Yang Hong was quite tit for tat, and Liu Zhang's face gradually became gloomy.
You have given such a huge benefit to the family, why are you still unwilling to compromise?
Once the Chamber of Commerce is implemented, some small aristocratic families will benefit.
"Ji Xiu, the Chamber of Commerce is a thing that benefits the present and will benefit the future. It is no different from the Great Wall built by Qin Shihuang! As the leaders of the Yizhou clan, you must take a longer-term view."
"Each of your big families has a lot of land, and the food produced is your main source of income, right? After all, merchants are a humble profession now. I guess even if your big families have business, they won't take it too seriously, right?
?”
Everything depends on the price of food.
In fact, whether it is salt or Shu brocade, merchants from other states and counties almost come to them to buy it, and these are not issues they care about.
What the Yizhou family cares most about is food.
Food prices are what they care about most.
"Lord Mingjian!"
Yang Hong did not object. He believed that with Liu Zhang's wisdom, he would not be able to hide it.
"Ji Xiu, think about it, the family wants to make huge profits unless the price of food in Yizhou skyrockets! But have you ever thought about the consequences?"
"The price of grain in Guanzhong is high, as high as 500,000 yuan per bushel, but is it still worth it?"
"The more stable Yizhou is, the stronger our strength will be. The stronger the strength, the stronger the military power! If Yizhou is in turmoil, how can we still have the ability to go out to conquer?"
Those who can serve as officials in this house are not mediocre, but are talented people from Yizhou who Liu Zhang can name.
Liu Zhang believed that they would not only value the small profits in front of them, but their ultimate goal was undoubtedly to help him occupy the states and counties in the world.
"You might as well think about it, which is more important, the value of the food, or the value of the money in your hands?"
Everyone was slightly stunned, not quite understanding what Liu Zhang meant.
"Lord, what do you mean?"
Liu Zhang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then raised the five baht coin cast by Dong Zhuo in his hand.
"Everyone, please see, this coin is also called five baht in Guanzhong, but it costs 500,000 yuan to buy a handful of grain."
Then Liu Zhang raised his other hand again, and a coin also appeared in his hand, but this coin was obviously much more delicate.
"Everyone, please take a look again. This coin is the orthodox five-baht coin issued during Emperor Wu's period. In Yizhou, you only need 30 baht to buy a handful of grain!"
"They are the same two coins. Although their weight is quite different, their value is nearly 20,000 times different! In other words, a five-baht coin in my right hand can be exchanged for 20,000 five-baht coins in my left hand!"
Yang Hong and others stared at the coins in Liu Zhang's hand in shock. If this was really the case, the copper coins from each of their aristocratic families would not even be able to fit in!
"But this is difficult to achieve, because no one is willing to exchange 20,000 Dong Zhuo's small coins for an orthodox five-baht coin! Unless that person is a fool!"
"I wonder if you would like to see such a fool appear?"
Liu Zhang's change of tone once again aroused everyone's appetite.
"My lord, please forgive me for being stupid and not understanding what your lord means! Please give me a detailed explanation."
Yang Hong claimed to be a wise man, but now he was dizzy with Liu Zhang's convoluted train of thought and couldn't understand it at all.
You’re right if you don’t understand! If you understand, I’m not two thousand years ahead of you in thought!
Liu Zhang secretly laughed in his heart, as long as he could change their logic, he would not be afraid of the temptation of these noble families not being reborn.
"Then let me briefly explain that the people of Yizhou are prosperous and the country is rich, with abundant food, and almost all living problems can be solved in the state. Therefore, the overall price of goods in Yizhou is very stable, and the value of the five baht in your hands is very high. But all of this
It’s all based on the powerful power of the state pastoral government!”
"If there is a severe drought in the world and grain harvests in various places plummet, and businessmen from other states and counties come to Yizhou to buy grain at a price higher than the market price, I believe you will not refuse. But if the grain is sold out and there is a severe drought, then Yizhou
The food inside will also grow like crazy! When we are really at the end of our rope, not just 500,000 dendrobiums per husk, but even 1 million dendrobiums per husk is possible!"
"At that time, will the five baht coins in your hands still count? I'm afraid it won't be as good as the bad money Dong Zhuo minted!"
Liu Zhang had some secret ideas, but this was enough to scare people from aristocratic families like Yang Hong, especially those from Shu County and Guanghan County.
When Ma Xiang rebelled and Yizhou was in chaos, they had experienced the crazy prices at that time.
Selling food is valuable, but in contrast, the prices for buying other things are also skyrocketing.
"Only by making the five baht in your hands valuable can you truly gain wealth. The one who can do all this is not the general, not the state pastoral office, but the Chamber of Commerce. Only the Chamber of Commerce can do all this!"
"The Chamber of Commerce can gather all the materials in Yizhou and carry out unified planning. It can clearly know what we are short of, how much we are short of, what we are rich in, and how rich we are!"
"When there is a severe drought, we can completely limit the sale of grain to other states and counties, thereby stabilizing prices in Yizhou. When there is a bumper harvest, you don't have to worry that too much food will become too cheap. The Chamber of Commerce will use the same method.
By purchasing grain at a reasonable price, you don’t have to hoard it until it gets moldy!”
"You can sell all the surplus grain at home to the chamber of commerce in exchange for money. When needed, you can use the money to buy grain at any time. I can assure you that the price will never change. Even if there is a severe drought, our grain in Yizhou will not change.
There will be no price increase for Yizhou Family!”
After Liu Zhang's persuasion and explanation, the faces of Yang Hong and others became obviously much more relaxed, and even Huang Quan, Wang Lei and others had approval in their eyes.
The emergence of the Chamber of Commerce will make the situation in Yizhou more stable. Even if the entire world's economy collapses, it will not have any impact on Yizhou. With the development of the Chamber of Commerce, it can also subtly weaken the strength of the clan, which is more conducive to the stability of the world.
Once the Chamber of Commerce grows, business will no longer be a humble profession. When Liu Zhang pacifies Liangzhou, he can immediately reopen the Silk Road. At that time, Liu Zhang will no longer be short of money.
"My lord, Yang Hong is willing to support my lord. But on the specific details, I would like my lord to discuss it with us!"
Liu Zhang was immediately overjoyed. After Yang Hong's approval, some wavering families also nodded slightly.
"Don't worry Ji Xiu, the Chamber of Commerce is a big deal, and we will naturally discuss it with you all and make it together. Again, the Chamber of Commerce will not only strengthen Yizhou, but it will also benefit you!"
The Chamber of Commerce reached a preliminary consensus on the issue, but the small money minted by Dong Zhuo had not yet been resolved, so Jia Xu quickly stepped forward.
"Lord, what about the five baht coins minted by Dong Zhuo...?"