Li Zicheng was excited, and said in his heart: This small road construction team may not be able to return to the team in a short time, Lanzhou needs them!

The emergence of a large number of bicycles must have wide, smooth roads, and the bicycles of the future will not only drive in the city, but also outside the city.

The current Lanzhou, the cement avenue in the north, after crossing the Yellow River, extends eastward from the Huizhou Mansion, and then returns to Jingyuan County on the south bank of the Yellow River; In the southeast direction, it extends to Guguan through Gongchang Mansion; In the northeast, if it is not blocked by the watershed, it will almost completely connect Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou; In the west, there is a cement road connecting the two central cities of Lanzhou and Xining.

In the south of Lanzhou, a cement avenue is being built in the direction of Taozhou Mansion, and it will be extended to Taozhou Mansion in half a year at most.

Since Lanzhou is the central city, in addition to the avenues leading to all directions, the cement roads inside and outside the city are also indispensable.

Li Zicheng walked around the construction site of the new city, and when he returned to the Dadu Governor, he met Shen Dao, and Shen Dao said carefully: "Dadu Governor, the message of the Han Qing Bureau." ”

"Han Qing Bureau?" Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment and said, "What is the information of the Hanqing Bureau?" And about thieves again? ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Shen Dao took out a stack of white paper from his arms and handed it over with both hands: "The Metropolitan Governor, Cao Wenzhao of Shaanxi, Lu Xiangsheng of Huguang, Hong Chengchou of Shaanxi, and Zuo Liangyu of Henan all attacked the thieves like crazy, and the main force of the thieves was initially compressed between Kaifeng and Luoyang, that is, in the area of Yingyang......"

"Yingyang?" Li Zicheng felt that this name was very familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while, so he said, "Let's go, go to your military affairs department to have a look." ”

Shen Dao led the way, led Li Zicheng into the Military Affairs Division, and sat down in the hall, Li Zicheng said: "Take the marching map out." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Shen Dao hurriedly took out the march map, opened it completely, put it on the square table, pointed to Yingyang with his hand, and said, "Metropolitan Governor, what the message says, this should be this place." ”

This march map is marked in detail, even the mountains and rivers are available, Li Zicheng carefully checked, Yingyang has Guangwu Mountain in the north, Dazhou Mountain in the south, Meishan in the east, Bishan Mountain and Tiger Prison Pass in the west, the Yellow River in the north, and there are Bianshui and Yingshui passing through the border, and the end is a place to avoid danger.

Why do thieves gather here?

Was it squeezed here by the Ming army, or was it intentional?

Li Zicheng got up slightly, his eyes were a little farther away from the marching map, and then he expanded in all directions, and when he saw Fengyang in the southeast, he didn't feel a move in his heart: Yes, it is this Yingyang, where thieves gather, and then divide the troops, take Fengyang, the central capital, and destroy the ancestral tomb of Chongzhen......

What kind of battle between the thieves and the imperial court has no direct relationship with the Heavenly Mandate Army, and it can even be said that the hotter the thieves fight with the imperial court, the less energy Hong Chengchou has to deal with the Heavenly Mandate Army, if history has not changed, the thieves still break through Fengyang, how can Chongzhen rest with the thieves?

However, Li Zicheng did not want the two sides to fight into a pot of porridge, after all, this is a civil war, the more tragic the war, the more serious the damage to the place, if the Mandate of Heaven Army has enough strength, he really hopes that in one go, take down the court and thieves, and then transfer to economic construction......

This is impossible, the sky is going to rain, the mother is going to get married, everyone has their own reasons, I don't remember which book I read it in, "the truth is only within the range of the cannon", with the current strength of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Office, let alone eliminate the two, even persuasion is not qualified!

For the sake of today, developing one's own strength is the only choice.

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and decided to ignore the war between the imperial court and the thieves for the time being, in fact, he could neither control the imperial court nor the thieves, so he could only hide in the west of Longshan and develop his head.

"Governor, this is the initial message," Shen Dao drew a copy from the message, "about the eighth day of the first lunar month, the thieves were divided into three groups, one crossed the Yellow River, went north to Pingyang, Shanxi, and was driven to Shaanxi by Cao Wenzhao; One group went south, and the message said that it had reached Nanyang; There is another one, but it is from the southeast......"

"Southeast?" Li Zicheng is becoming more and more sure that history has not changed.

"Dadu Governor, this branch of thieves is said to be the most powerful, led by Gao Yingxiang himself, ......" Shen Dao paused and said, "Dadu Governor, are they going to Zhongdu?" ”

"It must be going to Fengyang!" Li Zicheng thought in his heart, the message came late, maybe this time, Fengyang has already become a mess of porridge, I don't know if Chongzhen knows?

Gao Yingxiang's branch is running for a long time, is there no one in the court who understands?

That's fine, the seven battalions of the Mandate of Heaven Army, just taking advantage of the opportunity of the imperial court to fight with thieves, stepped up training, soon, in two or three months, the whole training will be over, as long as there are enough rifles......

Li Zicheng replaced Shen Dao and asked him to summon Wang Anping, continue to closely monitor the movements of the thieves, as well as the direction of the march, and if the manpower allows, also inquire about the information of the imperial court.

Leaving the Military Affairs Division, Li Zicheng went to the Gold and Silver Division again, the more chaotic the imperial court, the more opportunities for the development and growth of the Heavenly Mandate Army, as long as the Huaxia Bank under the Gold and Silver Division can issue paper money smoothly, the Heavenly Mandate Army can steadily expand its army and expand its strength.

Guo Shijun happened to be there, and when he saw Li Zicheng, he hurriedly bowed, "Governor, my subordinates are about to look for you!" ”

"Shijun doesn't need to be polite, what's the matter, get up and talk!" Li Zicheng sat down in the main seat unceremoniously, and from Guo Shijun's face, he clearly saw a hint of joy, with his old temperament, it would not be a trivial matter.

"The Governor of the Metropolitan has issued 30,000 banknotes in Lanzhou, and the market is still stable, although prices fluctuate, but the amplitude is very small," Guo Shijun turned out the record book and said: "At the same time, Huaxia Bank recovered 20,000 silver coins, and now the market accounts for almost half of the banknote transactions." ”

Li Zicheng said: "Shijun, in your opinion, in the Lanzhou market, how much banknotes should be invested?" "Although the Governor of the Mandate of Heaven needs money, the issuance of paper money is still based on actual output, and the excessive issuance of paper money will inevitably cause prices to soar and plunder the wealth of the people in disguise.

If such a thing happens, it will not only damage the credibility of the banknotes, but also run counter to Li Zicheng's original intention, if it plunders the wealth of the people in disguise, it will be the end of a dynasty, not to mention that the Mandate of Heaven has not yet established its own unified dynasty!

If the people can't get benefits and benefits, who will risk killing their heads, bear the charge of rebellion, and follow the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion all the way?

"Governor, his subordinates have been monitoring market prices, since prices have not risen, there should be no excess of paper money," Guo Shijun could not count all the output on the border of Lanzhou, and could only determine the amount of paper money needed according to price fluctuations, "According to the estimates of his subordinates, Lanzhou Fucheng still needs 200,000 yuan of paper money, and if the silver money is completely recovered in the future and the direct transaction of silver money is canceled, the paper money will need at least 300,000 yuan." ”

"In the initial stage of the issuance of paper money, there should be no large fluctuations in prices, so as not to damage the credibility of paper money, and when the market has fully accepted paper money, it is necessary to restrict or even eliminate the circulation of silver money, and at the same time allow prices to rise slightly." ”

"The subordinates understand that the subordinates will never dare to take such a major matter lightly," Guo Shijun said again: "Dadu Governor, Xining has issued 100,000 banknotes under the guarantee of the Mu and Jin firms, except for the soldiers' salaries and the officials' salaries, all of which were subscribed by the two major commercial banks, and the two families have subscribed a total of 97,000 taels, which is also the entire deposit of the Xining branch of Huaxia Bank. ”

Li Zicheng thought for a moment and said, "Are the people panicking?" ”

"No, the Xining branch and the Xining Mansion have done a lot of propaganda work, and the people can not only go to the Xining branch to exchange money, but also have the guarantee of the Xining Mansion," Guo Shijun said: "The people were a little suspicious at first, but now they are accustomed to it, after all, the Heavenly Mandate Army has been in Xining for a long time, and the people trust the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion more." ”

"That's good!" Li Zicheng said: "Banks are also the same professional technology, sooner or later Shijun will have to leave the gold and silver division, take advantage of the current opportunity to train a few more bankers!" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor laughed, his subordinates are not bankers, nor economists," Guo Shijun said secretly, even in later generations, I am just a history teacher, and I have nothing to do with economics, "My subordinates can only teach them some basic laws of economic operation, so as not to do bad things with good intentions!" ”

"It's better than them not knowing at all," Li Zicheng played dumb riddles with Guo Shijun by himself, and didn't care that He Xiaomi kept shaking his eyeballs, "How about it, when the banknotes are issued, isn't there any problem?" ”

"The subordinates came to find the Metropolitan Governor, but there is a worry," Guo Shijun's face suddenly did not appear a layer of gloomy, "The Metropolitan Governor, the paper money issued at the moment does not exceed the market demand, but it ...... In order to develop the economy, we will definitely expand the issuance in the future, in case of a run......"

Li Zicheng's heart was tight, if there was a run on the bank, and Huaxia Bank could not exchange the silver in time, the Heavenly Mandate Army could rely on military force to temporarily suppress the incident, but the credibility of the banknotes would be greatly affected.

In addition, in order to establish a set of social systems, the Mandate of Heaven must set an example, act according to law, follow its own laws of economic development, and not always use military means to solve economic problems.

He thought for a moment and said, "How about now?" If there is a run, can Huaxia Bank deal with it? ”

"There is no problem for the time being, whether it is Lanzhou or Xining," Guo Shijun said: "The headquarters of Lanzhou Huaxia Bank, the original 120,000 taels, the four major commercial banks subscribed 36,000 taels, this time 20,000 taels were recovered, a total of 176,000 taels, and the banknotes were only issued 170,000 yuan, even if all the runs, it is more than enough." ”

“……”

"In the Xining branch, Muhammad and Jin's firms subscribed for 97,000 taels, and only 100,000 yuan of banknotes were issued, plus soldiers and officials would intercept some banknotes, even if someone ran on them, they could cope with it."

Li Zicheng smiled: "What is Shijun worried about? ”

"There are two worries about the subordinates," Guo Shijun said, "one is that the issuance of banknotes will be expanded in the future, but the recovery of silver coins will be insufficient; The second is ...... Second, once someone makes a difficulty, it is difficult to guarantee that the issued banknotes will not be collected and concentrated in a certain bank for exchange, and there is no difference in the banknotes issued in various places......"

Li Zicheng also feels that these are indeed problems!

If someone really makes a difficulty, it is inevitable that the banknotes circulating in various provinces will be exchanged in a certain bank, and even the largest Lanzhou headquarters will not be able to cope with it.

He thought for a moment and said with a faint smile: "Shijun don't worry, in the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, who has such a great energy to concentrate the banknotes of various provinces?" With such a big move, it is impossible for our people not to know that last time there was a spy from Hong Chengchou in Lanzhou, I have already formed the Hanyang Bureau! ”

Guo Shijun nodded, "The Metropolitan Governor is right, such a big movement, even ordinary people are afraid that they will be alert......"

"As for the first point that Shijun is worried about, the expansion of the issuance of banknotes in the future, it will be a long time later," Li Zicheng smiled mysteriously and said, "The governor of Pontus has already taken measures, and the heavenly opportunity must not be leaked......