I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 50 Come on, I will take you to swim across the Wei River and collect money from County Magistrate Li.
Li Cheng, the chief registrar of Chencang County, hesitated a little and said, "Ming Gong, do you want to report this matter? It is said that hundreds of people went there today."

Liu Zhi also hesitated and walked back and forth.

"How much cloth can the Shu army give away?"

"This... I don't know."

"Are you sure the news is true?"

"It must be true. Someone on the south bank of the Wei River today saw the Shu army presenting cloths to each household, five pieces to each household!"

Liu Zhi slapped the table angrily: "These Shu dogs! Are they crazy!"

That's cloth!

Just give it to civilians?

"If the Shu army continues to attack like this, people from our county will go there. I went out to the city to investigate this afternoon. The news is already spreading on the north bank, and dozens of people are already crossing the river!"

Liu Zhi's face was ashen and he was still walking back and forth.

Li Cheng continued: "Ming Gong, there are only 3000 people in our county and 7000 people in the villages outside the city. If we don't do anything, these people may..."

"I don't believe the Shu army can produce so much cloth!" Liu Zhi said angrily.

Li Cheng said: "Report immediately, ask Governor Guo for help, and ask for support to relocate the people overnight, otherwise they will be snatched away by that Chencang County Magistrate...that fake County Magistrate!"

Liu Zhi frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Report it!"

On the second day, there were many figures hurriedly moving forward on the north bank of the Weihe River.

They were simply dressed, looked haggard, and had a whole family to support.

Groups of cavalry came in a hurry from behind, and dust was flying.

"Hurry up! When the Shu army comes, you will all die!" the cavalry roared loudly, "The court asked you to move for the sake of you!"

Those who had been resting quickly got up and hurried on their way.

"Aweng, where are we going?" several thin children asked.

A lustful man said: "Go to Chang'an."

“Why are we leaving our homes?”

"Because the enemy troops are coming and they want to kill us. Let's go quickly..."

"But I just heard someone say that if you go to the south bank of the Wei River, one household can receive five pieces of cloth!"

"Who did you hear?"

"That person just now!" The little girl pointed to the back. There were people rushing behind her, and she couldn't recognize who it was.

"Don't just believe other people's words!"

The crowds continued to move numbly.

Guo Huai, who was stationed in Beiyuan, stood on the high ground of Beiyuan. He asked Hu Zun: "Have the people in the surrounding counties started to migrate?"

"Notices have been issued in the villages of Yong County, Meiyang County, and Chencang County. County officials and local sages have begun to relocate people. However, the countryside is too scattered and the transfer will take time."

Guo Huai nodded and said: "This matter cannot be rushed for a while."

At this time, the messenger came in a hurry.

"Captain, Li Cheng, the chief registrar of Chencang County, would like to see you!"

"If the chief registrar of Chencang County is not immigrating to Chencang County, why are you here?" Hu Zun asked in confusion.

"pass!"

Not long after, Li Cheng hurried over.

"I am lowered to the position of Li Cheng, the chief registrar of Chencang County, and see the governor."

"What's the matter?"

Li Cheng told what he had found out yesterday. Guo Huai thought he had heard wrong and asked, "Publish a horse?"

"Yes."

"Do you know what you are talking about?" Hu Zun asked.

"I dare not lie even a little bit. Thousands of people arrived in Weinan yesterday."

Guo Huai frowned.

Cloth is hard currency!
I have never heard of anyone recruiting people and giving them back cloth.

When Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty recruited refugees to work in the fields, the most they could do was rent farm tools and demarcate fields.

If you use government farm tools, you have to hand over [-]% of your harvest to the government.Even so, many refugees are still willing.

Because of the wars in various places at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, refugees were everywhere in the empire.

However, now the Shu army not only provides fields and farm tools, but also fucking cloth!
And each household is given five pieces of cloth!
"Captain, I think this incident is just news that Kong Ming deliberately released to lure people over," Hu Zun said.

Two thousand households, that’s ten thousand pieces of cloth!
"It takes two people to weave one piece of cloth for half a month, and the collection and preparation of ramie before going online is also very cumbersome."

"It takes at least two months from picking ramie to producing the cloth!" Guo Huai said, "It is impossible for the Shu army to have so much cloth!"

Li Cheng said: "The momentum is very strong now. Many people in Chencang County are willing to swim over to get the cloth. Those who can't swim can let others carry it and give them a piece of cloth!"

Guo Huai's heart sank. He didn't expect that the situation would turn out like this just after he started immigrating.

"Send someone to closely monitor the movements of the Shu army!" Guo Huai said, "and report it to the Governor immediately!"

"Here!"

In the evening, Sima Yi was taking a nap on the collapse, and he had a dream.

I dreamed that this autumn, that is, August, Zhuge Liang died of illness due to overwork. The Shu army hurriedly withdrew, and he led his army to pursue him.

When he woke up suddenly, he found Sima Zhao waiting quietly.

"Father, you are awake."

"What's the matter with you?"

"Father, there is a military report from Guo Boji, please take a look."

Sima Yi was not in a hurry. At this time, he was just reporting on some immigrants.

The overall situation was decided, and all the counties in Guanzhong were evacuated, leaving a small number of cities and Zhuge Liang completely isolated.

"I asked you to inquire about the Shu army's papermaking. Are there any results?"

"There is some news, but it's not certain yet."

"what news?"

"It is said that the paper was made by a young man in the Shu army."

"What's your last name? Which family do you come from?"

"It may be that the surname is Li, but the name cannot be found out for the time being. The Shu Army keeps secrets very strictly. The papermaking place is in the Shu Army and ordinary people cannot get close to it."

"We must find a way to find out."

Sima Yi confessed and opened the military newspaper as he spoke.

"Now the overall situation has been decided, the Shu army can no longer make trouble..."

Before he finished speaking, Sima Yi sat up from the bed in an instant.

"The Shu army is delivering cloth!"

"Yes, Father!"

"Is Zhuge Kongming crazy?"

Sima Yi couldn't figure it out. Cloth was a kind of currency, and it was extremely limited.

This is equivalent to giving money to the people!

Is this a long-term solution?
"What's the impact?"

"After receiving Guo Boji's military report, I sent scouts to see it. Some people were indeed spreading rumors and many people went there." Sima Zhao said, "I have sent people to forcibly expel those people!"

Sima Yi closed the military newspaper, stood up and walked back and forth a few times. His expression softened slightly and he smiled: "Zhuge Kongming actually bribed the people with cloth to gather the people. What does this mean?"

"This shows that Kong Ming has nothing to do."

"That's right! This is drinking poison to quench thirst. Cloth is so precious. Even if many people are attracted by it now, within a few days, the Shu army will be exhausted because the cloth is used up. It won't last long!"

"No need to worry! No need to worry!"

On the fourth day of August, more than 100 households and about 600 people came to Li Heng's Chencang County.

By the fifth day of August, two hundred households had been found.

I heard that the ferrymen on the Weishui River have made a lot of money in the past two days.

When the boat is really not enough, just swim.

As Li Cheng said, after hearing about it, some people on the north bank took their families and swam to the south bank.

A new profession even appeared in a short period of time: Come on, I will take you to swim there and throw yourself into the arms of County Magistrate Li to collect money!
(End of this chapter)