[Comprehensive] Number of Merry

Although Sima Zhi's family has no surplus money and never buys property, he is the one who is the most expert in economics under Wang Lang's tent.After getting Zhuge Liang's "On Money Scarcity", Sima Zhi was very surprised, and directly recommended the article to Wang Lang, and strongly recommended Zhuge Liang to be an official.

Wang Lang read it through and found that Zhuge Liang was very clear about the evolution of the currency system of the Han Dynasty and the previous expositions on it. The phenomenon quoted by Jia Yi of the Western Han Dynasty, "The money of evil is proliferating, and the money of righteousness is dying." The law of bad money driving out good money proposed by Director of Mint Gresham.Although concepts such as zero-sum game and inflation are not clearly mentioned, the same meaning is reflected between the lines.

"The great sage called by the ancients by analogy, is he talking about Kong Ming?"

Wang Lang was more surprised than Sima Zhi. After reading it once, he read it again and couldn't put it down.

If it's just to reveal the phenomenon, then forget it.The point is that Zhuge Liang proposed a series of measures, most of which are practical and feasible based on Wang Lang and Sima Zhi's views on economics and their experience in politics.

Tasting it for a long time, Wang Lang couldn't help thinking of the good story of visiting the thatched cottage three times in history. In fact, Zhuge Liang's Longzhong is not only telling Liu Bei that you can get three points in the world by doing this, but also telling Liu Bei that I have a way to help you achieve the goal of three points in the world. !This is the key!

Calculating the time, this year Zhuge Liang is also 15 years old. According to the ancient calculation method of imaginary age, he is 16 years old. It is rare for a 12-year-old to become a prime minister, but there are quite a few teenagers who become officials. A 16-year-old is in between, so you can try to enlist them.

With this in mind, Wang Lang wrote a letter himself and sent an envoy to bring it to Zhuge Liang.With her current status, one envoy is enough to enlist a scholar like Zhuge Liang whose reputation has not yet flowed out of the state and county. Besides, Guanzhong Weiping, writing a letter in person is enough to show how much she attaches importance to Zhuge Liang.

Ten days later, Wang Lang received a reply letter from Zhuge Liang, implying that he was not perfect in his studies and would have to study for two more years.Zhuge Liang seemed to be impressed by the envoy who did not enlist anyone but only brought back letters, and spoke good things for Zhuge Liang in a roundabout way.

Wang Lang waved his hand to express his understanding, and suppressed the matter.

Pei Qian, who heard about this from Wang Can, said with emotion to Sima Zhi: "He is actually a national scholar."

Sima Zhi was puzzled: "Why?"

Pei Qian expressed emotion: "The general's subordinates are mainly divided into two factions, Nanyang and Ruying, and others are close ministers and pure ministers who are neither group nor party. I heard that Zhuge Kongming's father had an old relationship with Liu Mu, and his elder sister married Kuai Qi, my second sister is married to Pang Shanmin, and she is also engaged to Huang Chengyan's daughter. The traces of the Xiangyang family are very heavy. If you take this time to establish your status and prestige in Xiangyang, and then return to the general's command two years later, you can do it The representative of the Xiangyang faction coordinated the relationship between Nanyang and Xiangyang. Two years later, it happened that the progress of the general’s northern line became clearer, and he was faced with the complicated situation of integrating forces with Liu Mu in Xiangyang. The identity of the representative of the Xiangyang faction mediates the balance between the two sides, so he can establish his position under the general's command in one fell swoop, with such a keen and long-term vision, isn't it the talent of a national scholar?"

Sima Zhi was not interested in this topic, so he listened to Pei Qian's words in a face-saving manner, picked up his pen and went on with his business.

Wang Lang entrusted him with the work of handling the copper coins and copper products confiscated in the Guanzhong area, and ordered him to produce a report within one month.Sima Zhi originally had a vague idea, but after reading Zhuge Liang's strategy and theory, his idea took shape, and he began to consider specific policies.

At the same time, Jingzhou businessmen who heard the news poured into Guanzhong one after another. Some of them tried to inquire about the news from Sima Zhi to grasp the policy trends in advance for profit, and the other part tried to influence Sima Zhi to make the policy biased towards themselves.

The lack of copper in Jingzhou is no longer a secret, and bartering is a big bad policy for businessmen. These people know that the metal reserves in Guanzhong are closely related to the upcoming New Deal and their property. Come out, there are quite a lot of supernatural powers among them.

However, Sima Zhi was known for his innocence and integrity, and he would not buy anything from these people, and directly moved his office into the barracks to prevent harassment.The businessmen bumped into a wall at Sima Zhi's place, and turned to Dong Zhao to intercede.In terms of official position, Dong Zhao is higher than Sima Zhi. In terms of relationship, Dong Zhao is the uncle of Sima Zhi's wife. With such a double identity, Sima Zhi should give him some face, right?

As a result, Dong Zhao, who was always talkative, was also afraid of Sima Zhi, and refused to intercede with his niece and son-in-law.Seeing that the road was blocked, the nimble businessmen turned their ideas on Zhuge Liang.Previously, they had read Zhuge Liang's "On Money Scarcity" and learned that Wang Lang and Sima Zhi appreciated the article, and they knew that Zhuge Liang's suggestion was very important to them, so they They mobilized contacts one after another to lobby Zhuge Liang.

Several relatives of Zhuge's family are all rich in Xiangyang, and with the big merchants in Jingzhou, there is me in you, and you in me, breaking the relationship between bones and tendons.Moreover, businessmen are well-informed and have all kinds of strange reasons and methods. Although Zhuge Liang is resourceful, he still hides quite awkwardly. I can't help laughing when I think of it.

But in any case, the economic problem came to an end for the time being, and Wang Lang was able to concentrate on military issues.

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At the beginning, when Wang Lang was stationed in Luoyang, Zhang Ji took the opportunity to lead an army from Guanzhong into the border of Jingzhou. He was defeated by Wenpin, who was left to guard Nanyang, and died of an arrow shot.Wang Lang ordered to take in and surrender. Zhang Ji's subordinates were overjoyed when they found out, and all of them sincerely surrendered.Zhang Ji's nephew, Jianzhong General Zhang Xiu, took over the army and put it under the control of Wang Lang.

General Duan Yan of Ning Ji was the younger brother of Duan Jiong, the Taiwei of Emperor Ling, and he was not in the same way as Li Jue and Guo Si.Duan Yan was stationed in Huayin County, Hongnong County. He attached great importance to the development of agriculture and restrained the army from harassing the people, so the local people could live and work in peace and contentment.The Son of Heaven drove into Huayin, and Duan Yan welcomed Emperor Xian into the military camp with grand etiquette, but the servant Zhong Ji framed Duan Yan for colluding with Guo Si because of personal grievances, Taiwei Yang Biao tried his best to defend Duan Yan, but Dong Cheng and Yang Ding both instigated the frame-up , the emperor believed it to be true, and slept in the south of Daonan instead of entering Duan Yao's barracks.

Yang Ding attacked Duan Yao, but he could not conquer it for more than ten days, but Duan Yao still provided meals for the emperor and his party as usual, and served all the officials, until the emperor left, he never had any dissatisfaction.

Xuanwei General Jia Xu handed over Yinshou after the emperor left Chang'an, and went to Huayin to join his fellow villager Duan Yao.

Jia Xu was well-known, and Duan Yao's lieutenant generals admired him very much, and Duan Yao treated him very courteously.Jia Xu went to Zhang Xiu in secret, and someone said to him, "Duan Wei treats you so well, where are you going?" Now the courteous treatment is considerate, but you can’t rely on it for a long time, and you will be killed in the future. After I leave, he must be very happy, and hope that I will help him outside, and he will definitely treat my wife and children preferentially. There are no counselors in Zhang Xiujun, and he is willing. If you get me, then my family and I will be safe.” Jia Xu then went to Zhang Xiu’s army, Zhang Xiu respected him very much and regarded himself as a junior.Duan Yao really treated Jia Xu's family very preferentially.

At this time, Wang Lang attacked Yang Feng, Han Xian and others who wanted to hold the emperor hostage in Henan. The war was coming to an end. Hearing that Jia Xu had defected to Zhang Xiu, he sent envoys to Zhang Xiu's camp to conquer Jia Xu.

Zhang Xiu was reluctant, but Jia Xu persuaded him: "The general is not good at governing the country, and his military rations and equipment depend on Jingzhou for supplies. Although Liu Jingsheng lacked decisiveness before things changed and couldn't get things done, his son has the posture and demeanor of a wise monarch. And defending the emperor in Luoyang, the whole country will be stabilized. Is it possible to disobey her request and have a grudge with her? In the future, the general will lead the army outside, and I will explain the general's loyalty inside, isn't it better than staying in the army?"

So he went to Wang Lang's camp together with the envoy.

Wang Lang asked him why he chose to join Zhang Xiu, and Jia Xu replied: "I didn't join the general before because I heard that the general loved the people in Nanyang like his own relatives. Jia Xu once advised Dong Zhuo, so he did not dare to join the general. Now he knows that the general has a heart to tolerate the world, so he came to serve the general.”

Wang Lang remained silent for a while on his seat, promising that only Li Jue and Guo Si's crimes could not be forgiven, and that the rest of Liangzhou people could be accepted as long as they sincerely repented.Then he asked Jia Xu about his strategy to pacify Guanzhong.

Jia Xu replied: "The people of Liangzhou are still afraid of the general. They are afraid that the general will settle the old accounts. You can order the generals in Guanzhong and Duan Yan, the general of Zhonglang, to attack Li Jue. In this way, the general can be defeated without spending a single soldier. Li Jue, the Liangzhou people also relieved their worries by serving the general. Guo Si is unpopular, and if the general does not attack, he will perish himself."

Wang Langdao: "Mr. Wenhe's words are very reasonable, but I have already agreed to accept Liangzhou people. As long as the generals in Guanzhong are willing to surrender and obey my dispatch, they are my soldiers. How can you say that you don't need to spend a single soldier?" ?”

Jia Xu is known as a poisoner, but in fact he has a deep affection for Liangzhou people. Hearing that Wang Lang ignored the previous suspicions and clearly expressed his acceptance, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that "there is no man without a reputation", and he admitted a slip of the tongue:

"It's a slip of the tongue."

Wang Lang nodded, and asked again: "Duan Yan is from the same hometown as Mr. I don't know what kind of person he is, can you trust him?"

Jia Xu said: "General Duan is the younger brother of Taiwei Duan, a talented person from Liangzhou, who is loyal to the Han Dynasty like General Huangfu, so he can be appointed to guard one side."

Wang Lang nodded secretly.

Jia Xu's ability to judge people is well-known in the Three Kingdoms, and it is appropriate to evaluate Duan Yao's loyalty as Huangfusong rather than Wang Yun's.First of all, Duan Yan has a suspicious personality. If he is suspicious, he lacks decisiveness, and if he lacks decisiveness, he is passive. Don't worry about him taking the initiative to plan something.Secondly, although Duan Yan is loyal, he is at odds with the people around Emperor Xian. These people often slander Duan Yan in front of Emperor Xian, which makes Emperor Xian not trust Duan Yan. He has no part in the history of the Yidai incident, so don't worry about him being passive. What is involved.In the end, as Jia Xu said, Duan Yan is a talent in Liangzhou, who can make the people live and work in peace and contentment. If Wang Lang wants to accept Liangzhou people, Duan Yan is the best banner.

After making up his mind, he dispatched troops and generals to fight a war without any suspense. By the way, he used Li Jue as a sharpening stone to help Nanyang soldiers adapt to the northern battlefield as soon as possible. In the blink of an eye, it was the second year of Jian'an.

In the first month, everything east of Hangu Pass was pacified under the Sili Xiaowei Department. Duan Yan, the general of Ning Ji, captured Chang'an, and Li Jue put him to death. [1]

Prior to this, Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan arrived in Qingzhou, attacked Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou appointed by Gongsun Zan to the north, and defeated Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai County to the east, with outstanding prestige and favorable government.But later, he trusted some treacherous villains, indulged in lust, luxury and lust, and his reputation declined.Yuan Shao, who accepted the position of general, attacked Gongsun Zan year after year, but he was still unable to conquer him.

Liu Bei and Lu Bu joined forces to fight against Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu was afraid that Lv Bu would harm him, so he proposed to Lv Bu's daughter for his son. Lv Bu agreed, but he helped Liu Bei mediate when Yuan Shu attacked Liu Bei, and each of them was in charge.Liu Bei gathered more than [-] troops, making Lu Bu think he was threatened, so he personally sent troops to attack Liu Bei.Liu Bei was defeated and defected to Cao Cao. Cao Cao treated him well, allocated some troops to him, provided food and grass, and let him go to Xiaopei to fight against Lu Bu.

Sun Ce, who had captured Danyang and Wu counties in Yangzhou, led his troops across the Qiantang River to conquer Kuaiji County.Yuan Shu sees that Sun Ce is growing and tends to be independent, so he wins over Zu Lang and asks him to encourage Shanyue to deal with Sun Ce together.Tai Shici also occupied Jing County and claimed to be the prefect of Danyang to fight against Sun Ce.Sun Ce attacked Lingyang, captured Zulang, and then attacked Yongli, captured Taishici and subdued him.Tai Shici recruited more than [-] remnants of Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, for Sun Ce. The two knew each other and became a good story.

Among them, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are bordering on Wang Lang's northern forces.Cao Cao controlled a part of the territory in Yuzhou, bordering Yingchuan and Runan, and Yanzhou, the base camp, bordered Henan, Hanoi, Yingchuan, and Runan.Jizhou controlled by Yuan Shao borders Hanoi, and Bingzhou, which relies on Yuan Shao, borders Hanoi, Hedong, and Zuofengyi in the north of Sili.

When Wang Lang wanted to march into the Central Plains, his main opponent was the forces represented by these two men.

However, in order to relieve worries, the first thing to solve is Han Sui and Ma Teng who are entrenched in the Kanto area.

The author has something to say: [Note 1]

Sili Xiaowei is both an official name and a place name. The latter is used here. The region includes Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi, and You Fufeng to the west of Hangu Pass, commonly known as Guanxi, and Hongnong County to the east of Hangu Pass. , Hedong County, Hanoi County, Henan Yin, commonly known as Kanto.Chang'an is in Jingzhaoyin, Kanxi, and Luoyang is in Kandong, Henanyin.

There will be Ma Chao in the next chapter~~~