Ji Heng's face was indifferent.

Fusu was able to gain insight into his inner life so quickly, and he was actually quite relieved.

Daqin is mainly for stability.

It's not worth the effort to spend a lot of energy on merchants.

So look elsewhere.

Ji Heng said: "Eli intersects, and when the benefit is exhausted, it is scattered." ”

"The businessman and the businessman who shielded him are the intersection of Eli, if the businessman is directly investigated, it is difficult to find out something in a short time, and the matter of this shipwreck should be solved as soon as possible, so it can not be investigated step by step, let alone follow the rules, only strange tricks."

"Sun Tzu said: Win with the right and win with the odd."

"Those who are strange and righteous, so the reality of the enemy is also real. If the enemy is real, I will be right, and if the enemy is false, I will be surprised. ”

"At the moment, businessmen are vain, and strange tricks have miraculous effects."

Hear the words.

Fusu's eyes showed a strange color.

He asked curiously, "Sir is still proficient in the art of war?" ”

Ji Heng's face did not change, and said indifferently: "I have been fortunate to read some military books, and I have a certain understanding of the way of soldiers, but I only know some fur. ”

"Not worth mentioning."

Fusu looked at Ji Heng suspiciously.

He still had some doubts about Ji Heng's words in his heart, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't feel that Ji Heng was lying.

Reading military books and leading soldiers to fight are indeed two different things.

There are many people in the world who have read military books, but on the battlefield, there are only a few who can really fight, and there are countless heroes in the whole world of great controversy, but those who can win a hundred battles in troubled times, throughout history, are also only a handful.

Such as Zhao will Zhao Kuo in the past.

After being a famous general Zhao Hao, he was exposed to and read military books, but in the end he was defeated.

Even Zhao Hao's descendants changed their clan because of this.

Fusu bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Should I cut off contact now?" ”

Ji Heng hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "Wait for the matter to expand a little more, wait until the situation is a little more serious, and then the court will realize it later, and it will be logical." ”

Fusu smiled, knowing the intention.

He looked at Ji Heng and said: "According to the bureau set up by Mr., now the businessmen and some officials have entered the urn, but if you want to find out the specific situation, I am afraid it will take some time, should the government make some arrangements in advance to start solving the lack of salt and iron in Guanzhong?" ”

Ji Heng put down the dishes and chopsticks and said, "Can the imperial court raise so much salt and iron in a short time?" ”

Fusu frowned, and finally shook his head.

He said: "What the government can do at the moment is to use the salt and iron accumulated a few months ago to relieve the emergency, and at the same time order the neighboring counties to transport salt and iron to Guanzhong to alleviate the urgent shortage in Guanzhong. ”

"Once the people have doubts about the supply of salt and iron, the current stock in Guanzhong will not be enough to support it for long."

Ji Heng nodded.

Fusu has been walking in the local area for more than a month, and there is still a lot of improvement in what he has seen.

At least some of the underlying realities are known.

Ji Heng said: "Actually, it's just two words. ”

"Faith!"

Hear the words.

Fusu's eyes were slightly different.

He chewed on the word 'confidence' in his heart and agreed with the novelty.

Ji Heng said: "Confucius said: If people do not believe, they will not stand, and the country will decline if they have no faith." ”

"With the outbreak of the shipwreck, coupled with the promotion of some forces, the lack of salt and iron in Guanzhong for several months has been very exaggerated, and the people are even more panicked about it."

"Even if the government issues a notice, salt and iron are related to the spring ploughing after ten and a half days, and it is also related to the production and life of a family for a year, how many people dare to gamble? It's not that the people at the bottom are pedantic and stupid, but that they know the stakes well. ”

"Once there is a real shortage of salt and iron, it is likely to lead to the destruction of the family."

"They can't afford to gamble."

"Therefore it is better to believe what is there than to believe what is not."

"When this matter completely breaks out, people everywhere will buy salt and iron like a tide, in order to ensure that production and life will not be affected for several months, and in the case of such large-scale purchases, it will undoubtedly further expand the panic, and even if the imperial court provides more salt and iron, it will not be able to withstand the crazy people in the end."

"In addition, the merchants will maliciously sabotage, and the panic of the people will be even more serious."

"And then it gets more and more out of control."

Fusu's face was heavy.

How could he not know the truth?

And this is also the main reason why he hurriedly looked for Ji Heng this time.

Ji Heng said: "It's better to be sparse than blocked." ”

"Blocking news is counterproductive."

"It is true that the current situation is turbulent, but in fact it does not damage the fundamentals."

"The reason why the people panic is because they are worried that Guanzhong will really be in short supply of salt and iron for several months, which will delay their own production and life, and all this is not because of the Qin people's worries about the supply of the government, except for the shipwreck and the secret damage of people with intentions."

"So."

"The government should give confidence to the world."

"Let the people of Guanzhong know that the government can solve it."

"It's also easy to solve."

"As long as the government can give enough confidence to the bottom, the looting in all parts of Guanzhong will be greatly weakened, and when this urgent shortage situation will gradually extend from a few days to a month, or even longer, the shortage of salt and iron in Guanzhong will be gradually alleviated."

"And that's what the court is going to do."

Fusu frowned.

He pondered for a moment and was puzzled: "It's just that the imperial court can't provide so much salt and iron at the moment, let alone so many reserves, so it can't cope at all, so how can we give the people confidence?" ”

Ji Heng smiled.

He filled his bowl with some fish broth, stirred it slightly, and ate all the food in the bowl.

Then he said, "Who said that faith can only come from salt and iron? ”

"What Mr. said, Fusu didn't understand." Fusu's face was full of surprise.

He was sitting on his back.

His eyes were full of curiosity.

Ji Heng said lightly: "The reserve of salt and iron is a kind of confidence, but the people's trust in the government is not confidence?" ”

"Shang Jun Ximu Lixin."

"Is it just the credit to move the wood?"

"Definitely."

"Shang Jun established the prestige of the law."

"But what about the other way around?"

"Can the prestige of usage make people move wood?"

"Naturally." Fusu Road.

"This time to win the trust of the people, it is the same thing." Ji Heng put down the dishes and chopsticks, poured himself a bowl of warm water, and then said slowly: "The people are panicked in their hearts and don't believe in the official notice, which means that the official office that issued the notice is not trusted by the people, so change it to someone who can convince the people." ”

Fusu's brows furrowed even tighter.

Does this make a difference?

Ji Heng said: "Who is the official office that issued the notice now?" ”

Fusu thought for a while and said, "According to the law, it will be notified by the imperial court, and then it will be issued by the counties and counties in various places." ”

Words outlet.

Fusu seemed to realize something.

He hurriedly said: "Sir, did you let the imperial court release it directly?" ”

Ji Heng nodded, shook his head again, and said: "It is true that it should be issued directly by the imperial court, because the imperial court is high above and cannot be touched by the people, and the people do not believe in the local government offices, but they still trust the court very much, but even if it is the imperial court, it cannot be arranged at will." ”

"Salt and iron are related to production and life."

"If it is released by Fengchang, Zongzheng, and Tingwei, wouldn't it make people laugh and be generous?"

Fu Su smiled and said, "Mr. is reasonable, such important matters should be the responsibility of the relevant government offices, how can it be pretended to be anything else?" ”

"This notice should be issued by the Prime Minister's Office."

"It's high." Ji Heng Road.

"Tall?" Fusu was stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is in charge of government affairs, and this matter is within the functions of the Prime Minister's Mansion, why would Mr. say that it is too high?" ”

"And isn't it to give the people confidence?"

"Why can't you choose the Prime Minister's Mansion with an assistant Wanji?"

Fusu's eyes were full of doubts.

Ji Heng said lightly: "The prime minister is ranked as the third duke, and he is the palace of the emperor's assistant Wanji, and it is used to deal with salt and iron, isn't it overkill?" It will also give people the impression that the situation is urgent, and it has reached the point where the Prime Minister's Office has to come forward, which not only does not give the people confidence, but will make people even more uneasy. ”

"The shipwreck, the First Emperor gave it to you."

"Therefore, it cannot be pretended that the first emperor will come forward, nor can it be granted to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"The most suitable is Shaofu!"

"Shaofu?" Fusu's eyes moved slightly.

Ji Heng said with a smile: "Shaofu is the national treasury, and the tax of the mountains, seas, and ponds is in charge of the offerings. ”

"The salt officials and the iron officials are all under the rule of the Shaofu."

"In the hearts of the people at the bottom, Shaofu is a money bag, and there are mountains and seas in the world, and there must be a large amount of salt and iron, but this is a national reserve, and it is not known to the outside world, let alone misappropriated by the outside world, so if it is released in the name of Shaofu, the people at the bottom will think that the court has made a move, and with the state as the backing, how can there be a shortage of salt and iron?"

"Naturally, this faith went up."

Hear the words.

Fusu's face was slightly different.

He had already understood Ji Heng's thoughts.

Is there salt and iron in Shaofu?

Yes.

But not much.

The Shaofu is in charge of the world's taxes, and the more is money, grain, and cloth.

But the people at the bottom don't know.

The people only know that Shaofu has the mountains and seas in the world, and the salt and iron come from the mountains and seas, so it is impossible for Shaofu to lack salt and iron, but Shaofu is in the hands of the imperial court, and it will not be considered for them at all in the past.

However, it is precisely because they do not understand that they have high hopes.

If it is known that the Shaofu will come forward to solve the problem, it will undoubtedly be a great favor to the people at the bottom.

How could the people not believe?

From start to finish.

What Ji Heng created was the information gap.

He just relied on sorting out the overall situation, sorting out the information gap between all parties, and then using the information difference to the extreme, not only calculating the businessmen and officials, but also fooling the people at the bottom, and he didn't really handle all this, but just a little combing, everything was very straightforward.

Superb.

Fusu was also completely impressed.

He never thought that Ji Heng's methods could be so clever.

Strategize and win thousands of miles away.

It's really impressive.

Fusu said respectfully: "Mr. is talented, Fusu admires." ”

"With the Shaofu coming forward, the panic of the people will be appeased, and as long as the time can be slowed down, the salt and iron crisis will gradually ease."

"Fusu thanked Mr. Daqin for him."

Fusu bowed deeply to Ji Heng.

Ji Heng shook his head, his face was very calm, and he said indifferently: "You are happy too early, Shaofu will indeed come forward, but you can't make a move easily, you still need to create some conditions, otherwise once it is exposed, not only will it not solve the crisis, but it will backfire." ”

(End of chapter)