Cao Thief

Chapter 497 The Financial War in the Last Years of the Eastern Han Dynasty (Please recommend tickets!!!)
Li Ru was silent!
After a long time, he got up and walked to the corner of the tent, took out a small box from a pile of sundries, then walked back and sat down.Gently rubbing the small box with the palm of his hand, Li Ru sighed after a while, and opened the box as if making up his mind.Under the light, there was a string of dark, rough-looking coins in the box...

"Young Master, can you recognize this thing?"

Cao Peng stretched out his hand and took the coin from Li Ru, but he couldn't help frowning.

"This is……"

The size of copper coins is much smaller than that of five baht coins, but they are quite poorly made.Moreover, there is no writing on the coin.

He recognized that this was the unwritten money that was popular in the market during Dong Zhuo's time.

Dong Zhuo controlled the court and didn't have enough copper coins, so he began to mint coins privately.But casting money requires a lot of copper, and Dong Zhuo did not have such copper in his hands, so he destroyed copper products such as folk copper goods and copper bells, and minted coins.Because Dong Zhuo changed to mint small coins, not to mention the insufficient amount, it also caused a large amount of bad coins to flood, causing prices to rise crazily.In a short period of time, the price of a single grain rose to tens of thousands of dollars, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a stone.

At that time, there was a saying that if you want to buy a liter of grain, you must trade with a liter of copper coins...

Later, people began to consciously eliminate this kind of coin.

I don't buy it!

As a result, there was a situation of barter, which caused further confusion in the prices of the entire market.

The small money made by Dong Zhuo is the "unwritten money" in the hands of Cao Peng.

Li Ru smiled, and said softly: "Young Master must have recognized that this is 'Wuwen Qian'. Back then, my father-in-law controlled the government, and the princes crusaded, so my father-in-law had to retreat to Chang'an. At that time, in order to disturb the Guandong, I came up with Wuwen Qian." Wen Qian’s trick. In just two years, I caused the Kanto market to become chaotic and almost ruined...Originally, if I persisted for another year or two, my father-in-law would be able to take over the whole world without bloodshed. It’s a pity...So, I will Keep it in your heart."

"No paper money, from the hands of Mr.?"

Cao Peng looked at Li Ru in astonishment.

In his memory, when everyone mentions "no money", they will say that it is Dong Zhuo's method of extorting money.

Unexpected...

At the same time, Cao Peng shook Lingling with a chill.

Bad money out of good money!Isn't Li Ru's move just the financial means of later generations?
By throwing a large amount of bad money into the market, the market prices in a certain region or a certain country will be chaotic and eventually collapsed.This kind of means will appear endlessly in later generations, so it is not surprising.But I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty.Cao Peng doesn't have much memory of the disaster caused by the lack of money... But I often hear Cao Ji and his wife, or Deng Ji and his wife talk about the bleak scene in the period when there was no money.

Take Zhongyang Mountain as an example: Cao Ji was repairing farm tools and making ironware, and he did not accept coins at all, but asked to barter directly.But because of the difference in the value of the goods, they often quarrel with others, and even break up unhappy.

Those years were really painful!
In fact, Cao Peng is also rare and strange.

He didn't know that this kind of financial war that was taking shape was not uncommon in the Three Kingdoms era.

Uncle Liu Bei Liu Huang, known for his "benevolence and righteousness" in later generations, also did such a thing.When he captured Bashu, due to insufficient military use, he minted a big coin called "Zhibaiwuzhu", one coin worth a hundred coins.

Later, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Bashu, and called himself "Han", which is what later generations called Shuhan.

The currency of the Shuhan is more complicated. In addition to the straight hundred and five baht, there are Taiping hundred coins, Dingping one hundred and other big coins.Among them, the most famous is the 'Jianwei Wuzhu'.Through this kind of coinage, Liu Bei continued to gather the wealth of the Shu Han.

Let's use an analogy: For example, the total amount of private funds is [-] yuan, and Liu Bei can exchange one hundred and five baht coins for a big coin minted by Liu Bei.Then, as long as Liu Bei casts one hundred big coins, it is equivalent to owning ten thousand coins.It sounds like social wealth hasn't changed because of this... But don't worry, when all the [-] yuan goes into circulation and is exchanged for five baht or shopping, the [-] yuan in the hands of ordinary people will depreciate by half. , and the other half flowed into Liu Bei's pocket.

Perhaps, Liu Bei was trying to raise military expenses...

Perhaps, he was trying to fill the treasury.But the harm caused by this kind of big money flooding the market is self-evident.

In fact, not only Liu Bei, Sun Quan also did this kind of thing.

Historically, Sun Quan once cast a copper coin called "Daquan Five Hundred". You can tell from the name that one coin is worth five hundred coins.Later, currencies such as "Daquan Dangqian", "Daquan Two Thousand" and "Daquan Five Thousand" appeared... Fortunately, Sun Quan discovered it in time, and finally stopped circulation and ordered the government to recycle it.

Can't do without recycling!

Because of the big money, it almost caused a riot in the entire Soochow...

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Of course, Cao Peng didn't know these things, and he couldn't help being surprised when Li Ru revealed his plan to use bad money to weed out good money.

Li Rudao: "My idea is that first, through the imperial court, in the name of this silver building, the five baht is uniformly minted to stabilize the situation in the Central Plains. Then, the young master tried to mint the five baht, mixed with sundries, so that it looks the same as the five baht in appearance." The money is the same. Then put this large amount of bad money into...for example, Bashu! Well, it is Bashu...Bashu is a country of abundance, and it is especially relaxed under Liu Zhang's rule. Its products are rich, and its grain and rice are abundant. need.

Through the Hexi County Chamber of Commerce, the young master put a lot of bad money into Bashu in exchange for goods.

This is a slow process, maybe one or two years, maybe four or five years, but Liu Zhang will never be able to detect it at the beginning.When so many low-quality five baht coins flood Bashu, it will inevitably cause a large-scale increase in the value of goods.Liu Zhang wanted to govern again, but it was already too late... Even if he was willing to pay for these bad coins, it would be difficult to achieve results.In this case, Bashu will be in chaos.When the time comes, the son will send troops, and he will be able to occupy the land of Bashu without bloodshed.This is an idea of ​​mine, but it needs careful planning before it can be implemented. "

Nima, isn't this a counterfeit banknote?

Cao Peng was really dumbfounded!

He looked at Li Ru in surprise, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

But if you think about it carefully, you feel that this is not infeasible.

But the prerequisite is that the currency of the Central Plains must be unified to avoid the huge impact caused by the return of bad money.

Silver House, equal to the Central Bank?
Isn't the silver building in Li Ru's words the function of the central bank in later generations?

But in this way, the ownership of the silver building must be completely taken back.Previously, the silver building was in the hands of Cao Peng, Chen Qun and others. If the plan of eliminating good money from bad money was really to be implemented, then Cao Cao would take back the silver building as soon as possible.

If it is said that the actions of Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others in history were to collect food and salaries.

Then Li Ru is consciously using currency to disrupt the other party's market and destroy the other party's economy...

Can this thing be done?

No doubt, it can be done!

If this can be achieved, maybe the Three Kingdoms campaign will not need to last for too long.

Cao Peng closed his eyes, and while digesting Li Ru's plan, he tried hard to recall the details of the financial war in later generations.

Although he is only a criminal policeman, he has seen and heard many such things.

Therefore, Cao Peng continued to propose the financial crime methods in his memory, and through Li Ru's constant changes, to adapt to the needs of this era.Later, Li Ru simply picked up a pen and paper, recorded and wrote.Before I knew it, it was dawn... When Li Ru's soldiers walked into the small tent and wanted to wake Li Ru up, the two of them had already written a thick stack of paper.

"Its daybreak?"

Li Ru didn't feel tired at all, and seemed to have returned to the state when he planned for Dong Zhuo, extremely excited.

Cao Peng felt dizzy for a while.

When standing up, there is even a feeling that the world is spinning...

"Sir, come here today.

The point is that these things are just an outline at present, and there are bound to be many specific problems in operation.How about this, sir, please plan first, if you need my help, you can speak up.I will look for an opportunity, present it to Sikong, and improve this plan step by step... It would be best if we work on it and improve it at the same time, how about it? "

Li Ruwen laughed loudly and nodded repeatedly.

With every gesture, people feel a kind of high-spirited and high-spirited spirit.

“It’s really not difficult to do it.

When the Hexi County Chamber of Commerce is in operation, it is the day when this plan is promoted.In this way, I don't need any soldiers, as long as Su Shuang and Zhu Dao are with me, that's enough! "

One is the future head of the Hexi County Chamber of Commerce, proficient in business.

The other is a ranger, who has a lot of friends.It is indeed more than enough to have the two of them as assistants.After all, if the plan is really to be carried out, what is needed is not great talent or literary talent.This is a plan that can only be implemented by people who need to do practical things.Relatively speaking, Su Shuang and Zhu Dao are indeed the most suitable candidates.

Cao Peng said: "I will let the two of them fully assist."

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On the last day of the eighth year of Jian'an, the new year is coming.

Although the environment is poor, for the people living in Hongshui Daying, the interest is still undiminished.They happily arranged in the camp, and wrapped a smear of red silk on each simple tent to show their joy.Cao Peng also ordered that people wear red and colorful lanterns to add to the atmosphere of the New Year.

At the same time, he ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep, and each tent will share some as a New Year's gift.

When everyone was busy welcoming the new year, Cao Peng called Xu Shu, Pang Tong, and Bu Zhi Jia Xing, and told everyone what Li Ru said last night.Sure enough, when Pang Tong and others heard this, they immediately felt a slight threat.They whispered to each other, and then proposed one plan after another to Cao Peng...

Night falls!

When Cao Peng was exhausted and returned to his residence, he saw Guo Huan Buluan and others preparing meals.

Cai Yan led Zhen Mi to help, while A Meiguai (Cai Mei) rested her chin on her small hand, watching everyone busy.

"What are you preparing for?"

"The New Year is coming, of course we have to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner."

Cao Peng glanced at the materials prepared by everyone, and suddenly said with great interest: "Since it is the New Year, how can we miss the dumplings?"

"dumpling?"

"Hahaha, don't worry, I'll demonstrate, it's actually not difficult.

Tonight on New Year's Eve, there is no taboo... Call Cai Di over, let's do it together, celebrate everyone's destiny, and get together; I hope that in the coming year, everything will be smooth, free from disasters and difficulties... Come here, let's spend this year together. "

(End of this chapter)