God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"Therefore, the method chosen by Zhongda must be full of the spirit of adapting to local conditions..." Lu Jun recalled the information he had heard around him during this period of time, trying his best to suppress the twitching of the corners of his mouth, and said with a calm mind.

Faced with such words, Sima Yi showed a hint of pride on his face. He nodded seriously and affirmatively, his expression full of self-centered affirmation.

After all, this was the situation he had observed for a long time and finally constructed based on the national conditions of the Parthian Empire.

"Adapt to local conditions?" Xu Shu looked at Sima Yi in surprise. He did not expect Sima Yi to do this, but since Sima Yi could do this, it meant that Sima Yi at this time.

Not only did he have considerable confidence in his own plan, it also meant that at this time Sima Yi had a general understanding of the people of the Parthian Empire, and knew how to mobilize these people, drive them in the direction he wanted to go, and finally build his own goals and end of the journey.

No matter how you look at it, this not only means improvement in ability, but also means absolute confidence in one's own abilities.

When they reach this level, a certain degree of self-confidence will even make their own strength increase to a certain extent, and they will be more powerful than before.

"Of course. After my understanding over this period of time, I found that the people of the Parthian Empire, whether they are nobles or common people, are very familiar with the way of doing business and are extremely good at it, especially in the silk trade. Their understanding is unimaginable to me..." Sima Yi explained his doubts while speaking.

To be honest, silk is one of the specialties of the Han Empire. Even within the Han Empire, only rich people or high-ranking officials and nobles could use it.

Ordinary people simply do not have the money or ability to purchase silk for consumption, nor would they use expensive silk.

As Sima Yi was born into a noble family, it goes without saying that he knew a lot about silk.

As a result, in this place, he could actually argue with the other party over a commodity like silk, and the two sides had a good fight, especially when the other party was just an ordinary businessman. It was simply outrageous.

Even for a moment, Sima Yi began to doubt whether the merchants' loyalty to silk was higher than their loyalty to the emperor.

However, it was this understanding that made Sima Yi think of another way to solve the current problem and help Vologases V.

There was no other way. It was very difficult to extend the life of Vologases V while preventing him from living completely.

In a way, he even had to thank the strength of the Roman Empire, which allowed him to prolong his life to a certain extent without restraint, or to expand the huge cake of the Parthian Empire, so that he could get a larger share when the cake was divided in the future.

With this idea in mind, Sima Yi directly used methods that he was not very sure about in some aspects, and he dared to use them even if there might be side effects.

The reason for this is that they do not need to be responsible for the subsequent history of the Parthian Empire.

Sima Yi at this time had never thought that because of his experience during this period, the Sima family's reputation would be severely damaged in the next few hundred or even thousand years. Sima Yi, who could not see history, naturally did not understand the future world, so when dealing with the current situation, he was even more excited, full of personal subjectivity, and more reflected his personal style.

"Silk?" Xu Shu looked to the west, then to the east, responded to the silk on this trade route, and nodded thoughtfully.

Silk is indeed a good material. It is a very good choice for making clothes and some special protective equipment.

But Xu Shu found it hard to understand why such a thing could spread so far and be sold at such a high price.

Expensive silk and ordinary linen, apart from feeling a little different when worn, have basically the same uses. However, the price difference between them may be only a dozen times in the Central Plains, but hundreds of times in Central Asia.

This price, which can be regarded as a luxury item, makes it difficult for Xu Shu, who has experienced the life of a knight-errant, to understand the mentality of these people.

Simple comfort and clothing, as well as so-called face, should not reach this level.

"The people in this place are very good at business. Theoretically, collecting taxes from merchants is a good choice..." Sima Yi did not delay and said it directly on the spot.

"If we collect taxes, it is equivalent to taking back the money of the lower class and making it belong to the upper class. This is completely opposite to the original idea..." Xu Shu directly pointed out the difference and looked at Sima Yi in surprise, totally not understanding why he should do this?
Even he could see that this path was counterproductive and could not achieve economic development, nor could it strengthen public support and consolidate governance. It had negative effects no matter how you looked at it.

The royal family of this country is not short of money, and collecting money cannot be converted into combat power, so it is useless no matter how much money there is.

We can't rely on hiring the Han Empire's troops to fight all future wars.

They wanted to bleed the Parthian Empire, but they did not use the battlefield of the Parthian Empire to directly confront the edge of the Roman Empire. The nature of these things is completely different from the very beginning.

"That's just to ensure the recovery of money. In essence, we want to promote the prosperity of business, so we need to provide those who are willing to become businessmen with a safe route, goods to purchase, and most importantly, the initial funds..." After Sima Yi's explanation, Xu Shu also understood this set of operations.

They act as intermediaries, responsible for contacting official personnel in the Pamirs and Taisifeng areas, so that this route has official endorsement and protection, thereby reducing the mortality and failure rates of the route.

At the same time, the Pamir region will also provide more materials, which will be exchanged for money and exported to the country, expanding the country's foreign trade economy and routes, so that the economy of the Han Empire can also benefit from it.

In this situation, the wealthy Parthian royal family could also lend money at low interest or no interest to some trustworthy merchants or chambers of commerce, or some people who were willing to become businessmen, thereby increasing the prosperity of practitioners and commerce.

As long as these prosper, the recycling economy will also increase. At the same time, these merchants will be tied to the country's ship, conveying relevant prestige, consolidating the royal family, strengthening the people's hearts, strengthening the rule and spreading benefits, etc. (End of this chapter)