Lu Bu proposed to artificially create an inflation, but Chen Gong was still confused.

Although he was wise, he had never been exposed to the new terms of inflation and economic crisis.

Inflation he can understand a little.

It's just that the court issued so much money that the value of the money in private circulation was depreciated, and what was bought with the same money was completely different from what it was before it was depreciated.

But the economic crisis, Chen Gong really can't understand it.

Whether it is grain or cloth or anything else, there is simply no surplus of production capacity today.

Chen Gong thought that the so-called economic crisis was just Lu Bu's wishful thinking.

Overproduction......

In the eyes of Chen Gong, who has never experienced an economic crisis at all, it is a dream paradise that everyone is looking forward to......

"How is Wen Hou going to create an inflation?" Chen Gong asked.

"Gongtai remembers Wang Mang of the Great New Dynasty?" Lu Bu smiled.

The Eastern and Western Han Dynasty took the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu's revival of the Han Dynasty as a watershed.

The root cause of Liu Xiu's revival of the Han Dynasty was the usurpation of power by his relative Wang Mang.

Before Wang Mang usurped power, he could be described as a minister of the Han Dynasty in terms of conduct and ability.

He has a peculiar mindset and can often come up with some unbelievable policies.

The implementation of these policies did drive the political economy of the Western Han Dynasty at that time to a certain extent.

Another reason why Wang Mang has been controversial is that he is a decent person.

But all human beings will always have more or less weaknesses.

Some people are greedy for money, some people love sex, or some people have an extremely pathological pursuit of power.

But Wang Mang is not.

Before becoming emperor, he had always restrained his thirst for power, and as for beauty and money, he regarded them as dung.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to accumulate enough strength in a short period of time to take away the country from the Han court.

However, after he became emperor, many of the decrees promulgated were not suitable for the social environment at that time, and soon after the establishment of the Great New Dynasty, the people everywhere complained.

Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu took the opportunity to rise up and overthrew Wang Mang's new regime!

When Lu Bu mentioned Wang Mang, Chen Gong asked in surprise: "Wang Mang is just a chaotic minister and thief, what did Wen Hou mention him for?" ”

"He was defeated, so he was a rebel and a thief." Lu Bu smiled indifferently: "If he had become a thing back then, and Daxin stabilized the country, who could say that he was a chaotic minister and thief?" ”

Chen Gong was stunned.

Since the Battle of Xiapi, Lu Bu has often said some unbelievable things.

After careful consideration, every word he said made perfect sense.

The so-called rebellious ministers and thieves are nothing more than if they fail to get out of the situation before they will be evaluated by future generations.

Once they are done, the comments of future generations will put them on the right footing.

Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty back then, compared to the Great Qin Dynasty, was not also a chaotic minister and thief?

Lu Bu's theory, Chen Gong was speechless, but he didn't understand what Wang Mang had to do with inflation.

"Wang Mang has implemented a policy." Lu Bu said: "He issued a large amount of money to exchange for five baht coins. Each big coin can be exchanged for five five baht coins, but in real circulation, the purchasing power of big coins and five baht coins is comparable. The fall of the new dynasty is also inseparable from this policy. I only need to change it a little bit and push up an inflation, isn't it a matter of getting my hands dirty? ”

"Wen Hou knew that Wang Mang was defeated by that decree, why did he still adopt it?" Chen Gong said: "Adopting the strategy of defeat, isn't Wen Hou afraid of following in the footsteps of Wang Mang?" ”

"The consequences of the same decree at different times are completely different." Lu Bu said: "There is no problem with Wang Mang's policy, and it is also necessary to exchange large money for five baht to increase the purchasing power of money in order to increase the purchasing power of money. But he ignored one thing, that is, the upward and downward effects. No matter how good the decree he promulgated, the officials below disobeyed and even filled their own pockets, what could he do? ”

"I understand what Wen Hou means." Chen Gong nodded: "Xuzhou is not the world, and it is difficult to rectify the officialdom in the world, but Xuzhou can take care of it." ”

"There is some truth in what the public station said, but I don't think so." Lu Bu smiled: "I also want to order the production of big money, but the big money is not circulated among the people, but only used to purchase coal, steel and other important resources related to the national economy and people's livelihood." To buy coal, you have to exchange five baht for a large amount of money, in order to make it easier to count. ”

"I see!" When Lu Bu said this, Chen Gong suddenly realized: "Coal is not priced at five baht, but only at a big price." Even if you are rich, you can't buy coal without a lot of money. In this way, people who need coal must purchase a large amount of money, and in the short term, Wen Hou will gather a lot of money in his hands. ”

"Then we control the output of coal and raise the price." Lu Bu said with a wicked smile: "Resources and people's livelihood are separated, and I only pit heroes from all over the world, and it has nothing to do with the people." If the people are not chaotic in Xuzhou, there will be no chaos, and if the wealth is abundant, I can train a more elite army and revitalize Xuzhou, which is the place of several wars. I am invincible in the world with three armies, but there is no powerful Xuzhou behind me, and I am just a single husband. ”

Lu Bu stood up and walked to the window.

He looked out the window: "The world has long been chaotic, follow the rules set by others, and we will be led by the nose at all times." From this day forward, I'm going to be the one who makes the rules, not the one who follows someone else's rules! ”

Clenching his fists, he continued: "The world, sooner or later, there will be a piece of my pie!" ”

Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo that year, and later joined Yuan Shao.

Because he was jealous of Yuan Shao, he came to Xuzhou to serve Liu Bei, who was in Xuzhou at that time.

Even if he seized Xuzhou from Liu Bei, Lu Bu at that time had never said such impassioned and domineering words.

Chen Gong even thought at one time that Lu Bu was born to be a person who only had martial arts and could not achieve great things.

But at this moment, he has another understanding of Lu Bu.

Lu Bu, who was standing at the window, was no longer the Wen Hou he knew before.

At this time, he is not only young, not only brave, but also has a thirst for power in his heart!

If Lu Bu in the past was ignorant and at a loss, Lu Bu now has a very clear goal.

The world is his goal, and the achievement of great causes is his ultimate goal.

Climbing to the peak and overlooking the common people is what Lu Bu wants most now.

Chen Gong also stood up, and he bowed deeply to Lu Bu's back: "Even if the whole world turns its back on Wen Hou, I will not swerve until I die!" ”

Lu Bu turned around and smiled at him: "I have long understood the intentions of the public platform, and we will do what I just said." The most important thing now is to send Xiahou Yuan away. When he stayed in Pengcheng, I always felt uncomfortable. ”

(End of chapter)