My father is Yuan Shu?But I want to be a Cao thief

Chapter 241 Sweeping Jingzhou, coin baptism!
Jingzhou, counties and counties within the territory.

Because Jingzhou is located in a remote place, it is also a land of fish and rice. Except that Nanyang in the north of the Han River was poisoned by Yuan Shu, Huang Jin, Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu, etc.,
In the rest of the states and counties, the people still live and work in peace and contentment.

At least it is much better than the people in the Central Plains.

In the downtown area of ​​the city, looking at the prices set by many grain merchants also made many people frown slightly.

"Boss, yesterday's grain price was [-] hu, why is it [-] today?" A strong man couldn't help asking.

"Can you afford it? If you can't afford it, there is rice bran over there, so don't delay my business!" The boss was somewhat sullen. Compared with the wealthy businessmen a few days ago, these people are poor.

"But boss, your price increase is too much."

"Boss Zhang, you're here. Today is high-quality corn, one thousand eighty-one hu, how much do you think?" The boss saw the wealthy businessman approaching from a distance, and stepped forward flatteringly.

"I want it all!" The wealthy businessman waved his hand, not taking it seriously.

"Okay, I'll bag it for you!" the boss said with a smile.

Watching bags of grain being bought away, many grain merchants began to close their doors, but the common people felt a bit depressed. They never expected that the grain would rise so fast.

Depending on the situation, the food price may exceed [-] tomorrow.

If things go on like this, ordinary people can't afford food at all!
"Hey!" Someone shook his head and sighed, then turned and left.

And then, in just a few months, the price of grain in the city was directly raised to [-] hu. You must know that it was only [-] at the beginning, which is a full six or seven times increase.

Moreover, with the increase in food prices, the salt, cloth, etc. of the salt merchants in the city also increased, and the economies of various places were directly boosted by a group of inexplicable wealthy merchants.

This caused the common people in the city to complain endlessly,
They also couldn't think of why all these things suddenly became expensive, and the price was outrageous, some doubled, and some seriously doubled seven or eight times.

However, it is not difficult to imagine that if there are suddenly tens of thousands or even tens of trillions in the country, that one watermelon may be two hundred. In short, all things will go up.

The only solution is to find a way to keep the funds from flowing in, and at the same time use goods to suppress inflation, but the funds in various places have long been deployed.

As for the aristocratic family, they do have food in storage, but the aristocratic family doesn't want to talk about this opportunity to cut leeks. Instead, they want to sell the food at a high price.
Coupled with all kinds of bribes, the aristocratic family is even more lazy to manage the pressure of ordinary people's survival.

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In a blink of an eye, summer is in the middle and late April.

Jingzhou, within the city of Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City is the least affected place, but due to the influence of various places, it has also slightly increased.

At this moment, in the mansion.

Liu Biao slowly closed the document and asked, "Is Chu Feng still still?"

"My lord, nothing has happened yet." Cai Mao clasped his fists and replied, but he was also very curious, because according to Chu Feng's character, now that Yuan Cao is fighting along the Yellow River,

It is absolutely impossible for Chu Feng to wait quietly,
Now that the beginning of spring has passed for almost four months, Chu Feng is really calm, or does he really not plan to attack Jingzhou?But it shouldn't be!

Hearing this reply, Liu Biao was very dissatisfied. He really wanted to hear the news of Chu Feng's invasion, but it was all about Chu Feng's eating, drinking and having fun.
It annoyed him.

"My lord, is it possible that Chu Feng has no intention of attacking our Jingzhou? Or is he waiting for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to go to war?" Wen Pin clasped his fists sideways and asked tentatively.

He is a recently promoted general with some talent.

"Chu Feng has lofty aspirations, and he is definitely not a kind person. Don't be careless. I'm afraid he is holding back bad intentions and sending a letter to Huang Zu in Jiangxia, telling him to take precautions."

Liu Biao waved his hand and said solemnly.

He doesn't believe in Chu Feng who is a good person,

This person lied all the time, the warship that lied to him in Jingzhou before has not been returned, how could such people not be greedy for Jingzhou?What's more, Jingzhou is still upstream!

"No!" The messenger nodded in response.

At this moment, Kuai Liang pondered for a while, but still said: "My lord, there is one thing that needs to be guarded against."

"What's the matter?" Liu Biao frowned.

"Now there are inexplicably many wealthy merchants in Jiangxia and Nanjun. These people are buying all kinds of cloth, grain and other items at prices much higher than the market price."

Kuai Liang frowned and said solemnly.

"Isn't it normal to have a few wealthy merchants?" Liu Biao waved his hand.

"My lord, these wealthy merchants have been collecting scraps for nearly half a month, and they are not short of money at all. Obviously, they have a purpose. Now that prices in various places are out of balance, food prices are soaring, and the people are complaining!"

Kuai Liang clasped his fists and said solemnly.

"Price imbalance? Is there a good solution?" Liu Biao raised his eyebrows, he didn't want to see the common people complaining at this juncture.

"Release the government's stockpile of grain and calm the price of grain. At the same time, send people to find out these wealthy merchants. Be sure to find out. I'm afraid they are sent by Chu Feng or Cao Cao."

Kuai Liang suggested.

"Release the stored grain?" Liu Biao hesitated, "How much grain do you need?"

"I'm afraid it will take a million dendrobiums," Kuai Liang said with some embarrassment. After all, a million dendrobiums of grain are filled in for no reason, who wants it!
"One million? It doesn't matter if the price is affected a little bit. The people will naturally calm down when the grain is harvested next year. After all, the government has limited grain stocks. In this year of war, don't waste it."

Liu Biao waved his hand, not thinking about it at all.

Although he treats the people well, it doesn't mean that he will support them unconditionally, not to mention spending millions to appease them, which is too much.

"As for the rebellious grain merchants, send people to investigate clearly. If they belong to Cao Cao or Chu Feng, arrest them immediately." Liu Biao urged again,

"No!" Kuai Liang nodded, he had to investigate thoroughly.

"Oh, by the way, I just read the documents. Cao Cao sent Cheng to Yecheng to beware of our army. I wonder what you think of this upcoming battle between Cao and Yuan?"

Liu Biao stroked his beard and asked curiously.

As soon as the words came out, all civil and military officers looked at each other, except for a few generals, the rest all said in unison: "Wait and see!"

From their point of view, Liu Biao was originally a puppet, and it was obviously impossible to help Liu Biao expand his borders. As long as they preserve their strength, anyone who enters Jingzhou will have to look at their faces.

"Since this is the case, then be more careful, and send a message to Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei to give them a chance to lead their troops to repel Cheng Yu's troops."

Liu Biao waved his hand, thinking that the arrangement was not bad.

He can face Cao Cao in the north and Chu Feng in the east with ease, but the most important thing right now is to deal with Zhang Xian. This person is an old bone and still wants to fight hard. It's not easy!

After getting rid of Zhang Xian, Jingzhou can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, at least it is unrealistic for these years.

"Okay, let's all go down and get ready, report any problems immediately!" Liu Biao waved his hands, somewhat helpless in his heart.

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On that day, all kinds of news from Liu Biao spread like wildfire, so that when the people below went to search, those wealthy businessmen in the past disappeared in an instant, leaving behind all kinds of mess.

However, another group of grain merchants appeared to sell grain at a low price. The price of grain in the market was [-] yuan, and these grain merchants all sold it at a price of [-] yuan.

Not only food, but also various other things are on sale,

The only curious thing is that the purchase of this kind of grain must be exchanged for a new kind of coin. After a group of people exchanged and purchased it face to face, many people chose to believe that,
And based on five hundred renminbi a dendrobium, you must know that the exchange rate of four to one is calculated, and the grain is only two thousand renminbi a dendrobium, which is much lower than the current eight thousand.

The most important thing is that these new coins are said to be the coins of Chu Feng in Yangzhou. The people of Yangzhou are famous for living and working in peace and contentment, so that the people believe it even more.

On that day, an unknown amount of food was sold.

This also made the merchants in the city nervous and tried to lower the price, but the other party's price made them retreat, and they could only watch helplessly.

In just one day, the prices of these grain merchants dropped again,

From the initial price of [-] yuan per hu, it has been directly reduced to [-] yuan per hu. After conversion, the price of [-] hu of grain is a little bit higher than the original price.

But this initial price is completely a thing of the past,

For a time, people all over the world knew that some people even got up early in the morning to line up, and all had to exchange for new coins to buy food, cloth, etc.

These things are all too cheap, and some are even lower than the initial price, which makes it impossible for local merchants in Jingzhou to fight back.

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On the third day, more people came from all over the country after hearing the news.

As for the magistrates of cities and counties in various places, they first accepted bribes, and secondly calmed down public grievances, and they didn't see any bad things, but the common people were happy,

It is good to be able to take money and quell public grievances,

Turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

After all, there is no risk at all in exchanging [-] copper coins for [-] Singapore dollars, and then using the new coins to buy food, which makes officials in various places not at all concerned.

Early in the morning, people had already lined up in long lines.

Pulling back the board and looking at the crowd of common people, the boss was also stunned for a moment, feeling a little emotional.

Then he hung the grain price wooden sign in his hand directly next to it, and all the people looked over and were instantly excited, three hundred yuan, and today it has dropped again,
Three hundred coins means [-] copper coins, the same as last month, but it is absolutely impossible to return the price last month, so that the common people are extremely excited.

"Fathers and folks, today the price of all kinds of food is [-] yuan per dendrobium, which is also purchased in new currency, but today each person is limited to purchase five dendrobiums, and no more can be purchased!"

"In addition, the price of all food in the future will not be lower than [-] yuan. It will be settled in Singapore currency until it is sold out, and it will be valid forever." The boss immediately made a fuss.

These ordinary people are all eager to try. They have more and more trust in the new currency. Not only the price of food here, but also the price of cloth over there is also reduced.
And there are merchants in all walks of life who recognize the new currency!

As a result, there was a long queue at the currency exchange office.

"Fathers and folks, in view of the recognition of our new currency by merchants from all over the country, and at the same time speed up the exchange, all exchanges today start at least [-] yuan."

The boss looked at the queue and shouted.

As soon as the words came out, the team was in a mess instantly, and countless people frowned, because the sudden increase in restrictions made many people not have so much money, or dare not invest so much money at one time.

But when they think of the discounts on various things, they feel itchy again.

"First of all, I would like to say sorry to the folks who don't have so many copper coins today. If you have any concerns, you don't have to worry about them."

"First, this new currency is a hard currency in Yangzhou, and so is its purchasing power. Second, merchants from all over the world recognize our new currency, so there is no need to worry."

The boss rendered a wave just right,
And these operations were all done according to Chu Feng's request.

Purchases are limited, and there is a minimum standard for currency exchange, which means that these people must keep a part of the new currency in their hands if they want to take advantage of these discounts. Under the temptation of the discount, the new currency will stay in the hands of these people if they want to come.

And Chu Feng has a big layout,

The coins are in the hands of these people, and if Liu Biao blocks the new coins, these people will definitely be unhappy, and there will be public grievances everywhere, and they will even take the lead in investing in Yangzhou.

If it is not blocked, the new currency will further consolidate its position and form a consumption habit, and no one can withstand this kind of discount.

The most important thing is that the new currency is really awesome!

No one can steal the printing, which ensures the status of the new currency. For this alone, Chu Feng's actions are for the country and the people.

"Although it's a bit more, you can exchange [-] for food and [-] for cloth. This price is very rare."

"Well, even if you run away, the money in Yangzhou can still be spent! Otherwise, you can buy it with copper coins, and you can buy three stones of grain for more than 10,000 yuan. It's better to change it!"

"Why don't we get together, each person will be limited to five dendrobiums, and we can buy them separately, so we can spend them directly, how about that?" Someone excitedly suggested.

For a time, this suggestion was adopted by everyone.

The coins were gathered together to meet the minimum exchange standard, and several people partnered to exchange [-] coins, and after the exchange, the buddy gave them a piece of paper, which is said to be used to exchange for food.

As a result, there was no way for several people to exchange food separately in the past. The purpose of various policies in the early stage was to lock some new coins in the hands of ordinary people.
Let the common people develop the consumption habit of new currency, and completely put down their guard.

On this day, although the exchange was criticized by many people, countless people left coins in their hands, and they all waited to exchange them tomorrow.

In short, the amount of new currency ownership soared a lot in an instant.

In a blink of an eye, the end of April.

After many days of trading, the new currency not only made the common people realize the benefits, but also made many aristocratic or poor families start to use it, and they also started to cash out.

There is no way, the new currency is much stronger than the five baht currency.

The credibility of the five baht coin is now notoriously poor, and many ordinary people are even more appreciative of the new currency, and they are full of praise for the new currency introduced by Chu Feng.

And this layout, in Chu Feng's view, is an initial success.

Whether he can completely control the lifeline of Jingzhou in the future depends on Liu Biao's next handling.

If he handles it properly, maybe it will only cause some public grievances in a short period of time. If he doesn't handle it properly, I'm afraid he can only smash the pot.

After all, by restricting the new currency, Chu Feng would secretly make people sweep up Jingzhou's food prices and cause public grievances. This is what Liu Biao is most afraid of and the last thing he wants to see.

As for this economic change, it was already the end of the month when it reached Liu Biao's ears. The amount of money in the hands of the people is terrifying, and they trust the new currency!

(End of this chapter)