Since the superstructure of Zhen and Liqiu has absorbed the local aristocracy and set up a stable shelf, then it is the turn of the local grassroots forces, the people.

Like the Jin Kingdom, in Qi and Wei, the people of the country also enjoyed a high political status, and even better. They have the power to serve as soldiers and fight, so they are the backbone of the aristocratic rulers, and the support of the hearts of the people often determines the success or failure of the local ministers.

"It is not enough to make the people of the country afraid if you want to truly rule a city, fear will drive people to obey, but it will not make people willingly obey. Therefore, we have to find a way to make them believe, kiss, and love Dr. Ben. ”

Wuxian's requirements are very high, but he has a think tank Zhang Mengtan under him, so he doesn't have to rack his brains to do everything himself, and the newly appointed Zhen Yizai came up with an idea after thinking about it slightly.

"To be honest among the people, don't be good at goods loans!" Zhang Mengtan said at the time.

Goods loans, that is, loans, can alleviate people's needs and relieve the poor common people and even nobles in the country.

When Zhao Wuxian read the Zhou rites, he knew that goods loans began to appear in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and when King Wu of Zhou was the king, he "divided the wealth and abandoned the responsibility to help the poor", and the Zhou Duke also set up the Zhou official "Quanfu", whose position was to be in charge of the city's collection of cloth and silk, as well as the matter of goods and loans.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, with the "Lile Expedition from the Princes", a fierce war was launched between the princes. Some nobles "accumulated solid, like hungry jackals", and Luan Hengzi of the Jin State "pretended to take out loans and bribes", that is, usury, which caused dissatisfaction among the people and accumulated hatred for the fall of the Luan family.

The knowledgeable doctors have given small favors to the people to give them a letter of kindness, and interest-free loans have become an important means to achieve their political goals.

"Doctor, Bao, the son of the Song Kingdom, treated the people with courtesy. When there was a famine in the Song Kingdom, he took out all the corn and borrowed it. There is no one who does not serve the talented in the land; To the descendants of the relatives from the Huan Gong down. There is no one who is not thoughtful. Song Zhao was unreasonable, and the people of the country supported Gongzi Bao. So he was able to kill the monarch and succeed him and became the Duke of Song Wen. ”

Zhao Wuxian deeply agreed with Zhang Mengtan's idea, and he also remembered that his own Yue's family, Sicheng Le, had something similar.

It was the twenty-ninth year of Lu Xianggong, there was a famine in Zhengguo, and the corn had not yet been harvested, and the people were miserable. Han Zipi, who served as the secretary, borrowed money and distributed food to the people according to the will of his father Han Zizhan. One minute per household, the Zheng people did not starve, and Zipi was also greatly supported by the people.

When Sicheng Zihan of the Song Kingdom heard about this situation, he followed suit during the Song disaster, and he asked Song Pinggong to take out the corn from the office and lend it to the people, so that the doctors could also lend the corn. Sicheng Le's own family lent food to others, but did not write IOUs and did not ask others to return it, so Sicheng Le's prestige was unmatched in Shangqiu for a while. It even surpassed Hua, Xiang and the office.

After hearing about these circumstances, Uncle Xian of the Jin Kingdom said: "The Han clan of Zheng Guo and the Le clan of Song State will definitely be able to rest with the country!" Is it a country for both? If you are not virtuous, the people will return. ”

I don't know if Shu Xiang's prediction is accurate or not. However, Song Gongzi Bao became the king of a country, Song Han and Sicheng Le were able to take charge of national affairs, and Qi Chen's loan made the people "return like flowing water" and increased their household registration and strength. These loans are carried out out from political necessity as a means of buying people's hearts and minds and winning support.

So, does Zhao Wuxian also want to learn from the Chen clan of Qi State, play the means of lending big buckets and recycling small buckets, and win the trust of the people?

"Zhangzi. We don't have to follow suit, I have a better idea. ”

Zhao Wuxian remembered an allusion that he had heard in his previous life. Some changes were made to the initial version of Zhang Mengtan's strategy.

……

On the last day of July, a man named Wu Zhi Jia came to the city of Xiaqiu.

He set out from Gaotang and then went south along the Pushui River. In the meantime, pass through Luyi high fish.

Gaoyu has nearly 2,000 households and a population of more than 10,000, and it is also a wealthy city with the benefits of Yuze. But because the Qi State has besieged the west of the Lu State many times in several years, the war has subsided, the originally fertile Pubei fields rarely see farmers, the townships and miles passing through are also sparsely populated, walking on the Tu Road, but it seems to have been swept again, only to see the old and weak, not to see the young and strong, the prosperity of the eastern section of the "noon road" in the past is no longer, only to see the weeds and grow in the room, the fox and rabbit are infested.

But after entering the Sheep Horn Pass in the boundary of the Qiuqiu Territory, the appearance of the Gu Jiao has changed, this pass is tightly guarded, the layout is exquisite, on the bright side, I only see more than 50 people distributed everywhere to guard, but in fact, there are many well-equipped soldiers hidden in the invisible place, and it is not easy to seize it.

"What's more, in the north of this pass, there are still high fish...... It was not an easy task for the Qi army to cross the border and attack. He secretly recorded the terrain here in his heart, and planned to go back and draw a sketch and dedicate it to Chen Heng.

Because he claimed to be a merchant from the Wu clan and came here to pay the ransom, he was quickly released. But the convoy was controlled by some unsung horsemen, and the baggage pulled by the oxen and wagons and the clothing of the men were checked inside and out, and any weapons were unloaded.

Although she was slightly surprised to see the young Jin people open the glittering wooden box, she didn't show much greed.

Subsequently, the driver of the convoy was left behind and not allowed to accompany him, and the aunt was also stuffed into the carriage, and those who got off the horse got on the car and drove it on their behalf.

Through the looming curtain, he could see that there were quite a few peasants working in the Tu Dao and the farmland along the way, and it seemed that the Jin army had crossed the border and did not loot and kill on a large scale. The pedestrians on the road are also bustling, and there are also people patrolling the houses along the way, and the withering of the high fish is no longer there, and the ability of the ruler to restore the people's livelihood can be seen, and the outside is loose and the inside is tight, and it is not good to plot.

After walking on the bumpy road for several hours, he arrived at the foot of the city of Xiaqiu, and he felt that this was a deliberate detour, and he didn't expect that the Jin people's precautions were so heavy.

At the city gate, the carriage stopped slightly, now after the war, it was originally Qi, Wei, Lu, Cao Siguo handed over the Dayi Liqiu is no longer the previous grand occasion, pedestrians, carriages and horses are much less, but compared with Gaoyuyi, there are still a lot.

The layout of the city is very neat, from the east gate to the west gate, from the south gate to the north gate each has a wide street, forming a cross, in the center of the city intersects, and further north, is the Yi Temple. When the carriage arrived, the speed of the carriage was getting slower, and the voices of people were getting louder and louder.

The rider in the car shouted that it was unfortunate, and the riders outside also called over and told everyone to stop, and wait a few moments before entering.

She looked through the curtain, but saw that there were people passing by on the side of the car, and the front was also densely packed with people from Xiaqiuqi, and she couldn't help but be puzzled. Generally speaking, after conquering and occupying the cities of other countries, we must try to avoid this kind of large-scale gathering of Chinese people, could it be that Zhao Wuxian has provoked public anger, and the people are going to gather to expel him?

But there are also many soldiers outside to maintain order, and although there are many people, they are orderly.

There were also several chariots in front of and behind them, and in the carts sat the children of the Liqiu clan, and when they heard the chaotic noise of the people gathering, they also lifted the curtain and looked outside. When he saw the convoy here, he couldn't help but stop the cart or urge the driver to speed up, say hello to the rider, and say a few words.

Only then did he know that the original horseman was called Yu Xi, but why did the children of this Xiaqiu clan be quite close to him, just like a colleague who was a minister of the same dynasty.

This must be something important, and perhaps we can find out the real situation in this town.

"Chief, aren't you going to the Yi Temple, why don't you leave? What is this doing? ”

"Who let you out? Go back! ”

He couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart, and opened the curtain curiously, but saw that several riders outside suddenly had a dark face, and their hands were on the short sword in their waists.

The horseman named Yu Xi was quite confident, he smiled and said: "Well, it is a coincidence that we have encountered such a grand occasion today, the doctor said, the merchants of the Wu family can also take a look, and after going back, they will publicize and publicize more, if the Qi people are unbearable in the suffering of the three taxes and two of the Qi Hou Office, they can cross the border to vote, and they will be able to live in peace." ”

After that, a group of people laughed, and even those few people from Qiqiu Qi laughed heartlessly on the side.

She was flattering on her lips, but she sneered in her heart, secretly thinking that the wise Chen Qing and Chen Shizi had already collected the hearts of the people of the country, where would it be your turn to wait? At the same time, he was angry with the children of the Liqiu clan, feeling that they were all bought by Zhao Wuxian, but he didn't know what the situation of the most powerful Wu clan was.

According to the conversations of the people around him, he gradually understood what was going on in today's gathering place.

It turned out that the original Xiaqiu Wushi and Yi Temple would often lend corn to the Chinese people when the green and yellow crops were scarce, and they had to repay it after the autumn harvest, accumulating thousands of stones year after year.

As is customary, after Zhao Wuxian captured the province and replaced the Wu clan, the bonds were collected by him.

So today, Dr. Zhao, who had just taken office, sent someone to post a cloth in the city and issued an order: "Anyone who bears the interest money of the Yi Temple, whether they can repay it or not, will be inspected in the Yi Temple today!" Those who come will be rewarded with meat and wine, and those who do not come will be punished with hard labor! ”

Outside the Liaoqiuyi Temple, there was a circle of lively Qi people, they heard that there was a meat and wine feast, and they all came as scheduled. In front of them were nearly a hundred borrowers who were crying and sad after being called, and entered the red gate of the Yi Temple under the guidance of the soldiers.

Now there is still a month before the harvest, and it is a lack of green and yellow, if it is forcibly urged to borrow, it will be a disaster for the family!

"It's a mess and a trick!" And Aunt Yi was overjoyed in her heart, and the fear and speculation about Zhao Wuxian along the way suddenly dissipated, and turned into a strong sense of superiority as a Chen businessman. (To be continued)

ps: Thank you for the book friends Jiutian Yanyu, Huayue in the scene, Brother Feilong, and Tian E for their rewards

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