Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 540 Feast
April, Chengdu.

In the cool palace, Liu Chan is playing chess with Fei Yi. The exquisite pastries are placed in front of the two of them, which is very attractive, and the steaming mist is lingering on the teacup.

Since Zhuge Liang chose Fei Yi as his successor, Fei Yi first transferred from a servant to the Central Guard Army, and then moved to the Sima of the inner government. .

However, because Zhuge Liang had been in Guanzhong for a long time to administer politics and train the army, Fei Yi, a former military adviser, stayed in Guanzhong to assist Zhuge Liang in handling political affairs.

It can be said that the Han Dynasty currently has two political centers, one in Chang'an governing Guanzhong and Northwest affairs, and the other in Chengdu governing Yizhou and Nanzhong affairs, whose leaders are Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wan respectively.

Although Zhuge Liang is also serving as Yizhou pastor, but Yizhou affairs are settled in Chengdu, his Yizhou pastor is no longer worthy of the name.Now Zhuge Liang stayed in Yizhou Mu only out of respect for him, and also told Zhuge Liang that his position was unshakable.

After all, Huang Quan, who has made great contributions to the pacification of Guanzhong, is now only a distant leader of Bingzhou Mu, and is equal to Zhuge Liang in name.

As for Liu Chan, as a monarch, he paid attention to both aspects of affairs, and he also consulted Zhuge Liang before making a decision.

Liu Chan put the sunspots between his fingers, dropped the chessboard, and said concernedly: "I haven't seen Wen Wei for a long time, I don't know how it is going? When will I go north again?"

Fei Yi showed a trace of gratitude, and said: "Your Majesty, I am safe in Guanzhong, thank you for your concern. This time, I was ordered by the prime minister to return to Chengdu to supervise the transportation of a large number of farm tools to Guanzhong for the reclamation of Zhengbaiqu farmland; The Shang Shu ordered to check the number of Shu brocades and sell them to the countries in the Western Regions. They should go north to Guanzhong in seven days."

"Oh! The Jing River has been dredged." Liu Chan asked curiously, "How much is the difference between Zheng Baiqu's irrigated fields and the former Han Dynasty?"

Fei Yi held Bai Zi, pondered for a while, and said: "Compared with the more than [-] hectares of fertile land irrigated in the former Han Dynasty, according to our calculations, it has slightly decreased, but it is not much. It's just that there are few people in Guanzhong now, and many acres of land are still unoccupied. Therefore, the Prime Minister specially asked our army to farm nearby, thinking that the army will be stationed, and we will save up for the east against the Wei Dynasty."

According to the Dahan’s famous land system, more than 200,000 hectares of fertile land should be awarded to 300,000-[-] households, about [-]-[-] people.Now there is a huge shortage. Once the big man can grant all the land of Zheng Baiqu, it basically means that Guanzhong will be alive at the beginning, and there is no need to worry so much about the food and grass for the big Han's eastern expedition.

After a pause, Fei Yi added: "The more than [-] soldiers of His Majesty's newly established Yousanwei have all moved to the north of Weibei to receive fertile land for farming. The prime minister arranged for the generals to teach the military formation and the scholars to pass on the classics. "

Liu Chan looked at Fei Yi, and said with a smile: "The new establishment of the right three guards still needs a lot of practice. Wen Wei can tell the prime minister after returning to Chang'an that there may be [-] to [-] Qiang barbarians going north this year and next. Enrich the population of my Guanzhong."

Fei Yi couldn't help being overjoyed, and said: "You should report back to the Prime Minister, and ask the Prime Minister to prepare farm tools for the Qiang and Yi people to go north."

Now for a big man, as long as he is a commoner, it doesn't matter if he is a Han or not.Anyway, when the situation stabilizes, these Qiang people who have adapted to the environment will naturally become Sinicized slowly.After all, the Qiang and Di people knew how to farm and also had contact with the Han people. It was not difficult to Sinicize after being educated, which is incomparable with the Xianbei Hu people who came from the grasslands and used to herd herds.

While the monarch and his ministers were playing chess, Fei Yi thought of something, took out a copper coin from his pocket, and said, "Your Majesty, this year Lord Wu made a new copper coin named 'Daquan Five Hundred'. To promote the Daquan Five Hundred in the country, this copper coin It was specially offered by a businessman who had a good relationship with me."

"Huh?" Liu Chan held the copper coin, carefully looked at it, and said with a sneer, "Sun Quan minted Daquan five hundred and promoted it in the country, but he wanted to imitate what my big man did to fill the treasury. The big spring coin is only slightly heavier than my big man. But it is five times as much as Zhibai, so Sun Quan has lost his head?"

The Daquan five hundred coined by Sun Quan can be described as insane. The straight hundred five baht coins of the Dahan are of good quality and well-made, and weigh about 10 grams, which is about three times the weight of ordinary five baht coins.The Daquan five hundred made by Sun Quan weighs 12 grams, which is only two grams heavier than the Dahan's straight hundred and five baht, but its value is as high as five times, which is staggering!

From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, the currencies of various countries fell into a relatively bad era.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the monetary system in the Huanling period was already crumbling.Dong Zhuo directly reduced the weight of five baht coins to issue more currency, realizing a large amount of wealth in a short period of time.

Later, the princes fought in chaos, the economic system of the Central Plains collapsed, and the Central Plains entered a state of bartering.Lao Liu entered Bashu and couldn't pay military expenses, so he had to forge straight hundred dollars to get a fortune from the powerful.Now Sun Quan is even more ruthless, casting Daquan five hundred without any policies.

You must know that although the Central Plains has entered a state of bartering, at least it has not exploited the common people too much.Lao Liu minted hundreds of dollars and exploited the powerful, but at least the appearance is exquisite, and there are measures such as "equalizing prices, making officials official and city", which is not too much.And Sun Quan directly followed Dong Zhuo's example and exploited social wealth, which would cause serious inflation.

Fei Yi stroked his beard and asked, "Now Wu Zhu Daquan is five hundred. I, a great man, should prohibit this money from being traded with my great man Shu brocade and war horses, and not be plundered by them."

Liu Chan looked at the copper coins for a few more times, showing an inexplicable smile, and said, "I think Wu Zhu Daquan five hundred is beneficial to my man."

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Fei Yi asked suspiciously.

Liu Chan put the copper coins on the table, stroked his smooth beard, and said, "Sun Quan minted this coin in order to plunder the materials of the nobles and powerful people and enrich the treasury. How can I, a big man, let Sun Quan be more beautiful than before? Let the artisans imitate this money, cast five hundred in Daquan, and let the merchants import it to Wu, and use this money to buy food, grass, and supplies from the Wu people."

Hearing this, Fei Yi's eyes lit up, and he said: "Your Majesty's plan is very good. Daquan five hundred is only slightly heavier than my Dahan Zhibai coin, but it is five times that of our country's coins. Today, Daquan five hundred coins are cast, in terms of our country, It is an act of making huge profits for the rich country."

Liu Chan was not in the mood to play chess, but stood up and ordered: "Ji Xing, you send an order to Gong Yan to prepare a batch of gold and copper, and order my big Han coin minter to mint five thousand coins after Wu Ren Daquan five hundred. Let Bo Song (Zhuge Qiao) secretly sent merchants to the state of Wu, and first bought grain, leather, etc. with five thousand coins."

One thousand copper coins for consistent money, and five thousand coins for 5 million Daquan coins.

That's right!Liu Chan plans to cast [-] Guan Daquan coins privately, and prepares to seize a large amount of social wealth in Wu State from this feast.After all, Sun Quan handed the knife to Liu Chan, and Liu Chan felt sorry for him if he didn't cut it.

Sun Quan is really a small expert in governing the country, so smart!I love him to death!

"No!" Zhang Shao agreed.

Liu Chan's eyes fell on Fei Yi, and he said with a smile, "If Wen Wei doesn't see me, I'm afraid I'll miss this good opportunity!"

"No, it's just a matter of time." Fei Yi replied.

Seeing that Fei Yi didn't understand what he meant, Liu Chan just smiled.

We must know that according to the circulation process of coins, especially during inflation, those who get coins earlier can take the opportunity to harvest a lot of money downwards.By the time money circulates among the people at the bottom, the goods have already been inflated.Now the sooner the big man strikes, the more money he can make from Wu.

(End of this chapter)