The lights in the secret room swayed dimly, shaking Guo Jia's back. Looking at the content on the bamboo paper, Guo Jia thought carefully for a moment and looked up at Qin Pei.

"Zhang Ren?" Guo Jia closed the bamboo paper and said in confusion: "This person is quite capable, but now he is an important position in Yizhou and is an important official in Yizhou. Liu Zhang is lucky to have this person as a general. But if he says he cannot be recruited, I don't believe it."

Qin Pei smiled bitterly and said, "This man was born in poverty and was able to have the position today because of his loyalty, courage and fearlessness. He was highly appreciated by Liu Yan. He was also an important official who was entrusted before Liu Yan died of illness. He was strong in nature and wanted to plan..."

In the end, he did not continue to talk. It was difficult to persuade Zhang Ren to secretly turn against the court while helping Liu Zhang.

"It's okay!" Guo Jia placed the bamboo paper on the table, pinched his eyebrows and said, "Since this person is loyal to Liu Zhang, there is no conflict with us, it saves some effort."

"Then Zhuo Ying should try to contact us secretly. Don't let him know about you. This person is sleek and should not be trusted." Guo Jia did not get up, but looked at the bookshelf around him and smiled: "Are these all talents in Shu?"

"Not bad." Qin Pei nodded and said, "Although his background is different, they are all talented."

A glimmer flashed in Guo Jia's eyes, and he nodded and smiled, "Jia wants to study here for a while. I'm afraid I'll disturb you in the mansion these days."

"It's okay." Qin Pei nodded quickly.

"In addition, there is another thing that needs Brother Qin's help." Guo Jia smiled.

"It's okay to say it," Qin Pei bowed.

"I saw that Brother Qin had already operated cement in Shu, but it was limited to people's livelihood. This thing was good for building roads. If we could build several cement roads in Shu, not only would our army have a lot of smooth flow when we return to Shu in the future, but when Shu returned to the court in the future, it would also be convenient for fellow Shu to travel together. Why didn't Liu Zhang recommend that Liu Zhang build roads?" Guo Jia looked at Qin Pei and said in confusion.

To get rich, build roads first. Guanzhong has proved this with reality. Now, with the continuous construction of cement roads and the passage of rail cars, commerce has gradually flourished. With so many talents in Shu, how can no one see the significance of it? Or...

Qin Pei smiled bitterly and said, "Even if his subordinates are willing to offer cement production, the roads in Shu are difficult, and repairing the roads is a considerable expense. With Liu Zhang's temperament, he may not be willing to allocate food and salary from the treasury to build the roads. As for the families in Shu, they have plans for each other, and they are afraid they are unwilling to bear it."

Guo Jia nodded. At that time, Liu Zhang dared to take down the gifts given to Liu Xie by Liu Yan privately. Later, after Liu Yan discovered it, he made up for it and apologized to Liu Xie with a letter. This matter was considered over. With his stinginess, even if he knew that the repair of the road would greatly improve the economy of Shuzhong, he might not be willing to pay money from his own treasury.

"Are there any people who can speak in the provincial governor's mansion, or among the aristocratic families?" Guo Jia asked with his fingers gently tapping the table.

"There are some. Now our Qin family has industries all over Shu County and has contacts with many aristocratic families." Qin Pei said with a smile.

"In the matter of road construction, I found someone to work together to force Liu Zhang to compromise. Liu Zhang paid half of the money, and then led by the Shu family, investing half of the money." Guo Jia made the decision.

"I'm afraid it's very difficult." Qin Pei smiled bitterly. Although everyone knows the benefits of road construction, no one is willing to bear the expenses. Even if this matter is proposed, the aristocratic family wants Liu Zhang to pay for it, and Liu Zhang also wants the aristocratic family to pay for it. In this way, you push me and I push you. In the end, even if it can be achieved, it will take several years of success.

"Teel it with salt!" Guo Jia smiled.

"Salt transportation!?" Qin Pei said in shock.

"Not bad." Guo Jia nodded and said, "You can first bring a batch of fine salt into Shu for sale, so that you can see the huge profits in it, and then contact the families of various aristocratic families to use equally divided salt transportation and sale as bait, and ask the families to join forces to force the provincial and ministerial palace to compromise."

"It's just a matter of salt transportation, your Majesty..." Qin Pei said with a wry smile.

Since the development of refined salt, many merchants in Chang'an have been staring at this piece of fat meat. Now, almost all the salt transportation matters are controlled by the three great merchants of Zhen, Su and Zhang. If you want to get a share of the pie, Qin Pei's own family knows his own affairs, and it is not enough to win it with himself.

"Before I left, I asked Your Majesty for the right to transport salt in Shu. The Zhen family will cooperate, but the source of goods is from the Zhen family. You are only responsible for reselling them." Guo Jia smiled and said, "With this thing, the Shu family may let go?"

"Yes!" Qin Pei was overjoyed. Even if it was just the sales rights of Shuzhong, the profits were very terrifying. The method of fine salt processing had not been promoted. The court had an absolute advantage in this regard. If this could be used as bait, Qin Pei was confident enough to convince several major families in Shuzhong to work with him. Using this as an excuse, for the sake of more convenient and quicker salt transportation, driven by enough profits, it was enough for these people to help them build roads willingly.

"Go to transport salt first, this matter should be as soon as possible!" Guo Jia said in a deep voice. The attack on Shu has now been put on the agenda of the court. At most, war will be about to start. In two years, it is impossible to do all the roads in Shuzhong. Even in Guanzhong, the matter has begun to be repaired. However, as long as some dangerous places are done first, it will be of great help to the imperial army entering Shu. Guo Jia has already thought of several important places. Once the plan is successful, he will ask Qin Pei to focus on the development of these places.

Guo Jia stayed in the Qin Mansion until very late before leaving. He did not find Liu Ye in the Qin Mansion. He returned to the inn and did not say much. Not many people knew about the Secret Guard Mansion, but there were still people in Chang'an. But no one knew how much energy the Secret Guard Mansion had. Guo Jia knew that this was a trump card in Liu Xie's hand, and he must not easily reveal it to others. This time, letting himself know that one is Liu Xie's trust. On the other hand, isn't it also tied up?

Guo Jia could only smile without saying a word about the emperor's increasingly proficient emperor's mind.

The next morning, Liu Ye took Guo Jia to the provincial governor's mansion, so there was no need to say anything about the process. When Liu Zhang received the edict, his panic expression made Guo Jia's evaluation of this person a little lower.

If a prince lives in Shu, if you don’t want to leave, who can move you away? If you are still taken away in this situation, then the prince Liu Zhang will be considered too cowardly.

Then, Shu Wu naturally gave up on various reasons and enlightened Liu Zhang. No matter how incompetent Liu Zhang was, for Shuzhong, if the provincial governor could be taken away by the court under such circumstances, it would not be Liu Zhang's personal problem, but Shuzhong was slapped in the face.

Liu Ye did not force each other too much. He just came to pass the imperial edict. As for whether Liu Zhang returned to Chang'an, it was not his control. Shu Wu protected each other, which coincided with Liu Ye and Guo Jia's plan. If Liu Zhang was really moved away, although he had hit the face of Shuzhong, the court would have no excuses to send troops to attack Shu again. After a few simple words of comfort and comfort, Liu Ye said that this time he was just coming to pass the imperial edict, and he might not have to take Liu Zhang away immediately.

In Shu Wu's view, this is naturally Liu Ye's compromise.

"Please say something about the emperor before His Majesty. Ji Yu promised that he would never dare to commit this matter again." After the civil and military dispersed, Liu Ye, as a relative, was welcomed into the mansion by Liu Zhang and spoke in a conversation. After he waved everyone away, Liu Zhang cried and begged Liu Ye.

He had just ascended the throne for a while, and his foundation was unstable. He really didn't want to get rid of the court that was gradually growing.

"Ji Yu." Liu Ye looked at Liu Zhang, sighed, shook his head and said, "Some things are originally things in Shu, I don't want to care about them. You are even a relative of the Han family. After all, the world belongs to my Liu family. You are in charge of Shu. Your Majesty was planning to support you as your arm, but Zhang Lu has already made trouble in the court. How can you exonerate Your Majesty for you?"

"Your Majesty... has no intention to attack Shu?" Liu Zhang couldn't help but say happily when he heard this.

"You~" Liu Ye looked at Liu Zhang in disappointment, shook his head and said, "There is Yuan Shao becoming stronger and stronger in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, and Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Tao Qian in the Central Plains, and all the heroes are rising. You and I are all from the Han Dynasty. If this incident had not caused a lot of storm and storm, they were all descendants of the Han Dynasty, how could Your Majesty attack you at this time?"

Liu Zhang thought about it, and this is indeed the case. After all, everyone is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Liu Xie had no reason to ignore the princes of the Central Plains and attack Shuzhong first.

Hearing Liu Ye say this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"But..." Liu Ye changed his mind, which made Liu Zhang's already relieved heart rise again.

"I saw you when I entered Shu this time, but I was quite disappointed with you." Liu Ye looked at Liu Zhang and shook his head and sighed: "Do you know that you have become the laughing stock of the people in Shu now? You are the lord of Yizhou. Even if you have done so, how could it be these common people's turn to make a mistake!"

"Don't worry, the emperor's uncle. My nephew will definitely deal with this matter in the future and severely punish these unruly people." Liu Zhang couldn't help but say hate when he heard this.

"Don't be fooled!" Liu Ye snorted angrily: "You are the one who guards the people more than the one who guards Sichuan. Are you trying to force the people in Shu to rise up and overthrow my great man?"

"This..." Liu Zhang was so guilty of being stared at Liu Ye, and looked at Liu Ye carefully and said, "My nephew is stupid, please teach me."

Liu Ye sighed and said, "Do you know why this is the case?"

"My nephew has lost his virtue." Liu Zhang couldn't help but say bitterly when he heard this.

"Wrong!" Liu Ye snorted coldly: "If you have any virtue, how could this matter be known to the people so quickly? This is someone secretly attacking your reputation behind your back, which makes you lose your majesty. How long has it been since you took office? You know that the entire state and the governor's office has been undermined by others!?"
Chapter completed!