"Aiqing should know, the widow is now short of everything except food, salt, cloth and commercial goods in Yongxing City, the top priority is to stabilize internal affairs, military affairs, let it go for the time being."

"The minister understands, after the minister has inspected Yongxing and Zhongxing City, he will formulate a strategy as soon as possible to save the decline."

"The widow knows that Aiqing will not let the widow down. Now, let's tell the widow, what are Aiqing's long-term plans? ”

"In the short term, there are still more than 600,000 new vassals who need to be resettled, 50,000 or 60,000 foreign troops and craftsmen who have defected to our country will also need to be resettled, and a number of generals and officials need to be promoted.

At this time, Gao Xun hurriedly asked:

"Not to mention these 6,700,000 people for the time being, I am afraid that the resettlement expenses alone will not be less than 1.5 million grains, grass, commercial goods, food and shelter equivalent to inch silver, such a large expenditure, even if the income from this southern expedition is very huge, it will be difficult for the cabinet and foreign dynasties to agree to resettle hundreds of thousands of foreigners in our country."

"Lord Gao rest assured, most of the new vassals are war soldiers, and they have more or less gold and silver hidden during the battle, and they can concentrate on the tuntian, and there are more people who attach foreign troops and craftsmen to hide gold and silver.

The amount of gold and silver was extremely considerable, and in the short term, as long as the pension was used for the livelihood of grain, grass, cloth, etc., the new vassals would bring huge taxes to the national treasury. ”

Hearing the news, there is no need for real money to be saved, and King Xian is very anxious:

"The treasury is in an emergency, the widow is waiting for this batch of gold and silver to be used urgently, but Aiqing let the widow suppress it, what is the reason?"

"Great, the city has the rules of the market, and a large inflow of gold and silver in the short term not only cannot play a role in stabilizing the market price and boosting copper coins, but may also arouse greed, leading to the trend of price hikes and hoarding.

Therefore, the gold and silver obtained on this occasion can be used for rewards, but not for financial expenditure. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive, and the minister is the great Si Nong, and he should focus on the country. Although there are some difficulties in the short term, in the long run, it will be beneficial to the Xian country and will not do any harm. ”

The copper coins of the Xianguo country have actually depreciated and collapsed, and the inflow of a large amount of gold and silver, not only does not help to increase the value of the currency, because the total amount of precious metals is far less than that of copper coins, it will also cause hyperinflation in the short term, so that more people will give up using their own copper coins, and pay with gold, silver and other princes.

When a large number of precious metals flow out of the country as a trading currency, the result can only be that the local currency copper money is more worthless, a large loss of gold and silver, pushing up the commodities priced in precious metals, when the gold and silver are short, the deformed market has not undergone essential changes, only the holders of precious metals, and the exporters of precious metals.

Money has no value in itself, it is at best artificially given the subject matter of a valuable thing, and money can never replace the value function of goods. [Note 1]

The current situation in Xianguo is that it is basically self-sufficient in grain, and the biggest black hole is that the regained lost land needs rice, grain, cloth, and other civilian resources and financial subsidies, and most of the other bulk commodities need external imports, so it is necessary to resume production of the regained land as soon as possible, expand the types of commodity production that have been regained, and enable them to participate in economic activities.

At the same time, the resettlement of the new vassals and foreign troops, and the property brought by the entourage eventually entered the market one after another, increasing the supply of precious metals, although there will be some difficulties in the short term, but the basic problems of food, clothing, and housing have been solved, and production will be resumed to participate in economic operations, and the economy will soon stabilize and rebound.

King Xian is in the big interior, he doesn't understand the economy, and the others either don't understand the economy, or don't know the essence of the economy. Out of years of trust, King Xian finally nodded:

"Okay, according to Aiqing's wishes, the gold and silver treasures will temporarily suppress the widow's inner mansion."

"King Shengming, there is another matter that the minister wants to discuss privately with the king, and please ask the king for permission."

"Privately discussed? What can't be said explicitly? ”

"Back to the king, this matter is very important, and the minister dare not report it."

The king of Xian thought for a moment, and then the two came to an empty and uninhabited place, and for two quarters of an hour, no one knew what he had said.

At dusk, Bailiyan retreated first, and King Xian left Lu Gao, Gao Xun, and Zhao Xun to continue talking.

On the occasion of leaving the palace, the Xuanting Marquis family waited in the palace gate, of course, the reason was very simple, King Xian gave Princess Lanyuan a mouthful, and then the news reached the ears of Qiao Lian and Qiao Cheng's father and son.

When a family of three saw Bailiyan, what they saw in their eyes was not a person, but a huge gold ingot.

Seeing the Xuantinghou couple and his wife, Baili Yan gave a deep salute and said:

"The son-in-law has seen his mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law."

Princess Lan Yuan smiled happily and couldn't close her mouth, and took the lead in rushing to say:

"Hehe, it's all a family, Yan Gongzi is so polite, isn't it a birth."

"Yes, it's a lot of courtesy...... Qiao Lian echoed, his face was full of spring, and Bai Liyan only saw money on his face.

At this time, Qiao Cheng said:

"Brother-in-law, you and I will be colleagues in the future, but we have to work together."

Bailiyan was puzzled, and was busy asking:

"Mother-in-law, brother-in-law, he ......"

"Oh, Cheng'er is on an errand in the tax undertaking department, and Yan Gongzi is the chief farmer."

The Department of Taxation is the tax collection agency responsible to King Xian, and the Tax Department was originally the tax collection agency responsible for Xiangguo, so as to divide the functions and powers of the Great Division.

Gongsun Yue's rebellion has been hanging in the air so far, and the treasury is actually in the hands of King Xian.

The former is responsible for collecting taxes on state-owned enterprises and is only responsible to Xianwang and Xiangguo, while the latter collects taxes on private enterprises and individuals.

Bai Liyan wouldn't know that Qiao Cheng's place of work in the Tax Undertaking Division was in his department store, but it would soon be very clear.

The four of them walked along the road, although they didn't mention the word money, but what they said was how rich the south was, how the jewels were everywhere, it can be seen that the Xuantinghou family must have a "poor god" living in their hearts, and they couldn't wait to jump out and turn Bailiyan's pockets inside and out.

Walking out of the big interior, a huge chariot parked in the distance, four horses pulled, extremely grand and luxurious, like one or two mobile RVs, when he learned that it was given by the king of Xian, Baili Yan was also startled:

"Yan Gongzi, this is a chariot specially built by Brother Wang, whether it is going to court or going out in the future, this chariot is extremely convenient."

Lan Yuan said proudly, Bai Liyan was stunned, and after a moment of relief, he said:

"Oh, the king is in love with ......"

Bailiyan looked at the chariot with straight eyes, not that the carriage was amazingly big, but blindly seeking to be big, and the space stacked was not necessarily technically reasonable.

When he was wondering, the chariot curtain was opened from the inside, Xiao Chunyu glanced out, and saw that it was Bailiyan, and other women flocked to the window and waved.

Jiang Jie walked over with a war horse, and when he saw that a huge carriage was parked, he asked without confusion:

"Master Hou, are you still riding a horse?"

"No, you take Feiyu back to the mansion, and I'll take the carriage."

"Yes."

Flying Feather is the name of the first horse that captured the Jianbao, its color is bright and the body is elegant, but it is not the fastest of the many Jianbao, but it is the strongest stallion, the strongest endurance, and the farthest every day. This time, he brought back a total of 15 Jianbao horses to be presented to King Xian as a reward.

Approaching the chariot, the coachman arranged by Guangxin put down the stool, Jiang Rong was already sitting in the door with the curtain, seeing Bailiyan hesitantly looking at the car, Jiang Rong said:

"It's getting dark, and it's not coming up yet."

"Oh......"

Bai Liyan turned around and saluted and said goodbye to the Xuantinghou couple, and then jumped up and got into the car, Xiao Chunyu, Qiao Fu'er, Xiao Er, Chunrou, Chunfang, Tang Tao and Jiang Rong, the seven girls were all jammed in the car, and the space was more than enough.

"Lord Hou......"

All the women spoke in unison, and Bai Liyan nodded again and again:

"I've kept you ladies waiting."

At this time, Tang Tao said:

"Soon, it's time to wait for adults."

At this time, Jiang Rong bluffed and said:

"As far as you know, sycophants."

As soon as the words came out, everyone leaned forward and laughed.

The groom drove slowly on the way home, and Xuan Tinghou's carriage followed.

After the feudal marquis, the previous mansion has been non-compliant, the king of Xian as early as the beginning of the year to learn the news of the armistice, in the east of the city to choose a new place, the first to build the Hou mansion, the scale is almost five times the size of the previous house, but also built a pond garden, the repair is extremely exquisite.

Due to the tight treasury, this construction money is still the advance fund of the Xuanting Hou Mansion and the Lu Hou Mansion.

The carriage walked very steadily on the road, and after entering the carriage, I found that the carriage had many steel components made by blacksmiths, and the axles did not have a squeaky mechanical sound, most of which were customized by order of Yongxing City.

The women are very talkative, six years ago, they only thought that Qiao Fu'er was an introverted and shy little woman, but when they see it today, they can talk about it, which makes Bailiyan feel a little blind.

Xiao Er is still the same, much more capable than six years ago. Xiao Chunyu and Tang Tao have not changed at all, one is virtuous, the other is very tricky, Chunrou and Chunfang are becoming more and more regular, Bai Liyan feels that Jiang Rong must have "educated" the two in the past six years, but they are not vicious.

Before sunset, the carriage stopped in front of the Hou Mansion, and the huge double vermilion lacquer gate surprised Bai Liyan very much, even if four or five people walked side by side, they didn't feel crowded, and they were about to catch up with the regulations of the Prince's Mansion.

The old people in the mansion have not changed much, and some have been added, but most of them are people from both sides of Guangxin and Xuantinghou, and there are even secret agents of King Xian, but they are more reassuring than the thieves in the Central Plains.

Jiang Rong asked people to prepare a family banquet in advance, and the three of Xuantinghou did not regard themselves as outsiders at all, of course, they were not outsiders, and they were already familiar with following them into the mansion.

There was still no place for the concubines at the dinner table, Xiao Er, Chunrou, Chunfang, and Tang Tao were placed in the side hall of the banquet hall to eat, but the wall was opened, and there were two Bingjian statues rewarded by King Xian in the room, which were full of air conditioning.

At the banquet, the three of Xuan Tinghou did not speak less, and the three sentences did not leave the department store business, and Bailiyan probably heard the taste.

During his absence, the department store has changed from a sole proprietorship to three joint ventures of Xianwang, Xuantinghou, and Bailiyan. Although he was stained with the light of the emperor's relatives and paid very little in taxes, he did not lose a penny in his pledges.

Thirty percent of the annual profit income of Baili Mansion is used for the development of Yongxing City, thirty percent is used for pledges and Zhao Xun's needs, and thirty percent is used for the expenses and business capital of the house, and the final income at the end of the year can actually save less than one percent. On the contrary, the Xuanting Hou Mansion carried private goods, and the actual final income at the end of the year was much more than that of Baili Mansion.

Jiang Rong didn't have much appetite at the dinner, she had already thought about indulging in carnival tonight, and she was talking about Luo Li of Xuantinghou's family of three, and the wildfire in her heart was also bubbling up.

[Note 1] Money itself has no value, what is valuable is the exchange of the use value of the commodity itself.

This concept is a bit jerky, because since the invention of "money", the first subjective influence of people is money, and all the stores of value related to money have value, such as gold, silver, platinum, dollars, euros, pounds, and other hard currencies.

But in fact, money itself has no value, but with the advent of modernization, the nature of money itself is more political than it was before the eighteenth century.

But the fundamental essence of money is still the use value of commodities, and no amount of political factors can change this essence.

It's like there is only one bowl of rice left in the world, which costs seven billion people, and the value of a bowl of rice at this time is not measured by any currency, gold and silver. Because the greatest value of this bowl of rice is to continue to live, and only when people live, other material things are meaningful.

Of course, this example may be extreme and biased, but it can truly reflect the relationship between money and material value.

Any substance will have a monetary value only if it has a use value. The existence of money only facilitates the exchange of the use value of commodities.

When productivity is insufficient, material supply weakens, and output plummets, prices rise when the money supply remains unchanged and the monetary aggregate remains unchanged. Currency depreciation occurs when the money supply increases sharply, the aggregate increases sharply, and the productive forces and material supply are greatly weakened. This is a market factor for currency fluctuations.

In addition, political factors, such as the inflow and outflow of JETCO currency, will also cause currency fluctuations due to non-market factors.