After listening to Dong Zhuo's words, Liu Jian said directly: "General Niu, the Zhonglang general under the command of Xiangguo, is now a guest in my camp, and there are more than 700 soldiers of the Bingzhou Army in my place, Liu is willing to invite them back to Chang'an and return to Xiangguo from the new, I don't know what Xiangguo wants?" ”

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he pouted at that time.

Boy!

Do you mean that you want to exchange one of my sons-in-law for a state?

What son-in-law is so valuable?

Just kidding, it's not okay to kiss your own son!

"Hehe, since the old man's unsuccessful lieutenant general has been living on your side for a long time, let him continue to live there, the old man's side is full of elite soldiers and fierce generals, and there is no shortage of him!"

Liu Jian asked Xiahoulan to serve Dong Zhuo a bowl of tea soup.

"There are many elite soldiers and fierce generals under the command of Xiangguo, but there is only one son-in-law."

Dong Zhuo picked up the tea soup that Xiahoulan brought him, and after taking a sip, he quickly spit it out.

But it's hot.

After Dong Zhuo coughed twice, he said, "As long as there is a daughter, there may not be only one son-in-law!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Jian suddenly fell silent.

Xiliang people just look open.

It seems that it is definitely impossible to take Niu Fu to exchange with Dong Zhuo and merge the state.

The weight of his son-in-law in his heart is still far from enough to be able to join the state.

But this is somewhat unexpected.

Liu Jian knew very well in his heart that even if he put forward the reason for taking charge of the state, it would be beneficial to the new policy in the future, and the implementation of the new policy could indeed help Dong Zhuo consolidate his authority in the court and help him control the world for the Han Emperor, but after all, it was a matter of a state...... If he didn't take the merger of states in exchange for a big benefit, Dong Zhuo would never be reconciled.

Niu Fu and Wei Xu and other prisoners are completely not of good grade.

Liu Jian thought seriously for a while, and suddenly said slowly: "I don't know how the current taxes of the imperial court are, can they be used in full?" ”

Hearing this, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be stunned.

He didn't expect Liu Jian to ask this.

What does this mean, he asks?

Although he didn't understand the true meaning of Liu Jian's words, Dong Zhuo still said proudly: "The old man assists the Son of Heaven in ruling the government, sits on the world, and the wealth of the world is owned by the imperial court." ”

After listening to Dong Zhuo's perfunctory answer, Liu Jian knew it in his heart.

"The world belongs to the Son of Heaven, the court is used by the Son of Heaven to rule the world, and Xiangguo is the one who rules the world instead of the Son of Heaven, and the wealth of the world naturally belongs to the imperial court, I understand this."

"It's just that the situation today is not different from that of ordinary days, and Xiangguo also knows it."

"Today's chaos, the separation of states, the land of Kanto, the towns and herdsmen have risen, Xiangguo sits in Guanzhong, and looks down on the world, but the local wealth cannot be withdrawn by the imperial court, and it is blocked by the jackals for their own use, which is not necessarily a good thing for the imperial court, right?"

After listening to Liu Jian, Dong Zhuo couldn't wait to scold his mother.

Of course, he was not scolding Liu Jian's mother, but because Liu Jian's words aroused the resentment and concern in Dong Zhuo's heart.

What he wants to scold is the mother of the Kanto princes!

In the past, when Dong Zhuo was just in charge of the government, the local patriarchs who rebelled against him led by Yuan Shao, although their power was huge, they did not have the ability to lead the more than 200 counties of the Han Dynasty to rebel.

Most of the Taishou should still be counted and counted, the tax should be paid, and the grain should be provided.

Most of the Taishou of the Han Dynasty didn't want to offend the imperial court, nor did they want to offend these alliance troops who were stirring in the local area.

Everyone wants to live a quiet life.

But the problem is that as the situation gets longer, the imperial court moves into Chang'an, and the taishou of more than 100 prefectures in Kanto find that the imperial court does not seem to have the ability to control them.

The imperial court all went to Chang'an, and on the side of Guanzhong, Liu Jian, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Zhang Miao, Wang Kuang, Wang Fen and others rose up one after another.

Even though these shepherds didn't want to stand on their own, Dong Zhuo was far away from them, and Yuan Shao was close to them.

No matter how stupid a person is, after watching the situation for a few years, he knows what to do, right?

The current official is not as good as the current management, the court is far away from the emperor of the mountain, and Yuan Shao and these people are all fierce tigers on the side!

As a result, after several years of rectification and co-ordination, all the counties in Jingzhou, Xiangjiang, and Hanjiang were monopolized by Yuan Shao.

Jiangdong is currently being attacked by Zhou Yu.

In the Central Plains, after the Yellow Turban, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and a group of small powerhouses, they were also fragmented.

In the land of Huainan, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are competing for power.

Not to mention Hebei, Liu Deran is a big man, what kind of court does the local county guard look at?

Therefore, the current Dong Zhuo, except for Sizhou, Yongzhou and some counties in Liangzhou, has no place to pay him money and grain.

A huge imperial court, which was originally supported by the entire Han Dynasty, has now become Guanzhong.

Can the fiscal revenue be compared with the original?

Liu Jian, this kid, mentioned this matter at this time, and he didn't know if he owed it on purpose.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's unhappy face, Liu Jian smiled and said: "Xiangguo, don't misunderstand, Liu definitely didn't mean to make fun of the imperial court."

"Xiangguo should know me, Liu Mou's heart is for the public, and for the court and the Son of Heaven, Mou has always been selfless and dedicated."

When Dong Zhuo heard this, he almost didn't lift the table.

But fortunately, he has been intriguing with a group of people in the court every day over the years, and he has practiced kung fu very well.

Right now, he doesn't take Liu Jian's seriously.

"Okay, okay, Deran, we have known each other for many years, and your loyalty, the old man knows very well...... If you have anything to say, say it quickly. ”

Liu Jian said with a smile: "I know the current situation in Hebei, Xiangguo wants to know a little." ”

"Nowadays, I want iron tools in Hebei, coal mines and coal mines, water conservancy technology and water conservancy technology, grain and grain, horses and horses, and sea ......salt and sea salt."

In addition, in recent years, there have been many commercial and trade industries in Hebei, such as wooden furniture, new iron hoes, new types of ploughs, Qingzhou brocade, new flavors of tea, various spirits, and even rouge gouache...... Well, there are not only scriptures in paper books, including some Mongolian studies and hundreds of scriptures are also being printed, in addition to ancient and modern fables, literary masterpieces are also emerging in endlessly, the textile industry is prosperous, and it also makes the clothing full of patterns, and various new styles of crowns are also flourishing in Qingzhou counties, which is really a prosperous scene......

Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes and said in an unkind tone: "Liu Deran, if you deliberately show off in front of the old man, then there is no need to talk about it between you and me." ”

Liu Jian shook his head and said, "Xiangguo misunderstood, don't worry...... How could I deliberately show off in front of Sangkook? Liu just told Xiangguo, I have a lot of resources in my hands now, a lot of production, and many of them are not available in other states and counties in the Han Dynasty, I intend to prosper commerce and trade, and use these resources to pave the way for the Han Dynasty, I don't know what Xiangguo wants? ”

Dong Zhuo's tone was a little sour: "Do you want to prosper in business, what does it have to do with the old man?" ”

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Naturally, although many of our industries in Hebei are very good, they are only local people's own work after all, and they are not officially authorized by the Han Dynasty." ”

"If there is the imperial court's explicit support for many industries in Hebei, and the designation that its industries are indeed authorized by the official imperial court, then in the future, whether it is operating in the territory of the Han Dynasty or operating in the countries around the Han Dynasty, the merchants of Hebei will also be very supportive in their hearts."

Dong Zhuo narrowed his eyes: "I heard that you have established a chamber of commerce in Hebei, and the chamber of commerce is directly under the direct management of the pastor, so it is equivalent to the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so why bother doing this?" ”

Liu Jian said: "Although I am a shepherd and have saved these family funds for the imperial court, after all, my personal actions are my personal actions, and there is no official authorization from the imperial court. ”

"This is somewhat unjustifiable, but now the Hebei Business and Trade Association is getting bigger and bigger, although the business leaders led by the herdsmen have all kinds of contacts with the officials, they seem to be directly subordinate, or rather, they are the people of the official office, but these people are nominally, I have no way to give them appointment authorization, so that after a long time, for these people, their loyalty to the court will gradually dissipate."

"In my opinion, if there can be representatives of Xiangguo, the imperial court will directly authorize them to have a clear official identity, which is also a kind of appeasement for these people who assisted me in rectifying the Daxing counties of Hebei."

"And with the status of official appointment and dismissal of the imperial court, it is also justified to turn around and let the industrial leaders in these business associations pay the taxes of the past years to the imperial court."

As soon as he heard Liu Jian talk about handing over money, Dong Zhuo's spirit suddenly lifted.

He lacks this thing now!

Dong Zhuo touched his beard and looked at Liu Jian with some doubts.

"You're not going to be lying to the old man, are you?"

Liu Jian smiled bitterly: "Xiangguo think about it carefully, what can I deceive with this matter?" ”

Dong Zhuo thinks about it, but it is also.

"Then what do you want to ask the old man for?"

"It is that the imperial court recognizes these industries as official industries, and at the same time grants corresponding positions and powers to the leaders of these industries."

"In this way, these industries will become owned by the state, and these industries will be handed over to the state every year according to the proportion of revenue, which is a matter of course, and at that time, Liu will naturally urge these people to pay money to the imperial court."

Dong Zhuo snorted and said: "Liu Deran, don't treat the old man as a fool, go around and around, you have made such a big detour, don't you just want to ask for the official status of these people under the Hebei Business Association?" What do you say to give money to the old man, hum, where is the money? When the time comes, you cheated the official position and didn't give money, and you also sought to merge the state, do you really treat the old man as a fool? ”

Liu Jian's face showed a little doubt: "Xiangguo, don't you believe me?" ”

Dong Zhuo didn't reply, but the expression on his face was obvious, that is, he really didn't believe you.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's attitude, Liu Jian seemed to be a little worried.

In the end, I listened to him say slowly: "Otherwise, I will ask people to list the approximate operating conditions and annual income and expenditure of these industries when I go back, as long as Xiangguo is willing, I am willing to let these people pay a certain percentage of their total assets this year to the imperial court for one year's share, and then Xiangguo will order them to be entitled, how about it?" ”

Dong Zhuo heard this and stretched out three fingers.

"It's okay, but one year's payment is not enough, so much at once, and it is a state and an edict, and it is not a trivial matter to directly integrate the people of businessmen into the national system...... You will have to pay for three years at a time. ”

Liu Jian was shocked when he heard this: "Three years? ”

"Yes, you need to pay for three years first, if it is less than three years, the old man will not agree."

At this time, Dong Zhuo had already seen clearly that Liu Jian attached great importance to the affairs of merging states and Hebei trade.

I heard that after Liu Jian arrived in Jizhou, he organized the Hebei Commercial Association, which has many members, although it is nominally commanded by the pastoral office led by Liu Jian, but there has been no official recognition and authorization from the imperial court.

Perhaps it was because the selfish interests of the people in the business association were getting heavier and heavier, and it was difficult to control, so Liu Jian wanted to use this method to appease and control them.

He bargained with himself this time, in Dong Zhuo's opinion, it was nonsense at all.

It is impossible for Liu Jian to give him money every year.

He was nothing more than deceiving himself.

If the imperial court gave him the status of a member of the business association, and then included these properties as official ownership, then Liu Jian's goal was achieved, how could he cut his money and divide it to himself?

So Dong Zhuo will never be fooled, he asked for three years of goods at a time, and he made a lot of money first.

If he can have a large amount of money in the past three years, it doesn't matter if he is given the right to merge with the state.

Anyway, Bingzhou is not in his hands at all, throwing it is also throwing, he just doesn't give it to Liu Jian, I'm afraid that he will rob it sooner or later.

Taking advantage of the fact that Liu Jian still cares more about his reputation and wants to have a good reputation, then Dong Zhuo will slaughter him first.

Now Dong Zhuo has an indescribable feeling of refreshment in his heart.

To tell the truth, he suffered Liu Deran's loss, and he ate a little too much.

Don't look at Liu Deran's relationship with him all the time, but to be honest, sometimes this kid is more annoying than Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo are enemies, and they are all on the surface.

What about Liu Deran? On the surface, this is a good relationship with Dong Zhuo.

But in fact, at the most critical time, he can beat Dong Zhuo again.

How much dumb loss has Dong Zhuo suffered from him over the years?

But this time, Dong Zhuo felt that he had won Liu Deran.

At least he made Liu Deran deflated, and he also saw through the other party's intentions.

Dong Zhuo's heart was really full of pride.

Looking at Dong Zhuo's radiant appearance, Liu Jian seemed a little distressed on the surface......

But in fact, Liu Jian's heart blossomed.

He doesn't have any ambition at all, everything about the right talent is a trick.

"Xiangguo, I will send a messenger to pay this money according to the amount discussed, if the money is not enough, it will be offset with materials, but I want to ask Xiangguo, what official position do these capable people in my Hebei Business and Trade Association plan to serve?"

This sentence can be regarded as asking Dong Zhuo's difficulty.

Envelope?

yes, how can this be sealed?

These people are all in Hebei to take care of all kinds of businesses for Liu Jian, and they run all kinds of leading industries in the Han Dynasty, are they all mortals? The problem is that they don't belong to direct participation in politics.

At the end of the day, it's a group of people who do business.

With these people who do business, what official position do you take to seal them?

Can you still give them the position of prefectural magistrate and prefectural magistrate?

So what if Liu Jian was asked to recruit them as officials of the pastoral department?

Won't Liu Jian be able to do it himself? Still looking for the court to fart?

Besides, there is no shortage of people in Liu Jian's pastoral office, and these people all need to take care of the industry for the imperial court, so it is impossible to enter the pastoral office to do things for Liu Jian.

How?

After all, Dong Zhuo is a native of Liangzhou, although he has scheming, he is better than military and shorter than policy.

In this kind of matter, if Li Ru didn't support him, it would be difficult for him to deal with it himself.

So, Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said, "That's it, that's it, how can the old man know about these many bad things?" It's all up to you, and you yourself have an order from the court to appoint them to some official positions. ”

Liu Jian said with a smile: "The imperial court has sealed them, and I will appoint them?" Child's play? ”

"What's the joke, the court has granted you the authority to allow you to appoint and dismiss them, that is the will of the court, what's wrong?"

Liu Jian narrowed his eyes and said: "In this case, I will take a compromise method and ask the imperial court to grant me the position of Fuyuan General, responsible for the conquest and submission of Xianbei, Xiongnu, and the Northeast States, so that I will rebuild a general shogunate, and set up some false official positions, and settle these people, what does Xiangguo think?" ”

"General Fuyuan?" Dong Zhuoqi said: "What kind of job is this? ”

Liu Jian said: "It is also made up by me temporarily, and the right should be to deal with foreign affairs for the imperial court, because of the complexity of foreign affairs, it is necessary to set up a shogunate that belongs to the outside world, and it has its own structure, so that the central government can exercise its external role and control the foreign tribes and foreign countries in the north, so that you can arrange positions at will to settle those people, what does Xiangguo think?" ”

Dong Zhuo thought for a while and said, "Anyway, the matter of Yidi in the north is indeed the only one in charge now, and I will give you this position tomorrow when I go back...... However, you need to put Niu Fu and the others back to show your sincerity! ”

"Oh, follow the orders of the prime minister."

Liu Jian knew in his heart that this so-called Fuyuan general was not bullshit in Dong Zhuo's eyes, after all, the Han Dynasty did not have this title before, even if there was a general, it didn't matter, since Liu Jian felt that it was appropriate to do this, then he really didn't bother to worry about it.

But Liu Jian's real goal is not this Fuyuan general.

His real goal was to take advantage of this opportunity, a legitimate opportunity, to establish a framework of political structures that transcended the imperial court and resembled the shogunate.

An independent political system of his own!

(End of chapter)