I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 188 Sun Quan: I can do it again!

It's September of the 14th year of Jianxing, and the woods on both sides of the Yangtze River have been dyed with a light yellow.

The merchants leaving Jiangzhou Free Trade City carried a large amount of new salt along the Yangtze River, passing by Baidi City, and headed eastward.

There was also a large amount of Shu money on their ship.

Li Heng's currency war against Wu was obviously ahead of the currency war against Wei.

Because the flow of goods between Han and Wu was faster.

Of course, business behavior is mostly free and unruly.

For example, after being unloaded on both sides of the Yangtze River, will the new salt go north across the Wu-Wei border and enter Xiangyang?

When new salt enters Xiangyang, will Shu money also circulate there?

On the seventh day of September, Deng Zhi landed at the ferry outside Jiankang City.

The person who came to greet Deng Zhi was Wu Guodahong and Pei Xuan.

Not long after, Deng Zhi entered the palace in Jiankang and met Sun Quan.

"See Lord Wu."

"No need to be polite." Sun Quan said to Deng Zhi, "Bo Miao, long time no see."

"The last time we met was more than ten years ago, right?"

"Yes, more than ten years are gone in a blink of an eye."

Deng Zhi said: "That time, the Battle of Yiling had just ended. The two sides were at odds. Cao Wei was watching with eager eyes! We were all likely to perish."

Sun Quan said: "Yes."

Deng Zhi asked again: "What about this time?"

"This time we have had a friendship for more than ten years and trust each other." When he said this, Sun Quan had a cordial smile on his face.

"Trust?" Deng Zhi sneered, "You trust, so you do such despicable and shameless things?"

"Where do you start talking about this?"

Deng Zhi closed his eyes and said nothing.

Sun Quan knew he was in the wrong, and was embarrassed for a while and didn't know what to say.

At this time, a man said: "The envoy of Shu made a mistake."

Deng Zhi opened his eyes and squinted at the speaker, asking, "Who are you?"

"I am Zhu Ju, whose courtesy name is Zifan. I am the censor of the Great Wu Dynasty."

Zhu Ju was tall, dignified in appearance and calm in temperament.

Deng Zhi had heard of this man. He was from the famous Zhu family in Jiangdong. He was philanthropic, loyal, and eloquent. He was one of the celebrities in Jiangdong.

"What do you think?"

Zhu Ju stroked his beard and continued to smile kindly: "Bo Miao, there must be a misunderstanding."

The eyes of other courtiers all fell on Deng Zhi, who was very familiar with Deng Zhi.

More than ten years ago, just after Liu Bei's death, Deng Zhi and Zong Yu arrived in Jiangdong, which greatly eased the relationship between the two countries at that time.

The expressions of Deng Zhi and Zong Yu shocked Sun Quan and Jiangdong and other celebrities.

Sun Quan admired these two people very much, especially Deng Zhi, and Sun Quan really wanted to keep him in Jiangdong.

Everyone present knew that Yizhou sent Deng Zhi this time, which showed that Yizhou attached great importance to this matter.

Facing the ministers of Sun Wu, Deng Zhi was neither humble nor arrogant and said: "What did Lord Wu say when he sent people to Luoyang?"

Zhu Zhi said: "It turns out that Bo Miao came to Jiankang because of this incident. My lord sent people to Luoyang to repay Cao Yuanzhong. He previously sent an envoy to present some rare goods to my lord. My lord's behavior is in line with etiquette."

"Then what's the deal with the paper deal with Cao Rui?"

"Bo Miao knows that we have always produced paper, but it is not as good as Yizhou. Our paper quantity is not large and the workmanship is rough, but we have also been striving for excellence and making some changes." Zhu Jumian did not change his mind. Bu Tiao said, "As a reward for Lord Wei, my Lord sent someone to give him some paper. He liked it quite a bit, so he wanted to buy more. There is nothing wrong with that."

"But why did I hear that someone stole my papermaking technology from Yizhou!"

As soon as Deng Zhi said these words, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became cold. Zhu Ju was surprised and said, "Where do you start talking about this!"

"Do you think we have no evidence?" Deng Zhi's tone was a little tougher.

At this time, the expressions on the faces of Wu's monarchs and ministers changed subtly, and even Sun Quan's eyes flickered.

After all, this kind of thing is not honorable.

"There must be some misunderstanding." It was Dahong Pei Xuan who spoke.

"Do you want me to present evidence now?"

Now everyone was even more scared.

The celebrities of this era cherish their reputation in a way that future generations cannot imagine.

It can be understood that reputation is a very important aspect for them to be officials.

It can even be said to be the foundation of one’s life.

Of course, there are a few who don't care about reputation.

Take Cao Cao for example. Because Cao Cao has talents that ordinary people cannot match, he does not need to be completely attached to the rules of this era.

Take Cheng Yu for example. Cheng Yu also has talents that ordinary people can't bear to look at.

But most people still have to respect the rules to the greatest extent.

The rule is that without reputation, the risk of losing your official position may be very high.

Sun Quan said: "Why is Bo Miao like this? We are allies against Cao Wei together. To say this is to hurt the harmony."

"Don't you think it's harming Heqi if you steal the technology of papermaking?"

"Hahaha!" Dahong and Pei Xuan laughed, "I'm afraid Bo Miao made a mistake."

"Made a mistake?"

"Bo Miao, let me ask you, is the alliance between our two countries to fight against Cao Wei?"

"Yes."

Pei Xuandao: "Then the papermaking technology accidentally came to us from the people of Yizhou. Did this affect the fight against Cao Wei?"

"What do you mean by your Excellency, as long as it does not affect the fight against Cao Wei, you can take other people's things at will?"

"We have already said that it was not taken by us, and we have no knowledge of it at all. If it comes from the private sector, it will probably flow in on its own."

Deng Zhi said forcefully: "Master Wu, are you still telling lies with your eyes open?"

At this time, Gu Yong came out and said: "It is true that someone donated it, but we really don't know who stole it. If the envoy wants to force an explanation, I'm afraid he won't get a satisfactory answer, but we are also in the wrong about this matter." , we are willing to compensate."

"Yes, yes, we are willing to compensate!" Sun Quan said immediately, "We are willing to send 10,000 kilograms of silk!"

"What about the business with Cao Wei?" Deng Zhi asked again.

"It's just a gift, there is no business agreement yet." Sun Quan added quickly, "Bo Miao is so tired from traveling and traveling, why not take a good rest first, I will prepare and then treat you warmly."

Deng Zhi forced the king and ministers of Wu State to have nothing to say, but did not continue. He just said: "Then it is better to obey orders than to be respectful."

After Deng Zhi left, Sun Quan said, "Yizhou's reaction was very great. What do you think we should do?"

Liu Ji, the chief minister, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that our government does not need to worry too much about Yizhou's feelings now. Zhuge Kongming has suppressed the main force in Guanzhong to confront the Wei army. Yizhou is empty. They should be the ones to please us now. Rather than us currying favor with them.”

"What do you think we should do?"

"I thought that Deng Bomiao should be ignored at all. Your Majesty should immediately gather the elite troops from Wuchang to march westward and march to Baidi City!"

As soon as Liu Ji said this, other ministers also came out one after another.

Even Zhu Ju said: "Your Majesty, today is different from the past! If we get Yizhou, we can get Guanzhong!"

(End of this chapter)