I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 145 Salt Introduction Method

Huang Hao yelled loudly: "This is a memorial written by the ministers to His Majesty, why do you have the right to burn it privately?"

But Liu Chan said: "Hey, these are all bullshit. If you burn them, burn them."

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Ji'an, come over and have a few drinks with me."

"Here."

Li Heng sat down again, his palms actually sweating.

As for the minting of coins, it is actually very simple to analyze.

You only need to know one point of view: people seek advantages and avoid disadvantages!

In ancient times, when there was no concept of asset preservation, the court released a large amount of water. Not only would the interests of the common people be damaged, but the powerful would also be unable to avoid it.

This was the fundamental reason why Wang Mang was overthrown. He offended two classes at the same time.

But now Li Heng wants to mint currency, and the news has spread.

The aristocratic men in Chengdu will definitely not be able to sit still.

Liu Chan is definitely under pressure, and it's not that high.

Although Zhuge Liang has agreed, Zhuge Liang is not in Chengdu after all.

The introduction of a policy and whether the policy can be implemented are two completely different concepts.

Now we are faced with the question of whether the policy can be implemented.

What Li Heng did just now was actually a gamble on Liu Chan's attitude.

"The imperial court mints money every year, but this time you minted money on a large scale, which is extraordinary, so it is normal for the courtiers to have great opinions." Liu Chan said.

"I can understand your Majesty's difficulties." Li Heng said.

It seems that the queen is not only not a mediocre person, but also has some magnanimity.

In other words, a person's magnanimity itself has nothing to do with talent.

In other words, most talented people are narrow-minded.

For example, Yang Yi and Wei Yan.

Often people like Liu Chan, who come from a well-known family, have been well protected since childhood, don't need anything, don't need to compete with others, and have grown up under Zhuge Liang's words and deeds, so they really have a comfortable demeanor.

"Can you really use that money to buy food in two months?"

"It must be possible."

"If not, I'm afraid this matter can only be stopped. Minting coins is not a child's play, and minting large amounts of coins must be done with caution."

"I have my own discretion."

"Okay, I will explain to those people, so you don't have to worry."

After coming out of the palace, Li Heng happened to meet Qiao Zhou and others who were about to enter the palace.

"Li Heng! You are a treacherous and evil person!" Yin Mo roared loudly, pointed at Li Heng's nose and cursed, "You are shameless! Do you know what you are doing! You are causing Wang Mang's trouble!"

Li Heng stood there and looked at Yin Mo, feeling quite comfortable as the spring breeze blew.

Yin Mo continued to scold: "Do you have any shame at all?"

"Do you know that if you continue to make trouble like this, the entire country of Han Dynasty will be brought down by you!"

Seeing that Li Heng was indifferent, Yin Mo became even more angry. He started to roar: "Let's make trouble! Let's make trouble! When the trouble comes and the country is in danger, I will fight for my life with you! Even if I die, I will drag you down to support you!"

Li Heng glanced coldly and sneered: "A bunch of stubborn old stubborns!"

After saying that, Li Heng turned around and left.

Yin Mo became even more angry and was about to rush forward, but was stopped by someone.

"Let's go to His Majesty to sue him!"

"Let's go! Go to His Majesty!"

Li Heng mounted his horse and walked to Taifu Temple surrounded by guards.

The spring breeze stirs people's hearts.

It doesn't matter if those people object, as long as Liu Chan doesn't act like a monster, this policy can be pushed forward.

Now the money furnace is running rapidly, and a large amount of currency comes out of the money furnace every day.

War is never as simple as a sword fight.

The war is still hidden from view.

On the tenth day of March, after the soul-stirring sound of war drums dissipated, the Wei army's attack receded like the tide on the north bank of the Wei River.

Yang Yihui reported: "Since the end of February, the Wei army's actions have become more frequent. This is the third time it has harassed our army." Zhuge Liang fell into deep thought, and after a while he said: "Has the total strength of the Wei army been detected?"

"It is currently impossible to detect, but from Chang'an to the front line, the Wei army built a total of five cities, each with at least tens of thousands of people, and bricks appeared in one of them."

Huo Yi, the reporter on the side, sighed: "Has Wei Jun still mastered the brick-making technique?"

"These are inevitable." Zhuge Liang said calmly.

Zhuge Liang is right. In the war years, in addition to head-on confrontation, there must be a fierce arms race behind the scenes.

The most typical one is the Song Dynasty.

The armaments of Song, Liao, Jin and Xixia are almost the same.

If you are good, I will copy it.

It's that simple.

To the end of the war, what was at stake was the military commander's command ability, logistics coordination ability, and strong financial resources.

"How is the situation in Longyou?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

"It's stable for the time being, nothing serious."

"Order Wei Yan to strengthen defense. I predict that the Wei army in Liangzhou will take action starting next month."

"Here!"

At this time, Fei Yi hurriedly walked in: "Prime Minister, Prime Minister!"

"Why is Wen Wei so happy?"

"Prime Minister, look what this is!" Fei Yi came over, opened a cloth bag, and showed it in front of Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang observed carefully, and then looked at Fei Yi in surprise: "Is this salt?"

"It's salt. Prime Minister, you can have a taste."

"No!" Yang Yi said immediately, "I don't know where this came from. If it is poisonous, wouldn't it..."

"Jian sent someone to deliver it."

Yang Yi said: "Then you can't even try it!"

"Why did Ji'an send people to bring salt?" Zhuge Liang became confused.

"He said that Cao Wei or Sun Wu may have mastered the art of papermaking, and then our main commercial export to the two countries will become salt."

"Hahaha!" Yang Yi laughed, "Is Li Jian crazy? Cao Wei is not short of salt!"

Zhuge Liang took some and tasted it.

You don’t know if you don’t taste it. When you taste it, your face is shocked: “This salt…”

A smile bloomed on Fei Yi's face: "Prime Minister, is it not bitter at all?"

Zhuge Liang stood up, stared at the salt with shocked eyes, and asked, "How much of this salt is there?"

"How many do you want according to Jian?"

"really?"

"Exactly!"

Zhuge Liang asked again: "What does he want to do next?"

"A thousand catties have been shipped!"

"So fast?"

"It has indeed been shipped."

"Where did he find the people to transport it?"

"Now Taifu Temple has promulgated the Salt Introduction Law." Fei Yi immediately took out the document and presented it to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang opened it excitedly. After reading it, he was stunned at first, and then laughed: "Okay! Ji'an's talent is better than mine! It's a great blessing for the big man to have such a person!"

"Prime Minister..." Yang Yi on the side looked even more confused, even doubting life.

"Wei Gong, look at it."

Yang Yi took it and looked at it quickly.

I don't know if I don't see it, I was startled when I saw it.

What is the salt introduction method?
That is, the imperial court sold salt to merchants, and the merchants were asked to get the corresponding salt and sell it to the frontier. The merchants had the final say on how much they could earn.

This trick did not appear until the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was played by Cai Jing.

(End of this chapter)