Looking at Mang Mao bowing to the ground on his seat, Wei Qi returned the greeting and said: "The general is so kind, how can Qi repay him! But I will obey the general's orders."

Mang Mao said: "The Prime Minister is talking about Duanzi. When will the Prime Minister see Duanzi?"

Wei Qidao: "A few days ago..."

Before he finished speaking, Mang Mao interrupted: "When?"

Wei Qidao: "The worldly affairs are complicated, how can you remember innocence."

Mang Mao said: "Before or after going to a certain country to lead troops?"

Wei Qidao: "Let me think about it... Before the general goes into battle, it will take about ten days?"

Mang Mao said: "At that time, why didn't the king ask Duanzi to go out into battle and accomplish a great feat?"

Wei Qi said: "Your Majesty's thoughts are beyond the control of your ministers. I don't know the truth."

Mang Mao said: "It's a pity. Just like Duanzi, he went out with someone at that time, played a few games at will, and made some achievements, just like trying to find a bag."

Wei Qidao: "It's just as the general said. If there is a joke under Xingyang City, the general must have a clever plan."

Mang Mao was angry in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He said calmly: "Xingyang's defeat was Cheng's fault. The Qin people attacked unprepared."

Wei Qi changed the subject himself and said: "On that day, Duanzi met the king, and the king immediately ordered Qi to find a mansion for Duanzi, and specifically said that he was not allowed to live in Guanyi. Qi couldn't find many mansions, so he had to clean up a quiet place to live and arrange some

The servants and servants settled down. When the king had something to do, Qi immediately drove in the carriage. After the business was over, the carriage came out without being seated with him. Qi didn't know what the king and Duanzi were talking about. When they were riding together, Duanzi said little.

Qi didn't dare to ask. He didn't know what his virtues and abilities were."

Mang Mao pondered and said: "The prime minister's promotion is clean. But what should I say to the world? From the perspective of the prime minister, what is Duan Zi's literary and military strategy?"

Wei Qi said: "Who are you from Qi? How can you know about literature, Taoism and military strategy, and dare to make a judgment?"

Mang Mao said: "What kind of art does Duan Zi learn? Can the Prime Minister know?"

Wei Qidao: "He has a few books with him, but he doesn't know what his art is."

Mang Mao said with a smile: "The Prime Minister asked me a question and asked him how to recommend me. He must be able to teach me."

Wei Qi said: "In my opinion, Duanzi won the king's heart as soon as he saw him, so he must be of extraordinary quality. Only a dull Qi can recognize such people, and no one but a general can recognize their talents. If Duanzi is invited, the general will have a keen eye.

, Isn’t it easy to see clearly at a glance how talented he is and whether he is qualified for any position?”

Mang Mao said: "Since the prime minister has decided to do his best, I dare not disobey. Just follow what the prime minister said. Just ask the prime minister to send his confidants to invite you."

Wei Qi said: "When the general is summoned, how can Qi go with him? The general can send out his subordinates and summon them with a talisman. No one dares to fail to come."

Mang Mao said: "How dare you enter the secret house of the Prime Minister? You will have to get the order of the Prime Minister before you can do it. And the way to treat talents is to send a subordinate to summon them with discipline. I hope the Prime Minister will not stop working hard."

Wei Qi said: "The Qi family hasn't arrived yet, what can I do?"

Mang Mao shouted: "Where is Wei'er?"

Mang did not come in in response.

Mang Mao said: "You take the official seal of the Prime Minister, take a car to the Prime Minister's Mansion, go with the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and invite your guest, Duan Zi, to come with you."

Mang Wei agreed, turned around and went out. When he was young, he brought a plate of pen and ink and wooden slips and placed them in front of Wei Qi's banquet. Wei Qi was forced to have no choice but to write on the slips "I'm going to ask someone to go with Mr. Mang Wei to invite jokes."

, handed it to Mang Wei. Mang didn't take it, saluted and left.

Mang Mao said: "If the Duanzi matter is handled in this way, what does the Prime Minister think?"

Wei Qi was surprised and asked: "What does the general mean by this?"

Mang Mao said: "I have just put aside the matter of Duanzi for the time being. We will discuss the defense of Daliang City first. The Prime Minister is very unsatisfied. We must first decide on Duanzi before we can discuss the city's defense. Now that the matter of Duanzi has been taken care of, I would like the Prime Minister to help me with the defense of Daliang City."

Wei Qi hit his forehead with his hand and was shocked to realize: "It's his fault that Qi was careless for a moment and missed the general's major event! But according to the general's instructions, Qi did his best."

Mang Mao said: "Why are you here? Does the prime minister know how the army and food in the city are?"

Wei Qidao: "Oh, this matter is not in the eyes of the general. The Wei army only has soldiers and a quota of 50,000 people. For these 50,000 people, I have tried my best to find acres of land everywhere. General, imagine that one person has one hundred acres.

, just 50,000 people will need 5 million acres. This matter is not over yet. Those who died in the battle, if they have no heirs, can still be taken back; those who have wives and heirs must be left to them to pass on from generation to generation. The military soldiers came from Wu Zi

Since then, in the past hundred and fifty years, we have gone through so many wars and killed so many people! How many acres of land are left outside Daliang City to be divided!"

Mang Mao quickly stopped him and said, "I recently accepted the great favor of King Hong and allowed me to lead 20,000 soldiers into battle. So there are still 30,000 in the city?"

Wei Qi said: "No, no. Once the soldiers are recruited, they cannot be abolished without fault. In recent years, Wei has fought less and the soldiers are old and tired, making it difficult to fight in battle. Therefore, there are more post stations and sentry posts in various places. Their number is stored in the Wei Mansion in Daliang.

The government only knows the outline, but does not know the details."

Mang Mao said: "Where is the food?"

Wei Qi said: "Don't worry about this. There are twenty-five in the king's warehouse, and ten thousand stones in the warehouse. Although it is not very full, it is enough for the food of the city. As for the food stored by the princes and officials, it is beyond Qi's knowledge. Da led his family to thousands of stones.

There is always some. Oh, the general once said that the food reserves are limited, and we need to go to Chenliu to collect food. The army is tight at the moment, and it is not easy to transport food. If the food is short, we can help one or two."

Mang Mao said: "Thank you so much to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister's country have abundant food?"

Wei Qi said: "I am not as good as a general. I have a fiefdom. I have been a king's minister all my life, but I live in the king's palace. My house is too small and I can't build a big warehouse, so I keep it in the king's warehouse."

Mang Mao said: "So that's how it is, but I don't know it. I understand! Those who have food in the market don't know how much food they have!"

Wei Qi said: "These merchants come and go, come in and out, there is no exact number."

Mang Mao said: "Once the city is closed, how much food can be collected?"

Wei Qidao: "As long as you have enough money, you can have as many as you want. They can transfer them from outside the city."

Mang Mao said: "Why? Qin soldiers can't help it?"

Wei Qidao: "Why should we ban something that can be done with money? If we really want to ban it, it's not just the soldiers who have to ban it. Money can also be used to buy it off. It can't be banned, it can't be banned."

Mang Mao said: "That's it. No wonder Yan besieged the city of Qi and couldn't do it for three years. That's it. If things are forbidden at the right time and a certain person is banned from the market with troops, what will the Prime Minister think?"

Wei Qi said: "The general's proposal is inappropriate. If the city lacks anything, just find merchants. Why ban it? The general thinks that the Qin people have not tightened the siege of the city, so why should they add more merchants? Adding troops to the city is like killing the goose that takes the egg, and it will not help the matter.

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Mang Mao said: "Xiang Guo's teachings are correct, but Mao really doesn't know. If it weren't for Xiang Guo's guidance, Mao would be almost useless. In the future, Xiang Guo will need to give more guidance on municipal administration. Oh, Xiang Guo is well versed in municipal administration. Why don't you just let Xiang Guo take charge of municipal administration? If there is anything in the city,

If there is a shortage, just stay in the Prime Minister's country and work in the market, and you will be content with yourself without bothering outsiders. I hope the Prime Minister will never give up."

Wei Qidao: "Now that I have received the general's order, how can I resign? How dare I disobey the order? I can only ask the general to send someone to help."

Mang Mao said: "The Prime Minister is responsible for everything. If anything can't be accomplished, how can I get the right person to help me? I'd rather work for the Prime Minister!" The two looked at each other and smiled, each with his own plan.
Chapter completed!