I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 32 Zhuge Liang’s true strategic intention
"I know, Zi Ling, please listen to me first. This can definitely happen. I need you to arrange for people to keep an eye on this matter. You have to dig out some officials. It won't be difficult. Don't leave..."

Dong Hong walked faster in front, and Li Heng chased behind.

"Ming Gong, let's start opening the fields now. Don't think too much about the rest."

After returning to the county government office, Xue Liangcai hurried over and said, "Lang Jun, Yang Changshi was here earlier."

"Oh, where are people?"

"Leave early."

"When did you come?"

"It came about two o'clock in the afternoon (10:30)."

When Dong Hong heard this, he quickly asked: "What did Yang Changshi say?"

"I mainly came to see Mr. Lang, but I checked Tian's affairs and didn't take a closer look."

"Why?"

"Yang Changshi said..." Xue Liang hesitated.

Dong Hong asked: "What did you say?"

"Because of the parking money at the racecourse, they say we are profiteers!"

But Li Heng quickly asked: "Did Yang Changshi give you the money?"

"No."

"He's trying to default on his debt!"

Dong Hong asked, "Did Yang Yi ask about our papermaking factory?"

"No."

Dong Hong continued to ask: "Did you ask us what we did last time we borrowed paper from the No. [-] Paper Mill?"

"nor."

"Xue Liang, help me kill a fish first," Li Heng said.

"Here."

"Remember to cook it well, I don't eat fish."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I guarantee it will be cooked."

Xue Liang left.

Li Heng then turned around and asked, "Why are you asking about borrowing paper?"

"Yang Yi must have suspected that we are selling paper."

"This means your consciousness is low." Li Heng shook the cattail leaf fan and said, "The last time I borrowed the paper, it was you who took care of it. Don't you know who nodded?"

Dong Hong sighed and said, "The superiors only know that you borrow paper, but they don't know that you sell paper."

"We suddenly borrowed so much paper, and it was just when Du Yu was passing by. Do you think the higher-ups didn't even think of this?"

Dong Hong was startled and said in surprise: "You mean Cheng...Fei Sima knows?"

"Of course I do. I've already said that the current daily output of paper can meet the needs of our army. If paper can be exchanged for more important food, who would refuse?"

Having said this, Dong Hong believed it somewhat.

"Then the higher ups will also bring paper..."

"It won't be that fast. After all, the Wei army has mastered the paper, which will help them with taxation, official administration, and military management."

"Then why did the superiors default that we give Longyou..."

"Because our army's real intention is not Chang'an, but Longyou."

"What did you say?"

"I said that our army's real intention is not Chang'an, but Longyou. The paper input to Longyou will not have much impact. On the contrary, it can build some relationships in Longyou, which will only help us to capture Longyou."

"What do you mean by that?" Dong Hong frowned slightly, completely unable to understand what Li Heng said.

"The Prime Minister has never thought of attacking Chang'an forcefully. Attacking Chang'an forcefully will not do us any good. If Sima Yi retreats to Chang'an, the Wei State will not abandon Chang'an and will only send more reinforcements. We don't have many people, so we can fight like this with the Wei army. , even if we win ten or twenty times on the frontal battlefield, in the end we will only lose."

There is a saying: Use tactical diligence to make up for strategic failure. In the end, it is just in vain and you will lose everything.

"We are now encircling the fields and approaching Chang'an step by step!" Dong Hong retorted.

"Besieging the fields is to establish a foothold and fight a protracted war with the Wei State, but the clear purpose at this stage is to capture Longyou. Longyou has a horse farm, a city, and fertile farmland, and the Qiang people have a grudge against the Wei State. We unite with the Qiang people and It's more beneficial." Dong Hong suddenly became enlightened upon hearing this.

But he pretended that he had already thought of it.

Dong Hong asked: "What do you mean by building relationships in Longyou through the sale of paper?"

"Make a friend in Longyou, go to Hexi from Longyou, import paper to Hexi, and make money together."

As soon as Li Heng said these words, Dong Hong was stunned.

This makes total sense!
He was suddenly excited.

"Wait, wait for Du Yu to come back." After Li Heng said this, a smile appeared on his face again, "Let's talk about growing ramie."

Dong Hong:......

Li Heng's analysis of these is just a guess based on his identity as a time traveler.

Zhuge Liang is not only good at governing and fighting, he is also a good hand in business.

Historically, one of the financial sources for Ji Han's many Northern Expeditions was Shu's foreign trade.

Do you think just business is over?

Zhuge Liang is also an international financial master.

Dong Zhuo cast small coins in Luoyang, which resulted in chaos in Luoyang and Guanzhong.

Zhuge Liang's Zhibaiqian means that one hundred coins is equal to one hundred and five baht. As the name suggests, it means making big money.

Cai Jing also played this kind of financial game in the late Northern Song Dynasty. If it failed, the people would definitely not buy it.

But Zhuge Liang was playing tricks, and the people all bought into it.

why?
Because of Zhuge Liang's money, Wei and Wu also recognized it.

This also transferred the inflationary pressure away and made the whole world pay for Ji Han's money printing.

Why do both Wei and Wu recognize Zhuge Liang's money?

Because of oil and... ugh!Because Shujin and Zhibaiqian are bound!

For Zhuge Liang like this, what kind of blueprint would he immediately construct in his mind after he knew that paper could be mass-produced?
Of course, in Li Heng's view, the monetary system constructed by Zhibaiqian and Shujin has great flaws.

He has a better way to create a more stable Jihan currency system to seize the world's wealth.

It's just not the time yet.

In the evening, Yang Yi returned to Zhuge Liang's camp.

Wei Yan and Jiang Wei are both there.

Yang Yi reported today's inspection of Chencang County and complained angrily: "Prime Minister, this Li Heng is really shameless. He actually launched such a shameless policy just for a small profit!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Thankfully he figured it out, this is not a shameless strategy."

"Prime Minister, he..."

"Those who can ride horses are of high status and are not short of money or food. Asking them to collect money is not a forced payment."

“What about road tax?”

"Isn't road tax just a collection of money at checkpoints?"

"This……"

Wei Yan on the side couldn't help laughing after hearing Yang Yi's words: "I didn't expect that Yang Changshi was fooled by a county magistrate!"

"Wei Yan, don't talk nonsense!"

"Chang Wen, please stop saying a few words." Zhuge Liang said.

Wei Yan immediately shut his mouth.

"Wei Gong, don't interfere with Li Heng's affairs for now, let him continue." Zhuge Liang said, "There are more important things now."

"Please make it clear, Prime Minister."

"Sima Yi must have known about Qu Yuanli and sent people to carefully investigate the situation of our farming and prepare to attack us with multiple lines of cavalry. You need to carefully inspect the current defenses to ensure that they can defend against cavalry raids."

"Here!"

"Where defenses have not yet been set up, Boyue and Wen Chang need to lead troops to garrison respectively to ensure the smooth progress of the field encirclement!"

(End of this chapter)