I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 374 Lu Xun is anxious
Huan Fan couldn't help but ask: "Do they not want their fields?"

"I was confused at first," Du Yu said, "They all have households and fields. Why should they give up and take the risk of dragging their families to Nanjun? Later I went to do in-depth research and found out that the people in Changsha County It’s hard for people to support themselves even if they work on the land.”

"why?"

"Several major battles between Sun and Wu in the past few years ended in failure. Sun Quan increased taxes in various counties, especially Wuchang, which requires a large amount of military spending. Changsha is rich and is a key tax collection place."

"That's it." Huan Fan couldn't help but sigh, "This reminds me of Cao Wei's increase in troops in Guanzhong, and the Wei Emperor's increase in taxes several times, which also caused dissatisfaction in Cao Wei's states. It's just that the counties of Cao Wei had more fertile land and a solid foundation. For a time, Still can’t shake the fundamentals.”

"But next, I'm afraid Sima Yi will raise taxes, right?" Li Heng interjected.

"Sima Yi now wants to use Sun Wu to contain us. If we destroy Sun Wu and completely extend the front line, Sima Yi will have to raise taxes across the board!"

"By the way, we are so blatantly recruiting people from Changsha, is there no movement at all in Changsha County?" Huan Fan was very confused.

Du Yu said: "Huang Dong, the magistrate of Luo County, took the benefits and did not investigate the businessmen we sent there."

Huan Fan said: "But he doesn't know. If he knew where we were moving people, he would definitely stop it immediately, so the current method is only temporary."

Du Yu said: "It's true. I was inspecting the city the day before yesterday and met a group of people who had just escaped from there. I asked by the way that the Wu army lost a lot of people in Jiangling last year. Sun Quan ordered to increase taxes in Changsha County by two. OK! The last bits of food in many people’s homes have been taken away!”

"It makes sense, I will send Luo County to respond."

At the same time, a large number of merchant ships traveled between the branches of the Yangtze River and Yunmengze, entering some places in Jiangxia County and Changsha County with an overwhelming force.

Wuling County and Hengyang County were also the targets of Nanjun merchants. Driven by profits, they worked tirelessly to import goods.

The construction of Jiangling City has also entered a new stage.

Huan Fan was even more surprised: "Are these people really so willing to come to Jiangling?"

"Don't worry, General. I have added many businessmen to relocate and reward people according to their household registration. But I think at this time, we should quietly send a troop to Huarong Road and near Yunmeng. If Changsha sends troops to pursue them, It’s easy for us to respond.”

Li Heng interrupted Huan Fan and said: "Huan Gong, you can go for a walk in the countryside when you have time, especially the more remote ones. Jingzhou was the place where the three wars took place. Even if the people are resettled into households, they will not be able to survive. I believe there are people in Changsha County who have starved to death.”

After the factory was expanded and production capacity increased, a large amount of goods were transported along the Yangtze River to Yidu County and Jianping County, stopping at Xiling, Zigui and other places, and then entered Yizhou.

There were many barbarians in Wuling County and Hengyang County. The barbarians had no currency, so merchants exchanged goods there and brought back large quantities of medicinal materials, animal skins, etc., which they sold in Jiangling.

The brick kiln in the southeast of the city operates day and night.

"Gong Huan is extremely worried. However, of the more than 3,000 people we have moved here, nearly 2,000 have escaped temporarily. Some swam from the river to the designated place, some quietly passed by at night, and some climbed over the mountains. Ridge. They avoided the level!"

"No wonder!"

First of all, Gangneung City expanded the outer city, which was twice the size of the past.

By the beginning of July, the currency released by Nanjun had exceeded 10 million yuan.

Secondly, many houses were built in Jiangling City.

"Even if I bring my fellow villagers there..."

Li Heng said: "So next, we have to speed up the migration of people. If we are slow, the government order from Wuchang will be issued, and people will be placed under surveillance in the countryside."

"When businessmen go there, they always take their fellow villagers with them."

Time flies by quickly, and in the blink of an eye it is mid-June, and Nan County has a bumper wheat harvest.

At this time, the industry in Xiangyang County was also rapidly rising.

As a result, a controversial topic emerged in Jingzhou newspapers: Who is the leader in Jingzhou, Jiangling or Xiangyang?

Some people say it must be Jiangling, which relies on the Yangtze River and has a developed water system. It flows into Yizhou in the west, Yangzhou in the east, and Changsha in the south. Some people say it is Xiangyang. Xiangyang is the gateway from Chu to the Central Plains. There are a large number of rivers leading to Weixing County, Shangyong County, Xincheng County, Nanyang County, and also to Yuzhou and Wuchang.

Behind Xiangyang's industry is the Central Plains.

This debate began at Jingzhou University and Xiangyang University.

Students seem to enjoy this kind of thing.

The seventh day of July, Wuchang.

"Grand Governor, something bad has happened." Lu Dai walked in hurriedly.

"Why is Mr. Lu so panicked?" Lu Xun was a little surprised. Lu Dai had always been calm and had never seen him lose his composure like this.

"There is news from Changsha County that the Shu people are migrating people in Changsha County. So far, tens of thousands of people have gone to Nanjun!"

Lu Xun was stunned, unable to react for a moment.

"Furthermore, I checked and found that many people from Jiangxia County have passed by in the past few months."

"This is impossible!" Lu Xun stood up suddenly and frowned, feeling incredible, "Why should the people go to Nanjun for no reason! They don't want their own land?"

After speaking, Lu Xun snatched the document from Lu Dai's hand. It was the document from the governor of Changsha County.

Lu Xun quickly read it and his face turned pale.

Zhu Ran on the side said: "Why are you reporting now?"

"Changsha said that the Shu people did this in an extremely secretive manner, and many people left spontaneously and quietly."

"Nonsense! Will people abandon their fields?" Zhu Ran obviously didn't believe it, "That's their wealth and life!"

"Because Li Jian gave more!" Lu Xun handed the document to Zhu Ran, with a solemn look on his brows.

"What is the current situation in Jiangxia County? Is there any definite news?" Lu Xun asked again.

"Xiaguan went to investigate and found that people disappeared in many villages. Some people saw those people leaving in boats, and some even swam there!"

"Give it to Tian! Give it money! Give it back to the house!" Zhu Ran exclaimed, "This is a lie!"

"If it was a lie, people wouldn't have been running over for several months! It spread like wildfire!"

"We have blocked Li Jian's business routes. Where will he get the money to give these people?"

Yes!

Where does the money come from?
Everyone was lost in thought, and no one could understand.

Even Lu Xun couldn't understand it.

what happened?

Why did such a strange thing happen in just a few months?

"Ask the officials from Changsha to go to the countryside to monitor the situation. If anyone is found escaping, the neighbors will be punished!" Lu Xun said, "The same goes for Jiangxia County. Take action immediately!"

"Here, I'll take care of it right now." Lu Dai responded and left.

"Yi Feng, you immediately send someone to Jiangling to investigate the situation. What did Jiangling do to make those people give up their property for many years and drag their families with them to go!"

(End of this chapter)