Ren Yong was very puzzled about Sima Yi's successful resolution of this debt crisis.

"Where did you get the money? You can dispose of so many merchants' debts?"

Ren Yong asked with confusion, "Didn't you robbed someone? You are an official in the court, not a thief. You can't learn from the same officials as those robbers in the former Han Dynasty!

If you do something, tell me as soon as possible. I can help you see it. If you don’t tell me, you will take responsibility if there is any problem. I don’t care about you, don’t blame me.”

Sima Yi waved his hand and laughed.

"Ren Doctor Ren is so good at joking. How could Yi be that kind of person? Yi just did what he should do. Don't worry, the source of this money will definitely not violate the law, it is absolutely clean. It is still okay to use this money to help merchants solve their debts."

Sima Yi left after saying that, and left Ren Yong for a long time before he sent someone to investigate the source of the money. He was always worried and suspected that the money was not from the right way.

How could money appear inexplicably?

You, Sima Yi, do not have the authority to mint coins.

Could it be that money I got from someone or group?

But Sima Yi was too late to announce his achievements.

He summoned the merchants who were so angry because of their debts and told them that because of Sima Yi's activity, after consulting with relevant departments, most of their debts had been exempted and they only had to bear a small part of them.

The merchants were unbelievable about this and asked Sima Yi what was going on.

Sima Yi smiled but said nothing, just told them that they would not have to bear so much debt, and they could go to the Ministry of Finance to schedule a reconciliation tomorrow, and then pay off the debt slowly according to the relevant amount.

However, this time, you are not allowed to escape debt!

The merchants were immediately moved and were so grateful to Sima Yi that they almost knelt down to Sima Yi.

In a very short time, Sima Yi's negative impact of dispatching police to force the shutdown of many shops disappeared, and replaced by higher intensity of flattery.

Poet Sima Yi's benevolent government for eliminating troubles for the people.

Merchants went to the Ministry of Finance for consultation and learned that a large part of their debts had been disposal, leaving only some that they could definitely afford.

Even if you rely solely on the production of your home land, you will definitely be able to repay the clean part!

Very good!

Very good!

For a time, the entire Ningmi City was filled with praise for Sima Yi, praising Sima Yi for being particularly capable.

Sima Yi was very happy and felt that such a good thing could not be done only in Ningmi City.

So Sima Yi then attacked several other cities, coerced and tempted them, and asked them to pay the Protectorate to settle the crisis. No matter how much they were, they would always squeeze out the oil and water from them.

The rest merchants had no choice but to face Sima Yi's threat of authority and could only accept Sima Yi's conditions and hand over money for their own safety.

The resting merchants were squeezed out and the debt crisis for most people was relieved. The debt crisis was settled and limited to a bearable range. This wave of economic crisis actually came to an end and there was no harm.

Sima Yi led the Annan Protectorate to survive the crisis. Next, he dragged his injured body and recovered while waiting for the next economic recovery.

At this time, it was May of the second year of Xingyuan.

Guo Peng led his team to the Annan Protectorate along the Shannan Dachi Road. Along the way, he witnessed the Annan Protectorate from panic and social disorder to social recovery and stable operation and farmers resume production.

Sima Yi did a good job. He had a courageous determination to stabilize the order of the Annan Protectorate, and never used a soldier. At most, he used the police in his hands to maintain public order.

Then the entire Annan Protectorate praised him for his ability to do things, stabilize people's hearts, and help everyone reduce losses.

Guo Chengzhi was very happy about this situation, praised Sima Yi for his ability to do things, and thought Zhuge Liang was good at looking at people and could recommend excellent officials to Guo Peng.

However, Guo Peng sent people to go out to inquire about the news, and captured some unusual messages from some of the rumors on the streets and alleys.

Then Guo Peng went directly to meet the county magistrate of a county, showed his identity, and learned from the county magistrate that Sima Yi was able to stabilize the people's hearts and resolve the economic crisis at an extremely fast speed.

"So, Sima Zhongda got a huge sum of money from the Ali merchant, disposaled most of the debts, and solved the crisis?"

“That’s it.”

Xicheng County Magistrate Li Feng sat next to Guo Peng and looked at Guo Peng's face carefully.

He didn't know that Guo Peng was here and was all about dealing with the crisis. If Guo Peng hadn't revealed his identity, he would have thought that some rich old man was visiting him and wanted to do business here.

The result was the Supreme Emperor.

He almost fainted from scaring.

"All those rest merchants have surrendered?"

Guo Peng continued to inquire.

"Yes, Sima Dupu tells them that if they don't pay the money, they will drive them away from Wei and drive them out of Wei territory, so that they can return to the peace that is in the midst of war, and let them die in the world. Everyone in the peace is afraid and they will pay money for peace."

Li Feng replied softly.

Guo Chengzhi looked at Guo Peng with a look of surprise - Is Sima Yi an official or a bandit?

Can you still do this?

Isn't this doing bad things?

Guo Peng's face was calm, but he didn't react much.

"I think Sima Zhongda's reputation among the people should be very good after this incident."

Guo Peng shook his head and sighed, "But... it's hard to say, even if this group of people can go back, how many can they go back? How can they pass on it? They can't make silk, tea, lacquer and porcelain themselves, so they still have to buy it."

Silk and tea are equivalent to hard currency. The other party’s powerful needs are hard demands. Even if the other party knows that a Wei official blackmails them, what can it be?

If the things are shipped back and sold, they can still make money, as long as the price is high enough.

The seller's market is so strong that it has enough foundation to cause Sima Yi to suffer, so Guo Peng does not care about the joys, anger, sorrow, and happiness of these resting merchants.

It is not impossible to solve the economic crisis with their money.

It is true that these pies that fall from the sky are often not free, and no one knows what negative impact this will bring in more than ten or twenty years.

Perhaps, it may not have any impact at all. Business still needs to be done. There are so many lie, is business still business?

If you don’t have some special means, you can’t even call it business. It’s meaningless if you don’t have intrigue.

It’s just Sima Yi’s technique that made Guo Peng feel a little uncomfortable.

He is not a businessman, he is an official.

His main business is not to make some money by intrigue or maximize profits with businessman’s thinking, but to govern the local area and stabilize the people. Administration is different from doing business. Businessmen pursue profits, and the fundamental pursuit of administration is to connect with people, not profits.

Using long-term political communication and losses to earn temporary stability, reputation and short-term benefits is not something that a high-ranking official at the central level should have.

Sima Yi is a super bureaucratic and wise politician, but not a politician. He has a short vision and a deep thought, or rather - he doesn't want to do so.

He can see further than ordinary bureaucrats and politicians, but if he does not reach the height of a politician, he will not suffer much damage to the politician. But if he is allowed to govern the national affairs, the seeds of overturn will inevitably be planted.

He would bring this method of doing things to the central government, and he would be more skillful than ordinary mediocre officials. He would be so smart that people would not see the harm of his doing so for a while.

When the harm comes, he may have left his hands or died, and no one can pursue him.

But the seeds of crisis are planted by him, but he does not have to bear any responsibility.

The central power of the Wei Empire was extremely powerful and could dominate the local government. Everything that central officials did could affect the entire empire. Therefore, we must be very cautious and not ignore the long-term cost for the sake of current interests.

This is an extremely irresponsible act.

Sima Yi did not respect his own responsibilities. He was not a responsible person. He had no sense of awe for power and position.

As the emperor, Guo Peng was trembling and walking on thin ice, afraid that the policies he formulated would lead to the people's misfortune and wars were everywhere.

He likes power, loves power, but also respects power.

Sima Yi did not have this awareness.

So Guo Peng came to a conclusion that Sima Yi could only be an official in the local area, not an official in the central government.

Or to put it more specifically, it is not impossible to go to the central government, but it can only be allowed to be instructed by the central government to do things, but it must not be allowed to take charge of the world's authority and formulate world policies.

He cannot touch the dozens of most important policies-making official positions in the central government. He can only be a knife in his hand, not a knife holder.

This is for sure.

"Uprade, do you think Sima Dudu did something wrong?"

Li Feng asked Guo Peng carefully.

He was very worried that Guo Peng would do something to Sima Yi. In this way, those who cooperated with Sima Yi and threatened the merchants of Anxi will also be held accountable. It is hard to say what punishment they will be punished at that time.

"This is not a mistake. What Sima Yi did cannot be considered a mistake."

Guo Peng shook his head: "It's just that all he did is not for no price to pay, but this price is not for him to pay, but for all of you, and you may not even know that you are paying the price."

Li Feng looked confused and couldn't understand what Guo Peng was talking about.

But he heard it.

The Supreme Emperor didn't seem very satisfied with what Sima Yi did.

But what does that have to do with him?

He is just a small county magistrate, and I don’t know if he will have the chance to live the two thousand stone county magistrates in his life.

As long as the Supreme Emperor does not hold him accountable, he doesn't have to worry about anything. Low status also has the benefits of low status.
Chapter completed!