I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 175 Cao Shuang, you don’t want Liu Fang to make all your money, right?

Huo Yi got straight to the point: "Mr. Cao, can you take a step to speak?"

Zhang Lian said, "If the envoy has anything to say, please speak directly."

Cao Shuang said, "Don't be rude to the envoy. Everyone should go out first."

"Cao Gong!"

"go out!"

The generals stood up and said: "Here!"

Cao Shuang is tall and fat, and he wears a knife in his hand.

Huo Yi was thin and unarmed.

Cao Shuang didn't think Huo Yi would use such a low-level method to assassinate him. He sat there with his knife across the table and said, "The envoy has something to say, but it doesn't matter."

"Gong Cao is a righteous man," Huo Yi said, "I am not coming here this time to make an enemy of Cao Gong, but to negotiate a deal."

"Trade?"

"Yes, business."

"What business?"

"The sale of paper and salt."

"I know about paper, but why should I do this business with you about salt?"

Huo Yi took out a bag of new salt, placed it in front of Cao Shuang, and said, "Please take a look at it, Duke Cao."

"This is?"

"This is a new salt."

"You said this is salt?"

"Yes, it's salt."

"Salt is made in pieces. This kind is finer than gravel. Do you think it is salt?" Cao Shuang looked like he thought I didn't study enough.

"Why don't Mr. Cao give it a try?"

Cao Shuang looked dismissive.

Huo Yi tried it himself.

Cao Shuang was a little surprised. He thought for a moment and took a sip.

Suddenly the whole person was stunned and stood up suddenly.

"This is really salt!" Cao Shuang felt his scalp numb, as if the door to a new world had opened in an instant.

"I told you, this is salt."

"Why is this salt completely different from the previous salt!"

"I told you, this is new salt."

"Where is this salt?"

"Nature is in Yizhou."

"Yizhou?" Cao Shuang said in surprise, "You..."

"What, Mr. Cao, do you want to do this deal?"

"How to do?"

"We sell the salt to Duke Cao, and Duke Cao sells the salt to the wealthy families in the counties across Hexi."

"Why are you like this?"

"Does Mr. Cao want to ask why he wants to cooperate with Mr. Cao?"

Cao Shuang nodded.

"Because Duke Cao is the governor of Liangzhou, we want to do business."

Cao Shuang laughed loudly: "If you want to do business, do I have to cooperate with you?"

"After Duke Cao tasted the salt, what did Duke Cao think would happen if the salt was sold to the four counties in Hexi?"

Cao Shuang put away his smile and said, "There will be crazy looting everywhere."

"That's it. We sell the salt to Duke Cao, and Duke Cao will set the price himself. It's up to Duke Cao himself to decide how much we earn."

Cao Shuang was silent now.

"Just for business?"

"What else can be done?" Huo Yi had a faint smile on his face.

"We are facing each other in front of the battle, but you come to me to discuss business?"

"Is there any conflict between fighting before the battle and doing business?"

"Have!"

"But no matter who wins, Hexi needs this new salt, right?" Huo Yi said, "Just because Cao Cao defeated our army, the new salt will not be sold to the four counties in Hexi."

Cao Shuang fell silent again, because he felt that there was almost no way to refute what Huo Yi said.

And Cao Shuang has his own considerations.

Liu Fang, who was doing business using paper, became very prosperous in Luoyang, and his reputation suddenly rose.

If you master salt, you can quickly win over people by using the salt business to negotiate with these big families in Hexi. And if we can reach such a private agreement with the Shu army, we can continue to cooperate when we return to Luoyang in the future.

Anyway, the advantage is mine!

"I am not completely opposed to doing business, but now we are at war after all."

"Our troops can withdraw."

"really?"

"Seriously, but there's a condition."

"What conditions?"

"Mr. Cao, please stop interfering in the affairs of Xiping County."

"This is not possible, Xiping County cannot give it to you."

"Hey, Mr. Cao said it wrong."

"wrong?"

"Yes, wrong!"

"Then you are willing to withdraw from Xiping County?"

"We don't have troops in Xiping County, so why should we withdraw our troops?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"Mozheze once asked us for help, and we agreed to him, so we have to fulfill our promise, but we also want to do business with Cao Gong, so we can't occupy Xiping County."

"Then what do you want to do?" Cao Shuang was confused for a moment.

"Xiping County can definitely become a place for doing business. If we don't go there, Duke Cao won't pay attention. We are still in the Wei Dynasty in name, and all parties are at peace with each other. Isn't that enough?"

Cao Shuang took a deep breath and frowned slightly.

He thought about it carefully and felt that Huo Yi's words seemed quite reasonable.

Cao Shuang looked at Huo Yi carefully and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will regret it halfway?"

"It's a business. If Duke Cao goes back on his word and sends troops to Xiping County, firstly, he will lose the new salt business, and secondly, we will aid Mo Zhan again. What benefit will this bring to Duke Cao?"

"You rashly attacked our Great Wei Guanzhong and captured Longyou. I came here to take it back..."

"What Mr. Cao said is wrong!" Huo Yi laughed, "Luoyang does not want Mr. Cao to send troops. After Mr. Cao sends troops, he loses his troops and generals. Who will bear the responsibility?"

"Do you think I will lose my troops and generals?"

"If the reports of these two battles are sent back to Luoyang, what will Luoyang think?"

"You!" Cao Shuang was furious, "My armies from all directions are already on their way..."

"Don't be impatient, Duke Cao. All you have to do is agree to my conditions. We will withdraw our troops immediately. Then Duke Cao can write a letter to Luoyang, saying that he has defeated the enemy!"

Cao Shuang's heart moved. He looked at Huo Yi again. This man was quite good!

"How much salt can you provide?"

"You can have as much as Mr. Cao wants."

"Okay, I promise you!"

"That's what you said."

"So said!"

"Mr. Cao is a righteous man. I'll take my leave. Someone will make arrangements for Xinyan in the future."

At noon, Huo Yi returned to the military camp.

"Retreat," Huo Yi said to Wei Chang.

But Wei Chang's face turned ugly: "I really can't figure out why we are retreating at this time?"

"Cao Shuang has mobilized a large number of elites in Wuwei. He still has ten thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. If we stay here, there is only one way to die!"

"Then isn't this time in vain?"

"Didn't you capture thousands of people?"

"Jincheng is right in front of you!"

"Can you conquer it?"

Wei Chang's expression became even more ugly. Wei Chang himself looked down on Huo Yi, but now he was humiliated by Huo Yi again and again. He said angrily: "I will send troops tomorrow..."

"It is the Prime Minister's decree to withdraw the troops!"

"Why retreat?"

"Because we can't take Jincheng now, even if we do, Cao Shuang will continue to bring reinforcements from Hexi. However, our army's operations in Longxi County are still shallow, and the logistics are not enough to support the Jincheng County battlefield. If we continue to fight like this, once your troops are finished, Instead, Cao Shuang was able to go south to Longxi County."

"I……"

"We are exposing our flaws! We are messing up our position!" Huo Yi said firmly, "The Prime Minister and Li Shangshu have their own arrangements."

Wei Chang took a deep breath and said, "Okay! I understand!"

In the blink of an eye, it was already August, and Ma Yong hurried in and submitted the last document: "Lang Jun really guessed it right, Sun Wu has mastered the art of papermaking!"

(End of this chapter)