The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 120 The world is tough
For Liu Tai, there are many strategic issues. Liu Tai has the courage to make decisions because of his long-term vision.

This can minimize unnecessary internal friction. After all, the holy monarch monarchy model should theoretically be the most efficient in governing.

It's just that even the most sage and sage monarch in this world cannot guarantee that he will never make mistakes.

Only people like Liu Tai, who come from lower reaches of history, can have a relatively broad vision.

Just like the matter of trading with Schle, to be honest with my own basic base, if such a policy is discussed internally, even if it is successfully passed, the discussion itself will cause a tear internally.

Therefore, Liu Tai directly made his own decision on this matter. When the time comes, he will be responsible for whether it is right or wrong.

After all, for Liu Tai, this mutual trade is still very important. On the surface, of course, he is exchanging salt for horses to enrich himself.

He could even produce more products and sell them to Shile, and even make some Guan Zhong's plans to guide the development of the Shile area. However, Liu Tai believed that Zhang Bin would definitely be able to see through it.

But in fact, Liu Tai's real purpose is to promote his salt stamps in Shile's territory, build his own currency reputation through salt stamps, buy supplies from Shi Le, and even wait until he starts a war with Shi Le. I didn’t say that these salt coupons couldn’t be used, but no matter what, they could only be used on their own territory!

If it can be used casually in Shile's territory, then I will specially print a bunch of supplies for the people in Shile's territory to sweep them away.

Of course, if these salt stamps really flow back to our own territory and such a large number of salt stamps are circulated, then we will naturally check them accurately. We may even uproot the opponent's entire investigation organization through the numbers on these salt stamps. rise.

As for the confiscated stolen money, the part that was printed specifically by the number was burned directly.

Well, this reasonably recovers the money supply of the entire society, and it cannot affect the order of salt stamps in one's own territory anyway.

All in all, you think I'm playing Guan Zhongzhi's plot in BC with you, haha!What I am planning to play with you is the financial war of the 21st century.

And these things cannot be explained clearly to his subordinates.

In this case, just decide on the exchange with Shile in advance and continue to watch the future development.

"Our most outstanding product in Qingzhou now should be salt!" Xi Canjun was the first to speak:
"Since ancient times, salt has been a best-selling product from Qingzhou to the inland, especially sales to the land of Old Zhao!"

"Yes!" Liu Tai nodded in approval when he heard Xi Jianjun's words, "This salt must indeed be counted, and we'd better open a salt hall in Anping so that we can use salt stamps here."

When everyone heard Liu Tai's words, they didn't object, because they all felt the convenience of salt stamps after they became popular.

The most important thing is that Liu Tai has mastered the highest salt production technology of this era. This not only allows Liu Tai to sell salt at a lower price, but more importantly, he has the foundation to stabilize the price of salt in his region.

In this way, salt stamps are actually more convenient to use than food stamps.

After all, with the arrival of the Little Ice Age, food income is actually not stable, and the harvest may fail next year.

No country in the country can sustain enough food for three years, and it is easy to fail by issuing food stamps.

And food is a special kind of material. If the people are forced to eat without food, it will definitely trigger a riot.

Therefore, even if you want to use food stamps as leverage, it is not convenient to do so.

But salt is different. As long as technology is spread and production increases, salt production is quite stable.

After all, there is no nuclear-contaminated water in this era. Even if the salt production is affected by extreme weather, but the situation is really desperate, even if the salt boiling method is restored, even if it is a little loss now, it can still stabilize people's hearts and ensure the consumption of salt. Yield.

And as long as the people in the market do not collapse, then as long as you dare to use salt stamps, I will dare to return the salt.

After all, sea salt is really an infinite resource, at least until animals discharge nuclear-contaminated water.

Even if someone is really crazy about collecting tens of billions or hundreds of billions of tons of salt stamps, Liu Tai said that I can still afford the salt and bury your house with salt!

"You can also sell some pure and beautiful embroidery made from ice. These are originally specialties of Qingzhou. Unfortunately, since the late Han Dynasty, the weather has been cold and silkworms have been unable to cocoon, so the Shu brocade has taken away its reputation!" Cao Yi! Somewhat aggrieved.

When Liu Tai heard Cao Yi's words, he felt a little more thoughtful.

Historically, Qingzhou has been the center of China's textile industry since Guan Zhong. Even during the Silk Road opened by the Han Dynasty, Qingzhou was responsible for supplying a large part of the silk. However, by the end of the Han Dynasty, the latecomers to Shu brocade took over. .

In addition to the destruction of Qingzhou during the Three Kingdoms era and the fact that Zhuge Liang created a complete Shu brocade system in the Western Shu region, the most important reason is that the arrival of the Little Ice Age made the weather colder, leaving no suitable environment for silkworms in the Qingzhou region. Temperature creates a cocoon.

This increased the cost of acquiring silk from the north, making it inevitable for the entire silk industry to move south.

Of course, who would have let us enter troubled times again, and all business routes are once again blocked. Anyway, not to mention any Shu brocade can come to Guandong. At least in this era, if you have a life without worries, and you have enough food and clothing, you are already a master. Lived.

Therefore, this makes the fabrics in Qingzhou area competitive again.

When Liu Tai heard this, he said to Cao Yi, "Since the weather is getting colder, let's try to find someone to cultivate some cold-resistant silkworm species, select the best from the best, and eliminate them step by step to cultivate new silkworm species.

In addition, high-quality silk and satin need to be paid attention to, and cloth with a wider audience should also be paid attention to. Are you interested in paying attention to this matter? "

"No, no, no, no, I still have to worry about Guanggu City! You can leave these matters to the Xu family. Anyway, their women are better at and understand weaving!" After hearing Liu Tai's words, Cao Yi decisively told Liu Tai Shaking his head, he rejected the matter.

When Liu Tai heard what Cao Yi said, he nodded in approval, indicating that he understood.

Next, everyone gave examples of some items, such as salted fish, paper, or dried fruits, but Liu Tai knew that these items could not be scaled up yet, but it was always good to have a market, so he approved the addition of these items.

At this time, Zhang Song said, "Compared to us selling these things, I don't know what the governor needs us to buy!"

"Horses and population!" Liu Tai looked at the serious expressions of everyone and said,
“I have emphasized the importance of horses many times, and I think you all understand.

Especially since we have been preparing for a decisive battle with Wang Jun. If we can train a cavalry before then, not to mention defeating the Xianbei cavalry, even if we can contain them, we will not be passive in tactics.Therefore, the purchase of horses is very important, buy as many as you have! "

Everyone present couldn't help but look serious when they heard Liu Tai's words. These people all came from fighting on the battlefield. Whether they have military merit is another matter, but at least they have seen the dangerous battlefield and understand the importance of cavalry.

Therefore, they are very aware of Liu Tai's repeated emphasis on the importance of horses.

"When the general purchases people, is he mainly purchasing women as before?" Zhang Song couldn't help but ask.

"Women want it, men want it, children want it, and even more skilled people want it!" Liu Tai looked at Zhang Song and said seriously:
“Now the world is in chaos and the people are displaced, but our Qingzhou is full of waste and is in need of labor everywhere.

Apart from anything else, the Guanggu City built by Cao Changshi does not always need manpower. We are very short of labor! "Liu Tai said.

"But the governor will have Guanggu City repaired by the middle of next year at the latest. If too many people become homeless without land and jobs, it will have a huge impact on the security of the entire Qingzhou!" Cao Ying couldn't help but worry. said.

"It's okay, I remember there is a Beiyang River in the north of Guanggu City.

After the construction of Guanggu City was completed, you and Guo Pu continued to think of ways to widen the waterway from the entire river to Judian Lake.

One is to further strengthen the defense facilities of Guanggu City and give it a moat.

At the same time, a dock will be built in Judian Lake to facilitate shipping and transportation.

Of course, the section of the river from Judian Lake to Xiaoqing River needs better maintenance, and will become one of the busiest waterways in Qingzhou in the future! "

Liu Tai said to Cao Yi, "Look, we all still have so much to do. The current population of Qingzhou is definitely not enough!"

"Do we still want to widen the entire waterway!?" Cao Yi was a little confused when he heard Liu Tai's words.

Because he felt that such a large project was indeed beyond Cao Yi's expectations.

"You, the governor, are squeezing the people's power so much. No wonder you need to buy some people from outside!" Zhang Song suddenly felt a little enlightened when he heard Liu Tai's words, and he felt a little more powerful.

To be honest, Liu Tai's behavior has always been to love the people, and indeed he loves the people. When the plague appeared, he took the initiative to go to the front line, forcing the entire Qingzhou bureaucracy to consolidate its forces to suppress the plague.

But Liu Tai was cruel to the people when he used it. Zhang Song just listened to this scale of corvee and felt that if Liu Tai had lived in the Qin Dynasty, he might have something in common with Qin Shihuang. How can there be such a thing in the world? Exploiting the people.

Listening to Zhang Song's tone, Cao Yi knew that Zhang Song had misunderstood, but he still said cautiously, "Prefect, do we still have enough money?"

"Money, what money?" Zhang Song and Xi Canjun heard Cao Ni's words, but they couldn't help but have doubts on their faces.

Does corvee still cost money these days?
Which family's corvee is so unruly, he should be well educated. Education will give him a long experience, and there is no need to teach an authoritarian iron fist.

"Don't worry, as long as they are willing to work with you to widen the canals, they will still be responsible for food, housing and salt stamps." Liu Tai said,

"After all, I don't have anything else in Qingzhou, but I have enough salt, so just recruit people to do it!"

Well, when Cao Yi heard Liu Tai made such a promise, he said nothing more.

However, Cao Yi also discovered that with the circulation of salt stamps, especially after the wheat harvest, Liu Tai opened some shops selling flour or noodles, as well as some general merchandise stores near the salt hall.

After the common people could buy and sell what they wanted from these places with salt coupons, the people's acceptance of salt coupons became very high.

Especially when these stores occasionally offer discounts when using salt stamps to buy things, people love salt stamps even more.

The main reason is that Liu Tai plans to learn from the policy when Alipay was first implemented. In the years after Alipay was first implemented, people used Alipay to buy and sell various items and enjoy discounts and discounts. Later, as Alipay gradually occupied the market, mobile payment After becoming a mainstream payment method, this kind of discount promotion gradually became a thing of the past.

As long as the salt stamps can be exchanged for the city's basic supplies, then as long as they stay for a long time, the corvees can basically accept the salt stamps to pay their bills.

And even if the new corvee couldn't accept that salt stamps could be used as money for a while, being a corvee here could provide food and accommodation. For the people of this era, this was already considered a quite happy life.

"When the river is widened to facilitate the transportation of materials, the roads in Qingzhou will need to be repaired. After all, we have so many places in Qingzhou that we need people. The current population in Qingzhou is far from enough!"

After hearing Liu Tai's words, Cao Yi vaguely felt that he had agreed too easily when he agreed to build Guanggu City. From Liu Tai's tone, it seemed that there were many projects waiting for him later. Myself!
Liu Tai naturally didn't know about Cao Ying's talent in the construction industry, nor did he know that Guanggu City in history was also built by Cao Yi.

But Liu Tai knew very well that civil engineering was a major that required a lot of experience. Now that Cao Yi had mastered this matter, it would be good to specialize in it in the future.

After all, in addition to him, there is also Guo Pu who is helping him. Liu Tai may not believe in Cao Ni's ability, but Liu Tai believes in Guo Pu, a Feng Shui master who is famous in history.

He may not be as good as Ge Hong, a top talent who appears almost every few centuries, but Guo Pu is definitely one of the people in this era who best understands the power of mountains and rivers.

With the completion of this meeting, everyone unified their minds and decided to give Yuan Yan face and support Yuan Yan.

In terms of strategy, it should be regarded as easing Shi Le and confronting Wang Jun.

At this time, Yuan Yan had finished running to Liu Tai's Qingzhou, so he naturally made a decisive trip to Xiangguo where Shi Le was located as soon as possible.

After all, the news that Liu Tai agreed to trade with Shi Le, not to mention whether it was Liu Tai's initiative, was essentially the result of his communication with Liu Tai, and with this result, Yuan Yangeng To take down Shi Le!

Yuan Yan entered the Xiang Kingdom and saw that the people of the Xiang Kingdom were harvesting in the autumn with joyful faces. It was obvious that Shi Le also had capable ministers like Liu Tai.

Liu Tai is excellent, and Shi Le is also excellent, but they are incompatible with each other.

When Yuan Yan thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh, why did he have to be sandwiched between the two of them!
The world is hard!
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(End of this chapter)