I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 239 The situation is in my hands!

Sima Yi sighed: "Li Jian is so tough now, and the court has rarely taken action against the three Jingzhao families. It seems that there will not be peace within the Wei Dynasty in the future."

"Father, the land equalization system will offend many people, so don't do it," Sima Zhao said.

"Your Majesty will not do what Li Jian did, and we, the Wei Dynasty, have no need to do the same." Sima Shi said, "The imperial court has more households and people than all the people in Yizhou combined. It seems that your Majesty also wants to build a Zhechong Mansion in the local area. Let’s start by reorganizing households and improving people’s well-being.”

Sima Yi changed his clothes and hurried into the palace without saying anything else.

When entering the palace, Cao Rui was reading documents and was fascinated.

"I see your Majesty."

"No need to be polite to Marquis Xiangxiang. This time you defeated Gongsun Yuan and pacified Liaodong, which has made a great contribution!"

"Your Majesty governs the country well, and the military power of the imperial court is very powerful. I dare not have any selfish interests."

"A meritorious service is a meritorious service, and I will reward you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Cao Rui changed his subject and asked, "Do you understand the situation in the capital?"

"I heard something."

"Where's Yizhou?"

"I heard about it too."

"How do you see it?"

"I returned to the capital from Jizhou all the way. I saw some paper merchants transporting paper to Youzhou. I heard that the paper was neither transported from Shu nor Wu, but from our country. It was shipped here from Yangzhou in Wei Dynasty."

Cao Rui remained silent. He knew that there were many papermaking factories among the people.

It is impossible for Taifu Temple to get everything in order quickly.

"Last year, His Majesty met Sun Quan's envoy and agreed to the paper trade of Wu and Wei. Then Sun Quan sent troops to the west to attack Shu. But this year, there are a large number of paper mills in our court. Why is this?"

"why?"

"Obviously it was the Shu people who spread papermaking throughout our country, the Wei Dynasty."

"What Xiang Xianghou means is that the Shu people did it on purpose?"

"Yes, the reason why Sun Quan is willing to cease war with us is because he wants to get a lot of benefits from us, that is, paper trading. But now the private papermaking factories in the Wei Dynasty are springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain. In the future, Wu Paper can still be used in our Wei Dynasty. For sale?”

"So you suspect that the Shu people did it deliberately to prevent our alliance with Wu?"

"This can only be the reason."

"So, Sun Quan will take action soon?"

"Sun Quan has coveted Hefei for a long time, and Guanzhong is involved in a protracted war. Sun Quan will definitely take this opportunity to go north."

"If we really send you to Yangzhou, can we stop the Wu army?"

"We need to increase our troops, because this time Sun Quan will definitely send troops from multiple directions."

"Speaking of increasing military strength, I would like to ask you what you think of Yizhou's uniform land and government troops?"

"Without moving the land and people of local families, it is possible for the imperial court to implement the government-military system based on household registration and uniforming the people."

"You think nothing will go wrong?"

"There may be some impact, but basically there will be no problems."

"Okay, I want to leave this matter to you. Do you have any questions?"

"I accept the decree."

The third day of October, Chongqing.

Ten miles north of the old city north of the Jialing River, there is a flat but wide school ground.

This is the barracks where Chongqing soldiers and horses are trained.

At this time, Li Heng rode a horse and led a group of people into the military camp.

There was a group of soldiers running around the school field, and the sound of running was uniform.

In the center of the school grounds, there was a group of soldiers wearing infantry armor, holding halberds and advancing steadily under the command of the officers.

Their formation was very tight and coordinated with each other, as if a piece of steel was moving forward on the flat ground.

It can be seen that they have trained like this countless times.

A few hundred meters in front of them, hundreds of cavalrymen gathered.

The cavalry quickly gathered into formation and rushed towards this side, dust was flying everywhere, and their momentum was like a rainbow.

But the infantry phalanx did not panic. Instead, it slowly stopped, immediately adjusted to a denser formation, quickly protected the perimeter with shields, and stretched out its halberds. The rumbling iron hooves made the ground tremble.

When the cavalry group arrived in front of them, the formation was still tight, and then they withdrew.

Seeing this scene, Li Heng was very satisfied. He asked Lu Zhidao: "Who is training Bu Renjia now?"

"It's Luo Xian."

Only then did Li Heng remember that Luo Xian was transferred from Baidi City three months ago.

"Is he the one who's been training?"

"Yes."

While asking questions, a man rode towards this side on horseback.

It was Luo Xian who came.

He turned over and dismounted and said: "I will see you at last, the general!"

"No need to be polite, I'm here to take a look. I don't want to disturb you."

"General, please come this way."

"I saw it." Li Heng said with a smile, "Under your training, those soldiers are not afraid of death."

"I also read the General's "Military Code" and then trained as mentioned above."

"Writing books is one thing, being able to train troops in battle is another. Now it seems that I am relieved to have this elite team in your hands."

"Thank you for your respect, General. The general will eventually die through fire and water!"

While talking, Li Heng saw another infantry group in the distance, amidst the sound of gongs and drums, preparing to attack the city.

They pushed the goose cart towards the city wall built on the school grounds. When the ladder approached, the soldiers filed out and climbed to the top of the city.

There were also soldiers on top of the city, both sides wearing armor.

In order to prevent accidental injuries, the weapons used by both sides were sticks.

The defenders did not throw stones down, but even so, the difficulty of attacking the city was not ordinary.

After fighting for a long time, the first group of people who rushed forward had all failed.

"General, I have told the defenders that if the city is lost, all soldiers will be punished by running twenty miles away!"

"How often do you attack?"

"Once every ten days."

"Okay, okay, just train in this way. New siege weapons will be available soon. You don't have to worry. When we get to the battlefield, our army will only be more brave than now. By the way, fish and meat must be guaranteed. Let the soldiers eat well!”

"If there is a problem with logistics, I will kill someone! If there is not enough money, declare it at any time!"

"Don't worry, General, every soldier will have fish to eat every day and a meal of meat every two days!"

At this time, an official came hurriedly and handed a document to Dong Hong, who was following him.

After Dong Hong read it, he came over and presented it to Li Heng: "Lang Jun, please take a look."

Li Heng opened it and looked carefully.

"There are two businessmen, one named Bi Qiu and one named Zhang Bin. They are both Xiling businessmen. After investigation, they are Gu Mu's people. They have taken at least 10,000 kilograms of salt from us this year."

"How is the progress of the new Nasdaq Chamber of Commerce?" Li Heng asked after reading it.

"It's over. Most of the volume went to these two people."

"You won't be suspicious, right?"

"Don't worry, the people below are very cautious and have specially accepted many gifts from them, and the reasons for accepting the gifts are very good. No one will doubt that we are using this to deal with Gu Mu."

"Okay, next month, Zhuge Rong will find that he gets less salt. Both Wuchang and Jianye will have a big reaction. Just wait."

"General, there is one more thing." Ma Yong came in a hurry. "According to intelligence, Luoyang is preparing to implement the government army system."

"really?"

"Absolutely true!"

"Okay! Cao Rui dares to promote government troops at this time. Sun Quan cannot sell the paper at the end of the year, and he also learned that the southeastern Wei army has increased its troops. He will not sit still and wait for death!" Li Heng said with a smile, "Where are the Deng Bo Miao people now?"

"Deng Bomiao is in Chengdu."

"I want to send you a letter back to Chengdu, asking Your Majesty to send Deng Bomiao to Jianye again, and make an agreement with Sun Quan to start the Northern Expedition next spring!"

(End of this chapter)