Liu Zhang surrendered and Chengdu fell.
In accordance with his oath, Liu Bei not only did not kill Liu Zhang's family, but also returned Liu Zhang's family property and asked him to move to the public security bureau with his second son.
As for Liu Zhang's eldest son Liu Xun, Liu Bei invited him to serve as an official and appointed him as Fengche Zhonglang General, not only to express his respect for Liu Xun's defense of Luocheng, but also to stabilize the people of Shu.
Oh, by the way, there is also Zhang Ren.
Because Liu Bei attacked the city too quickly, Liu Zhang had no time to deal with Zhang Ren. Until Liu Zhang decided to surrender, he did not think of this incident, so Zhang Ren was kept in the prison of Chengdu Mansion by Liu Zhang.
After Liu Zhang surrendered, Liu Xun mentioned this matter, and Liu Bei personally invited Zhang Rencai out of the prison. Liu Bei then asked him to escort Liu Zhang to the police station to live in order to maintain their master-slave relationship.
By the way, Liu Bei asked Liu Zhang for Zhang Ren's words in person, which was regarded as fulfilling one of Zhang Ren's wishes.
At this time, Liu Zhang discovered that Zhang Ren was the only one in the entire city of Chengdu who was truly loyal to him. Therefore, Liu Zhang gave Zhang Ren the word "righteousness".
At this point, Yizhou can only be regarded as a preliminary decision.
Yes, judging from the effectiveness of the strategy, with Liu Zhang's surrender, the entire Yizhou has belonged to Liu Bei. In a broad sense, Yizhou has indeed been pacified.
But in terms of actual rule, Liu Bei did not completely control Yizhou.
Yizhou's powerful locals, the Dongzhou faction, local county guards and private armed forces, and the common people and refugees all needed Liu Bei to handle and appease them one by one.
So from the day he entered the city, Liu Bei needed to have more headaches.
Therefore, after Liu Bei entered the city to calm the people, he immediately held a headache meeting to discuss the next policy measures.
The first issue to consider is to fulfill the promise to the soldiers.
Before Liu Bei marched into Luocheng, in order to break through Chengdu as soon as possible, and also to stabilize the morale of the army, he gave the soldiers who had been fighting for more than a year a shot of blood, so he promised one thing - after Chengdu was conquered, he would put the treasury in the treasury. All the property was given to the soldiers.
This is not the "robbery" in the marketing slogan. What is taken is the property of Chengdu's treasury, not the common people.
Originally, Liu Bei thought this matter well. The things in the treasury originally belonged to the official family. After he took over Chengdu, these things became his. If they were used to reward soldiers, they were not considered private use. , very reasonable.
In fact, in order to defend the city of Chengdu, Liu Zhang collected a lot of gold, silver, grain and silk from aristocratic families, and indeed they were all in the treasury, and the amount was quite large.
But Liu Bei had just finished counting the belongings and was thinking about how to distribute them. Huang Quan stepped forward.
Huang Quan was an old minister of Liu Zhang. When Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to join Sichuan, Huang Quan opposed it, but when Liu Zhang surrendered, he also surrendered.
As a minister and counselor, he had fulfilled his duties, but Liu Zhang refused to listen.
Therefore, Liu Bei had no intention of blaming Huang Quan for this, but instead gave Huang Quan an important position.
On the one hand, Huang Quan is really capable and Liu Bei admires him very much.
On the other hand, in order to appease the people of Yizhou who had just been pacified, Liu Bei chose to reuse Huang Quan, a representative of the Yizhou faction.
At this time, Huang Quan no longer thought about making trouble with Liu Bei. Since they had surrendered, his master was now Liu Bei, not Liu Zhang anymore.
So Huang Quan stood up and suggested that Liu Bei return the grain and silk in the treasury to the wealthy families in Yizhou.
This is of course not Huang Quan's excuse for the aristocratic families, but the current situation is special.
The aristocratic families in Shu County are still very powerful now. Coupled with Liu Zhang's previous connivance, no one knows how many trump cards these aristocratic families have in their hands and how many troops they have hidden.
Now Liu Bei's army has just captured Chengdu. If the aristocratic family is really offended and they break up, then the city of Chengdu may be on fire again.
Anyway, the grain and silk in these treasuries were all collected by Liu Zhang from the noble families. Returning them to them now will show that Liu Bei is more "benevolent and righteous" than Liu Zhang. On the other hand, it can also relax the vigilance of the noble families and let them No
As for the dog jumping over the wall.
This is the true meaning of "divide the gold and silver, return the grain and silk" recorded in the history books.
Where do the people these days get their gold and silver? Not all of them belong to aristocratic families!
It's ridiculous that some marketing accounts never consider this, let alone see the words "return the grain and silk". It is shameless to use this matter to blackmail Liu Bei.
Regarding this suggestion, Zhang Xi and other counselors had nothing to say. It was indeed a good way to stabilize the situation in a short period of time.
Liu Bei naturally knew it, so he agreed to it.
But there's another problem.
If according to Huang Quan's proposal, the grain and silk in the treasury were returned to the aristocratic families in Chengdu City, Liu Bei would have to fulfill his promise and distribute the gold and silver in the treasury to the soldiers, and he would have no money.
How can we govern the huge Yizhou without money? !
But the matter of dividing gold and silver is Liu Bei's earlier promise. Liu Bei can't renege on his promise, right? !
And the matter of returning grain and silk is the best at present. It is impossible for Liu Bei not to do it as a means of stabilizing the aristocratic families in the city.
So, where does the money for governance come from? !
At this time all kinds of ideas came to mind.
Some people suggested that some gold, silver and grain should be transferred from the local area to Chengdu to supplement Chengdu.
But this suggestion was soon dissuaded by Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi - Liu Bei had just taken control of Chengdu, and his control over the local area was still very weak. Now allocating local money and food to support Chengdu would easily cause local instability.
Having just finished the battle against Yizhou, Liu Bei didn't want to immediately send troops to put down the rebellion. When would he be able to recuperate and recuperate? !
Then someone suggested that instead of giving gold and silver to the soldiers, keep the gold and silver for governance, and distribute some land in Chengdu to the soldiers as rewards.
Whoever made this suggestion? Haha, it’s hard to say where your thoughts are, but your intentions are definitely not pure.
There was no need for Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi to object to this matter. Zhao Yun directly stood up and spat him back.
On the one hand, now is not the time to share the land and enjoy it. On the other hand, do you people dare to share the land of the local aristocratic family? !
In the end, it is not the people who are unlucky, but the people have had a very difficult time in this era. If we don't manage the place well and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, how can anyone think of dividing their land? !
Liu Bei immediately praised Zhao Yun and said that he had never heard of this idea.
But this won’t work, and that won’t work either. Managing a place always requires money. You have to find a way to generate money, right? !
In this regard, Zhuge Liang is also a bit numb.
There is only so much money, and Liu Bei's promise and the stability of the Shu family must be implemented. He has no good solution.
Zhang Xi. In fact, there is a way, but it is a bit unrealistic.
Zhang Xi's idea is to use a method similar to issuing national bonds to collect money from aristocratic families, the military, and the private sector, and then cash it in one by one after this period of time has passed.
But this method can only be achieved under a strong centralized government. Liu Bei obviously does not meet this condition now - Liu Bei issues national debt, who will believe you?
So, Zhang Xi thought about it and looked in a certain direction.
Sitting in that direction was a scribe with a calm face, and this scribe's name was Liu Ba.
Yes, it was the "famous scholar in Jingzhou" who scolded Liu Bei in Jingnan and would rather go north to join Cao Cao than to take a detour to Jiaozhou, Liu Ba and Liu Zichu.
It's almost time for this guy to stand up and ask for hundreds of dollars.
The issue of direct money is indeed very controversial. Zhang Xi was not an economist in his previous life, so he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.
But judging from the results, the direct money did help Liu Bei get through the difficult moment. At the same time, in this era when the economy was getting worse than the last, it shouldn't be such a bad idea that the direct money even circulated to Jiangdong and Cao Wei.
So, Zhang Xi just waits with peace of mind.
, waiting for Liu Ba to jump out on his own and withdraw hundreds of dollars.
But Liu Ba is very conflicted now.
When he was in Jingnan, he mocked Liu Bei for a while, then took a detour to Jiaozhou and came to Yizhou. As a result, Liu Zhang stayed in Yizhou to help.
But who would have thought that Liu Bei, who only had half a county at the beginning, now not only occupied most of Jingzhou, but even extended his tentacles into Yizhou, and within a year, he completely occupied Yizhou from north to south.
Are all the heroes in the world dead? Is there any justice for letting a man who makes mats and sells shoes become famous? !
Of course, the most important thing here is that he failed to run away this time and was caught.
Liu Ba originally thought that if he failed to run away this time, Liu Bei would definitely kill him to vent his hatred.
As a result, not only did Liu Bei not kill him, he also very solemnly asked himself to come out to assist him, help him stabilize Yizhou and help the Han Dynasty.
Liu Ba didn't care whether he helped the Han Dynasty or not, but Liu Ba was really moved by Liu Bei's magnanimity, and finally agreed to serve Liu Bei.
Now Liu Bei has encountered a problem. As a new investor in Liu Bei, Liu Ba should actively make suggestions and show his importance, just like Huang Quan.
But Liu Ba was really hesitant.
It's not that he doesn't have a strategy, but that if his strategy is worked out, it can indeed help Liu Bei tide over the difficulties. If not, it may completely collapse the Liu Bei Group's finances.
So Liu Ba hesitated to say it.
This time he really didn't want to trick Liu Bei, but all he could think of was a more "trick" idea.
But no matter how much he hesitated, he couldn't help but someone kept staring at him. Seeing that he didn't respond, he even bypassed Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang and named him directly during the military meeting.
"Brother Xiang Wen Zichu is a great talent in Jingzhou, do you know if he has any good ideas?!"
A certain time-travelling native dog asked maliciously.
