Many of the teachings of the ancient sages are indeed beautiful, but many of those truths are based on the premise of an extremely ideal social state, such as a country where everyone is a gentleman, and the sages tell them to be "benevolent" and "righteous", and the gentlemen naturally obey it without objection, and an ant who tramples on the road will slap himself guilty for half a month. But what about a country where everyone is a villain? The sages will probably be beaten badly.

Cao Yu is also a pure reader, this kind of scholar is dull and rigid in thinking, plus the city of Xizhou is definitely called a "gentleman's city", all kinds of people, ghosts, snakes and gods, everyone has it, Cao Yu can't even control himself, where can he have the ability to manage such a city? So the city was ruled in chaos by him, and the people were not able to make a living.

Li Su actually doesn't know how to govern, these days Hou Junji has a mouthful of "the talent of a general", Cao Yu has a mouthful of "a talent for governing the world", and overnight Li Su seems to be a martial artist, and he is omniscient, so he just wears red pants and flies into the sky.

The words are good words, Li Su is happy to hear it in his ears, and he doesn't mind others saying more, the more he says, the better, the louder the better, the husband has lived too much in his life, and he has to be a little vanity.

Listen to it, Li Su is still very clear about how many catties and taels he has, the so-called talent of generals, the so-called talent of governing the world, if he really takes out the things in his stomach, Li Su himself will feel ashamed, so Cao Yu asked him for advice on the strategy of governing the city, and Li Su is still very weak in his heart.

"Rule by doing nothing...... Cao Yu muttered a few words in his mouth, and then with a look of joy, he bowed to Li Su and praised: "Li Beijia is really talented, and the four words are the way to govern the world, admire!" ”

"Don't be afraid to make mistakes. If you make a mistake and change it, you can cross the river by feeling the stones......" Li Su said in the tone of a great man, at this moment, his image is so great that he is in a mess, if he puts on a posture of leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, with one arm and one finger in front of him. The picture is enough to create a statue standing outside the city gates, for people to make wishes and show their loyalty every New Year.

"The strategy I gave you at the beginning of the city management has been written very clearly, the agriculture in Xizhou cannot be prosperous, only another way, agriculture can not be engaged in industry, put down the official shelf, talk with the businessmen a few more times, and build a few large workshops in the city. But all weaving, kilns, brewing, carriage and horse shops, etc., should be repaired......"

Li Su sighed: "General Hou went west, and Gaochang Qiuzi destroyed the country only at the end of the day, at that time the entire Silk Road was firmly in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and the border of the Tang Dynasty was going west for nearly a thousand miles. It is said that the Anxi Imperial Protectorate will also be built, which is the trend of the times. Unstoppable, Xizhou will gradually transform from the border city of the Tang Dynasty into an important town in the Western Regions, caravans from the south to the north will stop here, and goods and money from all directions will also gather here. In short, don't oppress good businessmen, don't exploit the common people, and don't let evil grow. But don't be too jealous and hateful......"

Cao Yu nodded while listening, and recited a few words silently from time to time, as if he wanted to memorize Li Su's words, but when he heard this, he suddenly said: "Can't you be too jealous and hateful?" What does this mean? ”

Li Su said with a smile: "The water is clear, there is no fish, Cao Tingshi should know better than me, in the future, businessmen from all over the world will gather, there will be not only east and west markets in the city, but also silk shops, porcelain shops, ready-to-wear shops, inns, car dealers and other shops, but also some places that can allow rich businessmen to spend money and pastime, such as gambling stalls, green houses, wine shops, etc., there are food, clothing, and fun, all these things add up, it is called a sound and vibrant city, Cao Tingshi thinks? ”

Cao Yu frowned, then thought carefully for a while before nodding hesitantly.

Li Su was suddenly a little worried, this attitude is not correct, in case he waits for his front foot to leave, Cao Yu followed with his back foot and swept away all the gambling stalls in the Qinglou in the city that he didn't like, at that time Li Su was thousands of miles away, he couldn't pinch him and rub him, what should I do with him?

After thinking about it, Li Su decided to say it more thoroughly.

"The most important thing is that those Qinglou gambling stalls in Xizhou City, cough ...... It's all mine. ”

Cao Yu suddenly froze, staring at him blankly, and after a long time, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Li Beijia is really ...... It's really a way to make money, you have said it so clearly, how dare the old man move a finger against the Qinglou gambling stall again? It's just that your means of making money are really ...... In the future, after you leave, if Xizhou City is in a miasma because of this Qinglou gambling stall, what should it be? ”

Li Su said with a smile: "Don't worry, Cao Tingshi can rest assured, snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, they won't do anything out of line, if there is, Cao Tingshi will pick up his hands, you don't have to give me face." ”

Cao Yu sighed: "I hope so......"

Li Su hesitated for a moment and said: "Regarding the planning and layout of the city, I hope that Cao Tingshi will prepare quickly, and I will not delay it......

Cao Yuqi said: "Why are you in such a hurry? ”

A look of surprise flashed on Li Su's face: "Because I helped you owe a lot of money, before the war, merchants from all over the world transported countless bricks, stones, mud and tiles to the city to repair the city wall, and the city was so poor at that time......"

Cao Yu exclaimed: "I know about this, the IOUs you signed to all kinds of businessmen, but ...... You are stamping the seal of the government, what do you mean by 'helping me owe a lot of money'? ”

Li Su patiently explained: "Those IOUs, I think about it, it is estimated that after the report is reported to the court, His Majesty will probably not recognize this account, after all, it is a prelude to the first and then a prelude, and it is a taboo, if Your Majesty is suspicious and sends someone to check the account, I am afraid that you and the Turkic tribe will not be able to hide it, and if you report it, not only will the court not recognize it, but it will lead to trouble, so you owe the money to those businessmen, so you have to ......."

Cao Yu said: "We have to pay it back ourselves?" ”

Li Su paused for a moment, and had to say a very cruel sentence: "Don't use words so kindly, this kind of thing, you can't call 'us', but 'you', well, you pay it back alone, whether it is collecting taxes, paying off debts with land, or declaring bankruptcy, it's all 'you', not 'us'." ”

Cao Yu was stunned for a moment, and then anxious: "...... Why just me? ”

"Because the IOU is stamped with an official seal."

"So what?"

"Whose official seal is it? It's the history of the Xizhou Thorn, who is the history of the Xizhou Thorn? ”

Cao Yu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly had a loveless expression: "............"

Li Su was in a hurry to clear up, so he made up for it very unkindly: "...... If one day the creditors are forced to jump from the city tower to pay off the debt, then the person who jumped the city tower is also 'you', you are alone, not 'us', and the brothers settle the accounts, this still has to be calculated clearly. ”

Cao Yu looked at the sky with a gloomy expression, and after a long time, he sighed: "...... When I first defended the city, I should have jumped from the castle tower. (To be continued.) )