Taking advantage of the advantage is taking advantage, but after all, it is not the right way.

Zhang Xi's strategy can make Liu Bei laugh and sweep away some of the unhappiness in his heart, but it is not beneficial to the big man.

After all, Liu Bei is a mature monarch and a political figure, this kind of little trick can be done, but if it is not beneficial to the Han Dynasty, in fact, it does not make much difference.

Therefore, Liu Bei did not express his intention to adopt this suggestion, but continued to ask for advice and asked Zhuge Liang.

Officially asked Zhuge Liang, it means that Liu Bei is seeking practical benefits, and Zhuge Liang knows this.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and suggested, "You can re-establish an alliance with Jiangdong, agree to mutual markets, and protect each other's trade routes along the river." ”

Well, that's the right thing to do.

Regardless of the legitimacy of Sun Quan's claim to be emperor, Liu Beicheng did not admit that Sun Quan had indeed claimed the title of emperor in essence.

Once he is proclaimed emperor, he can clearly establish checkpoints to collect taxes, and if Sun Quan has to prevent the goods in Shuzhong from being transported to Jiangdong, or levy heavy taxes on goods in Shuzhong, it is actually in the past.

In the past, because of the war, and because everyone was still eating on the plate in the name of the Han Dynasty, it was normal to transport things such as Shu brocade, salt, and paper from Shu to Jiangdong, or Liu Bei Group to purchase grain and grass through the Jiangdong family and transport it to Shuzhong.

The big deal is to dredge up the relationship between the local government, as long as there is the endorsement of the local family, there is basically no problem.

But now, Sun Quan is called the emperor and the country, and some things cannot be solved by one article, and the transactions between countries must have a clear charter.

Otherwise, once Sun Quan retreats and keeps himself, no matter how good the Shu brocade of Liu Bei Group is, it will not be able to be sent to Jiangdong.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang put forward the suggestions of "mutual market" and "protection of business routes".

Of course, this suggestion is not mentioned casually, there is a premise in this - the Han Dynasty has to have a trade surplus with Jiangdong.

Although Zhuge Liang did not understand the term "trade surplus", it did not prevent Zhuge Liang from understanding this meaning. Or a little more normal people can understand, after all, it's not beneficial, who will do it.

In fact, whether it was to Jiangdong or Cao Wei to the north, Ji Han had always had a trade surplus, whether it was Shu brocade, paper, salt, or even smuggling iron, it could bring Ji Han a lot of money and grain income.

The "mutual market" is actually beneficial to Ji Han.

Ji Han exported inedible Shu brocade, paper and other things, but what he got back was grain, otherwise he would have relied on Shuzhong and Jingzhou, how could he support this continuous campaign? !

Because of political factors, Cao Wei's side inevitably had to take the official smuggling route, although this route can bring high profits, but it cannot be shipped in large quantities, and there are many scruples.

However, on the Jiangdong side, if the conditions for the "mutual market" can be discussed, not only can the trade surplus bring in a large amount of revenue, but it will also be able to formulate a "municipal supervision tax" and expand the national treasury through tax collection.

From Sun Quan's point of view, he may not need the Shu brocade in Shu, but paper, salt, and even iron, then Sun Quan hopes that the more the better.

This is a good way for Sun Quan to accept and harvest Jiangdong's wealth, which belongs to Yangmou.

As soon as Zhuge Liang brought it up, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and then he hurriedly ordered someone to invite Liu Ba back to discuss what to do about this mutual market.

And Liu Bama was called back by Liu Bei before he got home, and as soon as he heard that he was going to exchange markets, his brain was running quickly.

This is Liu Ba's own job, and he has been thinking about this matter for this time, but he is afraid that Liu Bei will think it is inappropriate, so he has not mentioned it.

Now that Zhuge Liang has brought it up, he has no worries, and quickly said his thoughts.

In addition to the mutual market, Liu Ba also suggested that Liu Bei should not make all settlements in Shuzhong through barter, but should use five baht coins as a medium for settlement.

When there is a big chaos today, there are very few five-baht coins on the market, that is, Liu Bei relies on the large-scale development of copper mines to open up the full amount of minting, and other places, whether it is Cao Wei or Jiangdong, do not have enough five-baht coins to circulate.

Once the five-baht coin was used as the intermediary transaction currency in the transaction process, the Jiangdong families definitely did not have so many five-baht coins to trade, they had to ship a batch of goods such as grain in exchange for five-baht coins, and then use the five-baht coins to trade the goods transported in Shuzhong.

This time back and forth can not only allow Dahan to obtain the goods he needs in advance, but also make Jiangdong accustomed to using the five-baht money from Shuzhong.

And what's worse is that whether it is Cao Wei or Jiangdong, the legal tender is five baht. Sun Quan had no reason to prohibit the people and families of Jiangdong from not using the five baht money in Shu.

Once the people in Jiangdong got used to using the five-baht money in Shu, Liu Ba could move on to the next step, the plan that existed in his mind but had not yet been put into practice - artificially creating a money shortage and causing inflation.

There is nothing particularly brilliant about the previous plan, Liu Ba's suggestion can only be said to make up for the imperfections in Zhuge 's proposal, as long as Zhuge Liang thinks a little more, he can also come up with it.

But as soon as the plan to artificially create a money shortage was put forward, not to mention Liu Bei and others, even Zhang Xi was dumbfounded.

What does Liu Ba want to do?! Propose the Liu Ba plan?! Establish a Dahan forest system?!

It turns out that someone knows how to use economic levers to leverage a country's economy these days?!

This Liu Ba is really good at tricking people.

It's not right, Liu Ba is no longer a pit man, he is a pit country.

This plan is much more effective than his own petty fight, and it is a way to pry Sun Quan's rule from the bottom.

This is the plan that Liu Bei needs now.

As a monarch, Liu Bei does not lack a long-term vision, and although Zhang Xi's method of taking advantage can be angry, it is not beneficial to the Han Dynasty.

But Liu Ba, although it doesn't seem like a big deal, but mastering the economic lifeline of a country can not only bring a lot of benefits to himself, but also cause turmoil in the other country's country when necessary. This is the country's most important policy.

For this matter, Zhuge Liang and the other five did not go home all night, all stayed in the palace, and discussed the plan with Liu Bei all night, constantly discussing, and constantly improving.

This is a long-term national policy, this matter, Liu Bei must be implemented, it must be formulated more perfectly, more secretive, the later it is detected by Jiangdong, the greater the power of this strategy.

Not only for Jiangdong, but also for Liu Bei to target Cao Wei, especially in the Guanzhong region.

For Guanzhong Chang'an, Liu Bei has always been in his heart, after all, it is the old capital of the Han Dynasty, and its political significance is extraordinary.

Now that Ji Han has completed the break, and a breakthrough has been established at the Baochuan crossing, these two places can threaten Chang'an from the west and south sides at the same time, if it is not for the grain and grass to keep up, Liu Bei can now send troops to attack Chang'an.

Some things are just helpless, and it doesn't mean that Liu Bei has forgotten them.

With Sun, Liu, and Cao becoming emperors at the same time, the situation in the world is bound to enter a relatively stable time, and the three families need time to digest the internal structural changes and possible hidden dangers and turmoil brought about by the emperor, and they also need to develop national strength, so in the short term, it is unlikely that there will be much conquest.

But Liu Ba's strategy, fortunately, is that it is not a real battle, it is a battle where you can't see the smoke of gunpowder, and if this strategy is used properly, it can also achieve the same consequences as sending troops to conscript.

Therefore, Liu Bei attached great importance to Liu Ba's strategy, and worked out in detail with Zhuge Liang and others for several days before he came up with a preliminary plan.

In the Guanzhong area in the north, Liu Ba is personally responsible for the implementation of such a plan. The north is a rebellious enemy country designated by the Han at the national level, and there are no diplomatic channels, so they can only use official smuggling channels to arrange these things.

As for Jiangdong in the east, because it doesn't plan to turn around for the time being, there are diplomatic channels to operate, and at the same time, it doesn't need to be as urgent as the Guanzhong region in the north, so it only needs to be arranged in the early stage, and then it can be operated slowly.

This matter, Liu Bei handed it over to Zhuge Liang to discuss, anyway, now Jiangdong's envoy is Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin, and it is really a waste not to use this relationship.

As for the others, apart from keeping this strategy a secret, what should they usually do, or what they should do.

Zhang Xi continued to handle the official affairs of the Ministry of War, and at the end of the year, the non-commissioned officers recruited by various states and counties due to the conscription system should also be paid.

In this matter, I have to rush Liu Ba.

There is no way, there are many advantages of the conscription system, but the disadvantages are also obvious, and the loyalty and combat effectiveness of the soldiers recruited with money and food are basically linked to money and food.

If you are not paid, it is easy for things to get out of control, and the soldiers will flee at least or mutiny, and this matter must not be taken lightly.

And Liu Ba, the current Liu Ba, felt a little big when he saw Zhang Xi.

It's the end of the year, it's really the time to use money, and Liu Ba understands this.

For example, at the end of the year, the Ministry of Industry also has to settle the settlement of each project, pay some material costs, and also pay the wages of the supervisors and assistants.

For example, the officials' ministry, the income of officials of various states and counties, and the income from food and land have also come to be distributed.

But whether it's Jian Yong or Qin Mi, they are not as diligent as Zhang Xilai, and they come three times a day without anything, are you so urging money? !

They all said that they would act in accordance with the regulations submitted by the ministries, and it was not that they did not pay money. As for it.

Stressing three times a day that the salaries of the military department cannot be in arrears, can other departments be in arrears?!

Liu Ba now sees Zhang Xi is really headache, plus Liu Ba has a lot of things to do during this time, not only the problem of settling the finances at the end of the year, but also making advance arrangements for next year's household money and grain, which money can be talked about, which money can not be spent, must be prepared in advance, and Liu Ba is really too busy to preside over official smuggling in Guanzhong.

And seeing that Zhang Xi was okay and came to the household three times a day, Liu Ba looked jealous.

With you, the secretary of the military department, you have nothing to do every day, right?!

(End of chapter)