MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1188 political allies

  Chapter 1188 Political Allies

  Everyone knows that the Xinghan Society is very good at raising money, but as the saying goes, after the first World War in Guanzhong, the royal family obviously imposed certain restrictions on the Xinghan Society.

   Of course Jiang Wan knew that the Xinghan Society had been sending money and food to Jiuyuan Heping City in a steady stream for the past few years.

  Not only did it maintain the stability of the frontier, but I heard that there were other arrangements. Anyway, it was considered to expand the frontier and educate the Hu barbarians.

  So it is understandable for Feng Duhu to say that Xinghan will not be able to provide money and food.

   But when it comes to Xinghanhui, you have to mention the royal family.

  The royal family was originally quite rich.

  The Shaofu still has a lot of financial resources.

   It's just that the prime minister had already started digging into the little fat man's coffers before he was alive.

  The formation of the North and South Army almost brought the little fat man back to before liberation.

   Then in the battle of Guanzhong, the northern and southern armies went out with the army.

  Although the Han Dynasty reorganized the Central Army and the Northern and Southern Army belonged to the Forbidden Army, it is naturally impossible for the royal family to completely let go if they want to control the Northern and Southern Army.

   Therefore, half of the money and food supplies for the Northern and Southern Army came from the national treasury, and the other half came from internal funds.

  According to Feng Duhu's understanding of the little fat man, the royal young mansion probably doesn't have much food at this time.

  After all, the royal family has to pay for the restoration of the Zhengguo Canal—and most of it in the early stage.

  Anyway, the Xinghanhui couldn't get much land in Guanzhong, so it could only be regarded as quite satisfactory.

  So after producing the manpower and technology, I naturally don't want to be taken advantage of.

   At most, it is the little money and food that belongs to me, and there will be no more.

  Royal, what about the royal?

  The royal family can't force others to pay, right?

  When the emperor is in court, he has to humbly listen to the opinions of the important officials in the court.

   And to pass a major decision, it is even more necessary to get everyone to reach a consensus in the court meeting.

  The court council of the Han Dynasty originally carried some flavor of the parliamentary system of later generations.

  In addition, Xinghanhui is an emerging force, and a certain central guard is the head of the association.

  It is not an exaggeration to say that the Xinghanhui, an interest group, recommended Feng to protect his own interests in the court, and it is not an exaggeration to speak on his own behalf.

  This is similar to the members of the parliament of later generations.

  Just like now, Feng Duhu said that the Xinghan Society can no longer afford more money and food.

   As for Jiang Wan, the minister, it is naturally impossible to force the royal family to pay.

  Then the only choice is the aristocratic family.

  Feng Duhu rubbed his hands:

   "It's not easy!"

   It's really not easy to handle.

  The aristocratic family in Shu has been tamed and is very obedient, and now is the critical period of dumping to Jingzhou.

   Besides, even if the grain from Sichuan can be transported, the day lily will be cold.

  After years of development in Liangzhou, although there is a lot of grain production, it is also an important development area for Xinxing Workshop.

  Xingxing workshops require a large number of primitive workers, as well as captive animal husbandry in pastures and pastures, which consume a lot of food.

  So it is very good that Liangzhou can guarantee self-sufficiency in food production.

  Of course, it shouldn’t be a problem to ask Liangzhou’s emerging workshop owners to fund some money, let alone food.

  As for the three lands of Hedong and Bingzhou in Guanzhong, they have already been cut off twice in less than four years.

  The big Han has not completely wiped out the social foundation of the aristocratic family.

  Even after more than a thousand years and nearly two thousand years later, there are still circles of anthropologists looming—and those things like inbreeding.

   Not to mention the current big Han upstart forces, a considerable part of them are also transformed from certain aristocratic families.

   If we really want to uproot the aristocratic families in Bingzhou and Hedong in Guanzhong, not to mention how many people will be killed, just causing a chain reaction in Liangzhou in Shu and other places is enough.

   Can't even destroy the big clans in Shu and Liangzhou, right?

  Maybe when you die, you will find that even your most trusted close comrade-in-arms will stab yourself in the back.

   When we get to that point, it's not just a matter of scarcity of population.

   It's the relationship of production that reacts to productivity, and the problem of too many steps is too big.

  Problems that even people with lofty ideals cannot solve, even Feng Duhu, who only knows five volumes and has not read six volumes, can't solve them.

   "It may not be easy for others, but for Zhongduhu, there must be a way."

   Needless to say clearly, Jiang Wan understood what Feng Duhu was thinking.

  After all these years, no matter how the big man changes, the prime minister and the central government are all on one thing, and it has always remained the same.

   "Oh, dare to ask Jiang Gong, where did you start talking about this?"

   "Could it be that the Protector of the Central Government forgot about the Southern Expedition?"

  Feng Duhu was stunned when he heard the words.

  What did I do during the Southern Expedition?

   Isn't it just following the prime minister, earning some labor and earning some gift money?

   And just for this little gift money, he also got the notoriety of the ghost king, which has not disappeared until now.

   "Hahaha, Zhongduhu has repeatedly defeated powerful enemies these years, so it's normal not to care about what happened in the past, the nobleman often forgets things."

  Jiang Wan first praised Feng Duhu, and then continued:

  "Before the Southern Expedition, all the big men knew that the expedition was a waste of money and food."

   "But I didn't expect that after some operations by the Central Guard, the harvest from the Southern Expedition not only made up for the empty treasury, but even had a surplus."

  When Jiang Wan said this, there was admiration in his tone:

   "Every time this old man thinks about this matter, he is still amazed that the Central Guard is comparable to Guan Zhong's law."

   It is precisely because Jiang Wan has been in charge of delivering supplies to the front army in the rear all these years.

  That's why he knew very well that Feng Duhu was doing labor trading during the Southern Expedition. In order to guarantee people, he conjured money and grain equivalent to 80% of the tax paid by the big man back then. It was a terrifying thing.

  As the trader back then, Feng Duhu knew the elegance when he heard the piano, and quickly waved his hands and said:

   "No, no, no! This kind of thing can never be done again. Although it can solve the urgent need, it needs to have enough benefits in the future."

  Using leverage is to see future benefits.

  If you can’t see the future benefits, or the future benefits are not clear, blindly using leverage will only make you feel that you don’t die fast enough.

   Although capturing Caoqiao Pass is beneficial to the big man, this benefit is only for the overall situation.

   If you really want to get leveraged, how can you pay back the principal and interest?

  Now Shu and Liangzhou, and even Nanzhong, all the money and food that can be collected are useful, and the arrangements are full.

  The three places in Guanzhong and Bingzhou are in the critical period of resuming production.

   Harvesting a wave of aristocratic families from these three places by using cotton fields is already considered Feng Duhu's excellence.

  Unexpectedly, seeing Feng Duhu rejecting so quickly, Jiang Wan smiled slowly:

   "Hey, don't be in a hurry. What the old man said is not to imitate that."

   "Didn't you say this?" Feng Duhu couldn't help being a little surprised, "Then what does Jiang Gong want to say?"

   "It's the Reserve Bureau, the Central Guard!"

  Jiang Wan approached Feng Duhu subconsciously, lowered his voice, and emphasized his tone:

   "It's the Dahan Reserve Bureau used by Zhongduhu to issue notes..."

   "That's even worse!"

  Feng Duhu shook his head again and again: "I had an agreement with the prime minister back then, and there is a quota for the Reserve Bureau to issue notes."

   "If bills are issued indiscriminately, although it can solve the immediate urgent need, it will inevitably cause disasters in the future."

  Why do you think Dahan's finances are so good these years?

   Taking the land of two prefectures, the whale swallowed Guanzhong and merged prefectures and added one east of the prefecture, not only was it not exhausted.

   Even while fully resuming production, there is still room for another war.

   In the event of natural disasters, there is still confidence to reduce taxes.

   And no matter how high the grain output is, it must be transported to the place where it is needed in time.

  The Reserve Bureau and the notes issued by it are the key to stimulating people to continuously improve the operation efficiency of various materials.

  But tickets are tickets after all, they cannot produce wealth, nor can they produce food.

  Can't control the circulation, it's cool for a while, but it's a crematorium afterwards.

  In recent years, Dahan’s food price red line has risen to 300 yuan, which is a 100 yuan increase from the initial time. The inflation has been a bit too fast.

   This is still in the case of Wei Guo and Wu Guo helping to receive a lot of tickets.

   It is naturally impossible for Feng Duhu to ask the Reserve Bureau to print more tickets for a mere Caoqiao pass.

   After all, who in the world doesn't know that Feng Duhu made the money?

   Tickets are really going to be flooded, and the voice of the people will spread. The common people don't care what your difficulties are. Anyway, the first finger must be directed at Feng.

   At that time, thousands of people will criticize, not to mention whether that person in the palace will take the opportunity to make trouble, I am afraid that even those conservative families will take the opportunity to retaliate.

   Besides, Feng Duhu didn't want the banknotes issued by the Reserve Bureau to follow the path of Zhu Baba Daming's banknotes—at least we have to wait until he enters the coffin, right?

  Anyway, after I die, I can’t control the descendants. They can do whatever they want.

  Even if someone in later generations opens my coffin to vent their anger, I don't care.

   "Feng Duhu misunderstood, misunderstood, I don't want the Reserve Bureau to print more tickets."

   "Then what does Jiang Gong mean by mentioning the Reserve Bureau?"

   "Chuhu, now that His Majesty has returned to the old capital, Guanzhong, as the capital of the capital, should be the center of the Han Dynasty, right?"

   "Exactly."

   "However, Guanzhong is unable to participate in the circulation of banknotes of the big man. Has the Zhongduhu ever thought about what the officials of Guanzhong would think?"

  Feng Duhu was taken aback.

  Jiang Wan said slowly:

   "When Zhongdu Hu established the reserve bureau, the great Han was only a corner of the Shu land, so the reserve bureau had the royal family and the Xinghan Society as guarantees, and everyone believed these notes."

   "Later, when Liangzhou was recovered, the Central Capital Guard considered the overall situation, and let the Zhang family of Dunhuang participate in it. It can be said that it has a long-term vision."

   It was precisely because the Zhang family was firmly tied to the chariot of the Han Dynasty that Zhang went to the Western Regions to promote the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and he went there for several years.

  In the rebellion provoked by some people with ulterior motives, the Liangzhou nobles, represented by the Zhang family, firmly stood on the side of the big man, and there were also these factors.

  Jiang Wan looked at Feng Duhu with meaningful eyes:

   "The Zhongduhu has always been at odds with the big clans of the Shu region, so it is understandable that they have not allowed the aristocratic families of the Shu region to participate in the Reserve Bureau."

   "But don't worry about being few, but about inequality. Since Liangzhou rich families can participate, why can't Guanzhong big families participate?"

   "The Kanto family has always been at odds with the Yongliang clan. If the great Han wants to regain the world, the Kanto family cannot get around it."

   "If the powerful clan from Liangzhou participates in the Dahan Reserve Bureau, but the Kanto family cannot get involved, is it true that the Zhongduhu will only rely on Liangzhou's support to gain a foothold in the imperial court?"

  The Dahan Reserve Bureau is not solely controlled by Xinghanhui. Xinghanhui holds a considerable part of the right to speak. It can only be said that it is because of the current situation.

  In addition to this, the members of the Reserve Bureau also had royals, a few meritorious service, etc. at the beginning.

  The imperial court sent supervisors.

  In order to regain the hearts of Liangzhou officials as soon as possible, and the Zhang family really understood the overall situation.

   More importantly, in order to control the economic lifeline of Liangzhou as soon as possible, let the tickets circulate in Liangzhou.

  Feng Duhu took the initiative to invite the Zhang family to become a member of the Reserve Bureau, with the heart of the wealthy family in Anliang Prefecture.

  This is an honor, an acknowledgment, and a responsibility.

   Become a member of the Dahan Reserve Bureau and can participate in the ticket printing activities.

   But at the same time, we must jointly maintain the stability of Dahan's economy and promote better economic development in various regions.

  For example, if the Zhang family joins, then the reserve bureau can use the Zhang family's channel to spread the stall as quickly as possible.

  Jiang Wan's previous words, the meaning is the most clear:

   Increase the number of members of the reserve bureau, and let the rich families from the three places in Guanzhong, Bingzhou and Hedong join in.

  There is a saying, what Jiang Wan said, in the long run, it is indeed beneficial to the country.

  Increasing the members of these places can not only further strengthen the economic control of these three places, but also strengthen the political control of the imperial court over these three places.

  In the short term, a batch of food and grass can be prepared immediately to relieve urgent needs.

  Because the summer grain was ready to be put into storage, it would not be too difficult if the aristocratic families of the three places worked together to gather a batch of grain and grass that could support a small-scale battle.

  But Feng Duhu didn't immediately agree, he just fell silent.

   After all, he is not a saint, he needs to carefully consider the pros and cons of this:

   "Jiang Gong thinks, at this time, can the big families in these three places be trusted?"

   These three places were not like Liangzhou, which was first blocked by Longyou, then infiltrated and operated by Feng Duhu for several years, and finally, after the Han army marched westward, most of them surrendered from the city.

  As for the Zhang family, they even had the feat of launching their sons to the Western Regions.

  Jiang Wan knew Feng Duhu's concerns, so he was silent for a while, and then said slowly:

   "Since this matter was brought up by the old man, if the Central Guard can trust me, the old man can also help the Central Guard guard the gate."

   Check?

  As soon as these words came out, Feng Duhu looked at Jiang Wan with some surprise.

  Is this considered a guarantee?

   "Jiang Gong... why do you want to get involved in this kind of thing?"

  Jiang Wan raised his head and looked at the empty door, with a little worry on his face:

   "Because I want the Han Dynasty to prosper as soon as possible, and I don't want the big man to destroy himself because of internal friction."

  He raised his hand and gently patted the back of Feng Duhu's hand:

   "Mingwen, you are the prime minister's appointed successor. I trust the prime minister, and I also trust you."

   "The Prime Minister abandoned Wei Wenchang and used you, there must be a reason for the Prime Minister."

  Jiang Wan lowered his voice again:

   "The way you acted in the womb a few days ago is indeed a little inappropriate, but this matter involves Mingwen's private affairs with the palace, so I can't stand up and say something."

   "But using private affairs to involve public affairs is crossing the line. In this matter, apart from Wei Wenchang in the army, the government and the public also have the shadow of some people in Shu."

   "What they did was wrong, very wrong. So I tell you this today, because I want you to use the Reserve Bureau to win over the hearts of the big families in Guanzhong and Bingzhou."

   "In this way, it will be more convenient for you to act in the court in the future. Not to mention asking them to support you, it is good to have less resistance."

   Having said that, Jiang Wan sighed:

   "The Son of Heaven is benevolent, but benevolence is also too soft-hearted. Sometimes he can't make up his mind and is easily influenced by others."

   "At this time, it is time for you and me to advise His Majesty, expressly, no matter what, don't forget the prime minister's advice, and remember to live by state affairs."

  Feng Duhu looked at Jiang Wan's old face and was shocked.

  He held Jiang Wan's withered hand and nodded emphatically.

   Then he seemed to remember something, and turned his head to look at Fei Yi and Dong Yun who were sitting on both sides.

   "Don't worry, even if these words fall into the ears of the palace, the old man will not be afraid."

   "Some things, if they are done beyond the bounds, someone must bring them up, and if they are brought up, they will be changed."

  Feng Duhu really did not expect that Jiang Wan, who has always been a good-natured person, would say such words.

   "Jiang Gong, I understand."

  Out of Shangshutai, Feng Duhu turned his head and looked up at the sky, the sun was scorching like fire.

  He let out a long breath.

   "Chuhu, where do you want to go?"

   Xiao Huangmen, who had been guarding outside all the time, asked respectfully.

   "No need, let's go out of the palace."

   "Central Guardian, please, the villain will lead the way."

  When he reached the gate of the palace, Feng Duhu turned his head again, looked at the front hall of Weiyang Palace, and then at the direction of the Shangshutai, with a sudden weird smile on his face.

  Feng Duhu believes that 99% of what Jiang Wan said is true, and it may be 10% true.

   But this does not prevent Shang Shutai from expressing his dissatisfaction with the recent actions of the palace.

  Feng Duhu, Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, and Dong Yun are all inheritors of the prime minister's behest.

   At the same time, he is also a vested interest in the will of the prime minister.

  So Feng Duhu understood Jiang Wan's psychology very well:

   There is an instinctive rejection of attempts to destroy the arrangements left by the prime minister.

   After all, the achievements of Dahan over the years were all achieved under the leadership of the prime minister, which is enough to show the correctness.

   You want to change these practices, what if they are wrong?

   Wouldn't that ruin the prime minister's hard work and the achievements of everyone's hard work over the years?

  As for the Shudi faction who hugged the queen's thigh, did they go too far recently and got beaten by the Jingzhou faction?

  That is a trivial matter.

  (end of this chapter)