Sun Ce understood. A large number of people moved in, and Wuxian could become a capital city. Why is the housing prices still soaring? The rise is probably not just housing prices, charcoal, and other daily necessities cannot escape the price increase.

Feng Wan is his concubine and a craftsman in Wujun Mu Academy. Although her level cannot be compared with Huang Yueying, she is not much different from others. She has a first-mover advantage and is one of the pillars of Mu Academy. If she can't afford a house and dare not burn charcoal to keep warm in the cold, others can imagine it. Wujun locals may be a little better, after all, they do not have the urgent need to buy a house, but the families of newly moved civil officials are different. Moving is like a broken family, and the losses are not small. In addition, most of his civil and military officials are poor families, and their family property is not rich. After being suppressed by the soaring housing prices, many people may have to rent a house.

Cai Mao, this bastard!

Sun Ce was furious and was in a state of mercy. He just wanted to call Cai Mao over and beat him. Seeing that Sun Ce's face was not good, Yuan Quan hurriedly said, "Husband, you are angry and full of yang energy. Help Awanyou to help her feet look cold like ice."

Sun Ce woke up, took off his coat and went to bed, and hugged Feng Wan in his arms. Feng Wan was inexplicably happy, hugged Sun Ce's waist, stretched her feet between Sun Ce's legs, wrapped around Sun Ce like a snake, and closed her eyes comfortably. "It's so warm, so comfortable."

Yuan Quan went out and gave a few instructions, turned around and came back, sat by the bed, patted Feng Wan's face. "It was me who failed to fulfill my sister's responsibilities and made you suffer. From today on, I will give you the charcoal money this winter, which is considered a sin."

Feng Wan hurriedly said, "Sister, why did this make it harder for you to live in the camp than me."

Yuan Quan squeezed his eyes with a smile, then leaned against Feng Wan's ear, muttering a few words in a low voice. Feng Wan suddenly realized, looked at Sun Ce secretly, then covered her mouth and smiled, nodding repeatedly. Although Yuan Quan's voice was small, Sun Ce's ears were super powerful and could hear clearly. He just pretended not to listen. His face was very calm, but his little heart could not control his excitement. His pounding speeded up, powerful and powerful, just like the sound of war drums before the war.

Outside the house, several maids were busy, and the room slowly warmed up. When Yin Wei was wearing a windbreaker and pushing the door, the two maids lowered their heads, brought the bath basin and cloth towel in, quietly retreated, and brought the door. Yin Wei took off the windbreaker, hung it on the side of the clothes railing, twisted her waist and came to the edge of the bed, her face flushed, looked at Sun Ce, then at Yuan Quan and Yin Wei, and covered her lips and smiled.

"What is this title today? Is it a three-character quatrain?"

Sun Ce turned over and dismounted and strode into the county temple.

The busy county officials saw Sun Ce's bad expression, and they held their breath and hurriedly asked him to hello and avoided him. No one dared to make things boring. After receiving the news, the county magistrate Wei Teng rushed over. When he saw Sun Ce's murderous attitude, he couldn't help feeling guilty and even his smile was a little forced.

"General, you are..."

Sun Ce smiled slightly but didn't. "The year is approaching, and the prefectures and counties are planning, and Wu County is the best in the political achievements of Wu County. I'll take a look at the Ming court."

Wei Teng smiled bitterly, turned around and invited Sun Ce to come to the court, turned around and ordered someone to move the accounts. Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled that he would not have to do so much. "I have seen the results. I will naturally check whether there is moisture. I want to hear what difficulties you have."

Wei Teng pondered for a moment and gritted his teeth. "There are indeed difficulties, mainly two: one is that the population is growing too fast, and people from all over the world have them, with different customs and disputes from time to time. The county has insufficient officials and is exhausted; the other is that prices are rising, people's livelihood is difficult, and there are many complaints."

"Don't worry, Ming court said it slowly."

Wei Teng bowed to thank him and roughly said the matter. Since the previous year, he has been serving as Wu Ling. He has been very stable and has no big problems. The only accident is that Shen You attacked at the beginning of the year, drawing troops, money and grain, and collecting corvee labor, but it only took a while, and Wu County was completed quite well. The real trouble came from the second half of the year. After Sun Ce defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, some people began to move to Wu County one after another. After the autumn, the number of people increased, and Wei Teng realized that the trouble was coming.

Wu County is the capital of Wu County. It has a large household registration and has developed earlier. The surrounding idle land is limited, and most of them have a dominant land. If only migrant workers come, it may be better, but many people want to settle down, which is troublesome. They want to buy a house, not a small courtyard, but a large house with dozens or even hundreds of people. And there is a demand for hundreds of buildings at once, which raises the housing prices and rents in Wu County at once. Other prices have also increased, but the prices are determined by supply and demand. As long as foreign investment is allocated from other places, the prices can quickly fall, but the housing prices cannot be solved.

Houses are real estate and cannot be allocated from other places. Moreover, the number of foreigners will increase, so the price will not be reduced for a while.

Sun Ce remained silent. "The Ming court did not expect this situation?"

Wei Teng was embarrassed and apologized. "Teng was not foreseeable and caught off guard."

Sun Ce did not ask again. Wei Teng was essentially a famous scholar. He was not proficient in actual affairs. It was not outrageous that he could handle existing affairs well. It was not easy. It was indeed a bit difficult for him to predict the development trend and prepare in advance. Not only Wei Teng was the case alone, but most officials of this era were like this. Those who could actively solve existing problems were capable officials, and few people had the ability and habit of overall planning.

At this point, they are far less sensitive than merchants. In an agricultural society that emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce, officials first seek stability and do not have any problems, and secondly seek fame and do not seek trouble. Therefore, they are better off doing less than doing more and do not have the habit of taking the initiative to consider problems.

Of course, the keenness of a businessman may not be a good thing. Cai Mao was very sensitive, but he used all his intelligence to make profits for himself. The housing prices in Wu County rose so much, although it was because there was little free land, but there was another reason that could not be ignored: he bought the limited free house first. It was not that he took direct action, but that some Jingxiang people he instructed, in simple terms, were the Jingxiang housing speculation group.

If Wei Teng didn't say these things, Sun Ce could find out. He came to see Wei Teng just to see the attitude of Wu Ling. The person who was the most difficult to hide from Cai Mao's method of these methods was Wei Teng. Wei Teng did not agree, did not stop, and did not report, and would protect himself. He could not do Wu Ling well. Historically, he insisted on principles because Sun Ce's behavior hurt the interests of the Kuaiji clan. Now it hurts the interests of the people of Wujun and outsiders. It has nothing to do with the people of Kuaiji, so he doesn't care.

So at this moment he only had embarrassment and no self-blame.

Sun Ce learned about some of the situation and stood up to say goodbye. Wei Teng didn't understand why, so he sent Sun Ce outside the door. Seeing Sun Ce get on the horse and leave, he picked up the corner of his mouth, snorted, and returned to the main hall with his hands behind his back.

After leaving the county temple, Sun Ce walked around the city and met with some of his subordinates who had just moved in to learn about their situation. He ordered people to record them one by one, promising to solve their difficulties within ten days and ask them not to worry. While understanding the situation, he also heard a lot of news about Zhou Yi. After Zhou Yi took over the prefect of Wujun, he had been coordinating for more than half a month to try to solve this problem.

In the evening, Sun Ce returned to Dalei Mountain and came to the small courtyard where Yang Biao lived.

Yang Biao was sitting in the back garden. After making the decision, he became much more relaxed. Even his eyebrows and eyes were stretched out, and the wrinkles on his forehead faded. Seeing Sun Ce coming, he stood up to greet him and smiled and said, "How can the general come?"

"If you have something to ask Yang Gong for advice." Sun Ce took the record from Yang Yi and handed it to Yang Biao. Yang Biao took it and reached out to invite Sun Ce to go to the study to speak. The two entered the study. Zhang Jun came in and turned on the lamp, and served hot tea again. Sun Ce sat opposite Yang Biao, and Sun Ce drank tea. Yang Biao looked through the record and frowned slightly.

"Is this Wei Teng the son of Wei Lang?"

"Duke Yang has an impression of Wei Lang?"

"I met once. When I became an official, he was a minister in the court and was soon dismissed for the party and imprisonment. However, there were many rumors that he heard. Among the court officials, he was also considered a kind of civil and military talent. Of course, his martial arts cannot be compared with you, and it has certain exaggeration."

"Mr. Yang, how do you think this problem is solved?"

"It's not difficult to solve." Yang Biao put down the record and tapped it gently with his fingers. "You don't have to be too anxious. Zhou Yi can solve it completely. He took over for so many days, and the relevant situation should be clearer than you. It just needs to be solved overall. You can't treat the head and the foot pain." He paused and said, "General, you care about your subordinates. This is a good thing, but you should not solve it yourself. Even to be serious, it is unreasonable for you to check this matter yourself. Care and interview are two actions of different natures."

Sun Ce frowned.

Seeing this, Yang Biao continued, "Do you know the difference between magic power when you read "Han Feizi"?"

Sun Ce had read "Han Feizi", but it was obviously not the time to show off at this moment. He bowed politely. "I would like to ask Mr. Yang for advice."

"A king is ordered to be in heaven, to rule over the world, to be respectful and punished, to be noble and able to sin against others, this is power, and this is natural. If you use power well, it is like a sharp blade breaking through the bamboo, and it is unstoppable. How to use power? You should follow the law. Regulation, the ruler and the ministers act according to the law, each perform their own abilities, each shoulder their responsibilities, and not overcome each other. This is the law. What is the art? Art is a technique for controlling the inferior. If you do not give good deeds, and the etiquette is insufficient, then it is supplemented by art. This has fallen into the inferior and is essentially distrustful of the ministers. You can follow the power, but not the classics. Lao Tzu said that you do not rely on your position, and do not plan your politics. If you rely on skills and seek immediate convenience, you will inevitably cross the boundaries of the king and his subjects and influence the governance."

Sun Ce smiled and teased. "Yang Gong's words were mixed with Confucianism, Taoism and law, and it was indeed a high-level view, and I admire it."

"The way of Han is originally a kingly way. Confucianism outside and law inside. Law is born from Confucian etiquette, but it is just a naughty. If you can enforce the law and be good, go back to rituals and benevolence and righteousness, you will be almost like Taoism. Only when people eat grains and grains, including rice and wheat, and fish, can they be healthy. You should also use Confucianism and law in governing the country. It is just that there is a bias, and you should not mess with the main and secondary, forget the power of the scriptures, and follow the small techniques and forget the great way."

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