I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 308 Is Master Sima about to ascend to the stage of power?
"The latest information is that Li Jian is purchasing a large amount of iron." Master Sima walked in and presented a top-secret information to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi continued to write his own words.

"In the previous Battle of Guanzhong, according to Xiahou Ba's recollection, hundreds of heavily armored infantrymen appeared in the Shu army and defeated our elite forwards head-on in a short period of time, which led to the failure of the entire battle."

"This year I specially sent people to investigate the Battle of Jiangling. In the Battle of Jiangling, Li Jian used heavy artillery that destroyed the city wall." Master Sima's tone was calm, even a little cold. "In the Battle of Xiangyang, Hu Zhi defended the city and the Shu army advanced. After the city, our army was defeated and defended in the city. According to Chen Xuanbo's report, the Shu army that entered the city had that kind of infantry with heavy armor. According to the reports of the surviving soldiers, this kind of heavy armor, whether it was a sword or a halberd, It can’t be shaken.”

Sima Yi put down the pen in his hand, frowned slightly and said, "So, do you suspect that Li Jian purchased a large amount of iron to increase the quantity of this kind of heavy armor?"

"Yes." Master Sima said, "If it were me, I would do the same."

Sima Yi sighed, remained silent, and started walking back and forth.

"Now the general has fully liberalized trade with the Shu people, which seems to have increased the income of the imperial treasury. He believes that with the population of the Wei Dynasty, both Wei and Shu are increasing their financial resources, and the Wei Dynasty has increased even more. In fact, this heavy armor The emergence of the enemy is helping Li Jian surpass us. As time goes by, we will become more passive on the frontal battlefield."

"The world today is different from the past." Sima Yi said, "In the past, it would take hundreds of years for a weapon that could change the battlefield to appear, but in the past five or six years, several types have appeared one after another."

"Papermaking, water-powered spinning machines, new salt, although these were not on the battlefield, they had a profound impact on the battlefield."

"Father said it very comprehensively." Master Sima couldn't help but say, "I also feel the threat from Li Jian. I think Cao Shuang is drinking poison to quench his thirst. If he follows his strategy, the Wei Dynasty will be destroyed in the near future."

"The appearance of red bricks caused us to lose control of Chencang in the Battle of Chencang, and heavy armor once again severely damaged our troops on the Chencang front. Heavy artillery even allowed Shu to retake Jiangling and further gain Xiangyang. ."

Sima Yi fell into silence again.

In the past, for a big family like theirs, the difference between whether the emperor was the Liu family or the Cao family was not particularly big.

Sima Yi remained silent.

"The reshaping of the rules of business and war has greatly affected the rules of this era."

"Since you know, you must be clear that he is an enemy of all the aristocratic families in the world. He has set up universities in Yizhou and Jingzhou, allowing many civilians to study and using civilians. This is against etiquette."

"Now it seems that he made a lot of paper for his current purpose. Once many civilians can read and become officials, it will be the destruction of the existing system and our destruction."

"All of these are from the same person." Sima Yi frowned very tightly, "This can't help but shock and incredible to me."

Master Sima knew what his father was thinking.

"I know." Sima Yi whispered.

Master Sima said: "Father, you should know what Li Jian did in Jiangling and Xiangyang."

But it's different now. Li Heng invented a new game rule.

No matter who is the emperor, he still relies on aristocratic families, celebrities and elegant scholars to govern the country.

"So, father, if Wei Dynasty is gone and Li Jian comes, our Sima family will also be gone. Unless we accept his business shareholding rules, all our people will have to be handed over."

Although Sima Yi was still silent, the look in his eyes became sharp again.

"Father, if we want to keep our family, we must let Cao Shuang come down." "What happens after he comes down?"

Master Sima said: "Everything will operate according to our will!"

Sima Yi looked at his son and said, "How do you want to operate it?"

"To take back all power, the Wei Dynasty must have only one voice and move all Li Jian's belongings over. He has a hundred in Shu, and I, the Wei Dynasty, will have 10,000! Whatever he does, we will do! Do more than him! Defeat him through numbers!”

Sima Yi began to get to know his eldest son better. He saw himself in his youth through Sima Shi's eyes.

He felt the strong will of Master Sima.

"Cao Shuang deposes Cui Lin this time and wants to fully relax the ban. If we let more people oppose him, he will definitely stick to his ideas. This time he will lose patience and directly attack those who oppose him. He has power but no authority. If he removes more people at once, it will definitely cause private dissatisfaction among many aristocratic families."

Sima Yi closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "Just do what you said."

Cao Shuang's biggest weakness is his lack of authority.

Power can force others to obey, which is effective in the short term, but prestige can make others truly obey, which is long-term.

As a politician, if you eat meat today or tomorrow, you will not eat it the day after tomorrow.

In a blink of an eye, it was the first month of the second year of Yanxi, and Li Heng was celebrating the New Year in Xiangyang.

In the first month of the first month, he spent a lot of money to start up all the textile machines in Jingzhou, buy cloth, silk, and prepare wine and meat for the soldiers in Xiangyang and Jiangling.

They even did not hesitate to use high prices to purchase large quantities of meat from Nanyang to make up for possible shortcomings.

This incident reached the ears of Wei Jun in Nanyang, and Wei Jun quit!
The grass tramples the horse!

That's our meat! our!

For this reason, in the first month of the second year of Yanxi, something happened that shocked the leaders of both sides: hundreds of Wei troops fled Nanyang and entered Xiangyang. They showed up outside Xiangyang City in heavy snow that they had come to seek refuge with the imperial court!
On the same day, Ma Yong reported the incident, and he reminded Li Heng very vigilantly: These people may be the work of the Wei army.

Li Heng's approach to this matter was simple: take it all!

Careful work?

The Han military camp is usually managed so that even a fly flying in will be turned around a hundred times. What can these small soldiers spy on?
Did you find out that the Han army had two meals of meat every day?

Then go back and tell the Wei army officer: Hey! My dear sir! I eat meat twice a day here! One more meal than you! Hey hey hey!
Therefore, Li Heng immediately accepted the order.

This incident was spread by loud-mouthed businessmen. After the Lantern Festival, the Wei soldiers in Nanyang began to feel that something was wrong.

There is an attraction that is sucking me towards Xiangyang, and I can't control it!
Therefore, as soon as the Lantern Festival passed, a large number of Wei troops began to prepare to move.

There was even a department where soldiers and horses suddenly "lost" and went from Nanyang to Xiangyang.

After hearing about this, Chen Tai was furious!
(End of this chapter)