I’m The King Chapter 1241: : The deadly trap hidden in the future (131)

"Lao An, come, let's have a good drink." At night, Ying City has already been plunged into darkness, only a few places are still lit, although Ying City is bigger than Ji City , more prosperous, but it can't compare with Jicheng at night, because there is no curfew in Jicheng, and businesses still operate normally at night.

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

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

"You can get drunk and sleep well tomorrow, but I have to get up early to work! You can enjoy yourself, and I can do whatever I want?" An Jie laughed.

Looking at An Jie, Guo Han put down his glass, "Old An, how many years have you been drunk?"

Listening to Guo Han's words, the smile on An Jie's face slowly disappeared, he frowned, thought for a while, and then said: "It should be the day when I left seven years ago, the boss will accompany me to have a good time After drinking a meal, I had a severe headache when I set off the next day."

"It's really hard for you people." Guo Han said sympathetically, they are all doing the work of spies, but compared with him, the other party is really too hard. The people they associate with are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries, they are popular, they can drink hot food, and they can have fun everywhere, but a spy like An Jie will never see the sun.

An Jie smiled: "I have been away from my hometown for seven years. It's not a hard life. It's just a bitter heart. I don't dare to get drunk, for fear that I will say something that I shouldn't say. I am careful in everything. The past two years were fine, but in the past few years, with the strong rise of our big Han, the ghosts of Chu State have also become stronger, and the investigation of our Han State National Security Bureau personnel has become more and more difficult."

"Have you been out for seven years and haven't applied for transfer back?" Guo Han asked.

"It's hard to get out of the way, and you can see that the scale of my inn is quite high in Ying City. How can I leave? Even if I want to leave, the higher-ups won't let me go, I want to come I can only see the sun again when the army of the big man enters the city one day!" An Jie sighed.

"If you pay, you will be rewarded. At least, you are now a major general, much better than me." Guo Han raised his glass with a smile.

"I hope I can live long enough to wear that beautiful gift. Come on, let's not talk, Lao Guo, let's have a drink." An Jie raised his glass, touched Guo Han, and Tilt your neck. Drank it down.

"Of course you can wear that gift, maybe after we call over in a few years, you will have another star on your shoulder!" Guo Han said with a smile.

"You have successfully persuaded Fan Zhuo, right?" Filled Guo Han's glass. Anjie asked.

"Of course, not only did he persuade Huang Xie to cancel his plan to send troops to us big men, but he also successfully reduced the price of silk and satin by 20%, and also reduced the price of our newly developed silk reeling and satin weaving. He is very happy about the new technology!" Guo Han said triumphantly: "In this world, there is nothing better to deal with than people who are open to money!"

"You really didn't miss anything, and you did business by the way!" An Jie said with a wry smile, "It's not like us. Earn some hard money!"

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

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

Guo Han waved his hands wildly, "No, no, no, when I came this time, my superiors have instructed me to disclose this plan to you, because there are a lot of things that need to be taken over by you."

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

"We Dahan have always been very strict about the blockade of 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 developed specifically to target Chu. After they were developed, because the timing was not yet ripe, they kept blocking the news , After two years, it's finally time."

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

"A long time ago, the big man began to formulate a plan against Chu." Guo Han raised his head, looked up at the roof, and his thoughts had drifted back to the past. "The makers of this plan are the King, Jiang Yizheng, Yan Yizheng, and of course, Minister Cao. I was the first batch of spies to enter this plan after it was formed. At that time, I was still a small As for the boss of the silk and satin village, he is the kind who can make a tael of silver every day and smile happily."

"Now you are making money every day!" An Jie laughed.

"That's not mine, it's the country's." Guo Han raised his glass and took a sip, "If you want to unify the Central Plains and build a unified country, the most difficult thing to deal with is actually not Qin, but Chu This is the assertion of the king, because compared to Qin’s military aggression, they may be completely defeated if they lose a few battles, but Chu is different. This country has a vast territory and a large population. Although the wealth is uneven, But the common people are far from being unable to eat, and the social conflicts are relatively small. For a country with a stable social structure, it is very difficult to break him from the outside. So this plan is aimed at the richest people in Chu The Huguang area. The goal is to make this area of ​​Chu State chaotic."

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

Guo Han chuckled, "It's a big deal. You're in Yingcheng, haven't you noticed that Yingcheng has started to import a large amount of rice noodles from us big men?"

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

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

An Jie shook his head.

"Most of them are now planted with mulberry trees and raised with silkworms." Guo Han proudly said: "Thinking about it now, your majesty's foresight is really amazing. We big men and people are rich, and you know why your majesty advocates Are you wearing silk clothes?"

"I always thought this was what the king wanted to emphasize by breaking the old custom of not allowing the common people to wear silk clothes, and emphasizing that everyone is equal." An Jie spread his hands.

"Then you are very wrong, because we need to import a large amount of silk and satin from Chu State, and raise the price again and again. As well as the money you earn, you will be shocked when you say it."

"Let's get straight to the point!" An Jie knocked on the table.

"This is the point!" Guo Han said with a smile: "Because of the huge profits, the people of Chu began to destroy fertile fields in the Huguang area and plant mulberry trees, hoping to produce more silk and satin to sell to us big men. This is their The reason why the food supply problem in China began.”

"So that's how it is. This is really insidious!" An Jie said subconsciously. He looked at Guo Han with a smile and said nothing. But this is not fatal to Chu!"

"Of course, this is only the first step. We have successfully completed it. The second step is to lower the price of silk and satin, and import more silk and satin so that more Han people can afford silk clothes. , Of course, more, we will sell them by sea, which will make Chu people destroy more fertile land, plant mulberry and 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 Ying City.

"So there is a third step, 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 the previous ten!" Guo Han laughed. "Do you know what this means?"

An Jie took a deep breath. He has been in business for a long time, and his head is naturally full of business experience. "The reduction in labor costs will greatly reduce costs."

"That's right, but this is for people like Fan Zhuo, so what about those who rely on this skill for a living?" Guo Han asked rhetorically.

An Jie thought deeply, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It turns out that the biggest key lies here. The appearance of these two machines ~IndoMTL.com~ has increased the efficiency by ten times. It turns out that a thousand people can do it. The work can be done by one hundred people now, so what about the remaining nine hundred people? They will lose their jobs, and in the Huguang area of ​​Chu State, An Jie also has a vague idea of ​​how many people survive in this industry.

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

"Chaos!"

"Of course, there will be chaos. Anyone who has no food will be angry. A few people have no food and can be beggars, but thousands of people have no food. Where to beg? A few years ago, with you Among the people who set out together, there are many people who are doing these jobs in that place now! They will be the creators of chaos." Guo Han smiled. "There will be no troubles in the state of Chu, let's create some troubles for him."

"Have the Chu people not noticed this problem?" An Jie asked.

"Hehe, even Huang Xie probably didn't understand such a clever strategy. When he understands, it will be too late. And when it really comes to that, do you think that someone like Fan Zhuo will not understand it because of someone else? Do they give up the high profits for rebellion? All they can think of is to suppress and kill others." Guo Han raised his wine glass high and said to An Jie. (to be continued)