After discussing the matter of building a house, Mr. Lu stepped back and sat down. Lord Xinling looked very excited and said: "If you all use your orders, you will be able to manage the city and prosper. I will share it with you!"
Zheng Anping and others all bowed down and said, "How dare you, ministers!"
Lord Xinling said: "The plan proposed by your ministers is beneficial to the family and the country. I hope Mr. Lu can plan it well!"
Mr. Lu said: "It makes sense." He turned to the other side and said: "When you are here, you can visit your homeland!"
Zheng Anping and others said: "It depends on the assignment from Mr.!"
While he was talking, two retainers came over carrying a basket of gold cakes. They put the basket inside the door, then exited and reported: "The salary of the disciples is worth eighteen gold."
The five people in the seat bowed and thanked each other: "Thank you for your kindness!"
Lord Xinling said: "There are many princes and ministers who have submitted themselves to the sect, and I have prepared some rewards for their little resources. All the funds for building the house have been prepared by Mr. Lu, so you have nothing to worry about!"
The five people in the seat bowed again and said, "Thank you for your kindness!"
Zhang He and Mr. Zhong Yue carried the basket to the five-person seat together. The people in Mr. Wei's Mansion were extremely attentive. Each salary was wrapped in a purple silk, and a small bamboo slip with each person's official title written on it was inserted into the package. The purple silk was long and thick, so it was easy to hold it. There is nothing wrong with making clothes at home, worth at least four to five hundred dollars; although the salary is calculated in gold, one of the gold is converted into copper coins in the treasury, so everyone's package is also bulging. At a glance, it is indistinguishable. How much will come out. Zhang and Yue took out their salary according to the sign and presented it one by one. Everyone took it respectfully without looking at it, and tied it on their backs. Not to mention the weight of gold, five thousand copper coins alone weighs more than fifty kilograms. It is still very heavy to carry on your back.
Lord Xinling seemed to be considerate of everyone's heavy burden, and said: "I wanted to ask for advice, but God refused to do so. I just have to wait for the day to come!"
Mr. Lu said: "It is not too late to build a house in Guan's old capital. I hope to leave in two days. We will meet in Jixian Township."
Everyone said: "Here!"
Everyone has to bear a heavy burden, and even the soldiers feel it is difficult. Everyone stopped talking and went out of the south gate and went home.
Although he was mentally prepared, Zheng Anping was still surprised when he opened the purple silk package in the wing room. The eyes were filled with gold, various shapes, clusters, and scattered ones, which almost dazzled people's eyes - even though the room was very dark, and they were still in the firewood pile.
Zhang Lu was also very excited. So much money seemed to be a distant dream to him, and now, it should be time to wake up from the dream. He felt that if the money could be used well, the profit would be tenfold.
Before Zheng Anping could say anything, Zhang Lu had already begun to allocate the money's destination: "The chief of the village, the wizard's office, if you have some spare money, you should pay it first." He folded off two gold leaves. Zheng Anping didn't want to think that the money was broken before it was warm. He was a little angry and said: "Sir, I would rather not postpone it!"
Zhang Lu said: "Business war is like military war, how can it be slowed down?" He also broke off two gold leaves and said: "Make an iron pick, an iron blade, and an iron hammer each. Make sure the iron is fine, not rough."
Zheng Anping snatched it away and said: "When I didn't move, I already lost four cakes. How can I be embarrassed like this? I hope you can slow down!"
Zhang Lu said: "Wandering in doubt is a taboo for military strategists. Soldiers should advance one by one, advance in formation, and retreat and avoid it? The same is true with money. I and you formed a money formation at the wrong time. No entry allowed."
Seeing Zhang Lu's serious face, Zheng Anping reluctantly handed back the folded gold cake.
Zhang Lu handed the gold cake back and said, "You can give three hogs to get calves, piglets, chickens, lambs and other items." After thinking for a while, he broke off a piece and said, "As a servant in charge of the city, I will give you the boy." Muye."
Zheng Anping said: "How can you get a lot by hiring a boy?"
Zhang Lu said: "For your own benefit, the city lord should be your servant. The city lord's fee is also indispensable! I want it!"
Zheng Anping seemed to understand somewhat and nodded. Then he said: "It is nearing the middle of winter. Sir and I only have silk robes left. I would like to ask for money to make cotton robes."
Zhang Lu said: "What kind of cotton robe do you want, young master? One or two thousand yuan for the inferior ones, and twenty thousand for the upper ones is not enough."
Zheng Anping wanted to explain, but Zhang Lu stopped him and said: "Wearing a cotton robe, how can you carry a lotus halberd? How can you lift your feet lightly? How can you move forward with all your strength? Which one is lost and which one is gained? I hope you will think about it!" "
Zheng Anping said: "If I were the king of Wei, I would definitely take your head! But how can Mianpaoer be like this?"
Zhang Lu said: "Raising an army for a thousand days, would you rather spend it on lotuses and carrying dung? This gold is a reward for giving up your life and forgetting about death. Would you rather spend it with a cotton robe? The son's creation is only a cotton robe?"
Zheng Anping said: "Come on, let's talk about it, how can I get a horse for you? I will use this money to meet you, sir. I hope you will march your troops and set up formations, kill generals and hold flags, rush thousands of miles, and achieve unparalleled achievements!"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Lu's voice trembled a little as he said, "This is my long-cherished wish. I hope you will help me!"
Zheng Anping was taken aback, and he quickly saluted and said, "Don't dare to disobey Sir's teachings. If you forget your feelings for profit and use conflicting words, Sir, you will be held accountable!"
Zhang Lu said: "The way a saint establishes the world is to deny himself and do good, to help the world without self. What is difficult for me to do, I hope you can do it!"
Zheng Anping said: "I would like to follow your teacher's advice!"
Zhang Lu said: "If you want to help the world, what should you do?"
Zheng Anping said: "To help the world, we can only help the common people, enrich them and teach them. Now I dare not take the world as my responsibility, but I would like to let it be managed. The way of the common people's management is based on the cultivation of livestock in the fields; the way of the rich management , the end of it is with merchants; the beginning of education and discipline is in Xiangxu. Is this true?"
Zhang Lu said: "Although it is not perfect, we can still get some tips. Now we want to be in charge of common people, but we do not want to manage the people, but we do not want to control the fields. We manage the people and they are all businessmen, but the soldiers are not rich, what can I do?"
Zheng Anping said: "If the people are close to the merchants and the fields are far away, it is easy to avoid danger. However, if the foundation is not solid, how can it be achieved if the branches are luxuriant? Therefore, the people are few and poor."
Zhang Lu said: "If you want to be a commoner, what can you do?"
Zheng Anping said: "It's just to persuade farmers."
Zhang Lu said: "Although we understand the way, we have not yet learned the method. The people tend to avoid danger and take the easy route, but they also turn their backs on the humble and turn to the noble. If a person who is strong in the field is obviously noble, he will not avoid it even if there are dangers and obstacles. A gentleman will not do well. If it is beneficial, then it will not work if it is easy.”
Zheng Anping said: "But what I am confused about is, if there is no profit, how can you get rich?"
Zhang Lu said: "The gentleman lives below, and the water returns to it, so he gets rich. The last one buys cheaply and sells dearly, this is the bottom. When others abandon me, I will take it, and when others take it, I will live in the world without competition. Among them, That is, to benefit the world by benefiting the world, that is the top. If farmers do not come out, they will be short of food; if workers do not come out, they will have no work; if businessmen do not come out, the three treasures will be gone; if there are no fish, there will be little wealth. These four, there is no Everything is indispensable, nothing is missing, but farming is the foundation. Deep roots lead to luxuriant leaves, and it is natural. Therefore, we should focus on farming and do not take away from others. Wealth will follow. Therefore, even if the wealth is at the end, a gentleman It’s all about the beginning and not the end.”
Zheng Anping said: "I heard before that I was in charge of the merchants in the city, and my husband also ordered me to take care of them. How can I teach them based on the work instead of doing the work?"
Zhang Lu said: "What can be done originally, but what can be done at the end? Zhe, the original; Ge Ji, the end. The person who kills, the Ge Ji, and the one who should hold it, the Zhe. Abandoning the original and chasing the end, it's still the same. Holding a spear and halberd upside down and teaching people with it, isn't it dangerous?"
Zheng Anping said: "Sir, what you mean is to use business and not encourage business. But encourage farmers, and business will come!"
Zhang Lu said: "Farmers, workers, merchants, and entrepreneurs, none of them are indispensable. Why should we be so eager to seek help from merchants? To benefit the world by benefiting the world, there is no one left behind. This is the way of wealth." "
Zheng Anping did not give up and continued: "Tao is among the world. Zhu Gong relied on it to become the richest in the world. Today, Tao is still called it. Guan is also among the world. Why can't we only become rich through business?" "
Zhang Lu said: "Young master, do you also know that Tao and Zhu Gong? You go out to the sea, plow on the seaside, and work hard, and you will get rich. Tao is the one under the world, and all the water returns to it. He is rich, not a sole trader." Ye. When Duke Tao and Zhu Gong arrived, the father and son farmed animals and abandoned their residences. When the time came, they turned things around and chased the tithes of profit. How could they be alone in business? This is not the case with today's management. Although there are many ditches and horizontal ditches, they are not accessible to boats. The river can be diverted by human power. It is connected to Daliang. Although there are people from all directions, it cannot be the center of the world. If the prince, after advocating for farmers, wants to be a merchant, he can move to the bank and set up a town. It can be regarded as a place for merchants and a good place to enter Liang."
Zheng Anping said: "I heard that Guan leads to Luoyang in the west, Daliang in the east, Zheng State in the south, and Handan in the north. Isn't this out of the ordinary?"
Zhang Lu scolded: "This is the place in the world where there are four battles. There is no danger. But if there is an advantage, the four parties will gather to fight. If there is no advantage, the four parties will fight. This is also the place in the world. Yes! What virtue will the young master rely on?"
Zheng Anping said: "If it is what you say, sir, would it be better for me to waste all my efforts and work in vain?"
Zhang Lu said: "Young Master, you are a military soldier. If you are to defend the four battle areas, you would rather work but have no results? You should only be accustomed to battle formations, be good at the art of war, break through Zunzu, and win thousands of miles. This is what I hope for in the Young Master."
Zheng Anping said: "This is a man. Although I believe that Lord Ling can't do anything to him, how can I dare to look at this if I am as stupid as I am?"
Zhang Lu said: "Young Master is the first to mention Lord Xinling because he sees things and understands the principles. Although Guan Yi is a small city, it cannot be managed by the order of a mere sergeant. During this period, he supported the main body and helped the end, attacked and defended, and connected internally. Diplomacy is about the same country.”
Zheng Anping said: "You know it. If you can manage the governance of the city and the way of governing the country, it will be better than that of a commoner! ... It's a pity that you are not the one!"
Zhang Lu said: "Young master, you must not despise yourself. You can save your ministers with just one word, but you can sacrifice your life to save the savior. You have never had any doubts. If you don't have profound virtue and righteousness, how can you reach this point! But if you have virtue and righteousness, everything can be accomplished." , There is no merit that cannot be achieved, and there is no career that cannot be built.”
Zheng Anping said: "I never expected to receive the four-character evaluation of 'profound virtue and profound justice'."
Zhang Ludao: "The virtues and righteousness of the prince do not come from intention, but from nature, which is based on heaven. It is a pure and good part of nature, and the goodness of nature can be compared to the sun and the moon. However, the world is tainted, and the precious mirror is covered with dust. If you wipe it from time to time, Natural light.”
Zheng Anping said: "Now that you have received Sir's attention, you should carefully accept the teachings and be diligent in looking at things. I also hope that Sir will not give up or leave, and do not give up because of stupidity!"
Zhang Lu said: "The career of a prince is also the career of a minister. You should do your best to achieve results. How dare you abandon it!"
Zheng Anping said: "Anping protects the Lord with his own body, but he has obtained these six golds, and now he will pay them all to the teacher. I hope the teacher will teach him to make the best use of them, to achieve his achievements, to show his justice, and to show his virtues!"
