Chapter 2716 Everything Is Fine

Wei Xu felt that he had grown up.

Because he felt he knew more than before.

If it were before, he would never listen to what people like Mr. Wen said, let alone specially invite him to ask for advice in person.

Just like some literati among the Han Dynasty looked down on martial artists, Wei Xu also looked down on any literati before.

The chain of mutual contempt has always existed.

But now, Wei Xu can listen, he can listen, and he can even think about it after listening. Isn't this a growth and a progress?

Wei Xu thought this was a good thing, and Wei Xu felt that he had done some good things, so he had to let Lu Bu know. Otherwise, how could Lu Bu understand his hard work? So after Wei Xu listened to Mr. Wen's account of the history of Longxi, he went to Lu Bu to speculate and sell.

"The Longyou of the Han Dynasty before was just like the Western Region now. ” Wei Xu’s voice was low, full of confident power, “I have been studying the story of Longxi a few days ago, and I occasionally gained some insights. I would also like to ask your lord for some advice. 』

Lu Bu was also somewhat interested, nodded and said, "Well, you tell me." 』

Wei Xu gave an overview of what happened in Longxi, and then said, "The lessons learned from Longxi are things we need to pay careful attention to. What do you think, sir? There are three questions..."

"First, you must have money. ” Wei Xu stretched out his first finger.

Lu Bu touched the short beard on his chin, frowned and said, "Money?" 』

Wei Xu nodded, "Yes, money." My lord, please don’t think this is vulgar, but it is the most important point in the changes in Longxi in the past... In the past, Longxi had no special products, and it did not have the power of Zhuanghe, so soldiers, pay, armor and weapons had to be transported thousands of miles by the Han Dynasty... My lord, if you are poor, you will think of changes! If soldiers can't get money, how can they bother to garrison the border? If this official can't get money, how can he do his job with all his heart? The soldiers and officials had no intention of staying at the border for a long time, so how could there not be chaos? 』

"Hmm..." Lu Bu muttered, "That makes sense..."

Wei Xu controlled his expression, and still said seriously, "Increasing revenue is more important than reducing expenditure. We have to pay these officials and soldiers. These soldiers' salaries, these soldiers' armor and equipment, all kinds of things, which one is free of money?" If it's...Lord, I'm just making an analogy, for example, if this thing transported from Chang'an encounters some problems on the way..."

"After all, no one can be sure of the wind, frost, rain and snow, right?" And here, soldiers' pay and other things are paid on time. If there is a delay or something, will the soldiers and officials go to Hussar to ask for soldiers' pay, or will they ask us for money? So, we must have money! At least if a situation similar to Longxi occurs, we will not panic because of this! 』

Lu Bu thought about it and felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with what Wei Xu said.

If you are not a master, you will never know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are, let alone how much money you will spend just eating and drinking like this every day, so Wei Xu said that you should make some preparations just in case, Lu Bu really felt that What Wei Xu said makes sense.

"Yes, yes, it is true," Lu Bu nodded and said, "Being shy about talking about money is the problem of those slanderous scholars. We are going to do practical things. How can we let soldiers have no food because they are taboo about talking about money?" But how do you get this money? But you can't go through any crooked ways. 』

Who doesn't like money?

Wei Xu twitched the corner of his mouth, "How is this possible?" ! Lord, you underestimate me! We can learn from Qiusi! How did Qiusi get the money? Doing business! Make money by doing business and buying and selling! We run our own shops and do business. We happen to have what others need, and the price is profitable. Isn’t that just business? Isn’t this money fair and square? 』

Lu Bu smiled happily and nodded, "Yes, yes, that's how it is." If you have any other ideas, please continue talking..."

Wei Xu said: "The second point is to have the support of the people." The reason why Longxi failed in the past was that it was unpopular with the people. The Han people and the Qiang people are both human beings with different customs. Therefore, we must not only gain the support of the Han people, but also pay attention to the problems of these barbarians. In fact, many ordinary Hu people are very simple people and not so cruel. As long as they think that we can help them solve their problems, they will save a lot of trouble..."

"right! This is really..." Lu Bu clapped his hands and said, "Back then... well, forget it, you continue, this is true, but how should we do it specifically? 』

Lu Bu originally wanted to say that when he was traveling alone in Jiuyuan, the barbarians he met in the desert were also very enthusiastic. He never said that Lu Bu was a Han and treated him indifferently. But once the barbarians gathered together Going south, these hospitable barbarians will turn into a group of ferocious evil spirits.

This used to be something that Lu Bu didn't understand. He even simply thought that as long as the intruders and bad barbarians were killed, wouldn't it mean that only the better barbarians would be left?

But in fact, the world is never that simple.

"My Lord, I have a way to get these barbarians," Wei Xu glanced at Lu Bu, and then said, "Just give them some false titles..."

"What's the meaning? ” Lu Bu frowned as expected.

"It's like this." Lu Bu still had a lot of prestige. Wei Xu couldn't help but swallowed his saliva, "The false title probably means "civilian nobility", which was the one created by Emperor Xiaowu back then. Also, the current Hussar cannot Is that what you are doing? I heard that some barbarians went to Chang'an and took the title of the most friendly merchant of the Han Dynasty... That's pretty much what I meant. Anyway, it doesn't have any actual authority, it's just a title..."

It’s just a false title anyway.

Of course, it was like this in the beginning...

"Oh, that's it..." Lu Bu's brows softened a little. It's just a name, no real power, so the problem is not too big, but Lu Bu thought of another question, "I said, tell the truth, these things Who taught you that? That Mr. Wen? Why is he telling you this, and what is his intention? 』

Wei Xu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "My lord, these are not what Mr. Wen said. I came up with them myself... If you don't believe me, you can ask someone. I just asked Mr. Wen to tell me about Longyou and Longxi." It’s just a matter of my own. I only talked about it once or twice at most, and I definitely didn’t ask Mr. Wen to come up with any strategies. These methods are really what I thought of myself, so I only dare to tell the lord..."

Lu Bu stared at Wei Xu, his eyelids standing up, with only a few black eyes left.

When Lu Bu frowned and stared at someone or something, an invisible aura emitted from his body. This was the state of a hunter staring at his prey, or like a butcher staring at the livestock about to be slaughtered. .

Wei Xu's forehead was sweating a little.

"I will ask," Lu Bu nodded, his brows relaxed slightly, "You have been following me for the longest time, so you should know my habits..."

Wei Xu nodded continuously, "I know, lord, I understand that only we are the most reliable, and those literati who are talking nonsense are all bastards and cannot be trusted!" 』

"As long as you know. ” Lu Bu touched his beard, his expression softened a little, “Continue…”

"Actually, this is related to the first point..." Wei Xu secretly wiped his sweat, "We need to have money and have our own business, but how can we make the barbarians trust us more and follow us more?" What about doing business? Of course, we have to learn from the Husband. Didn’t the Husband give those Hu merchants the title of goodwill ambassador? We can also give it, and we can also give some false names to our peripheral areas, which are originally the territory of the Hu people. Let the barbarians fight, rob, and fight with the barbarians themselves, so that we can get money and save trouble at the same time..."

"Well, it's interesting, hahahaha..." Lu Bu laughed, his brows widening, "It's interesting! If it’s really all your own, then you’ve really put some effort into it! 』

Lu Bu stood up, clasping his hands behind his back, walking in circles in the hall, thinking.

This method was actually used in the Han Dynasty very early, and it has been used one after another, so it cannot be said to be Wei Xu's original creation, but Wei Xu was able to connect these things together, which indeed made him Lu Bu was a little surprised.

If Lu Bu could be ten years younger, no, maybe only five years younger, then Lu Bu would sneer at Wei Xu's suggestion. The young Lu Bu would feel that the strategy is always to stay in the gutter, and the real strength is still on the battlefield. See you later. If you don’t accept it, beat it until you do!

But now...

Lu Bu also began to consider using a less laborious method.

"You can give it a try," Lu Bu nodded, "Try it first and see. 』

Give it a try.

Wei Xu secretly let out a sigh of relief. If Lu Bu can relent, it means that Wei Xu can make money from this. This is a fat guy, a super fat one!

Wei Xu couldn't help but feel happy when he thought of this, "My lord, what about the third point? My lord has already done it before I even said it!" The Lord is indeed extremely wise! 』

"Oh, haha," Lu Bu smiled and sat down again, "What have I done?" 』

"Try it, don't be impatient, don't rush for success!" ” Wei Xu said, “This is the third point of the Longxi story I summarized! Didn’t the Lord do it all? My lord is wise! 』

"Ah ha ha ha..." Lu Bu waved his hand, "You have made some progress over the years, shouldn't I also make some progress, ha ha ha..."

"How can my progress be compared with that of my lord?" ” Wei Xu gave two thumbs up, “I still need to learn more from my lord!” 』

Lu Bu smiled again, and then asked Wei Xu to elaborate.

"The cause of the chaos in Longxi was actually a trivial matter. As a result, the governor of Longxi sent a letter to the court saying that the Qiang people had rebelled and were about to go to war," Wei Xu said, "In a blink of an eye, the Qiang people themselves couldn't make up their minds. Then we had to talk to the Longxi Prefect to negotiate a peace, but the Longxi Prefect reported that the Qiang rebellion signs had been sent away..."

Lu Bu sighed, "Yes, we really got into a fight." 』

The Xiqiang rebellion dealt a heavy blow to the Han Dynasty.

To future generations, it may be just a few words in a book, but to Lu Bu, this was a disaster for the Bingzhou military group, Jiuyuan and other places.

Because they wanted to pacify the Xiqiang, they mobilized Bingzhou's border defense. As a result, the Xiqiang failed to pacify, and Bingzhou's defense system collapsed.

"I listened to Mr. Wen's story about Longxi and thought about it for a long time. I feel that this chapter is actually a very serious problem, maybe even the biggest problem! "Wei Xu said in a deep voice, "As the governor of Longxi, I easily listed things on the table before the matter was completely finalized. As a result, the flexibility that could have been changed was lost..."

"I'm thinking, if the governor of Longxi at that time had taken it a step back, tried it slowly, and not been so anxious to confirm the Qiang rebellion, wouldn't it be possible that the Qiang people wouldn't be able to rebel at all?" "Wei Xu thought about it and said, "As soon as the results are listed on the table, everything is a foregone conclusion. If the Qiang people want to negotiate for peace, they will not be able to make peace... Otherwise, if the court sends reinforcements to take a look, even if it is not a verdict, Falsely conveying military information is somewhat of a fault made out of a molehill! So we have to fight, even if we negotiate for peace, we still have to fight! 』

Wei Xu sighed, "So I think the governor of Longxi didn't necessarily know that he was wrong to kill those Qiang leaders, but he had to kill them because only by killing could a fight start, and only by fighting could he be brought to prison." That’s right…』

"In the final analysis, all this is just too impatient," Wei Xu said, "Longxi is thousands of miles away from Luoyang, and everything may change at any time, so if the report is not in line with the actual changes, who will be responsible at that time?" fault? If you have a problem, take it slow, take your time, give it a try, and then report it when it is confirmed. Otherwise, you will be like the Longxi governor in the past..."

"You mean..." Lu Bu touched the beard on his chin, "Undecided matters cannot be reported?" But Supervisor Zhiyin doesn’t care whether we report it or not..."

Wei Xu chuckled, "Then let's make it clear, we have to give it a try. These are not certain things, so we cannot report them with definite words... Anyway, what we have to do is not for the stability of the Western Region, not for the great Han Dynasty." Frontier? We think of ways to make money ourselves and provide subsidies to soldiers and officials. Is it possible that we are doing something wrong? If there is a prohibition from above, just tell the soldiers and officials directly! Can't Supervisor Zhi Yin confuse right and wrong? ! 』

"We need subsidies and money. How do we get money? Of course, we have to do business and get a virtual title. Since Hussar can do it, we can do it here," Wei Xu continued, "We have encountered a problem, and we try to solve it. Question, should you try it? Is it possible that you are not allowed to do it even if you try it? I believe that these things can be understood clearly by the soldiers and officials of the Western Regions and the people in Chang'an..."

A trial run? A trial run for a day, a month, or a year is called a trial run.

Even ten or twenty years later, can’t we continue to try?

What Wei Xu was most worried about was that if his methods of making money were reported, wouldn't it be over if someone came to investigate? Now if it is said to be just a trial run, what will happen even if someone comes to check? Anyway, it's just a try. Are you trying hard to solve the problem? If someone says it can't work, then give a feasible method, otherwise just keep trying.

"So..." Lu Bu tugged at his fingers, "What you concluded from the old events in Longxi is that you need to make money, have a false title, and delay reporting?" 』

Wei Xu nodded repeatedly, "My lord is wise!" This is what Longxi has learned from the past, which we can learn from! I don’t know what my lord thinks, is it okay..."

Lu Bu thought for a moment, and originally wanted to nod, but he thought of Wei Xucai's words, "Try it slowly, give it a try." He stopped, thought about it again, and then said, "Go back first, I'll think about it." Say it again. 』

"Uh..." Wei Xu was slightly startled, but quickly nodded in agreement and then left.

Since Wei Xu followed Lu Bu, he didn't think much about other things, but he thought a lot about Lu Bu. So based on Wei Xu's understanding of Lu Bu, Lu Bu would most likely agree to this matter, so Wei Xu didn't ask Lu Bu on the spot. It means making a decision.

After Wei Xu left, Lu Bu thought about it for a while, and then suddenly shouted: "Come here, go find that Zuo Zhuan that Hussar gave me!" 』

Wei Xu could listen to Mr. Wen's stories and understand some truths. But he, the dignified Marquis Wen and the great Han Lu Bu, clearly had the Zuo Zhuan given to him by Xiuqi himself, so why couldn't he read more truths? Coming?

After a while, the guard who took the order to find Zuo Chuan didn't come back. After a while, he still didn't come back. Just when Lu Bu was about to get angry, the guard came back sweating profusely and with a dusty face, and then he worked hard. Patting the dust on Zuo Zhuan's books, he apologized to Lu Bu.

"Why so slow?" Okay, okay, go down. ” Lu Bu took the book and felt that it was too dusty, so he patted it aside a few times, which immediately stirred up a large cloud of dust.

The guard lowered his head and did not dare to say anything, but he was thinking in his heart, if you want to read this book, can you not throw it away next time, Marquis Wen? I almost turned the house upside down!

Lu Bu waved his sleeves and dispersed some dust. Fortunately, the Western Region is relatively dry, and the books are just a little dusty. Others are fine, and there is nothing like those in Jiangdong, where they get moldy at every turn.

But before Lu Bu finished reading the first page, he felt that his eyelids were heavy and he couldn't help but close them. He shook his head and persisted in turning to the second page. As a result, his body tilted to the side...

"Something's wrong..." Lu Bu shook his head and took Zuo Zhuan farther away, "Why can I read other books, such as those about young miracle doctors, but why am I reading this Zuo Zhuan... Hmm... Could it be that this Uncle Duan, oh, no, it's Uncle Zheng, has a grudge against me? 』

He could read a little bit before, but now for some reason, he suddenly couldn't stand it anymore. Just like the English dictionary has a grudge against every child who wants to memorize it, the first word in it is abandon.

This is definitely the kind of hatred and sworn hatred.

"Someone is coming!" Lu Bu asked, "Do you know how to read?" Very good, come on, read! 』

Lu Bu felt that since Wei Xu could understand the truth from Longxi's story by listening to Mr. Wen, then if he couldn't understand it, he could just listen to it, right?

The guard cleared his throat and began to read, "In the spring of the first year, Wang Zhengyue." In March, the Duke and Zhu Yi's father formed an alliance in Mi. In the fifth month of summer, Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan..."

Lu Bu listened, and then he felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dark again, and he almost fell to the floor.

"Asshole!" Lu Bu was furious, "How come it's "Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan" every day? It's Uncle Zheng again, it's Uncle Zheng again! Uncle Zheng every day! I recited this last time, and I recite this again this time! When I heard this, Uncle Zheng wanted to sleep! 』

The guard defended, "Last time?" Lord, it wasn’t me who studied last time! 』

Lu Bu stared, "But Uncle Zheng is the same!" 』

Guard: "..."

"Forget it..." Lu Bu waved his hand, "Change a paragraph, change a paragraph!" 』

"As ordered," the guard turned back a few pages and then read, "In the spring of the first year, in the first month of the first month of the year, the Duke ascended the throne." In March, Guild Master Zheng Yu Chui, Uncle Zheng...ah, let me change it again..."

The guard quickly turned back the page, then looked to see if there was "Uncle Zheng" there, and then started reading it when there was none.

After a while.

Lu Bu fell asleep...