All in all, the appearance of the iron pot really brought unprecedented enjoyment to the subjects of the Han Empire.

However, Fa Zheng never imagined that this thing could play a big role on ships.

Now listening to these maritime merchants, if they had made a long voyage without an iron pot, maybe the Han people would have encountered what these merchants had encountered.

It seems that these unexpected things can play an unexpected role in unexpected places.

Fa Zheng thought about it for a while, nodded and agreed to the request of these merchants.

But in the same way, the price of the iron pot has been increased to a considerable extent.

He wasn't a demon after all, so he sold the iron pot for ten times the price.

He thought that this should be very high, but he didn't expect that the twenty-seven iron pots he could take out at present were robbed by more than twenty merchants from five countries in an instant, and the rest were still asking when they could replenish the stock, and they wanted to buy more iron pots to use.

In this way, Fa Zheng immediately realized that he had suffered a loss, and it seemed that the price could continue to rise, and then he began to think about how to sell the relatively cheap iron pot in the Central Plains for about fifteen times the price in the next price negotiation.

He then continued to talk to these merchants, and learned that some of them wanted to promote these iron pots in their home country after returning home, and maybe they would need to import more iron pots at that time.

There were even a few merchants who said that they were willing to give Fa Zheng a lot of money, and then hoped that Fa Zheng could tell them how to make the iron pot, or sell a few skilled craftsmen to them.

They really want to have a sufficient amount of iron pots, so that they can definitely make a lot of money, but they really can't, they are willing to give Fa Zheng a cut.

After hearing this, Fa Zheng restrained his previous smile, and righteously dismissed the ideas of those businessmen.

"I am a man with abundant products, everything, I can buy everything, I can sell everything, but I don't sell people."

Just kidding, selling people is equivalent to selling technology, and selling technology to you, isn't that giving you our money to make money?

I can still tell the difference between a saturated meal and a full meal, only I can earn this money, you guys, stand aside!

After smelling the business opportunity, Fa Zheng sent a backhand performance to Luoyang to give it to Liu Bei, telling Liu Bei that these foreign merchants were thirsty for Han goods, as well as the unexpected pursuit of iron pots, hoping that Liu Bei could realize the business opportunities here, and then send many, many iron pots to sell.

Or simply equip him with some production lines here, so that he can produce enough goods here to sell locally, and also reduce costs and increase profits, wouldn't it be beautiful?

Fa Zheng said in the table that he decided to start a price negotiation, and strive to sell the iron pot for about fifteen times the price, so that these strange maritime merchants will burst a wave of gold coins.

After the news of Liu Bei's victory in the suppression of the rebellion in Rinan County, he received two performances from Fa Zheng in succession, the first was a performance asking Liu Bei to open the Shu brocade trade in Rinan County, and the other was a performance asking Liu Bei to open the iron pot trade.

After reading these two performances, Liu Bei smiled and said to the people around him that Fa Zheng, this kid has little qualifications and a big appetite, and he wants to swallow all the benefits of foreign trade in one go, and let everyone work for him for nothing, which is really a bit ignorant.

Cabinet member Chen Qun was amused by this.

He just wanted to take advantage of it alone, but he never thought that officials in other places also wanted to get this benefit, and they also wanted to make money for the local area, and they also wanted to get a piece of the pie, and gave him all the production materials.

Now that the world is building, money is being used everywhere, the more places where money can be made, the less pressure on the imperial court, and the heart of Fazheng's fame is too heavy, Your Majesty should warn it, otherwise it will be easy to be excluded by other officials. ”

"You think he's very capable, so it's worth mentioning?"

Liu Bei looked at Chen Qun with a smile.

Chen Qun nodded.

"It's only a few months since I went to Ninan County, and I can negotiate so many things and reach so many agreements with foreign merchants, if there are enough materials, I think that he will definitely be able to turn Ninan County into an important port trade place in the south, and Ninan County will definitely prosper for this, and the south needs such a Ninan County, and Fazheng is also a rare talent."

Liu Bei laughed.

"You Chen Changwen can say such a thing, which shows that you are indeed very optimistic about Fazheng, in this case, let me mention him a little, don't let him fall into the misunderstanding of self-satisfaction, it can be regarded as recovering talents, you also said, talents are rare, and it is not easy to have a capable and willing talent, but you must cherish it, if you don't cherish it, I will suffer."

"Your Majesty is wise, and the Han will surely prosper!"

Chen Qun saluted respectfully, and after a while, he looked at Liu Bei again, hesitated for a while, but still couldn't hold back, and said: "Your Majesty, you said that you want to consider the suggestion made by the previous minister, but the minister thinks that the beginning of the new dynasty is the time when such regulations should be clarified. ”

Liu Bei finished the performance of Fa Zheng and put it again, and when he heard Chen Qun say this, he put down the pen in his hand and looked at Chen Qun.

"Changwen, I actually feel deeply about the things you said, and I can be regarded as having personally experienced the old system of electing and appointing officials, I know the problem here, but this matter is very important, and I have to think carefully."

Chen Qun said goodbye.

"Your Majesty, in recent years, the inspection has essentially stopped, and there is almost no longer any inspection in the counties, and the officials appointed by the imperial court, except for those trained by the state school and the Taixue, are almost all officials who were appointed several years ago, and some have even been in office for more than ten years, and unless the crime is discovered, there is almost no replacement.

The reason why there is no problem at the moment is because the world is turbulent, even if the imperial court does not take the initiative to transfer officials, some officials will be replaced for various reasons, but such a passive replacement is very different from taking the initiative to replace according to the system, and the minister hopes that His Majesty can see it! ”

Liu Bei sighed.

A few months ago, Chen Qun, who had been in the cabinet for a long time, submitted to him a recital containing some discussions and his own views on the imperial court's system of selecting and appointing officials, as well as some of his perceived shortcomings in the probationary system, as well as some ideas for improvement.

In fact, the core meaning is that he feels that for so many years, especially in the past six years of Liu Bei's reign, there has actually been a big problem with the appointment of officials in the entire Han Empire, and this problem is that there is no regulation.

In the old days, the imperial court used the inspection system as the system for selecting and appointing officials, although there were many shortcomings, but at least it was a system, with clear provisions, not the kind of existence that could be manipulated at will.

After Liu Bei became a general and ruled the world, the probation system was actually stopped.

The counties also chose filial piety, but after the list was reported to the imperial court, it was not responded to and appointed, so for several years, the imperial court almost did not appoint officials according to the rules of filial piety, and all official appointments were decided by Liu Bei himself.

Whether filial piety is used or not, it is not something that can be decided by the locality, it is Liu Bei who decides, if there are really talents who can be used, then use them, and if they can't use them, they will rush back to their hometowns, and they will also reprimand the county guards, saying that they choose people indiscriminately, punish them for not being allowed to choose people again within three years, etc.

Personnel power is controlled to the core.

Because there are no regulations and no clear provisions, officials in many places have not been transferred for several years, and those who have been transferred have been passively replaced, not voluntarily, because of wars, political turmoil, and so on.

"Now there are often unfavorable remarks about Your Majesty in the outside world, and there are many statements about Your Majesty's nepotism, and the minister believes that His Majesty appointed Liu Biao as the assassin of Jiaozhou before, and there are concerns in this regard, and the minister thinks that if there are many things to worry about in the past, now that the great cause of Dutian has been completed, what else can Your Majesty worry about?"

Liu Bei glanced at Chen Qun, who was speaking earnestly.

"Changwen, you dare to say anything, aren't you afraid that I'll be angry?"

"Your Majesty is not the kind of person who has no bearing, if Your Majesty is not willing to accept good words, the minister must also be a wise person to protect himself."

Chen Qun said respectfully: "But Your Majesty is not that kind of person, so the minister is willing to speak out." ”

"Just know to put a high hat on me."

Liu Bei smiled helplessly: "Of course I won't be angry because of a few words like this, but Changwen, I have also considered all this you said, and I also know that a standard system for selecting and appointing officials is very important, so I asked the Ministry of Officials to preside over this talent selection, and in the way of examinations, don't you also say that this is very good?" ”

"It's good, it's good, but it's still a passive move after the lack of officials, not a clear rule."

Chen Qunzheng said: "The minister hopes that Your Majesty can formulate a new policy for the selection and appointment of officials, whether it is probation or examination, you must let the people of the world know how Your Majesty selects officials, which is a very important thing to appease the hearts of the people in the world!" ”

"Crucial?"

"Yes, especially after the end of Dutian, there are no more people who intervene and oppose the imperial court, and Your Majesty's authority has spread all over the world, and the people of the world are in awe of Your Majesty and dare not resist.

Therefore, at this moment, it is His Majesty who needs to promote a new electoral strategy to declare orthodoxy and tranquility, so that the hearts of the people of the world can settle down and accept the facts in the shortest possible time. ”

Chen Qun's remarks made Liu Bei quite moved.

Previously, he was not without concern about this matter of selecting and appointing officials, but the main thing is that the world is chaotic, many different forces are mixed in it, and some people have some forces Liu Bei doesn't want to care about them at all, and he doesn't want to win them over.

But in the current situation, it is true that the last group of people who have opposed him on a large scale have been killed by him and physically eliminated.

From the little thief to the old king, from top to bottom, he was beaten all over again, and everything that could be killed was killed, and there was no one still alive.

Almost all of the rebels that may appear in the future exist in their personal capacity, and there is a high probability that there will be no deep-seated political reasons for rebelling because of some personal interest entanglements.

The enemy, which exists as a group, as a political faction, no longer exists.

That is to say, at this moment, everyone in the world is already Liu Bei's "pro", if he continues to appoint people only "pro", he should also expand the scale to everyone in the world, so that Liu Bei can be declared the emperor of the world, not the emperor of some people.

The enemy is gone, they have all been killed, and now everyone obeys you and listens to your orders, and it is really inappropriate for you to engage in any nepotism, and what is needed now is to make a standard regulation, so that the people of the world can see your sincerity in accepting their existence in the Third Reich.

That's probably what Chen Qun meant.

To be able to conceive of this, Liu Bei must admit that Chen Qun's political vision is quite sufficient.

Since he came out, he has always been a secretary by Liu Bei's side, and now he is also a senior secretary, except for a few business trips, he has never served anywhere else.

Despite this, he was also the first person under Liu Bei to propose a systematic and standardized identification of the election and appointment of officials, and to be able to identify this matter in this way, it is obvious that he has insight into the changes in the situation in the world.

Being in Luoyang and knowing the changes in the general trend of the world is quite a bit of Zhuge Liang's taste of knowing the great changes in the world when he is in Longzhong.

In this regard, Liu Bei admires Chen Qun quite a lot.

It is really worthy of a talent who can propose standardized and institutionalized reforms, although that should be decades later, but today, Chen Qun, who is still young, has noticed this matter and put forward his own opinions, which is quite rare.

At least at present, the group of high-ranking officials are only carrying out pure administrative work, purely doing things, and seem to be accustomed to Liu Bei commanding everything, Liu Bei deciding everything, and they themselves are only responsible for the implementation of things, and there are few who can put forward strategic ideas in the world's grand strategy.

To be honest, this was not conducive to the further development of the Third Reich.

Execution is indeed very important, but in the top-level decision-making circle, with a strategic vision, can put forward a strategic idea is the most important ability, if the implementation, the middle and grassroots pay more attention to the implementation, the implementation of the outstanding talent is also very many, but after entering the high-level, decision-making is a very important ability.

People who can't come up with strategic ideas alone can't stay in a high position for too long.

This is also a hidden concern for the development of the Third Reich, the lack of enough decision-making talents with political and strategic vision, Liu Bei's own overly versatile ability display seems to have played an unexpected counterproductive role in this aspect, which makes him quite laughable.

Also, the bosses are so capable, I just need to execute, anyway, I can't come up with a better strategic idea than the boss, it's better to lie down.

After realizing this, Liu Bei understood that Chen Qun was a serious politician, although he was not as omnipotent as Zhuge Liang, and when it came to politics alone, the shining point in him was very obvious.

This kind of ability to pay attention to the changes in the general trend of the world and the changes in the main contradictions of the country is something that very people can have.

"Changwen, I can understand what you said, and I am willing to make some changes, but at the moment I really lack manpower and energy, so I have some ideas, I wrote them down, you take them to see, what ideas to tell me.

After that, if there are no major problems, we will take this idea as a new system of electing and appointing officials to be promoted in the future, and before that, you need to help me see what loopholes and shortcomings there are, and then find a way to help me judge whether this system is really feasible. ”

Liu Bei looked for a while and found a thin notebook, he handed this thin notebook to Chen Qun and asked Chen Qun to look at it.

Chen Qun took it, turned the first page and looked at it.

The Concept of the Imperial Examination and the Nine-Rank Official Law?

(End of chapter)