Chapter 117: The Direction of the Matter of Salt and Iron

Fusu's surprised expression didn't have time to take it back, and his eyes were full of incredulity.

At the same time, there was a bad feeling in his heart.

"What do you mean, sir?"

"At that time, you said that as long as you manage the Kanto region, the rest of the places will follow the example of the Kanto region, why do you change your tone now?"

Seeing that he was so anxious, Ran Fang didn't react much, just glanced at him lightly.

After a while, he said, "I said before that cutting off someone's wealth is like killing your parents." ”

"And the merchants are even more profitable, how many merchants will be affected by the salt and iron monopoly, have you ever thought about it?"

"If the matter of the salt and iron monopoly goes smoothly in Kanto, presumably Your Majesty will definitely implement it throughout the country, and then all the merchants will be able to accept it?"

"You must know that the salt and iron monopoly originated from Guan Zhong's 'Guanshan Hai', how many people in the world don't know? Then why do they still go their own way, it is because the interests are big enough. ”

"Now that Daqin suddenly learns Guan Zhong's approach, he will naturally touch those interests, if it were you, would you be arrested?"

Hearing this, Fusu thought seriously for a while, and then shook his head very seriously.

He may not have known the profit of salt and iron before, but since Ran Fang calculated the profit of salt last time, he probably had a number in his heart.

"It's like cutting meat, who can give it?"

"In that case, why does Mr. still think that Daqin wants to monopolize salt and iron, which is ignoring Daqin's life and death?"

The people next door who were listening to the conversation between Ran Fang and Fusu also nodded one after another, and some even wanted to speak out and scold Ran Fang for harming Daqin.

But when he thought of Ran Fang's position in front of His Majesty, he endured it again, and listened carefully to Ran Fang's next explanation.

"It is for the survival of Great Qin that we must now use salt and iron as a breakthrough to test which people want to be unfavorable to Great Qin."

"You must know that even if these businessmen are rich, they will not pose much of a threat to Great Qin, but the restoration forces behind them may have an irreversible impact on Great Qin."

"Therefore, if the matter of the salt and iron monopoly caused turmoil this time, then this turmoil was not caused by the merchants, but the war provoked by the restoration forces behind them."

These words made Fusu a little incomprehensible, and he looked at Ran Fang suspiciously.

"Why did Great Qin take the initiative to cause war?"

"Isn't it good if it's peaceful today?"

Ran Fang couldn't help but laugh when he heard Fusu's innocent words, but his smile was full of mockery.

He was laughing at Fusu's self-righteousness, as well as his hubris.

Seeing that Ran Fang was a little weak-hearted, Fusu couldn't help but defend himself: "Isn't what I said right? ”

"Hehe, you're really stupid and naΓ―ve," Ran Fang didn't get used to him, and said directly and unceremoniously.

He didn't look at Fu Su's slightly angry expression at all, but asked directly: "Do you know how many people in this world are dissatisfied with Daqin's strict laws?" ”

"And how many old nobles are looking for an opportunity to restore their old country?"

"If you give them a chance, don't you think these people will start a war against Great Qin?"

"You have forgotten about the Xiang family in the old Chu land that you just exterminated?"

This series of questions made Fusu a little overwhelmed, his face was flushed, and he didn't know how to react.

The main reason is that Ran Fang's words are to the point, and he doesn't know what words to use to refute it, maybe he can't refute it at all.

After a while, he asked in a reverent tone: "What do you mean, sir, this matter of salt and iron monopoly was deliberately done for those who want to restore?" ”

Ran Fang's expression looked better at this time, and it was quite teachable.

In Fusu's tangled expression, he finally nodded slightly.

"That's true."

"This time with salt and iron as a breakthrough, it is to give those old nobles a wrong feeling, and now Daqin is facing difficulties, and he needs to use salt and iron to collect money and lower their defenses."

"And the most important thing is that the beneficiaries of this salt and iron monopoly are the people of the world, and we must also let the people know that although the laws of Great Qin are strict, it is also to maintain the order of the world and the stability of the world."

"Another point is that Great Qin does need a lot of money, if it moves land and food, it will cause those nobles, powerful and officials to jointly oppose Qin, and the combined power of these people is not something that Great Qin can contain."

"So now we have to break each one, that is, to start with the salt and iron monopoly, after all, the vendor pawns have little impact on the situation, even if the forces behind them want to do it, it is not something that can be done in a while."

Hearing Ran Fang's explanation, Fusu understood his hard work, all of this was still for the sake of Daqin.

But even so, Fusu still had some doubts.

"Since Mr. said about the matter of salt and iron, those forces have to weigh it if they want to do it for a while, so why does Mr. still say that it will be chaotic?"

This time, Ran Fang's expression rarely showed some embarrassment.

He was silent for a long time, his brow furrowed slightly.

"It's just my guess."

"Merchants have money, they can do anything in order to protect their own interests, if these people instigate the low-level traders to make trouble, those restoration forces will see it and will find a way to intervene."

"If only those vendors make trouble, it is simple, but those restoration forces are not bad, and then it will not be so simple."

"And these restoration forces are all bent on dealing with Great Qin, if they see the right time to unite, it will be ...... for Great Qin."

Hearing this, Fusu's face changed greatly.

He knew what Ran Fang meant, and couldn't help but answer: "It's a catastrophe." ”

After speaking, he seemed to have just realized what he had said, and asked anxiously, "Sir, is there any way to save me?" ”

Ran Fang didn't laugh at him this time, nor did he continue to embarrass Su, and then said: "This incident is actually an opportunity. ”

"Opportunity?"

Fusu was a little surprised, not understanding the meaning of Ran Fang's words.

"Yes," Ran Fang nodded, and then continued what he said just now, "I also said just now, this salt and iron matter will make people think that Daqin's qi is exhausted, and he can only think of those ways to improve his strength." ”

"At this time, there will definitely be people who want to come to the temptation, especially those merchants, they will definitely find a way to unite with other merchants, and those who have restored will not miss this opportunity."

"In this way, first, we can see who has bad intentions towards Daqin, and second, Daqin can take this opportunity to prepare countermeasures in advance."

"In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, you can also rebel against some businessmen, just like the Gu family, and let them also carry out monopoly sales, which is equivalent to planting eyeliner in their alliance, so will you worry about those people?"

"Another point, not all people dare to attack Great Qin at this moment, after all, His Majesty's coercion is still there, even if they do it, they have to weigh it."

After listening to Ran Fang's words, Fusu had to admire, this method is really good.

Even if someone really does it in the future, with Great Qin's current strength, it will be easy to deal with those rabble.

Moreover, the strongest old Chu at the beginning has long since collapsed, and Wang Ben is still there to hold on, even if they want to do it, they don't have that strength anymore.

"Sir, it's a brilliant idea."

"In this case, compared to Daqin's salt and iron monopoly, it is estimated that it will speed up."

"Otherwise, the longer this matter drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Daqin."