Chapter 770: The Prosperity of Puyang
Qiao Wan secretly glanced at Ma Zongheng, seeing that he was fascinated by himself, and his heart was happy, but he felt that he was a little too much, a little ashamed, and stomped his feet, as if he had fled.
When Ma Zongheng reacted, he quickly wiped the saliva from his mouth. At this time, I heard a voice that was very different from the other wives.
"Hmph, pervert!" I only heard that the voice was a little cold, not as enthusiastic and coquettish as the previous wives, but in the cold, Ma Zongheng saw a faint trace of expectation.
Seeing Wang Ying leave coldly and arrogantly, Ma Zongheng secretly laughed, and decided in his heart that the first person to find tonight was Wang Ying, so as not to let her know that she was so powerful, and she would be shocked, so she would have to do it!?
Ma Zongheng's eyes flowed, but he didn't forget Wang Yi's wife, just took a few steps, Wang Yi hugged Ma Yi, who was already tired of playing, and now he was sleeping, and greeted him, and said with a smile: "Yi'er will sleep with me tonight, you don't have to remember me." Treat my sisters well. ”
When Ma Zongheng heard this, his heart was extremely warm, maybe the woman he loved the most was not Wang Yi, but Wang Yi was the woman who made him feel the most at ease, as long as Wang Yi was by his side, he could feel extremely relaxed.
Ma Zongheng smiled obediently, and said in Wang Yi's ear: "You know that you are very energetic, maybe your four sisters can't satisfy me tonight, and I will secretly climb into your bed?" ”
Wang Yi listened to Ma Zongheng's explicit words, her face couldn't help but blush, she was shy with a virtuous temperament, and there was another kind of seductive beauty.
"You're not too young, why are you still so unserious, go, go!" Wang Yi glared a little shyly, but he was afraid of waking Ma Yi, so he deliberately lowered his voice. Ma Zongheng listened, and squeezed his eyebrows at Wang Yi for a while, annoyed Wang Yi again and again, and then left proudly.
And this night is destined to be a night of ecstasy, so I won't go into details.
A few days later, Ma Zongheng and his family returned from a small tour of the mountains and rivers, and Ma's subordinate Wenwu had already greeted him outside Puyang City. After all the civil and military worships, Ma Zongheng taught everyone to get up. At this time, Pang De walked out quickly, and said with a solemn face: "Lord, the military advisor is receiving that person now." The military advisor instructed that if the lord was not tired, he could go to see him, and if he was unintentional, he could be taught to deal with it. ”
Ma Zongheng smiled when he heard this, and immediately threw a look at Hu Che'er, who was the captain of the guard behind him, and said: "Lao Hu sent my family home, I'll go to the main hall first!" ”
"Okay, the main bus is for me!" Hu Che'er immediately cheered up. The horse immediately turned over and dismounted, and Pound met him and persuaded: "If the lord is in a hurry, but you can ride the red black or get on the chariot I have prepared, and I will order people to open the way on both sides." ”
"No need, it's not an urgent matter, there's no need to alarm the people." Ma Zongheng smiled, and then led Chiwu away. Seeing this, the civil and military forces of the Ma clan did not dare to get on the horse or chariot fight, and followed behind them. Soon the people in the city found out that they had been guarding the land of Puyang for almost six or seven years, and Ma Xi, the owner of Puyang, came back and couldn't help but shout enthusiastically. As soon as the news spread, the people on all the streets crowded over, shouting Ma Xi's name loudly, and seeing this momentum, I am afraid that it will be more welcome than the arrival of the Son of Heaven.
But he said that in the back hall of Puyang, he saw that Guo Jia was in good spirits, much better than two years ago, and he still had two beards, which looked a little more heroic and calm, but when he smiled, he immediately showed his previous uninhibited dang.
"Huh? What's going on out there? But looking at the person sitting opposite Guo Jia, it was Liu Bei's military advisor Tian Yu. Tian Yuke is a heavy lifter under Liu Bei, and it is by no means an exaggeration to say that he is the pillar of his command.
Now, why did he come to Puyang?
"Hehe, it seems that my father-in-law is back." When Guo Jia heard this, he couldn't help but smile, his two beards were like two eyebrows, jumping and jumping, which was very good-looking.
Tian Yu frowned slightly, looking at him a little unconvinced. Guo Jia smiled knowingly and said, "By the way, the country has never seen the panorama of Puyang City when he came here, why don't you go up to the pavilion and take a look?" ”
Tian Yu heard that Puyang is prosperous, by its six or seven years under the governance of Ma, not only the business is developed, all kinds of shops are full of streets, by its two years ago, because Puyang is full of population, Ma Zongheng specially ordered Cheng Yu to spend a lot of money, expand the city, and build an outer wall outside, the vacant place, all built to house the people, now the area of Puyang is only smaller than the Luoyang City in the Central Plains and the Yecheng City in Jizhou.
Therefore, Guo Jia's proposal also aroused Tian Yu's interest. Tian Yuwei bowed his head and said with a smile: "Then I might as well be respectful." ”
So, Guo Jia then led Tian Yu to the side of the stairs, walked up to the pavilion, and after a while, the two came to the platform, with open eyes, just to see the panoramic view of Puyang. I don't know if I don't see this, Tian Yu saw that the center in front of him was full of buildings, and the streets were indeed large and small shops, selling silk, forging weapons, as well as restaurants and pharmacies, and all kinds of mansions were around the inner city, and those close to the government were all big mansions, thinking that they were all lived by high-ranking people and noble families, and the area near the outer city was all chic mansions, Tian Yu thought about it, and guessed that it should be the place where some wealthy businessmen lived, and on the outer layer, There are all kinds of small stalls and some simple shops on the streets, and all kinds of private houses are neatly arranged, so you don't have to think about it, they should all be places where ordinary people live.
Don't look at this Puyang City seems to be a strict hierarchical distribution, in fact, the inner city and the outer city are interconnected, and the people are free to enter and exit, when Tian Yu came, he also found that when he found that whether it was officials, generals, or merchants or ordinary people in the city, they got along very well, and they would greet each other if they knew each other.
Since ancient times, it has been an almost eternal truth that people are divided into three, six, nine and so on. This situation in Puyang, Tian Yu felt extremely weird.
At this time, Tian Yu listened to the momentum again, and saw that although there were crowds of people everywhere in the inner city, there was no crowding and chaos, it was quite neat, everyone obeyed the rules, and on the middle avenue, it could even be clearly seen that Ma's civil and military cadres were walking in the support of the people.
"This..." Tian Yu couldn't help but look at it, and Guo Jia smiled beside him. Tian Yu couldn't help but sigh: "This is really an incredible wonder of the world." ”
"Yes, when my father-in-law first proposed to me to create a new world where everyone is equal, self-reliant, and respectful in the face of opportunities, I also thought it was impossible. But my father-in-law, painstakingly, but it only took six or seven years, and it really was built for him, which can be described as a great cause! Guo Jia touched his two whiskers, which were especially like eyebrows, and smiled.
"I don't know what method Ma Zhengbei used?" Tian Yu changed color again and again, and then his face turned solemn, and he said with a look of asking for advice.
"Hehe, it's easy. My lord starts from himself, he never oppresses the people with high power, and he also strictly commands the military and has any idea of taking power as the precious. If it is discovered, regardless of the position, it will be punished heavily. My lord first set an example, and his subordinates naturally did not dare to commit lightly. At the same time, the lord of my family also vigorously preached the idea that everyone is equal and self-reliant, restrained the family and the rich, infringed on the people, and encouraged the people to resist and become independent. In addition, my father-in-law now advocates the idea of helping the poor with the rich. ”
"The rich give to the poor?" When Tian Yu heard this, he couldn't help but exclaim curiously. Guo Jia laughed and replied: "That is, let those who have wealth first take out money to help the people." My lord supported him with various policies, such as the high taxes that were paid to those who were engaged in business or land, and the poor people were not only exempt from taxes, but also received financial support from our government, whether they were interested in farming or business, as long as they were willing to work hard. Moreover, at first glance, you may think that the layout of the inner and outer cities of Puyang is strictly distributed, but in fact it is not. In fact, all the houses inhabited by the people in the outer city were financed by those who paid high taxes in the inner city. They were able to get a place to live without spending a penny, and naturally they had some respect for the people of the inner city. ”
"I don't understand this, the people in the inner city seem to have suffered a loss, even if the Ma clan is willing to suffer this loss, but those people from the family and the merchant are always selfish and profit-oriented, how can they agree so lightly?"
"You think they're at a loss? In fact, otherwise, they have been respected by the people from the bottom of their hearts, and you don't look at the taxes they pay are high, but Puyang is prosperous, and the people have a certain ability to consume under the support of policies, and they think that the money he spends out, although these businesses earn, but these businesses have to pay high taxes, and then the government finally subsidizes them, so they are naturally willing to spend. And those who have a business family, businessmen, see that the people are willing to consume, earn more than before, once converted, in fact, it is not much different from before, and even have some surplus, if there is a loss, but at a glance to get the respect of the people, it is worth it. It's a virtuous circle, as my lord said. Guo Jia said with a smile.
Tian Yu heard it in his ears, his mind was racing, and he suddenly laughed a few times. When Guo Jia heard this, his face couldn't help but sink slightly.
Tian Yu's eyes were a little sharp, staring at Guo Jia, and said, "At first glance, this seems to be perfect. But I've heard that the most shops in Puyang are the Ma family. And I just had a little calculation, but in fact, this demolition of the east wall and the repair of the west wall is not enough to operate. I am afraid that over the years, the Ma family is the one who has lost the most, because the Ma family has to complement the gap between the two parties, and because of this, those families and businessmen have no complaints, and the people think that they have received high tax subsidies from the family and businessmen, but in fact, it is the Ma family who implements these policies that pay the most! ”
Tian Yu, who was extremely shrewd, quickly calculated an account in his heart, and debunked the shortcomings of this seemingly flawless in a few words.
And Tian Yu is not wrong, in order to fill these vacancies over the years, the Ma family has almost scattered all their wealth, fortunately Wang Yi is good at management, so he has been able to persist so far, and it is gratifying that with the improvement of losses in recent years, in addition, after the expansion of Puyang City, the Ma family can finally take a breath.
Guo Jia was obedient, his expression froze, and he replied: "My lord once said that there is never a miracle in this world that can reach the sky in one step. Sometimes someone has to make a big sacrifice. But the so-called willing, willing. There is something to give, there is something to gain. Although my father-in-law has exhausted his family wealth for this, you don't see that he is loved by Puyang and even the whole Yanzhou? And with the prosperity of Puyang, people from all over the world have also come to Yanzhou, and these people will be the cornerstone of my Ma Jiacheng in the future! ”