Borrow money?

Liu Bei was stunned, and subconsciously thought of Zheng Ping's instructions to Hu Zhao just now: "What does Mr. mean, is it that I want to borrow grain and rice from the rich merchants in Gaotang County?" But if we have gold and silver, we can just buy grain and rice, so why borrow it? ”

"King Zhou borrowed from the rich because of the emptiness of the treasury, and finally had no money to return and hid in the harem high platform, and the people of the Zhou Dynasty called the high platform 'debt escape platform', so there is a saying that the debt is high."

"When Emperor Jing of the previous dynasty conquered the rebellious Seven Kingdoms, he borrowed a thousand taels of gold from the Wuyan clan, but the interest was ten times the principal."

"In the first four years of Emperor Yong's reign in this dynasty, the Qiang people rebelled, and the debts owed by the officials to the people reached billions, and in the sixth year of Emperor Yonghe, he also issued an edict to borrow money from the people, and each family borrowed 1,000."

"When I was under Lu Shimen, I once heard Lu Shi sigh that officials borrowing debts from the people not only lowered their official authority, but also bred profiteers, connived at the powerful and powerful, and the taxes were not enough to repay the interest on debts year after year, and the practice of exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes and selling official titles also prevailed."

"Sir, could it be that there is something else in mind?"

Liu Bei originally wanted to say, "Lu Shi once said, this is a move that will bring disaster to the country", but he was worried that as soon as this remark came out, he would talk about this topic to death, which would only increase the embarrassment, so he asked rhetorically.

Reading history to know the future, knowing the past can learn from the present.

Seeing Liu Bei's predecessors who borrowed debts from the people, Zheng Ping secretly admired.

But all wise lords will often read history books, take history as a mirror, and correct their words and deeds.

Even if the strategy is adopted, it will be compared with the past recorded in the history books to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

"The county's worries are not unreasonable." Zheng Ping said calmly: "But today is different from the old times. ”

"Fang is under today, and there are many heroes."

"The room of the rich, hundreds of buildings, anointed fields full of fields, thousands of slaves and maids, in vain."

"Boats and cars are everywhere; Abandoned dwellings are stored in the capital. ”

"Qi bribes treasure loans, and the giant room can't be tolerated; Horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, and the valley cannot bear it. ”

"The rich have no land, the poor have no place to stand, and the court has a lot of taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people can hardly bear the burden, so the yellow scarf rises."

"I still remember that at the beginning of the founding of Emperor Guangwu, he ordered all states and counties to inspect the acres of cultivated land and household registration."

"At that time, this decree was resisted by Haoqiang, and the local officials even colluded with Haoqiang, favoring Haoqiang, and encroaching on the weak."

"The county surname even rebelled."

"But Emperor Guangwu did not compromise with Haoqiang because of this, and used a strategy of division to break the enemy, and moved to other counties, endowed with fields, so that these big surnames and army commanders could no longer do evil and harm one party."

"Therefore, there is a rich scene of cattle and horses grazing and the gate of the city before the rule of Ming Zhang."

"Letting the county respect borrow debts is not to lower the prestige of the officials, let the powerful and domineering, and let the profiteers make profits."

"It's about setting a new rule for the rich businessmen of Gaotang County!"

Liu Bei was awe-inspiring.

In addition to the corruption of the imperial court, the trouble of being powerful in various places was also one of the root causes of the demise of the previous dynasty.

It is also the root cause of the turmoil in this dynasty.

If the people have a house to live in, clothes to wear, and food to eat, who will be idle and have nothing to do to be a yellow scarf and gamble on a chance to live?

But Liu Bei also knows that the trouble of Haoqiang is not a temporary problem, and it is also not something that can be easily solved in a short period of time.

At this time, listening to Zheng Ping talk about the trouble of Haoqiang, Liu Bei felt something.

"What rules does the gentleman want to make?" Liu Bei's expression gradually became serious.

A hint of cunning flashed in Zheng Pingming's eyes, and his tone was also intriguing: "The decree comes out from the county, and when it reaches the township pavilion Lishu, those who openly disobey the order and those who violate the yang and yin will suffer the scourge of the yellow scarf!" ”

Liu Bei's face changed: "Mr. wants me to collude with the Yellow Turban?" ”

"Then what's the difference between me and my predecessor Gao Tang Ling?"

Liu Bei was horrified in his heart, he never expected Zheng Ping to speak like this.

This is to borrow the hand of the yellow scarf to clear out dissidents!

Zheng Ping shook his head lightly: "The county is respectful, since only the head of the thief and the recalcitrant are punished, then most of the five thousand yellow scarves are Li Shu of Gaotang County." ”

"As the head of a county, the county is looking for a chance for Li Shu to survive, how can it be called collusion with the Yellow Turban?"

"If the powerful annex the land and the people of the Han Dynasty are privately hidden, if they are just self-preservation, it is still excusable; But if you disobey the order, you will be no different from a thief. ”

"What is wrong with driving Li Shu to get rid of the anti-thieves and collecting the hearts of the people and Li Shu?"

Liu Bei was stunned.

Is it wrong to drive Li Shu out of the thieves?

How could there be anything wrong with this!

It is naturally excusable for the strong and strong who support the decree, and it is natural for the strong and strong to disobey the order to be punished as an anti-thief.

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is how to appease other Haoqiang who support the decree in the process of driving Li Shu out of the anti-thieves.

Liu Bei fell into deep thought.

Before becoming a county magistrate, Liu Bei's idea was very simple: get rid of the Yellow Turban Thief, and Gaotang County would be stable.

But when I became the county magistrate, I realized that it was not easy to govern Gaotang County.

The documents given to Zheng Ping by Hu Zhao were related to the Yellow Turban Thief, while the documents to Liu Bei were related to Haoqiang.

The document clearly records the fields that can be taxed by the county order and the fields that cannot be taxed, and the number of fields that can be taxed by the county order has been sharply reduced in the past three years.

This all means that Gaotang County is being eroded by the continuous mergers and acquisitions of Haoqiang.

In the future, there will be more and more people who join the yellow scarf because they can't survive due to lack of food and rice!

There are yellow scarves on the outside, and there are heroes on the inside.

If you want to get rid of two hidden dangers at once, you can't do it at all.

And these two hidden dangers, the trouble of the strong is far better than the trouble of the yellow scarf.

If the trouble of Haoqiang is not controlled, the trouble of the yellow turban will always exist!

Liu Bei suddenly understood the actions of his predecessor Gao Tang Ling to collude with the Yellow Turban, although the purpose was to raise his own respect, but it was very effective for the consolidation of his own power.

Understanding is understanding, but Liu Bei does not approve of the actions of his predecessor Gao Tangling, and he also does not regret getting rid of his predecessor Gao Tangling to Chen Jiju.

And now, Zheng Ping gave Liu Bei a new idea.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Bei had a hint of firmness in his eyes.

It can not only save the people, but also follow the example of Emperor Guangwu, which is a benevolent move!

"Mr. Gaoyi!" Liu Bei once again solemnly saluted Zheng Ping: "I am determined to report to the country and go down to Lishu, as long as it is beneficial to the people, why am I afraid of borrowing?" May I hear Mr. Wen's strategy! ”

Zheng Ping shook the feather fan lightly, showing the style of strategizing: "The county doesn't have to worry too much, with the reputation of my Zheng family, this Haoqiang of Gaotang County will probably give a little thin noodles." ”

"Even if a county is strong, it may not be friendly and harmonious with each other."

"Those who are good at scheming, because of their power, may not really appear to be strong disobedient and disobedient."

Seeing that Zheng Ping's way tended to salute first and then soldier, Liu Bei's heart was suddenly relieved.

If there is no conflict, Liu Bei still hopes that there will be no conflict.

After all, the yellow scarves are the people, and the heroes are also the people.

As long as Haoqiang can abide by the rules and discipline and support the decree, Liu Bei tends to make friends.

"Please sir for details!"