I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 237 Planning for Jingzhou

"Then how should I solve this problem?" Li Heng continued to ask.

Du Yu smiled and said: "General, you already have the answer in your mind, why do you still ask me?"

"Are you so sure that I already know?"

"The general just asked me how I would attack Jiangling. I was very shocked. The general's plan was far beyond my imagination."

"How to say it?"

"Now I know that everything the general has done in Yizhou in the past three years was actually for plotting against Jingzhou. Who would have thought?"

Du Yu seemed to still be able to vaguely hear the noise of people outside. When he arrived in Chongqing in the morning, he saw the words "Northern Expedition to National Thieves, Restoration of the Han Dynasty" in the newspaper and it seemed that he was still in front of him.

But now he knew that it was all false.

They were all performed for Cao Rui and Sun Quan.

"Cao Rui will definitely soon know that Chongqing is gathering a large number of troops and materials, and will send more troops to Guanzhong, while Sun Quan is applauding Jianye, and even hopes that the Han Dynasty and Wei will fight to the death on the Western Front, but he does not know, However, our own Jingzhou has been exposed to the general’s military front.”

Du Yu said lightly.

"At this time, if Sun Quan also marched from Yangzhou with 100,000 troops as he did three years ago, and ordered Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin to gather 30,000 troops and march north to Xiangyang, why would the general have to worry about facing enemies on three sides?"

Du Yu easily told the strategy discussed by Li Heng and Zhuge Liang.

This made Li Heng feel anxious.

Du Yu is only sixteen years old this year, and has not yet grown into the Du Wukuu who is both civil and military in history, but he has a level of thinking that ordinary people cannot reach.

It is said that Du Yu was obsessed with "Zuo Zhuan" and had read many books since he was a child.

There are not many geniuses in this world. After all, China has a large population base.

But there are not many geniuses who can truly grow up.

why?

Because if a person wants to achieve something, in addition to a platform, he also needs wisdom.

Wisdom is not something that geniuses necessarily possess.

Even most geniuses and wisdom are natural enemies.

True wisdom is neither trickery nor rhetoric, but the highest goodness.

When ordinary people accomplish a small thing, they want to tell the whole world immediately, look, I am a fucking genius!

And talented men and beautiful women are more likely to become arrogant and arrogant because of the praise from people around them since childhood.

But no matter how talented a person is, he is weak in front of the huge and complex human organization.

Everything requires coordinated progress by all parties to achieve the goal.

In the end, men and women who are talented, beautiful but not intelligent will be miserable.

But Du Yu was different.

Du Yu said this about himself: Building moral integrity is beyond my reach, but making meritorious deeds can almost do it.

This is both his self-confidence and his self-effacement.

Instead of my most awesome face.

It is also possible that he is well-read and has studied economics, politics, calendar, law, mathematics, history, engineering and other subjects, so he realizes his insignificance.

how to say?

This man is a jack of all trades!

During Sima Yan's period, if there were any problems, he would be able to solve them.

So it is called "Duwuku".

He was also the coach appointed by Yang Hu to destroy Wu before his death.

"Once Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin went north to attack Jiangxia and Xiangyang, Wu and Wei fought first. The Han army took Jiangling like a bag of treasures, but Lu Xun was not an ordinary person. He would leave an elite force behind, which was neither in Wuchang nor in Jiangling."

"Where?"

"In Xiling." Du Yu said, "Xiling must be the west gate of Wu State, so my suggestion is to weaken Xiling before taking action. In this way, Wang Shi can go to Jiangling unimpeded and decide Jingzhou in one battle!"

"Okay! Well said!" Li Heng suppressed his excitement and continued to pour tea for Du Yu.

He felt that what Du Yu said touched his heart.

Li Heng said: "As far as I know, the commander of Xiling is Gu Mu, who is the son of Gu Yong, the prime minister of the state of Wu. It's not easy. How to weaken Xiling?"

Du Yu said: "Weakening Xiling does not mean getting rid of Gu Mu or transferring Gu Mu away. The new general and the local Wu army will need a period of adaptation. This is when Xiling's people are at their weakest, and it is also the best time for us to take action. "

"So, there is a big difficulty here." Li Heng took over, "The prerequisite for our eastward advance is that Sun Quan should go northward. At the same time, the general of Xiling has just arrived in Xiling?"

"It's possible within about half a year. It takes half a year for a new general to get familiar with the place. The biggest difficulty is that the timing of Sun Quan's Northern Expedition and the deployment of the general in Xiling must coincide." Du Yu said, "Sun Quan now has a good relationship with Luoyang. , and even sent an envoy last year.”

"The relationship between Sun Quan and Luoyang is based on the sale of paper." Li Heng finished drinking a cup of tea and said calmly, "I have sent people to Yangzhou to inspect. There are already at least ten large papermaking factories in Yangzhou. This is The news I got last month, this news should be in April, but now I’m afraid it has reached twenty.”

"General, are you talking about Cao Wei's own papermaking factory?" "That's right."

"Why did Cao Wei suddenly have so many papermaking factories?" Du Yu became confused, "Could it be the general..."

"Yes, I arranged for people to give the papermaking technology to the past, to some private businessmen, and some local families. They have mastered the papermaking technology, and they don't need to say anything at all. The huge benefits will drive them to eagerly Build a local papermaking factory."

Li Heng's brain started to work quickly: "There is not a lot of bamboo in Yangzhou. Judging from the production cycle of a paper mill, one paper mill in Yangzhou now produces 50,000 sheets of paper a day, and 20 paper mills can produce one million pieces a day. A piece of paper. In addition, a papermaking factory has also appeared in Xiangyang, Jingzhou. Within half a year, Cao Wei's papermaking factories will spring up like bamboo shoots after the rain. Sun Quan's original thought that he could earn more money from Cao Wei was bound to come to nothing."

After speaking, he looked at Du Yu and said, "What I want to know most now is how to quickly weaken Xiling?"

"The general has the initiative to trade with Wu State, so he uses trade to influence the governor of Yidu County. How about it?"

"Tell me in detail."

"Does Gu Mu have any business in Chongqing?"

"There are several merchants he sent here to buy new salt."

"How much can I buy with this?"

"With this I can buy ten thousand catties."

Du Yu asked again: "How much new salt can the general provide now?"

"One million pounds is no problem."

"Who are the powerful people of Wu State who are involved behind the merchants of Wu State?"

"Zhuge Jin and his son, Lu Xun, Gu Yong, Zhu Zhi, Liu Ji, Pei Xuan and other senior officials of Wu State were all involved."

Du Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath, the new salt is really touching!

Du Yu said: "This is easy to handle. The general only needs to give more than half of the goods to Gu Mu so that others cannot get the goods or reduce the goods. Gu Mu will soon become the target of public criticism."

Li Heng said: "But Gu Mu is not a fool. He knows that if he takes too much, he will become the target of public criticism."

"This is the focus of this matter." Du Yu said with certainty, "Gu Mu is the supporter behind the merchants, but how much goods he can get is beyond his control. Those merchants are more greedy than the other. Of course, if Gu Mu stepped forward to take control, so we will start from his cronies. As long as we are willing to give the goods to his people, he, as the prefect of Yidu County, cannot completely control how much the people below him take. "

Li Heng's hands trembled slightly under his robe. It was interesting, so damn interesting!

This is to use interests to divide Sun Wu and accurately attack the prefect of Yidu County.

The human heart is the most sensitive, especially in the face of huge interests.

"In order to prevent people from seeing that we are deliberately skewing the supply of new salt, the general may need to create some illusions."

"It's easy. You only need to reconvene a business meeting. Before the business meeting begins, every businessman will find ways to give gifts to the officials who accept business. The criteria for officials to accept business include the merchant's financial strength, the size of the merchant ship, local influence, etc. , Gu Yong’s businessmen will definitely spend money to see the officials below, I asked Lu Shiying to handle this matter, and it happens that the officials like the gifts they sent very much. "

A large number of resources are in your own hands, and if you can't arrange them, it's all in vain.

"That's great, but at this time?"

"You can take action now!" Li Heng stood up, his momentum instantly rising. "In two months, Sun Quan will feel the resistance of Cao Wei's paper trade. At the end of this year, Sun Quan will think that he has been tricked by Cao Rui. I will Write a letter to Sun Quan personally, stating the pros and cons. Sun Quan covets Hefei. In the spring of next year, he will definitely take action. We will drive Gu Mu back to Jianye after the new year. No matter who the new general is, Xiling will be ready in a short time. Without human harmony, we will collapse in one battle!”

"But the Battle of Jiangling has a more important aspect, and I'm afraid the general must pay attention to it."

"Are you worried that we will attack Jingzhou unexpectedly and break the trust of the world?"

"No, no, soldiers never tire of deceit. Wasn't it the same when the state of Wu crossed the river in white clothes?"

"Then what are you worried about?"

"Once the general with one hundred thousand troops marches eastward and captures Nanjun, the land equalization system and government troops in Yizhou will inevitably come into the sight of Wei and Wu. The Lords of Wei and Wu will definitely follow suit. Although there are many aristocratic families in Wu and Wei, But Lord Wei and Lord Wu are both very human beings. Not only can they suppress all aristocratic families, but they can also use their power and interests to bring down a group of people, freeing up a lot of fertile land, and they can also set up government troops."

What Du Yu said was true.

As a person in the 21st century, we should use dialectical thinking to view changes in the world.

The world is fluid, and it doesn't mean that Li Heng will play a new model and his opponents will remain indifferent.

"So, we have to seize the opportunity!" Li Heng said, "By the way, in addition to General Shi, I also want you to teach at Chongqing University. I need a group of logistics troops who can support the cruel battlefield ahead."

Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye it is already August, and Luoyang has also given results on the new salt case of Jingzhao Du, Zhi, and Han.

The three families were sentenced to exile and had their homes confiscated for having liaison with the Shu army.

Luoyang Taifu Temple specially sent people to Chang'an. With the assistance of Guo Huai, they began to make every effort to rectify Chang'an's business.

In the same month, news that 100,000 Han troops from Chongqing were heading north also reached Luoyang, causing shock in Luoyang.

Also in the same month, Wei’s top officials began the third round of tax increases.

At this time, the land equalization system and the government military system also began to enter Cao Rui's field of vision.

Luoyang's political situation also became complicated during the new salt case.

In particular, Yizhou's land equalization system and the military system reached the ears of the powerful in Luoyang at this time. Combined with the exile of the three families, some rumors began to spread in Luoyang.

Just when the political situation became sensitive due to the new salt case, Cao Shuang, the governor of Liangzhou, submitted a memorial to Luoyang.

This memorial clearly expressed the benefits of Shu money entering Cao Wei.

(End of this chapter)