In the evening of the same day, the news of the horse thieves' sneak attack on the deserted village reached Xiaochangyuan, and when he learned that instead of killing Bailiyan (Wei Xian), he also lost fifty or sixty people, Guo Peng scolded angrily:

"Idiot, rice bucket. More than 200 people and horses can't even deal with a group of villagers, so what do they eat, fatten up and become pigs. ”

"Childe is angry, Huo Xing is out in person this time, where did he expect to be discovered by Wei Xian in advance, but he was ambushed. Hearing that Yuke threatened to exterminate Huo Xing and others, Huo Xing had already evacuated the lair and temporarily avoided the limelight. ”

"Bastard! He avoided the limelight and accepted a deposit of one hundred and fifty inches of silver from his son, and he ate leopard gall! ”

Guo Peng promised 300 inches of silver as a reward for taking Wei Xian's head, half of which was paid to Huo Xing in advance.

Now that the head has not been delivered, Huo Xing has damaged the people and provoked the royal guests, and the one hundred and fifty deposits naturally cannot be spit out and returned to Guo Peng. Of course, Guo Peng's heart will not be happy, even if one hundred and fifty inches of silver is not a big deal for him, but being killed by Wei Xian, Guo Peng can't swallow this evil breath.

"Go, go back to Dingyang immediately, closely monitor the activities of Yuke in Dingyang, and report to me immediately if there is any abnormality."

"No!"

Guo Peng blinked his eyes and thought that Yuke might sneak into Dingyang City to spy on the news, if Yuke found out that he had something to do with Huo Xing, it was likely that he would be the one who moved.

Not long after the servants turned around and left, Guo Peng summoned the two guards, and secretly said:

"Liao San didn't do anything cleanly, let people catch the handle, you two killed him halfway, and then burned the corpse with a fire, dragged it into the mountains to feed the wolves, don't leave traces, know no."

"It's clear, follow your son's orders."

As soon as the words fell, the guards followed the departing servants, and quietly went out of the city together before dark.

That night, an inconspicuous carriage stopped outside the side gate of Qin Han's house in the east of the city. Jiang Min stepped out of the carriage, looked at the alleys left and right, made sure that there was no one, carried the lantern casually, pushed the door into the backyard, and came to Qin Han's study with familiarity.

Qin Han was enjoying the cool in the small courtyard, and the maidservants on the left and right were shaking huge brocade fans, blowing the cold air in the copper basin to Qin Han who was lying on the rocking chair. Hearing Jiang Min's footsteps, Qin Han retreated from the left and right maids, and said calmly:

"Jiang Gong."

Jiang Min said with a happy face:

"Brother Qin is so free."

Qin Han smiled:

"Hehaha...... It's not the blessing of Jiang Gong, how is the matter of suppressing thieves? ”

"It's been blocked by me, but it's just the royal guest, I'm afraid it's already a boat. I plan to plan it, what does Brother Qin think. ”

"A good one will be counted." Qin Han praised: "That's good, Wei Xian is too young after all, and he doesn't taste the heat and coldness of the world, I'm afraid it will be difficult to accept his heart." ”

"Yes, this person is indeed a rare general, with hundreds of old and weak rabble, resisting two hundred horse thieves and cavalry, if it is an ordinary person, it is not easy to protect himself, let alone kill dozens of horse thieves." A trace of expectation flashed in Jiang Min's eyes, and he changed his words and said, "Brother Qin has been thinking hard for a day, and I don't know if I can think of a clever way to deal with Guo, Zhang, and Chen. ”

Qin Han laughed and said:

"Hehaha...... I was worried about this matter, but now I have thought of a plan, which can break Guo, Zhang, and Chen. ”

Hearing that Qin Han had a plan, Jiang Min's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked:

"I don't know what Brother Qin's plan is?"

Qin Han waved his hand and said inscrutablely:

"The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and Jiang Gong should not ask more, he will know at that time."

……

A few days later, a fast horse entered from the north gate of the Lingling and arrived at Zhao Xun's mansion, where Zhu Xia, the governor of the Zhao mansion, received the visitor.

"It turned out to be Brother Liu Chuan, Mr. Wei has been doing well recently."

Zhu Xia took the water and handed it over, Liu Chuan wiped his mouth with a drink, and said:

"Hey, a few days ago, I was attacked by horse thieves and disturbed the deserted village, killing and injuring more than 100 people, Mr. Wei sent me a letter to report the matter to Lord Zhao urgently."

Zhu Xia was taken aback:

"What, there's a horse thief."

"Yes, fortunately, Mr. Wei commanded well and defeated dozens of horse thieves, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."

Liu Chuan told in detail about the attack on the deserted village and the recent opening of the wasteland, and at about noon, Zhao Xun returned to the mansion after dispersing, and was shocked to learn that the deserted village was attacked.

"Lord Zhao, this is Mr. Wei's letter, saying that Lord Zhao knows the details after reading it."

Zhao Xun took the letter and opened it to look at it carefully, a trace of worry faintly surfaced between his eyebrows, and after a while, Zhao Xun and Zhu Xia said:

"Zhu Xia, take Liu Chuan down to rest first, and then go and invite Ding Su to the mansion."

"No."

Zhu Xia led Liu Chuan to the East Chamber to live temporarily, and about half an hour, Ding Su rushed to Zhao's mansion by car:

"Lord Zhao, what's the matter with the call?"

"Ding Caidong sit down."

The two sat down, and Zhao Xun said:

"In the last few months you have been stockpiling a large number of commercial goods, which I know but have never taken a closer look at. You tell the general how much merchandise you have. ”

"Why did your lord suddenly ask about this?" Ding Su asked strangely,

"Mr. Wei just sent a letter, suggesting that he immediately sell the goods in his hand and go to the Jin State to buy cotton and linen and transport them to Guangxin by sea and land after the year."

"Why is that?"

"I didn't take this matter to heart, but thanks to Mr. Wei's reminder, I felt that it was reasonable.

The countries of Xu, Song, and Zhiguo suffered a locust plague this year, and four or five out of ten of their crops were destroyed by the locust plague. There were rumors before, and I thought it wasn't serious. Now it seems that the matter is imminent. According to this development, it is a foregone conclusion that the prices of cloth, silk and linen will soar next year.

At present, only the Jin State and the Wei Kingdom have not yet been plagued by locust plagues, but they must have taken action. I'm afraid it's too late after the autumn, so you immediately rush to the Jin Kingdom to buy cotton and linen, and send it to Guangxin immediately after the year to solve the urgent need. ”

"But after the New Deal, the border tax and sea tax have been more than doubled, and even if it is transported back to Xianguo, the price may not be ordinarily high."

"If the price of cloth triples, even if the border tax and sea tax increase, after cotton and linen are woven into cloth, there will still be more than double the profit."

"What, double." Ding Su was taken aback.

"If the price of cloth triples, the profit will be even greater. Mr. Wei predicts that at the beginning of the next spring, prices will still rise, and the border tax and sea tax may still be levied again, and you will need to transport cotton and linen back to Xianguo after the year, and the more the better. ”

The incident of the deserted village attack in Baili Yanxin was brushed aside and was not investigated. The focus is on Xihuan's promotion of the "Push Business Tax" to seek the finance and taxation of the Xianguo country.

The letter bluntly stated that Gongsun Yue's new policy was intended to crack down on merchants confiscating family property and selling the inferior moldy goods that had been accumulated in the hands of powerful and powerful relatives in the name of the new policy in the name of the new policy, and at the same time to enrich their own pockets in the name of cracking down on merchants, so that the powerful and noble relatives could continue to support the rule of King Xian, and the black pot should be passed on to the Jin State through public opinion.

Xihuan had already seen through the motives of the Inner Dynasty to accumulate wealth, saw the disadvantages of the New Deal, and decided to take this opportunity to introduce Jin capital to completely control the capital and productivity vacuum caused by the New Deal.

However, the continuous promotion of the new policy will irreversibly and completely destroy the industrial and commercial productivity of Xianguo, and eventually make Xianguo become extremely high prices, and the productivity is seriously insufficient, forcing the Jin State to have to invest tens of thousands of materials every year to ensure the livelihood of the people of Xianguo, avoid large-scale riots, and drag the military strength of the Jin State in Xianguo.

If left unchecked, the Jin State may lose control of the Xian State.

Xihuan originally didn't want the economy of Xianguo to be completely ruined to the point of being out of control, so it could only increase the cost of ruling after the Jin State annexed the land of Xianguo, and he might even be dragged down by Xianguo, so he had to give up Xianguo and make free wedding dresses for the powerful and noble relatives of Xianguo.

Bai Liyan judged that this wave of price increases should be curbed before next summer, and the source of capital to stabilize prices is the Jin State, which is likely to intervene strongly to take over the mess of the Xian State when prices are extremely high.

Before the economy completely bursts, the economic bubble bubble brewed by Gongsun Yue will be burst in advance, so not only will the powerful and noble relatives of the Xian State not be able to reap the profits, but they may also lose their old capital.

At this time, Ding Su pressed a large number of hoarding goods in his hands, which was not only not conducive to shipping after the year, but also could be smashed in his own hands, so all hoarding should be empty before winter.

Then rushed to the Jin Kingdom, spent three to four months to buy cotton and linen, shipped back to China at the beginning of the year, before the spring ploughing, when the price was the highest, sold cotton and linen, all exchanged for gold and silver. After that, he waited for the Jin State to take over the economy of Xianguo, so that the risk could be minimized, and at the same time the maximum benefit would be grabbed, so as not to fall into the name of a profiteer, and at the same time win the favor of the people.

Although Zhao Xun does not understand economics, his principles are common to the art of war. Under the detailed description in Baili Yan's letter, Zhao Xun talked to Ding Su again, and Ding Su immediately understood the deep meaning.

"I see, Mr. Wei's vision is really extraordinary. If I don't know the inside story, I'm afraid I'll lose all my money next year. Ding Su sighed.

Zhao Xun burned the letter and said:

"This matter must not be divulged, it can only be done, not said. In addition, the deserted village was attacked by horse thieves, and the losses were quite large, although Guangxin Gong had a small supplement, but without Zhuang Ding's guards, I still couldn't rest assured. At present, the royal guest intends to suppress the bandits, and Mr. Wei proposes to take this opportunity to recruit guards and train soldiers, and he will want to order you to transport 100 pairs of leather armor to the deserted village, you see how it is. ”

"It's not difficult to do this, and I will arrange for someone to do it immediately."

Like weapons, armor is quite tightly controlled. The weapons used for self-defense can still be bought through the market, and you only need to report to the local government, but armor is difficult to obtain. In particular, the armor with extremely high defense, such as scale armor and piercing armor, is strictly forbidden to be outflowed by the army, and only light leather armor is available, and the powerful can use the privilege to prepare a little in the name of the guards.

Zhao Xungui is a doctor, so he can serve as a maintenance soldier, and at the same time has a military position, so it is a matter of course to serve as a maintenance soldier.

Previously, due to lack of financial resources, the maintenance soldiers needed a large amount of gold, silver and copper coins. Now Ding Su has changed hands and hoarded a large amount of goods, and once it is sold, it will be an extremely considerable income. By next year, the Baili Yancotton and Linen plan can be realized, and the income can more than triple.