I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 119 Han currency hegemony?

Guanzhong is not a bamboo-producing area.

Other materials are even more scarce.

"Now the paper trade with Sun Wu has begun." Zhuge Liang stood up, his eyes bright and uncertain, "I am not worried about Sun Wu's trade, because with the convenience of the Yangtze River, the goods can reach Wuchang and Jiankang smoothly."

"Is the Prime Minister worried about Luoyang?"

"No, I'm worried about Yangzhou." Zhuge Liang said, "It's only a matter of time before Cao Wei masters this papermaking technology. There are also a lot of bamboos in Yangzhou. Cao Wei will soon have his own papermaking factory. From Yangzhou to Luoyang, it is faster than from Yizhou. It is closer to Luoyang and requires lower transportation costs, so the selling price can naturally be lower."

There were no trains or roads in ancient times.

As we all know, logistics is the last source of profit in business.

When production capacity and quality control are consistent, logistics is the key to competition.

Fei Yi and Yang Yi both fell silent.

They have great expectations for papermaking, but now it seems that this matter is not as simple as it seems.

Zhuge Liang took Li Heng's "Han Assembly Line" and said, "There is another way. Even if there are many papermaking factories in Yangzhou, we can still gain a price advantage."

"any solution?"

"As long as everything written in Ji'an's book can be realized, if the capital can produce 50 sheets of paper per day, we can use the advantage of quantity to keep the price down. Even if the journey is a little longer, it can be made up for."

Yang Yi felt 1 unhappy, why is it that Li Jian again!
The eighth day of September.

"Father, I went to check. No one is allowed in the Weaving Department right now."

"Officials aren't allowed in either?" Tan Cheng asked doubtfully.

"You are not allowed in. Hu Kaogong went to the door of the Weaving Department today and was stopped."

"How unreasonable!" Dan Cheng looked angry, "Isn't the Weaving Department under my control?"

"Father." Tan Lun, the son of Tan Cheng, said, "The Li Jian who was talking nonsense in the court said that the Weaving Department now produces [-] pieces of paper every day, but Hu Kao Gong was stopped when he wanted to go in for inspection. I think there must be something wrong with it. Hidden secret!"

"You mean, the daily production has not reached [-]?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"How can you be sure?"

"If it can really be achieved, why aren't even Hu Kao Gong allowed in?"

Dan Cheng frowned and said angrily: "This Li Jian actually dares to deceive His Majesty and the Prime Minister!"

"There is also textile. I suspect that the textile industry is in a mess now. He was afraid that Hu Kaogong would find out, so he deliberately concealed it."

"I know!" Tan Cheng's eyes became firm.

In the afternoon, Dan Cheng and Meng Guang arrived at the palace gate.

Liu Chan was drinking and watching dancing. When he learned that Dan Cheng and Meng Guang wanted to see them, he said impatiently: "If they have anything to do, they will write a memorial and send it to Guanzhong for the prime minister to see."

Huang Hao said: "They said there are extremely important things to discuss with His Majesty, which involve the treasury!"

Liu Chan said impatiently: "Let them come in."

Not long after, Meng Guang and Tan Cheng came in.

Liu Chan changed his previous decadent attitude, sat upright, and asked politely: "What do you two ministers want from me?"

Tan Cheng said quickly: "Your Majesty! Li Jian cheated, he deceived the king, and he even deceived the prime minister!"

"How do you say this?"

A smiling head suddenly appeared on Liu Chan's side.

Meng Guang and Dan Cheng were shocked on the spot.

Li Heng smiled and said: "When you two impeach an official in front of His Majesty, shouldn't you do it in the morning instead of when Your Majesty is resting?"

"Li Jian, why are you here?"

"I am reporting to His Majesty the recent situation in the Weaving Department. Are you two interested in listening together?"

"Your Majesty!" Tan Cheng said immediately, "Li Jian is committing fraud in the Weaving Department!" "Why do you two say this?"

Meng Guang said: "The Weaving Department has not allowed ministers to enter until now. What is Li Jian afraid of?"

Liu Chan asked: "Li Qing, why don't you allow them two to enter?"

Li Heng replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Weaving Department is top secret. Except for Your Majesty and the Prime Minister, everyone else needs a token to enter."

"You are lying!" Dan Cheng said, "There is obviously an ulterior secret in it!"

Li Heng said: "Yes, it does exist, so now 10,000+ pieces of paper are shipped out of the city from the Weaving Department every day."

"Your Majesty, Li Jian is deceiving Your Majesty!"

Li Heng ignored Tan Cheng and asked, "Your Majesty, have you read the memorial I just submitted?"

"I saw it."

Li Heng added: "Please give me your Majesty's advice."

"If these are sold to Sun Wu, they can be exchanged for five thousand shi of grain. I am very happy."

"Your Majesty, this is a request letter written by someone from the Wuchang faction. It is addressed to Dong Hong. Dong Ziling sent someone to send it back quickly."

Liu Chan took the letter and looked at it. After reading it, he asked in surprise: "Zhuge Rong's letter?"

"Yes, it's his letter." Li Heng said, "His father Zhuge Jin had already paid attention to the paper. He sent people to Bajun in August and wanted to go to Sichuan for inspection. However, he met Dong who had just arrived in Bajun. Macro.”

Tan Cheng and Meng Guang on the side were shocked when they heard this.

Meng Guang asked: "How much paper do they want?"

"I want 20 tickets!"

"This……"

"Is there anything wrong with Meng Da Sinong?"

"Yes!" Meng Guang said, "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"

"An official document has been submitted and sent to Meng Da Sinong's office. Maybe Meng Da Sinong was in a hurry to enter the palace to cause trouble for his subordinates and missed it."

Meng Guang was speechless for a moment: "You..."

"Your Majesty, this is the first batch that Sun Wu wants. If the problem is not serious, there will be a second batch soon." Li Heng said, "However, I feel that exchanging grain for paper is not a long-term strategy."

Liu Chan asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"

"There will inevitably be losses during the transportation of food. We are still responsible for this loss."

"Do you have any good ideas?"

"It would be best if Sun Wu buys paper with copper coins."

"It is impossible for Sun Wu to buy it with copper coins." Meng Guang said, "There is an urgent shortage of copper coins. If the paper trade expands, there will not be enough copper coins."

Li Heng suddenly said: "I think we can mint currency and stipulate that the purchase of our paper must use my big man's money."

"Oh?"

"Both Sun Wu and Cao Wei are in urgent need of our paper. If it is stipulated that the money of my Han Dynasty must be used to purchase paper, what will they do?"

"they will……"

"They will hoard our coins." Meng Guang said suddenly.

"Yes, they will hoard our coins." Li Heng said, "Unless they don't want to buy paper, but now it has been verified that they are in urgent need of paper."

"How do they hoard our coins in a short period of time?" Liu Chan asked curiously.

“If you want our coins, you have to sell us more goods.”

In fact, Zhuge Liang had already done this in the Shu brocade trade, but it was not forced.

The biggest advantage of doing this is to force one's own currency to other countries.

This is an act of printing money to buy, buy, buy!
(End of this chapter)