"Printing money?" Yuan Hao was quite hesitant, "I heard a minister who is familiar with the allusions of the previous dynasty say that the Tang Dynasty once minted a lot of money, but the result not only did not solve the predicament at that time, but also caused prices to soar and the people were struggling to make a living." Now printing paper money is nothing more than the same as the heavy money in the Tang Dynasty, we print out the money, the people of the Han Dynasty do not recognize it, and they don't want to use it. ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Wuzhu only knows one thing, but doesn't know the other. In the Tang Dynasty, heavy money could not be used, and the most important thing was not that the common people were unwilling to use heavy money, but that the people could melt the original money and privately mint heavy money. This will make the benefits that the government originally wanted to get secretly obtained by those Diao people, and the heavy money will naturally not be used. We print paper money, but we don't have to worry about it. The paper used to print money was specially bought from the Great Song Dynasty, and we people here wanted to print it, but there was neither paper nor ink, and there was nothing they could do if they wanted to do evil. ”

"But if you do this, you will inevitably suffer from the people, and after all, you will be exploited by the people."

Zhang Yuan's mind was clear, and he could see that Yuan Hao had already been moved, and he was worried about exploiting the people, so he said casually, he was very merciful if he didn't directly use a knife or a gun to rob it. This is the moat on the civilization of the Central Plains Dynasty and the surrounding small countries, the Son of Heaven will care about how the people are, know that the people are the foundation, the water can carry the boat and become the boat, what does the king of the state like Yuan Hao care about. The territory of the party is originally full of wealthy families, and it is possible to snatch wealth into their own hands, so why should others complain.

Pretending to sigh, Zhang Yuan said: "Wuzhu, those who do big things are not informal, what is the point of the people of Fanhan to suffer a little temporarily?" As long as the battle is won, the cloth and gold and silver of the Great Song Dynasty will be robbed with us, and the children will be able to use it for us, and the people of Fanhan will be blessed at that time! Things in the world are always bitter and then sweet, and it is worth suffering a little now. The ministers are also worried about the people's livelihood and don't want the people to suffer, but now they have to do it. If you don't print banknotes to accumulate some wealth, how can you continue to fight the battle with the Great Song Dynasty? When the battle is lost, there is nothing left, and then they know what suffering is. ”

Yuan Hao listened, nodded heavily, slapped his chair and said: "Prime Minister, you are still familiar with Han poetry and books, and it makes sense to speak." That's true, if you don't suffer some hardships, where will you have a good life in the future? Those who use the heavy coins of the Tang Dynasty to persuade are still short-sighted, and women and women see each other. That's it, Prime Minister, it's up to you to take charge of the printing! ”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly got up and thanked him happily. The party's money is in charge of itself, and he will take what he wants after this state, who dares to say no to himself!

The party items are different from the Khitan, they really have feelings for Datang, and even miss them a little. Just as the regime established by the Shatuo people was named Tang, the party members also had this feeling. It was the Tang Dynasty that made them move into the interior, abandoned the Han people's farmland and let them herd cattle and sheep, demolished the Han people's houses and let them set up tents, and turned the Han people's hometown into their territory. Datang treats them like parents again, they don't remember the kindness of the Han people who were driven away and slaughtered, and Datang's kindness still has to be remembered. Therefore, those who oppose Zhang Yuan use the story of the Tang Dynasty to talk about things, which has a greater impact on Yuan Hao, at least nominally to find a reason to convince himself.

Of course, it's just to find a reason, how many people Yuan Hao has killed, and there are many people in his country who have been exterminated by him, where will he really care about the people's livelihood. As long as he can collect money and fight the war, he will control the people to die.

After making this determination and deciding on this important event, Yuan Hao's mood also relaxed, and said to Zhang Yuan: "It doesn't cost much money to print banknotes, and it's best to use this thing to buy money, food, knives and guns." However, after all, it is just paper, how can we make the people recognize the money and willingly sell the goods to us, and the minister of state can have a good plan? ”

Zhang Yuan waved his hand: "Wuzhu, this matter is very easy!" The Song people have a sale, and we learn to sell, and we have benefited a lot in recent years. When it comes to collecting money, the Song people have many good methods, and we might as well learn them. In addition to selling, the Song people also had two most effective ways to collect money from the people, one is to match the department, and the other is to buy. With these two strategies, why can't paper money be spent! ”

Yuan Hao was overjoyed when he heard this: "I have also heard of these two methods, and they both say that the money is very fast, but I don't know how to do it." The Minister of State is familiar with the policy of governing the country and securing the country, so how about telling me in detail? ”

Zhang Yuan snapped his fingers and said, "Let's talk about the department first." Wuzhu wants to fight against the Song people, and if there is an urgent need for things, just look at the prefectures and states, and if there is a suitable one, it will be levied, and if there is no suitable one, let the craftsmen do it, and the court will give them the capital. Of course, there are too few craftsmen in our territory, and this method can only solve the urgent need for a while. Besides, they set a price and buy from the people, that is, what they need to be used in such battles as grain, grass, camels, horses, and so on. We print out the money, and there is no shortage of coins in our hands, and we buy as much as we want, and if it is not enough, it is just to print some more money. ”

"Good, good, this is a good way! Fair trading, no bullying, we have grain and grass, and the people get money, isn't it the best of both worlds! However, there are only a limited number of households in Xingqing Mansion, and I am afraid that it is still difficult to purchase a lot of things that are needed. ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "The most difficult thing in this matter is actually here, the Great Song Dynasty is all made up of households, no matter what is purchased, the state and county will be apportioned to the people." It is a little difficult for us to do, and many of the households are in the hands of the wealthy chiefs in various places, and they cannot be apportioned. Wuzhu, Weichen has an idea in his heart, he can do this, but the benefits should be shared. ”

As soon as Yuan Hao heard that he was going to share the benefits, his face immediately became solemn: "Who will you share the profits with?" ”

"Of course, it's the big chiefs. After the money was printed, Wuzhu recruited the chief to come to Xingqing Mansion and discounted the printed money to them to buy suitable goods from other clans. For example, if 1,000 guan is printed on the money, and only 500 or 700 guan are given to them, those who are close to Wuzhu may wish to be discounted heavier, and those who are estranged may wish to be discounted less. These chieftains took the money, or did they go to the clan to collect the goods, and they also left a lot of interest, and they were still dissatisfied and happy? ”

Yuan Hao lowered his head, thinking about the method proposed by Zhang Yuan, and couldn't help but smile on his face. It is not difficult to print money, but the difficult thing is how to spend the money after it is printed. As far as the party is concerned, due to the difference from the social foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, the distribution and purchase of science and technology cannot solve the fundamental problem, and most of the materials and population are in the hands of the major clans, and Yuan Hao cannot forcibly apportionment to these clans. One clan and two clans, he can forcibly enforce it, offend all the major clans, and Yuan Hao himself can't sit in a stable position. The last method proposed by Zhang Yuan solved this problem, and let the Hao chief go to the chariot of paper money together, and loot wealth from the bottom together, and everyone made a fortune together. What is the amount of money when the profit is divided, the money is printed on paper, it is nothing more than printing more.

As long as there is the support of the major chiefs, Yuan Hao will have no scruples, and the poor people at the bottom will still be able to turn the sky upside down. As long as the materials to support the war are obtained and the battle is won on the front line, the people who participated in the war will also benefit. In this way, the wealth of the world was quickly concentrated in the hands of himself and the chiefs of the major clans, who were not yet grateful to him.

According to Zhang Yuan's method of printing banknotes and saying money, everyone in this world has benefited except for the people at the bottom, which is really the best policy. Yuan Hao has wanted to do this kind of thing for a long time, but he can't find such a good way.