The fifth day of December.

On this day, the Great Xia Dynasty held the largest court meeting in history, in addition to the civil and military officials in the center of the imperial court, all the generals and above the generals of each army, plus the governors and auxiliary officials of the prefectures, and the governors of the prefectures, all of them were called to participate.

In the renovated and rebuilt magnificent Taiji Hall, there were more than 800 people standing!

However, at this moment, the great court meeting has not yet begun, and all the civil ministers and military generals are waiting quietly in the Taiji Palace, with neat trains and a solemn atmosphere.

And in the Zhonghe Hall, a small court meeting that set the tone was underway.

There were very few people involved in this small court meeting, only the left and right prime ministers, the six Shangshu, the commanders of the five major legions, the bad marshals, the first seat of the net, the imperial book order, the Dali Siqing, and the head of the Danyao Division.

These eighteen people were obviously the handful at the top of the power of the Great Xia Dynasty, although they were small, they were the core of the giant ship of Great Xia.

And the reason why Xia Ao wanted to hold a small court meeting first was naturally to accurately grasp the various backgrounds of today's Great Xia, many of which are not well known by too many people.

In the hall with a solemn atmosphere, Shangguan Wan'er was reading out the situation after all aspects were summarized to Xia Ao and the important ministers.

"After the Nirvana of Heaven and Earth, after the seven-day baptism of the vitality tide, and more than six years of painstaking management, the essence of my Great Summer has taken off several levels!"

"First, in terms of ore veins, all kinds of missing precious minerals have emerged in unison, and the number of ore veins, the abundance of types, and the abundance of reserves are twice as many as those of the Celestial Star Domain of the main continent!"

"Of course, this is just a rough inference based on what the two people from the Seven Peaks Alliance know, and the facts may be different, but they won't be too big."

"Among them, there are as many as ninety-nine large-scale high-grade yuan stone veins alone! There are even three giant veins of high-grade metastone! ”

"And in the Heavenly Star Domain, there is only one giant high-grade yuan stone vein!"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes showed a smile.

They laughed not only at Great Xia's huge advantage over the Celestial Star Domain in terms of resources, but also because of the particularity of the giant ore veins.

The giant vein not only means that the reserves of metastone are extremely rich, but also means that there will be metacrystals in them!

Yuan Jing is an existence higher than the Yuan Stone level, which can be regarded as the essence concentration of Yuan Shi.

Under normal circumstances, the amount of Yuan Qi contained in one inferior Yuan Crystal is equivalent to 100 Superior Yuan Stones, one medium Yuan Crystal is equivalent to ten inferior Yuan Crystals, and one Superior Yuan Crystal is equivalent to ten medium Yuan Crystals.

Since a large amount of pure vitality is concentrated in the tiny Yuan Crystal, the absorption efficiency is far greater than that of the Yuan Stone, which can save a lot of time and greatly improve the efficiency of cultivation.

However, the output of yuan crystal is very small, and it is often mined that thousands of high-grade yuan stones can be mined to open a yuan crystal, which shows its rarity.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Jing is one of the most valuable resources in the main continent, and it is also a treasure that only the top figures of the superior forces and overlord-level forces can control.

The reason why the powerhouses of Great Xia can be greatly improved is that the rich supply of Yuan Crystals is also an important factor.

"Second, in terms of the popularization of martial arts, due to the soaring concentration of vitality and the huge yuan stone vein as support, after the gradual expansion of the first three years, the popularization system of the last three years has been completely matured."

"Nowadays, except for a small number of people who are old and unsuitable to step into the path of cultivation, the age group over eight years old has already embarked on the path of martial arts."

"Third, in terms of economy, since Du Shangshu introduced the gold standard and the Yuanshi standard six years ago, and the system dominated by the Yuanshi standard, the monetary system that began to be chaotic has been completely stabilized in the past two years, and the economic prosperity is also changing with each passing day."

"As of last year, our tax revenue was as high as 2.5 billion low-grade yuanshi, and it is expected to exceed 3 billion this year!"

"Now, in addition to Yuan Jing, our DPRK treasury has a total of 30 billion low-grade Yuan stones worth all kinds of currency!"

Hearing this, Xia Ao suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Shangguan Wan'er's report, and looked at Du Ruhui, the head of the household.

"Du Aiqing, are the matters of the Jade Dragon Money Village and the banknotes ready?"

Du Ruhui perked up and hurriedly stepped forward to answer.

"Back to Your Majesty, after three years of preparation, the Jade Dragon Money Village has been opened all over the city, and the corresponding personnel have also been recruited and trained in place."

"In addition, after a small-scale pilot, the results have also met expectations."

"As long as the court wills, with the people's support for His Majesty and the court, it will be quickly implemented!"

"However, the progress of covering the towns has not yet been completed, and only about 70% of the ...... has been carried out so far."

Xia Ao frowned, and after a little silence, he ordered: "It's too late, when the court meets later, I will announce this matter and issue a holy decree to the world!" ”

"Three days later, that is, on the eighth day of the new year, all the Jade Dragon Money Houses that have been prepared must be opened! As for other towns that have not yet been rolled out, they will be stepped up in the future. ”

"Yes! Got it! ”

Du Ruhui nodded respectfully, his heart surging.

Li Si, Fang Xuanling and others also had expectations in their eyes and were in high spirits.

The issuance of dragon banknotes is definitely an epoch-making feat, although the implementation of banknotes and paper bills has always been difficult, but with the support of the people in Daxia today, there will not be much problem under the tough implementation.

Because behind the Jade Dragon Money Village is the imperial court and the treasury, which represents great credibility and cashing ability.

With this reliance as a background, coupled with the convenience of paper money, I am not afraid that it will not be implemented.

As long as the dragon banknotes are thoroughly implemented and become a habit in Great Xia, it will lay a solid foundation for Great Xia to disrupt and even invade and control the monetary system of the main continent in the future!

And this is Xia Ao's true intention!

According to the plan, the dragon banknote is divided into nine denominations, from low to high, one yuan, five yuan, ten yuan, fifty yuan, one hundred yuan, five hundred yuan, one thousand yuan, five thousand yuan, and ten thousand yuan.

As for the comparison between the dragon banknote and the real currency, the yuan is equally linked to silver.

That is to say, one yuan is equal to one tael of silver, ten yuan is equal to one tael of gold, one hundred yuan is equal to one inferior yuan stone, one thousand yuan is equal to one medium yuan stone, and ten thousand yuan is equal to one superior yuan stone!

In terms of the background pattern of the dragon banknote, the reverse side is all lifelike dragons, but the face value, color and specific dragon shape are also different.

As for the front, the most outstanding scenery of the nine directions in Great Xia was selected.

In addition, in terms of anti-counterfeiting, the Mint Department of the Ministry of Households, with the cooperation of relevant ministries and departments, has also developed many secrets and verification methods to prevent the enemies of the main continent from infringing on the interests of Daxia with counterfeit coins in the future.

Of course, since the minimum denomination of the dragon banknote is only one yuan, the copper coin will continue to circulate among the people as a currency supplement of the lowest grade.

According to the implementation plan, in the first month, all trade activities related to government procurement will be settled in dragon banknotes, and all transactions of more than one yuan in the exchange market must also be settled in dragon banknotes.

With this month as a buffer time, the people can initially realize the convenience and safety of the dragon banknote, which greatly reduces the resistance of the people.

A month later, dragon banknotes will be mandatory throughout Bactria and all trade transactions over 10 yuan will be subject to fines and other punitive measures.

In addition, the collection of taxes is only recognized as dragon money.

With such a multi-pronged approach, whether the dignitaries and wealthy gentry, the peddlers and pawns want to or not, they all have to bring their assets to the nearest Jade Dragon Money Village to exchange dragon banknotes!

According to the predictions of Zuo Xiang Li Si, Imperial Historian Fang Xuanling, Hubu Shangshu Du Ruhui and others, if everything goes well, the initial results will be achieved within two months, and the overall situation will be stabilized within three months, so that the dragon banknote will completely enter the historical stage and gain a firm foothold!

"You go on."

Xia Ao glanced at Shangguan Wan'er.

"Yes!"

Shangguan Wan'er glanced at the fold in her hand and continued to report.

"Fourth, in terms of infrastructure, thanks to the assistance of many ingenious agency products developed by the Ministry of Industry and the cooperation of the army, whether it is the 18 water conservancy project groups in the plan or the transportation project connecting the village to the road, it has been completed."

"Fifth, in terms of the construction of a three-dimensional transportation network, the entire network is also becoming more and more perfect."

"Among them, the Airbus project has completely covered all the large and small cities in Daxia, which has greatly facilitated business exchanges and travel."

"Sixth, in terms of military industry and ordnance, there has also been great progress."

"Especially the battleship project of the Black Dragon Garden, the achievements achieved are particularly dazzling."

"At present, the Jinpeng battleship is divided into five levels, in order of hunting class, cruising class, town guard class, expedition class, and storm class."

"Among them, the Storm class can carry 100,000 troops and supporting large offensive and defensive weapons, and the attack and protection capabilities of the battleship itself have also reached the current extreme, and it is the strongest among the fifth-class warships."

"In addition, the first four tiers of Jinpeng warships have also been greatly upgraded, and the first warships to equip the army have also been upgraded."

"At the same time, the Black Dragon Garden has also developed motherships of the corresponding level, which have removed all the attack units, only the protective units, and made a lot of changes to the structure, sacrificing attack power and some speed, but making them have a larger internal space."

"Among them, the cruise-class mothership can carry five hunting-class battleships, the town-class mothership can carry three cruise-class battleships, the expedition-class mothership can carry three town-class battleships, and the storm-class mothership can carry six expeditionary-class motherships!"

"Today, each main battle legion is armed with ten Storm-class, twenty Expedition-class, fifty Town-Guard-class, one hundred Cruiser-class, and three hundred Hunting-class warships, plus one Expedition-class, one Town-Guard-class, and two Cruiser-class motherships!"

"As for the Storm-class mothership, since it has only been developed for a few months, there is only one test ship at present, so it has not yet been installed, and it is expected that it will take half a year to be installed in the five major legions."

"Finally, the Forbidden Army also has two Storm-class, five Expeditionary-class, and twenty Hunter-class warships, plus two cruiser-class motherships."

Warships also exist in the main continent, and they are basically the standard configuration of powerful forces, so Great Xia spent a lot of resources and huge manpower to carry out a large-scale shipbuilding operation, which is what it has today.

(End of chapter)