"Merchant trade, barter!"
The moment Guo Jia opened his mouth, his words were shocking."Before this, I never thought that money could be so powerful. However, your actions made me understand one thing…"
"To deal with the threat of the grassland tribes, we don't necessarily have to frequently use force!”
"Money can also be used as a means!”
This time, Chen Xiao was truly shocked.
He had never expected Guo Jia to think of a plan to open the market!
It was almost the same as one of the "Strategy to Govern Youzhou" that he showed Cai Yong in Luoyang!
This was undoubtedly the embryonic form of an economic and trade war!
" You bought the official position of the governor of Youzhou Province with money and provided relief to the refugees in exchange for a great amount of reputation. You also bought the followers of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun with money and got a good opportunity to quell the rebellion..."
As Guo Jia spoke, he seemed to be a little surprised by his own whimsical thoughts."If that's the case, why can't we use money to solve the grassland problem?”
"You must know that the reason why the grassland tribes would rebel or plunder from the south every once in a while is because the grassland is barren and can't support the many herdsmen!”
"This time, Qiu Liju colluded with Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun to rebel.”
This was the so-called Grass Valley.
This person was indeed a genius of the current era. His eyes were sharp, and he could actually see that the nomads would plunder from time to time in the south…In the end, it was all about the economy!
"What Fengxiao means is to open a trading market and use the vast land and abundant resources of the Central Plains to trade with the foreign tribes of the grassland?”
Chen Xiao remained calm. There was neither agreement nor objection on her face. She only smiled and asked,"But the Central Plains has everything that the foreign tribes of the grasslands want, such as salt, iron, food, and so on. But what do they have that is worth buying for us?”
The word 'market' was quite fresh.
However, Guo Jia thought about it and understood what Chen Xiao meant.
"Iron ores and other important materials for making weapons cannot be traded to the alien races!”
He first spoke in a sonorous and forceful manner, then continued with assurance,"In fact, I've never thought about this before I came to Youzhou Province. However, after I arrived at Youzhou Province, I accidentally saw Manager Zhen Liang talking with the Zhen caravan.”
"Using this wool, the wool coats and cloaks made from it are extremely warm and have already become popular in the You and Ji regions.”
"Since the wool from the grassland is valuable, what about the rest?”
" Mutton can be eaten, bad horses can be used to farm instead of cattle, and good horses can be used as military supplies…"
" In this way, as long as the grassland tribes trade, they can obtain enough resources to survive. Even if the tribal leaders still want to plunder, the ordinary herdsmen might not choose to follow!”
"This principle is universal. If it is not because the ordinary people cannot survive, no one wants to fight with their lives!”
Chen Xiao listened quietly and did not comment.
When Guo Jia stopped, he nodded."" You're right. As long as the Central Plains purchases wool in large quantities for a long time, the herdsmen on the grasslands will be driven by profit and will herd sheep like crazy. As time goes on, their bloodlust will be worn out..."
Chen Xiao roughly described the famous wool theory.
Guo Jia was stunned.
He had only thought of the strategy of opening the market from the Zhen family's caravan purchasing wool in the grassland.
He did not expect that a mere wool…would have such a great effect?
The essence of the nomadic invasion was the periodic bankruptcy of the nomadic economy. Living in the grasslands, they could only engage in animal husbandry and a small amount of farming. Their economy was very fragile.
Once the economy collapsed and the number of grassland herdsmen increased, they could only expand in exchange for more opportunities to survive.
Therefore, as long as the problem of the Prairies people not being able to survive was solved.
To a certain extent, it actually greatly alleviated the threat of the Outsiders.
The wool trade was a method.
To put it bluntly, it was to control the economy of the grasslands.
Guo Jiaru was suddenly enlightened. He felt that his worldview had received a huge impact. It turned out that the plan he had unintentionally thought of actually contained such profound knowledge.
"But has Fengxiao ever thought…"
Chen Xiao paused for a moment before continuing." The people of the grasslands are all barbarians. They have not been influenced by poetry, books, and etiquette. Once the market opens, won't we be giving them supplies? What if they felt that it was more convenient to snatch it?”
"The premise of this plan is to maintain a strong military deterrence!”
Guo Jia had obviously thought about this long ago."Therefore, this time, you must ruthlessly defeat Qiu Liju. Only by hurting the Wuhuan people will they realize the consequences of going against the Great Han Dynasty. Only then will they willingly accept the sheep-herding trade!”
Wool trade, plus military deterrence.
The two were neck and neck.
It had to be said that this was the best way to solve the grassland problem under the current conditions.
It was much better than an expedition to the plains or passive defense.
Chen Xiao nodded and suddenly realized that the person who could perfectly execute his grassland strategy was standing in front of him!
"The plan of filial piety is not for a moment, but for a lifetime!”
He was not stingy with his praise. He looked at Guo Jia and said with a burning gaze,"Since this plan was proposed by you, why don't you take up a post in Youzhou and make overall arrangements?”
"Of course I want to, but I don't dare to ask!"
Guo Jia cupped his hands and accepted it without hesitation."In fact, I didn't plan to be an official, but after seeing what I've seen along the way and all the tricks you've used, I suddenly feel that if I miss this opportunity, I'll miss an opportunity to change the world!”
This was also the reason why he had taken the initiative to appear and pull Chen Xiao into the array formation and said so much.
Chen Xiao was pleasantly surprised.
Unexpectedly, he had unexpectedly obtained Guo Jia's approval. Although it wasn't considered loyalty, as long as he held a post in Youzhou, he wouldn't be able to escape from Guo Jia's grasp.
Although he had spent hundreds of millions of dollars this time, he felt like he had earned the entire world!
"Since that's the case, don't withdraw from the formation first. I'll tell you about other ideas for pacifying Youzhou and governing the grasslands.”
Chen Xiao's eyes flickered. Under Guo Jia's slightly stunned gaze, she added,""The deterrence of the foreign tribes is the basic premise. The wool trade is only one of the methods to control the economy of the grasslands. Other than that, there is the tea-horse trade!”
"On top of this, we still need to recruit soldiers and recruit workers!”
"Recruiting soldiers is to split the elites of the grassland tribes into our Great Han Army!”
"Recruiting workers is to provide the Prairies people with another opportunity to earn money. Most importantly, we can use this opportunity to spread the word etiquette!”
"In the end, we have to make it Chinese!"
"This is one of the goals of Youzhou Academy!”
"Other than that, I also plan to support the Buddhist League in the grasslands. The Buddhist League's scriptures are not suitable for the people of the Great Han Dynasty, but they are tailor-made for the Outsiders!”
"This is mind control!"
" When the economic control and the thought control reach a certain level, I will also set up at least three autonomous prefectures in the name of the imperial court!”
"The ruler will be chosen from those who are close to the Han, and all the systems will be based on the Han system. In this way, the grasslands will be divided into three, and it will be difficult for them to join together!”
"This is a system control!"
"And…"
Chen Xiao spoke with fervor. When she was excited, she completely forgot about the time.
Guo Jia was dumbfounded.
He suddenly came to a realization.
"It turns out that the plan I proposed has already been implemented, and it is even more far-reaching than I thought…"
At this moment, Guo Jia was absorbing Chen Xiao's knowledge that surpassed the era like a hungry person. At the same time, his mind was shaken and he was deeply struck by a sense of defeat that he had never felt before."Now it seems that you have already made arrangements to defeat Qiu Liju, right?”
He suddenly spoke, and Chen Xiao was slightly stunned.
Then, he smiled.
"Of course!"
Guo Jia sucked in a breath of cold air and was finally completely convinced.
"Ming Gong is truly a god!"
During this conversation in the array, he changed his address three times in a row.
Each time, the meaning was different.
And this announcement undoubtedly meant…
He already had the intention to follow!
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