Zhuge Liang's idea is actually very simple. Since the risk of the economic war getting out of control is so great, and Zhang Xi cannot guarantee that he will not lose control during the economic war, then don't do it.
If the result of some things may be more unbearable than the original purpose, then it is better not to do it.
Zhang Xi understands this quite well.
In the history of China, it is not that there was no credit currency. Credit currency even appeared very early. However, the real reason why credit currency has not been popularized is actually very similar to the current situation.
There are many smart people in history. It is not just time travelers who understand the principles of economic warfare. However, many smart people either found that the situation was uncontrollable after implementing relevant policies and stopped losses in time, or they were just like Zhuge Liang. , can figure out for themselves the dangers of engaging in monetary finance in this era, and would rather not do it than release this beast.
Therefore, since Zhuge Liang asked Zhang Xi to stop the economic war, Zhang Xi could only do it.
However, the development of any affairs has its own regularity and its development inertia. Economic warfare does not mean that it can be stopped immediately if it wants to be stopped.
Just in time to prepare for the conquest of Wu, Zhang Xi thought about how to finally make use of the waste and use the effect of Daquan's large-scale transaction to gain a lot of Soochow's grain, grass and armaments.
Of course, Zhang Xi could not hand over armaments to anyone, but grain and grass, which was a hard currency second only to the Han Dynasty's five baht, Zhang Xi planned to use these as compensation to ease relations with the Jingzhou aristocratic families.
This is also the real reason why, since the spring of the seventeenth year of Yanxi, there has suddenly been no voice in the court to impeach Han-Wu trade and smuggling. The Jingzhou aristocratic families are busy making money to make money. If they impeach trade and smuggling, that is not Are you cutting off your own financial path? ! !
The Jingzhou family was happy and making money like crazy, but the Soochow family was in complete chaos.
Starting from the first month of the fifth year of Chiwu, the Shu Han side, whether it was official or private smuggling channels, suddenly did not recognize the effectiveness of Daquan's qian, and no longer accepted Daquan's qian as currency transactions. They only accepted Han five baht or Wu five baht. These shameless transactions, they don’t even recognize the money! ! !
The aristocratic families in Jiangdong have suffered from being dumb, but they still have nowhere to spread the flames. They are nominally an enemy country. What can you do if they trick you? !
If you can, call me! ! !
Don't tell me, the aristocratic families in Soochow have not thought about this, especially some of the younger generation of civil servants. They really want to start a war.
But it is a pity that the top leaders of Soochow are not collectively mentally retarded, especially people like Sun Quan, Zhu Ran, Lu Xun, Bu Zhi and others, who are still very clear-headed.
Damn it, I wonder if Shu Han has already issued an edict to attack Wu. Now he takes the initiative to attack. If something goes wrong, they will directly attack Jianye.
It's better to be more stable and it's more economical to play defensive counterattack.
Moreover, as rare politicians in the later period of Soochow, Bu Zhi and Gu Yong also reminded Sun Quan that the most important thing to do now is not to go to war listening to the nonsense of a bunch of idiots, but to stabilize the domestic situation as soon as possible. Prices are turbulent due to falling prices.
After all, in order to deceive the Shu Han, Daquan Dangqian was cast almost without restraint, which led to the widespread circulation of Daquan Dangqian among the people.
Now that the Shu Han people no longer recognize Daquan as a thousand, they can only rely on Soochow itself to guarantee the value of Daquan as a thousand. If it cannot be guaranteed, then Dawu's economy, prices, and people's livelihood will have a great impact.
Although Bu Zhi and Gu Yong were very unhappy because of the dispute between the two palaces, the character and integrity of these two people are still very good. When they really face national events, they will still weigh things calmly. , occasionally cooperate with each other.
The economic crisis caused by Oizumi Tosen is a political event of this level.
Sun Quan, on the other hand, immediately became furious after listening to the advice of Bu Zhi and Gu Yong - wasn't it originally stipulated in the imperial edict that Daquan Dangqian was only used for official trade? How could it be circulated to the people? !
Sun Quan got angry and questioned. However, both Bu Zhi and Gu Yong had a tacit agreement not to speak at this time and allowed Sun Quan to vent.
Ya also asked how it was circulated to the people. When you minted money without restraint, I didn't see you asking why official trade required so many springs! ! !
This question is just pretending to be confused. Sun Quan has been the ruler of Soochow for so many years, and he still asks such stupid questions. He just wants to take the opportunity to vent his anger. Whoever takes the blame will be unlucky.
In fact, Sun Quan was indeed expelling fire. How could a wealthy family only eat one head?
In foreign trade, after the big family used the large spring to harvest Shu Han, they would definitely use the large spring to harvest a wave of common people later. If they really strictly followed the regulations of the Ming Dynasty and were only used for official trade, then how could the large spring be used as a thousand? not enough.
Even Sun Quan himself did this. When he ordered the casting of Daquan as a thousand, he had fun for a long time. Now that he is fine, what else can he do besides being incompetent and furious? !
After his rage, Sun Quan still had to calm down and think carefully about how to deal with the aftermath.
But Sun Quan couldn't figure this out even if he racked his brains. He could only discuss it with his close friends. There is strength in numbers.
Of course, the main reason is that Sun Quan can't spend so much five baht at a time to recycle Daquan Dangqian and maintain the credit and transaction value of Daquan Dangqian. Once these Daquan Dangqian circulated among the people continue to be used, it will inevitably be implicated. To the price and people's livelihood of the entire Soochow.
So, Sun Quan thought, some time ago, you big families, whether it was the Jiangdong family or the Huaisi Military Group, were making money through so-called Mingshi smuggling, right? !
I don’t ask you all to spit it out. How about at least part of it to maintain people’s livelihood and price stability and tide over the difficulties together? !
This is the important reason why Sun Quan consulted with these important ministers.
But obviously, under the centralized power system of the Ming Dynasty, even the emperor could not do things. Do you expect Sun Quan to get money from this group of Soochow aristocratic families who are almost partners? !
Unless the two families fall out and see who can outdo the other, otherwise, don’t even think about it.
This time, even Bu Zhi and Gu Yong united the front and did not fight with Sun Quan.
Looking at Yi Shui'er's "secret officials" who were pretending to be deaf and dumb, Sun Quan was really troubled and helpless. Really, just a little bit away, Sun Quan almost lost his mind and asked Lu Yi to go out and ransack his house.
But it's a pity that Sun Quan is not confused after all. He knows that there are some things that even he, the Great Wu Supreme, must endure.
Therefore, Sun Quan took the initiative and issued an edict to practice frugality, not to build palaces, and to live frugally. Then he used his own small treasury to supplement the national treasury and stabilize prices and people's livelihood.
Sun Quan has already done this, and the ministers of Soochow still have to express their feelings to some extent. Today's Soochow is not the same as it was in the late Ming Dynasty. There are still loyal ministers in Soochow, even the aristocratic families in Soochow. You know where your own interests lie, so if you have money, you can contribute money and if you have the strength, you can contribute.
However, this matter had been going on for more than a month, and Bu Zhao was the first to realize that something was wrong.
Yes, the influence of Shu Han's discontinuation of Dongwu Daquan Dangqian is indeed slowly being eliminated, and prices are gradually stabilizing amid the losses and profits of the Dongwu family. The number of Daquan Dangqian circulating in the market is gradually decreasing, and the five baht The money slowly increased.
This is indeed a good thing.
However, with the gradual reduction of Daquan Dangqian, the food supply on the Soochow market began to gradually become tense.
This is a big joke.
Soochow is located in the southeast. With the continuous development of farming, it has gradually surpassed Jingzhou and become the largest rice-producing area in the world. Soochow is actually short of food? !
As soon as Bu Zhi noticed this sign, he immediately realized that something was wrong. He quickly contacted several familiar aristocratic families and asked them how much food they had in their homes. !
In these days, the grain storage of aristocratic families can be regarded as a secret. After all, no one wants to let outsiders know how much rice they have hoarded. They are not afraid of thieves, but they are worried about them.
So, Bu Zhi really spent a lot of effort to get a general idea, and then Bu Zhi immediately entered the palace with a gloomy face and went to find Sun Quan.
With the influence of Daquan Dangqian, the wealthy families of the Soochow family were thinking of ways to earn enough five baht coins, and at the same time they were thinking of ways to get rid of Daquan Dangqian and hand it over to the court for recycling. However, their methods were all consistent, and most of them were It uses a large spring to buy the surplus grain on the market, and then sells the grain stored in the home for five baht.
After passing hands back and forth like this, the amount of Daquan Dangqian in the hands of the aristocratic families has indeed decreased, and the five baht coins have increased. But where the food went, these aristocratic families will not ask.
After all, it is already late spring and early summer, a time when the harvest is slow and food prices are the highest. As long as the wealthy family can make profits, it doesn't matter where the food goes.
Anyway, no matter how hungry you are, you can't starve the wealthy families to death.
But the problem is, as long as you think about it for a while, due to the influence of Daquan Dangqian in Soochow, there are only so many five-baht coins circulating in the market. There are so many five-baht coins that suddenly appear except for those who can cast their own five-baht coins. Shu Han, who else? !
What's even more terrible is that according to the intelligence coming from the Huainan front line, Shu Han has now gathered more than 200,000 troops in Yanzhou, watching with eager eyes.
If at this juncture Soochow causes civil unrest due to civil discord, or if the front line persists for too long, resulting in a shortage of grain and grass supplies in Soochow, then the joke will really be big.
(End of chapter)
