I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 153 is a big game!
Li Heng was not worried about the situation on the Western Front because he knew that Cao Wei now had too many checks and balances.

On the one hand, the frontal battlefield of Longyou is difficult to fight, but on the other hand, the Qiang and Di in Liangzhou are restless.

If it were just these two factors, Cao Shuang and Guo Huai could still fight hard.

As long as the Wei army fights hard, the Han army will never get any good results.

The final outcome was that both sides lost their minds in the painful war and began to invest a lot of chips, killing the entire Guanzhong until corpses were everywhere and rivers of blood flowed.

In this way, Cao Wei could risk the collapse of things in a short period of time and forcibly recruit a group of people to block Sun Quan on the eastern front.

Victory or defeat is unknown.

But Ji Han on the western front must not be able to continue fighting.

This style of play is a style of play in which both Han and Wei will suffer losses.

One of the biggest mistakes people make subconsciously is that humans are rational.

In fact, looking through all the historical materials of mankind, mankind has never been rational.

In other words, it is easy to start a war, but it is not up to the person who started the war to stop it.

If both sides really mobilize all the forces they can mobilize in Guanzhong, it will be a war that changes the course of history.

Zhuge Liang did not want this, and it was not what Li Heng wanted to see.

Fortunately, the paper trade gave birth to a large number of interest groups in Luoyang.

Interest groups have one characteristic: everything is based on their own interests.

This is a common problem in human history.

On the tenth day of May, Taifu Temple in Chengdu.

Lu Zhi was sitting aside to assist Li Heng in settling the accounts. He couldn't help but ask: "It is said that everyone in the court is very nervous about the current situation in Guanzhong. Even Qiao Zhou and the others no longer keep an eye on the Weaving Department, but go to Jiang Gongyan every day." Ask about the war on the front line there."

"A bunch of stinky scholars who don't know how to fight and have nothing to do all day long." Li Heng stared at the account book and said lightly, "They should be allowed to go to Dahan Logistics Trading Company to buy goods. After tiring him for ten days and a half, they will stop. ”

"It's just Qiao Zhou now." Lu Zhi sighed and moved the remaining ledgers over.

It was not too hot in Chengdu in early May, and the trees were already covered with green. The wind carried the smell of vegetation, and he opened the book on Li Heng's desk.

"Lang Jun, what are you writing?"

"The Han Dynasty Capital Academy Handbook." Li Heng said casually.

"Han Capital Academy?"

"That's Xiangxu."

"Why are you writing this?"

“Of course it’s about cultivating talent.”

"To cultivate talents, there is Taixue, this..."

"Can those who come from Imperial College fight on the front line?" Li Heng shook his head, "Can they help the army build its military?"

"No." Lu Zhi replied seriously.

"So, this college must be re-established." Li Heng put down the pen in his hand, "The local big families must both divide and win over each other, and new groups must be added. Otherwise, we will still have to take into account those people when we do anything in the future. Rich family.”

"What do you mean, Mr. Lang?"

"Promote talents from humble backgrounds to the Capital Academy!"

Lu Zhi was startled, then reacted and said: "Mr. Lang, do you know that doing this will..."

"I know that Qiao Zhou was the first to object because he wanted to encourage students to study and work, but his objection was ineffective!"

"Not only is he opposed, I'm afraid local aristocratic families will also be opposed."

Lu Zhi couldn't help but feel a little heavy. Li Heng was playing a big game of chess!

This is to adjust the order of the entire bureaucracy!
In other words, reshape the talent selection system!

Of course Li Heng also knew this.

There are not many ways to become an official now, such as promoting filial piety and integrity and promoting talents.

They all have thresholds, and most of them are elected from wealthy families.

This kind of recommendation is basically the result of human relations.

This forms a relationship between upper and lower bureaucratic communities of interest.

This pattern was the basic situation from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties.This resulted in the court having great power, but it was extremely difficult to implement it.

Of course, every era does not mean that the court is necessarily right.

Sometimes failure to execute is a good thing.

But what about this moment?

Li Heng needs a decree to leave Chengdu!

Therefore, he needs a new ruling group. This ruling group is not only the core rulers, but more importantly, the middle layer and foundation.

If the middle and foundation are weak, the entire country will be top-heavy.

If you want to implement the country's top-level strategy step by step, you must have a strong middle-level and basic team.

"Read it for yourself?" Li Heng picked up a letter and handed it to Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi took it and read it, looking slightly surprised: "Is this a letter Du Langjun wrote to you?"

"Yes, Wei needs 5000 million pieces of paper."

"This is impossible. Even if all the paper mills in Yizhou are busy day and night, I'm afraid they won't be able to produce that much paper this year."

Li Heng said: "What I am worried about is not the output of papermaking, but the reaction of Yizhou counties after this incident spreads."

"What does Mr. Lang mean?"

"Yes, I mean, this may be Wei's policy of Qi Wan and Lu Jin."

"Qi Wan and Lu Jin?" Lu Zhi reacted and retorted, "This strategy is extremely risky!"

"But as long as the news is released, someone will take the risk! 5000 million pieces of paper! How much food can be exchanged? And it's just this year, what about next year? What about the year after that?"

At this point, Lu Zhi also fell silent.

After a while, he said: "This is false."

"No, this may be true." Li Heng said, "This news may reach Yizhou in the second half of this year. Paper trading is very smooth now."

"Then what?" Lu Zhi said, "Didn't Mr. Lang already ban private papermaking?"

"That's because the benefits are not enough. Once they know that the benefits are enough, they are even willing to risk the serious crime of beheading. And at that time, the Yizhou people headed by Qiao Zhou must have started to put pressure on the imperial court on the grounds of preparing military rations and replenishing the national treasury. .”

"The court will not agree."

"People like to make quick progress. Once the capital begins to hear rumors that paper can be exchanged for huge amounts of grain, there will be calls to use it as military supplies for the Northern Expedition, and more people will support the Northern Expedition."

"Isn't that a good thing?"

"It would be great if they really supported the Northern Expedition, but then the Northern Expedition would become a slogan for most people to pursue personal interests, and the Han Dynasty would be close to being destroyed!"

After listening to Li Heng's analysis, Lu Zhi was shocked.

These were all things he had not thought of, but they all came out of this young man's mouth.

"The art of papermaking is kept secret and private individuals may not know it."

Li Heng shook his head again: "There is no airtight wall. I even suspect that Sun Wu has mastered papermaking."

"Is there any solution to this problem?"

Li Heng thought for a moment and then laughed: "Yes! Aren't we making money?"

"Can we break the situation?"

"Yes." Li Heng said calmly, "The economic task of paper has actually been completed. The next greater use is the political task."

"I'm stupid."

"The capital schools need paper, poor families need paper to study, copy classics, and popularize literacy, all need paper, and a lot of paper. Yizhou needs a lot of paper, Guanzhong and Longyou also need it. If we can get Liangzhou back, then It is even more necessary, so Jingzhou will not be the same in the future."

"Lang Jun wants to use paper to..."

Lu Zhi looked at Li Heng in surprise. Li Heng didn't say anything, but just nodded: "There will be a day."

Lu Zhi was so shocked that he remained silent for a long time. When he came to his senses, he changed the subject and said: "Recently, many local wealthy families have sent people to the capital. The gate of Nashangsi has been almost broken. They all come to hope Lang." Can you approve the paper being made by them?"

Li Heng casually picked up an account book and said with a smile: "That's natural. After all, Li Fu from Jiangzhou has been following us and has made a lot of money in the past few months."

"I'm afraid what's more important is that I hope to get the salt guide!"

(End of this chapter)