Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 928
Pang Tong, who was in Yizhou, finally received a letter from the emperor. He traveled many times in the local area. For the two prefectures of Ba and Shu, Pang Tong is still dealing with these matters. He doesn't really agree with such a division of places, but he is not in the temple, and his words cannot reach the ears of the emperor at all.

Sitting in the study, Pang Tong took a sip of fine wine. Of course, the Southwest also has its benefits. It is far away from the temple, and no one interferes with his affairs. He lives here quite comfortably. The state's government affairs, It was not enough to bother him at all. He recommended some outstanding young people to the temple, and then Yizhou began to move towards a better development direction.

Pang Tong patrolled around Yizhou every day. He said it was inspection, but in fact it was fun. However, his fun was not about hospitality. He would go to the homes of the people and merchants here, and live with them. For a few days, asking about their situation, Pang Tong was unable to squeeze into the core of the temple from the very beginning, just because his ideas were too shocking.

He has always believed that it is impossible to use strong means to suppress land mergers. It is better to let those tyrants who focus on farming change their pursuit, let them open large-scale handicraft factories, and support them to establish large-scale economic plantations Gardens, let the people receive salaries from them, work for them, or farm for them, as long as the temple can set a suitable low price, the land problem will no longer exist.

Because the tyrants will no longer be obsessed with more land, they will find that there are actually other ways to make them more profitable, and the same is true for the common people. The amount of cultivated land is always limited. No matter how capable the ministers are, it is impossible to create land out of thin air, and the current household registration of the big man is rising explosively. If this continues, there will always be a time when the land is not enough. On that day, the big man will turn from prosperity to decline. It's time.

When he was in the temple, Pang Tong's thinking may not be mature enough, but when he was sent to the local area, he began to gradually think about how to implement his ideas in the local area, especially after getting to know Zhong Changtong, There seemed to be a big gap in his mind that was filled. He was very happy, and so was Zhong Changtong. The two soon became close friends who talked about everything.

And he introduced Zhou Yu to Zhong Changtong, and the three of them often communicated through letters, each gaining something.

When Pang Tong arrived in Yizhou, his thinking had gradually matured, and he had his own theory. He wanted to completely change the cycle of land mergers. Turning them into handicraftsmen, turning them into workers, turning them from farmers into industrial and commercial households, and by supporting the tyrants, they carry out large-scale industrial and commercial construction, so that the big men can get rid of the shackles of the land.

He is very opposed to the wars that the Hans fought against the outside world. In Pang Tong's view, these areas are the best markets for the Hans. The Hans send their products here, control their material and economic lifelines, and let them farm and provide food for the Hans. That is the best conquest. As for the conquest by force, he dismisses it. Conquest by force is something that reckless people can do.

Armed force alone cannot make a big man strong, but after coming to Yizhou, he is even happier, because Yizhou has always been a place with many merchants and prosperous business, and he is not like every state shepherd who came to power. In that way, to suppress the merchants in this place, instead, they began to support the local merchants and began to implement the strategy in their hearts.

The merchants in Yizhou were stunned. This is the first official who is not hostile to the merchants in Yizhou. Is there really such an official in the world?The merchants praised Pang Tong's actions, which also angered some local scholars. However, after Pang Tong's friendly exchanges with the rich and powerful families in Yizhou, all those words against Pang Tong disappeared.

Yizhou's business activities are extremely active, and it has even become the most important place for business in the Han Dynasty after Yangzhou. Pang Tong observes the social situation under this policy every day. He cheers up, not because he is afraid of any turmoil , Pang Tong has absolute confidence in himself, and he is worried that he will miss some of the impact of these policies, so he "traveled around the mountains and rivers" all day long, but he suddenly received an unexpected transfer order.

Looking at the emperor's edict in his hand, Pang Tong was still a little confused, frowned, and couldn't see through the emperor's thoughts for a while. The candidates for the three orders had always been promoted from the temple, let alone the position of Shi Zhongling. I have always been the emperor's absolute confidant, and I am not so close to the emperor, why did the emperor suddenly think of using me?

The edict in his hand was for Pang Tong to enter the temple and serve as the order of servants. The servants in the mansion were very happy, and the number of people who came to see him suddenly increased. However, Pang Tong did not open the door to greet him this time. Pang Tong was still thinking about the emperor's intentions until the carriage drove slowly away from Luoxian County, and when the Yizhou merchants shed tears to send off, Pang Tong was still thinking in the carriage.

All the actions of the emperor have deep meanings. Guo Jia once told him that Pang Tong believed in Guo Jia, so he also felt that things were not that simple. After thinking for a long time, the most likely thing was that the emperor would use himself to check and balance the balance of the temple. That is to let myself deal with the gradually growing Zhuge lineage. In the temple, no one can overshadow the limelight of this minister.

His reputation is extremely high, and he was deeply loved by the generals during the Battle of Guishuang, and his family is also huge. His elder brother Zhuge Jin, younger brother Zhuge Jun, and even the family's children, such as Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Zhan, were all in the temple. Including his close friends, as well as his disciples, the power in the temple is already unbalanced, and Zhuge's party is superior.

However, if the Son of Heaven really wanted to suppress Zhuge Liang, shouldn't Zhou Yu be appointed to this position?Pang Tong couldn't help thinking that in terms of prestige, maybe only Zhou Yu could equal Zhuge Liang. Zhou Yu had opened up a great situation overseas and managed the navy in Yangzhou. In terms of power, he was only inferior to Zhuge Liang.

Why not him?

Just thinking about it like this, the journey was much faster, and Pang Tong hardly noticed the passage of time, until the servant told him that he had arrived in the Sili area, and he woke up suddenly. It turned out that he had arrived at Sili. At this time, it was already the hot summer of Yankang's 25th year, and Pang Tong had just observed the situation of Qi Sili at this time.

Every time he came to Sili, he always saw a different situation than usual, and this time was no exception. The development of Sili area was very fast and very prosperous. However, under this prosperity, he could also Seeing some restless factors, for example, the number of rangers and prodigal sons gathered at the head of the village is increasing.

The increase in cultivated land is far less than the increase in household registration, which has led to the emergence of a large number of rangers, and many Yu Ding are forced to wander without any serious way out. If this continues, sooner or later it will be a huge hidden danger for the big man, Pang Tong thought so Then, when the carriage approached Luo County, the carriage stopped suddenly, and the groom said with a smile: "Mr. Pang Ling, there are people in front of you, probably here to welcome you."

"Oh?" Pang Tong was stunned, and quickly asked the groom to ask questions. Sure enough, the groom came back and said tremblingly: "The prince is ahead, Zhuge Linggong and Liu Linggong are here to greet you in person!" Pang Tong was shocked and hurried off In the carriage, there was a sea of ​​people in front of him, and countless officials were waiting respectfully for his arrival, which made Pang Tong a little panicked, the scene was a bit too big.
"Meet Pang Linggong!", the leader is a young man, the young man looks extraordinarily burly and strong, looking at his clothes, and even the embroidered messenger behind him, Pang Tong recognized his identity, this person is the prince Liu Qu, at this moment, the Crown Prince Liu Qu is also bowing respectfully to Pang Tong, but Pang Tong hastily backed away and smiled back: "I dare not accept the crown prince's worship!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and greeted him, and then met Liu Yi, and then met all the officials. The team rushed towards Luo County mightily. The prince walked aside, not knowing what he was thinking, but his face was still He respected Pang Tong quite a lot. As for Zhuge Liang, he did not regard Pang Tong as a political enemy. He was not that kind of person.

Only Liu Yi didn't say a word. The scorching hot weather was really not very friendly for a burly man like him. He was so hot that he was sweating profusely and panting with difficulty. Of course, Pang Tong also understood him and did not blame him. Along the way, Pang Tong looked at the kind faces one after another. When he walked into Luo County, he just didn't know that one of these kind faces Next, but what kind of mind.

They sent him to the post station in Luo County, and Zhuge Liang invited him to rest in his mansion, but Pang Tong still refused. He had just arrived in Luo County, and he was not ready to meet the emperor, but instead went to the mansions of other ministers. Something was wrong, after seeing off everyone, Pang Tong rested for a day in peace, and the next day, the Yellow Gate in the palace came and invited him to Houde Hall.

Just when Pang Tong was about to go out, he saw a person rushing into his mansion in a hurry. That person was Zhong Changtong, and Zhong Changtong ignored the yellow gate beside him, and shouted: "Well, Pang Shiyuan, yesterday I After waiting for you all night, what kind of servant order did you start to look down on your old friend?? I will impeach you in the temple tomorrow!!"

Looking at this familiar old friend, Pang Tong's eyes suddenly flashed a bright light!
He finally understood the emperor's intentions.

(End of this chapter)