"So, are you not opposed to the introduction of new banknotes?" Xia Shu was very happy, because when the emperor proposed to reprint the new banknotes, the cabinet headed by Han Wei did not approve of it.

They thought it was too time-consuming and too risky, and even cited multiple historical cases to prove it, which made the emperor very depressed.

"I have no objection to the implementation of the new banknote, otherwise there would be no royal bank in Liaodi." Li Dan smiled:

"This year, the whole territory of Liaoning will adopt new banknotes for industry and commerce and customs tariffs, and the field endowment, oral endowment and forced labor silver will be paid by urban residents and peasants at their own choice, which can be simply in kind, or all in banknotes, or a combination of the two.

However, as far as I know, after the new banknotes were in the hands of farmers, many people were reluctant to use them, calling them 'dragon tickets' and cherishing them.

Therefore, the urban tax will be dominated by dragon bills, and the countryside is only afraid that most of them are in kind, and the paper money will be used to achieve all the banknotes until the new banknotes are further issued and the circulation continues to increase.

Before leaving, we had made an estimate that this year's tax revenue, the new banknote should account for about 40%. By next year, we will strive to increase it to half or even 60%. ”

"In this way, it will take three or four years for the new banknote to be implemented in one place, and if it is to be used nationwide, I am afraid it will take longer?" Xia Shu frowned.

"Not only does it take longer to roll out, but it also takes a long time to prepare." Li Dan introduced Liaoning's preparations for a year and a half before the issuance of new banknotes, but he also:

"At that time, it was due to inexperience, in the spirit of not feeling the stones to cross the river, a little bit of experimentation.

Moreover, paper, printing technology, anti-counterfeiting technology, ink, cutting and packaging, transportation and storage have undergone many drills and technical improvements, which really cost a lot!

During this period, more than 200 professional technicians, craftsmen and stewards were trained. It cost 400,000 taels just to prepare in the early stage! ”

"So much?" Xia Shu smacked his tongue: "But where does this money come from?" ”

"Shareholders contribute. The reserve of 1.2 million taels already includes the budget that will be invested in the early stage. Li Dan:

"But it is precisely because of such a technology and talent reserve that we can now avoid many detours.

The new Royal Bank only needs to spend a sum of money directly to acquire the bank in Liaoning, which is equivalent to buying all the technology, experience and talents there, as well as Liaoning's business and profits, so that it will not take so much time! ”

"Oh! I see! This is good for other wines, and it means that I directly invest in or buy his winery. Xia Shu nodded: "Then you don't need to spend so much effort and time, right?" ”

"It may take some time, but it's not about starting from scratch, it's about building on the current foundation." Li Dan pointed to the new banknotes:

"After all, this is for one place, and of course what is supplied to the entire empire should be better, more beautiful, and more durable!

This requires us to do more experiments, make better pattern designs, wear-resistant inks, paper that is not easy to get wet, etc., and consider whether to promote it in one place first, or promote it in multiple places together?

In short, the larger the scope and the more complex the situation, the more new issues to discuss and consider.

Therefore, if our goal is to pass the government, then we must first set up a research and preparatory organization for the management of the new currency and bank, lay out the work schedule, and then move forward with the implementation step by step.

Since there will be many troubles and problems in printing money by the cabinet, then we should think about why these problems occur and how to solve them, instead of not doing it because there are problems!

Eating, drinking, and sleeping will also cause all kinds of troubles, can you avoid all this? ”

Xia Shu laughed: "Cheng, I understand." With your words, it's good to go back to your life! But Lord Li, you have to be ready, maybe the emperor and the cabinet will soon ask you about the new banknotes! ”

Wan pointed to the dragon ticket on the table: "Can I take these back to Your Majesty?" ”

"Absolutely!" Li Dan had already sent a ticket sample to Zhao Tuo before, but he knew that Xia Shu wanted to use it as a prop, and at the same time, he liked it, so he wanted to be happy.

However, the emperor did not let him have a few leisure at home, and after Li Dan happened to have intimate with the two ladies, he summoned him to the palace to discuss the topics of the new banknote issuance and the preparation of the royal bank.

Outside the left gate of Sogo, Li Dan met Zheng Shou, the head of the household. His old gentleman finally replaced the word "squire" on the top of his head, but Li Dan saw that this person was very clear in his heart.

After interrogating a number of high-ranking officials from the Kaer Ministries, many confessed that there were high-ranking officials on Shangjing's side who secretly maintained private contacts with Yebi Khan.

Although there is no direct evidence, and Xiangyu alone is not enough to make a final decision, Li Dan has already determined that this person is undoubtedly this person.

And in the past two years, Shen Jie and others have done a lot of work, and even successfully sent a spy to his home, and found that this person actually had secret dealings with Changyi, so Li Dan felt that this person was not ambitious, which was worth noting!

"Oh, Master Li, when did you return to Beijing?" Zheng Shou narrowed his eyes and smiled like a land father-in-law.

"I've seen Lord Zheng, just a few days after the lower official returned to Beijing, His Majesty authorized to rest at home, and today summoned the lower official to attend the imperial meeting."

"Oh, then we're just walking together!" Zheng Shou took the initiative to invite.

"Your Excellency, please." Li Dan was secretly surprised, could this old thing be waiting for him here on purpose? Heart, the weasel gives the chicken a New Year's greeting, I'm afraid it's not a good intention! "The lower officials also want to congratulate the boss for finally getting his wish to take charge of the household department."

"Hehe, Your Majesty!" Zheng Shouwan looked at Li Dan: "The old man is in charge of the household department, and it is a great thing for Zedong to implement the new banknote law!"

Because the old man has had a headache for five or six years about the chaos of banknotes and the contradiction between banknotes and coins, there is no way to solve it.

Listening to Zedong's new banknotes in Liaoning, everyone has also seen a sample of the new banknotes, and they are very encouraged! It would be great if you could get rid of the mess of old banknotes in one fell swoop! ”

"Then it depends on the support of the boss Rao!" Li Dan humbly said, thinking that this guy was impatient to express his attitude to me, and it seemed that he wanted to take the initiative in this matter to the household department.

If banknotes and banking affairs are completely controlled by the Ministry of Households, it will not only take away all financial power, but also easily affect the country's economy and people's livelihood. Li Dan sneered in his heart and said:

"The development of new banknotes and banking business is indeed closely related to the Ministry of Households, which can not only make the importance of the Ministry of Accounts more visible, but also contribute to the next step of tax reform." After that, Liaoning used new banknotes to collect taxes.

Zheng Shou asked in surprise: "If the new banknotes are used to collect taxes, and the Liao currency can only be used in Liaoning at present, then how can the taxes in Liaodi be settled to the household department?" ”

Because in previous years, the border town system was implemented, and the tax revenue was converted into military expenditure on the spot, and there was no need to hand it over to the state treasury, and this year was the first time that Liaoning's political envoy had to pay taxes to the state treasury, so Zheng Shou had this question.

"I'm coming back this time to ask the boss for advice." Li Dan:

"I suggest that the household department should establish a large-scale storage base along the Beitongzhou Canal, such as Baliqiao, Damuchang and other places, which can be used to transfer the storage to the surrounding provinces when there is an emergency, and the household department will deploy it.

In this way, such as Hebei, Shandong, Shun, Liaoning, Xuanfu, and Datong can rely on the warehouse for market stabilization and relief.

After the Liaodi tax was collected, the political envoys came forward to purchase grain, leather, woolen textiles, medicinal materials, livestock, salt, cured meat and other materials in the local area.

Part of the accumulated storage can be sent to Tongzhou for storage, and the rest will be uniformly deployed to various places by the household department after arriving in Tongzhou. What do adults think? ”

"Build a new warehouse? But it costs a lot of money! Zheng Shou frowned: "I'm only afraid that the cabinet will ......." ”

"Don't worry, sir!" Li Dan waved his hand: "If the cabinet agrees, the money can be borne by Liaoning and will be taken out of this year's taxes." They can send personnel to survey the site, make plans and budgets, and the Bank of Liaoning will allocate funds for implementation after the approval of the Ministry of Households. ”

"Shhh It costs a lot of money to build a warehouse, Zedong, you have to think about it. Can Liaoning afford it as a province? ”

"The boss can rest assured, before going to Liaoning, there were people in the staff who had dealings with Luoyang Jiaxing Cang because of the deployment of military rations and other things, and later Liaoning's Kaiping Trading Company won the bid in the bidding and expanded the Dongning warehouse in Liaoyang City.

Therefore, we are very familiar with the opening of the warehouse, and we also have specific and feasible plans and are good at the engineering team. As long as adults make decisions, we will do our best! Li Danwan bent down slightly to Zheng Shou, who was shorter than himself, and whispered:

"There is another reason for building a warehouse, spring comes late on the grassland, and from this autumn to next summer, there will be a big drought in the north! Adults take precautions and decide to take the lead, which is a great contribution to the country! ”

Zheng Shou's eyes narrowed, and his heart moved. This monster, he is always so accurate. On the other hand, if you don't need to pay extra money from the household, there is only benefit and no harm in doing so. "I have two questions." He.

"Your Excellency, please speak."

"The first question, what is the benefit of you doing this? Master Yao is certainly not stupid, how could he agree to your suggestion?

It can't be that Kaihei Trading Company gave you any promises or benefits, right? Then if I agree, it will be an aid! ”

Li Dan laughed hehehe: "My lord, you see, Liao coins can't go out of Liao, so they have to be spent on the spot after the collection is raised."

If the household department agrees to Kaiping Trading Company to go to Tongzhou to build a warehouse, we will pay him as much Liao yuan as they spend in Shunfu.

Then the trading company can use these Liao coins to do other projects in Liaoning and make more money. Isn't this the Liao currency naturally returned to circulation throughout Liao, but never left Liaodi? ”

"Oh! I see! Zheng Shou felt as if someone had lit a candle in front of his eyes, and immediately turned the corner. He nodded:

"Oh well, second question. Is the tax in Liaoning really enough to build a warehouse? As far as I know, the construction of Luoyang warehouse took five years and millions of taels to build! ”

"My lord, taking Dongning Warehouse as an example, we have built 40 new buildings, renovated 26 old buildings, built 48 new granaries, and renovated 24 old buildings. It all took seven months and cost 113,000 taels.

If Tongzhou opens a position, it is calculated by five times, which is about 600,000 taels.

Liaoning now has 300,000 hectares of cultivated farmland, but 120,000 hectares belong to the newly reclaimed land and is not taxed, and the remaining 180,000 hectares can be collected and given 640,000 stones.

The average price of rice and wheat per stone at the current price is two Liao yuan and six jiao, that is, one tael or three yuan in the mainland, so the field is equivalent to more than 2,178,000 Singapore dollars, or 1.08 million taels.

Compared with last year, this year's industrial and commercial tax revenue is expected to rise by 20 percent to 840,000 taels.

In this way, the total tax revenue is 1,920,000 taels, of which 640,000 taels will be allocated as military town expenditures according to the agreement, so there is still 1,280,000 taels left.

When the emperor established Liaoning Province, he decreed that forty percent of the tax revenue should be retained by the local government, and the part handed over to the national treasury should be ....... ”

He escaped from his notebook and opened a page to find the number: "Seven hundred and sixty-eight thousand taels!" You see, my lord, it is more than enough, and there may be a surplus to build Cangcheng as well. ”

Zheng Shou was dumbfounded, and walked more than 20 steps before asking: "Is this still a situation where there are 120,000 hectares of land without taxes?" ”

"That's right." Li Dan nodded: "New immigrants are exempted from taxation for three years, and forty percent of their income will be paid in the fourth year, and then it will be reduced by half every year, and it will be fixed at two percent from the eighth year." ”

"How so?" Zheng Shou was surprised: "Is the field endowment of new immigrants so high?" ”

"It's not high, because Liaoning only collects field endowments, and Dingkou and acting servants are counted in the field endowments. In addition, the emperor specially decreed that Liaoning should not be given more than 100 years, and even if the acres of land are rented, the rent shall not be higher than half of the harvest. ”

Li Dan added: "And the boss may not know that after the defeat of the Kerr tribes, we obtained 700,000 horses, 180,000 cattle, and tens of thousands of mules and donkeys.

The government handed over the livestock to the farmers in foster care. They have the right to use it, and when they give birth to two horses when they reach adulthood, the rest of the cubs can be divided equally and become property, and the foster animals can also be their own.

In this way, we have already made seventy percent of the farmers own livestock, and if they cannot afford to raise them, the banks can provide low-interest loans, which can be repaid in one or two years.

The townships have also hired special breeders to do animal husbandry management, impart experience to them, and inspect the breeding and use of each family. Therefore, in Liaoning, the use of livestock farmland by households will become more and more common in the future.

The per capita has 40 acres, 30 percent of which are crops, 30 percent are planted with beans and pastures, and 30 percent are abandoned to raise land. With this method of crop rotation.

The government also encouraged trading companies to create new agricultural tools that would allow farmers to farm faster, with less effort and less waste! Li Dan turned around and found Zheng Shou standing.

"In this way, is it possible that Liaodi will become a granary in a few years?" Zheng Shou was puzzled: "But I heard that it was cold there?" ”

"It's colder, but it's not that scary!" Li Dan pointed to himself: "I, a southerner, can come back with all my beards and tails, isn't this a very obvious problem?"

Then there is wood and coal, and our briquette stoves sell well there, and we are not afraid of the cold! When it's cold, it's also fun to take a firearm to the forest to hunt wild animals! ”

"Huh! I'm so old! Zheng Shou shook his head: "I didn't expect you to go so far away and be elated like digging a treasure, I thought it would be ......." Hey, don't mention it!

In short, I think it's good about your Tongzhou Cang, and when you bring it up, the old man will definitely support it! ”

"Haha, thank you for that! ...... words, do you know the wealthy businessmen over there in Jinghu, and is anyone interested in investing in Liaoning? I'll breathe first, and several princes of the Tanwang family have sent their money to the Bank of Liaoning. ”

"Oh? Is this true? Zheng Shou was taken aback. He suddenly realized that maybe he still despised this young official too much from the bottom of his heart, and he had actually stretched out his hand to the royal family in Huguang, which he never expected!