Chapter 356 Bargaining
Chongxu ushered the four of them into a quiet room, bowed together, and walked out quietly. The door was closed, and there were two worlds inside and outside.
They are both thousands of years old foxes, so naturally they are less pretentious and hypocritical.
“What do you want?” Wei Zhengdao got straight to the point and got to the point.
He wanted to know where Li Dachui's bottom line was, and he wanted to see if he could afford it.
Li Dachui pondered for a moment and said: "I want the Qin Kingdom to be peaceful and peaceful, and the people to be safe, and the mountains and rivers to be safe. I want the Qin State to be stable forever, and the world to be safe. I want the people to be rich and healthy, to live and work in peace and contentment!"
Wei Zhengdao is a little disgusted, He glanced at Li Dachui with some surprise and said: "Li Duhu, there are no outsiders in this room, so don't say these high-sounding words."
Li Dachui smiled slightly: "Prime Minister, I said this This is what I think in my heart, and it is also the code of action that I have always practiced. All my actions are directed towards this goal. Do you believe it? "
Do you believe it?
Or believe it.
Wei Zhengdao couldn't help but think of his youth.
Why don’t you want to unite your family, govern your country and bring peace to the world?
But the further we go, the more we find that it is really difficult to do all this.
Everyone who has sat in his position,
who doesn’t want to make this country strong and powerful?
If the country is strong, oneself will inevitably be strong.
If the country is weak, what benefits can I get?
Just like in front of me, so many people want to come and share Chang'an. Isn't it because the country is weak?
It’s one thing to think about it, but it’s another thing to do it.
"The Prime Minister of Wei has never been outside the customs. If the Prime Minister of Wei saw Tai'an City, Helanyuan, Aquarius City, Yuan'an, Xuan'en and other places, he would know that my Protector has not said a word False words!" Zhang Qingyun, who was sitting cross-legged behind Li Dachui, said softly: "It was precisely because of seeing all this and seeing the sharp contrast between these places outside the pass and inside the pass that Qingyun made up his mind to follow the Protector and do his best for the Great Qin State. A lot of effort. Others say that the outside of the Guan is a bitter and cold place, but they don’t know that the current outside of the Guan is actually a paradise.”
Wei Zhengdao glanced at Li Dachui meaningfully and said: "Since it is all for the Great Qin State, then Li Duhu and I will have more room for cooperation."
"Of course!" Li Dachui nodded.
Of course he wants to safeguard the Great Qin Sheji, but there is a big gap between the Qin Sheji he thinks about and the Great Qin Sheji that Wei Zhengdao understands.
“As long as Li Duhu publicly recognizes the legitimacy, legitimacy and full support of His Majesty the Emperor, then the imperial court will never be stingy with the rewards of famous titles. I think about other things, Li Du There is no shortage of protection, right?" Wei Zhengdao smiled and took out the seal of King Zhenbei's Feng Hao from his arms. "The golden book and jade plate can be delivered at any time."
Li Dachui glanced at the imperial edict on the table with some disgust.
The jade seal of Zhenguo on it is still fake, I really have to cover it in my own hands!
First, the Marquis and the Duke were worthless and generously rewarded them. Now, even the king is worthless?
A few days ago, I saw the title of a King of Lantian!
Although He Bing is dead, those guards will probably still send these things to Luoyang.
"On the contrary, I don't care about MGs or anything else. I prefer real money and silver!" Li Dachui laughed: "Prime Minister Wei, to put it bluntly, it can be said that these are troubled times. What is the most important in troubled times? ? Naturally, it is strength. If you have soldiers, you will be the grass-headed king! The value of Mingjue is constantly depreciating, and it will continue to depreciate as time goes by. I am afraid that the former nobles will also fly in. Ordinary people live there. At least when I passed by Hedong, I saw many ladies and ladies of the past, women who had become soldiers, working in the fields with their trousers rolled up and barefoot! "
"Then what do you want?"
"Chang'an is still very rich now!" Li Dachui said directly: "But in Shu, it is really poor."
"What do you want? Use Chang'an's wealth to make up for the poverty in Shu?"
"Of course!" Li Dachui said: "Because Chang'an will not be able to hold on to it sooner or later."
"If you sincerely help. "You can hold it!" Wei Zheng said: "Unless you just want to use this matter to threaten me, but actually you just want to harm Chang'an and Feishuzhong!"
"I will naturally help the guards to defend Chang'an!" Li Dachui shook his head and said: "It's just a matter of form. Once Linghuye fails to attack by force at the beginning, he will definitely leave an army to contain Chang'an, while the main force will turn to attack Gansu, Shaanxi, Guanlong When he takes this land, Chang'an will become an isolated city and cannot be defended even with the support of Shuzhong."
"You can march into the pass!"
"If I send troops to enter the pass, the good situation outside the pass will be ruined!" Li Dachui categorically objected, "If I can come to join the Weixiang to compete with Linghuye, doesn't Linghuye know how to join forces with Beiyuan to create trouble for me? ? Prime Minister Wei, don’t forget, I have too many old subordinates of Linghu Ye. “So, shrinking to Shu is inevitable?”
“Time. It's just a matter of time!" Li Dachui spread his hands and said, "Unless the Prime Minister has the courage to take the initiative and defeat Ling Huye's army in a field battle, I don't recommend that you do so, because so far, Ling Huye's army has failed. It is still one of the most powerful armies in the world! The Forbidden Army may be able to defend the city, and the field battle may be broken.”
Taoist priest Wei Zheng took a breath and looked at Li Dachui intently: "Li Duhu wants to absorb the wealth of Chang'an and enrich Shuzhong. So, may I ask, how can I guarantee my interests?"
"Hanzhong" The land is in the hands of the chief minister." Li Dachui smiled and said: "And Shuzhong is big enough to accommodate our two families! Prime Minister Wei has never cooperated with me before, and he doesn't know my style. If the pie in my hand gets bigger, all my partners will make a lot of money. If the pie doesn't get bigger, even the best partners will have troubles. But as long as our interests are guaranteed, this cooperation will naturally last for a long time. "
"So, I, the Wei family, can also participate in Shuzhong's profit?"
"Of course!" Li Dachui nodded: "I hope Chang'an can persist. For a longer time, I can also have a longer time to run Shuzhong. Only with stronger power can I take the lead in the future confrontation with people like Linghuye."
After thinking for a moment, Wei Zheng said: "But I don't trust Zhang Songlin."
"Why?"
"As long as a person betrays once, it is impossible to be completely trusted again!" Wei Zhengdao said slowly: "I think Li Duhu will also agree with my point of view. For you, , Zhang Song is surrendering, but to me, it is betrayal. Now that the governor wants him to be the governor of Shuzhong County, this person will definitely try his best to suppress us, and so will Wu De."
"Zhou Xuan is a confidant of Prime Minister Wei, and he is very capable. He can be the long history of Shu!" Li Dachui said.
“This is not enough!”
“What proposals does the Prime Minister have?”
"I want to transfer someone from outside the Protectorate's territory to supervise the governance of Shu!" Wei Zhengdao glanced at Zhang Qingyun: "And the Protector must be at ease with this person."
Li Dachui smiled and said: "Wei Does the Prime Minister want to transfer Academician Zhang Ruozhang back?”
“Yes!” Wei Zhengdao nodded: “I am not on good terms with Academician Zhang. I was one of the planners when the Zhang family was in trouble. Zhang Xueshi is dedicated to the public good and has high moral character Jie, I believe that when he comes to Shuzhong, he will speak impartially for the sake of the country.”
“I have nothing to say about this candidate!” Promoted to the post of Censor of the Procuratorate Stationed in Shuzhong. The Prime Minister of Wei can immediately issue an order and the Beiting Protectorate will release him unconditionally. Although we can't bear to let him go, for the sake of the overall situation, we can't bear the pain."
A trace of gloom flashed in Wei Zhengdao's eyes. .
"Everyone outside the Pass has different thoughts!" Li Dachui sighed: "Xueshi Zhang has a noble character, and his words and deeds are impeccable. With him sitting there, some people are too embarrassed to express their little thoughts. When he leaves, I'm afraid There will be many troubles outside the customs. "
"Then let's discuss the candidates for the counties and ministries under Shu County!" Wei Zhengdao took out a map from his arms and pointed it at Li Dachui. Spread out in front of you.
Li Dachui couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that Wei Zhengdao really put a lot of thought into this.
Hong Zhan sat cross-legged behind Wei Zhengdao, looking dumbfounded at the two big bosses in front of him who could be considered one of the most powerful people in the world, haggling over every position as if they were doing business. , it seems that these positions are just like side dishes in the vegetable market, where two people have to compare their money. Sometimes two soldiers from the same county have to bargain for a long time,
This makes Hong Zhan shake his head repeatedly.
Ordinary people may think that these big shots are tall and incompetent, but only those who are closest to these big shots know that these big shots are actually exactly the same as ordinary people, and sometimes they are even more unbearable.
What Hong Zhan cannot understand is a crucial matter for Wei Zhengdao and Li Dachui.
No one knows the operating model of the government better than these two people. Sometimes it seems that some small and inconspicuous positions play a vital role in the operation of this system. , a slight obstruction can bring the entire system to a halt.
Zhang Qingyun, who was behind Li Dachui, felt funny in her heart.
She fully understands the operation mode of the government outside the customs and knows that Li Dachui's current pretentiousness is just to confuse Wei Zhengdao.
It is conceivable that when my father entered the customs, a large number of grassroots officials would follow him to Sichuan. When the mature bureaucracy outside the customs was in operation, the ability of individual officials to influence the system had actually been reduced to the limit. At the very least, this is essentially different from the bureaucracy within the customs.
The laminated system architecture and the mutual checks and balances operation system make officials an integral part of this system. Once they enter, they will be involuntarily pushed forward, wanting to If you do the opposite, you will be swallowed up by this institution immediately.
Of course, by the time Wei Zhengdao understands this, he will most likely not be so important anymore.
(End of this chapter)