Water Margin people

Chapter 1204 Women’s money is best earned

Liangshan.

Sun Lei was looking through the recent trade bills.

"That's right. It seems that women's money is the best to earn!"

Sun Lei said with a smile that he thought wine was enough to make money, but during this period, the sales of mirrors skyrocketed, and the prices also went up. A full-length mirror could be sold for a thousand guan, and some people were willing to pay 10,000 guan for the largest one.

Sun Lei felt that he was too stupid before. Although this is ancient times and there is a social tradition of male superiority and female inferiority, women's consumption power is not weak at all.

"Are you blaming us for spending too much money?"

Hua Chan looked at Sun Lei dissatisfied. Sun Lei had included them all.

"At most, I don't want this!"

Master Li was also very dissatisfied. After searching for a long time on his hand full of rings and bracelets, he finally took out the least valuable white jade bracelet and placed it on Sun Lei's hand.

Hu Sanniang and Cheng Wan'er both covered their mouths and laughed.

"How long do you think it will be until Tokyo has problems?"

"You are holding the prince hostage to order the emperor!"

"Okay, I've seen all these transactions, they're not bad!"

"The worst thing is the ordinary people. After all, Tokyo's output is not enough, money and goods only flow at the upper levels, prices are also pushed up, and a lot of money is plundered at the bottom."

"Your Majesty, I have already calculated it. The Song Dynasty has just confiscated the homes of Cai Jing and others, and the treasury is still full. Those wealthy nobles also have wealth. Currently, business is booming, and they have made a lot of money."

Li Shishi smiled as if it were a matter of course.

Sun Lei said speechlessly.

"I don't like this one. I want an ice blue one! Didn't you say there are a lot of emeralds in the South China Sea!"

Sun Lei stood up helplessly.

All the girls said in unison that since the introduction of glass mirrors, the traditional bronze mirrors have long been abandoned.

"You still have to look in the mirror every day. Who can leave the mirror when dressing and washing?"

Sun Lei quickly put the bracelet on Li Shishi. Only women like this kind of colorful jade, and men can only wear one or two as decoration at most.

Sun Lei looked at Jiang Qin and asked, since the trade started, Tokyo has accepted all kinds of goods, and money is flowing to Liangshan like water.

"Okay, okay, I'll make arrangements!"

"I was talking about business. Look at these mirrors, aren't they what women like?"

Although Master Li said he didn't like it, he still put on the mutton-fat jade bracelet, stated his request, and even showed his belly.

Sun Lei handed the booklet in his hand to Jiang Qin.

Arriving at the side hall, everyone saluted Sun Lei.

Sun Lei was speechless. Fei Bao did bring back some South Sea jadeite last time, including the ice blue jadeite, which was very beautiful, but that one was relatively small and could only be used for rings and rings.

"Who told you to talk about us!"

"You'd better wear it. Don't say you don't have a bracelet again tomorrow. Look, the colors of the ring and bracelet are richer than the rainbow. I really can't find anything better!"

"Trade is okay now, but there should be problems at the end of this month. I have calculated that the trade in wine, spices, glass, and mirrors has almost reached its peak, and Tokyo's demand is only so much!"

"With the rapid trade in the past two months, Tokyo's original trade has been almost completely affected,"

Jiang Qin said, although Tokyo has a population of one million, only a few people can really afford these expensive items, and ordinary people only make personal money.

"Your Majesty, this is another kind of planting mulberry seeds to harm the country!"

Xiao Jiasui said with a smile, planting mulberry trees to harm the country was Qi's plan to annex Lu and Liang. Now Sun Lei is doing the same thing. "That's about it. Now that we're done with finance, it's time to prepare for the next step."

Sun Lei nodded and looked at Xiao Jiasui and Wen Huanzhang. The strategy they were asked to prepare to capture Tokyo has not yet been presented.

"Your Majesty, we are preparing to report to you. Since Brother Shiqian came back, we have carefully analyzed it. If Tokyo is attacked by force, it will take at least half a year. They have enough food and grass now."

Wen Huanzhang said.

"If we want to attack by force, I won't engage in this financial war."

Sun Lei nodded.

"And now Tokyo's defense has been controlled by Li Gang and Zhong Shidao. Sun Li only has military power, but no power to mobilize. It is almost impossible for us to launch a mutiny."

Xiao Jiasui also said, Li Gang and Zhongshi Dao are not simple people, and Tokyo is a famously fortified city, so it is even more difficult to attack them head-on.

"So in the end we came up with a way, which was to launch a blitzkrieg during the New Year's Day. At night, let the teams in the city suddenly seize a city gate, and then the army quickly entered the city."

Xiao Jiasui continued.

"Isn't it that simple?"

Sun Lei frowned slightly, Li Gang and Zhong Shidao were not simple people. Their carefully arranged city would not be captured so easily, let alone destroyed.

"Of course, we will need to create some chaos in the city. Now the people guarding the city in Tokyo are the left-behind departments. In addition to being responsible for the defense of Tokyo, they must also ensure the stability of Tokyo."

"Starting from the end of this month, the high prices in Tokyo will be unacceptable to ordinary people, and the unrest will continue. We need to control it secretly, so that the unrest will show a slowly rising trend, and then reach a peak during the New Year period."

Xiao Jiasui replied.

"It's not easy!"

Sun Lei frowned and said, Li Gang is a smart man, and he also understands and is wary of the Qi State. A little excessive turmoil will cause Li Gang to be wary.

"So I want to sneak into Tokyo to take charge of this matter."

Xiao Jiasui nodded and said, if this matter is to be successful, it must be done very carefully, so it is impossible to command remotely, let alone act according to the plan, because the plan can never keep up with changes.

"Are you going to Tokyo? Li Gang and Zhong Shidao both know you! Then Li Gang seems to have guessed that we sent people to Tokyo to establish the establishment, and they are still searching for you in the city."

Sun Lei looked at Xiao Jiasui in surprise and said, this is too dangerous.

"Your Majesty, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. If you want Tokyo, how can you not take risks? Even if you attack by force, there will be casualties!"

Xiao Jiasui said.

"Well, then be safe! We will set off with the caravan in a few days."

Sun Lei hesitated for a moment and agreed when Xiao Jiasui insisted. As Xiao Jiasui said, if you want to win Tokyo, you have to take some risks.

"How is the situation in Liaodong?"

After Sun Lei arranged things, he asked about the situation in Liaodong.

"Wang Jin and the others just repelled the Jin army, but they did not pursue them and continued to garrison Liaoyang Mansion."

Wen Huanzhang said.

"Well, chasing in the middle of winter is too risky."

Sun Lei said, Wang Jin's command of the army is stable enough. It is important to be stable when fighting alone. Not everyone can fight long distances like Huo Qubing. The Jurchens are a nation of fishermen and hunters, not pure nomads like the Huns.

"Tell Wang Jin to wait until the right time to start the war!"

Sun Lei ordered, as for what is the right time, it depends on Wang Jin himself.

(End of this chapter)