Chapter 434: Fight if you don't agree [Subscribe]

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong came to report on the matters they were responsible for and happened to arrive at a high-level meeting.

Cao Cao asked the two of them to participate together.

Everyone takes their seats.

Pang Tong quietly looked around the room at all the bigwigs of Cao Wei and saw that Xun You was the one that suited his taste the most.

Both of them are the type who are not good-looking but have great potential.

"Two things."

"First, I intend to vigorously promote the shipbuilding industry, and even the maritime industry, which requires support in terms of resources and manpower."

"Some time ago, I gave the order to increase the number of shipbuilding apprentices and craftsmen. How is the progress?"

Cao Cao spoke first and started a topic.

What Crouching Dragon and Phoenix didn't expect was that during the small court meeting of the Wei high-level officials, the participants had different opinions.

It is not the style where Cao Cao gives orders and others follow his orders and implement them.

The Great Wei was founded only six months ago, but apart from the military aspect, it had established a leading advantage because it had been mobilizing the whole country to support armaments for many years.

In other aspects, people's livelihood and farming are far from abundant.

Resources and financial resources are relatively limited.

If we want to allocate resources to maritime affairs, we must make corresponding cuts in other areas.

As for Xun Yu and others, Cao Cao encouraged them to express their own opinions since they started following him.

Being honest and listening to public opinion is a basic quality that those in power must maintain and preserve for a long time.

No matter how capable a person is, there will be times when he is not thoughtful. If he does not listen to others, he will make mistakes and gradually become a foolish and dictatorial ruler.

Xun Yu, Xun You and others dared to argue and express their opinions even when facing Cao Cao.

Everyone is in charge of their own business and wants to get the things they are responsible for done in advance.

Opinions vary as to Cao Cao's plan to increase investment in shipbuilding and opening up the sea.

You must know that no one in the Han Dynasty fully realized the importance of opening up sea borders.

The development of maritime trade, including outings, landing operations, and even some longer-term considerations, all require early preparation and the use of fleets to complete.

Appropriately allocate resources to cultivate shipbuilding talents. The sooner you develop, the sooner you can gain advantages.

The ocean of this era is completely open and there is no competition at all.

The expansion of the fishery industry alone can bring huge benefits and provide a strong supplement to people's livelihood.

Shipping during the Han Dynasty actually consumed very little.

After the big ship is built, the main costs are time and labor costs, which is a very profitable business.

Cao Cao also considered that if he gradually gained the ability to sail long distances, he might be able to bring potatoes and corn back from the other side of the ocean.

The high yields of both and the convenient planting conditions can solve the problem of hunger in a shorter period of time.

But the ocean is so vast and there are too many uncontrollable factors that it is not a task that can be accomplished at this stage.

With the blessing of the Xiantai Seal, the Dawei may be able to complete a long voyage across the ocean.

However, there are too many variables and the process takes a long time.

Cao Cao did not dare to use the Xiantai Seal to propel a ship to the ocean, so it remained in the conceptual stage.

However, even without crossing the ocean, sea transportation can play a huge role just by being close to these countries.

China itself is surrounded by the sea on two sides. Increasing maritime construction is also to cooperate with the subsequent Grand Canal. Water transportation can solve big problems.

Cao Cao gave several examples, such as the control over Japan, the Three Han regions, resources, the transportation of hard labor, etc.

Japan is not a big country, but it still has some resources.

Subsequent captives will remain and work in their original places.

The timber, minerals and coal obtained can be transported back in large quantities to provide blood transfusion to the Wei Dynasty.

The resources of your own country should be saved and left to future generations.

All of these require increased maritime investment to achieve.

"Then let me tell you the second thing."

Cao Cao: "Regarding the business between the East and the West, the Kushans in the Western Regions. Yesterday, an envoy was sent to deliver news to the Western Regions.

Han Sheng reported to me last night that the Kushans are planning to increase taxes on our trade."

The Kushans want to increase trade taxes and charge extra for passing through.

East-West trade is a mutually beneficial relationship.

It is normal tax for each side to pay money when traveling across the border.

The Kushans proposed to increase revenue, which meant taking more than normal taxes.

"The tax increase is fake, and the main purpose is to test our attitude."

Guo Jia and the others looked at each other and frowned.

At this time, the Wei Dynasty had just been founded, and the Kushans saw that the Wei Dynasty needed to rely on the income from the East-West trade to rebuild quickly.

At this stage, East-West trade is more important and more relied upon to the Wei Dynasty.

If the Kushans became a stumbling block in trade, they themselves would also suffer great losses.

But Cao Wei suffered greater losses.

Because the Kushans were in the west, he could continue to move further west.

The Wei Dynasty would be stuck east of the Western Regions, and if it continued westward, it would have to pass through Kushan.

At this critical juncture, the Kushans stood up, blocked the transit point of East-West trade, and proposed to increase taxes, which really made the Wei Dynasty very uncomfortable.

"This kind of thing should not be allowed from the beginning."

"If we take one step back, he will take two steps forward. The losses will only increase gradually and eventually develop into a war."

Xun Yu said: "The Kushans proposed to increase taxes because they are bullying the fact that the Great Wei is too far away from the Western Regions, while they are close to it. Once a war breaks out, our consumption will be huge, while their consumption will be much lower than ours.

Considering these factors, he dared to propose a tax increase. In this kind of thing, only by fighting can people be honest. "

Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang both had this idea.

The Wei Dynasty was founded on military power and was truly not afraid of war.

Having experienced the chaos in the early years, all kinds of tragedies have happened.

Just because Cao Wei didn't have cannibalism doesn't mean other warlords didn't have it either.

Even with their bare buttocks and no clothes on, they still fought each other to the death with clods of earth and sticks.

Xun Yu, a leading civil official, would also have the idea of ​​taking action if he was not satisfied.

The Great Wei is warlike in nature.

With the courage and bloodiness that have come through the troubled times, we will fight against anyone who dares to hinder our development and a good life.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Whether to fight or not, and how to fight, I will consider it. I will just give you a warning first, and that's all for today."

"Also, I will be staying in Onozawa for a few days in a while. Who among you will go with me?"

Several people looked at each other and said in unison that they wanted to go.

Xun Yu was the only one left, looking around, moving his lips but saying nothing. Needless to say, he had to stay and look after the house.

Xun Yu immediately thought of intercepting Zhong Yao and others so that they could all take the blame together.

Cao Cao's visit to Daye Lake will not delay government affairs.

Emperors of all dynasties had the habit of avoiding summer heat.

Memorials requiring the emperor's approval would also be forwarded.

In terms of location, Daye Lake is more convenient than Yecheng for handling government affairs and memorials from the south.

"You two should go with us."

The meeting was over, and the others left. Cao Cao looked at Crouching Dragon and Phoenix:
"Are there any progress on the matters you are responsible for?"

"I was just about to report to His Majesty."

The attendant took the memorials submitted by the two men and presented them to Cao Cao.

With the improved textile machinery, the supply of raw materials must keep up.

Cao Cao had earlier issued an edict to expand agricultural production.

China's agricultural and mulberry planting is mainly concentrated in the Taihu Lake Basin, Shu, and the Pearl River Delta.

The Taihu Lake Basin includes Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, and even the area around Taihu Lake.

The climate in these locations is suitable, and mulberry leaves can be harvested three or four times a year.

Mulberry silkworm cultivation in Shu is mainly distributed in Jialing River, the middle and lower reaches of Fu River and other areas.

The Pearl River Delta is even more suitable.

Mulberry leaves can be picked seven to eight times a year, and it is one of the most intensive areas for silkworm breeding.

In addition, Nanzhang in Hubei Province is also a famous "silkworm hometown".

The same is true of the stone springs in Shaanxi.

In addition to silkworm cultivation, there are also other textile materials, such as animal and plant fibers, cotton, wool and other resources.

What Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong presented were the mulberry silkworm planting rates in various places, suggested development directions, estimated scales, and other related information.

After everything was settled, the two of them took their leave.

Cao Cao took out the interrogation bead and summoned Huang Zhong: "Han Sheng, write a letter to Kushan in my tone. The content is as follows..."

The Kushans had forgotten that they were beaten by the Huns and had to migrate westward, so Cao Cao was trying to wake them up.

Huang Zhong was in the Protectorate of the Western Regions. When he saw the content of the letter that Cao Cao asked him to draft, he couldn't help laughing.

……

Kushan, Vrushalayya.

Bo Diao didn't expect that Da Wei would reply so quickly.

Only twenty days after his letter arrived in the Western Regions, the Wei Dynasty responded.

Bo Diao had the contents of the letter translated, and then he personally read the letter.

The reply from the Great Wei was a very direct warning to the Kushans.

Don't forget why their ancestors migrated westward.

They were forced to migrate because they were forced by the Huns and suffered successive defeats.

The Huns were merely defeated by the Han people.

The Great Yuezhi defeated the small country of Daxia on their way to the west, and occupied the scattered and militarily weak Indian land, and began to lose sight of the strong and the weak.

If the Kushans are not convinced, just give it a try.

After reading the letter, Bo Diao's mouth corners slowly curled up.

As a country that emerged from troubled times, Wei’s attitude was as strong as a tiger as expected.

But the Kushans are no longer in the era when they migrated westward.

How many surrounding tribes did they defeat during their rise to power to achieve their current prosperity?

Bo Diao threw the letter aside.

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At the end of June, the wives and concubines set out for Onoze first.

Cao Cao stayed in Yecheng and discussed internal and external affairs with his ministers for several days, issuing decrees one after another.

It was not until the end of July that he set out with Xun You, Guo Jia, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix, Cheng Yu and others to Daye Lake.

In the carriage on the road, Cao Cao was still handling affairs.

Sitting on the side of his main seat was Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu held the title of Weiwei and was one of the Nine Ministers.

Public security, defense and other matters are currently under his management and he has considerable power.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, maintaining stability in various regions was the focus of governance.

However, it is actually quite difficult to make the people who have lived through turbulent times behave themselves and abide by the law.

The security environment under the rule of the Wei Dynasty is difficult to describe in a few words.

In a memorial that Cao Cao was reading, a censor collected information about chaos in various places and then submitted it to criticize Cheng Yu.

The censor also cited an example in his memorial.

After the autumn harvest, Zhang San secretly took a handful of grain from Li Si's house and put it in his own pocket.

When Li Si found out, he was furious.

If it were a few years earlier, a human life would be less valuable than a handful of grain.

If you steal my food, you are taking my life.

Li Si picked up a stone and hit Zhang San on the head. Still not satisfied, he kept swinging the stone until Zhang San died.

Zhang San's family came to take revenge, and Li Si also died.

The two sides fought each other, and as many as seven or eight people died.

There were constant disputes over protecting grain, competing for irrigation water, etc., and similar situations occurred one after another.

Those who restore order in troubled times are not afraid of fighting. They are ready to pick up weapons and fight to the death.

Cao Cao's eyebrows twitched when he saw this. A handful of millet was enough to kill seven or eight people.

The situation is similar everywhere. My life is worthless, and my life is even more worthless. If I don’t accept it, let’s fight to see who wins.

Damn, these unruly people are really my good people, they can fight and dare to fight.

But it is not a good thing to keep fighting among yourself like this, as there is absolutely no intention of abiding by the law.

To restore governance, we must strengthen the legal system.

Cao Cao, the gloomy Cheng Yu, and everyone else discussed as they walked, and arrived at Daye Lake in early August.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw a strange scene.

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