I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 181 Arrogant Seller

"Is this officer in a passive position now?" Li Heng asked.

Zhan Ming didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Heng knew what this guy meant.

I want to sell information to myself.

But Li Heng didn't know if this guy was sent by Zhuge Rong to find out more about him, so he never said it clearly.

Double agents are not uncommon.

"Oh, yes, yes, Mr. Li is now doing business with us. It is indeed Mr. Li who has taken the initiative."

"Then what do you want?"

"I don't care, I just want to use Shu money."

"Wuchang doesn't agree?"

"Wuchang disagrees, but if the private sector has started to use it, and many people are using it, what can Wuchang do?"

"Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble for you?"

"I have some small businessmen below who can do these things."

"How to do?"

"They exchanged a lot of Shu money."

"Where's the unused money?"

"Bring back."

"What should I do if I take it back and get discovered?"

Zhan Ming said: "It will not be discovered so early. By the time it is discovered, there will already be a large amount of Shu money among the people."

"Aren't you afraid that something will be found on you?"

"I have my own way."

"any solution?"

"Just find a few scapegoats."

"What if Sun Quan wants to ban Shu money?"

Zhan Ming smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, once it circulates, no one can completely ban it."

"Aren't you afraid that this will affect your business?" Li Heng asked.

"If you do this, I will become Li Gong's man. If I follow Li Gong, what influence can I have?"

Li Heng remained silent, while Dong Hong on the side was frightened.

This person actually volunteered to do detailed work?

It seems that the benefits are so exciting!

Seeing that Li Heng was silent, Zhan Ming suddenly said: "I still have something to report to Mr. Li."

"What's the matter?"

"Liu Yan was sent by Zhuge Rong. He is the chief registrar of Jiangling."

"Seriously?" Dong Hong was slightly surprised.

"It's absolutely true!" Zhan Ming said immediately. When he saw Dong Hong's reaction, he knew that he had hit the point. "He is here to find out information."

But Li Heng asked calmly: "How did you know?"

"To be honest, I was also sent by Zhuge Rong."

Li Heng still looked as usual and asked, "What did Zhuge Rong send you to do?"

"Come with Zhang Chu to put pressure on Mr. Dong."

Zhang Chu is that middle-aged man.

"The Zhang family is also a famous big family in Jiangling. They are related to Zhuge Jin by marriage. They have done a lot of business in Jiangzhou this year, so Zhuge Rong wants me to join forces with Zhang Chu to discuss with Dong Gong. As for Liu Yan, I’m just here to get some information.”

Li Heng said with a smile: "Zhuge Rong's calculation was good. While he said that he was not short of salt, he threatened us with business."

Zhan Ming said: "And I got a rumor that Zhuge Rong sent a craftsman to Yizhou to spy on the new salt technology." "Who is it?" Dong Hong asked immediately.

"I don't know this."

"You told us this because you want to show your loyalty and want to do business in the future, right?"

"Yes."

Li Heng didn't care whether Zhuge Rong sent a spy to spy on what Zhan Ming said.

Because Zhan Ming’s words need to be verified.

Zhan Ming is very smart, he knows what Li Heng and Dong Hong want to hear.

He actually didn't know whether Zhuge Rong had any details, but if he said so, he would gain more trust.

"I know, you go down first."

"Mr. Li, I am sincere."

"I believe in you, and someone will contact you later. As for the new salt, I will give you as much as you want. You can handle it yourself in Wuchang."

"Here!" Zhan Ming was overjoyed and saluted quickly, "I'll take my leave."

Zhan Ming turned around to leave, but suddenly stopped and said, "Mr. Li, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"Sun Quan sent an envoy to Luoyang, and now a large papermaking factory is being built in Jiangling." Zhan Ming said, "This shows that the paper trade in Wu and Wei will increase rapidly in the future."

In fact, the trade between Wu and Wei was more convenient than that between Han and Wei.

The areas bordering Wu and Wei are basically plains and hills.

For example, Nanjun, Wuchang County, Qichun County, and Lujiang County are all not blocked by mountains and rivers, and there are even a large number of rivers running through the territories of both sides.

This provides the basis for business.

This is obviously bad news for Ji Han.

If Li Heng takes back Jingzhou, for example, Nanjun, the commercial output to Wu and Wei will be faster.

So in a sense, military and commerce are complementary to each other.

"The officer knows."

This time, Zhan Ming really said goodbye.

"Li Gong, since this man is willing to serve us, why don't we ask him about his shipbuilding skills?" Dong Hong said, "Wu's shipbuilding skills are well developed. If we can master them, it will be of great use."

"It is still unknown whether this person is really willing to follow us now. If we are eager to ask about shipbuilding skills and the news falls into Zhuge Rong's hands, he will definitely become suspicious and suspect that we want to take Jingzhou."

When Dong Hong heard this, he was startled and couldn't help but nodded: "Gong Li has considered the problem carefully. Since we can't tell whether Zhan Ming really wants to join us, why do we still do this business with him?"

"I don't care whether he sincerely surrenders. What I want is to use his hands to quickly flow our coins into the counties of Nan County."

"Besides, we don't have to believe all the information he provides in the future, but we can understand it and make analysis based on the current situation."

"What Li Gong said is very true, but the art of shipbuilding is really..."

"We must not act rashly now. Secrecy is the most important thing. When the time is right, a hundred thousand troops will march eastward along the Yangtze River and catch the Wu army by surprise!"

"Gong Li said so. I have begun to look forward to it. What about Liu Yan? Are you going to send someone to arrest him?"

"If you don't arrest him, Zhuge Rong will arrest Zhan Ming. You will prepare new salt tomorrow. Be fully prepared." Li Heng said, "Spread the news. There are 30,000 kilograms of new salt now. It will be gone after grabbing it!"

After dark, Zhang Cu, Zhan Ming and Liu Yan sat together drinking.

Zhang Chu said coldly: "I didn't expect that this Li Heng would be a tough opponent!"

"He won't be able to be hard for long!" Liu Yan said, "I have sent people to the ferry to spread the word. All Wu merchants, whoever dares to take the new salt will do so at their own risk!"

"Will those businessmen listen?"

"If you don't listen, wait until you return to Jiangling and investigate one by one!" Liu Yan said confidently, "I don't believe that my businessmen in Dawu dare to disobey the imperial court's orders!"

"Will this completely break up the relationship?" Zhan Ming asked worriedly.

"Now we are in conflict. He was so rude to us today! He thought he had mastered a new kind of salt and could do whatever he wanted!" Liu Yan said angrily, "This boy who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth will teach him how to behave tomorrow!"

"Yes! I have never seen such an arrogant person selling goods!"

(End of this chapter)