Why is Chengdu short of money? The division of the spoils after Liu Bei entered Chengdu - no, the official statement was to reward the ministers - was the culprit. Apart from Liu Bei himself, the ones who shared the most were Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei
, each person has five hundred catties of gold, one thousand catties of silver, fifty million yuan, and one thousand pieces of silk. Except for silver, the other three can be used as currency, and silk is now the most widely used currency substitute.
These are all cash. If you add in the rewards received by other ministers, it can be said that no matter how much money Chengdu had at that time, it would not be enough to distribute. Such a large amount of money would certainly not be put into market circulation at once, and most of it was hidden in various houses.
In the warehouse, it became uncirculated dead money. Coinage does not mean printing banknotes. There are banknotes as soon as the printing press is turned on. These are real metals that cannot be quickly replenished.
Chengdu is short of money, which is expected.
If there is goods but no currency, then the price of the goods will drop, which can attract some foreign currency. However, the current economic situation of Wei and Wu is not much better. They would rather barter than bring coins to trade. This is fundamentally
The currency problem that restricted Shu could not be solved in a limited way.
Prices have fallen and money has become more valuable. People who have accumulated a large amount of coins have less money to spend and are less willing to spend the money easily. They would rather hide the coins at home and wait for them to appreciate than take out the coins.
Go to the market to buy goods.
In other words, the Guan family, Zhang family, Fa family and Zhuge family are four large private banks. The other Zhao family, Mi family and so on are small banks. Almost all the money of Shu Han is in these large and small banks.
However, the country is severely short of money.
Now, in order to obtain better development opportunities, the Guan family is willing to speculate on Wei Ba. Naturally, the lack of money that Wei Ba is worried about is not a problem.
Of course, Wei Ba also knew that the money was not given in vain. What the Guan family needed was big investment and big returns. This is why Guan Feng asked him whether he dared to confront Zhuge Liang. They had money, but Zhuge Liang had it.
Not only did he have money but he also had power, and the strength of the two sides was not comparable. If Wei Ba did not have the courage, the Guan family would certainly not throw money into the water.
For this reason, everyone understood each other's intentions and stopped testing each other. Wei Ba expressed his concern straight to the point. He told his thoughts in full: It's not that I don't dare, it's that I don't have enough strength, so I can only compromise at the moment.
, recharge your batteries and avoid direct confrontation.
Guan Feng did not completely oppose Wei Ba's strategy, but she reminded Wei Ba that if he passively waits, Zhuge Liang will take back all the military power to himself sooner or later. Judging from the current situation, Ma Di went through the Northern Expedition and the two battles in Xiangyang.
He already has the strength to control the army. If his guess is correct, in the next few years, Zhuge Liang will use Ma Di to gradually gather military power and prepare for Ma Di's rise to power. By then, you will have no chance.
Therefore, you cannot sit back and wait to fight for military power without Zhuge Liang being prepared. You should not waste time in the palace, but should go to the border counties to command troops and cultivate your own strength. We are all warriors, and you are
No matter how good your knowledge is, you will never be able to become an official through studying Confucian classics. All you can rely on is military power.
Guan Feng finally asked Wei Ba a question: Why did the late emperor succeed? Which one, Cao Cao or Sun Quan, succeeded based on knowledge. They may have studied, but which one would focus on the economy and people's livelihood? It's not that people's livelihood does not matter.
, but it means that in troubled times, military power is the most important, and only with military power can everything be possible.
Guan Feng's words finally moved Wei Ba. Xia Houhui had long persuaded him to follow Cao Cao's path to hegemony, and the basis for Cao Cao's hegemony was military power. With military power, it is natural to find talents who know how to govern the people to help.
.Without military power, only ghosts will care about you.
Wei Ba agreed. Guan Feng and his brother were overjoyed, and they immediately agreed on the contact and the details of each family. To Wei Ba's surprise, Guan Feng decided to contact the Ma family first, not the Zhang family. Guan Feng said, don't look.
Ma Dai is now General Pingbei, but he is not
The person who can represent the Ma family and truly represents the Ma family should be Ma Chao's son Ma Cheng. Ma Cheng is still young, and Ma Dai is in charge. Ma Dai is in Longshan, and Ma Dai's wife has the final say in family affairs. Of course,
Yes, there is also Ma Chao’s daughter Ma Wenshan.
Speaking of Ma Wenshan, Guan Feng glanced at Wei Ba meaningfully. Wei Ba looked around at him in embarrassment.
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Guan Feng acted very quickly. Two days later, when Wei Ba was preparing to set off, Guan Feng sent two hundred sword and shield bearers and fifty Ma family knights. Including the Wei family's soldiers and Zhao family's spearmen, Wei Ba now had a total of four
Hundreds of elites, if you add that
With two hundred tiger warriors, his strength was no weaker than Liu Yan. However, Wei Ba did not put all his strength in the open. Except for one hundred Wei family soldiers and fifty Zhao family spear soldiers, no one else boarded the ship with him.
appear in public.
In addition to some people, a large amount of money was also sent to the Wei family manor. The money was used to order armor and weapons produced by the Wei family ironwork. The price was of course very high, but with the production capacity of the Wei family ironwork, it was estimated that it would take a year.
In order to deliver all the goods, the money is now being loaned to the Wei family for free. Of course, Wei Ba had to express his gratitude. He entrusted Li Zhuan to install some water mills, automatic mulberry leaf transmission mechanisms, etc. in the Guan family and Ma family's manors.
In return for the machinery, interest should be paid first.
At the beginning of August, the procession of welcoming the bride from the Kingdom of Shu set out on the road. There were more than fifty boats of various sizes, including two tower ships. They were tall and mighty, decorated with new decorations, and full of joy. As the chief officer of the procession, Liu Yan
Of course he had to monopolize one ship, but he could only use the one with a slightly smaller regulation, and
The most luxurious building ship was occupied by Wei. Although the groom Lu Wang Liu Yong did not need to travel far to welcome him, Wei Ba shouldered the important task of protecting the Wu princess, so it was reasonable to get on the ship in advance to familiarize himself with the situation. Although Liu Yan was a little bit
Depressed, I could only pinch my nose in front of this reason.
As the chief and adjutant of the bride-to-be, they should have worked closely together, but unfortunately neither of them liked each other. Wei Ba was unwilling to go to Liu Yan's ship, and Liu Yan was even less likely to go to Wei Ba's ship.
When we set out, we met once due to etiquette, and apart from a few sarcastic remarks, we never interacted with each other again. If we needed to contact each other on anything, Zhang Shao or Zhao Tong would pass the message through.
The bride has not arrived yet, so Wei Ba has no other tasks for the time being. Along the way, besides studying in the cabin, he was either watching Zhao Tong train the two hundred tiger warriors, or looking at the green mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in trance. He knew very well that in those
Deep in the mountains, Guan Fengzheng led fifty Ma family knights and two hundred Guan family swordsmen and shieldmen towards Yong'an.
Guan Feng was very confident, but Wei Ba was still a little worried. With Zhuge Liang's caution, more than 200 armed forces sneaked out of Chengdu. It was impossible to hide it completely, and it would be leaked sooner or later. What's more, he could also see that Guan
Feng didn't really mean to hide it at all, she seemed to just want to show Zhuge Liang her tough attitude.
The fleet went down the river, and half a month later, they arrived at Yong'an. Chen Dao, the governor of Yong'an, went to the riverside to greet him personally, and Fei Yi and Zhang Wen were also among them. They were nominally to greet the rear general Liu Yan, but they only exchanged pleasantries during the meeting.
After this sentence, Wei Ba became
Chen Dao looked at Wei Ba up and down, and nodded approvingly: "Shizhong Wei, I heard that you fell ill and changed your body. I didn't believe it at first, but now that I've seen it with my own eyes, even though it's incredible, I have to believe it.
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Wei Ba quickly stepped forward to salute. Chen Dao succeeded Zhao Yun in commanding the guard camp under Liu Bei. Chen Dao now commands the legendary White Men soldiers, which were established only after Liu Bei occupied Yizhou and were mainly composed of Qiang people and barbarians.
Elite troops without considerable strength cannot make these brave men surrender and obey orders. From this alone, we can know Chen Dao's methods.
The commanders of the guards' battalions all have one characteristic. No matter how great their achievements are, their reputations are not prominent. This is true for Zhao Yun, and the same is true for Chen Dao. However, Wei Ba's master Zhao Yun and his father Wei Yan both had experience working with Chen Dao, and they have no respect for this person.
Chen Dao admired him very much, and Wei Ba often heard them mention Chen Dao.
"The late Wei Ba paid a visit to the governor and asked how he was doing on behalf of his master and my father."
Chen Dao said with a smile: "Why, General Zhao and Brother Wen still talk about me often?"
"Of course, they often say that General Chen is the tiger lord of my Han Dynasty."
Chen Dao laughed loudly, took Wei Ba's arm and walked forward. As he walked, he said: "Young people are awesome! Old General Zhao is getting stronger and stronger. Your Majesty is in his prime, and you brothers are catching up. They are all outstanding people in the world. How dare I call myself a tiger?"
Hou.”
Wei Ba and Chen Dao exchanged some pleasantries. Although they met for the first time, they seemed to have known each other for a long time. Not only did they leave Liu Yan aside, but Fei Yi and Zhang Wen also looked at each other in confusion. Liu Yan was not happy.
, Zhang Wen was a little angry, Fei Yi had the same smile on his face as usual,
But I felt a little uncomfortable. Chen Dao was an important general arranged by Zhuge Liang to come to Yong'an, but Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang were drifting apart. Chen Dao was so complimentary to Wei Ba, which was obviously not what Zhuge Liang wanted to see. With Chen Dao's heavy character
, he probably didn’t do it unintentionally.
When they arrived at Yong'an City, Chen Dao hosted a banquet in honor of the guests. After the guests and hosts had enjoyed themselves, Fei Yi called Wei Ba aside alone and conveyed an unexpected news.
Princess Sun asked the Shu Kingdom's wedding team to leave Shu and go to Xiling to welcome the bride. She also specified that Wei Ba should come in person, otherwise they would not go westward.
Xiyi is Yiling, the name was changed by Lu Xun after he defeated Liu Bei.
Wei Ba refused without hesitation. "No, the order given to me by the Prime Minister made it very clear that I will not leave Shu territory."
Fei Yi took out a page of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Ba's hand.
Wei Ba asked in confusion: "What is this?"
Fei Yi looked around vigilantly and whispered: "The Prime Minister has given you a secret order, keep it anonymous, and burn it after reading it. If someone discovers it, the Prime Minister will not admit it."
"So mysterious?" Wei Ba was puzzled. He unfolded the secret order, took a quick look, raised his brows, and took a breath. He was silent for a long time: "Why me?"
"Do you think Liu Yan can do it?" Fei Yi asked with a smile.
"Then Governor Chen has elite white men under his command, who are better equipped to complete this task than I am. There are only 350 people around me. I cannot afford such a big task."
"Wrong, you can only take your soldiers and leave. Huben Lang and Zhao Tong's subordinates are not allowed to make any changes." Fei Yi shook his head resolutely: "Otherwise, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the Wu people."
Wei Ba gently pushed back the secret order: "Forgive me for not being able to obey."
Fei Yi was stunned for a moment, looked at the secret order, and then at Wei Ba: "Are you sure?"
"I'm pretty sure." Wei Ba tilted his lips: "Fei Jun, if I didn't believe in you and the Prime Minister, I would have thought that you were deliberately trying to harm me. You went deep into the jungle with a hundred people, and it was something I was not familiar with at all.
In the jungle, I have to complete a mission that even the official government will not recognize, and I have to face heavy enemy encirclement and suppression at any time. Even if I were a god, I wouldn’t have much chance of survival. This is too difficult."
"If it wasn't difficult, why would I give you this task?" Fei Yi folded up the secret order, took off the lampshade, put the secret order on the fire and lit it. The fire lit up, illuminating his eyes and face: "
Let me tell you the truth, the Prime Minister originally strongly disagreed with this plan. He said that this plan was too risky and the possibility of success was too low. Ma Youchang and I insisted on it. Because
We feel that this is a perfect opportunity. If successful, it can ensure that Wu State will not be able to pose any danger to me within five years, and you can take charge of it on your own from now on. With your talent, in ten years at most, you can
After your father, he will become the leading general in the Jingxiang family." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)