"When it comes to sending troops to attack Chu, my Wu country must make plans in advance."

Qingji said thoughtfully: "The state of Chu is not what it used to be, it is not as good as before, and the intention of the widow is to further weaken the state of Chu." ”

"I wonder what the king has planned?"

Fan Li asked curiously.

"Sun Wu has a sentence in his art of war: a soldier who surrenders without a fight. The widow thinks so. ”

Qingji chuckled and said: "You don't need soldiers to destroy the country, and you don't need a sword to kill people." Isn't it for the sake of the Lord? ”

"Now that my country is Wu, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the treasury is full, it is the time when there is a lot to do. The young uncle is full of poetry and books, and he should know the allusion of Qi Chu's 'nobles buying their deer' in the past? ”

Hearing this, Fan Li's eyes couldn't help but light up, and said: "The king wants to emulate the matter of the nobles buying his deer, so as to be weak?" ”

"Yes, yes."

It is the so-called lesson of the previous car, the division of the rear car.

Qingji is very familiar with ancient allusions and can apply what he has learned.

The so-called "nobles buy their deer" occurred during the reign of Duke Qi Huan.

This is the world's earliest trade war, which occurred in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the famous historical allusion "buying deer to make Chu" is the origin of this trade war.

Qi Huan appoints people on the basis of merit, and takes Guan Zhong as the prime minister.

But on the road to hegemony, although the state of Chu is not a barrier that is difficult to cross, it is also a mountain that the state of Qi must cross to compete for hegemony.

At this time, the state of Chu was in full swing, its strength was rising rapidly, and it was about to compete with the state of Qi for the position of overlord.

The ambitious Duke of Qi Huan, although brave but not without scheming, Duke Qi Huan knows that in order to obtain the position of overlord, the State of Chu must face.

But in a battle with the state of Chu, the victory rate was less than half at all.

Even if the whole country is mobilized to win the war, it will be a miserable victory.

The State of Qi and the State of Chu competed with the snipe mussels, and the profiteous fishermen would immediately pounce on them, so whether to fight or not, Duke Qi Huan could not determine the consequences and did not dare to fight.

At that time, Guan Zhong proposed that "the nobles buy their deer", and Guan Zhong believed that this plan could be won without a fight.

Under Guan Zhong's strategy, Duke Qi Huan sent a large number of "envoys" to the state of Chu.

This time, the "Shi Chen" was not a messenger in the traditional sense, and after coming to the Chu State, he did not consult the monarch of the Chu State about the war, but bought animals at a high price, mainly deer and birds.

Everyone in the Chu State thought that the Qi people were stupid, and they would spend a lot of money to buy these wild animals that can be seen everywhere.

So the state of Chu arose the "deer hunting" operation, because it was much more beneficial than growing food.

In order to obtain money, the Chu people wasted the land and all went to the mountains to hunt deer.

Because of the Zhou Dynasty's feudal system, all the highest officials in the territory could freely distribute all their property except for the annual tribute to their superiors.

In such a situation, the practical value of possessions is far less than that of food.

And the three months of deer hunting in Chu State have completely abandoned the land, and there is no harvest in the whole country.

In addition, wild animals have been captured again, and the people have a lot of copper coins, but no food.

In order to obtain food, the state of Chu had no choice but to bow to the state of Qi. This trade war allowed Qi to win without a fight and become the overlord of the Spring and Autumn Period in one fell swoop.

In addition to waging a trade war against Chu, Qi also waged trade wars against Liang, Lu, Hengshan and other countries, all of which won without exception.

This kind of trade war can be said to be a kind of conspiracy to "drink to quench thirst".

What is "Yang Mou"?

It means that you know that this is the enemy's plan, but you have nothing to do.

The ancestors of China have been able to use such a scheme for more than 2,000 years.

The trade war launched by a superpower in later generations is just a matter of Guan Zhong's play!

"King, if you follow the example of Qi Huan Gong buying deer to make Chu in the past, there is a lot to be done. Just don't have to follow suit! ”

Fan Li said slowly: "The country of Chu is vast and rich, but the kings are everywhere, and they often disobey the orders of the king of Chu. ”

"Like my Wu State and Qi State, there is a system of salt and iron official camps, but Chu State does not have it, and it is difficult to implement such a system."

"In this case, why didn't the king take the opportunity to buy a large amount of copper, iron, grain and rice from Chu, and take the opportunity to raise prices, so that the Chu people could see the wealth and ignore the country's righteousness?"

"Good!"

Seeing Fan Li draw inferences like this, Qingji bowed slightly.

The two coincided with each other's thoughts.

"Young Uncle, in your opinion, can my Wu Kingdom launch such a trade war against Qi Country together?"

Qingji is a more greedy person.

Not only did he want to take the opportunity to weaken the Chu State, but he also wanted to trap the Qi State!

The last battle of the princes' alliance to attack Qi had already made Qingji realize that Qi was unable to compete with the Jin State for hegemony, and it was difficult to form a counterbalance to the Jin State in the Central Plains.

That being the case, what is the use of such a Qi country?

"This ......"

Fan Li pondered for a moment, and then said: "King, the country of Qi is rich, the people are rich, and the world is rich." At this time, if you want to start a trade war against the Qi country, I am afraid that you will not be able to do it......"

The situation in the state of Qi was very different from that of the state of Chu.

Qi is relatively rich, but the gap between the rich and the poor is large, and the person who really buries his head in farming is Li Shu at the bottom.

Wu launched a trade war against Qi State, which can naturally be done, but Wu State launched a trade war against Chu State and Qi State at the same time, which is really unsustainable.

"That's fine."

Qingji figured it out, let go of Qi first, and launched a trade war against Chu with all his energy.

"Young uncle, you immediately summon the big businessmen from all walks of life in my Wu country, and ask them to send people to Chu to buy smelted copper and iron weapons at high prices in various parts of Chu State, or grain, rice, deer and birds, and the state government will reimburse all the money spent."

"No!"

As the internal history of Wu State, the famous "Shang Sheng" in history, and the ancestor of merchants, Fan Li naturally knows how to operate this.

……

Chu State, Wandi.

In a relatively remote village, a caravan from the Kingdom of Wu was shouting loudly.

"All the folks and elders who have passed by, come and take a look!"

"Buy copper and iron weapons, deer, birds, and grain and rice at a high price! Anyone who has such items, buy them one by one! ”

When the people who had just returned from farming saw this posture, they couldn't help but come forward to watch.

One of the honest men asked cautiously: "Sir, what is the premium of your grain and rice?" ”

Hearing this, the businessman led by him stretched out three fingers and said arrogantly: "300 yuan a stone!" No bargaining! ”

"Wow! 300 money a stone of grain and rice? Is it true or false? ”

"According to the market in the past, if it is an ordinary time, grain and rice can be sold for 150 yuan a stone, and in a good harvest year, it is sold cheaply, but it is only 100 yuan a stone."

"That's a premium that's high enough!"

"Last year was a bumper harvest, why are food prices so high?"

The peasants present were all puzzled.

Shang Jia just shook his head and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the price of grain is not understandable. Maybe it's because of the bumper harvest in this place, the price of grain is low, but you don't know that the grain harvest in other places is poor, and the grain and rice can be sold at a high price? ”

"Good!"

The farmers agreed.

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