Zhuge Liang had doubts in his mind, so he asked casually. The Wuxi barbarians laughed and said: "Scholar, you are really not from Yizhou. Let me tell you. The champion has ordered that all items sold in Yizhou must be priced by the government. Huge profits of more than five
If the profit exceeds ten times, it will be confiscated, and if the huge profit exceeds ten times, the family will be confiscated and beheaded. The medicinal materials we collected in the mountains in the past, even if they are worth gold in the Han border, can only be exchanged for a bag of grain. Nowadays, there are champions who set the price. Whoever dares to lower the price indiscriminately, we will ask
The profiteers who call the shots from the Champion are not afraid of us, and at worst they won't come, but they are afraid that if the Champion makes the Champion angry, we barbarians will be in trouble. Who can live a good life and go against the Champion?"
"Aren't you afraid that Han merchants won't buy your things?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "I remember that the things in your hands cannot be stored for a long time. If Yizhou merchants join forces to suppress them, the champion will also have a headache."
"What you are talking about has happened before," the barbarian said with a smile: "But what kind of person is the champion, how can he be coerced by these weird tricks? He sent Master Mi, Master Zhang, and Master Su to pay five levels below the market price.
Acquisition, even this is enough for us barbarians to have enough food and clothing. Without those profiteers, we would do business with the people of Champion Hou. Lord Samoko, the barbarian king of Wuxi, has surrendered to Champion Hou. I heard that after Champion Hou pacified the Southern Barbarians, he will
The Wuxi barbarians moved into Yizhou and became the people under his rule. The good days for us barbarians are about to come."
"That's it." Zhuge Liang nodded. He had heard about Liu Zhang's policies, but he was a little repelled by Liu Zhang's behavior of killing Liu Zhang if he didn't accept it. After listening to the barbarian's words, he asked with some doubts: "I heard that the champion was not convinced.
Those who implement his policies have always been merciless, aren't you afraid?"
"Afraid? Why should you be afraid?" The barbarian said with a smile: "Let's talk about our great king Shamoko. If the people of the tribe disobey his wishes, the champion prince who can be beaten even lightly is the king of Yizhou. Dare to disobey his wishes.
, Aren’t you looking for death? We obey the champion, and he won’t do anything bad to us before it’s too late to take care of us. Of course we are not afraid.”
"Yes." Zhuge Liang smiled. What the barbarians said was very simple, but those aristocratic families had long forgotten. The aristocratic families always relied on their own power and connections in the court, and sometimes even the emperor didn't take them seriously. Nowadays,
When you meet someone like Liu Zhang, you will naturally suffer a lot. After suffering a loss, you don't consider your own reasons, but just blame others for being cruel. You really don't know what is good or bad.
"Husband, your salt." While Zhuge Liang was talking to the barbarian, the merchant weighed the salt and handed it to him. He said with a smile: "If your husband doesn't believe it, you can go to the fair scale at the gate of the government to weigh it."
One tael, the villain pays ten taels. But if you want to blackmail, you have to be careful of the laws of the champion."
"This must be what the champion said." Zhuge Liang threw the salt into the car and asked with a smile: "I want to exchange the grain here for copper coins, where should I go?"
"There is a grain store run by the government half a mile ahead. Anyone who buys or sells grain must go there." The merchant was very enthusiastic about his customers and pointed out a path to Zhuge Liang, who followed it.
It didn't take long to reach half a mile away. I saw a store standing in the middle of the busy city. Many people came in and out, carrying bags of food into the store. In front of the store there was a stone tablet with the inscription "People are here."
"Food is the Heaven" has five big characters, and next to the big characters is written in bright red font: No food is bought or sold at a price higher than the market price, otherwise you will be killed.
After selling the grain, Zhuge Liang exchanged it for a pile of copper coins. He wanted to talk to the shopkeeper, but he was driven away. As for the grain policy, the shopkeeper pointed to the wall of the shop. On that wall,
Liu Zhang's food regulations were written very clearly in black paint. Zhuge Liang stepped forward and read them carefully. His eyes lit up. He was an expert in domestic affairs. After reading those regulations, he had new insights.
After leaving the grain store, Zhuge Liang wandered on the street and bought everything his wife wanted to buy, but his heart was not as calm as his face. For a person who wants to achieve great things, he is not afraid of evil from his enemies.
Don't be afraid that the enemy is strong, just be afraid that the enemy is too wise.
Originally, Zhuge Liang chose Liu Bei. On the one hand, Liu Bei could give him room to display, and on the other hand, he had some opinions about other princes. In Zhuge Liang's heart, Sun was too incompetent, Cao Cao was too cunning and unorthodox, and Liu Zhang was cruel.
Who knows, but most of his thoughts came from the children of the aristocratic families around him.
As the saying goes: Three people make a tiger. While the aristocratic family was belittling other princes, they were promoting Liu Bei. Among them, Zhuge Liang's three teachers were adding fuel to the fire. No matter how smart Zhuge Liang was, he would be deceived. In the past, Shang Yang's reform was not the reason why the Mohist family did not
Seeing the benefits brought by the law, he was deceived by others, so he opposed Shang Yang. Later, the benefits of Qin's law appeared, and the Mohists immediately became supporters of the reform. Any wise man, as long as he is given a crack, he can see the whole picture with just a few glimpses.
The more he wandered around Bajun, the more frightened he became. For the first time, Zhuge Liang wanted to know about Liu Zhang, but he didn't know where to find it. Whether he got information from his master or from the people under Liu Zhang's rule, it would all be biased.
The best way is to meet Liu Zhang and experience it from himself, but this method is the most unrealistic. Zhuge Liang knew that if Liu Zhang saw him, he would never let him go again.
As Zhuge Liang walked, he shook the feather fan in his hand. He didn't know what he was thinking. Suddenly, everything in front of him went dark, and he bumped into a strong chest. He raised his eyes and forgot, only to see a big black man standing in front of him, and this
The big black man was about the same height as him, but his waist was twice his, his arms were as thick as his thighs, and his face was very ferocious.
"What do you want to do?" Zhuge Liang knew that Yizhou's laws were very strict, so he was not afraid.
"My husband has invited me." The big black man actually bowed and saluted, and said very politely: "My young master saw that my husband has extraordinary bearing and wants to make friends with him. I wonder if my husband would be willing to submit to me?"
"This..." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and asked with a gentle smile: "If I say I don't want to, what will you do?"
"That means my husband is not destined to be my son, so I have to give way." The big black man didn't mean to force him at all, he just looked at Zhuge Liang with a smile, but it was okay if he didn't smile, and it was even more ferocious when he smiled.
"Leading the way" Zhuge Liang was very discerning. How could he not see that the black man in front of him was a powerful general? He also wanted to see who the young master the black man mentioned was.
Following the black man, Zhuge Liang came to a restaurant not far away and went up to the private room on the third floor. The black man lightly knocked on the door of the private room and said: "Sir, I have invited the husband holding the feather fan."
"Please come in." A rather majestic voice sounded. Zhuge Liang opened the door and entered the private room. He saw a big man in his thirties. He bowed to Zhuge Liang and said: "I saw my husband's demeanor upstairs, and I was quite heartbroken.
I take the liberty to disturb you, please don’t blame my husband.”
"You're welcome, young master." Zhuge Liang quickly returned the courtesy. He could see that the man in front of him was at least a young master from an aristocratic family, and his demeanor clearly indicated that he had been in a high position for a long time.
"Husband, please sit down." The big man ordered someone to bring another food and wine, raised his glass and said to Zhuge Liang: "Although my husband is not blameless, if you are wrong, you are wrong. I will fine you three glasses of wine as a tribute to my husband."
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Zhuge Liang sat down, poured himself a cup and drank with the big man.
In ancient times, it was not uncommon for two people to meet each other on the road and invite them to have a drink together, especially among scribes. And many times, after they had had enough wine and food, they would even cry and make a fuss about asking for help, without even knowing the other person's last name.
No one knows. This is not the first time Zhuge Liang has encountered this kind of thing. After all, his temperament is considered to be the best among literati, but there are not many people who can drink with him.
As the saying goes: A thousand cups of wine are too little when you meet a close friend, and half a sentence is too much to talk about it. How do you know if you are a close friend? Of course, it is a chat. Zhuge Liang is a talented person. He wants to perfuse anyone, so there is no problem. But after a few words,
Zhuge Liang was a little surprised. Because the big man looked like a martial artist, but what he said was quite insightful. Based on Zhuge Liang's knowledge, this man must not be an ordinary person.
Not only Zhuge Liang was surprised, but the big man who invited Zhuge Liang to drink with him was also surprised. The big man was hungry and was preparing to dine in the restaurant. Looking down from the restaurant, he saw Zhuge Liang holding a feather fan and wearing a crane cloak, standing like a bright light.
Among the crowd, I couldn't help but want to make friends. When I invited Zhuge Liang to talk, I found that he had unique insights in both military affairs and government affairs.
"Dare to ask my husband's name" The man became more respectful after seeing Zhuge Liang's talent
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "We meet by chance, and it's fate that we can have a drink together. Why do you need to ask me my name? Who is missing? I didn't ask your name either?"
"My husband is wrong," the big man said with a smile, "I am a general under the champion marquis. Seeing that my husband is a great talent, I want to recommend him to my lord. Of course, I have to ask for his name."
"No need to ask," Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "I'm just a villager in the mountains, and I have some whims. If the general recommends me to the champion, he will make a fool of himself."
"My husband is more talented than me. If my husband wants to make me laugh, who am I?" The big man stood up, bowed to the end and said, "Please give me some advice, husband."
"This... let's forget it." Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, but still refused to tell his name. After all, the reputation of Wolong and Fengchu was too great. If outsiders knew about it, he wouldn't have to wait for Liu Zhang to come to invite him, and he might be invited by Liu Zhang.
After being captured, he asked with some confusion: "I heard about the champion Corporal Hou Lixian, but I didn't expect that his subordinates also love talents so much. Aren't you afraid of the champion Hou Lixian?"
"Not afraid." The big man said with a smile: "My lord once said that if he is overthrown by his ministers, the monarch will be very incompetent. If he is overthrown by the people, the monarch will be either a coward or a tyrant. As for one or two ambitious people, what is there to fear?
Can’t make any big waves”
"The champion is a true hero." Zhuge Liang also admired Liu Zhang's magnanimity after hearing this, but he still had his persistence and would never take the initiative to surrender.
Chapter 398 Fate and chance encounter
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