Needless to say, the importance of currency goes without saying, and since the Soviets created it, Jihua has been a trump card for most backward countries to industrialize.

These two policies are all related to China's lifeblood, and all of these senior officials present are sitting upright, cheering up a hundredfold, wanting to know what Zhang Tinglan's idea is.

Due to the importance of the matter, even Li Yuanhong, who has always been regarded as a tablet, also arrived at the scene, and Liang Qichao also attended the meeting on behalf of the National Assembly, which was also convenient for future communication. Although Zhang Tinglan has great power, he still has to abide by some rules and can't be brutal.

On the issue of currency reform, the first person to speak was Premier Tang Shaoyi, and this is also his duty. Tang Shaoyi said very seriously: "Since the Republic of China, the central Bank of Communications, the Industrial and Commercial Bank, and the Bank of China have successively issued bank bills, and various localities have also issued their own currencies, and foreign banks have also issued currencies, plus silver taels, silver dollars, and copper. The entire Chinese currency market is very chaotic, and commercial exchanges are also extremely inconvenient, and complex currency exchanges are necessary everywhere they go, which greatly affects economic exchanges, so the government should take back the power to issue currency in a unified manner and set up a single central bank to assume the function of issuing currency. ”

Hearing Tang Shaoyi's words, these people were awe-inspiring in their hearts, this is not a small action, power has always been easy to let go, but difficult to take back, and no one is willing to let go of the meat in their hands.

Finance Minister Wang Daxie, who attended the meeting, couldn't help but say: "Prime Minister, the currency does need to be reformed, but there are too many differences in different places, and the demand and circulation of currency are also different. They also have many years of experience in issuing currency. ”

After Wang Daxie finished speaking, Tang Shaoyi said with a smile: "Minister Wang's consideration is very reasonable, it is true that the situation is different in different places, how much currency should be put in, it needs to be considered, the central bank will be a government agency in the future, and will open branches in various provinces to specialize in managing currency business, in short, it will definitely ensure the stability of money supply." ”

Wang Daxie listened. was choked immediately, he talked a lot, the core was to keep the bank's issuance power, but Tang Shaoyi actually followed his words to strengthen the central bank. It's a bit of a contradiction.

However, since Wang Kemin and others were cleaned up, a large number of Zhang Tinglan's cronies have been installed in the finance and banks. Wang Daxie is an old man. He doesn't have the ability to turn things around, so he can't fight for anything.

Tang Shaoyi continued: "After the unification of the bank's powers, we plan to prepare to issue two sets of currencies, one for the Chinese gold dollar and one for the Chinese silver dollar. China is a traditional silver standard country, but it is currently internationally. The major countries were all on the gold standard, and in order to facilitate communication with Shijie, a single silver standard was no longer sufficient, and a gold standard had to be introduced. ”

Speaking of which. Li Yuanhong, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, suddenly said: "Shaochuan, I'm afraid there is not much domestic gold, can you use the gold standard?" ”

Tang Shaoyi said with a smile: "President, that's the old yellow calendar, now China's gold production is quite good, especially the introduction of a large amount of gold from the Northeast every year, I estimate that the gold reserves are enough, and I have to thank the vice president, if it weren't for the bloody fights of the soldiers, I'm afraid there would be no current situation." ”

Tang Shaoyi didn't say how much gold there was, but everyone could see from the slightly raised corners of Zhang Tinglan's mouth that this number would not be too little.

In fact, counting the tsar's gold, the Feng army has accumulated more than 1,200 tons of gold over the years, which is about the same amount as China's reserves in later generations. To be able to do this, in addition to the fat of the tsar's gold, the contribution of the Northeast is particularly huge, and the annual output of more than 100 tons has greatly enriched China's wealth.

Of course, the Outer Northeast has not been directly incorporated into China, and is still nominally an independent country, but all the daily necessities needed by the Outer Northeast must be supplied by China. And because of the war, the huge land does not have enough people, so China has emigrated more than a million, and the number of Chinese has exceeded that of Russians.

The rich land around Jiangdong's 64 Tun has once again become a paradise for Chinese cultivation, and it can be said that the so-called Far Eastern Empire is just a piece of skin, and China can swallow it in one bite as long as the time is ripe.

Listening to Tang Shaoyi's introduction, Wang Yongjiang suddenly interjected: "Premier Tang, it is feasible to issue gold dollars and silver dollars, but these two sets of currencies must be separated, only silver dollars are allowed to circulate in China, and gold dollars can only be used in international trade, and at the same time, private institutions are prohibited from hoarding gold." ”

Wang Yongjiang is Zhang Tinglan's most trusted figure, and he has managed Fengtian Bank for many years, and is a recognized financial expert.

"At present, our country is facing a fiscal and trade deficit, and there is a large outflow of funds every year, which is contradictory and conflicting with each other. For example, land reform in the Central Plains is an important measure to increase tax sources. However, at present, except for some raw materials and agricultural products, China's commodities are not very competitive in the international arena. However, a large amount of imports is required, and the reserve gold must be used to balance the trade, and once the gold is circulated in the market, it will give speculators the opportunity to make a move. “

Wang Yongjiang is worthy of being a financial expert, and pointed out the problem for a while, the current China is still in a relatively weak position in international trade, once the gold changes, reflected in the domestic market, it will cause gold and silver to be cheap, at this time it is easy to let foreign Shili take the opportunity to speculate in gold.

Wang Yongjiang's proposition is to separate the domestic and international markets, and gold does not enter the flow of people's daily life, but can only be used in international settlements and when people go abroad, which greatly reduces the risk.

Tang Shaoyi nodded frequently when she heard this, this trick just made a big patch on this financial reform, and Wang Yongjiang is indeed extraordinary.

After some discussion, the issue of currency reform was finally finalized, and China abolished the silver tael and replaced it with the silver dollar, implemented a dual-track standard system of gold and silver, and issued a unified Chinese dollar throughout the country.

It can be said that this decision has completely ended the financial chaos since the Republic of China, greatly reduced the cost of commercial exchanges, and maintained the overall stability of the currency due to the regulation and control of a strong central bank. Moreover, when the currency is unified, the people's hearts and minds will also be unified, the ties between various places will be closer, and the power and authority of the central government will be greatly increased.

After discussing this item, it has been half a day, and everyone has temporarily adjourned for dinner. According to the past practice, these officials and masters have special chefs, and the various dishes are quite rich and elegant, although they are not as good as the imperial banquets in the palace, but they are also unique.

But this time it was completely different, in the unified canteen, there were several pots of vegetables, a stack of trays on the side, and next to the trays, there were also dishes and chopsticks.

"Clumsy words, what kind of trick are you, how do you want us to eat, can't you face the big pot?" Li Yuanhong asked with a smile.

"President, Chinese eat and drink, especially officials, eating and drinking is an ordinary entertainment, but a table of dishes, zuihou can not eat much, the rest are wasted." According to my idea, in the future, governments at all levels and the army will eat as much as they can in the canteens, and they are not allowed to waste them. Don't look at how much is left over from a meal, but hundreds of thousands of public officials, 365 days a year, is a lot of money. ”

While speaking, Zhang Tinglan took the lead in demonstrating, picked up a tray, then put a few small bowls, a bowl of rice, and from the big basin, a few dishes, zuihou took a bowl of soup.

When others looked at it, some people's faces were not very good, this vice president has too many tricks, he can calculate anything, and he may not have a good time under him in the future.

However, Li Yuanhong was full of smiles: "It's a good idea, I think they can eat as much as they want at the gathering of foreigners, so it is economical and hygienic, and I think it should be promoted throughout the country." ”

Tang Shaoyi put a little dish on the side, and then said with a smile: "Not only to promote, but also to formulate the standard of dining, referring to the local price level, meat and vegetable matching, you can eat enough, and it will be nutritious." Don't underestimate these things, our meal can save at least dozens of oceans, if you count the whole country, at least millions, tens of millions, enough to build two or three steel plants! ”

These people all said this, and others did not dare to say anything, but the Chinese have one advantage, that is, the rapid change, as the so-called upper is good, and the lower will be very bad. In the face of such a strong figure as Zhang Tinglan, what he promotes, it is best to listen honestly, don't think about finding awkwardness.

Moreover, these practices are also beneficial, at least they can appear more close to the people in front of the people, and they also save those newspapers from always looking for their own embarrassment.

After preparing meals one after another, they all sat on one side, and Zhang Tinglan and Wang Yongjiang sat opposite each other.

"Mr. Min Yuan, I just got a report from Chu Mingyuan, saying that although the land reform is going well, the landlord's investment in industry and commerce is not positive. Most of them chose to take shares in government enterprises, and few chose to start their own businesses, and there were a group of people who simply clinged to their savings. ”

Wang Yongjiang also nodded: "This can be done, these people are relatively conservative, and it is indeed difficult for them to invest." ”

"Whether it's difficult or not, but we need investment, we need a large number of entrepreneurs, if they are all so conservative, we don't want to do anything! If this makes me anxious, I will send the army to point a gun at the door of the head, and let them choose whether they live or die! ”

Wang Yongjiang heard hahadaxiao: "Clumsy words, business requires talent, and it will definitely not work if you force it, but I have a soft knife to stab people." We might as well issue more money and maintain inflation of 5 to 10 percent per year, which is higher than the bank interest, so that if they don't invest, their assets will shrink, forcing these people to take out their money. (To be continued......)