Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 483 The Prototype of an Underground Organization

Cao Pi originally admired Sima Yi very much.

That's why he was appointed as the commander-in-chief to guard such an important place as Chang'an.

Even if he said he wanted to use it to ban people he disliked, Cao Pi gave it to him without any hesitation.

The result was good, from Chang'an to Tongguan, all were lost!

This incident made Cao Pi extremely angry, and when Sima Yi returned, he would also hold him accountable.

result…

What added fuel to the fire was that Sima Yi didn't respond at all!

What is even more worrying is that Cao Pi found that he really could not deal with Sima Yi!
As for the reason…

To put it bluntly, there is no one in my hands...

Yes, Cao Pi really has no one under his command!
Of the several generals left to him by Cao Cao, Xu Huang and Zhang He both followed Sima Yi, the relationship between Yu Jin and himself became completely strained, Le Jin died in battle, and Zhang Liao disappeared.

Too many other generals from the Xiahou and Cao families died.
Right now we only have generals from our family such as Cao Xiu and Cao Ren, and there is really nothing we can do!

"How hateful! How hateful!"

That day, Cao Pi saw Sima Yi's reply, which still contained excuses for not returning. He was so angry that he threw the letter in his hand.

This scene naturally made the maids tremble with fear. They were shaking in their hearts and dared not speak a word.

However, this left Cao Pi with no outlet for his anger.

After thinking for a while, he asked with a somewhat impatient look, "Where is Wang Situ? Someone go get Wang Situ. I have something to ask you."

Once Cao Pi mentioned it, naturally no one dared not to respond.

Someone immediately turned around and went to look for Wang Lang.

Wang Lang came hurriedly and heard Cao Pi say: "Wang Si Tu, I want to ask you, how is our 'new currency' being made?"

Wang Lang's heart tightened when he heard this.

But he said: "Your Majesty, it is being implemented, but it is not being implemented very well at the moment."

Xing Daorong was naturally surprised to hear this.

Why is Cao Pi also going to create a "new currency"?

In fact, this matter was really caused by this guy Xing Daorong.

Although Cao Wei and Liu Bei are currently hostile, there is still business dealings between the people.

As a result, the new currency created by Xing Daorong was circulated in the north, greatly damaging the northern monetary system.

To put it bluntly, Cao Pi did not create new currency. After the northerners got the new currency, they could only use it for communication with the south.

However, the southern goods such as "new plows" and "Shu brocade" were "hard currencies" in those days, which led to the northerners wanting "new currency" so that they could trade with the south.

In fact, after Cao Cao unified the north, he also tried to make his own coins. He issued an order, "Still use Wuzhu."

But it wasn't long before Cao Cao was forced to give up because of a problem: "The capital was scarce and there was no increase in profits, so the price of grain remained low."

In addition, the "Wuzhu coins" minted by Cao Cao weighed only three baht and the craftsmanship was not high, which led to a drop in grain prices, so they had to be cancelled.

Cao Pi, who had just ascended the throne, saw that the economy was in a downward trend, so he issued an order to resume the use of Wuzhu coins.

But without the support of technological innovation, the emperor's orders still could not compete with economic laws.

Even though the order was issued to restore the Wuzhu coin, Cao Wei's economic situation was still very bad, food prices remained high, and inflation occurred.

Cao Pi had no choice but to abolish the Wuzhu coin and allow the people to continue using grain and silk for transactions.

It became "barter", which was a direct reversal of history and almost led us directly into the primitive tribal era.

In addition, the "new currency" made by Xing Daorong, namely the "Zhi Bai Qian", can be said to be "inferior currency" to some extent because of its insufficient weight.

Due to the law of "bad money drives out good money", people naturally prefer to use "Zhi Bai Qian", and the Wu Zhu Qian minted and issued by Cao Wei was forced to withdraw from circulation.

Although Liu Bei may not have been aware of this currency war, he actually achieved this effect. In addition, after the negative situation in the Eastern Wu, the South began to mint a large number of such virtual coins, which naturally posed a shock to Cao Wei.

So Cao Pi wanted to deal with it again, and he also created a "new currency", but just like before, he couldn't promote it!

"Wang Situ! Do you know the situation today?"

"We are about to lose this world!"

"It has come to this point, but you can't even beat the south in a matter of coinage?"

This…

Wang Lang was sweating profusely after hearing what he said.

He could see that Cao Pi was in a bad mood today and he was just a tool for him to vent his anger.

As for coinage, how could Wang Lang know anything about it?
That's totally incomprehensible!
After being scolded by Cao Pi, he could only explain: "Your Majesty, this matter...really needs to be done slowly."

Cao Pi became even angrier after hearing this.

Take it easy?
People like Wang Lang can indeed take things slowly.

At worst, when Liu Bei attacks, Wang Lang will just surrender.

But for Cao Pi, how to take it slow?

Right now, we have no money to spend, and we can only requisition soldiers, horses, and food by force.

What does forced conscription mean?
To put it bluntly, isn't it just robbery?

No choice, I have to rob...

However, if this continues, we will gradually lose the support of the people. It would be fine if we were strong to begin with, but now that the situation has reversed, if we continue like this, we will only bring about our own destruction!

So seeing Wang Lang's unhurried attitude, Cao Pi wanted to scold him again.

Just as he opened his mouth, he heard someone outside shouting, "Your Majesty! Outside... Prime Minister Zhong is here."

When Cao Cao was conferred the title of King of Wei, Zhong Yao served as the Minister of Justice and Prime Minister of Wei, so people often call him Prime Minister Zhong.

As soon as Cao Pi heard the title "Prime Minister Zhong", he knew that Zhong Yao was coming!

He was overjoyed and stood up immediately, not caring about criticizing Wang Lang anymore. He said quickly, "It turns out that Lord Yuan Chang is back!"

"Quick! Invite him to come and see me!"

Wang Lang was also surprised when he heard this, but he quickly realized that Zhong Yao had really saved him today.

only…

After Tongguan was captured, there were rumors that Zhong Yao had surrendered to Xing Daorong.

Why did it take you so long to come back?
However, this thought only flashed through his mind. Zhong Yao’s affairs... had little to do with him, so there was no need for him to get involved.

He glanced at Cao Pi again, his expression remained unchanged, full of joy. It was obvious that he did not doubt Zhong Yao for the time being, and he would not say anything more.

Just as Wang Lang thought, Cao Pi was overjoyed when he heard that Zhong Yao had returned.

Seeing Zhong Yao coming in, he sighed: "Lord Yuan Chang! You are really back!"

"Finally, I got some good news these days."

No wonder Cao Pi was so excited. As he said, these days were all bad news.

Either someone ran away, or there was chaos somewhere.

It is really good news that Zhong Yao is back.

Take a look!

Not everyone will abandon me in this critical moment!

(End of this chapter)