Chapter 572: Liu Zhang Mints Coins

Liu Zhang didn't forget it at all. On the contrary, he brought up the chamber of commerce in order to fundamentally solve the problem of five baht coins.

Even a top-notch wise man like Jia Xu didn't understand the meaning of the chamber of commerce, so Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel a little complacent, even a little proud.

"Wenhe, the chamber of commerce is to curb these rotten five baht coins!"

All the officials in the room cheered up again and looked at Liu Zhang one after another.

"Dong Zhuo looted the five baht coins from Sili and Guanzhong, destroyed and recast them all, so the wanton circulation must be unavoidable."

"We in Yizhou have a very low demand for foreign goods, but it is extremely unrealistic to completely cut off. Once the sales of Shu brocade and salt are stopped, we will suffer a huge loss. That's why I came up with the strategy of the chamber of commerce."

"Through the chamber of commerce, all Shu brocade and salt are purchased and sold in a unified manner. If merchants in other states and counties want to buy them, they have to follow our policies. Then this rotten system of five baht can restrict them."

"It's not that we don't want the five baht coins minted by Dong Zhuo at all. After all, it has already been circulated. If we don't want it at all, then the merchants will have no choice."

Yang Hong and the others were dumbfounded again. After talking for a long time, is it possible that the money should flow into Yizhou?

"My lord, this money cannot flow into Yizhou!"

Liu Zhang waved his hand to signal Huang Quan to be calm.

"The money just went into the chamber of commerce and will not flow into Yizhou."

"After the chamber of commerce takes shape in Yizhou, it will be sent to various states and counties to set up branches to determine local prices and the value of coins. Of course, this is a later story."

"In the early days, if merchants from other states and counties wanted to use the five baht coins minted by Dong Zhuo to buy products in Yizhou, they had to exchange a certain percentage of five baht coins for our Yizhou coins."

Jia Xu immediately understood what Liu Zhang meant,

"My lord wants to mint coins in Yizhou?"

"good!"

Liu Bei was able to mint straight hundred and five baht coins in Chengdu, which shows that there must be a place for minting coins in Chengdu, which is also the most critical step for Liu Zhang.

"But if we don't mint bad money, we must cast high-quality goods. Only high-quality goods can circulate throughout the world."

"Just imagine, everyone, if you want to buy salt and Shu brocade in Yizhou, you must use our currency. Will this have a chain reaction?"

Yang Hong and others are all wise men, and they immediately realized Liu Zhang's ultimate goal.

I want to use the currency made in Yizhou to replace the original five baht coins and become a new currency benchmark.

Because of the particularity of Shu County and salt, other merchants had to exchange. In the long run, Yizhou currency will become more and more important. Even if the world is not unified, Yizhou currency will become the most important currency.

In fact, Liu Zhang's ambitions are far more than that. In the future, when Liangzhou and Guanzhong are unified, war horses will also flow into the chamber of commerce, so the importance of Yizhou currency will be even higher!

If things go on like this, in just over ten years, Liu Zhang can even use financial warfare to plunge various places into huge chaos.

"My lord, how do we exchange the five baht coins in our hands for recast five baht coins?"

Yang Hong's question expressed the aspirations of the aristocratic family. Although the new currency is good, if it is too expensive, they will not be able to bear it.

"Everyone, please rest assured that our Yizhou family will naturally exchange one to one. However, merchants in other states do not have such a preferential policy. Even if they use five baht coins issued by Emperor Wu, they still exchange at a higher value than the face value. "

Hearing Liu Zhang's promise, everyone was finally relieved, and joy began to flash on their faces.

Everyone also understood the significance of Liu Zhang's establishment of the chamber of commerce, and expressed their understanding in their hearts.

The chamber of commerce has a strong ability to control, not only can buy materials from all over the world, but also limit the total number of exports.

With the compulsory Yizhou new currency, it is more effective to prevent the malicious intentions of certain forces and prevent the emergence of malicious buying of Yizhou reserves.

"My lord is wise!"

"Okay, it's not too early today, everyone should go back to rest as soon as possible! The affairs of the chamber of commerce cannot be determined in a day or two, and I will discuss it with you in detail in the future!"

Liu Zhang gave the order, and everyone bowed their hands and left.

But Liu Ye and Jia Xu did not leave, they were instructed to stay by Liu Zhang's eyes.

"Zi Yang, do you have any ideas?"

Liu Ye didn't notice it from the beginning to the end, and there was no obvious change in his expression. Liu Zhang was quite curious.

"My lord, if the Yizhou family sells their goods to the chamber of commerce one after another, have you ever thought about how to deal with it?"

Liu Zhang nodded slightly, he recognized Liu Ye's worry very much, and he was very sure that such a thing would definitely happen.

After all, the aristocratic families in the house can only represent a part of Liu Zhang's heart. There are too many aristocratic families in Yizhou, and there will always be people who will jump out to object.

Due to the strong military force, they did not dare to directly resist Liu Zhang, and would definitely pursue and intercept him from the side.

"What Zi Yang said is true! Right now, our reserves are obviously not enough to maintain the operation of the chamber of commerce."

Jia Xu also has this concern. He knows how much money Yizhou has.

Liu Zhang showed a wry smile, there must be some problems, and there are more than that.

"The Yizhou family can also purchase our grain in large quantities, leaving us with no food to sell, and losing credibility in the hearts of the people!"

Jia Xu and Liu Ye frowned. Right now, the strategy of the chamber of commerce and making money is very beneficial, but it is also very difficult!

"My lord, is there a solution?"

"have!"

Jia Xu and the two were slightly taken aback, they didn't expect Liu Zhang to answer so happily.

"I am so passionate about the Nanzhong issue that I don't hesitate to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, and even personally lead the army to fight for the sake of the chamber of commerce and the casting of money."

"Nanzhong is vast and rich in mineral resources. Gold, silver, copper, and iron are inexhaustible! With Lu Su's development of Nanzhong, these minerals will be discovered one by one. At that time, we will have a steady stream of resources. Continuous minting materials!"

Jia Xu couldn't help but nodded. Once the source of copper is solved, then coins will not be a problem.

"My lord, what about the other supplies?"

The problem of the family's crazy selling is solved, so their crazy buying is also a problem.

"This requires the development of some talents, and they will go to various places to collect grain!"

According to Liu Zhang's memory, Guanzhong and the Central Plains are short of food, but Hebei, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou are not short of food!

Especially Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Currently there is no war in these two big states, and there is a bumper harvest every year, so there must be no shortage of food!

As long as there is money, grain can be continuously transported into Yizhou.

"Zi Yang, I know you are proficient in business, and I want to leave these things to you for the time being."

"I take orders!"

Liu Ye has no objection. He is very familiar with Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and he will be very handy in operating them.

"Wenhe, you should arrange the work of minting coins as soon as possible. Remember, what we mint are high-quality goods. I don't want to see such bad money as Dong Zhuo!"

"I obey!"

(end of this chapter)