After appointing Fang Qiao as the chief historian, Wang Kai immediately asked Fang Qiao: "Xuan Ling, since you have voted for me, then I want to hear your views on the general trend of the world." ”

As soon as he heard this, Fang Qiao sorted out his words and began to answer: "Lord, since the Yellow Turban Uprising, the prestige of the Han court has begun to decline gradually, and after the chaos of the Xiliang warlords, the Han family has basically existed in name only, and today has already opened the era of princes competing for hegemony. ”

"Xuan Ling, you're right, then how can I achieve hegemony in this troubled world?"

After hearing this, Fang Qiao immediately replied: "Hanzhong County, where the lord is located, is the best place for Longxing. ”

"Oh, Xuan Ling continued."

"Lord, in the past, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, started from Hanzhong to achieve the emperor's cause, and we can follow the example of the Han Gaozu."

"Xuan Ling, the situation of Han Gaozu back then was very different from ours, and the current situation cannot be the same as that of Han Gaozu."

"What the lord said is very true, but the minister has not finished speaking."

"Okay, Xuan Ling continued."

"Lord, with Hanzhong County as the foundation, we can first attack Yizhou in the south and take it as a logistics place, and then attack Liangzhou in the north to take it as a place to raise horses, and then use Yizhou's money and grain to form an elite iron cavalry, so that the lord can raise troops to take Guanzhong and then sweep the Central Plains from Guanzhong."

After hearing Fang Qiao's idea, Wang Kai was not very satisfied, because he knew that the road to Yizhou was difficult.

Besides, Fang Qiao saw that Wang Kai did not show joy, so he immediately asked: "Lord, I don't know what dissatisfaction you have with my idea?" ”

"Xuan Ling, the idea you said is perfect, but you underestimated the difficulty of Shu Dao, if we attack Yizhou first, I'm afraid we will not be able to move an inch."

"Lord, the minister has indeed never entered Shuzhong, is this Shu Dao really so difficult?"

"Xuan Ling, my Hanzhong is the throat of Shuzhong, there are many people in Shu among the past visitors, if you don't believe it, you can visit yourself."

"Lord, it's the minister's words, and the minister believes what the lord said."

"Xuan Ling, I don't blame you, after all, you haven't walked through Shu Road, in fact, I already have an idea in my heart, I plan to take Liangzhou first."

"Lord, in the bitter cold land of Liangzhou, even if you take it down, you can't form a cavalry!"

"Xuan Ling, are you afraid that I won't have money and food?"

"My lord, the minister is indeed worried about this matter."

"Xuan Ling, then you are wrong, in fact, I already have a way to accumulate money, but unfortunately no one can help me carry it out, after all, I have to deal with government affairs with some lack of skills."

Seeing Wang Kai say this, Fang Qiao suddenly became interested.

He then asked, "My lord, I don't know what your plan is?" ”

"Xuan Ling, I don't know what you think of the businessman?"

"The lord, the farmer, the businessman, and the merchant are the lowest existences, is there any difference between them?"

Seeing Fang Qiao say this, Wang Kai immediately reacted that people in ancient times looked down on businessmen.

Immediately after, Wang Kai had no choice but to explain: "Xuan Ling, Shang Jia may seem like a lowly person to you, but in my opinion, he is the source of money. ”

"Lord, I don't know what you mean?"

"Xuan Ling, the merchants are a group of profit-seekers, I plan to open the bazaar for merchants to buy and sell, and then I will raise the commercial tax and collect it from it, so that I can easily collect a large amount of tax and silver for military spending."

Hearing this, Fang Qiao suddenly said: "Lord, you just want to raise sheep first and then slaughter them!" ”

Seeing that Fang Qiao only understood half of it, Wang Kai suddenly gave up the benefits of exchanging business taxes with the ancients.

Immediately, Wang Kai continued: "Xuan Ling, it seems that you haven't understood my thoughts yet, so let's do it, I have full authority to handle the government affairs of Hanzhong County, and I will personally take care of the collection of commercial taxes." ”

Fang Qiao was not dissatisfied after hearing this, and he immediately respectfully agreed.

After that, Wang Kai handed over the government affairs to Fang Qiao, and he began to choose a site in Nanzheng County.

After some inspection, Wang Kai finally decided on the location of the market.

Then, Wang Kai issued an announcement to inform the people of the county about the opening of the market.

When they learned the news of the opening of the bazaar, the merchants in Hanzhong County, because it was now a troubled time, and the merchants basically did not have a reliable trading place, with the bazaar opened by Wang Kai, the merchants could trade with peace of mind.

Although Wang Kai's taxes were much higher than usual, the profits from the sale of scarce materials during the war were also very considerable.

With the opening of the market, the number of merchants coming and going in Nanzheng County has also increased significantly, and with the contributions of these merchants, Wang Kai's tax and silver have also risen gradually.

Seeing this result, Fang Qiao was also quite surprised, because he didn't expect Wang Kai's policy to really bring more tax money.

Just when Wang Kai's development was in full swing, the rest of the places continued to stage a good show of mutual conquest.

Then turn to the side of Luoyang City.

After a few months in Luoyang, Cao Cao found himself under increasing logistical pressure, as it was difficult to engage in production near Luoyang City, and he had to transport a steady stream of grain from Yanzhou in order to feed the huge Beijing officials.

As a last resort, Cao Cao once again proposed to Liu Xiejin at the court meeting to move the capital to Xuchang.

Liu Xie didn't pay attention to Cao Cao's words at all, because he was already fantasizing about the scene of his reorganizing the mountains and rivers.

Seeing that Liu Xie rejected himself again, Cao Cao finally couldn't bear it anymore this time, and he said directly to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, it is difficult to engage in production around Luoyang now, and the ministers are relying on the grain and grass of Yanzhou to survive these days, and even Your Majesty and the hundred officials are also transferred from Yanzhou, if Your Majesty insists on staying in Luoyang, the minister has to lead his troops back to reclaim the wasteland first, otherwise it will not be long before the grain in Yanzhou will run out, and Your Majesty and the officials can only face the situation of starvation." ”

As soon as he heard this, one of the pampered officials immediately scolded Cao Cao and said: "Cao Mengde, Luoyang's lack of food should be your concern as a courtier, do you want to follow Dong Zhuo's example and force His Majesty to move the capital?" ”

Hearing this unknown minister accuse him, Cao Cao suddenly laughed very sadly, because he found that no matter what he did, he would be regarded as a powerful minister, who told him to hold a heavy army.

When the minister who accused Cao Cao saw Cao Cao suddenly laughing, he immediately asked in fear: "Cao Mengde, why are you laughing?" ”

"I laugh at the unknown people, and I also laugh at my own delusions, since the ministers are unwilling to move the capital, then I have to leave you alone to withdraw the army."

After speaking, Cao Cao prepared to leave without looking back.

Seeing this situation, Liu Xie hurriedly shouted: "Cao Aiqing, stay!" ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao replied very indifferently: "What else is there to do Your Majesty?" ”

Seeing that Cao Cao's tone suddenly turned cold, Liu Xie was suddenly frightened, because he found that the angry Cao Cao was even more terrifying than Dong Zhuo.

Immediately after, Liu Xie trembled and said, "Cao Aiqing, I still need to consider what you said about moving the capital. ”

Before Cao Cao could reply, a soldier with a flag rushed into the lobby and reported: "Your Majesty, Guo Tai, the commander of the Yellow Turban Canal of Baibo Valley of Hedong County, and Yu Yuluo, the Southern Xiongnu, jointly raised 150,000 troops from Hedong County to Luoyang City. ”

Suddenly hearing this news, Liu Xie was immediately frightened, but Cao Cao was very happy when he heard the news, because he felt that Liu Xie should be relieved about the relocation of the capital.