The Three Kingdoms

In the government affairs hall of the royal palace, Cao Cao was reviewing the memorials, while Jia Xu stood quietly in front of his case.

"Wen He, what's the result of the investigation?" After a while, Cao Cao put down his pen and looked up at Jia Xu.

"My lord, the results of the investigation are all in the file, please have a look!"

Jia Xu took a step forward, handed the file in his hand to Jia Xu respectfully.

Cao Cao took the file, opened it up and read it carefully, "The Su family in Zhongshan? The Zhang family in Zhongshan? The Northern Chamber of Commerce?"

He has heard of the Chamber of Commerce system.

It is a group of merchants gathered together to form an unofficial organization, unite as one, and resist the power of the aristocratic family.

Cao Cao actually didn't have any prejudice against merchants, but the state of Wei couldn't pay as much attention to merchants as the state of Wu.

"The Beidi Chamber of Commerce was established in the fifth year of Chuping. After the establishment of the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce, Su Shuang, the head of the Su family in Zhongshan, and Zhang Li, the head of the Zhang family in Zhongshan, jointly established it!"

Jia Xu explained in a soft voice: "The Northland Chamber of Commerce and the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce have a lot of connections. A certain family suspects that they are originally a pawn that Wu Guo placed in Jizhou!"

"Where are they now?"

Cao Cao's face was livid.

Ever since Yuan Shao's head was chopped off by Han Tao, the commander of Wu Guo's Jin Yiwei secret guard in the deep palace, he knew that Wu Guo did have a certain layout in Jizhou.

But he did not expect that Sun Quan had been deployed in Jizhou for such a long time, not only in Jinyiwei, but also in merchants. He felt that he still underestimated Sun Zhongmou's methods.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, some time ago, the two clans moved out of Zhongshan together, and now they have settled in Jicheng!" Jia Xu replied, "Of course, although they ran away, the Northland Chamber of Commerce couldn't. There are still many in the Northland Chamber of Commerce." Jizhou merchants, we have started an investigation!"

"Check, it's time to be arrested. Let Gu arrest them all!" Cao Cao said fiercely.

"No!" Jia Xu nodded.

"Disrupting the grain trade in Jizhou and burning hundreds of thousands of grains is their means?" Cao Cao's eyes were full of cold killing intent: "What is their purpose?"

"My lord. Maybe this is just the beginning!"

Jia Xu said: "Although we have dispatched a large number of grains from Yanzhou, Yuzhou to supplement the needs of the people in Jizhou, the matter has not ended here. In recent days, we have found that not only the grain trade is not normal, but other things. Ironware, cloth, Yanba...Even the sale of houses fluctuates greatly, and the price keeps rising, if this continues, the problem will become serious!"

"What the hell are they planning?"

Cao Cao was a little puzzled. He had never experienced this kind of economic warfare, so he was naturally a little vague.

In his opinion.Even if the market transaction is raised, it will not affect the overall situation of Jizhou.

"Wenhe, find a way to find out all the members of the Northland Chamber of Commerce. I just want to know their ultimate goal!" Cao Cao said coldly,

"No!" Jia Xu nodded quickly.

Cao Cao stood up, put his hands behind his back, pushed open the window, and looked at the scenery outside the window with a pair of tiger eyes.There was a dignified look in his expression, and he muttered to himself: "Sun Zhongmou, Gu really wants to be on guard against you all the time, if you are a little slack. You will take the opportunity to make trouble, since you want to play with Gu this time As soon as you play a novel method, you will stay with me to the end!"

He had a feeling that Sun Quan was going to war with him, but in this battle, there were not thousands of troops.It's... money!

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The temporary prime minister's mansion in Yecheng.

Xun Yu, the Prime Minister of the State of Wei, was sitting upright in the hall, scanning the dossiers submitted from various cities and counties in Jizhou, and his face became more and more ugly.

When the grain from Yuzhou and Yanzhou entered Jizhou, I thought the matter had come to an end, but now it seems that this is the beginning.

"Is the rice still worth seven hundred dollars a stone for this today?" Xun Yu asked several officials in the prime minister's mansion.

"My lord, other places still maintain this price. Although our grain supply has eased the supply on the market, it is still in a very tense atmosphere. Yecheng has dropped a lot, and it has fallen to about [-] yuan per stone!" Officials said.

"However, my lord, the price of common linen and silk in Yecheng is soaring, and even the most common linen costs four hundred stones a piece!"

Another official reported.

"Also, my lord, in addition to the official salt, a large amount of private salt is suddenly sold for the daily salt!" An official on the left handed over the paperwork and replied respectfully: "The price is very low!"

"Elevate the food, but lower the official salt!" Xun Yu rarely encountered such a difficult thing.

"My lord, this is the Julu County Governor's Mansion just handed over!" At this time, the young official Chen Qun handed over a memorandum.

"Both cloth and ironware are being purchased in large quantities?" Xun Yu looked at it and couldn't help frowning: "Damn it, what are they trying to do?"

"My lord, this is probably a war!"

The young official Chen Qun suddenly said in a low voice.

"War?" Xun Yu was startled when he heard the words, he couldn't help raising his head, and looked at this young man.

Chen Qun, Chen Wenchang, these are the top students of Yingchuan Academy.

The Jiangdong Academy in Wu State is famous all over the world and is known as the number one academy in the world, but fundamentally it is not as good as Yingchuan Academy. Almost half of the people who are famous all over the world in Wei State come from Yingchuan Academy.

Vaguely known as the world's number one counselor, the geniuses of wisdom and drama are the high disciples of Yingchuan Academy, Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia... These high positions and weights are also from Yingchuan Academy.

Before the outbreak of Jiangdong Academy, Yingchuan Academy was a sacred place of Confucianism and Taoism in the world, and a cradle of talents.

However, after the eruption of Jiangdong Academy, it won the title of the most sacred place for scholars in the world in one fell swoop. Now Jiangdong Academy has completely become famous all over the world, but Yingchuan Academy has somewhat come to an end.

The sacrificial wine of Yingchuan Academy is Zhong Yao, Wei Guo Taichang, Zhong Yao.

Although Zhong Yao worked very hard, Yingchuan Academy has gone up several steps compared to before, and now it is considered the largest reserve of talents in Wei State, but it is in a state of inadequacy.

Compared with the Jiangdong Academy in Wu State, or even the Lumenshan Academy in Jingzhou, it seems a bit like the sunset.

Chen Jun can be regarded as the one who carries the banner among the young generation of Yingchuan Academy.

"Chang Wen, tell me in detail!" Xun Yu put down the file in his hand.Looking at the young man with a hint of encouragement in his eyes, he said.

"Master Prime Minister!"

Chen Qun clasped his hands in salute, then took out a file from the side, and said, "Look at this first. This is when the Jiangdong Chamber of Commerce was established, King Sun Quan of Wu fought against a wealthy family!"

"Food price war?" Xun Yu spread out the file and looked at it carefully, more and more.The more panicked and confused the heart feels.

After a long time, he closed the file, looked at Chen Qun seriously, and said, "Mr. Wen, what you mean is that Wu wants to fight a food war in Jizhou?"

He was born in a family who read sage books, merchants, in his eyes, lowly.Like to chase interests, and preconceived will have some influence of ungrateful for profit.

He didn't believe that Jizhou could be dragged down just by relying on these lowly businessmen.

"Master Prime Minister, I'm afraid things are not as simple as you imagined!"

Chen Qun looked serious, and said in a low voice: "Maybe it was just food before, but since three days ago, food, salt, ironware, cloth, and even ordinary bamboo mats and fixed houses have all appeared. In the normal trading situation, the markets in various places have already begun to become chaotic!"