Guanzhong is very important to Liu Zhang, it is both a goal and a fulcrum.
If Yizhou wants to rely on Hanzhong for the Northern Expedition, then the land of Guanzhong will be the next 'Hanzhong'.
Liu Zhang's first step was to capture Yizhou, which is now considered completed. The next step is to capture Liangzhou and Guanzhong.
The fertile fields in Guanzhong are thousands of miles away, and it is also the land of abundance. But after Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si's troubles, I am afraid that this land of abundance will soon turn into a village like hell on earth.
Liu Zhang had no way to save the people in Guanzhong, after all, Guanzhong was not in Liu Zhang's hands. And according to the greedy characters of Li Jue and Guo Si, no amount of food could feed them.
The most effective way at the moment is to accept the people of Guanzhong and make Hanzhong their new home.
After Liu Zhang captured the land in Guanzhong, he could also move these people back in to provide feedback to Guanzhong.
Fortunately, Hanzhong is a major grain-producing county, so even if it faces a huge number of refugees, it can be properly handled.
As long as Guoyuan is in Hanzhong, the refugees will be arranged to work in the fields. In this way, no matter how many people there are, Hanzhong can provide food without the need for other counties in Yizhou to share the pressure.
In fact, except for Hanzhong County, Yizhou counties are unable to share the pressure for Hanzhong.
This year, Jingzhou provided two million shi of grain to support Nanzhong, but next year it will be entirely dependent on Yizhou itself.
As more and more barbarians join, the consumption of food and grass will inevitably become astronomical.
"My lord, the Hanzhong-liu Republic governor will definitely be able to handle it, but if these five-baht coins minted by Dong Zhuo flow into Yizhou in large quantities, we will also be harmed!"
What Jia Xu was most worried about was not Guanzhong or the refugees, but the interests of Yizhou itself.
If a businessman from another state county takes five bahts and goes shopping in Yizhou, he can quickly exchange a large amount of supplies at a small price.
One or two is okay, but if these broken five-baht coins flow in in large quantities, Yizhou's economic system will collapse immediately!
By that time, prices will inevitably skyrocket and people's hearts will be shaken. Liu Zhang will no longer be able to transport supplies to Nanzhong, and Lu Su's series of policies against the barbarians will also come to an abrupt end.
Liu Zhang would also break trust with the barbarians, which would cause a series of chain reactions and even cause turmoil in the power.
The only solution is to continue to mint money and follow the old path of Liu Bei and Sun Quan!
The results are also very obvious. They drink poison to quench their thirst. The deeper they drink, the deeper the poisoning becomes, so that they no longer have the energy to fight foreign wars.
As powerful and wise as Cao Cao, he was forced to let the people barter. You can imagine how harmful these "bad money" are.
"Wen He, have you discovered much now?"
Jia Xu shook his head. He had just learned the news not long ago. This was the only good news that Jia Xu thought.
"This coin was just sent by Gongda and found in Jiangzhou. Now Gongda has strictly ordered the entire Ba County to ban the circulation of these five-baht coins minted by Dong Zhuo, waiting for further orders from the Prefectural Mufu."
No wonder Jia Xu didn't rush to tell Liu Zhang. It turned out that Xun You had already taken control of the situation.
"As expected of Gongda, he was so decisive at the critical moment! As long as this money does not flow into Yizhou in large quantities, we will have a solution!"
Liu Zhang's words instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the room. They didn't expect that such a difficult problem could be solved so quickly!
"My lord, do you want to cut off trade with all states?"
Yang Hong looked at Liu Zhang doubtfully, with a worried look on his face.
In fact, cutting off contact is the simplest way. Yizhou's current situation is sufficient for self-government and the people can live their lives.
However, the harm of cutting off contact is definitely greater than its own significance.
First of all, the tax revenue from business transactions will be reduced. Not only will the income of the state pastoral office be reduced, but the interests of the major families will also be sharply reduced.
All the officials looked at Liu Zhang, and Yang Hong's worries were also their worries.
"Don't worry, trade cannot stop. But we can find another way to trade!"
As soon as Liu Zhang said these words, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"My lord, could you please explain in detail?"
Liu Zhang smiled and nodded. He wanted to implant a concept into the current era, the Chamber of Commerce!
"Have you ever known that there are at least two things in Yizhou that no one can refuse! One of them is exclusive, and the other is similar to exclusive!"
"My lord, are you talking about table salt and Shu Brocade?"
Wang Lei reacted very quickly and blurted out the two things Liu Zhang said.
"good!"
All Liu Zhang's confidence came from this salt and Shu Brocade.
The former is a necessity of life, and one cannot survive without salt.
"As long as we control salt and Shu County, we will not be afraid that businessmen from other states will not listen to our policies. These two things will definitely sell well across the country. They are not willing, but some people are willing!"
As we all know, there are only two ways to produce table salt in this era, salt mines and refined sea salt.
In fact, the salt exported from the salt mine is the main use, because the salt from the salt mine is fine and tastes good, and it is very popular among both the upper class and the common people.
On the other hand, due to immature technology for refining sea salt, it not only tastes bitter, but is also black and yellow in color. Except for people living along the coast, few people are willing to eat sea salt.
Among all the states and counties in the Han Dynasty, Yizhou was the first to produce salt, and more than 80% of the country's salt came from Yizhou.
To put it simply, if Liu Zhang was cruel, he could immediately cut off the salt supply.
Without salt, soldiers will be weak and unable to fight.
But there was no need for Liu Zhang to do that, because the benefits brought by salt to Yizhou were also huge.
Only the government can sell salt, and ordinary people cannot sell salt privately. If they are caught, it will be a capital offense.
At present, Liu Zhang has not yet experienced the rectification of salt sales in Yizhou. Even so, the annual tax figures are still eye-catching.
Now that Yizhou has been pacified, Liu Zhang will also start selling salt and taxing it, and will continue to provide him with military supplies in the future.
Shu brocade is even more special. Shu brocade is a brocade that can only be found in Shu!
Since the Han Dynasty, Shu County has been a symbol of the upper social class. As a member of a noble family, how could he not be wearing clothes made of Shu brocade!
Nowadays, we are in troubled times, but it still cannot stop the people from all over the world from admiring and loving Shu brocade.
It can be put simply, as long as the goods are available, there is no need to worry about selling!
Historically, after Liu Bei's defeat at Yiling, the Shu Han national power was extremely exhausted and was in danger of collapse at any time!
Zhuge Liang relied on selling Shu brocade to find a source of huge military expenditures.
Shu brocade alone solved Zhuge Liang's military expenditure problem for his 100,000-strong army!
Didn't Cao Pi know that Shu Han was short of money? Didn't Sun Quan know that Zhuge Liang was using Shu brocade to maintain his army?
They all know it, but they can't stop their love for Shu Brocade.
Even those in high positions are so sought after, not to mention officials, noble families, even wealthy families or civilians with some spare money!