Chapter 64: The General Delayed by Business
The audience began to whisper to each other, but the man on the stage cleared his throat and said: "It's still the old rules, aside from identity, anyone with unique opinions can come on stage to argue, for novel views, justified arguments on the spot guests are free of charge, in addition, our restaurant also has gifts." ”
As soon as the man finished speaking, the audience immediately burst into applause, and the audience began to gear up and be eager to try, and the atmosphere in the whole hall instantly rose.
Kang Damao, who was upstairs, heard this, his face was solemn, there must be a backer behind the arrogance of this restaurant, there are pros and cons to them doing this, the advantage is that it allows people of insight to give advice to the court, of course, these opinions must be transmitted to the court; The disadvantage is that once there are spies from outside the Qing Dynasty or spies from the King of Yunnan who lurk in the restaurant to steal information, it will be a bit dangerous.
Thinking of this, Kang Damao couldn't help but shake his head, he was just eating radishes and worrying about it, so let's listen to what these people downstairs had to say first, and then, he pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"Anti-imperial remarks are taboo here, the principle cannot be changed, this argument we have the right to give advice for Emperor Kangxi, on the argument that the current imperial court is fighting with Wu Sangui in Yunnan, and the key problem that needs to be solved at the moment is urgent? Which one has a high opinion? Feel free to come on stage. The man who presided over the argument said loudly.
"I think the main crux is that the army is too constrained to concentrate its forces to attack Yunnan." At that moment, a young man of twenty-five or sixteen strode onto the stage as he spoke.
"Oh? I want to hear about it! The male host clasped his hands into fists and said, and made a gesture of please after speaking.
The young man also clenched his fists slightly as a return salute, and then, he raised his head and said, "Now the imperial court has to face not only Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi in Yunnan. Guangdong has Pingnan Wang Shang Kexi, and Fujian has Jingnan Wang Geng Jingzhong, both of whom are ambitious and need to be subdued. In the north, Tsarist Russia burned, killed and looted, and the imperial court had to send troops to defend the people on the frontier. There are also Tibetan lamas and Taiwan Island who are ready to move, and they must train the naval army to send troops to deter, and the premise is to take down Geng Jingzhong in Fujian, which is interlocking, one wrong step and one wrong step, so now Emperor Kangxi should have a headache! ”
"Bang Bang!" The man in charge of the host clapped his palms, and immediately, there were bursts of applause in the hall, and everyone didn't expect that the first person to come to the stage would be so fierce, and it was a pity that this person didn't serve the court.
This young man really analyzed the Tao, and saw through the current form, the imperial court was really a little self-absorbed in the face of internal and external troubles, and Emperor Kangxi was so young, it was very unimaginable to deal with these military affairs.
"Well said! After being taught, the guests are free of charge for this meal, and when it is over, you can go to the backstage of the restaurant to have gifts to give, and who else has other novel ideas? All can be on stage. The male host said aloud again.
A few people in the private room upstairs looked at each other when they heard this person's analysis, they were businessmen and they didn't know much about the war, but Kang Damao smiled and shook his head.
"Brother Mao, why are you shaking your head? Could it be that there is something else? Hua Shao asked curiously.
"Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong, if these three move the most powerful Wu Sangui, and the other two will definitely follow, if it is me, I will pinch the two weakest first, isolate Wu Sangui, and then play how they want." Kang Damao said a little treacherously.
"Brilliant! I'll just say that you are not ordinary, this insight is more than twice as high as the person just now, that person can only analyze the form, you are giving advice to Emperor Kangxi! It's a pity that Emperor Kangxi can't hear it! Hua Shao said brightly, as if the words just now came out of his mouth.
"Brother Damao, to be honest, I think you are a general who has been delayed by business." Li Fugui said seriously, this sycophant made Kang Damao very useful.
Kang Damao laughed after hearing this, he was just talking on paper, if he really went to the battlefield, he couldn't run faster than anyone else.
The private room was chatting here, and someone downstairs came up to the stage.
"I think that the topography problem cannot be ignored, and in the mountainous areas of Yunnan, the pass must be easy to defend and difficult to attack." The next man on stage was a middle-aged man in his forties with a goatee.
"But what's the solution?" The man who presided over hurriedly took two steps forward and asked.
In fact, after he sent the first person who came up to argue from the stage, he just took advantage of the gap to ask that person in the background about the best way to solve the army's containment, but the person talked about him left and right, and then he realized that the guy was also half a bucket of water, superficially knowledgeable.
He learned smart this time, and he must ask on the stage that the fire refines real gold, whether someone of insight has tried it on the spot to know.
Outsiders don't know that their restaurant does this, on the one hand, to attract guests, and on the other hand, it is indeed to attract talents, but it is unknown who their master is.
A good idea? After coming to the stage, the middle-aged man's face stiffened when he heard the host's words, a good solution? It's not that he didn't think about it before, but now that he was suddenly asked, he was a little confused for a while, and then he thought a little depressed: Nima, why didn't you ask the person who came on stage just now? That guy can get a free order and a gift collar just by talking about it, and I'm afraid it will take a little more to get rid of the order now.
This person's idea is actually a bit sinister, this political discussion is to express their opinions, display their talents, and let more people understand the current situation, I can't say that there are still high-ranking officials and nobles sitting in a corner of this restaurant, and it is not impossible to be appreciated by these officials to be a strategist, this person only values the immediate interests, and it is really difficult to get into the elegant hall.
The narrow-mindedness of his thinking also determined his short-sightedness, and the person who came to power after thinking for a moment still said his strategy.
"The imperial court can deliberately cede some towns and design to lure Wu Sangui out of Yunnan and then kill him." The man said, rolling his eyes.
Forehead! This? The male host rolled his eyes when he heard this, are you so easy to coax when you are the battle-hardened old guy of Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi? However, he still forgave this person's single, which can barely be regarded as a strategy.
It's just that he didn't let this person step down, but invited the first young man who came to power just now back to the stage.
"Is there anyone else with a better point of view? I believe that there are many people of insight here who can speak their minds freely, and come, please this son. As the male host was talking, he saw a gorgeously dressed boy upstairs slowly walking down, and the direction he was walking was on their side, and he immediately greeted him.
The prince knocked twice on the palm of his other hand with the folding fan in his hand, and after coming to power, he didn't talk nonsense and said directly: "I thought that the imperial court fought with Wu Sangui, and the key to solving it was the financial problem. ”
This boy didn't play his cards according to the routine, but he looked at the three people opposite and asked.
The male host and the two people who came on stage before were all stunned by his words, and several people's brains were running quickly, mobilizing what they had learned and seen on weekdays to think about the question of the son in front of them.
Seeing that the three of them couldn't answer, the prince smiled slightly and said again: "Let's talk about it, everyone knows that Jiangnan is rich, and the imperial court can levy taxes in Jiangnan for two years in advance, and when the war subsides, the taxes in Jiangnan can be appropriately reduced, so that the financial problems of the imperial court can be easily solved, and it depends on whether Emperor Kangxi has the courage." ”
After finishing speaking, the boy raised his head arrogantly and looked down at everyone in the audience, he thought that there should be applause here, but after waiting for a long time, no one applauded, because his idea was too bold, what is the concept of levying taxes for two years in advance, most of the people present knew in their hearts, they knew that it was powerful, so they didn't dare to say anything.
"Phew! This guy is full of, and he doesn't know the depths of things. Hearing this, Li Fugui couldn't help but turn his head and scolded in an angry low voice.
"Why is Boss Li so angry?" Hua Shao also heard the resentment in Li Fugui's heart and couldn't help asking.
"It's rude, the three of you don't know, that's right, Jiangnan is relatively rich, but, I have been operating in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for so many years, it is very clear, many small traders must stock up on goods, how to make them have capital turnover after two years of taxes in advance, how can they operate without silver to get goods, I am afraid that there are countless workshops in Jiangnan that have closed down, shops are closed, rich businessmen are bankrupt, and the economy of Jiangnan will also be set back for several years." Li Fugui has always been doing business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he has the most right to speak.
After Li Fugui finished speaking, he couldn't help but get up, opened the curtain of the private room and rushed to the corridor, looking down at the hall downstairs, he wanted to see which brain-dead could say such irresponsible words.
Kang Damao, Hua Shao and Jiang Shancun also followed, and the four people on the side of the corridor fence looked at the son who was talking on the first floor at the same time, any piece of financial strategy information is an unlimited business opportunity, on the contrary, the news blockage may also make the family bankrupt.
"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs." Jiang Shancun pinched his beard and said thoughtfully.
"You say, who doesn't get up early and work hard to earn the people's money, not to mention the common people, if this news reaches the imperial court and is really implemented, even all of us who do business on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal will also be implicated." Li Fugui said indignantly.
It seems that Li Fugui has a great opinion of the boy on the stage downstairs, looking at his posture, if it weren't for the three important guests next to him, he would have been a man of temperament.
It's no wonder that guy is clearly bullying all the people in Jiangnan who are bullying them, and this situation is a regional pit if it is more serious.
"I heard you say that this person is indeed sick, and he should have forgotten to take his medicine when he went out today." Hua Shao teased with a smile.
Kang Damao also shook his head with a smile when he heard this, but he happened to be caught by the eyes of the boy on the stage downstairs.
The boy looked away from everyone and stared at Kang Damao upstairs and said loudly, "Why is Your Excellency shaking your head and laughing? Could it be that I was dismissive of my previous views? ”