Yang Hong and Zhang Su were humble, and Zhang Su finally answered Liu Zhang.
"To inform the King of Qin, Liangzhou is sparsely populated, and the Qiang and Di tribes that have returned are not good at farming."
"After the governance of the Lu governor, Liangzhou is currently dominated by county soldiers and captives, and a small number of herdsmen have also joined the field."
"In addition, Governor Lu is also vigorously developing animal husbandry."
"In general, Liangzhou is currently self-sufficient, able to support county soldiers and maintain stability in the state and counties."
Liu Zhang nodded slightly. He had already understood the current situation in Liangzhou and was very satisfied with it.
After Lu Su became the governor, he recruited foreigners while attacking those who refused to surrender.
In this gap, agriculture can slowly develop.
The people in Liangzhou are mixed, and even the Han people do not focus on agriculture.
It can be said that in the entire Qin State, Lu Su was the most tired!
At present, the total population of Liangzhou seems to be more than 1.5 million, but the population of foreign ethnic groups such as Qiang and Di is much higher than that of Han people.
The first priority for the Qin State to assimilate foreign ethnic groups was to allow the foreign ethnic groups to live together with the Han people.
In principle, the best prerequisite is that the base number of Han people should be higher than that of foreigners.
However, due to many problems, Yizhou and Yongzhou did not migrate Han people to Liangzhou.
While suppressing rebellions that disobey management, while stabilizing the Han people, Qiang and Hu people, we must also focus on assimilating foreign ethnic groups and managing them.
Liu Zhang knew well that a person's energy is limited, and he also knew the difficulties that he had to face in developing Liangzhou.
Therefore, last year, capable officials such as Yan Pu and Pei Mao were sent to Liangzhou, as well as many young people from Yizhou and Guanzhong families.
Those with outstanding abilities help Lu Su take charge of the overall situation.
Those with average abilities or those who need experience will be transferred to the grassroots level to serve as county magistrates, etc.
With the addition of talents, the pressure on Liangzhou Governor's Mansion was greatly reduced.
Now that it has been reported to the Chancellor, it is already self-sufficient.
Liangzhou's rapid progress is already extraordinary.
Although all government affairs were handed over to the Chancellor, the final decision-making power was still in Liu Zhang's personal hands.
Especially when Liu Zhang was in Chang'an City, he spent a lot of time checking government affairs every day.
With Jia Xu, Xun You and others giving many opinions in advance, Liu Zhang only had to choose the best.
There is rarely an opportunity to drop everything and make a decision alone.
Therefore, the efficiency in handling government affairs is completely staggering!
Thanks to this, Liu Zhang had an almost complete understanding of the overall situation of the three states of Qin.
Today, Xu Shu raised the issue of Cao Cao borrowing grain and grass on credit. Liu Zhang asked Shangshutai to give a brief description of the situation in each state in public. It was more to give the officials a new understanding of the prosperity of Qin.
After all, reporting the situation without warning seemed a little too deliberate in Liu Zhang's opinion!
Because of the martial arts tournament that Liu Zhang was planning to hold, many incomprehensible courtiers always complained that King Qin Liu Zhang was wasting money and food.
Now, inadvertently, all the courtiers understand the true situation of Qin State and its extremely shocking level of wealth.
This also prevented Liu Zhang from explaining too much the various reasons why he wasted money and food on organizing competitions.
Many people may not understand even if they explain it.
It's better to let him understand directly.
Qin has so much money and food that there is no place to put it!
Liu Zhang has money and can spend it as he pleases!
Judging from historical experience, the two must be distinguished since they waste people and money.
As long as you have sufficient financial resources, it is usually not a big problem to lose money.
But no matter how many people there are, overworking the people will inevitably lead to unrest.
Liu Zhang held a martial arts competition, and the biggest expense was to reward the warriors who stood out.
Compared with repairing a luxurious palace, which requires both civilians and huge financial resources, it is not worth mentioning.
It is for this reason that the dissatisfaction of the courtiers was limited to criticism.
So far, no one has spoken out to object.
Now that the Shang Shutai has openly informed Qin of its true strength, no minister will stand up to accuse him.
After all, it is a waste of money and food at best.
Judging from the current foundation of the Qin State, it would not even take a year to completely make up for the consumption of the tournament.
Liu Zhang sat quietly on the main seat, feeling extremely comfortable.
This time, I suppressed all the objections without wasting a single word!
When you are in a good mood, your patience is naturally very good.
Be willing to spend some time waiting for the courtiers to digest the facts they heard with their own ears.
After a long time, Liu Zhang spoke slowly.
"According to the preliminary rules of the tournament, the one who can stand out will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins."
"This thousand gold is almost a gift to Cao Cao, so when it is exchanged for grain and grass at the Chamber of Commerce, there will naturally be some price increase!"
"Just calculate it as fifty cents for a handful of grain!"
After Liu Zhang blurted out this price, he once again caused a commotion in the palace.
Many courtiers were red-faced, stunned, and seemed to explode!
Fifty qian for one dendrobium or one stone is extremely reasonable in every state in the world.
Even in Yangzhou, where grain is produced, the normal price is around thirty-five to forty.
During the period of Li Jue and Guo Si's cholera in Guanzhong, a handful of grain cost 500,000 yuan!
But all this is extremely shocking when placed within the Qin State.
In fact, most of the reasons still lie with the Chamber of Commerce.
Since the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce, prices in Qin have become terrifyingly stable!
The price of food in the country has been maintained at 20 to 30 yuan, which cannot be shaken by wind or thunder!
No matter it was wartime or peacetime, even it was the most difficult time for Liu Zhang to go north to Yongliang.
Nothing has changed!
After so many years and having gone through so many tests, the credibility of the Chamber of Commerce has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Whether it is the people of Qin State or the noble families of Qin State, powerful people and even officials, etc., they have become extremely accustomed to it.
In the past, some aristocratic families secretly purchased grain at high prices when the Chamber of Commerce was first established, planning to take the opportunity to sell it at a higher price when the Chamber of Commerce could no longer sustain itself, and make a huge profit!
As a result, after several years, the grains have grown thicker and the prices have not fluctuated at all!
Nowadays, no one in the Qin State, from the officials of the noble families to the powerful people, is hoarding food anymore.
No matter when you go and how much you buy, the Chamber of Commerce will sell at extremely stable prices.
Therefore, when the courtiers suddenly heard the price of fifty cents per dendrobium, they were a little unbearable!
If it were sold for fifty yuan in China, it would be equivalent to doubling the value of their wealth!
This is an extremely terrifying existence!
No one is storing any supplies at the moment. If Liu Zhang raises all prices, the wealth in his hands will depreciate hugely!
Not to mention the wealth in the pockets of the courtiers, the people will also be in chaos!
Liu Zhang was stunned by the reaction of the ministers at first, but he soon came to his senses.
He quickly opened his mouth to explain.
"Don't panic!"
"The State of Qin does not allow anyone to sell food privately, and everything Gu says is for foreigners!"
"The prices within Qin will always remain unchanged!"
