Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 185
After distributing the cake, Liu Chan said some scene words, creating an atmosphere that the Han Dynasty is about to rejuvenate, and the monarch and his ministers should work together.

Liu Chan returned to the topic again, with a calm face, and asked, "How did you arrange the rewards for the Northern Expedition, and can the treasury handle it?"

After hearing the words, Zhang Yi came out again, the sadness for Yang Hong just now had faded, and the tired face showed unspeakable expression again.

Liu Chan took a closer look, and found that Zhang Yi's head and sideburns had increased a little bit of white hair, and he looked extremely tired.

Among the ministers in Chengdu, Zhang Yi worked the hardest during the Northern Expedition. After all, as the governor of Liufu, he basically took over Zhuge Liang's work.In addition, it is not an exaggeration to add the collection and dispatch of food and equipment for the Northern Expedition army, the arrangement of spring plowing in various counties, and the reward work of the Northern Expedition army.

How could Zhang Yi's old body be able to withstand it?And when my good friend Yang Hong passed away, people became more and more vicissitudes.

Zhang Yi hesitated for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "All the gold and silver in the treasury have been distributed and rewarded to meritorious ministers. The soldiers have military merits, and those who need to divide the land, because there is a shortage of good land in Bashu, most of them are in Hanzhong and Longyou. The separation, but due to the preliminary decision in Longyou, it has not been properly arranged. The details are on this memorial!"

After speaking, Zhang Yi took out a memorial from his pocket and forwarded it to Liu Chan.

Liu Chan accepted the memorial presented by Huang Hao. Liu Chan glanced at ten lines, quickly scanned the content, and focused on the important data of the award.

Most of what Zhang Yi wrote was in line with Liu Chan's wishes, but Liu Chan had some objections to the list of reward items.

Liu Chan pondered for a moment, put together the memorial, and asked: "I see that the memorial plans to reward the soldiers of the army with a value of a hundred dollars, can you discuss it again?"

"All the gold and silver in the treasury have been rewarded, and the remaining few soldiers can only be rewarded with a hundred dollars worth." Zhang Yi said helplessly.

Liu Chan thought over and over again, and asked through the crown, "How much Shu brocade is left in the treasury?"

Jiang Wan came out of the crowd, clasped his hands and replied, "There are still more than [-] pieces of Shu brocade in the treasury. This brocade is going to be sold in Soochow and Weiwei to subsidize military use."

Liu Chan waved his hand and said calmly: "Directly reward the soldiers with the Shu brocade, and the Yizhou soldiers who are unwilling to go to Longyou and Hanzhong will replace it with the Shu brocade; those who are worth a hundred coins will also directly replace it with the Shu brocade."

After a pause, Liu Chan said: "The hearts of soldiers should not be chilled. Rewarding them with a hundred coins will make them feel dissatisfied. At present, in the face of the enemy against the Wei Dynasty, one should not lose the big because of the small. I don't know what Xiangfu thinks?"

After all, since Dong Zhuo made small coins, coupled with the chaos of war, metal currency has collapsed as an exchange.The common people turned to trust the traditional currencies of grain and cloth, and even Cao Cao, who unified the north, directly used grain and cloth as taxes.

Although Dahan is currently popular in the market and is worth a hundred dollars, it is enforced by the government.But if the large-scale circulation of hundreds of coins will directly lead to problems in the Dahan market, then the money will be worthless and prices will rise.It will directly harm the soldiers of the Northern Expedition and hurt their emotions. It is better to reward them with Shu brocade, which is more reliable.

"Your Majesty considers meticulously, and His Majesty's move is very appropriate!" Zhuge Liang replied gratified.

After Liu Chan gave the order, his heart ached again, and he said, "The military expenses for the Northern Expedition cost the country a lot. The prime minister's savings have been saved for several years, and all of them will go to court. Now that it's here, the court is poor again!"

Zhuge Liang caressed his beard and smiled, "Your Majesty, don't worry! There is a shortage of salt in Longyou. I have ordered the Captain Siyan to transfer Shuzhongjing salt dealers to the counties in Longyou, but the treasury has a surplus in a few months."

Liu Chan nodded and asked, "Where is Captain Siyan?"

"The minister is here!" Cen Shu cupped his hands in response.

"How is the progress of the Yantie official camp in the counties of Qinzhou?" Liu Chan asked.

"Your Majesty, Ni Wei has iron smelting lands in Shanggu, Tianshui County, Longyou, and Huan County, Nan'an County (Note ①), and I have sent people to take over the two places." Cen Shu replied.

Liu Chan sighed and said: "Although the mouth of Qinzhou is more than [-], its products are rich enough to make up for the Northern Expedition. Yuan Jian (Cen Shu) Qinzhou's salt and iron official camp is due to you."

Glancing at Zhang Yi again, Liu Chan said with a half-smile, "I heard that Cen Qing and Zhang Qing had conflicts over government affairs. Is there such a thing?"

Cen Shu and Zhang Yi bowed their heads in the hall, speechless, and the hall fell into silence.

Looking at the two people in the hall, Liu Chan said with emotion: "During the turmoil in Nanzhong, my father wanted to send Zhang Qing to work in Nanzhong. I was worried about this and feared that something might happen to you, so I forced Zhang Qing to stay in Chengdu. I think that I have saved Qing's life. Cen Qing is in charge of Qing's salt and iron, and is my confidant."

"Zhang Qing can be loyal to me, but as a senior official, why can't he tolerate Cen Qing. I have no other request, but I hope that the two lovers can get along in harmony in government affairs and help the Han Dynasty together."

"I will keep your Majesty's words in mind and live up to your Majesty's trust." The two said in a deep voice.

Liu Chan can only do his best to reconcile the conflict between the two.After all, no matter how old the emperor is, it is difficult for him to interfere in personal grievances, but as long as it does not affect government affairs.

"I don't know if you love me, what else do you want to play?" Liu Chan asked in a deep voice.

Zhuge Liang stepped out, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to play."

"Father, please tell me?" Liu Chan said.

Zhuge Liang took out the memorial from his bosom, handed it to Liu Chan, and said: "I think the big man can sell war horses to Soochow to supplement the country."

"In the past, the great Han had only a few landed horses in Nanzhong, which were only enough for our soldiers to use. Now that we have captured the land of Longyou, the horses are rich. I thought that I could sell the horses to Soochow in exchange for money and food, and subsidize the war effort. use." Zhuge Liang said.

After unfolding the memorial and browsing it carefully, Liu Chan glanced at Zhuge Liang with a strange look.

On the class teacher's road before, Zhuge Liang asked Liu Chan to ask Ma Dai to buy horses from the Qiang people for the army.

After returning to Chengdu, Zhuge Liang considered that buying horses would cost a lot, so he proposed to sell the horses to Soochow at a high price, and then use the money he earned from Soochow to buy horses.

The big man can use the money and grain of Soochow to buy horses from the Qiang people, and then weed out the big man and sell the remaining horses to Soochow.

Liu Chan secretly smiled, let you Soochow earn my intermediary fee for Shu brocade, and today I will also earn your intermediary fee.

Liu Chan's face was calm, and he said lightly: "Just do what Xiangfu said!"

"No!" Zhuge Liang replied.

"Your Majesty, my minister Li Fu has something to play." The servant of the minister shot Li Fu and came out and said.

"Sun De (Li Fu character) please tell me!" Liu Chan said.

"Your Majesty Xiaolian passed the exam last year. I wonder when His Majesty will take the exam?" Li Fu asked.

What Li Fu said about the selection test is that Zhuge Liang restored the Zuo Xiongyang Jia new system and reformed the examination system a few years ago.After the restoration of the Yangjia new system, Xiaolian can continue to participate in the selection test every year, and those who pass can take up official positions.The selection test is divided into two examinations, the first public examination, and the second Duanmen (South Gate of the Imperial Palace) examination, which is in charge of the Shangshutai.

After thinking about it, Liu Chan said, "The time is set in seven days, and I will personally supervise the examination."

"No!" Li Fu replied.
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① There were 34 iron smelting sites in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the change from the iron smelting sites in the Western Han Dynasty was that the amount of iron smelting in the Southwest was greatly increased, and five new sites were added in Yizhou (three in Sichuan and two in Yunnan and Guizhou).
Cao Wei set up new iron smelting sites in Baichaolei (Xin'an City, Henan Province), Jingzhao, Tianshui County, and Nan'an County.

(End of this chapter)