"It's not just the blacksmith shop that's out of control."
Zhang Liang took a white piece from the chess jar in front of Lu Buwei and clamped it between his index finger and ring finger.
Pa~
A clear and loud falling sound.
He pressed Bai Zi with his ring finger and said under the gaze of Lu Buwei's suddenly shrinking pupils: "There are also the people of Han."
There are countless blacksmith shops in Korea, with a continuous flow of pig iron being poured into them every day. It's because of the many iron mines controlled by the Handi family, which rotate day and night.
The Lu Chamber of Commerce has already eaten up all the pig iron left by the Handi family. Now the pig iron in the blacksmith shop is newly mined every day, and there is no accumulation.
The pig iron hoarded by Lu's Chamber of Commerce is the result of two hundred years of accumulation in South Korea, which is an unimaginable astronomical figure.
If you eat this much pig iron, it will be enough for the Qin State, the war madman who consumes the most weapons, for twenty years.
After deliberation, the Han Di Family concluded that the Lu Chamber of Commerce was almost full, and it would not take long to collect ten times the iron.
Devoured by greed and desire, the Handi family threw all their servants and servants into the army of iron ore mining, causing the pig iron mining rate to more than triple in a short period of time.
This is not enough.
I don’t know when the Lu Chamber of Commerce will stop purchasing pig iron from the Handi Family.
In order to reap the dividends of ten times the price of iron, they offered commissions much higher than before to hire people to mine iron ore for them.
Compared with ten times the iron price, this commission is nothing at all, and this transaction is not difficult to calculate.
The remuneration for iron mining has increased significantly, directly destroying the Korean professional ecosystem.
A month of planting land and a month of selling meat are not as good as two days of iron harvesting by others, so of course the people chose to mine iron.
If Lu Buwei doesn't stop collecting iron tenfold, there will never be an upper limit on the number of people employed in iron mining in the Handi family.
Nowadays, all industries in Korea are ruined, and almost all Korean people are employed to mine iron. Farmers abandon their farm tools, hunters abandon their hunting tools, and everyone picks up a hoe to dig iron in the iron mines.
Even the brothel, which never has a downturn, has few customers. The business is so sluggish that the girls who used to sing and chant, squat and lie down all want to try the iron mines.
"There is a severe drought in Korea this year, and the people are relying on reserves from previous years to support themselves. If not for this accident, sir, they would have been able to survive this year. Now he is burdened by his husband and is employed by the family mining.
"The daily physical exertion has increased, and the food consumption has increased sharply. The food reserves will definitely not allow them to survive this year. When they finish eating the food at home, they must buy food.
"Then they will find that the price of food has increased tenfold silently, and they can't afford it. People cannot live without food for a day. Under the choice of life and death, there will be chaos in Korea."
Pa~
Pa~
Pa~
"color!"
Lu Buwei tapped his palm three times, looking at Zhang Liang in amazement with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Now I am more and more impressed by Your Majesty's vision. He only met you once and he named you a 'wise man'. He is as good at recognizing people as he is at recognizing horses."
Zhang Liang's breathing rate was chaotic for a moment.
You don't praise me for being smart and smart, but you praise Ying Chengyuan for being able to recognize people? what do you think?
Lu Buwei stood up and placed the tea soup in front of him, took a sip, and suppressed the shock in his heart.
"I took this step from you, now it's your turn to go."
After swallowing the tea soup, he tapped the corner of the chessboard with his index finger. He looked at Zhang Liang who picked up a black stone and chuckled: "One more thing, if this stone falls on the corner, there is no need to play it again. The trade routes around Han are already there." Being intercepted by me, not a single grain of food from the outside world can arrive until you and I from Han land decide the winner."
Zhang Liang was suddenly shocked and stared at Lu Buwei carefully, as if to judge whether Lu Buwei was bluffing or telling the truth.
A long while.
"Liang doesn't believe it."
He said every word.
"Then you can make a move and see if you will be eaten by me."
Lu Buwei laughed.
Until now, the chess game has not exceeded Zhang Liang's expectations.
He was very happy to see Zhang Liang make a mistake in his judgment.
"Sir, I'm not curious. How did Liang know what he wanted to do before doing business?"
"Not curious."
Lu Buwei shook his head.
"Either you have read "History of Qi" or "Guanzi", or you have heard others say that Guanzi used clothes to control Lu and deer to control Chu."
If he couldn't figure out such a trivial matter, he would be embarrassed to hang out in Chang'an Jun's Mansion.
Zhang Liangdao: "The custom of the people of Nanliang in the state of Lu is to weave silk robes. Guanzi asked Duke Huan of Qi to take the lead in wearing silk robes, and ordered Duke Huan of Qi to order all ministers to wear silk robes uniformly. He also banned the weaving of silk robes in Qi State.
"The Duke Huan of Qi followed suit, and the ministers of Qi followed suit. When the people of Qi saw that their monarchs and ministers were all wearing gauze robes, they also wore gauze robes. Qi had no gauze robes, so if you wanted to get them, you had to buy them from Liang, South Shandong.
"Guanzi said to the merchants in Nanliang of Lu State: 'If you bring a thousand horses of silk to Qi, I will reward you with three hundred gold. If you bring ten thousand horses of silk, you will be rewarded thirty gold for every ten horses of silk.'"
"The Fengjun of Nanliang of Lu State heard the news and asked the people of Nanliang to put down their farming and go weaving silk robes. A year later, Guanzi asked Duke Huan of Qi to stop wearing silk robes and blockaded the state of Lu to prevent grain from entering Lu.
"What goes up is what follows. If the king doesn't wear silk robes, then all the people don't wear silk robes. Hundreds of thousands of silk muslins are stored in the southern Liang dynasty of the State of Lu but cannot be sold. They weave silk muslins but do not do farming for a year. A famine breaks out in the southern beams."
"The Fengjun of Nanliang in the State of Lu ordered the people to stop weaving and work in agriculture, but how can food be a quick product? The people of Nanliang in the State of Lu had to spend thousands of dollars per kiln to buy grain.
"The price of grain in the State of Qi is ten yuan per cauldron, and the people of Nanliang have deserted Lu and joined Qi in order to survive. Nanliang has become more and more desolate. Seeing this, the feudal lord of Nanliang of Lu State submitted to Qi State."
Lu Buwei patiently listened to Zhang Liang's story and said: "There are very few people in the world who can read the words of merchants. You can know that Guan Zhong used clothes to control Lu, which is good."
Zhang Liang said: "Chu is rich in deer. Guanzi spent a lot of money to buy deer from Chu. He asked all the people in Chu to do farm work and go into the mountains with hunting tools to buy deer. A year later, Chu had a lot of money and a shortage of food. Guanzi stopped buying deer. He also asked all countries not to transport grain to Chu. Chu is suffering from a severe famine, so he submitted to Qi."
The black stone in his hand was not on the chessboard. He stared at the newly placed white stone on the chessboard, which represented the famine in Korea and the chaos among the people.
"The reason why Guanzi's two business wars were successful is that Qi is a powerful country in the world. He wants to blockade Lu and Chu, and no one in the world dares to disobey orders. Liang doesn't believe it, sir, Lu's Chamber of Commerce can be as powerful as Qi's I am the food of Korea."
Our country, Han, is located in the land of four wars. It was not good during the war, but it could not be better at this time. It is adjacent to Zhao, Wei, and Qin, and Qi has developed transportation.
You, Lu Buwei, are not Duke Huan of Qi, and your Lu Chamber of Commerce is not Qi State. How can you cut off our food supply in Han?
Duke Huan of Qi was one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period and the king whom Guan Zhong served.
When he was alive, Qi was the most powerful country in the world.
Therefore, Qi wants to target Lu and Chu, and does not want other countries to transport grain to Lu and Chu. Other countries dare not disobey.
Lu Buwei stroked his beard and said: "I am rich, so I intercept all the food shipped to South Korea. If the food from South Korea costs one stone and one gold, I will give one stone and ten gold. In the world, power is not the only thing that has power, money also has it. . This truth is not in "Guanzi", but it is in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period: Shang Zhan". If you return to Qin with me, I will give you a copy and learn Shang Zhan well."
Zhang Liang's breathing rate was disrupted again, and it took him three breaths to calm down. He was a little shocked.
What an unreasonable style, what a rogue way of playing, what a despicable businessman!
"Have you thought about where this child will fall?" Lu Buwei urged softly.
You have seen through that it is useless whatever I try to do, and you still cannot break the situation.
"Watching Guanzi's two business wars taught Liang Zhi a truth."
Lu Buwei frowned.
He did not feel depression, loss or other negative emotions from Zhang Liang.
Zhang Liang was as calm as he was when he first came in, with the attitude of having everything under control.
At this time, he didn't like Zhang Liang like this very much.
Pa~
The black stone fell to the ground, hitting the latest white stone, and landed in the center of the chessboard.
"Every business war ends with food. If foreign aid is not available, we will ask for help from within. When my husband came to Korea to collect three times of iron, the Zhang family began to stockpile food and asked major aristocratic families to stockpile food to prepare for my husband. Now in Korea The food in the hands of the aristocratic family is enough to replenish the food supply in the coming year. This kid should win this game of chess."
It doesn't matter if food can't be transported from outside. Korea has food.
As long as there is sufficient food, there will be no chaos in Han and it will still be under the control of the Han family.
Zhang Liang did not know how to engage in commercial warfare, but he grasped the core of commercial warfare in this era - food.
Lu Buwei was in a daze and didn't say a word for a long time, staring at Zhang Liang's latest sunspot.
Zhang Liang did not interrupt. For him, the end of the chess game was the real beginning.
He called Lu Buwei not just to review the confrontation between the two in Korea, but to win over Lu Buwei to rebel against Qin.
Lu Buwei launched the Qinian Palace Rebellion and once rebelled against Qin, so he should naturally be a member of the rebellion against Qin.
"color."
Lu Buwei praised lightly.
"You are stronger than your eldest father Zhang Zhang, and stronger than your father Zhang Ping. If I had been the Prime Minister of Qin ten years ago, I would have lost this game at your hands and abandoned my son to surrender."
There was no joy in being praised in Zhang Liang's eyebrows, and his pretty face, which was already somewhat relaxed, became tense again.
"Sir, the implication is that this game is not over yet."
"good."
"Liang doesn't think you have a wife left for you, sir."
"Then give it a try."
The two looked at each other, refusing to give in to each other.
Zhang Liang said in a deep voice: "Sir, is your last move going to fall on the paper Liang holds?"
Lu Buwei frowned deeply and said: "I am old and have no time to speculate with you and explain clearly."
"Didn't Mr. Liang give the paper to me on purpose? There are so many coincidences in this world."
Lu Buwei stared closely at Zhang Liang's eyes, and what he saw in them was firmness, certainty, and certainty.
Not deceiving me.
This guy really guessed it.
But how did you guess this?
Scientists are the most cautious and never let anything slip.
Lu Buwei said nothing, and the solemn look on his face was like a deep vision that could not be seen to the end.
"Although I don't know what my husband intended, I have already burned the green paper that my husband left that day. Now, none of the paper I use is green."
If it's not green paper, it's not entirely made of moso bamboo using the manufacturing plans left behind by scientists.
Zhang Liang asked the old craftsman to use the principle of making green paper, replaced the objects, and made paper from tree bark and other materials.
"Are you really not knowing, or are you just pretending not to know." Lu Buwei said in a deep voice.
He did not dare to underestimate the weak young man in front of him.
Zhang Liang sighed.
"I have some guesses, but I am not sure. You have a master who imitates handwriting. Do you want to imitate Zhang Liang's handwriting and write it on green paper, and then spread it to the major families? At a critical moment, this can indeed determine the outcome in one fell swoop. "
How could there be someone in this world who is so smart and close to a demon at such a young age...
"If I hadn't buried everything in my heart and never told others, I would have regarded the insider as one of your friends. Yes, this is indeed what I think."
Zhang Liang smiled.
Tuk Tuk~
He tapped the board twice.
"Sir, is this chess still going to be played? Are there any pieces left?"
Lu Buwei lowered his head, and Zhang Liang could only see the lower half of his face, with the corners of his mouth raised.
Smiling silently.
Open your mouth a little.
"hehe."
chuckled.
The corners of his mouth were completely open.
"hahahahahahahaha!"
Lu Buwei raised his head and laughed, as if it was a great event, as if it was him, Lu Buwei, who won the chess game today, and not Zhang Liang sitting in front of him!
Zhang Liang did not interrupt Lu Buwei's laughter, but looked at Lu Buwei without a smile, as if he was mad, and kept laughing wildly.
He didn't understand why Lu Buwei was laughing.
Everything has not escaped his calculations.
Every step of the confrontation between Han and Di was within his expectation.
Why, how can you, Lu Buwei, still laugh?
After a long time, Lu Buwei stopped laughing.
"Sir, please make a move." Zhang Liang said.
Lu Buwei said nothing and put his hand on the bottom of the chessboard and lifted it hard.
Wow~
The black and white ones were scattered on the ground first, jumping and running around.
Bang~
The chessboard fell to the ground with a slightly dull sound.
Zhang Liang had already stood up to hide when the chessboard was lifted up. He looked at Lu Buwei who had overturned the chessboard.
"Sir, can the chessboard be lifted? Can the Korean land be lifted?"
You can overturn the chessboard, but can you overturn Handi?
You lost this game of chess!
"Your chessboard is too small, and the piece I want to move cannot fall on it."
Lu Buwei stood up slowly with a smile on his face.
"I am playing chess with you in nineteen ways."
"Nineteen paths?"
Zhang Liang's face darkened, and he glanced at the chessboard with its back facing up and its front facing thirteen lines.
"Liang has never heard of nineteen ways of Yiqi."
During the Qin Dynasty, Go had thirteen lanes.
As time goes by, the number of vertical and horizontal moves in Go has been accumulating, from fifteen to seventeen.
It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that the nineteen-way game of Go appeared, and it has continued into modern times.
It is estimated that the highest level of difficulty in Go should be around the twenty-nine levels. Before the twenty-nine levels, as the number of vertical and horizontal levels increases, the variables increase and the difficulty increases.
"This is your Majesty's invention. Of course you have never played with it." As he spoke, Lu Buwei suddenly smiled even wider.
"When you enter the mansion, you can play with your Majesty. Although he has achieved nineteen vertical and horizontal levels, except for the Young Master of Da Qin, the princesses can win in chess, but they have never won against me and others."
Zhang Liang didn't want to play chess. Thirteen, nineteen, and nineteen paths were meaningless to him.
The crux of the matter is that Lu Buwei opened the 13-way chessboard and wanted to play 19-way chess with him. What was he trying to say?
