I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 360: Concerning the world, the political discussion between the prime minister and the general
These things are very cumbersome, and not only will it be boring for ordinary people to deal with, but they are also easy to make mistakes.

But instead of feeling boring, Yang Yi feels very happy and has a sense of accomplishment, and can accurately handle the details of multiple lines.

Finally, a review will be conducted to ensure that all matters, large and small, are in order and in good order.

This is why Zhuge Liang keeps using Yang Yi because he is petty and offends people everywhere.

However, such people cannot be great leaders.

One of the most basic requirements for a great leader is to be able to handle interpersonal relationships.

After all, when doing things, the interests of the following parties cannot be reconciled, and conflicts are inevitable.

At this time, how to deal with conflicts among subordinates is crucial.

Fei Yi is chubby and looks kind and amiable every day, but he is extremely principled in doing things.

He is able to clearly define boundaries for each of his subordinates, making them both fearful and admired.

The reason why Li Heng set this price high was because low grain prices hurt farmers.

"Give me money! As long as you come to Guanzhong, each household will receive one hundred acres of land and two thousand guan." Li Heng said, "In addition, all people in Guanzhong eat refined salt, and the price of salt will be ten guan per catty."

"Ten sticks per pound?" Fei Yi was shocked.

In the Three Kingdoms era, where population management was extremely strict, it was extremely difficult to attract people to come over.

"Just giving them fields is not enough." Li Heng said, "After all, from Cao Wei to us, the people may face arrest and imprisonment. Just giving them fields is not enough."

Fei Yi said: "If this is the case, we can only bring people over from Sizhou and Bingzhou in Cao Wei. The total population of these two places is probably two million."

You know, the current price of a pound of refined salt sold to Cao Wei is one thousand guan!

One hundred dollars is written on one dollar.

"My initial idea is to attract people from the surrounding areas to Guanzhong." Zhuge Liang said straight to the point, "If we just rely on the new people in Guanzhong, it will take at least ten years. We don't have that much time."

What a great attraction that must be!
Zhuge Liang continued: "Before, we relied on receiving cloth and attracted many people from the north of the Wei River. But this time, if it is just cloth, I am afraid no one will be willing to travel across mountains and rivers."

Where are Sizhou and Bingzhou?
Sizhou is the capital of Cao Wei, and Bingzhou is the northern military region of Cao Wei.

This is something only the very wealthy can afford.

During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, a pound of grain cost about two to three cents.

Fei Yi said: "How about giving us fields? We have a lot of wasteland now. Anyone who is willing to come to Guanzhong will be given fields."

One pound of grain is consistent, what is the concept?

During the Zhenguan period, Guanzhong was also in ruins and everything needed to be rebuilt.

"Then what good advice does the general have?" Fei Yi asked.

In other words, a pound of grain costs ten cents.

Unless the people are forced to risk their lives to come over.

"Yes, one pound of salt is ten pounds, and one pound of grain is one pound." Li Heng said, "If we can do it, let alone Sizhou and Bingzhou, I'm afraid the people in the Central Plains will also be willing to cross the mountains."

According to this comparison with the money of the Tang and Song Dynasties, Li Heng's money here is always equivalent to ten coins of the Tang Dynasty.

Food prices cannot be too low or too high.

This is different from when Li Shimin was in power. Li Shimin did not need to attract people to Guanzhong.

Li Heng needs it.

During Li Shimin's time, even if the low prices of grain hurt farmers, they only needed to ensure that the people had food to eat and were self-sufficient.

It is easy to ensure that the people are self-sufficient: allocate fields and prevent the government from interfering too much with the people.

Li Shimin did the same thing. He advocated small governmentism and Taoist rule by doing nothing, and put a lot of constraints on the power of Tang Dynasty officials. But the situation faced by Zhuge Liang and Li Heng was to speed up the restoration of the people's power in Guanzhong.

Taoist small government is suitable for solving long-term problems, but not for solving urgent problems.

Fei Yi said: "It's natural if this is the case, but we must let the people of Bingzhou and Sizhou know about it."

"This is very easy. Businessmen traveling between Guanzhong, Bingzhou and Sizhou can do it."

"Are the people really willing to come here?" Fei Yi was still confused.

"Yes, who doesn't want to have a full meal?" Li Heng said, "The premise is that we can do it, and there is another very important point."

"Which point?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Li Heng stood up, took out some documents from his arms, and handed them to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang took it over curiously and saw a few big words on the first page: Public opinion awakened.

His heart was shaken, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he began to watch attentively.

While Zhuge Liang watched this process, Li Heng poured tea for Zhuge Liang.

Fei Yi remained silent.

Zhuge Liang, who had excellent memory and understanding, read this document very slowly today, and sometimes even stayed on one line for a long time.

A full hour passed before Zhuge Liang finished reading.

After reading it, his face was still calm, but his eyes were completely different from before.

Zhuge Liang asked the first question: "To determine the law, we need to obtain the consent of the people. Wouldn't this cause confusion in legislation?"

This is the first time Zhuge Liang has heard that legislation requires the consent of the people.

Ancient Chinese politics focused on the concept of "the wise should follow the crowd."

The core concept of the so-called "equity and conformity" is that in the decision-making process, the opinion of the person with the most merit should be given priority. If both parties have equal opinions, the decision will be based on the opinion of the majority.

This concept emphasizes quality rather than quantity, that is, a person's merit is more valuable than his quantity.

The record of this concept comes from "Zuo Zhuan".

With Zhuge Liang's erudition, it is impossible for him not to know this concept.

In fact, the rulers before Shang Yang's reform had already discovered the social psychology of the mob, but they did not form a theoretical theory.

Hence the concept of virtuous people following the herd.

Zhuge Liang's ability to ask this question also shows that he knows that there is a situation of rabble-rousing in governing the country.

Li Heng naturally knew this concept. He said to Zhuge Liang: "We must solicit because the economic base determines the superstructure."

"Yes, what do you mean when you say that the economic base determines the superstructure?" Zhuge Liang immediately asked, "Are the two related?"

"The economic base is the private land, commerce, population and many other factors, and the superstructure is the government and laws."

Li Heng said.

"During the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor governed the world with Zhou's virtues, and Zhou's virtue was the superstructure. Why did the emperor of Zhou rule the world with Zhou's virtues? Instead of using other methods?"

This question immediately asked both Zhuge Liang and Fei Yi.

Fei Yi, in particular, was instantly confused.

No need to ask why?
Follow destiny!
But Zhuge Liang does not believe in the theory of obeying destiny. A politician like him will think about the gains and losses of previous generations, and will think about what policies he needs to use to govern the country.

Zhuge Liang asked: "According to Jian's words, why did the Zhou Dynasty rule the world with Zhou's virtues?"

(End of this chapter)