The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 258

Three days later, all counties, counties and towns.

At this time, countless people gathered in the eight counties of Jingxiang.

There were many officials in charge of exchanging the new currency, soldiers in many places were also maintaining order, and many people exchanged most of their family money for the new currency.

"I, my house is worth 850 yuan."

A middle-aged burly man handed over the copper coins in his hand, with panic and reluctance in his eyes. As for the string of more than 800 five-baht coins, Cheng Liang wore them out one by one.

The official took it and started counting it. After a while, he picked up a pen and wrote the amount on the bamboo board, "Hey, take this to the side to get the new coins."

The strong man held the bamboo card, looking a little uneasy. Fortunately, it was organized by Zhang Xiu, otherwise it would be impossible for these common people to take out their family money.

After a while, the strong man took the new coins.

Looking at the brand new Huaxia coins, his uneasiness eased a little. There are more things printed on the Huaxia coins, and the weight is heavier than before.

Although he got new coins, he was still uneasy.

There are still many people who have this kind of thinking, because they don't know whether the current market recognizes this kind of coin, and if they don't recognize them, what should they do?
Thinking of this, most of the people went to the market at the same time after exchanging new coins. The market that could not be visited once a month or so in previous years was crowded with people at this time.

There are many vendors in the market.

There are also many shops, all of which are shouting.

But at this time, the streets were full of people.

Someone shouted: "Have you heard? There are hundreds of merchants in the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, led by the Mi family, and they all announced to the outside world that they should respond to the prime minister's new currency."

"Nowadays, all shops in the city prohibit the use of old coins, and all accept new coins, and all the things they sell can be bought with new coins cheaper than in the past."

In the streets and alleys, everyone is spreading the word.

Countless people who exchanged new coins looked at almost all the shops in the city, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce covers countless industries. If they approve, then the new coins will work.

For this reason, they smiled happily, and many of them went directly to the cloth shops to pull a few feet of cloth. Now Jingzhou cloth is cheap and good, and they can change a few new clothes for their families.

As for the stalls on the street, the vendors who were a little worried at first also accepted the new coins in a big way at this time, not for anything else, but because of their trust in Zhang Xiu.

For a while, the replacement rate of new coins increased by more than [-]%.

Sunset, will be in the mansion.

The flickering lights of the candles dispelled the darkness.

Under the hall, almost none of the civil and military officials went back to rest. These few days are very important to the whole Jingzhou, because the new currency has far-reaching influence, but once it is launched, the economic development will be controlled in their hands.

Looking at the Chinese book in his hand, Zhang Xiu had a smile on his face, and said loudly: "Okay, the Mi family's work this time really relieved us a lot of burden."

Although the Mi family would recognize the new currency no matter what, there is a big difference between active and passive, at least if they recognize it actively, the people will feel at ease.

Moreover, the Mi family not only recognized the new coins themselves, but also specially joined the entire chamber of commerce to declare their approval, and used the new coins to carry out a wave of promotional activities, which is simply a stroke of genius.

"My lord, the Mi family's move is very good and deserves a reward." Jia Xu also said with emotion, they didn't realize this at the first time, they didn't expect the Mi family to act directly.

"Anthracene!" Zhang Xiu nodded, "Come here, call Mi Zhu over here, he has helped a lot this time, and we must reward him."

"My lord, there are nearly 500 million people in Jingzhou, and there are more than 20 million people that can be counted in the daytime. So far, more than [-] billion Singapore dollars have been distributed."

"However, apart from the aristocratic families who favor us, many aristocratic families in Jingzhou are still waiting to see." Chen Qun said.

"Hehe, wait and see?" Zhang Xiu sneered, "Don't worry, when they want to exchange new currency later, let me block the flow of their funds and collect taxes."

"I want to see if they can issue certificates for so many assets. If they can't issue all of them, I will collect them according to commercial tax. If they don't want to, then ignore it."

Zhang Xiu said with a gloomy expression.

Now that the Son of Heaven is in his hands, and after the promotion of new coins, the lifeblood of that family is once again stuck in his hands. If they are disobedient, Zhang Xiu has a hundred ways to kill them.

Not long after, Mi Zhu strode over.

Looking at Zhang Xiu who was at the top, Mi Zhu didn't dare to be arrogant at all. Although he was his elder brother-in-law, Zhang Xiu was far superior to him in both talent and status.

Very respectful, he bowed and said: "Zhu has seen the prime minister, but I don't know why the prime minister summoned me late at night."

"You are welcome, Zizhong. You have done me a great favor this time. If you want anything, you can just say it. I will definitely do it as much as possible."

Zhang Xiu said very seriously.

The Mi family helped him deal with a lot of things, and now that the commercial tax is gradually increasing, sooner or later, the tax provided by the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce will be an objective income.

"The prime minister is serious. These are what I should do, and I dare not take credit for it." Mi Zhu quickly explained.

"Hey~, meritorious service is meritorious service, there is no need or should not. What are the difficulties recently? If there is a big answer, please tell me." Zhang Xiu said in a deep voice.

"Uh, this," Mi Zhu hesitated a little, "to tell you the truth, Zhu does have some difficulties at the moment and doesn't know how to deal with them."

"First, in several states in the Central Plains, because coins are widely circulated, the value of goods keeps rising. Cloth, salt, etc. are not easy to sell, and countless goods are backlogged."

"Secondly, there are limited roads to enter Yizhou. At present, there are merchants in Yizhou blocking it, so it is difficult to intervene. But now, cloth, rock salt, etc. can only be produced and sold by us, and the backlog of goods is serious."

"Thirdly, in the four prefectures of Hebei, there are relatively few wars, and the people's livelihood is far more prosperous than that of the Central Plains. However, Hebei is controlled by Yuan Shao, and the Zhen family relies on Yuan Shao."

"As far as I know, the daughter of the Zhen family has already made a marriage contract with Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, and the two agreed to get married after winter. It is even more impossible for our goods to enter Hebei."

"Nowadays, apart from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, only Xuzhou has a little bit of purchasing power. It is a problem for the people of Yan and Henan to eat, let alone buy cloth and other things."

Mi Zhu said a lot in one breath, and these were all things that bothered him.

His Mi family has been in business for generations, with nearly ten thousand servants, thousands of diners, and a fortune of hundreds of millions. He originally wanted to be an official, but after talking with Zhang Xiu several times, he went into business again.

Because Zhang Xiu told him that the top rich merchants in Jingzhou in the future will definitely not be merchants without status.It's just that the current situation makes him feel a little helpless.

"Hehe, Zizhong doesn't need to worry too much."

"First, since the price of goods is soaring, take the opportunity to make money in the country. Isn't there a shortage of food in the Central Plains? Then you can sell food, but only ask for gold, so you can make a lot of money."

"Secondly, Yizhou has the reputation of a land of abundance, and its purchasing power is amazing, whether it is the common people or the aristocratic family, so naturally it cannot be easily given up."

"You can send someone to secretly inform Zhang Song. This person has some status in Yizhou, and this person is greedy for money. As long as you give him some of the benefits, it's not a problem."

"Thirdly, the Zhen family in Hebei. This is a bit tricky. As far as I know, the Zhen family is also a family of merchants, with industries all over Hebei provinces and counties. It is understandable to resist you taking over Hebei."

"I'll figure it out." Zhang Xiu pondered.

Naturally, he knew the marriage contract between Zhen Mi and Yuan Xi. Although the history books did not clearly record the time, it is reasonable to say that it will be from this year to next year, but he did not expect it to be the beginning of winter.

As for Luoshen, he has been famous for a long time. Although he has not seen her face, he can see how beautiful this woman is just from Cao Pi entering Ye to making her queen.

You know, this woman was a remnant at that time, and her status was not very noble, so she was made a queen, obviously it was Cao Pi who was forced to see her for sex.

Zhang Xiu thought for a while, put this matter in his heart, and then said: "Zi Zhong, it's bitter cold in Youbei, and there is a lack of clothing and food."

"And our Jing and Yang sea ships have been improved many times, and can sail far along the coastal waters. They can carry cloth, Hufu, rock salt, etc. to Youbei, and exchange materials with Gongsundu, Wuhuan, and even Xianbei in Liaodong."

"For example, the ore in Youbei, the fur of animals, etc., open up the route of sailing and business, and reduce the backlog of goods, which will be of great benefit to Jingzhou."

Hearing Zhang Xiu's words, Mi Zhu nodded heavily, "My lord's words are reasonable, and Zhu will definitely make arrangements to implement them as soon as possible."

"Well, let's go down first!"

Zhang Xiu looked at Mi Zhu very seriously, the prosperity of Jingzhou in the future depends entirely on Mi Zhu.

"No!" Mi Zhu hurried away.

Following Mi Zhu's departure, Zhang Xiu chatted with everyone again, and also strode out of the mansion.

Walking on the icy stone road, feeling the night that was getting colder, Zhang Xiu exercised his muscles and bones, and was a little tired. At the same time, he was thinking about how to enter Hebei.

After all, you can make money only by becoming the master of Hebei.

"Ahem, my lord, the front is the place where Mrs. Gan lives, or else." Hu Che'er followed quietly, scratching his head and pursing his lips.

"Gan's?" In Zhang Xiu's mind, under the moonlight, next to the carriage, the figure of Mrs. Gan, who was as white as jade, was so alluring.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

He almost forgot if he didn't mention Gan's. He really thought there were still two small tasks that he hadn't completed, the task of the queen and the concubine, and the rewards for these two tasks were good.

Of course, the queen and concubine are also very good.

However, there are still requirements for the task, which is very annoying.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Xiu still said: "Hu'er, follow me to the palace, I have something to ask."

Hu Che'er didn't seem to hear what Zhang Xiu said, and looked at his boss with great admiration, tsk tsk, his boss is awesome, and he is going to the palace at night.

I guess I won't be able to come back tonight!
Just ask who else?
But in his opinion, the little boy of the Son of Heaven hasn't been crowned yet, and it's just a sigh of relief to keep the beauty.

"Ahem, Boss, do you need to bring someone?" Hu Che'er stared at his big Kazilan eyes, and said very hopefully.

"Eh!" Zhang Xiu looked at Hu Che'er speechlessly.

"Hey, I understand, I'll make arrangements now." Hu Che'er scratched his head, showing a knowing expression, and at the same time gave a few instructions to the guard behind him.

Zhang Xiu: "???"

arrange?Arrange something?
Zhang Xiu didn't pay attention to this person, but there was something in his mind that he needed to ask the emperor for help, and only the emperor could help with this matter.

Thinking about it, he strode towards the newly built palace in the city.

palace,

It's just a few palaces alone.

And at this time, a magnificent room.

In the back room, the sound of splashing water could be heard from time to time, as if someone was taking a bath.Outside, Liu Xie was holding a brocade cloth and writing on it.

"Hiss!" Liu Xie was in pain. In order to express his hatred, he actually wrote it with blood. At this time, he pierced his skin with a needle and wrote Zhang Xiu's guilt.

He had just arrived in Jingzhou, and he also heard that there were people in Jingzhou who dissatisfied with Zhang Xiu, and that Zhang Xiu had recently introduced new coins, turmoil in various places was inevitable.

Therefore, he wanted to take the opportunity to break away from the shackles of Zhang Xiu, unite with insiders and outsiders, and overthrow Zhang Xiu in one fell swoop, so that he can control Jingxiang, and he wants to be more welcomed by the aristocratic families in various places.

It's just that he has a wicked heart but no courage, or because of years of captivity, he is easily frightened.

After writing a few strokes, Liu Xie saw that he could no longer bleed.

Then he took out a little puppet from under the dragon couch. He had a ferocious face, and he stabbed it with a steel needle, each time piercing through the little man's head, and at the same time he kept muttering,

"Zhang Xiu, you will die badly."

"Zhang Xiu, I will never let you go."

"Zhang Xiu, let you imprison me. If I take power, I will be the first to execute you."

Every time a needle was inserted, Liu Xie would say something ferociously and somewhat ferociously, he was a little crazy, he hated, he hated Zhang Xiu for not assisting him wholeheartedly.

Although Zhang Xiu provided him with better things than Cao Cao, he hated Zhang Xiu even more than he hated Cao Cao.

However, if Zhang Xiu found out about this, he would die of laughter. If he could kill people by muttering behind his back, Zhang Xiu said that he would die countless times.

But at this time, only the sound came from outside the hall.

"Prime Minister Zhang, Your Majesty has already rested, you can't go in, you can't go in." The voice came from an old eunuch.

Liu Xie didn't listen too clearly, "Who is it?"

"Your Majesty, it's my minister. I have something important to announce." Zhang Xiu clasped his fists, and at the same time, he pushed open the door.

Liu Xie panicked immediately, and hurriedly put the blood book in his arms, ready to collect the doll, but it was too late, so he could only stuff it under his buttocks.

"Oh~,"

The ancient steel needles were not thin, and they were slender. Even though Liu Xie was kneeling, they still hit his buttocks, which was so sour.

"Yes, it's Aiqing." Liu Xie gasped, his face flushed, and he said in a trembling voice, "I don't know what Aiqing is doing here late at night?"

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Zhang Xiu had a suspicious look on his face, because Liu Xie was a little weird, and his sitting posture was rather strange, as if something had been stuck in it.

"No, it's okay!" Liu Xie forced himself to remain calm.

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Shou walked out slowly on lotus steps from behind the screen.

Her cheeks were slightly rosy, some of the ends of her hair were sticking to her cheeks because of being wet, perhaps because of the hasty dressing, some of her snow-white skin was exposed.

The palace attire is not an ordinary dress, but the chest is covered with brocade cloth, which is white and round, and there are even some water droplets on it that have not been wiped dry.

As for the white toes neatly arranged, without shoes, stepping on the wooden board, they just looked at each other like this.

"Uh, this!" Zhang Xiu twitched the corner of his mouth.

Damn, who can stand this?Just got out of the shower?Maybe I was anxious to get dressed and come out after hearing my own voice, for fear that something embarrassing would happen.

But I have to say, with Fushou's figure and capital, it is really extraordinary to be a queen.

(End of this chapter)