I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 179 If you don’t do it, people will come over!

Li Heng looked at Dong Hong, who said: "We have made trouble several times. I'm afraid it won't be simple this time. It should be Wuchang who has spoken out."

"Let's go, I'll go with you."

The government office of Jiangzhou Free Trade City is still relatively rough for the time being, not far from the East City Gate.

Outside the East City Gate is the most prosperous Chaotianmen Ferry.

There were many ships parked there, including ships from Shu and ships from Wu.

This is where the Jialing River and the Yangtze River meet.

Ships coming from the upper reaches of the Jialing River will dock here, and ships coming from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will also stop here.

A large amount of goods are shipped here every day, along the Yangtze River, all the way down.

It can be said that this is the largest trading point between Han and Wu.

After Li Heng walked into the government office, he followed Dong Hong all the way inside.

There were three people waiting inside.

A young man, a middle-aged man, and an old man.

"Dong Langjun, you are finally back." The young man stepped forward and clasped his fists.

"You three, please take a seat."

The three of them sat down, but their eyes fell on Li Heng.

Li Heng said: "Ignore me, you tell me what to do."

The three people's eyes fell on Dong Hong again, and Dong Hong asked: "Mr. Zhan, if you have anything to say, it doesn't matter if you say it."

"Then I'll be blunt." The young man said, "It's the same thing. We don't accept using Shu money to settle new salt."

After speaking, the middle-aged man continued: "Neither Jiankang nor Wuchang will recognize Shu money. If we exchange Shu money to buy new salt, we cannot use the remaining Shu money in Jiangling and can only keep it in our hands." Here, this is a loss for us.”

Dong Hong said: "Can't we just come back and buy new salt next time?"

The old man said: "Next time I buy new salt, I have to exchange it for a batch of Shu coins. This is too troublesome."

"Then what do you want to do?"

The middle-aged man said: "Return to the old way."

"But the rules set by the imperial court are not mine to decide." Dong Hong said.

"If this is the case, we can only stop trading." Zhan Ming said.

"Yes, I can only stop buying and selling." The middle-aged man also said the same.

"Dong Langjun, we are all businessmen." The old man said, "We just want to make money. According to the previous method, both parties can make money."

"Who is your Excellency?" Dong Hong asked.

"I'm Liu Yan," the old man said. "This is my first time here. Dong Langjun doesn't know me. It's normal."

"I have all your thoughts..."

Before Dong Hong spoke, Li Heng took over and said: "If you guys are not willing to do this business, then just take all the grain back today and stop selling the salt."

The three of them were stunned, and a trace of dissatisfaction suddenly appeared in their eyes.

"Who is this?" Zhan Ming asked coldly, "Why have I never seen him before?"

"he is……"

Just as Dong Hong was about to make an introduction, Li Heng interrupted him again: "Since you are not ready to do this business, who am I? Who am I to see you off?"

"Dong Ziling didn't say anything! How can you make decisions?" Zhan Ming stood up and scolded.

Li Heng had a smile on his face: "The three of them just said they would not do this business. Does it matter what Dong Ziling said?"

"you……"

"Could it be that the three of you still want to continue doing this business, but are using this to threaten Dong Ziling?"

"You're rude!"

"When did I become rude?" Li Heng asked back, "I have always respected the requests of the three of them. The three of them are unwilling to do this business. I dare not force it, and I am even willing to cooperate. Who dares to stop the three of them in Jiangzhou? Leave, I will be the first one not to spare him!"

Hearing Li Heng's tone of voice, the three of them roughly guessed that this young man's status was probably not low.

"This gentleman, do you know how big my business is in Jiangzhou?" Zhan Ming asked.

"Look at you, you've already said you won't do anything, and now you're shamelessly telling me that your business is big. What does that mean?" But Zhan Ming said: "I made 100,000 shi of grain in Jiangzhou last year. business!"

"Listen to what you said, I want to thank you?" Li Heng said.

"you……"

"Send off guests!" Li Heng waved his hand.

Dong Hong was silent on the side. He admired Li Heng's ability to solve problems. Although he didn't know why Li Heng dealt with it so forcefully, he would not interfere too much.

Several people came in immediately outside.

Zhan Ming looked at Li Heng in shock, and then looked at Dong Hong in surprise: "Mr. Dong Lang, are you done with the business?"

Dong Hong was silent for a moment and said, "Didn't you just say you won't do it?"

"Just now..." Zhan Ming swallowed, "I didn't say I wouldn't do it just now, I just said that if you still insist on using Shu money to settle the transaction, this transaction will no longer be possible."

"Yes, if you..."

The middle-aged man also joined in, but was still interrupted by Li Heng: "That's right, we insist on using Shu money to settle the transaction. This transaction can't be done, so let's see the guest off!"

"You young man, how can you be so rude and interrupt us again and again!" Liu Yan reprimanded angrily.

Li Heng's eyes fell on Liu Yan and asked: "Are you really a businessman?"

Liu Yan was slightly startled and said, "Of course I am a businessman!"

"Where's the businessman?"

"Jiangling!"

"What kind of business does the family do?"

"Business of cloth!"

"We don't want cloth here, why are you, a cloth merchant, doing this in Jiangzhou?"

"I'm here to buy cloth, and I'll buy it with grain."

“How much cloth can one stone of grain buy?”

"One stone of grain can buy... can buy... can buy three bolts of cloth."

Li Heng smiled slightly and stopped asking, but said: "You three, please come back."

"Dong Langjun, we really want to do this business, but some people really..."

"Dong Ziling usually has the final say here, but now I can make the decision." Li Heng said, "You three, please come back. We will find other people to do this business in the future."

"Who are you?"

Dong Hong said: "This is Li Gong Li Jian, the Minister of Industry of the Han Dynasty."

As soon as he said this, the three of them were shocked.

Li Heng's name and trade name have spread throughout Jiangzhou and Jiangling.

To say it spread is an exaggeration, as it was widely spread among businessmen.

Because the paper trading that started last year has supported a large number of businessmen in both places.

The inventor of Shu paper naturally became the person that businessmen talked about.

The fine salt that started last month shocked these Wu businessmen so much that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

However, the conditions proposed by Jiangzhou gave these businessmen a headache.

"It turns out to be Mr. Li! I was so offended just now!" Zhan Ming's attitude immediately changed.

"Easy to say." Li Heng smiled.

"Mr. Li, I have always admired you..."

"see a visitor out……"

"Mr. Li! Is this deal really impossible?"

"It's done. After you leave, the next batch of merchants will come tomorrow, and there will be a large amount of Shu salt transported from Jiangzhou to Jiangling, to Wuchang, and even to Jiankang."

Li Heng smiled: "If you don't do it, people will come over!"

(End of this chapter)