Chapter 190 Inflation
Cao Xian also had a happy face, giving Fang Jie a playful thumbs up.

Mrs. Bian looked at Cao Pi again, and Cao Zhi said, "Ziheng, Zijian, you should learn from Mu Shui how to benefit the people."

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were also deeply impressed by the delicacy, and nodded in agreement.

The ladies also told their children to follow Fang Jie as an example and grow up to serve their fathers.

A family banquet sublimates the theme of eating, and eating has become a benefit to the people, the family and the world, but Cao Pi said it was good, but he thought in his heart that the governance of the country and the security of the country do not rely on these trivial skills.

That still depends on real talent and real learning, and learning about strategy and other university questions.

Cao Zhi believes that only Confucianism can govern the world. How can these things be compared with Confucianism?
So, they all got up and resigned on the pretext that something happened in the mansion.

Cao Cao's wives took Cao Xian's hand and said that she married a good husband.

Empress Cao waited for a few people, and after dinner, they said that Cao Xian had lost her status and only married a cook.

When Cao Xian heard this, she was immediately unhappy.

Seeing Cao Xian's face darken, Empress Cao and the others were immediately scolded by Mrs. Bian.

"Mushui is now a chariot general, Marquis of Wanhu, what kind of cook!"

Cao Cao also pretended to cough, with an angry look on his face.

Empress Cao and the others were immediately frightened and stood aside in a respectful manner, not daring to speak.

Cao Cao said coldly: "Don't let me hear such words again!"

Everyone's back felt cold, and a wave of majesty rushed towards them.

When you become queens, what can nobles do? In Wei Wang's residence, no one can speak ill of Fang Jie.

Otherwise, just wait to bear the wrath of Cao Cao's thunder.

Now everyone understood that Fang Jie's position was terrifying.

On the other hand, Liu Bei's family banquet was not so lavish. Wu Yi from Shu married his younger sister to Liu Bei.

Three relatives, some close ones including Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Wu Yi and others were also invited to the family banquet.

The bell is ringing, the meat is boiled in white water, and everyone has a plate of meat in front of them, and they share the meal.

At this time, people don't pay too much attention to eating, and eating is only for one purpose, which is to live.

After the meal, the boy who had been waiting outside the door for a long time came in to report: "Li Yan from Baishuiguan is urging food again."

Liu Bei was a little puzzled: "Zhang Ren in Jiamengguan didn't urge food and grass, why did Li Yan urge food and grass?"

The servant said: "My lord, General Zhang Ren has used his family money to subsidize the military. It has been half a month."

"what?"

Liu Bei heard this, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Zhang Ren is a kind man, a military adviser, and the city can't gather more food and grass. How will we go to the Northern Expedition in the future?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly, and Liu Bei looked at Huang Quan, Wu Yi and the others. These people were also helpless.

In the end, everyone left, leaving only Zhuge Liang.

Liu Bei asked: "Military Master, there are no outsiders now, can you tell me?"

Zhuge Liang only said two words: "Make money!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he was stunned.

Yes, since there is no money, then make money.

I already have one-third of the world, can't I still make money?
Liu Bei was overjoyed, and quickly asked Zhuge Liang how to make money.

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, and said: "Melting the existing five baht coins in the treasury, two coins into one, and then making it into the words of one hundred, so that the original two coins will become one hundred coins."

"Then use the official compulsory issuance method to exchange this money for the five baht money in the hands of the people, and so on."

"In this way, it will be enriched soon, and the Northern Expedition will happen!"

Liu Bei was shocked, and said that Zhuge Liang, the crouching dragon, was so wise that he was close to a monster. Unexpectedly, there is such a magical way to turn stones into gold.

Liu Bei couldn't help throwing himself to the ground, and hurried down to bow deeply to Zhuge Liang.

"A military division can turn decay into magic, so heavenly and human!"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand, indicating that nothing happened.

He also knows that once this kind of money is issued, it may cause problems such as inflation, but other than that, what can be done?

Liu Bei happily finalized this policy with Zhuge Liang, and called this kind of money Taiping money.

It began to be issued forcibly in Yizhou, and then it was exchanged for five baht in the hands of the people.

He started to use the returned five baht coins to make more Taiping coins and put them out again.

In just one month, Curry's money has reached hundreds of millions, and the price of food among the people has also begun to rise.

Zhuge Liang also suggested that Liu Bei should firmly control the production of Shu brocade, mass-produce it, and then sell it to other counties.

After all, in this era, apart from food, gold, and silver, Shu brocade is the hardest currency.

Liu Bei was very happy to have mastered two ways of making money at once, and wished he could sleep with Zhuge Liang.

Now I have a wife again, and I have a lot of money, and my career is booming.

Of course, his life will not always be smooth sailing.

Sima Yi gave Sun Quan another idea. Since Liu Bei had already obtained Yizhou, let him return Jingzhou to Jiangdong as soon as possible.

If Liu Bei does not agree, he will send troops to attack Liu Bei in the name of Liu Bei's assassination of Sun Shangxiang.

After hearing this, Sun Quan applauded again and again, and immediately sent someone to detain Zhuge Liang's elder brother Zhuge Jin, forcing him to talk to Zhuge Liang.

Let Liu Bei surrender Jingzhou.

Zhuge Jin came to Yizhou, saw Zhuge Liang, cried bitterly, and told Zhuge Liang about her family being detained by Sun Quan.

Ask Zhuge Liang to save him, but who is Zhuge Liang, as a cold-blooded counselor.

As a high-ranking member of Liu Bei's army, how could he care about the life and death of Zhuge Jin's family? However, matters of face must still be done.

So, he brought Zhuge Jin to Liu Bei, weeping bitterly, told Liu Bei about Zhuge Jin, and asked Liu Bei to rescue Zhuge Jin's family.

After hearing this, Liu Bei sighed and said, "Then send an order to Yun Chang in Jingzhou to return Changsha and Guiyang County south of the Yangtze River to Jiangdong."

Zhuge Jin was very happy, so he said goodbye to Zhuge Liang and went to Jingzhou.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Jingzhou, Guan Yu had already received a letter from Zhuge Liang telling him not to return Jingzhou.

Guan Yu said to Zhuge Jin: "Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling counties are the territory of the Han Dynasty, and not your Jiangdong. Why should I return them?"

Zhuge Jin was stunned, returned to Jiangdong, and said to Sun Quan: "Liu Bei agreed to return it, but Guan Yu did not agree, and said that he would not accept military orders abroad."

"It also said that those three places belonged to the Han Dynasty and not from Jiangdong, so they refused to return them."

Sun Quan was furious when he heard this.

Lu Su said at this time that he would ask Guan Yu to come to Lukou to discuss and ambush the swordsman. If he did not agree to return Jingzhou, he would be killed on the spot.

Sun Quan agreed, so he sent a letter to Guan Yu.

Guan Yu agreed to go.

So Lu Su shot Lu Meng, and Gan Ning led five hundred knives and axes to ambush in the woods. At noon, Guan Yu came across the river in a small boat.

Having already landed, Guan Yu grabbed Lu Su's hand and said to him, "Zijing, you and I are old friends. It's rare to see us today, so don't talk about Jingzhou."

"Come on, let's drink together!"

Lu Su struggled a few times, but couldn't break free.

Guan Yu rolled his eyes coldly and asked, "Zijing, don't you want to have a drink with me?"

(End of this chapter)

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