It was still dark at night, and Liu Yu was sitting on the recliner in the study, looking calm.
And beside him, several officials with sad faces said: "Liu Shuai, if you are here, I already have a backbone. We all know that you and Mr. Li defended Shouzhou in the past. However, Liu
"Shuai, it is said that Murong Bao has 150,000 cavalry. We Shouzhou originally only had 10,000 defenders. You brought another 20,000 people, which is five times as many as us." Liu Yu raised his eyelids and said: "
Surround it ten times, double it
War, isn't this only five times, what are you afraid of? ""This..." an official with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said again, "The lower officials are not afraid, but the court was indecisive and did not increase the number of troops in Guanggu and Linxu in time, and lost Langya again.
As a result, today's situation has become so corrupt. Although we are civil servants, we are not afraid of fighting. Now it seems that this battle must be fought. But Liu Shuai, how should we fight this battle? You have to give us a way out.
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Other civil servants responded one after another
Liu Yu smiled and said: "Master Wang!"
"The official is here." Wang Dong, the magistrate of Shouzhou, nodded quickly.
"You are an official in Shouzhou. Originally, you were responsible for everything here. But now during the war, I have the final say on some things. Just don't worry about it." Liu Yu said with a harmless expression.
"How dare you, how dare you?" Wang Dong smiled and shook his head
"Well, my people have already gone to your house to collect food. I heard that you have three large warehouses. Don't worry, I will only take two and a half, so you won't lose too much."
Wang Dong suddenly felt like the world was spinning, and he almost wanted to black out.
As soon as these words came out, all the people's faces turned as pale as earth.
After finally talking about internal affairs, mobilizing the people and ensuring the unification of power, Liu Yucai said: "Okay, now that we've talked about the small things, it's time to talk about the big things. What do you think about the war?"
When Wang Dong saw no one speaking, he stepped forward and said: "Commander! The military situation is urgent. If we continue to discuss it, we may lose the opportunity to fight. Now we take advantage of Murong Bao's rest in Langya and immediately mobilize our troops to the north to prepare for a decisive battle with the rebels. As long as we take the
Once we get to Langya, why worry about not being able to protect Shouzhou?"
Zhong Ming shook his head and said: "Langya is easy to fight, but when we stopped the troops, the Xianbei cavalry made a sneak attack. What should we do?"
"This..." Wang Dong doesn't understand military tactics. In fact, he just said it casually. After all, he is a local official. It would be inappropriate not to express his position. I didn't expect that people would do it for you.
"Okay, okay" Liu Yu clapped his hands, "This time, since I'm here, I'm here to win. Not only do I want to win, I also want to win beautifully! Hahaha, this kid Murong Bao has gone too far!"
Zhong Ming's expression suddenly became stern. He had been following Liu Yu for a long time. He knew very well that once Liu Yu showed such an expression, it meant that Liu Yu was very angry.
Liu Yu was very angry, and the consequences were serious.
…
Prices in Liangzhou began to rise unconsciously
Everyone didn't feel anything before, because since Duan Ye became the master of Liangzhou, the living standards of the people in Liangzhou have improved a lot. For example, if you earn 100 yuan a month, the price of a bowl of noodles will increase by one yuan.
You are very sensitive about money, but if you make 300 big bucks, it doesn't matter, I will reward you!
However, if it’s not just noodles that go up in price, but vegetables in price, wine in price, medicines in price, and then everything you can see in the market goes up in price, something is wrong. Not only the government has noticed,
Even ordinary people noticed
Generally speaking, there are two possibilities for rising prices. From a micro perspective, there are two possibilities. One is that the supply is reduced, and fewer people are selling, making things more expensive when they are scarce. Of course, one is that there are more people buying, and everyone wants it.
Prices will also increase
But from a macro perspective, you can think about it from another angle, because you have to spend money to buy things, and money itself is also "valuable". Either there is less goods, or there is more money.
Unfortunately, Liangzhou is now facing two situations at the same time. On the one hand, thoughtful people have already bought a large amount of food, cloth and other daily necessities. At the same time, they have purchased a large number of horse and carriage shops and escort agencies from various places, resulting in a very tight supply of supplies in Liangzhou.
On the other hand, Liangzhou has now discovered a very interesting problem, that is, there is too much money
As we all know, there are two currencies in Liangzhou. One is cloth, which is a popular currency in the Qin Empire. To put it bluntly, it is fine silk because silk is very light and easy to carry, and everyone recognizes its value.
And the other one is five baht. After all, if you go to eat noodles, you can't bring a piece of cloth with you to pay for it? It's hard for people to ask you for money.
Therefore, Duan Ye just thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement that he could continue to use five baht.
The five-baht coin has been minted in the past dynasties and has been widely circulated and widely accepted by the people. It has a good reputation and because it contains copper, its currency value is also guaranteed.
But recently, many things have been different
Many people pay directly in cloth when they go to eat, stay in a hotel, or buy small items.
It's nothing at first. Since the governor has said that both currencies can be used, then this uncle has money and is willing to use cloth. Do you have any control?
It’s just a little troublesome for the store owner. Anyway, if you give me the cloth, I’ll just come to you. If the amount is large, I’ll give you the cloth, and if the amount is small, I’ll give you copper coins.
The customer didn't say anything bad, so the store didn't feel anything was wrong.
However, if you are really thoughtful, you will find that there are fewer and fewer copper coins on the market, and more and more cloth.
And before you know it, prices started to rise
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"I don't understand." Mingyue looked at Duan Ye with a confused face, "Of course you are right, if cloth and copper coins are exchanged like this, then some people will take away the copper coins. Why do prices rise in the first place?"
Duan Ye put down his tea cup, smiled and said: "There are things you don't understand, it's really rare."
"Oh, you hate it, tell me." Mingyue ran over, hugged Duan Ye's arm and acted coquettishly
Duan Ye was most afraid of women acting coquettishly, so he quickly raised his hand and confessed, saying: "Okay, okay, let me tell you, it's actually not troublesome. The key lies in two points. The first point is that the cloth is silk and the copper coins are copper.
Which do you think the average person trusts more?" "Copper Coin" Mingyue said thoughtfully.
"Yes, they are copper coins! To be precise, everyone prefers metal! Cloth worms eat rats and are not reliable at all, but copper coins can give people a sense of peace of mind. Even if they rust, there is not much loss, and everyone still uses them."
"What about the second one?" "The second one is actually a small detail that is easily overlooked, but I really admire those people for being able to figure it out," Duan Ye said with a smile.