Chapter 1241: Moving Forward (One Hundred and Thirty-One) Hidden Fatal Trap

"Lao An, come, let's have a drink." Yingcheng has already fallen into darkness at night, and only a few places are still lit, although Yingcheng is larger and more prosperous than Jicheng , but it cannot be compared with Jicheng at night, because Jicheng has no curfew, and businesses are still open at night.

After closing the door, Guo Han looked at the person opposite and said with a smile. The man he calls Lao An is the owner of this inn. Of course, he is also an agent of the National Security Bureau in Chu State.

"After several years of hard work, I finally have the results. I am happy today, Lao An. Today we are going to get drunk before resting." Guo Han said with a smile on his face.

"You can get drunk and then rest. You can sleep well tomorrow, but I have to get up early to work! You can enjoy yourself while I do whatever I want, okay?" An Jie said with a smile.

Looking at An Jie, Guo Han put down his cup and said, "Lao An, how many years have you been drunk since?"

Listening to Guo Han's words, the smile on An Jie's face slowly faded, he frowned, thought for a while, and then said: "It must have been seven years ago when I set out. My boss had a good drink with me. "Dun, I had a severe headache when I set out the next day."

"It's really hard on you people." Guo Han said sympathetically. They are all doing the work of spies, but compared to him, the other party is really suffering. He walks openly under the sun and interacts with everyone. He is a high-ranking official, he is well-fed, drinks hot food, and can have fun everywhere, but a sit-down detective like An Jie will never see the light of day.

An Jie smiled: "I have been away from home for seven years. It's not hard to say life. It's just hard in my heart. I don't dare to get drunk. I'm afraid that I will say something that I shouldn't say when I'm drunk. I have to be careful about everything. In the first two years Fortunately, with the strong rise of our Han Dynasty in recent years, the ghosts of the Chu State have also strengthened their investigation of our Han State National Security Bureau personnel, making it increasingly difficult to fool around. "

"Have you not applied to be transferred back after being out for seven years?" Guo Han asked.

"It's hard to get away with it. You've seen it. The size and quality of my inn are quite high in Yingcheng. How can I leave? Even if I want to leave, the superiors won't let me leave. I think I can only wait until I have time to leave. One day when the Han army invades this city, I can see the light of day again!" An Jie sighed.

"Every effort is rewarded. At least you are now a major general, much stronger than me." Guo Han raised his glass with a smile.

"I hope I can live long enough to wear that beautiful gift. Come on, Lao Guo, let's have a drink." An Jie raised his cup, touched it with Guo Han, and tilted his neck. Drink it all in one gulp.

"Of course you can wear that gift. Maybe after we fight here in a few years, you will have one more star on your shoulders!" Guo Han said with a smile.

"You have successfully convinced Fan Zhuo, right?" He filled up the wine glass for Guo Han.

Anjie asked.

"Of course, not only did he persuade Huang Xie to cancel his plan to send troops to our Han Dynasty, but he also successfully reduced the price of silk and satin by 20%, and also used our newly developed new technologies for silk reeling and satin weaving. He is very happy!" Guo Han said proudly: "There is no one in this world that I can deal with better than someone who is jealous of money!"

"You really did everything right, and you also started a business!" Anjie said with a wry smile: "It's not like us. Earn some hard-earned money!"

"Are you having a hard time now?" Guo Han laughed, "Lao An, you don't think this is just a business, do you?"

"How do you say it?" An Jie immediately realized the meaning of Guo Han's words. He paused, shook his head and said, "Forget it, this is not what I should ask."

Guo Han shook his hands wildly, "No, no, no, when I came here this time, the superiors have already instructed me to reveal this plan to you, because there are many things that will happen next that you need to take over."

An Jie took a deep breath, stared at Guo Han, and stopped talking.

"We Han people have always strictly blocked new technologies, but why did we so readily agree to export these two latest technologies to Chu State this time?" Guo Han asked with a smile.

"This is exactly what I don't understand." An Jie said.

"These two things were actually developed two years ago, and they were specially developed for the Chu State. After they were developed, because the time was not yet ripe, they kept the news secret for two years. The time has finally come.”

"You confused me!" An Jie shook his head.

"A long time ago, the Han Dynasty began to formulate a plan against the Chu State." Guo Han raised his head and looked up at the roof, his thoughts drifting to the past. "The makers of this plan are the king, Jiang Yizheng, Yan Yizheng, and of course, Minister Cao. I was the first group of espionage personnel to enter the plan after it was formed. At that time, I was still a little The owner of the silk shop is the kind who smiles happily when he earns one tael of silver a day."

"Now you are making money every day!" An Jie said with a smile.

"That's not mine, that's the country's." Guo Han raised his glass and took a sip gently, "If you want to unify the Central Plains and establish a unified country, the most difficult thing to deal with is actually not the Qin Dynasty, but the Chu State. This This is the king's conclusion, because compared to the Qin State's aggressive military, they only need to fight a few defeats to recover, but the Chu State is different. This country has a vast territory and a large population. Although the wealth is uneven, the people are far away. It is far from being unable to eat, and the social conflicts are relatively small. For a country with a stable social structure, it is difficult to break it from the outside. Therefore, this plan is aimed at the Huguang area, the richest area in Chu State. The goal is to cause chaos in this area of ​​Chu State.”

"This..." An Jie stared at Guo Han with his eyes widened, "I don't understand how the silk and satin business has anything to do with messing up this area?"

Guo Han chuckled, "It's a big deal. You are in Yingcheng, haven't you noticed that Yingcheng has begun to import rice and noodles in large quantities from us Han people?"

"This is true. I always thought it was because of the low price of food for us big men."

"No, this is because the grain production in Huguang area of ​​Chu State is no longer enough to supply food. Do you know what the fertile fields in these areas are doing now?"

Anjie shook his head.

"Now most of them have planted mulberry trees and raised silkworms." Guo Han said proudly: "Now that I think about it, the king's foresight is really amazing. We Han people have become rich. Do you know why the king strongly advocates wearing silk clothes? ?"

"I always thought this was what the king wanted to emphasize, breaking the old customs that did not allow people to wear silk clothes, and emphasizing the equality of everyone." An Jie spread his hands.

"Then you are totally wrong, because we need to import a large amount of silk and satin from the Chu State, and we have raised the price again and again. Over the years, we have spent a lot of money and earned on the silk and satin imported from the Chu State. It’s so much money that it’ll shock you to say it.”

"Just get to the point!" Anjie knocked on the table.

"That's the point!" Guo Han said with a smile: "Because of the huge profits, the Chu people began to destroy fertile fields in the Huguang area and plant mulberry trees in order to produce more silk and satin to sell to us Han people. This is how their food began That’s why supply issues arise.”

"So that's it, this is really insidious!" An Jie said subconsciously, looking at Guo Han smiling and saying nothing, he realized that he had made a mistake, "It's clever, clever. But although there is insufficient food in these areas, this It’s not fatal to Chu State!”

"Of course, this is just the first step. We have successfully completed it. The second step is to lower the price. In addition to lowering the sales price of silk and satin, we will import more silk and satin so that more Han people can afford silk clothes. Of course, We will sell more by sea, which will cause Chu people to destroy more fertile land to plant mulberry and raise silkworms.”

"But this method is too slow." An Jie couldn't help but feel a little depressed when he remembered that he didn't know how long he would stay in Yingcheng.

"So the third step is to install newer machines to reduce their costs. Do you know the efficiency of the latest silk reeling machines and satin weaving machines?"

"One person can do as much work as ten people before!" Guo Han said with a smile. "Do you know what this means?"

Anjie took a deep breath. After doing business for a long time, his mind was naturally full of business experience. "The reduction in labor costs will greatly reduce costs."

"Yes, but this is for people like Fan Zhuo. What about those who rely on this craft to make a living?" Guo Han asked.

Anjie thought deeply and suddenly broke into a cold sweat. It turned out that the biggest key was here. The emergence of these two machines increased the efficiency tenfold. In the past, a thousand people could do the work, but now a hundred people If we can finish it, what will happen to the remaining 900 people? Their jobs would be ruined. An Jie also had a vague idea of ​​how many people in the Huguang area of ​​Chu State relied on this industry to survive.

"Do you understand now? These people have lost their jobs and a lot of fertile farmland has been planted with mulberry trees. What do these people do to survive?"

"chaos!"

"Of course, of course there will be chaos. Anyone who has no food to eat will be angry. A few people have no food to eat and can be beggars, but thousands of people have no food to eat. Where can they beg? A few years ago, I set out with you Many people are doing this work in that place right now! They will be the creators of chaos." Guo Han said with a smile. "If there is no trouble in Chu, let's create some trouble for him."

"Didn't Chu people notice this problem?" An Jie asked.

"Hehe, even Huang Xie probably didn't understand such a clever strategy. By the time he understood it, it would be too late. And at that time, do you think someone like Fan Zhuo would give up just because someone rebelled? That high profit? What they can think of is suppression and killing as a warning to others." Guo Han raised his glass high and said to An Jie. (To be continued)