The civil and military officials in the hall were whispering to each other and envious of Huang Quan. Liu Zhang's appointment, whether it was to lead the army or govern the people, had gone to the extreme to bestow Huang Quan with titles. Huang Quan was even more moved and inexplicably moved. He went to worship Huang Quan and said, "How virtuous and capable is Huang Quan?
Since a small official in Langzhong has gained such trust from the lord, Huang Quan is willing to give up all military power to rectify the people's livelihood in Yizhou for the lord. He will live up to the lord's trust."
"The last general bows down to thank the lord." Zhang Ren also attended the ceremony and paid his respects.
"What are you two doing? Didn't you say we were going to have fun tonight? Go back." Liu Zhang waved his hand impatiently.
Huang Quan and Zhang Ren looked at each other, their passion instantly vanished, and they returned to their seats angrily.
"In this battle of Fucheng and Wuxi, both those who accompanied the army and those who stayed in Chengdu all had merit and were rewarded. Huang Quan moved to Zhongzhong to take charge of the civil affairs of Yizhou. Wang Fu officially took charge of the Chengdu Order and was subordinate to Huang
In addition to managing the people's livelihood in Chengdu, they also need to ensure that Chengdu's stockpile of grain, grass and weapons.
Zhang Ren was granted the title of General and was responsible for reorganizing and training the Dongzhou soldiers. Deng Xian took over Zhang Ren's post of supervisor and guardian and took over the defense of Chengdu west of Mianzhu Pass. Yan Yan led the Zhengxi Zhonglang General and was responsible for training Zhao Wei's surrender troops and Fucheng.
All the generals in the First World War, Lei Tong, Liu Sui, Leng Bao, Yang Huai, and Gao Pei, were all promoted to captains. Zhang Song's appointment will be discussed later. The other civil and military officials left behind in Chengdu received a 20% increase in salary. The civil servants at the east gate of Fucheng
The salary will be increased by 50%. As for Xiaozhi and Wang Lei, there will be no additional rewards. Do you have any objections?"
Wang Lei's face was expressionless, Fazheng curled his lips, and Zhang Song was the only one with a proud look on his face. He didn't expect that he was so outstanding, and the lord had a special appointment, and other civil and military officials bowed down to express their gratitude.
Liu Zhang was smiling and talking when he suddenly felt a dull pain in his head. He pressed his temples and wiped his face with both hands to clear his mind. "Okay, the sealing is finished. Now I will tell you what to do."
Huang Quan is right. The hearts of wealthy people are unpredictable. Wang Fu, please inform the chiefs of the Chengdu clans that the Ghost Festival in Xichuan will be held in half a month. I will worship the gods at Donglingtai and ask the clan leaders to attend voluntarily. In addition, prepare for the official examination of the four civil servants.
The thing is, the candidates who passed the re-examination in Jiangzhou will come to Chengdu in two months. If the questions and test items we ask by then are not as good as those in Jiangzhou, it will be a big loss."
"Yes." Wang Fu bowed and responded.
"What Wang Fu said is right, you have to be hard-working when you are forging iron. We in Yizhou should be vigorously promoting agriculture and mulberry. Now the Central Plains is in chaos, and the people in Sanfu are in dire straits. Many refugees have fled to Jingyi and Jingzhou. Huang Quan, you have to do a good job of sheltering them.
Work, the eastern part of Yizhou and the western part of Chengdu are very desolate, you can encourage them to open up wasteland, and the land they open up will be their own, and it will be tax-free for three years."
"yes."
"Well, that's all for today's discussion." Liu Zhang stood up from his seat: "Everything is complicated, so you should go back first. Huang Quan, Zhang Ren, Wang Fu, and Zhang Song will stay."
Four people followed Liu Zhang and Fazheng Wang Lei into the mansion, and seven people sat on the ground in a circle. Liu Xun heard Liu Zhang coming back, ran out of the bedroom, shook Liu Zhang's shoulders, and said in a childish voice: "Dad, teach me."
Shall I write?"
Liu Zhang touched Liu Xun's head and said, "Dad is busy, so Xun'er can write it himself first."
Liu Xun's face dropped and he left unhappy.
Liu Zhang shook his head and turned to the six of them: "I am keeping you here mainly because I have an important matter to discuss with you. I have decided to expand the army in Xichuan and officially go out to Sichuan for battle after stabilizing the internal situation."
Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and others were all overjoyed. Huang Quan and Wang Fu also smiled with relief. The lord finally officially decided to participate in the struggle for hegemony among the princes. It was the time for him to make contributions. Zhang Song crossed his legs excitedly, feeling excited.
Inexplicably, my talent finally found its way to use.
Liu Zhang was not as excited as many others, and said worriedly: "The army's departure from Sichuan involves a lot. When the time comes, the Xichuan machine needs to be fully operational. The army must be expanded first. This matter is left to Zhang Ren and Yan Yan. You are currently in charge.
On the basis of the army, expand it two to three times."
"Yes." Zhang Ren and Yan Yan responded loudly.
Liu Zhang nodded and continued: "Expanding the army is a trivial matter. What is important is the issue of food and grass. Xichuan is peaceful and economically developed. However, once it falls into war, the consumption of money and food will inevitably be huge. It is necessary to promote agriculture and mulberry trees, but it will take effect too slowly.
It’s not big. What I mean is to revitalize commerce. Chengdu’s commerce is already very developed. I feel that relying solely on the trading of conventional goods such as silk, tea, grains, and cloth can no longer make Chengdu’s economy develop rapidly. New areas must be explored.
"
Huang Quan frowned and said: "My lord, although the status of merchants has been greatly improved since Emperor Xiaowen and Chao Cuo proposed the policy of valuing millet, the landlords and gentry still regard land as their foundation and despise commerce. The money earned from grain, cloth and silk is basically used to purchase land.
, they are unlikely to open up any business areas."
Liu Zhang nodded and said: "What Gong Heng said makes sense, so the government must take the lead in this matter. Use the money from the Mufu to buy an official business. Wang Fu, you go back and try it, such as the famous Shu Brocade in Bashu, and see if it can work."
Some select materials, some smooth the silk, some weave, some embroider, some are responsible for sales, and then they are gathered together to form a manual assembly line workshop."
"Assembly line workshop?" Wang Fu was stunned.
"Don't worry about the name, just understand the meaning."
"Yes." Wang Fu replied. He could barely understand what Liu Zhang meant, but it was not clear yet. He could only go back and think about it slowly.
Liu Zhang continued: "But relying on the Mufu alone is not enough. We must mobilize the wealthy families. The wealthy families regard land as their foundation and despise business. I have two measures to make them use their money for business."
"What measures?" several people asked curiously.
Liu Zhang smiled slightly and said: "First of all, Yizhou implements an equal price system. Each county has a government bank and a central bank is set up in Chengdu. The bank evaluates prices in the middle of each quarter and calculates the prices of the main daily necessities, such as oil, rice, cloth and meat.
The price is called the parity price. If the market price is higher than the parity price, merchants must sell at parity price. If it is lower than parity price, merchants can buy and sell freely.
If grain, cloth and other necessities are unsaleable, banks will buy them at par. If people have no money for sacrifices or funerals, they can get interest-free loans from banks, but they need to be repaid within a time limit. Loans can also be taken for production and business operations. The annual interest rate is assessed by the bank. Private lending is strictly restricted.
, the interest rate is three times more than that of the bank, which is illegal. The source of bank funds is allocated by the pastoral government, and private deposits can also be accepted..."
"Lord, wait." Fazheng was listening, but suddenly interrupted and frowned: "Why does it sound like this doesn't sound like it's about revitalizing commerce, but it's about suppressing commerce?"