My clone is on the other side of the starry sky

Compared with Zhangzhou, Jinzhou can be said to have enjoyed peace and prosperity in recent years.

Since its inception, the Rich People's Chamber of Commerce established by Lu Chao has indeed, as Lu Chao said, reduced all costs to a minimum and ensured that people can buy the most affordable things at the cheapest prices. As a result, people in Jinzhou can earn money as long as they are willing to farm. It is possible to make everyone prosperous, not only to be rich and wealthy, but to have enough food and clothing.

However, there is always a shortage of smart people in this world. It can be said that what Lu Chao did was quite good, but as time went by, it still aroused suspicion among interested people.

"Brother Chao, this man's name is Fan Hong. He is a great scholar in Jinzhou, a newly promoted virtuous person, and a native of Jindu. During this period, the literati have been criticizing you, saying that your actions seem to benefit the people, but are actually harmful to the country. Liu Sandao handed a booklet to Lu Chao: "I'm not as smart as you. I don't know if there will be any omissions, so I asked someone to record what he said on various occasions and compile it into a book."

Liu Sandao pointed at the brochure and said: "There are three main points. One is to enrich the people. The Chamber of Commerce has indeed enriched the people, but it has impoverished the government. Yamen servants have to be supported, and the army has to be supported. These all require money, and your method has enriched everything. The only thing people are poor is the government. Officials still have good fortune and do not compete with the people for profit. However, government servants, official servants, and the army have to make a living. Now they can't even support their families as servants, which has caused the people to be extremely reluctant to work in the government offices. "

"The second thing is money. The current money is only enough to support troops, but if a war breaks out, we won't even be able to raise the money and food to recruit civilians. If foreign enemies come to attack, the prosperity in front of us will immediately disappear."

"Third, it is said that you continue to praise Cui Zhengren's image and image of an official among the people, which is suspected of being flattered and killed."

"As expected of a great scholar." Lu Chao looked at the booklet carefully and couldn't help but sigh.

"I wanted to send someone to assassinate this person, but if he is assassinated now, no matter whether it is successful or not, everyone will be suspicious of you." Liu Sandao frowned.

"Not bad." Lu Chao praised: "Brother Dao has become much calmer over the years."

"But if you don't get rid of this person, it will eventually be detrimental to you." Liu Sandao said in a deep voice.

"Brother Dao, what is the best weapon for killing people?" Lu Chao asked with a smile.

Liu Sandao thought for a while and said, "You want to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

"Whose sword?" Lu Chao asked.

"The one who can kill him is naturally Cui Zheng." Liu Sandao smiled.

Lu Chao shook his head: "Unless he is unforgivable, it is impossible for Cui Zheng to kill a virtuous scholar. The most powerful sword in the world is human words. Brother Dao, do me a favor and give him a hand, so that his remarks will be heard by the people of Jinzhou." Everyone knows.”

"People's words are scary, but he is a great scholar in the realm of virtue. Will this trick work on him?" Liu Sandao asked doubtfully.

Confucianism cultivation is different from other cultivation practices. What you cultivate is virtue and the heart. To achieve a state of virtue, who has not gone through many vicissitudes of life, how can he be defeated by some rumors.

"I don't know if it will be useful to him, but it will definitely be useful to Cui Zheng." Lu Chao stood up and stretched his waist and said: "But more and more people are aware of this matter, which also shows that the situation is somewhat uncontrollable. Third We can start planning."

"Understood!" Liu Sandao nodded knowingly.

Fan Hong's remarks were originally only circulated among the scholar class, but as time went by, they gradually spread among the people, and spread to the entire Jinzhou at a terrifying speed. However, in March, the news that Fan Hong wanted to ban the Fumin Chamber of Commerce was already known to everyone. Everyone knows.

"Who is this Fan Hong? He finally found a good king, so why can't he expect me to live a better life?"

"Great Confucianism? Is this also called Great Confucianism? Confucianists are indeed lackeys."

"Your Excellency is wise, but his vision for employing people is lacking. He does not use good people like Mr. Lu, but only uses these deceitful people."

You can't blame the people. This is human nature. When someone touches your own interests, it doesn't matter who you are. Just curse a few words to relieve your anger. The scope of contact of the people at the bottom may be the 180 people around them, and what they see. It’s all about food, rice, oil and salt, so it’s naturally impossible to agree with Fan Hong’s words.

As soon as this statement came out, it naturally aroused public resentment, and what it showed was the fluctuation of luck.

Just as Lu Chao guessed, Fan Hong was not angry because of this, but the loss of luck was not just the loss of Cui Zheng, the entire Jinzhou official system suffered losses, not much, at least not deeply felt by Cui Zheng, but the more As a low-level official, the clearer his feelings are, the heavier his resentment towards Fan Hong will naturally be.

When most grassroots officials have this idea, they will unconsciously exert their efforts in the direction they want. A person has limitations when facing a great scholar like Fan Hong, but when most officials exert their efforts, A new wave formed.

In March, Cui Zheng specially invited Fan Hong. No one knew what he said specifically, but the next day, Fan Hong retired and returned home.

When he left the meeting hall, Fan Hong suddenly looked coldly at Lu Chao who came out from behind him, and snorted: "Young man, what a skill!"

"What do you mean by this, sir?" Lu Chao looked at Fan Hong blankly.

Fan Hong frowned. From Lu Chao's face, he could see no trace of forgery. He frowned and said, "Isn't this your plan?"

"Sir, I know that I am biased against you. I have been living in seclusion for the past two years. I only learned about these things outside recently." Lu Chao shook his head and sighed: "Don't worry, sir, the dispute between you and me is a battle of ideas. Now you are just forced to do it because of public opinion. After waiting for a while, I will ask Master Cui to take back his life. You are a virtuous man and what you do is for the sake of Jinzhou. Everyone knows it."

Fan Hong looked deeply at Lu Chao, saw his solemn expression, nodded and said, "What do you think of my words?"

"I originally established the Fumin Chamber of Commerce to stabilize the situation in Jinzhou. Facts have proved that what I did was right. However, what you said is not unreasonable. I have recently been thinking hard about ways to raise money for the government to raise troops. I have some ideas, but I don’t know if it’s feasible, sir. If you don’t mind that my knowledge is shallow, I would like to comment with you.” Lu Chao bowed.

"Okay, I'd like to hear what you have to say." Fan Hong thought.

The two of them did not shy away from suspicion and went all the way to Fan Hong's house. Fan Hong's residence was quiet and had a scholarly atmosphere. They took Lu Chao to the living room and asked the servants to serve tea.

"I asked about what you did in Liuzhou in the past. Although you have a kind heart, you tend to go to extremes. I can't blame you for this." Fan Hong sighed after saying this: "You are an outsider after all. I am inevitably wary of you, but now it seems that I have the evil heart."

"Sir, you are serious. It's human nature." Lu Chao said quickly.

"I wonder how you are going to raise money for the government?" Fan Hong asked, whether it is as big as the government or as small as a household, in fact the core issue can never be around the word money, especially for a power as big as Jinzhou, in troubled times. In fact, it is not rational to practice moral governance at this time, but the refined luck is an irresistible temptation for everyone.

Everlasting life, which emperor and general has not had this expectation since ancient times, but now that the opportunity is in front of you, who can give up?

"It's definitely not possible to touch the common people." Lu Chao said: "There are still many wealthy households in Jinzhou, and they have to be willing to take out their money. My idea is to let go of some things that the common people can't use to earn these people's money. .”

"For example?" Fan Hong asked.

"For example, in this house, the people in Jinzhou are now wealthy, and many wealthy households want to move into the city. However, because of the existence of the Chamber of Commerce, housing prices have been suppressed. Therefore, the housing prices in Jinzhou are actually the same as those in ordinary counties, but there is no price in the market. We can let go, but we need to increase the tax on house purchases. If those who are willing take the bait, the money from these wealthy households will naturally flow into our hands through taxes." Lu Chao said with a smile.

"This is a good idea." Fan Hong thought carefully for a moment and then nodded. After all, he was not a person proficient in business. He had noticed that Lu Chao's method had shortcomings before, and he also felt that if the people were rich and the country was poor, it would inevitably become a problem in the long run. Now Lu Chao's calculation is the solution. solved this problem.

"Actually, I wanted to give you some advice today, but I was just worried that something would happen again, so I didn't say anything. If you think it's right, how about I give you some advice tomorrow? Maybe I can use this to ask you to let me go back." Lu Chao said solemnly. .

"No one has ever used this method before. You need to be very careful. You need to know that every decision made by the state government is related to the livelihood of thousands of people. There is no room for error and there is no room for error." Fan Hong thought carefully for a moment and then nodded. .

The two discussed carefully for a long time before Lu Chao got up and left.

"Is it so easy for Fan Hong to reconcile with you?" San Dao looked at Lu Chao in confusion.

"According to a normal person's thinking, I should add insult to injury at this time. I did the opposite. In addition, he was in despair at this time, so he would treat me like a gentleman. A gentleman can bully me, because he is a gentleman. His moral bottom line is too high. You can use this method to figure out the rules of his actions. With his endorsement, this third calculation is completed." Lu Chao said with emotion.

Liu Sandao glanced at Lu Chao strangely, is he still the same nerd as before?

"Actually, I have never quite understood what the three strategies are for?" Liu Sandao asked.

"It's very useful. You'll know when the time comes." Lu Chao shook his head and smiled: "Let's prepare public opinion. What we have to do next is to make everyone feel that a good house is a symbol of status. In addition, Cui Zheng’s image is not high enough, I want the people of Jinzhou to regard him as a god!”

Liu Sandao understood, didn't ask any more questions, and went to help Lu Chao handle the matter.

Just as Lu Chao said, with Fan Hong's endorsement, the strategy of liberalizing housing prices was very effective. In a very short period of time, smart people who saw business opportunities quickly began to purchase real estate in various counties. At first, it was just Transfer among wealthy households, but the wealthy households are in the minority after all, and housing prices are getting higher and higher. Driven by interests, even if Lu Chao doesn't take action, some people will spontaneously start to spread the news secretly, linking identity to housing prices, and then The Kamikaze Hall secretly fueled the situation, and a large amount of idle currency began to pour into various counties.

The taxes alone allowed Cui Zheng to raise enough military expenses in just one year, and this trend is continuing to spread to the people...