Overlord!

Chapter 159 I don't want to be Cao Cao either!but madam is too enthusiastic
The navy's complete victory greatly encouraged the Jiangdong army.

Although in this battle, the navy defeated the enemy's grain transport workers, it was not a big victory.

But after all, victory is the greatest motivation!
Moreover, a large amount of supplies were seized in this battle, which greatly weakened Lu Bu's logistical state.

It can even be said that this itself is the most important strategic goal for Sun Ce to lead his army eastward.

As the biggest hero in this battle, Jiang Qin, who was deeply trusted by Sun Ce, was fully responsible for the inventory of the seizures after the war.

After all, he has never been greedy for money, so Sun Ce doesn't have to worry about him being corrupt.Before that, Jiang Qin had always been in charge of counting the spoils and implementing the horse administration.

This time he counted, and Sun Ce was also very relieved.Others have gotten used to it and don't feel anything wrong.

And Jiang Qin also lived up to Sun Ce's high expectations. He took off his blood-stained armor, led his soldiers to go all out, and sent all kinds of gold and silver money into the warehouse in the camp before nightfall, and then successfully counted the approximate money and food.

When the evening lights first came on, he happily found Sun Ce, who was patrolling the camp, with the account book.

Facing Lu Bu, Sun Ce didn't dare to make too much of a big deal, and he didn't think about winning, but about losing first.First set up the big camp in the south of the Huaihe River, there is a camp to rely on, so as to avoid military defeat and complete defeat.

At the same time, Sun Ce and Lu Su also began to arrange naval patrols on the river to prevent Lv Bu from leading his troops to sneak across the south of the Yangtze River for a surprise attack, and also to prevent Lv Bu from leaving a large amount of luggage and retreating quickly.

When Jiang Qin found Sun Ce, Sun Ce was already patrolling the camp to check the sleeping conditions of the soldiers.

After all, in this era, when it gets dark, you can't see your fingers.There are no modern people living in the wilderness in later generations, so it is hard to imagine the darkness of night in this era.

Jiang Qin found Sun Ce in the camp with a group of soldiers lighting torches, but this did not delay his joy.

Seeing Sun Ce, he laughed and said, "General, general, I am overjoyed. This time the harvest is unprecedented! The wealth of the Central Plains is indeed far greater than that of Jiangdong."

Sun Ce turned his head, looked at Jiang Qin who was approaching, and asked with a smile, "How many were seized? It made you so excited that you couldn't get close enough to get excited. I can't hold back the smile on your face."

Jiang Qin was beaming, and said with a smile: "The wealth is beyond the imagination of ordinary people! It can be called a rich country."

Jiang Qin opened the account book and excitedly introduced to Sun Ce: "There are tens of thousands of catties of gold alone, and copper coins are as much as [-] million yuan! So much gold and silver should be the money of the Donghai Mo family to support Liu Bei."

Sun Ce nodded, and only the Mi family, who is known as "thousands of children and customers, generates billions of dollars", can spend so much money.

However, it seems that the scale of the Mi family's wealth is also exaggerated. The wealth is huge, and huge means a lot. Even if it is not tens of billions, it should be billions, right?It turned out to be only [-] million yuan.

Of course, this is also due to Sun Ce's lack of support. If he can spend [-] million yuan, he is already the richest man in the world.After all, with [-] million yuan, just transportation is a great trouble.

A five-baht coin is 3.7 grams, which is more than [-] tons of copper and iron in total!

If it is transported on foot, thousands of carts, oxen and horses, and soldiers are needed to transport it.

And even if it is transported by water, dozens of water ships are needed.

If it weren't for the water connection between Qu County, where Mi's family is located, and Haixi, it would be really difficult to transport so much money with Liu Bei's defeated army.

Even so, the money should have just arrived in Haixi, and even Liu Bei may have never seen it.After all, when the army is defeated, Liu Bei must transport food first, and everything else must be in the back row.

After doing some calculations, Sun Zhizhi asked in amazement, "Then Lu Bu's dozens of tank boats transported all the supplies that were money?"

Jiang Qin said: "There are also some precious jade. Because the [-] million coins are not all five baht coins, there are also some small coins cast by Dong Zhuo, so the weight is lighter."

Sun Ce understood, but this issue had little effect on Jiangdong.

Money and goods have become impassable in the Central Plains. At least in Yanzhou, a stone of grain needs 50 copper coins.The [-] million yuan can only buy [-] shi of grain, which is not enough to pay a county magistrate.

As for Yuan Shu, Huainan will usher in a tragic natural disaster in the coming year. There will be thousands of miles of dry land, and the people will change their children to eat each other. No amount of money can exchange for food.

Under this situation, Donghai and Pengcheng in Xuzhou were slaughtered, Guangling was brought under Sun Ce's control, and Jiangdong Tongbao was implemented.

It can be said that except for Xiapi County, which is under the control of Lu Bu, the areas south of the Central Plains that can be traded with copper coins are all areas controlled by Sun Ce, who are promoting Jiangdong Tongbao.

This will greatly strengthen the status of Jiangdong Tongbao.It's not how outstanding Jiangdong's governance is, it depends entirely on the foil of other colleagues.

In this rotten world, as long as Jiangdong Tongbao is not so rotten, on the contrary, it will still perform quite reliably.In desperation, the common people will definitely recognize the value of Jiangdong Tongbao.Otherwise, it would be impossible for people all over the world to carry out barter with dozens of bolts of cloth, hundreds of grains of stone, and several sets of porcelain.

Even though the government affairs of the Central Plains were completely ruined by Dong Zhuo, they are still better than primitive people.Primitives also knew to use shells as currency.

Now it is roughly equivalent to the Warring States period. The currencies of various countries are different and the circulation is inconvenient.

Sun Ce also didn't want to unify the universe and unify the currency immediately.The advice he and his counselors gave him was to first serve Huan and Wen Baye, and stand on one side, and then mix in Yuanyu, and the mountains and rivers will be unified.

Therefore, Jiangdong Tongbao can be temporarily regarded as the currency of Jin or Qi, which can stabilize the needs of the people in the territory.

However, the difference between the current situation and the Warring States period is that the expansion of Jiangdong is too fast, and hidden households are constantly being detected, and people from the Central Plains are flowing in, and the population scale has expanded rapidly.

The biggest problem Jiangdong Tongbao faces is money shortage.

The speed of coinage seriously lagged behind the growth of private demand.

Not to mention Guangling and Yuzhang, even in Kuaiji County where Sun Ce served as the prefect, there are a large number of people in remote villages and villages, and the villagers have never seen what Jiangdong Tongbao looks like.

Even if there are tyrants who secretly mint currency, this scale is seriously insufficient.

Of course, it is precisely because of the ability to secretly mint currency that the powerful and even aristocratic families in various counties fully support the promotion of this new currency.

Their thoughts now are very clear, Hao Qiang and Sun Lang share the world!Share the benefits of minting.

As for whether Sun Lang will turn his face in the future?How can ordinary people think so much?Ordinary people's political vision can be regarded as a hero in the world if it lasts for more than three years.Ordinary princes can't think of the political plan three years later.

Don't overestimate the political ability of ordinary tyrants.It must be admitted that ordinary people can only focus on immediate interests, people die for wealth, and birds die for food.

Therefore, with the approval and promotion of various counties and states, Jiangdong Tongbao can be circulated in all counties.

The five counties of Jiangdong and Guangling are all short of currency now.The [-] million yuan can be said to have solved Sun Ce's urgent need, and can greatly alleviate the problem of money shortage among the people.It can even greatly alleviate the dilemma that the treasury can only support three months.

Distributing salaries, money, food, cloth, etc. to officials can now maintain the operation of the government and the army for at least half a year.

This is not captured on the battlefield, this is clearly to continue the life of Jiangdong Finance.

No wonder Liu Bei was able to recover in Haixi.

Sun Ce said to Jiang Qin: "Immediately arrange for the navy to send these gold and silver coins back to Wu County, and ask Chang Shi to mint coins as soon as possible, so as to relieve the hunger of the people's livelihood and the lack of coins."

It is now September, and in October, taxes will be collected from all counties.

According to the current situation, the land tax will be uniformly levied on all counties, and it will be collected by Jiangdong Tongbao.

Needless to say, it must be that the people are in dire straits.Tyrants make a lot of money by doing their best.

In the hands of the people of Xinna County, there is no Jiangdong Tongbao at all.Even the government doesn't have many Jiangdong Tongbao.

However, the government decree forced taxes on the people and required the people to pay Jiangdong Tongbao. The people could only desperately use several times or even dozens of times the grain in exchange for coins from the powerful.An alternative interpretation of cheap grain hurting farmers.

However, Sun Ce believed that Zhang Zhao would handle the matter properly.

Among the five counties in Jiangdong, Kuaiji County was exempted from taxes for one year by Sun Ce, and will not pay taxes this year.

Wuxing County has not yet been pacified, and He Qi is still besieging Shanyue and building a village to guard it in order to rob Shanyue of food.In this case, the entire Wuxing County is somewhat similar to Cao Cao's army in the north.Talking about the commodity economy is really overestimating them.What's more, the mountains are scarce, all industries are ruined, and the collection of coins is not suitable for Wu Xing.

The local area can expropriate the grain and grab more grain from Shanyue. It is considered to be well managed without the need for Jiangdong Prefecture to send them logistics supplies.

The main force of tax payment is still Wujun and Danyang counties.

Even Yuzhang County in the west is still fighting.As for how to collect taxes, this will test Zhang Zhao's governance ability.

And the seizure of these [-] million yuan will definitely make his governance more secure.

Jiang Qin immediately said: "I will arrange for the navy to send these coins back to Jiangdong today."

Here in Huaipu, if you go down the river to the east, you can enter the East China Sea, and then go south along the coast, you can enter Wu County.

This route is very safe, and there is no need to worry about any accidents. Jiang Qin was very relaxed, so after he finished speaking, he smiled and said: "General, there is another seizure that I have sent to your tent, and you need to deal with it yourself. "

Looking at the smile on Jiang Qin's face, Sun Ce looked puzzled: "You gave me a trophy, what's the matter with being so mysterious?"

Jiang Qin said with a smile: "You should go and see for yourself. The general absolutely likes it! And it's just in time."

"Don't do useless things all day long. Handle the military affairs quickly, which is the most important thing!"

Jiang Qin straightened up immediately and said, "Then I'll go and make arrangements for the navy right away."

Although he was reprimanded, Jiang Qin believed that as long as the general saw the capture in the big tent!Must be elated.

After all, it has been almost three months since the expedition.

The general has not been close to a woman for three months.

Ordinary men couldn't bear it long ago, let alone such an energetic general as the general.

The general sees such an alluring country, isn't it just around the corner that he will become a general?
Seeing that the corners of Jiang Qin's mouth were almost grinning to the ears, Sun Ce was also aroused. What was it that made him smile so happily?
It was as if he had picked up a chunk of gold.

But Jiang Qin doesn't seem to be greedy for money.

So what can he capture in this turbulent battlefield full of swords and swords?
Isn't there money on the boat?
Did he capture some priceless treasure?You can't take Lu Bu's beloved horse back, can you?
With doubts, Sun Ce returned to the commander's tent after searching for the camp.

Seeing Yang Xiao who was guarding in front of the tent, Sun Ce asked, "Where is the seizure sent by Jiang Zhonglang?"

Yang Xiao also smiled and said, "It's on the general's couch, waiting for the general's disposal."

Seeing Yang Xiao also showing such a smile, Sun Ce finally felt something was wrong. These guys couldn't be doing something earth-shattering, right?

Is it really Lu Bu's favorite horse?

After the personal guards lifted the curtain, Sun Ce immediately entered the tent, and sure enough, he saw a slim and delicate body curled up on the bed.

Seeing Sun Ce striding into the tent, the other party trembled even more, he was too frightened to breathe.

Sun Ce also held his breath for an instant, he was shocked by the beauty in front of him.

Under the candlelight, the pear blossoms of the other party were crying with rain, so beautiful and moving.

What is in serious contrast to this delicate temperament is that the magnificence of her chest and the beauty of her curves are simply something I have never seen in my life.

There was only one thought left in Sun Ce's mind, how could such a delicate body support such a magnificent scenery?

Sure enough, if the woman lowers her head and doesn't see her toes, she is already a stunning beauty in the world!

The guards outside the tent had already lowered the curtain, and even the patrol sound became quieter. Obviously, the guards specially arranged this to make the environment quiet.

Fortunately, Sun Ce was not dominated by the lower body. He approached and looked down at the other party's clothes. It was extremely gorgeous, wearing an embroidered skirt, an embroidered waist jacket, a red makeup dress with brocade gold, and a long skirt that stretched to the floor.

This is not an attire that ordinary women can wear, moreover, the other party's skin is as white as snow, with a natural beauty, and it looks like wealth at first glance.

Sun Ce had to ask: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

The beautiful woman mustered up her courage, looked up at Sun Ce with tears in her eyes, and said clearly: "I am the wife of Liu Shijun, the governor of Xuzhou, a great man!"

Sun Ce's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "Are you from the Donghai Mi clan?"

"Of course!"

No wonder!No wonder the beauty is so thrilling.

It is said that Mrs. Mi is a respected ancient sage. She is born beautiful and has a skin as white as snow.Every time Liu Bei took a concubine, he had to compare it with Mrs. Mi.Mrs. Mi persuaded him not to be greedy for love, so as not to be discouraged by playing with things.

But Mrs. Mi has no biographies.He died by throwing himself into a well at Changbanpo, which is an adaptation of interpretation.

There is no specific content about her whereabouts in all the biographies, so she is likely to be taken away by the enemy during Liu Bei's "counting the death of the concubine", or died in the war.

You must know that during the Battle of Dangyang, Liu Bei's two daughters fell into the hands of Cao Jun, and they could not return to Liu Bei's side from the beginning to the end. However, in the novel, Mrs. Mi jumped into the well, which showed her chastity. It is a very decent arrangement.

The reason why she is famous is that the poem sums it up very well: "The beauty of the East China Sea is a new servant, and thousands of treasures help the military."

For a hero like Liu Bei, the most important thing is always the treasure house of the Mi family.

This kind of beauty was sent in front of him, Sun Ce frowned, feeling a headache: "Since you are Mrs. Liu Shijun, why are you here instead of in Liu Shijun's camp?"

Madam Mi looked at the handsome Sun Ce who was looking down at her, and in such a quiet tent, she couldn't help but blushed, lowered her head shyly, and whispered, "I haven't met Liu Shijun yet."

It was also the first time for her to be in the same room with a person of the opposite sex who was so close late at night, and it was natural for her to feel ashamed.

After all, girls' feelings are always spring.This spring is the spring of youth, the restlessness of youth, the beauty, hazyness and the beginning of love.

Obviously, Sun Ce, the man of the opposite sex who was in contact with him for the first time, is more in line with the hazy fantasy of a young girl's first love than a 40-year-old middle-aged man.

Facing this scene, Sun Ce couldn't help shouting in his heart, I don't want to be Cao Cao either!
But madam, isn't she too enthusiastic?

(End of this chapter)