After the discussion, Cao Jingzong, Murong Shaozong and other military generals resigned and left, leaving only civil servants such as Gao Xi, Shen Yi, Bu Zhi, Wang Guangyang and Pei Ju in the palace.
Among the intelligence sent by the Military Intelligence Department, in addition to the princes in the south of the Yangtze River, many spies were also placed in the north.
Among them is the case of Chen Gong and Gao Shun's Pizhou army attacking Xuzhou.
"Chen Gong has already captured Xuzhou...it's not slow!"
After Chen Gong and Gao Shun cooperated with Wang Jing to destroy Xi Chu last time, they received a lot of benefits. The trapped camp and Bingzhou cavalry, which had suffered heavy losses, quickly recovered with the training of a large number of resources. The Pizhou Army also grew much stronger.
When Li Shanchang was sorting out the internal affairs in Ancheng Prefecture, he had frequent contact with Pizhou and exchanged a lot of food and weapons for a large amount of unprocessed resources from the Pizhou army.
The Huai Army benefited, and the Pizhou Army also made its soldiers stronger through this commercial exchange.
Xuzhou Tao Qian and Zang Ba, who were originally stronger than the Pizhou Army, were quickly defeated by Chen Gong and Gao Shun.
In the land of Xuzhou, there were originally several forces, including Tao Qian in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the Red Eyebrow Army in the late Western Han Dynasty, and Meng Haigong in the late Sui Dynasty, etc.
Later, these forces competed with each other and merged with each other. In the end, Tao Qian had the last laugh.
After destroying several forces in succession, Tao Qian also reached his limit. To the west was the rapidly growing Cao Wei, and to the east were Chen Gong and Gao Shun's Pizhou Army.
Before Tao Qian could send troops to the east, Chen Gong and Gao Shun joined forces to attack.
Tao Qian had generals such as Zang Ba and Cao Bao under his command, and his strength was not weak. However, Gao Shun was able to rely on the trapping camp to exert a strength that was close to the ninth level. When the battle formation came into contact, the trapping camp plus the Bingzhou cavalry swept across all directions.
The Xuzhou army was defeated one after another, leaving only one city in Xuzhou.
On Wang Jing's way back from Shouchun, the last city Tao Qian defended was also breached. Tao Qian died in battle, and Zang Ba surrendered.
After Chen Gong and Gao Shun captured Xuzhou, they did not kill all Tao Qian's family members, but spared the lives of each other's two sons. Zang Ba was also a general under Lu Bu.
Zang Ba belongs to a semi-separatist force.
Although they were only nominal masters and subordinates, they could rely on this relationship to save their lives under Chen Gong and Gao Shun when they were defeated.
Now Zang Ba has become Pizhou again, no, he is a general under the Xuzhou army.
"After Chen Gong and Gao Shun captured Xuzhou, they sent someone to deliver a message. Chen Gong was going to go south to Sihong in person to ask for an audience with the king..."
"In my opinion, Chen Gong must have seen Cao Cao in the west and sensed the crisis, so he wanted to go south to ask for help from the king!"
Bu Zhao said.
Wang Jing nodded slightly and said: "Chen Gongtai saw it very clearly! We really need to support the Xuzhou army! Xuzhou can fall into the hands of Lu Bu and Chen Gong, but it must not fall into the hands of Cao Cao!"
Cao Cao or Lu Bu, which one is more threatening?
There will be an answer in everyone's mind.
Even if Lu Bu has the courage of ghosts and gods, he is only powerful alone. Cao Cao is the real hero in troubled times and the hegemon of the world. If Xuzhou is annexed by Cao Wei, there will be no peace for the Huai army in the north.
"Where has he been?"
Wang Jing asked.
"Chen Gong has arrived at Suining Mansion... and will arrive at Sihong soon!"
Bu Zhao replied.
"Well, if Chen Gongtai arrives, you will be the one to entertain him. If you want any support, talk to him first..."
Wang Jing ordered.
Bu Zhi immediately agreed. Among everyone present, only he and Chen Gong belonged to the Three Kingdoms era and had a common language. Moreover, he was also an important minister of the Huai Army, so it was appropriate for him to receive the other party.
"The next thing is very important to our Huai Army, that is the issuance of coins..."
After talking about Xuzhou in the north.
Wang Jing asked someone to bring over a tray with three crystal coins on it. The colors of the coins were gold, silver and black.
The spiritual strength of everyone in the hall is not weak, and they can feel the vitality of heaven and earth from the three coins.
"These three coins are coins carefully cast by the Construction Department. The main material is spiritual stone powder, as well as some gold, silver and copper metals. One of the black coins contains spiritual energy that can make the cloud chariot run ten miles. …”
"A silver coin can make a cloud chariot travel a hundred miles, while a golden coin can make it travel a thousand miles!"
"If all the energy in the coins is absorbed, it will turn into powder..."
Wang Jing gave everyone a brief introduction.
The three coins he designed are very simple, with a ten-to-one exchange ratio. Among them, the black crystal coin with the lowest value can be exchanged for about ten kilograms of grain.
This is a ratio that has been tentatively set by many officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs after studying prices in Sihong and other cities. It will definitely be adjusted in the future with the issuance of the three coins.
"Gold crystal money, silver crystal money, black crystal money..."
Although Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang and others knew that Wang Jing had ordered the Construction Department to allocate a large portion of manpower to research coinage, they had too many things to do and their energy was divided. They had not seen the true appearance of the three coins with their own eyes.
Now that I saw the coins in the tray, I couldn't help but look at them carefully and think about them.
"I intend to establish a Mint Department, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Now that the Mint Furnace of the Construction Department has been completed, as long as there are enough spiritual stones, coins can be minted continuously..."
"Now the Construction Department has minted one million gold crystal coins, ten million silver crystal coins, and fifty million black crystal coins... Gu intends to promote these coins before the southern expedition."
Wang Jing expressed his thoughts.
In today's Huaijun prefectures and counties, the people at the bottom are still bartering and using food stamps instead of currency.
Food stamps can temporarily serve as currency, but they are very inconvenient to use.
This has seriously affected the economic development of Huaijun.
It is imperative to improve currency and issue crystal coins. The Southern Expedition was of great importance and would not end in a short time, so Wang Jing settled the matter before sending troops.
Shen Yi, Wang Guangyang and others looked at each other without objection.
"Your Majesty, the method of currency implementation should not be too tough. I suggest that it be trialled in Sihong now. After the people of Sihong accept it, it can be promoted to all major provinces!"
Shen Yi suggested.
Wang Jing smiled, he knew this without the other party reminding him, but he still showed approval on his face.
"You're right to remind me, let's try it out in Sihong first."
"By the way, the Ministry of Revenue and the grain stores under the royal family's name can first use crystal coins instead of grain stamps when collecting grain. When collecting taxes, the tax department officials are strictly ordered to implement it together. There are also the salaries of officials at all levels in the Huai Army. From now on, it will also be distributed in crystal coins!”
No one in the hall had any objections.
After all, the gold, silver, and black crystal coins that will be issued all contain spiritual energy and have value at all times. They are not Ming Dynasty treasure notes or Qing Dynasty banknotes.
As long as they have a certain ability to maintain value, the three types of coins can easily be promoted in various prefectures and counties and be accepted by both wealthy families and ordinary people.
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I came back late... I didn't finish the third update, so I'll make it up tomorrow.
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