Chapter 115 The Thief of the State and the Thief of the People

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Yang Dingguo said: "Now that our Tiance Army is facing difficulties, these profiteers are taking advantage of the fire to rob and harm the country, and they are thieves for the country!" The people of the central states, when the battle of Beiting was in full play last year, we went out of the treasury bonds to buy grain, sheep and timber with them, they were able to trust us, last winter Guo Wei went west, took away a large amount of savings, followed the marshal to the west this spring, and almost emptied the Beiting, Yang Dudu had to ask Gaochang for supplies again, as a result, Luo Fu took the strips approved by the cangsi, and many farmers and herdsmen in Gaochang, Qiuzi, Yanqi, and Yizhou donated wheat and sheep. And now we don't have the money to exchange these treasury bonds for them, they have been collected so much grain by us, the family must be tight, but these profiteers have raised the price of grain, isn't this harmful? It's a thief for the people! Although these people also claim to be the people under the rule of our Datang, we also have a good score internally.

Although most of the people are good, why be polite to these guys who are both national thieves and thieves of the people! If Zhang Mai were here, he would have been greatly surprised to hear such a theory of dividing the people under his rule into people and thieves, and this is not a copy of dividing the people into "the broad masses of the people" and "a handful of hostile elements"? Considering the era in which Yang Dingguo lived, it should not be called a copy but a prototype.

In fact, this dichotomy is not the creation of modern people, it has a deep ideological origin in ancient society, Yang Dingguo's words will come out, Zhang Yi, Zhang Zhongmou father and son, and even Guo Fen and Xue Fu, who are listening, are not very disgusted in their hearts, nor are they so stunned, not necessarily that they agree with Yang Dingguo's proposition, but they don't feel that there is anything wrong with the logic behind Yang Dingguo's words, because they already have this concept in their hearts.

Only Zheng Wei reacted more and had already frowned.

Yang Dingguo said again: "The marshal often told us that whether we do things or use soldiers, we must distinguish between the enemy and us, and we must have 120,000 patience for friends, brothers, relatives, and the people, but for the enemy, then we don't have to be polite, we can use any means!" These thieves in Gaochang and Qiuzi are not good things! Now that the country is short of food, we might as well send someone to secretly control them, and then send someone to remind them, if they still know each other and are willing to cooperate, it is the best, if they don't know each other, hum! Then find a man of good spirits, and see if there is any of the laws that can cure them, and get rid of these thieves! When a man is cured of sin, his stockpile is confiscated. This time, the problem of food shortage was solved.

I'm sure it's impossible to get clean under someone like this! Zhang Yi was a little stunned when he heard this, because Yang Dingguo usually acts above board, and his moral character is very good, whether it is in Shule, Gaochang or Liangzhou, everyone thinks that this "national elder" is a little old-fashioned, Zhang Yi never dreamed that he also had such a ruthless side! Zheng Wei heard it with a cold back on his back, cold sweat poured out from the corners of his forehead, and even his throat trembled a little when he wanted to speak.

This matter could not have been involved in him, and it would even be beneficial to his Zheng family in the short term, but Zheng Wei, the thought that Yang Dingguo relied on to do this, felt that it was too terrible.

"A national thief? Thieves? Zheng Wei thought before Yang Dingguo finished speaking: "Although those merchants in Gaochang are very hateful, they all act under the current law, it can be said that they have taken advantage of the loopholes of the law, they are not good people, but they cannot be said to be illegal." ”

He was born as a businessman, unlike Yang Dingguo, who was born as a martial artist, who has an extremely obvious love and hatred and an extremely strong sense of morality.

In Zheng Wei's view, it is the nature of businessmen to exploit the loopholes of the law to seek profits, and even the biggest motivation for businessmen to survive in bad environments and develop in good times.

As for what Yang Dingguo said about looking for some crimes of these profiteers, if the regime of a country wants to catch a person, even the saints and Buddhas are afraid that they will be able to find out a bunch of faults. Zheng Wei's vision is not vulgar and comparable, and he sees much farther than ordinary people, and immediately thinks that if he follows Yang Dingguo's line of thinking, since he "manages" to rectify these profiteers today, he can use the same means to rectify others tomorrow, and even if the Yang family and the Zheng family lose power one day, others can also use the same means to rectify themselves, which is a bottom line that cannot be overcome! Once you cross it, anything can happen later.

Due to his position, Guo Fen didn't think as far as Zheng Wei for a while, but he also faintly felt that it was not very appropriate, and said: "This method should not be difficult to do."

It's just that...... Will it damage the credibility of our nation? Yang Dingguo said: "There is a right to do things!" Although the Battle of Beiting is now over, the situation in the central part is more dangerous than the war.

At such a time, it is necessary to act on the spot! And I dare to assert that if these profiteers are eradicated, not only will the credibility of our nation not be damaged, but all the military and the people will cheer and praise in the whole territory. ”

Zhang Yi also nodded and said: "The old man's policy is also reasonable.

The principle of the world is always more righteous than the monarch and the minister, but Mencius said: 'The thief is called a thief, the thief is a thief, the thief is a cripple, and the thief is a husband.'

I heard that a husband was punished, but I didn't hear of killing a king.

'Ministers can't kill the king, this is a great ban for the ages, but the only husband should be eliminated as soon as possible.

You are like this, let alone businessmen? This is the difference between subordination and subordination.

Those profiteers in Gaochang and Qiuci are desperately raising the price of grain there despite the poverty of the country and the poverty of the people, making the country in difficulty, and the soldiers are angry and the people are full of grievances. ”

Guo Fen was a little hesitant when he heard this, and asked Zheng Wei and Xue Fudao: "What do Zheng Changshi and Xue Dudu think?" Will the soldiers and civilians object? Xue Fu thought for a while and said very cautiously: "The soldiers are most disgusted and hateful to this kind of profiteer who brings disaster to the country and the people, if we can explain it in advance, the whole army will have no opinion on this." ”

His two sentences were actually just stating the facts, but when he said it, it was as if Xue Fu also agreed, and Guo Fen nodded.

Zheng Wei said: "Most of the people will not scold, if these Gaochang businessmen are eradicated, the price of grain in Gaochang will be lowered immediately, and most of the people in the central part will cheer and praise as Yang Guolao said." ”

Guo Fen said: "In this way, Xue Dudu and Zheng Wei Changshi are both in favor of Yang Guolao's proposal......" Zheng Wei immediately interrupted: "No, I don't approve, well, it's not disapproval, I'm against it!" This thing can't be done no matter what! Yang Dingguo was stunned, and Zhang Yi said: "Is Zheng Changshi afraid that it won't work?" "How could it not work! It's easy to get tight! Zheng Wei said: "The prestige of our army in Gaochang and Huifu has long been established, and to accomplish this, there is no need to even send a big officer, nor does it need the military to do anything, just a cunning little official, with a piece of order, is enough to overturn a big merchant and shake out ten thousand stones of wheat."

As for the legal accusations against those merchants, it is even simpler. ”

Yang Dingguo said: "Since the army and the people are happy, the people are in favor, and things can be done, why does Zheng Changshi oppose it?" Zheng Wei said: "Can you do what the soldiers approve of?" Can we do what the people approve of? Yang Dingguo raised his eyebrows, feeling that Zheng Wei's two sentences were a little inexplicable, and said: "If it is something that conforms to the will of the army and the people, why can't you do it?" Zheng Wei said: "If it is just to make the soldiers and civilians happy for a while, benefit them from their shortcomings, but harm them deeply, such a thing cannot be done!" Elder Yang, I tell you the truth, I mostly know where the big warehouses built by those merchants are, because I have granted them all the land they built for their warehouses -- so I said that it was easy to get their grain.

But have you ever wondered why they bought food and didn't hide it secretly, but put it in a place where we could see it clearly? "This ......," Zheng Wei said, "they built granaries in a grand manner, because they believed that we would not send people to invade these granaries of theirs!" This is the tacit understanding between us and them, if we break this tacit understanding, whether it is clever or plundering, it is very easy to get these grains, but the foundation of our country will be gone! Yang Dingguo shook his head and said: "The foundation of our founding is not on this!" We are relying on the blood of the soldiers to fight this world, and we are relying on the support of the people to support this country! Our law protects the people, not the profiteers! Zheng Wei said: "The law cannot be moved, and the law does not recognize people!" Before the law, is there any difference between profiteers and people? The effect of the law is that the profiteers are even bad people, and as long as they do not break the law, we cannot touch them! Yang Dingguo smiled and said: "According to what you say, can you know that they are bad people, and you can't touch them?" "Of course!" Yang Dingguo said unhappily: "Then you mean that we can't touch those profiteers who are harming the country and the people?" "Of course!" Zheng Wei said: "That's because we didn't do things well, and our laws are not perfect, so that they took advantage of the loopholes, and the responsibility is ours, not them."

In the future we should try to fill these baskets, but we can't touch them now. ”

Yang Dingguo stared at Yang Yi incomprehensibly, as if he felt that Zheng Wei's logic was very ridiculous, and said: "I really don't understand, how can the marshal let you be such a good and evil son and brother to be this family!" But I finally understand, it is because of people like you who are in charge that the profiteers on the Gaochang side will be in charge! ”―――――※―s―h―u―――。

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