Zhou Xian frowned and said nothing. If he evacuated Linyi himself, Li Dingguo would definitely make a comeback. Perhaps it would be difficult for him to break through the solid Linyi walls. But if he plundered all directions like before, it would be enough to cause heavy damage to the surrounding areas of Linyi, which had just recovered from stability, and these were not what Zhou Xian had to consider first.

The Longwu founded the dynasty, just like the Zhu Yi faction in the past, after he became emperor, his strength would inevitably expand rapidly. If he could not suppress the rebellion at the first time, it would bring endless troubles. Moreover, judging from the recent performance of Emperor Longwu, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and others, they were far better than Liu Zeqing and others. Once they were given time, they would probably have to pay an unimaginable price to wipe out them in the future.

Zhou Xian had sent people to Zhenjiang to persuade Shi Kefa to send troops and attack the Longwu Xin Dynasty from both north and south. However, Li Yan's army took down Lin Qing without bloodshed, completely disrupting his plan. Liu Zeqing not only failed to restrain Li Yan, but the soldiers under his command also became Li Yan's help to march into western Shandong. Zhou Xian thought for a while and couldn't make a decision, so he asked tentatively: "Mr. Wan, can you wait and retreat?"

Wan Ji shook his head, "After handing over the main force to Bai Hu, there are less than 5,000 troops left around Jinan, and most of them are newly recruited soldiers. Li Yan will not give up such a good opportunity. Once he raises troops, some of the strong cities may be able to defend it, but other places will definitely be in a mess. Moreover, if Bai Hu cannot take Jining in time, our army will be attacked, and the situation will be even worse.

Zhou Xian sighed, "Then let the cavalry camp, the Ji camp, and the first battalion of the Second Regiment where Zhao Qin was located stayed, and the rest immediately set off and return to Jinan."

Wan Ji frowned and said, "They are not in charge of their respective ranks, and it may be difficult for them to work together to fight the enemy. Forget about the enemy, then I'll stay in Linyi! You lead the troops back to Jining."

Zhou Xian shook his head, "No, sir and I go back to Jinan with me. Gao Mingheng served as the governor of Shandong, and Wang Zhang was the prefect of Jinan. Both of them were sent by the emperor and could not be consistent with me in some matters. Mr. went to Jinan to serve as the Tongzhi of Jinan, and took the lead for the officials appointed before, and restrained them. At this time, the stability of Jinan Prefecture is more important than everything."

"What about Linyi?"

Zhou Xian sighed softly and said, "That can only be used temporarily. I will let him come to Linyi and serve as the chief general." Tan Zhencai was the garrison of the Mo camp when Zhou Xian first came to Laizhou. According to his qualifications, he should have been promoted to the deputy general like Zhao Xusheng. However, under the induced guise of Gao Qiqian, he betrayed Zhou Xian, and was given the military power by Zhou Xian and handed it to his son Tan Shimai. From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Xian was unwilling to use him. But now there is no general around him, so he can only choose to give him another chance. It's just that Tan Shimai is in Tai'an, and as long as he is not too stupid, he will not cause trouble at this time. Moreover, as Wan Ji said, the three parties are not subordinate, Tan Zhencai may be able to rely on his official position to let them cooperate. But it is basically impossible to control them.

Wan Ji saw that Zhou Xian had made a decision and no longer expressed his opinions on Biduo. He took out an exquisite long box from his arms, opened it and showed it to Zhou Xian: "This is the silver coin template coin sent by Li Ding, with a total of four types of coins. The two above are silver coins, made of sterling silver. Small coins weigh five coins, and large coins weigh one liang. The two below are gold coins, made of pure gold, and the weight is exactly the same as those of silver coins."

Zhou Xian picked it up and looked at it. Unlike ordinary copper coins, there was no hole in the middle. Four small characters of the Huaxia Money House were engraved in a ring shape on the front. On the left side of the silver coin were engraved with three large characters of five cents and silver, which basically occupied one-third of the front. On the right side was engraved with an interlaced shape of a knife coin, which was a common currency in the Warring States Period. On the edge, a circle was decorated with raised small dots, which looked very dignified and atmospheric. The back was flat, with only a flying battle flag in the middle, and a Ming character was written in Lishu at the upper right corner. The other three, except for the three characters on the front, the weight of the three characters on the front was different from the two types of gold and silver, there was no difference in other aspects.

After carefully looking at it for a while, Zhou Xian nodded, "This is pretty good, but let Li Ding add a few more words! Let's engrave the time for coin under the front of the coin!"

Wan Ji said: "Then, is there anything else that needs improvement besides this?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "That's it! Let Li Ding first make five coins, five hundred thousand silver coins, one tael of silver coins, two hundred thousand silver coins, five coins, two hundred thousand gold coins. And in Denglai, the policy of exchanging broken silver for silver coins, and the coins were circulated in the market as quickly as possible. In addition, gold, silver, ingots and copper coins on the market continue to circulate. As for exchange, exchange them according to the principles in the market and do not interfere too much."

Wan Ji nodded, "I will send someone to notify Li Ding of these things. But I don't understand, forget how much you spend so much effort on promoting this kind of coins. Exchange broken silver to remove the losses in the middle, and the money house even has to pay some compensation. Although you got a lot of gold, silver and wealth from Liu Zeqing before, the expenses during this period are too great. Li Ding dared not say anything to you, but he has complained to me many times in private. Now the money house has started to store silver, which can still be supported in a short period of time, but continues. Once there is another major change, how should we deal with it?"

Zhou Xian said: "General coins are the primary priority for commercial circulation. In the past, the Ming Dynasty had a large span from copper coins, broken silver, to gold and silver ingots, and was not unfavorable for circulation. Now with these gold and silver coins, they can play a role in transfer and provide support for further development of business. This is a must. As for the lack of silver, I will put my face down and write a letter to Yu Qi! I will borrow a little from him. As for the matter of starting a caravan with the Portuguese, I should raise funds from the private sector!

Divide the equity into 10,000 shares, and the government invested 500,000 silver to buy 5,000 of them. Each one hundred taels of silver was allowed to buy at will. When the profits were made in the future, the profits would be divided according to the amount of shares each person owned. Moreover, if they did not want to hold these shares one day, they could go directly to the Huaxia Money House to exchange the silver at any time, and it would still be 100 taels of silver per share. But if the company made a lot of profits and they wanted to trade with me privately, they would negotiate the price themselves."

Wan Ji was a little confused and said, "Is this OK?"
Chapter completed!