Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 115
The next day, the little fat man immediately held a court meeting.

The purpose of the court meeting is naturally to build a new pasture and herd cattle. After the little fat man called the group of officials, he didn't speak up. Zheng Xuan immediately got up and brought up the matter of yesterday. Hearing that Zheng Xuan wanted to herd cattle for the emperor himself, everyone They were all a little surprised, the little fat man looked at Wang Fu, who was originally silent and glared at He Xiu viciously, but after hearing Zheng Xuan's suggestion, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he immediately forgot to tell He Xiu again.

After thinking for a moment, he immediately got up and wrote a letter: "Your Majesty, there is a lot to do in this matter. When the people were in the village, I suffered from the shortage of farm cattle. The number of farm cattle in the world is less than [-]. The cattle in various places have to be borrowed in turn. Many places have not yet There are farm cattle, but they can only be used by the young and strong in the village as animal power, which is really heartbreaking. If the imperial court can raise enough farm cattle, they can plant in spring tomorrow and harvest in autumn, so there is no need to worry about animal power anymore!"

Wang Fu suddenly said very happily: "This matter can be entrusted to the minister, Zheng Xuan is far inferior to the minister!"

Zheng Xuan frowned, looked at him with some displeasure, and said: "My lord, I have been reading agricultural books for a long time, and I can definitely do this properly!" He became an enemy official, but Wang Fu did not change his opinion because of this. He shook his head and said: "I used to farm with my former residence, and I also raised three or four cattle. You just read agricultural books, yes It’s impossible to do this well.”

The little fat man was a little helpless, this Wang Fu, really. He said: "My lord, if you are also responsible for the cattle herding, what about the road construction? You should spend more time on the construction. Within three years, you will give me a way to leave for future generations!" He looked at the somewhat angry Zheng Xuan again, and said: "Mr. Zheng is also the heart of the country with his fists. I think that the matter of herding cattle should be left to you. He can."

Zheng Xuan's complexion improved, he got up, and bowed to the emperor.

"The minister will definitely do a good job in this matter, and will never disappoint His Majesty's high expectations!"

Wang Fu behind him shook his head and said, "You can't do well."

Zheng Xuan jumped up angrily, he didn't know before that every time there was a court meeting, all the ministers would cry in unanimously, please cook the king's day letter, now he understands, if you want to play this thief next time, please bring me along!Wang Fu turned a blind eye to his anger, and said a little calmly, Zheng Xuan looked at the emperor suddenly, and said: "Your Majesty, if within two years, you can't raise a hundred thousand cattle for your majesty! I tied a huge stone to my legs and drowned myself in the river. !"

The little fat man waved his hand and ordered to retreat.

Zheng Xuan walked out of the palace gate, glared at Wang Fu with displeasure, turned around and walked out, Yang Qiu beside him said helplessly to Wang Fu: "Why should the prince bother him, he is a sincere gentleman, I I have never heard of any of his evil deeds." Wang Fu smiled, shook his head and said, "If I don't motivate him, how can he raise [-] cattle within three years?"

Yang Qiu said nothing more.

When Zheng Xuan left the palace, he went to look for Wen Renxi. At that time, a single name was noble, and double names were cheap, but Wen Renxi was not a double name. It comes from the Shaozheng clan of the State of Lu, among which the representatives, such as Shaozheng Mao, became a celebrity because of Confucius at that time, that is, a person who everyone has heard of. Therefore, they took this title as their surname, called Wen people.

This person is young and unsuccessful, just because he is like Yang Qiu, and he is also a scholar who loves Legalism. He usually regards himself as a disciple of Legalism. The little fat man likes to use such a guy. First, he worshiped him as Jizhou Diannong General Zhonglang brought him back to Luoyang after his success and paid homage to the three princes. Now the three princes, He Xiu, Qiao Xuan, and Wen Renxi are all close to the emperor. If Zheng Xuan wants to do these things, he must first Visit famous people.

Zheng Xuan waited respectfully in his mansion for half an hour, and then Wen Renxi came in a little tired. He is now busy building roads with Wang Fu. The money Wang Fu needs comes from Wen Renxi wanted to ask here, he knew in the morning that the emperor wanted to herd cattle, he was not surprised when Zheng Xuan came, he met with Zheng Xuan, and then sat facing each other, Wen Renxi didn't want to exchange too many greetings, and asked directly :"how much money do you need?"

"The price of a cattle is [-] yuan. I want to buy a thousand cattle. I also want to build a pasture, gather farmers, and prepare fodder."

"What 460 yuan? Don't fool me!" Wen Renxi looked very angry. He got up, pointed at Zheng Xuan's nose, and cursed: "There are less cattle and more land around Luoyang, so the price of cattle is [-] yuan, while going north to Jiyou, the price of cattle can reach [-] yuan! The cheapest is in the Guanzhong area, where cattle are only [-] yuan. I don’t even know the person, so I want to ask me for money ?see a visitor out!!"

The stunned Zheng Xuan was kicked out by his disciples, Zheng Xuan was a little confused, could it be that he is really not suitable for this job?
In desperation, he had no choice but to go to the palace to meet the emperor, and told the story of the attack. When the little fat man learned about it, he summoned the attack to the palace.

It was the first time for Wen Renxi to enter the palace to pay respects to the Son of Heaven, and he looked a little nervous. Seeing the Son of Heaven, he immediately bowed to him. The little fat man smiled and helped him up, exchanged a few words of greeting, he looked up, and suddenly saw Zheng Xuan beside him, his expression changed slightly Displeased, the little fat man asked: "I heard that you are very familiar with the prices of farm cattle in the world?" He said, "I know a little bit."

The little fat man nodded and said, "In your opinion, if you want to raise a thousand cattle, how much will it cost?"

Wen Renxi was frowning and thinking about it, but he didn't speak. Zheng Xuan stood aside and said: "According to Wen Renjun's opinion, the price of farming cattle is 200 yuan, and 600 heads is [-] million yuan, plus the construction of the pasture. Helping people and feeding the cattle cost more than [-] million dollars.”

The little fat man was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't think that it would cost as much as 600 million yuan to herd cattle in this area. He suddenly felt a little distressed, but he had already issued an edict, and it was difficult to change it. He looked up at Zheng Xuan, then at the news Ren Xi, but he didn't think about it. Hearing that Ren Xi seemed to be more concerned than himself, he stared wide-eyed, looked at Zheng Xuan, took a breath, shook his head quickly, and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty, and people need to settle. The 600 million won’t do anything about road construction!”

Zheng Xuan was helpless, and he also knew that the cost was indeed higher, but this matter would definitely be beneficial and harmless in the future.

The little fat man rubbed his forehead and asked, "Mr. Wen Ren, what should I do? Six million yuan is indeed a bit high."

Wen Renxi pointed at Zheng Xuan distressedly, and said: "Your Majesty, this man is mediocre and incompetent, and he just opened his mouth for 600 million yuan, which is a waste of state capital!" Zheng Xuan was a little displeased. If His Majesty is angry, he can understand, after all The money in the treasury belongs to His Majesty. The question is, you, a minister, why are you so distressed and angry?Zheng Xuan asked again: "I don't know what you have seen, how much money will this matter cost?"

"Three thousand six hundred dollars."

"what?"

"Three thousand six hundred dollars."

Wen Renxi replied very calmly, the little fat man and Zheng Xuan were both dumbfounded, three thousand six hundred dollars, just to buy a farm ox?

"Your Majesty, there are so many farm cattle in the world, why buy them? You only need to graze the cattle for them and return them when you plow in the future. Why don't the people send the cattle? You know, the imperial court has to feed the cattle and send people to look after them. If you don't do these chores, the cattle will not be deprived, and they will naturally be sent to the government. We will record these people and return them after a year, or pay some money. Your Majesty can get tens of thousands of cattle without spending a fortune. money!"

"Around Liangzhou, there are many grasslands as pastures. Most Qiang and Han people herd cattle here. Your Majesty can send the Northern Army to Wuwei. One is to suppress the local chaos, the other is to help the migrating tyrants settle down, and the third is to acquire the surrounding pastures. In the future, if the Qiang people want to graze here, the Northern Army can recruit Qian Fu and let them enter, so that not only will it cost money, but the temple will also earn a lot of money!"

Looking at the eloquent and eloquent Wenren, the little fat man was dumbfounded, what a talent!

　The Sikong of the Han Dynasty is different from other dynasties. The Sikong of other dynasties is responsible for the construction, but the Da Sikong of the Han Dynasty was built by Emperor Cheng. Like the Yushi doctor, it is the supervisor of all officials and responsible for mobilizing money. It governs the Shaofu .

　　
　
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