Just when Fusu was amazed at the speed of the money, Zhang Cang seemed to think of something, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He stood still, frowning.

He thought carefully about Du He's target in his mind, and then sorted out what happened today, and there was a look of understanding in his eyes.

He understood why Duch was targeting him.

Because the Word is different!

Zhang Cang looked at Fusu, hesitated for a long time, and stopped talking.

Fusu saw Zhang Cang's entanglement, and asked curiously: "Zhang Yushi, if you have something to say, you can talk about it." ”

Zhang Cang stood up and said respectfully: "Please forgive the prince first, otherwise the minister will not dare to speak." ”

Looked at.

There was a hint of surprise in Fusu's eyes, but he finally nodded.

Zhang Cang said in a deep voice: "Hui Gongzi, my thoughts are a little chaotic now, I may speak a little chaotic, and I may also speak chaotic language. ”

"Please forgive me."

"The minister thinks that Du Shaofu's suggestion hides evil intentions."

Hear the words.

Fusu's face changed suddenly.

He looked at Zhang Cang with solemn eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Cang, what do you mean?" Du He is one of the nine secretaries of the imperial court, and he is also an important minister of the imperial court, why do you think that Du Shaofu's suggestion hides evil intentions? What is the evil in your mouth? ”

Fusu's gaze was extremely focused.

He knows Zhang Cang's character, he has always disdained to attack others, but this time he is abnormal, there must be a reason.

Zhang Cang arched his hand and said: "The minister also thought of it suddenly. ”

"Even."

Zhang Cang paused for a moment, and said in a condensed voice: "The minister didn't think about it at all before, but Du Shaofu invisibly stepped on me in front of me, I was unhappy, but more I was still puzzled, so I secretly pondered, and when I thought about everything that happened today, I suddenly figured out something." ”

"The most crucial of them is a sentence from Mr. Zhong."

"The officials of Great Qin have been detached from reality for too long, and they are too obsessed with maintaining the status quo."

"Du He's previous suggestion, perhaps in the eyes of Gongzi, is enough to be called the icing on the cake, but if you really think about it, it is completely contrary to Mr. Zhong's suggestion, or even contrary to it, if you really do this, not only will it not be able to calm the people's grievances, but it may even push Daqin into the abyss."

"What do you mean by that?" Fusu was sitting precariously, his eyes full of solemnity.

Zhang Cang took a deep breath.

He didn't really have a clear mind.

He pondered for a moment, thought about it in his mind, touched his beard with his fat white palm, and continued: "Childe, do you remember what Mr. Zhong said? Mr. Zhong mentioned that he wanted to attack the heart, temporarily allow the local public opinion to overflow, and finally let the government come forward to solve the problem, and then establish the prestige of the government in one fell swoop. ”

"The idea is excellent."

"It can be done."

"And Duhe's proposal seems to be a further pursuit of prestige, trying to use this one thing to re-establish the prestige of the imperial court, and it is to completely establish an unattainable position in the hearts of the people, which is indeed the icing on the cake, but is it really feasible to repeatedly tug at the heartstrings of the people?"

"People are not playthings."

"They are flesh and blood people!"

"Thousands of people have different faces, everyone has different opinions, and everyone thinks differently, so repeatedly playing with people's emotions will eventually reap the consequences."

"I don't know what Mr. Zhong thinks."

"But in the eyes of the minister, it is enough to do such a thing once."

"It's too much."

Fusu's eyes condensed slightly, and he didn't agree or object, but just said coldly: "Reason." ”

Zhang Cang smiled bitterly.

He's actually still a little confused right now.

It's just a little bit of a clue, and it's really a bit difficult to let him say the reason directly.

But since Fusu asked, he should try his best to answer.

He paced back and forth in the room.

Ultimately.

He threw away his thoughts and recalled what Mr. Chung had said.

Long.

Zhang Cang said slowly: "The people can't be bullied? ”

"Du He's suggestion can indeed make the most of the benefits of the imperial court, but everything is too vain and unrealistic."

"What if it doesn't go as the court expects in the end?"

"Even."

"After the imperial court has manipulated public opinion several times, if the people think of the past things that the imperial court has reversed its word and broken its word and gained weight, will they have more hatred for the imperial court?"

"Will the court still be able to get its wish?"

Fusu frowned slightly.

He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The final appeal of the people is to solve the matter of salt and iron, as long as the imperial court can finally solve it, then everything can be calmed." ”

Zhang Cang shook his head and said coldly: "Childe takes it for granted. ”

"Admittedly."

"Now that the imperial court has obtained the salt and iron from the major salt merchants and iron merchants, it is enough to deal with the next things, and it is normal to pursue more, and Du Shaofu's suggestion is to try to maximize the influence of this matter in this situation."

"But there's a premise to all of this."

"Fatal premise."

"It's not that the court has salt and iron."

"It's that the people believe that the court can solve it."

"What if the people do not believe?"

"Don't believe me?" Fusu's brows furrowed.

Zhang Cang nodded and said, "The government has salt and iron, and I know about it." ”

"Now the government's idea is to use these salt and iron to maximize the value of salt and iron, but all of this is based on the fact that the government has salt and iron, and it is precisely because Gongzi and I know that the government has it, so we can be so fearless to tease and play with the people at the bottom."

"And then to maximize the realization of public integration."

"But the people don't know!"

"The government's repeated provocative things fall into the eyes of the people, which will not eliminate panic, but will arouse greater anxiety and panic, because the government has never done anything, does that mean that the government has no salt and iron?"

"The longer the government presses."

"The more panic and unease the population becomes."

"In this case, the people will not necessarily do what the court thinks, and it is likely that there will be outstanding variables, and these variables are not taken into account by the court, and even if someone secretly makes a mistake, I am afraid that the matter will be carried out in a way that is unfavorable to the court."

"It's all possible."

"At that time, what the government will do will not only fail to save the hearts of the people."

"It could even lead to the loss of people's morale."

Hear the words.

Fusu's face changed in shock.

He already understood what Zhang Cang meant.

Zhang Cang took a deep breath and continued: "Childe, we all ignored a detail in front of us, a very fatal detail. ”

"What is the reason why Mr. Zhong is doing this?"

"In order to be able to solve the matter of salt and iron in Guanzhong as quickly as possible."

"Why?"

"Because it's about saving time."

"The amount of missing before Guanzhong Salt and Iron is very large."

"It has a strong impact on Guanzhong."

"Therefore, the imperial court must solve it as soon as possible, a little delay, it may give the remnants of the six countries a chance to intervene, there are already a lot of people in the six places of Guanzhong, no one knows what kind of attitude these people have towards Daqin, so the solution to the matter of salt and iron in Guanzhong is more important than speed, not effectiveness."

"Right now, the court has actually put the cart before the horse."

"If it continues."

"It's only going to hurt you."

"It also completely deviates from Mr. Zhong's original intention."

"The people are the most deceitful."

"And the most undeceivable."

"They can tolerate the court's one-time play, but they can't accept one game after another, because the people at the bottom also have emotions, and what the court should do is to vent this emotion as soon as possible, rather than adding fuel to the side and letting this uneasiness continue to grow."

Speaking of which.

Zhang Cang's eyes were full of perseverance.

He said firmly: "Du Shaofu's suggestion is wrong. ”

"And it's a big mistake!"

"He tried to keep the people's emotions tense through repeated provocations, and then used this to achieve the idea of making a name for the government, but this starting point itself was wrong, because the local people did not know about these situations, and they did not have so much judgment ability, they only knew one thing at that time."

"It's just that the government hasn't solved the problem of lack of salt and iron."

"That's the big problem!"

"Once this panic spreads, it will be enough to destroy Great Qin."

"When I was studying in the past, I heard a story told by a junior brother."

"There is a scholar in Chudi, although he has literary talents, but his character is not good, he loves to tell lies, and often tells lies to play others."

"Every once in a while, he told the people in the village that his mother had fainted, his father had broken his leg and other falsehoods, which made the local villagers grit their teeth angrily, and so on happened too much, and in the end, none of the villagers believed his words anymore, and hated him even more."

"One day, he went to another village to run errands, and at night, he couldn't tell the way out, and finally fell into the swamp."

At this time, he desperately called for help, but he never reacted to the people around him.

"At present, Du He's suggestion is the same as what this scholar said, the government has never been able to solve the problem of the lack of salt and iron, but only verbally said that it would be solved, just like this story, it has been using some 'lies' to deceive the world, but the world's trust in the court is limited, so many times, it will eventually make the people completely alienated from the court."

"Even if the imperial court really solves it in the future."

"The people still don't trust the government anymore."

"I only think that the government is clearly capable of solving the problem, but I am always playing with myself, how can such a behavior win back the hearts of the people?"

Fusu's face changed completely, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead.

He had already thought of the terrible consequences.

Fusu arched his hand and said: "Thank you Zhang Yushi for speaking up." ”

"Fusu almost made a big mistake."

Zhang Cang shook his head and said: "Childe doesn't need to thank me, I actually didn't react myself, if I wasn't impressed by Mr. Zhong, I am afraid I would not have thought of so much, let alone so deep, the best way for the government to deal with the matter of salt and iron is to wait for the panic of the people to reach the maximum in recent days, and Childe will directly come forward to solve it." ”

"It's not procrastination."

"How can the livelihood of millions of people be played like child's play?"

"It should be solved with the speed of thunder."

"Not only can it be popularized to the greatest extent, but it can also prevent the remnants of the Six Nations from secretly causing evil, and continue to maintain the necessary stability in Guanzhong."

"This is the solution that the imperial court should have."

Zhang Cang made a loud noise.

Fusu also nodded again and again.

He had now reacted completely, but his heart was full of confusion.

Why did Duch suggest that?

(End of chapter)