Chapter 946 Making Big Money
If you want to kill the enemy, the soldiers swing, General Guan can hang Feng Tuyu with one hand.
But when it comes to plotting for the country, the ten generals of Guan are no match for King Feng Gui.
General Guan, who lived in the Three Kingdoms era and was a daughter, had never seen such a strategy before?
Seeing the disbelief on her face, he asked in surprise:
“What if the Wu people really want to forge it themselves? Wouldn’t that mean they are endorsing the enemy?”
“No, I’ve figured it out.”
Governor Feng shook his head and said confidently:
“Take Hanzhongye as an example. The cost of making a pair of armor for cavalry five years ago was at least three times the current cost.”
Speaking of this, Governor Feng looked at Guan Ji with a strange smile on his face:
"Xijun, do you know what this means? It means that even if I sell it at a 30% discount, I will still double the profit."
“Xijun, tell me, if it were you, would you rather spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a pair of armor, or would you rather spend thirty to fifty thousand dollars to buy a pair of armor?”
Obviously he had understood the trap in this kind of transaction from what Governor Feng had said before, but General Guan was still shaken after hearing the account.
She wanted to say that she would rather spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a pair of armor, but the most critical question came: where would the money come from?
“Without money, everything is negotiable.”
Feng Jishi spread his hands and said, "The treasury of the Later Han Dynasty was only about 8 million yuan a year. In the early years when there were no wool materials and brown sugar, the annual tax revenue of the Han Dynasty was only 1 million yuan."
"As for the state of Wu, let's calculate it leniently. It has three million coins. To make a pair of armor, it costs 150,000 coins, which is one hundred and fifty thousand coins."
Having been doing business with Wu for so many years, Governor Feng still knew the approximate amount of Wu's treasury income, even if he didn't know the exact amount.
"If there are three thousand pairs, let's calculate it as 450,000 yuan, which will take up 15% of the income of Wu's treasury."
"This is just the price of the armor. What about the money for the war horses? What about the money for raising the horses? What about the money for maintaining the armor? What about the money and food for the soldiers?"
"After this calculation, the three thousand armored cavalry will cost at least nearly 30% of Wu's treasury at once, and a large amount of money will be spent on food and maintenance every year."
“After a big battle, no war horse will survive? Then we will have to spend more money..."
The expenditure of the national and noble officials, the spending of the 100,000 soldiers under their hands, which one does not need money?
Not to mention that the ability to withstand natural disasters is weak these days. Jiangnan is a water town. You can't leave some money and food to deal with disasters?
These three million treasury income are treasury income, not special military expenditures.
In fact, it is still a big question whether Wu Guo has an income of three million yuan.
“Haha,” Governor Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, “Even if Sun Quan is willing to give it up, can he take it out?”
“If Sun Quan was rich, he wouldn’t have minted a batch of fifty coins a few years ago.”
Making big money means that the national treasury has no money, which means that the country has to cut leeks.
The most typical expression in later generations is "Amei, look".
If you are short of money, you will print green votes to harvest the wealth of the world and at the same time export inflation to the outside world.
The same goes for making big money.
It’s just that the scope of harvest is smaller, limited to the officials and common people in the country.
Anyway, the Xinghan Association has always only charged five baht for its transactions with the Wu State, or else it would be exchanged for the special products of the Wu State, such as pearls, jade, and tortoise shells.
Of course, the water jade, big jackass, etc. that Feng Huishou needs will be indispensable.
Later, bills from the Nanxiang Reserve Bureau began to flow into Jingzhou.
Now, bills have become one of the mainstream currencies for bulk transactions in Jingzhou.
Although it is not the legal official currency of Wu State, it is endorsed by the Xinghan Society!
Nanxiang also mastered the most advanced papermaking technology, printing technology, and ink formulas.
A batch of castor oil was planted this year, and Nanxiang has started to try to prepare new ink using castor oil according to the instructions of Governor Feng.
Wu Guo didn't even have access to the most primitive printing technology. Even if he wanted to forge it, there was no way he could do it.
Besides, tickets are so convenient to carry, aren’t they delicious?
Is big money as hard as cash?
In the eyes of many people in Jingzhou, the "Daquan Fifty" is definitely not as hard as the bills issued by the Nanxiang Reserve Bureau.
After listening to this routine, Guan Ji suddenly realized something. She looked at Feng Jishi strangely:
"You expected that Sun Quan had no money, so you asked the Wu people to exchange their shipbuilding and ship-operating skills?"
"It's just as you said, they exchanged the skills of shipbuilding and maneuvering for the skills of armored cavalry, and exchanged boats for war horses. Then what did they exchange for armor and weapons?"
Governor Feng smiled evilly:
"Then let Sun Quan continue to mint big money. If the big spring of fifty is not enough, then cast a bigger one. Five hundred of the big spring is also fine. If five hundred is not enough, then cast another one thousand or two thousand..."
If it weren't for this man being his own Alang, or if it weren't for General Guan's **** sitting on the big man's side.
Then after hearing what King Feng Gui said, she had no choice but to punch the extremely vicious guy in front of her.
The late emperor only minted a batch of hundreds of coins, and he almost forced the aristocratic families in Shu to rebel.
If Sun Quan was asked to cast five hundred coins, how many noble families in Wu would be offended?
With less casting, it can still be said to be an emergency, and the consequences can be barely controlled.
If it is true as King Feng Gui said, just the armor of the three thousand armored cavalry will take up nearly 15% of the income of the Wu State Treasury.
How much money must be minted to support this huge amount of money?
"Don't look at me like that." Governor Feng smiled at General Guan, "I can't believe it. Did Sun Quan originally want to make big money?"
“The grudges between the Sun family and the Jiangdong family are over. Otherwise, why would Sun Quan be so cruel to the Zhang family?”
In fact, the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Wu were more or less kidnapped by aristocratic families in the process of establishing their countries.
It's just that the Han Dynasty was the first to get rid of the constraints of the aristocratic family.
After the Wei State established the "Nine Ranks Zhongzheng System", it had already announced the inevitable arrival of aristocratic family politics.
As for Wu State, it was torn between needing the support of the aristocratic families and suppressing the aristocratic families.
The root cause lies in the fact that when Sun Ce took control of Jiangdong, he killed the big families in Jiangdong and shed a river of blood.
Let the Sun family form a **** feud with the Jiangdong clan.
This resulted in Sun Quan needing the support of the Jiangdong family, but deep down he did not dare to fully trust them.
But then again, if Sun Quan hadn't dealt cruelly to the Zhang family, one of the four surnames in Wu County, how could he have made a nail in the Wu Kingdom so easily?
Hearing King Feng Gui’s plan, Queen Guan Guan couldn’t help but feel happy in her heart:
Fortunately, this guy is his own Alang. If Wei and Wu get him, the little land in Shu that the Han Dynasty had in the past few years will not be enough for him.
Just as the Ghost King and Ghost Queen were squatting in the backyard discussing national affairs, Zhang Xiaosi rushed in:
“Urgent report from Luoyang!”
Governor Feng and General Guan looked at each other, and a thought came to their minds:
Something happened again in Luoyang?
Zhang Xiaosi sat down on the chair, and before he could catch his breath, he said:
“The pseudo-queen of Wei is dead.”
"Queen Mother? Didn't Bian die a few years ago? Was it the eighth year of Jianxing, or..."
Feng Yong was halfway through speaking when he immediately reacted, "Queen Guo?"
“Yes, it is the puppet queen appointed by Cao Pi, the Guo family.”
“This is not a long-lived person. It is much shorter-lived than Bian’s…”
Feng Jishi calculated with his fingers. As soon as he said this, Zhang Xiaosi glared at him:
“What a great opportunity, are you still concerned about her long life or short life?”
Governor Feng was stunned: "What chance?"
“There is a rumor in Luoyang that it was Cao Rui who pressed him several times about Zhen’s affairs, and Guo finally died of worry.”
When Feng Yong heard this, he immediately became interested:
“Is there anything else?”
Mrs. Zhen, that was Cao Zhi's sister-in-law... Well, I was wrong. Later generations were called the goddess of Luoshui, so Feng Jishi was naturally a little interested.
“It’s the news sent by Mi Zhao.”
“Oh, Mi Zhao seems to have entered the state!”
Feng Jishi touched his chin and said, "Last year Shanyang Gong died, and this year Guo died. Judging from this, Cao Rui's life is not easy."
Zhang Xingyi’s eyes flashed with excitement, and he came over and asked:
“Then shall we do anything?”
Feng Yong thought for a moment and finally shook his head:
"Except for spreading this rumor for a longer time, there is nothing else to do. The longer Mi Zhao's identity is hidden, the higher its value will be. He is very important to our future plans."
Zhang Xingyi was a little disappointed when he heard it, but he still nodded in agreement.
Feng Yong stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and suddenly asked:
“Is there any news about the Shouchun woman?”
Zhang Xingyi shook his head and said:
“I only know that after the epidemic in Luoyang subsided, she was brought into the palace by Cao Rui.”
“I heard that Cao Rui specially issued an edict to build a high platform for her to pray for blessings. How can outsiders know the news?”
"Outsiders can't get any news about her. How can the eldest princess not get it? Let Mi Zhao work more on this and inquire carefully."
If we talk about the most irrational things in the world, an old husband marrying a young wife and an old woman loving her husband must be one of them.
It is love, not the playful kind.
As the relationship between Mi Zhao and Princess Qinghe became closer, Feng Yong was sure that Cao Rui's health was indeed not very good.
Because the two adopted sons that Cao Rui adopted into the palace in the past two years have now been officially made public.
One is Cao Xun, which I have known for a long time.
There is another one, named Cao Fang.
After learning this name, Feng Yong was sure that this Cao Fang must be the Wei emperor who was finally deposed by the Sima family after the Gaopingling Incident in original history.
In other words, Cao Rui has now determined that he will never have another child, so his true physical condition can be imagined.
He adopts a son, and also builds a high platform in a separate courtyard to let the magic stick pray for him.
This further convinced Feng Yong to confirm his judgment.
Besides, even according to the original history, Cao Rui was a short-lived ghost.
Secretary Zhang dutifully took note of Governor Feng’s instructions.
“Is there any news from Wu State?”
Zhang Xingyi naturally knew why Feng Yong was hiding in the backyard these days.
She looked a little strange:
"This trip will take at least three months. How can it be so easy?"
When Governor Feng heard this, he immediately became irritable and wanted to find Zhao Guang to beat him up.
As soon as spring started, Zhao Guang followed his instructions and left the fortress from Xiaoguan and followed the river to the Hetao area to find Kebineng.
At the moment he thought about it for a while, and then said:
“Forget it, let’s make some arrangements. I will go to Juyan County to inspect farming in two days.”
The dignified King Feng Gui was forced to flee to Juyan County for inspection by the Wu envoy, which was a great loss of face for the Han Dynasty.
In the distant country of Wu, there was also a person who was also forced to go from Jianye to Wuchang.
This person is none other than Yang Di, a guest of Wu Guodong Palace.
Since Sun Quan became emperor, in order to strengthen the control over the ministers, he specially set up the Zhongshu Dian School to supervise all officials and local states and counties.
Since taking up this position, the cruel official Lu Yi and others have often made small mistakes to be harsh on the ministers, so as to gain Sun Quan's trust.
In the end, it developed into a false accusation out of thin air, and even Prime Minister Gu Yong was almost imprisoned for it.
Now, all the courtiers of Wu State hate him deeply.
Prince Sun Deng and Zhuge Ke, who had returned from the victorious expedition to Yue, also secretly plotted how to get rid of Lu Yi.
The two decided to introduce a eloquent speaker first and expose the faults of Lu Yi and others in front of His Majesty to test His Majesty's reaction.
Yang Di, who has always been knowledgeable about people, took on the important task of finding this person.
Of course, Yang Di knew that there must be Zhuge Ke's desire to avenge his personal revenge, but for the sake of the country, he accepted this task without hesitation.
His trip to Wuchang was precisely for this matter.
After arriving in Wuchang, he did not disturb anyone. Instead, he changed out of his official uniform, took two servants with him, entered Wuchang City, purchased generous gifts, and then drove out of the city to the countryside.
Wuchang was the capital of Wu State before. Although Sun Quan later moved the capital to Jianye, he still left the prince behind.
Although the prince also went to Jianye two years ago, Wuchang was the key land and water link connecting Jingzhou and Jiangdong.
Coupled with the increasingly frequent exchanges of personnel and materials between Han and Wu in recent years, Wuchang not only did not decline, but even became more prosperous.
Not far outside Wuchang City, there is a village. At the east end of the village, there is a small farmhouse. Although it does not look as good as those high-rise houses, it is much better than those thatched houses in the village.
The entrance to the small courtyard was cleaned very clean, the front yard was fenced off, and some green vegetables were planted in a corner of it.
Occasionally, two or three chickens popped up, and one of them was still flapping its wings, as if it wanted to fly over the fence and into the vegetable garden.
Then a woman rushed out with a broom, swept towards the eyeless chicken, and yelled:
“If you don’t lay eggs every day, you just know how to eat! That blind guy dared to lie to me when he sold it to me, saying, this is a good chicken! What’s so good about it, why didn’t I see it?”
The woman was there chasing chickens, cursing.
At this scene, I happened to be bumped into by Yang Di who was getting out of the car outside the small courtyard, but I saw hesitation on his face, and he was considering whether to take back one foot that had touched the ground.
With sharp eyes, the woman had already seen the bullock cart in front of her house. When she saw the face clearly revealed on the cart, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face.
Her expression changed, and she subconsciously threw the broom into the corner, then patted the dust on her body and tidied her clothes.
Then she took a deep breath and calmed down her expression. At this moment, she seemed to be a different person.
Although the clothes on her body are simple, the aura of the common people on her body is faintly telling that the woman's background is not comparable to that of ordinary village women.
Where is the vulgar language shown just now?
“Young Master has been away for a few years, how are you doing?”
The woman opened the courtyard door, bowed to the ox cart, and asked.
Yang Di got out of the car with some embarrassment: "I've met Madam."
The woman replied calmly and generously, "I am no more than a commoner's wife, so I cannot be called the wife of a sheep king."
Hearing what the woman said, Yang Di's face became even more embarrassed.
(End of this chapter)