Li Feng was stunned for a while, then he suddenly realized...
While Shu Han fought against each other in the court, they also faced economic struggle for power and profit.
The introduction to this incident comes from the new loom developed by the Wei family. The loom is said to be designed by Li, and Wei Ba may have played a certain role in it. The new loom showed considerable power as soon as it was released. , Its efficiency increased almost by multiples, and soon all the old looms were eliminated, which promoted the rapid development of Shujin.
Now the annual output of brocade in Shu is five times that of the new loom before the emergence of new looms. If it were not limited by raw silk, it would probably reach more than ten times. The sharp increase in output will inevitably lead to a decline in price, but in recent years, the price of Shumian has not been The decline and the rise are due to the development of overseas markets.
The increased output was basically digested by merchants from Jiaozhou, and at the same time, a large amount of profits also entered Wei Ba's pocket.
Why is Wei Ba rich and powerful? This is how he comes from it. His money did not fall from the sky, but was earned by intelligence and intelligence.
In recent years, there have been many wealthy powerful people in Jiaozhou and Jingzhou. Jiaozhou is represented by the Shi family, and Jingzhou is more. Wuling has the Liao family, Pan family, Wuxi barbarian tribe leader, Changsha has the Huan family, Xiangyang The Xi family was developed together with Wei Ba. Their reputation was not obvious, but their strength grew rapidly, which was shocking.
Now that Wei Ba is in Jiangling, he will definitely find a way to use the free land in Jingzhou to plant mulberry trees. Once the raw material problem is solved, the silk industry will surely usher in a new peak of development. If Wei Ba will occupy Yanzhou, which is famous for its silk fabrics, In the Qingzhou area, the money future is even more limitless.
When Zhuge Liang was in Guanzhong, he paid attention to competing with Wei Ba for wealth. He purchased a large number of raw silk and opened a weaving workshop in Guanzhong, which attracted a large number of Guanzhong and Hanzhong families to rely on it. Now, Wei Ba has spent a lot of money through the Bingzhou war. He pulled Zhuge Liang back to Chengdu and squeezed Jiang Wei out of Guanzhong. Most of the benefits of Guanzhong were accepted by Li Yan. However, Zhuge Liang did not give up all of them. He arranged Jiang Wei to Dunhuang as the prefect, which seemed to have brought Jiang Wei to the throne. Demoted to remote areas, it was actually a way to ensure that Jiang Wei firmly controlled Guanzhong's exports.
Silk fabrics are luxury goods, and ordinary people cannot afford them. If you want to make a fortune, you can only export. The market that can export in Guanzhong is mainly based on the Western Regions. Jiang Wei became the prefect of Dunhuang, which stuck the throat of the Silk Road. Concentrate a lot of wealth in your own hands.
With money, he could do a lot of things, either contacting the Hu people on the grassland for their own use, or conquering the Western Regions and taking back the Western Regions. This was what Zhuge Liang wanted to do before, but because the war was delayed, it could not be completed. Now it is handed over to Jiang Wei, and it is considered to be the most caring person.
If Jiang Wei could recover the Western Regions, he would have enough military achievements and promotion. When he became stronger, Zhuge Liang would have relied on his behalf and would have more confidence in speaking in the court.
In this way, it will be a great threat to the General's Mansion.
After figuring this out, can Li Yan still be excited about taking over Guanzhong? Victory is only temporary, Guanzhong is a pit. No wonder Wei Ba cannot come. He is in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou so comfortable, Zhuge Liang can't control him at all. , but when you arrive in Guanzhong, you are restricted from all directions. It is not easy to develop.
The war to unify the world is about to begin, and the three armies are already making preparations in advance. Wei Ba served as the main general of the eastern army, Lu Xun served as the main general of the central army, and Li Yan is naturally the main general of the western army. But
Once you think about it, you will find that Li Yan is actually the weakest along the way. Not only is there a limited space for development, but there is also a Jiang Wei who is eyeing him, and Wu Yi who is indecisive, and Chengdu has always paid attention to him.
Compared to Wei Ba's sky and birds flying, and the sea is wide and the fish leaping, Li Yan feels like a fish raised in a fish tank. No matter how ambitious he is, he is limited by the strong fish tank.
It is a lie to say that Li Yan is not in a hurry. But what makes him most anxious is not the situation he is facing, but the son Li Feng in front of him.
This IQ is really worrying. With this ability, how can you fight with Zhuge Liang and Wei Ba in the future? Even if Zhuge Liang doesn't live at that time, Wei Ba will be enough to kill Li Feng more than a dozen times.
When Li Yan thought of this, he felt a little regretful. He left Chengdu because of his fear of Zhuge Liang and his greed for Guanzhong. Now he has bought it in Guanzhong, but he cannot really grasp it, but what he lost is very obvious: he has not enough
As a powerful think tank, Ma Su, as a great sect, could not have followed Li Yan to take office in Guanzhong.
Zhuge Liang, you are cruel enough. Li Yan is so angry that he is itchy.
"Did Wei Ba say anything to you before you came to Guanzhong?"
Li Feng smiled proudly: "Of course, I have received his promise, and Zhao Su and others will fully support the General's Mansion."
Li Yan looked at Li Feng in surprise, feeling a little unbelievable.
Li Feng was calm and composed: "Father, just leave this matter to me."
Li Yan nodded skeptically.
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In May, Wei Ba led 10,000 naval commanders to Guangling. Not only Xiahou Xuan and Zhuge Zhi were accompanied, but also many naval commanders adapted from pirates. After these people made contributions, they were in Nanjun and Xiangyang.
After settling down, leaving home, and having land, we became a serious people with constant property. Some people were tired of the blood-licking days of the knife and were unwilling to join the army again, while some people missed the life of killing and settled down
The family was young and followed Wei Ba to the East China Sea.
There was only one giant ship in Wei Ba's team, and the other tower ships were all tower ships seized from Yuzhang Shipyard. They were also modified, with about a dozen ships, and their momentum should not be underestimated. Sun Shao and others came to greet them.
After seeing it, I couldn't help but sigh. Those tower ships were all planned to be used by Sun Quan to deal with the Xiangyang Navy. I never thought it would become Wei Ba's spoils, and it was all in vain.
Sun Shao had already received Sun Quan's order and knew that this time, Guangling County would become the base of the East Army. Wei Ba was the main general, and he was one of the deputy generals, and he had to obey Wei Ba's command. When he received this order,
Sun Shao sighed, he knew that if it weren't for an accident, the Wu Kingdom would have no chance of turning around. Now Sun Quan only wants to save his title, but he can only save his title. He has no strength to fight back against the Chengdu court.
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As soon as he saw Wei Ba, Sun Shao reported a news: Cao Wei had sent someone to appoint Gongsun Yuan as King of Yan.
After hearing this, Wei Ba nodded indifferently. Sun Shao asked in confusion: "General, don't you feel disappointed?"
"What are you disappointed?" Wei Ba asked back: "On the contrary, I feel very happy."
Sun Shao looked at Wei Ba suspiciously, not knowing whether he was deceiving himself or hiding him.
Seeing Sun Shao's appearance of not giving up until he achieved his goal, Wei Ba sighed: "I heard that the general was a powerful general who once defeated Cao Pi and fled. When did he put his hopes in negotiations? Since we are making great efforts
I want to go to Liaodong, how can Cao Rui and Sima Yi not have any countermeasures? If they can't think of this, I feel disappointed. The opponent is too weak and it's boring to win, don't you think?"
Sun Shao was speechless. Only Wei Ba was qualified to say such crazy words, but he was not qualified to say them.
"Can Gongsun Yuan really take the reputation of a King of Yan seriously? In the end, he decided how to choose or strength." Wei Ba clenched his fists, bent his arms, and gestured. "Now Gongsun Yuan accepted Cao Rui's reward now
, it does not mean that he is willing to rely on Cao Wei, nor does it mean that we have no chance to subdue him. Of course, before that, we may have to shine our muscles first."
Sun Shao couldn't help laughing: "How would the general plan to shine his muscles?"
"Send people to take Yizhou first." Wei Ba held the railing and looked into the shimmering sea: "Train with war instead of training, and you can't let these people stay idle."
Sun Shao raised his eyebrows and nodded repeatedly: "The general said so well, that's right."
"I feel very comforted to get the general's praise." Wei Ba laughed.
Sun Shao also smiled. After a short time of getting along, he thought Wei Ba was quite interesting. Although he was rich and noble, he was not as arrogant as those young men who had relied on their fathers' disguise. He had a demeanor that ordinary people could not understand, and he was worthy of being.
A famous general who is made by strength. His success cannot be explained by the word "luck".
"General, are you interested in going out to the sea?"
"Me?" Sun Shao was surprised.
"The general can be both water and land. He has been in Guangling for many years, and Cao Pi's 100,000 troops cannot move forward. I have heard of the general's reputation for a long time. He has fought well in recent years, and Wang Ling has been defeated by the general one after another. If there were iron cavalry,
You are afraid that you have already captured the entire Qingxu. After seeing your land combat ability, let us also see your water combat ability."
Sun Shao thought for a while and said generously: "I don't know who to join me?"
"My inner brother." Wei Ba pulled Xiahou Xuan over: "Xiahou Xuan, a famous scholar in Luoyang."
Seeing Xiahou Xuan, Sun Shao's mood was a little complicated. First, Xiahou Xuan had just passed by his garrison not long ago, and defeated the Wu army navy along the way. Second, Wei Ba could use Xiahou Xuan as a general with confidence, but Sun Quan
The Sun clan relatives are not at ease. The difference between the two is really big. No wonder Sun Quan did not have a good day as soon as Wei Ba debuted.
"Shao is worthy of the general, and he is not afraid to take it. However, if I go to war, can I bring a few children?"
Wei Ba smiled, his eyes bent into a crack, like a cunning fox.
"Who do the general want to bring?"
"Sun Shao, Sun Song and Sun Tai."
Wei Ba twisted his fingers: "Yes. If Sun Shao could be named a marquis with his military achievements, it would be considered a lifetime reputation that would have lost his father. Sun Song, I have met him a few times and always thought he was a talented person and was in court.
It's a pity to be a scattered official in the middle. As for Sun Tai..." Wei Ba smiled and turned his head to look at Xiahou Xuan: "Taichu, he is like you, and he has the blood of the Cao family. You want to be with him