Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Hu Quan opened the curtains, looked around, and couldn't help asking: "Chang'an has changed a lot in the past few years."

Zhang Chong immediately took over the conversation and said, "Has Prefect Hu stayed in Chang'an before?"

"Stayed a few years ago."

"There are more and more people in Chang'an City. Since the opening of Jingzhao College, many factories have been built, and many business companies have also been established. The Dangxiang people, Uyghurs and Tubo people in the northwest all want to come to Chang'an."

"How long have you been doing inspections?"

"Just took office last year."

"How's the law and order in Chang'an?"

"It's not good, and it's not bad. After all, the chief manufacturing department is here, and those young people don't dare to be presumptuous, but there is no shortage of playboys anywhere."

Hu Quan knew in his heart that the people of Jingzhao Mansion were tough, but the imperial court set up Dajun Town here. Naturally, many logistics offices and civil affairs offices were indispensable. When there are more officials, there are more things to do.

His return this time is not just as simple as the magistrate, Zhao Guan's family wants to revitalize Chang'an from the perspective of people's livelihood.

After all, after the recovery of Xixia, the frontier has moved far north, and the function of Jingzhao Mansion will no longer be the command center of the Song Xia front.

By that time, Chang'an will probably become a very important city on the land Silk Road again.

At this moment, some noise suddenly came from the front.

I saw a young man running out of the crowd suddenly, running towards this side desperately.

A dozen or so people chased after him desperately.

When the young man ran here, he disturbed Hu Quan's horse. The horse panicked, and the carriage also jolted.

Fortunately, the groom's skills in controlling the horse were superb, and the horse stabilized quickly.

And the dozen or so people also caught up with the young man and pressed him to the ground.

"Run away! Straight mother is a thief! Why don't you still owe me the money! Call me!"

Those individuals immediately punched and kicked the youth.

"Stop!" Zhang Chong immediately yelled, "Dare to hit someone in broad daylight!"

The dozen or so people immediately judged from Zhang Chong's clothes that he was a patrol inspector, and quickly stopped.

A big man said: "This Shangguan, this man owes us money."

"You can't hit people if you owe money, follow me back to the Yamen!"

"We are members of Tsing Yi Club."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chong said, "What's wrong with the Tsing Yi Club, the Tsing Yi Club can't beat people in the street, get out!"

"Farewell!" Seeing Zhang Chong go down the steps, everyone immediately left in desperation.

The young man got up and suddenly knelt down in front of Zhang Chong: "Shangguan, make the decision for us!"

"Do you owe them money?"

"My father owed it, and there was no money to pay it back. They killed my whole family."

"No evidence, do you have evidence?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, and I am the proof!"

"This..." Zhang Chong became embarrassed, and the Tsingyi Club was not easy to mess with.

Hu Quan lifted the curtain of the car and called Zhang Chong.

Zhang Chong briefly explained the situation, and Hu Quan said: "Take him to the magistrate's yamen first, and I will go to the general system department to visit Zhang Xianggong, and then return to the yamen in the afternoon to deal with this matter."

"Prefect Hu, Tsingyi Club is not easy to mess with, the relationship is complicated."

"I, Hu Quan, are even more difficult to mess with." Hu Quan laughed.

Chapter 1014 Currency Crisis (Part [-])

Back then, Hu Quan fought in a tavern in Tokyo City, which alarmed Zhao Guan's family, and finally the Secretary of the Imperial City came out to settle the matter.

Hu Quan had no one to back him up, so he didn't dare to say such things in Chang'an.

Tsing Yi Society sounds like a private usury, but don't forget that the imperial court has been cracking down on private usury these years.

Dare to be so arrogant in Chang'an City, there is no one behind it is impossible.

Before Hu Quan came here, he had heard that the previous prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture was reported and impeached because of his involvement in private usury, and was finally dismissed, his home was ransacked, and he was exiled in the Hehuang area.

Hu Quan came to Shaanxi to promote banknote payment a few years ago, and then he was transferred back to Jingnan West Road, and he was transferred back this time.

His visit this time is not as simple as knowing Jingzhao Mansion.

Zhang Chong responded, and took the man back first.

Hu Quan first visited Zhang Jun.

"See Zhang Xianggong."

"Long time no see, Bangheng."

"Yes, it's been five years."

"Has it been five years?"

"Five years." Hu Quan said.

Zhang Jun thought for a while and said, "It's been ten years since I came to the Northwest, how time flies!"

"There is Zhang Xianggong in the northwest, so these years have been worry-free."

"Bangheng beat me too."

In fact, Zhang Jun has been walking on thin ice these years.

He is no longer the Zhang Jun who tossed about in the Northwest in the second year of Jingkang.

In ten years, a lot has changed.

A privy minister stayed in the Northwest for ten years, which had never happened in the Song Dynasty.

But having said that, there are very few people in Song Dynasty who have served as prime minister for more than ten years. Hasn't Zhao Ding still been prime minister?

As a qualified emperor, he cannot allow important ministers to stay in one position all the time.

But the Song Dynasty from the first year of Jingkang to the 11th year of Jingkang is really too special.

Zhang Jun knew very well in his heart that the government was restructured, internal strife continued, and foreign enemies were all around.

Zhao Guan's family needs people in key positions to be stable so that the overall situation will not collapse, so he can stay for ten years.

But that doesn't mean it's still the same.

The old generals in the northwest have long since withered, and the new famous generals of the Song Dynasty have risen one after another.

Eighty percent of the empire's capable troops are distributed in the border areas, and only the Pingjap Army and Gongsheng Army of the Sixth Army of the Emperor stay in Gyeonggi.

This runs counter to the strategy of "strong stems and weak branches" adopted by the founding of the Song Dynasty.

He, Zhang Jun, was in command of the Sixth Route Military Administration back then, and Zhao Gou came to the northwest later, which was a sign that the imperial court was not at ease with him.

That being the case, is the imperial court at ease with other border towns?

Yue Fei was in charge of Hebei Lianglu, Han Shizhong was in charge of Liaodong, Wu Jie was in charge of Hedong, and Wu Lin was in Annan.

At this time, Fan Zongyin, who was still on the border of Dali, had already started advocating the decentralization of border towns in order to seek border affairs.

Is such a military structure very similar to the distribution of forces in the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty?

Then Li Longji is a master of the emperor's power and tactics. He is scheming and calculating.

People in the 21st century believe that he did not guard against An Lushan, which led to the Anshi Rebellion.

But in fact, he guards against every Jiedushi and makes them hinder each other.

From the perspective of politicians and military strategists, An Lushan has absolutely no strength to rebel, because it is impossible to succeed, and Li Longji, who is smart and rational, thinks so.

But An Lushan was against him.

why?

Because in addition to being people who can weigh and think, people are also animals that are influenced by primitive impulses.

How could someone like Zhang Jun not study history?

The military and political development pattern of the Song Dynasty has a trend of becoming the Tang Dynasty, and he, the Shaanxi general system, is the most dazzling one.

Hu Quan was suddenly transferred to Shaanxi again, and Zhang Jun knew his role.

Hu Quan said: "The next official came back this time. He is called the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. In fact, he is in charge of handing over money in the northwest, and this matter will involve the next incident of cutting Xia."

"Your Majesty is far-sighted. Recently, I am also worried about this matter. If there is a war, the Xixia people will take the opportunity to sneak in to pay the banknotes and exchange them for a large amount of copper coins. It will be terrible."

If this happens, it will inevitably cause people to go to the bank to queue up to exchange copper coins.

This battle has not yet started, and the financial crisis in the Northwest broke out first, so it would be really a joke.

You know, when the financial crisis comes, the most frightening thing is the shaking of people's hearts.

The hearts of the people in the Northwest are fluctuating, and the market is unstable. How can the front line fight with peace of mind?

Zhang Jun continued: "The army of Yinzhou, as well as the generals of Linzhou and Fugu are all ready, and the troops of Huanqing Road and Jingyuan Road are also listening to orders at any time. You have to start dealing with the bank immediately."

"Zhang Xianggong reminded me that this matter is indeed a bit tricky. I am a dull official. I don't know what Zhang Xianggong has to say. Please enlighten me."

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "I am in charge of military and political affairs, and I know nothing about banks. How can I help you? You have to do it yourself."

Hu Quan sighed and said, "What I want is to announce the suspension of the exchange of banknotes for copper coins until next year."

"That's all you can do."

"Zhang Xianggong knows that once the bank announces that the banknotes cannot be exchanged for copper coins, some people will inevitably take out the privately hidden copper coins and sell them at a high price, resulting in the depreciation of the banknotes. "

"What's even more frightening is that rich people will buy a large number of antique calligraphy and paintings, medicinal materials, and real estate to preserve their value before the rapid depreciation of their banknotes, and then sell them after the crisis. The gap between the rich and the poor has widened."

Zhang Jun asked, "Bang Heng, where did you come up with these ideas?"

"Didn't Zhang Xianggong read Your Majesty's "General Theory of Money?"

Zhang Jun smiled wryly and said, "It's true that I haven't read it."

Hu Quan's face was sad: "Your Majesty is farsighted, thinking about what others can't think about, and worrying about what others can't worry about. He is really a rare sage king through the ages."

He continued: "You don't know that once the banknote crisis occurs, the poor are the worst. They do nothing and lose at least half of their wealth."

"However, the amount of money handed over has not increased, so how can it depreciate?"

"Currency is credit. When the exchange of reserve currency is stopped, the people will question the credit of the banknote. Once the credibility of the public is lost, no one can afford it." Hu Quan said, "It will inevitably lead to collective panic, and His Majesty is very concerned about people's livelihood Take it seriously, otherwise I won’t be allowed to go to Shaanxi to handle this matter.”

Zhang Jun said: "Bang Heng, I don't know much about the money transfer you mentioned, and I am also very unfamiliar with Your Majesty's "General Theory of Currency". However, you can't have both, and the harm between the two powers is the lesser."

"What does Zhang Xianggong mean by this?"

"We have frequent business and trade with Xixia. This expedition against Xia will inevitably cause losses to some private commercial companies, but we can only let them bear it first, and tell them that after they succeed in defeating Xia, they will have double returns, and the folk reputation you mentioned The crisis and the depreciation of banknotes may be difficult to avoid in the turmoil of the war. From the overall point of view, we can only end the war as soon as possible to minimize the loss."

Chapter 1015 The Eighth Song-Xia War Begins (Second Update)

In fact, Zhang Jun said that it was a bit too much to endure.

During the war, the imperial court had a greater demand for supplies, and the imperial court could expand domestic demand in a short period of time by purchasing them.

However, in a war, someone has to pay the bill in the end.

After all, so much money was spent and so many people died.

Who pays the bill?

the defeated side.

So Zhang Jun's core meaning is that if you win the battle, and win it quickly, the problems you Hu Quan mentioned are all minor problems, and you can quickly fill the currency belt by expanding business abroad and recycling Xixia resources. coming crisis.

Hu Quan thought for a while, stood up and saluted, and said, "One word from Zhang Xianggong will enlighten the next official."

Zhang Jun waved his hands with a smile and said, "I don't understand currency, I just look at it from the perspective of war."

The two chatted for a while, before Hu Quan left, he suddenly asked: "By the way, Mr. Zhang, have you heard of Tsingyi Club?"

"Tsing Yi Club? I seem to have heard someone mention it as a trading company?" Zhang Jun asked.

"Nothing, I will take my leave first."

Military and political officials like Zhang Jun are usually busy with a lot of affairs, so it would be nice to see him.