Shuhan

Chapter 245
The reception hall of Yanling Hou's Mansion is spacious and bright, with palace lanterns hanging high.

In the center is a large mahogany table with exquisite carvings, with elegant vases and incense burners on it, filled with a faint fragrance of flowers and fresh incense.

There are several calligraphy and paintings of famous artists hanging on the wall, full of charm, adding a sense of elegance and elegance to the whole lobby.

There is a small tea room on one side of the lobby, from which the quiet fragrance of tea permeates, as if waiting for visitors to taste.

There have long been waiters standing beside the tea room, pouring tea and water for the guests who came from afar.

"Hahaha~"

Far away, I heard a loud laughter, needless to say, this voice was naturally Huang Xuer Cao Zhang's.

"The envoy has come from afar, sit down quickly."

Cao Zhang sat on the main seat, looking up at the incoming messenger.

"Your Majesty, stay safe."

The messenger took off the bamboo hat he was wearing, revealing the face of a middle-aged man with vicissitudes.

"Dong Li Gong?"

Cao Zhang was stunned for a moment.

"How dare you come to Wei? Are you not afraid of your life?"

Dongligun was able to reach the position of Nanyang Governor, and his status in Wei was not low.

After he surrendered, his family members in Luoyang were basically killed. Dong Ligun himself was also wanted by Wei Guo, and the Wei Guo government even gave him a hundred gold to buy Dong Li Gun's head.

"It's down."

Dong Ligun smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry about your lord, since I can come, I naturally have the confidence to retreat completely."

With the rise of the business alliance, Liu Chan basically established a whole set of espionage system in the territory of Wei State to engage in underground work.

The method is simple.

Know it with love, move it with reason.

Qing, of course, came in the name of the Han Dynasty: I, Liu Chan, am a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and I came here to save the Han Dynasty. I am a traitor to the Cao family’s rebellious ministers. Now, you are lurking in the territory of the Wei Kingdom, sending messages at critical moments. If he did some damage, he would have made a contribution to the restoration of the Han Dynasty, and he would have made a great contribution.

Among the people, there are still some people who are worried about the Han Dynasty. It is not difficult to find these people.

of course
With just a word of love, even if it is possible to win over their hearts in a short period of time, in the long run, it is still more practical.

Liu Chan used the benefits of the business alliance to pay them salaries, and he was affectionate and righteous. He worked both ways, and established several sets of inter-military elaboration systems in Wei State that did not communicate with each other.

They sent Dong Ligun to the Yanling Marquis Mansion without anyone noticing, and they were naturally the ones who did their best.

"Besides, I'm the majestic Nanyang prefect. Wouldn't it be better to show the sincerity of my Highness when I come to meet with the lord?"

Cao Zhang nodded.

If other cats and dogs came over, he might feel a little apprehensive and suspicious.

But
Dongli Gun can be said to be a big shot. He risked his life to come here, so he certainly didn't come here to play house. The sincerity of Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, cannot be said to be lacking.

"I know the sincerity of the Crown Prince of Hanzhong. This time, the envoy is here, but it is about the business alliance?"

Dong Ligun smiled lightly, but did not directly answer this question, but said: "Junhou's guest room is very elegant, but it is carefully prepared? In the next few decades, living here will not be lost. A different kind of fun."

"Humph!"

Cao Zhang snorted coldly, and said, "My wife did it all. I'm a martial artist, how can I play with words? This reception room looks like a great Confucian, it's a shame. As for staying here for decades? But I don't have the patience. The eunuch risked his life to come here, so let's get down to business quickly!"

Dong Ligun picked up the hot tea in his hand, blew on it lightly, put it in his mouth, and drank half a cup in small sips.

"What I said to you and your lord is exactly the right thing to do."

"So what kind of business is the layout of the reception room?"

Cao Zhang disagreed.

"However, from the layout of this reception room, we can see the ambition of the prince. If the prince wants to be a rich prince, or a rich prince in the future, then today, there is no need for you and me to talk about it. My Highness Fei The business alliance established with all your heart and soul is not for your future luxury enjoyment, it is to bring down Wei Guo."

Bring down Wei Guo?

Snapped!
Cao Zhang slapped the table in front of him heavily.

"How dare you! Destroy my country of Wei? Dongli Gun, don't you want to go back alive?"

Cao Zhang's cannibalistic eyes did not frighten Dong Ligun, he had a smile on his face, and his appearance was very relaxed.

"If you don't have great ambitions, the benefits of the business alliance cannot be given to you. If you have great ambitions, it will be two tigers fighting each other, brothers fighting against each other, and Wei's country in turmoil. This is what my Highness wants to see."

Instead of being secretive, Dongli Gun showed his cards directly.

My Highness set up a business alliance just to bring down your country of Wei.

You want to join the business alliance, then
Do you have the guts to fight against Cao Pi?
"Liu Gongsi is really ambitious!"

"Jun Hou means that he is willing to be a rich and noble Marquis for the rest of his life, just like a bird in a cage, imprisoned in a small Marquis Mansion for the rest of his life?"

Cao Zhang looked ugly, and the veins on his neck were bulging.

"I'm a good man, of course I won't live in a small Marquis Mansion, a small Yanling City!"

If Cao Pi is willing to let him lead the army and guard Chang'an, he naturally has no other thoughts in his heart.

However.
Do you want me, Cao Zhang, to be a wimp?
I want to be Wei Qinghuo Qubing, how can I be a bird in a cage?

"What do you mean by Junhou, are you willing to cooperate with my Highness?"

Cooperation?

Cao Zhang sneered and said: "Your Highness's wolf ambition is known to everyone on the road. How can I seek skin from a tiger? When I take Luoyang, kill that Zihuan, and then kill your master!"

Cao Zhang is also violent, and if Dongli Gun didn't pretend to be with him, he simply had a showdown.

Want me, Cao Zhang, to cooperate with Liu Chan?
impossible!
It is impossible for Wei Guo to be brought down by him.

"Since this is the case, the merchant alliance business in Wei State may be handed over to Junhou, but they can be exchanged for food, equipment, and war horses. I don't know, do Junhou have the courage and ability to exchange for it?"

Cao Zhang frowned.

"How about changing it to gold and silver? Five baht is best."

Gold and silver?

Five baht?
Dongligun shook his head and said, "Everything in the Kingdom of Wei is barter for goods. You still want to use Dong Zhuo's small money to exchange goods?"

If it is said that Liu Bei used a hundred dollars to reap the people, Sun Quan made Longquan five hundred and a thousand dollars to reap wealth.

On Wei's side, the use of five baht coins was directly abandoned, and it became the most primitive barter. As for the reason, we must start with Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo was greedy by nature. He not only searched Luoyang by means of looting and tomb robbery, but also used the convenience brought by the coinage right to mint bad coins to search for wealth.

The specific method is as follows: Dong Zhuo plundered various copper products in Luoyang and Chang'an, including the twelve golden figures cast by Qin Shihuang. Ten of them were destroyed and cast into small coins by Dong Zhuo.The amount of copper used in this small coin is less than that of the five-baht coin. There is no money inscription or outline on it, and it is completely shoddy.

A large amount of Dong Zhuo's small money flowed into the market. At the same time, Dong Zhuo's plunder and destruction of the areas under his control led to a reduction in commodities, and the issuance of currency was greater than the circulation of commodities, resulting in severe inflation.

Moreover, the copper coin itself has a certain value, and the inferior Dong Zhuo small coins cannot reach the value of five baht coins.

Therefore, the situation of "light goods but expensive goods" is caused.

Thirteen years after Jian'an, Cao Cao abolished Dong Zhuo's small money and tried to restore the five baht money to stabilize prices.

But it was still unsuccessful, and it went from inflation to deflation.

Because no money had been minted for a long time at that time, the quantity of currency was lower than the circulation of commodities, and prices fell severely.

During the period of Cao Pi, a lot of currency was minted, but due to years of wars, the population dropped sharply, the productivity was insufficient, and there were no commodities that matched the amount of currency, which led to a sharp rise in prices.

So Cao Pi gave up the five baht coins and resumed the original transaction method of bartering.

Cao Zhang wanted to exchange Dong Zhuo's small money for the products of the Merchant Alliance, so he naturally wanted to make the Merchant Alliance suffer a dull loss.

"I used to work in the Kingdom of Wei. Don't I know that Dong Zhuo has a small amount of money?" Dongligun knew the situation in the Kingdom of Wei.

Cao Zhang blushed, and knew that his cleverness had been seen through.

"Then barter, food can be exchanged, but armaments and war horses cannot be exchanged."

"Ha ha."

Dongligun looked at Cao Zhang with a tough look on his face and said, "The benefits of our business alliance can't only be given to Junhou. Junhou is asking for so much that he really can't tell the priority."

Dong Ligun's words made Cao Zhang silent.

"If you want to become a king, you will naturally have to pay more things. If the prince can sit on the throne of Wei Wang, what are these weapons and horses? A drop in the bucket.”

Having said that, why do you feel a little unhappy in your heart?

Looking at Cao Zhang who was gnashing his teeth, Dongli Gun said again: "You have three days to think about it. Whether you agree or not depends entirely on your will, but I have to remind you that now the king of Wei Cao Pi is leading the army, and Luoyang is empty. Opportunities are rare. No one knows when he will come back, the time of the prince is actually not much, if you want to make a decision, do it as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Dongli Gun patted the dust on his underwear, put on the bamboo hat, and slowly got up.

"I'm here today, and I'm afraid many people will know about it. With your elder brother's temperament, if he knows that Dong Ligun has been to Yanling Hou's mansion, what will he think?"

Cao Zhang glared, and angrily said: "How dare you?"

"Your Highness can kill me to show my innocence. However, if the clues can be completely covered up, even if it is completely covered up, your elder brother Zihuan will really believe you? As for this, I will leave!"

Seeing the back of Dongli Gun leaving, Cao Zhang clenched his fists tightly.

giggle~
He gritted his teeth loudly.

Nowadays, it seems that there is no second way to go?

at the same time.

Runan County.

Baoxin City.

In the backyard of the city lord's mansion, in the pavilion of the lotus pond, there are two people sitting opposite each other.

On the food table in the middle of the two of them, there are all kinds of delicacies.

There are tender and juicy roast ducks, the outer skin is golden and crispy, and the inner duck meat is delicious.

There is also stewed beef, which melts in the mouth, the meat is tender, and it is accompanied by a rich soup, which is mouth-watering.

The tender roast pork is also a delicacy not to be missed.

The pork is thinly sliced ​​and grilled until the outside is charred and the inside is tender. It tastes crispy and delicious, and the meat is delicious.

There are also kebabs, each piece of mutton is skewered on bamboo sticks, the meat is more tender when grilled, seasoned with spices, and the aroma is overflowing.

The delicious food was in front of him, but Lan Zhan didn't have the heart to eat it. Instead, the bearded man in front of him was eating Hesse.

"Brother Zhao Yue, I'm suffering so much that I can't tell!"

The compliment made Lan Zhan's cheeks turn red from drinking, his eyes were blurred, his tone was low, and he would cry a little from time to time.

"Do I have a grudge against Sima Zhongda? Ten days ago, I was asked to raise 20 shi, and I gave it. Now I am asked to raise 20 shi? Raising [-] shi forced many people to flee Baoxin , Another [-] stones of grain and grass will be collected, where does this grain and grass come from?"

Zhao Yue is the county captain of Baoxin. Looking at Lan Zhan at this moment, he softly persuaded him, "Why don't you send some gifts to Sima Zhongda, how can we only collect grain in one county?"

gift?

The distressed look on Lan Zhan's face became even worse.

"I gave gifts before, and he accepted them all according to the order. I don't want to be like this again. Hey~ what can I do for it!"

Lan Zhan let out a long sigh, then looked at Zhao Yue expectantly, and said, "The county lieutenant is now being treated with great courtesy by General Lu Chang, and even entered the shogunate, why don't you speak a few words of kindness in front of General Lu Chang for me?" ?”

Good words?

Zhao Yue smiled wryly, and said, "It's just running errands, how can it be called a big courtesy? Entering the shogunate is even more nonsense."

As he spoke, Zhao Yue placed the booklet in front of him.

"Look, if you want me to bring this army defense map to Sima Zhongda, it's just an errand."

Military deployment map?
Lan Zhan's eyes lit up.

But soon, the emotion on his face was well hidden by him.

"At least I was hired to run errands, unlike me, not only was I not hired, but I was made things difficult everywhere!"

With that said, Lan Zhan picked up the wine bottle on the table.

"Old brother, if you don't get drunk today, it's hard for me to calm down!"

Fill Zhao Yue's wine bottle with wine, and Lan Zhan puts the wine bottle in Zhao Yue's hand.

"Drink! You and I will get drunk today!"

"Brother Lan's house has good wine, don't let it go to waste. Come on, after this glass of wine, there's another one!"

Under the interlacing of toasts, one jug of wine, two jugs of wine
After drinking three jars of good wine, Zhao Yue finally passed out and even snored.

"Brother Zhao Yue?"

Lan Zhan pushed Zhao Yue slightly, but the latter didn't move and his snoring continued.

Military deployment map.
Lan Zhan gritted his teeth, took up the folder on the table and opened it.

His eyes flickered, and after a while, he put down the document again and returned it to its original state.

but.
Although the file was returned to its original form, the contents inside were already in his mind.

A rebellious seed took root in his heart.

Inverted?

just
Really have a chance?
For a moment, Lan Zhan wanted to give up.

"No, I have a map of the defense of the army. If I can help the Prince of Hanzhong defeat the vanguard of the Wei army, it will be the time for me, Lan Zhan, to make a fortune. At that time, the position of the governor of Runan County may be mine!"

If there was no defense plan in the army, he might not dare, but now
Why not take a gamble?
That stupid Sima Zhongda dared to force me to harm me like this, so what if I rebelled today?

The Crown Prince of Hanzhong is right!

Runan is the Runan of the Runan people, not your Cao Wei's Runan!
(End of this chapter)