I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 123
"The first person to keep an eye on is Shaofu Dancheng."

"Why?"

"Just do it." Li Hengfeng said lightly, "It is not easy to establish a very complete intelligence. I will give you time."

"Here."

"Chengdu is different from Longyou. It's very complicated here and the water is very deep. You have to be careful in everything and your family members should also warn you. A little carelessness may lead to death. Do you understand?"

Ma Yong's heart sank again, and he quickly said: "I understand."

"Okay, you go down and settle down first."

"The subordinate retire."

After Ma Yong left, Li Heng fell into deep thought.

In fact, nothing big happened when I came to Chengdu.

It was just Dan Cheng and Meng Guang who came to cause trouble.

Tan Cheng is a typical Yizhou person. When he comes to cause trouble, it is not just to find trouble, but a competition for power.

As for Meng Guang, the Dongzhou faction, the Dongzhou faction is not a hard-line Northern Expedition faction, but they are not of the same mind as the Yizhou faction.

Li Heng was most worried about the Yizhou faction causing trouble.

In fact, the Yizhou faction will not simply cause trouble, but what they will do next may harm the interests of some Yizhou faction.

Why do you say that?

First of all, we must understand what Li Heng's strategic goals are for the next stage.

That's right, it was to capture Jingzhou.

How many troops are needed to capture Jingzhou?

At least one hundred thousand!

Regarding the situation of the Han, Wei and Wu Kingdoms, it makes no sense to directly fight against Guanzhong.

Even if Wei Jun is defeated in the end, he will pay a heavy price.

It may not be possible to occupy Guanzhong in a short time.

Unable to occupy Guanzhong in a short period of time, Wei Guoguo forced his troops to use their potential to advance further westward.

By that time, Han and Wei had buried their main forces in Guanzhong, and the one who had the advantage was Sun Quan.

He had 1 reasons to believe that at this time, Sun Quan in Jiankang and Lu Xun in Wuchang were waiting for an all-out war between the Han and Wei armies in Guanzhong.

Therefore, this battle cannot start from Guanzhong.

We can only start from Jingzhou.

To take Jingzhou, more people must be released from Yizhou.

More of the population is in the hands of local aristocratic families.

Population is the most important resource. If you want them to release the most important resource, it is right to use profit inducement.

But an interest group is always more than just one voice.

As long as there are more voices, the situation will naturally become complicated.

Confrontations are inevitable.

If the situation goes bad, what needs to be done?

[-]. Comprehensive intelligence channels.

[-]. The confidence to be able to speak.

[-]. Divide opponents and win over allies.

After making arrangements for Ma Yong, Li Heng felt relieved.

His first group of trustworthy team members have taken shape.

At this time, he was going to start looking for people from powerful families in Yizhou.

Early in the morning of the eighth day of October, Taifu Temple released the official documents of the Nashang Division to the public.

Within a few days, it caused an uproar in the capital.

What is the core of the business document?
[-]. Pay the money!
[-]. Allow private papermaking!

After the news was announced, the most unlucky person was not Li Heng, but Liu Chan.

Why is it Liu Chan?
Because all the major officials in the capital could not sit still.

It was well known that papermaking was a top secret.But what is this Nashang company doing now?
Are you going to delegate top secrets to private individuals?
What if Wei and Wu learned from each other?
Therefore, at noon, when Liu Chan was still drinking and dancing in the Imperial Garden, Huang Hao brought him bad news again.

"What! Half of the officials want to see me at the palace gate?" Liu Chan was quite shocked.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"What's wrong with them?"

"They have been impeaching the official documents of the Taifu Temple's Nashang Division."

The business documents are none of their business!
Liu Chan muttered angrily.

But he still put down the wine glass reluctantly, reluctantly pushed the girl in his arms away, tidied it up, and said: "Go, go, Xuan Jin Palace!"

"Here!"

"Also, Li Jian is also announced to be in the palace."

"Here!"

At this time, Li Heng was busy in Taifu Temple.

Lu Zhi walked in with a young man and said, "Mr. Li, this is Li Xiang and Li Shulong, the son of Li Fu and Li Sunde, the governor of Jiangzhou. He is very interested in the papermaking institute."

Li Heng stood up immediately, walked over and said, "It turns out that he is the son of Li Sunde. I have admired your name for a long time, but I didn't expect that you are also very talented and magnificent!"

"Mr. Li's compliments are too great to deserve!"

"Come, come, sit."

"Mr. Li, Dong Ziling told me that Mr. Li plans to buy a papermaking factory, and can it be bought by private individuals?"

"Yes, private individuals can indeed purchase it, but it must be approved by Taifu Temple."

"What conditions are met to be considered passed?"

"First, he has a family background and cannot do anything disrespectful to the imperial court; second, he is from a well-known local family and has a reputation as a virtuous man; third, he is naturally willing to cooperate with the imperial court."

Li Xiang asked: "How can we cooperate with the imperial court?"

"Li Langjun also knows that the imperial court is currently building trade routes and is careful about banditry on the trade routes, but the elites of the country have gathered in Guanzhong, making the troops insufficient."

Li Xiang immediately understood what Li Heng meant.

You need someone!
He hesitated.

Li Heng said: "One hundred thousand pieces of paper can be made in one day, which can be exchanged for three thousand stones of grain."

"But my Li family..."

Li Heng said: "The Li family is a big family in Fu County, Zitong County. Their reputation is spread far and wide. I have always admired them very much. Your grandfather Li Quan is also a great man of his generation."

Li Quan is one of the powerful representatives of Yizhou.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, Liu Yan, the governor of the state, entered Shu. In order to frighten the counties in Yizhou, he killed Li Quan on an excuse, which then triggered the Ren Qi and Jia Long rebellion.

Later, Liu Bei entered Shu, and Li Quan's son Li Fu was put into important positions.

Li Fu was the governor of Jiangzhou at this time, and Jiangzhou was in Bajun.

The reason why Li Heng asked people to find Li Xiang from Bajun was because Li Fu himself was in a high position and his family had great prestige, so there were naturally many people under his family.

Li Fu himself was also a moderate among the Yizhou faction. He neither supported nor opposed the Northern Expedition because Li Fu himself was an old minister from the Liu Bei era.

After Liu Bei arrived in Chengdu, he gave Li Fu the position of Chengdu Ling.

Moreover, Li Heng established a free trade city in Bajun. Although it is still under construction and is very low-key, Bajun's strategic position in commercial export is obviously extraordinary.

If Li Fu can be tied to the commercial boat, the free trade city will develop very smoothly.

Li Xiang said: "Does Mr. Li plan to let us build a papermaking factory in Jiangzhou?"

"Yes."

"But we are not good at doing fortifications, and this is not our responsibility."

"Li Langjun, don't be anxious. Let's take a look at the official documents from our merchant company first." With that, Li Heng picked up the documents and handed them over.

Li Xiang read through it carefully.

At first he looked calm, then surprised, and finally shocked.

"Part of this manufacturing facility belongs to our Li family?"

"Yes, I will give you [-]% of the shares of the Li family. After you make money, you can divide it!"

(End of this chapter)