Zhuge Liang couldn't understand Wei Ba's approach, not because he was not smart, but because his thinking was completely different from Wei Ba's, and they were two statecraft that were completely incompatible.

Zhuge Liang followed Guan Zhong's strategy of controlling the country. Economically, the management of the Zhong adopts state-owned economicism, that is, all industries that can make money and make high profits are nationalized, and the government monopolizes the operation and obtains high profits. This kind of economic policy is conducive to the rapid concentration of wealth and the strengthening of the country. In the case of a small economy, it can give priority to ensuring the economic interests of the country, ensuring that the government has the greatest wealth, and can weaken the liliang of the local or aristocracy, which contributes to the stability of society. In the event of a foreign war, it is also in an advantageous position because the government has more financial and material resources at its disposal. Therefore, this kind of policy had obvious advantages in the environment of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it developed rapidly, and the extreme embodiment of zuihou was the rule of law in Shang Ying.

The purpose of this kind of policy is to make the country rich and the people strong, the country is rich because it occupies a lot of wealth, and the people have to follow the baton of the ruler because they are poor, and they are forced to become strong.

This is actually a wartime system, and the superiority of this system is self-evident in times of strife in the world. Therefore, the state of Qi used Guan Zhong and the princes of Jiuhe, and the state of Qin used Shang Yang to dominate the world. Since then, this kind of economic policy has been inherited, and even after Confucianism has taken over the dominant ideology, it is still the most effective policy, and it is also the good policy that the vast majority of politicians aspire to.

China's 2,000-year-old feudal society followed this policy, that is, the well-known state-run economy. Guanzi can be said to be the originator of the state-run economy. Zhuge Liang compares himself to Zhong Leyi. It is natural to be accustomed to this kind of economic policy thinking, and all the means he used to govern Shu can roughly find the ideological roots in Guan Zhong's thoughts. In fact, later politicians, such as Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng and others, all adopted similar policies.

So it's not surprising that he can't understand Wei Ba's approach.

Thinking of Wei Ba's refusal to clash with him head-on, and even refusing to ask for Nanyang's military exploits, Zhuge Liang thought that Wei Ba was following Huang Lao's way this time, ruling by inaction, and benefiting the people. Rest with the people. After further Taoguang and obscurity, he put this matter aside for the time being, and instead considered Li Yan's intention to send his daughter to the palace.

Compared with. This matter is clearly more urgent. Because Li Yan is directly challenging his authority. If Empress Zhang is deposed because of this, then who will believe that Zhuge Liang can protect them in the future? If the interests are not guaranteed, who will follow you. It is instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in officialdom. No one will choose the weak and incompetent side and fight against the strong.

This result was not even expected by Wei Ba himself.

Not only Zhuge Liang was indifferent to this, but Yang Yi, a golden abacus who was good at calculating grains, did not realize the killing opportunity in the face of Wei Ba's policy. On the contrary, he expressed a great degree of contempt. In his opinion, the foundation of the country is in agriculture, Wei Ba has just made some achievements now, he does not concentrate on farming and accumulating valleys, but he has raised so many idle people, and now he still wants to benefit the people, and let the lucrative industries such as pearls and mines and forests be operated by the family, which is not only not conducive to the accumulation of strength, but will inevitably cause a situation where it is difficult for the family to fall after the strength is strong.

In a word, what Wei Ba is doing now is a sign of self-destruction, Prime Minister, you can rest assured, this person will not succeed, and it will be difficult for him to continue in a few years. As the saying goes, when it's a little young, big may not be good, that's what kind of people are talking about. It's better to concentrate on dealing with Li Yan and Ma Yan, they are menacing, and if you don't deal with them seriously, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhuge Liang thought so. He already thought so, and Yang Yi's approval made him feel more confident in his heart.

However, on how to deal with the aggressive Li Yan, Zhuge Liang and Yang Yi have different views.

"Prime Minister......" Yang Yi's face was a little red, her voice was a little rushed, even her hands and feet trembled uncontrollably, and there was some foam at the corners of her mouth. You better go back to Chengdu, Gongyan is a loyal person, and his loyalty is impeccable, but his temperament is too slow, and he is one step slower in everything. Zhang Junhei's temperament is anxious, but he behaves frivolously, has no body like a minister, and is not Ma Yan's opponent. If you want to live in peace, you can only go back to Chengdu for the prime minister, and there is nothing else to think. ”

Zhuge Liang frowned lightly. He knew that Yang Yi had a certain amount of truth in what he said. Ma Tan used to be one of the most outstanding talents in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Jiang Wan, Zhang Yi and others were inferior to him. Now that Ma Yan has turned to Li Yan and fought back, the pressure on the Prime Minister's Mansion is indeed very great. The ideas that Ma Yan gave Li Yan were not something that Jiang Wan and the others could handle.

However, it is not a good idea to let him go back to Chengdu now. Will returning to Chengdu solve the problem? Yes, when he returned to Chengdu, neither Li Yan nor Ma Yan could gain the upper hand like Jiang Wan and Zhang Yi, but the struggle in the court in the final analysis depends on the performance on the battlefield. Li Yan has Meng Da in Nanyang, and he may also have the support of Wei Ba behind him, what about him? Jiang Wei is a talent, but his qualifications are too shallow, he can't command those veterans at all, he is still a tender bamboo pole, if he wants to pick up a thousand catties, he needs to teach for a while.

Precocious young people like Wei Ba are a minority after all. Jiang Wei lost his father when he was young, how can he be compared with Wei Ba, who was taught by his strict father since he was a child.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhuge Liang felt very regretful. If Wei Ba supported him now, where would there be so many things. Because of Wei Ba's centrifugal detachment, he doesn't even dare to use Wei Yan now. Otherwise, Wei Yan would be enough to provoke the heavy responsibility of guarding the pass.

Wu Yi is suitable, but Wu Yi has more than enough rules, but not enough offense. What's more, if he comes to Guanzhong, what will happen to Hanzhong?

Zhuge Liang only hated himself for his lack of skills, even if he worked day and night, forgetting to eat, he couldn't take care of the court and the battlefield. The lesser of two evils, he can only temporarily make Li Yan proud in the court for a while.

What's more, he is very clear about Yang Yi's thoughts, but he is afraid that under the words of taking into account the overall situation, Yang Yi is still thinking about the important task of guarding the pass.

But he was not the right person at all, and if nothing else, his narrow character could not afford such a heavy responsibility.

Zhuge Liang didn't say anything. He waved his hand: "Duke Wei, it's not so serious, not to mention whether Li Yan can succeed, even if he sends his daughter to the palace, he will definitely be able to be the queen?" He was thinking too simply. You don't have to pay attention to him, let's think about how you can prepare to attack Hedong and Merge Prefecture as soon as possible. ”

Yang Yi was a little disappointed. "Prime Minister, the reverse Wei is transferring troops to Hedong and Bingzhou, and we don't have enough advantages in military strength and food endowment, so it's probably not beautiful to send troops in a hurry. According to Yi's opinion, it will take at least two to three years before there will be enough grain for the troops. ”

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly: "Because of this, we have to rely on talents like you to make careful calculations and seize the opportunity." If the Wei State is ready, wouldn't the chances be even smaller? ”

Yang Yi replied in a daze, turned around and went out. Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time, sat back in front of the desk, sharpened his ink pen, and began to write a letter.

……

Jinyang.

Qin Lang, Tian Yu, and Xiahou Ba sat in the hall. Xiahou Ba drank the wine one after another, Tian Yu held the case with both hands, and the wine in the cup rippled in circles, flashing with light. Qin Lang, who was sitting in the middle, held the wine glass, but he didn't drink it, just swirled the wine glass in his hand. He stared at a document on the case, a pair of sword eyebrows frowned, and the center of the eyebrows became Sichuan characters.

The three of them have been sitting like this for a long time, all because of the document in front of Qin Lang.

This is a private message written by Cao Rui, the Son of Heaven, to Qin Lang, and there is only one problem: to hit Kirbineng hard, give a warning to the Hu people on the grassland, and clear the way for the next battle of annexing states.

Qin Lang and the others understood Cao Rui's mood at the moment. They already knew about the contact between Kirby and Zhuge Liang, if it weren't for Hao Zhao's quick opportunity, when Kirby could lead 10,000 elite horsemen to suddenly appear behind them, it was a question of whether they could safely return to the state.

Knowing that Kirby was able to betray Wei and annex Han, Tian Yu was very angry. He has always been dissatisfied with Kirby, not just because Kirby can trap him in Malaysia, but because of Kirbyneng's ambitions.

He always wanted to make a second sandalwood locust.

When Tanshihuai unified the grassland, it caused a lot of humiliation to the Han Dynasty, and Tian Yu, who was from Yuyang, knew it very well. At that time, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty did not hesitate to surrender his identity for the stability of the frontier, and took the initiative to make peace with Tanshi Huai, but Zuihou was rejected by Tanshi Huai. This is a great insult. If Kirby can grow stronger, Cao Wei will inevitably reproduce that humiliating scene.

As a former captain of Wuhuan Guard, Tian Yu was worried about this.

However, at this moment, the Son of Heaven asked them to hit Kirby Neng hard, but it was a very serious challenge. Everyone knows that after the loss of Nanyang and Longyou, not only only half of the territory of the Great Wei was left, but the authority of the Son of Heaven was also seriously questioned, and some people even began to doubt the national fortunes of the Great Wei. These generals, who have retreated from Longyou, undoubtedly bear unshirkable responsibilities.

But the Son of Heaven did not blame them, the Son of Heaven suppressed all the accusations, did not give them any treatment, and did not even transfer Qin Lang back to Luoyang in order to ease the confrontation. This trust and understanding is enough to make them grateful to Dade, and it is enough for them to die generously without fear of Kirbyneng's army.

But they cannot die, not even be defeated. If they are not sure of a big and exciting victory, they cannot act rashly.

Dawei can no longer afford a fiasco, and the Son of Heaven can't afford to be accused of a mistake in employing people.

They are not sure of victory. Even if the Son of Heaven transferred the remaining more than 3,000 tigers and leopards, they were not sure that they would fight.

Because the battle on the grassland and the battle in the Central Plains are fundamentally two modes, Kirby can not even fight, as long as he retreats into the depths of the grassland with the tribe, he can let them return in vain.

That's what the Hu people on the grassland have always done. Back then, Tanshi Huai once used this strategy to defeat the Han army that attacked from three ways. As an admirer of Sandalwood, Kirby could not be more familiar with such tactics...... (To be continued......)