I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 129 The change of power of the Han Dynasty

In this world, it is always difficult to accomplish something.

why?

Because everyone's interests are inconsistent.

Distributing benefits is very difficult.

Those who can do this well are leaders.

Moreover, the distribution of benefits often relies not only on people, but also on systems.

If Li Heng gets some paper, some salt, and some sugar, he can increase Ji Han's national power. This is probably a fantasy.

Without a strong system to ensure integrity, money will only flow into the pockets of power.

There is no correlation between the size of power and the strength of national power.

"Of course it will be dealt with impartially." Li Heng took over.

Zhuge Liang was a clear-cut man who governed the country according to Legalism.

"There is absolutely no way for Tan Lun to survive, and Tan Cheng will also be implicated and may be dismissed from office."

Lu Zhi said: "If this is the case, I am afraid that the people in Yizhou will have greater opinions on Li Gong."

"The people in Yizhou are not all harmonious. People with strong opinions are mainly people like Qiao Zhou. People like Li Fu, the governor of Jiangzhou, and Du Qiong, the admonishment doctor, will just watch."

"And we have Taifu Temple in our hands. We have the final say on who we cooperate with and who we let make money."

Lu Zhi said: "Using money to win over local aristocratic families may not be successful. These local aristocratic families are not short of money. They have great influence and they care more about self-protection."

"Who doesn't want money in this world?" Li Heng said with a smile, "Even Lord Wei is short of money. Sometimes if you don't make money, the money will be taken away by others. When others take the money away, you will become The more powerful you become, the weaker you become."

Lu Zhi couldn't help but nod.

The world is not static, but always in flux.

If you don't advance, you will retreat. This is the truth.

Only then did Lu Zhi understand deeply why Li Heng wanted to establish a Taifu Temple.

This government office is really important. It includes all emerging industries.

Ma Yong suddenly asked: "What's the next step?"

"How is the situation of logistics companies now?" Li Heng asked Lu Zhi.

"Currently, 300 people have been prepared and several batches of goods have been transported to Bajun. But if we continue to send more people, I'm afraid it won't work. After all, the capital's population is limited." Lu Zhi said, "Officials under Da Sinong have already contacted I was demoted several times."

Li Heng said: "So we still have to wait for Li Xiang's reply. As long as the Li family is willing to take over the Jiangzhou Paper Mill, they can save some logistics from the capital to Bajun."

After speaking, Li Heng stood up and walked back and forth.

"What is Mr. Li worried about?"

Li Heng suddenly looked at Lu Zhi and asked, "If I want to form an army of [-] people, how much rations will I need?"

Lu Zhi was stunned for a moment and replied: "A hundred thousand troops, if we count the losses during the march and peacetime, the monthly consumption of a hundred thousand troops may be nearly one hundred thousand dan. If Li Gong wants to do something extraordinary, I'm afraid he will have to prepare at least a hundred thousand stones." Thousands of stones of food.”

Li Heng was in trouble again.

If we really want to fight, we will definitely not have millions of stones of food.

A navy master must practice for at least three years before he can start.

And it may take a year to prepare the troops.

To raise a navy for four years requires nearly 500 million stones of food.

The loss is different at different distances. The most reasonable one is at least 700 million stones.

Nearly 200 million stones per year.

What’s even more frightening is that there will be more than one front next.

The Guanzhong front consumes more resources than the Jingzhou front. Food in Guanzhong can only be extracted from Guanzhong and Hanzhong.

It is unrealistic to draw from Chengdu.

It is also unrealistic for the Jingzhou front to draw grain from Hanzhong.

If Chengdu wants to supply [-] naval troops for three to four years, it can barely do so, and the problem of scalability will arise.

What's the extended question?
Assuming that Chengdu and surrounding areas are used to supply the Jingzhou front, Ji Han's family will inevitably transfer a considerable part of the pressure to the people, and the people will be very painful.

This issue of forced transfer of food will soon lead to disputes.This logic is the same as Cao Rui's "just add four pounds" in Wei State.

It is not a purely military issue, but a political and people's livelihood issue involving the entire country.

After all, Ji Han has few resources.

If we want to develop on two fronts, it is impossible to use the local territory to supply the army.

So back to the issue of Nashangsi, we still have to boost economic output.

The strategy of economic output also involves the issue of internal interest distribution.

In the final analysis, it comes down to institutional issues and coordination issues among all parties.

Li Heng asked again: "What is the maximum profit that Bajun Free Trade City can make from selling paper in a year?"

Lu Zhi said: "Assuming that Sun Wu buys 100 million pieces of paper a year, we can get [-] shi of grain."

Obviously it is far from enough, and there is a lot of food consumption.

Li Heng's mind was spinning rapidly.

Refined salt, sugar, cloth, silk, blue and white porcelain?

If all these are exported, can 100 million shi of food be guaranteed to come in a year?
It shouldn't be a big problem.

The next goal is actually very clear, which is to increase product input.

To increase product output, rear manufacturing must be improved.

In order for the profits from goods manufactured in the rear to be realized for the country, a strict system must be in place.

In the end, it returned to internal rectification.

In Ji Han, only one person can undertake internal rectification: Zhuge Liang!
But Zhuge Liang is now in charge of Guanzhong.

The Guanzhong battlefield is even more important. It is a strategic buffer in the grand strategic direction.

"Shiying." Li Heng sighed, "It seems that we must not only focus on trade, but also on punishment, otherwise many things will not be completed!"

"What Mr. Li said is true, but our foundation is still shallow."

"I will report the Dan Lun case to the Prime Minister separately and propose to the Prime Minister the pros and cons of the current situation."

"How does Liu Gong plan to mention it?"

"It is imperative to increase a large amount of trade, but internal parties are ready to take action. I will directly explain it to the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister believes in it, we will take drastic measures!"

"Mr. Li wants to reorganize the system?"

"It won't work if I don't change it."

"Does Mr. Li know the risks involved?"

"Naturally."

"If it fails, Mr. Li will be a sinner of the Han Dynasty!"

"Is Shiying scared?"

"I have been homeless since I was a child, and I am alone. What should I be afraid of? It's just that Mr. Li is kind to me after all, so I can speak out."

"We have come this far, there is no turning back!" Li Heng glanced at Lu Zhi, then at Ma Yong, who was eating and drinking, Xue Liang, and Jiang Binsi.

Everyone stood up and said, "I am willing to follow Mr. Li through fire and water."

Li Heng drank a glass of wine and said, "I want the position of Shaofu! I also want the position of Dali!"

According to the current output speed, it is obviously not enough, far from enough.

The next step to make money is to take over the position of Shaofu and mobilize more resources.

At the same time, the power of punishment must also be taken over.

Restructuring is not about treating guests to dinner!

Can it be reformed without bloodshed?
On the second day, Jiang Wan completed the interrogation of the relevant persons, and Li Heng also received a copy of the interrogation results.

At the same time, the interrogation results were rushed to Wuzhangyuan in Guanzhong.

A change in Ji Han's power began to take place.

(End of this chapter)