Pang Tong, who was in Yizhou, finally received a letter from the Son of Heaven, he circulated many times in the locality, from the land of Hebei, to the southwest today, as the state pastor, Yizhou should also be divided into two states of Ba and Shu according to the edict of the temple, Pang Tong is still dealing with these things, he does not agree with such a division of places, but he is not in the temple, his words, can not reach the ears of the Son of Heaven at all.

Sitting in the study, Pang Tong took a sip of wine, of course, the southwest also has the benefits of the southwest, it is far away from the temple, no one comes to interfere in his own affairs, he lives quite comfortably here, the government affairs of this state, it is not enough for him to work hard, he recommended some outstanding young people to the temple, and then, Yizhou began to move towards a better development direction.

Pang Tong is patrolling back and forth in Yizhou every day, saying that it is an inspection, in fact, it is fun, but his fun is not to be entertained, he will go to the homes of the people and merchants here, live with them for a few days, and ask them about their situation, from the beginning, Pang Tong has not been able to squeeze into the core of the temple, just because his ideas are too shocking.

He has always believed that if you want to curb land annexation, you can't do it by forceful means, and it is better to let those who focus on arable land change their pursuits, let them open large handicraft farms, support them to build large-scale economic plantations, let the people receive money from them, work for them, or farm for them, as long as the temple can set a suitable low price, the land problem will no longer exist.

Because the powerful will no longer be obsessed with more land, they will find that there are actually other ways for them to obtain greater benefits, and the same is true for the people, the amount of arable land is always limited, that is, no matter how capable the Son of Heaven and the virtuous ministers are, it is impossible to conjure up land out of thin air, and the household registration of the Han Dynasty is now rising explosively, and if it continues like this, there will always be a time when the land is not enough, and that day will be the time when the Han Dynasty will turn from prosperity to decline.

When he was in the temple, Pang Tong's thoughts may not be mature enough, but when he was sent to the place, he began to gradually think about how his ideas should be implemented in the local area, especially after knowing Zhong Changtong, his thoughts seemed to have a big gap to be filled, he was very happy, Zhong Changtong was the same, and the two soon became close friends who talked about everything.

And he introduced Zhou Yu to Zhong Changtong, and the three often exchanged through letters, each with their own gains.

When Pang Tong arrived in Yizhou, his thinking had gradually matured, and he had a set of his own sayings, he wanted to completely change the cycle of land annexation, he wanted to transform the tens of millions of cultivators of the Han Dynasty, and they became handicraftsmen, became workers, changed them from peasant households to industrial and commercial households, and carried out large-scale industrial and commercial construction by supporting the powerful and powerful, so that the Han could get rid of the shackles of land.

He is very opposed to the Han Dynasty's foreign wars, in Pang Tong's view, these areas are the best markets for the Han Dynasty, the Han will produce goods here, control their material and economic lifeline, let them cultivate for the Han Dynasty, provide food, this is the best conquest, as for the military conquest, he disdains, military conquest is a reckless thing.

It is impossible to make the Han strong by force alone, but after coming to Yizhou, he is even happier, because Yizhou has always been a place where there are many merchants and prosperous business, and he did not suppress the merchants here like every state pastor after he took the throne, but began to support the local businessmen and began to implement the strategy in his heart.

The businessmen in Yizhou were stunned, this is the first official who is not hostile to the businessmen in Yizhou, is there really such an official in the world? The merchants praised one after another, and Pang Tong's behavior also angered some local scholars, but after Pang Tong's friendly exchanges with the various families and powerful people in Yizhou, all those words against Pang Tong dissipated.

Yizhou's business and trade activities are particularly active, and even became the second only Yangzhou Han commercial center, Pang Tong will observe the social situation under this policy every day, he cheered up, not afraid that there will be any turmoil, Pang Tong has absolute confidence in himself, he is worried that he will miss some of the impact of these policies, so all day "tour the mountains and rivers", but he suddenly received an unexpected order.

Looking at the edict of the Son of Heaven in his hand, Pang Tong was still a little confused, frowning, he couldn't see through the Son of Heaven's thoughts for a while, to say that the candidates for the three orders have always been promoted from the temple, not to mention that the position of the servant Zhongling has always been the absolute henchman of the Son of Heaven, and he is not so close to the Son of Heaven, why did the Son of Heaven suddenly think of using me?

The edict in his hand was to ask Pang Tong to enter the temple and serve as the edict of the servant, the servants in the mansion were very happy, and the people who came to see him suddenly became a lot more, but Pang Tong did not open the door to greet him this time, so that everyone was ready to go on the road, but he was still thinking about the intention of the Son of Heaven, until the carriage was out of speed and the Yizhou businessmen shed tears to say goodbye, Pang Tong was still thinking in the carriage.

All the practices of the Son of Heaven are meaningful, Guo Jia once told him that Pang Tong believed in Guo Jia, therefore, he also felt that things were not so simple, and after thinking for a long time, the most likely thing is that the Son of Heaven wants to use himself to balance the balance of the temple, that is, to let himself deal with the gradually growing Zhuge line, in the temple, no one can cover the limelight of this Shangshuling.

His reputation is extremely high, and he is deeply loved by the generals in the battle of Kushan, and his family is also huge, his brother Zhuge Jin, his younger brother Zhuge Jun, and even the children of the family, such as Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Zhan, are all serving in the temple, including his close friends, as well as his disciples.

However, if the Son of Heaven really wants to suppress Zhuge Liang, shouldn't Zhou Yu be allowed to take this position? Pang Tong couldn't help but think again, in terms of prestige, maybe only Zhou Yu can be equal to Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu has opened up a big situation overseas, and he manages the water army in Yangzhou, and his power is only inferior to Zhuge Liang.

Why not him?

In this thought, this journey was also much faster, Pang Tong almost did not notice the passage of time, until the servant told him that he had arrived in the Sili area, he woke up suddenly, it turned out that he had rushed to Sili, and at this time, it was already the hot summer of Yankang twenty-five years, and Pang Tong only observed the situation of Sili at this time.

Every time he rushed to Sili, he could always see a different and usual situation, this time was no exception, the development of the Sili area was very rapid, very prosperous, however, under this prosperity, you can also see some restless factors, for example, those ranger prodigal sons gathered at the head of the village, their number is increasing.

The increase in cultivated land is far less than the increase in household registration, which has led to the emergence of a large number of rangers, many Yu Ding forced to wander, there is no serious way out, like this, sooner or later it will be a huge hidden danger for the Han, Pang Tong thought so in his heart, and when the carriage approached Luo County, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the horseman said with a smile: "Pang Linggong, there are people in front of you to greet you, probably to meet you." ”

"Oh?" , Pang Tong was stunned, and hurriedly asked the groom to question, and sure enough, after the groom came back, he trembled and said: "In front is the prince, Zhuge Linggong and Liu Linggong will come to greet you in person!" Pang Tong was shocked, hurriedly got off the carriage, there was a sea of people in front of him, and countless officials were respectfully waiting for his arrival, which made Pang Tong a little frightened, this pomp was a little too big.

"Meet Pang Linggong!" , Led by a young man, the young man looks exceptionally burly and strong, looking at his clothes, and even the embroidered messenger behind him, Pang Tong recognized his identity, this person is the prince Liu Qu, at this moment, the prince Liu Qu is also respectfully bowing to Pang Tong, Pang Tong hurriedly avoided, smiled and replied: "Don't dare to be worshiped by the prince!" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled, met with him, and then met Liu Yi, then met with all the officials, the team rushed towards Yuxian, the prince walked aside, I don't know what to think, but his face still respects Pang Tong, as for Zhuge Liang, he did not regard Pang Tong as a political enemy, he is not that kind of person, but he chatted with Pang Tong about Yizhou with a smile.

Only Liu Yi didn't say a word, this hot weather, for a burly person like him, it was really not too friendly, he was sweating hot, panting hard, and he didn't care about this trusted servant at all, of course, Pang Tong also understood him, and did not blame him, along the way, Pang Tong looked at the kind faces, and walked into the county, but I don't know, under these kind faces, but what kind of thoughts.

Everyone sent him to the post station in Luo County, Zhuge Liang also invited him to rest in his own house, however, Pang Tong still refused, just arrived in Luo County, not ready to meet the Son of Heaven, but went to the mansion of other ministers, it seems that something is wrong, after sending everyone away, Pang Tong rested for a day with peace of mind, and the next day, the Yellow Gate in the palace came and invited him to go to the Houde Palace.

Pang Tong was just about to go out, when he saw a person rushing into his mansion in a hurry, that person was Zhong Changtong, Zhong Changtong ignored the yellow door on the side, and shouted: "Okay, you Pang Shiyuan, I waited for you all night yesterday, and when I became a waiter, I began to look down on your old friend??" I'll impeach you tomorrow at the temple!! ”

Looking at this familiar old friend, Pang Tong's eyes suddenly flashed with a fine light!

He finally understood the Son of Heaven's intentions.