Chapter 565 - Zhuge Liang's surprise to Liu Xie
In fact, this matter of Shu Jin is not only Zhuge Jiang can think of it, Liu Xie can naturally understand the truth in it.
But neither Liu Xie nor Liu Ba chose to bring up this matter, the main reason is because the problems of this matter are greater than the benefits.
They are really worried that they will not be able to control the situation after something goes wrong.
Liu Xie and Liu Ba are not unaware of the benefits.
But the dangers of this merchant are already well known.
Merchants can't do without, otherwise the goods will not exist in the world, and the country will not be a country!
But you can't let the merchants take it too seriously, after all, their virtues are really hard to say.
For the sake of profit, are they really doing everything?
Not to mention anything else, just a little benefit, they can have countless natural and man-made disasters, if the benefits are enough, they can even buy and sell weapons with foreign races outside the Saiwai.
If the interests are all over the world, they are even willing to put the lives of the nine clans on the .....
Therefore, the sages of the "extermination" type, mainly Shang Ying, were eager to raise the butcher's knife and nip all merchants in the bud.
Even some of the sages who opposed this slaughter were equally cautious about the merchants, for fear that these fellows would do something excessive.
But Zhuge Liang was stunned that Shu Jin has now become the vanguard of the Han Dynasty to the world.
How far has it come ....
When Cao Mengde was alive, he once rewarded the soldiers, and he had to use Shu brocade....
After Cao Ang ascended the throne, he let his two younger brothers, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, make various remarks about this matter.
Even... That Cao Zihuan, under Cao Ang's instructions, also sprayed in the court specifically for this matter... roared out of "Discussing Shu Jinshu with the Ministers".
put this thing on the court and discussed it vigorously, demonstrating how excessive this Shu brocade was for them.
But so it ....
That Cao Pi angrily reprimanded Zhuge Liang's immorality, used Shu brocade to earn so much money from their Cao clan and the Han family, and then used this money to figure out how to beat them!
This kind of behavior is not only unethical, but it is also a headache for them.
They must be cautious, and they can't even let Zhuge Liang and Liu Xie do this kind of thing again, and let them succeed again.
We must not let them succeed again!
Not only is this the case for the Cao family, but at the same time, Jiangdong also said that he was very angry, after all, now they can't attack Jiaozhou, and the biggest reason why they can't cause trouble to Liu Xie is that this Shu brocade ensures that their logistics supplies are very sufficient.
Because most of the money and grain were obtained from the money sold to them in Shu brocade.
This is very inappropriate!
But it didn't work ....
Especially after Cao Pi finished speaking, Cao Ang saw that this guy directly tightened the robe made of Shu brocade on his body and left....
This scene is piercing!
In the end, Cao Ang directly asked him to get away and stop being an eyesore in front of him.
Zhuge Liang's "Shu Jin" policy did shock everyone in the world.
Or before Zhuge Liang personally operated it, no one could have thought that this kind of thing could still do this.
After all, in people's cognition, some people value agriculture, some people value business, and even in the last hundred years, there are many such representatives.
Even some truly powerful sages can do a good job in heavy farming.
On the basis of heavy agriculture, to encourage businessmen... Moreover, it is obviously unrealistic in the eyes of the people of the world to let the businessmen not influence the people.
After all, people's hearts are long, and when the honest farmer saw the second dog in the neighboring village who didn't do anything but was eating and drinking spicy food there because of business.
They look at the time when they worked so hard for a year and barely couldn't eat.
He won't be happy either!
Indeed, scholars looked down on the lowliness of merchants, and they also knew that it was difficult for merchants' families to enter the official career.
But what he said was like those honest farmers, they were able to get into the official career, and they were looked up to.
Compared with those who look down on them, they care more about whether they will starve to death.
When tourists can eat well, some people can't eat enough, and some people are dying of hunger, who will bother to take care of the affairs of the farm?
Isn't that stupid?
Therefore, the heavy peasants must suppress business!
But it's clear that Zhuge Liang is very good in this regard, and not generally good...
He personally planted 800 mulberry trees in Liu Xie's home and farmland last time, and then personally demonstrated to everyone how this thing should be planted, how to grow mulberry and silkworms, and then united with Shu Jin to exchange it for money and grain for himself.
He didn't tell the people how good or bad this thing was, he just told the people around him, and told the people around him.
Then it can be exchanged for food, and it tells them what they need to do to get food.
His personal demonstration, coupled with the support and support of the imperial court, added a fortune to the people in addition to the mulberry tax.
Of course, the only problem is that because of this matter, his Zhuge Kongming's body is even worse.
Even if it weren't for Liu Xie's unbearable ability to send someone to help him, I'm afraid Huang Yueying would have to come over.
But this is what makes Zhuge Liang also feel a little emotional.
He, Huang Yueying, as a woman, is in charge of their family's huge family affairs, not only their family, but also his younger brother Zhuge Jun.
Before that, for that husband, I also needed to take care of his diet and daily life, plus take care of Zhuge Qiao, the adopted son.
Now there is Zhuge Jun's wife and children, and Huang Yueying needs to take care of his family business.
She has indeed achieved the eldest sister-in-law like a mother....
However, it is precisely because Zhuge Liang led people to personally demonstrate to all the people that he directly promoted the manufacture of Shu brocade in Xichuan, which is centered on Shu County.
From the official workshops of the imperial court, to the many wealthy families in Xichuan, and even the homes of ordinary people have also begun to manufacture Shu brocade.
Even for the weaving of this Shu brocade, Zhuge Liang was not all in the hands of the imperial court or the government, he directly ordered the matter to be widely announced...
Whether it is the Han people in Shu County, Guanghan County and other places, or the barbarian people in the south of Xichuan, he has people teach this matter.
And set up a brocade official to manage this matter, and Feiyun Liucai is the biggest feature of their Shu brocade today.
On the brocade of Nashu, the auspicious birds, Rui beasts and Bashu dogwoods can be called excellent marks.
Zhuge Liang didn't know that once his Shu brocade appeared, someone would immediately come over to imitate something.
It's not unclear that there will be a lot of problems in dealing with this kind of counterfeiting.
It's not that it's not unclear that if Shu Jin becomes bigger, what weeds will grow in the hearts of those people, and they want to think about how to deal with this matter...
But it doesn't matter, Zhuge Liang directly solved all this with one thing.
That is to make Shu Jin more and more bells and whistles, he knows very well that this thing is not for those ordinary people.
They may not be willing to get such a piece of Shu brocade for themselves after working all their lives.
In this case, what can be done if this Shu brocade is more gorgeous?
Even if the price is more than thirty percent or even double, it is not impossible for those wealthy families and businessmen from other places.
And this not only allows Shu brocade to continue to innovate, even if it is imitation, they are just imitating some old styles with poor quality.
In the end, a lot of effort was made, but in exchange for not benefits, but dangers...
After all, counterfeiting also requires a lot of money, and if you can't satisfy those wealthy families, the "fakes" that you eventually make will not be able to recover the cost when you sell them to the people.
And sold to the wealthy family... People really don't like it!
In the end, it was all smashed into his own hands, isn't that a pure big resentment?
As for the people... They do want to do something, they want to make some money from this, but except for a very few talented people.
The vast majority of the people can't support the rapid development of Shu Jin.
Even if you want to weave, you don't have enough money, so you have no choice but to continue farming, plus help those wealthy families to do some work in exchange for some benefits.
In this way, you can make your life better.
Most of the people finally walked towards the right path that Zhuge Liang chose for them, and a small number of people just plunged into it with all their hearts and minds to prove something.
For them, neither Zhuge Liang nor Liu Xie objected.
If they really made something out of heaven, then it would be good.
But if they can't... That is, they deserve it, they don't even know how many pounds and taels they have, what nonsense are they talking about?
Liu Xie still operates in Zhuge Liang's way, but Cao Ang and Sun Quan on the other side have a complete headache.
Cao Wei and Jiang Dong were both worried about this matter, and they came up with many solutions, such as... Don't let anyone buy it.
And promote frugality!
But... It is clear that they have failed.
And Cao Ang also discovered that in addition to his younger siblings and even his family members also like to wear Shu brocade, even the rewards given to the envoys of Fanbang... It is also respected by Shu brocade.
Finally, envoys from other places came, wanting some specialties of the Han Dynasty and some noble specialties that could be handled.
The silk porcelain before was naturally not going to fall down, but when they began to pray for this thing of Shu brocade... That's a big deal!
For example, after he ascended the throne, the envoys of the Japanese kingdom came to meet them, and then gave them many rewards, the most noble and the most pleasing to them.
That's it...
The second is the farm tools they loot privately, etc...
In this case, they really couldn't make Shu Jin disappear from their rule, and Zhuge Liang now helped Liu Xie get the road to the Western Regions.
The Wa Kingdom and Liaodong Sanhan and other places like this thing, so don't the Western Regions like it?
No, they'll love it even more!
This Shu brocade is even more popular in the Western Regions, making this road more stable.
So... After this road failed, Sun Cao's two families did one thing at the same time, that is, official imitation!
Since the people can't bear such a big pressure, let the two of them use the official as a backer, and also fight the fire.
Both have more than one workshop that imitates Shu brocade, and it can even be said that it has become a well-known thing in the world.
And it is true that there are many people in both places who choose those imitations.
Because not only is the styling not much different, but the most important thing is that the price is relatively cheap...
But bar...
As the saying goes, you can use some ordinary home brew for a few drinks at home, but if you are entertaining distinguished guests, can't you have a few jars of Du Kang?
That's the truth, everyone is not stupid, and ordinary people may not be able to see the difference.
But if you entertain with fakes... That's really digging your own grave.
In addition, Sun Quan and Cao Ang of the Sun Cao family are not shameless characters, not to mention that they are not so nervous.
Even if they really have no money and no food, can it be that they can still use fakes to reward Fanbang and their subordinates?
The envoy of Buyeo finally came, and said a lot of good things to Cao Ang and Liu He, saying that he would definitely support Liu He, support the Luoyang court, and support Cao Ang.
Finally went back with the reward, and then found... This thing is different from the Shu brocade from Shu this year...
Okay, when the king of Buyeo sees this, can he still support the other party?
When this is said, the face is gone.
So after Zhuge Liang learned about this matter again, instead of objecting, he directly raised the price.
And ordered the brocade official to improve the Shu brocade again, so that the Shu brocade far surpasses other brocade things in terms of decoration and comfort...
Even in this matter, Zhuge Liang personally drafted the "Yanjin Sect"...
This thing has become almost on a par with all the laws he has made.
This is a good thing, but in half a year, the official workshop supported by Cao Ang and Sun Quan to imitate Shu brocade can be regarded as a complete failure.
And the reputation is gone.
He grabbed a lot of wealth in Shu Jin to use as military funds, and then continued to reclaim farmland, build water conservancy, and improve it for ordinary people again and again.
Shengsheng single-handedly developed these two things that should look down on each other but were not the same.
In the end, on the road of Liu Ba's forcible reorganization of Qian Bao, he forcibly helped him stabilize the people's feelings, so that the people of Sichuan and Shu did not suffer because of supporting the people of several states and disasters.
There was even some food leftover.
At the same time, because of this, the people in Jiaozhou and even Yongliang and other places have begun to slowly become rich.
According to rumors... In the land of Sichuan and Shu alone, I don't know how many people secretly set up immortal tablets for Zhuge Liang at home, and worship them day and night.
Even this matter came to Sun Zi's ears, and once Sun Zi didn't know whether to tell Liu Xie or not....
And this matter naturally can't be hidden from Liu Xie, Sun Zi is his eyes and ears, but it doesn't mean that his eyes and ears are only Sun Zi.
And Sun Zi didn't dare to really hide it.
Someone went to meet Liu Xie late at night to tell about the matter, and his purpose was nothing more than to think that Zhuge Kongming was an outsider, and now doing such a thing really had a great impact on Liu Xie's reputation.
Liu Xie agreed very much after hearing this, and immediately made his own decision.
The words were said by the time, the people were not there, and the whole family was sent to Zhou Budo and Sun Zi around the next day...
At this time, Yizhou had begun to recover, the plague had subsided, the river was repaired, and the land was repaired.
The people stabilized again, a large number of mountain people in Jiaozhou went out of the mountains, the elderly Yan Yan and Peng Yi who were transferred to the past and the Jiaozhou Assassin History, Shi Tao and others in the imperial history also slowly made Jiaozhou self-sufficient.
Even if there are still some problems, it will not be as endless as a gold-swallowing beast like before.
And the cool land slowly began to stabilize, although the small chaos continued, the big chaos finally stopped.
Those Qianghu can't be killed, and now Liu Xie finally recognizes this, if you want to rely on killing... wants to completely kill the other party, and then completely dominate the northwest Yongliang land.
This dream is already a nightmare.
Even if Ma Chao goes, even if Ma Chao is brave and brutal, it will have no effect in the face of this huge Liangzhou in the end.
And Zhang Ji and Ma Teng, two veterans, after more than a year of siege, even if they left the siege in the clouds alive, they did not last long in the end.
After the end of the Northern Xinjiang War, it fell one after another.
And Ma Chao and Zhang Ji could only ask Liu Xie for their lives in the end, and went to Shouxiao to temporarily hand over their military power.
Cheng Gongying took advantage of the situation to serve as the assassin of Liangzhou, and Pang De came to stabilize the situation, and finally with the cooperation of Cheng Gongying and Zhang Ji, Liu Xie also changed Liangzhou's view.
That is, no longer rely on blind killing, even if you are unwilling, at this time you face the Qianghu who killed 10,000 to 100,000 and killed 100,000 million.
They can also only choose to cooperate.
It was determined that the Han court was the only overlord in this northwestern Yongliang land, exterminated those thieves who did not obey Chang'an, and finally reached a cooperation with those Qianghu who were willing to be loyal, or at least now willing to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Tell them that Liu Xie is willing to open Fang City in Liangzhou, is willing to recruit them into the army, and is willing to set up schools in several more prosperous counties in Liangzhou.
Then let these Qianghu forces in Liangzhou send their children over, and then they can study hard.
It's a lot slower than killing... Many, much more!
And the troubles encountered in the middle are more cumbersome, more troublesome, and countless problems can be said to be scrambling to come out.
The hatred between the Han people and the Qianghu and even the Di people and the Xianbei.
Those alien races do not trust the Chang'an court, and there are even those who have a heart to deliberately make trouble for the Chang'an court and the officials of this great man.
There are also many local wealthy families in Liangzhou who collude with those Qianghu, hoping to recreate the special relationship between Liangzhou and them.
It can be said that the chaos has given Liu Xie an incomparable headache, and he has been able to persist until now, all thanks to Zhang Ji and Cheng Gongying's persuasion and hard work.
Liu Xie didn't want to live up to their enthusiasm.
But it's not entirely without benefits.
Like what.... Western regions!