Chapter 423: Some Leisure Chess
Tian Ze, who had put the world's noble families on the spot, was in a good mood now.
Coming from later generations, with his increased political wisdom, he was able to use some of the tactics with ease.
How did housing prices go up? How did the 996 work schedule come about? How did hunger marketing come about?
The reasons behind these are worth learning for Tian Ze.
A little bit of fur is enough.
After all, people of this era are still relatively "simple".
"Your Majesty, is it inappropriate for these noble families to go to various places to develop and educate people?"
After learning about the movements of various aristocratic families, Cheng Yu instinctively became alert.
Although he knew that this situation must have been caused by Tian Ze behind the scenes, he was still a little worried.
"What's wrong with that?" Tian Ze was fishing by the Luo River at this time, feeling quite contented.
On the side, Sima Yi, who was specially called over by Tian Ze, was erecting a monument for Luo River.
Although it was unclear why Tian Ze had called him here specifically to do this, the still young Sima Yi did not dare to disobey.
Glancing at Sima Yi who was wiping the stone tablet respectfully, Tian Ze nodded slightly.
This was also a way for him to vent his anger for Luo Shui.
It was once a holy river as famous as the Yellow River, but because of this old guy, it has become an ordinary river.
Tian Ze could feel the pulse of the mountains and rivers. Now the fortune of the Luo River was not much worse than that of the Yellow River. Its fate was truly miserable.
Cheng Yu followed Tian Ze's gaze and looked at Sima Yi, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
A treacherous minister is not always a treacherous minister from the beginning.
The Sima Yi of this time and space is no longer the person who should be despised for thousands of years in later generations.
At this time, Sima Yi was still a young man, without the so-called eagle-eyed and wolf-like eyes or a traitorous mind.
Although his actions were a little shady, Jia Xu and Cheng Yu admired him even more because of this, and felt that this boy might be able to inherit their mantle in the future.
After all, although Zhuge Liang was an excellent person, he was too upright.
Some things that are inconvenient for Zhuge Liang to do naturally require another person to do it, and Sima Yi is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
The two complement each other and check and balance each other, making them a perfect match.
Recovering his thoughts, Cheng Yu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the world has not yet been unified. If these noble families go out without permission, it may be a hidden danger."
Expanding territory and educating the people with Tian Ze's permission is not the same as going out privately.
The former is a partner, while the latter, in Cheng Yu's view, is someone who is stealing his job.
A family that is out of control should not exist.
Otherwise, if these people get carried away and really try to establish a kingdom, it will be extremely disadvantageous for them.
Tian Ze understood Cheng Yu's meaning and casually put the small fish on the hook into the wooden barrel beside him. He glanced at the full barrel of small fish and slightly signaled Dian Wei beside him.
Dian Wei picked up the wooden barrel with one hand and poured the fish in the barrel back into the Luo River.
"Zhongde, don't worry. It's not that easy to start a business outside."
After putting the bait on the hook, Tian Ze started fishing again.
"How strong can the noble families that are not under our command be now? And most of them are located in the Central Plains. As for those that can venture out, their combined strength is nothing to worry about."
"It's okay to struggle close to the big guy, but it's impossible to run too far away."
Since Tian Ze was willing to release the bait, he was sure that the big fish would not get off the hook. "These places that are closer, no matter how well they run, are just working for us. It's nothing more than giving them more support in the future as compensation."
“And if they want to go to further places, they can’t do without our support.”
"So, no matter how we calculate it, we won't lose. We can just wait and eat what's ready."
Capitalist Tian never does business at a loss, and is particularly good at selling out others and letting them count the money for him.
Shouldn't these noble families be grateful that I can give them the opportunity to go out?
I don't need them to contribute much. They just work for me for a dozen or even dozens of years for free. Is that too much?
I am training them, what a great thing!
"Besides, if they leave, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Liu Fan will be weakened, right? We should be happy."
When the strong is fighting the weak, the best way is not to confront them head-on, but to let the enemy collapse on its own.
Tian Ze never uses any conspiracy, all of his schemes are blatant and blatant.
And it’s all for everyone’s good.
The beneficiaries of this incident are the aristocratic families who participated. They seized the initiative and won a ticket to the future.
Tian Ze was the beneficiary, as he gained a bunch of free workers and also weakened the enemy's strength invisibly.
Even to some extent, the princes of the Central Plains were also the beneficiaries.
They were able to better organize the forces under their command, greatly enhancing their control, and even take the opportunity to squeeze more money out of the aristocratic families, so that various reforms could be smoothly promoted.
To some extent, everyone benefits and a win-win situation is achieved.
But there are always some people who earn more and some who earn less, and the gap becomes even bigger in the short term.
Sun Ce and others were aware of this conspiracy, but they were completely unable to break it.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
After thinking all this through, Cheng Yu sighed sincerely.
War is just a means, and many things can only be solved by war. But at the same time, there are also many things that do not need to be solved by war.
In the eyes of the world, Tian Ze is good at government affairs, but seems to have average ability in military affairs.
But in Cheng Yu's eyes, Tian Ze was an extremely terrifying existence in military strategy.
Many battles had already begun without them noticing.
After all, war is not only about the fighting of swords and guns. Economic warfare, psychological warfare, etc. are also wars.
In these battlefields, Tian Ze was almost always victorious, leaving all the princes in the world helpless.
Many times, by the time they react, the battle is already over.
"It's just some casual chess moves, just for fun." Tian Ze said nonchalantly.
His gaze was never towards the south, but towards the entire world.
With different positions, the perspectives are naturally completely different.
Although Cheng Yu and others were aware of Tian Ze's ambitions and knew how big the world was, their limitations in understanding and inertial thinking made them accustomed to looking at things from the perspective of unifying the Central Plains.
Therefore, although Tian Ze's political wisdom and strategic vision are not as good as Cheng Yu and others, he is always able to surpass Cheng Yu and others in many cases.
Because this is no longer just a difference in intelligence, it also involves knowledge and experience.
"If Your Majesty had made a few more moves, I'm afraid we wouldn't have to lead our troops south." Cheng Yu said with a smile.
Tian Ze shook his head: "Some battles must be fought and cannot be avoided."
(End of this chapter)
