Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 541 Skills

In June, Chengdu.

It was summer, and Bashu was in the hot summer, but the palace was quite cool.

Gong'e held up a fan to cool the emperor who was lying on the bamboo couch taking a nap in the morning, and the emperor took a long breath, obviously sleeping soundly.Seeing Liu Chan sleeping soundly, Zhuge Qiao at the bottom of the steps did not dare to disturb him, and prepared to put Daquan money, official documents and other things on the case.

Just as Zhuge Qiao turned to leave, Liu Chan closed his eyes and asked, "What's the matter with Bo Song?"

Zhuge Qiao's heart skipped a beat, and he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the five thousand guan coins have all been minted, so I offer you the coins for your majesty's comparison."

After the Confidence Mausoleum Alliance, Liu Chan lived in Soochow as Zhuge Qiao for a long time, and was the son of a high-ranking official Zhugejin before, so he was asked to be in charge of the big man's infiltration of Soochow and Jingzhou's intelligence.Therefore, Zhuge Qiao is in charge of the big Han's plan to cast Daquan money to seize the wealth of the people of Soochow.

"En!" Liu Chan yawned, changed from lying down to sitting up, and under the service of Gong'e, he rinsed his mouth with tea and wiped his face.

Zhuge Qiao took the opportunity to move the Daquan coins cast by Wu and the Daquan coins cast by Han in front of Liu Chan, and said: "Your Majesty, the left coin is the Daquan coin newly minted by my great Han, and the right coin is the Daquan coin minted by Soochow. Due to the rush of time, , There are some iron materials mixed in my big Han coins."

Liu Chan put the two coins in his hands and looked at them. He saw that the two coins were exactly the same. If Zhuge Qiao hadn’t reminded him that the left coin was mixed with iron, he would not have noticed that the left coin was slightly lighter. Bashu has a history of minting hundreds of years. state county.

Liu Chan took another hundred pieces of Daquan money, weighed them in his left and right hands, but still couldn't feel the difference in weight, and said with a smile: "Very good, send five thousand pieces of money to the state of Wu as soon as possible, and see how much you can get for me, a big man." profit."

In ancient China, examples of private casting of copper coins were repeatedly banned, so most of the dynasties throughout the ages have started to control the raw material copper.

For example, in the Han Dynasty, "the crime of stealing and casting money is death", but in the Tang Dynasty, it was more civilized and would "flow three thousand miles". However, according to the traffic and living environment in the Tang Dynasty, the probability of flowing three thousand miles is almost the same as the death penalty. The "two years" of forging tools but not minting coins.

Therefore, Sun Quan's control of the country is also to start with the raw material copper mines, but he can control the country, but he can't control Dahan, who will become the largest private foundry group in Soochow.

Zhuge Qiao took out a memorial from his cuff and presented it, saying: "Your Majesty, I think that I, a big man, can send Shanglin three officials in Jiangzhou, so that they can specially imitate Daquan coins according to the situation of Soochow coins, and circulate them in other countries. Domestically, it fills the treasury of my Han government."

In the Western Han Dynasty, the specialized agency for minting coins was Shanglin Sanguan, which were Zhongguan, Tongtong, and Skills. The three officials belonged to the Shuiheng Duwei, and the Shuiheng Duwei belonged to the Shaofu.In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Captain Shuiheng was abolished, and his leadership was transferred to the Shaofu.Now the young mansion of the great Han is Cheng Ji, and he is also in charge of the three officials of Shanglin.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, put down the memorial, and said: "Bo Song's words are not unreasonable. Let Cheng Shaofu (Cheng Ji) select some people from the three officials in Shanglin, and set up money officials in Jiangzhou to imitate Dongwu coins. I don't know if Bo Song is willing to go to Jiangzhou to take charge of this matter, so as to communicate with the Jingzhou gentry and investigate the internal situation of Eastern Wu Jingzhou."

"How dare I refuse," Zhuge Qiao replied.

Liu Chan pondered for a while, worried that Zhuge Qiao would not be able to carry out his work, and taught him the skills: "From now on, Bo Song will mint big spring coins, which can be sold to the rich clans in Jingzhou or Jiangdong. For example, one thousand big spring coins can be made into six or seven hundred coins. Selling grains and grains to them, so that the big clan of the Eastern Wu can earn three or four hundreds of windfalls from it, and use this as a beam, and if you sell them quickly, you will be able to take root."

After a pause, Liu Chan emphasized: "The coins should not be kept for too long, they must be sold to Jiangdong quickly, or the coins will become worthless day by day."

Under inflation, if you keep more money in your hands, you will lose money. Otherwise, Sun Quan will not continue to cast Daquan Dangqian, Daquan Two Thousand, and Daquan Five Thousand in a frenzy in the future.If it weren't for the long-standing grievances among the people, Sun Quan would definitely not depose this government.This move, just like the wanton printing of banknotes in China by bald heads in later generations, caused a large amount of wealth to evaporate, and a small number of people crazily grabbed benefits.

Under Sun Quan's excellent governance, many people in Wu State could not afford to have children and had to abandon them.Therefore, there is a wonderful scene in Wu State that the registered population can still regress without war.

"No!" Zhuge Qiao instantly understood what Liu Chan meant.

Liu Chan moved his gaze to the books on the case and asked, "This is?"

"Report to Your Majesty, this is a book made last year by His Majesty asking people to engrave scriptures on the printing materials and print them on paper with engraving blocks." Zhuge Qiao explained.

Liu Chan picked up the "Shangshu" and flipped through a few pages. The words in the book were clear and the fonts were neat.

Woodblock printing can be traced back to when great scholars engraved scriptures on stones. For example, Cai Yong engraved "Xiping Stone Classic" for scholars to copy.When Liu Chan entered Guanzhong and saw many steles, he suddenly recalled woodblock printing.

Now the Shu Han has three states, the pressure on the people has decreased, the number of scholars has increased, and there is a literary atmosphere at the beginning.It is not like the situation of two or three kittens in one state.Therefore, in order to spread literature, Liu Chan specially made engraving blocks to print scriptures and promote the style of writing in the Han Dynasty.

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "Your Majesty speaks of the art of engraving, which will help us to promote the style of study of scholars in the Han Dynasty and spread the theories of various schools. Your Majesty's move will benefit the scholars of all generations. rise."

Liu Chan raised the corners of his mouth and ordered: "Pass down the imperial edict to order the craftsmen to expand the ancient books of the Han Dynasty on the boards and spread them in the Wudan Academy."

The emergence of woodblock printing does not mean its spread. Historically, woodblock printing existed in the Tang Dynasty, but it was fully spread in the middle and late stages, and it reached its peak in the Song Dynasty.The Great Han Dynasty now has engraving and printing, but if it wants to be fully promoted, it still needs to wait for the unification of the world, the end of the war, and the unimpeded communication between scholars from east, west, north and south, and literature can flourish.

Now Liu Chan is only leaving a seed for printing, let him spread in the scene of a wide gathering of scholars like the academy, and having soil will naturally help the promotion of technology.

"promise!"

"Your Majesty, Minister Liao is asking to see you."

"Xuan!" Liu Chan responded.

Seeing this, Zhuge Qiao clasped his hands wisely and said, "The Daquan money still needs to be sorted out by me, so I will take my leave first."

"kindness."

After Liao Li saluted, he sent Shuofang information and said: "Your Majesty, Shuofang information. As Your Majesty said, the Xianbei tribes fought fiercely, the strong merged, and the weak scattered. Some went north to the grasslands, or some went south to join against Wei. I am a big man Since I was half a year old, because of my benevolence, most Xianbei Hu people have attached themselves to me."

"That's why Deng Ai thought that my big man could take the opportunity to let those who are proficient in Qiang and Hu affairs go north to the old land of Shuofang and restore Shuofang County, as a barrier to the north. Collect Tushenze salt pond for profit, occupy the chicken and deer fortress, and think of controlling the grassland tribes."

Jilusai is an important pass leading to the northern part of China. The canyon runs through Yangshan (now Langshan) from north to south, and the valley bottom is flat.Adjacent to the Great Wall in the north and Tu Shenze in the east, it is the gateway to the northwest of the Central Plains, controlling the throat of traffic passing through Yangshan.

If the big man occupies Jilusai, he can rely on Tu Shenze Yanchi to control Shuofang County in the east and block the Waihu people from going south easily.Lay an outpost for the Dahan to recover Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang and other counties in the future, and at the same time it can serve as a barrier for Beidi County.

Liu Chan looked at Deng Ai's memorial and frowned slightly.Expansion of territory is not a coloring game for later generations. Today's big man can stretch his arms to Beidi County and the limit.Shuofang, Wuyuan and other places are mostly Hu people. It is useless to send fewer troops, and it will increase the burden on the big men if they are sent too much.

If you want to restore Shuofang County, you still need to wait for Beidi County to be self-satisfied and able to transport grain, grass, and supplies to the north. You don't need to rely on Longyou and Guanzhong before you can extend your territory northward.

What Deng Ai said is not unreasonable from his point of view.But if we start from the overall situation, the focus of the Great Han is still on the crusade against Cao Wei, and other affairs should not affect the Eastern Expedition strategy of the Great Han as much as possible, and put the military first.

After pondering for a while, Liu Chan said: "I have ordered the governor of Shuofang to go north to restore Shuofang County. Don't be in a hurry. I will arrive in Beidi County in August to inspect the border and discuss the matter of Shuofang."

After a pause, Liu Chan said: "Shuofang has few soldiers, so it is difficult to take care of the Hus in the North. Jiang Wei led [-] soldiers from Lianglong to go north to assist Beidi County and deter the Hus in Xianbei."

"promise!"

Liao Liti wrote the imperial edict and asked, "If Your Majesty wants to arrive in Beidi County in August, will he go on a northern tour later this month?"

"Exactly."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)