Now we go to Galeries Lafayette Paris to take a plane and sleep at night, which is quite convenient.

Five hundred years ago, we could take a ship in Europe, when the Great Voyage was in time, of course, Zheng He went to the Western Ocean earlier, this Zheng eunuch was the first recorded Chinese to go to Africa, and he arrived on the east coast of Africa 57 years earlier than the Portuguese Dias.

However, our General Zheng did not go to Africa like Westerners to engage in wealth, women, and colonization, but to Xuanwei ("want to show off the army in a foreign land and show China's wealth and strength"), which is to advertise to show off his wealth and cheat on the father.

If the clock goes forward, our ancestors would be much more tired if they wanted to do business in the West, there were no ships, and even more so airplanes, and it was normal to take a small life.

Because to go west, you must hike through the vast Gobi uninhabited area and the towering Pamir Plateau, cross the snow-capped mountains and steppes, and cross Central and West Asia to reach the Mediterranean.

This road is thrilling, it is common to encounter robbers and robbers, and the bad weather is also a deadly weapon, heat and freezing to death plus thirst and starvation are all ordinary, feeding wolves is a common thing, you think about it, this trip down to catch up with a few times to visit the Hades Palace.

This upgraded version of the road of the Ghost Gate Pass is the famous Silk Road opened by Comrade Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty. There are no auxiliary vehicles, only your big feet.

I think that Master Xuanzang of the Taizong Dynasty went through great hardships to the Tianzhu countries (now India, Nepal, etc.) to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures that saved all people from fire and water.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the early Sui Dynasty, taking advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, the Turkic Hu people controlled the silk trade route. I opened this mountain. I planted this tree. If you want to pass by here, then leave to buy road money. This is the trade road of the Western Regions. The Hu people started to collect taxes.

Emperor Wen didn't take care of it (he was powerless). to Yang Guang ascended to the throne. This master is eloquent, and he is a master who does not admit defeat. Every Goguryeo will fight him to the death. Even if you die, you won't hesitate to destroy the country. Let the Western Turks dangle in front of the bar, so what's the matter?

What's more, after years of accumulation and development in the Great Sui, the national strength has long been different from what it used to be. How can a little hooligan like the Western Turks be allowed to collect protection money at their doorstep? At the same time, due to the rapid development of the social productive forces in the hinterland, the border market has come to fruition. How can the government not be involved in such a good thing? Of course, it's very exciting.

As soon as the government intervenes in taxation, the country's finances will be open source. The emperor's reward will be much more generous, and he has face, what reason is there not to intervene? In this way, Yang Guang sent Pei Ju, a servant of the Ministry of Officials, to act as a special envoy for trade to deal with border trade issues.

Pei Ju used his own actions to tell everyone: how to do things, how to please the leader. If you are a member of the yamen. Attention. Little brother, I think that subordinates can generally be divided into three levels when they work for leaders. Let's take an example. You are the leader, there are three clerks below, and you want to buy a copy of the book "The Great Tales of Sui and Tang", and the publisher is Universal Universe Press. Let the following brothers go to Xinhua Bookstore to help you buy. Let's see.

The first clerk, Xiao Wang. This Xiao Wang took the book list written by the leader, which was very positive, and he went straight to Xinhua Bookstore in a 100-meter sprint, but he was dumbfounded after that. It was found that the existing name matches but the publisher is wrong, and some books match the publisher but the title of the book is wrong.

In a word, I didn't find any books on the leader's list. Xiao Wang went home and reported to the leader. Leader: I went to Xinhua Bookstore to look for it according to your instructions, but I didn't find the book you wanted. Come back and finish your errand. The second clerk, Xiao Li.

Take the book list given by the leader. Xiao Li went to Xinhua Bookstore and also didn't have any books that the leaders wanted, and then went to other bookstores around to look for them, and finally found a book with the same title as the publishing house. After buying it, it was given to the leader. Finish the errand

& The three clerks Xiao Zhang took the list of books given by the leader, and went to Xinhua Bookstore to find that there were no books that the leader wanted.

Then I went to other bookstores to check out the relevant books. After careful research, then make a list of the latest published books for the leader, and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each book, the research content and the different directions. Take your own reference and let the leader refer to it after you go back. Then according to the real needs of the leader, go to the targeted purchase.

Three subordinates do things for you, if you are the leader. Which one do you prefer? Needless to say, the leader definitely liked the third place. If you want me to give a review to the above brothers. This first Xiao Wang is a mediocre material, and the leader will not like it if he is killed.

Then this second Xiao Li, that is a middle talent, to be observed and cultivated. Then the third Xiao Zhang, that is the dragon and phoenix among the people, is a day (specifically referring to officialdom).

It's the same people, why is there such a big difference? That is the roundworm in the stomach of the leader, who can figure out the real needs of the leader and have done it when the leader has not expected it. For this kind of roundworm-type talent, it is difficult for leaders to dislike it. Our Pei Ju classmates have no relationship with the zodiac, and unfortunately they belong to this roundworm.

Being appreciated and liked by the leader is a must. Yang Guang's evaluation of Pei Ju is quite high. said, "Pei Ju is very good, and everything that is performed is a success."

I haven't heard it yet, and I have heard it. Since it is not the intention of the country, who can be. "It's difficult for Pei Ju to be a role model in officialdom, and it is estimated that he is an advanced worker every year. is also helping the emperor to do border trade business, this brother not only made the border trade business prosperous, but also made a lot of money for the national tax revenue. At the same time, he was a caring person, and he carefully visited and carefully researched and compiled a book.

As soon as this book was given to the emperor, the emperor was Longyan Dayue. directly promoted Pei Ju, and was directly promoted from the servant of the Ministry to the waiter of the Yellow Gate. Obediently, he was directly promoted from Vice Minister of Personnel to Vice Premier of the State Council. So Pei Ju gave the leader this is the magic book of Shenma? You see, okay.

This book is incredible. The name is so common that you can't find it in the stacks of books. It's called "Atlas of the Western Regions". Listen to me slowly. It is said that in the third year of the Great Cause, Pei Ju served as the servant of the Ministry of Officials and was in charge of the border mutual market work of Hu merchants in the Western Regions, which is equivalent to the current deputy director of the Central Organization Department and director of the Special Administrative Region Management Committee.

But this Pei Ju classmate is more than that. He did not limit his work to the economy and border trade, but used his spare time to personally patrol the border and interview Hu businessmen. The important border landforms, the geographical hazards of the border countries, the products, the customs, the clothing, the rules and regulations, and the leading members of the countries in the Western Regions are brought together to compile this "Atlas of the Western Regions". The magistrate is going to say it. Just a geography book. You're talking too much, aren't you?

Don't underestimate this kind of geography book. In the era of cold weapons, there were no satellite navigation systems. There is no aerial remote sensing, let alone Google and Baidu.

Hand-drawn maps and topography not only guide merchants to open trade routes, strengthen economic and trade exchanges, and increase the country's economic strength. More importantly, maps were also responsible for national defense and security at that time.

In the event of a border war, it will provide important guidance for the logistics and supply of the march and battle. It can be described as a weapon of the country! Speaking of which, do you have a different view of the map?

So this Pei Ju is not only a perfect implementer, but also a strategic planner. Thinking about what the leader thinks is an ordinary person, this Pei Ye wants to think about what the leader has never thought. The leader asked him to do one, and this bull man did two or even three. In this "Atlas of the Western Regions", Pei Ju proposed three routes of the Silk Road at that time.

Starting from Dunhuang, one is the northern route. westward from Yiwu (present-day Hami, Xinjiang); the second was the middle line, which ran from Gaochang (now east of Turpan, Xinjiang) to the west; The third was the southern route, which ran west from Shanshan (present-day Ruoqiang County, Xinjiang). The destination of these three lines is directly to the Euro-Mediterranean. Pei Ju is only the deputy minister of the Ministry of Organization and Personnel of the State. His temporary duty is to do a good job in border trade and mutual markets.

However, he thought about what the emperor thought and was anxious about what the emperor was anxious about, and made great contributions to the frontier defense and territorial expansion of the empire. How can the emperor not appreciate it? Can a leader not be promoted? And it doesn't stop there.

As an expert cadre on diplomatic and ethnic issues in the empire, this Pei Ye actively made suggestions for the diplomatic and ethnic issues of the Great Sui Dynasty, divided the Turkic aristocracy through guò, sent troops to Tuguhun, and laid a large territory for the empire. Naturally, there is no problem with ability.

But in officialdom. It's not enough to be capable. On the contrary, if the ability is too strong, it may become the target of public criticism and become the target of colleagues to attack and dig pits. In officialdom, someone comes out, and that's a very dangerous drop.

There are more cattle people with super abilities in the Great Sui Dynasty. grabbed a handful, but few of these cattle people died well.

Even if he was able to save his life to Li Tang, there were few who could mix well. High boiling ability, right? Pingwei Chijiong rebelled, formulated etiquette laws, conquered the Turks, built a large and prosperous city, and promoted the virtuous and capable. For the establishment of the empire and the two emperors that were the greatest credits.

The Tang Dynasty's monarchs and ministers also had a very high evaluation of Gao Xi. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the famous historian Mr. Du You did not hesitate to praise this tall man in the "General Dictionary", thinking that he was like Guan Zhong and Shang Yang of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. But that's the kind of person. mixed quite back, and was finally executed by the emperor's order. Everyone knows the charges. Just a few whining.

There is a mystery in the middle, why no one spoke for him during the critical period? As the saying goes, Qin Hui still has a good relationship. You have been the prime minister for so many years, don't you have any supporters in the court or a sworn friend who has interests tied to him?

In this era of the supremacy of imperial power, in fact, there are many factors that affect the emperor's decision, if there is really a court minister among his colleagues to intercede for him, such a great meritorious emperor will still let it go. For example, Su Wei and Li Gang, who are about the same status as Gao Xi, also offended Yang Su and Pei Yun by making mistakes, but they were not executed. Yang Guang finally let them go.

Someone speaks for them, at a critical moment. It is really strange that such a big official was killed for such a trivial matter. can only say: Gao Xi mixed too badly in officialdom. On the other hand, Pei Ju, the gap came out.

In officialdom, outside of ability, interpersonal relationships are important. Including superiors and subordinates and colleagues on the left and right, it is not enough to just shoot the leader's ass, the superiors and subordinates and even the leader around a messenger are offended by you, and kicking you in the back is enough for you to drink a pot.

Cast what you like, that's a must. Pei Ju knew that the emperor was very happy and admired the historical achievements of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, so he presented the "Atlas of the Western Regions" to open up the territory and conquer the west to Tuguhun. Tongguò opened the Western Regions to engage in commerce and trade, creating a harmonious and prosperous scene of singing and dancing in a peaceful and prosperous era. The leadership was satisfied.

Be kind to the relationship between colleagues, Pei Ju must have done enough work. Rummaging through the history books, I didn't see a single record of the minister's colleagues impeaching and slandering Master Pei. The only time was in the Tang Dynasty, when Li Shimin had just come to power, and Sun Fufang, the secretary of Dali, impeached Pei Ju, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The content of the impeachment is that Finance Minister Pei Ju has a problem with tax collection, not according to population but according to household registration, which is unfair to the vast number of peasant brothers.

Minister Sun's impeachment was praised by Emperor Taizong, and Pei Ju was too old to be punished by the leadership. This Sun Fuyao was a second stunned man in the Tang Dynasty, and he was also a second brother, and he will show it later. He is rarely impeached by ministers and punished by leaders, which shows that this Pei Ren brother has two brushes in dealing with various relationships.

There is evidence to back it up. During the Jiangdu Mutiny, because Pei Ju usually paid great attention to making friends with all kinds of bureaucrats, and even the junior generals and colonels, he usually had a good relationship with these Xiaoguo and the military generals. Yu Wenhua and these people first killed the emperor and the clan in the process of the coup, and then they became anxious, and the ministers Pei Yun, Yu Shiji, and Xu Shanxin also became the ghosts of these people. But there are exceptions.

Master Pei was not only unscathed, but also continued to be promoted. In the Yuwen regime, he was also appointed as the right servant. Obediently, when people ascend to heaven, he is promoted. Cow, right? (To be continued......)