Has the Kingdom of Sleep been defeated by the Kingdom of Loumo?

The news came quite suddenly, so Mao Jie didn't react for a while.

After a while, Mao Jie reacted.

"The Supreme Emperor means..."

"Lou Mo's country is a great cause. It is said that the land is thousands of miles away and it is a top-notch country. Therefore, such a war will not shake the trade between Lou Mo and us. What's more, Lou Mo is the winner. After the victory, it will only increase its efforts to continue trade with us.

But the Kingdom of Rest is different. The Kingdom of Rest is not much compared to the Kingdom of Loumo. Compared with me, it is just the size of the Western Regions. When fighting with Loumo, it is a commoner and weak person. Judging from this situation, the Kingdom of Rest is still a bit dangerous."

Guo Peng sighed: "The main business routes I have planned for our Wei State are two. One is the Silk Road on land, which walks through the Yongliang Prefectures and the Western Regions, arrives at the Kushan and the Anxu Kingdom, and mainly does their business. The other is the Silk Road on the Maritime Road, which is for the eastern coastal states and Loumo State.

By advancing in this way, Yongliang, the Western Regions, and the eastern coastal states can all get benefits and share profits, and they can live a good life. However, once the Anxu Kingdom is in danger, half of the trade quota on the Silk Road on the land will disappear."

Mao Jie swallowed his saliva, his face became panicked, and sweat began to ooze out of his forehead.

"Now you know why I don't support you publicly, just let Wang Can support you? I have had such concerns from the beginning. Once we have relied on business trips in these extraterritorial countries, their affairs will become ours.

They had wars, and we had to suffer as well. They were destroyed, and the business was gone. Who did our wine shops and hotels do? Who did our silk, lacquerware, porcelain, and trade with? Half of the trade volume was gone."

Guo Peng shook his head and said, "Half the trade quota, Xiaoxian, you must be prepared to deal with it. Once such a thing happens, the trade in Yongliang and the two states will definitely become depressed. Many merchants have no business to do. People are in panic at that time, and you need to stand up and stabilize people's hearts."

Mao Jie wiped the sweat beads on his forehead and kept nodding.

"Thank you, the Emperor, for telling you in advance, the old minister will do his best to stabilize the hearts of the people."

"What are you going to do?"

Guo Peng asked Mao Jie.

Mao Jie hesitated and didn't know what to do.

This was the first time he encountered such a thing, and he was not prepared at all and could not think of any good idea for a while.

"The Supreme Emperor, the old minister... the old minister is incompetent."

Mao Jie lowered his head helplessly.

"never mind."

Guo Peng sighed and said, "The next thing you have to do is to temporarily stop the relaxation of business restrictions, and wait until the situation in the Rest Country is clear before talking. Don't add more restaurants and hotels now.

Otherwise, once the Absas Kingdom is destroyed and no merchants come, our businessmen will not be able to get through. Many of your restaurants and hotels will go bankrupt, and people will be in panic. The attacks from court officials will make you live and die.

You haven't forgotten that those people are still very dissatisfied with you yet, are you? Before, there was a lot of business, and I really made money, and I entered the treasury. The Ministry of Finance took the money to do business, was talking to you and carrying it on your shoulders. Once you have a question, the Ministry of Finance is not your most sincere ally."

Guo Peng told Mao Jie the worst situation and clearly told Mao Jie that the Ministry of Finance would not help him overcome the difficulties, and the possibility of passing the blame would be greater.

Wang Can is not a very honest person.

Mr. Guo knew this most clearly.

Before, Wang Can helped Mao Jie speak purely because Guo Peng wanted to do so, and he also saw the benefits of doing so. He helped Mao Jie for the sake of the treasury input and his own political achievements.

In this kind of matter, the Ministry of Finance can share the same happiness and irreconcilable difficulties. Once there is a problem, the treasury income will drop sharply, and maybe you have to pay for help. Wang Can will definitely not be happy.

At that time, in order to get rid of the blame and avoid causing trouble, he will definitely do such a thing.

Under the attacks of the court officials, even if Wang Can is worthy of Mao Jie if he doesn't follow him and takes advantage of him, he still hopes that he will work together with Mao Jie?

Don't think too much.

Guo Peng used practical actions to break Mao Jie's unrealistic ideas.

Mao Jie was even more frightened and nodded repeatedly.

He could even imagine the scene of his betrayal of his relatives and leaving the country in disgrace and even being sent to prison.

Guo Pengming's identity is already the emperor, and he cannot interfere in the government affairs clearly. Moreover, he is traveling around. Who knows that he will not have time to help when things break out?

Mao Jie was deeply worried.

Taking this into consideration, considering the worrying political ethics of the subordinates who were tamed by him, Guo Peng felt that even if Mao Jie had some preparation, he would not be able to escape.

The Ministry of Finance is under great financial pressure and has used money in recent years. In order to make up enough money, Wang Can has long become a frightened bird. Some slight movement can scare him to death.

So he is becoming more and more stable. If it weren't for Guo Peng's instructions, he would never have interfered in Mao Jie's affairs.

Mao Jie is a person who dares to do things and has the idea of ​​doing things. There are not many such people among the senior bureaucrats, and even fewer.

Senior bureaucrats, do less mistakes, and do not do well.

In the foreseeable future, the top leaders of the Wei Empire are likely to become stagnant, and it is necessary to introduce some people who dare to act.

Mao Jie wants to protect.

Guo Peng had an idea.

"In this way, Xiaoxian, while you are doing things here, you will submit a memorial to the emperor, and then tell the emperor, I will ask you to submit a memorial to him and discuss with him how to stabilize the situation in Yongzhou in the worst case. That's what you said."

Mao Jie was stunned for a moment, looked at Guo Peng, and suddenly a flash of inspiration was realized immediately that Guo Peng asked him to do this.

"The Supreme Emperor..."

Mao Jie stood up, walked to Guo Peng, and knelt in front of Guo Peng.

"I will never forget the kindness of the Supreme Emperor's help."

"Get up."

Guo Peng sighed and shook his head: "I'm not helping you for personal affair. Among the senior officials, there are fewer and fewer people who dare to act like you. There are no shortage of people around the emperor who are free to eat. What they lack is people who dare to act.

Although sometimes your thoughts are not completely and thorough, it is better than those Mr. Dianbi who is afraid of doing things. This time I will help you, and next time, you will help the emperor. You must think carefully, do you understand?"

Mao Jie's thoughts turned into deep sighs after a long twist.

"Since the order."

"good."

After talking about this matter, Mao Jie felt relieved and became much more calm.

Guo Peng also relaxed a little, chatted for a while, and suddenly remembered Zhuge Liang, the initiator of the incident.

The person who broke the boundaries of the market and was brave enough to develop business to help Liangzhou get rid of poverty was Zhuge Liang at the beginning.

"Xiaoxian, what do you think of Zhuge Liang?"

"What does the Supreme Emperor mean?"

"You are his former boss in his opinion of being a person, dealing with things, and abilities, and you should have some understanding of him."

“That’s true.”

Mao Jie nodded, thought about it, remembered the thrilling scene and his later deepened understanding of Zhuge Liang.

It is true that he dares to do things, but Zhuge Liang is the one who dares to do things more than others.

"From my opinion, Zhuge Liang is indeed a very talented person. He first proposed and put it into practice to break the boundaries of the market and develop business. He runs very well in Dunhuang County. The reason why I decided to do this was also based on his experience."

"What about human beings? How about human beings?"

Guo Peng then asked.

"Word of humanity..."

Mao Jie remembered the incident where Zhuge Liang wanted to expose the corruption case in Liangzhou to the central government, and couldn't help but feel scared.

If he had really exposed the incident to Luoyang, he would have been unemployed at home. It can be said that Zhuge Liang is an alternative in the officialdom and there is no trace of the unspoken rules of the officialdom in him.

He seemed to be still the same, and he had never changed.

This kind of Zhuge Liang made Mao Jie feel a little surprised and difficult to understand.

But this did not prevent Mao Jie from praising him.

"It should be said that he is a good official, at least he has never acted corruption. His actions are all for the sake of local residents. Every time he goes to a place, he has a very good reputation among local residents. To this day, the people of Dunhuang County are still praising Zhuge Liang."

Guo Peng nodded.

"Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Kongming... Xiaoxian, after I die, this is Zhuge Liang who can inherit my will and continue to govern the Wei State."

“…………”

Mao Jie was stunned for a while.

He suddenly remembered that Zhuge Liang was a cabinet clerk around Guo Peng, and was also the winner of the talent ceremony. He had been a central official by Guo Peng for many years. Guo Peng must have seen and understood him.

Later, Guo Peng released him out and was appointed as a county magistrate and a county magistrate. Now he was a gubernatorial officer, so that Zhuge Liang would go west and farther away from Luoyang. If he hadn't had a brother who was a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Mao Jie would have doubted whether Guo Peng had forgotten Zhuge Liang.

As a result, Guo Peng not only remembered that he also had a very high evaluation of Zhuge Liang.

After his death, Zhuge Liang was the one who stabilized Wei State?

Isn't this Your Majesty?

Mao Jie felt puzzled.

"Your Majesty, this Zhuge Liang?"

"I promised him to let him go, and I hope he can exercise his abilities and gain knowledge in the local area, and know what role a Luoyang government order will play in the local area. I want him to understand this, and after he understands it, he can return to Luoyang."

Guo Peng smiled and looked at Mao Jie: "Xiaoxian, I'm sorry, Zhuge Liang's status is not high, and it's okay to return to Luoyang to hold a middle-level position. Your status is too high and it's not something that a middle-level position can afford, so you have to wait for a while."

Mao Jie looked at Guo Peng so stupidly, and suddenly felt that he still underestimated Zhuge Liang.

His background seems to be not just his brother Zhuge Jin, but...

The Supreme Emperor?

Zhuge Liang turned out to be really simple in the emperor's heart?
Chapter completed!