The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 159 Artificial Inflation
After spending some time with Madam Mi, when Lu Bu came to the study, Chen Gong was already waiting outside the door.

"The public platform came so quickly?" Lu Bu greeted: "Go into the study and talk."

Chen Gong muttered in his heart.

He came as soon as he was greeted. It stands to reason that Lu Bu should have arrived earlier.
He came earlier than Lu Bu, who was far away.

I don't know which lady Wenhou was hanging around just now.

As a staff member, even though Chen Gong was muttering in his heart, it was impossible for him to say it out loud.

In response, he followed Lu Bu into the study.

"Did you hear the news that Li Dian beheaded Li Mao during the Yijing battle?" After taking his seat, Lu Bu asked Chen Gong.

"Li Mao is a fierce general under Liu Xun, he is brave enough to win the three armies, and he is as good as General Ji in terms of ability." Chen Gong replied: "Li Dian is not his opponent at all when fighting alone."

"I know both of them." Lu Bu nodded, "Li Mao is brave enough, but he doesn't have a lot of brains. Although Li Dian's force is weaker, he is a wise general. When the two meet, Li Dian has the upper hand. Qi. I invited you here to ask you, what will Cao Cao do next?"

"Cao Cao has many talented people under his command, and Yuan Shu in Huainan was no match." Chen Gong stroked his beard, "Since Yuan Shu's death, Huainan's hearts have long been scattered. How can there be any loyal people? Liu Xun will have this defeat, and Lujiang has probably already fallen. In the hands of Cao Cao."

"Gongtai means that Liu Xun won't fight again?" Lu Bu asked.

"I don't think so." Chen Gong said, "But for Marquis Wen, it is an excellent opportunity to win Huainan."

Lu Bu knew very well that he and Cao Cao would have a battle sooner or later.

Once the two sides start a war, he must take Huainan first, otherwise he will be passive everywhere, and it is very likely that the battle of Xiapi will be staged again.

He came to this era and rewrote the results of Baimenlou.

However, if the battle of Xiapi is staged again, what does he expect to rewrite the ending again?

If you don't want to lose and can't afford to lose, the only way is to keep yourself from losing.

"If we want to survive, it is imperative to take Huainan." Lu Bu said suspiciously: "But Huainan already belongs to Cao Cao, so let's attack again, shall we..."

"The key to this matter is Liu Xun." Chen Gong said: "If he captures Yuan Yao and others and presents them to Cao Cao, Marquis Wen will have an excuse to attack him. But if he sticks to Lujiang, Marquis Wen will not only have no chance to attack, but will also I have to keep an eye on the Qingzhou area for Cao Cao and stand firm."

Lu Bu was puzzled: "Liu Xun is sticking to the Lujiang River. Logically speaking, I should send troops to help Cao Cao. Why don't I have a chance?"

"The Cao family's army is in Shouchun. How can the mere Lujiang River stop them?" Chen Gong shook his head, "Liu Xun's defense is nothing more than lingering. If Marquis Wen sends troops, Cao Cao will be suspicious. But he sacrificed Yuan Yao It’s another matter, it’s said that Chen Shuzhi was benefited by Yang Hong and Zhang Xun. Marquis Wen can stay still and secretly order Chen Shuzhi to seize Huainan, so what can Cao Cao do?”

"Chen Shuzhi just occupied Zhongli, he made a move, Cao Cao sent troops to attack, and I just want to turn against him directly?" Lu Bu said, "I will not just sit back and watch Chen Shuzhi fight against the enemy alone."

"Marquis Wen has considered this level, how could Cao Cao not have thought of it?" Chen Gong said: "Even if Chen Shuzhi took Huainan, even if he wanted to send troops to attack, he would be cautious and dare not act lightly. After all, there is Marquis Wen standing behind Chen Shuzhi , but Wen Hou relied on the momentum of the Yuan family in Hebei."

Chen Gong's explanation made Lu Bu suddenly realize.

He nodded and said: "It seems that I still have to hope that Liu Xun will betray his old master!"

"Huainan can be handed over to Uncle Chen, and Marquis Wen also has a lot of things to take care of." Chen Gong said: "Since the defeat of Chen Deng, Xuzhou has all fallen into the hands of Marquis Wen. After many wars, people's livelihoods in various places have declined. There is an urgent need to invest a lot of money and food, what is Marquis Wen's plan?"

"Xiahou Yuanrang eats every day, can he see the magical effect of coal?" Lu Bu asked.

"He must be able to see the magical effect of coal." Chen Gong said: "Marquis Wen traded some coal with him for the Qingzhou Army. I think he should ask Cao Cao for credit when he goes back."

"It's not enough to exchange coal for the Qingzhou Army. I have to find a way to sell the coal to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao." Lu Bu squeezed his chin and said, "Not only must we sell it, but we must also sell it at a high price!"

Coal reserves are plentiful, and businessmen can often obtain huge profits by turning around from them.

Since the coal mining in Pengcheng, many merchants have been waiting in Pengcheng. Once there is coal mined, they will be snapped up.

Lu Bu got a lot of money because of this, and Zhang Shiping made a lot of money from the merchants.

But Lu Bu knew very well that relying on the coal mines in Pengcheng to raise a large army, revive Xuzhou's economy, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, it was still a drop in the bucket, and he couldn't satisfy it at all.

Merchants often adopt the policy of selling coal nearby.

A lot of coal was snapped up before leaving Xuzhou.

It was for this reason that Xiahou Dun was very surprised when he came to Pengcheng for the first time to see coal-smoked food.

Xiahou Dun saw the benefits of coal, and of course he would publicize it when he returned to Cao Cao.

But the coal that Lu Bu gave Cao Cao was not enough to replace firewood and charcoal.

Cao Cao will have more needs.

Although Yuan Shao in Hebei did not attack Cao's family, he arranged many people to spy on Cao Cao's movements secretly.

The coal was sent to Henan, Yuan Shao would not know it was a ghost.

"I understand what Marquis Wen means." Chen Gong nodded: "Although there is a lot of coal, the export of coal can be reduced, so as to achieve the purpose of living in rare goods."

"Have you ever heard of economic crisis and inflation?" Lu Bu suddenly asked two terms that only appeared in later generations.

These two nouns appeared with the emergence of large-scale machine industry. The Han Dynasty was only the initial form of the feudal dynasty, so it was impossible for Chen Gong to have heard of it.

He looked at Lu Bu in astonishment: "Marquis Wen said..."

"There are two forms of social and economic crises." Lu Bu said: "Economic crises are economic turmoil caused by overproduction causing demand far less than supply, too many commodities and insufficient purchasing power of people. Inflation is the opposite in some respects. , it is the increase of currency entering the market circulation, but the quantity of goods has not increased, resulting in a deformed surge in the price of goods.”

Chen Gong listened in a cloud of fog, and looked at Lu Bu with more complicated eyes.

He couldn't figure out where Lu Bu heard these terms, and from what angle he judged them and gave them explanations.

After careful consideration, he found that the two terms mentioned by Lu Bu can really cover many market laws.

"If you want to live in rare goods, the best way is to create an artificial inflation." Lu Bu chuckled: "The current currency is copper coins. Let's make enough copper coins first. Then find an opportunity to promote the purchasing power of copper coins." Restoration, the price difference earned from it is far more than direct goods. "

(End of this chapter)