Ji Heng looked calm.
He was actually quite pleased that Fusu could see into the inner world so quickly.
Da Qin mainly seeks stability.
It is not worth expending a lot of energy on merchants.
So find another way.
Ji Heng said: "We use benefits to make friends, but when the benefits are exhausted, we will scatter."
"The merchants and the merchants who are covering up are in a relationship of convenience. If we directly investigate the merchants, it will be difficult to find out anything in a short time. However, this shipwreck must be solved as soon as possible. Therefore, we cannot investigate step by step, let alone follow the rules. We can only use strange tricks." .”
"Sun Tzu said: Use the right combination to win with the unexpected."
"What is strange and right is what makes the enemy false and true. If the enemy is true, I will be correct; if the enemy is false, I will be strange."
"Nowadays, merchants are in vain, and strange moves can have miraculous effects."
Hear the words.
A strange color appeared in Fusu's eyes.
He asked curiously: "Sir, are you still proficient in the art of war?"
Ji Heng's face did not change and he said calmly: "I have been fortunate enough to read some military books and have a certain understanding of military tactics, but I only have a superficial understanding of them. If I were really asked to lead the army, I would just sit and talk about it, which is showy but not real."
"Not worth mentioning."
Fusu looked at Ji Heng suspiciously.
He still had some doubts about Ji Heng's words, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't feel that Ji Heng was lying.
Reading military books and leading soldiers to fight are indeed two different things.
There are many people in the world who are well-read about military affairs, but only a few can actually fight on the battlefield. Throughout the era of great wars, countless heroes have emerged, but those who can win every battle in troubled times are few and far between. number.
Just like Zhao Kuo, the general of Zhao in the past.
Originally a famous general named Zhao She, he was immersed in military literature and read a lot, but in the end he was completely defeated.
Zhao She's descendants even changed their surname because of this.
Fusu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Is it time to cut off the contact now?"
Ji Heng hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "When the matter expands a little more, when the situation becomes more serious, then the imperial court will be aware of it, and things will be in order."
Fusu smiled and understood the intention.
He looked at Ji Heng and said: "According to the situation set up by Mr., the merchants and some officials are now in the urn, but it may take some time to find out the specific situation. Should the government make some arrangements in advance to start?" Solve the shortage of salt and iron in Guanzhong?"
Ji Heng put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "Can the imperial court raise so much salt and iron in such a short time?"
Fusu frowned and finally shook his head.
He said: "What the government can do now is to use the salt and iron accumulated a few months ago for emergency relief, and at the same time order neighboring counties to transport salt and iron to Guanzhong to alleviate the urgent shortage in Guanzhong. Logically speaking, this is enough in the short term. Yes, but now that public opinion is fierce and rumors are spreading outside, I'm afraid that many local people will rob it."
"Once the public has doubts about the supply of salt and iron, the current stock in Guanzhong will not be enough to sustain it for long."
Ji Heng nodded.
Fusu has been traveling to places for more than a month, and there is still a lot of improvement in what he sees.
At least I know some of the actual underlying conditions.
Ji Heng said: "Actually, it's just two words."
"confidence!"
Hear the words.
Fusu's eyes were slightly strange.
He chewed the word 'confidence' in his heart and agreed with this novel statement.
Ji Heng said: "Confucius said: If a person does not believe, he will not be established, and if a country does not believe, it will decline."
"With the outbreak of the shipwreck incident and the fueling of some forces, the lack of salt and iron in Guanzhong for several months has been greatly exaggerated, and the people are even more panicked about it."
"Even if the government issues a notice, salt and iron are related to spring plowing ten and a half months later, and also related to a family's production and life for a year. How many people dare to gamble? It's not that the people at the bottom are pedantic and stupid, but they know it well. The benefits and disadvantages.”
"Once there is a real lack of salt and iron, it is likely to lead to family ruin."
"They can't afford the gamble."
"Therefore it is better to believe that it exists than to believe that it does not exist."
"When this incident completely breaks out, people everywhere will buy salt and iron like a flood, in order to ensure that their production and life are not affected for several months. And in the case of such massive purchases, panic will undoubtedly further expand. No matter how much salt and iron the court provides, it will ultimately be unable to withstand the crazy people."
"In addition, merchants will cause malicious damage, and people's panic will become even more serious."
"Then it became more and more out of control."
Fusu looked heavy.
How could he not know the truth?
And this was also the main reason why he hurriedly looked for Ji Heng this time.
Ji Heng said: "It is better to block it than to open it up."
"Blocking on information will only be counterproductive."
"It is true that the current situation is tense, but it does not undermine the fundamentals."
"The reason why the people are panicking is that they are worried that there will be a shortage of salt and iron in Guanzhong for several months, which will delay their own production and life. In addition to the shipwreck and the secret mischief of malicious people, the Qin people are probably worried about the government's supply."
"so."
"The government should give the world confidence."
"Let the people of Guanzhong know that the government can solve it."
"It's also easy to fix."
"As long as the government can give the grassroots enough confidence, the looting in various places in Guanzhong will be greatly reduced. When this urgent shortage situation, from the current few days, gradually lengthens to a month or even longer, the salt in Guanzhong will The iron shortage will gradually be alleviated."
"And this is what the court will do."
Fusu frowned.
He pondered for a moment and said puzzledly: "It's just that the court can't provide so much salt and iron at the moment, let alone such a large reserve. It can't cope with it at all. How can it give the people confidence?"
Ji Heng smiled.
He filled his bowl with some fish soup, stirred it a little, and finished the food in the bowl.
Then he said: "Who said that confidence can only come from salt and iron?"
"Fusu didn't understand what the gentleman said." Fusu looked surprised.
He sat upright.
His eyes were full of curiosity for knowledge.
Ji Heng said calmly: "The reserve of salt and iron is a kind of confidence, but the people's trust in the government is not confidence?"
"Shang Jun moved to Mu Lixin."
"Is it just a credit to move the wood?"
"No."
"Shang Jun established the prestige of the law."
"But what about the other way around?"
“Can the prestige of usage make people move wood?”
"Of course you can." Fusu said.
"Winning the trust of the people this time is a different approach but the same result." Ji Heng put down the bowl and chopsticks, went to pour himself a bowl of warm water, and then said slowly: "The people are panicked and don't believe the official announcement, which means that the people who issued the announcement Official offices are not trusted by the people, so we need to find another one that can convince the people."
Fusu frowned even more tightly.
Does this make a difference?
Ji Heng said: "Which official office is issuing the notice now?"
Fusu thought for a while and said: "According to law, it is a notice for the imperial court and then issued by various counties and counties."
Words come out.
Fusu seemed to realize something.
He hurriedly said: "Sir, do you want the court to release it directly?"
Ji Heng nodded, shook his head, and said: "It should indeed be announced directly by the imperial court, because the imperial court is aloof and out of reach of the people. People often distrust local government agencies, but they still trust the imperial court. But even the imperial court cannot arrange official offices at will."
"Salt and iron are related to production and life."
"If the officials such as Fengchang, Zongzheng, and Tingwei were to announce it, wouldn't it make people laugh?"
Fusu then smiled and said, "Sir, what you said makes sense. Such important matters should be the responsibility of the relevant government agencies. How can we pretend to be anything else?"
"This notice should be issued by the Prime Minister's Office."
"It's high." Ji Heng said.
"Is it too high?" Fusu was stunned and said in confusion: "The Prime Minister's Office is in charge of government affairs. This matter is within the functions of the Prime Minister's Office. Why would you say it is too high?"
“And isn’t it to give the people confidence?”
"Why can't you choose Assistant Wanji in the Prime Minister's Office?"
Fusu's eyes were full of doubts.
Ji Heng said calmly: "The Prime Minister ranks among the three nobles, and he is in charge of the palace of the Emperor's assistant. If he is used to deal with the matter of salt and iron, isn't it an overkill? It will also give people the impression that the situation is urgent, to the extent that the Prime Minister's Palace has to intervene. , This not only fails to give the people confidence, but will actually make people more uneasy."
"The matter of the shipwreck was entrusted to you by the First Emperor."
"So we can't pretend that the First Emperor came forward, nor can we grant it to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"The most suitable one is the young master!"
"Young Master?" Fusu's eyes moved slightly.
Ji Heng said with a smile: "The Shaofu is the national treasury. It collects taxes from mountains, seas and ponds to provide support."
"Yanguan and Tieguan are both under the rule of the Shaofu."
"In the minds of the people at the bottom, the Young Mansion is just a money bag, and it controls the mountains, seas and ponds of the world. There must be a large amount of salt and iron. However, this is a national reserve and is not known to the outside world, let alone misappropriated by the outside world. So if If it is released in the name of the Shaofu, the people at the bottom will think that the imperial court has taken action, and with the country as its backing, how can there be a shortage of salt and iron?"
"This confidence will naturally increase."
Hear the words.
Fusu's expression changed slightly.
He already understood Ji Heng's thoughts.
Does the Shaofu have any salt or iron?
have.
But not much.
The Shaofu is in charge of the world's taxation, and there is a lot of money, food, cloth and silk.
But the people at the bottom don’t know.
The people only know that the Shaofu controls the mountains, seas, and ponds of the world, and salt and iron come from the mountains, seas, and ponds. Therefore, there must be no shortage of salt and iron in the Shaofu. It’s just that the Shaofu is controlled by the imperial court. In the past, it would not consider them at all. It is said that the Shaofu is aloof, unattainable and can only be hoped for.
However, it is precisely because we don’t understand that we have high hopes.
If it is known that the Shaofu will come forward to solve the problem, it will undoubtedly be a great favor to the people at the bottom.
How could the people not believe it?
From beginning to end.
What Ji Heng created was the information gap.
He just sorted out the overall situation, sorted out the information gaps between the various parties, and then exploited the information gaps to the extreme. Not only did he trick the merchants and officials, but he also fooled the people at the bottom, but he didn't actually do all this. But with just a little combing, everything is very straightforward.
Superb.
Fusu was also completely impressed.
He had never thought that Ji Heng could be so clever in handling things.
Make strategic plans and win the battle thousands of miles away.
It's really impressive.
Fusu bowed respectfully and said, "Sir, you are a great talent. Fusu admires him."
"With the help of the Young Master, the people's panic will be appeased. As long as time can be delayed, the salt and iron crisis will gradually ease."
"Fusu thanked Mr. Da Qin."
Fusu bowed deeply to Ji Heng.
Ji Heng shook his head, his face was very calm, and he said calmly: "You are too happy too early. The young master will indeed come forward, but he cannot do it easily. Some conditions must be created, otherwise once exposed, not only will the crisis not be solved, but it will be counterproductive. "
(End of chapter)
