After Zhang Zhao left the Taishou Mansion, he thought about it for a long time in the post house, and felt that he had returned in vain, which was really a negative trust of Sun Quan when he was leaving, although Sun Quan was not the hero, but over the years it was reasonable for the wealthy family of Jiangdong, Zhang Zhao was Sun Cetuo's lonely minister, compared to Zhou Yu, who was feared by Sun Quan, Jiangdong Erzhang was widely favored by Sun Quan.

Thinking of Mrs. Wu, who has now settled in Jingxiang, Zhang Zhao's eyes lit up, and he immediately left the post house and walked to Mrs. Wu's house.

It's just that after arriving at Mrs. Wu's mansion, Zhang Zhao's reply made him very disappointed, Pang Shanmin had already explained the pros and cons in front of Mrs. Wu, and Mrs. Wu also knew that it was only a matter of time before Jiangdong fell, Jingxiang was getting stronger and stronger, and it was only a matter of time before she expanded the land and plundered the land, so Mrs. Wu had no reason to persuade Pang Shanmin not to attack Jiangdong.

Although Zhang Zhao knew that Mrs. Wu was reasonable, but his heart was even more sad, now the status of Erzhang in Jiangdong is like Erkui in Jingxiang, and he is the head of the family, but if Pang Shanmin wins Jiangdong in the future, Zhang Zhao can't help but worry that the Zhang family will not be favored by the new master, and his status will drop a lot.

After returning to Jianye, Zhang Zhao told Sun Quan all the things that went to Jingxiang to seek peace, and Sun Quan was even more frightened when he heard it.

Before, Sun Quan also felt that Jiangdong and Jingxiang still had the strength to fight, but since Pang Shanmin worked hard for more than a month and drove all the Cao troops to Hebei, Sun Quan knew that his previous thoughts were too wishful thinking.

Cao Cao is still invincible to Jing Xiang, how can he Sun Quan block Jing Xiang's soldiers?

If Zhou Yu was still there before, he might be able to deal with Jing Xiang. When Zhou Yu was in charge of the throne of the governor, the Jingxiang naval army had never been able to bargain for the slightest, and at that time, Zhou Yu would be in the water war, Tai Shici on land, and Lu Su would be integrated in the middle, even if Jiangdong was difficult to defeat Jingxiang, at least it would not be as helpless as it is now.

In the final analysis, Zhou Yu and Lu Su were originally loyal, but they were "given" to Jingxiang by Sun Quan himself, and they always thought of this. Sun Quan couldn't regret it.

When Zhang Zhao saw Sun Quan's expression, he knew that Sun Quan was annoyed with his previous insistence. With a long sigh, he said to Sun Quan: "How sure is Wu Hou now, blocking Jing Xiang's soldiers?" ”

When Sun Quan heard this, he shook his head slightly and said, "Not a single point." Originally, Lonely and Ziyi both thought it was Pang. Cao Zhi's controversy. Why did these two princes have to fight each other for several years. But I didn't expect that the dignified Central Plains army was not Jingxiang's opponent, Yanzhou. Xuzhou has fought several battles in succession, Jingxiang Na Wolong, Phoenix Chick...... Even Gong Jin, the intrigue continues, and it is a dignified battlefield confrontation, Cao Ying's soldiers are also difficult to resist, although Lone has the heart to go outside, but the strength is not good, to this day, Lone only knows that the previous mistake is irreparable, maybe this is also Lone's insistence on going his own way, the bitter fruit that must be swallowed......"

Zhang Zhao nodded slightly.

Sun Quan suffered setbacks, and was no longer as arrogant as before, and now Sun Quan can also face up to the situation in Jiangdong, although Jiangdong can still fight with Jingxiang regardless of the number of soldiers and horses, or the boats on the river, but before this battle, Zhang Zhao had expected that Jingxiang would win and Jiangdong would lose.

Jing Xiang with a great victory over the Cao army, if the battle in Jiangdong in the coming year, it will be like a sweep, in Zhang Zhao's view, rather than a battle, it is better to show his attitude as soon as possible, bow down.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Zhao sighed: "Has the lord ever thought of descending to that Jingxiang? ”

"Surrender?" When Sun Quan heard this, he was furious, and when he looked at Zhang Zhao again, he saw that Zhang Zhao's face was calm, but in the depths of his eyes, it was still bitter.

If Jiangdong has the strength to fight, how can Mr. Zibu surrender lightly?

Zhang Zhao had already planned to bear Sun Quan's anger, but he waited for a long time, did not see Sun Quan have the slightest reproach, looked up at Sun Quan, but Zhang Zhao found that Sun Quan had gradually put away the anger on his face.

"Jiangdong III Foundation, splendid rivers and mountains! Could it be that it really wants to be destroyed in the hands of Lone! Sun Quan was sad in his heart, and after a while, he came back to his senses and said to Zhang Zhao: "Sir, let Gu think about it again......"

Zhang Zhao nodded when he heard this, and secretly said in his heart how good it would be if Wu Hou had been able to restrain his temperament like he is now? It's just that now it is no longer beneficial to regret the beginning, rather than blindly immersing yourself in the sorrow of losing Zhou Yu and Lu Su, it is better to face the current suffering situation calmly.

Whether it is a war or a surrender, the huge Jiangdong only depends on Sun Quan's decision, and when Zhang Zhao leaves, Sun Quan also thinks about whether he wants to bow down in front of his sister-in-law.

Looking back on the years he was in charge of Jiangdong, Sun Quan found that as the lord of Jiangdong, he had never led his subordinates to fight in all directions like Pang Shanmin and Cao Cao.

Thinking about my brother, he knew the people's livelihood and military affairs, but what did he do?

Although Jiangdong has been stable for several years, it has also developed a lot compared to when his brother ruled Jiangdong, but this development is due to Jiangdong's easy defense and difficult to attack and the smooth wind and rain for many years, among which his merits as a marquis of Wu are not verifiable.

Thinking of this, Sun Quan sighed, ordered the guards to follow, and left the mansion.

Sun Quan also wants to see how the people's livelihood in Jiangdong is today......

Traveling lightly, Sun Quan was like an ordinary person, tossing and turning in Jianye Fang City, and the merchants along the way were selling as in the past, but Sun Quan felt as if he was in a different world for what he saw and heard in front of him......

"This guest officer, you can take a look at the lower bunk, the newly arrived Jingxiang bamboo paper is of high quality!"

"Guest officer, please come in, there are a lot of colorful Shu brocades in the small hall! For example, a large family such as a guest officer should buy some of it! ”

Sun Quan's appearance is extraordinary, as soon as he enters the market, there are many sharp-eyed merchants, inviting Sun Quan to take a look at the goods, Sun Quan walked the streets and alleys, and bought a lot of goods along the way, looking at Jianye is much more prosperous than back then, Sun Quan is also quite pleased, and secretly said that although Jiangdong is now in danger of destruction, but the people's lives are not difficult.

After returning to the house, Sun Quan was also in a good mood, but after he carefully looked at the goods he bought back this time, he found that these goods were produced under the rule of the people of Duopangshan......

In an instant, Sun Quan's good mood was swept away, and after tearing the paper and cloth to shreds, he was secretly surprised in his heart, the people in Jiangdong all sold Jingxiang goods, so how rich should Jingxiang be? Although Sun Quan was not a businessman, he also knew that Jingxiang would make a profit if he sold his products to Jiangdong, but when the people of Jiangdong used Jingxiang products. Jing Xiang daily, how much profit should it be?

Thinking of this, Sun Quan was drenched in cold sweat, when Jing Xiang was weak before, Pang Shanmin recommended Jing Xiang's new paper and cheap cloth to him several times, Sun Quan didn't have time to think deeply, he only felt that it was profitable, so he should be invited by Pang Shanmin, and now look at it, this Tang Hou a long time ago. The plan is very big.

"If you don't sell Jingxiang goods in the market. Is it that the trade of the merchants of Jianye should also be depressed? Sun Quan muttered in his mouth, but he was terrified in his heart, and there was no trace of complacency. Recall Zhang Zhao's previous surrender remarks. A bitter face.

Pang Shanmin, who was far away in Jingxiang, didn't know that Sun Quan had only turned around. That's how I realized.

At this time, Pang Shanmin was in Kuaifu, discussing with Erkuai about improving the status of craftsmen.

In front of Erkuai, Pang Shanmin expressed his heart directly. I told all the things I thought in my heart, and the people of Pang Shan, who heard about it, had plans to set up a new "craftsman family", and they were all stunned.

Erkuai, like the Pang family, is also a family of poetry and books, and the concept of Shinong industry and commerce has long been deeply rooted.

Originally, Pang Shanmin promoted the status of merchants, and the two did not stop them, just because there were many business things in various families, and the status of merchants was indeed too low.

Merchants are highly profitable, and families are equally profitable, but scholars are highly profitable, which is called taking it in a proper way......

It's just that now that the wood has become a boat, Jingxiang Shangjia has become a huge new force, and the Kuai family and the other families, as vested interests, have no intention of revisiting the old things in front of Pang Shanmin, and the two of them turn a blind eye to the new merchant family.

However, Pang Shanmin wants to mention the status of craftsmen again, how will the scholars deal with themselves in the future?

In Erkuai's eyes, the craftsman is just a clay leg, making a piece of furniture, burning a pot or something, and letting such a person achieve the great cause of the family, this lord's idea is inevitably too whimsical.

Thinking of this, Kuai Liang hurriedly said: "Tang Hou, this matter is very important, and it should be considered in the long run. ”

Hearing Kuai Liang's words, Pang Shanmin knew that he was unwilling in his heart, and only smiled slightly, Pang Shanmin said to Kuai Yue: "Mr. Zirou should not be afraid of Pang Mou's face, the more the reason is argued, the clearer it is, what Mr. thinks, you can do it all!" ”

Kuai Liang also knew that he would not be convicted in front of Pang Shanmin, and after thinking for a while, Kuai Liang said: "Let's not talk about what the lord said, 'craftsmen build families', that is, many of my new merchant families in Jingxiang are too profitable. Kuai thinks that it is true that people's hearts are profitable, but everything should be measured! ”

"Has Mr. Zirou discovered anything wrong?" Pang Shanmin was slightly stunned when he heard this, but saw Kuai Liang shaking his head and saying with a wry smile: "Although these merchants do not know poetry and books, they are very good at studying my Jingxiang laws and regulations, when Tang Hou and we formulate the law, it is inevitable that they will not think about it, but the loopholes in it can be used by the merchants, as far as the tax is concerned, the businessmen mostly hide the profits they get, and they actually call it legal tax avoidance, the lord, is to tax the new goods such as paper, cloth and the rest of the goods separately......

Pang Shanmin was stunned when he heard Mr. Yan, and then he was overjoyed.

To say that the thinking of businessmen is indeed much more flexible than that of scholars, otherwise they would not have such resentment towards these businessmen.

Pang Shanmin only thought for a moment, then made a decision, shook his head slightly, and said: "The matter of the law cannot be easily changed, and the merchants profit from it, and it is also that we were not thorough enough when we promulgated the law before. Pang came here to ask the two gentlemen, why can't the craftsman achieve the family's business? ”

When Kuai Liang heard this, he sighed lightly and said: "Does the lord know that many of my Jingxiang families have inherited and have noble bloodlines since the Qin and Han dynasties?" Although I Jingxiang has a lot of new families, have you ever seen that there are intermarriages between the new family and the inheritance family? The prosperity of the family is not only based on the wealth of the family, but more importantly, on the merits and blood of its ancestors! The previous merchant family developed rapidly, and there was a faint tendency to fight against the inheritance family, and now many weakened inheritance families, under pressure, also allowed their family side branches to marry with them, but in the hearts of the inheritance families, how can they have no complaints about this? ”

Kuai Yue said, Kuai Liang also said: "Lord, businessmen seek profits, but their moral knowledge is as much as a straw bag. There may also be a few merchant families, as the lord said before, who can be called Confucian merchants, but many more merchant families are uneven. Now only a merchant family has made me and my brother reconcile the contradictions between it and the inheritance family many times, if we add a family of craftsmen, my Jingxiang family, wouldn't it be the same as today, the Three Kingdoms are at war? ”

Pang Shanmin heard this. put away the smile on his face, and his expression became solemn.

As a traverser, Pang Shanmin thinks more about using the insights of the times to prosper and develop under his rule, and it is precisely because Pang Shanmin believes too much in these insights of later generations that Pang Shanmin rarely takes into account the current social contradictions.

Pang Shanmin is in charge of the benefits of Jing Xiang's armor, or he can strongly suppress all the families to submit, but doing so is unpopular, as Er Kuai said. Now it's just a family of merchants. It will make the two people anxious to maintain the good situation of Jingxiang's internal affairs, and if a new craftsman family is added, the contradictions between the three will be difficult to reconcile.

Come to mind. Pang Shanmin sighed lightly. He thanked him: "Two gentlemen." Pang was willful and reckless, which affected the two gentlemen a lot......"

Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue heard the words. Busy avoiding Pang Shanmin's gift, Kuai Liang thought for a moment, and sighed: "Don't be so polite, the lord is the minister of Jingxiang, and we should solve problems for the lord, and the merchant family is not all bad, and it has also contributed to the development of my Jingxiang." ”

Kuai Yue also said: "The lord has been pushing strange things for many years, thaumaturgy has continued, and the legal system has also changed a lot, and Jingxiang's decrees have changed frequently, which is naturally inevitably shocking. ”

Pang Shanmin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said to the two of them excitedly: "In this way, the two gentlemen do not contradict Pang's new craftsman family?" ”

"Although Kuai is getting old, he also knows that the Lord is dedicated to the public, and he should think about it, all for the development of my Jingxiang, after all, the Jingxiang Pang family and the Kuai family are both inheritance families, and the lord will naturally not do things to dig his own grave." Kuai Liang said, seeing Pang Shanmin nodding again and again, he opened his mouth and said: "It's just that although the lord is in charge of the army, it is difficult to control the hearts of the people, and the lord of this matter cannot be forced, and the family is quite subservient, otherwise not only will it be difficult for the inheritance family to support the lord's determination in the future, but even the new merchant family will have a grudge in their hearts." ”

When Pang Shanmin heard this, he nodded again and again: "What Mr. Zirou said is extremely true, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages!" Pang now knows that this matter should not be rushed, such as today's cold, all the princes have quit the army, and Pang has rare time to discuss the matter of Jia tax with the two gentlemen. ”

Seeing that Pang Shanmin was no longer eager to set up a craftsman to build a family, he was all overjoyed, and Kuai Yue heard the words and said: "The law is set by the lord, and the omissions in it are clearer than my two brothers. ”

When Pang Shanmin heard this, he said: "Mr. Xenodu has a good reputation, if Pang is clear about the loopholes in the law, how can he not have taken it all in mind earlier?" Pang never thought that the trade of my Jingxiang businessmen would develop so rapidly, since the businessmen wanted to exploit loopholes and play tax avoidance with Pang, Pang would have a good time with them. ”

Pang Shanmin said, Kuai Liang said with a happy face: "The lord has already gained? ”

"I don't know what Mr. Zirou thinks, what is the name of luxury tax?" Seeing this, Pang Shanmin explained with a smile: "Pang wants to tax the abundant things in various places under his rule, and impose heavy taxes on profiteering products, and give agricultural products and some low-profit products a thin endowment. ”

When Kuai Liang heard this, he suddenly realized and said to Pang Shanmin: "The lord should have acted like this a long time ago!" ”

Kuai Yue frowned slightly when he heard this, thinking that the Kuai family was also a vested interest in the previous taxes, after all, the benefits of textile weaving are not small.

Thinking of this, Kuai Yue said to Pang Shanmin: "If the lord levies taxes like this, will it make the businessmen disheartened and stop producing?" ”

Pang Shanmin laughed when he heard this, and said to Kuai Yue: "Pang Mou has not finished talking before, this new tax law is only aimed at the land of the states under Pang Mou, for those goods trafficked to Jiangdong and Hebei, Pang Mou should compensate him and encourage him to transport these properties to Sun Quan and Cao Cao!" ”

"I Jingxiang went to Jiangdong to suppress Hebei, the road is far away, if you pay heavy taxes, it will be more difficult for businessmen to do, I don't know what the so-called compensation of the lord is?" Kuai Liang said, but when he saw Pang Shanmin, he smiled and said: "The name of this tax is 'export tax rebate'...... However, if the goods are sold to the land outside the rule of Pang, the government wants to compensate them in addition to the tax, and this compensation can not only make the long-distance trafficking profitable, but also make Pang earn more money from the Sun and Cao families, and no matter how much the merchant earns, he must also take the silver back to Jingxiang to make ......"

"Export tax rebate ......" Kuai Yue was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and then said with a happy face: "Sure enough, the export tax rebate of the lord can make me Jingxiang wealth, and then count it!" ”

"Not only that, but under the elimination of one and the other, I am afraid that Cao Cao and Sun Quan's two princes will also have a headache for the loss of their wealth, and they can be tens of thousands of male soldiers with just one export tax rebate!" Kuai Liang praised loudly: "The lord should quickly change the tax law, and the export tax rebate should be implemented as soon as possible!" ”

Pang Shanmin nodded when he heard this, and then looked at Kuai Yue's face, there was no trace of worry, Pang Shanmin couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "In this way, Mr. Zirou doesn't need to worry about the cheap cloth sold at home, as far as Pang knows, there are not a few people in the Kuai family who sell cloth and silk to Jiangdong in Jingxiang!" ”

When Kuai Yue heard this, his face turned red, and then he smiled: "Kuai is now worried that the main soldier is pointing out, Jiangdong is difficult to resist, if the lord is flat in Jiangdong in the coming year, the Kuai family can only go a long way, sell the cloth and silk at home to Cao Cao...... It's just that if the lord is peaceful in the world, how can Kuai enjoy this export tax rebate again? ”

"The world is so big, why should Mr. Xenodu worry that the good goods can't be sold?" Pang Shanmin said with a smile when he heard this: "And let Pang think about it carefully, since the craftsman has built a family, the two gentlemen have given Pang an explanation, and Pang should also give an explanation to the two of them about this tax!" (To be continued......)