Chapter 1268: Moving Forward (One Hundred and Fifty-Eight) Economic War

Under Tan Feng's sharp eyes, Mr. Zhao showed no fear and still looked at him with a smile. After a while, Tan Feng's eyes dropped, and his whole body seemed to relax at this moment.

"I don't understand what Mr. Zhao means by this!" Tan Feng said.

"General Tan, don't get me wrong. I'm not advising you to betray Great Qin. I just hope that you can prepare a way out for yourself while serving Great Qin. You will never go wrong." Mr. Zhao said: "The situation in Great Qin is so complicated now, and the prospects are It’s really hard to understand, General Tan, you’re not Lu Chao, so you can’t reach his level. In fact, if you take one more step, you might end up with your head on the ground, right?”

Tan Feng took a sip of tea and did not answer.

"Actually, Huang Shoufu has always admired General Tan's ability. Especially after General Tan took charge of Yingchuan, his series of actions made Huang Shoufu's eyes bright. There was no war, no peace, military confrontation, but economic mutually beneficial cooperation. In Huang Shoufu's opinion, this model is the best strategy that Yingchuan County can adopt at present. There is no better way. Even Huang Shoufu said that he never thought that there would be such a way if Yingchuan was like Lu. On the other side, if they do their own thing behind closed doors, there will be no prosperity and prosperity now, and there will be no strong army and rich people in Yingchuan! Along the way, among the people, I have heard ordinary things. The people of Yingchuan have a very good opinion of General Tan Feng!" Mr. Zhao said with a smile.

"How can it be so mysterious?" Tan Feng laughed at himself: "This is all forced out. The imperial court is in a difficult state. In recent years, there has been a lot of military pay arrears, military equipment has been slackening year by year, and the supply of equipment has never been in the hands of my stepmother. Give priority to supply. What should I do if I don't find a way to deal with a strong enemy? Fortunately, the Han people are pursuing profit, but they have given me such an opportunity."

"Opportunities are always there, but not everyone can seize them." Mr. Zhao nodded: "Although he was forced to have no choice but to have Yingchuan's current scale and strength, the general is really indispensable. Looking at the current direction of the Han army's attack, we know that they also believe that attacking you will definitely cost more than attacking Lu Chao. But judging from the strength on paper, Lu Chao is much stronger than you. Why is this? Huang Shoufu summarized a few points.”

"Oh, Huang Shoufu still has time to summarize these things, which is beyond my expectation!" Tan Feng was very interested. Tan Feng was quite proud of being recognized by Huang Xie, who was famous all over the world.

"First of all, the first thing is that under the governance of General Tan in recent years, Yingchuan has been well-controlled and harmonious. Compared with the current situation of the Qin State, it is like a bright light in the dark night. It is extremely dazzling. Looking at the Han Dynasty Gao Yuan's consistent strategy is to stir up chaos within the enemy and gain maximum benefits at the minimum cost in Yingchuan's current situation. At this point, if we fight hard, everyone in Yingchuan will fight first and fight, which will cause the Han people to suffer immeasurable losses. "

"Secondly,

That's from the perspective of General Lu. Lu Chao seemed to be the most powerful, with many soldiers and generals, but he was self-respecting in supporting his troops and seemed to be in harmony with the court. In fact, because Fan Sui changed his ways, the rift between him and Lu Chao was already deep. It was just because of a strong man. The Han Kingdom was watching from the sidelines and had to unite temporarily. This kind of alliance is extremely easy to break down. Bai Qi of the Qin Dynasty is now training a new army. Every time the new army is formed, the court's patience with Lu Chao will be reduced by one point. In the end, it goes without saying that the relationship between the two parties will break down, so the Han people began to adjust their attacks. The strategy turned to point the finger at Lu Chao. From the outside, it seemed more difficult, but from a grand strategy point of view, once the Han Dynasty effectively took advantage of the contradiction between Lu Chao and the court, it found a suitable entry point. , if Lu Chao's army is defeated in one fell swoop, the Qin State will no longer be able to support it. At that time, no matter how strong General Tan's Yingchuan is, how can he fight against the Han State with a corner? Maybe it will be decided by the time the message is sent out, I don’t know for sure? "

"Thirdly, I wonder if General Tan has noticed that in the Han Dynasty, the power of the traditional landowners and gentry is shrinking day by day, while the power of businessmen is expanding day by day. This can be seen from the distribution of power in their big council. Big businessmen There are more and more representatives of the interests of the people, and merchants are chasing profits. Now Yingchuan is a trading center for them to enter the Han Dynasty. Once they attack Yingchuan, these people will suffer great losses, but at Hangu Pass, because of Lu Chao's Due to the lock-down policy, merchants were unable to enter, and the vast internal market of Daqin could not be opened to them. This probably made them resentful that they would have to transship through Yingchuan. The cost went up all of a sudden! If Hangu Pass is captured, the money these merchants can earn will be doubled, so it is not unrelated to this change of attack. General Tan knows that the commercial tax revenue of Han Dynasty now far exceeds that of agriculture. Taxes are collected.”

"Huang Shoufu's analysis is indeed rough!" Tan Feng nodded and said with a smile: "The formulation and implementation of policies in the Han Dynasty are gradually turning to be dominated by businessmen. In the Han Dynasty, soldiers did not interfere in politics and were just a sharp knife in the hands of the government. This is consistent with There are great differences between Da Qin and Da Chu. The political affairs hall and the Great Council are the leading direction of their policies. The Han Dynasty is transforming into a merchant court. If there is no profit, they will never do anything. But apart from the above three points, the Han people also have targeted strategies towards me, Yingchuan.”

"Oh, I've never heard Huang Shoufu talk about this!" Mr. Zhao was a little confused and a little unconvinced.

"Huang Shoufu is in Yingcheng. After all, he is thousands of miles away from Han. Naturally, many things are not as close as mine. He can see clearly. The confrontation between Han and me is no longer mainly a military confrontation. It is a war above the economy. In Gao Yuan’s words, the war between him and me, Yingchuan, is called an economic war. It can also be called a trade war. Gao Yuan’s speech at the Great Council, in a very general way, It’s peaceful evolution,” Tan Feng said with a smile.

"Peaceful evolution?" Mr. Zhao looked at Tan Feng in confusion.

"Oh, I didn't invent this word, it was invented by Gao Yuan. This guy always has unexpected but incisive conclusions. What he is doing to me, Yingchuan, is to continuously penetrate into the economy and connect the two places. The ties are getting tighter and tighter with economic ties. Mr. Zhao must have been conducting secret inspections on his way here. In Yingchuan, banknotes issued by Han people are very popular, aren't they? "

"That's right!" Mr. Zhao took out a few colorful bills from his arms and placed them on the table. "I have seen this thing in Yingcheng, but the quantity is very small. Many people keep it as a collection. It is indeed beautifully printed."

"Although the General's Office issued an order not to use Han banknotes, I also know that this matter cannot be controlled at all. Many people in Yingchuan secretly transported their gold and silver to Yingshui and deposited it in a bank. Oh, in Han China, it’s called a bank. In our place, when money is deposited in a bank, you have to pay a custody fee to the bank. But here, when the money is deposited in a bank, not only is there no custody fee, but it can also accrue interest. Although it is not high, it still earns interest. It looks like there is no risk!”

Mr. Zhao rubbed his chin, "This matter, if the quantity is small, it doesn't matter, but once the quantity is large, the impact on Yingchuan cannot be ignored!"

"This is natural. This is the sequelae of the policies I have implemented in the past few years. It is the price I have to pay." Tan Feng waved his hand, "In this world, there is no truth that can be obtained without paying. I have gained some Things will naturally be lost. The Han people hope to make the two places inseparable through various means. If something happens in the future, I am afraid that instead of supporting me, Yingchuan will rush to support the Han people. Think about it, Mr. Zhao. If all your wealth is in the hands of the Han people, who will you support if a war breaks out? "

Mr. Zhao's expression changed slightly, "Of course I want to support the Han people, because if the Han people win, my wealth will be recognized by the other party, but if you win, my life savings will be in vain."

Tan Feng clapped softly, "That's the truth. So now the richer the people in Yingchuan are, the more uneasy I feel. That's why I started to trade with you, Dachu Duoduo, hoping to reduce your dependence on them, just like you said before. Speaking of cement, if you build these factories in the future, even if the price is higher, I will buy it from you! "

"It turns out that it is because of this that General Tan hopes to establish a more comprehensive partnership with us!" Mr. Zhao sighed.

"Does Huang Shoufu think I'm going to betray myself and join Da Chu?" Tan Feng said with a smile.

Mr. Zhao's face was slightly red. When he was discussing with Huang Shoufu in Yingcheng, Huang Shoufu once said that although Tan Feng was talented, he was immoral and had a bone in the back of his head. Now that he saw that the Qin State Building was about to collapse, he hurriedly started to give him help. I am looking for another thigh, but such a person is now used by Da Chu. Now it seems that this is not the case. The domestic evaluation of Tan Feng should have a new assessment. right.

"Huang Shoufu doesn't have this intention, but I think that General Tan might as well consider this issue. Once something happens to the Qin State, our country, Chu, will definitely support the general, so that the general can advance and attack, and retreat and defend, so that he will not have to be defeated by the Qin State. By then, everything will be beyond repair," Mr. Zhao still insisted.

"I will consider this issue." Tan Feng smiled and nodded, "I wonder what Mr. Zhao thinks of my previous proposal?"

"In fact, before I came here, Huang Shoufu had already made a decision. All commercial activities between Dachu and Yingchuan will be exempted from tariffs. Even many goods that we could have purchased from other places will also go to Yingchuan in the future. Sichuan, it’s mutual benefit.”

"Thank you very much." Tan Feng cupped his hands and nodded. (To be continued)