"By the way, it is said that the nobles of the Mohe people have minted coins privately. From now on, in Liaozhou, it will be the same as other areas under the jurisdiction of the Xiaoguo Army. Except for Huitong Bank, no individual or government is allowed to
Minting coins privately. Anyone who is worried about violating the rules will be shot without mercy." Zhao Xun explained in a cold voice.
Although it is illegal to cast money, it is actually very simple. Except for Xiaoguojun's Huitong coins, which are difficult to imitate, other coins are not very difficult. Anyone with some power can cast them, as long as they make a few sets of coins.
Open the furnace and open a few sets of coins. Then as long as there is copper material, the coins will be cast like water.
Zhao Xun was not afraid that someone would mint coins privately, but he was afraid that someone would use coins minted privately to deceive the people. You must know that most people have the desire to take advantage. If they are deceived with various price differences, although they are not interested in the Xiaoguo Army,
It has no impact, but it has a considerable impact on the area governed by the Xiaoguo Army. In addition, Zhao Xun does not want anyone to try to exploit the copper, silver and gold mines in Liaozhou.
When minting coins in Liaozhou, in addition to recasting old currencies, gold, silver, and bronze wares from Liaozhou and Liaozhou were also recast, especially those items that could represent the famous and royal families of the Mohe people.
money.
Huitong Bank is creating money while continuously expanding its exchange and storage businesses, making Huitong Bank's coins the most recognized currency by all merchants. Copper coins and gold and silver from all over the Central Plains flowed in with the merchants.
In the hands of Xiaoguojun, it was eventually gathered by Huitong Bank into the money making workshop, where all kinds of miscellaneous money was melted down and turned into Huitong coins again, and then flowed into various places in the Central Plains and overseas.
In Liaodong, mining, copper melting, coining, and circulation were completed. The Xiaoguo Military Mansion not only standardized the unification of coins and promoted commerce and trade, but more importantly, minted money in a high-risk industry.
At the same time, it is actually a huge profit industry. Minting a thousand copper coins actually means
The money only requires about 700 copper coins, and the profit from gold and silver coins is smaller, but it can’t beat its value. Nor can it beat the rapid circulation of gold and silver in the world. In addition, the profit from mining is
Higher. Under the rule of the Xiaoguo Army, such a hugely profitable industry is naturally under the direct jurisdiction of the Xiaoguo Army Government.
It can be said that every time a coin is minted, it is equivalent to making a lot of money, which plays an incomparable role in the expenditure of the Xiaoguo Army.
In Zhao Xun's memory, there are two strange things in the history of China's economic development that are different from other countries in the world. The first is that it has never developed from the silver standard to the casting of silver coins. Even in the late Qing Dynasty, it was still based on business circulation.
Currency. However, China entered the silver standard at about the same time as Europe. However, Europe quickly established a coinage industry, but China has never had it. I have to say that the existence of currency is indeed better than the likes of scraps of gold and silver and ingots.
Much more convenient.
Second, the exchange rate of gold and silver has always been at a low level in China. At that time, the gold-silver ratio in Europe was normally above fifteen or even higher, but in China it was generally seven to one, which was only the highest.
The ratio is about ten to one. In the late Ming Dynasty, there was a large influx of silver. Europeans came to China, exchanged silver for gold, and made a lot of money back home. This was also a very important reason.
Of course, in addition to China, there is also a country in the east of China that has this problem, and that is Japan. Japan has less copper and more silver. Therefore, many Chinese businessmen exchange copper coins for silver, then transport the silver back to exchange for copper coins, and then
Then exchange it for silver. If you exchange it repeatedly, you will also get great benefits. Of course, this is also related to the reason why Japan was very backward in all aspects at that time.
The monetary system is related to the lifeblood of the country. Zhao Xun does not want to be restricted in this aspect, nor does he want to be late in this aspect, allowing others to take advantage and causing himself to suffer losses. Besides, simply casting currency and exchange
Business is an extremely profitable business, and it is a business that does not require risks. How could Zhao Xun not take control of such a good thing by himself, but instead throw it aside.
Speaking of which, this minted currency is the same as the issuance of banknotes in later generations. It must not be minted privately by anyone. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the country and the people. Of course, in this case where precious metals are used as currency, it has not reached the level of privately manufacturing banknotes in later generations.
Such serious consequences. However, Zhao Xun will never let the gold and silver within his jurisdiction or within the country escape.
Perhaps, gold and silver coins can be converted into banknotes in the future. Zhao Xun couldn't help but think so. Of course, this idea cannot be implemented now. Although the Xiaoguo Army has a high reputation, the Xiaoguo Army does not dominate the world.
Trading with Xiaoguo Army is not just a businessman under Xiaoguo Army. Without strong backing, others will not buy it.
However, speaking of it, the currency notes circulating in the Huitong Bank under Xiaoguo Army are sometimes just like banknotes and can be directly traded. Of course, these are the kind that are anonymous and can be used to receive money with the currency notes.
Many wealthy people will go to banks to exchange for some of these money notes, which are not only easy to carry and hide, but also
It is also convenient to give gifts to people. There is no need to carry big and small boxes. Some people who want to move directly exchange their savings into such money notes, find a place, and then take them out. Of course
, many people directly save it as a long-term account. Regarding this situation, Huitong Bank naturally welcomes it.
"Report... Lord, the southern flying pigeon has sent a message, urgent military situation." At this moment, Han Meng walked in quickly, followed by a personal guard, holding a secret letter in his hand.
Zhao Xun smiled and said to Yang Wangqing: "There must be a major change in the contest between Murong Cheng and Situ Lei." Although Zhao Xun had a smile on his face, Yang Wangqing still saw caution in Zhao Xun's eyes.
Zhao Xun took the secret letter in his hand and opened it. The cautious expression on his face gradually disappeared, and a faint smile began to appear.
Seeing Zhao Xun finish reading, Yang Wangqing smiled and said: "It seems that this is another good thing for us."
"Oh? How did you know that?" Zhao Xun asked with a smile.
Yang Wangqing said with a smile: "It can be seen from the smile that cannot be hidden on the lord's face that my subordinates must have guessed correctly. If a smile can appear on the lord's face, it means that Murong Cheng's coalition forces have not yet captured
An important place between two passes."
Zhao Xun handed over the information in his hand and said with a smile: "You guessed it right. This time, Murong Cheng suffered a lot of losses. In addition, we also took advantage of it in Yanzhou. Since the battle in the Central Plains has reached a stalemate, then,
In the short term, I Xiaoguojun
There is no need to participate. In this case, I will take the Eight Banners of Khitan and the Eight Banners of Mohe to prepare to enter the Turkic grassland and fight the Turks thoroughly. Even if they cannot be completely driven out, the Turkic tribes must retreat for three days.
Hundreds of miles.”
Yang Wangqing was slightly startled and said: "My Lord, your intention is to personally conquer the Turks in the west this time? Aren't there soldiers from four towns fighting on the grassland? Lord, why do you need to go out in person? A gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall, so let them do this."
Just do it.”
Zhao Xun shook his head and said: "If there are more of them, I will naturally rest assured. This western expedition against the Turks has more than 100,000 troops in four towns, plus more than 200,000 young and strong civilians and more than 100,000 pack horses and carts. It can be said that it is very expensive.
, this time we must let the Turks know how powerful our Xiaoguo Army is, and how powerful our Han people are."
"This time I am ordering 80,000 cavalry to advance rapidly. My goal is not to join forces with the four towns, but to march westward from Shiwei's tribe, plus 20,000 Shiwei cavalry, to directly attack the enemy's royal court. Now.
Nowadays, the Turkic army has gathered in the northern part of Bingzhou, and some of them still enter Bingzhou to cause trouble to the people. Because the cavalry and infantry of the armies in the four towns are combined, so in the Turks
Under the supervision of the Turks, Dao= is relatively clear about the movements of the armies in the four towns. Therefore, the guards of his royal court are not tight now. Taking this opportunity, he will take care of his royal court. In this way, even if the Turks on the front line
As long as the people are not in chaos, it will not be much better. When the time comes, more than 100,000 cavalry will take advantage of the situation and sweep southward, holding the weapons of the king's tent. How can this Turkic army not be in chaos?"
"However, this matter must not be leaked, especially our movements. We must not leak it to the outside at will. To keep this operation secret, the Mohe cavalry has been quietly transferred from Dingzhou to the Shiwei tribe, and the Khitan
The Eight Banners also entered the border area of Shiwei from the northwest of Liaozhou. This time, they will be surprised."
Yang Wangqing asked: "What about the war in the Central Plains?"
Zhao Xun smiled and said: "In the short term, there will be no difference in the war in the Central Plains. In this case, let them fight. However, our people have received news that since the coalition forces have launched a fierce offensive at Hulao Pass, Situ Lei
His temper has also become much more irritable. Coupled with day and night hard work, he is already over fifty years old, causing his body to slowly deteriorate.
No way. Now it seems that Situ Lei's health is really failing. Murong Cheng will definitely take advantage of this opportunity. Maybe there will be fewer battles and more secret fights down there. I have handed over to Jizhou and Yanzhou
The Shanyang Army in the land will not easily participate in it. If necessary, the Shanyang Army can send troops to help each other."
Zhao Xun quietly entered the Shiwei tribe from Liaozhou, and assembled a large army at the Shiwei tribe. The troops were divided into many groups, and quietly moved to the grassland, and then assembled on the grassland. In order to maintain secrecy and action
The speed of this army, except for the five thousand cavalry of the Guards Battalion,
In addition, the rest are cavalry from various ethnic groups, all of which are adapted to fighting on the grasslands. They will fight for support and enter the Turkic royal court at an extremely fast speed. Therefore, there are no civilians to prepare supplies for them. Their supplies
Just rely on the guards' sharp blades to rob the Turkic tribes...
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In mid-May, all the Wuwei troops withdrew from Yanzhou and rushed to Zhongmou to join Murong Cheng's army to resist the Yong army that came out of Sishui Pass. When the Wuwei army withdrew, the Shanyang army followed closely.
Accepted this land of three mansions.
As in the old rules, the New Deal was implemented, and the uncooperative wealthy gentry were forcibly suppressed, killing them to stop them. At the same time, they also provided relief to the refugees who were stranded here due to the war, making the Shanyang Army quickly gain the welcome of ordinary people. In addition,
The unification of commercial and taxation also received the support of many enlightened businessmen and some wealthy gentry. In less than a few days, the Shanyang Army had fully taken over the land of Sanfu. For this reason, the rear guard army led by Ye Xuan was stationed here.
The land of three mansions, a place of stability.
The actions of the Shanyang Army and the withdrawal of the Wuwei Army were so fast that the Xuzhou Army and the Tang Army were caught off guard. They discovered that the Shanyang Army had taken back the land of Sanfu from the Wuwei Army before they could react. In other words, the Shanyang Army's subordinates
The territory under its jurisdiction has expanded a lot. Except for the Sanfu area occupied by the Tang army, the Shanyang army has taken over all the rest of the Yanzhou area.
The actions of the Shanyang Army not only worried the Xuzhou Army, but also panicked the Tang Army. After all, Li Feng, the leader of the Shanyang Army, was the governor of Yanzhou. Now, except for the Tang Army, the rest of the people in Yanzhou were
In other words, the Tang Army may be the next target of the Shanyang Army, so how can they not panic.
However, both the Tang Army and the Xuzhou Army were very puzzled as to why the Shanyang Army was able to take back the land of Sanfu from the Wuwei Army. You must know that the Wuwei Army fought hard for many days with the Yanzhou Prefecture Army and the Xuzhou Army for this place.
Let the Wuwei army kill another general, almost always let the Wuwei army
The Guards changed all their soldiers from beginning to end. Even so, they did not give up the land of the Three Prefectures. But why are they handed over to the Shanyang Army honestly now? Could it be that the Shanyang Army and the King of Qi have reached an agreement?
What secret agreement? Xuzhou Army and Tang Army cannot ignore it and cannot be careful.
However, the following news allowed them to put aside these fears and understand why the Shanyang Army was able to seize the land of Sanfu from the Wuwei Army and seize the land of Sanfu that the Wuwei Army refused to tell them.
At that time, Murong Cheng was defeated at Sishui Pass.
Now, everyone understood why, after the continuous deployment of troops from Bishui Pass in the recent period, the offensive was not as fierce as before. Why had not seen His Highness the King of Qi for many days, and why after the arrival of these reinforcements,
There was no plan to leave the camp, and we understood why the armed guards were in a hurry to evacuate.
It turned out that this so-called mobilization of troops at Sishui Pass was just a plan by Qi King Murong Cheng to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Unfortunately, the plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain was not successful, and instead fell into the opponent's general's plan. A fire burned the Qi King's army.
After more than 100,000 troops were sent, they retreated in embarrassment. With insufficient troops, they were anxious to withdraw the Wu Wei Army from Yanzhou, instead of the Shanyang Army retaking the Three Prefectures from the Wu Wei Army.
Of course, Tang Bin, the general of the Shanyang Army who was outside Hulao Pass, also explained the situation in Yanzhou to Li Yu and Meng Zhao, and directly stated that this was a notice issued to the Shanyang Army on the occasion of the withdrawal of the Wuwei Army.
Yang Jun went to take over. After all, this is still the land of Yanzhou, and the governor of Yanzhou is a legitimate manager. So
Now, it's a matter of course. It's not that the Shanyang Army can forcefully use force from the Wuwei Army, or reach some agreement to complete the unification of Yanzhou. Besides, there is no need to reach any agreement with the Qi Army for this matter. They have no choice but to force us. Even if we
If you ignore it, they will eventually leave. This is inevitable.
After listening to Tang Bin's words, Li Yu and Meng Zhao couldn't help but lament the good luck of the Shanyang Army. They got the land of Sanfu for no reason and did not have to bear any responsibility. Once the coalition forces went to war, except for several counties in the eastern part of Hulao Pass,
Apart from that, I have not yet obtained any major benefits from Yong Jun. And
The Shanyang Army has now obtained such obvious benefits as the Land of the Three Prefectures. In other words, until now, except for the Shanyang Army, the Xuzhou Army and the Tang Army have not received substantial benefits from sending troops. For Shanyang
How could they not be envious and jealous of what happened to the army?
After the Wuwei army withdrew from Yanzhou in time and joined Murong Cheng's army, Situ Tai did not continue to march towards Zhongmou. First, the men and horses in his hands were equal to those in Murong Cheng's hands. If they fought, the outcome would be unpredictable.
They will also ask Murong Cheng to recruit them from Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
The army took advantage of the loophole. At that time, his victory may have problems. This is also the situation that Yong's army is in now. After all, their Situ family is now being criticized by all the princes in the world. I don't know what happened in Yong.
In the land under the king's jurisdiction, how many people have evil thoughts in their hearts.
Secondly, Hulao Pass, which was no worse than Sishui Pass, was intensified and fiercely attacked by the coalition forces, which made him unable to only focus on his own side and ignore the land of Hulao Pass. Like Sishui Pass, if Hulao Pass was breached
, even if he defends Sishui Pass
What role does it play? Compared with Murong Cheng, the Situ family is currently weak because of its great justice. It is weak because Murong Cheng has three princes to help him. It is said that this time, the three princes each added 30,000 troops to provide support.
The army conquered Hulao Pass.
The most important reason was the news coming from the rear, that is, Situ Lei was determined to choose an heir among the princes. This news forced him to shift his focus here. He, Situ Tai, worked hard to fight here.
, for what? Not for the throne of King Yong. Without this throne and the inheritance rights of the Situ family, everything he did would have no effect at all.
Situ Lei was ill, and Situ Tai knew this very well. In addition to being old and working hard day and night, it was also because of the death of Emperor Xuanwu that the whole world jointly attacked the regicide Situ Lei. Originally, under Situ Lei's plan,
He had the upper hand in the fight with Murong Cheng, and even the Xiaoguo Army was restrained by the Mohe and Goguryeo people.
However, it was the sudden death of Emperor Xuanwu that made Situ Lei's plan fall short. First, Murong Cheng turned over and became the master of righteousness. He designated Situ Lei as a traitor who killed the king and usurped the throne, and everyone punished him. Even
The civil and military officials who worked for Situ Lei were also designated as associates of the traitors and will be infamy for thousands of years.
. As a result, many civil servants, especially those above the local level, have resigned due to illness. Many places under Situ Lei's jurisdiction are short of officials. For this reason, Situ Lei has been really busy for a while. With great effort,
The place was barely stabilized, but it was only slightly stable.
Secondly, the Xiaoguo army in the north suddenly forced the Mohe tribe to surrender, and completed the unification of the Mohe tribes at an extremely fast speed, freeing up the Xiaoguo army. Moreover, it also allowed Goguryeo, which had just prepared to take action, to
The person immediately shrank back, not daring to make any move again.
You know, in order to convince the Goguryeo people, Situ Lei spent a lot of effort. But what was the result? Suddenly, everything was turned upside down, and it had no effect. Situ Lei was very angry about this. Although the Xiaoguo Army
It was just that he conformed to Murong Cheng and did not appear directly.
The land of Yongzhou. However, the Xiaoguo Army's declaration has already identified Situ Lei as a traitor who killed the king and usurped the throne as Murong Cheng said. Moreover, the two major princes came together, and their civil and military officials began to fight.
He had his own little plan. For this reason, Situ Lei couldn't help but worry.
As he got older, worked day and night, and kept worrying in his heart, Situ Lei really fell ill. Old people are different from young people. Once they get sick, it is not a trivial matter. In addition, the Hulao Pass offensive was rapid and violent.
, so that Situ Lei, who was ill, had to sit in the center and did not dare to neglect.
Therefore, Situ Lei believes that Situ Lei is seriously ill and is planning to choose an heir. After all, it is better to choose an heir now than to wait until Situ Lei dies. Now each of the princes has their own supporters.
, each holds real power. Without Situ Lei's pressure, even if a successor is decided in the future, it will be difficult for the successor to shake the scene after Situ Lei's death.
Situ Tai saw that advancing was not a good idea, and there were things he needed to make decisions on his own, so he simply withdrew to Sishui Pass and garrisoned here to resist the Qi army's attack on Yongzhou. As long as Sishui Pass was not lost, nothing would happen here.
Question. As for himself, he went to Luoyang to report the situation. Of course, Situ Tai was very careful about the military power at Sishui Pass. At this moment, he knew very well that having soldiers in his hands was his biggest trump card.
Situ Tai did not continue the pursuit, and Murong Cheng, who retreated to Zhongmu, breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was supported by the armed guards, the number of soldiers and horses in his hands was not less than that of Situ Tai. However, when it came to morale, the number of soldiers and horses in his hands was not that of Situ Tai.
The soldiers and horses in Tai's hands were too far apart.
Now, Murong Cheng has 80,000 intact soldiers and 50,000 armed guards who conquered Sishui Pass. Among them, the Qi army at Sishui Pass suffered a huge drop in morale due to the defeat at Sishui Pass. It took less than a month to restore the old situation.
The above time was impossible at that time. If he really had to fight an equal number of Yong troops, Murong Cheng believed that he would most likely be the one defeated in the end.
As for the Wuwei Army, the Wuwei Army around here is no longer the Wuwei Army of the past, and it is not the Wuwei Army that Ding Qiang led into Yanzhou. After the Xuzhou Army and the Yanzhou Prefecture Army allied forces raided the Wuwei Army, first the general Ding Qiang died, and in the subsequent period, the original survivors
The 35,000 armed guards were successively expanded and killed one after another.
Although the current armed guards also have 50,000 people, most of them are newcomers. Although they have experienced bloody battles, they are still far behind the armed guards who have undergone systematic training. For them, Murong Cheng did not dare to send all of them.
Hope is pinned on them. These armed guards are extremely powerful.
Yes, but it is really poor in terms of troop formation and military discipline. If you want to restore combat effectiveness, you still need to impose training. As for now, it cannot be allowed to participate in large-scale frontal battles. Especially the strength of both sides
In comparison, when the other party was slightly better, he would not dare even more.