I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 112 This young man was recommended by Zhuge Liang
"When will this happen?" Zhuge Jin asked.

"There should be a winner this year." Lu Xun said firmly.

"Is the world situation really going to change?" Zhuge Jin looked a little serious and murmured.

The world has been divided for decades, and I will appear on stage after you sing.

Moreover, it has been 14 years since Liu Bei became the emperor. The three kingdoms are in a standalone position, and no one can destroy the other.

There have been many strange wars, indicating that one side may withdraw from the competition, but the next turn of events made the three-legged alliance unbreakable.

The so-called battle will determine the outcome. Before the Battle of Chibi, everyone in the world believed it.

Ever since Cao Cao, who had millions of troops, was defeated in Chibi, things could not be settled quickly.

However, this time the Battle of Guanzhong made Zhuge Jin somewhat confused.

How did this battle end like this?
In the past decades, there has never been a war that lasted as long as this one.

And no matter how you look at it, you don’t feel like you have to decide the winner immediately.

On one side is the expeditionary Shu army, and on the other side is the Wei army with the strongest overall strength.

The Shu army defeated the Wei army, and the Wei army continued to increase its troops.

It seems that the war situation is expanding!

"The situation has indeed changed." Lu Xun's expression became serious. "You have also thought about it. There has never been a battle like this. The Wei State continues to increase its troops, and the number of casualties on both sides will increase greatly. At this time, why should we interfere? And?"

"By the way, how are you preparing this year's silk?" Lu Xun asked again.

"Everything is ready." Zhuge Jin said, "One hundred thousand catties have been prepared to be shipped to Yizhou."

A certain product from the Three Kingdoms period was very special, and it was Shu Brocade.

The raw material of Shu brocade is mainly silk. Shu brocade is so popular that the raw materials cannot keep up.

So the state of Wu began to support Ji Han.

This is recorded in "Taiping Yulan": Wei then moved to Shu, while Wu also owned the Western Road.

This means that the wealthy people in the Wei State bought Shu Brocade one after another, while the Wu State participated in this industrial chain and provided raw materials to Yizhou.

The division of labor between Han and Wu was clear, and the consumer market in Wei was huge.

Of course, this does not mean that it is only sold to the State of Wei. The Dukes and ministers of the State of Wu also love it very much.

Everyone is happy.

Lu Xunti's silk was the silk sold to Ji Han.

"Okay, we have to fight the war, but we also have to make money. While Shu and Wei are fighting, we can make money from both Shu and Wei. In this way, the enemies will weaken each other and we will continue to grow."

Zhuge Jin suddenly said: "I heard that a new kind of paper has appeared in Chengdu."

"New paper?"

"It can be written."

"What's that?"

“What if we could provide it continuously?”

"What?" Lu Xun was stunned for a moment and did not react.

"We can provide it continuously. Of course, I am still hearing about it for the time being. Some of the news coming from Chengdu is not known to be true or false."

On the tenth day of July, Li Heng arrived in Hanzhong.

After he paid a visit to Wang Ping, the prefect of Hanzhong County, he quickly got up and continued on his way.

It was not until the end of July that we arrived in Chengdu from Hanzhong.

On July 29, Li Heng was summoned by Liu Chan.

Li Heng wore official uniform and entered the palace under the leadership of the chamberlain.

In the main hall, apart from Liu Chan sitting in the middle, there were several ministers beside him.

"I see your Majesty and wish him peace." During the salute, Li Heng couldn't help but glance at Liu Chan.

Liu Chan looks fair and fair, but is a bit obese at the age of 27. It seems that he lives a very comfortable life. "Li Qing is exempt from the courtesy."

Liu Chan looked at Li Heng, whom his father-in-law had mentioned many times before, and said something solemnly.

His voice was still full of majesty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"I have read the Prime Minister's memorial and know that you are a talented person. When I learned that you had returned to Chengdu, I specially summoned you."

"Thank you for your Majesty's mercy. I am so grateful that I shed tears."

This was the first time he met Liu Chan, the later master after traveling through time.

Isn't it rumored that he was frightened when he was rescued by Zhao Yun?

In other words, Liu Bei knocked him stupid?
You don’t look stupid!

It seems that most of the unofficial history is just catching wind and shadow.

However, the whole person does not look very energetic. Although he is sitting upright, there are obvious signs of pretentiousness, and his eyes are a bit lazy.

But in fact, this is what ordinary people do.

"The Prime Minister has submitted a letter that the new official position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry will be added to the Shaofu. I agree that you will take up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and I am very much looking forward to it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will never let down Your Majesty's great trust."

Liu Chan added: "There are now five papermaking factories in the capital, and there are also three hydraulic textile factories. Would Li Qing want to go and take a look?"

"I will check it out, Your Majesty, don't worry."

Liu Chan asked again: "You are not only the minister of the Ministry of Industry, but also the official, responsible for the transportation and sales of the imperial court's goods. I am very curious, what do you plan to do?"

When asked this question, Liu Chan suddenly stood up, then walked down from the top, with a smile on his face, and looked at Li Heng affectionately.

In fact, Liu Chan was also full of curiosity about Li Heng.

This was the first time that he heard his most respected father-in-law praise someone so highly.

And this person is younger than himself.

"His Majesty……"

Seeing Liu Chan walking down, Li Heng was slightly surprised.

"Also, why did you choose the two official positions of Minister of the Ministry of Works and Chief of Office?" Liu Chan continued to ask, "To tell you the truth, the Prime Minister values ​​you very much. After reading those memorials, I feel that I will not give you a Jiuqing, I am so ashamed of you."

Li Heng was suddenly speechless, look what you said!
"The purpose of choosing these two official positions is of course to fill the Han Dynasty's treasury and increase supplies for the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition."

Liu Chan's eyes fell on Meng Guang, the chief minister, and asked: "Meng Qing, what do you think?"

Meng Guang said: "Since it is the person recommended by the Prime Minister, I naturally have nothing to say."

Although he said this, there was a bit of contempt in his tone.

Da Sinong is in charge of finance and taxation, and the Chief Allocation Officer is the subordinate official of Da Sinong.

Logically speaking, a talented person like Li Heng should be very happy to be his subordinate.

But normal people can see that Li Heng's role as chief mediator will not last long and is just a springboard.

Especially with Zhuge Liang endorsing him.

This is simply a trump card in the Han Dynasty.

But Liu Chan asked reluctantly: "In your opinion, Li Qing is currently serving as the Minister of Industry and the Chief of Office. How do you think you can increase the revenue of the national treasury?"

"It's nothing more than selling brocade. Now you can sell paper."

Liu Chan asked: "Will this increase the revenue of the treasury?"

Li Heng replied: "This can improve some, but other methods are needed."

"any solution?"

Meng Guang interrupted Li Heng's prepared answer. He said: "Your Majesty, I feel that agriculture is the foundation of the country. The so-called business making money is only a small way after all, and it will not last long. Moreover, if Wei and Wu cut off trade routes, , everything will come to nothing.”

(End of this chapter)