"It's easy to say on the surface, but if you want to completely control such a large range, I'm afraid it's ......"

In the end, Mi Zhu quickly woke up from the beautiful vision described by Wang Yu and began to consider practical problems.

The monopoly of salt and iron is not Wang Yu's unique invention, but something that his predecessors have done a long time ago.

In order to centralize power and crack down on the enemy's powerful forces, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented a series of financial and economic policies such as salt and iron official camps, liquor monopoly, and equal loss, leveling, and unified coinage

No one thought about it before, because there were too many places involved, and when the imperial court lost its authority, it was impossible for any prince to succeed alone.

And Wang Yu either stumbled by mistake or arranged in advance, forming a unified force in the entire northern coastal zone, and the plan to monopolize Haiyan had the basis for implementation.

However, a foundation alone is not enough.

The world is bustling, all for profit, enough profits, can give birth to enough outlaws. Not to mention Wang Yu, even the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty back then could not completely ban private salt.

If Wang Yu uses salt as a weapon to confront the princes of Jizhou and Yanzhou, the price of salt is bound to rise again and again, and the profits will make countless salt dealers take risks. In the face of profits, Wang Yu's name of bravery can only stand aside.

In addition, in addition to these places mentioned by Wang Yu, there is also Jiangdong. Although the population is small, the production of salt is small, and the transportation to the Central Plains is long, if there is enough profit to be made, it may not be a source of supply

Again, Qingzhou and Youzhou are strong and strong. But Xuzhou is a prosperous place, involving countless heroes in the salt and iron business. Mijia is the best example. Tao Qian's control over Xuzhou is limited, and it is impossible to convict so many Haoqiang at the same time.

At last. If the price of salt is too outrageous, it is the people who suffer in the end, which will also have an impact on Wang Yu's reputation.

All in all, this is a good idea, but it is very difficult to implement.

In line with the principle of knowing everything and saying everything, Mi Zhu put these concerns together, and after a long speech, he also had a dry mouth and confessed his guilt. Grab a teacup and drink booze. After drinking, I unexpectedly found a burst of cool sweetness in my mouth, and I was interested in Wang Yu's special way of drinking tea.

"Brother Zizhong is really more thoughtful than Yu, but Yu also has some countermeasures here...... Wang Yu pondered for a moment, suddenly raised his head, and raised his voice: "Come on, go and ask the palace captain to come and see me." ”

"Whoa!" The guards outside the door promised. After a while, he brought someone up.

"See the lord," the man came was a fat man with a round head and a round head, with a smile on his face, which looked quite funny. "The last general Gongtian, the two Mr. Mi."

Before Wang Yu could introduce her, Mi Fang suddenly jumped up. Pointing at the fat man, he shouted, "General Gong? Aren't you Gong Aotian? The one who gave a name that was not ashamed, the smuggler from Danyang! You. Didn't you kill someone and confiscate the army? How. How is it here? ”

The fat man gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brother Zifang has a good memory, I only met once that day, and I still remember it, fortunately, fortunately." On that day, Gong Mou was indeed confiscated into the army, and then went to Luoyang Qinwang, and then he was under the command of the lord. ”

"No wonder ......" Mi Fang shook her head again.

"Zifang, are you familiar with General Gong?" The two of them were talking lively, but Mi Zhu was confused.

It seems that this person is related to the prince's plan, and he may have to deal with it often in the future. If the younger brother has a reason with this person, it is naturally the best, but with his brother's temper and the way he was babbling just now, maybe there is a suspicion first, and it will be troublesome.

Mi Zhu believes in the way of harmony and wealth, and likes to leave room for others and himself, and the current situation makes him a little nervous.

Mi Fang glanced at the fat man, and said stupidly: "Big brother, you also know him, he came with Zhen Rong back then, specializing in running the line of salt and desecration, and then somehow he had a conflict with Zhang Min's people, but this fat man is usually inconspicuous, but that time he was very brave, and the four leaders under Zhang Min died in his hands!" ”

"Later, Zhao Yu of Guangling County sent a large team of men to round up and arrest this guy, Tao Gong took pity on him bravely, so he let him join the army, and later I heard that he died in the army, who would have thought ......"

"TOEFL, TOEFL." Gong Tian smiled at Mi Zhu: "In the past, when I was mixed on the road, I had to have a loud name to scare people, but now I have recovered my real name." Brother Zifang, please forgive me for the offended in the past. ”

He still has a lovely smile on his face, if it weren't for Mi Fang's words still in his ears, who could believe that this guy is actually a ruthless character? Looking at the appearance of him and Mi Fang, Bacheng has had friction before, and Mi Fang Bacheng has suffered a loss.

"Hmm." Mi Fang snorted from her nostrils, and her emotions didn't seem very high.

Mi Zhu looked at the fat man, and then at Wang Yu, and realized something in his heart.

"Since you all know, it's even better, Captain Gong, and then it's up to you to explain."

Wang Yu touched his chin and looked at Gong Tian. This fat man's disguise is really good, and he even hid himself. This person's martial arts are very ordinary, he can kill people, and eighty percent of them have something to do with his disguised kung fu, so it seems that the executor of this plan does not have to worry.

"Yes." Gong Tian sang a fat song and turned around.

"My lord wants to take the profits of sea salt, not just for temporary speculation, but for long-term planning. After the price of salt is controlled, it will not blindly rise, but everything will be the same, but it will be some

In a certain period, the price of salt fluctuates, and then cracks down on those who hoard and try to make a profit. Just like this food price turmoil......"

"I see!" Mi Zhu suddenly realized, and applauded: "The prince and the heavenly talent are also!" ”

Mi Fang looked at her brother blankly, I don't know what the latter is excited about, how can he make a profit if he doesn't raise the price?

"The reason for this, I'll explain it to you later......" Mi Zhu has no intention of illiteracy for his younger brother, Wang Yu's idea is much more complete and grand than he expected, and his mind is now on this. There's no time to look around.

"In addition to supplying to other merchants, the main guild is dominated by the Mi family's caravans. Assemble an official caravan and walk outside ......"

"Hmm. Well. Mi Zhu continued to fight, not only for his own prospects, but also for Wang Yu's plan.

This project is not the whim of Wang Yu as he originally imagined, but an overall strategy that has a leading idea and has been perfected in detail.

The average person may not understand what kind of benefits can be generated simply from the fluctuation of commodity prices. But Mi Zhu understands. The Mi family in the East China Sea is a wealthy businessman who has been running for more than ten generations, and he Mi Zhu is the most outstanding generation of the Mi family in the past hundred years.

Wang Yu had been paying attention to Mi Zhu's reaction, and now he was very satisfied. Making profits with commerce and striking at the enemy with commerce is nothing new in China. As far as he knows, Guan Zhong, the famous minister of the Spring and Autumn Period, was very good at this hand.

These strategies. Wang Yu is not difficult to understand, but it is difficult to operate, not to mention, it is impossible for him to devote his main energy to this. You have to find a good executor.

In this era, Mi Zhu is the person Wang Yu knows, the most proficient in this way.

I just heard about it before. Now it has been verified. The corners of Wang Yu's mouth twitched, and a smile escaped. This historical imperial uncle and uncle had no room to play in his previous life. Now, let him shine for his great cause.

"As for the Haoqiang and salt merchants in the coastal zone, north of Qingzhou, there is no need to worry, and the more troublesome is Xuzhou. What my lord of the family means is that he is both soft and hard, and Mr. Zizhong will come forward to appease and connect with him, and secretly......" Gong Tian's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "The two of you know that my lord is fair to the Haikou who is rampant in Donglai?" ”

"Of course I do!" Mi Fang hurriedly answered: "Those pirates in Yingyou Mountain have been very restrained recently, and it's because of this!" ”

Yingyou Mountain is the east and west island of the east sea of Lianyungang in later generations, it is a very large island, there are many bandits entrenched on it, and the single road is not as strong as the management of the road, but the total number is more than the number of people in the management. Because Xuzhou is rich, these people do not need to loot, and the island is dominated by smuggler salt dealers.

In such a place, Tao Qian was thankless to exterminate, and after a long time, he was resigned to it.

Wang Yu exterminated Guan Cheng, almost no one knew about it in the Central Plains, but it only shocked Liaodong. But for the many pirates along the coast, that's a big deal! All the thieves were now silent, and the next moment, Wang Yu turned the knife and aimed it at them.

"So...... Brother Zizhong, do you understand? Wang Yu looked at Mi Fang, then turned to Mi Zhu, and said meaningfully.

"The prince is far-reaching, and Zhu admires." How could Mi Zhu not understand, coercion and temptation, self-temptation, this ruthless fat man is naturally coercive.

Although there are many pirates in Eagle Wandering Mountain, in the face of the Qingzhou Navy that can easily exterminate Guan Cheng and incorporate it, isn't it just a dish? Gong Tian is also familiar with Xuzhou, plus his original experience, why is it difficult to play a pirate? Tao Gong is currently anxious about the heroes in the territory, as long as he hints, are you still afraid that the old man will not turn a blind eye?

Jiangdong is not to worry, the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and when the business opportunities of salt prices are discovered over there, the Qingzhou Navy may have formed a scale, and when the time comes, what is the difficulty in crossing Jiangdong?

Thinking of this, Mi Zhu's heart moved, and he looked up at Wang Yu's smiling expression, and a thought that made him unbelievable swept through his heart.

Perhaps, this is not only as simple as controlling trade routes, but also means laying out for the future!

Tao Gong is very old, and his two sons are not successful, with a gentle temperament, neither literary nor martial, and no scheming city. If they take over, they will only completely bury the Tao family.

Tao Gong previously gave the army to the prince in Luoyang, and it is possible to give Xuzhou the foundation in the future! However, now that Xuzhou is internally unstable, Tao Gong himself can't hold it down, and if he rushes to hand over, it is difficult to say what will happen.

By stabilizing the trade routes, the prince could divide and disintegrate the powerful along the coast, and those who could be won over could be co-opted, and those who could not be co-opted were eliminated in the name of pirates. A few years later, Xuzhou and Qingzhou were connected, and it was a matter of course, even if there were a little ignorance of current affairs, in the end it could only be a mantis arm blocking the car.

No wonder the prince is not in a hurry to let himself enter Qingzhou.

Thinking about it deeper, if this process is fast enough, maybe you can take advantage of the situation to go to Jiangdong......

Once the association started, it was difficult to take it back, until he was nudged by his younger brother, Mi Zhu came back to his senses from his imagination, and when he saw Wang Yuzheng looking over, he hurriedly bowed down and confessed: "Zhu lost his mind for a while, and he was ashamed to teach the prince and marquis to wait for a long time." ”

"It doesn't matter." Wang Yu smiled and waved his hand, "In addition to Yan Zheng, there are other ideas...... Well, a certain first introduces the two of you, and then the direction of Xuzhou will be handed over to the Mi family, Qingzhou, these two will be in charge......"

While talking, two more people walked in from the front and back doors respectively, and when the Mi Zhu brothers saw it, they were immediately surprised. (To be continued.) )