Chapter 16: Currency Wars (2)

The three of them were excited for a while, and Li Jingda suddenly slapped his palms and asked, "Zhishan, your idea can be described as extremely ingenious!" However, as far as I know, my Datang treasury does not have much gold and silver, so how many banknotes can be issued?! ”

Lin Feng smiled mysteriously, adjusted his body, soothed the uncomfortable feeling caused by the long-term fixed posture to the rib injury, and said loudly: "There is not much gold and silver, then find a way to get it back!" First, you can earn it back through all kinds of new inventions and many commodities of my Datang, so that all the gold, silver and money in the world can return to the sea! There's another quick and effective way to do that, which we'll get to later. Let's start with the first phase of the currency war. ”

Li Jing and Li Jingda were silent and no longer spoke. What Lin Feng said was too fresh and too profound, and they could only listen to the book of heaven as students.

"Through currency wars, we can loot the real wealth of the enemy country without bloodshed, so that the enemy will eventually find that they have no capital to fight, and they can't fight if they want to!" Lin Feng first made a definite sentence before he discussed, "The first stage can be called the anchoring stage. It is our banknotes that take gold as the anchor, openly and honestly issue banknotes to the whole world, open the way with our innovative inventions on the surface, and promote supermarkets, wonderful shops, watch shops, horse-drawn carriage shops and all kinds of commercial houses to open all over the world, in essence, with the heyday of force and open system as the cornerstone, so that the influence of Datang can reach the whole world, forcing all countries in the world to accept and get used to Datang banknotes, so as to continuously pay seigniorage to us.

At this point, we have a myriad of means to strengthen ourselves in the form of currency wars. For example, we do not accept the enemy's copper and iron money, and force the other party to pay more resources to exchange our paper money; Through a small war, the enemy's currency is sharply devalued ......"

Lin Feng looked at the big guy on the other side who was contemplating and continued to talk.

"When Datang banknotes become the world's universally recognized currency, and eventually become the settlement currency between countries recognized by everyone, it is time to enter the second stage! I call it the de-anchoring stage, that is, our banknote issuance is no longer locked in gold and silver, and the number of banknotes printed is independently determined according to the needs of war readiness, and the specifications of the currency war are about to be upgraded! ”

"Wait! You just said that too much banknotes will depreciate, how can you say that you will increase the issuance now? Li Jingda caught a loophole in Lin Feng's words and suddenly interjected and asked.

That's because Datang banknotes at that time had passed the initial stage of creating credit, not only circulating in Datang, but also beginning to circulate all over the world! At this time, it is a very powerful means of warfare to guide depreciation and appreciation! Lin Feng smiled mysteriously.

Li Jing and Li Jingda showed an expression of "defeated by you" at the same time, I really don't understand!

Lin Feng leaned forward and explained in a low voice: "Let's imagine that if we issue more banknotes in China and reduce the bank interest rate uniformly, what will many wealthy businessmen in China do with a mountain of banknotes?" It must be flocking to foreign countries to make all kinds of investments, support the development of various industries, and earn the greatest profits, and countries will definitely use this money to carry out rapid development, and they will also follow the crazy printing of paper money. What will happen when we suddenly announce that we will reduce the Datang banknotes circulating in the market and raise the interest rates on major silver interest deposits? ”

Li Jing and Li Jingda seemed to understand a little, and their frowning brows slowly relaxed.

"Because Datang banknotes are the most valuable goods in the world at this time, the result is doomed! The wealthy of Datang will withdraw their investments from other countries to Datang, and the banknotes of countries that have issued too much currency will depreciate sharply, effectively on the verge of bankruptcy. At this time, our wealth is rushing in, snapping up high-quality assets and resources that have become very cheap in various countries, so as to easily grasp the economic lifeblood of the enemy country.

At that time, those who are in high positions will find that they no longer have much ability and resources, and if they are against our unparalleled divine weapons, even if they want to fight, they will not dare to fight! Because they will surely be defeated, and if they are defeated, they will die, and their clans will be destroyed, and even their kingdoms will be destroyed! At that time, we can easily sweep the world with our unparalleled economic and military strength! ”

Speaking of this, Lin Feng paused, waiting for the two bigwigs to think clearly about this long-term strategic layout.

Since entering the quiet room, Li Jing's right fingers have been gently tapping the back of his left hand, and then he suddenly paused and asked, "Then according to Lin Aiqing's meaning, the process of currency war will be very long, and it will last for many years?" ”

Lin Feng immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, the currency war must have a process of slow development. The history of the five dynasties of the Northern Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, and Zhou dynasties has actually proved that if you conquer by force alone, although it may be very fast, but the national fortune will not last long. ”

Li Jing stood up and paced indoors.

Li Jingda slapped the table case, glared at Lin Feng and said hurriedly: "Zhishan, you just said that there is another way to have gold and silver, and now you can uncover the mystery, right?" ”

Hearing Li Jingda's words, Li Jing also turned around and stared at Lin Feng with blazing eyes.

Lin Feng knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowed again and again, and begged the Holy Lord to forgive him for his boldness and recklessness.

The two bigwigs of the Li family were completely stunned, stunned and a little overwhelmed. Li Jing stretched out his hand to help Lin Feng, but he gently avoided him.

Lin Feng stopped kowtowing, knelt up straight, took out a shipping agreement from his arms, and handed it to Li Jing with both hands.

The short six lines of words, Li Jing saw it extremely slowly, and the person sat on the chair weakly, looking shocked and inexplicable. Li Jingda stepped forward, gently took the piece of paper and looked at it, and the person froze, looking at Lin Feng in disbelief.

Lin Feng knew that this navigation agreement was essentially the implementation of the real "feudal and built" system, and it was to completely destroy the actual ruling path of "inner kings and outer saints, centralized power" in the entire feudal era. Therefore, Lin Feng knelt there fearlessly, waiting unusually quietly for the two big guys to return to normal.

Li Jingda's complexion changed a few times, and he finally swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, and said with difficulty: "Zhishan, you are really unexpected, and you are unwilling not to scare people to death!" Why do you want to do this? ”

Lin Feng said in a deep voice: "Let's take Chu Di first. It has been nearly a year since Chu returned to the Tang Dynasty, and my Tang garrison Liao Liao, but Chu Di is still as stable as Mount Tai; As soon as the order for the transfer of troops in the Tang Dynasty came out, it was expected that nearly 40,000 troops could be sent to help Shouzhou; Wealthy businessmen in Chu have invested nearly one million guan in Shouzhou; What could happen for Lang? The answer is actually very clear, it is because we really regard Chu as our own land, good to all ethnic groups, good to many people, these people are enthusiastic and patriotic, and they are willing to sacrifice their lives and property! ”

Li Jingda couldn't help but interject in surprise and asked, "Chu Di can actually send 40,000 troops?" ”

Lin Feng raised his right hand and swore, "It's true! It has been determined that the number of troops sent is not less than 38,000 people, all of whom are the elite of the Chu army and the elite of all ethnic groups! ”

It was also the first time Li Jing heard Lin Feng mention this matter, and finally woke up from the shock, looking at Lin Feng with an unusually complicated look.

Lin Feng's face was calm, and he continued to explain: "Xie Lu Xie Sheng gave Wei Chen the opportunity to explain. Please allow Weichen to take the small Shouzhou as an example, for why the people of the whole city know that the war is coming, but no one in the city evacuates to avoid the war, but they are willing to take their lives to protect Shouzhou, protect their homes, and protect the border of the Tang Dynasty? It is because this is their home, because my Datang's reforms have brought them hope, and Datang's policies have improved their lives and brought them dignity!

If we change the diametrically opposite approach, Shouzhou will not only not be exempt from taxes this year, but will increase taxes and labor for the sake of war. It is conceivable that when the enemy army besieges the city, the people of this city will either run away, or defect to the enemy and commit treason, open the city gate and let the enemy in! The reason is clear there, for them, anyway, they have to pay taxes and pay food and contribute, I might as well keep this life, so that it doesn't matter which of you is in the position of official! In Weichen's view, this is the huge difference between the 'inner saint and the outer king' and the 'inner king and outer saint'!

However, the wealth of the world does not come out of thin air, and it is impossible for us to be exempt from taxes in the whole territory of Datang, so if we want to make the country rich and the people rich, we must create more wealth, but innovation and invention, business and industry are time-consuming and laborious, slow to achieve results, and the benefits are not extensive, Weichen believes that the most effective way is to take our unparalleled war weapon out of the world! Only by using force to force small overseas countries to truly surrender to us, and continuously importing manpower, material resources, minerals, food, and wealth into our country, can we ensure that our Datang will never have the risk of making ends meet, and ensure that our Datang will embark on the road of virtuous cycle development, so as to ensure that our Datang will continue to pass on the unparalleled hegemony forever! ”

Hearing Lin Feng's generous statement, Li Jing and Li Jingda were moved at the same time, Li Jing sighed, pointed at Lin Feng and said, "Get up and talk!" ”