General Xiakou Mansion:

Qin Qi is listening to Liu Ba's report on the new currency exchange situation.

"Lord, so far, Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou, Yuzhou, Peninsula, Lelang, Liaodong, Xuantu and other regions,

The exchange of five-baht coins in the hands of ordinary people has basically ended. As well as the newly captured Xuzhou, some Yanzhou areas have not yet carried out exchange work.

We still need to wait for a while until the banks in those areas are ready to be established before people can exchange them."

Liu Badao.

"Mr. Zichu, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Luoyang and other regions must speed up the preparation of bank banks.

We also need to ask the Xiakou Army Corps to closely inspect the merchants and people heading to these areas to prevent unscrupulous merchants from transporting five baht coins to our jurisdiction to exchange for new currency.

If that happens, we will suffer a big loss."

Qin Qi said.

"Beizhi and Xi Zhicai have communicated this matter, and the General Staff Headquarters has also issued an order for the Xiakou Army in various places to step up investigations.

But what? It’s impossible to completely prevent this kind of thing from happening. After all, there are too many places bordering our jurisdiction.

There is not only one passage. If some people take the mountain path, it will be difficult for us to check them."

Liu Badao.

"Minimizing losses as much as possible does not necessarily mean eliminating them."

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, by the way. This time the new currency was launched, and I visited the area under my jurisdiction, which surprised me greatly!"

Liu Badao.

oh!

"Zichu, is there something wrong?"

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, that's not what I meant. What I mean is that the area south of the Yangtze River is developing too fast. Now not only is the population increasing,

Roads have been built, and various handicraft industries have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. The entire area south of the Yangtze River cannot be seen as it was before."

Liu Badao.

Qin Qi nodded.

The area south of the Yangtze River has always been an area where people who made mistakes and officials were exiled to the army. People from the Central Plains and northerners are unwilling to go there.

Even if he was to serve as a prefect, the governor of the state would feel that he was being relegated.

The development of the areas south of the Yangtze River has always lagged behind that of the Central Plains and northern areas. This is an indisputable fact.

In Qin Qi's memory, it seems that the area south of the Yangtze River really developed greatly during the Southern Song Dynasty.

The Southern Song Dynasty could not defeat the grassland races, so it had to move the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, allowing a large number of Central Plains people to migrate to the south.

As a result, various advanced technologies and planting techniques were brought from the Central Plains and the North to promote the development of the areas south of the Yangtze River.

The emergence of Qin Qi has put the area south of the Yangtze River on the fast track of development ahead of schedule.

"Zi Chu, what is the population of Yangzhou now?"

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, through migration and development during this period, the entire population of Yangzhou is now close to four million."

Liu Badao.

"Now, we are mainly focusing on the southwest region, and the expedition speed in the east and west regions is slow. The key is that the road is too difficult to walk."

Qin Qi said.

"This time I took a humble job and went to Jiaozhou, where I met Du Ji. I heard from him that it was too hard for soldiers to fight in the tropical jungle.

In the jungle, various poisonous animals are hard to guard against and can sneak up on soldiers at any time. If you are not careful, you will be attacked."

Liu Badao.

"However, Du Ji said that the area is indeed a good place. There are many rare trees in the jungle and some mineral resources.

Those flat lands are also very good for growing food. As long as they are developed well, they will become a treasure land for the empire."

Liu Badao.

hehe!

Of course Qin Qi knew in her heart how good that area was, but if she wanted to win it successfully, it couldn't be done in a day or two.

It requires a long-term process.

Especially in Southeast Asia, which contains a large amount of lead and zinc minerals, it is also one of the best areas for rubber tree planting.

What is rubber?

Are strategic materials good?

Boom, boom, boom!

"My lord, Mr. Xun Yu and Mr. Xi Zhong are here."

Dian Wei Dao.

"Please invite the two gentlemen in quickly!"

Qin Qi said.

"I've met my lord!"

Xun Yu and Xi Zhong saluted.

"Wen Ruo, Zhicai, don't be polite, sit down quickly, let's have some tea first, and then have two cups together for lunch."

Qin Qi said.

Following Xun Yu and Xi Zhong, there was also a young scholar. Qin Qi was a little confused.

The young scholar is very thin, with a pale face and no blood. He is of a good height, reaching over 1.72 meters.

There is a faint aroma of books exuding from his body, and it can be confirmed that the other party is definitely a well-read person.

His eyes were bright and clear, as if he could see through everything in the world.

"My lord, don't you know this gentleman?"

Xi Zhongdao.

oh!

Qin Qi definitely doesn't know him, but he can let Xi Zhong and Xun Yu bring someone with him.

brush!

Could it be him?

"Wen Ruo, Zhicai, let me make a guess. If my guess is correct, it should be the ghost Guo Jia."

Qin Qi said.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess, as long as you know that Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhong are very good friends and classmates.

The identity is revealed.

Xi Zhong raised his big thumb towards Qin Qi.

"My lord, your guess is correct. It is indeed Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao. Fengxiao, this is Qin Qi, General Qin Xingbang."

Xun Yu said.

Damn it!

It’s really Guo Jia, Mr. Guo Fengxiao.

Later generations spoke very highly of Guo Jia, saying that until Guo Jia dies, Crouching Dragon will never come out. This means that Guo Jia is so awesome that even the deified Pig Brother is still afraid of him.

In later generations, Guo Jia was recognized as the best counselor in the world during the Three Kingdoms period. It was not without reason. He was indeed very powerful.

As a person who can be valued by Lao Cao, you can imagine how high Guo Jia's status is in Lao Cao's heart.

So after Lao Cao was defeated in Chibi, he lamented that if Guo Jia had not died, how could the defeat in Chibi have happened.

Of course, Lao Cao's defeat at Chibi was mainly due to a mental problem, as he could not listen to the loyal advice of his subordinates.

After all, the three great advisers under Lao Cao at that time, Xun You, Jia Xu, and Cheng Yu, were still alive, but Lao Cao couldn't listen.

Guo Jia is most famous for his theory of ten victories and ten defeats.

He cited ten reasons in a row to prove that Lao Cao had ten victories and Yuan Shao had ten defeats.

Guo Jia's analysis was very convincing. It not only boosted the fighting spirit of Cao Cao's soldiers, but also helped Cao Cao formulate long-term and short-term combat goals.

Of course, Guo Jia is probably the only one in the world who has the most awesome strategy.
To be continued...