Liu Xin shook his head and said, "No, let go of those two places first, and wait until Sun Jian's situation is clarified. I plan to take Xichuan first."
Jushou frowned, and said: "Xichuan is in a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. I am afraid this battle will not be easy to fight,"
Liu Xin knows what Jushou is worried about. As the chief financial officer of Jingzhou, even though Jushou once said that Jingzhou’s money is enough to support several major battles, they are all based on the strong combat effectiveness and sophisticated equipment of the Jingzhou army, while in places like Xichuan The roads are difficult and dangerous, and the transportation is inconvenient. Large-scale siege equipment cannot be deployed. Once blocked, not only will morale be greatly affected, but more importantly, the consumption of personnel, money, and munitions is unaffordable.
Of course, Liu Xin understands these principles, but he still wants to win Xichuan first, because Liu Yan and he were the first to be appointed as state shepherds. Although Liu Yan declared that there were constant rebellions, Liu Xin knew very well that it was just that he wanted to separate. Under the guise of self-reliance, the situation in Yizhou has been very stable over the past few years. Both the people and the government are relatively wealthy. Historically, after Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he gave Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun a one-time gift of 500 kilograms of gold. Many, all of this gold was taken from Liu Zhang’s treasury. It can be seen that Yizhou was already quite wealthy at that time.
The strategy of attacking Xichuan first was established when Liu Xin talked with Guo Jia just now, and he also thought about giving Liu Yanan a crime so that he could become famous.
Looking at Jushou with a worried look, Liu Xin said indifferently: "Don't worry, I won't do it now. Tomorrow you will fix a book and send someone to Luocheng, saying that Liu Xin wants it. Borrowing from Yizhou, going out of Hanzhong, attacking Chang'an, and fighting against Dong Zhuo."
Jushou was silent for a moment, and suddenly high-five: "The lord's trick is brilliant. If Liu Yan agrees to borrow the way, my army can enter Luocheng in an open manner. If he does not agree to borrow the way, then he can be classified as Dong Zhuo's party. Crusade against the land,"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Gong and ah, this trick is not what I came up with, it is Feng Xiao's strategy, it is enough to damage it, haha, haha..."
The general direction of taking Xichuan first was Liu Xin, and the strategy of borrowing the way was naturally devised by Guo Jia. Originally, Guo Jia’s suggestion was to take the north first. However, Liu Xin knew that the princes of the northern towns would quickly Will be caught in a melee, he can take advantage of the fisherman's profit, don’t have to rush for a while,
Looking at the happy Liu Xin, Jushou couldn't laugh, and said solemnly, "Lord, I'm afraid Liu Yan won't agree to borrow it."
Liu Xin also stopped the laughter, snorted coldly, and said, "I'm not afraid, but affirmative. I just hope he refuses to borrow, so that he can be charged. If he lends it to me, I will not be able to handle it. Well, don’t worry, there are many things that need to be prepared before it’s time to get started, and I won’t let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices."
Returning to the State Shepherd House again, Liu Xin did not enter the study room. He already wanted to understand that he now has so many subordinates, he doesn't need to be personally involved, as long as he grasps the general direction, he can leave them to do the specific actions. He walked directly into the backyard,
Qiao'er was waiting for Liu Yu to return from school at the gate of the courtyard. At a glance, she saw Liu Xin coming in and hurriedly greeted him. Fu Yili said, "Master, why did you come back so early today?"
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Usually too busy, I leave you alone, I will accompany you more in the future, madam,"
Qiao'er pointed to the room and said, "Madam has been busy all day,"
"Then I'll go in and have a look. Go ahead," Liu Xin raised her foot to enter the house, suddenly remembering something, and said, "By the way, did you take the medicine prescribed by Mr. Zhang on time?"
Qiaoer Qiao blushed and nodded.
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "That's good. Remember to keep taking medicine and you will get better. There is another Mr. Hua from the medical school. He is also very skilled. Please wait a few days and ask him to help you. You go first,"
Qiao'er agreed and turned and walked away. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin could keep her condition in mind forever. The corners of her eyes couldn't help but become a little moist.
Hearing Liu Xin talking to Qiao'er outside, Ma Yun did not stop her work. Even Liu Xin walked behind her, she continued to draw something on the paper, and when she came to her, she made two more pens, and watched. After seeing it, he said with satisfaction: "Okay, you're done,"
Liu Xin asked incomprehensibly, "What's the work done?"
Ma Yun smiled, handed him a piece of paper, and said, "Husband, come and see, what is this?"
Liu Xin took the piece of paper. It was slightly larger than the standard envelope. There were many patterns on it. There were fifty taels in the middle. The four corners were also marked with "50" Arabic numerals, but it was blank. Liu Xin Surprised and said: "You have been busy all day, really designing banknotes,"
Ma Yun "Gege" smiled and said: "Paper money is just a talk, how easy it is, even if it is made, people's concept may not be acceptable. This is a silver bill, this is one hundred taels, this is five hundred taels. Yes, there are one thousand taels. You see, this one is ten thousand taels."
Liu Xin was a little dumbfounded unconsciously. He took the ten thousand tael bank note. The difference between the front and fifty taels was not big, but a portrait was drawn on the back. Upon closer inspection, he was a little familiar and surprised: "This seems to be Me, you drew it,"
Ma Yun proudly said, "Of course, sketching criminals is my strong point."
Liu Xin said angrily: "I'm a state animal husband, not a criminal,"
Ma Yun hummed softly: "Aren't you a thief? Don't think I don't recognize you after changing a vest."
Before Liu Xin could react, she covered her mouth and chuckled again and said, "By the way, Mr. Cai was here in the afternoon. Seeing those classics was so excited that he was speechless for a long time, more than seeing his grandson. Be happy, I have sent all those classics to the academy, and Mr. Cai is going to arrange for someone to copy all these classics onto paper."
Liu Xin nodded and said, "He was right. These classics are priceless treasures. You should copy a few more copies and keep them in different places to prevent loss and damage. By the way, what do you design these banknotes for, and prepare to open them? A bank,"
Ma Yun didn't answer him directly, but instead asked: "A few of us have run some industries outside, do you know about this,"
Liu Xin said without hesitation: "Know, this is a good thing. They are still young like you. If they do nothing all day, they will definitely get sick. However, there is no shortage of money at home. Let them kill time. Okay, don’t you want to open a bank as a whole?"
Ma Yun said disdainfully: "Don't underestimate us. The income of these industries is much higher than your salary, but the business is bigger and the money is more, so the problem will come. Do you remember? When we went from Juchao to Hejian, those copper coins were dozens of carts, a waste of manpower, and it was not easy to count them. Yesterday, it was a joke to say that currency is issued. However, I remember that the banknotes are here. We are completely You can open a bank to facilitate the flow of funds,"
Liu Xin was taken aback and said, "You have made so much money, and you can already open a bank."
Ma Yun gave him a white glance and said, "How can we afford to open a bank with our own money? I mean that Jingzhou officials will open a bank. Although Jingzhou is rich, it lacks gold and silver. Although we have tried our best over the years. The surplus tax was converted into gold and silver, but I checked the account book in the morning. The treasury has only three million taels of silver and fifty thousand taels of gold. If a bank is really opened, it will be different. It can be absorbed from the private sector. A lot of gold and silver,"
Liu Xin hesitated and said: "Is it a good idea for you, I'm afraid people won't be able to accept it for a while,"
Ma Yun said with confidence: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. I have already thought about it. I will open a Jingzhou bank in the name of the government, headquartered in Xiangyang, and set up a branch in each county and city. If everything goes well, And then expand to various counties,"
Liu Xin thought for a while and said, "Okay, just listen to you. Open a bank. Even if you don’t succeed, you will lose at most some paper. However, the name Jingzhou Bank is too small, and if you want to get it, you can get a big one. It’s called Dahan Bank,"
The two of them sat down immediately and discussed the opening of the bank, because the bank is a new thing now. If it is directly handed over to Jushou, they might not be able to handle it. Therefore, many details must be considered thoroughly. The two people have been talking about the sun and Dongshan, and then they have all been finalized.
Finally, Liu Xin looked at the ten thousand tael hand-painted banknote in his hand, and said dejectedly: "I think it's better not to print my avatar. If someone uses it as a toilet paper, how can I? It's not miserable,"
Ma Yun grabbed the silver ticket and smiled tremblingly: "Who is willing to take ten thousand taels to wipe the butt, it won't become a golden butt, okay, this one will not be issued, only one copy, I personally Collection,"
The sky gradually darkened. Liu Xin gathered the densely packed papers filled with the bank’s regulations from the table and said: “It’s a man who has to keep his promises. It’s late and stop talking about official business. Let’s have a good time with the whole family. It’s lively, I’m going to cook myself and get a great dinner out."
Ma Yun smiled and said: "Where is it necessary for you to do it yourself, knowing that you didn't eat well yesterday, Zhu Qian has been busy all afternoon, and now it must be all done, you just wait to eat ready-made,"
The dinner in Zhoumufu is the most lively. Generally, the family is the most complete at this time. Although there are no expensive ingredients, the food is very fresh, coupled with unique cooking methods and reasonable matching of nutrition and color. , Always mouth watering,
Diaochan was also attracted by such delicious food. She secretly made up her mind that even if she couldn't fully understand the mission that Wang Yun explained, she would try to learn how to cook these dishes, but she never had the opportunity to get close to the kitchen to see how these dishes were. It was not because Liu Xin and Ma Yun wanted to keep her secret, but because she is now a "dangerous person." How could she be involved in the important place of the kitchen
After dinner today, everyone was ready to go back to their rooms as usual, but Liu Xin was very interested, stood up and stopped everyone, and said, "It's still early, I propose, how about a family party?"