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Chapter 542: One phase through the ages

In the previous summons and balances, a large number of people have been born in Liangshan, and those few Liangshan elites have almost come out now.

Therefore, although Yang Lin has brought out a large number of Liangshan figures, the quality is indeed average. Only a few people, including Dong Ping, can reach the super first-class level. The rest are only first-class, or even It's not even top-notch.

Compared to the Yang Lin's leader above, this Yang Lin is really inferior.

After all, although Yang Lin, as the patron king, also brought out a large number of cannon fodder, there were also elite figures like the Wu brothers among the cannon fodder.

"Ding, the sixth person in balance, Jiang Xiaobai, has 82 commander, 73 force, 95 intelligence, 98 politics, and 90 charm.

Implanted identity: Daqian clan.

Carrying: Jiang Lufu, Jiang Jiu (Gongzi Jiu), Dawei Ji, Shaowei Ji, Guan Zhong, Bao Shuya, Zhao Hu, Ning Qi, Bin Xuwu, Gongsun Xipeng, Dong Guo Ya, Yi Ya, Shu Diao, Kai Fang, Guan My father, I am called Yonglin."

Appointed Guan Zhong as prime minister, implemented a series of reforms, rectified the government internally, carried out routine reforms, and selected talents.

Politically, the establishment of palace official rule strengthened the centralization of monarchy.

In the military, a system is implemented that integrates military and political affairs and soldiers and civilians.

Economically, we need to reduce taxes, increase population fertility, develop grain production and cultivation, and implement a "quasi-level" grain policy to further limit the gap between the rich and the poor.

He respected the king and repelled the barbarians, actively carried out foreign activities, attacked Shanrong in the north, and conquered Chu in the south. His national power became increasingly powerful, and he gradually became the overlord of the Central Plains.

As a politician, Duke Huan of Qi possesses the three most important qualities of a monarch: knowing people well and being good at appointing them, being good at seizing opportunities, and choosing appropriate strategies.

He truly respected the talented, appointed the talented, and trusted the talented. What he showed in appointing Guan Zhong was not only his ability to employ people, but also related to his open-minded personality and magnanimous mind. This was exactly what he did. The most valuable quality of a man is his capacity.

However, a generation of great talent was lost late in life.

In his later years, he was mediocre, and after Guan Zhong's death, he appointed villains such as Yi Ya, Kai Fang, and Shu Diao. The villains monopolized power, and Chao Gang began to be in chaos.

If you respect the virtuous and empower your children, you will always lose.

The soul that rides on the dragon and rides on the wind goes back, leaving only withered bones and no one left behind.

In the forty-third year of Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Huan of Qi fell seriously ill, and each of the five princes led their factions to fight openly and covertly for the throne. On October 7, Duke Huan of Qi died of illness. The five princes attacked each other, and the country of Qi was in chaos. Duke Huan's body was placed on the bed for sixty-seven years. Days later, corpses and insects crawled out of the window, and no one cared about him. It was not until the fourteenth day of the twelfth month that Prince Wu Kui successfully succeeded the king, and Duke Huan was buried.

"Ding, the balance is completed, the current host has 1078 remaining summoning points, 1 random charming talent summoning card, 1 random summoning card (exclusive to the second database), 2 god-level talent summoning cards, and a dynasty random summoning card, super first-class 2 Talent Summoning Cards.”

A total of six people will be balanced in this balance. Please designate one person among the characters carried by the balancing character. The system will randomly select three people, and a total of four people will be implanted into the host's power."

It's time to draw characters again. Just like the last balance, there are really many good characters appearing in this balance. He has to think carefully about which one to draw next!

In this balance, there are at least three people with god-level martial arts: Huang Tianhua, Huang Tianxiang, and Qingxu Daodezhenjun.

In addition, there is Guan Zhong, who is definitely a god-level talent.

Moreover, the people brought out by Alexander were not easy to deal with. These people were basically Alexander's right-hand men during his time.

"System, select Guan Zhong for extraction."

Although many god-level figures appeared in this summons, after comprehensive consideration, Wang Yu still chose Guan Zhong.

Who is Guan Zhong?

He was the most famous economist, philosopher, politician, and military strategist in ancient times. He was recommended by Bao Shuya and served as the prime minister, assisting Duke Huan of Qi to become the first of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Guan Zhong carried out great reforms internally, enriched the country and strengthened the army; externally, he respected the king and pushed back the barbarians, united the nine princes, and unified the world. He was honored as "Zhongfu". After his death from illness, he was honored as "Guanzi". He was known as the "Pioneer of Legalism" and "the Saint of Saints".

"Teacher", "Protector of Chinese Civilization", "First Prime Minister of China" and many other titles.

Especially on the road to external hegemony, Guan Zhong did not advocate plundering by force, but focused on subduing others without fighting. So how to achieve this?

After Guan Zhong became the Prime Minister, he immediately began to reform the domestic and foreign affairs of Qi State, and the most convincing thing for future generations was Guan Zhong's innovation in the economic system.

On the road to Qi's hegemony, the neighboring state of Lu is undoubtedly a stumbling block, but if Lu is forcibly destroyed by force, Qi's vitality will inevitably be severely damaged. If Lu fights desperately, it is unknown whether Qi can win.

When Duke Huan of Qi was at a loss, Guan Zhong presented his plan. He said to Duke Huan of Qi:

From today on, I also ask the Duke of Qi not to wear the cotton clothes made by the people of Qi, but to wear the silk cloth made by the people of Lu. Of course, it is not enough for the Duke of Qi to wear it alone. All officials must also be ordered to wear silk cloth.

cloth clothes, and the people of Qi were strictly prohibited from weaving silk cloth.

Duke Huan of Qi was confused when he heard this, but out of respect for Guan Zhong, he still did what he said.

Not long after, the supply of silk cloth in Qi State was in short supply. The price of silk cloth on the market suddenly increased many times. Seeing this business opportunity, businessmen from Lu State shipped silk cloth to Qi State for sale, and as a result, they made a lot of money.

The bowl is full.

However, clothes are consumables, and Qi is a big country. The consumption of silk cloth was too fast. Merchants from Lu State also raised the price of silk cloth purchased from Lu State. For a time, every household in Lu State was weaving silk cloth, so that

There were no people doing farm work in the fields of Lu State at all.

A year later, Guan Zhong asked Duke Huan of Qi to issue an order that officials in the country were no longer allowed to wear silk cloth, and merchants from the state of Lu were not allowed to sell silk cloth to Qi. At this time, the state of Lu had no food and had a large amount of silk cloth.

He couldn't exchange money, so he had to surrender to Qi in the end.

There is also a small country called Hengshan Kingdom near Qi State. This vassal state is very good at making weapons and is known as "The sharp sword of Hengshan Mountain is unparalleled in the world."

Duke Huan of Qi had long coveted the Kingdom of Hengshan. With Lu's title of vassal, Duke Huan of Qi asked Guan Zhong to plan for the Kingdom of Hengshan again.

So Guan Zhong repeated his old trick. He sent people to Hengshan State to purchase weapons at high prices, and asked for as many weapons as they wanted. The neighboring Yan State, Dai State, and even the distant Qin State followed Qi's example and went to Hengshan State to buy weapons.

The king of Hengshan Kingdom was very happy when he saw this scene, so he asked the people to put down their farm work and join the industry of smelting weapons.

While Hengshan's weapons were being snapped up, Guan Zhong also sent people to Zhao to purchase grain. At that time, the price of grain was 15 qian per stone, but Guan Zhong insisted on purchasing it at 50 qian per stone, so the surrounding countries began to pay Qi State one after another.

The state sold grain, and even Hengshan State couldn't bear it and sold all the grain stored in the state treasury to Qi State.

When the surrounding grain was almost harvested, Qi State suddenly closed its trade gates with other countries and stopped all purchases.

At this time, although the Hengshan Kingdom was very wealthy, it had almost sold out all its food and weapons, and could not buy food from other countries. In the end, the whole country had to surrender to Qi.


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