Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 527 Who is Blacker or Master Hu?
Chapter 527 Who is more evil, Master Hu?
Economic war?
As soon as this word came out, Daoyan was confused.

Literally speaking, economy means matters related to wealth, trade, etc.

But how does the word "war" get connected with these things?

Are you going to use money to kill the other person?
Seeing Daoyan's confused look, Master Hu was not surprised.

Because economic warfare has actually existed since ancient times, but no one has specifically studied it, and no one has deliberately implemented it.

For the vast majority of people, the right thing to do when going to war is to march broadside in a dignified manner with a large army.

Therefore, even if he said these words to Zhu Yuanzhang, he had to think about it for a long time.

It was Daoyan instead.

This guy looks like a high-level monk.

In fact, he is an ambitious person who is afraid of chaos in the world. For him, it doesn't matter whether the means are good or bad, as long as they are useful.

He will not feel any moral or reputational pressure.

It was for this reason that Mr. Hu told him about this matter.

"Daoyan, the so-called economic warfare is actually a professional method that goes against common sense."

"Through a series of seemingly beneficial and profitable means, at some point, the other party is completely overthrown from beginning to end."

"Economic warfare may seem insignificant, and may even appear to be a mutually beneficial trade relationship."

“But once the goal is truly achieved, it is very likely that the other party will face a situation where everyone from the king at the top to the common people at the bottom will go bankrupt overnight!”

When Monk Daoyan heard these words, he was dumbfounded.

He stared at Master Hu in a daze for a long time before he murmured and asked.

"Sir, there is actually such a method. Why have I never heard of it?"

Mr. Hu laughed.

"It's not that you haven't heard of it, it's that you haven't thought about it carefully!"

"In other words, the vast majority of people are ordinary people. Even if they have seen past examples, they would not regard it as a special method or means of warfare."

"Instead, they will regard him as a master, a strategist with a flash of inspiration!"

"But if we understand the idea behind it, we will find that this method can be used repeatedly!"

Daoyan could no longer sit still at this moment.

The reason why Mr. Hu could say this is naturally because such a thing really happened in history.

It's just that other people didn't notice it.

Daoyan doesn’t care whether other people discover it or not.

But for such a conceited person like him, who claimed to be proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, it turned out that he had no idea that such a method existed.

It's hard for him not to break through the defense!
Looking at Daoyan scratching his head, Master Hu smiled and reminded him softly.

"Guan Zhong helped Duke Huan of Qi to destroy Lu!"

"Oh……"

Otherwise, how can we say that Daoyan is really a man with some skills?

Look, Master Hu only mentioned it once, and he suddenly understood it.

In fact, Mr. Hu was not joking.

This guy Guan Zhong actually started an economic war in the first place.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi and Lu were neighboring countries with frequent trade exchanges.

The State of Lu had a unique craft that could produce a kind of cloth called "Lu Gao".

They make a lot of money from this.

Guan Zhong took advantage of this incident to take ruthless actions.

He first asked Duke Huan of Qi and the ministers of Qi to take the lead in wearing clothes made of Lu silk cloth.

At the same time, it was strictly forbidden for the people of Qi, that is, the people of Qi themselves, to make Lu silk, but instead they had to import large quantities from Lu!

Since Lu silk is being praised so highly, won’t its price go up?
Then the State of Lu made a lot of money!
Then the state of Lu went crazy from top to bottom!

This thing is much more profitable than farming. You can earn money and spend it to buy food, not to mention other things. Why grow food? Hurry up, get Lu Yao!

Logically speaking, Guan Zhong should have stopped at this point.

he does not!

He also introduced an incentive policy, in which he provided progressive rewards to businessmen.

One thousand horses, a reward of three hundred gold;

Ten thousand horses, a reward of three thousand gold!

The reward is real money, it would make your eyes red.

In order to obtain this output, those merchants directly used their influence in the State of Lu to pull away the last few people who grew crops.

There is no way, we are short of people. How much money can you make by growing crops?
Then, a year later, Guan Zhong shamelessly issued an order that no Lu silk was allowed to enter the State of Qi.

After that, the State of Qi banned Lu silk!
Unfortunately, the warehouses in Lu were filled with Lu silk, and there was not much grain left.

Then, Guan Zhong started selling grain to the State of Lu at a high price.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t buy it.

If you go to other countries, not to mention the long journey and the losses on the way, the key point is, can your State of Lu hold on until then?
Then, all the money that Lu Guo had worked so hard to earn in the past year was returned, and there was even more!
This is the economic war that Guan Zhong launched back then!

classic!

Daoyan obviously knew about this.

When he thought of this, his eyes lit up instantly.

He simply used Goguryeo as an example.

"Sir, can people from our government also buy ginseng and horses from Goguryeo at high prices?"

"It takes a lot of manpower to find ginseng in the old forest!"

"It takes more than a day or two to grow a horse. It also requires a pasture and manpower!"

"If we attract them with money, can we delay their farming?"

Master Hu smiled and nodded: "This is a good idea!"

Daoyan was feeling proud for a moment, but suddenly his expression turned bitter.

"No, sir!"

"I've done some calculations. If you want to raise the price, then we have to pay extra money to raise the price."

"Although we may be able to earn it back later, this initial investment is not a small amount of money!"

"No matter how shameful Goguryeo is, it is still a country!"

"We are indeed powerless to handle the affairs of a country!"

Master Hu found it funny to see the dejected monk Daoyan, and he kicked him in annoyance.

Then when the other party was confused, he scolded him angrily.

"You are a person who usually has a lot of clever ideas."

“Why do you always think of yourself as a good person when facing other countries?”

"Since you can send people to pretend to be wealthy merchants to harm others, then what's the point of sending another group of people to pretend to be bandits?"

"As for the robbers and plunder, what does that have to do with you? What does that have to do with the Ming Dynasty?"

"Of course, it is indeed unethical for a wealthy merchant from the Ming Dynasty to purchase the stolen goods."

"Then just give them a little more discount!"

"As for the rest, no!"

"After all, the wealthy merchants of our Ming Dynasty act according to the rules. They did not rob people. If Goguryeo has the ability, it can go find those bandits!"

Monk Daoyan gave Master Hu a thumbs up with sincere admiration!

If it’s black, then it has to be you, Master Hu, who is black!

(End of this chapter)