I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 358 The Chang’an meeting between the Prime Minister and the General

There was a long queue outside the previous checkpoint.

Li Heng watched carefully. Many caravans were dragging goods, handing over wooden talismans one by one at the checkpoints, and then passed the customs.

He also queued up with others, and then asked the people in front of him: "Are you going to Chang'an to do business?"

The man in front turned around, looked at Li Heng, and said, "Of course I'm going to sell food, aren't you?"

"I'm not, are they all?"

"Most people do. I heard that Chang'an is in urgent need of food now, and the government is buying it at a high price."

"what price?"

"One stone, three hundred guan, clearly marked price."

"Are food prices already so high?" Li Heng couldn't help but ask.

Looking at this guy again, he is dressed neatly and cleanly in cloth clothes, and his body bones have also grown well. It seems that he has lived a good life in the past few years.

"What does it mean to press hard?" Li Heng didn't quite understand.

Li Heng didn't expect that the person in front of him was actually a refugee back then.

"You can tell by your accent that you came from Yizhou. There are many Yizhou people in Guanzhong now, but now Chang'an is short of food. In the past, food prices in Chang'an were higher. Before the Wei army left, many people in Chang'an secretly transported large amounts of cloth and silk to Xiegukou for exchange. food."

"how do you know?"

"My surname is Liu, my single name is Rang, and I am a small vendor in Weinan."

"Did you just come from Yizhou?"

"I have been doing business since the founding of Chencang New City! Let me tell you, I used to flee north of the Wei River. During the worst time, I didn't have food for three days. At that time, I still crossed the river to seek refuge with that thing, County Magistrate Li, named Li What's the matter? His people were handing out food outside the city gate, and I just took a bite!"

The man said seriously: "I heard that if you buy it with money, the highest price is ten thousand yuan per stone. I don't know whether it is true or not."

A person next to him said: "Times have changed. I saw someone dragging more than a dozen carts of money to buy a stone of grain. Don't believe it!"

Another person smiled and said: "This is all a trivial matter. If you lose a little, you will lose a little. After all, the government collects grain at a high price. What I worry about is that I have to exchange thousands of guans and dozens of kilograms of copper coins. My home is in Chencang New City. I am I’m really worried about being targeted by thieves on the way back!”

"Speaking of this matter, how could one stone of grain be sold for such a high price?"

It can be inferred from this that although Guanzhong is the front line, under the governance of the prime minister, the people's lives are actually very prosperous.

Li Heng said: "Isn't there a boat from Chang'an to Chencang New City? Can I take a boat?"

Li Heng continued to ask the person in front: "What's your surname?"

With that said, the people in front started to urge, a few businessmen dispersed, and the large team moved forward quickly.

"Don't mention it. It's not easy to make money. I heard that the government is very tight."

Everyone also stopped communicating and led the convoy forward.

"It looks like you've been doing business for a long time, right?"

"I originally had ten shi of food here, but I had to eat it along the way, and I missed a little bit. I don't know how much there is left. It's hard to make up the whole number."

"If you need money, save it. Huh? Why does this man look familiar?"

Moreover, it can be seen from the conversations of these people that the bureaucrats do not interfere much with the people, and the people are very willing to speak.

"What's your surname?"

"My surname is Li and my first name is Heng."

"Oh, what kind of business does Mr. Lang do? Maybe we can cooperate."

Li Heng couldn't help but laugh. He was indeed a businessman and his ideas were active.

"I do a little bit of everything, so I can definitely cooperate if we have the opportunity."

"That's it! Let me tell you, the one I admire the most is Li He'an. I heard that he is now a high-ranking official in the capital and has made a lot of money. He is the best at doing business!"

Li Heng said: "Are you talking about County Magistrate Li of Chencang New City?"

"That's him. He was the one who built the new city at that time. Many businessmen here know him!"

"Oh."

As they talked, it was almost Li Heng's turn. Liu Rang didn't say any more and stepped forward to hand over the customs clearance bamboo talisman. Li Heng noticed that these businessmen would get together to chat from time to time.

After a while, it was Li Heng's turn. Li Heng asked someone to take out the bamboo talisman for customs clearance. The man rubbed his eyes after reading: "General?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Who is the general?" the official asked.

"I!"

"Are you a general?"

"Yes, I am."

"Do you know what a general is?"

"Isn't it me?"

The official carefully read through the customs clearance bamboo talisman. It doesn't look like a fake!
At this time, a group of people came in a hurry on horseback.

"Fei Sima!" Li Heng immediately recognized the leader as Fei Yi.

Fei Yi was stunned for a moment, looked at it intently, and was shocked. He shouted: "General!"

His loud shout startled everyone around him.

Fei Yi immediately got off his horse, walked over quickly, and looked at Li Heng with wide eyes: "I only received your letter yesterday, how come you are in Chang'an today!"

"Aren't I afraid that the Prime Minister will be impatient in waiting?"

Fei Yi looked at Li Heng carefully, his eyes were quite complicated. When he saw Li Heng again, he seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he sighed: "You are so tanned, fighting is very hard, right?"

"so far so good."

The official who was still holding Li Heng's bamboo talisman for customs clearance stood aside blankly. Li Heng said to him: "Can my bamboo talisman for customs clearance be returned to me?"

"But...it's okay...I didn't know that the general was here, so please forgive me..."

"You are just doing a routine job. What's the crime? You are a good official of the Han Dynasty who fulfills his duties faithfully!"

"Thank you, General!"

Li Heng turned to look at Liu Rang, who was already stunned: "My name is Li Heng, and my courtesy name is Jian, not Li An!"

After saying that, he followed Fei Yi into the city.

"Oh, I just brought someone to pick you up. I didn't expect you to arrive. The Prime Minister is resting now, so I will take you there."

"It's time to pay Sima!"

Zhuge Liang was lying on a bamboo chair feeling the crisp autumn air of Chang'an.

"Prime Minister, the general is here." Fei Yi hurried over.

Zhuge Liang, who was leisurely and leisurely, was suddenly startled and sat up suddenly: "Where?"

"outside."

"Didn't you say it won't arrive until tomorrow?"

"I met him at the gate of the city." Fei Yi said with some embarrassment.

"Okay." Zhuge Liang stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked forward.

"Jian! Ji'an!"

A familiar voice came from the front of the corridor, and Li Heng saw a thin figure walking through the corridor and walking towards him.

Li Heng was shocked. The prime minister's body was obviously much weaker than last time.

"Prime Minister!"

Li Heng strode over, feeling very excited, and saluted: "I'm here to see you, Prime Minister!"

Zhuge Liang stopped, his eyes full of joy. He held Li Heng's hand and looked at Li Heng carefully: "You are tanned a lot. It's hard to fight, right?"

"It's not hard, it's not as hard as the Prime Minister's here."

(End of this chapter)