Three Kingdoms

The happy event of Taiyuan's Wang family, who was newly awarded a high title, was very lively for several days. However, after all, Fang's family had been suffering from illness for a long time, and the Wang family's mansion was in ruins and had not been completely repaired. Therefore, there was always some excitement. It smells like people are taking the spotlight.

Although the Fang family tried to stand up and unite the hozens like the Wang family that had dispersed earlier, this group of hozens inevitably had their own ideas in mind, so they could not hold back the other end of the group, and could not completely integrate. in one place.

Although Wang Ying has obtained a new title, it does not mean that this title will immediately show additional effects of +15 intelligence + 10 politics, etc. when it is placed on his head. At the same time, Wang Ying's life has always been out of embarrassment, and I have no experience in dealing with people, so basically I am still in a very confused and overwhelmed state.

Seeing Wang Ying like this, the hozen, which was not very neat at first, started jumping up and down more and more. Some people even chirped in public, saying that since Wang Ying was ignorant, he should be handed over to someone with a clear family to deal with it. Are you noble? Just stay at home and "enjoy" it...

These people, whose vision and status are not very high, actually don’t have much deep understanding of Wang Ying inheriting the title as a woman. Most of them only see interests...

Fortunately, although Cui Jun, the governor of Taiyuan, was not completely clear about what the Cavalry General Fei Qian meant by this step, it did not prevent Cui Jun from maintaining the status quo and waiting for the follow-up. Therefore, he sent a relatively capable subordinate to act as one of Wang's subordinates. The Yin order issued was able to suppress these Wang's hozens, who were short-sighted, easy to compare, greedy and unintentional.

Regarding the issue of Wang Ying, Guo Jia believed that Fei Qian used Wang Ying as an example to mock Cao Cao. Cui Jun and Jia Qu are more inclined to another aspect, which is that Fei Qian needs Wang Ying as an example to appease and recruit Shanxi talents.

After all, Wang Yun was also a representative figure of Bingzhou people at that time. If Fei Qian completely ignored him and allowed it to decline like this, although it was blameless, it still felt inconsistent with human feelings. It's like the so-called "humanitarianism" and "humanistic care" in later generations, so Fei Qian specially asked to be knighted by the Wang family to show that the hussar had unparalleled benevolence and virtue.

As for Wang Ying being conferred a title as a woman, Cui Jun and Jia Qu also agreed with it, so Xiuqi neglected it. After all, Xiuqi now has a huge territory and complicated affairs, so some oversights are inevitable, but now that the deal is done, let's leave it at that. Well, I'll bring it up later when I find an opportunity. After all, Wang is currently in a hot spot and it's hard to do anything.

Is it customary to wait until the heat subsides?

But no one could have imagined that the subsequent development of this incident would actually take an unexpected direction...

Cui Jun and Jia Qu are both prefects, and they have many more important things than Wang Ying.

As for how the family disputes in the Wang family's residence would be handled in the future, Cui Jun was naturally too lazy to ask, especially Jia Qu. Reaching out to help is somewhat of a favor, but that's all. If Wang himself doesn't live up to his expectations, there is no reason to help him for the rest of his life. It will just depend on his luck.

Jia Qu came to Taiyuan, firstly because of the Wang family, and secondly because of Yuan Shang.

It would be fine if it were anyone else, but Yuan Shang...

Now Jia Qu placed Yuan Shang in Shangdang and sent people to take care of him. In fact, he was placed under house arrest first. After all, Jia Qu didn't know exactly how Fei Qian wanted to deal with Yuan Shang. Although he had dispatched an emergency messenger to Chang'an, it didn't mean that Jia Qu could just let Yuan Shang go to Chang'an in a big way.

Both Jia Qu and Cui Jun believed that if the Hussars wanted to further plot against Shandong, they would probably keep Yuan Shang. However, if Fei Qian just wanted something to stalemate, he might not keep Yuan Shang...

If you want to keep Yuan Shang, you can simply send him to Chang'an. If you don't want to keep Yuan Shang, and then Jia Qu sends him to Chang'an, it will be difficult for Qiusi.

After all, Yuan Shang is different from Zhen.

But it is obvious that Yuan Shang cannot stay in Shangdang for a long time. If something really happens, Jia Qu also needs to communicate with Cui Jun, the prefect of Taiyuan, so that they can cooperate.

This kind of matter was of great importance and could not be handed over easily on paper, so Jia Qu came to Taiyuan specially, and after having a brief breather with Cui Jun, he hurried back to Shangdang to wait for Qiaoqi's reply.

Jia Qu of Shangdang encountered a difficult situation, and Cui Jun, who was still in Taiyuan, was not necessarily relaxed and contented.

Let’s not mention Guo Jia’s matter for now, since he will be leaving in two days anyway.

It is not a matter of military affairs, but a matter of human governance.

Taiyuan was originally the base camp of the Shanxi nobles. Over the years, it was on par with Guanzhong, so what troubled Cui Jun was naturally the matter of recommending the sons of the nobles.

There is no distinction between superior and inferior. It is suppressed by the Shandong nobles. Regardless of superior or inferior, they are all miserable...

Since the rise of the Hussars, many Shanxi nobles thought they could achieve great things, but they did not expect that the reality was quite different from what they originally imagined.

Originally, the prefect recommended talents, which were customized by the Han Dynasty. Officials with two thousand dan and more than 2,000 dan are required to recommend one or two talented people every year. If they cannot find one, they can go to the petition to plead guilty, wait for a while, and report again the next year, but it cannot be said that they will be recommended in three or four years. Those who do not recommend are considered passive and negligent and will be held accountable.

Normally, there is no shortage of recommenders for officials with two thousand stones. After all, there are so many places to visit, and there are a large number of people who will take the initiative to show their knowledge...

But the problem is that the Cavalry General Fei Qian seems not to be very interested in recommending talents in recent years. The system of "promoting filial piety and integrity" naturally fell into place.

After Cui Jun arrived in Taiyuan and served as the prefect of Taiyuan, he naturally used Taiyuan as his own stable to see if there were any Thousand Miles of Horses. After such a period of time, I have found a few horses. I can’t say that they must be horses that can cover a thousand miles, but there are about one or two people with such potential. Then Cui Jun thinks that they should be considered good horses, and there are seven or eight, but the problem is to find them. Yes, he found it, but Fei Qian didn't ask for it, and he didn't even mean to ask the prefect and other two thousand stone officials to recommend it.

This is a bit embarrassing.

Personnel power, whether in ancient times or in later generations, is a very important authority.

Cui Jun can tell these people, look at it, it’s not that I’m not good here or don’t work hard, it’s not that I’m not good in other places, everyone has failed, and none of them have entered the eyes of the hussar, so it’s not that I’m not capable, but that everyone is like this. …

But the opposition parties don’t think so.

The opposition parties will only attack the guy above him as incompetent. Others failed, but you, Cui Jun, succeeded in recommending you. That’s what you call your ability. You haven’t accomplished anything, and you still have the nerve to show off...

Many people are even talking about it, saying that all the people Fei Qian uses now are people from Jingxiang, and that people from Shanxi are discarded like used toilet ropes!

Fortunately, Wang Ying's posthumous title was able to arouse the aspirations of the Shanxi gentry. Look, even Wang Yun, who has been dead for a long time, is remembered by Qiaoqi. How could he be partial to Jing Xiang? In fact, most of the Hussars were merciful to the people of Shanxi, or they were busy with the war and had no time to care about them.

As for Wang Ying's minor flaw, many of the Shanxi nobles also chose to ignore it. Could it be that they started to make a fuss, which in turn disgusted the Hussar and weakened the friendship with the Shanxi people?

In view of the current situation, Cui Jun followed the trend and raised the matter of Wang Yun's posthumous title high, saying that you guys, look at the benevolence of Qiusi, why do you have any complaints? The other side also said that Chang'an is currently holding a test for the Hussars. Aren't you usually pretentious and think you have a bright future? So a certain person recommended you to go to Chang'an to take the test and try your skills. If you win, you will naturally jump over the dragon's gate!

Of course, Cui Jun's implicit meaning is that if you fail the exam and are kicked out by others, don't come to me! How capable are you?

……(ò?ó?)……

Not to mention that under the promotion of Cui Jun, the governor of Taiyuan, Guo, Wen, Bao and other disciples marched to Chang'an together. Looking back at Fei Qian in Chang'an, in fact, he was never idle.

After Feihe's incident, the aftermath is still undecided, but there is nothing less that needs to be done. There are many things, and they are all complicated, but if you simplify it to the lowest level, you will find that in fact there is only one stroke and one stroke, and the big word "人" is written.

People are the foundation of the entire society.

Regardless of any dynasty, the most basic thing is these ordinary people who are as inconspicuous as ants in ordinary times.

Human society can generally be divided into two parts, that is, rural and urban areas that have existed for a long time in later generations. Rural areas mainly produce food and other necessities of life, while cities mainly produce politics, commerce, handicrafts, etc.

If you want to expand the population in Chang'an Sanfu and other jurisdictions of Feiqian, it is very important to provide these people with corresponding production and living materials, and the transportation and distribution of production and living materials are inseparable. Open business development...

So Fei Qian was currently checking the business and economic report that Xun You had reorganized.

"...Now everyone has his own business and enjoys his work, just like water flowing from the bottom, no need to drive it, all kinds of trees are gathered in the market, merchants are following one after another, cattle and horses are full of people, no one can care, no carts can spin, the city of Khotan is overflowing, beside the stream Hundreds of silk…』

Fei Qian frowned slightly.

Although Xun You has been acting as an agent for Sanfu Trading for some time, the habits of literati have not changed much. This long description is certainly good, and it also shows the economic development of Chang'an in the near future. However, if the sophisticated readers of later generations look at it, it still seems Don't you open a big mouth that extends from heaven to earth and spurt out water?

Fei Qian quickly skipped it, and then saw some specific figures in the second half of Xun You's report. Overall, Xun You estimated that based on last year's situation, this year's annual income would reach tens of billions...

Too much, not too much.

If this amount of money were given to an individual, it might seem astronomical, but if we consider the size of Feiqian's current political group, it would only be a slight surplus, barely enough.

Moreover, Feiqian will launch a series of engineering projects in the future, not to mention the things that are secretly prepared to promote, but just to repair the water conservancy in various places to welcome a new round of small glacier cold front, and then to prepare for the resulting local Droughts are getting worse and floods are getting worse in the region. The cost of repairing the earth alone is a huge amount.

"Gongda..." Fei Qian pointed to Xun You's final summary and said, "If what I remember is correct, in the first year of Taixing... 7.4 billion yuan, in the second year, 8.9 billion yuan, this year is close to 10 billion yuan... …Does Gongda know what’s going on here? 』

Xun You was stunned for a moment and couldn't react for a moment. After all, the values ​​​​had been increasing year by year, and they seemed to be pretty good. Today, it was even more likely to break through the tens of billions mark. Why didn't General Hussars look very happy?

Fei Qian looked at it and sighed slightly in his heart. After all, he was not a professional business person, and Xun You was still not very sensitive to numerical values! The two years between the fifth year of Yanping and the first year of Taixing were the two years when the entire economy of the Feiqian political group exploded. It climbed directly from about four billion to seven or eight billion!

The reason is very simple. It is the integration of Sichuan and Shu economic systems, and the explosive increase in isolated trade.

However, the excessive explosion could not last long. As the initial surging trading momentum passed, some saturation soon appeared...

And the fundamental reason for the slowdown in overall revenue growth is free plus piracy...

Putting aside the clichés, piracy issues are related to personal qualities and weak laws. Just like many people in later generations said that short videos encroached on reading time, so if reading wants to compete with short videos, it must promote self-piracy to attract readers... This It’s all nonsense!

To give a metaphor that may seem slightly inappropriate, it’s like TV and movies. Back then, some people said that the battle between big and small screens occupied time, but was it actually a battle for time?

No, it’s still a battle for quality!

Without thinking about how to improve one's own quality, one just sticks a knife into one's belly to compete for free and compete with pirated products. This is a manifestation of capital's eagerness for quick success and instant benefits reflected in real thinking.

Feiqian naturally encountered the problem of freeware and piracy.

Some of the items manufactured by the Sakon Workshop in Chang'an were targeted by aristocratic families after they became popular. The more popular they were, the more imitations they produced. For example, the three treasures carried by literati, which were very popular at first, It is not complicated to pirate turbans, folding fans and pen covers. Just find a few skilled craftsmen to think about it for a few days, and then they can be produced naturally...

It’s not easy to collect copyright fees. If Fei Qian mentions this, a lot of people will jump out and shout that Fei Qian is fighting for profits with the people and is not like the master of the people. Doesn’t he look like those who will watch in later generations? That group of people who can still feel confident about piracy?

Judging from the current situation, if Fei Qian does nothing, he is likely to follow the old path of the original feudal dynasty. Because there is no profit, he is too lazy to research and develop. Even if there are new things developed, most of them will Most of them are dedicated to the emperor to win rewards. As for spreading them to the people, sorry, no one is a holy mother. They send food and grass to free pirates every day...

Therefore, it was difficult for Chinese technology in the feudal dynasty to rise in an orderly manner.

Fei Qian was now preparing to add some points to the technology tree and was about to climb up. He turned around and saw a bunch of people watching eagerly under his buttocks. They all had small notebooks in their hands, ready to copy pirated copies anytime and anywhere, and they also wanted Fei Qian. free……

Xun You obviously didn't realize this.

The overall business model must be transformed.

In view of the current situation, Feiqian feels that he must leave the position of a simple manufacturer and explore and develop at a higher level.

But the question is, how to do it?

Xun You saw Fei Qian frowning slightly and felt a little uneasy in his heart. The longer he stayed with Fei Qian, the more he felt that Fei Qian was unfathomable. The most important thing is that Xun You can't keep up with Fei Qian's thinking. Sometimes he can't guess what Fei Qian is thinking or planning...

Liu Xie is like a piece of blank paper, with all kinds of emotions on his face. Even if he tries to hide it, it is in vain. Many times, Xun You can probably guess Liu Xie's thoughts just by taking a look at it. It is like a shallow pool of water, although there may be some ripples. , but you can see through it at a glance.

Cao Cao is more troublesome. Cao Cao may not be really happy when he laughs, nor may he be really sad when he cries. When he is angry, he may just show it. Although it is more complicated, there are still some clues to be found. After Xun You speculated, he can generally guess. Separate them into seven or eight.

But Feiqian is completely different.

The difference is not that Fei Qian is as gloomy as an abyss and as deceitful as a prison, but that something that seems to be very simple suddenly becomes unsimple at some point, and then gets mixed up with some of the previous things. Strange changes occurred...

Take the case of Fei He being scolded and held accountable this time. If it were Liu Xie's case, it would probably be a slap on the table, and then he would order someone to supervise and strictly handle the case, and then deal with Fei He, and let the ministers recommend candidates to replace him. That’s pretty much it.

If it were Cao Cao, and whoever Ma Zhengsi wanted to arrange would probably be given to the Xiahou family, and then use Fei He's matter to beat some people related to Fei He, or some people who made Cao Cao unhappy. At the same time, Cao Cao People should also be asked to advertise it widely, on the one hand to win the hearts of the people, and on the other hand to deter other corrupt people...

Then, it's almost what Cao Cao did, and that's about it.

But the problem is that Feiqian is not the same here.

Fei Qian just hung up Fei He and didn't rush to deal with it directly...

Then in addition, Fei Qian told the bookstore that he wanted to print more copies of "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" and "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"...

He Feiqian announced that he would add a "clear calculation" subject to select arithmetic talents...

The discovery of Fei He, in addition to the original anti-corrosion and moth removal, actually revealed a way to make wise calculations, and by the way also opened up business...

Thinking back to Fei Qian's previous actions in worshiping generals, the distribution of generals...

Xun You felt that he seemed to understand something, but Fei Qian frowned and hesitated to speak. Was he also waiting for him to take the initiative to speak out...

"I am stupid..." Xun You sighed secretly in his heart, and said with cupped hands, "Now under the rule of my lord, the territory is vast, and the trade is different in different places. Sichuan, Shu, Hanzhong, Beidi, Guanzhong, the output of each place is even more diverse, and there are countless trades coming and going. Heng... Although I have some superficial talents, the common people are narrow-minded and cannot calculate. I have failed my lord so much that I feel ashamed... My lord should choose talented people..."

"exactly! As the saying goes, "One person can be short-changed, but everyone can be wise..." Before Xun You could finish speaking, Fei Qian suddenly clapped his hands, touched his palms and smiled, "Haha, Gongda is indeed a great talent!" The same strategy as a certain one! It is said that the Cui family's Zihou, the Pei family's Zijun, the Baishi Qiangtou people, and the Zhuo family's Ziliang will come to the General's Mansion in ten days to discuss matters! Well, let's call her Shang Zhen... I will leave this matter to you. First, let's briefly discuss the business system according to Han law! With a period of ten days, a charter is required..."

It is impossible for Fei Qian to think of all the business models that are most suitable for the Han Dynasty, but if they are all tycoons in the current business, he can naturally sum up some ideas.

Xun You was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and accepted the order...