it a curiose? Wei Ying and Hou Ying laughed in unison, and Jing Jian and Qin Feng also laughed.

"This time, I will join forces with Brother Jing Jian, and I will definitely report to Brother Wei Marting, you will see you again." Qin Feng, who had not spoken, finally smiled and spoke.

Wei Ying hurriedly arched his hand: "So, thank you Shangqing." ”

"As long as Mr. can strengthen my Great Qin, it will be the best gift to the monarchs and ministers of Qin." Qin Feng smiled.

On October 20th, Liyang City held a grand funeral, and buried the courtesy of Tian Chang, a famous scholar of the Qi State Jixia School Palace, on the high and high post in the north of the city. On that day, the 36 scholars of the Zhaoxian Hall performed an elegy for the hearse, and all the officials above the doctor level of the Qin State were buried. When the three-zhang high tomb was piled up, Qin Xiaogong personally paid tribute in front of the tomb and planted two luan trees for Tian Chang's tomb.

After the funeral, Qin Xiaogong did not return to Liyang, and took Che Ying directly to the ferry on the north bank of Weishui. He had not inspected the west since the suppression of the Rongdi rebellion. This time, he wanted to take a boat against the current and take a look west of Yongcheng before the harsh winter arrived.

When he arrived at the ship, Qin Xiaogong instructed Che Ying, "Wait a while." Che Ying, who was standing at the bow of the boat, pointed to the slope on the north bank, "Your Majesty, Neishi and Shangqing are here, three people?" Xiaogong smiled: "Just wait for the three of them." It will be over in half an hour, and I can't miss the trip. ”

On the slope path, it was Jing Jian and Wei Ying, Qin Feng who galloped on horseback.

Three days ago, when asking for the funeral of Zhun Tianchang, Jing Jian mentioned Wei Ying again by the scholar of the Zhaoxian Pavilion. Qin Xiaogong was angry and funny, "I said that you are a Jing Supervisor, are you fascinated by the Sect Guard?" Or are there benefits of eating martingale? This person has been in the study, on the surface he is quite heroic, but in fact he is old-fashioned, you still don't give up? Monstrous absurdity! ”

Jing Jian and Qin Feng had no way to retreat, so they directly said Wei Ying's argument of "the king tries the minister to be talented, and the minister tries the king to be clear" and the metaphor of the rare shot. When Qin Xiaogong heard this, he was silent again.

He felt that Wei Ying's statement was quite intriguing, and suddenly, he felt that this person was quite strange, how could he find a reason to ask him to see him every time? If you don't come prepared and premeditate, how can this be? After a while, he smiled leisurely: "Okay, let's see Wei Ying again and see how many bad goods he has carried?" ”

The autumn frost has risen, and the grass and trees on both sides of the Weishui River are withered and yellow. A high-masted and black-sailed official ship was moored at the ferry, and a long wooden table could be seen in the pergola-like pavilion on the deck. Jing Jian and Wei Ying, Qin Feng came to the shore, tied the horse, and walked towards the official ship. Jing Jian said in a low voice: "Brother Marting, let me say it again, the reason why you saw you on the boat is because you want to visit the people in the West. If you can't do it this time, you'll have to go back to Wei. Wei Ying smiled and nodded, and the three of them stepped onto the wide plank.

Che Ying greeted him at the entrance of the ship, and said with a smile: "Neishi, Shangqing, sir, please do this." "Let the three of them sit down at the pavilion.

When Qin Xiaogong saw the three of them on the boat, he came to the pavilion from the cabin, and Qin Feng, the Jing supervisor and guard, saluted together, "See your lord." ”

Qin Xiaogong smiled: "Don't be polite, I'll talk while walking." He turned to Che Ying and ordered, "Drive the boat west." ”

Under Che Ying's order, the pulppers, "Start the ship-", and the official ship leisurely went off the shore and slowly headed west.

The Weishui River is wide, the clear waves are surging, the water depth is not dangerous, and the end is a rare benign channel. If it were in the Wei Kingdom, such a waterway would have been full of masts and boats. But the Weishui River is deserted at the moment, and occasionally small boats pass by, and they are just shabby-clothed fishermen. In the vast expanse of water, there was not a single merchant ship loaded with goods.

Wei Yan stared at the river and let out a long sigh.

Qin Xiao said fairly: "Mr. said three things twice, although it is not in line with the Qin State, but Mr. is knowledgeable, I have already felt it." Yingqu Liang wants to ask Mr. to be in charge of the Recruitment Hall, and he will be the same as the doctor, I don't know if Mr. is willing to give in? ”

Wei Ying didn't seem to hear Qin Xiaogong's words, he looked at the cold river, and said slowly: "The Weishui is surging, the river is wide, there is no danger in Qin, it is a godsend." Why did Qin occupy Weishui for hundreds of years and lose the benefits of fish and salt shipping? Guanzhong Chuandao, the land is flat, fertile for thousands of miles, there is nothing in the world, why is it in Qin for hundreds of years, but the harvest is barren and thin, and the people are starving? ”

Jing Jian was stunned, for fear that Wei Ying would be broadened again, and when he listened carefully, he was all in truth, so he stopped talking. Qin Feng nodded slightly.

Qin Xiaogong was silent, he wanted to hear what else this strange learned man could say.

Wei Ying also didn't seem to pay attention to the silence of Qin Xiaogong, Jing Jian and Qin Feng, he continued to face the river and asked: "The people of Qin are simple and thick, and they have turned into the Rongdi tribe to do their best, and the martial style is deeply rooted in the government and the opposition. Why didn't the Qin State have an elite army that would conquer and win the battle? ”

Jing Jian happily interjected: "What Mr. asked is exactly what the gentleman thinks about day and night. What's the plan, sir? ”

Qin Xiaogong stared sharply at Wei Ying's back, and waved his hand to Jing Jian to signal not to interrupt him.

Wei Ying turned around and looked at Qin Xiao fairly: "Fang Today, the following countries are competing for power, and the growth and decline of national strength is the foundation of rise and fall. What is national strength? First, the population is large, the people are rich, and the fields are prosperous. Second, the treasury is full, and the goods and food can withstand the consumption of years of wars and natural disasters and famines. Third, the people and the government are of the same heart, and the whole country is united like an arm. Fourth, the laws and regulations are stable, and there is no turmoil and man-made disasters in the country. Fifth, the armor soldiers are strong and the iron cavalry is excellent. With these five, it can be called a strong country. And the current Qin State has no one of the five. The land is small and the people are few, and the fields are withered; The treasury is empty, and there is no food for the year; The rule of the people is loose, and the government is weak in control; Internal law decrees, following the old system; The soldiers of the whole country, less than 100,000, are still dilapidated and old divisions. In this way, the Qin State has endless hidden dangers, but if there is a big war, it will be a disaster. Does the king think so? ”

Qin Xiaogong smiled slightly, "It's so useless, but how can it be changed?" Kingcraft? Inaction? Benevolent? ”

Jing Jian saw that the topic had entered Hong Kong, and he was happy, but he heard that the monarch's voice was wrong, and said anxiously: "No, no, no, that's the way to die in the country, how can Mr. mention it again?" ”

Qin Xiaogong waved his hand and said, "Please continue sir." ”

Wei Ying's expression was solemn, "The way to govern the country is to strengthen the country." The royal way, benevolent government, and inaction are all illusory, and they cannot be the same as the way of a strong country. The gentleman has deep insight and is unmoved, and Martingale is comforted. ”

"But how to strengthen the country? Yingqu Liang did not succeed. Qin Xiaogong said.

"A strong country also has all kinds of strong laws. Wei, Qi, and Chu, which country does the monarch think can be exemplary? ”

When Qin Xiaogong heard this question, his spirit suddenly lifted, and his eyes were blazing: "Sir's words are very profound. Yingqu Liang is only worried about the power of the country on weekdays, and his mind is not enough to do this, so he dares to ask Mr. for advice. ”

"The State of Wei is the strength of the soldiers and goods, the State of Qi is the strength of the rule of the Ming monarchs, and the State of Chu is the strength of the vast land and the people. South Korea, which is currently changing its laws, is similar to the Qi State. ”

Qin Xiaogong sighed, "On par with the top three, Yingquliang is enough for this life." ”

Wei Ying said with a smile: "However, the above three powers are not fundamental powers, and they are not enough to emulate. ”

Qin Xiaogong was surprised. He had already stated in the "Seeking Meritorious Order" that the goal of Tuqiang was to restore the hegemony of the Mu Gong era and compete with the eastern princes. According to such a goal, achieving the strength of the four kingdoms of Wei, Qi, Chu and Han should be satisfied.

And Wei Ying actually said that the above three countries are not enough to follow suit, and his tone is so big that he really despises the world. Is this Wei Ying not aware of the difficulties of governing the country, or does he really have the talent to turn things around?

He suddenly couldn't figure it out, so he might as well listen to it humbly, so he humbly arched his hand and said: "Sir's words make people strong, please dismantle them in detail." ”

Wei Ying's face was solemn and eloquent, "The fundamental weakness of the first three paradigms of strong countries lies in the fact that they are only strong for a while, not forever, and only strong on the surface, not fundamentally. The Wei State was thriving in the two generations of Wenhou and Wuhou, and it was really strong, and since Wei Poppy became king, the Wei State has been getting worse and worse. ”

"The state of Qi is a strong king of this generation of Qi, and it will inevitably weaken after that. Since the king of Chu mourned, the state of Chu has always been a strong foreign power, and it is not worthy of a real blow. Even in the case of South Korea, which is currently in the process of reforming, it is also a generational strength, and it will decline in less than a generation. What is the root cause of this? Wei Ying said.