Chapter 41 Money Bank

After the beginning of spring, the Central Plains was rarely peaceful. The war in Huainan had basically stabilized, Cao Pi was busy moving the capital to Yecheng, Sun Quan was busy moving the capital to Shouchun, and Adou was busy reforming the official system.

Moreover, the plan for the year lies in spring. Spring is the season of farming, which is related to the harvest of the year. Therefore, at this time, whether it is the common people, the military farming soldiers and the military farming people, it is the busiest season. As the monarch, Cao Pi, Sun Quan and A Dou also chose a truce in this season. The Central Plains region seemed calm for a while.

However, anyone who is interested knows that the Central Plains, which seem to be calm, are surging in the dark, like a volcano. When it does not erupt, it may be a resort with beautiful scenery and hot springs everywhere. Once it erupts, it can immediately become a ferocious beast that destroys everything.

The Di people in the Western Regions migrated to Yongzhou one after another. At the end of the spring plowing, more than 30,000 Di people had arrived, and the number was still increasing. Fortunately, last year, the Hanzhong generation had good weather and good harvests, and the grain in Yongzhou was not too tight.

And Adou gradually realized the size of the Yongzhou family.

When we first established the world, the capital of Chang'an, and the enfeoffment of the ministers, many aristocratic families had already long been granted. Later, in the era of Emperor Wu and Emperor Xuan, we also made great contributions to the ministers who had made great contributions. By the time of the Three Kingdoms, as long as the aristocratic families could be passed down, they were all wealthy families with a history of three or four hundred years. They could stand firm for the past three or four hundred years, which shows how rich the foundation was.

Among these aristocratic families, there are many filial and honest people and scholars who have not yet had official officials. Now the emergence of the six ministries has made many children of aristocratic families excited.

The Six Ministry is a big cake, and everyone can see that these Six Ministry are real power departments. Adou just decided on the Shangshu and the left and right ministers. The so-called candidates have not been decided yet. Although it is difficult to fight for the doctor and the fifth rank and above, such as the doctor and the Yuanwailang, there are still many empty hall managers, officials, and even the lowest pen style. Therefore, it is still easy to win these seventh rank small officials among the six ministries. For a moment, the children of these aristocratic families used their relationship to go through the path, and the low-level officials of the six ministries were occupied by the children of the aristocratic families in Yongzhou.

There are rows of shops on both sides of the avenue in Chang'an City, and many of them are three-story small buildings. Among them, the most numerous are restaurants.

Adou and Zhang Yi sat in a window on the second floor, staring at the bustling crowds passing by the avenue.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" A few loud shouts came from a distance, and then there were five or six large trucks coming, full of things and covered with tarpaulins, and it was impossible to tell what kind of goods it was. Around the car, there was a strong man standing, with each showing fierce appearance. It is worth noting that these strong men were carrying weapons on their bodies.

"Huh?" A Dou frowned slightly. It doesn't matter to a group of strong men, but the key is that these people are all carrying weapons, which will pose a certain threat to the public security in Chang'an. How can the city gate guard be put in such a person!

Zhang Yi also looked up and then spoke, "Your Majesty, these people are all caravans of the Mi family."

Adou nodded. Mi Zhu and Mi Fang from the Mi family were both business travelers. When Liu Bei was in Xuzhou, he had already followed Liu Bei, and Mrs. Mi died at Changbanpo.

Due to the arrival of Adou, there was no incident in which Mi Fang turned against Jiangdong, so the Mi family still lived a good life. Perhaps because of their ability, the two brothers of the Mi family did not do much official positions and did not have much power. However, because of their special status, no one dared to make things difficult for the Mi family, which also made the Mi family's business prosperous. Especially after Liu Bei occupied Yongzhou, the Mi family caravan traveled between Yizhou and Yongzhou, making a lot of money.

Zhang Yi continued here: "Your Majesty, look at those cars, they are not loaded with goods, they are all money. Only so many people will be sent to guard them."

"So much money?"

"Haha, Your Majesty, Yizhou has abundant resources. Take Shu brocade as an example. Ship brocade can be transferred to Chang'an several times. If it is transported to the Western Regions, a Shu brocade can even be exchanged for gold of the same size!" Zhang Yi said.

"Are all these cars gold? With so many cars gold, the Mi family is so rich that it is as rich as a country!" Adou sighed slightly.

"Your Majesty, I misunderstood. These are not all gold. There should be a lot of copper coins in it. After all, ordinary people cannot sell things with gold at any time." Zhang Yi said here, paused, and then said: "In fact, it's all gold, and it's no big deal. If it's a big caravan, you can make more money when you go to the Western Regions. But if it's not peaceful today, there are more robbers and robbers on the road, so it's more laborious to transport the money, and you need to send a large number of guards to escort it."

"Yeah..." A Dou's mind suddenly flashed. At this moment, A Dou thought that if there was a money house and issued bank notes and merchants would trade with silver notes, it would be much more convenient.

Now that A Dou wants to build a money house, he must be able to build it in Shu Han territory, namely Yizhou, Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and other places that are not within the sphere of influence of Shu Han, even if he can build a money house, A Dou dare not put the money there. In other words, this money house can only facilitate merchants who come and go to Yongzhou and Yizhou.

However, it is better to have it than not. At least Yizhou and Yongzhou combined are one-third of the world.

Thinking of this, Adou said, "Zhang Yi, go back. By the way, call the Prime Minister, Taifu, Taiwei, and the Minister of Revenue to enter the palace."

A document to establish a money house has been placed in front of Zhuge Liang and others. This document was just drafted by Adou.

"Your Majesty, are you going to use the money from the treasury to build this money house?" Zhuge Liang asked first.

"I use not only the money from the treasury, but also the reputation of the court." A Dou said.

The Minister of Revenue Ma Liang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have seen it. This money house is a merchant who deposits the money in me. I will give him the silver notes as a certificate. When needed, you can exchange this silver notes for cash in the money house."

"That's right. For example, I have established a bank in Chang'an and Chengdu. You deposit money in Chengdu. As long as you have a silver note in your hand, you can go to Chang'an to withdraw money." A Dou said.

"Your Majesty, this money shop is convenient for merchants, but according to this calculation, this businessman deposits one gold in Chengdu. Both of our money shops in Chang'an and Chengdu must have one gold, so that when the merchant comes to withdraw, the money shop can have money. If you open ten money shops, the merchant deposits one gold, and we must have ten gold prepared in each money shop. Although I have just taken over the Ministry of Revenue, I have already sorted out the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. In recent years, my country's treasury has consumed a lot of money. Now the national treasury may take out extra money to build this money shop." Ma Liang continued.

"Well, what Ma Aiqing said is that these money shops do need money, but it is not as much as Ma Aiqing said. After all, not every businessman will save money in Chengdu and then go to Chang'an to withdraw money. And I also know that the Ministry of Revenue is tight now, so I plan to build six money shops first, namely Chang'an, Nanzheng, Chengdu, Jianning, Tianshui and Jiangzhou, and Liangzhou. When the situation in the Western Regions is stable, then build a money shop." Adou said here, and said with a pause, then said: "What is the money in the money shop... your Ministry of Revenue pays half of the money, and the other half, I will find a way for you."

On Mi Zhu's mansion.

"Mi Zhu worked hard and made great contributions and was granted the title of Marquis of Weiping..."

"Mi Fang has made great achievements over the years and is appointed as the Marquis of Zhenting... Impressed this." The eunuch smiled and put away the imperial edict, and said at the same time: "Two Lords Mi, please give the imperial edict!"

"Mi Zhu (Mi Fang) received the order to thank him..." said the Mi brothers at the same time.

"Haha, brother, have you seen it? We both have been promoted. Brother, you are Marquis Wei Ping!" Mi Fang said happily.

Among the official titles of the Han Dynasty, there were twenty-level titles and rewards for meritorious titles, while the higher ones were called Lihou, such as Xianghou and Tinghou, which were all of them. For example, Zhuge Liang was Wuxianghou, and Guan Yu was Hanshoutinghou before.

Above this marquis, there is an exclusive marquis title, which will be inherited from later generations. Just like Huo Qubing's champion marquis and Ban Chao's Dingyuan marquis, they do not belong to marquis, but they are higher than marquis. Since Liu Bei ascended the throne, he has only granted Guan Yu the Zhuang marquis and Zhang Fei the Huan marquis. Others including Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Zhao Yun are all within the scope of marquis.

Now, there is one more person who adds to the marquis, that is Mi Zhu. As for Mi Fang, he was also named Ting Hou.

On the contrary, Mi Fang looked happy, but Mi Zhu was tense.

In the court, Mi Zhu was worse than Jian Yong in terms of qualifications, and Mi Zhu was not as good as Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong in terms of merit. If we talk about it in a comprehensive way, Mi Zhu was not as good as Zhao Yun. Moreover, Mi Zhu has gradually faded out of the court and the country in recent years. Now His Majesty has suddenly been granted a marquis, second only to Guan and Zhang. Mi Zhu naturally has to think more about it.

The so-called "take in advance" must be given first. This young emperor suddenly made this move, and I'm afraid he had something to ask for! Thinking of this, Mi Zhu frowned. The Mi family did not have any brave generals in the world, nor did they have military advisors who could plan, nor did they have good ministers to govern the world. What the Mi family owned was just money. I heard that the national treasury was a bit tight recently, and it seemed that His Majesty was for the money of the Mi family.

"Oh..." Mi Zhu sighed slightly. When Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, the Mi family offered all their belongings to help Liu Bei recruit soldiers. Although Liu Bei could not gain a foothold in Xuzhou, he now occupied three parts of the world. Judging from the long-term investment, this transaction is worth it. Although the Mi family's current wealth cannot be said to be richest in the world, it is almost the same.

Nowadays, Mi Zhu is old and no longer has the ambitions of that year. However, decades of experience in dealing with people and things tell Mi Zhu that if he takes out the money again, he can buy the worry-free things of future generations of the Mi family.

"Oh, I used to bet on my future, but now I am gamble on my future..." Mi Zhu shook his head secretly, and then said, "Second brother, follow me into the palace and thank Your Majesty."

Adou was very happy today because Mi Zhu was very generous and much more generous than he thought.

Thirty years ago, when Liu Bei took over Xuzhou, Mi Zhu spent all his financial resources to help Liu Bei. Now, after thirty years, Mi Zhu still chose to spend all his family's financial resources to help Adou. The Mi family spent all their property twice, but also compensated a sister and became a minister. If he did this, he would not find any problem in Chengdu.

With the property of the Mi family, Adou has become much more confident in establishing a money house.

At the same time, Adou also felt that he had a heavy responsibility.

Mi Zhu is actually suppressing the future of his family on A Dou, and there are probably many ministers who are in the court who are the same. If A Dou can ultimately unify the world, these ministers will definitely become successful. If Shu Kingdom is destroyed, they may be as imprisoned as in history.

The battle for the world is like a big gamble, but in this gamble, you must bet until the end if you join, and no gambler can afford to lose.

Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye it took more than half a year, and in this half year, there was no war in the entire Central Plains! This was the first time since the Dong Zhuo Rebellion.

Of course, there are still small frictions, but this does not affect the overall situation, and the three parties are still restrained.

However, after half a year of cultivation, Sun Quan, who had just obtained Huainan, took the lead in recovering.

The grain in the south is already much precocious than the one in the north, so when autumn is just in the north, a lot of grain has been stored in the granary in Jiangdong.

In August, Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to lead troops to conquer Jiangxia, while Sun Quan himself went out of Hongze and rushed straight to Huai'an.

The so-called house was raining all night long. At this time, Xiahou Shang, who was in Jingzhou, was depressed and in a trance because of the death of his concubine. In the court, Cao Pi was weak and unable to manage the government because of excessive medication.

In desperation, Sima Yi had to go to Jingzhou to take charge and fight against Lu Xun. At the same time, he put the important task of guarding Huaibei on Cao Zhen.

Lu Xun and Sima Yi were both generals who were good at using wisdom, and they didn't have many soldiers, so they started a battle of wits. For a moment, on the entire Jingzhou battlefield, all kinds of strategies were made, not only Jiangxia, but also Xiangyang and Fancheng, and they were also involved. However, the two of them had similar levels. After several battles, they each had their own losses and profits, and it was difficult to decide the winner for a while.

But in the Huaibei battlefield, Sun Quan suffered a great loss.

The Jiangdong Army was good at water warfare, but when it came to land, it was just ordinary. It was fine in the mountains and forests with complex terrain. The Jiangdong Army could take advantage of the Shanyue children. However, the Huai River area was full of endless plains, suitable for cavalry combat. Cao Zhen also brought a large number of tiger and leopard cavalry, so Sun Quan not only did not capture Huai'an, but instead suffered losses.

Now Sun Quan is only in his forties and is not as stupid as he has become older. At this time, Sun Quan decisively chose to retreat to Huaibei. At the same time, Sun Quan also realized that although the Wei State suffered repeated defeats in this short period of time and lost the two states of Yongliang and Huainan, the strength of Wei State is still very strong. The vast area of ​​the Central Plains is still in the hands of Wei State. With Jiangdong alone, it is still difficult to gain advantage from Wei State.

At this time, Sun Quan remembered the strategy of joining Liu Bei back then. Wei, a giant, cannot be fought against by the Eastern Wu family. He must unite Shu and attack Wei on both sides to succeed.

But when recalling the incident of joining Liu Bei back then, Sun Quan felt very upset. When he joined forces with Liu Bei to fight Cao Cao, Jiangdong agreed to the Battle of Chibi, but Liu Bei stole Jingzhou. Then Liu Bei occupied the entire Yizhou with Jingzhou, and now he seized the two states of Yongliang. In Sun Quan's view, all of this was his own. If Liu Bei had not occupied Jingzhou at the beginning, he might have been Sun Quan who was sitting in the Chang'an Palace.

In short, although Jiangdong won a reputation in the Battle of Chibi, he did not get any substantial benefits, but instead made Liu Bei cheaper.

Because of this unpleasant experience, Sun Quan was unwilling to cooperate with Shu Han again. However, the situation was pressing. Without Shu Kingdom, he could not even conquer a small Huaian.

But after turning to the scene, after the Battle of Jingzhou, Liu Chan killed Lu Meng, Jiang Qin, Zhu Ran, and also deposed Zhou Tai. Later, he used the Eight Formation to trap Gan Ning and tens of thousands of troops. All of the dead were first-class generals in the army. For Jiangdong, the losses were quite large. With this, if you join Shu Han again, you will encounter a lot of resistance in Jiangdong.

Moreover, losing Jingzhou is the greatest shame in Guan Yu's life. On the Shu side, Guan Yu may also block the alliance Jiangdong. In this way, there is also resistance within Shu.

"It's hard to join the Liu family!" Sun Quan sighed slightly.

Chang'an.

"So, Sun Quan has withdrawn from Huainan?" Zhuge Liang gently shook the feather fan in his hand.

"No," Pang Tong's face appeared on his side, and he said, "Sun Quan overestimated himself. Although Cao Pi lost the two states of Yongliang and Huainan, his vitality was not seriously damaged. In recent years, Cao Cao's farming in Daxing, Jizhou, and he was able to recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Hebei alone. Then Sun Quan deserves it if he was defeated!"

"Shi Yuan, you are right, but have you ever thought that Cao Pi can compete with us now?" Zhuge Liang said.

"Well, Kong Ming, if we compare the seven heroes of the Warring States Period back then, now we are equivalent to the Qin Dynasty, and Sun Quan is equivalent to the Chu State. As for the grassland, it is equivalent to the other five countries! In the past, Su Qin's strategy of joining the Zong of the Zong State made Qin State in danger. Then Zhang Yi offered advice and broke the alliance between the various countries of Guandong, and the danger of Qin State was lifted. It can be seen that it is difficult to fight against the entire Guandong region alone."
Chapter completed!