Chapter five hundred and twentieth Shu brocade poison plan
In Liangzhou City, the wind was blowing, and the entire city gate was covered with sand and dust. Under the gray sky, even from a high position, one could not see clearly even two miles outside the city.
In fact, Liangzhou is not considered to be suffering from bitter cold. In the past dynasties, Liangzhou kings finally produced several wise kings who worked hard to govern and trade with the countries in the Western Regions outside the state. They not only planted wheat, but also expanded the number of horse farms and equipment.
A was once enough.
After Dong Wen became the king of Liangzhou, he inherited quite a lot of things. Otherwise, he would not have conquered and merged two states with the territory of one state.
"The rice harvest in Shuzhou is much higher than the wheat harvest in Liangzhou." Dong Wen's voice was a little sour, and it was not without reason that he kept thinking about the Shuzhou granary.
Simiao was silent for a while and did not speak immediately.
Although Liangzhou's food and grass are not scarce, they are not abundant either. In the following, every battle requires careful planning.
The other Anbian Prefectures are both in Liangdi. Even if they were added together, they might not be able to beat Shu Prefecture in terms of food and grass.
At the beginning, the route set by him and Dong Wen, the safest way to strive for hegemony, was to capture Shuzhou, obtain a granary land, raise a large army, and conquer the world.
"Military advisor, now that the commoner thief has two states, it will become more and more difficult to deal with him. The longer time goes by, the greater the development of Shuzhou will be. I heard that the commoner thief actually knows how to grow rice."
"My lord, please don't be impatient." Sima Xiu advised, with a hesitant look on his face, "I told my lord before that there is a capable person in Shuzhou, and that capable person is probably the poisonous owl."
Dong Wen was startled, "Military advisor, the poisonous owl is dead. The spies in the inner city have already sent back the news. It is estimated that the grass on the graves in Shuzhou is half a foot high."
"I can't think of anyone else who has this kind of ability. The lame champion, although he has some quick wits, is not at the level of a poisonous owl." Sima Mao sighed.
"If not, send more people to Shuzhou——"
Dong Wen's voice suddenly paused, "By the way, military advisor, didn't you say that there is a disciple still in Shuzhou?"
"He hasn't sent back the news yet."
Listening to this, Dong Wen was a little discouraged.
"Lord, I have another plan."
"Sir, please tell me."
"In terms of strategy, I still say that immobility controls all actions. However, the development of Shuzhou has seen the prosperity of all industries, whether it is rice, medicinal materials, or the Shu brocade that Shuzhou is famous for. These things,
I can help Xu Buyi save a lot of military pay and food."
Simiao paused, took a few sips from the tea cup, and continued, "I have a dangerous plan."
"Dangerous plan? If this plan doesn't work...could it be that a disaster is imminent?" Dong Wen looked horrified.
"That's not the case. If this plan fails, my lord will at least lose more than one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Dong Wen exhaled and raised his hands to clasp his fists respectfully.
"Please make it clear, military advisor."
Sima Xiu nodded, "Shuzhou has always been called the land of silkworms, and it is famous for its brocade. Among the thirty states in the world, even if it is a chaotic time, there are many aristocratic families, small businessmen and wealthy people, and even foreigners.
The king of the state appoints the generals, and they are all highly sought after."
"Military advisor, the Sichuan brocade is indeed beautiful..."
"Of course I know." Sima Xiu remained calm, "But the trick I want to use is to ask the lord to buy up Shu brocade. In the past, a piece of Shu brocade only cost a few taels of silver. The lord sent people to pretend to be merchants. Of course, the more of these merchants, the better.
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"Then what."
"Then each piece of Shu brocade starts from half a tael and goes up to ten taels. For example, if a piece of Shu brocade is now five taels, my lord will increase it to ten taels of silver, fifteen taels of silver. I estimate that this will take at least a month.
time."
Dong Wen was a little confused when he heard this, "Isn't this just giving money to civilian thieves? I heard that the customs duties charged for Shu brocade are not low when they are exported."
Sima Xiu shook his head, "Throughout the ages, the profit of each commodity has generally had a value upper limit. Shu brocade in Shuzhou has been developing rapidly as there are many wastes to be developed. Among ten households, one has more than
It has something to do with Shu brocade. But I thought about it last night. Excluding various expenses, the profit from a piece of Shu brocade is only two taels of silver. Over there in southern Sichuan, it needs to be less."
"After a large-scale acquisition, those sericulture farmers, weavers, and Shu brocade merchants in Shuzhou will fall into a puzzle. They will hire workers to raise silkworms and plant mulberry in the flat fields, just thinking that they will have great wealth."
"The civilian thief will definitely stop him."
"He can't stop it. Even if he does, there will still be many people who take risks under the temptation of profit."
"Furthermore, if Xu Buyi stands in the way, he is going against public opinion. If he wants to take a people-oriented approach, he may be contradicting himself."
Sima Xiu continued, his voice unhurried, "This is a conspiracy. After the silkworm bush crisis broke out in Shuzhou, the lord immediately took back the merchants and suppressed the price of Shu brocade. As a result, the people of Shuzhou,
They will fall into mourning, and there is no doubt that there will be a civil uprising."
After hearing this, Dong Wen thought about it seriously for a few times, and then his face became ecstatic. However, after being ecstatic for a while, he became hesitant again.
"Military advisor, even if my merchants in Liangzhou don't accept it by then, other states will still have a need for Shu Brocade."
"That's different. Some people are full after eating one bowl of rice. If you ask them to eat two bowls, they will naturally not want to. After all, there are differences between rich and poor."
"The military advisor really has a clever plan. The civilian thieves use Shu brocade to save military pay, and we will use Shu brocade to strangle the lifeblood of Shuzhou!"
"My lord, if the poisonous owl is alive, I guess he will find a way to deal with it. By then, my lord may have lost a lot of money."
"It doesn't matter. Having copied the treasury money of the two states, I, Liangzhou, have quite a lot of money. It's a pity that the rice merchant in the inner city, the King of Yuzhou, doesn't sell grain to me."
"He won't sell it." Sima Mao sighed.
"No matter what, this plan is a success. When Shuzhou is in a downturn, we will send surprise troops into Shu, and the Liangzhou army will cooperate. It will be a two-pronged attack."
"It is a great fortune for me, Dong Wen, to have a great military advisor." Dong Wen said these words seriously.
After he no longer hid his clumsiness, his temper became a little violent. It was probably because he had kept crying for so long that he couldn't bear to look back and always had to go in the opposite direction. Just yesterday, a concubine who was sleeping with him was too pretentious at night and was directly killed.
He held eight ear scrapers in his hand and threw them out of the palace gate.
But no matter what, he maintained respect for the Lianghu military advisor in front of him. He was not stupid, and he knew very well that without this Lianghu, his great cause of hegemony would not be achieved.
A happy smile appeared on Simiao's face.
"Xu Buyi is like a summer silkworm. After it spins silk, it turns into a butterfly. But in the process, he may die by the morning birds foraging, die by the sun, or die in the sun.