Chapter 433: Finding Liu Yu to Settle Accounts

The Huns' invasion lasted for a month, and no one knows how many tragedies occurred during this month.

However, no matter how much the Xiongnu robbed them, it was not enough for them to consume, so they still needed to obediently come to Zhang Yu to be slaughtered.

After the collection of their various tribes, plus the wealth they plundered, they have not collected all the food.

In the end, they could only exchange part of the horses with Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu is still very short of horses, this time he can get tens of thousands of horses, this deal is still very cost-effective.

This time the Xiongnu wanted a very large amount of goods. Except for the relatively low profit of grain, some other commodities were simply huge profits.

With a transaction volume of several million, Zhang Yu and the others can earn at least half of it.

However, most of them are exchanged with materials, and there are not many who actually trade with copper coins.

After the transaction was completed, it was already winter, and when it entered winter, it was snowing heavily in the north, making it uncomfortable for people to be outside, let alone fighting.

Zhang Yu was not brought with him in Shenyang City, but in Da County, where Dalian is today.

"The volume of trade is too large, and money has become a factor restricting trade." Zhang Yu discovered a big problem after researching.

There are two problems. One is that with the development of commerce and the increasing trade volume, hundreds of thousands of copper coins are very heavy and inconvenient to transport.

The second problem is that there are not enough copper coins circulating in the market, which restricts commercial development.

Zhang Yu began to think about two questions.

Both problems can be solved together.

"Casting silver coins and gold coins can solve the problem of inconvenient transportation, and casting more copper coins can solve the problem of insufficient coins in circulation."

Zhang Yu thought of minting coins.

I didn't dare to do it before because the big man is still there, and minting coins is a rebellion.

Now the big man has existed in name only, and no one will care about the minting of coins.

Therefore, Zhang Yu planned to start minting coins.

Coinage requires copper, gold, and silver mines.

Although Zhang Yu has found some mines, the reserves are not very large.

The next thing Zhang Yu has to do is to find someone to go prospecting. Only enough ore can make enough coins.

There is to determine the template.

It is not difficult to find someone to make the template, and the most important thing is that Zhang Yu has a system that can be exchanged for a forging machine. Although it is small, it is no problem to cast coins.

Previously, Zhang Yu had exchanged forging presses for forging equipment, especially armor, which needed forging presses even more.

Now it's just right to exchange some more to mint coins.

Gold coins and silver coins are easy to handle. Zhang Yu makes a template himself to determine the value of gold coins and silver coins.

But copper coins are a bit difficult to handle.

Others may not accept the forged copper coins that are different from those circulated in the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Yu who casts the same coins does not have a template in hand.

Although imitation templates are okay, and maybe they can be faked, but fakes are fakes. If they are used by someone with a heart, then a financial crisis may set off in Zhang Yu's territory, and the market will be chaotic.

So Zhang Yu didn't want to take the risk.

There is no good solution for the time being, so Zhang Yu will do what can be done first.

He found Gu Yong.

"Yuan Tan, there must be relatively large mines in Liaodong or Xuantu County, you organize more people to explore and mine, even if you dig out the land under our control bit by bit, you must find enough mines." Zhang Yu said to Gu Yong said.

Prospecting for mines in ancient times was very difficult, and Gu Yong had a difficult look on his face.

"My lord, we don't have a professional prospector. I'm afraid we won't be able to find the ore in a short time."

Gu Yong didn't agree with Zhang Yu's approach, so he said this.

Because it costs a lot of money to use large-scale personnel to search for ore and then cast the ore into copper coins. Maybe the copper coins minted are not enough to cover the cost, and there is a high possibility of losing money.

It may be better if these manpower are used to build and develop.

Zhang Yu didn't explain too much to Gu Yong, and directly ordered him to die.

Insufficient coins will lead to deflation, which is not conducive to economic development.

There is nothing to explain these theories of later generations to an ancient man.

Gu Yong could only follow orders.

Zhang Yu also wrote to ask Zhang Zhao to look for ore in Kuaiji County.

Zhang Yu knew that there were a large number of silver mines on the islands in Southeast Asia. He knew the approximate location and asked Zhang Zhao to arrange a large number of people to search for them. Once they found them, they would send them out.

After finishing these, Zhang Yu will consider how to mint copper coins.

The copper coins minted by oneself are not recognized by others, and they will be invalidated at that time, and the copper coins that are commonly used today are imitated, and they are afraid of being discovered by others, which will cause a crisis at that time.

"It's better to mint copper coins by yourself to be safe, the big deal is internal circulation, and if I can legalize these copper coins, then they can be used in other places by then."

Zhang Yu began to plan, minting copper coins is just like printing money in later generations, legality is very important.

Legal issues can be resolved slowly, so Zhang Yu puts up the airs first.

He immediately arranged for people to start setting up related workshops, and gold coins, silver coins and copper coins were minted online together.

"Let the Empress Dowager make an edict. As long as I find Liu Xie again and ask him to make an imperial edict, my copper coins will be legalized and can be used in other places at that time."

Zhang Yu had already thought of a way, but Liu Xie was missing at this time.

At that time Zhang Yu was fighting Wuhuan, so he didn't care about these things.

In history, Liu Xie fled to Luoyang and was picked up by Cao Cao, but now Luoyang is Liu Bei's territory. Liu Bei claims to be a clan of the Han family, and Liu Xie is likely to go to Liu Bei.

At this time, Zhang Yu opened up first, and other things will be discussed later.

After everything was done, Zhang Yu planned to start collecting the bill again.

All the people who participated in the siege of Kuaiji County at the beginning, but some people did not pay the money.

Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and Zhang Yu have nothing to do with them for the time being.

But at the beginning, Liu Yu also sent troops to contain the troops in Liaodong. Zhang Yu has always remembered this account, but there is no time to settle it.

After the battle with Wuhuan, Zhang Yu was very weak and didn't have the strength to ask for debts.

Later, the Xiongnu invaded Youzhou, and it was not suitable to trouble Liu Yu at this time.

But now Zhang Yu has finished his work, and he must pay back what should be paid.

At this time, Liu Yu's life was very difficult. On the one hand, the Huns invaded, and it was a mess.

As soon as the Huns left, Gongsun Zan took the opportunity to attack him and kept attacking him fiercely.

Liu Yu is good at economics, but not military at all. His territory and status are bigger than Gongsun Zan, but he has been suppressed and beaten by Gongsun Zan.

At this time, Liu Yu was in a hurry, and it was Zhang Yu's previous revenge.

Zhang Yu would not talk about morality with Liu Yu.

Liu Yu attacked him when he was in the most difficult time, and Zhang Yu just repaid him in the same way.

Therefore, Zhang Yu took the opportunity to attack and directly sent 20,000 soldiers and horses to wander around Liu Yu's territory.

It's just wandering, Zhang Yu doesn't want to start a war with Liu Yu yet.

There is no benefit in going to war. It is useless to fight for other territories before your own territory has been digested. It is better to take the opportunity to blackmail a large sum of money.