Chapter 219: Entering the City and Calming the People

Liu Zhang surrendered, and Chengdu fell.

According to the oath, Liu Bei not only did not kill Liu Zhang's family, but also returned Liu Zhang's family property and asked him to move to the public security with his second son.

As for Liu Zhang's eldest son Liu Xun, Liu Bei invited him to come out and appointed him as the general of Fengche Zhonglang, firstly to express his respect for Liu Xun's stubborn defense of the city, and secondly, to calm the hearts of the people in Shu.

Oh, by the way, and Zhang Ren.

Because Liu Bei was too eager to attack the city, Liu Zhang had no time to deal with Zhang Ren at all, and until Liu Zhang decided to surrender, he didn't think of this matter, so Zhang Ren was kept in the prison of Chengdu Mansion by Liu Zhang.

After Liu Zhang surrendered, Liu Xun mentioned this matter, and Zhang Rencai was personally invited out of the prison by Liu Bei, and then Liu Bei asked him to escort Liu Zhang to the public security residence, so as to fulfill their master-slave friendship.

By the way, Liu Bei asked Liu Zhang for a word for Zhang Ren in person, which can be regarded as relieving one of Zhang Ren's wishes.

At this time, Liu Zhang discovered that in the entire Chengdu City, the only one who was really loyal to him was this Zhang Ren. Therefore, Liu Zhang gave Zhang Ren the word "righteousness".

At this point, Yizhou can only be regarded as preliminary.

Yes, judging from the effect of the strategy, with Liu Zhang's surrender, the entire Yizhou has all belonged to Liu Bei, and in a broad sense, Yizhou has indeed been pacified.

But if in terms of actual rule, Liu Bei did not completely control Yizhou.

Yizhou's local heroes, Dongzhou faction, county guards and private armed forces in various places, and many things of the people and displaced people need to be dealt with by Liu Bei one by one to appease.

So from the day he entered the city, it was when Liu Bei needed a headache even more.

Therefore, after Liu Bei entered the city and settled the people, he immediately held a meeting with a headache to discuss the next governance measures.

The first thing to consider is to deliver on the promises made to the soldiers.

Before Liu Bei marched into Luocheng, in order to break through Chengdu as soon as possible, and also to stabilize the morale of the army, he gave chicken blood to the soldiers who had been fighting for more than a year, so he promised one thing - after Chengdu City was breached, all the property in the treasury would be given to the soldiers.

This is not some "looting" as the marketing trumpet, it is the property of the Chengdu treasury, not the people.

Originally, Liu Bei thought about this well, the things in the treasury originally belonged to the official family, and after he became the master of Chengdu, these things became his, and they were used to reward soldiers, and they were not considered for private use, which was very reasonable.

In fact, in order to stick to Chengdu City, Liu Zhang levied a lot of gold, silver and grain silk from the family, and it was indeed all in the treasury, and the amount was quite a lot.

But Liu Bei had just finished counting the goods and was thinking about how to distribute them. Huang Quan stepped forward.

Huang Quan is Liu Zhang's old courtier, Huang Quan opposed it when Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to Sichuan, but when Liu Zhang surrendered, he also surrendered.

As a courtier and strategist, he has done his duty, but Liu Zhang did not listen.

Therefore, Liu Bei did not blame Huang Quan for this, but gave Huang Quan a heavy use.

On the one hand, it is Huang Quan who is really capable, and Liu Bei appreciates it very much.

On the other hand, it was Liu Bei who chose to reuse Huang Quan, the representative of the Yizhou faction, in order to appease the people of Yizhou who had just been pacified.

And at this time, Huang Quan didn't think about making trouble with Liu Bei anymore, since they all surrendered, then now his lord is Liu Bei, not Liu Zhang.

So Huang Quan stood up and suggested that Liu Bei return the grain and silk in the treasury to the families of Yizhou.

Of course, this is not that Huang Quan is looking for the family, but the current situation is special.

The big families of Shu County are still very powerful now, coupled with Liu Zhang's previous connivance, no one knows how many hole cards these big families have deducted in their hands and how many troops they have hidden.

Now that Liu Beijun has just captured Chengdu, if the family is really provoked, and they are scattered, then this Chengdu city may be in war again.

Anyway, the grain and silk in these treasury were all collected by Liu Zhang from the hands of the family, and now they are returned to them, on the one hand, it can show that Liu Bei is more "benevolent" than Liu Zhang, and on the other hand, it can also relax the vigilance of the family and make them not

As for the dog jumping off the wall.

This is the true meaning of "divide the gold and silver, and return the grain and silk" recorded in the history books.

Where did the people get the gold and silver in these years, not all of them belong to the big families!

It's ridiculous that some marketing accounts will never consider these, let alone see the words "return its grain silk", and it is shameless to use this matter to hack Liu Bei.

Zhang Xi and other strategists have nothing to say about this suggestion, which is indeed a good way to stabilize the situation in a short period of time.

Liu Bei naturally knew it, so he agreed to this matter.

But there's a catch.

If according to Huang Quan's proposal, the grain and silk in the treasury are returned to the family in Chengdu City, Liu Bei will have to fulfill his promise and distribute the gold and silver in the treasury to the soldiers and have no money.

How can you govern the huge Yizhou without money?!

But the matter of dividing gold and silver is Liu Bei's earlier promise, Liu Bei can't go back on his word, don't talk about credit, right? !

And the matter of returning the grain silk is the best way to stabilize the family in the city, and it is impossible for Liu Bei not to do it.

So. Where does the money come from?!

That's when all sorts of ideas came along.

Some people suggested that some gold, silver, and grain and silk should be transferred from the local government to Chengdu to supplement Chengdu with the local government.

But soon this suggestion was dissuaded by Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi - Liu Bei had just entered Chengdu, and his control over the local government was still very weak, and now he would transfer local money and grain to support Chengdu, which could easily cause local instability.

Just finished fighting Yizhou, Liu Bei doesn't want to immediately send troops to the local counterinsurgency to go on like this, when will he be able to recuperate? !

Then some people suggested that they should not give the soldiers gold and silver, keep the gold and silver for governance, and distribute some land in Chengdu to the soldiers as a reward.

The person who made this suggestion, hehe, it's really hard to say where the mind is, but the heart is definitely not pure.

There was no need for Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi to object to this, Zhao Yun stood up directly and sprayed back.

On the one hand, it's not yet time to divide the land and enjoy it, and on the other hand, you guys, do you dare to divide the fields of local families?!

In the end, it's not that the people are unlucky, and the people have not been easy in this era, not to mention governing the place well and letting the people live and work in peace and contentment, how can anyone still think of dividing their land?!

Liu Bei immediately praised Zhao Yun and said that he had never heard of this idea.

But this doesn't work, that doesn't work, it always costs money to govern the place, you have to find a way to make money, right?!

In this regard, Zhuge Liang is also a little numb.

There is so much money for this thing, and Liu Bei's promise and the stability of the Shuzhong family must be implemented. He didn't have much to do.

ZHANG Xima. In fact, there is a way, but it is a bit unrealistic.

Zhang Xi's idea was to use a similar method of issuing treasury bonds to collect money from the family, the military, and the people, and then cash them out one by one after surviving this period of time.

But this kind of means can only be done under a strong centralized government, and the current Liu Bei obviously does not have this condition - Liu Bei issued treasury bonds, who believes you.

So, Zhang Xi thought about it, but he still looked in a certain direction.

In that direction, there sat a scribe with a calm face, and the name of this scribe was Liu Ba.

Yes, it is the "Jingzhou Celebrity" who scolded Liu Bei in Jingnan, and then would rather go north to join Cao Cao in Jiaozhou, Liu Ba, Liu Zichu.

Almost, it's supposed to be this guy who stands up and mentions a hundred dollars.

The matter of straight 100 coins is indeed very controversial, and Zhang Xi was not an economist in his previous life, so he can't say whether it is good or bad.

But judging from the results, Zhibaiqian did help Liu Bei get through the difficult moment, and at the same time, in this era when the economy is worse than the other, it shouldn't be such a bad idea that Zhibaiqian even circulated to Jiangdong and Cao Wei.

So, Zhang Xi waited so reassuringly

, waiting for Liu Ba to jump out by himself and straighten up a hundred dollars.

But Liu Ba is very conflicted now.

When he was in Jingnan, he mocked Liu Bei for a while, and then made a detour to Jiaozhou and came to Yizhou. As a result, Liu Zhang left him in Yizhou to help.

But who would have thought that Liu Bei, who had only half of the county at the beginning, now not only occupies most of Jingzhou, but even extends his tentacles into Yizhou, and within a year, from north to south, fully occupies Yizhou.

Are all the heroes of the world dead, is there any reason to make the weavers and sellers famous? !

Of course, the most important thing in this is that he didn't run away this time and was caught.

Liu Ba thought that if he failed to run away this time, Liu Bei would definitely slaughter himself to vent his hatred.

As a result, Liu Bei not only did not kill him, but also very solemnly invited himself to go out of the mountain to assist him, help him stabilize Yizhou, and help the Han family.

Kuang is not Kuang Han Room, Liu Ba doesn't care, but Liu Ba is really emotional about Liu Bei's open-mindedness, and finally agreed to Liu Bei.

Now that Liu Bei has encountered a problem, as a new person who has invested in Liu Bei, Liu Ba should actively make suggestions and show that he is as important as that Huang Quan.

But Liu Ba was really hesitant.

It's not that he doesn't have a plan, but if he gets it right, it can really help Liu Bei tide over the difficulties, and if he doesn't get it right, I'm afraid it will also make Liu Bei's group's finances completely collapse.

So Liu Ba hesitated and didn't want to say.

This time, he really didn't want to pit Liu Bei, but all he could think of was a more "pit people" idea.

No matter how much he hesitated, he couldn't stand that someone kept staring at him, seeing that he really didn't react, and even bypassed Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang at the military conference and directly named him.

"Brother Xiang Wenzi is a great talent in Jingzhou, I don't know if there is a good plan?!"

A certain crossing earth dog asked very ill-willedly.