Wancheng.
In the lobby of the government office.
Liu Chan was dressed in brocade clothes, with a thick mink fur shawl draped over his shoulders. His long hair fell down his shoulders, looking casual. He was holding a bowl of soju and sipping at the moment.
Opposite Liu Chan, Xu Shu, who was wearing a Confucian robe, was sitting upright. A bottle of soju was placed in front of him, which had already cooled down.
Huhuhu~
Outside the lobby, the whistling wind blew the dead branches of the old trees, making it very noisy.
Woohoo~
It sounds like a ghost, making people feel terrified.
"Your Highness, in the past three days, the details of the business alliance have almost been finalized."
Xu Shu had two dark circles on his face.
In the past three days, he had been up late and asleep at night, and he had not slept well at all.
It’s all about working out the detailed rules of this business alliance.
Fortunately, the three days will not be in vain.
Liu Chan was holding a thick stack of detailed rules written by Xu Shu in his hand, nodding while reading.
"According to Sir's detailed rules, there will definitely be no problem with this business alliance in Nanyang County."
Special things are done.
There are too many nobles in Nanyang County. If they are stabilized, Jingzhou will also be stabilized.
"However, in addition to doing business with the counties of Jingzhou, Nanzhong, and Yizhou, we may also open trade routes to Wei and Jiangdong."
For war horses, it is still too slow to rely solely on Li Ming's family to obtain horse breeds.
If we can achieve our goal by following Wei's business path, that would naturally be the best.
The same is true for Jiangdong.
Liu Chan is currently in alliance with Sun Zhongmou. The two transportation companies are beneficial to both, and he will not refuse.
certainly
At this moment, Sun Quan's thoughts are probably all in Hefei.
I don't know when I can capture Hefei after preparing for so long.
"Jiangdong is okay, but this is Wei State"
Xu Shu frowned slightly.
Now Liu Chan has become Wei's biggest enemy.
Opening up trade routes in enemy countries?
This is impossible.
When Liu Chan saw Xu Shu's expression, he knew what he was thinking. He smiled softly and said, "No one will have trouble with money. If you give more benefits to Wei, someone will definitely take risks."
Marx said:
If there is 10% profit, the capitalist will make sure to use it everywhere; if there is 20% profit, he can become active; if there is 50% profit, he will take desperate risks; if there is 100% profit, he will trample everything in the world the law! With 300% profit, he would dare to commit any crime! Even risking hanging!
The profits Liu Chan can earn from his business have already exceeded 300%.
Don't worry, no one is willing to take over.
"Especially Qingxu Land, its powerful and powerful Qu Shuai, please keep in touch with them."
The land of Qingxu?
Xu Shu's eyes lit up.
"Your Highness, are you trying to make Wei State fall into chaos?"
"certainly."
Since they are competitors, there is nothing wrong with them.
Even though Liu Chan is now in alliance with Jiangdong, he has never stopped infiltrating the Shanyue and Jiaozhou scholar families in Yangzhou.
Even Changsha barbarians often plundered Yangzhou people.
The main thing is to cause trouble behind you.
certainly
For Jiangdong, after the alliance, Liu Chan's actions were naturally much lighter.
Come in secret.
But for Wei State, there is no need for this.
"After the death of Cao Cao, the powerful people in the Qingxu land are afraid that trouble will occur. I will add some fuel to his fire regarding the business alliance. I can't let Cao Pi get too comfortable."
During the Chuping and Xingping years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, landlords in various parts of the north were armed. The people who control this kind of armed force include some from aristocratic families, some from large and small tyrants; some claim to be generals and Mu Shou to fight for territory, and some rely on the two to observe the situation.
The powerful forces in Qingxu area, represented by Zang Ba, are one of the important ones.
This force loomed in the history of the Han and Wei dynasties, playing a role from time to time for more than 20 years, affecting the political situation at that time.
Liu Chan's secret agent in the Wei State knew the news early.
After the death of King Cao Cao of Wei, there was a riot between the Qingzhou soldiers stationed in Luoyang and the Xuzhou soldiers who were Zang Ba's other troops. They left without permission while beating drums. Now, Cao Pi no longer dares to stay in Xudu, but went to Luoyang to stabilize the situation. .
Zang Ba has a special status among the Qingxu Haoba. Like all the powerful tyrants, he was one of the prime ministers of Qingxu, and he was also above all the powerful tyrants and took charge of Qingxu.
Cao Cao then cut off the two states of Qingxu and attached them to the sea to entrust Yan.
The so-called "cutting off Qing and Xu" to the two prefectures is ambiguous and can only be understood as a temporary measure.
From Zang Ba's point of view, this expedient means that he has strong potential influence in these two states. Otherwise, it will not be enough to stabilize the place; from Cao Cao's point of view, it means that he is pretending to be in order to survive the chaos. The international situation temporarily maintains the status quo and stabilizes the East.
Qingxu Haoba was nominally the emperor, but in fact he was in a semi-independent state. Among them, Chang Xi (Chang Ba) either surrendered or rebelled, and was capricious. Cao Cao repeatedly attacked him. This is the so-called "Five Masters" in "The Later Master". "I can't conquer Changba".
The Qingzhou soldiers, composed of the conquered Yellow Turbans, are very similar in nature and status to the Zang Ba and other armies whose main components were the absorbed Xuzhou Yellow Turbans.
The difference is that the Qingzhou soldiers have left Qingzhou and are fighting under the direct control of Wei Wu, with less possibility of independent activities; while Zang Ba and other troops are still entrenched in Xuzhou and partially occupy Qingzhou, and are not subject to Wei Wu's control. They can be deployed at will and have more room for independent activities.
During Cao Cao's lifetime, these two armies were still manageable and no major problems occurred. As soon as Cao Cao died, conflicts immediately broke out.
Whether Cao Pi responds appropriately will have a significant impact on the situation.
This is the biggest crisis since Cao Pi succeeded to the throne.
And when his competitors were going through a crisis, how could Liu Chan not add fuel to the fire?
"But we have already made an alliance with Wei State. Will we be able to do this?"
Ah Huinan, who was sitting behind Liu Chan, said worriedly.
In order to win Liu Chan's trust, Ah Huinan went all out.
He studied literacy seriously and wanted to imitate Lü Meng, the governor of Jiangdong. Liu Chan was shocked by his admiration of Ah Hui Nan, who said, "A scholar will treat you with admiration after seeing him for three days."
Naturally, Liu Chan greatly appreciated the ambition of his generals and asked Ah Huinan to accompany him.
"Don't worry, general. We and Wei are enemies! The so-called alliance is just a piece of paper. Wei's soldiers suffered a lot of losses, and Cao Cao died of illness. They were too busy to take care of themselves and were unable to attack Jingzhou; and we, who are waiting for food and grass, Unfortunately, the soldiers wanted to return home, and it snowed heavily in winter, so they were unable to attack, so we made a truce. When we can fight, what binding force does this covenant have?"
There are always only interests between countries.
There is nothing honest about it.
Liu Chan smiled softly and said: "If Cao Pi fails to respond properly and a war breaks out in Qingxu Land, then it will be our time to attack Wei and 'welcome' His Majesty back!"
Attacking in winter is naturally not good.
Without food and grass, if you send troops rashly, once you are defeated or surrounded, everything will be lost.
but.
If the Wei State is really in civil strife, Liu Chan will take huge risks and send troops to the Wei State!
At worst, the people of Jingzhou will suffer again because of the loss of food to the enemy.
Sometimes, this kind of fighter plane comes only once in a lifetime!
Now Cao Pi has failed to secure his position as King of Wei. After he secures his position, there will be no chance of civil strife in Wei.
For a giant like Wei, it is impossible to defeat him without taking some risks.
As soon as he heard that there was going to be a war, Ah Huinan became excited.
"If there is a war, please, Your Highness, order me to be the vanguard!"
Liu Chan chuckled lightly and said, "With Cao Pi's ability, it will not be easy for the Wei State to be in chaos."
Cao Pi is still capable.
Moreover, he has countless capable people and lofty ideals under his command. As long as he is not like Yuan Shao, who listens to and acts on every adviser's ideas, the land of Qingxu will not be able to cause any trouble.
"Wen Wei, I asked you to collect prices in various places in Nanyang these days. How is the situation?"
Prices are a matter of great concern to the people.
As long as the most basic prices stabilize, the people will naturally be happy, and Liu Chan's impression in the hearts of the people will naturally not be bad.
Fei Yi hurriedly stood up, holding a book in his hand, and read: "The prices of commodities in Nanyang counties vary, but according to the method taught by His Highness, the average is calculated as follows:
One stone of fine rice costs 450 qian, millet 300 qian per stone, barley 250 qian per stone, chestnut rice 220 qian per stone, grain rice 220 qian per stone, and ten pounds of meat can be exchanged for one stone of grain. "
Liu Chan nodded after listening.
"Based on this, the price of grain and rice in Nanyang is not too high."
The grain and rice prices calculated by Fei Yi were actually only approximate.
It’s different in different places, and it’s even more different when it’s converted into five baht.
Due to the excessive over-issuance of five-baht coins by the government, people tended to barter more and did not spend much time using the five-baht coins.
"A dou of fine wine costs 50 qian, a dou of rice wine costs 20 qian, and a dou of fine wine costs 10 qian. A piece of linen costs 400 qian, a piece of silk 800 yuan, a piece of silk fabric costs 1,300 yuan, and a piece of plain cloth costs 1,500 yuan. Money. Training a horse costs 2,200 yuan.”
Fei Yi is worthy of being a capable minister.
The task assigned by Liu Chan only lasted a few days, and he carefully reported all the prices of various commodities.
"The price of fertile land is ten thousand yuan per acre; the medium land is two thousand to three thousand yuan per acre; the barren land is two to three hundred yuan per acre. The mansion in Wancheng is worth more than one million yuan; the better house is more than one hundred thousand to two thousand yuan. Between 100,000 yuan and an ordinary house, between 10,000 and 70,000 yuan.”
Fei Yi also made an estimate of the price of land and houses.
After listening to this, Liu Chan couldn't help but sigh.
Compared with rice, meat, grain and oil, you have to make money from real estate!
When he heard about the million-dollar mansion in Wancheng, Liu Chan wanted to start some real estate business in Wancheng for a moment and cut the flesh of the people. However, after thinking about the times and the current situation, he quickly dismissed this idea. The mind is extinguished.
No one.
What kind of real estate?
No one is cultivating the land!
"It seems that grain is transported from Jiangzhou, meat is transported from Wuling and Changsha, and Jingjin brocade is transported from Jiangling. Even though Nanyang County has experienced a war, prices have finally stabilized."
As long as prices remain stable, there will be no chaos.
He wants to practice the methods of the Merchant Alliance in Nanyang, but he wants to see who dares to cause him trouble at this time!
Guanzhong.
Chang'an.
Bounded by the Greater Hinggan Mountains, Yanshan Mountains, Taihang Mountains, Western Henan Mountains, Wudang Mountains, Wushan Mountains, Wuling Mountains, Xuefeng Mountains, Yuecheng Mountains, and Jiuwan Mountains, the world can be divided into western mountainous areas and eastern plain areas.
Chang'an is located in the Guanzhong Basin to the west of this dividing line, with the Loess Plateau to the north, the Guanzhong Basin, the Gansu-Shaanxi-Qinghai region and the Hexi Corridor to the west, Hanzhong across the Qinling Mountains to the south, and Micang Mountain to the south from Hanzhong. , is the Sichuan Basin known as the "Land of Abundance", and Tongguan, where the Yellow River turns eastward, is what the ancients called the Guandong region.
Starting from the Spring and Autumn Period, most of the vassal states were concentrated in the Guandong area, and the main state in Guanzhong was the Qin state.
Since the rise of the Han Dynasty, most of the country's major counties have been concentrated in Guandong and Jiangnan. Guanzhong is mainly used as the capital. There are no major counties to the west of Chang'an, and the economy is relatively backward, making it impossible to form a separatist force.
Dong Zhuo should also have this consideration when moving the capital to Chang'an. After the imperial court moved westward, if the princes of Guandong could not be defeated, they could still use the mountains of western Henan and the bend of the Yellow River as barriers to defend Guanxi and establish another Qin state.
If the Qin State of the Dong family could go south from Hanzhong and capture Bashu, it would be even more powerful. Dong Zhuo also moved millions of people from the Central Plains into Chang'an when he moved westward, and the original problem of insufficient human resources in Chang'an was solved.
It's just that Dong Zhuo was able to cause chaos but not rule. He made the world a mess, so he was killed by Lu Bu, who "fang Tian painted a halberd and stabbed his adoptive father".
After Dong Zhuo's death, Li Jue, Guo Si and others were even worse saboteurs, killing around Chang'an, causing great damage to Chang'an.
After the Li Guo Rebellion, "a dendrobium grain was worth half a million yuan, and people ate each other." "The weak ate each other. In two or three years, there was no trace of anyone in Guanzhong.
When Cao Cao obtained Guanzhong, a set of policies continued, and Zhong Yao went to take charge of Guanzhong affairs, which finally restored some of Chang'an's popularity.
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Most of the people in Chang'an are Qiang and Di people, but not many Han people.
In Chang'an City.
General Beizhong Lang and General Cao Zhang are furious at this moment!
"I only know now that my father has passed away?"
After Cao Cao died, Cao Pi deliberately concealed the news of Cao Cao's death in order to have more time to prepare.
Buy yourself more time.
certainly
This news can be concealed for a while, but it cannot be concealed forever.
Huang Xuer and Cao Zhang also had spies in Xudu. When the news came to him, Cao Zhang immediately exploded!
Little did he know that it was his brother Zihuan who was guarding against him!
Now he is guarding Guanzhong with a hundred thousand troops!
And in the land of Qingxu, after the death of his father, news of changes came.
Are you afraid that I will take away his position as King of Wei?
But I have already said it in front of my father: I want to be a general.
He, Cao Zhang, wants to imitate generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, leading hundreds of thousands of people to gallop on the desert, drive away the Rong and Di, and make achievements. This is much more enjoyable than being the king of Wei!
But why are you still on guard against me?
Brothers, you still can’t trust me?
Cao Zhang clenched his fists and said to his left and right: "Tomorrow, gather all the soldiers from Chang'an and go to Luoyang to suppress the land of Qingxu!"
He wants to lead an army of 100,000 to seek justice from his good brother!
I originally didn’t want to take the position of King of Wei!
But you are so guarded against me, how can I do Wei Qing Huo Qu Bing?
How to ban the wolf from Xu?
Since you can't do it?
Then I will take away your bird position. In the future, you will be the emperor of the horse army, and you will be the emperor!
"General, calm down, general, think twice!"
An old man with an old face wearing official robes hurriedly stepped forward to hold Cao Zhang.
"There will be turmoil in the land of Qingxu. I am going to King Qin, why can't I do it? Why do I need to think twice?"
If he hadn't seen that the person holding him was Zhong Yao, a sixty-eight-year-old man, he would have kicked him over.
"You are not allowed to lead troops out of Guanzhong without the king's order. The King of Hanzhong is spying on Guanzhong. If the general leads troops to Luoyang, wouldn't he be handing over Chang'an to Liu Xuande? General, please think twice!"
Zhong Yao was born in the Zhong family of Yingchuan. Ju Xiaolian was born and served successively as Shangshu Lang and Huangmen Shilang. He assisted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in returning to Luoyang and was granted the title of Marquis of Dongwu Ting. Later, he gained the trust of the Prime Minister Cao Cao, who was in power, and served as Sili Xiaowei, guarding Guanzhong. He made outstanding achievements and was compared to Xiao He.
However, he is tired now.
Liu Bei was spying on Guanzhong in Hanzhong. Although he did not send troops to attack Guanzhong, various rumors spread all over the place in Guanzhong. From time to time, people made rebellions. Liu Bei responded that he would go to suppress it.
As a result, before the matters in Guanzhong were sorted out, Cao Zhang, the guard of Chang'an, gave up his job, and even took the Chang'an defenders to Luoyang?
Isn’t this a fight for position?
If there is civil strife in Wei
How can it be done!
The anxious look on his face was not concealed at all.
"I will be outside, and I will not accept your order! You don't need to say more!"
Seeing that being tough was useless, Zhong Yao immediately played the emotional card.
"Guanzhong is where the king worked hard during his lifetime. If Guanzhong falls due to the general's anger, the king will not be able to rest in peace under the Nine Springs. I hope the general will think twice!"
When Cao Cao was mentioned, the anger on Cao Zhang's face immediately dissipated a lot.
"Hey~"
He sighed and said, "Then I will go with ten thousand elite soldiers!"
If he loses his temper, even if he dies, he won't be able to rest in peace!
He wanted to see if his brother could kill Huang Xuer?
(End of chapter)
