Overlord!

Chapter 66 Governing Jiangdong's Political, Economic and Monetary System
After taking Wu County, Sun Ce immediately began to implement governance without any delay.

Sun Ce first appointed Gu Yong as the magistrate of Wu County, and then personally asked Zhang Zhao to sit in Wu County and take charge of government affairs.

It can be said that among the three most talented and virtuous ministers under Sun Ce, two were devoted to this aspect of affairs, and only Zhang Hong stayed in the camp to help Sun Ce manage military affairs.

However, at any time to manage and develop a territory, a lot of manpower and material resources are indispensable.

It happened that Sun Ce had just defeated Yangzhou Mu Liuyou, so Zhang Zhao took the lead in carrying out a treasury inventory after taking charge of the government affairs.

After the inventory was completed, he personally brought a large number of treasury registers to Sun Ce's mansion, preparing to submit a detailed report.

Sun Ce's mansion is not in the city of Wu County, but in the garden in the southwest of the city.

Wu County is not a small earthen city like Shicheng County, the gap between the two sides is almost comparable to the gap between Chang'an and Xinye.One is magnificent, prosperous and tidy, and the other is cramped, simple and rustic.

Wu County began to rise in the Spring and Autumn Period, and King Wu built a large number of palaces in Taihu Lake.Including Changzhou Garden, Wutong Garden, Wugong Backyard, Gusu Terrace, Tiger Hill, Deer Garden and a series of gardens.

In Dahan, private manors emerged, and local officials in Wu County began to build gardens in the government offices.Wujun County Mansion is not only majestic and magnificent, but also has unique gardens and beautiful mountains and rivers inside.

And Haoqiang has always been a loyal fan of this aspect. The garden they built beside Taihu Lake has no area restrictions, which is simply the ultimate manor of this era.There are not only palaces and pavilions full of the magnificent style of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but also a large area of ​​subsidiary gardens, and even because of the large area and sparse population, there are large hunting grounds of the size of the Deer Park.

The garden where Sun Ce lives now is called Wutong Garden.It was previously the property of a rich family under Liu Yao, but Liu Yao was defeated and Xu Gong fled. This rich family was afraid of Sun Ce's liquidation, so they donated the city and led their troops to the south.I don't know whether he defected to Yan Baihu like Xu Gong, or fled to Kuaiji County like other wealthy families.

Abandoned fields and houses caused by wars are by no means rare. Sun Ce has counted many such abandoned fields and houses recently.There are also many corresponding field records.

Seeing Zhang Zhao, Sun Ce took the initiative to smile and said, "I saw Zibu's face, so I knew there was something happy to tell me."

Zhang Zhao was surprised for a moment, and asked, "Why is my face different from before?"

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows: "Of course, Zibu has always had a dignified face. Today, however, his steps are brisk and his face is full of joy. If it's not a happy event, then is it debauchery?"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Zhao couldn't help laughing out loud.He really likes to get along with Sun Ce. The relationship with Sun Ce is not only a monarch and minister, but also as relaxed as a close friend.

Of course, many talents in Jiangdong are like this. They are very close to Sun Ce and have a good relationship with Sun Ce, but they have a relatively distant relationship with Sun Quan.Besides Zhang Zhao, the most typical one is Yu Fan.

Because Sun Ce has a broad-minded temperament, and likes to talk with a smile and a humorous conversation, Yu Fan and Sun Ce have an irresistible relationship.

Sun Ce wants to send him to pay tribute to Xudu, and he will stay in spite of himself. He compares himself to the treasure of Sun Ce's mansion. If he shows it to others and is kept by others, wouldn't it make the Ming mansion lose his virtue? As an assistant, he must stay by Sun Ce's side no matter what.

Sun Ce was amused after hearing this, and said with a smile: "All right. If you don't go, don't go."

Of course there is also Zhang Hong, who was sent as an envoy to Xudu, and Cao Cao wanted to be kind to him by serving the imperial censor and moving him to be the prefect of Jiujiang.But Zhang Hong always missed Sun Ce's old kindness, resigned due to illness, and returned to Jiangdong no matter what.

After laughing out loud, Zhang Zhao admitted frankly: "It's not just a happy event, it can indeed be said that the past is gone, and the present is full of meaning. Does the general know how many supplies have been counted out of the treasury?"

"Appreciate further details."

Zhang Zhao immediately opened the text: "The general defeated Liu Mu in Qu'a, and the Lord of the Zhu family defeated Xu Gong in Youquan. Both the prefectural and county governments were under the general's command. More than 7 stones of grain were obtained in Qu'a, and two grains were obtained in Wujun. More than [-] shi. A total of [-] shi of grain."

Sun Ce looked sideways slightly, and said slowly in thought, "It's only [-] shi of grain, it seems that Liu Zhengli didn't rule Yangzhou deeply before."

You must know that Yuan Shu gave one hundred thousand shi in history only to provide military rations to Peixiang.Judging from Liu Yao's [-] shi of grain, his rule was not much more stable than Yuan Shu's.

Zhang Zhao nodded approvingly: "Jiangdong is vast and sparsely populated. There are so many powerful and powerful clans. Liu Shijun has only occupied Jiangdong for two years. He must guard the Yangtze River and stabilize counties and counties. He must not be able to cultivate the land deeply."

"So I think that if a general wants to control Jiangdong, the first thing to do is to win people. If he can conquer the place, make the heroes feel at ease, and the territory will be safe. Then Wu County will be prosperous in ten days."

Sun Ce's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zhang Zhao in surprise.

Zhang Zhao's suggestion can be said to change Sun Ce's impression of feudal scholar-bureaucrats who only moralized and educated the people and cultivated agriculture.

His first suggestion to Sun Ce to stabilize Wu County was not the traditional thinking of promoting morality and conquering distant lands, and reclamation and farming to eliminate famine.

Instead, it is suggested that Sun Ce promote the military and strengthen the heroes, restore the law and order in Wu County, and make the territory peaceful and peaceful, so as to achieve the help of others.

The so-called winning people is naturally the help of powerful people.

After the territory is peaceful, the tyrants will naturally no longer gather a large number of tribes and defend the Wubao with armed forces.

As long as they come out and participate in trade, Wu County doesn't need to start production, just relying on the wealth they have stored, it will quickly recover from the war-torn and withered appearance to a vibrant appearance, and even the predicament of famine in the counties can be solved.

This involves the distribution and trade of wealth.

Just looking at the magnificence and vastness of the Wutong Garden, Sun Ce has always believed that it is not that there is no wealth in the world today, but that most of the wealth is in the hands of powerful people.

We must know that Lu Su is not rich and generous. A small tyrant with only a few hundred people can have eight thousand shi of food in his family.

The tyrants in Wu County, or even the entire Wu County, must have a large amount of grain hoarding in Wubao.Liu Yao's rule was not deep, so he couldn't squeeze a lot of wealth from them.

As long as the business revives, there will inevitably be a large amount of wealth flowing out of the powerful Wubao, and the economic prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River will be realized.

Sun Ce solemnly asserted to Zhang Zhao: "I deeply agree with what Zibu said. Leaving aside the other counties for now, Wu County is a prosperous place in the east of the Yangtze River. There are tens of thousands of households and more than ten powerful families in the county. Once a county is stabilized, the tyrants leave Wubao and come to the city to trade step by step. It can also create a prosperous scene. It is easy to buy tens of thousands of stones, grain and grass."

Sun Ce absolutely believed in the economic potential of Wu County.This is the most prosperous area in the later dynasties, and it is the economic center of the entire Central Plains.

If these tycoons in Wu County can form their trilogy into caravans, and trade with each other every day, and dozens of caravans come and go every day, Wu County's economy will have a prosperous embryonic form.

Zhang Zhao said seriously: "This is the second thing I want to say to the general. Mr. Zhu is very generous. He donated all the treasury of Wu County, and the financial expenses are completely under the control of the general. At present, the total of Qu'a, There are over 9000 catties of gold, over [-] catties of silver, about [-] million coins, and over [-] bolts of cloth in the treasuries of Wu Jun and Niuzhu Camp."

"I heard Guan Zhong said that if the country has a lot of wealth, those who are far away will come, and if the land is opened up, the people will stay. The money is distributed and the treasury is piled up just to keep the money. If the general wants to prosper the Wu County, he should first distribute the money and buy it. Only by selling it can we attract all the powerful people in Wu County to come to trade."

Sun Ce got up solemnly, stood in front of Zhang Zhao, and praised: "Zibu is really my second father! Guan Zhong assists Duke Huan of Qi, and promotes Qi's hegemony. Zibu governs Jiangdong and can promote Jiangdong's wealth. The foundation of the king and hegemony!"

Zhuge Liang often compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi.Sun Ce has never seen his talents.But Sun Ce often compares Zhang Zhao to Guan Zhong, and today he really sees his talent!
"If the country has a lot of wealth, those who are far away will come, and if the land is opened up, the people will stay there. If the warehouses are real, you will know the etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace!" This is the most important theory in "Guanzi".

This theory and what Zhang Zhao said are in line with Sun Ce's values. To develop business, you must first invest a huge sum of money in the market.

But Zhang Zhao had one point that Sun Ce didn't agree with.

Sun Ce opened his mouth and discussed with Zhang Zhao, "It is true that those who have a lot of wealth will come from afar. Ke Zibu thought that only two thousand catties of gold, four thousand catties of silver, and more than 7000 bolts of cloth can be counted as big ones." A sum of wealth? How many tyrants are enough to attract? If the gold, silver and cloth are all used up, so what?"

Zhang Zhao had the talent to manage the world and help the people, so he immediately guessed what Sun Ce meant when he heard the words: "The general is talking about the incompatibility of money and goods?"

Sun Ce nodded very solemnly: "Although I don't know much about the economy, I also know that if there is no currency, the scale of the commodity economy will inevitably be limited. All business exchanges relying on barter are not only low-level, but also limit prosperity and development."

Zhang Zhao stroked his beard with his hands, and nodded slightly: "What the general said is the normal state of the country. Since Dong Zhuo's turmoil in the government, money and goods have been out of circulation for a long time. Under the current chaos, it may not be easy to restore money."

Sun Ce said with a bright smile, "It's okay. I never thought that this predicament could be changed overnight. We can implement both money and goods, and implement it on a small scale first."

"Money and goods go hand in hand?"

Sun Ce explained: "There are no more than two kinds of goods in circulation today, one is cloth and silk, and the other is grain."

Zhang Zhao nodded: "Food is the first of the eight policies of Hong Fan. The first is food, and the second is goods. Of the four items of clothing, food, housing and transportation, the first two are the most important tasks of people's livelihood, which are related to the life and death of the people and the peace of the state and county."

Sun Ce said with a smile: "Then we will mint new coins, which can be exchanged for cloth or grain at the government. Zibu thinks this kind of money can be exchanged?"

Zhang Zhao thought about it carefully, and nodded solemnly: "The people's livelihood is famine, if you go to the government with the currency, you can exchange it for grain, no matter what, the folks will give it a try."

Sun Ce waved his hand instead, and said, "I don't care what the folks do, I don't plan to issue the new coins directly in the states and counties."

"What is the general's plan?"

Sun Ce didn't say it directly, but asked another question: "How is the placement of the soldiers and craftsmen in our battalion?"

Zhang Zhao was not in a hurry, and replied calmly: "The general led more than ten thousand soldiers and craftsmen from Liyang to Wujun. And the Niuzhu camp moved more than ten thousand people, men and women, to Wujun."

The three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu have all moved tens of thousands of people to their own command.

This organizational ability can still be accomplished at the moment, and Sun Ce is not worried.

He is more interested in another matter: "How many ships are there in the navy today?"

Zhang Zhao flipped through a few pages and found the statistics he had just calculated: "The general is occupying the Yangtze River in the east, collecting and dispersing. All the ships in the battalion have a total size of more than [-] ships. Each round trip can transport more than [-] people."

More than [-] people were transported each time, and it took less than a month to transport tens of thousands of men and women under Sun Ce from Liyang and Niuzhuying to Wu County.

Especially for the Liyang refugees here, Lu Fan opened a warehouse in Liyang to release grain. There were thousands of strong men and strong women each.

So Sun Ce smiled and asked Zhang Zhao: "Soldiers, craftsmen, and refugees all want to settle down and establish a family. What does Zibu think is the basis for their settlement?"

Zhang Zhao was thoughtful, and he was able to pass the state, and quickly connected all the context: "The general intends to distribute new coins to the soldiers and craftsmen, so that they can go to the government with the coins to exchange for the food and cloth they need?"

That's right!

This is the method of reforming the currency that Sun Ce has been planning.

Now that the big Han has accumulated so much that it is difficult to return, and the world's currencies are in chaos, if Sun Ce's strength is invested in the original system, it will be a drop in the bucket.

So he simply did not destroy or establish, and created a new currency.

Sun Ce said confidently: "We no longer promote five-baht coins, half-two coins and other copper coins that are measured by weight. Instead, we promote new coins, which are unified into Jiangdong Tongbao, and currency equivalents are accepted. By the numbers."

"I plan to pay salaries to both soldiers and craftsmen. A soldier's monthly salary is 150 yuan. Then the price of the money is anchored by grain, and a stone of grain is 30 yuan."

Sun Ce determined that this currency system can be implemented, because it is almost a simplified version of the food stamp and cloth stamp system.

But he also has several other very important significances for enhancing Sun Ce's strength.

First of all, this multiplied Sun Ce's logistical strength.According to the salary system prevailing in the Han Dynasty, a county magistrate would be given [-] shi a month, and a soldier would be given [-] shi a month.

Sun Ce's current logistics reserve was emptied after only two months' salary.

But in fact, neither the county magistrate nor the soldiers can use so much food at all, and they store it when they take it home.

As long as they are convinced that they will be able to exchange for the corresponding grain and cloth when they take the new currency to the official Cao Division, they will be able to gradually recognize the value of the new currency.

In this case, more money, food, cloth and silk are still kept in the hands of the government.In fact, it means that Sun Ce has more wealth in his hands.

On the other hand, in this troubled world, grain and cloth are hard currencies comparable to gold and silver.Using these two as the anchors of Jiangdong Tongbao can produce the same effect as the gold standard, expanding the total value of wealth in the hands of the government.

As long as the new currency can be circulated in Wu County, the powerful and caravans will gradually recognize its value.

Sun Ce's purpose is very simple, as long as the new coins can be circulated temporarily, even a small area within Wu County is enough.

A stable and well-functioning currency system will inevitably gradually eliminate other currencies in Jiangdong.

Sun Ce has absolute confidence in this, because the currency system in other counties and counties has collapsed, and they are in a state of impassability. They are taking the lead to fight against the economic system of Wu County?

And as Sun Ce and Zhang Zhao said, the key to building Jiangdong's political, economic and even currency systems currently lies in the army, with tens of thousands of soldiers in the army.

(End of this chapter)