Chapter 405: The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada, and the Yellow Sparrow Follows! (Ask for subscription)
Leave the winery.
Zhang Liang looked back, his eyes were full of coldness.
Wu Mashu and others in Shan Father County looked down on him at all in their hearts.
Because they are officials.
And he is just a down-and-out aristocrat.
From the very beginning, they were arrogant and condescending.
If Zhang Liang didn't guess wrong, these people would probably count themselves into it, because his name was obviously more useful than Zhang Er and Chen Yu, but Zhang Liang didn't care, all he cared about was that these people really listened.
Zhang Liang whispered: "People's hearts." β
"The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart."
"And Ji Heng's calculation is also the people's heart, but the people's calculation will eventually fall on the interests, Ji Heng is like this, and now I have become like this, Ji Heng calculates that these officials will not take risks, and I calculate the interests of the people."
"As long as the stakes are big enough, so big that these people are willing to take risks."
"Then there's a chance to get things done."
"Now I'm barely successful."
"But it's not enough."
He turned, looked around, and walked towards another tavern not far away.
He had a wine banquet to go to.
It's just that for this banquet, Zhang Liang looked a lot more solemn, and when he was approaching, he deliberately patted the dust on his body, tidied up his clothes, and then walked into this wine house.
Unlike the officials of Shanfu County, Zhang Liang here is very respected.
As soon as I heard the news, someone took the initiative to greet him.
Wei Qi walked a few steps quickly, his face was full of spring breeze, and he said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, we have been waiting for you for a long time this time. β
Zhang Liang smiled and arched his hand: "Let you sons wait for a long time." β
"How's it going?" Wei Bao on the side asked a little hurriedly.
However, as soon as Wei Bao spoke, he was glared at by his brother Wei Qi, Wei Bao's face was full of reluctance, but seeing Wei Qi's serious face, he also snorted dullly, and did not talk more.
Zhang Liang said: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. β
Hear the words.
Wei Qi's face was happy.
He took the initiative to invite: "Brother Zhang, please take a seat." β
Zhang Liang nodded.
Several people entered the wine house before and after.
In this spacious room, there were several other people, all of whom were nobles from Weidi.
Zhang Liang greeted them one by one.
When they saw this, they also stood up and returned the salute.
After Zhang Liang and the others took their seats, Wei Ji waved his hand and directly asked the little guy in the wine house to serve wine and meat, and then took the initiative to drink a cup and said with a smile: "We, the nobles of Wei, in the past ten years, can be described as an incomparable nest, and these local officials are mostly unpretentious to us, and they seem to be very close to us, but in fact, they have always been distracted." β
"It's just that in the past, we had to rely on these people to cover us up."
"I can only turn a blind eye."
"But now, with Brother Zhang Liang's help, these local officials, I'm afraid they can't imagine that Zhang Liang's advice to them will become a rope for hanging, and these local officials at both ends of the head can only fall to us in the end."
"Our Wei nobles have been dormant for so long, and we can finally raise our eyebrows once."
Wei Ji was very happy.
They have not had a comfortable time these years.
Compared to the remote Chu Qi, their Wei Di was too close to Guanzhong.
In the past, whether the Qin court was conquering the Xiongnu or touring, they had to pass through Wei, which also led to them having to hide in Tibet like rats crossing the street, lest they be discovered by the Qin court and suffer a catastrophe.
And this also leads to the fact that the local officials do not care about them.
Even the cold words behind the back.
They have been holding back for too long.
Zhang Liang took a sip and said with a smile: "What happened to you, Zhang Liang also empathizes, South Korea is closer to Guanzhong than Wei, and the influence of Guanzhong is also greater. β
"That's why."
"Most of the officials of the three places such as us are more swaying to Qin."
"It's contempt for us."
"Except for the early years, when Qin Wei swept Yan Chuqi, there were still some struggles in the three places, and when Qin ruled the world, the three places in our other places have become more and more silent compared to the other three places, and even like a pool of stagnant water."
"Zhang Liang is not talented."
"I want to change the pattern."
"This time, the Qin court intends to build a transit warehouse in Kanto."
"This is our chance."
"Handi is too small."
"It's too close to Qin, even my former friends have now turned to Qin, so I can only retreat away and escape to Weidi, fortunately, your sons' blood is not cold, and they are still the same as Zhang Liang, with a sincere heart to restore the country."
"I'm not alone."
Li Shiqi said with a smile: "There is a reluctant request below, and I also invite Brother Zhang, introduce one or two in detail, for Brother Zhang's plan, I am really stupid in the next, and I have never sorted it out." β
Zhang Liang smiled and nodded: "Over the years, I have had a lot of explanations with Qin Ting, and I have also studied Qin Tingzhi's style of acting. β
"It's just that you don't realize it."
"Today's Qin Ting has already changed his style."
"More pragmatic and more mercenary."
"This time, the Qin court intends to build a transit warehouse in Kanto."
"It seems to be to open up revenue and reduce expenditure, but in fact it is not the case, but it is intended to strengthen the control of the Kanto."
"Although the Kanto region was under the rule of Qin, in fact, the local forces were intertwined, and it was difficult for the Qin court to touch the depths of the Kanto, and this tour, the first emperor took advantage of the town to pacify the Kanto and carried out a serious rectification of the counties in Jiangdong, and the effect was remarkable."
"However, Qin Ting will not stop there."
"It's only going to get worse."
"It's just that the local officials don't realize it at all."
"They didn't think at all, Qin Ting has changed, and they won't trust them at all, they are still self-righteous, thinking that as long as they can continue to fool around, they can rest easy like in the past, but this kind of thinking is too naΓ―ve."
"Qin Ting, or Fusu."
"Profiteering."
"They don't want to throttle a little money."
"It's the salt and iron trade, which has been controlled by local forces in the past."
"In the past, these salt and iron transactions were actually operated by merchants, and after the official mountains and seas, they largely fell into the hands of local forces, and these local forces were supported by local heroes and officials, although they handed over a lot of money and grain every year, but the wealth that used to make profits for merchants has now fallen into the hands of local forces."
"And this part of the money and food still accounts for the lion's share."
"In recent years, local hidden populations have become commonplace, and the local 'demand' for salt and iron has decreased."
"It also contributes to the greater greed for ink in the local area."
"In the account books of local salt officials and iron officials, the commercial taxes on salt and iron are getting smaller and smaller every year, and the local government covers up these less commercial taxes on the grounds that the population is fleeing, but the appetite of the local government is getting bigger and bigger, and the commercial taxes on the account books are getting less and less, and it is becoming more and more difficult to fool."
"However, this kind of mental calculation, how can Qin Ting not see it?"
"Hence this transit warehouse."
"Let the local government hand over the 'surplus' of salt and iron."
"However, the local government didn't think so, and only thought about demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall, embezzling a little from other places, and then handing it over to make a difference, and they all thought that the Qin court would return it in the future, but many of them didn't dare to face one thing."
"Even if Qin Ting doesn't pay it back?"
"Or is it deliberately dragging and pressing?"
"And that's why I persuaded the county officials."
"Shan Father County does not produce salt and iron, and there is no way to fill the vacancy, and these people are greedy and unwilling, so I suggest that they create a 'theft' and settle the accounts of the salt and iron that have been sold."
"It just so happens that the giant deer has a gang of thieves."
"There are nearly 100 of them, and they used to make a living by looting."
"The salt and iron transported by Shan Father County, if it is transported by water, will pass through the Daze of the giant deer, and it may not be impossible for thieves to loot at that time, so that all the problems can be pushed to Peng Yue and other robbers, and then Shan Father County can call on several nearby counties to encircle and suppress Peng Yue and other robbers."
"If you can kill Peng Yue, then it will naturally be a hundred."
"If not."
"With their femme fatales, I am afraid that most of them will rob the local Qiantou, thinking that Peng Yue distributed it and used it to hand over to the Qin court, no matter what the final result is, they can get out of this kind of whirlpool, and they can also settle the false accounts of the past."
"Even."
"You can also scavenge a lot of local people."
Zhang Liang's eyes were indifferent.
Li Shiqi frowned and said, "But what does this have to do with us?" β
Zhang Liang smiled and said, "If they were really 'robbed', do you think Qin Ting would care?" β
Li Shiqi hesitated for a moment, and said in a condensed voice: "If it is according to what you said, Qin Ting will definitely care, because he is worried that someone will follow suit, if everyone does this, Qin Ting's matter this time will hardly have any effect, and it will also make the local officials even more contemptuous of Qin Ting." β
Zhang Liang nodded.
He said coldly: "So the Qin court will definitely send someone down to investigate." β
"And most of them can find out the problem."
"Even if these people cover it up well, what the Qin court wants is the financial power of the Kanto region, so if they don't find any 'problems', they will definitely be able to find other 'problems', and these people will also suffer at that time."
"Even Qin Ting's movements will be extremely fast."
"There will never be much opportunity for other local officials to wait and see."
"Other than that."
"Qin Ting will even take precautions and force local officials to finish things as soon as possible."
Li Shiqi nodded thoughtfully.
He understands the truth.
He said in a deep voice, "Then why is Brother Wei so excited? Think this will be of great benefit to us? Judging from Brother Zhang's words at present, the final benefit is either the local officials or the Qin court, which has nothing to do with me and others, and the local officials in Wei have always been inseparable from me. β
"What is the reason for this?"
Li Shiqi looked puzzled.
Zhang Liang smiled, a cold color flashing in his eyes.
He said in a deep voice: "This is a normal situation, if there is no other thing to interfere, it is indeed as Brother Li said, it has nothing to do with us." β
"But what if the officials sent by the Qin court die?!"
Hear the words.
His complexion changed slightly.
He looked at Zhang Liang sharply, his eyes full of seriousness.
He said in a condensed voice: "Brother Zhang, do you want to do something to the officials of the Qin Court? β
Zhang Liang didn't answer directly, but said lightly: "Last year, the Puyang meteorite was inscribed, and the first emperor was angry and killed the people of the surrounding ten miles. β
"And this time if the official is killed."
"It is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Qin Ting in public, and under the anger of the First Emperor, I am afraid that the entire Dangjun will be directly implicated."
"When the time comes, won't everyone be in danger for the magistrates?"
"That's the variable!"
"Whether it is a local official or a Qin court, I can't imagine that someone will attack the court officials, with mental calculation or unintentional, the probability of success is very high, and once it succeeds, it will directly push Dangjun to the cusp, these local officials, neither left nor right, especially those who have hidden dissent, I am afraid that they will not know what to do at all, and if they want to survive at that time, they can only fall to our side."
"And that's just one of them."
"Second."
Zhang Liang stroked his beard and said shrewdly: "We don't really care about the life or death of the officials of Dangjun, but because this matter is completely big, it will also invisibly destroy the original plan of the Qin court, so that other local officials will get more opportunities to wait and see." β
"At that time, in the warehouse built by the Qin court, only part of it will arrive in advance, and some of it will be delayed."
"Since then, Qin Ting's plan has failed."
"If Qin Ting really follows the agreement, it will only be kept for a few months, and it will be issued again, and then everything will be easy to say, if Qin Ting directly intercepts it, what will the local officials who think that the salt and iron have not been transported over? Wouldn't he be jealous and dissatisfied with Qin Ting. β
"At that time, these people will undoubtedly become more and more distrustful of Qin Ting."
"It will slowly fall to me."
"Three."
"If the local officials of Dangjun are really open-minded, knowing that they will die, we can also push the boat down the river and build momentum in the local area, so that Dangjun will directly mess up, and then it will also involve more attention and attention from the Qin court."
"And we can take the opportunity to win over and persuade local forces."
"Strengthen ourselves."
Zhang Liang spoke slowly, his eyes were very sharp.
Hear the words.
Li Shiqi was stunned for a moment, and then his face was overjoyed.
He stroked his palm and said quickly: "Brother Zhang is talented, if you don't make a move, it's amazing." β
"I'm afraid that these officials in Shan Father County still think that they have really taken advantage of it and can fool Qin Ting, but I don't know that the praying mantis catches cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind, and we are the real yellow finches, and Qin Ting is just a praying mantis in the hands of Brother Zhang."
"Haha."
The others laughed too.
After calculating these layers, it is really impossible to prevent it.
Even the people in the bureau didn't understand it directly, let alone the others in Dangjun?
Not to mention the Qin court, which was hundreds of miles away?
And so it goes.
The vast majority of the forces in the Wei region will fall to them, and the Qin court will also lose face, and the real winners are only the nobles of the Wei land, if the other five places also follow suit, the Qin court will only be disturbed.
They swept away the decline of the past.
Wei Qi smiled and stroked his beard, raised his glass to Zhang Liang and said: "I have Brother Zhang to help me in Weidi, and it is really like a tiger with wings." β
"I'll give Brother Zhang a drink."
"I also toast Brother Zhang Liang."
β.β
Originally, I wanted to mix with another month of full attendance, but now that I think about it, forget it, finish it early, open a new book early, otherwise I will be anxious about new books every day.
(End of chapter)