I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 306 Cao Wei fully opens up?
Bu Zhao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The general wants to hand over the state now, it is too hasty."

"how do I say this?"

"It is not difficult for the general to capture Jiaozhou, but this behavior has made him an enemy of Sun Quan."

"Sun Quan is weak now. Even if we become enemies, he still has to deal with me."

"But when Sun Quan accumulates a certain amount of strength, once the situation changes, Sun Quan will send troops at any time, and there is no need to think too much about the reasons for sending troops."

Li Heng nodded, feeling that what Bu Zhi said made sense.

As for the ancients who sent troops, why did they have to be famous?

Are the ancients all dull fools?
The division's reputation is not a military issue, it is a political issue, and it is an internal political issue.

No one likes fighting, except for those middle school boys who have been well protected since childhood.

Because fighting a war is not just a matter of self-motivation on paper, it actually kills people.

"A gentle personality and avoidance of impatience are important criteria for selecting officials from counties in the south."

In the future, if Sun Quan wants to send troops to attack Jiangling, he will have to do a lot of internal political homework, and it will take some time to convince all parties.

Although an initial agreement with the barbarians in the south has been reached and the general direction has been determined, there are still many implementation matters that need to be implemented.

He also expects Du Yu to grow rapidly during his tenure. He can accept a certain degree of mistakes from Du Yu, as long as he can grow quickly. After all, there will be more and more important things waiting for Du Yu in the future.

This is not something an intelligent person would do.

In the blink of an eye, it has entered December. After Li Heng returned to Xiangyang, he officially established the Jingzhou Mu Yamen Office in Xiangyang.

Bu Zhi has the spirit of a Confucian general.

Therefore, those who start a war must give a reason that is enough to convince the majority of people.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you and Du Yu to handle the election of officials from the southern counties. Is that okay?"

"What does a benevolent official look like?"

"There is nothing wrong with the general's strategy, but benevolent officials must be elected. The officials sent to the south can be weaker in their ability to govern, but they must be able to implement benevolent government. Although the barbarians are not good at etiquette, benevolent government is the rule in the world. Everyone agrees.”

Therefore, it is not the rigidity of the ancients to learn from famous teachers, but serious political science that cannot be avoided.

Bu Zhao smiled and said: "The general trusts me so much that I can only go all out."

Li Heng nodded again. The more he looked at Bu Zhi, the more he felt that this person was not simple.

If Li Heng takes Jiaozhou now, it will be equivalent to giving Sun Quan a reason to persuade various internal factions.

One after another, farm boys went into battle and filled the gap with their own flesh and blood.

Li Heng asked again: "Then how can the southern counties really calm down?"

If you cannot convince the majority of people, it is possible to enforce it, but if you lose the war, a political crisis will inevitably break out in the country.

For example, Yang Guang.

These implementation matters can only be left to Du Yu and Bu Zhi to deal with them.

At this time, Xiangyang had 80,000 soldiers, and the people in each county had their own land. They all felt grateful for Li Heng's kindness.

At the same time, the Han-Wei trade in Xiangyang developed rapidly, and more and more merchants gathered between Xiangyang and Nanyang.

A large amount of goods are loaded, unloaded and transported here. It is worth noting that in private trade in Xiangyang, a large amount of Han money appeared, which was taken out by Wei merchants.

As for where these Han coins came from, it is still a mystery for the time being.

Some people speculate that Cao Wei stored Han coins in Guanzhong, while others say that Cao Wei had already begun to mint Han coins in order to smoothly expand the trade between Han and Wei.

The authenticity of this matter is a mystery at the end of the first year of Yanxi, but it is an indisputable fact that there were endless debates about coins in the Cao Wei court at this time.

In fact, ever since the great Sinong Cuilin raised concerns about the large inflow of Han money into the people in November, the entire issue was put on the court of Cao Wei for public debate.

For example, Shi Xinchang, the head of the general's office, openly supports the storage of Han money, and the control of private Han money can also be relaxed.

The reason is that once the amount of Han money among the people increases, the court can collect business taxes, which is a source of income.

But the opposition's reasons are also very firm: after the flooding of Han money last year, the people's livelihood in Guanzhong has almost completely collapsed. If it were not for the support of a large amount of military consumption, there would be no one in Guanzhong!

According to this law, as long as a large amount of Han money flows in the Central Plains, the people's livelihood in the entire Central Plains will be in a state of collapse.

The most intuitive manifestation is that food prices have skyrocketed and a large amount of fake money has been poured into the market.

On December 15, the young emperor Cao Fang sat in the Luoyang Palace.

After the ministers finished the ceremony, General Cao Shuang said: "You have something to report today."

Xia Houxuan, the regular servant of Sanqi, said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say about Shu money."

Cao Fang said, "It doesn't matter if you tell me."

"Although the imperial court set up an office in Guanzhong this year to control Shu money, the effect has been very little. More and more people are using Shu money among the people. There are even private businessmen who mint Shu money privately and use it to buy goods. The court has repeatedly banned it. I thought it shouldn’t be banned anymore.”

As soon as he said these words, there was a dead silence in the hall.

No one spoke, but everyone's eyes wandered around without leaving a trace, as if everyone was talking.

"The imperial court does not mint money, but the people mint it. This is to give profits to private merchants. The court is in troubled times now and needs money even more." Xia Houxuan said, "Besides, I heard that the method of minting Shu coins has been greatly improved. , casting uses less material, is faster, and is more profitable.”

Having said this, Xia Houxuan's eyes fell on Shaofu Zhou Pei.

Cao Shuang pretended to be serious and asked Zhou Pei: "Master Zhou, is this possible?"

"It's true. The casting method of Shu coins has been improved. I heard that Li Jian improved it himself. The materials required are half less than before. A coin furnace can produce 10,000 coins a day. It's not a problem. A slightly larger one A money furnace can make one hundred thousand coins in one day."

As soon as Zhou Pei said these words, the ministers in the hall finally couldn't help but burst into an uproar.

Xin Chang said: "As far as I know, Sun Quan has already begun to mint Shu money to buy Shu people's goods."

"But Shu money is indeed a scourge." The person who spoke was the Great Sinong Cui Lin. "When Shu money flows in, the people will also mint it privately, and it will flood and cause disasters."

"Is Da Sinong opposed?" Cao Shuang suddenly asked.

Cao Shuang's tone was gentle and polite.

Since he became the general and took charge of Wei State, he has been very polite and humble to everyone.

Cui Lin knew that Cao Shuang was such a person, and he said without any fear: "Yes, General, I object to it. I am doing this for the sake of my great Wei."

Cao Shuang glanced at Cui Lin and suddenly said: "Then why is the great Sinong hoarding Shu money in private?"

As soon as Cao Shuang said these words, Cui Lin felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

(End of this chapter)