Just when Fusu was amazed at how quickly the money came in, Zhang Cang seemed to have thought of something, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He stood there, frowning.
He thought carefully about Du He's target in his mind, and then comprehensively sorted out what happened today, with a look of understanding in his eyes.
He understood why Duhe targeted him.
Because the Tao is different!
Zhang Cang looked at Fusu, hesitated for a long time, and stopped talking.
Fusu saw Zhang Cang's confusion and asked curiously: "Zhang Yushi, please tell me if you have anything to say."
Zhang Cang stood up, bowed respectfully and said, "Master, please forgive me first, otherwise I will not dare to say anything."
See this.
There was a hint of surprise in Fusu's eyes, but he finally nodded.
Zhang Cang said in a deep voice: "Back to you, sir, my thoughts are a little confused right now. What I say may be a little cluttered, or my language may be confusing."
"Please forgive me, sir."
"I think Du Shaofu's suggestion contains evil intentions."
Hear the words.
Fusu's expression suddenly changed.
He looked at Zhang Cang solemnly and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Cang, what do you mean by this? Du He is one of the nine ministers of the imperial court and an important minister of the imperial court. Why do you think that Du Shaofu's suggestion is hidden with evil intentions? You What exactly is the evil intention in your mouth?"
Fusu's eyes were extremely focused.
He knew Zhang Cang's character. He always disdained criticizing others, but this time he was uncharacteristically different. There must be a reason.
Zhang Cang cupped his hands and said, "I also suddenly thought of it."
"even."
Zhang Cang paused for a moment and said in a serious voice: "I didn't think about it at all before, but Du Shaofu suppressed me invisibly. I felt unhappy, but more puzzled, so I I thought about it secretly, and when I recalled everything that happened today, I suddenly figured out something."
"The most critical thing is Mr. Zhong's words."
"Da Qin officials have been out of touch with reality for too long, and they are too insistent on maintaining the status quo."
"Duch's previous suggestion may be regarded as the icing on the cake in the eyes of the young master, but if you really think about it, it is completely different from Mr. Zhong's suggestion, and even runs counter to it. If you really do this, not only will it not quell the public resentment, but It may even push Great Qin into the abyss."
"How do you say this?" Fusu sat upright, his eyes full of solemnity.
Zhang Cang took a deep breath.
In fact, his mind was not completely clear.
He meditated for a moment, thought about it in his mind, touched his beard with his fat white palm, and continued: "Master, do you still remember what Mr. Zhong said? Mr. Zhong mentioned that we should attack people's hearts and temporarily allow local public opinion to overflow. In the end, the government will come forward to solve the problem, and then in one fell swoop, the government’s reputation will be established.”
"The idea is excellent."
"It can be done."
"And Du He's proposal seems to be a further pursuit of prestige, trying to use this incident to re-establish the prestige of the imperial court, and completely establish an unattainable position in the hearts of the people. This move is indeed the icing on the cake, but Is it really feasible to repeatedly tug at people’s heartstrings like this?”
"The people are not playthings."
"They are people of flesh and blood!"
"Thousands of people have different opinions, and everyone has different ideas. Therefore, if you repeatedly play with people's emotions in this way, you will eventually reap the consequences."
"I don't know what Mr. Zhong's specific views are."
"But in my eyes, doing such a thing once is enough."
"Too much is too little."
Fusu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he did not express agreement or objection. He just said coldly: "Reason."
Zhang Cang smiled bitterly.
In fact, his mind is still a little confused right now.
I just had a little idea, and it was really difficult for him to tell me the reason directly.
But since Fusu asked, he should try his best to answer.
He paced back and forth in the room.
finally.
He abandoned his thoughts and recalled what Mr. Zhong said.
a long time.
Zhang Cang said slowly: "The people cannot be bullied?"
"Duch's suggestion can indeed maximize the benefits for the court, but it is all too vain and unrealistic."
"What if it doesn't proceed as expected by the court in the end?"
"even."
"After the imperial court has manipulated public opinion several times, will the people feel more hatred toward the imperial court if they think of the imperial court's past reneging on its promises and making money by breaking its promises?"
"Will the imperial court still be able to get what it wants?"
Fusu frowned slightly.
He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The people's final demand is to resolve the salt and iron issue. As long as the court can finally resolve it, everything can be settled."
Zhang Cang shook his head and said coldly: "Young master, you take it for granted."
"Indeed."
"Now that the imperial court has obtained salt and iron from major salt merchants and iron merchants, it is enough to cope with the next thing. It is normal to pursue more. And Du Shaofu's suggestion is to try to resolve this matter under such circumstances. Maximize the impact.”
"But there is a premise for all this."
"A fatal premise."
"It's not that the imperial court has salt and iron."
"It's that the people believe that the court can solve the problem."
"What if the people don't believe it?"
"Don't believe it?" Fusu frowned.
Zhang Cang nodded and said: "The government has salt and iron, I know about it."
"The current idea of the government is to use this salt and iron to maximize the value of salt and iron. However, all of this is based on the fact that the government has salt and iron. It is precisely because the young master and I know that the government has it, so we can He is so confident in teasing and teasing the people at the bottom."
“Then we will maximize the public’s support.”
"But the people don't know!"
"The government's provocative things will not eliminate the panic in the eyes of the people. On the contrary, it will arouse greater uneasiness and panic, because the government has never done anything. Does that mean that the government does not have salt and iron?"
"The longer the government suppresses us."
"The panic among the people is getting worse."
"In this case, the people may not necessarily act according to the court's ideas, and there may be many variables that the court has not considered. Even if someone secretly causes trouble, it may turn the matter in a detrimental direction. It will be carried out on the part of the imperial court."
"It's all possible."
"What the government will do then will not only fail to restore the people's support."
"It may even lead to the loss of public morale."
Hear the words.
Fusu's face changed in shock.
He already understood what Zhang Cang meant.
Zhang Cang took a deep breath and continued: "Sir, we all ignored one detail before, a very fatal detail."
"Why did Mr. Zhong do this?"
"The purpose is to solve the salt and iron issue in Guanzhong as quickly as possible."
"how so?"
"Because it saves time."
"The previous deficit of Guanzhong Salt and Iron was huge."
"It has a strong impact on Guanzhong."
"So the imperial court must solve the problem as soon as possible. A little delay may give the remnants of the Six Kingdoms a chance to intervene. There are already many people in the six places in Guanzhong. No one knows what attitude these people have towards Da Qin. Therefore, the salt and iron conflict in Guanzhong must be solved. It’s about speed, not effectiveness.”
"Now the court is actually putting the cart before the horse."
"If this continues."
"You will only suffer the consequences."
"It also completely deviates from Mr. Zhong's original intention."
"The people can be bullied the most."
"The one who cannot be bullied the most."
"They can tolerate the court's one-time teasing, but they cannot accept one after another, because the people at the bottom also have emotions. What the court should do is to vent these emotions as soon as possible, rather than adding fuel and jealousy to this uneasy mood. Keep growing.”
Speaking of which.
Zhang Cang's eyes were full of determination.
He said firmly: "Du Shaofu's suggestion is wrong."
"And it's so wrong!"
"He tried to keep people's emotions tense through repeated provocations, and then used this to achieve the idea of establishing a name for the government. But this starting point itself was wrong, because the local people did not know these situations, and there were not so many Their ability to judge, they only knew one thing at that time.”
"It's just that the government has not solved the problem of salt and iron shortage."
"That's the biggest problem!"
"Once this panic spreads, it will be enough to destroy Da Qin."
"When I was studying in the past, I once heard a story told by a junior fellow student."
"There was a scholar in Chu. Although he was talented in literature, he had bad conduct. He loved to tell lies and often told lies to tease others."
"From time to time, he told people in the village that his mother had fainted, that his father had broken his leg and other lies, which made the local villagers gnash their teeth angrily. Such things happened too many times. In the end, no one in the village believed his words anymore, and they were even more dissatisfied with him. I hate it to the core.”
"One day, he went to another village to do errands. At night, he couldn't tell his way and ended up falling into the swamp."
"At this time, no matter how desperately he called for help, there was no response from the people around him."
"The suggestions put forward by Du He now are similar to what the scholar said. The government has never been able to solve the problem of lack of salt and iron. It only talks about solving it. Just like this story, it has been deceiving the world with some 'lies', but There is a limit to the world's trust in the imperial court. If this happens too many times, the people will eventually become completely alienated from the imperial court."
"Even if the court really solves the problem in the future."
"The people still don't trust the government anymore."
"They only think that the government is clearly capable of solving the problem, but they are always playing tricks on themselves. How can such behavior restore the hearts of the people?"
Fusu's expression changed completely, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
He had thought of the dire consequences.
Fusu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Zhang Yushi, for speaking up."
"Fusu almost made a big mistake."
Zhang Cang shook his head and said: "Young master, there is no need to thank me. I actually didn't respond myself. If I hadn't been deeply impressed by Mr. Zhong, I probably wouldn't have thought of so much, let alone such depth. The best way for the government to deal with the salt and iron matter is The solution is to wait until the people's panic reaches its maximum in recent days, and then Young Master will directly step in to solve it."
"Instead of procrastinating."
"It concerns the livelihood and livelihood of millions of people. How can we treat it like child's play?"
"Let's solve it with the speed of thunder."
"Not only can it win the hearts of the people to the greatest extent, but it can also prevent the remnants of the Six Nations from secretly causing harm and continue to maintain the necessary stability in Guanzhong."
"This is the solution that the court should have."
Zhang Cang made a loud noise.
Fusu also nodded repeatedly.
He has now fully reacted, but his heart is full of confusion.
Why would Duch suggest that?
(End of chapter)
