Hearing Liu Xin said that his actions against the army were more than these. All three of them stared wide-eyed. They didn’t understand where Liu Xin needed to be reorganized or strengthened. Liu Xin smiled and said, “I used to deal with the local army. I don’t pay much attention to them, I think they are dispensable, and now I found out that they were totally wrong.”
In each county, although the number of the local army is not large, if you add them all together, it is a huge team. Because the local army has loose military discipline and poor equipment, training is even more dispensable. In the minds of the people, they are not Liu Xin’s army at all, and they are not seen by others. The sneak attacks carried out by Lu Bu and Cao Cao also made Liu Xin realize that they must be determined to reorganize the local army. Think of them as the private army of the county guards and magistrates,
Liu Xin continued: "This time the champion county defending the city, the performance of the local army is still remarkable. If they can be stronger, perhaps the local army and civilians will not suffer such heavy casualties. In the future, all the local army will not suffer such serious casualties. They must be trained and managed in accordance with the standards of the regular army,"
Indeed, if the local army can also have combat effectiveness close to that of the regular army, whether Lu Bu or Cao Cao is going to attack Xiangyang, they will inevitably be blocked by them along the way, which will retard their advanced speed, and prepare for the defense of Xiangyang to get enough. time,
After listening to the blueprint drawn by Liu Xin, Cheng Yu began to feel sad and leaned forward and said, “I’d like to enlighten the lord, the reconstruction of Guanzhong has already required a huge amount of expenditure. Now that we are carrying out such a big action on the army, I am afraid that I will not make ends meet. I ask the lord to think twice. "
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "With the backing of Dahan Bank, there is nothing to worry about."
While talking, there was a sudden noise outside the door, and Kuai Yue frowned and asked: "Who is out there who doesn't understand the rules? Don't you know that the Lord's justice is discussing matters? Don't hesitate to blast them out."
Liu Xin raised his hand to stop Kuai Yue, and the soldier who had called the door asked: "What's the matter?"
The soldier replied, "Going back to the lord, it was Master Yang and Master Huang who brought a group of courtiers outside the door and insisted to meet the lord."
Liu Xin's face became gloomy and said, "Hmph, this was Dong Zhuo's Grand Master's residence. When Dong Zhuo lived in this residence, who would dare to make a noise here? Do you care about it? Call Yang Biao and Huang Wan to come in and talk, and the others are waiting outside the door."
Since Liu Xin entered Chang'an City, these courtiers have been greeted with smiles. They have never stood up like they are today. When Yang Biao and Huang Wan see Liu Xin's ugly face, they have drummed up in their hearts. Take a look. I, I look at you, no one is willing to open this mouth first,
Liu Xin lifted his chin slightly towards Yang Biao, and said in a deep voice, "Yang Biao, tell me what is going on."
When Yang Biao saw Liu Xin clicked his name, he couldn't help but "thump". You know, since Liu Xin came to Chang'an, he has always greeted them with smiles. He has always called them as Mrs. Yang, and called them directly like this. The name was still the first time. Although he was scared in his heart, since Liu Xin had already named his name, he had no choice but to stiffen his scalp and said, "My lord, the officials didn't want to come, they were all forced..."
To be honest, Yang Biao is very clear about his situation. Although he is ranked among the three men, he has always been an official in front of Liu Xin. He just wants to please Liu Xin in order to preserve his own future. It is just like he was begging for everything in front of Dong Zhuo. ,
Liu Xin is just a pastoralist in Jingzhou. The official position should be under Yang Biao, but he was calm when he claimed to be an official. Instead, he interrupted him unceremoniously and said: "Okay, I didn't ask how you came. You just tell me what to do,"
Yang Biao's body couldn't help but tremble, and he said tremblingly: "Back to your lord, the courtiers outside are all clamoring for salary..."
Liu Xin's expression was a bit ugly, and she said sharply: "As far as I know, it has been three years since Dong Zhuo took power in the sixth year of Zhongping. You waited for these courtiers to get the salary for no more than three months. Liu only came to Chang'an for a few days. I immediately sent you the salary for six or seven months, and also promised to pay it monthly in the future. Is there anything unsatisfied? Is it really that Liu is weak and deceived, or that Liu’s knife is not? Will kill,"
When Yang Biao and Huang Wan heard Liu Xin's words, they trembled and knelt down together, saying: "Master Mingjian, the subordinates are loyal to the adults, and they never dare to have the slightest contempt for them. It's just, just..."
Liu Xin looked straight out of the door, without looking at them, and said lightly: "It's just what, to be honest, I'm going to hesitate,"
Huang Wan buried her head and said cautiously: "My lord, it's just that everyone hasn't gotten the salary for so long. It's hard to look forward to today. The result is just a few small pieces of paper. The contrast is too big. It is inevitable that there are some..."
Cheng Yu suddenly laughed and said: "You are also important court officials at any rate, but you don't even have this knowledge. What kind of little piece of paper is that? It is the silver ticket issued by the Dahan Bank. It is the most sought-after in Jingzhou area. You can go to the Dahan Bank to exchange cash and copper coins."
Both Yang Biao and Huang Wan were dumbfounded, and quickly raised their heads and asked, "I'm serious, this little piece of paper can be exchanged for cash, where is this big man's bank?"
Liu Xin didn't expect that they would treat the bank notes as "white bars". He was angry and funny, and said, "You all know the Wenhou Mansion in Lu Bu. It has been temporarily converted into a Dahan Bank. If you are in a hurry to spend money, you can Go there to exchange it. If you are not in a hurry, I would suggest that you keep the cash receipts. Isn’t it easier to hide them as private money, haha, haha..."
When Yang Biao and Huang Wan heard Liu Xin’s tone ease down, they finally joked, knowing that he would not punish themselves again, and their anxiety gradually relaxed, only to realize that Zai was already in a cold sweat and hurried to Liu Xin repeatedly pleaded guilty and walked out.
Now it is basically the Dahan Bank where Liu Xin’s army hits. The Dahan Bank in Chang’an City is easier to open. The Wenhou Mansion, which occupies a large area, has been slightly transformed into a street shop, and it’s close to it. The Taishi’s residence where Liu Xin lives temporarily is heavily guarded and its safety is guaranteed.
The banknotes of the Dahan Bank were transferred and transported from Hanzhong, and there was no difficulty in redemption. Gold and silver were found from the homes of Taishifu, Wucheng, Li Ru, Niu Fu, Li Wei, Guo Fen, and Lu Bu The jewels are piled up like a mountain. These gold and silver jewels were basically found by people like Dong Zhuo. Many of them were stolen from the imperial concubine’s mausoleum and Gongqing’s tomb in Luoyang. Many of them were rare treasures. For these ill-gotten wealth, Of course, Liu Xin, who is accustomed to "black eating black", will accept everything as the bill. Of course, even if Liu Xin wants to return these properties to the suffering lord, there will be no one. There are only a few rich people in Luoyang who have been beheaded by Dong Zhuo. Thousands of households, and most of the others were bullied and destroyed during the forced relocation to Chang'an. With these gold and silver jewelry as the backing, Dahan Bank can naturally issue a large amount of silver bills into circulation without worrying about a run.
However, the disturbance by Yang Biao and the others also interrupted Liu Xin’s interest in building a powerful military system. Some things were often done by Xing’s head. Liu Xin didn’t make any preparations just now, so he immediately took the army. The various arrangements were well thought out. Now that my thoughts are messed up, I can’t connect anymore, so I shook my head helplessly and said: "Let’s talk about today’s affairs first, Zhongde, you will sort out what I just said. Now, write a letter and send it to Xiangyang. If you don’t have any opinion with them, you can recruit recruits after the autumn harvest. Fengxiao, you immediately rush to Zangke to help Zilong and evil come to them. You must stop Meng With the arrogant momentum of the others, I will fix another book and head to Xiangyang, so that my wife will give you some flying incense, and also get rid of the miasma snakes and insects."
Cheng Yu and Guo Jia each took their orders and left, and Kuai Yue said, "Knowing the lord, the subordinates thought that Yang Biao and the others were left with no use, and they had to send them salaries. It is a waste of money and food. Why not let these people? Wouldn’t it be easy to dismiss them and go home and let them fend for themselves?”
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Although these courtiers are of little use, they are quite prestigious in the Shilin. If they take the initiative to help wave the flag and shout, they can also save us a lot of effort when dealing with Cao Cao who has held Liu Xie. I have already set up a cabinet and six departments. Anyway, they have no real power. From then on, the three males and nine princes are just imaginary titles. I can still afford the salary, so I just keep it. Them,"
As soon as his voice fell, there was noisy outside the door again. The noise was louder than before. Liu Xin couldn't help frowning and asked, "What's going on outside?"
The soldier guarding the gate hurried in and said: "Enlighten the lord, Lord Yang and Lord Huang, leading a group of courtiers, kneeled outside the door, the crowd was excited, and they all thanked the lord.
Dong Zhuo looted wealthy households in Luoyang, but he was more polite to these courtiers and did not rob them of their property. However, when they moved from Luoyang to Chang'an, they had to repurchase the land and build houses. In addition, these courtiers had a large population, ranging from dozens to dozens. At the end of three years, when Dong Zhuo didn’t pay out salaries, and they had no property in Chang’an, they sat in the mountains and the mountains were exhausted. After three years, these courtiers began to struggle. Due to Dong Zhuo's large amount of small money without writing, resulting in soaring prices, some courtiers' homes are even close to the point where they cannot be opened.
It is precisely because these courtiers are already in financial difficulties. I heard that Liu Xin was going to give them two months of salary. They were all very happy. When they saw that the distribution was only a few small pieces of paper, they suffered a great psychological The gap is the result of the fierce reaction just now. When they found the Dahan Bank and exchanged the cash in their hands for the silver coins, they were so excited, it was really hard to express. Some people tried to exchange the cash in their hands. The copper coin, when it turned out to be the genuine Zhongping Tongbao, I was even more happy and burst into tears. For a while, the courtiers asked for the Zhongping Tongbao to be exchanged. In just a few moments, they ran out of the Zhongping Tongbao in the Dahan Bank. , But those who come later can only exchange for cash,