"Liu Xun, Liu Chan, I heard that you have performed very well recently and completed your homework very well!"
Liu Zhang looked at his two sons and couldn't help but feel a little proud.
Perhaps this was the idea of hoping that his son would succeed. Hearing the praise from the two teachers, Liu Zhang was really happy from the bottom of his heart.
Reading and reciting scriptures and learning knowledge may not necessarily make you a wise king, but without learning and skills and ignoring the classics, you will definitely not become a wise king!
The two little guys stood in front of Liu Zhang with serious faces. Even if they were praised, they still didn't dare to get carried away.
This also has a lot to do with Liu Zhang's education over the years.
As a father, Liu Zhang upheld the concept of raising his children strictly, and his son must not become a playboy.
"Father!"
A cheerful voice came from the side, and then a little girl jumped up and ran towards Liu Zhang.
"Xin'er!"
Liu Zhang quickly knelt down and accurately welcomed the little daughter into his arms.
Completely different from his attitude towards his son, Liu Zhang simply doted on his little daughter to the heavens.
Although Liu Xin's mother Cai Yan was quite strict with her, she could not resist Liu Zhang's love for her.
Then three stunning women came over and bowed to Liu Zhang one after another.
"Husband!"
"You three ladies don't need to be polite!"
Today, Liu Zhang no longer only has a son and a daughter. In addition to the grown-up Liu Xun, Liu Chan, and Liu Xin, Cai Yan and Liu Yun also hold a son and a daughter in their arms!
As for Liu Zhang's third wife, she was Wu Yi's sister, Wu Ran.
The marriage between Liu Zhang and Wu Ran was completely helpless.
First of all, as the leader of Yizhou, Liu Zhang could not have only two wives. After all, he wanted to spread the branches and leaves of the Liu family.
After many considerations, Wu Ran finally married Liu Zhang because she was destined to be rich and powerful.
Fortunately, Wu Ran is gentle and cheerful, with beautiful appearance. She has been married to Liu Zhang for three years, gets along very harmoniously, and successfully has a son, Liu Chan.
The kind-hearted and generous Wu Ran got along very well with Cai Yan and Liu Yun. The three of them were like sisters, and Liu Zhang never worried about backyard issues.
"Time flies so fast, it's been five years since the founding of the People's Republic of China!"
Looking at the three beautiful ladies, Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.
It was originally planned to go north to Liangzhou within three years, but this delay lasted five years!
During these five years, among all the forces in the world, only Liu Zhang did nothing.
After Gongsun Zan burned himself in Yijing, the four prefectures of Hebei were completely under Yuan Shao's command!
As the direct son of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu's situation was completely inferior to that of Yuan Shao, who dominated Hebei.
In the past, Yuan Shu was considered powerful in Huainan, but unfortunately he usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and was betrayed by his subordinates.
Yuan Shu, a prince of a generation, ended up vomiting blood and died, and could only withdraw from the stage of hegemony.
Cao Cao successively wiped out Lu Bu, Liu Bei, Yuan Shu and others, and now he has brought all the states in the Central Plains under his command.
After Sun Ce broke away from Yuan Shu, he successively wiped out the Yangzhou forces led by Liu Yao, and successively captured Danyang County, Wu County, Kuaiji County, Yuzhang County, and Lujiang County. He unified all Yangzhou lands south of the Yangtze River.
After Yuan Shu's death, Sun Ce divided Yuzhang County into two parts, and divided ten counties into Luling County.
This is the land of six and eighty-one counties in Jiangdong that Sun Quan talked about all day long.
The princes from all over the country worked hard to expand, but Liu Zhang, who had the upper hand, did not make any moves and remained calm in Shu.
Perhaps Liu Zhang was already complacent, indulging in pleasure all day long, and had no intention of seeking hegemony in the world!
This is the current evaluation of Liu Zhang by people all over the world. Liu Zhang has changed from the invincible General Wei to the mediocre Yizhou Shepherd!
But is this really the case? Of course not!
In five years, Yizhou has undergone earth-shaking changes!
The Chamber of Commerce was successfully established and has fully developed into all counties in Yizhou.
Due to the forced intervention of the Chamber of Commerce, prices throughout Yizhou were extremely calm, and all the people felt unusually happy.
Any crops can be sold to the Chamber of Commerce in exchange for money, and you can use the money to purchase all needed items from the Chamber of Commerce at any time.
After several years of efforts by the Chamber of Commerce, no one in Yizhou except Liu Zhang could control prices.
Even if the aristocratic families unite, they still can't shake it!
Just one year after its establishment, the Chamber of Commerce encountered an unprecedented crisis.
The aristocratic families in various counties united to boycott. They first went on a shopping spree and planned to plunder all the supplies so that the chamber of commerce would be unable to operate.
However, Liu Zhang had anticipated these situations. Jia Xu, Xun You, and Liu Ye's think tank members had already made plans in advance. As soon as the family started to attack, the Prefectural Mufu Office had a countermeasure.
The Chamber of Commerce has been purchasing supplies in various places for a year!
The families that resisted were almost all small and medium-sized families. Although the combined strength was considerable, it was still difficult to compete with the state pastoral government.
After the plan to short-sell the Chamber of Commerce failed, the Family Alliance began to sell goods on a large scale, preparing to empty out the currency reserves of the Chamber of Commerce.
This indeed caused Liu Zhang a lot of trouble!
However, there is always a road ahead, and good news came from Jia Xu. The mint is ready and can start minting immediately!
At the same time, Lu Su, who had been mining in Nanzhong for nearly a year, asked Dian Wei to personally escort the first batch of copper ore back to Chengdu.
As the copper ore arrived in Chengdu and the mint was operating at full capacity, the dream of the Yizhou family was completely shattered.
After Dian Wei arrived in Chengdu, the military power of Shu County also became stronger. Liu Zhang immediately used thunderous means to personally destroy several aristocratic families who harbored evil intentions. The civil strife caused by the Chamber of Commerce in Yizhou was also completely resolved.
Now the Chengdu Mint has been operating continuously for three years, and all the currency circulating in Shu is the Shu-made five-baht coin.
Because of its exquisite appearance and full weight, the five-baht coins made by Liu Zhang have been loved by people all over the world.
Coupled with the high sales of necessities such as Shu Brocade and salt and the mandatory transaction restrictions imposed by the Chamber of Commerce.
The five-baht coin made in Shu suddenly became the top currency in the world.
At present, not only the Shu-made five-baht coins are used throughout Yizhou, but also in Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places, the Shu-made five-baht coins are popular!
While the princes from various places were still laughing at Liu Zhang for his unrealistic currency adjustment, they had already fallen into the trap Liu Zhang had drawn for him.
Nanzhong copper ore is continuously shipped to Chengdu, and the Chengdu Mint is also continuously producing Shu-made five-baht coins.
As the status of the Shu-made five-baht coin in various states and counties continued to increase, Liu Zhang ordered the chamber of commerce to purchase aggressively in major states and counties, exchanging cheap copper ore for huge amounts of materials.
This purchase has been going on for two years, and the princes of the world have not noticed at all...