Chapter 2952: Sneaking into the night with the wind, the moon turns into a moon shell
Compared with Liu Xie, who was a little confused and changed the script a little, and only knew how to pronounce 1, 2, 3, 4, Xun Yu, an experienced actor, after thinking for a while, he finally understood what was going on. It''s over.
?Although this was slightly different from what he originally planned, it was generally considered to have accomplished the goal.
After the court meeting, Xun Yu usually went to the Prime Minister''s Mansion to give a brief explanation to Cao Pi.
The reason why it is slightly is because Xun Yu knew that it would be beneficial to have a closer relationship with Cao Pi, but he could not get too close...
??It''s not that Xun Yu discovered any problem with Cao Pi''s character at that moment, but that Xun Yu, as Cao Cao''s adviser at the moment, was not Cao Pi''s minister. If you show kindness, then there will be no problem, but if you are too close, Lao Cao will definitely not be happy.
"Your Majesty," Cao Pi''s attitude seemed to be particularly sincere today, "Please enlighten me, your Majesty, why... in the court, there were so many slanders in the past few days, but now it has become what it is now?" 』
Cao Pi couldn''t understand. Before this, he was still shouting and killing. It seemed that the emperor, officials, and even the common people were all giggling about Cao Cao, saying that Cao Cao was old and confused, and that he was doing things inappropriately and that. They were not thorough, or they were secretly talking about how the Xiahou family of the Cao family seized power and bullied the weak. Anyway, basically from top to bottom, there were not many people who said good things about Cao Cao. How come after Cao Cao expressed his resignation? Even if the limelight turns around immediately, it means that Prime Minister Cao has worked hard, it is not easy for Prime Minister Cao, and Prime Minister Cao has made great contributions?
Just because Ren Jun was "assassinated", so everyone is afraid?
So easy to use?
Is it that simple?
?So, in the future, whenever officials cause trouble, they can be "assassinated" once?
Cao Pi felt it was necessary to ask and find out.
Xun Yu pondered for a moment, "Officials and officials serve the king." Juzhong also. 』
『Hiss…』Cao Pi felt a toothache. He had been talking for a while before, but now he’s doing this again? !
久久久赐你的熟女也。 ” Cao Pi left his seat and bowed to Xun Yu without saying a word.
Xun Yu was startled. This guy didn''t act according to common sense! So he stood up quickly, avoided being greeted, and knelt down to return the courtesy.
??Cao Pi had a look on his face, "Your Majesty!" I am dull by nature and have read very little... Please tell me in more detail! The boy is polite here! 』
"Huh..." Xun Yu had no choice but to return the favor again and said that it was his fault. He would definitely explain it in detail in the future and would not embarrass the prince again.
Xun Yu really didn’t mean it.
In his opinion, it is very straightforward to say this.
??The sentences used in Lu''s Spring and Autumn Period may have been a little "unconventional", but just now Xun Yu was talking about Shu Wen Jie Zi''s sentences! Isn''t this a simple and simple text that all nobles must read thoroughly since childhood and be able to recite it backwards and forwards?
?? Cao Pi was impatient. He subconsciously felt that it sounded troublesome, so he thought Xun Yu was going in circles again, so he acted faster than his mind, without even thinking about it. Otherwise, if Cao Pi really had to calm down and think carefully, he would not be unable to remember where Xun Yu''s words came from...
After all, in Han Dynasty, this is a reading material for primary school students.
?Of course, it is also possible that Cao Pi felt that it would be easier to pay homage than to think about it.
“Your Majesty, have you ever remembered what I said before about the situation in Shandong that “it is better to buy than to build”? 』
??Cao Pi nodded, "Is this also related?" 』
Xun Yu nodded, "It''s just like the hussar crossbow that assassinated Zhonglang... It was originally obtained from merchants at a high price, but we were still proud of ourselves, thinking that it was because of the lax control under the hussar rule... Now that I think about it, it was completely a trick..."
At first, some elite equipment and the like could be smuggled from the Hussar workshop. Many Shandong people secretly laughed at Hussar for being a fool, and his workshop was just a sieve. But after he got used to the Hussar equipment...
You must know that war, well, even if it is not a war, there is a probability of damage to these weapons when used daily. However, Shandong thinks that everything is good from Changan, and it is better to purchase it than to make it yourself. When something goes wrong, it will look at it with two eyes. Stared, and then the Shandong nobles who had been mocking Chang''an and ridiculing the Hussars all just shrank their heads and closed their mouths, pretending that they had never said it before.
?These gentry children like to laugh at Chang''an Fei Qian, and naturally they also enjoy ridiculing Cao Cao in Xu County.
It’s just that it’s as difficult as climbing to the sky to make these Shandong nobles take responsibility for their words.
Just like those people who ridiculed the Husbands that this policy is not working and that the system is outdated. They are either imitating the Spring and Autumn Period or imitating the ancient times. They are nothing more than this and that. All kinds of gentry children who looked down on them now know that these systems and laws are powerful. He immediately changed his tone and said that Fei Qian was doing whatever was wrong and corrupting the legal system of his ancestors.
This is what Xun Yu means. Such officials may seem to have many people, but they are actually useless...
??The original meaning of the word "guan" in ancient oracle bone inscriptions was originally just a house where authority was placed.
It’s nothing more than a dead thing.
How an official is, whether he is good or bad, is not measured by external things, not by the crown on his head or the robes on his body, but by looking at the person and observing his words and deeds.
?Now these gentry sons suddenly changed their tone, from opposing Cao Cao to supporting Cao Cao, is it any wonder?
?Seeing that Ren Jun was "really" assassinated, someone might die, so just kill fellow Taoist. Pindao supports Prime Minister Cao!
Being a saint in front of others is just a ghost behind others.
Cao Pi somewhat understood, but also nodded confusedly.
Understanding people''s hearts is a big project. Judging from Cao Pi''s current skills, it is naturally somewhat inadequate.
When Xun Yu saw this, he did not force it. Instead, he changed the topic and began to explain to Cao Pi why he designed it like this and why he wanted to get the current situation...
Shandong is a land with a large population.
Hundred means a mob.
?Especially in Shandong, there are too many people who think they are smart people, know everything, and especially like to chatter. This trend reached its peak during the Yuedan Criticism period. Although it has been suppressed to some extent now, there are still many remnants and endless poison.
?Under such circumstances, if you want to unify your thoughts and make these Shandong people at least superficially consistent with Cao Cao, it really can''t be done by holding two court meetings and issuing an announcement. And there are some people, the more official the requirements are, the more these people want to show their wisdom, deliberately do the opposite, say sarcastic things, do contradictory things, or at least stand aside and sneer...
Now, Cao Cao is looking for a war. If he really wants to start a fight, he must concentrate on it and have no distractions. Therefore, he must first let these people automatically adjust to a unified direction.
It is better to have forced, even superficial unity than not to be able to maintain even a superficial unity...
There is another very important factor.
No money.
Thanks to some of the measures initiated by Fei Qian in the Han Dynasty, not only did Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others in Chang''an have a deeper understanding of economic development, social progress, and technological improvement, etc. , also affected Shandong, forcing Xun Yu and others to learn and change.
??It''s just that Xun Yu still has many things that he doesn''t understand, and it''s not very clear, but he can still do it with a little explanation to Cao Pi...
Of course, if you have a middle school education in later generations and have studied politics and economics, you will generally be able to understand something. For example, what Xun Yu and Cao Pi are explaining now is actually talking about the issue of coinage rights.
??This is a blunt knife, and it caused Shandong a lot of pain at the moment, but there was nothing he could do.
Ever since the five-baht coin was corrupted by Dong Zhuo and was scorned nationwide... Well, in fact, it is not only Dong Zhuo''s credit, but also those who want to take advantage of the rampant bad money to dig out the ground of their homes or smash it. The Shandong gentry who enshrined bronze tripod statues in their ancestral temples and minted private money also took advantage of the original currency system of the Han Dynasty and took advantage of it, which eventually led to the complete collapse of the Han Dynasty coins.
Obviously, as long as human society develops forward, it is impossible to get rid of commodity transactions.
Especially in China, a country with multiple terrains, multiple ethnic groups, water and soil distribution, high and low altitudes, and large differences in products, the circulation and trading of commodities are the instinctive needs of the overall development of society, and are not just a few laws or laws. By suppressing businessmen to the lowest level, they can be completely contained.
Wealth is often described as flowing water, which means that it will find low-lying areas on its own, and then fill them up, just like the responsibilities and obligations that should have been borne by the court. As a result, the court failed to do so, and naturally there was gray among the people, and even Black power performs the same filling.
Without Fei Qian, Cao Cao, who occupied Yanzhou, Jizhou, Yuzhou, and the land of Qingxu, would have owned a large amount of land, and these lands would once again bring the Three Kingdoms back to the track of farming to determine victory or defeat. This left the emperors of all subsequent dynasties with the wrong understanding that everything was determined by farming and fighting. But it is obvious that farming and war are not the whole society.
??As Fei lurked in Chang''an and did not rush to attack Shandong, but pulled the big man to run on another road, the importance of money, or currency, slowly began to appear.
Shandong began to fall into Fei Qian''s trade network, and once it fell into it, the obstacle to getting up was not just as simple as "buying is worse than making".
In the Shandong area, they were not so cooperative at first, nor were they willing to join Fei Qian''s trade network. However, as the most powerful consumer group in the Han Dynasty, the huge population base was like a snowball rolling down from the top of the mountain. Once it''s moving, it''s very difficult to brake.
?Especially with the opening of the Western Region, a large trade route ran from west to east.
The snowball is getting bigger and faster.
"If we can defeat the goods from the Western Regions..." Xun Yu said in a deep voice, "We can prepare for this battle for a while, but now we can only...have to fight." Things from the Western Regions are of great value. Although they are very exquisite, prosperous and beautiful, but... a farmer working on a hundred acres in a year can only get a hundred stones, and several years of hard work is not as good as a golden pot in the Western Regions..."
?The price of the Western Region has doubled, but some people still flock to it. Some people even sell the Western Region goods they purchased before and sell them second-hand. They make a lot of money over time and happily share their business acumen.
What a good mind!
Xun Yu sometimes wants to open these guys’ heads to see what’s inside...
??Cao Pi asked: "Then why can''t we cut off the goods from the Western Regions?" 』
Xun Yu didn’t say anything, but turned his eyes slightly.
??Cao Pi followed Xun Yu''s gaze and saw a complete set of gold and silver utensils placed on the side of the hall. The patterns are gorgeous and complex, and they are inlaid with shining gems, making them a specialty of the Western Regions.
"This..." Cao Pi remembered that this set of drinking utensils was his father''s favorite, and he had hosted a banquet for guests before.
Cao Pi was also accompanying him and had a few drinks.
Put wine with ice fish in it, the taste is simply...
?Okay, Cao Pi admitted that he asked a stupid question.
"The more goods are traded, the more coins are required. The more goods are exchanged with the Western Regions, the more money is needed for hussars..." Xun Yu sighed slightly, "Everyone in the world knows that hussars'' money is good, and everyone wants to use it." , so now the five-baht coin has disappeared from the market..."
"Isn''t there any way to ban hussar money?" ” asked Cao Pi.
Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said, "It is forbidden to use it. It is simple to say that it is just an edict." It''s just that... the prince thinks that if this edict of prohibition is issued, it will be beneficial to the lord? Is it a loss? 』
?That’s right, coins, aren’t they legal tender?
?Then change a law and stipulate that instead of using Qiaoqi money, five baht coins must be used, or money minted by Cao himself. Wouldn''t that be the end of the matter? That''s what Cao Pi thought, but soon he understood what Xun Yu meant, and his face began to look ugly. He turned red with anger, but he didn''t know what to say or how to vent it. He just sat there. while breathing heavily.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
???Cao Cao, or with the Cao family and the Xiahou family, even if they are willing to bear the consequences of temporarily discontinuing the use of hussar money and returning to the state of barter, are the other Shandong nobles willing? Will these people follow in Cao Cao''s footsteps, or will they think this is a great opportunity to make money and not miss it?
Ant nests and mouse barns are blooming everywhere. The financial dam that Cao Cao worked so hard to build will collapse in a short time.
??The advantage is that all the local gentry and big families will be taken away. The negative consequences will be borne by the people of Shandong. As for the blame, of course, Mr. Cao will bear the blame alone.
When public dissatisfaction boils over, who will calm it down?
??If Cao Cao does not want to retreat, he must hand over his important advisers, then...
Who could it be?
Cao Pi was silent.
Xun Yu was also silent.
Of course, this does not mean that all the Qiusi money is a bad thing, because the increase in trade and the circulation of coins have also brought an increase in the volume of transactions in Shandong, making Shandong also economically prosperous, but this also means that the Cao Cao regime The country''s finance and economy became increasingly dependent on Feiqian''s coin input from Chang''an.
?Especially in Shandong, there is a lack of silver and gold minerals. Gold and silver are undoubtedly much more valuable than copper coins, and Fei Qian has gold and silver mines...
Feiqian took advantage of the exchange rate difference between luxury goods and gold, silver and copper to replace a large number of Shandong''s raw materials and Shandong''s low value-added goods. Through a bachelor''s degree in agriculture and a bachelor''s degree in engineering, as well as a series of technological updates, Feiqian selectively exported half of Shandong''s raw materials to Shandong. Forced Shandong to carry out technological reforms and develop its economy, it also made the Qiusi gold, silver and copper coins successfully penetrate into all aspects of the current Han Dynasty, becoming a noose wrapping around the entire Shandong economy.
Even though Xun Yu didn’t understand what monetary rights were, he instinctively sensed something was wrong. Unfortunately, he noticed it too late...
??If the Qiusi coins cannot flow in as before, Shandong will soon fall into a situation where there is no money available, and then the entire Shandong social economy will experience deflation, and then a serious economic crisis will break out.
? To give an immediate question, in Shandong, the salaries of officials have gradually evolved from physical to monetary.
Xu County is undoubtedly the place with the largest concentration of officials in Shandong.
When Liu Xie first arrived in Xu County, the economy was very poor at that time. Officials were given grain directly for their expenses, and the official received a certain amount of grain. However, with the addition of bachelors of agriculture and bachelors of engineering sent by Fei Qian, Shandong''s grain production recovered rapidly. Soon, food prices began to fall, and many officials did not want physical food that was easy to fluctuate and had varying quality, but wanted to pay directly.
This is actually the same as in later corporate companies. Employees are more willing to pay directly instead of taking home a bunch of blue moon shells produced in unknown places...
Although the move from barter to monetization was a social progress and promoted the economic prosperity of Shandong, people in Shandong, whether Cao Cao or Xun Yu and Guo Jia, did not understand what inflation was. Nor did they realize that the prices of daily necessities such as grain and cloth would rise in the long run, but the salaries of Han officials were not adjusted accordingly.
In other words, as the old saying goes, prices are rising but wages are not.
?Hence, a dilemma.
You are not happy when you give them food, and you are also not happy when you give them money.
After Feiqian regained the Western Regions, he accelerated the volume of trade and greatly increased the circulation of currency. Economic problems soon turned into political problems.
Seeing that there are more and more good things, but the salary is always so pitiful, what should I do?
Eating chaffy vegetables honestly, while watching others eat meat and drink peach wine?
How is it possible?
The result can only be that officials either seek rent for power and engage in corruption, or they increase exploitation and strip away the land. As a result, the atmosphere and efficiency of Shandong''s officialdom, which were originally not very good, are all declining visibly to the naked eye.
As a counselor, limited by the perspective of the times, Xun Yu had to try his best to find a solution in the face of an increasingly bad situation, but his solution was limited to the "physics department" level.
"The Hussar''s money is increasing day by day, and we are reducing it," Xun Yu said in a low voice, "If one day... the Hussar cuts off the exchange of coins, or changes the currency and uses it... then... Therefore, this battle is inevitable... The battle against Chang''an, if If the enemy can decide the outcome in one battle, then such disasters can be avoided. The Han Dynasty can be extended naturally, and the merits of the Lord can be immortalized in the world. 』
This is naturally the most ideal result.
??Cao Pi nodded, then pondered for a long time, and asked softly, "Then if you can''t get it from above... what''s the gain?" 』
Take its foundry. ”
"So..." Cao Pi hesitated, not daring to ask.
Xun Yu also fell silent again.
The autumn wind whistled outside the hall, bringing with it a rusty smell.
(End of this chapter)