Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2726 The biggest leaf

  After making the corresponding arrangements, Kan Ze resigned first. He went back and planned to send some more people to the Western Regions to prepare emergency plans and increase investigation and understanding of the current situation of the Western Regions.

  Xun You stayed in the festival hall for the time being, and he still had something to tell Fei Qian.

   After Xun You learned about the events of the Western Regions, he was somewhat confused at first.

  On the one hand, Xun You is the minister, and he and Pang Tong are the two important ministers in charge of the administration of officials. Pang Tong is not in Chang'an now, so the issue of the administration of officials is his responsibility. On the other hand, Xun You is also aware of the importance of the Western Regions to Chang'an and Feiqian. Hu merchants in the Western Regions and trade between east and west not only provide economic income, but also have a large number of slaves to supplement the labor gap, making Chang'an three The development of auxiliary is changing with each passing day.

  Although the economy and trade of Chang'an Sanfu is not completely dependent on the Western Regions, the Western Regions are still very important.

  Changan's economy is now blooming in all directions. In the north there are furs and animal husbandry from the Northland Desert, in the south there are bamboo products and minerals from Sichuan and Shu, in the east there are raw materials from Shandong, and in the west are mainly the Western Regions, which provide expensive luxury goods such as jade and spices.

  Although it is said that the economic and trade routes in snowy areas are being expanded, it will take a certain amount of time to become a climate. Once a major problem occurs in the Western Regions, Chang'an Sanfu will naturally be greatly affected. Therefore, if Fei Qian does not immediately take some restrictive measures, Xun You feels that it is necessary to emphasize with Fei Qian that he may suffer economic losses...

  『My lord, if the matter in the Western Regions cannot be settled quickly...』Xun You reported, 『The spices, jade, cattail wine, etc. will inevitably decay...Once there is chaos, it may even be cut off...I implore the lord to make arrangements as soon as possible. 』

After thinking about it, Fei Qian didn't order to send people to the Western Regions immediately, or let Lu Bu from the Western Regions come back. Instead, he started with the administration of officials and the assessment. Of course, this meant that the current problems in the Western Regions could not be resolved quickly. problem, but it also means that Fei Qian has to adopt a more thorough approach to solve the problem of the Western Regions, not just a headache to treat the head, and a foot to treat the foot.

  But if you want to completely solve the problem of the Western Regions, you may need to pay more...

  Including, but not limited to financial contributions.

   Feiqian nodded and asked, "How many goods from the Western Regions, such as spices and jade, are in stock in the public warehouse?" 』

Xun You thought for a while, and then said: "If my memory is correct, there is one warehouse for spices in three years, three warehouses for two years, and three warehouses for one year. There should be more than 30,000 buckets in total... There are only two jade warehouses... and there are others. There are six wine cellars, but the stock of cattail wine is not much...』

  More than 30,000 buckets, it looks like a lot, but it is actually not much.

  The amount of 30,000 is of course quite a lot for a person or a family, and they may not be able to use up these spices in a lifetime, but on average in Chang'an Sanfu, or the entire Dahan, this amount is actually very small.

  There are many spice warehouses, not because of the large quantity, but because of the harsh storage conditions. Spices have a certain storage time. Even if they are stored dry, they will gradually mix with other sundries, so they must be stored separately, and attention should be paid to ventilation, moisture-proof, and sealing. Even with such care, the longer the storage time, the weaker the fragrance of the spices, so basically it will not exceed three years, unlike food, which can still be eaten for five or seven years if it is stored properly.

  Jade, as well as gold and silver utensils from the Western Regions, are less likely to change in quality, so they don’t need special storage conditions. They can be stacked in general warehouses, so the number of warehouses occupied is smaller.

  Wine cellar? Because the supply of rose peach wine is almost in short supply. As long as there is surplus, the market can basically digest it, so there is not much left...

  As for other western dried fruits, livestock, minerals, etc., the price is much lower than that of the big three, so Xun You didn't list them all.

   Of course, there is also the slave trade in the Western Regions. It's just that this slave business is different from other items, it is neither quantitative nor fixed, so it is difficult to quantify it specifically, and Xun You also did not count it.

   Yes, events are never alone, they are related to each other...

  Fei Qian thought for a while, and said: "One is to build a new warehouse and expand the storage, and the other is to reduce the quantity and increase the price." 』

If the Western Regions were the main food producing area of ​​Feiqian, Feiqian would naturally not use the method of slowing down when life and death were at stake, but the specialty products of the Western Regions are not grains. Nor are ordinary people...

If the price of basic daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. increases by more than one-tenth and continues to rise, even if various media talk about stable prices, the price increase of these basic necessities will make ordinary people I really felt the embarrassment of life.

  But the price increase of spices, jade, fine wine...

  The main consumers of these items have never been ordinary people.

  So the price of this kind of "luxury goods" has increased, but for ordinary people, the impact is not too great.

Of course, it is not completely without influence. After all, the money of the gentry children is not blown by strong winds, but must be collected from ordinary people, tenants and serfs. Therefore, when the gentry children have to pay more money, for ordinary people, The squeeze of tenant farmers is even more severe.

   But there is a transmission process, which is much slower than the direct impact of food and other items.

  『Master...』 Xun You seemed to have thought of something, and frowned slightly, "If the price increases, the people in Shandong may know that the Western Regions have changed..."

  The price changes in the Western Regions will of course attract the attention of interested people.

   Fei Qian laughed, waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay! By the way, there is no need for labor to raise the price... I will let the Dahan Chamber of Commerce handle it..." Fei Qian said that Xun You only needs to quietly expand the storage of these commodities in the Western Regions. As for the matter of raising the selling price? Naturally let more professional people do it. As for the matter of attracting the attention of others, it cannot be avoided at all. After all, this matter cannot be covered up, and there is no need to cover it up.

  『Besides...』 Fei Qian suppressed his smile, and said in a deep voice, "Ling Ziyi, the two generals Zidu strengthened their armaments... and..."

   Fei Qian's voice lowered.

  Xun You's complexion became more and more dignified.

After a while, Xun You bid farewell from the festival hall, and then returned to the Shangshutai with a normal face, and sent out Fei Qian's order in an orderly manner. It seemed that nothing had changed, except for the little official who was most familiar with Xun You Only then can I realize that Xun You's speed of reviewing ordinary writing seems to have accelerated...

   Fei Qian himself began to think in the festival hall.

  Although he does not need to correct a large amount of writing, he still has a lot of problems to think about, and it is also not easy.

  When a society is moving in a new direction, in the eyes of most ordinary people, there may not be any earth-shaking changes, but subtle changes.

  Following the crowd may be a state of most people.

  Even if you encounter a lot of unsatisfactory things in life, even if you want to complain or complain, you may only dare to scold after changing your name on the Internet, and swallow your anger in reality.

   This habit is not only found in China, but also abroad.

  In fact, the blame is due to the lack of suitable channels for voice and communication.

   In other words, there is no down-to-up channel.

   Just like the series of bureaucratic reforms implemented by Fei Qian, in fact, more of them are from the top to the bottom, and there is basically no one from the bottom to the top. Therefore, if Feiqian's assessment system cannot meet the wishes of the most grassroots people and cannot reflect the needs of the people, then these so-called assessment standards and assessment methods are basically equivalent to invalid.

  The local chronicles are the hidden pieces that Fei Qian secretly threw on the chessboard.

  Xun You and Kan Ze believed that local chronicles were just a means of supervising local officials, but for Fei Qian, local chronicles had another function.

   In a sense, local chronicles are compiled and written by local people, not court people.

Therefore, this local chronicle can be said to have a certain meaning from the bottom to the top. Although it is not very complete, it is impossible to say that it will be done well immediately and can have timely feedback. For the various officials dispatched, it can undoubtedly be regarded as a bottom-up communication channel.

  Fei Qian wants to use this method to promote the enlightenment of the local people. If nothing else, at least have a little memory!

Whether the last official was good or not, don't care if you use a more straightforward or more obscure method, and record it in words, so that you won't be tricked by the same method next time, be deceived by the same method, and fall into the same place. In the cesspit, the disadvantages are under the same mouth.

   Didn’t the people of ancient times gradually gain more experience and knowledge because of the inheritance of words?

  Ordinary people were deceived by nobles during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The nobles said they were cheap mud legs. Ordinary people didn’t understand, so they just oh.

  Someone jumped up and shouted loudly, "The prince and general Xiangning have kindness!" 』

  The people burst into tears, saying, "Good! Someone has said it! 』

   But then what?

   After a while, no one remembers.

   Now the big Han has this saying again. At the end of the Three Kingdoms period in history, Chen Qun changed the name of this set and moved it out. Everyone has a grade, Huangchaopin, Guiyipin...

Even in later generations, America, which claims to be free, preaches every day that ordinary people don’t need to study, just be happy. Teachers in public schools can’t physically punish students, let alone force students to study. They want freedom, nature, and happiness. Happy forever, and even boast about the successful cases of several dropout children who went to business every day, but never gave a detailed account of who the parents of those dropout children were and how their families were.

One mouthful, the packaging becomes different, and then grabbing the necks of ordinary people, pouring it down, the purpose is to let ordinary people not learn, don't delve into it, don't cross the line of class, until the ordinary people feel that everything is poured down. I understand it, and I feel bored listening to what anyone says, which is the best.

  The sound of fine footsteps came.

  After seeing Xun You and Kan Ze leave, Fei Zhen turned out from the back hall.

  In the wing room of the back hall, because they are close, you can hear Fei Qian and Xun You Kanze discussing the content of the matter with normal volume...

  『Have you heard everything? ’ Fei Qian asked.

  Fei Qian did not intend to make Fei Zhen completely avoid these government affairs, nor did he say that Fei Zhen is too young to see these people's hearts or anything. There is nothing wrong with being young, but when is it considered old?

  People's hearts are like a sea, and people's hearts are like a prison.

   The place of the abyss doesn't mean that it doesn't exist if you close your eyes and don't see it.

   Fei Zhen nodded slowly, "Report to Father, I have listened to you a bit. 』

  『If you were to deal with this matter, what would you do? ’ Fei Qian asked directly.

  Fei Zhen was silent for a while, "I may give an order to transfer the person back, or send someone over..."

   Fei Qian nodded, "Yes, this is the most direct way. But why don't I use it? 』

   Fei Zhen wrinkled her small face, "Because this method is not very good...why is it not very good? Because...well, I think about it...」

  He was already a little used to Fei Qian's mode, and he didn't wait for Fei Qian to ask questions step by step, but set up questions by himself, and then began to think.

   Fei Qian smiled, and without urging, he just picked up a book and read it.

   After a while, Fei Qian heard Fei Zhen clap her hands, "I thought of it! One may not be able to do a good job if you send people, and the other may cry... er, no, it will cause trouble...』

   Fei Qian was a little dumb, Lu Bu Lu Fengxian will cry?

  If Lu Fengxian started to cry, what kind of ghost would he look like?

  『Well, not too much... By the way, how did you think of it? ’ Fei Qian asked.

   Fei Zhen was beaming at first, then frowning, "I took my sister to play a few days ago, and sometimes I didn't play for her, if I couldn't explain it clearly, if I took it directly, she would cry!" Oh, it's really annoying...」

   Fei Qian laughed out loud.

  『That’s the reason. Fei Qian nodded and said, "You know, your sister doesn't know, what you think is this, what your sister thinks is that, so you must make it clear... Take what you just said, are you the first Didn't make it clear? Or did you say it, but your sister just agreed verbally, but it's not clear yet? 』

Fei Zhen tilted her head, pondered for a while, and nodded, "Yes, my lord, although I said that I would go back after playing for a while, my sister probably only wanted to play at that time, so I agreed indiscriminately first. Didn't listen to what I said at all. But... Father, are you being too lenient to this Lu Fengxian? 』

  『You think so too? ’ Fei Qian looked at Fei Zhen, and said, ‘If you feel this way, it means that I can do well... Hehe, you must know that Lu Fengxian is not alone, or that there will be more than one person like him in the future...Can you understand? 』

  『…』 Fei Zhen frowned, “I understand a little bit, but I still don’t quite understand it. 』

"Let's put it this way," Fei Qian pointed to the small courtyard far from the hall, "For example, this is a wasteland. I went to open up the wasteland, pulled out the weeds, removed the stones, and then planted a few peach trees. Tree... At this time, someone came over and said that it was not good for me to plant like this, the peach tree would grow worms, and there were problems with peaches, and then I was asked to leave. When it comes to Taozi, I will be divided into two or three... If it is you, would you like it? 』

  Fei Zhen shook her head, and then suddenly realized, "But the tools for opening up wasteland, such as peach trees, can't all be regarded as his! 』

   Fei Qian nodded, "Yes, that's correct. But according to the law of the Han Dynasty, whoever opened up the wasteland has the right to dispose of it, otherwise who would open up the wasteland? Is it tiring to open up wasteland, or is it tiring to stand in the back and wait for the land reclamation to finish planting peach trees, and then throw bugs into it? 』

  『Throw bugs in it? Fei Zhen's eyes widened, "Father, you mean..."

  『Not yet, but what about the future? In the future, not only will there be those who throw bugs into the newly opened wasteland, but also those who will bring bugs into their own land... 』 Fei Qian smiled, but the smile was a little meaningful.

   Fei Zhen's eyes moved, and his heart trembled. He wondered if Fei Qian was expressing Fei Qian, those people dare not, and when he grows up, those people may not be so peaceful?

In fact, Fei Qian didn't mean that, well, maybe there are some, but Fei Qian actually thought of the later generations, even if you don't talk about those public knowledge who throw bugs into the minds of the people, there are many idiots among ordinary people, Give a few money and throw all kinds of real bugs into your own land that may cause ecological deterioration...

  This is still in the case that the average life expectancy of later generations has been greatly extended. If it is a feudal dynasty that dies at the average age of forty, there will be more people regardless of the flood behind them.

  Only when people have brains and at the same time feel that they have tomorrow, will they think about tomorrow...

  『If someone sees worms in the wasteland and they will be taken back, and they can divide the peach trees without any effort, will some people want to stare at the newly opened wasteland without worms and throw some worms into it? Is it easy to open up wasteland, or to throw bugs? Wasteland, peach trees, worms, those who are watching behind, and the farther and bigger mountains and rivers, what is in your heart, what you see is what you see... A leaf that blocks your eyes, and you can't see Mount Tai, it is the fault of the leaf, Or is it the fault of Mount Tai? 』

  Fei Zhen was silent for a while, then bowed down, "I would like to be taught. 』

  Fei Qian chuckled, "Since you are taught, let's go write something... The ceremony I wrote last time is still good... It would be better if I didn't go to your second mother..."

  Fei Zhen's small face collapsed, then took a deep breath, collapsed back again, "I obey! 』

   Fei Zhen left, took two steps and then turned back, "Father, if you don't care...won't the peach tree be eaten up by bugs?" 』

   Feiqian smiled and said, "How do you know that you don't care?" You didn't see what I'm reading this book? 』

   Fei Zhen poked her head out, then blinked her eyes, "Zuo Zhuan? Oh…"

Fei Zhen saluted and said goodbye again, then walked out of the back door of the festival hall, turned the corner in the corridor, then paused, scratched the back of her head in a little embarrassment, dismissed the idea of ​​going to Cai Yan's small courtyard, and then secretly looked back , walked in another direction. As he walked, his brows were still frowning, and he was muttering something, as if he was still thinking about what Fei Qian had said to him just now.

  After walking for a while, Fei Zhen stopped suddenly, tilted his head and closed his eyes. He seemed to have thought of something, and then tried to catch the little tail of inspiration in his mind...

  『Wasteland...peach trees...worms...』 Fei Zhen raised her head, closed her eyes, and whispered in her mouth, then suddenly opened her eyes, "Wasteland! birthplace! Shudi! Handi! Haha, hahaha... yes, yes... ha ha ha...』

  Fei Zhen danced and danced, bouncing towards his small study room, relying entirely on himself, he found a way of thinking, naturally he seemed very happy.

  Fei Zhen was happy because she had an idea, but Fei Qian in the festival hall became unhappy because she received another news...

  (end of this chapter)