Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

If Zhuge Ke is the pawn that Zhuge Qiao deployed in Jiangdong to actively support the Northern Expedition, then Zhuge Rong is the pawn that Zhuge Qiao deployed in Jiangdong to promote competition among scholars and merchants.

If Zhuge Rong wants to build a workshop in Jiangdong, he must compete with the gentry in Jiangdong for land and people.

Zhuge Rong, who was influenced by Zhuge Qiao, had a far superior advantage over the nobles in his treatment of workshop workers.

The group of farmers and workers who followed the gentry were called serfs and workers; the group of farmers and workers who followed Zhuge Rong were called peasant workers.

One is called a slave and the other is called a people. The treatment is naturally very different.

Zhuge Qiao will not implement the capitalist system of eating human blood.

If you want to use it, use the best one, and get it right the first time.

Zhuge Rong's workshop was also an experiment for Zhuge Qiao to compete with scholars and merchants.

In order to reduce the risk of Zhuge Rong building a workshop, Zhuge Qiao first created the persona of Zhuge Rong, the founder of purchasing agents and a fashion pioneer, so that the wealthy people in Jiangdong would flock to the jacquard damask brocade in Zhuge Rong's hands.

After accumulating original capital, he planned the entire process of building a workshop for Zhuge Rong.

Among them was a plan on how to let Sun Quan serve as a backer for Zhuge Rong's workshop.

Without Zhuge Qiao's secret promotion, Zhuge Rong would not have been able to rise so quickly in Jiangdong.

Doing this can also avoid conflicts between Zhuge Qiao and the Jingyi clan.

Let's do a pilot project in Jiangdong first. If it fails, it will be trouble for the Jiangdong nobles to find Sun Quan. If Zhuge Rong can't survive in Jiangdong, he can still come to Jingzhou to avoid trouble.

If it succeeds, then after unifying the world, the Han court will inevitably consider the interests of the Jiangdong merchant group and make corresponding concessions.

Zhuge Qiao's taxi business competition plan can also be initially achieved.

Whether it is to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce or to emphasize commerce and suppress agriculture, Zhuge Qiao is not pursuing it.

Even if productivity improves in later generations, farming alone will not be able to meet survival needs.

If you want to survive, you have to meet basic farming needs and then use the remaining time and energy to earn labor wages in the workshop.

Only through the integration of industry and agriculture can the needs for food, clothing, housing and transportation be truly met.

However, in the current environment, the gentry has formed a monopoly on ideas and power and has exploited agriculture, industry and commerce too much. Only by supporting business can we break the gentry's monopoly on ideas and power.

Only with competition can progress be achieved.

Zhuge Qiao could not explain these thoughts clearly to Zhuge Jin. Not many people in this era could understand Zhuge Qiao's thoughts.

The most effective way is not to explain the truth to Zhuge Jin, but to deceive him!

If the deception is successful and the purpose is achieved, that's enough.

For example, the reason Zhuge Qiao "tricked the Jiangdong nobles who were unconvinced by Sun Quan" was enough for Zhuge Jin to put down most of his wariness towards Zhuge Qiao.

Sun Quan used Zhuge Jin, a poor foreigner, for the purpose of suppressing and balancing the Jiangdong gentry.

Zhuge Qiao explained the workshop to Zhuge Jin in detail, and the focus of his words was "benevolence, virtue and love for the people".

As soon as this topic was extended, the workshop Zhuge Rong wanted to run became an initiative to "benevolent and caring for the people", rather than to oppose the Jiangdong gentry.

After the dinner and dinner, Zhuge Jin's mind was filled with the core of Zhuge Qiao's theory of "benevolence, virtue and love for the people": such as "the people are more important than the king", "take from the people, use it for the people" and so on.

Although Zhuge Qiao used Capital when he deceived Zhuge Rong, Zhuge Qiao is actually a "Cloud Capital reader".

But this is not important. What is important is that Zhuge Jin believes that Zhuge Qiao's purpose is to fulfill his friendship as an ally.

As for the core purpose of the pilot program that caused competition between scholars and merchants, even if Zhuge Qiao said it, Zhuge Jin might not be able to understand it.

Who would believe that businessmen have so much power to break the monopoly of the gentry!
Even brothers as far away as Lu Buwei and as close as Mi Zhu and Mi Fang all used Shang as a stepping stone to transform into a gentry.

Even Zhuge Qiao himself, who made this plan, was not completely sure. If he was really sure, Zhuge Qiao would not use Jiangdong as a pilot.

the other side.

Cao Zhi of Yuzhou also received a secret letter from Sun Quan.

"Persuade peace?"

"Sun Quan is a rat who only thinks about good things."

"How can you hide this trick from me?"

"The former general was so favored that he immediately led troops into Shouchun."

Cao Zhi threw Sun Quan's secret letter directly into the brazier and expelled Sun Quan's messenger from the country.

General Wen Qin of Yamen was puzzled: "Your Majesty, the mutual trade in Shouchun has been decided by His Majesty. Introducing troops into Shouchun at this time may affect the mutual trade in Shouchun."

Cao Zhi sneered: "My stupid brother, after living for so many years, he still doesn't understand."

"Sun Quan couldn't defeat Liu Bei, so he always wanted to take advantage of Huainan."

"Mutual trading is just a method used by Sun Quan to test Liu Bei's bottom line."

"Once Sun Quan thought Liu Bei would target Jiangdong, he would inevitably lead troops to capture Shouchun, and then turn east to capture Pi and Guangling to show his sincerity in cooperating with Liu Bei."

"It's ridiculous that my stupid brother thought he could use Sun Quan to contain Liu Bei."

"Look, Liu Bei sent his generals to attack Yingchuan, and Sun Quan actually sent a letter to persuade him to make peace!"

"If my stupid brother sees Sun Quan's letter, I'm afraid he will have to go to see the late emperor in advance."

"I don't understand how to be an emperor even if I can use coercion or inducement."

Cao Zhi said "stupid brother", which made Wen Qin feel more relaxed.

In the past, when Wei Xi conspired to rebel, Wen Qin was implicated in "connecting words" and was imprisoned and punished, and was whipped hundreds of times.

If Wen Qin hadn't been naturally brave, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

Cao Cao remembered Wen Qin's father Wen Ji's contribution and was spared the death penalty.

Wen Qin had no resentment towards Cao Cao.

Wen Qin hated Cao Pi deeply.

After Cao Zhi became the shepherd of Yuzhou, Wen Qin came to Yuzhou to join Cao Zhi.

Cao Zhi's old friends such as Handan Chun, Ding Yi, Ding Yao, and Yang Xiu are all dead. Most of the wise men recruited in Yuzhou valued the selection of ninth-grade Zhongzheng candidates rather than Cao Zhi himself.

Wen Qin, who took the initiative to vote, was also treated generously.

Cao Zhi's order quickly reached Man Chong's ears, and Man Chong also agreed with Cao Zhi's order.

Cao Pi had made so many concessions, and Sun Quan actually wanted to persuade him to make peace with a letter.

Now Liu Bei is sending generals to attack Yingchuan. Sun Quan doesn't want to help him, but he comes to persuade Cao Zhi to be patient?
Man Chong is also unambiguous.

Immediately, Jia Kui and Hu Zhi were ordered to lead troops into Shouchun and forcibly seized Jiangdong's merchants in Shouchun and their grain, rice and property.

This strong reaction directly stunned Sun Quan.

Sun Quan sent Zhuge Ke to Hefei to set up defenses, and then sent envoys to Shouchun to inquire about the reason.

The envoys to Shouchun were all forcefully expelled by Jia Kui and Hu Zhi.

Zhuge Jin reported Zhuge Qiao's attitude from Fankou.

Hearing that Zhuge Qiao only sent Wang Ping to harass Yingchuan, Sun Quan immediately realized that he had been tricked by Zhuge Qiao again.

Zhuge Qiao's claim that 30,000 troops were attacking Yingchuan was not only for Cao Rui and Cao Zhi to see, but also for Sun Quan to see!
The purpose is to see what kind of reaction Sun Quan will have!
Sun Quan was only thinking about speculation, but he didn't expect Zhuge Qiao to directly draw the fire onto Sun Quan.

Lu Xun’s face was also a little ugly.

The strategy of persuading peace was proposed by Lu Xun, but the reactions of both parties exceeded Lu Xun's expectations.

"King Wu, this is due to my poor planning." Lu Xun first expressed his attitude of admitting his mistake.

Although he was furious in his heart, Sun Quan controlled his inner emotions and shook his head gently: "It's not Bo Yan's fault. I underestimated Zhuge Qiao and also underestimated Cao Zhi."

"I didn't expect that Cao Zhi, a loser in seizing the throne, would have such courage. He is forcing me to make a choice!"

Lu Xun guessed: "Perhaps Cao Zhi thought that Cao Pi was seriously ill and difficult to recover from, so he could show off his skills."

"I also heard that after Cao Rui took charge of the country, he named Cao Zhi the King of Juancheng to show his respect for Cao Zhi."

"Cao Zhi wants to make achievements in Yuzhou."

Sun Quan paced and thought: "If I send troops to attack Shouchun, Zhuge Qiao will definitely go to attack Yingchuan himself. By then, Yuzhou will most likely be captured by Zhuge Qiao again."

"If I don't send troops and Shouchun's merchants are detained by General Cao Zhi, what should we do?"

Lu Xun's eyes were blazing: "King Wu, I have another plan that can break the situation at hand."

Sun Quan perked up and said, "Bo Yan, you are my niece-in-law. If you have any good ideas, just tell me. There is no need to hesitate."

Lu Xun glanced around, approached and said, "King Wu, you can claim the title of emperor!"

Sun Quan was taken aback and suppressed his inner agitation: "Is it too hasty to proclaim the emperor now? Liu Bei is not dead yet!"

Over the years, Sun Quan has never given up the idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor.

Just because Liu Bei was alive, Sun Quan did not dare to proclaim himself emperor in front of Liu Bei.

Sun Quan has been looking forward to Liu Bei's early death. As long as Liu Bei dies, he can proclaim himself emperor.

Lu Xun's proposal made Sun Quan both happy and worried.

Fortunately, this was the first time Lu Xun took the initiative to propose that Sun Quan become emperor, which meant that he had achieved remarkable results in winning people's hearts over the years.

The worry is whether Liu Bei will turn around and target Jiangdong after proclaiming himself emperor, which will affect Sun Quan's reputation in Jiangdong.

Lu Xun calmed down and said: "King Wu, although Liu Bei is not dead, Cao Pi is about to die."

"Liu Bei will definitely not miss this opportunity. I suspect that he has the intention of sending troops in Chang'an; asking Zhuge Qiao to send troops in Jingzhou is just to test the reaction of Cao Rui and King Wu."

"Cao Zhi sent troops into Shouchun and detained merchants from Jiangdong, also to test the King of Wu's reaction."

"If the King of Wu supports Liu Bei and lets Zhuge Qiao take Yuzhou, he will be trapped in Jiangdong from now on and will never have the chance to compete for the world."

"But if King Wu helps Cao Rui, it will be equivalent to showing weakness to Cao Rui, and Cao Rui will take the opportunity to put forward conditions that will harm King Wu's interests."

"Only by proclaiming himself emperor can King Wu formally negotiate peace with Cao Rui as king without supporting Liu Bei."

"Only as a king can the King of Wu truly stand on a foothold with Han and Wei."

"If you don't proclaim yourself emperor now, when will you wait?"

Lu Xun's words touched Sun Quan's heart.

After thinking carefully for a while, Sun Quan asked again: "If I proclaim myself emperor, will the Jiangdong nobles support me?"

Lu Xun said firmly: "Jiangdong is now well-equipped with troops and food, the soldiers and civilians are rich, and Confucianism is flourishing in various counties. This is all due to King Wu's cultural and military achievements."

"How can the nobles in Jiangdong not support the proclaimed emperor now?" Sun Quan laughed when he heard this: "Bo Yan's words are very good! In this case, I will summon the civil and military ministers to discuss this matter!"

Sun Quan had been preparing for many years to become emperor.

Because Liu Bei rose too quickly and Sun Quan frequently suffered losses, he had to delay proclaiming himself emperor.

Jiangdong's power now becomes stronger than before, and Sun Quan feels that he can do it again.

Just as Lu Xun said: If you don’t proclaim yourself emperor now, when will you wait?

In February of the sixth year of Zhangwu.

Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor and founded the state of Wu. He granted amnesty to all counties and changed the name to Huanglong.

He also respected Sun Jian as Emperor Wu Lie, Sun Ce as King Huan of Changsha, his eldest son Sun Deng as the crown prince, Zhou Yunu as the crown princess, and Sun Ce's eldest son Sun Shao as the Marquis of Wu.

Sun Shao was appointed Prime Minister and General Weiyuan.

Lu Xun was appointed as the general to protect Xuzhou Mu on the right, Zhuge Jin was the general on the left and guarded Yuzhou Mu, Zhu Ran was appointed as the general of chariots and cavalry to protect the army on the right, Quan Cong was appointed as the general of guard to protect the army on the left, Bu Zhi was appointed as the general of hussars, and Zhu Huan As a former general, everyone outside Cong is on holiday.

Zhuge Ke was the prince's assistant on the left, Zhang Xiu was the right bi, Gu Yong's grandson Gu Tan was the assistant chief, Chen Wu's concubine Chen Biao was the captain of Yizheng, and Xie Jing, Fan Wei, Yang Shen and other wise men from Jiangdong were all guests of the prince.

Others such as Gu Yong, Zhang Zhao, Sun Huan, Sun Shao, Lu Dai, etc. all received awards.

As a great warlord in Jiangdong, Sun Quan's system after becoming emperor was also simple and crude. Prime Minister Sun Shao had to hold the title of a general, and the generals were divided into two.

There is no clear distinction between real and imaginary power.

Whoever commanded the troops in the past is still commanding the troops now, and they will not have to hand over their private soldiers just because they are junior officers.

For example, Zhuge Ke may not be a big official, but his private army is powerful.

The entire Jiangdong official system embodies simplicity and crudeness.

Sun Quan didn't care about these details either.

No matter how crude the system is, it can be slowly straightened out in the future.

Once you become emperor, you can talk to Liu Bei and Cao Rui as an emperor.

After Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, Cao Zhi ordered Man Chong to withdraw from Shouchun and released the detained Jiangdong merchants. At the same time, he sent envoys to congratulate Sun Quan.

One step forward and one step back, he played extremely skillfully, showing Cao Zhi's skill in handling the relationship with Sun Quan.

Compared to six years ago when he got drunk before going on an expedition and got into trouble, Cao Zhi now has less of a scholar's sour temper and more of a prince's scheming after experiencing a series of tragic life events such as Cao Pi's suppression, the tragic death of his old friend, and Bai Yueguang's death.

Sun Quan personally visited Shouchun, and together with Cao Zhi, promised to the merchants of Wei and Wu that the mutual trade in Shouchun would not happen again in the extreme situation of unilateral seizure.

These things are not hidden.

Both Sun Quan and Cao Zhi wished they could send the information directly to Zhuge Qiao's records.

Sun Quan even sent envoys to Jingcheng and proposed the idea of ​​"respecting the two emperors simultaneously".

The intention is very simple: I have proclaimed myself emperor, and it is up to you to decide whether to honor the two emperors together or to sever the alliance.

Seeing Sun Quan's attitude, Chief Shi Su Fei immediately became angry: "Sun Quan is a thief, how dare he claim to be emperor!"

"I think we should report it to Your Majesty immediately, sever ties with Sun Quan, and then send troops to seize Fankou as punishment."

Wang Fu, the chief registrar, also said: "When Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor at this time, he definitely did not want the general to send troops to attack Yingchuan County."

"The capricious villain wants to imitate the past incident of sneak attack on Jiangling while the general was on his northern expedition to Xiangfan."

"It's tolerable, but it's unbearable!"

Liao Hua, the meritorious Cao Cao, directly asked for orders: "I am willing to lead troops to attack Fankou!"

All the generals were angry.

Sun Quan was the great King of Wu of Han Dynasty. Now that he has overstepped his authority and proclaimed himself emperor, it is like his dog has bitten his owner. How can he sit idly by and ignore it?
Zhuge Qiao gently shook his feather fan, waiting for the generals to vent their anger, and then slowly said: "Sun Quan has been rebellious for a long time. The reason why Your Majesty has been tolerating Sun Quan's provocations is just to use Sun Quan as a support."

"If he goes too far in dealing with Sun Quan proclaiming himself emperor, Sun Quan will definitely hate His Majesty deeply, and may even move his troops to Fankou to confront His Majesty all year round."

"In this way, if we want to conquer the Central Plains, we must first annex the land east of the Yangtze River. However, there are many talented people in the east of the Yangtze River, many elite soldiers, and sufficient money and food. This cannot be decided in one battle."

"If I confront Sun Quan, it will tire the division's veterans and allow Cao Rui to succeed. This is not the best idea."

Su Fei said angrily: "Do we have to endure this bad breath?"

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "Don't be impatient, I just said you shouldn't do anything too extreme, I didn't say you have to be patient!"

Su Fei's anger gradually subsided: "What are you going to do, general?"

Zhuge Qiao called Huo Yi to the reporter's office: "Xiao Yi, you immediately draft a few messages and go to Changsha, saying that Sun Quan, the king of Wu, listened to the slander and arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor, thus humiliating His Majesty the Han Dynasty."

"Ten days later, the Han Dynasty will no longer sell Shu brocade and other items to Jiangdong merchants, and Jingzhou will implement the order of seclusion to prevent Sun Quan from sneaking into Jingzhou."

"In order to protect the safety of the people of Changsha, the people of Changsha are asked to decide for themselves within ten days whether Changsha will return to the Han or to the puppet Wu."

"If you return to the Han Dynasty, Han soldiers will garrison in Changsha in ten days; if you return to the puppet Wu, Han soldiers will escort the soldiers and people who are willing to return to the Han Dynasty to Jingzhou in ten days."

"A big man will never shoot the first arrow at the people of Changsha!"

"Remember, the core of the statement must be 'Sun Quan listened to the slander', and it must be made clear to everyone that the decree of seclusion and isolation is really helpless."

"Let's take another example of how Lü Meng pretended to be a merchant and attacked Jiangling. It's not that I don't trust the merchants in Jiangdong, or that I don't trust Sun Quan's character. It's just that I'm afraid that there are villains around Sun Quan who will do the same thing again."

Su Fei's anger disappeared and was replaced by surprise: "General, are you going to take this opportunity to take back Changsha?"

Don't look at Zhuge Qiao's beautiful words, such as "the people of Changsha decide for themselves", "the Han soldiers will escort the people who are willing to return to the Han Dynasty into Jingzhou in ten days", and the one who stands on the moral high ground "will never shoot at the people of Changsha first". First Arrow” and so on.

The subtext of these words is:
I have been wronged, but I will not implicate the innocent just because I have been wronged.

I don’t even think this is Sun Quan’s fault for overstepping his bounds, but I think it’s a villain who deceived Sun Quan.

So I gave ten days for the innocent people to leave Changsha. Those who were still in Changsha after ten days were no longer innocent.

Since I am not innocent, it is normal for me to seize Changsha by force.

Standard diplomatic means.

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said nothing.

Huo Yi accepted the order and said: "I will write a message right away."

Zhuge Qiao nodded, and then ordered to Liao Hua: "Yuanjian, please inform Wu Dang, the prefect of Guiyang, Xizhen, the prefect of Lingling, Fan Niao, the prefect of Wuling, Deng Zhi, the prefect of Nanjun, and Guan Xing, the prefect of Xiangyang, and send ships to escort those who are willing to return." The Changsha people of the Han Dynasty returned to the Han Dynasty."

"Don't treat people badly, and don't let the people of Changsha lose their money."

"Let Zhao Lei, the governor of Jiangxia, patrol the river to suppress bandits. The bandit suppression area should not be closer than 20 miles to Fankou."

"We must remember that our purpose is not to start a war, but to protect the country and the people. We cannot shoot the first arrow before the Wu people. Do you understand?"

Liao Hua was a man of both civil and military skills, so he could naturally understand the hint in Zhuge Qiao's words: "I understand! I will never let Wu Gou find a reason to refute."

It is so comfortable to mobilize troops at home.

Almost all the waterways in Jingzhou are controlled by Zhuge Qiao, making it easy to mobilize troops across counties!
The proclamation appeared in Changsha and soon caused an uproar.

"Seclusion? What about our business?"

"It is customary not to station troops in Changsha. Even if there is a war, why should it affect Changsha?"

"Then what can be done? Who made your King of Wu go crazy and want to proclaim himself emperor!"

"What does the King of Wu do for us when he proclaims himself emperor? We are all businessmen. We just need to do business and make money."

"There is no way. A few years ago, a man named Lu Meng disguised himself as a businessman and attacked Jiangling. The general of Fu Han was forced to do so."

"Damn Lu Meng! Isn't this setting businessmen like us up for injustice?"

"Why don't we go to General Fu Han and make a promise that we are all moral businessmen and will not interfere in the war between the two sides."

"It's useless. We are all moral businessmen, but there are villains who want to pretend that we are not moral!"

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Suddenly, all the merchants in Changsha were angry.

Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents.

Whether it is transporting Shu brocade from Yizhou, jacquard damask brocade from Liangzhou, or local rock sugar from Jingzhou, etc., it all costs a lot of money.

The same is true for the merchants in Jiangdong. A large amount of grain and rice were shipped to Changsha, and then they were told that the business was cancelled, and they wanted no more grain and rice!

What makes these businessmen even more depressed is that Zhuge Qiao wants the people of Changsha to choose between following the Han or the puppet Wu.

Some of those who saw the opportunity quickly sent the information back to Jiangdong.

"Zhuge Qiao is a traitor!"

Even though Sun Quan was already very good at cultivating qi, he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

A few slogans incited the merchants in Jiangdong. What was even more annoying was that the nobles behind these merchants put pressure on Sun Quan, requiring Sun Quan to explain and respond.

Explanation?

I can’t explain it to you!

respond?

Do I need to respond to you?

Sun Quan was angry that these Jiangdong businessmen did not agree with him.

Shouldn't we join forces at this time and put pressure on Zhuge Qiao together?

Sun Quan urgently summoned Lu Xun to discuss countermeasures.

Lu Xun was so shocked that he broke out in cold sweat when he saw the copied message: "Your Majesty, Zhuge Qiao wants to seize Changsha!"

Sun Quan was stunned: "Capture Changsha? Does Zhuge Qiao want to completely break up with me?"

Lu Xun shook his head: "Your Majesty, Zhuge Qiao is very cunning. The article emphasized that Your Majesty was slandered by villains and acted so unwisely."

"He also cited Lu Meng's sneak attack on Jiangling disguised as a merchant to express his grievances to the people of Changsha and the merchants of Jiangdong."

"The tougher your Majesty's attitude is, the more aggrieved Zhuge Qiao will be in the eyes of the soldiers and the people, and he will take advantage of the great righteousness."

Sun Quan couldn't help but get angry: "Bo Yan's intention is for me to surrender to Zhuge Qiao? My purpose of becoming emperor is to make Zhuge Qiao afraid, how can I surrender to him again?"

Lu Xun's eyes became fierce: "At this time, it is useless to talk more! Your Majesty can send troops into Fankou to fight Zhuge Qiao."

"I don't believe it. He really dares to confront His Majesty at Fankou and let Cao Wei benefit!"

"Your Majesty has stationed troops at Fankou. Cao Zhi in Yuzhou can also mobilize troops to deal with Wang Ping outside Yingchuan."

Sun Quan responded: "I have just ascended the throne, and I need a big victory to establish my prestige; since Zhuge Qiao doesn't know good from evil, let him taste the anger that I have endured for many years!" (End of Chapter)