I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 298 Sima Yi’s Attitude

Du Yu couldn't help but look at Li Heng in surprise again.

Do you think this is doing business with Sun Quan and digging holes for Sun Quan at the same time?

"By the way, I prepared some tea for you."

Li Heng raised the boiling water on one side, took some tea leaves, and brewed it for Du Yu.

"Seeing tea again." Du Yu was looking forward to it. He still remembered the last time he drank it in the Xiegukou Free Trade Zone in Guanzhong, and the taste was unforgettable for a long time.

After it was soaked, Du Yu picked it up and drank it with enjoyment.

"By the way, I remember the last time the general said that we should vigorously cultivate this kind of tea."

"You must have remembered that this time Sun Quan gave us all the counties west of the Xiang River, and I plan to plant tea extensively there."

"Did the general want those places to grow tea?"

"A large part of the reason is that the mountain people have their own customs. We don't have to force changes, but the mountain people want to fill their stomachs just like us. We appoint officials in various counties to teach the mountain people to grow tea, and the mountain people sell the tea and buy it. With food, the mountain people can have enough to eat, and we can get tea and sell it to Cao Wei at a high price!"

Tea is a very magical commodity in ancient times.

If calculated based on the current scale, tea cultivation would be one-tenth of that in the Song Dynasty, which would generate an income of 30 million yuan.

If calculated roughly according to the direct money of the Three Kingdoms period, 300 million guan is equivalent to Ji Han's million guan.

To give an example, during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, the annual tax revenue was about 1200 million guan, of which tea tax revenue was nearly 300 million guan.

"You need to do a good job in civil and political governance. I need tea leaves, a lot of tea leaves. Tea leaves will be of great use at any time in the future."

"So this requires deploying a certain amount of force and finding a few chickens to kill them. Bu Zhao should be coming to Xiangyang soon. Let him handle this matter."

Du Yugan laughed twice and didn't ask any more questions.

"After Sun Quan learns that we make money from tea, he will definitely plant a lot of it."

"After we make money from tea, our troops will be able to directly attack Jianye, and Sun Quan will have no chance."

Judging from the style, it can also be pretentious, and the aristocratic gentleman needs it even more.

Judging from the taste, it is sweet and bitter, but it can relieve tiredness. The nobles of the Central Plains need it.

"I'm worried that the mountain people will resell it to us at a high price."

More importantly, tea is a commodity that, after being roasted, can be stored for a long time, is easy to transport, and has high value.

Make big money properly.

This means that letting the small people in southern Jingzhou grow tea and then resell it to Cao Wei has high leverage!

From the perspective of efficacy, it can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation. It is extremely needed in both Qinghai-Tibet and grassland areas.

"There is another question." Du Yu said again.

Du Yu nodded in agreement.

One thousand catties of tea is more valuable than one thousand catties of grain.

Any high-profit product cannot be separated from the blessing of force, otherwise it will be oneself who contributes, and others will get the advantage.

"anymore question?"

The previously calculated 10,000 pairs of infantry armor, 50,000 sleeve armors and 50,000 armors required a total of 70 million pieces.

In other words, one year's tea tax can cover 5,000 foot armors, 25,000 sleeve armors and 25,000 armors.

In the blink of an eye, it was already July, and Pei Min returned to Jianye to resume his life.

After reading Pei Min's report, Sun Quan expressed his satisfaction: "Li Jian wants to push Shu money, so I will satisfy him. Anyway, the imperial court is also making Shu money now."

"Your Majesty, although the imperial court issues decrees, people may not always use Shu money." Zhu Zhi said. "This kind of thing is left to the people to decide on their own. It is impossible for the imperial court to really let everyone use Shu money to buy Shu goods, and it is impossible for Li Jian to really pursue it. I think he just wants to show his prestige and let him show off. So what." Liu Ji said, "But after we recuperate and recuperate, if we send troops to Jiangling, Cao Wei will definitely take the opportunity to go south and capture Xiangyang. By then, Li Jian will be attacked on both sides and will definitely die!"

Everyone was convinced and said nothing more.

Sun Quan signed and sealed the ceremonial document agreed between the two parties, and the Han-Wu Agreement came into effect.

Sun Quan didn't know that this was a contract full of loopholes given by black-hearted capitalists.

After using him, Li Heng's ace legal advisors will find out the agreement and announce to the world one thousand and one hundred pieces of evidence of Sun Quan's crimes.

Finally, the army marched eastward to Jianye.

Of course, after the two parties reached a new agreement, the relationship gradually began to stabilize.

Li Heng needs time to develop, Cao Wei needs time to make internal adjustments, and Sun Quan needs time even more.

On the third day of July, the construction of the Xiangyang Ordnance Supervisor was officially completed, and the fire was particularly strong.

At the same time, near the banks of the Feishui River in the north of Xiangyang City, merchants from the Han and Wei Dynasties began to act on their own, forming an unstable preliminary commodity exchange here.

There are many rivers in Xiangyang leading to the Central Plains.

Among them, Junshui reaches Sizhou directly, close to Luoshui, Turbulent water reaches Funiu Mountain, and Bishui reaches Dahu Mountain, close to Yuzhou.

As for Feishui, which both parties have chosen tacitly, they will go directly north to Nanyang County.

There are many rivers in Nanyang County that can enter Sizhou or Yuzhou.

It can be said that Xiangyang is a very important center connecting the middle reaches of the Yangtze River with the Central Plains.

When the two sides started trading, the import of new salt was naturally inevitable.

But in this case, Cao Wei's situation is still evolving in an unknown direction.

On the tenth day of July, Cao Rui's condition worsened.

At this time, private rumors in Luoyang had begun that the emperor was about to die.

For a time, people panic.

On July 15, Sima Yi, the governor who was originally stationed on the Western Front, suddenly returned to Luoyang and went to the palace to see Cao Rui immediately.

Cao Rui looked miserable, and he said in a weak voice: "Grand Governor, the country is in danger, and the weather is not holidaying, so I have to leave."

Sima Yi knelt respectfully and listened to Cao Rui's words.

"The prince is young, I hope you can assist him."

"I am fortunate that Taizu showed pity to me, Emperor Wen valued me highly, and he was favored by your majesty later. Now my majesty has entrusted the prince to me, and I dare not have any selfish interests."

"I trust your talents and virtues, but in this situation, I want to hear more from you."

Seeing that Cao Rui was dying, Sima Yi planned to express what was in his heart.

He said: "The Shu people used their commerce and military power to powerfully attack our territory and cities in the Wei Dynasty, and they were able to gain a foothold in the mouths of both Wei Dynasty and Sun Quan. This shows that this strategy is extremely powerful, but we cannot completely imitate it, because We don’t have the manufacturing skills, so if we blindly follow suit, we will only dig our own graves.”

Cao Rui remained silent.

Sima Yi continued: "Now we should strictly prohibit any business dealings with the Shu people and stop all behaviors that support the enemy."

"Then how to completely eradicate the hidden dangers?"

"Li Jian's next goal must be Jiangdong. We can lobby Jiangdong from now on to launch a comprehensive commercial blockade against Li Jian."

(End of this chapter)