"Lord, Jia has gained some experience in Shu this time, this is Jia's careful consideration, and he wrote a note, which may have some reference significance for my Yanzhou governance. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Oh, my husband is newly recovered, don't be too tired."

"Thank you for your concern, just a little thing."

"There are so many, it is better for Mr. Fengxiao to choose one or two important places and discuss them in detail, so that he can refer to them with all the gentlemen."

"It's fine. Ranked, Jia's trip to Shu can be said to have benefited a lot. In addition to the two repairs, there are several important takeaways.

The first is about developing people's livelihood.

The most important thing to develop people's livelihood is money. We used to have a lot of criticism from the world because of the problem of money and because of General Xiahou Yuan's touching of gold, and our income was limited. The development of people's livelihood in Yizhou is also the first thing to rely on money, but the methods they adopt are very worthy of our learning. They are borrowing, they are making something out of nothing. ”

As soon as Guo Jia said this, Xun Yu hurriedly asked: "How to borrow, to whom to go?" ”

"Don't worry about Wen Ruo first, and listen to Jia's details." As he spoke, Guo Jia took out two small pieces of paper from his arms and showed everyone, "This is what Jia got in Chengdu with real money, a money coupon and a food stamp." That is, the IOUs issued by the Chengdu government in the past. As for the IOU, Mr. Chung Tak must still have an impression. ”

"The IOU knows that after the people have finished their work for the government, the government has no money and grain to pay, so it will issue a certificate of money and grain, so that when the government has money and food, the people can receive it with vouchers. Chengdu's siege of the government a year ago was caused by IOUs. Cheng Yu explained to everyone.

"Yes, Mr. Zhongde's explanation is very accurate, but now this IOU is not the kind it was a year ago, and it can really be used for money." Guo Jia continued.

"How to use it? Could it be that this IOU can buy something? Cao Cao and Xun Yu asked almost in unison. Xun Yu is the chief administrative officer under Cao Cao, and Cao Cao himself is responsible for the overall work, and the biggest headache for the two is money and food.

"Yes, exactly. This small piece of paper can indeed be used as gold and silver money, and it is very convenient to buy and sell. Now the people of Shu County would rather want this kind of paper than any money and food. ”

"Why is this so? Isn't it just an IOU? The crowd was puzzled.

"At that time, Jia was also puzzled, after a detailed understanding, I knew that this small piece of paper will appreciate in value, and it is by no means as simple as the surface value, so the people will rush to it, and would rather want this kind of paper that is actually nameless, rather than any specific money, food, and property."

"Appreciation?" Cao Da asked this question on behalf of everyone.

"Not bad. The value of this piece of paper, on the surface, is that you can rely on it to go to the government to receive the amount of money and grain marked on it, but in practical application, it is related to many rare commodities in Shu. For example, when a merchant wants to subscribe to Jiannan spring wine, he needs to have a certain amount of this thing before he can subscribe to it. There are many other products controlled by Liu Zhang, such as Jiannan Spring Wine, Caijia White Paper, transparent glass, chili peppers, etc., all of which need to have this piece of paper. Therefore, the gentry merchants will go to the hands of the people and buy this thing at a much higher value than this piece of paper, which eventually leads to the continuous appreciation of this piece of paper, and also prompts everyone to rush for it. Guo Jia explained to everyone very seriously for a long time.

However, this kind of thing, no matter how you say it, people who have not actually experienced it still feel incredible.

"Fengxiao, what do you mean is that Liu Zhang used a large number of pieces of paper with no real value to buy a large amount of money and grain from the people, and asked the people to work for the government willingly, and then let the gentry and merchants rush to spend a lot of money to buy these pieces of paper from the people?" Xun Yu summed up Guo Jia's meaning and asked.

"In other words, Liu Zhang's shaft not only deceived the people of their money and strength, but also won the popularity of the people?" Cao Da also asked unwillingly. For the sake of the people's lives, for a little money, he also arranged for people to dig graves and rob graves, and as a result, he made himself infamous, and the people still didn't appreciate it, eating and drinking their own, and kept scolding themselves. Why is there such a big difference?

"Not bad. Jia also thought about it for a long time. If the people all take these pieces of paper to the government to redeem, the government will inevitably collapse, and it will definitely collapse, but the people are like this, they are attracted by the small interests in front of them, they will not go to the government to redeem, they would rather sell to the gentry merchants, or hold them in their hands and wait for appreciation. Therefore, Liu Zhang's method was successful, not only implemented countless projects to earn the hearts and minds of the people, but also made the people think that Liu Zhang was all for their sake. This is indeed a very clever method. ”

"Isn't that Liu Zhang'er no longer have to worry about money? When do you run out of money, just print some of these scraps of paper? Cheng Yu looked at the money coupons and food stamps that had crossed over, and was a little depressed. At that time, when he was in Shudi, he was keenly aware that Liu Zhang's policy would have big problems. At that time, he thought that Liu Zhang was to invite people's hearts, and he firmly believed that Liu Zhang's approach would inevitably cause big problems, and he also used this as a breakthrough to plan thousands of people to besiege the Chengdu Mansion. However, he did not have Guo Jia, and from another point of view, Liu Zhang's practices lost the opportunity to make suggestions to Cao Dada.

As far as Jia knows, Liu Zhang has spent more than two years on literacy, municipal construction, and Chengdu schools. Speaking of Chengdu University alone, it is said that when it was first established, there were only a few rows of simple school buildings, and now, Jia has just visited it, and its scale has exceeded the ordinary prefecture and county, and there are many colleges in it, and it is said that there are eleven colleges. Chengdu University alone is not supported by ordinary financial resources, and even the financial resources of the entire Yizhou may not be able to support it. ”

"My lord, Fengxiao, everyone, if I learn from Liu Zhang's approach in Yanzhou, is there anything inappropriate?" Xun Yu carefully looked at the money and food stamps passed to his hands, the financial problem and the people's will are the issues he is most concerned about, if he can not only solve the financial problems, but also gain the people's hearts and expectations, this temptation is not ordinary.

In fact, for Cao Cao, it is even more so.

He now urgently needs the hearts and minds of the people. Although he said things like he didn't care, and said that he would rather be responsible for the world than for the world, but who doesn't want to have a good reputation. In Cao Cao's "Short Song Xing", which was handed down to later generations, there is 'Zhou Gong spit and feed, and the world returns to the heart.' ’

Just ask, who can not care about the hearts of the people in the world? Especially for a man who has the world in mind.

Cao Cao glanced at everyone, "Everyone talks about it and expresses their opinions." ”

"Yu thinks it's no problem, my Yanzhou is much more civilized and prosperous than Yizhou, and it is much richer, that is, the new yellow scarf has withered. Since Yizhou can work, my Yanzhou naturally has no big problem. ”

Tadashi also seconded. Although General Miaocai has solved some of them before, due to the pressure of public opinion, there have been few achievements recently, so the problem of money and food in the future will be even more serious. In addition, there has been a lot of fighting recently, and it is necessary to have a financial support that can support it. Xi Zhicai also agreed.

You also seconded. This method is a bit like robbing the rich and helping the poor, but it is done more ingeniously, and it can also mobilize the idle labor of the people, and it can be counted in one fell swoop. Xun Yu said.

When Jia was in Yizhou, he thought about it, and Liu Zhang's ability to implement it was mainly due to the fact that he got some in-demand commodities and then linked this money coupon to these commodities. I think that although Yanzhou lacks these commodities in Yizhou, we can link controlled commodities such as salt and iron to them, and the effect should be similar. ”

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and they basically agreed. Since we can solve the financial dilemma and win the hearts and minds of the people, why not do it.

Boss Cao saw that everyone agreed, and was about to make a decision, but at this time, someone spoke out against it.

"Seeking the wealth of the world by deception is not the work of a gentleman. It may be possible to succeed for a while, but how can it last long? In the long run, it will be a great disaster. For the government and the king, you must be upright. Gong Shi did not dare to talk about the fallacy of the kings. ”

Everyone looked at it, but it was Chen Gong who stroked his hair and said sharply.

"Gongtai, it's not too demanding. Although this law is slightly flawed, it is actually a good policy for the benefit of the country and the people. Okay, let's put this aside for now, and postpone the discussion later. Fengxiao, you just said one thing, and the other two? ”

Cao Cao appeased Chen Gong for a moment, and then prepared to ask Guo Jia to continue.

I didn't want to think that Chen Gong was immediately annoyed, and said: "The erection is not enough and the plan!" Then he walked away. It was quite embarrassing to leave a group of people and others.

Boss Cao looked at it and snorted, "Don't care about him, the public platform has a straight temperament, let him go, please continue." ”

"No. What about the second," Guo Jia said, taking out another thing from his arms.

When everyone looked closely, they saw that it was a crossbow arrow, but it was much shorter than the normal crossbow arrow. I don't know what Guo Jia's intentions are.

Guo Jia glanced at everyone, "This is Liu Zhang's new military crossbow arrow, and this is the arrow that Pang Long shot at Jia's send-off." The regulation of this crossbow bolt is quite different from the system in the Han army. Jia thinks that Liu Zhangping is a barbarian and easy to settle, and he really depends on this thing. ”

"Oh, there's such a thing, take it and take a closer look." Cao Cao became interested when he heard it.

Guo Jia then sent the crossbow arrows to Cao Cao's hands.

"It seems that there is a big difference, how to be specific, Feng Xiao and talk carefully."

"No. Liu Zhang's peace in the south is different, but without exception it is a big victory, and there are few casualties. At that time, Jia was very suspicious, and it was not until he accidentally got this arrow that he was relieved. On that day, the two Pang Long were a hundred steps away from me, and an arrow flew in, not only knocking away the hairpin on Jia's head, but also cutting off several locks of hair, and the residual power of the arrow was still strong, and it disappeared into the soil next to the road. This is General Kamei Wenze, who sent someone to dig it out of the soil. It can be seen from this that the power of one arrow at that time. ”

"One arrow mighty, strong?" Boss Cao looked at the little thing in his hand, obviously not convinced.

Jia escaped with his life that day, but it was Pang Long who left his hand and let Jia Yima go. Thinking about it, he may be afraid that Liu Zhang's father and son will blame him. However, because of this, Jia knew that Liu Zhang's victory in Nanzhong must be due to the strength and sharpness of the bow and crossbow, and he won in a battle. The lord can summon skilled craftsmen and carefully participate in the study, which may be of help to our army. ”

"Goodness, great goodness! Come! ”

With that, Boss Cao asked people to find a craftsman who made the weaponry. Soon, a man who looked like a craftsman was ushered in, and as soon as he entered, he saluted upwards.

"No need to be polite, the master didn't need to be polite, he called you here to show you the difference between this crossbow arrow?" As he spoke, he ordered the crossbow arrow to be handed to the craftsman.

The man took it, looked up and down carefully for a long time, and then looked upward: "If you go back to your lordship, this arrow is not a Han military regulation." It is slightly heavier to start with, the size is shorter than the normal size, the blade of the arrow cluster is jagged, the thickness of the shaft is uniform, and there are symmetrical grooves at the end of the shaft, so that the tail of the arrow is less obvious in the shape of a cross wing. ”

The crowd didn't know much about it, and they didn't quite understand the details of these weapons.

"Master, you just need to tell me, what are the advantages and disadvantages of this crossbow arrow compared to the crossbow arrows in our army now? Can you copy it? Xi Zhong was more concerned about military affairs, and directly asked everyone's voice.

"Lord Hui, according to the following opinion, the arrow cluster is jagged, then its penetrating power is strong, the size is short but heavier, this is a bit contradictory, usually the size of the long crossbow arrows, are used in the strong bow and hard crossbow, according to this weight should be the crossbow arrows of the strong crossbow, but the crossbow arrows of the strong crossbow will not be so short. The tail is cross-winged, which should be very accurate. This kind of crossbow bolt can be imitated, but there are two problems. ”

"What's the problem?" Boss Cao hurriedly asked.

"Usually we make crossbow arrows, are in accordance with the army's own regulations, if we imitate this, we must first change the process, such as this jagged arrow cluster, and the tail cross wing, to increase the process, the time will be longer. For example, it used to take a quarter of an hour to make a crossbow arrow, but now it can take two quarters of an hour. Moreover, this crossbow arrow is matched with a crossbow machine, even if it is imitated, it is not very useful, and the corresponding crossbow machine is required. ”

"You mean, is it useless for our army to imitate this crossbow arrow?" Xi Zhong was a little disappointed.

"What I mean below is that there is no point in copying it completely, because this kind of crossbow arrow must be matched with the crossbow machine."

When everyone heard this, they were all disappointed.

"Master, since it is useless to completely imitate it, can we use this as a reference to improve our army's crossbow arrows?" Guo Jia continued to ask.

"Improvement is possible. This kind of jagged arrow cluster, which is already in our army, is generally an armor-piercing arrow for a strong bow, because the sawtooth process takes a long time, so there are very few other arrows with this arrow cluster. Then there is this cross-wing tail, which is supposed to be used for balancing, similar to the arrow feathers on a normal bow. Crossbow arrows don't use arrow feathers, but it's very chic to use this cross wing. This cross wing, as if pressed by something, is so symmetrical that it is not easy to imitate. ”

"That being the case, and according to the size of the crossbow arrows in our army, let's improve them first, and then try the effect." Boss Cao finally set the tone.