Chapter 287 Liu Changqing, doing Dong Zhuo’s deeds
Currency war?
Zhuge Liang was thoughtful, while Liu Ba couldn't open his mouth in surprise.
"Sir...are you trying to..."
"Two gentlemen, your guess is right. The land under my father's jurisdiction will be abolished with five baht and a hundred will be prospered!"
Waste five baht and prosper a hundred?
"This money is worth five baht and one hundred."
Before Liu Mang finished speaking, Liu Ba looked happy, while Zhuge Liang fell into deep thought.
"If this is the case, my lord can solve the urgent need!"
Liu Ba was overjoyed and praised: "Young Master, you are really a great talent!"
Zhuge Liang interrupted Liu Ba, "Sir, if we reform the currency, I'm afraid many people will oppose it."
"Among them, there may be officials from Yizhou!"
Wealth has always been in the hands of a few people.
If Liu Mang reformed the currency, those who had a large amount of currency would be the first to suffer.
"It doesn't matter, the two gentlemen will just act according to the situation tomorrow."
"I finally understand why Liu Yan and his son are said to be incompetent and weak."
“If you can’t even understand currency, how can you fight for world dominance?”
Liu Mang said goodbye and then grabbed Jiang Wei and left. The latter still looked at Zhuge Guo intently.
"Xiao Jiang, seize the opportunity and become your husband's son-in-law. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"
Liu Mang's joke made Xiao Jiang Wei blush.
"Xiao Jiang, you are such a ghost, you still know how to blush?"
Sun Shangxiang joked: "Faced with Zhao Ang's encirclement and suppression that day, Xiao Jiang still kept his expression unchanged!"
Lu Qiling touched Jiang Wei's forehead and said, "Xiao Jiang, why don't you speak?"
Jiang Wei looked at Liu Mang seriously, "Senior brother, do you think that if I can make military exploits in the future, sir, will I betroth Guo'er to me?"
Seeing little Jiang Wei's serious look, Liu Mang thought to himself, "Oops, Jiang Wei is in love!"
Liu Mang casually mentioned, "In the future, if you are able to destroy the country, my senior brother will definitely propose marriage for you!"
Jiang Wei looked happy, "Seriously? Then let's pull the hook and we won't change for a hundred years!"
…
The next day.
Above the court hall.
Only by truly sitting in Liu Zhang's position can Liu Bei know how difficult it is to be the leader!
Although Liu Biao was indecisive and resourceful, under his rule, Jingzhou enjoyed a stable economy and prosperous life.
On the other hand, Yizhou has a strong sense of false prosperity.
It is true that there is sufficient food, but the internal economy is too chaotic!
The purchasing power of five baht coins in almost every city in Yizhou is different.
This also resulted in the fact that it was not the court that had the final say as to whether people's money was worth anything, but businessmen.
"Today, I have called you all here to discuss the strategy of relocating the people in Hanzhong."
There was a trace of exhaustion in Liu Bei's eyes. He had just conquered Yizhou and had to find a way to find a place for the 300,000 Hanzhong people.
"Dad, this is not urgent. I have something to report."
"Mang'er, it doesn't matter if you say it."
Jingzhou officials all looked at Liu Mang with joy on their faces.
Zhuge Liang and Liu Ba looked at each other, triggering a major event in the court, which is about to happen here.
The Yizhou officials looked at each other in confusion, wondering what Liu Mang was going to say.
"Everyone, I bought Shu brocade at the market yesterday. The same Shu brocade has different prices among different merchants."
"What's more, the value of the money in the hands of the people is decided by the merchants."
"When will the five baht coins issued by our Han Dynasty be decided by merchants?"
Liu Bei frowned and said nothing. As a superior, he was once very poor and worked with his mother to weave mats and sell shoes.
The five-baht coin is a physical currency made of copper.
Each coin weighs five baht, so it is called "five baht" money.
The characteristic of the five-baht coin is that it is valuable in itself, and its value is the weight of the five-baht copper.
Therefore, it has a purchasing power of "five baht".
But in Yizhou today, the purchasing power of the five-baht coin is not only disproportionate, but the people's money is also being wildly harvested by businessmen.
Hearing Liu Mang mention the five-baht coin, Guan Yu was too anxious to say anything, and Zhang Fei simply dozed off.
The two uncles were helpless. After all, as soon as they opened their mouths, they would reveal their ignorance of the nature of economics.
"Mang'er, what do you mean, let my father send people to stabilize prices and punish profiteers?"
"Dad, treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, I think the problem should be solved at the root."
Liu Mang held the five-baht coin and said with a smile: "Currency, this is our liver, brain and heart."
"Today's currency is not a currency, but a legal credit instrument, which plays a huge role in people's production and consumption."
"The five-baht coin is no longer applicable to Yizhou, so what I mean is to abolish the five-baht coin and cast a hundred-baht coin!"
call……
Everyone present was in an uproar.
Liu Mang didn't take it seriously and continued: "Zhibaiqian, as the name suggests, this money is worth five baht and one hundred!"
"The function of hundreds of coins is to level the prices of goods and make officials run the government market."
Liu Bei was still thinking, and Liu Mang smiled and said: "My hundred coins weigh about one-fifth of five baht!"
Liu Bei finally understood that the hundreds of money the traitor mentioned was actually to help him fill his treasury.
To cast a five-baht coin, only one piece of copper is needed.
Because Liu Bei stipulated that the land of Yizhou, Jiaozhou, and Jingzhou could only use hundreds of coins.
Then the previous five baht coins were reduced to scrap metal, and the common people and wealthy families had no choice but to hand them over to the court.
In this way, Liu Bei exchanged one baht of copper for five baht of copper in the hands of the people, and Liu Bei made a net profit of four baht inside and outside!
"Absurd! This is ridiculous!"
Xu Jing blew his beard and glared, took a step forward, and coldly snorted: "Sir, do you want to do what Dong Zhuo did?"
Dong Zhuo's notoriety is well known to everyone.
Xu Jing compared Dong Zhuo to Liu Mang, but it was no different from an insult.
"At that time, Thief Dong once issued small coins, but it caused serious currency devaluation!"
"As a result, the goods in the market are light and expensive, and one dendrobium can cost hundreds of thousands!"
"Because of this, small money has been abandoned by the common people, causing them to directly use barter for transactions."
After hearing what Xu Jing said, many people nodded in agreement.
“Young master’s actions seem to be inappropriate!”
"That's right! Can anything good happen to what Dong Zhuo did?"
"I'm afraid this move will ultimately harm the people!"
Xu Jing was so proud that he didn't want Liu Mang to easily harvest him!
Although he had only been in Yizhou for a year and a half, Liu Zhang rewarded him with a lot of five baht.
Xu Jingzhi's words quickly gained support from many officials.
Exchanging hundreds of dollars for five baht is clearly an attempt to harvest their rhythm.
"Master Xu, in your opinion, everything Dong Zhuo did was all evil?"
"Master, do you want to imitate Dong Zhongying?"
"You're right. Mr. Xu keeps saying it's for the sake of the people. Why, in my opinion, are you greedy for the wealth in your hands?"
Liu Mang raised his eyes to look at the crowd and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, I, Liu Changqing, will conduct a currency war today!"
"If hundreds of dollars are invested, Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou can become economic centers!"
"As for Chang'an, Luoyang, Yecheng, and Xuchang, please stay back!"