The thing about hundreds of dollars was an economic measure taken by Liu Bei when he captured Yizhou in order to deal with the emptiness of the treasury and avoid causing fluctuations in public sentiment.
Historically, the zhibaiqian, as a large currency, has always been in circulation. Liu Bei also relied on this method to support the Battle of Hanzhong and finally determined the three points of the world.
After Liu Bei died and Zhuge Liang came to power, he keenly discovered the shortcomings of Zhibaician. Therefore, on the basis of ensuring the casting level of Zhibaician, Zhuge Liang anchored Zhibaician with Shu brocade and stipulated the trading of Shu brocade. Must use straight money.
Luxury goods like Shu brocade can only be enjoyed by rich families, and Shu brocade is made by officials. The circulation of hundreds of dollars is basically between the government and aristocratic families, and will not be circulated to the people. , Only in this way can the harm of direct money be avoided to the greatest extent.
This is the decision Zhuge Liang made in history in order to limit the consequences of Zhibaiqian.
But the problem is, since Zhuge Liang stipulated that Zhibaician should be linked to Shu brocade, then whether it is through official open trade channels or official smuggling channels, Shu brocade is circulated all over the world, whether it is Cao Wei or Soochow, Zhibaician also follows Shu brocade. Together, it spread to the borders of Cao Wei and Soochow.
It’s hard to say whether Zhuge Liang did this on purpose or not. Anyway, with the circulation of Shu brocade, Zhibai money also reached the territory of the other two countries, which directly caused the soaring prices in the two countries.
Among them, Wei's economic situation was more complicated, including problems with the imperial court and problems with aristocratic families. In order to solve this problem, Cao Pi also tried to issue more copper coins and improve the economy. However, these policies either failed due to lack of enough copper. , or it existed in name only due to the impact of Shu brocade trade.
There were even some border states where the people neither believed in Zhibai Qian nor Wei Wuzhu, and even Cao Pi couldn't control it when they returned to barter transactions.
Cao Wei's internal relations are complex, and each interest group has its own demands. In addition, Cao Wei's economy is large, and the economic damage to a few regions does not affect the overall situation, so this matter will be left alone.
But in Soochow, Sun Quan couldn't stand such a trade deficit.
At this time, a man named Xie Hong from Soochow stood up and gave Sun Quan advice. Since the Shu Han used hundreds of coins to bind the Shu brocade trade to harvest the wealth of Soochow, why can't we follow suit? !
Then Sun Quan came up with a "Daquan Dangqian" to fight against Zhibaiqian.
My denomination is ten times larger than yours, but the casting craftsmanship and weight are only slightly thicker than straight hundred coins. No matter how you calculate it, I, Soochow, will not suffer any loss.
But the problem is that within the Shu Han Dynasty, the circulation of Zhibaician is anchored by Shu brocade, and private transactions are strictly controlled, so Zhuge Liang can still control the harm of Zhibaician.
But in Soochow, Sun Quan didn't have any luxuries worthy of anchoring "Daquan Dangqian". Sun Quan couldn't restrict the use of this large amount of currency to foreign trade. This led to the flow of Daquan Dangqian into the private sector, causing This has caused sharp fluctuations in private prices and made people's livelihoods unstable.
Later, Sun Quan also realized the dangers of Daquan Dangqian in time and ordered a ban on the use and circulation of this currency. By the way, he shamelessly passed the blame to Xie Hong, saying that it was Xie Hong's bad idea. The matter was settled.
There is a saying. In fact, Xie Hong said that the injustice was not unfair, but if he said it was not unfair, it was really unfair.
Yes, the economic strategy proposed by Xie Hong was too hasty and caused serious consequences. He is indeed responsible.
But in recent years, people who can see the benefits of issuing large amounts of currency and use it to fight economic war must have their own unique understanding, at least on the economic front. If they fail to use this method well, it does not mean that it is a problem with their ability. It may be a matter of experience, or it may be a problem that arises during the implementation process of the decision-maker. Xie Hong cannot be entirely blamed.
Back then, Liu Ba proposed Zhibaician, which at first glance was similar to Xie Hong's proposal. However, Liu Ba was more experienced and restricted the circulation range of Zhibaician in advance, so that it could only be circulated in the official market. Later, Zhuge Liang also A patch was added to make the direct money less harmful.
In fact, Xie Hong also had this opportunity, but Sun Quan saw that the situation was not right and did not want to take responsibility. If Xie Hong took the blame, what could Xie Hong say?
Xie Hong disappeared from Soochow's political scene. After all, Daquan Dangqian not only affected the lives of ordinary people, but also affected aristocratic families. It would be good if he could save his life.
The above is a series of impacts that straight money has had in history.
Of course, in this time and space, direct money is a temporary economic policy. When Zhang Xinan conquered Nanzhong, he discovered a large number of easily mined copper mines and coal mines, and asked the Yizhou family to participate in the division of copper mines to increase production capacity. Since then, the big man has never been short of money.
Even speaking, the Han Dynasty's new five-baht coin was once circulated to Cao Wei, Soochow and other places because of its exquisite casting, replacing the Wei five-baht and Wu five-baht coins and becoming the most popular currency.
Originally, this was also a good channel to engage in economic warfare, but with the death of Liu Ba, there was no longer a talent within the Han Dynasty who could take charge of the overall situation and engage in economic warfare.
In this regard, Zhang Xi, a dabbler, and Zhuge Liang, an all-rounder who knows a little bit about everything, are not as good as Liu Ba, a professional.
In addition, with the increasing victory of the Northern Expedition, the territory of the Han Dynasty became larger and larger. Instead of engaging in external economic war, Zhuge Liang focused all his energy on maintaining internal stability. Therefore, the Han Dynasty's five baht coins were used for a period of time. At home, Zhuge Liang banned outflows for fear that insufficient domestic currency circulation would cause economic turmoil.
The matter of using five baht money to engage in economic warfare has just ended.
But now, what Zhang Xi wants to do is to restart this economic war.
On the one hand, the sealed Zhibai money was used to collect the Han wu baht that had been circulated from Soochow territory to increase the circulating currency in the Han Dynasty and stabilize the economy.
On the other hand, using straight hundred coins to harvest all the Han, Wei, and Wu five-baht coins in Soochow caused economic turmoil in Soochow, forcing Soochow to issue large springs for thousands as it did in history.
As long as Soochow Wu issued this large amount of currency, in this time and space, Zhang Xi had many ways to prevent Sun Quan from ending it. Let alone Daquan for one thousand, Daquan for two thousand, Daquan for five thousand, Sun Quan had to issue it.
However, Zhang Xi also needs to assess the risks here. In order for Soochow to issue Daquandangqian, at least in the early stage, Zhang Xi must also ensure sufficient income from these large denomination currencies, otherwise Soochow will definitely notice something fishy, no matter Additional currencies with higher denominations such as Daquan Five Thousand will be issued.
This is what Zhang Xi said, the trick of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred to yourself. At least in terms of initial investment, Dahan and Soochow are both half-weighted, and both have to lose part of their profits.
In fact, the big man may lose more.
Therefore, Zhang Xi is still very hesitant about this. After all, he is really not an economics wizard. Compared with a great talent like Liu Ba, Zhang Xi is really far behind. He is worried that he will rashly enable direct money. , it is difficult to control the degree, causing more serious consequences.
For this reason, Zhang Xi had to discuss repeatedly with Ma Su, Wang Ji, Ma Liang and others, and even wrote to Pang Tong in Luoyang and Zhuge Liang in Yecheng to ask for their opinions.
The reason why I wrote to Pang Tong is that Pang Tong belongs to a large family in Jingzhou. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Pang family is now the first family in Jingxiang. If Zhang Xi wants to make a fortune in Jingzhou, without the endorsement of the Jingxiang family, I am afraid it will not be possible. Can't do it.
Zhang Xi needs Pang Tong's help to endorse and guide the Jingxiang family to support his economic policies.
The reason I wrote to Zhuge Liang was to ask for Zhuge Liang's help, and to ask Zhuge Liang for advice on how to end the situation if I got lost.
Zhang Xi has always been cautious, and he is even more cautious when it comes to matters related to people's livelihood and economy. Zhang Xi really doesn't dare to act easily until he gets a better answer.
Shortly after these two letters were sent, Zhang Xi received replies from Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.
The two of them unanimously advised Zhang Xi not to start this plan easily for the time being, and agreed that after the autumn harvest of the thirteenth year of Yanxi's reign, the three of them would gather in Chang'an and meet with Li Yan to discuss the feasibility of this plan.
After all, if Zhibaiqian is to be used, it will definitely not be able to bypass the central court, and naturally it will not be able to bypass Shangshu Ling Li Yan.
In fact, the court's control is the key to the success of Zhang Xi's plan. Without Li Yan's support and control, this matter may not be truly implemented.
So... we still have to have a meeting.
(End of chapter)
