The reception hall of Yanlinghou Mansion is spacious and bright, with palace lanterns hanging high.
In the center is a large, beautifully carved mahogany table, with elegant vases and incense burners placed on it, filled with light floral fragrance and fresh incense.
There are several calligraphy and paintings by famous artists hanging on the walls, which are full of charm and add elegance and elegance to the entire lobby.
There is a small tea room on one side of the lobby, from which the quiet fragrance of tea permeates, as if it is waiting for guests to taste it.
There was already a waiter standing next to the tea room, pouring tea and water for the guests who came from afar.
"Hahaha~"
In the distance, a loud laughter was heard. Needless to say, this voice belonged to Huang Xuer Cao Zhang.
"The messenger has come from afar, sit down quickly."
Cao Zhang sat on the main seat with a golden sword and raised his head to look at the arriving envoy.
"Your Majesty, you are well."
The messenger took off the bamboo hat on his head, revealing the face of a middle-aged man who had gone through many vicissitudes of life.
"Donligon?"
Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment.
"How dare you come to Wei? Are you not afraid of your life?"
Dongligun was able to reach the position of Nanyang Governor, and his status in Wei was not low.
After he surrendered, almost all of his family members in Luoyang were killed. Dongligun himself was also wanted by the Wei State. The Wei government even gave him a hundred gold to buy Dongligun's head.
"Exactly down there."
Dongli Gun smiled softly and said, "You don't have to worry about it. Since I can come, I am confident that I can escape unscathed."
With the rise of the business alliance, Liu Chan basically established a complete espionage system in Wei State to engage in underground work.
The method is very simple.
Know it with emotion, move it with reason.
Qing, of course, came in the name of the Han Dynasty: I, Liu Chan, am a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and I came here to save the Han Dynasty. I am a traitor to the rebellious officials of the Cao family. Now, you are lurking in the territory of the Wei Kingdom, sending messages at critical moments, and doing things. If he did some damage, he would have made a contribution to the restoration of the Han Dynasty, and he would have made a great contribution.
Among the people, there are still some people who are worried about the Han Dynasty. It is not difficult to find these people.
certainly
Just a word of love may win their hearts in the short term, but in the long run, it is more practical.
Liu Chan used the benefits of the business alliance to pay them wages. He was affectionate and righteous. He used a two-pronged approach to establish several inter-military and military affairs systems in Wei that did not communicate with each other.
Naturally, they were the ones who sent Dongligun into the Yanlinghou Mansion without anyone noticing.
"Besides, if I, the dignified Grand Administrator of Nanyang, come to meet with the Lord, wouldn't it be more proof of the sincerity of my Highness?"
Cao Zhang nodded.
If other cats and dogs came over, he might be a little worried and suspicious.
but
Dongli Gun can be said to be a big shot. He risked his life to come here, so he certainly didn't come here to play house. The sincerity of Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, cannot be said to be lacking.
"I know the sincerity of the Crown Prince of Hanzhong. Is the envoy here this time a matter of business alliance?"
Dongli Gun smiled softly, but did not answer the question directly, but said: "The guest room of Junhou is very elegant, but is it carefully prepared? Living here in the next few decades will not lose its charm. A different kind of fun.”
"snort!"
Cao Zhang snorted coldly and said: "My wife took care of this. How can I, a martial artist, know how to write and write? This reception hall looks like a great scholar. It is simply a disgrace. As for staying here for decades?" But I don't have the patience. The prefect risked his life to come here, so he should hurry up and get down to business!"
Dongligun picked up the hot tea in his hand, blew on it gently, then put it to his mouth and drank half the cup in small sips.
"What I said to you and your lord is exactly the right thing to do."
"What kind of business is the decoration of the living room?"
Cao Zhang disagreed.
"But from the decoration of the guest room, we can see the Junhou's ambition. If the Junhou wants to be a rich prince, or a rich prince in the future, then there is no need for you and me to talk any more today. My Highness will spend all the time. The business alliance that you have worked hard to establish is not for your extravagant enjoyment in the future, it is to bring down the Wei State."
Destroy Wei?
Snapped!
Cao Zhang slapped his hand heavily on the table in front of him.
"How brave! To destroy my country Wei? Dongligun, don't you want to go back alive?"
Cao Zhang's cannibalistic eyes did not scare Dongli Gun. He had a smile on his face and looked very relaxed.
"If the prince has no ambition, the benefits of the business alliance will not be given to you. If the prince has great ambition, two tigers will fight, brothers will fight against each other, and Wei will be in chaos. This is what my Highness wants to see."
Instead of being secretive, Dongligun showed his cards directly.
My Highness created the Business Alliance just to bring down your Wei State.
If you want to join the business alliance, then
Do you have the guts to go against Cao Pi?
"Liu Gongsi is really ambitious!"
"You mean that you are willing to be a wealthy prince for the rest of your life, just like a bird in a cage, imprisoned in a small prince's mansion for the rest of your life?"
Cao Zhang looked ugly, and the veins on his neck were bulging.
"Of course my good man will not succumb to the small prince's mansion or the small Yanling city!"
If Cao Pi was willing to let him lead the army and guard Chang'an, he naturally had nothing else in mind.
However.
Do you want me, Cao Zhang, to be a loser?
I want to be Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, how can I be a caged bird?
"Then you mean that you are willing to cooperate with my Highness?"
cooperate?
Cao Zhang sneered and said: "Your Highness's wolf ambition is known to everyone on the road. How can I seek skin from a tiger? When I take Luoyang, kill that Zihuan, and then kill your master!"
Cao Zhang also had a violent temper, and if Dongli Gun refused to pretend to be with him, he would simply show off his cards.
Do you want me, Cao Zhang, to cooperate with Liu Chan?
impossible!
It is impossible for Wei State to be destroyed by him.
"In this case, the merchant alliance business in Wei State may be handed over to the princes, but in exchange for grain, grass, equipment, and war horses. I wonder if the princes have the courage and ability to exchange them?"
Cao Zhang frowned.
"How about changing it to gold and silver? Five baht coins would be best."
Gold and silver?
Five baht?
Dongligun shook his head and said: "We are all bartering for things in Wei State, and you still want to use Dong Zhuo's small money to exchange for inferior goods?"
If Liu Bei harvested the people with a hundred coins, Sun Quan harvested wealth with Longquan's five hundred coins and a thousand coins.
The Wei State directly abandoned the use of five-baht coins and directly turned to the most primitive form of barter. As for the reason, we must start with Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo was greedy by nature. He not only used looting, tomb robbery and other methods to plunder Luoyang, but he also used the convenience brought by the minting power to mint bad coins to collect wealth.
The specific method is as follows: Dong Zhuo plundered various copper products in Luoyang and Chang'an, including the twelve golden figures cast by Qin Shihuang. Ten of them were destroyed and cast into small coins by Dong Zhuo. The amount of copper used in this small coin is less than that of the five-baht coin. There is no money inscription or outline on it, and it is completely shoddy.
A large amount of Dong Zhuo's small money flowed into the market. At the same time, Dong Zhuo's plunder and destruction of the areas under his control led to a decrease in commodities. The issuance of currency was greater than the circulation of commodities, leading to severe inflation.
Moreover, the copper coin itself has a certain value, but the low-quality Dong Zhuo coins cannot reach the value of five baht coins.
Therefore, the situation of "light goods but expensive goods" is caused.
Thirteen years after Jian'an, Cao Cao abolished Dong Zhuo's small coin and tried to restore the five baht coin to stabilize prices.
But it still failed, and it turned from inflation to deflation.
Because money had not been minted for a long time, the quantity of money was lower than the circulation of commodities, and prices fell seriously.
During the Cao Pi period, a lot of currency was minted. However, due to years of wars, the population dropped sharply, productivity was insufficient, and there were no commodities matching the amount of currency, which led to a sharp rise in prices.
So Cao Pi gave up the five-baht coin and resumed the original trading method of barter.
Cao Zhang wanted to use Dong Zhuo's small money in exchange for the Merchant Alliance's goods, so naturally he wanted to make the Merchant Alliance suffer a loss.
"I used to work in the Kingdom of Wei. Don't I know that Dong Zhuo has a small amount of money?" Dongligun knew the situation in the Kingdom of Wei.
Cao Zhang blushed, knowing that his cleverness had been seen through.
"Then barter. Food can be exchanged, but weapons and horses cannot be exchanged."
"hehe."
Dongligun looked at Cao Zhang with a tough look on his face and said, "The benefits of our business alliance are not limited to just one person, Junhou. Junhou is asking for such a high price that he really can't tell the priorities."
Dongligun's words made Cao Zhang silent.
"If you want to become a king, you will naturally have to pay more. If the king can sit on the throne of Wei King, what are these weapons and war horses? The Wei State is vast and rich in resources, what does it not have? Mere weapons and horses, that's all A drop in the bucket."
Having said that, why does this person feel a little unhappy?
Looking at Cao Zhang who was gnashing his teeth, Dongligun said again: "The prince has three days to think about it. Whether you agree or not depends on the prince's will. However, I would also like to remind the prince that now Wei King Cao Pi is leading the army, Luoyang is empty, and the opportunity is rare. No one knows when he will come back. The prince's time is actually not much, so if you want to make a decision, make it as soon as possible."
After saying that, Dongligun patted the dust on his clothes and pants, put on the bamboo hat, and stood up slowly.
"I am afraid that many people will know about my coming today. With your brother's temperament, what will he think if he knows that Dongligun has come to Yanlinghou Mansion?"
Cao Zhanghu was stunned and shouted angrily: "How dare you?"
"Your Highness can kill me to show his innocence. However, if the clues can be completely covered up, even if it is completely covered up, will your brother Zihuan really believe you? As for that, take leave!"
Looking at Dongligun's leaving figure, Cao Zhang clenched his hands into fists.
Hey hey~
His teeth gritted loudly.
Nowadays, it seems that there is no other way to go?
at the same time.
Runan County.
Praise City.
In the backyard of the city lord's yamen, two people were sitting opposite each other in the lotus pond pavilion.
On the dining table between the two of them, there were various delicacies placed.
There is tender and juicy roast duck, with golden and crispy skin and delicious duck meat inside.
There is also stewed beef, which melts in your mouth, the meat is fresh and tender, and paired with the rich soup, it is mouth-watering.
The tender roast pork is also a delicacy not to be missed.
The pork is cut into thin slices and grilled until it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It tastes crispy and delicious, and the meat is delicious.
There are also grilled mutton skewers. Each piece of mutton is skewered on a bamboo skewer. When grilled, the meat becomes more tender and seasoned with spices, making it full of aroma.
There was delicious food in front of him, but Lan Zhan had no intention of eating it. Instead, the bearded man in front of him was eating haphazardly.
"Brother Zhao Yue, I can't tell you how hard I am right now!"
The compliment made Lan Zhan's cheeks turn red from drinking, his eyes were blurred, his tone was low, and he would cry a little from time to time.
"Do I have a grudge against that Sima Zhongda? Ten days ago I was asked to raise one hundred thousand dan of food, and I gave it. Now I am asked to raise another 200,000 dan of food? Raising 100,000 dan of food forced many people to flee Baobao Xin, we will collect another 200,000 stones of food and grass, where will this food and grass come from?”
Zhao Yue was the captain of Baoxin County. He looked at Lan Zhan and persuaded softly: "If we don't send some gifts to Sima Zhongda, how can we only collect grain from one county?"
Giving gifts?
The sad look on Lan Zhan's face became even worse.
"I have given gifts before, and he accepted them all as ordered. I don't want to do this again. Oh~ I can't do anything about it!"
Lan Zhan let out a long sigh, then looked at Zhao Yue with hope, and said: "The county captain is being treated with great courtesy by General Lu Chang, and even entered the shogunate. Why don't you say a few kind words for me in front of General Lu Chang?" ?”
Kind words?
Zhao Yue smiled bitterly and said: "It's just running errands, how can we call it a courtesy? Entering the shogunate is even more nonsense."
As he spoke, Zhao Yue placed the booklet in front of him.
"Look, if you want me to bring this army defense map to Sima Zhongda, it's just an errand."
Military defense map?
Lan Zhan's eyes lit up.
But soon, the emotion on his face was well hidden by him.
"At least the errand boy is employed. Unlike me, not only am I not employed, but I am made things difficult for me at every turn!"
With that said, Lan Zhan picked up the wine bottle on the table.
"Old brother, I can't rest until I get drunk today. I'm so upset!"
Lan Zhan filled Zhao Yue's wine bottle with wine, and then put the wine bottle in Zhao Yue's hand.
"Drink! Today you and I will have to get drunk before we stop!"
"Don't let the fine wine in Brother Lan's house go to waste. Come on, drink this glass of wine and have the next one!"
After drinking and drinking, one pot of wine, two pots of wine
After drinking three full jars of fine wine, Zhao Yue finally became drunk and even snored from his mouth.
"Brother Zhao Yue?"
Lan Zhan pushed Zhao Yue slightly, but the latter didn't move and his snoring continued.
Military defense map.
Lan Zhan gritted his teeth, picked up the book on the table and opened it.
His eyes flickered, and after a moment, he put the book down again and returned it to its original state.
but.
Although the album was returned to its original state, the contents were already in his mind.
A seed of rebellion took root and sprouted in his heart.
Inverted?
only
Do you really have a chance?
For a moment, Lan Zhan wanted to give up.
"No, I have a defense plan in the army. If I can help the crown prince of Hanzhong defeat the vanguard of the Wei army, that will be the time when I, Lan Zhan, will make a fortune. By then, the position of governor of Runan County may be mine!"
If there was no defense plan in the army, he might not dare, but now
Why not take a gamble?
That bastard Sima Zhongda dared to force me and harm me like this. What if I rebelled today?
The Crown Prince of Hanzhong is right!
Runan is the Runan of the Runan people, not your Runan of Cao Wei!
(End of chapter)
