Dahan first prince

Chapter 213 Chen, I would like to congratulate the world!
In just a few days, the emperor Liu Bang's edict was officially issued.

——The prince is accompanied by the captain of the third division of the Southern Army, accompanied by his uncle Lu Shizhi, and Qu Chenghou Chongda personally escorts him to Fengpei to worship his ancestors!

Corresponding to this explicit edict, there are several other personnel transfers that are only announced among the courtiers and carried out secretly.

Li Shang, Marquis of Quzhou, and Jin She, Marquis of Xinwu, went east to Suiyang, the capital of Liang, in the name of "pacifying the people of Liang" and "restructing the government of Liang";

Yingyin Hou Guanying and Longli Hou Zhouzao, appointed as envoys by Emperor Liu Bang, went out to Feihu Jing with General Feihu Duwei Jipuhou Chaiwu to inspect the daily performance of Feihu Duwei and the garrison on behalf of Emperor Liu Bang. matter;
Zhang Cang, Marquis of Beiping, Wang Ling, Marquis of Anguo, and Chen Bi, Marquis of Boyang, went out of customs with Fu Kuan, Marquis of Yangling, who had already been appointed, and went to Handan temporarily; The fourth son, Liu Heng, is preparing for the country.

For these three seemingly reasonable personnel transfers, outsiders can't see anything wrong.

But in fact, in the entire Chang'an court, there was no one who could not understand what kind of mystery was hidden in the transfer of personnel.

——Li Shang and Jin She who went to Liang State, one is the right minister of the current dynasty, and the other is the second in command of the current military after Taiwei Zhou Bo: General Che Qi!
It's not that the two people with such lofty status can't bear the burden of 'stabilizing Liang Guo's panic'.

It's just that, just to "pacify people's hearts", using top military giants like You Xiangguo and General Cheqi is somewhat overkill.

The real situation is: with these two people sitting in Suiyang, if Liu Ying wants to mobilize the tens of thousands of Liang Guo's armed forces, it is just a matter of a warrant!
As for Guan Ying and Zhou Zao, following Jipuhou Chaiwu to Feihujing, this is even more nonsense.

- Lieutenant Feihu, but now the Han Dynasty only has a complete cavalry school lieutenant department, and has a standing field army with great experience in anti-cavalry combat!

And this army is completely based on the only army that won a complete victory in the first battle of the Han-Hungarian Pingcheng - the Yanbei military pawns!
Such a heroic unit with a glorious history (experienced the Battle of Pingcheng) and was crucial to the defense of the northern part of the Han Dynasty, let alone Guan Ying and Zhou Zao, even top heroes like Xiao He and Cao Shen, would not be defeated. Not very qualified to 'inspect on behalf of the Son of Heaven'.

Therefore, the three of them, including Captain Flying Fox Chai Wu, apparently wanted to 'go to the Flying Fox Path', but in fact, they still just found an excuse to leave the customs and waited for Liu Ying's call in a remote place. .

And the most fatal of these three appointments is undoubtedly the last one, namely: Zhang Cang, Marquis of Beiping, Wang Ling, Marquis of Anguo, and Chen Bi, Marquis of Boyang, went to Handan under the leadership of Prime Minister Fu Kuan!

What's "temporarily stationed in Handan, waiting for Chen Xi's defeat" and what's "preparing for the king Liu Heng to go to the country" are all false!
These four people went to Handan, basically going for Liu Ying, and divided the Handan Guanzhong troops to go south, as Liu Ying's main force to pacify Yingbu!
In this way, together with the prince Liu Ying who "returned to worship the ancestors", the entire counter-rebellion army has its own "vest".

As for the mobilization of soldiers and horses in the other vassal states, as well as the mobilization of food and grass in the Chang'an court, Liu Ying was not left behind.

——On the fourth day when Liu Bang officially promulgated the imperial edict ordering Liu Ying to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, the emperor Liu Bang, who was raised in Changle Palace, received the joint names of Liu Fei, King of Qi, Liu Jiao, King of Chu, and Liu Jia, King of Jing play!

It is learned from the memorabilia that almost no food in Guanzhong has flowed into the Guandong this year, which has caused food shortages in Jing, Chu, Qi and other coastal vassal states. After that, the emperor Liu Bang immediately summoned the prince Liu who had launched the "elimination of grain merchants" in Guanzhong. surplus.

In the end, the prince Liu Ying gave a clear answer: 300 million shi was transferred from Shaofu to the Ao Cang in Xingyang, hundreds of miles east of Hangu Pass.

Upon hearing the news, the three kings of Jing, Chu, and Qi were overjoyed. After a brief discussion, they decided: Each would send more than [-] troops from his own country, led by Qi Prime Minister Cao Can, to Xingyang to receive the grain and rice allocated by the Shaofu!

So far, the Chang'an court's countermeasures against "Huainan Wangying's deployment of troops" have been fully deployed, and there is no reason to "force against Huainan".

When the entire court was secretly delighted by this situation, the prince Liu Ying, who was about to "return home to worship the ancestors", appeared in the prime minister's mansion between Shangguanli and Arsenal... ·
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"At home."

"The food and grass needed by the army has been sent to Ao Cang in the name of 'allocate with Jing, Chu, and Qi to relieve the rice and grain shortage'. A total of 300 million shi will be used by the army in April!"

Hearing that Shaofu Yang Chengyan gave a serious report, Liu Ying only nodded slightly, and then turned her gaze to Xiao He on the other side.

Seeing this, Xiao He didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly bowed to Liu Ying.

"The bows, feathers, arrows, spears, swords, halberds and other weapons and weapons that I dispatched from the arsenal have also been secretly transported to Xingyang with the Shaofu to send rice grains from Ao Cang."

"When the Marquis of Pingyang leads the soldiers of Jing, Chu, and Qi to take it, you can get..."

From Xiao He's mouth, she heard that "weapons and ordnance were also sent to Xingyang together", Liu Ying only took a deep breath, and immediately bowed heavily to Xiao He and Yang Chengyan.

"Recently, Xiang Xiang and Yang Shaofu have worked hard."

After expressing her gratitude to the two of them, the serious look on Liu Ying's face did not slow down.

Today, Liu Ying specially came to the prime minister's mansion, and even called Yangchengyan, the Shaofu, not to ask about logistics support.

Xiao He and Yang Chengyan made a report on the logistics problem, but it was just a passing mention.

The real purpose of Liu Ying's visit here was revealed as early as when Liu Ying handed over the greeting card and asked Xiao He to come to Yangchengyan.

Obviously, the two of them knew Liu Ying's intentions.

The three monarchs and ministers were only silent for a moment, and then they saw Yang Chengyan get up first, pointing to a large wooden box not far away, and took out a roll of bamboo slips as thick as an arm from his arms, and bowed to Liu Ying.

"Here, I followed the order of my family to check and calculate the income from the official grain and rice of the Shaofu government in March."

After saying something softly, Yang Chengyan spread out the bamboo slips in his hand, brought them to Liu Ying, and cleared his throat a little.

"According to the order of the family, the Shaofu is in charge of the official management of grain and rice, and uses money to get the grain and warehouse of the grain merchant Mijia."

"In the summer and June, the Shaofu acquired a total of 140 granaries for storing grain of 50 shi. Among them, there were 72 giant granaries that could store [-] shi; There are thousands of small warehouses below."

"In order to obtain nearly ten thousand granaries, the Shaofu spent Qin Banliang, a total of more than 14 yuan, and three baht coins are the same."

"The more than 14 yuan in the Qin Banliang was all the rice stored by the grain merchants in the Shaofu and sold to the people in Guanzhong; and the three baht money saved in the Shaofu's internal funds was also spent... "

Hearing what Yang Chengyan said, Liu Ying nodded slowly, with an apologetic look of relief on her brows.

Three baht coins, especially the three baht pods that the Shaofu melted and cast under the order of his father Liu Bang, is undoubtedly a heart disease that Liu Ying has never dared to forget for a long time!

——The central financial institution has 10,000+ million waste coins, but they can't spend them at all!

Not only that, but they still continue to melt real coins (Qin Banliang) into such useless coins that cannot be spent!

Such an operation of self-destruction of the Great Wall, but it is impossible for any person in power with a healthy mind to turn a blind eye to it.

And "purchasing the granary in the hands of grain merchants with three baht of waste coins" is undoubtedly an excellent plan for "selling waste coins" carefully crafted by Liu Ying for the Shaofu.

This year, the entire Guanzhong grain merchants jointly drove up the price of grain, and Changling Tian's case of "assassinating the prince" lowered it. For Shaofu's granary purchase plan of "half to Qin Banliang, half to Han three baht", Guan Even if COFCO is unwilling, it can only accept it obediently.

——Liu Ying was assassinated for this matter, Shaofu bought a granary, and knew to give half of Qin Banliang instead of directly "copying and confiscating", which is already very good!

As for the remaining half of the Han and half Liang, it is right to regard it as the life money for the grain merchants in Guanzhong to "reform evil and return to righteousness".

In this way, the Shaofu was able to get rid of these hot potatoes called "three baht coins" in exchange for visible and tangible granaries, and used these granaries to store the grain that belonged to the grain merchants. Finally sold to the people.

I have to say: Shaofu has really made a lot of money in the matter of official food management.

The Shaofu made a lot of money, and although the people in Guanzhong did not benefit directly, the stabilization of food prices caused by the official operation of grain and rice also indirectly eased the pressure of survival of the people in Guanzhong.

Starting from this year's autumn harvest, the common people in Guanzhong will officially bid farewell to the middlemen who frequently doubled their prices in the past, and only need to endure the "one out of ten" grain preservation fee from the Shaofu.

As for the three baht coins that flowed from the Shaofu to the grain merchants, it would basically not have much impact on the financial order of the Han Dynasty.

——Three baht coins have been around for so many years, after the Shaofu’s wanton melting and casting, they have long lost their credit and purchasing power~
If it weren't for this, the Shaofu in the past wouldn't have been sitting on tens of thousands of baht, but couldn't spend it anyway, and yelled 'the internal funds are empty' all day long.

Liu Ying is very sure: the three baht money that the grain merchant obtained from Shaofu by "selling the granary" is the only way to deal with it other than destroying it.

—Keep it as a souvenir.

"good."

Nodding with peace of mind, Liu Ying nodded to Xiao He and Yang Chengyan respectively.

"I will go out this time and return to Beijing again. It will be winter next year, or even spring."

"However, the autumn harvest is not far away, and the matter of the Shaofu government's grain management and rice, especially 'storing grain on behalf of the people' is the top priority!"

"If you are alone, the Young Mansion must be very careful, and you must not make a mistake in this matter!"

Full of stern explanations, Liu Ying did not forget to turn her head and bowed slightly to Xiao He.

"The official management of the Shaofu's grain and rice is a national policy that involves the virtual reality of the government treasury and the stability of the community!"

"If the Shaofu's strength fails, Wanwang Xiaoxiang will help you a little..."

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Xiao He only smiled lightly and bowed his head, bowing his hands to Liu Ying in return.

"It's important at home."

"This is just the duty of a minister..."

Seeing that Xiao He agreed so boldly, Liu Ying only smiled gently, and immediately looked at Xiao He with a hint of meaning.

"Guwen, Prime Minister Xiao's youngest son, Xiao Yan, has always liked martial arts?"

Seemingly saying something casually, Liu Ying lowered her head with a chuckle.

"If you can go out of Hangu alone with Xiao Xiangzi and Ping Yingbu's chaos, it will be a worthwhile trip..."

Hearing Liu Ying's meaningful words, Xiao He immediately felt sorry, but he didn't give a direct answer because of Yang Chengyan's presence.

"Being loved by the family is a blessing for the dog..."

"Only a few days ago, the dog seemed to be a little sick. I can't say for sure whether I can go to Huainan with my family..."

Seeing Xiao He's reaction like this, Liu Ying smiled knowingly, and immediately nodded to Xiao He.

"Since that's the case, Gu, I will wait for Xiao Xiang's good news."

Hearing that Liu Ying and Xiao He reached an agreement on 'supporting the descendants of the Xiao family' in a few words, Yang Chengyan couldn't help but feel a little envy in his eyes.

Seeing Yang Chengyan's complexion, Liu Ying was not in a hurry.

——Anyway, Xiao He is also the first Marquis of the founding of the country, and Yang Chengyan has not yet been conferred the title of Marquis of Che.

Although it was easy for Liu Ying to bring a boy from the Yang family to talk with her, but Liu Ying could also talk to Yang Chengyan in private instead of in front of Xiao He.

After making an agreement with Xiao He that 'I'll help your son get Wu Xun, and you help me keep an eye on the food and rice for the Shaofu official's camp', Liu Ying turned her head again and signaled Yang Chengyan to continue.

——Yang Chengyan has not had time to talk about the main achievements of the official grain operation!
Seeing Liu Ying's gesture, Yang Chengyan hastily withdrew his jealous eyes from Xiao He's smiling face.

Lowering his head a little lonely, looking at the second half of the bamboo slips in his hand, Yang Chengyan couldn't help swallowing his saliva even though he saw this string of numbers more than once!
"According to the order of the family, the Shaofu has been buying grain from Mi Jia, a grain merchant in Guanzhong, since the third month of spring, and the grain has been exhausted, more than [-] million stones!"

"In the past three months, Shaofu has sold grain in various places in Guanzhong, a total of nearly 3000 million shi, and the money obtained is a total of 600 million!"

Said with an excited tone, Yang Chengyan's face also flushed red in a moment.

"Although the money is 600 million yuan, more than half of it is various miscellaneous money, and all of them should be prepared to pay for the grain merchants, but the Shaofu didn't spend any money and grain, and got nearly [-] granaries."

"And today, the Shaofu still has to store more than 2000 million shi of grain; and the autumn harvest is less than two months away. Before the autumn harvest, the people of Guanzhong need at most [-] million shi of grain and rice."

"The remaining ten million stones, one can be used for the army of the family to fight against the rebellion, the other can be transferred to Handan for the army of Wuyanghou, and the third can be put into the treasury, and it can be used to fill the half of the salary that the courtiers and officials lack for half a year old!"

Speaking of this, Yang Chengyan took a deep breath, calmed down his excitement a little, and immediately looked at Liu Ying, showing only admiration.

"In the next year, the Shaofu will have the rice and grain business in the whole camp, and the internal funds will be tens of millions of shi from Jamie's profit!"

"If it is so long, it will be three years old, and if it is broken, it will be two years old. The Shaofu can build and build Chang'an by itself without the need for money and food from the treasury!"

"This all depends on the family's efforts to overcome all opinions, and there is a way to promote the official grain and rice camp!"

"The family promotes such good governance to relieve the emptiness of the treasury. My minister, I would like to congratulate the world!!!"

(End of this chapter)