Chapter 59 Sun Cao's troops defeated Liu Bei and Nan Ye attacked Sun Quan (24
What happened to the Qingzhou Dart Bureau is just the next epitome of Sun Quanzhi, and the same thing happened to the Dart Bureau and Qianzhuang in Xuzhou and Yangzhou. To the surprise of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, all the darts and Qianzhuang were very cooperative and there was no serious conflict. It's like the Dart Bureau and Qianzhuang really have nothing to do with Nanhan. What's more strange is that Nanye has no reaction to the defection of Sanzhou Dart Bureau and Qianzhuang, let alone send troops.
Zhou Yu felt a little surprised about such a smooth takeover of the darts bureau and Qianzhuang. What makes him even more incredible is that the money in each bank is less than one-tenth of the money on the book, but even so, it can still satisfy the business travelers and people who come to withdraw money every day. Zhou Yu is so smart. After a few days of research, he found that although people go to Qianzhuang every day, there are always some gold and silver in the library in an idle state and are rarely empty. As long as part of the gold and silver are retained, the rest can be used for him.
Zhou Yu was very excited about this discovery and reported it to Sun Quan as soon as possible. Sun Quan got Liu Bei's new place, but he didn't get much food in Liu Bei's treasury, which gave Sun Quan, who was ready to expand his army and compete with Nan Ye for the world. At this time, Zhou Yu found the secret of Qian Zhuang. How could Sun Quan not be excited? Therefore, Sun Quan ordered that Dawu Qianzhuang be opened to all places under his rule. Each Qianzhuang only left 5% of the deposit reserve, and the rest was handed over to the national treasury to expand armaments.
Sun Quan occupied Liu Bei's territory. The darts bureau and Qianzhuang were opened on the original site, but the name was changed, and the business content was still the same, so the people did not think much about it, and there was no run. Because of this, Sun Quan did not find the drawbacks of his actions, but only saw the money-making side of the bank.
People are always greedy and let Sun Quan quickly expand his army through the money collected by Qianzhuang, but Sun Quan hoped to get more money, so he asked Zhou Yu if there was any other way to get money.
It is not easy for Zhou Yu to study the deposit reserve with his own wisdom. How can he casually come up with an idea to make Sun Quan make a lot of money? However, Zhou Yu realized a problem through Qianzhuang's wealth gathering, that is, Nanye, who was the first to run the Dart Bureau and Qianzhuang, must be very rich. If Nanye uses this money to expand his army, his strength is definitely several times that of Eastern Wu, and it is not something that Eastern Wu can compete with at all. This made Zhou Yu very anxious and wanted to support Sun Quan to have more money to expand armaments.
In Zhou Yu's view, Nanye, who can create a darts bureau and a money bank, can be said to be the number one financial businessman in the world. Zhou Yu couldn't figure out a way, so he hit Nan Ye and wanted to steal some more ways to make money from Nan Ye. Of course, Zhou Yu could not consult Nan Ye himself, so he gathered the darts heads and shopkeepers who were originally responsible for the darts bureau and Qianzhuang to ask them what good financial strategies they had.
Sun Kang and other shopkeepers of Qianzhuang saw Zhou Yu's question and offered suggestions one after another. Sun Kang said, "The governor can follow the example of the national teacher to print money tickets and hand over children."
Zhou Yuqi said, "What's the profit of printing money tickets and handing in?"
Sun Kang said: "It is inconvenient for merchants in Jiaozhou to carry gold and silver, and sometimes they use money tickets and children as gold and silver trading goods. If Da Wu can print money tickets and hand them over, it will be like making money. Isn't it a wide range of financial resources?
Zhou Yu's IQ is not low, but no matter how smart he is, he can't think of the consequences of indiscriminately issuing banknotes. However, Zhou Yu still instinctively felt that there was something wrong with this plan. After all, the indiscriminate issuance of copper coins would also cause prices to soar, and the small money made by Dong Zhuo was a precedent. So Zhou Yu asked, "Although money tickets and Jiaozhou can replace gold and silver, someone must deposit gold and silver in the bank first. If they don't save them, won't it break the rules?"
Sun Kang smiled and said, "The governor has already run the money bank, and we should know that the money in the inventory is not enough to deposit one part of the money. So there is no need to worry about the people taking it. Printing money tickets and handing over are also the same. It is natural that it is not possible to print at will, but it is okay to print more.
Zhou Yu thought this was the same reason, so he dedicated this plan to Sun Quan. Sun Quan was overjoyed, so he ordered Zhang Zhao to be responsible for printing Dawu money tickets, replacing the money tickets and handing over Nan Ye, and forcing the people in the country not to use the money tickets and handing over the South Han Dynasty, but only the Dawu money tickets.
Nanye knew all about Dongwu's every move. Originally, when he received the news of Liu Bei's request for help, Nan Ye planned to send troops to Wu and began to gather people in Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Sili. However, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu replaced Qian Zhuang to issue money bills indiscriminately, and Nan Ye was not worried. In Nan Ye's view, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were looking for their own death and immediately ordered Wu Guo's money to circulate in China. And the Academy of Sciences ordered a large number of imitation of Dongwu money tickets to consume and exchange materials in Eastern Wu, disrupting the economic order of Eastern Wu.
Whether it is papermaking or printing, Nanye has a leading advantage in technology. The money tickets issued by the Southern Han Dynasty and Dongwu could not be copied. The money tickets issued by the Eastern Wu could not be easily imitated by Nanye, and it could be completely faked. As a result, in less than a year, prices in Eastern Wu soared and the people were unable to make a living.
The people of Eastern Wu found that the big Wu money tickets devalued, and they took the money tickets to the big Wu Qianzhuang to exchange real gold and silver, causing a run. There is not enough reserve funds to pay in the Qianzhuang of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. As a result, the credit of the Eastern Wu regime led by Sun Quan has dropped sharply, and there are countless people who occupy the mountain as the king and fall into the bandits.
When Nanye saw that the time had come for civil strife in Eastern Wu, he summoned the generals to discuss the uprising. In fact, Nanye's soldiers and horses gathered at the border as early as a year ago, and people from all walks of life waited for Nanye's order. If Nan Ye hadn't wanted to exchange the minimum price for the greatest victory, he would have captured Dongwu by this time.
Guo Jia heard that Nan Ye had the intention to send troops and said, "The statue of Eastern Wu has been completed. This time, there is no need for the national division to come out. We and other large armies are enough to calm Wu."
Of course, Nan Ye believes in the strength of his soldiers and horses, but he was a little itchy after a year of idleness, so he said, "This time, the soldiers attacked Eastern Wu in five ways, and I naturally have to lead the army and horses all the way. As for the other four routes, it will be arranged by Fengxiao.
Guo Jia didn't say much when he heard the words, so he arranged: "The first military division is personally as the commander, Zhao Yun and Yang Xiong are the vanguard, and I am the commander of 100,000 soldiers from Yangzhou to go straight to the construction industry. The second army was commanded by Ma Chao, Pang De, Xu Huang and Ma Dai, and Pang Tong was the military division, and 100,000 troops marched into Bingzhou from the Sili. The third route is Huang Zhong, Huang Xu, Zhang Liao and Wei Yan as commanders, Jia Xu as the military division, and 100,000 troops from Jingzhou to Yuzhou. Gan Ning, Guan Hai, Pei Yuanshao, Zang Ba and Zhang Yan were commanders, Lu Xun was the military division, and 100,000 soldiers attacked Xuzhou by sea. The five enemy soldiers Taishi Ci, Zhang Li, Yu Forbidden, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were commanders, and Xu Shu was the military division, and 100,000 soldiers were commanded by sea to attack Qingzhou. The five-way army of 500,000 horses who wins first will take Yanzhou first, and Yanzhou can take Yanzhou as the first contribution.
The generals were very excited to hear the words. The combat strength of the Jiaozhou Army is famous all over the world, and 500,000 troops can match the millions under the command of other princes. All the generals are confident that they will pact the Eastern Wu in the first battle.
It is said that soldiers and horses go first without moving grain and fodder, but there is another rule for Nanye to lead the army to fight, that is, before the grain and fodder are moved by public opinion. Before the army moved, the newspaper published three major crimes against Sun Quan. The first is to betray the alliance and attack Liu Bei. The second is to pretend to be a badbiao master. The third is to inspect the darts bureau and the darts master to replace them, and issue silver tickets indiscriminately to make the people miserable.
As soon as the newspaper came out, there was an uproar in the world. People with clear eyes knew at a glance that Nan Ye was going to move troops, and Nan Ye was not afraid that people in the world would know. The 500,000 troops can't hide in any case. It's better to be generously ask for the crime and fight against Eastern Wu in response to Liu Bei's request for help.
Under Sun Quan's rule, Sun Quan, who was already turbulent and busy, was anxious. At this time, he heard Nan Ye's army suppress the situation. At that time, he was shocked and hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.
Zhou Yu has been haggard a lot in the past year. He originally thought he had found a way to make money, but he didn't expect endless troubles. Although Sun Quan relied on Qianzhuang to accumulate wealth and recruit a lot of soldiers and horses, it is also a fact that the people under his rule did not make a living. It can be said that Sun Quan has made the people suffer. Nowadays, the politics and economy of Eastern Wu are chaotic, but from a military point of view, there are not many soldiers and horses. At this time, Sun Quan asked, and Zhou Yu was not panicked and said calmly, "Your Majesty, don't worry! There is a way that soldiers come to block it, and water comes to cover it. Nanye has no more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, and he comes in three ways. Your Majesty only needs to send the general to be stationed in the state and county. You can also send an envoy to ask Cao Pi for help.
Sun Quan did not know that Nanye still had two navies. He only knew that Nanye had 300,000 troops, so Zhou Yu miscalculated. Sun Quan calmed down as soon as he heard what Zhou Yu said. Now that he has a large army of 600,000 and a city to defend, he really doesn't have to worry about Nan Ye coming to attack. Sun Quan asked Zhou Yu, "How does Gong Jin think he should dispatch troops and horses?"
Zhou Yu said: "You can order Lu Su, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and Zu Mao to defend Bingzhou with 200,000 troops. Lu Meng, Pan Zhang, Dong Xi, Zhu Huan and Zhu Ran unified 200,000 troops to defend Yuzhou. Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and other generals guarded Yangzhou with 200,000 troops. Your Majesty is worry-free!"
Sun Quan was overjoyed to hear the words: "Who can tell Cao Pi to send troops to help?"
Kan Ze came out of class and said, "I am willing to go!"
Sun Quan shook his head and said, "In the past, Derun had presented fraudulent surrender letters to Cao Cao, but this time I'm afraid he can't trust Cao Pi."
Zhang Wei heard the words and said, "Your Majesty, please go!"
Sun Quan nodded and said, "If Zigang goes, I can rest assured!" After saying that, he ordered Zhang Yu to go to see Cao Pi, and ordered Zhou Yu to dispatch troops to defend the city.
When Cao Pi heard that Dongwu sent an envoy in Yecheng, he knew that he was sending troops for Nanye. At the beginning, Cao Pi and Sun Quan fought together to attack Liu Bei, but the benefits made Sun Quan take a big head, because Cao Pi wanted to use Sun Quan as a shield and sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. At this time, Sun Quan sent an envoy, and Cao Pi didn't want to see him, so he ordered the warrior in front of the palace not to put it in.
Sima Yi persuaded him, "When the Eastern Wu comes, he will come to the army for Nanye. Why did Your Majesty refuse? Call in and see what he said. But if you can't, don't be rude.
Cao Pi said, "The messenger of Eastern Wu must say that I will send troops, how should I answer correctly?"
Sima Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty can do what he wants, but don't set a date, and then wait and see what happens. If Dongwu wins, we will send troops to help. If we can't win, we will help Nanye fight against Wu.