economic center?
Still comparable to Chang'an, Luoyang, Xuchang, and Yecheng?
Xu Jing laughed when he heard this, "Young master, you are exaggerating and cannot be used in any way!"
"Not to mention how your behavior is different from national traitors like Dong Zhuo?"
"When Dong Zhuogui was the prime minister of the country, he still couldn't get all the officials to surrender and the people to support him."
Xu Jing's meaning is self-evident.
Even Dong Zhuo, who had the emperor in his hands, failed to issue small coins.
Not to mention Liu Mang today.
"This old man looks familiar?"
Liu Mang suddenly realized: "It turns out that the person who almost climbed over the wall and was caught that day was Mr. Xu!"
"Disrespect, disrespect! Don't look at Mr. Xu's old arms and legs now, but the heroic posture of climbing over the wall that day is still lingering in my mind."
Xu Jing couldn't help but blush when the embarrassing thing was mentioned.
"Sir! This is a dispute in the court and has nothing to do with me climbing over the wall!"
"Oh? Then I have to thank Mr. Xu!"
"Young Master, there is no need to be polite. As a minister, it is your duty to speak out and give advice!"
Xu Jing obviously didn't know the consequences of provoking Liu Mang.
Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly, there is one person who is not afraid of death.
Lu Xun snickered, the old man was going to suffer something serious this time!
"I once remembered that Mr. Xu was in Jiaozhou that day, offering advice to Shi Xie, and overwhelming our army's supply with so many refugees."
Liu Mang laughed and said, "I wonder if Mr. Xu still has any impression?"
If possible, Xu Jing would of course want to forget that unpleasant memory!
After he gave advice to Shi Xie, the wealthy families in Jiaozhou counties had no refugees to use.
In the end, Shi Xie was defeated and lost Jiaozhou.
Xu Jing felt guilty and was even more afraid that Shi Xie would cause trouble for him in the future, so he went to Liu Zhang directly.
Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. Before he could secure his official position, Liu Zhang resigned gloriously.
The person who once offered advice to deal with him has now become his son.
Destiny is truly wonderful.
"Ahem! I'm old and can't remember some things!"
"Then I will help Master Xu recall it."
Liu Mang smiled and said: "Master Xu is in Jiaozhou and his heart is in Han! He has provided tens of thousands of refugees for our army."
"In the end, the land of the Jiaozhou gentry was left uncultivated, and Shi Xie even had to pay to buy refugees from me."
"Master Xu Jing has a wonderful plan, please allow me to call you a great success!"
Great luck?
These three words were so mocking in Xu Jing's ears.
"Dad, do you still dare to listen to such clever advice?"
Xu Jing cursed secretly: "I was mistaken!"
After working on it for a long time, Liu Mang was reminding Liu Bei that smart words should never be trusted.
"Everyone, the function of a hundred coins is to level the prices of goods and make officials run the market."
Liu Mang looked at Xu Jing and said helplessly: "It's a pity that some people don't understand!"
“The needs of the economic base determine the emergence of the superstructure, the nature of the economic base determines the nature of the superstructure, and the changes and development of the economic base determine the change, development and direction of the superstructure.”
“The superstructure reacts on the economic base, and this reaction is concentrated in serving its own economic base.”
Xu Jing was confused when he heard it. The conscience of heaven and earth, whether it was family education or imperial education, had never mentioned anything about the economic base and superstructure.
Zhuge Liang, Lu Xun, Liu Ba and others were eager to try and took out their small notebooks to record Liu Mang's words.
After all, you can learn new things at any time by following Young Master.
"My father had to maintain price stability while issuing hundreds of coins. This is completely different from Dong Zhuo's severe inflation caused by issuing small coins!"
"To this end, a special official market must be set up to use administrative means to guarantee the exchangeability of Zhibai money, thereby enhancing people's confidence in using Zhibai money."
What Liu Mang said was clear and logical. After hearing this explanation, everyone felt as if they were waking up from a dream.
"My lord, you don't know something."
Fazheng stood up and said with a smile: "Dong Zhuo issued small coins, which brought the people back to the primitive state of bartering."
"Sichuan has always been in a state of no official currency! Liu Zhang doesn't care about this matter at all, making it very inconvenient for people to trade!"
"In my opinion, people are eager to have a currency with stable value and easy portability."
Xu Jing was stunned, you, Fazheng, were also a vested interest in the five baht money, and now you turned against him?
"Fa Zheng, I am willing to donate all the five bahts in my family to the treasury to exchange for a hundred!"
Fazheng bowed and saluted, expressing his attitude.
Meng Da, Fei Guan, Wu Yi, Wu Ban and others all came out and said with cupped hands: "We are willing to follow the example of filial piety and uprightness and donate five baht to the treasury!"
Xu Jing pointed at everyone angrily, "You...you...this is simply nonsense!"
Liu Mang yawned and said with a smile: "Master Xu, do you think giving a hundred dollars is just to harvest your five baht?"
"Small! Too small!"
Xu Jing couldn't help but look down, but Liu Mang changed the subject.
"I'm talking about the pattern, not just the reason! Mr. Xu, you are really disrespectful!"
Xu Jing's face turned red and he glared at Liu Mang, but he didn't know how to retaliate.
"Zhibaiqian will not only be used in Shu, but will also spread to the Central Plains and Jiangdong areas."
"Even the land of the Western Region! Wherever Zhibaiqian goes, it is the territory of my Han Dynasty!"
"My father is known for his benevolence and righteousness, and his personal prestige is extremely high! Mr. Zhuge governs the country according to the law and enforces the law strictly!"
“Sichuan brocade produced in Yizhou is a daily necessity for the upper classes everywhere!”
"Nowadays, Shu brocade is our monopoly, so those who want to buy Shu brocade must use direct money!"
Liu Mang's words actually linked Zhibai money to Shu brocade, which is exactly the same as the principle of linking oil to the US dollar.
As long as you want to buy Shu brocade, you must use straight money.
Over time, Zhibaician will be spread throughout the Han Dynasty.
When a country controls currency, monetary power will inevitably lead to political power.
Liu Mang was playing a big game of chess, but Xu Jing and his ilk couldn't tell it at all.
It was thought that Liu Mang's move was just to replenish the treasury's treasury.
Cast a straight hundred, set up an official market, and stabilize prices!
Liu Mang's three economic axes can be said to hit the mark.
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang, who nodded happily and said with a smile: "The official market mentioned by Master is the place where prices are regulated. The imperial court regulated prices at the same time when it issued hundreds of coins."
"The imperial court participates in controlling the economic market to avoid price gouging by profiteers and solve the problem of inflation by balancing prices."
"By the way, you guys don't understand inflation, please explain it, it means currency depreciation."
Liu Ba also helped: "You guys, you only see the short-term impact of a hundred dollars! On the surface, it's exploiting you for five baht!"
"What a short-sighted thing! When Zhibai coins become the common currency of the Han Dynasty, your five baht coins will only become scrap metal!"
"Young master, Liu Ba is not talented, but he is willing to serve as a pawn, casting straight hundred coins, and starting a currency war for you!"
