In the official room, Zhang Xuan put a few gold coins on the table, and smiled at Wei Yunqi and Fang Xuanling: "Look at this." ”

Wei Yunqi was well-informed, he picked up the gold coin and looked at it, "This is the money of the Sogdians, it was very popular in the Chang'an market at the beginning, and a gold coin can be worth a lot of money, but later the imperial court banned the circulation of this kind of money, and it was not seen on the market, but I heard that some big shops still use it to trade in private." ”

Fang Xuanling knew that Zhang Xuan had come to him so mysteriously, there must be a reason, and as soon as he thought about it, he guessed Zhang Xuan's intentions.

"Dashuai doesn't want to issue this kind of money himself!"

Zhang Xuan nodded and said to the two: "I've been thinking about it, our Beihai County raises livestock on a large scale, grows grain, and sells materials to others, but we get back a lot of copper coins, which makes the price of everything rise for us, and copper coins can't be used as food, so I'm thinking about why we don't build a large number of warehouses and buy back materials from others, so that we can feed the army with enough materials, quickly quell the famine, and appease the hungry people. ”

"So Dashuai wants to mint money and use gold to buy various materials from other regions to reserve, that's what Dashuai means!"

"I do think so, I want to know how much gold and copper coins we have in stock?"

Wei Yunqi thought for a while and said, "The gold is about 110,000 taels, and the copper coins are 500,000 yuan. ”

"How much grain and cloth are there?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"There are about 470,000 stones of grain, 80,000 horses of silk, not too much pig iron, about 200,000 catties."

Zhang Xuan took a few steps and said to the two of them: "There are still more than 100,000 stone grains and tens of thousands of weapons in the warehouse of Liucheng in Liaodong, and I plan to transport them all back." In addition, I want to buy grain and cloth from Jiangnan and Bashu, and pig iron from Liyang County, so that all our gold and copper coins can be exchanged for supplies. ”

Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said, "If the marshal uses all the gold and copper coins, what will he reward the soldiers?" ”

Zhang Xuan picked up the gold coin on the table and said with a smile: "This is what I want to say today." I heard Zuo Xiaoyou say that Donglai County is rich in gold, mainly from the river gold sand, in the past, many people made a living from this, Wang Bo and Meng Rang why there is so much gold, in fact, it is taken from the hands of gold diggers, and the imperial court Shaofu Temple once had several gold mines in Donglai County, set up a special metallurgical department, it is said that Wang Bo snatched 40,000 taels of gold from the warehouse of the metallurgical department. I think we should resume mining, and in just a few years, we should have a lot of gold in our hands, and with them to mint money, we will be able to gradually control the lives of people everywhere. ”

Zhang Xuan looked at the two of them with anticipation in his eyes, "What do you think?" ”

Both Wei Yunqi and Fang Xuanling could understand Zhang Xuan's ambitions, especially after the Bohai Meeting, they had gradually escaped the control of the imperial court. There was also this attack on Liaodong and the subsequent Goguryeo incident, and the imperial court was well aware of everything that happened. But they remained silent, which showed that the court could not do anything about them.

It is precisely because of this deep feeling that Zhang Xuan wants to seize the opportunity, gradually show his edge, and no longer be controlled by the imperial court, which is actually their wish. simply put aside your worries and make a big career.

"Since the big handsome has decided, let's get rid of it!" Wei Yunqi laughed.

Zhang Xuan looked at Fang Xuanling again, and Fang Xuanling also nodded slowly, "Plan carefully." Go for it! ”

"Good! Then we will divide the work, Yunqi is responsible for restoring the gold mines, raising people for gold mining, Xuanling is in charge of trade, using several commercial houses in Jiangdu to purchase food and materials from all over the country, first arrange the manpower, and wait for the New Year to start running. ”

Wei Yun took the first step, Fang Xuanling stayed, and he still had a few things to discuss with Zhang Xuan.

"Dashuai, I think there is another important thing that Dashuai just ignored."

"Tell me, what did I overlook?"

"Reinforcement!"

Fang Xuanling said slowly: "We only have 30,000 troops now, if we want to do big things, we need at least 100,000 troops to be able to deal with it freely, if you take into account the training time, the marshal should start to increase the troops as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "Whether it is trade or mining, it can be said that it is to restore people's livelihood, but the increase of troops is too sensitive, and it is best to find an excuse." ”

"Isn't Dashuai a Hebei envoy? I think attacking the Hebei bandits is the best excuse, I heard that Lu Mingyue plans to be the emperor in Wei County, and has proclaimed himself the king of Wei, the marshal might as well send a letter to the Son of Heaven to crusade against the rebel Lu Mingyue, so it is logical for the marshal to expand his troops and prepare for war. ”

"Why do you fight Lu Mingyue and don't hit the nearest Gao Shida? I heard that Gao Shida is also preparing to ascend the throne as emperor. ”

Fang Xuanling smiled slightly, "General, don't forget Liyang Cang, there are still 400,000 stone grain in it, Lu Mingyue is also bound to Liyang Cang, we have water transportation convenience, hundreds of warships, it is more advantageous to attack Liyang Cang, why give up this piece of fat to Lu Mingyue?" ”

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, Fang Xuanling was reasonable, the 400,000 stone grain in Liyang Cang must not be taken away by Lu Mingyue, he had long wanted to settle the old account with Lu Mingyue.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a long time and said, "What if our army goes to attack Lu Mingyue, and Dou Jiande and Gao Shida take advantage of the situation to attack Qingzhou?" ”

Fang Xuanling had already made up his mind about this worry, and he said with a smile: "The marshal can temporarily move the people of the Tang Dynasty to Qi County, and then block the Yellow River with warships, so that Gao Shida and Dou Jiande cannot cross the river, there is Pei Renji fighting on the eastern front on the Wagang side, I believe that the Wagang army will not expand to the east, if the marshal is not at ease, Chen Haishi's 5,000 troops can be transferred from Langya County to Jibei County to garrison, so that even if the Wagang army can break through Pei Renji, Jibei County still has a defense, I think Qingzhou should be fine, and it is impossible for the general to leave no army at all." ”

Zhang Xuan was persuaded by Fang Xuanling, and he smiled: "Okay! I will go to the Son of Heaven now and prepare to crusade against Lu Mingyue. ”

After a pause, Zhang Xuan said meaningfully: "Since we want to lay out Liyang Cang, it is necessary to tell the Son of Heaven at the same time that Li Mi in Wagang is Li Jiancheng, and I think the time is ripe." ”

On the second day, hundreds of cavalry rushed to various places in the six counties of Qingzhou to convey the recruitment order issued by the marshal, and for a while, notices of recruiting soldiers were posted at the gates of each city gate.

At the gate of Yidu County, hundreds of ordinary people reading the notice were crowded, and some people shook their heads and said: "Hebei recruited Zhang Xuan to tell the villagers and elders, Hebei bandits are becoming more and more rampant, and in the coming year, they will go south in a big way, tyrannizing Qingzhou, in order to defend their homeland, they will recruit brave warriors as soldiers, and those who sign up as soldiers can get 20 acres of military land, and they will be tax-free for ten years, and they will be blessed with their descendants, and I hope that all the brave and strong men will actively sign up to defend their homes, and protect their parents, wives and children."

At this time, a burly man with white spots on his head shouted: "Zhang Dashuai is right, our life today is not easy to come by, we can no longer be plundered by bandits, we should stand up to defend our homeland, protect our parents, wives and children." ”

Everyone responded one after another, "Well said, Zhang Dashuai treats the people well, and we should respond to the call to defend our homeland." ”

I don't know who shouted, "The registration point is in the city, let's go and see!" ”

More than 100 young men poured into the county, and there were already several long queues in front of the registration table in the county, and more than a dozen military civilian officials were busy registering the applicants' information, but a simple test was needed before registration, and the test was next to it, as long as a forty-pound stone lock could be lifted above the head, it would be considered qualified.

At this time, the burly man with white spots on his forehead stepped forward, and easily lifted the stone lock with one arm, which immediately won a round of applause, and Wei Chigong, who was patrolling the recruitment next to him, was very surprised, this was a forty-pound stone lock, and he asked again: "This man, can you lift another one?" ”

The man stretched out his hand and grabbed another stone lock, the left and right stone locks were raised at the same time, and the double locks were thrown into the sky, and he gently caught them in an exclamation.

Wei Chigong laughed, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "Good martial arts, at least you can be a team leader, what's your name?" ”

"The villain's name is Wang Jingxuan, a local!"

Wei Chigong nodded, turned back to the civil official in charge of registration and said, "Give him the throne in the red book!" ”

(To be continued.) )