While hesitating, a few guards rushed over and said loudly: "A few quick turn around, please, the lord,"
Sun Ce and the others looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine Liu Xin sold in this gourd, or what news Jushou brought to them just now, but at this point, they had no turning back, so they had to bite the bullet and follow their relatives. Wei returned to the hall,
But seeing Liu Xin sitting on the head with joy, was talking to Jushou, seeing them come in, stood up and said, "General Cheng and General Huang, you don’t have to go to E County with Sun Ce. I will arrange for someone else They go together,"
Cheng Pu was alert and asked incomprehensibly: "What does the lord mean?"
Liu Xin saw his doubts and said with a smile: "This matter is a long story. Come on, sit down first. Ever since I learned that your family’s misfortune was in the city of Lujiang, I have been sending people to negotiate with Yuan Shu. Redeem your family, Yuan Shu feels that a stranger can live in, set out a lot of harsh conditions, negotiations until today have no results, I have sent people to pick them up, and I can return to Xiangyang in three days."
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were in tears, sobbing and asking: "The lord is serious, our family is still alive."
Liu Xin nodded and said, "Well, don't worry, I have been pressured by Yuan Shu. He didn't dare to divide them into your family. He just put them under house arrest and did not harm them. They are all safe and sound now."
Sun Ce was also very excited when he heard the news, and said repeatedly: "Uncle Cheng, Uncle Huang, congratulations,"
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai went to the ground towards Liu Xin and said in gratitude: "The lord can save the family of the last general, and the kindness to the last general is as heavy as a mountain. From then on, the last general will follow the lord, with no two intentions, and the last wish. Keep the family members in Xiangyang as the quality,"
Liu Xin pulled them up from the ground, and said with a serious face: "You and I are all a family now, fighting for the revival of the Han Dynasty. It is for Liu to rescue your family members. In my case, there is only Absolute trust, no deceit, all family members of civil and military officials are free, never need anyone to be a hostage, and you don’t want to break my rules. You should rest here for a few days, and wait for your family to pick up. Here, let's go to Changsha to take office together."
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai still had trouble calming down. They knew that this news must have been brought back by Jushou, and then passed him to thank him, and asked, "I don't know what conditions the lord has promised Yuan Shu before he is willing to put it back to us. family,"
Jushou sighed and said, "This condition is not low. The lord gave Yuan Shu 500,000 shi, 200,000 taels of silver, and 30,000 sets of armor. All these money and things are borne by the lord himself, and there is no flower treasury. Not only that, but the lord has also been promised to live peacefully with Yuan Shu within three years, and this has been exchanged for your family members."
Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai were all shocked when they heard that this was the condition. They looked at Liu Xin in a daze. They were speechless, but Liu Xin just smiled faintly and said, "Money is something outside of the body. Bring it, if you die, don’t take it away. What's the use of I want so much money? It’s the best way to save your family. However, public is public and private is private. Everyone in the treasury A penny is the anointing of the people of the people of Jingyi. You should take it from the people and use it for the people. You are not the people of Jingyi. Liu wants to rescue your family members, but he dare not use the money in the treasury. In order to raise funds, it was postponed until today. I hope you can understand."
Sun Ce and the others heard Liu Xin's words, and their minds were blank. They really didn't know what to say. Liu Xin saw what they looked like and knew that from now on, they would follow them with all their heart, and they would never give birth again. What kind of alienation, I didn’t expect that the Sun Wu Group, which had won three points of the world in history, was so easily dismantled by itself.
Liu Xin sighed in her heart, but inconvenience revealed, she just waved her hand and said, "Sun Ce, what are you still doing here, go pick up your mother, I'm ready, General Cheng and General Huang, hurry up too. Go down and rest, and have enough energy to welcome your family,"
Jushou waited for Sun Ce and the others to leave, and then said to Liu Xin: "The lord's kindness finally convinced them, but they didn't use troops against Yuan Shu within three years. This condition is too..., alas..."
Liu Xin patted Jushou on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Gongyou, not only will I not use soldiers against Yuan Shu for three years, but I will try my best not to move a single soldier in the past two years, so we will close the door and practice internal skills. Keep a low profile, when I grow stronger, I will be the first one to eat Dong Zhuo."
This time they were redeemed from Yuan Shu, in addition to the families of Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and Zhu Zhi, as well as Sun Jian’s younger brother, Sun Jing, who was also released by Yuan Shu. Han Dang was dead and had no children. Liu Xin let his widow live with Wu Shu and Wu Xian, while Sun Jing and Zhu Zhi were sent to the post of Xiangyang prefect Cai Tao to take care of Wu Shu and the others. Sun Ce reported to the recruiting camp. Up,
In order to thank Liu Xin for his righteousness, Wu Shu and Wu Xian expressed their grievances against their family by virtue of naming Sun Jian’s posthumous daughter Sun Ren, saying that they will never forget Liu Xin’s kindness. Hearing about this, Liu Xin sighed. Unexpectedly, he knew that this little girl must be the famous Sun Shangxiang. There are many disputes about Sun Shangxiang’s real name in history. Some people think that she is Sun Ren, but she lacks historical support. Unexpectedly, Sun Ren came from her name. of,
With the publicity in the newspapers, the task of recruiting troops was quickly completed. More than 110,000 new recruits were added, and Liu Xin's confidence also strengthened. Although these recruits could not really go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, they defended. The Guanai city is more than enough. Although there are not many horses, there are 300,000 troops, plus various tactics and equipment specially developed to deal with cavalry. There is no need to worry about Dong Zhuo’s changes.
The publication of the newspapers, by the way, helped Dahan Bank’s business to get better. Dahan Bank has now controlled the economic lifeline of Liu Xin’s 15 counties. Bank notes are the most popular hard currency in these 15 counties. Dahan Bank of China not only issued silver notes, but also began to mint silver ingots, gold ingots, and copper coins. It has already begun to take the shape of a central bank. Despite this, Ma Yun still insisted on strictly controlling the ratio between the stock of cash and the issuance of silver notes. 1.5, but due to the increase in the stock of cash, the tide has risen, and the number of silver notes issued has also increased.
At this time, a large number of princes in various places recruited troops to buy horses. In order to meet the demand for money and food, most of them began to make copper coins by themselves. However, due to the different composition of copper mines and different technical levels, the copper coins cast differed greatly. The more cast, the lighter. In fact, the official uniformly minted copper coins were already less than five baht at the time of Liu Hong. Now, Dong Zhuo is even casting a small coin without writing, and the weight is less than three baht.
Under such circumstances, Dahan Bank was also forced to start casting copper coins on its own to meet the needs of local commercial circulation. Ma Yun named this copper coin "Zhongping Tongbao" to distinguish it from the five baht coins in circulation at the time. The copper coin adopts new craftsmanship, exquisite casting, clear text, and it is difficult for outsiders to imitate. In addition, the copper coin weighs a full five baht and is very popular among the people. In the fifteen counties such as Xiangyang, silver is mainly used for large transactions. Tickets or gold and silver, and Zhongping Tongbao has become the only common currency for relatively small transactions. Not only that, in other places, people are more willing to accept Zhongping Tongbao as a transaction currency in addition to the use of gold and silver in private transactions.
As the economy became stronger and stronger, Liu Xin began to reform the civil service system. By September, Liu Xin really established the cabinet and the six departments. Jushou, Kuailiang, and Guo Jia served as cabinet scholars, and Tian Feng served as the official secretary of the department. , Han Xi Ren Hubu Shangshu, Cai Yong Ren Libu Shangshu, Cheng Yu Ren Bingbu Shangshu, Kuai Yue served as Penal Division Shangshu, Xiang Lang served as the Ministry of Industry Shangshu, Liu Xin set up the Supervisory Institute outside the six departments, and appointed Chen Gong as the supervisory court’s capital. History, supervise civil and military officials,
Liu Xin’s original intention of setting up a cabinet was to prevent excessive concentration of power. In Liu Xin’s view, every dynasty in Chinese history has always been gradually turning from prosperity to decline. This is related to the emperor’s too much power. The emperor can do whatever he wants without any supervision. And control, once the newly enthroned emperor is no longer wise and martial, he will be rampant and evil, and the country will begin to decline. Liu Xin’s goal is to seize the entire world. Of course, he has to give more consideration to future social development. He has already explored how to control Imperial power,
In the future, all major matters need to be discussed by the cabinet and a preliminary opinion is formed before reporting to Liu Xin for decision. For some minor matters, the cabinet can directly decide and then report to Liu Xin afterwards. As for some daily affairs, then It belongs to the jurisdiction of the six books, and the six books can handle it by themselves.
After the establishment of the cabinet, Liu Xin didn’t know whether he could really limit the imperial power. Jushou and the others would still ask him to report on major and minor matters. However, in general, he was a lot easier than before.
It has been two months since being stabbed by Han Dang. Liu Xin's arm has been able to move freely, but a long scar is left on his upper left arm, and Cai Jue is tied to his arm and leg under the care of everyone. The upper splint has been removed, the swelling on her face has disappeared, and she has returned to her former flower, face and moon appearance. Although Hua Tuo said, she can walk down and move her limbs, but Cai Jue has been lying down for so long after all. I have already had a lot of psychological burden, and the injured leg just refused to step on it.
No matter how busy he is now, Liu Xin will take the time to visit Cai Jue. Today is no exception. Liu Xin just walked to the door and heard the noise in the room. He frowned. Didn’t this affect the patient’s rest? , Liu Xin pushed the door in, but saw Ma Yun, Bian Yu, and Cai Yan all surrounded by Cai Jue’s bed. Cai Jue was sitting on the edge of the bed, with one foot standing on the ground, but the other foot did not dare to stretch out. ,
Ma Yun and the others are encouraging in unison: "Don't be afraid, be brave, go, go,"
Liu Xin immediately understood what they were doing. Cai Jue had been lying in her for more than two months. Now the bones have been connected and he needs to move around, otherwise it will easily affect the muscles of his legs. If you don’t recover as soon as possible, it will be even more troublesome in the future. Liu Xin took two steps in three steps, walked to the bedside, supported Cai Jue’s shoulders, and said: "Jue’er, don’t be afraid, take two steps down to the ground. Let’s only take two steps today. Step, you have to hurry up and walk normally, I'm still waiting to marry you, you know, I have also been suffocated in these two months,"