When Luochuan and Lijun Qingqi arrived at Zhengcang City again, the sky over the city was covered with dark clouds.
Zhao Wuji was still waiting for him outside the military camp, but instead of taking him to the central tent to look at the map and analyze something as usual, he went up the wall of Zhengcang City with him and walked all the way to the northeast corner before stopping at the corner tower.
He pointed to the north road, "The fertile soil of Guang County is right there. The place that was once out of reach is now almost within reach." He looked at Luochuan with a smile, "You can't understand that our generation stands in this Zhengcang City.
The feeling of looking north on the city wall."
Luo Chuan followed Zhao Wuji's example and looked north. He really didn't have any complicated feelings, "When I went south from Zhongjing City, I saw the prosperous trade of Dagang in Hanoi County, the openness and prosperity of the capital Huaicheng, and I also saw Guangzhou
The busy traffic in Jincheng and the numerous workshops in Xiucheng. Compared with Yongchang County and Li County, which are mainly agricultural, these two places are really impressive and desirable."
Zhao Wuji smiled and turned his gaze back to the north, "More than that, I once saw a hunter in the mountainous area in Cangyan City. He must have stayed in the forest for half the winter, and even after a narrow escape, he hunted a tiger. It's even more rare.
What's more, the tiger skin was quite complete and of good shape, so he went to a big city like Cangyan City to sell it. After all, he could only sell it for a big price here. Guess how much the tiger skin was sold for in the end.
money?"
Luochuan shook his head.
Zhao Wuji held out five fingers. "It's only five hundred dollars," he asked another question, "but do you know how much the tiger skin can be sold for if it is collected by a shop and shipped to Huaicheng?" He still held out five fingers.
He said, "Fifty taels of silver, if processed into rich items such as blankets or chairs, it shouldn't be difficult to sell for hundreds of taels. The difference is hundreds of times."
Luo Chuan said, "Businessmen pursue profits, and this is the nature of goods trading all over the world. It is difficult for primary suppliers of commodity raw materials to make the maximum profit."
"Indeed, but the interesting thing is," Zhao Wuji glanced at Luochuan thoughtfully after hearing this, and continued to cast his gaze to the north, but there was a colder look in his eyes, "The hunters in the mountainous area collected five hundred
The money went away happily. After all, for hunters like them who lived in the border mountains, the extra five hundred dollars could support the family for a long time. It was already considered good. The shop collected the tiger skins even if it took a little more work to transport them to Huaicheng.
Even if the return is a hundredfold, he is naturally happy. Even the county guards and city shepherds in the states and counties along the way are happy. After all, the caravan has to pay to cross the city, and the accommodation and wine increase the income of various places. They are very happy, but
The person traveling with me was very unhappy because the owner of the shop caravan was not from Lijun, but lived in Jincheng, Guangjun!"
Luo Chuan already understood what Zhao Wuji meant.
Just like the earth in the previous life, countries that have the say in high-end manufacturing and international trade can use 10,000 ways to take money out of the pockets of people in developing countries. The same is true for the economic rules of this world. The reason why the three poor counties are poor
, is naturally related to factors such as its geographical environment and regional history. On the other hand, it is also inseparable from the long-term suppression of business and trade in Santomi County.
"You may not know that most of the merchants in Li County who now live in clothing, food, housing and transportation are from outside. Except for some businesses run by local powerful families, the rest of the local merchants almost have to rely on foreign giants, or simply be their puppets, otherwise they can survive.
No way. You have probably guessed that the person who walked with me was your father. He had not met your mother at that time. He was a passionate young man who could roll up his sleeves and fight with others when he encountered injustice in the world.
," Zhao Wuji's expression seemed to be filled with nostalgia, and he paused for a while before slowly saying, "Who would have thought that once he became a prefect, he would become the most tolerant person in the world, and he just let those three maggots in
They lived in Cangyan City and lived happily for more than ten years!"
He smiled and sighed, "I thought about it a few days ago, if he had become the prefect of Lijun at the same age as you, would he be like you now and let General Gan Yuan at that time be the same?
Zhong Xian can also stand on the city wall of Zhengcang City and look far to the north, but now that he is actually standing here, he realizes that it is impossible."
Luochuan was silent. Zhao Wuji stretched out his hand and patted the city wall in front of him and said, "Apart from the incompatibility of the weather and the right time, making such a decision is not something ordinary people can do. People tend to settle for the life and affairs they are accustomed to.
, it takes a lot of effort to make a little change, let alone step into this war of princes with no retreat, so you are an extraordinary person," he pointed at the serious-looking man in the north.
He said to Luo Chuan, "Yun Bailou, too."
Seeing that Luo Chuan was listening carefully, he continued, "Shen Ranzhi finally decided to cross the Yahe River north to counterattack the two rivers, the most fertile land in Hanoi County, with the support of the Jiangzhou Navy. However, according to the information sent back by the Military Affairs Office,
According to the news, Yun Bailou has now captured Huaicheng, and all strategic points in the Land of Two Rivers have fallen into the hands of Guangjun. Unless Jiangzhou is not just sending out naval troops to help him cross the river, but is willing to send out more land troops.
Join the battle directly, otherwise Shen Ranzhi, who can't help but rush to counterattack this winter, will most likely be defeated and return, or even..." He did not finish the sentence but said, "But since the prefect
As I said in advance, I still sent ten thousand elite troops north into the Guang County area in accordance with your promise to Shen Ranzhi, and approached Xiucheng, the important town in the south of Guang County, but... I only asked the army to assume an siege posture and wait.
Follow-up order, you have to understand that huge trouble is coming soon in the south. If we start a large-scale war with Yongchang County at the same time as Guang County, we will inevitably mobilize more troops from the south to go north. This will affect Li County now.
The situation is very unfavorable. After all, Nanyi is really approaching southern Xinjiang. You and I understand this, and so does Yun Bailou."
Luochuan finally nodded and said, "Uncle Zhao, I understand what you said. At present, Li County seems to have captured the land of Sancang first and then the southern part of Anling. There is no obstacle to the smooth flow, but in fact it is still
I have gained the advantage of hundreds of years of accumulation and undeclared war. I am not arrogant enough to really break up with Guangjun before the trouble of Nanyi is determined. No matter how the land of Guangjun so close at hand looks.
How good. But this step towards Xiucheng, on the one hand, there is naturally no problem with the strategy of distant friendship and close attack. If Shen Ranzhi can obtain the naval support of Jiangzhou in such a short period of time, he is bound to be able to obtain more. It is just a matter of balance and balance.
Compromise takes time and...failure is all. Therefore, we can let him lose, but we cannot let him die. It is necessary to keep an enemy in the east of Guangjun today who is hostile and capable of counterattack.
, for this reason, we must create enough pressure on the Yun family from the west and south of Guangjun. The number of elite troops in Guangjun is not large. Once the troops are divided, it will be difficult to completely defeat Shen Ranzhi.
More difficult."
"On the other hand, this will also be a very important gesture. I just want everyone in the Guangjun Yun family to understand that I, Luochuan, are not afraid of a battle, nor do I mind a complete victory this winter.
, if we really send more troops from the south to the north, if I don't have a good time next spring, they will not even think about it. No matter they think of me as a fool or a madman, they have to be wary of my real strength and attitude in Lijun.
Luo Chuan turned to look at Zhao Wuji with a gentle smile. It didn't look like he was making such crazy remarks at all, "Uncle Zhao, only smart and rational characters will speculate on each other thousands of miles away. If you are facing a fool,
Or a lunatic. You can't know how he thinks even if he is face to face. How dare you attack such a person easily? I just want to make most people in Guang County think that I am a fool and a lunatic. Only in this way can we wait until next spring.
Get a better tacit understanding, maintain a relatively peaceful state with Guangjun, and give each other time to digest food..."