Jiaozhi County must be in his own hands, and Guo Peng will never give in to this.

This is a core interest.

"Jiazhi County is related to my core strategy for governing Jiaozhou in the future. It must not be missed. It cannot be handed over to the Shi family. The other counties... Please discuss it and see which two counties are more suitable."

Guo Peng asked the ministers.

Minister of War Dong Zhao stood up and made suggestions to Guo Peng.

"The Shi family in Jiaozhou was born in Cangwu County, so it would be better to use Cangwu County and an insignificant Rinan County. These two counties were handed over to the Shi family to let the Shi family commander and appease them.

The other five counties of Jiaozhou are in the hands of the court, and they are divided into two counties controlled by the Shi family, so that they cannot unite and separate from each other. In this way, they can ensure that there is no danger and no turmoil."

Minister of Finance Wang Can expressed opposition.

"Jiazhou itself is vast and sparsely populated, and it is extremely wild. Cangwu County is a relatively open land among the wilderness. The population and land reclamation are among the forefront in Jiaozhou, and taxes are also among the forefront.

If Cangwu County is handed over to the Shi family, it would be too concessionable and too much to take care of the Shi family. This is inappropriate. If the imperial court wants to govern Jiaozhou, its early investment will increase greatly."

Zao Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also expressed his opposition. He supported Wang Can's view and felt that Cangwu County could not be handed over to the Shijia.

"Cangwu County is located in Shangbei and is close to the southern part of Jingzhou. It is difficult to ensure the stability of the four counties in Jingnan. This is inappropriate and I do not support it."

Guo Peng nodded and expressed his approval.

"Cangwu County is of great importance. Even if the Shi family is from the original family, they cannot be handed over to them. Rinan County can."

Rinan County is the southernmost county in Jiaozhou. It is located in central Vietnam and is quite south.

Specifically, Emperor Wu of Han took over the territory when he was dealing with the South Vietnam Kingdom. Emperor Wu of Han probably didn't expect it to be of much use.

It is too southern, and it is difficult to effectively govern the south when it reaches the empire, and governments in previous dynasties have not paid much attention and investment in this place.

Guo Peng himself did not have much idea about the two counties of Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, because it was indeed very difficult and wild, and there were many local natives, which were even more difficult to manage.

But he must hold Jiaozhi County tightly in his hands. The Red River Plain is related to the overall situation and he will never let it go.

So even if Jiaozhou is taken back, Guo Peng's governance focus is limited to Jiaozhi County. He really doesn't have much interest in Jiuzhen County and Rinan County.

As if feeling Guo Peng's will, Cao Cao stood up.

"Since that's the case, why not hand over Jiuzhen County and Rinan County to the Shijia to continue to command? The five counties of Jiaozhou north of Jiuzhen County should be handed over to the commander of the court."

Cao Cao's opinions made everyone stunned for a moment.

They have thought about it this way, but they just think that doing this is a bit of a naked suppression of the Shi family, and they think that doing this is too shameless and too unfriendly.

All the essence of Jiaozhou was taken away, even their lairs were taken away, and then the two most backward and uncivilized counties in the southernmost part were handed over to others.

Putting themselves in their shoes, they all felt that if they were Shi Xie, they would definitely go crazy.

If the imperial court did this, it would be a bit of extreme operation. It would be better to destroy the scholar's family directly.

So they all looked at Guo Peng.

What would the emperor view this suggestion?

What else can I think? Of course I applauded!

How can you rebuke such a beautiful thing?

It is of course excellent to be able to drive the Shi family to Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, let them guard the border for the country, and to the south and south Linyi County to each other happily.

If you just do this, will the scholars agree?

After thinking about it over and over again, Guo Peng suddenly felt that he had no need to take care of the Shi family.

I am strong, you are weak, you just listen to whatever I say, it is the essence of this matter itself.

Then you and your clan members take the initiative to attack the king's army, which is equivalent to rebellion, even if you fire his ancestral home.

Is it useful? Isn't it still your family?

You used to occupy four counties in Jiaozhou, but now there are two rebels in total. I will punish you two counties and then change the remaining two counties to the south. If you are still two counties, I will treat you unfairly.

How dare you say anything?

That's right.

Guo Peng's resources are limited, and it is impossible to fully develop Jiaozhou. The southernmost Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, which have little development potential, are not in the planning themselves.

If you don’t have enough energy to develop, let the Shi family develop it. If they have a good life, then develop it. If it is really developed, you can do it.

Isn't this OK?

and……

By the way.

Guo Peng suddenly remembered that Hainan Island is now deserted, without county management and development. It would be better to give it to the Shijia as a bonus to manage and develop it.

The court has unreachable land, and it feels wasteful. If the scholars have the leisure and leisure, it would not be a bad thing to let them develop it.

If it is developed well in the future, the court can even pick peaches.

"I remember there is a large island south of Hepu County, called Zhuyazhou. It is not a matter of being deserted there for a long time. It is better to upgrade to a county, Zhuya County, together with Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, and hand it over to the commander of the Shi family. Now, there are three counties.

The Shi family had a clan member who committed a serious crime of rebellion. I was already very kind to the Lian Shi family. Now I have handed over three counties to the Shi family to manage. No matter how much the Shi family said, they should be grateful to me. What else can I say?”

Guo Peng smiled: "What do you guys think?"

The ministers looked at the big map behind Guo Peng and saw the southernmost island that was as lonely as Taiwan Island. They all felt that the emperor's arrangement was very 6.

It's really just a waste of money.

The efforts of the Shi family for generations were exchanged for three counties that were basically poor and worthless, and the Shi family had to be grateful.

If the scholars are not grateful and complain or even confront the court, then what is waiting for the scholars is the court's legitimate strife.

Only His Majesty the Emperor can do this.

666!

The ministers agreed.

So the matter was finalized.

So Guo Peng issued an order to launch the 600-mile express delivery again, from Luoyang to Jiaozhi County, deliver the news to Taishici, and appoint Taishici to be fully responsible for the matter, tell Shixie about it and negotiate with him.

It is best to achieve the goal peacefully. If it is possible, then there is no good. If it is not possible...

Taishici knows what to do.

After achieving this result, Guo Peng was not completely relieved and satisfied.

He kept Guo Jia alone.

"Shi Xie can bend and stretch, recognize the current situation, know to obey the strong, and never resist, so that I don't have enough reason to destroy the Shi family. This is the posture of a hero. I am alive, and the Shi family dare not cause trouble. If I die, it is hard to say whether the Shi family will have a strange intention."

Mr. Guo talked about his worries to Guo Jia.

"Your Majesty is in full swing in the spring and autumn, and Shi Xie is already seventy-five years old. What can he do?"

Guo Jia is not worried about this.

Mr. Guo thought it was not the case. He vaguely remembered that Shi Xie was a super long standby player. He was still able to work hard at the age of 75. It seemed that he lived until Sun Quan became emperor. After this calculation, he would have at least ten years of good life.

The longer he lived, the more benefits he would have for the Shi family, but this was not in the interests of the Wei Empire.

The Wei Empire needed a Shi family who was not as authoritative as that, rather than an ultimate local snake like Shi Xie who could bend and stretch.

"Anyway, I feel uneasy. Even if I make such an arrangement and even if Shi Xie does this, I am still worried about the Shi family."

Guo Peng looked at Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, don't you think the Shi family was suppressed for a while, but the essence remains unchanged. Now when you go to the southernmost border, it looks like an independent kingdom?"
Chapter completed!