Ji Heng and others did not stay in the lobby for long.
After all the merchants left, they went directly to the back hall.
Fusu sat back on the main seat.
Ji Heng is the last.
However, no one in the field dared to look down upon Ji Heng.
Zhang Cang took a sip of the hot soup, but found it was bland and tasteless. He put it on the table with disgust in his eyes. He looked at Ji Heng and said curiously: "Mr. Zhong, I have some questions in my mind. I would like to ask Mr. Zhong to help me answer my questions?" "
Ji Heng said calmly: "But it doesn't matter."
Zhang Cang sat upright and said doubtfully: "I barely know what happened, but I'm just curious, why do you dare to take such a bold move? If something goes wrong, the entire court will be endangered. Aren't you worried that things will backfire?"
Fusu and Meng Yi also looked over.
Ji Heng calmly raised the soup bowl, took a sip, and said calmly: "It depends on the human effort."
"Things are made by people. If you don't dare to do something because you are worried about failure, doesn't that mean you are even more cowardly and incompetent?"
"Besides."
"Thirty-six strategies, attack the heart first."
"Whether it's a businessman or an official, we are all human beings, and as human beings we have selfish motives."
"Like Yu Shi Zhang, you like sweets."
"Merchant and officials also have preferences. They are greedy for money but cherish their lives. Therefore, if they are targeted a little, if their lives are endangered, they will be panicked and confused. With a little guidance, they will naturally lead to the results they want. "
"But not everyone is fooled."
"People are different, so some people can remain calm, but such people are destined to be in the minority. When they follow the crowd, they are often coerced by the crowd, and in the end it is difficult for their voice to be heard. In addition, in prisons like this In a strict place, facing high-ranking officials of the imperial court, even if they are aware of it, they don't dare to say it out loud."
"In the end, I can only watch and fall into the trap."
"I don't know if it's right or wrong."
"But there is nothing we can do."
“It’s not a single person that’s at risk, it’s the group that’s affected.”
“As long as someone is affected, the weight of the results has shifted.”
"Those who follow the trend will win the world."
"However, the world will eventually be forced by those who go against the trend."
"But how many people in the world can be contrarians?"
"Most of them are just mediocre people who are accustomed to following the crowd. It is really difficult for these people to think about the pros and cons alone and weigh the hidden worries and pros and cons."
"Thousands of people and thousands of faces are the ones who plot against each other."
"We have different hearts and minds."
Hear the words.
Zhang Cang nodded slightly.
He vaguely understood what Ji Heng was doing.
Ji Heng's starting point is always aimed at merchants.
It's this group.
Not a single individual.
Coupled with the intention to cut off contact, panic eventually took over. After another round of pressure from the prison authorities, the situation was finally completely controlled and the 'legislation' that Ji Heng wanted was achieved.
However, the laws are set by the government.
Why go to all this trouble?
Zhang Cang asked: "Legislation is decided by the court, why should we tell the merchants?"
Ji Heng glanced at Zhang Cang and said with a smile: "Your big head is also confused by the authorities."
"The law is indeed set by the imperial court."
"No reason is needed."
"But the advent of relevant commercial and industrial laws will definitely cause an uproar in the local area and will definitely cause dissatisfaction among craftsmen and merchants."
"They are right to have emotions, but the court needs to provide an outlet."
"If the imperial court takes over everything and takes over everything with one hand, it will undoubtedly attract the resentment of all the craftsmen and merchants. This is not a good thing for the Qin court. As the saying goes, there will be many helpers for the right, and few for the wrong. Da Qin thought To stabilize the world, we must get help from people all over the world."
"How can we drive all the craftsmen and merchants who have craftsmanship and money transportation channels to the opposite side?"
"Isn't this an attempt to pacify the remnants of the Six Kingdoms?"
Zhang Cang smiled bitterly, cupped his hands, and said, "Zhang Cang is short-sighted."
Fusu said with a smile: "Mr. Zhong always considers everything comprehensively and thinks far-sightedly. I admire him very much for this."
Meng Yi nodded in agreement.
Du He held his hand, pondered for a moment, with a cunning look in his eyes, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not just this."
"This shipwreck was probably intentional by merchants, so Mr. Zhong, you are assuming it."
"On the grounds that the eldest son is generous and caring for the people, he proposes strict and meticulous management of merchants. In addition to finding an excuse to establish new laws and let salt merchants and iron merchants bear the world's grievances, he also wants these merchants to have to completely turn to the imperial court. Without the imperial court If we protect them, these salt merchants and iron merchants in Guanzhong will have a difficult time in the world."
Ji Heng glanced at Du He and nodded frankly.
Duhe could tell that he was not surprised.
The three princes and nine ministers of Great Qin, except for Meng Tian and Feng Jie, all benefited from the family's convenience. After Lang Guan's term was over, he rose to the top in one step. Most of the other officials climbed up step by step. These people have been in the officialdom for many years and have a lot of experience. Deep, look at things with a vicious eye.
This awareness is not surprising.
It's just that these people know the way of being an official and will not show it easily.
Ji Heng smiled and said, "What Du Shaofu said is absolutely true."
"Now there is no turning back for the salt merchants and iron merchants in Guanzhong."
"Or die."
"Or completely fall to the government."
"Even if the government gives them a way to survive, other merchants will not be able to tolerate them."
"The significance of commercial law does not lie in the laws and regulations themselves."
"It is to formally include merchants from a wandering group in the past into the management scope of the government."
"No matter how big or small the matter is, the government can take advantage of it to crack down on it."
"Merchants used to rely on various behind-the-scenes methods to lend money and acquire land on a large scale, create all kinds of turmoil, charge low and sell high, thereby making a fortune. Moreover, because of their lowly status, they were not taken seriously by the world. It can be said that they are Musheng has made a fortune for hundreds of years."
"But with the relevant laws, everything is different."
"In the past, we could do anything without any prohibition by law."
"Now the law prohibits it without authorization."
"There is too little room for merchants to make money every time."
"Salt merchants can only sell salt."
"It will be considered illegal to participate in lending money, buying and selling land, buying and selling people, etc."
"This is a sword hanging over the merchant's head."
"A beheading sword!"
"The impact of the law on merchants was huge."
"The salt merchants and iron merchants in Guanzhong are also destined to be hated by merchants all over the world."
"For merchants, taking someone's money is like killing one's parents. The promulgation of government laws was caused by salt and iron merchants. Can you imagine their fate?"
Hear the words.
Fusu was thoughtful.
Du He nodded and said approvingly: "Mr. Zhong has thought carefully."
"I just put those merchants back to let them calm down and make them realize their current situation. In order to save their lives, they can only turn to the imperial court. If they want the imperial court to protect them, they must undoubtedly provide something that the imperial court values. of."
"And this thing is salt and iron!"
Duhe looked away.
He was also filled with emotions.
This Mr. Zhong completely understood the merchants.
Eat to death.
He was clearly the one who drove the merchants to death, and now he suddenly became the merchants' great savior?
The merchant was clearly filled with hatred, but on the outside he could only force a smile to say thank you. This plan to manipulate people into applause was really heart-stirring.
Turning your hands over becomes clouds, turning over your hands becomes rain.
That's all.
Fusu's expression was slightly strange. After these words, he also understood.
It's just that this feeling seems familiar.
He remembered that last time Ji Heng told an example, he sent someone to break the beggar's legs, and then gave the beggar a bowl. His legs were broken, but this time he was given a pair of crutches.
The essence of both times is the same.
Fusu looked at Ji Heng deeply.
He initially thought that this method was not applicable, but after seeing Ji Heng use it twice in succession, and the effect was surprisingly good, he became completely obsessed with it, and secretly wrote down some details, even Fusu himself did not know , why would I be so interested in this approach?
Ji Heng smiled and nodded.
This was indeed his intention.
The merchants would not hand over the salt or iron unless there was an accident.
No conditions.
So we need to create conditions.
Offending Qin Ting is just a one-off deal.
But offending merchants all over the world will be a hatred for generations.
He believed that merchants could count them all.
By now.
Everyone else figured it out.
They all also knew Ji Heng's overall plan.
From the beginning, Ji Heng never thought that the merchants would take the initiative to hand over the salt and iron, nor did he think about asking the merchants to hand over the salt and iron through a trial.
Even if the real trial comes out in the future.
It was too late.
The court can wait, but the local government cannot wait.
We can only find another way.
Therefore, Ji Heng's eyes were always on the merchants from the beginning to the end, but he deliberately hid it at first. The previous attacks on leaks and officials near Huai County were just to create smoke to confuse the public, in order to make the merchants feel sad. This caused uneasiness, and then the merchants began to panic.
His goal was finally achieved.
The merchants were worried that the officials would leak the information, and the government began to arrest people. This made the merchants more and more restless and panicked, and eventually fell into the designed trap step by step.
At the moment, merchants are not even aware of this.
Zhang Cang took a deep breath.
He recalled all the steps.
In the end, he shook his head helplessly, thinking that he might not be much better in this situation.
Attack the heart, attack the heart.
Unless you have no weaknesses in your heart, you are destined to be tricked.
Even if you are aware of it, things will not change when others are in deep fear. The more you wake up, the more painful you will feel. Because you are powerless and helpless, you can only watch yourself falling into the abyss. That kind of powerlessness The feeling of helplessness is really oppressive and suffocating.
Zhang Cang raised his head and looked at the masked man in front of him, his heart full of vigilance and caution.
This is a Machiavellian strategy for everyone.
The breadth of his field of vision and the height of his gaze are terrifying.
Living with such people for the rest of my life.
I don’t know whether it’s sad or whether I should consider it a blessing.
Fortunately.
They are on the same side now.
Not an opposition.
Otherwise, facing such an opponent would be really intimidating.
Ji Heng's eyes swept across the field calmly, and he could feel the change in the atmosphere of the field.
He just smiled faintly.
(End of chapter)
