Chapter 297
Although the two did not become friends, Yunyao's "honest" still made Danji much quieter. This is the place tonight, and Yunyao will send Danji back first.
Although he is a dancer, Danji's residence is not as comfortable as a cook. The two of them live together. This is because Danji is the best dancer, otherwise eight people will live together.
As Guan Zhong's status improved, there were more than 30 dancers in his family, some of which were rewarded and some given by nobles, and dancers were also very well-written.
"Let's talk later." Yunyao sent Danji back.
Danji glanced at Yunyao in a complicated way and closed the door.
No one knew what happened tonight. Guan Zhong still handled official duties the next day, and did not realize that he had walked on the verge of death.
Yun Yao was also busy in the kitchen as if nothing had happened. While directing everyone to select vegetables, choose vegetables, and cook, he pricked up his ears and listened to Guan Zhong's various thoughts.
Guan Zhong was still improving the plan for land system reform and put forward the idea of Guan Shanhai.
It has to be said that starting from Guan Zhong, countries with some backbone would pursue reform, and later it became more obvious in the Warring States Period. Although the changers in the Warring States Period would not have a good ending, their desire to become stronger was to keep awakening in the Central Plains.
The economic changes of Qi State are the most successful. It can be said that the economic development of the Chinese civilization in the next three thousand years will be rewarded by Guan Zhong. Because Guan Zhong proposed that the official business of ore and sea salt was to run the state, making the country rich and laying the economic foundation for a unified country.
Guan Zhong's economic thoughts will work even after three thousand years, and he truly grasped the essence of the economy. He called it "the art of slightness and importance".
Simply put, it is to study the economic logic between commodities, currency, and humans, study the supply and demand of commodities, the amount of currency, human nature, etc. These things are hard core cores that will not change for thousands of years.
Guan Zhong did not say anything invisible. In his opinion, everything is clear and human nature seeks profit, so commodity prices will fluctuate up and down. As long as you use this method, you can fight an economic war.
The national strength of Qi was getting stronger and stronger. Guan Zhong did not use force against those neighbors who harassed Qi, but adopted the practice of economic warfare.
For example, Guan Zhong is now planning an economic war against Lu.
Lu silk in Lu was famous all over the world. Guan Zhong suggested that Xiaobai wear Lu silk to stimulate the imitation of Qi, causing the price of Lu silk to surge.
Also, because the market in Qi is wide and the supply of Lu saurus is in short supply, so the price surge will lead people from Lu to invest in the industry that makes Lu saurus and abandon farming.
Guan Zhong, who had a clear understanding of human nature, asked the people of Qi to go to Lu to buy food in advance, because he knew that when Qi no longer needed Lu Luo, there would be only a large amount of Lu Luo that could not be eaten in Lu, but there would be a shortage of necessary food. It would be too late to farm again. At that time, Lu could only go to Qi to buy food at a high price. After one round, not only would the money earned from selling Lu Luo be returned, but Lu would also give Qi a sum of money to buy food.
It is equivalent to Qi State getting a lot of Lu Bai for free, and at the same time it also earned the difference in Lu's grain, which can deal a heavy blow to Lu's economy in one breath. This is an economic war.
Although there is no trace of blood in the economic war, it has caused huge damage to Lu.
Yunyao has been a Lu native for three hundred years. Now that Guan Zhong wants to attack Lu, she naturally cannot sit idly by. She has to speak up for justice, so she asks to see Guan Zhong.
Guan Zhong was surprised because in the past, the cook rarely asked to see him and always worked diligently to do his duty. For some reason, he suddenly asked to see him today.
Of course I have to meet you, after all, I am optimistic about my cook at a critical moment: "Let her come in."
"I have met the Prime Minister." Yun Yao bent down and saluted.
"Well, what do you need to see me?" Guan Zhong was very generous. Now he had nothing to lack. If Yun Yao had a need, he would generously reward him.
"I heard that the king was going to take action against Lu and entrusted the prime minister to formulate the Lu strategy. I specially invited the prime minister to make suggestions from the king and let Lu go." Yun Yao said sincerely.
Only then did Guan Zhong remember that the cook was also from Lu: "I didn't expect that you, a cook, would know how to care about national affairs."
"If Lu bullies Qi and Qi fights back, I naturally dare not say much. But now Qi is strong, respecting the king and expelling the barbarians, and admires the world. Lu is small and cannot defeat Qi. It is small but humble, and will not be attacked by Qi." Yun Yao said that Lu did nothing wrong, at most it would be jealous of Qi.
"I can't explain the national affairs in detail to you. But don't worry, Qi will not launch troops against Lu." Guan Zhong comforted the cook. He thought the cook was very interesting. He was abroad but caring about the motherland, and it was indeed extraordinary for ordinary women. Many men did not have such persistence.
"I know that the Prime Minister must restart the Chu State's plan to buy deer. Lu State is not as powerful as Chu State, and cannot withstand such a strategy."
"You are in the kitchen every day, and you actually know my Chu State's strategy to buy deer?" Guan Zhong became interested. Most people don't understand this strategy because it is too abstract. Even Bao Shuya and Jiang Xiaobai need Guan Zhong to explain it to figure out the operation steps, but a little chef actually knows it?
Economic warfare was too advanced in this era. In this feudal era when everyone was disagreeing with each other and robbed wheat, Guan Zhong carried out invisible attacks on the enemy country by operating the economy, far beyond the times.
"Two years ago, the Prime Minister sent 80 Youth Soldiers and 100 Merchants to Chu State to buy wild deer at a high price, which led to everyone in Chu State hunting deer and abandoning farming. At the same time, the Prime Minister sent people to buy food in Chu State. After a period of time, he closed the checkpoints between the two countries and prohibited the wild deer from Chu State from entering Qi, and at the same time prohibited the food from Qi State from leaving Chu State. In just one month, the Chu State had a panic. Later, the Prime Minister sold grain at a high price, and one of them severely damaged Chu State, making Chu State no longer dare to disobey Qi State. How could I not know such a strange plan?" This economic war against Lu State turned Chu State into Lu State, and other routines did not change.
After hearing Yunyao say that Chu State bought deer in a slight way, Guan Zhong was amazed. He didn't expect that his cook was so smart: "I often hear that smart people will be able to do whatever they do. It seems that the ancestors did not lie to me. If you don't be a cook, you will definitely shine in other places." One method can understand all methods. Since Yunyao can become the leader among cooks, he will definitely make a fortune if he changes his field.
Seeing that Yunyao was so smart, Guan Zhong became loving talent, so he asked, "Let me listen to my new plan." In addition to buying deer in Chu and buying white in Lu, Guan Zhong also had a new plan.
Although the routine is very useful, you can't just use one routine all the time. For a genius like Guan Zhong, you won't be satisfied with one move. He wants to break through himself and go further in the field of economic warfare.
Now Yunyao listens to the topic.
"Qi Country produces salt. If we stock up all the salt now, and wait until Mingyue suddenly announces that it will no longer export to foreign countries in two or three months, it will only take a while for the price of salt abroad to soar more than ten times. Then I will order the sale of salt at ten times the price. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!