The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Because the Yangtze River flows obliquely in the northeast direction in Jiujiang and Hukou, the east, west and left and right are determined based on this section of the river.Jiangdong refers to the area to the east of Jiujiang and Chaisang.It can also refer to the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River with Wuhu as the axis.In the cultural sense, it also includes Chuzhou, **, Lai'an and other places near the river in the north of the Yangtze River.Jiangdong is also called Jiangzuo.

The area occupied by the state of Wu is a sparsely populated area south of the Yangtze River. As soon as Sun Quan came to the throne, he set up agricultural officials and practiced farming.Due to its location by the sea, Wu State is quite developed in shipbuilding and salt industry, even far surpassing Cao Wei.And because of Long Fei's blockade of the inland, the country of Wu had to turn to the sea, and the sea trade has also risen in the past few years.Many businessmen began to do business in Jianye, the capital of the state of Wu, as well as in ancient and modern Wujun, Kuaiji and other places.Jiangdong's economy has developed significantly.

During Zhou Yu's lifetime, he led his army to fight with Shanyue in the south many times, and the Shanyue he fought was retreating steadily, and he had to kneel down and surrender.In order to stabilize his rear, Sun Quan accepted Lu Su's suggestion and moved the people from Shanyue to the flat land. Suddenly, the labor force in the Jiangdong area increased and began to prosper.

He didn't dare to fight Long Fei decisively, and he didn't have any chance to send troops.Sun Quan followed the example of Long Fei on both sides of the Yangtze River and began to farm, among which the Piling farm area was the largest.The agricultural production in Kuaiji County is relatively developed. The rice produced every year is enough for everyone in Jiangdong to eat for half a year. In this troubled world, the people of Jiangdong lived a happy life like the people of Jingzhou and Yizhou.

Without the navy, a large number of warships began to be reduced to civilian tools. The East Zhejiang Canal and the Jiangnan Canal, which were built successively in successive dynasties, played a role in navigation during the reign of Sun Quan.The section of the Jiangnan Canal from Yunyang to Jingkou flows through the mountains and is inconvenient for navigation. Sun Quan ordered it to be repaired.To the west of Yunyang, Pogangdu was opened to connect the Qinhuai River and the Jiangnan Canal, making it a convenient waterway from Sanwu to Jianye.Another step up the economy.

The high-ranking officials and dignitaries who have money have also improved their pursuit of life. Coarse clothes can hardly meet their needs, and the transportation of Shu brocade is quite labor-intensive and expensive.The silk weaving industry began to rise in the south of the Yangtze River, but the weaving technology was not yet advanced. The dignitaries still favored Shu brocade, and the silk weaving industry became the favorite of the middle class.

Copper and iron smelting and casting inherited the scale of the Eastern Han Dynasty and developed regularly, and the celadon industry also matured on the basis of Eastern Han glazed pottery manufacturing.Due to the needs of river and sea transportation, the shipbuilding industry is very prosperous, but compared with the empire's shipbuilding technology, Wu State is still 1000 years behind.It was such a small boat, and Wu Guoren still drove it and started sailing on the sea.Merchants Zhu Ying and Kangtai traveled across the sea to Linyi and Funan countries through the South China Sea port.It became the record of Wu's farthest voyage.

Just when the people of Wu were satisfied with their lives, the wind from the west began to blow over the sky of Wu.The silk weaving industry was the first to become a new favorite. Merchants who hurried from Yizhou began to purchase silk in large quantities in Wu.According to them, these things were transported to Yizhou for less refined processing, which is a mixed brocade that was earlier than Shu brocade.It is the favorite of the dignitaries of the Tianlong Empire.

Because of the panic buying, the price of silk fabrics began to fluctuate greatly.And these Yizhou merchants have a big appetite. Even if you have ten carts of silk fabrics, they will all accept them. The competition between them doubles the silk fabrics in one day.The merchants of Wu State felt itchy, but they did not have such a huge financial support, so they could only watch as the priceless silk fabrics were transported to Matou for shipment to Shu.

As the number of silk fabrics became less and less, the price continued to increase. From ten yuan per horse at the beginning, it had risen to five hundred yuan per horse by the end of the season.This is definitely a good thing for silkworm farmers.For a time, sericulture became popular in the state of Wu, and mulberry trees could be seen everywhere in villages, large and small, and every family had silkworm beds.Businessmen coming and going in the streets and alleys shouted the slogan of buying silkworm cocoons.

With the end of the first season of silk fabrics trading, the following grain trading began to flourish.It was still these merchants of the Tianlong Empire, who used various means to obtain a large amount of food from the government and the people.The reason is well known, Xiliang, Manzhou, and Hebei are all using troops, and the empire is short of food and grass. The government has ordered that as long as there is food, it will be twice as high as the market price.But the country of Wu has plenty of grain, and the price of grain can't be lowered, so transporting it to Xiangyang is a hundredfold benefit, and merchants naturally crave for it.In order to facilitate the entry of grain and grass, Chaisang and the Long Army of the Yangtze River opened up a special channel to allow all grain transport ships to pass.

Then silk fabrics were resold, and the price of food began to rise crazily.Many grain stores have been closed, and they only trade with the merchants of the empire, and ordinary people have been declined to buy grain.

As the prime minister of Wu Guo, Xue Zong immediately noticed the problem and quickly found Sun Quan.Panting heavily, he said, "Your Majesty, we can't go on like this! If this goes on like this, our country will have no food!"

Being in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, Sun Quan didn't have a very thorough understanding of what happened in the country recently, but only heard some rumors.Unexpectedly, Xue Zong was so nervous about this matter, and Sun Quan also felt that something was wrong.After reading Xue Zong's memorial, Sun Quan said: "Long Fei is short of food, so he is merciful to our subordinates. He must not be allowed to get food and grass. He ordered that all grain stores in the country are not allowed to trade with merchants of the Tianlong Empire. Anyone who dares to sell a grain of grain will be killed." !"

After the decree was issued, the skyrocketing food prices were contained, and no one talked about the sale of food for a long time.As the saying goes, businessmen are the most desperate. They will take risks if they have double the profit, and they will dare to hold their heads if they have ten times the profit.Today's food prices have more than ten times.Grain trading on the surface has been banned, and grain prices in the black market have reached sky-high prices.

Along with the food turmoil came salt and iron, which were already privately owned by the Tianlong Empire, but were still officially run by the State of Wu.For this reason, Wang Wei personally came to Jianye to meet with Bu Lu, straight to the point, and said that he wanted to buy 200 million tons of salt and 50 catties of iron.Bu Lu reported the matter to Sun Quan, and Sun Quan held an emergency court meeting. All the adults felt that they could not give it, but if they didn't give it, they would offend Long Fei, and they knew what the consequences would be.

Sun Quan sighed: "We have a lot of salt. The seaside is full of salt. Iron, iron ore is everywhere in the Nanman mountains. Now that our army is fully equipped, we don't need so much iron. Since Long Fei wants it, let's give it to him." He, besides, he bought it with money, and he didn't want us to give it away for nothing."

Lu Su said: "Think twice, Your Majesty, salt doesn't matter, but how many soldiers will be equipped with 50 catties of iron if they are all made into weapons? The previous food turmoil has not subsided. Long Fei wants iron now. This is hoarding supplies and is ready to fight with you at any time." Let's go to war."

"Governor, you are so easy to say, what if you don't give me an answer? How can I reply to Wang Wei?" Bu Lu was in a hurry. His Shang Shuling was promoted after Yu Fan's illness. Offending Long Fei and attracting Long Jun himself is a sinner through the ages.

The hall suddenly fell silent.It was Sun Quan who made the final decision and gave.Because of the words of the emperor of Wu, private salt began to prevail in Wu, and private iron soon joined in.The black market in Wu country was booming like never before.And businessmen from the empire will no longer ignore the shops and workshops on the surface, plunge into the black market, and make big purchases.As small as a basket of sea fish, as large as tons of grain.There are more and more rich people in Wu State, and they are getting richer and richer.

In just half a year, the State of Wu was no longer the State of Wu it used to be. A large amount of various materials flowed to the Heavenly Dragon Empire, but what was exchanged was boxes of heavy metals.The life of people in Wu country has been raised to a new level in an instant. Restaurants, high-end brothels, all kinds of private small boats, silk and satin, and pure Shu brocade are prevalent in Wu country.Antique calligraphy and paintings have become the fun of literati to compete with each other.Ancient swords and ancient knives are accessories for soldiers.

A small town was built on the outskirts of Jianye City.There is no city wall here, and the town is built along the river, with tall buildings on both sides and a gurgling river in the middle.At night, the lights here are brightly lit, illuminating the small river in the town.During the wandering of various boats.All kinds of women in the small building on the shore are posing, teasing the minds of those who claim to be literati, celebrities, high-ranking officials, dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and great businessmen.Although I don't know who started this place, it is said that the boss behind the scene is an imperial businessman.There are beautiful wives and beautiful family members here, delicacies from mountains and seas.There are ditties from the south, ballads from the north, and even a "wolf girl" with blue eyes and blond hair wandering among groups of men thousands of miles away.

The Qinhuai River was awake all night, and even Sun Quan, who was deep in the Jianye Palace, would sometimes be disturbed by the sound of silk and bamboo.People from all over the world flocked here, throwing the money in their pockets into the Qinhuai River like a goddess scattering flowers, just to win the smile of the beauty in their arms.In the blink of an eye, the next day, they handed over the various supplies they had obtained to the imperial merchants in the black market in Benxiang, and exchanged them for a lot of money.I just waited to meet the beautiful woman who haunted me in my dreams at night.

The appearance of the Qinhuai River is like a cauldron, throwing the group of frogs from Wu State into it, and slowly cooking it.When they feel the pain, they can't stop wanting to come out.Perhaps the entire Wu State has the ability to go to the Qinhuai River, except for Sun Quan, everyone has been there.After seeing how powerful the women of the Qinhuai River are, Lu Su finally understood the dangers of this place.

After returning, he immediately expressed his worries to Xue Zong and Bu Lu.The two laughed at Lu Su's dullness and elegance. As a last resort, Lu Su could only report the doubts in his heart to Sun Quan, hoping that Sun Quan could stop this drunkenness and bring Wu back to crisis.However, he was disappointed. Sun Quan's attitude changed drastically after he visited once.From the initial rage, it instantly turned into the words "it's okay".

Lu Su tried his best to persuade him, but Sun Quan disagreed.Those with inside knowledge saw that Lu Su was a little pitiful, so they said to him: "General Governor, don't persuade him anymore, it's useless to persuade him, Your Majesty has already followed the path of the Qinhuai River."