Three Kingdoms

Snowflakes are flying.

In the Lantian camp.

Fei Qian looked at the report delivered from Chang'an and pondered for a long time.

From the current point of view, the overall separation of the nobles and the right is relatively successful. Whether it is from the reaction of the nobles or the response of these large households, they have basically entered a fermentation stage. Just wait and see. It evolved slowly in the future.

Most Chinese people like to drink.

Fragrant wine requires a long period of fermentation. Through physical and chemical changes, the original grain and yeast are mixed to form a new substance. During this process, one must be careful and pay attention to changes at any time. Isn't it the same as the current situation?

The gentry and the powerful are inherently united.

One has power, the other is rich, a perfect match made in heaven, and they can seduce each other at every turn, and then they become romantically involved together, and will never stop until they put on eighteen different postures.

But the problem is that when these two classes merge, it is often a disaster for the entire country.

Just like the landlord class is not a big problem. One or two landlords dare not let out a fart when faced with violent institutions, but the big landlord class is very scary. After it seizes power, it can even use state violence in turn. Institutions seek personal gain for themselves.

The same is true of capitalists and the bourgeoisie. Individual capitalists may be humane and rational, but the bourgeoisie is merciless in pursuit of profits and does not care about social ethics and future development. As long as they have enough money, they will do anything. Okay, it doesn't matter even if you sell your country or your soul.

There has never been love or hate for no reason in this world, so for the Han Dynasty, what is the combination of nobles and rightists?

It's a transaction of power and money.

Simply put, it means giving and receiving bribes.

Seizing this point is like grasping the vital points of the noble clan and Haoyou...

Before the Han Dynasty, there was no such thing as power-for-money transactions, and there was no special law addressing this issue. This issue was not even considered the most important thing, because even the emperor did this, selling his official position if he was given money. Can we ask low-level officials not to engage in power-for-money transactions?

Then did the nobles think that power-for-money transactions were right from the beginning?

Not really.

The disaster of party imprisonment is the best proof. These gentry children who were together were obviously very dissatisfied with the emperor's promiscuity, but the problem was that they were sharp and uncultivated. When these gentry children criticized the emperor, they did not expect that in the later feudal society, in fact, What makes them even more messy is themselves.

Fei Qian sighed slightly. In a sense, it means that the upper beam is not straight and then the lower beam is crooked along with it. Then once it is crooked, it means it has been crooked for a thousand years...

Fei Qian has studied the supervisory system of the Han Dynasty. Generally speaking, the emperors of the Han Dynasty were not all fools. During the Western Han Dynasty, a complete supervisory system had been established. On the basis of inheriting the system of the Qin Dynasty, the imperial censors were established, and even Known as the Deputy Prime Minister, he is the highest censor in the country. The responsibilities of the imperial censor are to "uphold the laws, coordinate with each other according to their duties, command all officials, and supervise the superiors and subordinates." However, the problem is that due to the parallel system of prefectures and states implemented in the early Han Dynasty, the central power was severely divided among the vassal states. From the supervisory system In terms of actual effect, it is mainly limited to areas directly under the central government and cannot cover the whole country.

The power of local supervision is the most fundamental and important authority of a centralized power.

So Fei Qian can't let go.

Pang Tong and others knew this, and Wei Duan and others also understood this.

Therefore, when Fei Qian instructed Pang Tong and others to investigate and deal with the issue of power-for-money transactions in the entire Guanzhong Sanfu, Wei Duan, Du Ji and others were more politically astute and did not jump out to object.

Because this is what a qualified political leader should do. What will happen if the leader of a political group does nothing and allows local forces to continue to develop?

Simply relying on general calls for clean government and moral standards obviously cannot solve the fundamental problem, and local powerful forces also seriously interfere with ordinary governors, or county governors implement central government decrees, and even bribe local officials to complicity. In addition, local The princes often overrode the law and interfered with governance supervision. Therefore, in the end, the so-called supervision system in the Han Dynasty often fell into place, and the so-called anti-corruption was a joke.

Therefore, the questions about Lu Bu reported by Pang Tong...

It's a big problem.

If it is not handled well, it may lead to the implementation of Fei Qian's overall policy falling short.

Fei Qian tapped his hands on the table, like drums on the battlefield.

Regarding Lu Bu, Fei Qian is still full of relatively complex emotions. This emotion is even related to some cognitions of later generations. There are also some other entries, such as: "Flying General", "First", " Hermes", "Forgiveness"...

It seems like something got mixed in, forget it, leave it alone.

Fei Qian lowered his head, then picked up the pen, paused again, pondered for a long time, and finally wrote four words as fast as he could, and then sealed the original document and asked the scout to quickly pass it back to Chang'an Shangshu Desk for filing. .

"Put it away..." Fei Qian motioned to the table, and then said, "Cao Zidan is invited to come...drink tea..."

If the boss wants to invite someone to tea, even Zhen Zidan cannot refuse, let alone Cao Zidan.

Not long after, Cao Zhen arrived and saluted Fei Qian.

In the past two days, Cao Zhen read hard and memorized everything. The notebook was almost full, but the more he wrote, the more depressed he became.

Because the difference is not one or two points, even if Cao Zhen knew it and remembered it, he would not be able to do it.

Eat, drink, poop and sleep.

Simple right?

Not simple at all.

As the commander-in-chief, Fei Qian of course had mutton to eat. This was not a big problem. Although the mutton on Cao Jun's side was indeed not as fragrant as the mutton here, it was not bad when he was hungry. Cao Zhen and other generals could still eat meat regularly. Yes, this is not a big problem. But the problem is that there are ordinary soldiers here as well. At least every group can get a bowl of broth and two or three pieces of offal every three days, which can be mashed to make porridge...

Can Cao Jun do it?

Once or twice is fine, but if you do it for a long time like Fei Qian...

Then the problem of defecation and peeing seems simple. There are specially dug pits in some positions of the military camp, and then covered with wooden boards, urine buckets and the like are also normal. This is no problem, Cao Jun can do it, and then Fei Qian asked ordinary people around him to clean up the excrement. This was no problem. Cao Jun could also do it, but it would make the people around him often argue and even fight over the excrement. Is this...

The reason is that the common people believe that those who serve as soldiers under the Hussars are well-fed and have plenty of oil and water, so their excrement is naturally more fertile, and it is definitely better than ordinary dung water for use in their own fields.

Hi! Cao Zhen also forgot what his expression was when he learned about this situation. He must have been somewhat dumbfounded.

Then eating, drinking, sleeping, and other problems will be involved.

Just like in Jizhou and Yuzhou, who can be a soldier? Refugees, libertines, or captured young men, but here in Feiqian, they are almost entirely recruiting soldiers, even only once a year! Don’t want the bad ones!

Discipline is another matter. After all, under military law, even the most naughty gangsters can be dealt with in a submissive manner.

Mainly other things...

Cao Zhen heard that every year when the time comes in all counties in Guanzhong, people queuing up to sign up to be soldiers can queue up to two or three miles long. This is something that Cao Zhen can't imagine. But when he thinks about it, he can understand that it is so good. The treatment included broth and offal every three days, and from time to time there were competitions between soldiers within the military camp. The winners were also rewarded. The food was much better than that of ordinary farmers. Plus, they were equipped with a suit of armor and weapons. With the military pay in place, if Cao Zhen were an ordinary citizen, he would be moved after hearing this!

Then can Cao Jun do it?

The hussar cavalry dispatched soldiers and won. The first-level meritorious service can be used for promotion, or can be used to exchange for money, or even for fields. This is almost a replica of the former Qin Dynasty. Cao Zhen also knew this. Then Cao Jun won, what can ordinary soldiers get? ? At most, it’s just a bowl of wine, a piece of dried meat, two or three black flour pancakes...

Are you willing to give it like a hussar?

I can’t afford it. The fields in Jizhou and Yuzhou are just that. How can I give them to them? Whose to give it to?

Therefore, almost all the soldiers under Qiusi's command are fighting for the lead. Even if they are disabled, they will fight to the death. But Cao Jun...

The more Cao Zhen wrote and memorized, the more he had the urge to hide in a corner and cry alone. It was really frustrating to know clearly where the problem was but to be helpless and unable to change it.

what to do?

These questions have been lingering in Cao Zhen's mind for the past two days, and they can't get rid of them.

Then Cao Zhen vaguely felt that he seemed to have found some ideas...

Why was Fei Qian able to treat these soldiers so well that even ordinary people thought it was good to be a soldier? Because the benefits of being a soldier are indeed very high, and the prerequisite for high benefits is that Feiqian is rich.

So where did Feiqian get his money?

New technology, new business...

This is almost what Fei Qian put on the table for everyone to see. As long as there are new technologies and new businesses, there will naturally be money. Of course Cao Zhen also discovered this, and then Cao Zhen thought that he was going to replace Cao Cao right now. Find a business that Cao can do, and only Cao can do.

Naturally, Cao Zhen took aim at spices...

In the Han Dynasty, spices were highly praised and even believed that spices could communicate with ghosts and gods. Burning incense during sacrifices is a basic operation, and it is not that only Buddhists will burn incense in later generations. Things like "Emperor Wu repaired the palace, burned the incense of Baihe, Zhang Yunjin burned the nine-ray lamp, lined up the dates of Yumen, drank grape wine, and surrendered to the Queen Mother", basically speaking, this kind of thing All are common.

The royal family is like this, and the same is true for ordinary nobles. They like to use incense, and the demand is not as high as usual. Cao Zhen thought if he could buy some incense from Fei Qian, and then went back to Xu County, and then Cao would sell and distribute it, and specially built A spice store sells it, wouldn't it...

"General Hussars, here, the foreign minister has an unkind request..."

Cao Zhen stumbled, and took off his clothes with a little shyness and unaccustomedness. Uh, wrong, he opened his mind. Um, there seems to be something wrong. Tell him everything? Anyway, that's pretty much it. He expressed his own thoughts.

After all, Cao Zhen was not a professional businessman. Firstly, he didn't bring any other advisers with him. Secondly, he was afraid that if he sent someone to negotiate after he returned, he would have to go through all the detours all over again. He might as well take advantage of the fact that he could face Fei Qian face to face. Wouldn't it be more convenient to finalize the spice matter than to negotiate layer by layer later?

"oh? I never thought that Zidan was also interested in this..." Fei Qian said with a smile and waved his hand boldly, "Zidan doesn't have to be shy about business! The words that smell like copper are the words of a Confucian scholar. How can we lose the four dimensions of governing the country? Being impartial and treating everyone equally is justice. Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants all perform their duties, and the country is strong and prosperous. How can we be ashamed to say so? 』

Cao Zhen was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and said, "Hushi Qi's words are every word, and I sincerely learn from you." 』

"Too much praise, too much praise..." Fei Qian chuckled, "That's a bit unexpected. What Zi Dan thought was exactly what he meant..."

Cao Zhen suddenly felt a little happy, thinking that something big could be accomplished, but he never thought that Fei Qian continued, "The weight of spices cannot be used by ordinary people. If it is not used properly, it will be a waste of natural resources... Someone once heard that after three years of conquest, Emperor Wu was fortunate to be in peace. , King Xihu Yuezhi sent envoys to offer four taels of incense, as big as sparrow eggs and as black as mulberry trees. The emperor agreed that the incense was not owned by China and was paid to the foreign treasury. The sacred incense wards off the fatal disease of the disabled, but the ferocious beasts are the spies of all evils..."

Cao Zhen was a little sluggish (O_o)??, and then he felt vaguely that this matter seemed to be sliding in a direction beyond his control, "This is just a lie, or it may be too much." 』

Fei Qian smiled and nodded, and continued, "...This may be an exaggeration, but in the Chang'an Medical Clinic, there are examples of people using incense to save lives and blowing incense to save lives..."

"What? ! ” Cao Zhen’s eyes widened.

Fei Qian waved, and then motioned to Huang Xu to show several documents to Cao Zhen.

What Fei Qian said before was indeed just a rumor as Cao Zhen said. After all, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, he had never thought about expanding beyond the borders, so don't even think about it being as powerful as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. But the more they don't have it, the more they want to have it, so there are a lot of rumors about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. What Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said, what he did, etc., is just like in later generations who can't see the president or Bai Fumei on weekdays, but they still fantasize about how the president Bai Fumei is disrespectful and shameless.

So regarding the divine fragrance of the flesh and bones of the living dead that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty talked about, Fei Qian probably meant to be an introduction. In fact, it is more important to lead to the following content. Under certain specific conditions, spices can indeed be used. cure diseases,

The nasal cavity is the part closest to the brain and spinal cord. Some people have constant runny noses even without catching a cold. This is because there is a gap in the nasal cavity that has not grown properly, and the cerebrospinal fluid leaks out...

Therefore, when a person has fainting, convulsions, or some other symptoms and is unable to drink decoctions or perform acupuncture, specially prepared spice powder can be blown directly into the nasal cavity, or ignited and smoked, to calm, concentrate, and even relieve some symptoms. effect.

"Fragrance should be used by monarchs and ministers according to different effects. The monarch, ministers, assistants, and auxiliaries should be matched with each other in their proper positions, so that they can fully display their nature..." Fei Qian spoke eloquently, and the loading was opened. The skills of the art of deception, "the fragrance of healing, each has its own principle, and each has its own method, which are all determined by the five movements and six qi, the five elements and the time of heaven and earth. For example, the epidemics in the Jiazi and Jiawu years are based on the five According to the theory of transporting the six qi, the earth qi is too strong and the water is weak. The water is weak and the wood has no support. Therefore, the earth qi becomes strong again, which damages the original essence..."

"This is the so-called Shaoyin Lord Huo Sitian, and Yangming's dry gold is in the spring. Therefore, in the Hundreds of Medical Clinics, if you want to treat the disease of excessive earth, you should use agarwood as the king, and then add rhubarb, clove, calamus, etc. to blend, and call it "Jing" "The fragrance of dust..."

"Moreover, people with fire dryness often suffer from headaches and brain fever..." Fei Qian mentioned it slowly, as if he didn't care, "For unknown swelling and pain, toothache and difficulty sleeping, there is a soothing fragrance." Use agarwood as the main ingredient, benzoin as the supplement, and add angelica dahurica and fennel to make seal incense and burn it before going to bed. It can also be mixed with stone honey to make fragrant pills, which can be used by decoction. After the aroma is gone, use the remaining gray pills and drink them with water before going to bed. A wisp of fragrance can enter the divine orifices and soothe the soul. It’s very useful..."

Cao Zhen watched and listened, not knowing whether he should laugh or cry for a moment.

Cao Zhen originally thought that he could ask Fei Qian to do an ordinary business of introducing spices. His mind was still stuck on simple applications such as eating or smoking. Unexpectedly, Fei Qian had already begun to develop high-end spices here. Commodities have various additional extended functions. Not to mention other things, if Cao Zhen saw the so-called soothing incense on the market, he would definitely purchase it as tribute to Cao Cao...

Although it still sounds like a spice business, something seems to be wrong...

"Come, take a look at this thing again..."

Fei Qian was like a hospitable businessman, um, master, and asked the guards to give Cao Zhen two exquisite bamboo boxes. There were carvings on the bamboo boxes, and the outside was painted with a layer of red and black paint. It doesn't have any charm either.

Cao Zhen opened the lid of the bamboo box, and a scent filled the air. Inside is a sachet and a box inside.

"This is the incense you wear every day. One is the "double well rhyme", which means that when people walk in the two wells, when they look at the well, they also look at the meaning of the person. In the mirror bag, there are four kinds of incense, divided into high and low, thick and thin, mixed properly, accumulated but not released, contained but not exposed, getting the body temperature, incense and dispersing... It is suitable for a gentleman to use..."

Fei Qian clicked on the other lighter colored bag and said, "This is for ladies." Because when women choose incense, they mostly value charm and sweetness, so the incense is also made with sweetness and mildness in mind, and is called "Wu Hua Zhu". In addition to spices, dried ginger and dogwood are added as supplements. Often worn, it can be used to warm and nourish the weak body and regulate chills..."

"Zidan, what do you think?" 』

Fei Qian laughed and said that he had never been a businessman, nor could he make spices. He was just a porter of nature. He shared it with the Shandong nobles with good intentions, and then collected some trivial money such as transportation fees, labor fees, etc., as for which Whether it is mixed with white peach is another matter...