The "middlemen" on the side of General Fei Qian were not without troubles, but Fei Qian was so ruthless that he directly attracted a large number of "counting talents" to bypass the rural nobles, and even formed a direct transport fleet.

Collect taxes, rent, etc. directly from the place of origin...

Even the nomadic Hu people who surrendered did not hide away. The Hu people who were educated and needed to "respect teachers and value education" completed the homework assigned by the teacher perfectly. The number of cattle and sheep in the family was clearly reported. They wanted to pretend

I don't know how difficult it is to get through the test in a daze...

Therefore, in Cao Cao's case, on the one hand, the numbers reported by the nobles from various places were already somewhat watered down, and there were many who concealed the encroachment. On the other hand, these nobles were entrusted to collect and pay on their behalf. Naturally, there were also some handling fees, damage fees, transportation fees, etc.

, what really came into Xun Yu’s hands was that it was folded over and over.

So now Cao Cao's actual income is not as good as Fei Qian's, which is naturally normal. Then what Fei Qian can do, can Cao Cao do it now?

can not do this.

Cao Cao was different from Fei Qian from the beginning. Cao Cao relied on the support of the Cao family, the Xiahou family, and the gentry in the Chenliu area, especially the support of Yingchuan Xunyu and others, to survive and develop while moving from north to south and from east to west.

, so of course it is impossible to abandon these people.

However, the embarrassing predicament had to force Cao Cao and Xun Yu to have the idea of ​​​​reform. After all, the pressure brought by Fei Qian beside them was too great. If they did not move and did not reform, they would not be able to compete with Fei Qian.

"I heard that there is a new theory on salt and iron in Xijing..." Liu Xie said slowly, "I have also re-read "The Theory of Salt and Iron"... I have heard about the way to govern people, the prevention of sexual misconduct, the principle of morality, and the suppression of profit.

But benevolence and righteousness should not be shown for benefit, and then education can be promoted and customs can be changed... When I first read it when I was young, I also felt that virtuous and reasonable, specializing in evil, but now I read it again... but I don't know why, I actually feel that so-called virtuous

, is not really virtuous, I wonder what Xun Aiqing thinks?"

"Lun on Salt and Iron" is a record-style political essay written by Huan Kuan based on the famous "Salt and Iron Conference" in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty. However, Hengkuan's butt is naturally a little crooked. The book describes many times the behavior of government officials.

Embarrassed, or silently disagreeing, or getting angry, or feeling ashamed...

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's salt and iron monopoly did indeed make a significant contribution to defeating the Xiongnu, but no policy was perfect or unchangeable for a hundred years. After a period of implementation of the salt and iron policy, problems inevitably appeared in

Economically, patented state-owned enterprises lead to corruption and inefficiency, while the unchecked power of the government makes it impossible to achieve equal competition in the market, further promoting the deterioration of the Han economy. This is indeed an indisputable fact.

We have also seen that these so-called virtuous Han people keep saying that the salt and iron franchise is "competing with the people for profit" and is not beneficial to the country. However, in fact, the "people" are not ordinary people, but "rich people".

Salt and iron, from another perspective, are strategic materials. Controlling strategic materials inhibits the development of local powerful forces. Therefore, those "virtuous men" in those days kept worrying about the country and the people, and then proposed the abandoned salt and iron franchise.

The shouts and shouts are actually part of the basis for the current rise of armed forces in various places and the separatism of the heroes.

Of course, more than two hundred years have passed since the salt and iron theory. Even if it were to be reversed now, it would not be of much significance. Therefore, Liu Xie's meaning did not refer to salt and iron, but to something else...

A slight breeze blew from outside the hall, shaking the curtains inside the hall, causing the light and shadow to sway along with it.
Chapter completed!