I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Du Yu comes to vote

"Then some of the extra money may be from last year." Lu Zhi said.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Dong Hong took out two coins, put them on Li Heng's desk, pointed to the coin on the left and said, "If you don't look carefully, it's hard to find that this coin is different from the one we cast. Subtle differences.”

Li Heng picked it up and looked carefully. There were indeed subtle differences. The quality was different, and the size could not be discovered without carefully comparing the sizes, as if touching them with his hands.

"At least we didn't cut corners." Li Heng said with a smile, "Sun Quan also wants to take Shu money now, and he doesn't dare to dig a hole for himself."

"General, what you mean is that this money was minted by the State of Wu?"

"It can only be them."

Dong Hong said: "Should we investigate strictly?"

"We don't need to investigate strictly. Sun Quan will investigate closely. Now we are all in the same boat. Sun Quan also needs to use this money. He is as worried about fake money as we are."

The so-called fake money here does not refer to money not minted by the Jihan court, but bad money.

Throughout the ancient dynasties, countless bad coins flooded the market.

Coins often have cut corners, but the amounts are marked the same.

In the era of metal currency, this gave some people the opportunity to melt their money and withdraw some copper.

For example, a thousand coins in the past can be minted into 1,500 small coins after refinancing, but the denomination of each coin is the same as before.

It's just that the money is thinner and a little smaller.

The extra five hundred coins were earned by myself.

If this kind of behavior is not strictly cracked down on, it will spread.

If everyone does this, the court cannot be alone.

Because all the good coins in the beginning were minted by the court, and the cost of minting money by the court was high, the people only needed to melt it and re-cast it to make more money.

This is the wool of the mattress court.

This is something that no emperor would ever allow.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo's casting of small coins was extremely harmful.

"I hope Sun Quan can mint more Shu coins as soon as possible. The copper mines in Yizhou are relatively small after all. If Sun Quan can join in, Cao Wei will not be able to stop us no matter what method he uses."

Dong Hong said: "I still feel that Wei and Wu cast our money and used it to buy our goods, and we lost money."

"Remember, it doesn't matter who made the money. What matters is who sold the previous goods. Money itself is just a tool. Core technology and a complete industrial chain are the most important. "

At this moment, Jiang Binsi's voice sounded outside: "General, there is someone outside who calls himself Du Yu and wants to see you."

Li Heng was stunned for a moment, then stood up immediately and said happily: "It's finally here!"

After saying that, he rushed out. Everyone didn't know who had arrived, but the general thought so highly of him, so they followed him out curiously.

Only Dong Hong had met Du Yu in the first place.

Du Yu was wearing an old coarse cloth shirt and a tattered oil-paper umbrella in his hand. He looked thin and frail, but his figure was tall and straight.

On either side of him stood a middle-aged man, also dressed in shabby clothes.

One of the middle-aged men had a thin face, bright eyes, and an upright expression.

The other one was smiling, showing respect for others unnaturally.

Du Yu bowed and said, "General, are you okay?"

"You came."

"Yes, I'm coming."

"You finally came."

"Yeah, I'm finally here."

"The tone sounds a bit regretful?"

"I have no regrets. It's just that I left in such a hurry and came to join the general, which seemed a bit desolate. I wonder if the general dislikes our father and son, and Du Ling?"

"How can you dislike it? Come on, come on, please come inside. This is Uncle Du Wu. I have long admired you. I have admired you for a long time."

Du Shu smiled awkwardly and said, "I took the liberty to come here and disturb the general."

"Young Master and I are good friends. What you say is too polite. Go inside and change your clothes. I'll order people to prepare wine and meat. Let's have a good meal first."

"Du Langjun, I haven't seen you for several years." Dong Hong said politely.

"Dong Gong is still shining brightly."

"Thank you. I'm surprised that you came to Yizhou."

"Even I was surprised."

Not long after, the wine and meat were ready. Du Shu and Du Ling were obviously hungry. They picked up the meat and started to eat it.

Du Shu was a celebrity after all, so he showed some restraint, but still devoured it.

Du Yu said: "I entered Chongqing. Along the way, I saw many shops on the roadside and merchants selling on the roadside. I was really surprised."

Du Shu also said: "Yes, General, where is Lifang?"

Li Heng said: "There is no neighborhood in Chongqing."

"No Utopia?"

"Yeah, no, because there's no curfew."

Now the father and son were even more surprised.

"Why?"

"Why is there a curfew? Chongqing was the commercial center of Wei, Han and Wu. Buying and selling is free here, as long as it does not violate the law."

"Aren't you afraid of chaos at night?"

"Chongqing has 500 government officials, 2,000 garrison troops, and 100,000 troops outside the city who plan to go north." Li Heng said with a smile, "Those who come to Chongqing come to Chongqing to make a fortune, not to die."

Du Yu was amused by this sentence: "That makes sense. Can't paper be bought and sold here at will?"

"Not only paper, but also new salt, blue and white porcelain can be bought and sold at will, and Shu brocade!"

The father and son looked at each other, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes, and it was not convenient for them to continue asking.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Heng asked someone to arrange accommodation for Du Yu.

In the evening, the rain slowly stopped, and the clouds and mist drifted in the mountains.

Rain kept dripping from the eaves, and the sounds of construction workers occasionally came from outside.

"General." Du Yu came over. He had already changed into a green shirt.

"Please take a seat."

"Is this the same tea as last time?"

"Yes."

"General, is there a lot of tea here?"

"Tea is grown in Shu."

"Wu Guo also started to buy a lot of new salt?" Du Yu suddenly asked.

"Buying in large quantities has already begun."

"The general plans to use Shu's money, how to deal with Wu?"

Li Heng looked at Du Yu calmly and suddenly asked: "If you are asked to lead the army to attack Jiangling, how will you do it?"

Du Yu was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

"General, you..."

"How would you fight?"

Du Yu said: "Jiangling City is located to the north of the Yangtze River. It is the throat of east, west, south and north. There are water and land defenses. If the Han Dynasty wants to take Jiangling, they can only take the water route. If you take the water route, you will encounter Wu's navy. If you go ashore, your retreat will be blocked. Wu's retreat will be blocked." The country is defending Jiangling City, and as long as reinforcements are brought, the Han army will be unable to continue, and there will inevitably be a food crisis, but..."

"But what?"

"I traveled south from the Jialing River. As soon as I arrived in Jiangzhou, I heard about the benevolent government of the general in Yizhou."

"What kind of benevolent government?"

"Equal land and army soldiers!" Du Yu became excited, "The talent of a general is far superior to that of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms. Today, the only one who can implement the system of equal land and army soldiers is the general!"

"What does this have to do with the conquest of Gangneung?"

"Come to war, as long as the king's division lands in Jiangling, I will immediately promise the people of Jingzhou that the king's division will promote equalization of land in Jingzhou. Anyone who participates in the war will be exempted from taxes, and the people will definitely eat pots of pulp to welcome the king's division!"

Li Heng pretended to be confused and said: "So, is it possible for me to take Jingzhou?"

"In the past, I'm afraid it would have been impossible, but it is possible now. But the dangers in Jingzhou are not limited to the Jiangling Wu Army!"

"Oh?"

"Once the Han army and the Wu army start fighting in Jiangling, the Wei army in Xiangyang will surely take action."

"What if I can capture Jiangling quickly and unexpectedly by the Wei army?"

"Then we will face a three-sided attack from the Wei army and the Wu army."

(End of this chapter)