From the time Dong Zhuo started committing evil, to later Liu Bei and Sun Quan, they carried forward the false coining of money, which affected the entire period from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms.
The labor force and productivity are insufficient, and the consequences of printing money wantonly can be imagined. Inflation is absolute and will be extremely serious.
Dong Zhuo minted small coins while he was still alive, and his influence was so far-reaching that he was still harmed by Cao Cao even after he unified the north.
From now on, the five-baht coin is almost useless. Apart from its copper value, it has no practical significance.
Fortunately, Liu Zhang emerged as a new force in this era. He could not stop Dong Zhuo from casting small coins, but he could stop Liu Bei from making one hundred and five baht coins.
I believe that without Liu Bei's money of one hundred and five baht, Sun Quan would not have done such a cruel thing as creating a large spring of five thousand.
Dong Zhuo's small money had the most profound influence on the Central Plains and Hebei regions, followed by Jiangnan and Bashu.
As for how Cao Cao would have headaches in the future, that was not something Liu Zhang had to consider.
Liu Zhang even wished that Cao Cao would be killed by the financial war!
But now that the small money has flowed into Yizhou, Liu Zhang still has to solve it immediately.
After returning to the Prefectural Mufu, Liu Zhang immediately convened a group of officials to open a meeting to discuss the matter of dealing with Xiao Qian.
"Wenhe, do you have any small coins cast by Dong Zhuo? Show them to me."
Liu Zhang was very curious about how bad this kind of money could be, so that it could poison the world for decades!
"Yes, please wait a moment, my lord!"
Jia Xu fumbled around for a long time, finally took out a copper coin, and immediately stepped forward and handed it to Liu Zhang.
"My lord, please see, this is the five baht coin made by Dong Zhuo."
Liu Zhang weighed it in his hand and couldn't even feel the weight. Then he picked it up and observed it carefully, and then he realized what it was called the "worst" currency in Chinese history.
The five-baht coin has a very clear definition. It is round on the outside and square on the inside. It is engraved with the word five baht. Its shape, texture, weight and fineness were uniformly verified by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is definitely the best.
The advent of the five-baht coin was of great significance and value to the development history of the Han Dynasty and even the entire China, and it made a contribution to the entire history.
But the five baht coins minted by Dong Zhuo are completely worthless for the word five baht!
The appearance and inner outline of this five-baht coin are completely irregular. Its shape can only be described in four words.
Do whatever you want!
It must be how the caster wants to create it.
In order to cut corners, there is even no outline, and the entire coin has only one flat surface.
Not only is there no word "five baht" on it, there isn't even a word on it.
If you throw it on the ground, it may not be used as money!
"Haha, I guess Dong Zhuo himself can't find two identical pieces of money!"
Liu Zhang had a deep contact with Dong Zhuo. How could he not expect that Dong Zhuo had such a brain and could think of making money?
"This old thief died unjustly. He was responsible for all the evil in the world!"
"My lord, this coin has been weighed below, and it only weighs less than one plant! The five-baht coin cast by Dong Zhuo is very popular in Guanzhong, and the people are miserable!"
Even if Jia Xu didn't say it, Liu Zhang could still imagine that Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Guo Si and others might have emptied the little wealth they had in Guanzhong people's homes!
"One Dong Zhuo is not enough, so Li Jue and Guo Si appear! I'm afraid the people in Guanzhong may even have a problem with their survival..."
"What my lord said is absolutely true!"
Guanzhong is in chaos, can Liangzhou recover?
Although Jia Xu has brought his family to Chengdu, he still has some feelings for Jia Xu Wuwei.
"My Lord, does he know what price the food in Guanzhong has reached?"
Liu Zhang was slightly startled, not expecting that Jia Xu would ask about food.
However, since Liu Zhang began to develop food, he has not been concerned about food issues for a long time.
Every campaign was coordinated by Jia Xu, and there was never any problem of food shortage.
Including this expedition south, there was no food shortage problem because of the two million shi of food provided by Jingzhou.
"Wen He, if I remember correctly, grain in Shuzhong costs twenty to thirty yuan a bushel, right?"
Not to mention how rich Liu Zhang was, but in terms of food, there were really few princes in the world who could compare with him.
"That's right! In the past two years, we have built water conservancy projects and vigorously developed mulberry farming. At the lowest level, we only had twenty yuan for food."
A rare flash of pride flashed in Jia Xu's eyes. At this price, except for Yizhou, which state in the world can buy it?
"How much does it cost in Guanzhong? Thousands of dollars? Five thousand?"
Dong Zhuo's five baht coins were one-fifth of the original weight of the five baht coins, so based on the highest price of grain, which was thirty coins, it would be one hundred and fifty coins.
However, Liu Zhang was not so optimistic. He knew the seriousness of inflation, so he gave a higher price.
Jia Xu showed a wry smile and shook his head helplessly.
"Is it possible that I can still get another ten thousand yuan?"
Liu Zhang himself didn't quite believe it when he said it, what was the concept of ten thousand dollars!
Converted into five baht coins of the same weight, there are two thousand coins!
You must know that these two thousand dollars can buy a hundred shi of food in peacetime!
"My lord, I just received news that the price of grain in Guanzhong is..."
Jia Xu stretched out his hand and spread all five fingers.
"Five hundred thousand dendrobium!"
"What!"
Jia Xu announced the price of grain in Guanzhong, which immediately caused an uproar in the house.
Half a million dollars!
It’s equivalent to five baht and one hundred thousand dollars. What is this concept?
Now in Hanzhong County, 10,000 yuan can buy a private house in the county.
With 70,000 yuan, you can settle in a private house in Nanzheng, and it is still a relatively large house!
It’s equivalent to a handful of grain in Guanzhong, which can be exchanged for a house in Hanzhong!
If calculated this way, then everyone in Yizhou in Guanzhong would be a millionaire or above!
If all the Yizhou families were asked to go to Guanzhong to buy food, they would lose all their money and find it difficult to maintain food and clothing!
"What an exaggeration! Five hundred thousand dollars! How many people will starve to death?"
Even if the five baht coins minted by Dong Zhuo were worthless, it would be impossible for the people in Guanzhong to come up with 500,000 yuan! In other words, they would be completely broke and could not afford to buy even a handful of grain.
Only then did Liu Zhang understand why Li Jue and Guo Si perished in confusion!
Faced with this kind of chaos, the emperor would choose to flee to the dilapidated Luoyang, not to mention mindless cruel people like Li Jue and Guo Si?
Given the current situation in Guanzhong, even if it were given to Liu Zhang for free, he would not be able to accept it.
Liu Zhang's current power is simply unable to save the crisis in Guanzhong.
"My lord, the land of Guanzhong is littered with corpses. In order to survive, the people often exchange children and eat each other! The original land of Longxing has now become a hell on earth!"
Jia Xu's words also made the atmosphere in the room depressed.
The seat of the imperial court and the former capital of the Han Dynasty has now been reduced to such a state of chaos. This is the sorrow of every loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
"Wen He sent an order to Guoyuan, asking him to fully accept the refugees from Guanzhong and make sure they are properly resettled in various places in Hanzhong."