Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 785
In Jiankang City in late autumn, the scenery is much more depressed than it was at the beginning of the year.

Poor soldiers from the Jie State came south. Although the battles mainly took place in Hanmian and Huai, Jiangdong was far outside the war zone and would not be directly disturbed by the war.But in such an overwhelming battle, the Jiangdong court used the small to fight the big. Even if the progress of the war on all sides is not bad, it is really difficult to lift the weight with ease and do it with ease.

The impact of this war on people's livelihood is not insignificant.The most intuitive manifestation is the West Market, the largest commercial market in Jiankang City. With the progress of the war, the West Market has gradually lost its former prosperity, and the entire market has experienced a sharp drop in both the types of goods and the number of transactions. .

Since the Sujun Rebellion, Jiankang City has been rebuilt from the ruins. In fact, this new Jiankang City is quite different from the early years.There is no need to mention the changes in the court, but the changes in the countryside are the most worth touching.

First of all, the most worth mentioning is naturally the rise and fall of large and small township clan forces.The Wuzhong family headed by Wu Xingshen entered the capital forcefully and almost completely dominated the reconstruction of the entire Jiankang City.However, the original Danyang local clan, like the Zhang family and the Tao family with deep roots and leafy roots, all suffered injuries to varying degrees.Especially for the Tao family in Danyang, the Xianzhi lineage was almost wiped out, and the big family that had been passed down for several generations, the original first-class family in Danyang County, was almost uprooted.Even if there are still some remnants, it is just barely enough to survive, and it is no longer valued by the world.

The most direct impact of the suppression of local forces is that more and more local forces can flow into Jiankang City more smoothly.

This change is undoubtedly good in every aspect, making Jiankang City more like the capital of Gyeonggi, inclusive, and leading Jiangdong.Implemented in the people's livelihood, the food is full of fish and rice, and the clothes are hemp from the south of the world. The use is from all sides, not limited to one place.

Of course, there are also disadvantages. Prosperity based on this model is too dependent on the stability of the environment.Once encountering any major changes, there is almost no self-sufficient ability.

Especially when a large amount of goods flowed into the battlefields in Jiangbei, the prices of various goods in Jiankang City would inevitably soar, making people's lives even more difficult.Not only Xiaomin was deeply affected, but even many officials in Jiankang sent their family members back to their hometowns to reduce the pressure of life.

Lack of supplies is a difficult problem. Under such a situation where the whole country is at war, no matter how intelligent a person is, it is difficult to conjure up a large amount of goods out of thin air to meet the needs of millions of people.

Therefore, in the past six months, the Jiangdong court has really tried its best to deal with this predicament.And in the process of trying to maintain people's livelihood, the Dingcang belonging to the Shaofu can be said to shine brilliantly, and the role it played in it can be said to far exceed that of any branch of the Cao Temple in Taiwan.

The reason why Dingcang was able to become stronger was because it had a bargaining chip in its hand.First of all, during the construction of Jiankang City, a large number of warehouses in Jiankang City, including Xishi and Nanshi, were under the supervision of Dingcang.It can be said that if the Sifang materials want to enter the capital and sell them profitably, they must obtain the approval of Dingcang.

Another factor is Dingcang's control of the channels connecting the four directions. Because of these channels, it can directly connect to the source of goods to collect goods for underwriting.For example, Jiangzhou has many grain households, but it lacks salt.In previous years, if you wanted to communicate with each other, you had to export rice and grain, and then purchase salt from afar.The journey is long and time-consuming, not to mention the transportation costs involved, and the unpredictable risks that may be encountered along the way make many people discouraged. Even if they have goods in hand, they choose to hoard them instead of selling them far away. Exacerbated the shortage of goods on the market.

But now, thanks to Dingcang's network, many transactions can be completed locally.And because both parties to the transaction have to go through the common medium of Dingcang, the value of each other's goods can be somewhat less disputed.You must know that in today's Jiangdong, the value of the goods themselves is chaotic, private coining is common in various places, and there is no definitive conclusion on the value of coins.

For example, the Shenlang coins used in Wuzhong are not recognized at all in Jiangzhou, and the Zhibai or Daquan coins used in Jiangzhou have depreciated to an extremely low level in Wuzhong.When trading with each other, they can quarrel for three days and three nights on how to settle the settlement.

But now, because of the existence of Dingcang's Ding Coupons, all parties can directly convert the goods into Ding Coupons for transactions.Of course, the real tripod coupons are out of reach of ordinary people, and few of them are issued in the city itself, and most of them were distributed in the capital before.But this does not prevent each of them from using tripod coupons as a standard of measurement, and there is no need to use tripod coupons in specific transactions, they just use them as a settlement unit.

It is precisely because of the turnaround operation of the Dingcang that many old-aged grains in remote areas that are lacking in trade and surplus for personal use have been mobilized and transported outside.It can be said that if there is no Dingcang, Jiangdong people's livelihood will collapse completely in this battle alone, even if they can play victorious songs on the battlefield.

Because the Jiangdong court itself does not have the deep foundation of war in the Central Plains and the power of the Jiehu court to control and sweep the places, so in terms of overall national strength, Jiehu's current southern expedition cannot be said to be a mistake. Decide.They don't even need to rush forward on the battlefield. If they can maintain the situation of strong troops for more than half a year, without sufficient coordination, the Jiangdong court will surely collapse without fighting.

Of course, even with the existence of Dingcang, it is an indisputable fact that Jiankang City's prices have soared.Because the shortage of materials is a fact, and Dingcang only provides a smoother circulation channel for the goods, and cannot force a specific price for the goods.

The price of goods is determined by supply and demand.The current shortage of materials has given those merchants a basis to raise prices, but even they cannot completely manipulate prices, because the price of items depends on how many people need them and how much they need.Merchants can set a price of tens of thousands of dollars, but this price has basically eliminated the possibility of transactions, so what is the significance of this price?
If people are forced to have nowhere to go, then they can only take risks.Whether it is the Dingcang, or the Taifu princes, or even the border towns, they will not allow this to happen. This is digging their own grave!

There is another important factor that determines the price of goods, and that is the direction of the war.If the battle in the north is unfavorable, Jiehu can cross the river at any time, and the east of the river is in danger, then no matter how amazing the huge profits are, it will not compare to the comfort of having rice and grain in your arms.In the year of chaos, it was hard to find a meter, and the family of a thousand gold died with jade in its arms.This kind of situation is not unfamiliar to the Jiangdong families who have experienced turmoil and baptism.

Therefore, those who have a family business in the world are extremely sensitive to crises.Xiaomin's House may not have so many news channels, but it will always follow suit.Everyone around is scrambling to buy rice grains, so naturally they have to follow when they go bankrupt.

But once the war gets better, there will be no need to stock up, and prices will naturally drop.

It is precisely based on this situation that the entire Jiangdong pays close attention to the war in Huainan, almost equating it with wealth and life.Because in the various battlefields in Jiangbei, among the commanders of the army, the public has the highest degree of recognition and attention for the son-in-law Shenhou.The gains and losses and the outcome of the Huainan battlefield directly affected the safety of Jiangdong Jiankang.

When the slave army officially arrived in Huainan, the price of food in Jiankang City once soared to more than [-] yuan per bucket of rice!Such a price is enough to explain the people's fear of Jiehunan's coming, there is no need to say it out loud, actions can best show it.You must know that even if Fangzhen besieged Jiangzhou before, Jiangdong was on the verge of war and corruption in an instant, and the price of rice was still hovering around two hundred yuan.At the beginning of the year, the price of rice was even less than a hundred dollars.

However, when the news of Yingkou's great victory came back to Jiangdong, the price of food in Jiankang City suddenly dropped to more than [-] yuan, almost cut in half.Of course, even so, ordinary people can't afford it and live a hard life.However, such a price can also be regarded as the rigid demand of the Jiankang people for rice grains, because many large households have withdrawn from the ranks of hoarding due to the improvement of the war.

During the subsequent war, how the Huainan war still affected the change of Jiankang rice price. Although there were still slight fluctuations, the overall trend was still falling.Especially with the end of the autumn harvest and the storage of new grain, the price of rice in Jiankang City has even fallen below the [-] mark.Of course, such a price is still several times higher than in normal years. You must know that when the price of grain was the lowest before, even a bucket of rice was less than [-] yuan.

Although the living pressure of the people is still high, it is obvious that the situation is getting better day by day, which undoubtedly makes people full of confidence in the future.And after such a long time, even many small people have realized how the Huainan War has profoundly affected their lives.More and more people realize that the fierce battle of Marquis Shen's army on the Huai River not only affects the prosperity and decline of the country, but also has a close relationship with their daily meals.

It was late autumn, and although Jiangdong was not as severe as the Huai River, it was already full of autumn inside and outside Jiankang City.Due to the long-term continuation of the war, the daily activities of the villagers were deeply affected.Every morning when I wake up, the first thing I do is collect my spare money and go to the market to buy rice.Today's high commodity prices make it difficult for ordinary people to store goods, and they need to buy food in daily quantities.

After dawn, the gates of the city were opened in all directions, and the commercial areas such as the West Market and the South Market gradually became lively. A large number of people waiting to buy food had already gathered outside the Fang Market.Everyone is counting the time and looking forward to it. Since the price changes are too frequent these days, almost one price per day, so in order to avoid too many disputes in the market, before the market opens every day, all kinds of The latest price of the goods is posted outside.Although most of the people are illiterate, they are getting familiar with the numbers related to their own livelihood after reading a lot.

"I'm coming!"

The guards who were in charge of maintaining the order of the square city walked out from the square gate, and posted several large lists on the tall wooden boards outside the square city gate, and their every move affected the hearts of these people.

"Today's rice price is one hundred, one hundred and seventy three!"

The people put their feet up and raised their heads, and it was difficult to identify the numbers on the list. After they recognized the numbers, they all smiled and talked a lot: "Yesterday, the price of rice was more than 190 yuan, and today it is [-] yuan. It has fallen by more than [-] yuan, it seems that Marquis Shen must have made another meritorious deed in Huainan, and the slaves are not far behind!"

"Yes! The price of rice has dropped by more than 20 yuan, and the price of grain has dropped by nearly [-] yuan, and it will fall below [-] yuan! I just don't know how many thieves and slaves Shen Hou killed this time?"

It is so simple for the common people to be happy. Even though the current prices are far higher than their normal affordability, but seeing a slight improvement, they are full of confidence in the future.

At this time, the sun was gradually rising, and there were many sounds of watering and cleaning in the square market and the opening of the shops. It had already passed the opening time of the square market, but the gate was still closed.But at this moment, most of the people were discussing with great interest what kind of victory Huainan had achieved, and there was no riot for a while.

"Hey, why did the guards take the list again?"

Amidst the discussion, someone suddenly pointed curiously at the high platform of the list outside the square gate.Everyone followed the prestige, only to find that there were other guards taking the list and posting it on the stage. For a while, the curiosity of the people couldn't help but became more intense, and they rushed forward one after another.

Recently, due to the frequent changes in the situation, the prices in the market are also changing drastically. Sometimes the price outside the market is the same, and it is changed to another price when buying in the market.As a result, many conflicts have arisen, and several large cities in the capital are often guarded by more than a thousand guards, lest there will be a civil uprising.

At this time, there were tens of thousands of people gathered at the gates of various squares and cities, each of them holding their breath and looking up, fearing that the price of goods would rise again, which made them happy in vain.When the list was posted, some people even rushed to the stage to get a closer look: "The price of rice, the price of rice is 140 yuan!"

"140 money? Another drop!"

After the people heard this, all of them were astonished. Although prices have continued to drop recently, within a day, or even within a few quarters of an hour, they have reached such a large drop. When it was sent back to Duzhong, this hadn't happened at other times.

"So Huainan is another big victory? Marquis Shen is another big victory?"

With such a short interval, the list was changed once. For a while, the people who gathered outside the gates of various squares and markets were no longer focused on the level of food prices, but were more curious about what kind of beautiful victory Huainan had won.

"Shen Hou really deserves to be the leader of my Jiangdong Junyan. The young commander commanded the army, and he fought and won victoriously, trying his best to stop the slave army in the Huaihe River! I'm afraid it was the Jiangdong Shaoxian Zhou and Lu's generation in the early years, isn't it?"

From time to time, the crowd burst into sighs, and even compared Shen Zhezi to Zhou Yu and Lu Xun in the old Wu period in Jiangdong.

However, when someone expressed dissatisfaction: "Zhou, Lu and others are just narrow-minded people in Wuzhong to resist justice. Now Marquis Shen is the commander of the king's army, and he is far away from the thieves. Even if he is compared to the ancient sages, That should also be discussed with the former Han champion Hou!"

There were cheers and disputes among the crowd, but even if there were disputes, they were laughing and cheering at the moment, and there was no anger.Because of the sharp fluctuations in prices, the public's attention was focused on the discussion of the Huainan War for a while. Even though the gates of the square city were open, few people stepped into it to buy food.

It seemed that they were unwilling to be lonely because of being neglected. At this time, there were more than a dozen old guards in Fangshi holding the list and posting the list again.

At this moment, with the foreshadowing of the previous two times, the people's mood is already settled, and the mood is even more excited. One by one, they guess how much the price of rice will drop this time.There are many people who buy more rice and grain because of their wealth, and now they have begun to sigh and regret.

"Dou Mi, Dou Mi [-] coins!"

When the latest list was presented in front of everyone, it immediately detonated the public's emotions. Although there were many speculations before, and some even asserted that the price of rice would fall below 10,000 yuan, others thought it was a joke.Such a large drop is only possible unless the slave army is completely defeated.Even if they have full confidence in Marquis Shen, even if the [-]+ enemy Chen Yuhuai is queuing up to die, it will be difficult to kill them all in an instant.

But now, the price of rice is posted on the list in black and white, whether they believe it or not, this is already a fact!

Such a low price of rice, before the people dared not imagine in their dreams, now the facts are in front of them, they are afraid that it is just a dream, so they no longer care about discussing the Huainan war, they all rush to the gate of the square, fearing to be left behind In one step, the cheap rice grains were snatched up by others.

However, at this time, a high-pitched shout suddenly rang out from outside the crowd: "The villagers don't need to loot, Huainan will achieve another great victory! Marquis Shen led the Wang Shi to fight fiercely in Wukou, smashing tens of thousands of slaves and thieves! The leader of the bandits, Shi Jilong, fled to the north. Wang Shiyuan chased after him. Kill the enemy, seize hundreds of millions of weapons and weapons, and there will be no more military disasters in Jiangdong!"

"Marquis Shen broke the slave thief?"

"The slave army has fled away?"

Originally, the people were still scrambling to rush in, but after hearing the roar, they all stopped on the spot for a moment, murmuring in disbelief.However, after a moment of silence, the whole crowd burst into violent cheers: "Shenhou Wansheng! Shenhou Wansheng!"

In an instant, the entire Jiankang City was immersed in a sea of ​​joy, and the people used various methods of celebration to vent their excitement overflowing in their hearts.The whole city fell into carnival, and no one even pursued the authenticity of the news.If it were another side general, of course it would be impossible to stir up such a big noise among the people, but since it is Marquis Shen, what is impossible!

　Let's update a small chapter first, and I have to go out later if I have something to do. If I can make it in time, I will update another chapter tonight, or I will update it earlier tomorrow.Next month, we must correct our attitude and strive to ensure full attendance.Regarding the issue of currency, I have always wanted to write carefully. Compared with historical knowledge, this is still my main subject. However, this system is too big, it is the bottom order of the social structure, and I am ignorant. , The proposition is too big to be able to handle. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)