The great Hebei tribe headed by the Zhen family gave Sun Ce strong support, and Sun Ce also gave them generous rewards.

Mrs. Zhang was named Anxijun, Zhen Xiang's mother Li, Zhen Yan's wife Sun, both received imperial edicts, Zhang Hong was awarded the honorary title of Sanqi, and his wife received imperial edicts. Zhen, Zhang had seven young and promising young men who were selected as doctors, and two other girls were selected as Yulin Guards.

Other tribes have different rewards.

The great tribes in northern Hebei gained both fame and fortune, and were satisfied.

Sun Ce stayed at the Zhen family for a few days, got back to Yecheng. The families in southern Ji have received news and flocked to them, hoping to have the honor of taking over. Sun Ce declined one by one, heading south, and watched the ruins of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ascended the throne at Qianqiu Pavilion, visited Daluze, and watched the cypress house where Guan Gao ambushed Liu Bang. He heard Ju Su review the plan to lure Guan Yu here, but was caught off guard by Guan Yu.

Mrs. Du, who had been with Sun Ce, was frightened when she heard this. Guan Yu himself didn't care and hummed twice with disdain.

Ju Su said that later, he reflected on the fact that there was a very important reason why Guan Yu failed to discover his traces in time. There was a very inconspicuous reason: a horse lantern, which is the glazed lamp used in the army. It was precisely because of the glazed lamp that was not afraid of the wind that Guan Yu could pass through Zhongqiu County without raising a torch and appear in the south of the Bairen, catching them off guard.

The reason is very simple. Before we knew that there were horse lanterns, it was common sense that the army had to raise fires at long distances at night. There were many mudflats on both sides of Zhushui, and it was absolutely impossible to move forward in the dark. This problem plagued Ju Su for a long time until he saw the horse lantern with his own eyes.

A little technological change affected a battle, and this was the first time Ju Shu realized the importance of technology.

Guan Yu was very embarrassed. He always felt that this was his ability. Now thinking about it, he actually had many advantages invisibly, not only horse lanterns, but also armor, weapons, and even the training of soldiers. These were more or less related to Sun Ce.

This is probably the reason why he always wins against others and suffers when he meets Sun Ce.

When Sun Ce slowly traveled south, Yu Fan was so busy that he was not touching the ground. The appetite of the southern Hebei family was obviously much larger than that of the northern Hebei family. They not only wanted fame and fortune, but also wanted shortcuts to enter the career. But unfortunately, they did not have much negotiation capital except for the gold in their hands, and Yu Fan did not have much interest in the gold in their hands.

In terms of wealth, these Hebei families are not ranked. Whether it is the Jingxiang family, the Central Plains family, or the rising stars of Wu and Yue, they are definitely inferior to the Hebei families.

With Cui Yan's mediation, the Jinan family had to give in and took out 200,000 gold.

Yu Fan immediately crossed the river and rushed to Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

When they learned that they were taken over by the people of northern Ji, the people of Yuzhou, especially the people of Runan. They have always regarded themselves as Sun Ce's direct descendants. The reason is very simple. Sun Ce inherited Yuan Shu's career, and Yuan Shu is an authentic Runan, and Sun Ce's empress is also from Runan. Even if Runan is not the Fengju land of the Great Wu, it is still considered the mother of the Yuan family. How could he be the first of the people of northern Ji?

So Xu Shao climbed up and shouted, and Yunqi of the Yuzhou family responded, and in a short time he collected 1.8 million gold. The amount was so large that even Sun Ce himself was shocked. It turned out that before he knew it, Yuzhou had recovered its vitality and had accumulated so much wealth.

They are still very strong. As long as the world is peaceful and the policies are appropriate, they can develop quickly.

Then, the Yanzhou family also provided more than 100,000 gold. Yanzhou suffered heavy losses in the past decade and has not yet recovered its vitality.

Stimulated by the Yuzhou family, the Jiangdong family and the Jingxiang family also took action and raised a total of more than 2.5 million gold, with a total of more than 5 million gold, far exceeding Sun Ce and Yu Fan's expectations.

Sun Ce was overjoyed. With so much gold, he became much more relaxed and many things could be put on the agenda. What we need to worry about now is not that we have no money, but that we spend too much money and can spend it smoothly.

Sun Ce passed the imperial edict and ordered representatives of relevant aristocratic families to gather in Runan to discuss the details and strive to formulate a clause that both parties could satisfy. He also sent the imperial edict and ordered Huang Chengyan to prepare for the minting of gold coins and alloying matters.

Soon, someone suggested minting silver coins. One gold coins are worth a thousand, which is indeed a good idea, but transactions below a thousand coins are the mainstream. If silver can be used as coins and as a hundred coins, it can also reduce the dependence on copper coins.

Unlike minting gold coins, this plan has caused a lot of controversy. Silver has been a currency for a while, but its application is extremely limited. One of the important reasons is that silver will change color and make people feel unreliable. To mint it into a currency, the first thing to do is to solve this problem.

If there are any questions, you can discuss them. Sun Ce ordered Yu to pass on the imperial edicts of various counties to recruit virtuous people who are well-versed in economy and collect opinions, and discuss and study them together at that time.

Sun Ce specially appointed Sun Quan to be responsible for statistics, sorting out these opinions, and reporting them at any time.

Chengdu.

Cao Cao smacked his lips, threw the newspaper he had just received on the table, with his hands behind his back, lowered his head, and sighed.

The newspaper comes from Jiangling, which is not a secret and can be obtained at will. However, the news posted on it hurts him. Sun Ce had no idea to come to Jingzhou to face the challenge. He also had to inspect the prefectures and counties to do his best to solve the trouble caused by the money shortage.

"Please come Liu Zichu."

"Here." Peng Ying responded and turned around.

Fa Zheng didn't say anything. He knew that when it comes to money and food, Liu Ba was better at it than him, and Cao Cao also trusted Liu Ba more.

After a long time, Liu Ba hurried over, his face was haggard and his eyes were a little heavy. When he saw Cao Cao, he bowed quickly. Cao Cao looked at him for a moment and said with some concern: "Zichu, you are too tired, you should pay attention to rest."

Liu Ba smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you for your concern, but I really can't rest with peace of mind."

"Why? Or tea?"

Liu Ba shook his head. "The tea matter is not urgent for a moment. What I am worried about is Guanzhong. If Xun Wen arrived in Guanzhong, he would rebel against Wu Xinzhao and then implement the new policy again. Guanzhong responded. Some of the previously unsmooth places are now suddenly enlightened. In a few years, Guanzhong will be able to be self-sufficient. At that time, it will inevitably advance to Liangzhou and surround Yizhou will form..."

Liu Ba swallowed his saliva and did not say anything more. Cao Cao understood what he meant, and his face couldn't help but look a little ugly. He sighed and handed Liu Ba the few newspapers he had just received. Liu Ba hurriedly read it, his face became paler and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Before he finished reading the newspaper, he shook and took a step back.

Cao Cao was quick-witted and stepped forward to support him, but did not let Liu Ba fall to the ground.

Liu Ba thanked him, sat down, poured himself a glass of water. His hands kept trembling, and a small half of the water in the cup was poured on his chest. He drank two sips of water, calmed down, picked up the newspaper and read it again, frowned.

"Master, are these... real?"

"Jingzhou can be seen everywhere, it should be true." Cao Cao explained. He had originally suspected the authenticity of the news. It was normal for soldiers to be fooled by false information. Besides, the number above is so large that it seems to be fake no matter how you look. But when you think about it, he denied his guess. This is a public newspaper. If it is fake, the people of Jingzhou will scold you without their doubts.

"If it is true, then the king will not have much time left." Liu Ba sighed and put down the newspaper. "Jingxiang alone can provide more than 1.5 million gold. What financial resources is this? Thinking about the annual tax revenue of the Han Dynasty was only 800,000 gold. One million and a half million gold was enough for Zhou Yu, Huang Zhong and Lu Su to spend a year. Three roads were distributed together, how long can the king support it?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled bitterly. Liu Ba's worries were exactly what he was worried about. Since Jingxiang could provide so much gold, how many families in the Central Plains and Jiangdong could provide? In short, the money shortage that has always troubled Sun Ce has been temporarily resolved, and Sun Ce will usher in another opportunity for rapid development. The gap between Wu and Shu is getting bigger and bigger, and he can no longer catch up.

No wonder Sun Ce is not concerned about the war. He is setting up a bigger situation, such as Guanzhong where Liu Ba is worried about. If Guanzhong is like the Central Plains and can reach a level in a few years, it will not be a matter of self-sufficiency.

The new policy is so powerful? Cao Cao was envious and suspicious. He also implemented the new policy in Yizhou, but the effect was far less than that good.

Sun Bofu, what method did you use?

"Zi Chu, can there be a way to deal with it?"

Liu Ba shook his head with a wry smile. "Master, Ba's plan is poor." He picked up the newspaper and shook it gently, looking depressed. "The Jingxiang family can take out 1.5 million gold not only shows that they are strong, but also shows that they trust Wei Wu. This is not a small amount. If they are not sure, no one will take such a risk. Who can compete with the monarch and ministers?"

Cao Cao looked embarrassed, but he had to admit that Liu Ba was right. One million and a half million gold was not a small amount. If the people of Jingxiang had not trusted Sun Ce enough, they would not have given so much money to lend Sun Ce to the bank. When Emperor Xiaoling was in power, he had no money in his hand and borrowed money from the ministers, but no one was willing to lend him one.

Everyone would rather spend money to buy an official, but they were not willing to lend money to the emperor for revolving around. His father Cao Song bought the Taiwei for several months with 100 million yuan. There is no other reason. One is that it is unprofitable, and the other is that the emperor cannot trust them. No one knows whether the money can be turned back after lending it out and whether it can make a profit. Instead, it is better to buy an official than to be more direct.

Why could Sun Ce borrow money? Cao Cao didn't know. But he knew one truth: it is always easy for rich people to borrow money, but poor people can't borrow money. Emperor Xiaoling couldn't borrow money because he was poor. Sun Ce was obviously not poor. Not only was he unpopular, but he was rich. If you lend money to a rich man like him, you don't have to worry about not being able to pay it back, you just have to worry about whether he would cheat and not pay it back.

The Jingxiang family was willing to lend it to him, which shows that Sun Ce has a very good character and no one is worried that he will pay back the debt.

This is what Liu Ba is worried about, and it is also what he is worried about.

If brothers are united, they will be able to cut off gold. What about the king and his subjects?
Chapter completed!