Soldiers come to the world

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Liu Jing's official residence in Weiyang Palace is located on the right side of Xuanshi Hall, close to Yushi Terrace, and it is also a building complex covering an area of ​​tens of acres, including the main building, Zangshu Pavilion and Star Observation Terrace. The buildings are arranged in a triangle, connected by air corridors, and a lush forest in the middle.

The main building of the official building is also called the Qinzheng Building. This is the name given by the ministers. They hope that Liu Jing can work hard to govern, work diligently and love the people, and revive the Han Dynasty.

The Qinzheng building used by Liu Jing for office is very large, including two pavilions, the main building and the auxiliary building. The auxiliary building is also called the military division building. Attic, Liu Jing's official room is located on the third floor.

Although Liu Jing also came to his official house for the first time, he didn't have time to visit his office of diligence at this time. He was discussing with Jiang Wan and Xu Shu about casting money.

Pingzhangtai has passed a resolution that the minted money will be transferred from the open market to military rewards, but some specific details still need to be discussed.

"Your Highness, turning money into military rewards is actually putting it on the market in a disguised form. This will have a greater impact on prices than exchanging five baht coins. After all, it is an increase in wealth out of thin air. Therefore, I suggest that it is best not to distribute it all at once. It is a reward in batches."

Jiang Wan was opposed to the introduction of money from the beginning. He believed that it would easily disrupt the production of goods, cause violent fluctuations in prices, and be easily used by Wei Guo and Jiang Dong. Judging from the few months since the introduction of money, his worries were not superfluous. The most obvious increase was the price of food. Doumi rose to [-] qian, and it was hard to persuade Liu Jing to agree to suspend the issuance of money. Unexpectedly, Liu Jing turned it into a reward for military merit, which really caused Jiang Wan a headache.

But Pingzhangtai had already passed a resolution, and Jiang Wan had nothing to do. He could only tactfully persuade Liu Jing to issue them in batches, so as to minimize the impact of money on the goods.

Liu Jing slowly fiddled with the two coins in his hand. He liked this kind of money very much. The workmanship was very exquisite. It is much bigger than five baht coins, there is no square hole in the middle, the meat is thick and full, and it has a good texture.

Liu Jing understood Jiang Wan's worry, and said with a slight smile, "Of course it takes time to cast money. I would like to reward one million coins at once, but can Shangshu Jiang do it?"

Jiang Wan hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Xu Shu, Xu Shu had to bow and said, "His Royal Highness, we have minted 100 pieces of hundred-plant coins in the past few months, and so far, 30 pieces have been issued, resulting in a general increase in supplies." , we suspended the issuance, in fact, there are still 70 coins in the treasury.”

Liu Jing nodded. No wonder Jiang Wan was worried. It turned out to be the reason. He pondered for a moment and said, "Can you be sure that the increase in prices is caused by the issuance of money, and not because of the Han-Hungarian War?"

Jiang Wan shook his head and said: "Speaking of which, I am responsible. The money issued this time is mainly used to pay for war preparations, such as the wages of civilian husbands, the purchase of grain from grain merchants, etc. As a result, after the money spread, it became a sought-after item in the market. One coin is exchanged for one hundred and five plants in the government, but the black market has risen to 130 coins for one coin, and a lot of copper coins accumulated at home suddenly circulated, and prices generally rose. Although it has something to do with the war, the war is not The main reason is money."

"I don't understand, what is Jiang Shangshu's responsibility?" Liu Jing asked puzzled.

Jiang Wan sighed, "Because according to the original idea, the method of open exchange was adopted. The exchanger handed over five baht coins to get the money, and the five plant coins were stored in the warehouse, and the money circulated. The problem is not big, but because of the fear of black market profits , and also worried that money collection would cause insufficient money for the five plants in the market, so Weichen decided to use the payment method, and the result..."

Jiang Wan couldn't go on, Liu Jing smiled and said: "Gong Yan is not wrong to be worried. After all, it is the first issuance, and we can't expect many consequences. There is no responsibility. In fact, I advocate the issuance of money. I have deeper thoughts.

In the past, I have always considered taking advantage of our advantages in coins and seizing materials from Jiangdong and Wei through trade. Now our five-plant coins have been circulated all over the world, so the purpose of issuing money is no longer to plunder wealth, but to promote trade. I am It is hoped that money can promote the exchange of personnel and goods in various places, so that the Han Kingdom can gradually integrate with the Central Plains and Jiangdong, and lay the foundation for the unification of the world in the future. "

What Liu Jing said made Jiang Wan and Xu Shu feel ashamed. They only considered the interests of Han, but did not consider the overall situation of the world.

At this time, Liu Jing laughed again: "In fact, I think that the rise in prices is more due to the war, because everyone is afraid that the Han army will be defeated by the Huns, so there is a great demand for gold and other valuables, and gold in the market is not Many, we just issued money at this time, so it triggered everyone's enthusiasm for money, now that the war is over, I believe everyone's demand for gold will no longer be as crazy as it was some time ago."

Jiang Wan was about to speak, but Liu Jing waved his hands and said with a smile: "I haven't finished speaking yet, please wait a moment, Gong Yan."

Jiang Wan quickly smiled apologetically, and stopped talking, Liu Jing continued: "Another reason is the time difference, because our five baht money is used all over the world, so sooner or later the extra five baht money in the market will flow to Wei Guo and Jiangdong, it will take some time, firstly, the traffic is inconvenient, and secondly, because of the war, the trade between the Central Plains and us is temporarily blocked, but I believe that after the war is over, the caravans will come one after another, and our five A large amount of plant money will flow to the Central Plains and Jiangdong, and prices will gradually stabilize."

Jiang Wan and Xu Shu nodded silently. Although they had a lot of time to manage and were very capable of handling government affairs, none of them could compare to the King of Han in terms of broad vision and long-term vision.

Liu Jing smiled at Jiang Wan and asked, "What did Gong Yan want to say just now?"

Jiang Wan quickly said, "I just wanted to ask Your Highness, how much money do you plan to pay as a reward?"

Liu Jing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then slowly said: "There are 100 soldiers participating in this battle. Based on the minimum ten coins per person, this is 70 million coins. There are also special rewards for meritorious soldiers, [-] coins. It's not enough."

Both Xu Shu and Jiang Wan sighed helplessly in their hearts. It seems that batch rewards are impossible. They can only accept the reality that prices will rise soon. However, Pingzhangtai also has a plan. Price rises.

At this time, Xu Shu added: "If your Highness thinks that money rewards are not enough, you can also use the land in Guannei and Lingzhou as rewards. This time we defeated the Huns and obtained a lot of land, many of which were high-quality fertile land in the past. Your Highness can definitely use it as a reward." Military rewards."

Liu Jing nodded, "This plan is feasible, but it takes time to measure, and I can't rush it for a while. You can reward the soldiers with land shares first, and then hand over the land after measuring the land. When it comes to land, I think of another The first important thing is to restore the government jurisdiction of Shangjun, Anding, Beidi, Shuofang and Wuyuan counties, and the land cannot be left empty for too long, and Pingzhangtai must hurry up on this matter."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, Pingzhangtai is already actively preparing for this matter, and there will be a result soon. In addition, your Highness needs to clarify as soon as possible the candidates for the prefect and the county magistrate."

Liu Jing thought for a while and said, "I already have a suitable candidate, and I will hand it over to Pingzhangtai tomorrow morning."

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The whole day, Liu Jing spent all kinds of busyness. At dusk, Liu Jing also left Weiyang Palace and returned to the mansion. After a busy day, although he felt a little tired, Liu Jing was in good spirits and felt very happy. full.

At this time, hundreds of guards escorted the carriages into Chang'an City, and a noisy and lively atmosphere rushed over. This is the west gate, with shops and restaurants on both sides. In the distance, thousands of Xiongnu prisoners of war are moving stones and repairing the damaged city wall under the supervision of Han soldiers.

Liu Jing looked at the street view on both sides through the car window. Not far away, several wide open spaces had been built with walls, and houses were being built inside. Liu Jing remembered that these lands had been abandoned for many years. The place where wild foxes and rat snakes lived was sold unexpectedly, and the mansion began to be rebuilt.

This reminded Liu Jing. It is said that the land price in Chang'an has skyrocketed. In order to earn the difference, many poor people have sold their land and bought houses in other counties. This has caused the population of Chang'an to drop slightly in the past two months. The situation is definitely not what Liu Jing wants to see. If Chang'an cannot tolerate the poor, it will inevitably cause many serious problems, and the price of goods will skyrocket. More importantly, it will seriously hinder the recovery of Guanzhong's economy and population.

I originally planned to discuss this issue with He Zhangtai today, but there were too many things to do, so I forgot about it.

At this time, Liu Jing saw a shop with a rather large area. There was a plaque on the top of the shop with the words "Tao's Headquarters" written on it, which made Liu Jing slightly startled. Moved here?Yesterday Tao Li also said that he has not moved in for the time being.

"parking!"

Liu Jing gave an order, and the carriage stopped slowly. Liu Jing opened the door and walked towards Tao's business. Several personal guards hurriedly followed around.

At the gate of the firm, more than a dozen clerks were clearing the desks and sundries, when they suddenly saw a large group of soldiers approaching, someone recognized that the leader was Liu Jing, King of Han, and everyone knelt down and saluted in fright.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Who is in charge of the business now?"

As soon as the words were finished, Tao Sheng walked out of the gate. He seemed to be preparing to go back to the mansion. When he saw Liu Jing head-on, Tao Sheng was startled, and hurried forward to greet him, "Why is Your Highness here?"

Liu Jing was also very surprised, "Isn't Mr. Yue in Chengdu? When did you come back?"

"Come back early this morning, Your Highness, please come in and sit inside!"

Although Tao Sheng is Liu Jing's father-in-law, he dare not put on airs in front of Liu Jing. Dare to call yourself an elder.

Liu Jing followed Tao Sheng into the guest room and sat down. The two exchanged greetings for a while. Liu Jing smiled meaningfully: "I heard from the princess that the Tao family purchased a large amount of land in Chang'an the year before last. Now the land price has skyrocketed and they have made a fortune. , Congratulations!"

Tao Sheng's heart pounded! With a jump, he heard something in Hanwang's words.

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