"The Great Khan didn't know that the people's psychology towards paying money was actually the psychology of treasure chests. There is a person in Jiangnan who spent the usual money to buy a treasure chest in the market, and it is said that there are treasures in it for 30 yuan, but it cannot be opened for less than a year. After that man bought it, almost everyone who met him said that he was a fool, and how could someone sell a treasure worth thirty yuan for the usual money. He must have met a liar. At first, this man didn't believe it, but the second person, the third person, all the people he met told him, and he had to be convinced that he was deceived. So he sold the chest to a neighbor for five hundred dollars. A year later, the neighbor opened the treasure chest and saw that it was an IOU of 30 yuan, and the name of the address was clearly written, so the neighbor earned the 30 yuan, and the owner of the original treasure chest discounted 500 yuan. ”

"What is Mr. Song trying to illustrate with this story?" Yelu Chucai touched his beard and asked.

"The meaning of handing over money is like this treasure chest, how much value there is in it, depends on the credit of the government. The government verbally said that this piece of paper was worth ten or a hundred yuan, but once it was time to use the banknote, the government was the first to be unwilling. This gives people the impression that it is difficult to trust, and you must know that the wild words of the rivers and lakes are very terrifying, and this kind of denial by the government can quickly destroy the credit of the banknotes. Even if money can really buy thirty times, no one will believe it. ”

"Today's announcement that the banknotes can be exchanged for gold and silver year-on-year is to establish a credit for the banknotes. It's like opening a treasure chest and putting an IOU of thirty yuan in front of you, how can people with such credit not be happy to use it? As long as the people have established trust in the payment of the banknotes, we can gradually deploy and launch a counteroffensive against the South Korea. ”

"But you haven't solved the problem of the Great Khan yet." Hülegü said: "When the time comes, the people will come to exchange the money for gold and silver, and the Great Khan has no gold or silver to use, what should I do?" ”

Song Yichang smiled and said, "King Hulegu, I don't understand a question. I think people are afraid of death, so how can you lead so many soldiers to fight for the Great Khan? ”

Hülegü grinned and said, "How can you, a person from the south, understand that my Mongolian warriors are the most courageous, as long as they believe that their generals can lead them to victory, even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of them, and a gate composed of arrows, they will fight hard and fight their way out." ”

"That's because of the word trust." Song Yilong said loudly: "Although some people will be wounded and die in the war, people firmly believe that they will win the last victory and that the majority will survive. ”

When people find that they can really exchange money for gold and silver, who would not be happy to use money and put gold and silver on their bodies? You must know that the gold is very heavy and shiny, and the robbers can easily see the travelers on the road who are in a hurry with gold and silver hidden on their bodies. And who can see that the traveler is hurrying with the money in his hand? I dare conclude that after a hundred thousand taels of gold, people will no longer be willing to use gold and silver, but will be happy to use money. ”

"But it won't do the Great Khan any good." Yelu Chucai said: "You also said just now that the key to arbitrage in the Southern Dynasties is to exchange the goods trafficked from the north on the market with no cost of paying money. Now the Great Khan also issued banknotes, but the merchants of the Southern Dynasty still insisted on using the Tongbao of the Southern Dynasty, and the Great Khan needed the things of the Southern Dynasty, and he still needed real money. ”

"There are two ways to get the Southern Dynasties to accept our money," Song Yichang said, "The short-term solution is to force the use of our country's Tongbao for trading, but this is not a long-term solution." ”

"The long-term solution is to establish a production system that is not inferior to that of the Southern Dynasties, and to be able to produce too many porcelain, tea, and silk from the Southern Dynasties, which are not superior to those of the Southern Dynasties, but at least not bad, and to cut off the dominance of the Southern Dynasties over these popular goods. As long as our goods occupy the market, we are not afraid that the merchants of the Southern Dynasties will not use our money. ”

"That's why it's better to harass the place a little bit, but also to build firing kilns, tea plantations and encourage sericulture."

Wo Kotai scratched his head and said: "I didn't expect there to be such a reason here, I said earlier that I would move 10,000 Han families to the West to pick gold and silver and grow grapes, Yelu Chucai still disagreed, saying that the Yanjing people are simple and credible, no different from the Mongols, and they can be used when attacking Henan." How about now? We not only fight the battle of the Sinan people, but also the battle of money! Quiver! ”

A quiver came galloping and waited at the bottom of the stairs.

"Tell Kuduhu to select 10,000 capable Han people from Yanjing and move to the west to open mines and plant grapes." Ogedai laughed loudly: "We Mongolians have no opponent in the battlefield of bows and arrows, swords and guns, and we can't lose on this battlefield of money!" ”

He said to Song Yichang: "Song, I'll leave all this to you!" You should first be the Daru Huachi of Hedong and Hebei, and when you make achievements, you will naturally be crowned a bigger official! ”

Song Yichang shook his head and smiled: "Please don't give me an official." ”

Wo Kotai was stunned again: "You said such a large paragraph, isn't it just to be an official?" ”

"But I have not done anything yet, the state must be strict in rewards and punishments, and no one who is wrong must be condemned. But those who have no merit cannot be rewarded casually. Song Yichang said: "And I have just come from the south, and I don't know much about the situation here, and the manufacture of goods is a major matter to build the foundation of the country, and only an important minister like Yelu Zhongshu can assume such a responsibility." ”

Wo Kotai nodded: "Okay, I'll let Chu Cai do this, but what do you want to do?" ”

"If the Great Khan allows, I want to walk around the north now, visit the people for the Great Khan, pay attention to the situation of the local generals by the way, and find out the situation in the world for the Great Khan, and then decide what to do next."

Although Wokotai has drunk a lot of things in recent years, after all, he still maintains a political sobriety, and he knows that Kublai Khan must have counted him as his own person when he brought this person to see him. Song Yichang politely refused his official position, also in order to take care of Kublai Khan's face.

He thought for a while and asked Yelu Chucai: "Chucai, are there any officials who can patrol for the Great Khan in the world?" ”

Yelu Chucai's heart sank, since ancient times, there have been many official positions in the Quartet on behalf of the Son of Heaven, but they all need to be close ministers of the Son of Heaven or important ministers of the country. Is it really possible to let Song Yichang, who hasn't even figured out the details, hold such an important position?

He pondered for a moment and replied: "In ancient times, the official positions of patrolling the Quartet for the Son of Heaven were all held by relatives and noble ministers, and Song Yichang was too young after all, so I thought that the Great Khan gave him a dismissal post as a scholar in front of the palace, and asked him to go to the place for the Great Khan to have a look." However, it is best not to interfere in local affairs at will. ”

Wokotai has always trusted Yelu Chucai, and when he heard this, he nodded and said: "Yes, Song, you can go to the local area and show me what the generals have done to violate my orders, and I will personally punish you if you report it." As for the official position, where do I know the official position of you Han people, what kind of bachelor or the like will be handed over to Chu Cai to handle, but I will give you this. ”

He walked up to a sword-bearer, took off his waist card and threw it over: "With this, you can enter the palace tent to meet me anytime and anywhere, remember, from now on, Yelu Chucai is your future." ”

Song Yichang happily agreed, took the sign and quietly looked around, in addition to seeing the appearance of Wokotai rushing forward, he also saw the appearance of Kublai Khan and Yelu Chucai with their own hearts.

Song Yichang's appearance was like a pebble thrown into the lake, setting off a ripple in the political circle of the Northland.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Yoshicho Lin would make such a great contribution as soon as he arrived." In the room of the post house, Hao Jing congratulated Song Yichang and said, "He Lin Zhen can be described as a blessed land for Mr. ”

The wound on Song Yichang's shoulder could still feel the pain of tearing, and he had already mustered all his energy in order to state his theories to the Great Khan during the day. At this time, his tone was already very weak.

"I think Mr. Hao must be thinking," he gasped, "I must have taken care of this idle matter." If this knife "

He lowered his voice and said, "This knife really took the life of the Great Khan, and it may be a golden opportunity for King Kublai Khan?" ”

Hao Jing shook his head slowly: "I also know that the princes of the Dao Drag Mine Department are not a good opportunity to take power now. ”

"Exactly," Song Yichang was glad that Hao Jing's gaze was finally not so short-sighted: "Among the kings, King Meng Ge and King Guiyou are both following King Batu on their western expedition, but King Guiyou has not taken many troops away, and King Meng Ge has taken away almost more than half of the elite soldiers of the Tuo Lei Department, and the rest of the troops are currently controlled by the commanders of various roads who are preparing to march south. At this time, if the Great Khan died suddenly because of the assassination, and the Kuritai Assembly was convened to re-elect the Great Khan, the faction of Möngke and Kublai Khan might not have much advantage. On the contrary, it may be opposed by the other three lines. ”

"So the Great Khan can't die yet, it will take at least ten years until the strength of the four princes of the Tuolei Department grows up, and if the Great Khan encounters an accident during this period, it will not be the Tuolei Department that will succeed him."

"This is too idealistic." Hao Jing frowned and said: "Now the sons of the Great Khan and the Great Khan himself are not in good health, and the situation in the future is changing rapidly, how can it be easily estimated that it will take ten years to seize the Khan throne?" ”

The nature of Wokotai's good wine has also been transmitted to his sons, whether it is noble, curved or broad, the wine glass is not separated. Even when he was leading troops, he indulged in fine wine every day. None of them are physically strong.

"Our opponents aren't just the Wokotai system." Song Yichang's face became more and more pale as he spoke: "The king of Batu is heroic, and the princes of Chagatai are ambitious, and they rashly convened the Kuritai before their strength was sufficient, just to make wedding clothes for others." ”