4,000 words!!

"If we want to defeat Cao Cao, with our current strength, gather together and fight Cao Cao in a decisive battle, although we can destroy him. But Cao Cao is not so stupid, our Xu, Qing, Hebei, Si four states are bordered by Cao Cao's territory, Cao Cao can attack us from any point, although we are strong and general, but it is also difficult to prevent it, and that Huainan Yuan Shu, ambitious, Xuzhou back to the sea, two sides of the enemy, especially difficult to defend, according to Liang's opinion, it is not suitable to fight directly with Cao Cao for the time being. Zhuge Liang said visionarily.

The next day, Liu Bei summoned all his henchmen and civil and military, as well as Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, Xiliang Ma Teng and others to gather together to discuss countermeasures. But unexpectedly, the two brothers Zhao Xu and Zhao Yun did not indulge in the gentle township, and they also came early to participate in the discussion, after all, state affairs are more important than family affairs, although Zhao Xu is reluctant to give up, but he is helpless, and the responsibility is heavy!

Ma Teng listened to Zhuge Liang's words, frowned slightly, and said: "We are strong now, and our Xiliang Army will also help us, why wait?" Wouldn't it be more difficult to deal with Cao Cao if he waited for a few more years and became stronger and stronger? I recently got the news that my sworn brother Han Sui seems to have frequent contact with Cao Cao, alas! I didn't expect that Han Sui to be such a villain! It was in vain that I had fellowship with him. ”

Liu Xie was frightened when he heard this, and asked weakly: "Uncle Huang, and the generals, do you have any solution?" ”

Liu Bei frowned slightly when he heard this, and said: "If Han Sui and Cao Cao unite, it will not be easy to do, although we are not afraid of the two of them, but we have a vast territory, and it is difficult to prevent it!" ”

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "My lord, Your Majesty, according to the last general's opinion, the matter of Cao Cao and a few people can be put aside for the time being, and now we should hurry up the development of agriculture and commerce." ”

As soon as Zhao Xu said this, everyone was taken aback, Cao Cao had already openly done something to Liu Biao, Cao Cao was becoming more and more powerful, how could he still talk about agriculture and commerce at this time.

"Could it be...... Boxiong, don't you want to ...... Reopening to trade? Zhuge Liang seemed to guess what Zhao Xu was thinking, and asked tentatively.

"Huh! Kong knows my heart! That's what I mean! ”

Liu Xie was suddenly shocked and shouted: "General Zhao, Cao Cao is now anti-Han, what should be discussed now is the strategy to defend against the enemy, and what to do with agriculture and commerce?" What's more, since ancient times, agriculture has been the foundation of the country, so how can we abandon the importance of light and open up trade? ”

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, listen to me." There is a saying: the rear is unstable and cannot be long-term. Now we are stronger than Cao Cao, but on the battlefield, victory or defeat is unpredictable, we are now at war with Cao Cao, the time has not come, even if we win, the two tigers compete, we will inevitably lose our strength, then it will be the villain to benefit, it is better not to fight against Cao Cao for the time being, you can pacify Cao Cao's surrounding princes one by one, and then slowly consume Cao Cao's economy, the people's heart, we are vigorously developing productivity, and finally succeed in one fell swoop! ”

For agriculture and commerce and productivity, Zhao Xu attaches great importance to it, although people still value agriculture and suppress business, but commerce can promote the development of handicrafts and promote productivity, you know, Cao Cao is not so easy to deal with, Cao Cao accounted for two-thirds of the world during the Three Kingdoms, and under Cao Cao's rule, Wei is far larger than Shu and Wu in terms of population and economy, it can be seen that Cao Cao's talent, Cao Cao is an all-round master, if you govern the world, Zhuge Liang and others must be inferior to Cao Cao, if you want to deal with Cao Cao, It can only be dealt with with with a cross-era policy, although it cannot become the era of hot weapons like that of later generations, but it only needs to reach the force of the Tang Dynasty and the economy of the Song Dynasty, that is enough, even if he Cao Cao is powerful, it is impossible to know the development after a few hundred years.

Liu Bei nodded after hearing this, and said, "Well, Boxiong, what you said is reasonable, please continue." ”

Without waiting for Liu Xie's questioning, Zhao Xu continued: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, it is not that you abandon agriculture and raise business, but that agriculture and business go hand in hand. In the past, although agriculture was heavy and business was suppressed, it was determined according to current events at that time, if business could not be developed, no matter how strong agriculture was, it would lose decades of national strength if it conquered the world. ”

Everyone nodded again and again, and Zhuge Liang was even more surprised, thinking that Zhao Xu was just a handsome talent, and he used soldiers like a god, but he didn't expect to be so good in this economic development.

Zhao Xu continued: "Let's talk about commerce first, now the five states of Qing, Xu, Hebei, You, and Wuhuan have been traded, and the mutual trade between the states and the Xiongnu and other ethnic groups has been greatly developed, but if you want to maintain a long-term war without losing national strength, it still needs to be improved, and the current situation is grim. A pilot project can be carried out in Qingzhou first, and the salt and iron trade in Qingzhou can be liberalized, and if it is not feasible, it will be cancelled. However, the two important industries of salt and iron must be operated separately, that is, except for the imperial court, no private merchant is allowed to deal in salt and iron at the same time, and violators will be punished. In addition, we can trade with foreign countries and allow foreign countries to enter the country, but we must obtain a certificate issued by the border gates, and there must be an official seal on it, which can greatly increase our strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, we can also raise the prestige of our China and let the Son of Heaven know that I am strong and prosperous. ”

Qingzhou has been open to trade for a long time, the night market is prosperous, the degree of openness and prosperity is much stronger than that of other states and counties, and Qingzhou has a large number of popular support, so it is the best pilot in Qingzhou. But after all, the ancient system of heavy agriculture and suppression of business has been implemented for a long time, and it is definitely not possible to do it in one or two years if you want to completely solve it.

In fact, the importance of commerce and the disadvantages of the government's monopoly on salt and iron are far more than that. When the Western Han Dynasty was first established, it took more than 100 years to recover its national strength, and at that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was eager to wage war against the Xiongnu, and after decades of war, the treasury was frequently depleted, so he obtained property from the people for military spending. The country's food reserves can sustain the war though. However, all kinds of military materials still need to be obtained by industry and commerce, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty controlled the salt, iron, wine and other industries in order to maintain the needs of the war. It is precisely because of this that the bureaucratic system has been bred, and because the management bureaucracy is dependent on various industries and businesses such as salt and iron for survival, it has bred a situation of collusion between officials and businessmen, and serious corruption.

This, coupled with other drawbacks, led to unspeakable misery among the people, and led to the Yellow Turban Uprising, which eventually led to the weakening of the Han Dynasty, and then its replacement. Because the local bureaucrats were so rich, it indirectly led to the contradictions between the local and the central government, and therefore there were various divisions and mergers, splits and separations, and finally the Song Dynasty was able to achieve unprecedented commercial development, even surpassing the Qing Dynasty a few hundred years later, but it was a pity that this unprecedented economic scale was in vain.

Now that Zhao Xu is here, it is natural that China cannot be allowed to embark on these many detours, and for the sake of future generations and future generations, it is necessary to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs, and develop the economy in advance.

However, "there is a policy, there are countermeasures", it is not so easy to cancel it directly, it must be done so that the people of other states and counties can see the benefits, Qingzhou has a large number of agricultural and commercial support, with the support of the people, coupled with strong military means to maintain, it is not afraid of the local wealthy people's obstruction. Taking advantage of the current division of the world's powers, we should step up the implementation in the places under our own governance, so that the people of the world can see the benefits, which is conducive to defeating the obstruction of the powerful and powerful. As the saying goes: it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to sit on the country. If we wait until the world is unified, it will be even more difficult. Now there are only six states, although the place is not small, but the strength of the Hao clan is affected by the Yellow Turban Uprising and the long-term war, the strength is limited, and it is relatively easy to implement.

After hearing this, everyone was speechless in surprise, no one expected Zhao Xu to be so good at governance, civil and military all-rounder, is this a normal person? Zhuge Liang and others also sighed to themselves, Zhao Yun was even more shocked, secretly thinking that the person in front of him was his brother, Zhao Xu has loved martial arts since he was a child, Zhao Yun has never seen Zhao Xu read a book about governance, it is strange if he is not shocked.

"Although General Zhao's policy has many benefits, since ancient times, it was thought that there was no legal constraint on commerce, and salt, iron, etc. were the pillars of the country's economy. For a long time, Liu Xie asked worriedly. Everyone knows that this salt and iron by the imperial court*, there are many benefits, although there are disadvantages, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, salt and iron are the pillars of the national economy, if an open, official and private parallel, touching the interests of the majority of wealthy families, but not by the public is not careful.

Zhao Xu smiled and said with a smile: "Of course, there is a way to deal with this problem, the world is in chaos at present, and the government salt and iron * have existed in name only." What's more, it is a pilot project in Qingzhou first, and if it doesn't work, it will be corrected again, and it will not affect the overall situation. First, we have a broad mass base in Qingzhou, and the development of agriculture and commerce is prosperous, while the wealthy families in Qingzhou have suffered from the Yellow Turban Rebellion for a long time, and most of them have migrated, and the others have also suffered great losses in strength, and they can't make any waves, which is convenient for the implementation of policies; Both, now Qinghai, Hebei, You, and the four prefectures have implemented the tax system for businessmen, and Xuzhou is also implementing, but there is a lack of legal constraints, there are still people who cheat and cheat, and a law can be formulated to restrain commerce, and those who go out to do business for two years and do not return will be regarded as tax evasion, confiscated all personal property, and imprisoned for ten years, and must pay the previous tax burden when they come back; In addition, officials in various places who dare to embezzle and accept bribes will also confiscate all their personal property and will not be hired for life, so as to prevent the wealthy from sitting on the throne; In addition, for those who are large taxpayers of agricultural business, that is, those who have a good harvest in the fields and have a high income from the merchants, they can be appointed as officials. Nowadays, the wealthy families everywhere are made their fortunes because of the government's * salt and iron industries, and we formulate commercial laws, even if the wealthy families oppose it, it is difficult to oppose the imperial court, and with the support of the majority of businessmen, it should not be hindered too much, as for the implementation, a certain and Kong Ming, filial piety, Yuan Zhi, Yuan Hao personally supervised, I don't know what you think? ”

Everyone was stunned and speechless. Zhuge Liang fell to the ground and was still powerful, reacted in advance, laughed, and said: "Boxiong, you are so good, such a policy can not only enhance the national strength, but also maintain the needs of the war, weaken the strength of the wealthy family, and improve the support of the people, which is really a perfect strategy, alas! I really didn't expect that Boxiong has such a wide range of knowledge, and Liang still underestimated you before! After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he shook the feather fan with a helpless expression.

"Yes, with the law in place, those businessmen will no longer bribe officials! Even if there were, the officials did not dare to accept it. Boxiong, you! I'm really underestimated, are you really mortal? "Fa is incredible.

"Nonsense, of course I'm mortal, if I'm an immortal, will it be so troublesome to fight? You can't just use spells. Is! In addition, the law was to be carried out in consultation with a wide range of people, and to organize an organization of peasants, merchants, and wealthy families, whose members were elected by the local people or family members. Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"Involve the people? Wouldn't this damage the prestige of the imperial court? Where is the face of the court? Liu Xie said in horror, his heart was pounding, wouldn't it be going on like this, wouldn't it be going to disintegrate the world of the Liu family? Liu Bei also frowned, looking a little disagreeable.

"Haha! Your Majesty, my lord, you need not worry, if you do not allow the people and merchants to participate in it, will the protection of farmers and merchants be useless? It seems to me that it is appropriate to involve the representatives of all walks of life and check each other, so that they can only compromise on the laws they make. Anyway, this will also be piloted, if it is inappropriate, it will not be changed, and besides, the merchants and peasants are getting richer, the more taxes they need to pay, in other words, the richer the people, the richer the court! Your Majesty, my lord, what do you say? ”

"But this court ...... face," Liu Xie was still worried, and asked weakly.

Zhao Xu smiled slightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, let me ask you, what should you do as an emperor?" ”

Liu Xie pondered for a while and said: "For the emperor, we should maintain the strength and stability of the country, benefit the people of Dawn, strengthen the nation, and promote the prestige of our country." ”

"That's right, as long as it is to maintain the stability and strength of the country, benefit the people of the world, and save the face of the court, why not put it aside first? Since ancient times, emperors have been praised by the people, and Gaozu was the same back then, as the sons and daughters of China, the descendants of Yan and Huang, we should seek benefits for China, as for face and status, it is stronger than Huaxia, isn't it a big thing? Your Majesty, my lord, although you two are noble, don't you want to work for the benefit of China and the people? If you are greedy for pleasure, the world will eventually be chaotic, and for the emperor, isn't it for the benefit of the nation? Why care about status, in the past, Yao Shun also worked with the people and became famous in history, how could Your Majesty and the lord not put down the shelf? Zhao Xu said with a smile.

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, everyone couldn't react for a long time, and they were shocked, and after a long time, Liu Xie suddenly knelt down and bowed: "I used to live in a mess, but today I have General Zhao Xu's golden words, like seeing the light of day again!" As soon as Liu Xie knelt, everyone also hurriedly knelt down, of course, not because of the reason for kneeling in the world, but because they sincerely admired and admired Zhao Xu.

Liu Bei also knelt down and said: "Boxiong, you are really a pillar, prepare to meet Boxiong in this life, I don't know which life is the blessing of cultivation, Boxiong is dedicated to the country and the people, today listening to your words, Liu Bei is also like being reborn." ”

Zhao Xu hurriedly helped the two of them up, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why should the lord be polite, don't you torture Zhao Xu, for the country and the people, it should be a man's duty, Zhao Xu is just playing tricks, why admire." ”

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Everyone didn't know what adjectives to use to describe Zhao Xu's talent. Civil, military, political, military, commercial, and agricultural are all proficient in all of the country's important things, and they really can't imagine how deeply Zhao Xu hides it, and it involves so many aspects! Zhao Xu is only in his twenties, and he has such a great talent, this is simply a thousand-year-old genius!

Could it be that ...... is the star god in the sky who came to save the world!