I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 449 The ambitions of interest groups

In the sixth year of Yanxi's reign, the Han-Wei War finally subsided in October.

After the destruction of Wu State, the two countries started a battle for Ruxuwu.

The Wei army took the lead and occupied Ruxuwu, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The Han army adopted the strategy of attacking Xuzhou and forcing Sima Division to mobilize elites to enter Xuzhou. They successfully cut off Ruxuwu's logistics and finally captured Ruxuwu.

Ruxuwu talks about the control of Huainan by the two countries on the eastern front, which is Hefei's strategic position.

Cao Wei lost again in this game.

Not only that, Sima Yi's death caused the Sima family's position within Cao Wei to be counterattacked.

Even though this counterattack was liquidated, there were still undercurrents surging within Cao Wei, and those who were dissatisfied were dormant in the dark.

In the blink of an eye, it’s already November, and people are coming to Chengdu again.

"At least we can recruit young men on a large scale three times." Li Heng said, "We got Guanzhong, Xiangyang, and Hefei. These places are the border areas of Cao Wei. Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places are where Cao Wei has the most fertile land and people. The places where there are the most people have not been hit by the war.”

That was the appointment letter from Wen Qin, Guanqiu Jian and others.

"Accepting the general's suggestion, His Majesty is already making preparations to move the capital to Chang'an." Jiang Wan said.

Jiang Wan handed over some documents.

"What's the next step?" Li Heng said, "Now that our army has captured Liangzhou, Cao Wei will deploy defenses in the Taihang Mountains and send additional troops to Yangzhou."

After a moment of silence, Jiang Wan suddenly said: "General, there is another very important matter. Your Majesty would like to hear your opinion."

"If we continue to forcefully recruit strong men, it will damage our roots."

"This is the edict for this appointment. Your Majesty agrees to the general's recommendation."

"I don't know." Li Heng shook his head, "Destroying Wei depends not only on our preparations, but also on the timing."

"It's impossible for Cao Wei to have so many soldiers, right?"

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty asked again, when will Wei be destroyed?"

"Then according to the general, what will Cao Wei do next?"

This time it was not Dong Yun, but Jiang Wan.

"When will the time of heaven come?"

"Chang'an has gradually recovered a lot under the prime minister's governance." Li Heng said, "Moving the capital to Chang'an is the best choice."

"So what can we do?"

"Forcing strong men can still be done, but the price must be paid."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"We still adopt the strategy of weakening Wei." Li Heng said, "We attack from a certain place in stages and force Cao Wei to mobilize internal resources to invest in that place. As long as the execution is successful, Cao Wei will not be able to hold on for long."

Li Heng smiled and said: "Mr. Jiang is making things difficult for me again. Since it is the time of heaven, how can it be calculated by human power?"

"The Prime Minister's health is deteriorating and he can no longer go to the front line. Both Hedong and Bingzhou need a commander to coordinate the overall situation. Who do you think is more suitable?"

Before Li Heng could speak, Jiang Wan suddenly said: "Let me tell you something first. Wei Yan killed many innocent people in the battle of Bingzhou."

Li Heng glanced at Jiang Wan. He knew that no one in Ji Han liked Wei Yan.

What Jiang Wan means is, don't recommend Wei Yan, it's useless even if you recommend Wei Yan.

"Fei Wenwei is fine."

"Fei Wenwei promoted Jing Zhaoyin, but he may not be able to take the position."

"What did the Prime Minister say?"

"The Prime Minister also wants to hear your opinion."

"Jiang Boyue is the most suitable person."

Jiang Wan stood up, bowed and said, "I already know what the general has said, and I will convey it to your majesty. I will take my leave now."

"Are you leaving so soon?"

"It's time to move the capital, and there are many official matters. I can't stay for a long time. Please forgive me, General."

"Okay, I'll see Mr. Jiang off."

After sending Jiang Wan outside the city, Jiang Wan said: "General, stay here." "Mr. Jiang, go on your way."

"General, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"Are we really going to implement government troops all over the world in the future?"

"Yes."

"Can it be done?"

"can."

"Aren't you going to offend the scholars all over the world?"

“In the war itself, we already have an unrelenting opponent, so why worry about offending us again?”

"Farewell."

"Walk slowly."

Looking at Jiang Wan's leaving figure, Li Heng also fell into deep thought.

The questions Jiang Wan asked today were actually all useless nonsense. Liu Chan and the Prime Minister had already decided on them.

Jiang Wan asked the previous questions in order to ask the last question logically.

And before leaving, it gave people the feeling that the last question was the least important.

But in fact, his purpose was to ask the last question.

Li Heng had a premonition that Chengdu had developed an independent new idea regarding the current situation.

A group of people are promoting this new idea around Liu Chan.

Why did Li Heng know?
Because this is a matter of interest distribution in this era.

Yizhou was transformed by Li Heng, and the interests of the Yizhou scholar group were transferred from land to business.

For example, many trading companies in Jingzhou have Yizhou scholars behind them, and many trading companies that are developing in Yangzhou now also have Yizhou scholars behind them.

Of course, there is an additive effect here.

Behind the many trading companies in Yangzhou that are being covered by the new Han model, there are also Jingzhou scholars.

These people were the ones who compromised with Li Heng in the first place, and Li Heng also made a promise to give them some of the benefits.

It can be said that they are Li Heng's staunch supporters behind the scenes.

It stands to reason that everything will go according to the general's ideas.

But there is one eternal rule in this world: the interest pool is constantly changing.

To put it simply, the profit pool is the cycle theory.

When Yizhou's bureaucratic capital gradually gained a foothold in Yangzhou and Jingzhou, their eyes naturally turned to the wider Central Plains.

But the underlying logic of the Central Plains and the Yangtze River is a little different.

The terrain of China becomes more mountainous as you go south.

The southernmost part of the North China Great Plain is the Huainan area, which is near Hefei.

Further south, there are large swamps and mountains.

If we include Yizhou in the south, in this era, only Yizhou has a large area of ​​fertile land across the Yangtze River.

A considerable part of the Jianghan Plain with Jiangling as the center is still covered by Yunmengze, and the exposed part is also full of lakes and swamps.

As for the Jianye area, it is composed of plains, swamps, and hills. There are definitely fields, but compared with the North China Plain, they are just small shrimps.

Although there are not many fields in these places, there are many rivers.

Business is the fastest way to make a profit in these places.

But in making profits in the North China Plain, business may not be the fastest.

So what's the fastest?
If you are a high-ranking official in Yizhou who holds the equity of ten trading companies and has a large amount of funds, Wang Shi has already maintained a great advantage over Cao Wei.

Everyone knows that in the near future, Master Wang will make another expedition to the north.

You also know that your colleagues are now eyeing the Central Plains piece of cake.

How do you get a quick first bite of your own?
(End of this chapter)