While he was hesitating, several personal guards had already rushed over and said loudly: "Guys, please turn back quickly, my lord has invited me!"
Sun Ce and others looked at each other in confusion, wondering what kind of medicine Liu Xin was selling in this gourd, or what bad news Ju Shou had just brought to them. But at this point, they had no way to turn back, so they had to bite the bullet and follow him.
Wei returned to the hall.
But he saw Liu Xin sitting at the top with a happy face, talking to Jushu. When he saw them coming in, he stood up and said, "General Cheng, General Huang, you don't have to follow Sun Ce to E County. I will arrange for someone else to talk to them."
Go together."
Cheng Pu was alert and asked puzzledly: "My lord, what does this mean?"
Liu Xin saw his doubts and said with a smile: "It's a long story, come on, you guys sit down first. Ever since I learned that your family was missing and trapped in Lujiang City, I have been sending people to negotiate with Yuan Shu, hoping to
Redeem your family. Yuan Shu thought this was a rare commodity, and set out many harsh conditions. Negotiations continued until today with no results. I have sent people to pick them up, and they will be able to return to Xiangyang in three days."
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai burst into tears and asked, choking with sobs, "Is what my lord said true? Are all our family members still alive?"
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Well, don't worry, I have been putting pressure on Yuan Shu, and he did not dare to embarrass your children too much. He just put them under house arrest and did not harm them. They are all safe now."
Sun Ce was extremely excited when he heard the news, and said repeatedly: "Uncle Cheng, Uncle Huang, congratulations!"
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai bowed to the ground towards Liu Xin and said gratefully: "My lord was able to save my family and my family, and I am as grateful as a mountain to my lord. From now on, my lord will definitely follow my lord without any second thoughts! My wish is my will."
Leave your family members in Xiangyang as pledges!"
Liu Xin pulled them up from the ground and said seriously: "You and I are all a family now. We are all fighting to revive the Han Dynasty. It is Liu's duty to rescue your family members. In my case, only
Absolute trust. There is no intrigue. The families of all civil and military officials are free. They never need anyone to be a hostage. Don't break my rules. You can rest here for a few days and wait for your family to come.
Now, let’s go to Changsha together to take office.”
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai still couldn't calm down. They knew that this news must have been brought back by Ju Shou, so they turned to him and thanked him, and asked: "I wonder what conditions my lord agreed to Yuan Shu before he was willing to let us go."
family?"
Jushu sighed and said, "This condition is not low! My lord gave Yuan Shu 500,000 shi of food, 200,000 taels of silver, and 30,000 sets of clothes and armor. All these money and items were borne by the lord himself, and there was no money in the treasury."
Not only that, the lord was promised to live in peace with Yuan Shu within three years, and then he got your family back."
Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai were all shocked when they heard such a condition. They looked at Liu Xin blankly and were speechless. Liu Xin just smiled faintly and said, "Money is something external to the body. It can't be born."
If you bring it or take it away, what's the point of asking for so much money? Being able to save your family is its greatest role. However, public is public, private is private, and everyone in the treasury
A penny is the sacrifice of the people of Jingyi. It is taken from the people and should be used for the people. But you are not the people of Jingyi. Liu wants to save your family members, but he never dares to use the money in the treasury.
, in order to raise funds, it has been delayed until today. I hope you can understand."
After Sun Ce and the others heard what Liu Xin said, their minds went blank and they really didn't know what to say. Liu Xin saw their faces and knew that from now on, they would follow him wholeheartedly and never give birth to another child.
What a disloyalty, I didn’t expect that the Sun Wu Group, which had gained three points of the world in history, would be disintegrated by me so easily.
Liu Xin was feeling emotional in her heart, but she couldn't express it. She just waved her hand and said: "Sun Ce, what are you doing here? Go and pick up your mother. I have all the troops and horses ready. General Cheng, General Huang, you guys should go down quickly.
Rest and refresh yourself so that you can welcome your family."
Jushou waited for Sun Ce and others to leave, and then said to Liu Xin: "My lord has a kind heart, and finally convinced them. The only condition is that he will not use troops against Yuan Shu within three years. This condition is too..., alas..."
Liu Xin patted Ju Shou on the shoulder and said with a smile: "My lord, not only will I not use troops against Yuan Shu for three years, but I will try my best not to use any troops in the next two years. We will practice our internal skills behind closed doors.
Keep a low profile and bide your time. When I get stronger, I will be the first to eat Dong Zhuo!"
This time, in addition to the family members of Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Handang, and Zhu Zhi, Sun Jian's younger brother Sun Jing was also released by Yuan Shu. Han Dang was dead and had no children.
Liu Xin asked his widow to live with Wu Shu and Wu Xian, while Sun Jing and Zhu Zhi were sent to serve under Cai Mao, the prefect of Xiangyang, so as to take care of Wu Shu and the others. Sun Ce reported to the new military camp.
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Wu Shu and Wu Xian, in order to thank Liu Xin for his kindness and kindness to their family, specially named Sun Jian's posthumous daughter Sun Ren to express that they would never forget Liu Xin's kindness. After hearing about this, Liu Xin sighed.
Unexpectedly, he knew that this little girl must be the famous Sun Shangxiang. There were many controversies in history about Sun Shangxiang's real name. Some people thought that she was called Sun Ren, but there was a lack of historical data to support it. Unexpectedly, the name Sun Ren came from him.
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With the newspaper's publicity, the task of recruiting soldiers was quickly completed. More than 110,000 new recruits were added. Liu Xin's confidence also strengthened. Although these recruits could not actually go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, they could still defend the enemy.
The pass city is more than enough. Although there are not many war horses, there are 300,000 troops, plus various tactics and equipment specially developed to deal with cavalry, so there is no need to worry about Dong Zhuo making any changes.
The publication of newspapers has also improved the business of Dahan Bank. Dahan Bank has now controlled the economic lifeline of the fifteen counties under Liu Xin's jurisdiction, and banknotes are the most popular hard currency in these fifteen counties. Now
Dahan Bank not only issued silver notes, but also began to mint silver ingots, gold ingots, and copper coins, which had begun to take shape as a central bank. Despite this, Ma Yun still insisted on strictly controlling the ratio between the cash silver in stock and the issued silver notes.
1.5, but due to the increase in cash inventory, a rising tide lifts all boats, and the number of extra silver notes issued also increases.
At this time, princes from all over the country recruited a large number of soldiers and horses. In order to meet the needs of money and food, most of them began to cast copper coins by themselves. However, due to the different compositions of copper mines and the different technical levels, the copper coins cast were very different, and some even cut corners.
The more they are cast, the lighter they become. In fact, during Liu Hong's time, the copper coins minted by the government were already less than five baht. Now, Dong Zhuo is even casting a kind of unwritten small coins that weigh less than three baht.
Under this situation, Dahan Bank was also forced to start casting copper coins on its own to meet the needs of local commercial circulation. Ma Yun named this copper coin "Zhongping Tongbao" to distinguish it from the five-baht coin circulating at the time.
Copper coins adopt new technology, are exquisitely cast, and have clear characters, making them difficult for outsiders to imitate. In addition, this copper coin weighs five baht, making it very popular among the people. In Xiangyang and other fifteen counties, large transactions mainly use silver.
tickets or gold and silver, and Zhongping Tongbao has become the only common currency for relatively small transactions. Not only that, in other places, in addition to using gold and silver in private transactions, people are also more willing to accept Zhongping Tongbao as a transaction currency.
As the economic strength became stronger and stronger, Liu Xin began to reform the civil service system. By September, Liu Xin really established the cabinet and the six ministries. Jushou, Kuai Liang, and Guo Jia were appointed as cabinet bachelors, and Tian Feng was appointed as the official minister.
, Han Xi was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Cai Yong was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Cheng Yu was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Kuai Yue was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, and Xiang Lang was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Works. Liu Xin also established the Supervisory Yuan in addition to the six ministries, and appointed Chen Gong as the Governor of the Supervisory Yuan.
History, supervising civil and military officials.
Liu Xin's original intention of setting up the cabinet was to prevent excessive concentration of power. In Liu Xin's view, every dynasty in Chinese history has always gradually turned from prosperity to decline, which is all related to the emperor's too much power. The emperor can do whatever he wants without any supervision.
and control. Once the newly ascended emperor is no longer wise and powerful, evil will run rampant, and the country will begin to decline. Liu Xin's goal is to seize the entire world. Of course, he must also consider the future social development. He has explored how to control
Imperial power.
From now on, all major matters need to be discussed by the cabinet and preliminary opinions formed, and then reported to Liu Xin for decision. For some smaller matters, the cabinet can directly decide and report to Liu Xin afterwards. As for some daily matters, then
If it falls under the jurisdiction of the six ministries, it can be handled by the six ministers themselves.
After the establishment of the cabinet, Liu Xin was not sure whether he could truly restrict the imperial power. Jushu and the others would still ask him for reports on major and minor matters, but overall, he was much more relaxed than before.
Two months have passed since he was stabbed by Han Dang. Liu Xin's arm can now move freely, but a long scar was left on his left upper arm. Under the careful care of everyone, Cai Jue was tied to his arm and leg.
The splint on her body has been removed, the swelling on her face has dissipated, and she has returned to her former beauty. Although Hua Tuo said that she could go for a walk and stretch her limbs, Cai Jue had to lie in bed for so long after all.
There was already quite a burden on me, and the injured leg just refused to move forward.
No matter how busy Liu Xin is now, she will always take time to visit Cai Jue, and today is no exception. As soon as Liu Xin walked to the door, he heard the noise in the room, and he frowned. Wouldn't this affect the patient's rest?
?Liu Xin pushed the door and went in, only to see Ma Yun, Bian Yu, and Cai Yan gathered around Cai Jue's bed. Cai Jue was sitting on the edge of the bed, with one foot on the ground, but he didn't dare to stretch out the other foot.
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Ma Yun and the others were encouraging in unison: "Don't be afraid, be brave! Let's go, let's go!"
Liu Xin immediately understood what they were doing. Cai Jue had been lying on the bed for more than two months. Now the bones have been connected and he needs to move, otherwise it will easily affect the muscles of his legs. Besides, the weather is getting colder now.
If you don't recover as soon as possible, it will be more troublesome in the future. Liu Xin walked to the bedside, holding Cai Jue's shoulders, and said, "Jue'er, don't be afraid, take two steps down to the ground. Let's only take two steps today."
.You need to hurry up and walk normally, I’m still waiting to marry you? Do you know that I’ve been holding myself back for the past two months?”