Chapter 362: Money Has a Currency Price

Li Yu was busy preparing to greet him, and the people in the county were also looking forward to it, Your Majesty, to be able to come to the county once.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan really became full-time cooks, cooking for important people in the team every day, and in the end, they simply ate a hot pot or barbecue every two days to save trouble.

Gao Lishi really came to ask Zhang Xiaobao about opening a bank, Zhang Xiaobao can tell the truth more about this godfather, but he didn't say too specifically, that is, in the future, the money bank will be helpful to the entire Datang, as for what help, it only revealed that once the money bank can really open all over the Datang, it can gradually withdraw from the market as a currency.

Gao Lishi, who originally thought he was very smart, was stunned and didn't understand why he was able to quit with money.

Seeing that he was about to arrive in Linfen, Gao Lishi finally summed up what he heard with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and found Li Longji, who was still unwilling to stay in the cabin, but ran to the deck to take a good look at his country.

Bi Gou and Yao Chong, who were not invited at the beginning, were also accompanied, and even Zhang Jiuling's old housekeeper Zhang was also allowed to follow here, but it was not looking at Zhang Jiuling's face, who let Old Man Zhang have a good relationship with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.

If you want to know more about Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, you must start with the people around them, and you have to be able to say anything to Li Longji.

Because it is a river, the most seen on both sides of the river is the rice fields in the distance, except for the embankment.

Patches of them, some of them are already yellowish, and some of them are still green.

Li Longji couldn't see enough of the telescope in his hand, he looked satisfied, and wanted to share his happiness with others, and said to Bi Gou, Yao Chong and Old Man Zhang: "Look at my Tang Dynasty, it won't take a month, it will be golden, and the people's lives will be better." ”

In the past, knowing that the imperial treasury was already very abundant, Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao would definitely follow with flattery, but they had always followed Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's side, so they naturally knew that if the court was rich, it did not mean that every ordinary person was rich.

There are rich people, and there is no shortage of poor people, especially the poor, who can only eat a mouthful of food, and it is far from reaching the point where every household has a new house and every family can eat meat at a meal.

Not to mention how much savings you have.

Even if there is a Zhuangzi family, now the food in the house is moldy, and the rope that ties the money is rotten, they don't say that they will take it out and distribute it to the surrounding people who still need to dig some wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger.

Thinking like this, it was impossible for Old Man Bi to follow Li Longji's words, but asked Li Longji: "Your Majesty, what kind of life do you think the people live is a good life?" ”

For such a question, Li Longji really doesn't know how to answer, everyone has a different definition of happiness in their hearts, after thinking about it, Li Longji said:

"I think it would be a good life to be able to let the people have clothes to wear and not starve, oh, if you can build two more rooms and sleep without crowding, then it would be better, you can't let the people have the same food and clothing as us, what does Bi Qing think?"

Old man Bi still didn't follow Li Longji's words, and asked again: "Your Majesty, which place does your majesty think the people are living the best now?" ”

"Naturally it's Sanshui County, although I haven't been there, but the model has been seen, there are good houses there, people can eat meat as long as they want to eat meat, eat fish if they want to eat fish, even if it is shrimp in the sea, if you are willing to spend a little more money, you can eat it, is it possible that the people of Datang can be like that?"

Li Longji said it without thinking about this problem, he didn't know how Luzhou was going on, and Shuzhou was the same, but Sanshui County was close and there was a model, so he would know if he wanted to know.

After saying this, there was no need for Old Man Bi to say more, Li Longji suddenly said again: "I understand, the good of Sanshui County is not only good food and clothing, but all the little children over there can go to school, and it doesn't cost money to treat diseases, good is good, it can be said that it is the first county in the world, but Datang can't all places like Sanshui County."

After all, there is only one Zhang and Wang families, and Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan are only a couple, so they can't let all the magistrates reach their level. ”

Saying this, Li Longji's eyes were also full of yearning, if all the magistrates could have the ability of the Zhang and Wang families, they could immediately lead the troops to fight and knock down more places.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Old Man Bi followed and said: "What Your Majesty said is good, the people of Datang should be like Sanshui County, it is difficult to look at, but it is not difficult, as long as there is more grain per mu, as long as there are more people raising poultry and livestock, the price of things will naturally drop."

In addition, the Zhang and Wang families are now looking for people to find a place to plant and breed a large number of medicinal materials, which can naturally benefit many people in the future. ”

"What Master Bi said is also what the minister wants to say." Old man Yao also said next to him, he and Old Man Bi meant the same, let Li Longji care more, don't think that there is more food and more money, and you feel that the people of Datang are really living a good life.

The goal can't be set so small, there must be a comparison, Sanshui County is really a good day.

"The two of you have a heart, and I know in my heart that in the future, I will be strict and not soft." Li Longji thought of what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan said that day, any good policy needs to be implemented by people.

In my heart, I have decided to send more people to various places to inspect, and each place must be sent non-stop, if the people who patrol later find out that a certain place has made a mistake before the previous inspector arrives, then the person who patrols the previous inspector will also be unlucky.

No matter how big it is, it is not as big as the money obtained by local officials from corruption and bribery, and if they are less corrupt and sell some of the state-owned resources at a low price because of bribery, that is enough to support the people who inspect the country.

Old man Bi and Old man Yao were happy to see that the emperor was so easy to speak, and they flattered each other and began to talk about the autumn harvest situation here today.

At this time, Gao Lishi also came over, looked at Li Longji, and saw that Li Longji was in a good mood, and said to him: "Your Majesty, the minister has asked Xiaobao and Juan Juan, and after thinking about it for a few days, he came up with a rough idea, and he can tell His Majesty." ”

"Oh? But the matter of the bank? As soon as Gao Lishi said it, Li Longji remembered that there was such a thing, and he had almost forgotten it for a few days.

"Yes, Xiaobao said, as long as the money village is opened in the future, it will be able to allow me to continue to use silk as money to spend, after all, the damage to the silk is too bad, in order to ensure the status of the silk, the court has taken out a lot of money to balance, as well as the tax collected, but also the silk accounts for a certain proportion.

The amount of silk lost every other year is lost by the imperial court, and it has to spend extra money to find a way not to make the silk moldy so fast, and in the long run, Datang will not be able to afford it. ”

Colliers said the disadvantages of using silk, in fact, even if there is no Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, everyone knows that silk is very inconvenient as currency, a horse silk is always used as 200 Wen, transportation is not so comfortable, want to buy a 500 Wen thing, but also carry three silk over.

What to do if you get caught in the rain? What should I do if I get brittle after being roasted by the sun for a long time? What's more, take three horses of silk to buy something for 500 Wen, and the other party has to find 100 Wen, and now the people are unwilling to ask for silk, if it is not for the order of the imperial court, there is silk in the forced sale, it is estimated that none of the people who sell the goods will receive it.

Li Longji listened to Gao Lishi's words and nodded, "Na Lishi, can you ask how to solve this matter?" I have few copper coins, and I don't have much gold and silver, so what else can I spend as money except silk? It can't be like in ancient times, with money, or iron coins? ”

"Naturally, you can't mint iron coins, and now there are many craftsmen with good craftsmanship, and even Kaiyuan Tongbao has people who use copper to cast privately, not to mention that it is not as good as iron than copper, unless it is made of stainless steel."

Gao Lishi first denied the method of using iron to make money, and then said: "Xiaobao said that he is gathering the best craftsmen in Datang, as long as no one makes trouble, he and Juan Juan can increase Datang's national strength several times in a very short time, saying that it is a copy of the industrial revolution model."

The minister doesn't know what the industrial revolution model is, but he thinks it should be very powerful, and the model of the Zhang and Wang families has never been simple, so the minister means to give more craftsmen to Xiaobao and Juan Juan, and to be flexible and not rigid. ”

When Li Longji heard that the national strength could be increased several times, he became interested, and suddenly remembered that what he just said was not this, so he turned the topic back and asked: "What I said earlier is silk, what does it have to do with the industrial revolution?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it has a relationship, Xiaobao and Juan Juan want to use the things made by industry as that currency, which is difficult to imitate, and they will no longer use silk as money in the future, and copper coins and gold and silver will not be released.

The minister didn't think that Xiaobao and Juan Juan couldn't do it, but what the minister was worried about was that once they made a currency instead of copper coins and silk, wouldn't it be as much as they wanted? In addition, the money village is under their control, how can the imperial court control it? ”

Gao Lishi This is the key point that comes to mind after thinking about it for a few days, that is, Xiaobao and Juan Juan put it forward, and if another person mentions it, he can really directly order someone to arrest such a person, if the money is not controlled in the hands of the imperial court, it will be messy, whose world is it?

I brought it up today to see if there was any way, because Xiaobao didn't say how to do it later.

When Gao Lishi said this, not only Li Longji was shocked, but the three of them also took a breath, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's idea was too bold, did they want this Tang Dynasty to be successful?

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it is good to find Xiaobao and Juan Juan to come over and ask for clarification, maybe there are other things that have not been said." Old man Bi was worried that the emperor would be angry and would treat Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's crimes, so he reminded him.

Old man Yao also said worriedly: "The minister thinks that the Zhang and Wang families will not do that, otherwise they will not tell General Gao." ”

After Li Longji was surprised, he was not as angry as the three of them thought, he still believed in Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, the two of them have always put what they have to do on the surface, never shy away from it, and occasionally calculate and exchange with each other, it is just a game, and there is no harm to Datang.

After listening to the words of Old Man Bi and Old Man Yao, he said: "Wait until you ask when you eat, you don't have to think about who is in charge of the money, it is more reassuring to think that Xiaobao is in charge of the money, and now I am not alone in the minting of copper coins, and when the time comes, let Zhang Xiaobao be responsible, and it will be." ”

When Gao Lishi heard it, he felt that it was right, and now the emperor is not going to make money by himself, so he is not tired to death, he is also using others to manage this matter and supervise each other.

After waiting, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wanted to make money, so they let them build it and make it for the imperial court.

A few people who put their hearts at ease looked at the surrounding scenery again, there was an iron chain bridge in front of them, along the way, they saw several places, the only difference is that in addition to the iron chain bridge they saw today, there were many people gathered there on one side of the bridge.

There were those who carried burdens, those who carried baskets, and those who carried baskets, and children ran about, and the adults were there talking to people, and they looked with clairvoyance, and now it was clear.

There are a lot of people who are doing business over there, and there are no houses, but they just put things on the ground, and sell them from time to time, attracting people to come and see, or use money or barter, and it seems very busy, to be precise, it is a mess.

Fortunately, there were still people patrolling there, occasionally letting one stall be placed in front of the front, and people who were not on the same line as the other stalls moving back.

"Is this a fair?" Old man Zhang, who had not spoken, finally spoke at this time, and looked at the emperor nervously after speaking, he had no official position, so he couldn't interject casually.

"Linfen County Sheep Village Farmers' Market." Li Longji saw the banner above the place where this group of people were, and these words were written on the banner.

"Your Majesty, the minister will send someone to ask, and besides, Li Yu has already come, just waiting in front, saying that he wants His Majesty to go to his Changning County to have a look, where the recent development is good."

Not knowing what the connotation of this farmers' market was, Gao Lishi began to find someone to ask, and at the same time did not forget to tell Li Yu.

"Oh? But the five sons of the eldest brother's family? Well, go check it out. Li Longji agreed very happily, in fact, Li Yu is the sixth child, but because he has an elder brother who passed on to others, he will become the fifth son.

Soon, the people arranged by Gao Lishi to inquire returned, and at this time the fleet also stopped at the place where the bridge was crossed, and Li Yu had already waited on the shore with a lot of people, and the eyes of the guards scanned back and forth, as if everyone was an assassin who wanted to assassinate the emperor.

Li Longji didn't get off the boat right away, he was about to eat, and if he went down at this time, when he arrived in Changning County, he would be hungry and ready to finish eating.

I can't stay longer, at most, I will go over this afternoon, stay in Changning County for the night, and I will have to come back tomorrow to continue my journey to Jinyang.

I hadn't seen Li Yu for a long time, and Li Longji gave an order to call Li Yu over, and he listened to the report of the person who went to inquire about the news just now.

"Your Majesty, the farmer's market over there is a tax-free place specially prepared for local farmers and some craftsmen, once a month on Friday, the previous time on this side of the bridge, the next time on the other side of the bridge, the bridge charges a fee for crossing the bridge, very cheap, and does not charge any management fees.

In the inquiry, the people of the transaction said that even if it is not every five, there are idle people will come here to buy the products in the production, many people say that this place is good, if there is no bridge, it is inconvenient to come and go, before the home more vegetables, but also to pick to the county town, go back and forth, the farthest takes ten days and a half months.

Unlike this market, the place where it is opened is some distance from the county seat, and there is no need to pay taxes, so the people are willing to come, and there is also a market there on the other side. ”

Listening to what the person who went to inquire about the news said, Li Longji didn't say anything, nodded to show that he understood, and continued to wait for Li Yu to come over here.

It didn't take long for Li Yu to come over with the worms, and the other officials in Changning County were not summoned, so naturally they couldn't follow, so they could only wait for the emperor to come ashore before they might be lucky enough to see him.

Xiao Worm was able to come with him because he was not going to see the emperor, he came to see Zhang Xiaobao specifically, and he wanted to learn from Zhang Xiaobao again, and he was an acquaintance if he met once.

As soon as Li Yu saw Li Longji, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, this is not the etiquette of a courtier to see the emperor, it is a family ceremony.

Looking at Li Yu's appearance, Li Longji happily let him get up and said, "Yu'er hasn't seen me for two years, right?" ”

"Yes, it's been more than two years, and my nephew has been working in the local area for the past two years, and he hasn't gone back." Li Yu sat respectfully next to him and replied.

Li Longji looked at Li Yu carefully again and said, "Why did Yu'er lose weight and turn black again?" ”

"My nephew has been busy in the county recently, so my nephew should keep an eye on it outside, so as not to be calculated, the people in the county are waiting for my nephew to take them to live a good life, it's hot outside, the wind and the sun are blowing, so they are naturally darker and thinner, but my nephew's body is better than before."

As soon as he said this, Li Yu seemed to have made a great contribution, and replied proudly.

Li Longji really didn't know what Li Yu was doing here, and when he heard this, he was curious: "Who dares to calculate Yu'er?" Wait for me to teach him a lesson, but the chief secretary and the county are disobedient? ”

Even if he knew that Li Longji was talking, Li Yu was still happy, and replied: "It's not an official under him, it's a foreign chamber of commerce, who wants to cheat the resources and money in Nephew County, and turn Changning County into a place where they extract resources. ”

"Oh? But deceived? Recently, he has always been talking to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and his words are not ordinary, especially the matter of Qianzhuang and the repair of the Yellow River Bridge, and he doesn't know how many secrets are hidden behind it, so he is very concerned about deception now.

Li Yu shook his head slightly, leaned forward, and whispered: "My nephew was almost deceived, what my nephew means is that economic matters should not be pressed by identity, after all, it is impossible for all situations to be solved by administrative means in the future."

It's also the nephew's luck, the other party proposed to let the nephew out of 50,000 yuan, how could the nephew have so much money at that time, I heard that my cousin in Xincai County, and Xiaobao and Juan Juan built a workshop together, the last time my nephew celebrated his birthday, my cousin Xun gave me 10,000 yuan, this time I want to borrow some more, and then ......"

"Then you met Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and got a good solution from them." Li Longji didn t care about Li Yu and my nephew for a while, and when he heard what he said, he asked.

"That's the case, and then ......" Li Yu began to tell Li Longji about the incident since he met Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and Li Longji and the people around him were dumbfounded.

Waiting for the story to be finished, Li Yu said again: "Now my nephew himself has more than 30,000 yuan, and the account in the yamen has increased more than ten times than before, after the autumn harvest this year, you can pay more taxes to the imperial court, and it is estimated that the people of the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce will not be able to make any waves, not to mention Xiaobao and Juan Juan are also there, I will ask them what they will do in the future at night." ”

Everyone else nodded and admitted Li Yu's words, the people of the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce really can't make any waves, can they still meet Zhang Xiaobao? I guess there will be the next revenge.

Everyone knows that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's character is like this, when the opponent does it, they will give the opponent a chance, and the Thousand World Chamber of Commerce will get such an opportunity, if they don't use the contract to exempt other businessmen, it is a common contract, and they will not retaliate, but since they have done it, it means that they are not well-intentioned, and they naturally have to teach a lesson.

"I see, Xiaobao, they still have air control on your side, do you want any benefits?" Li Longji was very surprised, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were very busy in Baoxin County, and they had to engage in local construction, and they had to look at the tourist area, and they had to deal with the people of Xincai County.

And it seems that he is not embarrassed at all about the complicated contract, and he has set up 150,000 yuan of the Qianshi Chamber of Commerce in Changning County, which is also too powerful, it seems to be like the remote command in Tubo, as soon as the plan comes out, others will follow step by step to drill in, anticipating the enemy and the first.

It's just that I don't know what benefits Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan will get this time, it is impossible for the two of them to do it for nothing, right?

Li Yu was stunned when she heard her uncle's question, thought about it again, and found that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't ask for anything, so she replied: "There is no other benefit for me to give them, saying that it is a friendship sponsorship, as long as I return the money they took out when the time comes, I don't even ask for shares, I wonder if I should give them more when I pay them back." ”

"No requirements? Strange, how could it not be requested? Yu'er, don't pay it back too much, can you still believe Xiaobao and Juanjuan's words? I'm looking for someone to discuss whether the two of them want to calculate, and I have to keep in mind that even if I don't see what they are trying to do in the moment, it doesn't mean that they don't plan in the future.

Well, that's it, maybe they're already laying out when they help you, don't underestimate it, otherwise you'll be sold and stupidly help people count the money. ”

Li Longji didn't believe that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan really didn't have any plans, they had already suffered a lot of losses, how did Fengzhou give out the place that others were unwilling to go to and a good place for Zhang and Wang's families? It's not that I underestimated Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, and turned around to transfer in.

The more he thought about it, the more convinced Li Longji became, Zhang Xiaobao and the two of them had made up their minds so far away in Changning County, but they hadn't seen it yet.

Yes, they can't be allowed to succeed, waiting for them to be promoted after the autumn harvest in Baoxin County, saying that they can't be sent here, and Cizhou will not leave them a place.

Li Longji has made a decision in his heart, in fact, he either wants to estimate the harm to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, or he thinks that it is fun to do this kind of game with two people, the more you want to do something, the more you will not let you do it, and see what skills you still have that you haven't used.

Li Longji didn't say what he was thinking in his heart, but Gao Lishi, who could observe words and looks, and knew him very well, could guess what he thought, and reminded him on the side:

"Your Majesty, maybe Xiaobao and Juan Juan let you think about it like this, so they let Yu Gongzi come over and greet you, just like they said that they wanted a pasture on the Jiannan Road, but they didn't train people to be able to withstand the cold, and the goal was to point to the cold land on the Hebei Road.

As a result, they discussed and discussed, and gave them Fengzhou, and they immediately organized people to operate over there, and they had to guard against it. ”

Gao Lishi had to think about Li Longji this time, not that he was unwilling to go to his godson, but if he was to go further, Li Longji would lose even more, and he couldn't lose all the time.

Li Longji was stunned for a moment when he heard Gao Lishi's words, nodded and said: "Yes, you can't be fooled again, trouble, don't mention this in advance, Yu'er, come here, ask you, now that there is a farmers' market here, you don't have to pay taxes, do you think it's good or bad?" ”

"Here? Xiaobao and Juan Juan let people do it? Okay, naturally it's good, Xiaobao and Juan Juan won't go to harm the people. Li Yu looked at the place where Li Longji's eyes were looking, and knew that it was Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan who did it, so he immediately said okay, can the two of them do it well?

"Yu'er didn't think that if the people did not pay taxes when they did business here, how could there be money in the county?" Li Longji asked again.

Li Yu understood, it turned out that he was thinking about this matter, and he really couldn't figure it out before, but now there are many businessmen in Changning County who are exempt from taxes, and at first glance it seems that the income in the county is less, but it turns out that it is more than before.

"My nephew thinks it's not a big deal, there are also many tax-exempt businessmen in Changning County, more than Linfen County, but the income of Changning County, where my nephew is located, is not only not less, but more than ten times more than that.

This is the case in Changning County, when the merchants come to recruit workers to work in the local area, they have to pay the wages, and with the wages, the people want to live a better life, and buy things in the county, and those who usually can't afford to eat meat also have spare money to buy meat to go back to make it, and there are many things to eat, and the merchants have to transport more things.

This part is not tax-free, the same is true of Linfen County, in the past, because of the distance from the county, inconvenient to come and go, and delay work, the people would rather let the land produce their own things can not be used up and rotten, and will not come to sell, now sold, life is better, more things are needed, in this way, Linfen County's taxes can only be better, not low.

This practice is to give up the tax of one link, in exchange for the people not to waste resources, increase logistics, so as to drive consumption, and increase taxes from other links. ”

In the plan that Zhang Xiaobao gave him, in order to make him more flexible, he explained every step, and after reading more, he naturally developed the habit of thinking from this perspective.

Li Longji was happy and praised Li Yu: "Yes, Yu'er has not learned less, and she can do more things in the future, which is the importance of economic means.

Okay, in the future, you must communicate with Xiaobao and Juan Juan from time to time, learn more and ask more questions, and when you manage Changning well, you will arrange more important things for you to do. ”

"My nephew knows." Li Yu nodded in response.

At this time, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who didn't know that the two of them were being targeted by others, were answering the questions of the insects while cooking.

It was not easy for the little worm to see Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan in the kitchen, he changed his clothes, and forced him to take a bath, cleaned up all his fingernails, and asked people to break his mouth to see if there were dentures, what if he brought poison in.

was tossed around, and the worm was let in, even so, there was still a person standing at the door of the kitchen staring at him, all because the food that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had recently cooked was not allowed to be tested for poison, and the two of them also ate with Li Longji.

If you want to be poisoned, no one can run away if everyone is together, so you don't have to worry about Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan being poisoned, it will be different if you come to an outsider.

"Little boy, Master Li has already asked people to plant willows and bamboos as you said, and purchased grass from other places and the stalks after today's autumn harvest, I don't know what to do next?"

Xiao Worm stood there very honestly, not daring to go to the front of the pot, Zhang Xiaobao's plan was gone after planting the tree, he had to ask about the follow-up development.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan cook every day, they are tired of doing it, today they are going to save trouble, first make the braised pork, and then add eggplant, green onions, radishes and other things to stew, but unfortunately there are no green peppers and tomatoes, and there are no potatoes, so they can only replace them with other things.

Punching a cabbage into the pot and looking at the fire, Zhang Xiaobao stopped and wiped his hands on his apron, and said to the little worm: "Things will be simple in the future, there are so many people in the county, and people with land will find some odd jobs to do in their free time."

Digging and mining require human hands, and weaving things also requires human hands, so what if it is not enough, what if it is not enough? Outsiders will go to Changning to find work when they see the opportunity, regardless of the people who only settle in Changning County, or run out to do odd jobs while they are not busy, they will all consume in Changning County.

When the time comes, you just need to organize them, remember not to let the local people bully the outsiders, and you can't let the people who hire them deliberately lower their wages, it is better to set a standard.

When there is more money in the county, there will be interns in Deyi Hospital who are doctors of medicine to open a medical hall here, and you can count the local people in the county, carry out first-class medical treatment, and open a school. ”

"No need, no need to say more, I know, in fact, I should have thought of it myself." Xiao Worm promised, and then there is nothing to say, it is nothing more than that the people in another place are living a better life, and the county can pay more rent and taxes to the imperial court, and those who should be named should be named, and those who should be motivated will be motivated.

It's just that Xiao Worm can't see what benefits Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan can get in this matter, if you want to talk about reputation, the reputation of the Zhang and Wang families is already big enough, if you want to make money, the two of them are not involved, and they can't make money at all.

Thinking this in his heart, the worm asked.

Zhang Xiaobao smiled slightly and said: "I'll talk about it later, not all efforts need to be reciprocated, and the life and death of the country are profitable, so how can we avoid it because of blessings and misfortunes?" ”

As soon as he said this, Xiao Worm suddenly felt that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan in front of him were like saints.

Only Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan know that it is impossible for their side to help Li Yu for nothing, and they don't want any return, isn't that a lack of heart, but the calculation is more long-term.

It took a lot of work to stew it indiscriminately, and when the people on the other ships began to eat, and Xiaobei also covered her hungry stomach and came over, it was done.

The insects were not qualified to eat together, so they could only eat with the miscellaneous people on the boat, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan ordered a large pot of messy stew to be put on the table where Li Longji was going to eat.

Everyone has their own bowl to eat, and the main food is flower rolls, and a few small pickles.

Li Longji still didn't find anyone else to come over to accompany him, such as Concubine Wu Hui, who hadn't seen him for several days.

When eating, Li Longji didn't ask for anything to eat and sleep, he should talk and ask.

This asked Zhang Xiaobao about the future preparation of issuing currency.

"Xiaobao, tell me what you plan to use as currency in the future? It's hard to imitate, and it's released? Li Longji felt that the stew was too light, so he asked him to scoop some sauce into his plate, and asked Zhang Xiaobao.

Zhang Xiaobao had been waiting for several days, just thinking about when Li Longji would ask, and at this time, seeing Li Longji asking, he replied: "Your Majesty, there is something called fierce fire oil, from which you can make other things, the minister's ability is not enough, he only knows the rough, and he needs more craftsmen to cooperate."

At that time, if this technology is not released, no one will be able to imitate it, and it is estimated that it will have to wait for a few years, and there is a temporary way to use it when the money is almost opened, which is to find a special dye, and use this dye to leave a pattern on specially pressed paper, so as to replace the current cloth. ”

Zhang Xiaobao said this, glanced at Wang Juan, Wang Juan continued: "The place where the money is made should be separated from the place where the money is issued, no matter how the money is used, only the quantity is controlled, and the people who send it out are not allowed to do it.

At the same time, the money can also use copper coins to exchange money in the hands of others, and now the value of copper coins is not as high as the value of the currency they produce, and no one is willing to use copper to make money when the time comes.

Also, the things sold by the Zhang and Wang families can have a ***, that is, they can only be purchased with paper money, including daily necessities and luxury goods, if they can, they will be done together with other merchants, and the imperial court will also collect paper money when collecting taxes. ”

Except for Xiaobei, who didn't care about such a big thing and tried to fill their stomachs, everyone else stopped their chopsticks and thought about it carefully.

After thinking for a while, Old Man Bi spoke first.

"Do you have to use the goods you buy and sell to guarantee it? Isn't it okay to use only copper coins to guarantee it? ”

This brings us to the point, and it is very important to use what is used as a guarantee of money, that is, whether it is the gold standard or the copper standard.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also discussed this issue, the gold standard, the biggest possibility is that the gold is suddenly exchanged by someone with a heart, and then there will be a shortage of gold, forcing the currency issuer to give up the gold exchange, and it has become a currency exchange in the form of a market.

What does that mean? It is very likely that people will use financial means to reduce the value of the newly issued currency, so that the currency becomes worthless, so that the person with the paper money in his hand wants to exchange the money as quickly as possible, so that the more it is exchanged, the more worthless and depreciated.

At that time, someone with a heart will take this opportunity to buy and sell the copper coins of the bank, and then make a large number of copper coins privately, exchange them for paper money, use paper money to buy things, or pay taxes, so whether the store and the court will collect it or not? What is the proportion of currency to be used?

So that's definitely not a no-go.

Zhang Xiaobao then told Li Longji and others about the situation that was prone to occur.

Li Longji trembled when he heard this, he was usually very stable, and he was sweating on his forehead at this time, and Old Man Bi and the others were not having a good time, and they felt dry in their mouths one by one.

After a long while, after the charcoal fire under the pot that had been making the stew hot gradually extinguished, everyone recovered one after another, and the eyes that looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan became even more different from just now.

Li Yu ****** his frightened face with his hand and said, "Thanks to Xiaobao and Juan Juan, I am from the Tang Dynasty, thanks to it." ”

Even if the others didn't follow along, they admitted in their hearts that if they were from other countries, they would naturally not help Datang find a way to solve the matter of cloth.

The most terrible thing is to hide his identity, and then open a money bank, luring the court of Datang to use the copper standard or the gold and silver standard to stabilize the value of paper money.

Since that terrible thing has not happened now, it can be avoided, Gao Lishi pondered beside him, and asked Zhang Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, do you mean to use goods to stabilize the value of paper money?" ”

"No, goods can't, because our goods also need raw materials, if the raw material supplier changes the price, especially the price increase, the banknote is still likely to be impacted by others, we use technology to ensure the value of the banknote, through the gradual release of civilian technology, to let businessmen buy with banknotes, they will take the initiative to maintain the value of banknotes.

In order to ensure the price of the goods generated through this technology, they must take the initiative to maintain the importance of technology, which inevitably requires the maintenance of the value of paper money.

Therefore, good craftsmen, craftsmen who can participate in all kinds of research, must sign a contract with the imperial court, and they are not allowed to leak secrets, or even let them lose *** during the period when the technology they are studying is not outdated.

Of course, this time will not be too long, or three years, or five years, when they will recover *** and be compensated in large amounts. ”

Zhang Xiaobao chose technology as the exchange rule for the value balance of money.

"Is it really feasible for three or five years?" Colliers asked again.

"If there is no new technology for three or five years, then what is the development?" Zhang Xiaobao said confidently.