Previously, when Liu Wei and Dong Zhuo wanted to march westward, control Liangzhou, and open up trade routes for the countries of the Western Regions, the Guanzhong region did not have much food and money.

And the conquest of Liangzhou is undoubtedly going to cost a lot of money and grain.

War is an economy, and if the economy fails, all wars will be lost.

But Dong Zhuo is already in his sixties, and he is very anxious to establish a famous career, while Liu Wei has just become in power, and he also hopes to establish his emperor's prestige through a big war.

Let them slowly open up Guanzhong, accumulate wealth, and then go west, neither of them can wait.

So it was said that Liu Wei and Dong Zhuo had a commotion operation.

The two of them issued a new currency, the small five-baht coin.

Compared with the original five baht in circulation in the Han Dynasty, this small five-baht coin weighs far less, or even less than one-third of the previous one-third.

The small five-baht coins were used to make more coins, so that they could buy large quantities of supplies within the territory of the Han Dynasty to sustain their western expeditions.

In the eyes of Dong Zhuo and Liu Wei, the Kanto region is not under their control now, and the left and right are the territories of those princes and shepherds.

The money and taxes of the people there could not be uniformly allocated and used by the imperial court, so it would be better to use the small five-baht currency to absorb their wealth.

Subsequently, a large number of over-issued small five-baht coins were manufactured by the imperial court and used to issue them to the people. The material wealth of the states and counties was harvested through official channels.

However, how could Liu Jian, who is a later generation, be defeated by Dong Zhuo and Liu Wei with such economic means?

Although the imperial court had an official decree to circulate the small five-baht coin as the official currency in various states, Liu Jian made it impossible for this matter to be implemented quickly within his jurisdiction, or it could not be implemented.

It is naturally not advisable to disobey the imperial court on the surface.

However, secretly letting officials slack off and inaction, Liu Jian is confident that he is still capable of doing it.

The circulation speed of small five-baht coins in Hebei is not slow, it can be said that it is amazingly slow.

Moreover, although Hebei is still dominated by a small-scale peasant economy, the main economic commodities of Hebei prefectures are now coordinated by the Hebei Commerce and Trade Association.

Behind the Hebei Commerce and Trade Association is the Hebei State Pastoral Office, that is, the General's Mansion.

This has formed a market system in which the government conducts unified pricing and sales of important strategic materials through the Hebei Commerce and Trade Association.

For example, grain and iron, including paper, salt, brocade and other important materials, are all set by the government and circulated in the market, and the local tyrants are resolutely not allowed to use the materials under their control to make a fortune, and they are also resolutely not allowed to hoard and use them to plunder the wealth of ordinary people and cause social unrest.

To put it mildly, Liu Jian asked his own people to barter, and it was impossible for him to let the small currency issued by the imperial court into his own territory. to absorb the wealth he has accumulated over the years of running Hebei.

This is the family foundation that he, and the people of his state and county, have accumulated over the years, and it is the wealth created by him and his people with their own wisdom and hard work, which can be used by the Son of Heaven and Dong Zhuo for their unwarranted extravagance for their illusory ambitions.

Hebei, which Liu Jian is in charge of, is the fastest to respond to the small five-baht coins issued by the imperial court.

The prefectures and counties under Liu Jian's command, with the exception of some border areas with Guanzhong or the border with the Sanhe region, suffered little monetary losses.

The counties of Hebei and the outside of Hebei have maintained good economic exchanges, achieved an effective internal circulation, and supported the people of Hebei to live a stronger life than people in other prefectures and counties.

In addition to Liu Jian, the other princes in this world are not stupid.

Especially Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Their reaction to the new monetary system exercised by the imperial court was not as fast as Liu Jian's, but they did have one thing that Liu Jian could not reach, that is, their territory was in the south, and in a sense, their regions could exercise policies more slowly, and their monetary exploitation was relatively weak.

Therefore, when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao reacted, they immediately followed Liu Jian's example and made a secret policy of prohibiting the circulation of small money in the states and counties under their control.

Cao Cao simply traded and circulated bulk commodities directly in the territory according to the principle of barter, destroying the economic and trade mode of small farmers in the Jiangnan region in one fell swoop.

As for Yuan Shao, he already felt that he had fallen out with the imperial court, why did he care about so much of the imperial court's face?

If Yuan Shao does not implement the new policy, he Yuan Shao will fulfill the new monetary policy, will the court give him a good look at Yuan Shao?

Moreover, what the new currency plundered was not only the wealth of ordinary people, but also the wealth of the wealthy clan of the family lord Yuehao, and these people were the foundation of Yuan Shao's power.

As the leader of the southern noble clan, Yuan Shao, while vigorously resisting the new monetary system, will also get the unanimous approval and support of the wealthy people in the south, which is also a good thing for Yuan Shao.

Of course, due to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's slow response, some of the wealth in their territory has been plundered by the imperial court, but fortunately they were able to stop the loss in time.

In this way, after Liu Wei issued a new monetary system, the largest territory he plundered was not Yuan Shao, whom he hated, nor Cao Cao, whom he hated, nor the rich land of Hebei, which he coveted.

Most of the wealth he plundered was Guanzhong, Sizhou and Sanhe regions under his control, including the ruined Central Plains and the Xishu region, which had very inconvenient transportation, and even the barren Liangzhou was not spared.

What are the consequences of Liu Wei's actions?

The new money he issued was one of the most inexpensive in the history of money.

The word "five baht" is incomplete, difficult to identify, and the world ridicules it as "unwritten".

The large issuance of small money caused huge inflation in half of the prefectures and counties of Dahan.

Cheap and expensive, hundreds of thousands of grains, is a true portrayal of the price of grain at that time.

Such an expensive grain price is like Mount Tai for Guanzhong and the Central Plains, and even for the northern part of Yizhou, as well as some Han people in Liangzhou...... Who can afford it?

Who will live?

There is no doubt that the reasons behind this are complex, and the main reason for the promotion is that there are many local wealthy and right-wing clans who are difficult to make money in the country, and they add fuel to the fire, taking advantage of this incident to squeeze serfs even more, so that while collecting money, they can collect more disciples and expand their own power.

The current Han Dynasty, the northwest, southwest and the Central Plains, once again formed a violent chaos.

The concept of heaven and equal compensation, because of the circulation of small money, is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people at the bottom!

The court doesn't let people live!

The noble families, as well as those who hoard food, are not allowed to live.

What if you don't do it?

In this way, rebellions began to increase in various places.

And the scale of these rebellions is growing.

Obviously, after the baptism of this small money incident, the people at the bottom have reached a new height of survival and rebellion.

A huge wave of rebellion began to brew on Chinese soil.

This wave of terror is not only brewing in the northwest and southwest of China and the interior of the Central Plains.

Even the territories of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Jian will not be completely calm.

Liu Jian felt that perhaps a peasant uprising no less than the Yellow Turban Uprising would rise again, of course, the scale should be far less than the Yellow Turban Uprising, but the momentum and the anger of the people may not be lower than that of the Yellow Turban.

For Liu Jian's territory at this time, not only the small five-baht coins issued by the imperial court will not be able to continue to circulate, but the liquidity and tradeability of the original five-baht coins will be greatly weakened.

The small-scale peasant economy of the entire Han Dynasty would face an unprecedented test.

And many hard currencies may show their unique market value and economic testing ability at this time.

The first hard currency is food!

In addition, hard currency, according to Liu Jian's judgment, there is also Qingzhou brocade!

There are also sea salt, iron tools, and some books that are highly circulated among the nobles.

Including green and white ceramics and other materials.

I don't know, even his land in Hebei and the real estate in important cities will rise sharply.

And the potential huge threat hidden in the people, not no one in the court felt it.

It's just that now everyone's attention in the court is not on this.

In other words, for many lords of the noble clan who have the northern realm of the imperial court, this chaos is also what they want.

After all, now that the Han Dynasty is unable to restrict the local nobles from developing their own power and expanding their armaments because of warlord wars, many ambitious and right-wing people want to take this opportunity to make themselves the dominant forces.

They don't want to do much business, but at least they can dominate one side in a radius of hundreds of miles, and they can even disrespect the orders of the imperial court and treat the law as nothing.

This is a very tempting thing for many wealthy people.

The court couldn't feel it, but Liu Jian could feel it very clearly.

And he also knew how much this event would change the overall political landscape of the Han Dynasty.

Once the situation of local peasant uprisings arises, the Xiliang army with Dong Zhuo in the imperial court will not be afraid of the peasant uprising, and the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops will be able to completely extinguish the war if they only want to rely on military suppression.

Of course, it's hard to say whether it's completely pounced or not.

At that time, the most casualties were still the most ordinary people......

Liu Jian probably explained what he was thinking to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the expressions of his two brothers became extremely serious.

"Brother, since this is the case, then we should hurry back to Yecheng to gather soldiers, mobilize grain and grass, and prepare to suppress the local rebellion at any time, there may also be a crisis on the side of the court, right? This time, we can enter Chang'an in the name of rescuing the driver to the west, and my brother can enter the court to preside over the government. ”

"That emperor is really stupid, making the Han Dynasty look like this!"

"If my brother doesn't enter the court again, the good situation we have built in Hebei and Mobei over the years will also be ruined because of him!"

These words were said by Zhang Fei.

This unique insight really made Liu Jian and Guan Yu look at him with admiration.

Now Zhang Fei is not only a military strategy but also a strategy, including his political vision has also risen several notches compared with the original.

However, compared with Guan Yu, who is now a Hanzhou pastor, Zhang Fei's overall strategic vision is still a little worse, and it still needs to be improved.

I saw Guan Yu holding his long beard and slowly explaining to Zhang Fei:

"Brother, what the court is doing now is in a hurry, and the drawbacks accumulated among the people are not solvable in an instant, don't look at most of these things happen in the Central Plains and Guanzhong, but they may not have an impact on my Hebei,"

"Over the years, Hebei has been committed to pacifying foreign tribes and expanding its territory, and although great results have been achieved, there is still a long way to go in assimilating the entire power of foreign tribes."

"Now on the surface, although the tribes outside the Saiwai are obedient, they are all because I have products in my hands that can balance their lifeline!"

"Once the Central Plains is in turmoil, the imperial court is in danger, it is difficult to guarantee that no one among the foreign clans is ready to move, and the elder brother has been committed to implementing the new policy over the years, infringing on the interests of many noble clans......"

"Although these people in the noble clan seem to be surrendered on the surface, they must have a lot of unwillingness in their hearts, and it is difficult to guarantee that once there is a huge turmoil, they will secretly take the opportunity to fish in the troubled waters of the people of Hebei and lead the war to Hebei."

"So once the chaos in Guanzhong and the Central Plains rises again, Hebei must take the lead in devoting itself to internal stability!"

When Zhang Fei heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, agreeing with Guan Yu's statement.

"It's still reasonable for my brother to say, but I didn't think it through."

"Although I Hebei is committed to preventing being implicated by the stupid politics of the imperial court, but after all, the states and counties of the Han Dynasty are in the same vein, once it involves Guanzhong and the Central Plains, my Hebei is so close to these regions, and the local people's hearts are unpredictable, how can I not be implicated?"

Guan Yu nodded and said: "So in order to stabilize the situation, we must stabilize the current good situation between Hebei and Northern Xinjiang, as long as Hebei is stable and the trade in Northern Xinjiang is stable, then my brother's great cause cannot be shaken even by wind and thunder!" Therefore, both northern Xinjiang and Hebei must be guarded by heavy troops and famous generals. ”

When he heard this, Zhang Fei's face suddenly fell, and he looked very depressed.

"Listening to what my brother means, it seems that you and I must stay in Hebei?"

Liu Jian, who was on the side, couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Since Yide has already said the main point of the matter, why should he be so lonely? You and Yun Chang really can't leave Hebei easily, you know it yourself. ”

"Needless to say, Yun Chang must go to Hanzhou to sit in the local area, take charge of the situation, and supervise foreign clans!"

"And Yide, you are going to Youzhou, and together with Liyi, you will strictly prevent the northern Saiwai tribes from threatening Youzhou, after all, the iron ore in Youzhou is the lifeblood of my Hebei, and there can be no mistakes in leisure, as for Zilong and Hansheng, they must be stationed in Bingzhou."

"Therefore, if I turn back and march west to Guanzhong, you will not be able to go with me."

Hearing this, Guan Yu stood up and said respectfully to Liu Jian: "Brother, rest assured, Guan will definitely be optimistic about Hanzhou, and is committed to the waterway trade between Hanzhou and Hebei, and sinicize Hanzhou as quickly as possible, so that Hanzhou will become a strategic stronghold for my Han to supervise the grassland tribes." ”

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yun Chang knows my heart very well. ”

Zhang Fei also stood up helplessly and arched his hand towards Liu Jian.

Liu Jian said seriously: "Yide, you know in your heart that you, Yun Chang and Brother Xuande are important to me. ”

"Only the three of you, one in Hanzhou, one in Youzhou, one in Xuzhou, plus Zilong and Hansheng in Bingzhou, can I rest assured that I can deal with the affairs of the imperial court!"

"After all, if the people I have to face are Dong Zhuo and the Son of Heaven, and there are more than 100,000 Xiliang troops, such a big enemy, my rear needs absolute stability."

"Brother, I know what you mean, but I just can't rest assured! Let my brother go to the west alone to confront Dong Zhuo and the Son of Heaven, how can I not worry? ”

Liu Jian smiled: "Yide, what is there to worry about? You don't know the strength of our Hebei, in addition to you and Yun Chang, as well as Brother Xuande, there are countless elite soldiers, even if there is no one of your brothers to go west with me, but I think that my brother's current strength, if you want to take advantage of this opportunity to win the imperial court, at least there is a chance of more than seventy percent. ”

Zhang Fei sighed: "If the opponent is someone else, it doesn't matter, but the opponent is the Xiliang Army, I don't think my brother can have a chance of winning more than seventy percent." ”

Liu Jian knew in his heart that the combat power of the Xiliang Army was the best in the world, and although the soldiers of Hebei were also experienced in a hundred battles, and their equipment may be better than that of the Xiliang Army, but the fierce wildness and combat experience of the Xiliang Army were definitely above the Hebei Army.

Once this strong army confronts the Hebei army, Liu Jian's odds of winning are indeed a bit too much.

The soldiers of Liangzhou have been the existence of the Han ceiling level since ancient times.

However, he saw Liu Jian slowly stand up and said to the two brothers beside him.

"Even if the Xiliang Army is a strong army in the world, what about it? Aren't we in the past much more difficult than we are today? We have defeated enemies who are several times stronger than us, not to mention that our forces are no longer invincible when we look at the big Han this time. ”

"Could it be that his Xiliang Army is a strong soldier in the world, so we are not a strong soldier in the world?"

The generosity and power of these words made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both heartbroken.

Guan Yu smiled and said to Zhang Fei: "Yide, since we met, my brother has been worrying about us, when will it be my turn to worry about my brother?" ”

Zhang Feile smiled and said, "That's the same." ”

After that, he saw Zhang Fei look at Liu Jian and asked, "Brother, when will we return to Hebei?" ”

Liu Jian said slowly: "It's almost there, but there is still one thing that needs to be dealt with, after dealing with it, let's go." ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother is going to clear the elbow and armpit troubles in Xuzhou for Brother Xuande?" ”

Liu Jian nodded slowly and said, "Not bad!" ”

"Sun Guan, Yin Li, and Wu Dun can't stay, they can either be subdued or exterminated."

"Zhenrong and Que Xuan in the south should also be dealt with, these two are self-interested people who are uncertain, if they are uneasy, once they are used by Cao Cao in the future, there will be endless disasters."

Zhang Fei arched his hand and said: "Sun Guan, Wu Dun and others, my brother is willing to get rid of them!" ”

Liu Jian said with a smile: "Don't worry, let Xiao Jian send someone to communicate with them." ”

"Last time, I sent people to communicate with them and asked them to cooperate with me to take Tancheng, but they neither agreed nor objected, which shows that they were in turmoil at that time and didn't know what to do."

"Now that Zang Ba is dead, no one is their backbone, and now they are also very confused about their future."

"I think it's better to exterminate them all than to take them for your own use."

"Of course, if they don't want to, then it's not too late to go on the expedition."

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu immediately nodded.

"Then, what should I do with that Zhen Rong and Que Xuan?"

Liu Jian said seriously: "The two of them were originally the heroes who welcomed us into Tancheng, logically speaking, I shouldn't have attacked them, but recently I heard that Zhenrong is in the south to promote Buddhism and build pagodas. ”

"I heard that when Tao Qian was here, Zhenrong was a greedy man, he monopolized the economic arteries between Tancheng and the south, and forcibly collected taxes from the three counties, which caused Tao Qian a lot of trouble."

"I don't feel at ease with such a person, I need to confirm it."

"Let's see if he can be qualified to govern in Xuzhou."

"If such people can't stay, then I will get rid of them directly, and then return to Yecheng."

"I don't have to keep them here to block my brother."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei suddenly realized when they heard this.

……

Within a few days, Xiao Jian's envoy went to meet Sun Guan, Yin Li and others.

In fact, Xiao Jian's subordinates did not have anyone who could speak well, nor did they have anyone who could speak well.

Therefore, Liu Jian recommended a person to Xiao Jian and asked him to send this person as an envoy to meet Sun Guan and others.

This person is Zhuge Jin.

Liu Jian also wanted to use this incident to test Zhuge Jin's diplomatic ability.

Because the last time he talked to him, he found that Zhuge Jin's ability in this area was very outstanding, but it was only limited to paper.

So this time, Liu Jian plans to test him with actual events.

And facts have proved that Zhuge Jin really lived up to Liu Jian's high expectations.

At first, after Sun Guan and Yin Li and others met Zhuge Jin, they expressed their willingness to submit to Liu Jian.

However, they demanded their own independent right to act and govern the army.

That is, like Zang Ba at the beginning, he was stationed in Kaiyang, although he was nominally subordinate to Tao Qian, but in fact he led his own side.

Zhuge Jin didn't have to go back to report this matter to Liu Jian at all, and he vetoed it directly here.

What followed was a lengthy brainwashing process.

Zhuge Jin brainwashed Sun Guan and others.

It is also analyzed from various military angles, from the analysis of the situation, and from the analysis of the situation in the world...... In short, after listening to Zhuge Jin's analysis, Sun Guan felt that they were going to be finished.

In the end, under Zhuge Jin's flickering and intimidation, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li expressed their willingness to lead Taishan and others to surrender.

This time, the bloodless pacification of the three thieves of Mount Tai also made the status of the Zhuge family in Xuzhou rise suddenly, and Zhuge Jin became a typical figure with outstanding ability among the young generation in Xuzhou.

Liu Bei also took advantage of this incident to reuse Zhuge Jin, and Xuzhou's personnel appointment pattern also opened a new page.

2-in-1 chapter

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