The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

After a while, Shaolei came in from the outside, after paying the big gift.

Nie Zefeng greeted himself, the God of Wealth, with a smile, and said, "Excuse me. I heard that you have a lot of ideas, and I have a plan to make more coins. Just tell me, the official monopoly of salt and iron is equal!"

Shaolei thought for a while, and then replied: "Your Majesty, there is nothing more profitable in the world than merchants, but looking at the goods from the north and the south, there are three major ones: iron, salt, and wine. If these three can be monopolized by the imperial court, the folks are not allowed to sell them." If it is private, why does the imperial court suffer from lack of money?"

Nie Zefeng continued to ask: "Then, what does it mean to lose evenly?"

Shaolei replied, calmly replied: "The so-called loss means that the prefectures and counties are taxed with native products and paid to the imperial court, and the imperial court transfers them to other places to sell them to earn the difference. The balance is in Chang'an, Luoyang, Jingzhou, Xuchang, Jiangling and other cities set up leveling officials to buy goods when they are cheap and sell them when they are expensive, which not only stabilizes prices, but also earns the difference.”

Nie Zefeng turned his head, and asked questioningly, "You mean the court handles this business by itself?"

Shaolei smiled and said: "Yes. I think that the salt and iron official camp, the goods are all exported, which is beneficial to put the money in the court's purse, firstly relieve the imperial court's financial crisis, and secondly, lower the world's prices, and the common people will benefit. OK With these two methods, rich merchants and big merchants are not allowed to hoard and manipulate market prices, so that prices in the world are flat, which is beneficial to the people. The profit is the most abundant, and the salt and iron are officially run, and the merchants will lose the biggest source of income. In addition, the goods will be lost, and the merchants will have no profit. This way, three things can be achieved in one fell swoop."

Nie Zefeng also smiled happily: "Very good. Very good. How about it, I order you to use accounting for the Da Nong Order to prepare for the official salt and iron camp."

Shaolei replied with a bow and salute: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Around 201 A.D., while planning a decisive battle against Yuan Shao's main forces in Hebei, Nie Zefeng stepped up economic reforms during the civil war in the ruled area.For the first time, he appointed two businessmen to be the prime ministers of agriculture, lead the affairs of salt and iron, and preside over the official camp of salt and iron.Appoint Shaolei to try out the equal-lose policy.Appointing Wang Xin to rule the history of millet, innovating agricultural consumption and expanding new agricultural tools, greatly increased agricultural output.With the introduction of a series of new economic reforms, the government's revenue began to increase exponentially... At the same time, Nie Zefeng's strategic determination to completely eradicate Yuan Shao's foreign aggression became firmer day by day. "

In the meeting hall of Xuchang Chu Palace.

Nie Zefeng was on the throne.

Below the main hall, generals, civil servants and other local officials hold wat halls.

Nie Zefeng said with emotion: "...I've been busy for more than half a year, but I've only been busy with the word 'money'. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Shaolei, are you still unable to make ends meet in your account books?"

Shao Lei Zhihu came out.

Shaolei replied confidently: "The current national treasury is more than enough without increasing the taxes of the people. Jingzhou and Huainan Caosu have increased by 600 million shi in the first half of this year, and Taicang and Ganquan warehouses are already full. "

Nie Zefeng was also satisfied and said: "It's good to fill it up, let's take advantage of the sunshine and dry the millet grass quickly. You know, I have used every copper coin you have there. Do you want to count it?"

Shaolei nodded and said, "I understand."

Yiji Zhihu came out.

When Nie Zefeng saw Jingzhou Biancai Yiji coming out, he thought that he was about to use his troops. Now is not the time to use his Biancai, so what is he going to report when he stands up?So Nie Zefeng hurriedly asked, "Mr. Yiji, do you have something to say?"

Yiji first bowed to salute, and then said loudly: "King Qizuo, the Chang'an and Chencang areas are now under the control of our Chu army. This is the first time since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty that we have been able to directly contact the Western Regions. I suggest that we The army should seize the favorable opportunity to establish formal ties with the western countries again, further isolating Yuan Shao."

Nie Zefeng smiled and said, upon hearing the news, he replied excitedly again: "Oh, Mr. Yiji has a new diplomatic plan?"

Yi Ji hurriedly took out a plan from his large government, held it high, and put the whole country above his head.

After Nie Zefeng received the reports, he nodded frequently as he looked at the reports.

Yi Ji explained below: "This is the overall plan proposed by the minister to communicate with the Western countries. Please have a look at it." The attendant handed over the memorial.

Nie Zefeng put down the memorial, glanced at it briefly, put the memorial on the table, and couldn't help sighing: "It's extremely magnificent, Mr. Yiji. It seems that you are going to go up the tall building alone again. The end of the world?"

Yi Ji replied with a serious face: "I will invite the king, and I will organize another mission to go to Wusun, Dawan (yuan Yuan), Kangju, Da Yuezhi, Daxia, Anxi, Shen (yuan) Yuan) Poison, Khotan (tian Tian), spread the civilization of our Chu army far to the Western Regions, and communicate well.”

Of course, Nie Zefeng replied in one sentence to such a correct strategy: "Quasi. This time, I will add a few more deputy envoys for you, and you can go to the western countries separately. In short, the more the war is approaching, the more important it is We must create a friendly and friendly surrounding environment!"

All the courtiers thought that the King of Chu would refuse, but they didn't expect that Nie Zefeng would agree, and added weight to the agreement, so all the courtiers were startled.

Seeing that the officials were puzzled, Nie Zefeng explained with a bit of authority: "War and diplomacy are two sides of the same coin, and neither can be neglected."

Nie Zefeng turned his head and asked, "General Lu Bu, I'm not surprised that someone has a lot of questions about my strategy. I did it out of necessity! If I don't go south and go north, there will be no peace in the world. But to do these things If the descendants of future generations continue to work like me and continue to work on the people, they will follow the old path of the Qin Dynasty's demise. Therefore, I will put Yuan Shao, Gongsun Kang, Jiangdong, and Xiliang in my lifetime. Warlord problem solved."

The more Nie Zefeng talked, the more excited he became.

And Lu Bu, the god of war, flashed the light of seeking war in his eyes.

Nie Zefeng continued to speak impassionedly: "You and I are a generation, and some things must be done in our generation. The war between warlords has been going on for more than ten years. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, all the heroes from all walks of life have been separated and troubled by it. , How many years have been delayed. Since we can solve it in this generation, why should we leave it to the next generation? It cannot be said that our generation is smarter than the next generation, and each generation has its own mission. After all, our generation has gone through There is a bloody storm, and there are a group of talented generals like you Lu Bu. Our generation has an advantage in fighting. Again, a big fight is better than a small fight; It is beneficial for one generation to fight. If we want to fight, we must finish fighting with our generation, and then build after the fight, and let the next generation build!" While Nie Zefeng spoke passionately, Chen Dao and other generals walked in. They were deeply impressed by their own Infected by the monarch.Inspired by this, Lu Bu said, "Your Majesty, I understand."

Nie Zefeng: "It's good to understand. You all come here, and I want to announce a battle decision to you."

And at this critical moment, only one person shouted loudly: "Slow down, Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."

Nie Zefeng was about to issue an order, but he was stopped by someone. Nie Zefeng was really angry, but when he looked down, it turned out to be Xun Yu. He wanted to get angry. decisions and decisions.

Nie Zefeng held back his anger and asked, "Wen Ruo, what do you want to report?"

Xun Yu looked up at the monarch and said, "Your Majesty, now that the princes are divided, the reason why it is so difficult for us to quell the wars between the princes is that we have to go through bloody battles to complete every war. Since the King wants to fight for the world, I think we We must fly the banner of the Great Han Dynasty, and we must use the intention of the people to win over the heroes of the world. Only by using this banner can we accomplish the great cause of reunification."

After Nie Zefeng's deliberate consideration, of course, in the main hall, it only took 1 minute for Nie Zefeng to decide on his proposal.

"It's a good idea to respect the emperor so that he can't be a minister. From today onwards, we will go to pay homage to the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

In June 201 AD, King Nie Zefeng of Chu met Emperor Xian of Han in the palace hall for the first time in Xuchang, and Emperor Xian of Han was also respected for the first time. Since then, Emperor Xian of Han has been fully respected by Nie Zefeng, and has been guaranteed in terms of basic necessities of life In addition, as a condition for repaying Nie Zefeng, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty appointed Nie Zefeng as the King of Chu in the Han Dynasty, and made Cao Jie the Princess of Chu. At the same time, Nie Zefeng, king of Chu, was given the privilege of adding Jiuxi, and at the same time, he was not required to pay homage.

From then on, Nie Zefeng became the first official of the Han Dynasty, and officially from this day on, Nie Zefeng also really started to walk on the road of king and overlord.

Within this month, Nie Zefeng completed the road of political conquest and gained a certain political advantage. This political advantage will be used in future wars, and the unexpected effect will play a crucial role later. effect.

After Nie Zefeng met Han Xiandi Liu Xie at court, the next day, Han Xiandi once again gave Shangfang a sword after Jia Xu entered the palace to hint, and used it to conquer the Quartet instead of the Son of Heaven. .

Nie Zefeng drew the long sword away in a friendly manner, and a cold light shot out from multiple people, only instantly bursting out the murderous aura of the people. Lu Bu beside him replied, "A good sword, it really is a good sword."

But Jia Xu smiled slowly and said, "Your Majesty, this battle sword is the Lone Star Sword."

"Lone Star Sword, how do you explain this?"

"Lone Star, the so-called Lone Star is to enjoy the domineering power of the king alone, and the fate of climbing tall buildings alone."

Nie Zefeng said disdainfully: "The world depends on defeating it all over again. If I conquer the world and order the people in the world to enjoy the world with me, so what? This doll emperor has pulled down the throne."

Nie Zefeng immediately ordered: "Summon all the generals to the conference hall."

A real battle begins.