Zhuge Liang couldn't understand Wei Ba's approach, not because he was not smart, but because his thinking was completely different from Wei Ba's. They were two completely unrelated strategies for governing the country.
Zhuge Liang followed Guan Zhong's country-building strategy. Guan Zhong adopted state-owned economics in the economy, that is, all profitable and high-profit industries were state-owned, and the government monopolized operations and obtained high profits. This kind of
Economic policies are conducive to quickly concentrating wealth and strengthening national strength. When the total economic volume is not large, it can give priority to ensuring the country's economic interests and ensure that the government has the greatest wealth. It can weaken the power of local or aristocratic people and help
Social stability. In foreign wars, the government was also in an advantageous position because it had more financial and material resources to deploy. Therefore, this policy had obvious advantages in the environment of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and developed rapidly. Finally,
The extreme embodiment of this is Shang Yang’s rule of law.
The purpose of this policy is to make the country rich and the people strong. The country is rich because it occupies a large amount of wealth. The people have to follow the ruler's baton because they are poor and are forced to become strong. This is what Shang Yang said, the people only know how to farm.
Fight, don't worry about the rest.
This is actually a wartime system. When the world is in dispute, the superiority of this system is self-evident. Therefore, Qi used Guan Zhong to unite the princes, and Qin used Shang Yang to unify the world. Later, this kind of system
The economic policy was inherited. Even after Confucianism took over the dominant ideology, this policy was still the most effective policy and a good policy that most politicians yearned for.
China's feudal society for two thousand years has followed this policy, which is the well-known state-owned economy. Guanzi can be said to be the originator of the state-owned economy. Compared with Guan Zhonglei, Zhuge Liang is naturally accustomed to this kind of economic policy thinking, and he governs
All the means used by Shu can roughly find their ideological roots in Guan Zhong's thoughts. In fact, later politicians, such as Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng and others, all adopted similar policies.
So it's not surprising that he can't understand Wei Ba's approach.
Reminiscing about Wei Ba's refusal to confront him head-on, and even refusing to claim the Nanyang military exploits, Zhuge Liang thought that Wei Ba was following Huang Lao's approach this time, implementing a rule of inaction, benefiting the people, and resting with the people.
, further kept a low profile, sat on the sidelines, put this matter aside for the time being, and turned to consider Li Yan's decision to send his daughter to the palace.
In comparison, this matter is obviously more urgent, because Li Yan is directly challenging his authority. If Queen Zhang is deposed as a result, who will believe that Zhuge Liang can protect them in the future? If the interests are not guaranteed,
Who will follow you? It is instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages in officialdom. No one will choose the weak and incompetent side and fight against the strong.
Even Wei Ba himself did not expect this result.
Not only Zhuge Liang was indifferent to this, Yang Yi, a golden abacus who was good at grain calculations, also did not realize the murderous intention in Wei Ba's policy. On the contrary, he expressed a great degree of contempt. In his view
Come on, the foundation of the country lies in agriculture. Wei Ba has just made some achievements now. He does not concentrate on farming and accumulating grain, but he has raised so many idle people. Now he actually wants to give up profitable industries such as pearls, mines and forests to benefit the people.
Being managed by an aristocratic family is not only detrimental to the accumulation of strength, but will also inevitably lead to a catastrophic situation for the aristocratic family when it becomes powerful.
In a word, what Wei Ba is doing now is a sign of self-destruction. Prime Minister, you can rest assured that this person can't achieve anything. He will be unsustainable in a few years. As the saying goes, it's time.
, bigger may not necessarily be better, that is to say, this kind of people. It is better to concentrate on dealing with Li Yan and Ma Su. They are menacing. If they are not dealt with seriously, the consequences will be disastrous.
Zhuge Liang deeply agreed. He had thought so originally, and Yang Yi's approval made him feel more confident.
However, Zhuge Liang and Yang Yi had different views on how to deal with the aggressive Li Yan.
"Prime Minister..." Yang Yi's face was a little red, her voice was a little harsh, her hands and feet were shaking uncontrollably, and there was some foam at the corners of her mouth. "You'd better go back to Chengdu. Gong Yan is a loyal man, and his loyalty is limitless.
It's nitpicking, but his surname is too slow, and he is a step too slow in everything he does. Zhang Junsi's surname is quite anxious, but his behavior is frivolous, he has no ministerial body, and he is not Ma Su's opponent. If you want to live in peace,
, as long as the Prime Minister returns to Chengdu, he has no other plans."
Zhuge Liang frowned slightly. He knew that what Yang Yi said had a certain truth. Ma Di was once one of the most outstanding talents in the Prime Minister's Palace. Jiang Wan, Zhang Yi and others were not as good as him. Now Ma Di has turned to Li Yan and turned against him.
, the pressure on the Prime Minister's Office is indeed great. The ideas Ma Su gave Li Yan were beyond what Jiang Wan and others could handle.
However, it is not a good idea to let him go back to Chengdu now. Will the problem be solved by returning to Chengdu? Yes, when he returns to Chengdu, neither Li Yan nor Ma Su will be able to face Jiang Wan and Zhang
Yi gained the upper hand in this way, but the battle in the court ultimately depends on the performance on the battlefield. Li Yan has Meng Da in Nanyang, and he may also have the support of Wei Ba behind him. What about him? Jiang Wei is a talented person, but his qualifications are too young.
He can't command those veteran generals at all. He is still a young bamboo pole. If he wants to shoulder a heavy burden, he will have to teach him for a while.
After all, there are only a few young people who are as precocious as Wei Ba. Jiang Wei lost his father when he was young, how can he be compared with Wei Ba who was taught by his strict father since he was a child.
Zhuge Liang felt very sorry when he thought about this matter. If Wei Ba was supporting him now, why would there be so many things happening? Because of Wei Ba's alienation, he would not even dare to use Wei Yan. Otherwise, Wei Yan would
It is also enough to shoulder the important task of guarding Guanzhong.
Wu Yi is suitable, but Wu Yi is more than adequate in defense, but not enough in attack. What's more, if he comes to Guanzhong, what will happen to Hanzhong?
Zhuge Liang only hated his lack of political skills. Even though he worked day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep, he could not take care of both the court and the battlefield. Which was the lesser of two evils, he could only let Li Yan be proud in the court for a while.
What's more, he knew Yang Yi's thoughts very clearly. He was afraid that despite his words of taking the overall situation into consideration, Yang Yi was still thinking about the important task of guarding Guanzhong.
But he is not a suitable candidate at all. Apart from other things, his narrow-minded personality of being determined to retaliate cannot bear such an important responsibility.
Zhuge Liang didn't say anything. He waved his hand: "Wei Gong, it's not that serious. Not to mention whether Li Yan can succeed, even if he sends his daughter to the palace, she will definitely become the queen? He thinks too simply. You don't have to
Ignore him and think about how to make preparations to attack Hedong and Bingzhou as soon as possible."
Yang Yi was a little disappointed. "Prime Minister, Ni Wei is moving troops to the east of Hedong and Bingzhou. We don't have enough advantages in military strength and food resources. I'm afraid it's not good to send troops in a hurry. According to Yi, we have to wait at least two to three years.
, so that we can accumulate enough grain to send out troops."
Zhuge Liang frowned slightly: "That's why we have to rely on people like you to plan carefully and seize the opportunity. If Wei is ready, wouldn't the chance be even smaller?"
Yang Yi responded sadly, turned around and went out. Zhuge Liang thought for a long time, sat back in front of the case, sharpened his ink and pen, and began to write a letter.
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Jinyang.
Qin Lang, Tian Yu, and Xia Houba were sitting in the hall. Xia Houba was drinking one cup after another. Tian Yu was holding the case with both hands, and the wine in the cup was rippled and shining. Qin Lang was sitting in the middle.
He was holding the wine glass, but he didn't drink it. He just turned the glass around in his hand. He stared at a document on the case, his eyebrows furrowed and the center of his eyebrows became the Chinese character "Chuan".
The three of them have been sitting like this for a long time, all because of the document in front of Qin Lang.
This is a private letter written by Emperor Cao Rui to Qin Lang. There is only one problem: severely inflict a heavy blow on Kebineng, give a warning to the barbarians on the grassland, and clear the way for the subsequent battle of Bingzhou.
Qin Lang and others understood Cao Rui's mood at this moment. They already knew the connection between Kirby Neng and Zhuge Liang. If Hao Zhao hadn't seen the opportunity and waited for Kirby Neng to lead 10,000 fine cavalry to suddenly appear behind them, could they have
Returning to Bingzhou safely is a problem.
Tian Yu was very angry when he learned that Kirby Neng had rebelled against Wei Fuhan. He had always been dissatisfied with Kirby Neng, not just because Kirby Neng trapped him in Ma City, but because of Kirby Neng's ambition.
He has always wanted to be a second Tanshihuai.
When Tanshihuai unified the grasslands, it caused many hardships and humiliations for the Han Dynasty. As a Yuyang native, Tian Yu knew very well. In order to stabilize the border, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty did not hesitate to surrender his status and took the initiative to marry Tanshihuai. In the end, he failed
Being rejected by Tan Shihuai was simply a huge insult. If Kirby could grow stronger, Cao Wei would inevitably repeat that humiliating scene.
As a former captain of Hu Wuhuan, Tian Yu was worried about this.
However, at this moment, the emperor asked them to severely damage Kebineng, but it was a very serious challenge. Everyone knew that after Nanyang and Longyou fell successively, not only only half of Wei's territory was left, but the emperor's authority was also affected.
There were serious doubts, and some people even began to doubt the national fate of the Wei Dynasty. These generals who retreated from Longyou undoubtedly also bear unshirkable responsibility.
But the emperor did not blame them. He suppressed all the accusations and did not give them any punishment. He did not even transfer Qin Lang back to Luoyang in order to ease the confrontation. This trust and understanding was enough to make them grateful, and it was enough to make them face each other.
Kirby's army showed no fear and died generously.
But they cannot die, or even be defeated. If they are not sure of a smooth and satisfying victory, they cannot act rashly.
The Wei Dynasty could no longer afford another disastrous defeat, and the emperor could not afford the accusation of a mistake in employment.
They were not sure of victory. Even if the emperor mobilized all the remaining 3,000 tiger and leopard cavalry, they were not sure that the battle would be decided in one battle.
Because the battle on the grassland and the battle in the Central Plains are basically two different modes, Kirby Neng didn't even need to fight. He could just lead the tribe back into the depths of the grassland and make them return without success.
This is what the barbarians on the grassland have always done. Tan Shihuai once used this tactic to defeat the Han army in a three-pronged attack. As an admirer of Tan Shihuai, Kirby was very familiar with such tactics.