The next day, Xu Xing came to the palace and saw the king of Chu sitting on the throne worriedly, his right hand constantly fiddling with a pile of Chu money in the middle of the case, and on the left and right of Chu money, there was a pile of cloth coins and a pile of ring money.

Seeing this, Xu Xing's heart moved slightly, and then he pressed his thoughts, arched his hand and asked, "I don't know what the king summoned him, what are his orders?" ”

"Sir, the widow came to Mr. this time to inquire about something." Saying that, Xiong Huai let out a long sigh: "Xianqing, Jiangdong has belonged to the Chu State for almost three years now, but before the widow went to Jiangdong to hunt, he saw that there was a deep gap between the people of Jiangdong and the Chu people.

The people of Jiangdong use the language of the Yue country, speak the dialect of the Yue country, use the currency of the Yue country, and live the customs of the Yue country. ”

When Xu Xing heard this, an old face immediately unfolded like a flower blooming.

Isn't all that the King of Chu said what he Xu Xing has been advocating all along?

Unified weights and measures, unified currency, unified prices, unified market, the whole country together, so that Tong Su is not bullied, everyone is self-disciplined, and the world is the same, this is the goal of his life.

Thinking of this, Xu Xing immediately surrendered his hand and asked for his life: "King, this matter is easy to do, as long as the king orders to formulate a unified set of guidelines for the Yuedi government, it will not take a few years, Jiangdong will be no different from Jianghan." ”

"What the gentleman said is very true." Xiong Huai nodded, then looked at Xu Xingdao: "But Jiangdong is newly attached, and it needs an old man to implement it steadily, and he can't be impatient, so as not to disgust the people of Jiangdong." It's a pity that the widows are all over the court, but there are no such old ministers. ”

When Xu Xing heard this, he immediately puffed up his chest: "What does the king think of the old minister?" ”

"This..." Xiong Huai looked at Xu Xing and frowned, then shook his head regretfully and said: "This is not appropriate, Xianqing still has to preside over the construction of the Jianghan Water Canal, how can he give up halfway." ”

"This..." Xu Xing was stunned for a moment, and then frowned.

In the past few years, although there have been wars, three canals have been built in Jianghan one after another, which can irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres of land. Moreover, the grain production of these irrigated lands has increased significantly, and all the people who have benefited are full of praise, and they are even more grateful to him as an advocate and host.

Seeing that the people are no longer reluctant to build water canals, seeing that Chu has stopped large-scale foreign wars, and seeing that Chu is about to build water canals on a large scale, in this case, if he leaves Yingdu and goes to Jiangdong, this can be compared with Chu Xiangsun Shuao's great merit will give up most of it.

This...

Xu Xing hesitated.

However, going to Koto to change the local customs is even more reluctant to give up.

Jiangdong has been occupied by the Chu State for a few years, and the law has just been changed there, and the customs have not yet been fixed, so it is a place to show your ambitions.

Stayed in Yingdu, overhauled water conservancy, and after the matter was completed, he won the same reputation as Uncle Sun Aoximen Leopard.

And when he went to Jiangdong, he put all his ideas over the years into practice in Jiangdong one by one, and showed the people of the world that his doctrine was not wrong.

Once Jiangdong is completed, the future king of Chu will take Jiangdong as a model and promote Jiangdong's model to the entire Chu state.

That...

If one's own doctrine can become an important basis for pacifying the world, and one's own ideology and doctrine are widely prevalent in the world, how can this be compared with just one Ximen leopard and his ilk.

Not to mention a mere water conservancy, even if the front is full of thorns, it is also something that cannot be done.

Thinking about it, the hesitation in Xu Xing's eyes suddenly dissipated, and then he firmly arched his hand and said: "King, the difficulty of building a canal is difficult at the beginning, and now the canal near Yingdu has proved the efficacy of the canal to all the people, and now the people are looking forward to the king to build a canal, just like the spring seedlings of a long drought are looking forward to the spring rain, as long as the king gives an order, the people will respond." Therefore, it is the same whether the canal is built now or not.

On the Jiangdong side, whether it is a unified currency, a unified weights and measures, or a unified script, it will arouse the disgust of the local people, which requires a person of high moral standing to resolve their doubts. ”

"The old minister is not talented, he has a slight name, he is willing to go to Jiangdong and ask for the king's permission." As he spoke, President Xu bowed.

Xiong Huai didn't get up immediately after seeing Xu Xing bow down, as if he didn't get up as long as he didn't agree.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "This... Alas... Sir, please get up quickly, and the widow promises Mr. Yes. ”

"King Xie." Xu Xing bowed again, and then straightened up.

At this time, Xiong Huai let out a long sigh, then pointed to the three piles of copper coins on the case, and asked, "Can Mr. recognize these?" ”

Xu Xing glanced at the copper coins on the case, nodded and said, "The copper coins are used daily, and the old minister naturally recognizes them." ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai nodded, and then took out a coin from the middle pile.

This is a unique money of the Chu State, made of imitation shells, about two centimeters long, slightly narrower on both sides, and engraved with the insects and birds of the Chu State. Because this kind of copper shell looks like a grimace, it is also called grimace money. And because the copper shell money is very small, it can be placed on the nose of the person, so it is called the ant nose money. In addition, people have given this kind of money many nicknames according to its characteristics.

"This is the Chu money that circulates in my Chu country." As he spoke, Xiong Huai put down the copper shell, and then took out two copper coins from another pile of money shaped like a shovel: "This is the cloth coin in circulation in my Chu country." ”

At this time, Xiong Huai pointed to the two cloth coins in his hand and asked, "Sir, do you know the conversion ratio of cloth coins and copper coins?" ”

Xu Xing nodded: "The minister knows, the big one is one for seven, and the small one is for four." ”

"Yes, the big one for seven, the small one for four." Xiong Huai sighed lightly, and then said a little angrily: "Sir, this small and medium-sized cloth coin, one is only thirteen or four baht (one two twenty-four baht), and the copper shell of my Chu country, although it is a little smaller, and then the four copper shells are added, which is also more than twenty baht, one cloth coin for four copper shells, so exchanged, my Chu country has lost a lot." ”

Xu Xing was slightly stunned, then looked at King Chu hesitantly, and secretly wondered: Could it be that King Chu thinks Chu Qian is too big, and plans to make Chu Qian smaller.

I can't help but think so, he was originally from Chu State, and he knew a lot about the copper shell of Chu State, and he also hated Tong Bei so much that he gritted his teeth.

The ant-nose money was not so small at the beginning, the original copper shell, imitating the sea shell, was huge, the largest one or two heavy, but now the copper shell, only about one-fifth of the original copper shell, or even less than one-fifth.

In the past few hundred years, the copper shell has shrunk by four-fifths, and it can be imagined how heavy the exploitation of the people by the Chu State was. Basically, the newly made copper shells of each generation of Chu kings are slightly smaller than those of the previous generation, so as to increase the exploitation of the people.

If the king of Chu asked him to go to Jiangdong to make new money, it would be slightly smaller than before.

This...

aided and plundered the wealth of the people.

How can I be such a person!