Ever since Sun Qing ran away, Huaxia City has had a peaceful time.
If Qing Cang wants to change this era, it cannot be accomplished in a day or two.
On this day, Wu You and Guo Jia were reporting on the results of monetary policy reforms.
Judging from the relaxed expressions on a few people's faces, it seemed to be going very smoothly.
Wu You held a white notebook in his hand.
This was a notebook given to him by Qing Cang.
Basically every civil servant would have one.
He used a paper machine to make paper for these notebooks and asked craftsmen to thread them with hemp rope.
At this time, there are no animals swimming on his sleeves anymore.
In his words, he has no time to keep pets when he is so busy.
He said respectfully, "After this period of reform, the people's recognition of Hua Yuan is unprecedented, and some surrounding cities are also rushing to exchange for Hua Yuan, and have sent caravans to purchase a large amount of grain from Huaxia City.
The entire The market tends to be stable.
At the same time, Huayuan has become a rare commodity in the external market, and many speculators have even begun to speculate on Huayuan.”
Judging from what Wu You said, first of all, food in these cities is in short supply.
According to market rules, supply exceeds demand, which will cause prices to rise in a straight line.
The beneficiaries are of course the people, because they currently do not accept transactions.
Tax.
Long ago, Qing Cang had instructed Wu You to intervene in the price.
Even if the shipment was restricted, the price must be stabilized.
If it was allowed to rise, the price would be very heavy.
The second point is the problem of scalpers.
Scalpers have existed in ancient times.
These people are lazy and do not think about getting better.
They use their intelligence and talents in this crooked way.
The former is easy to solve by directly using power to intervene, while the latter requires the use of force or looking for reasons from oneself.
Qingcang said: "The emergence of a large number of speculators proves that something went wrong in some part of our process.
Go back and think about ways to avoid this from happening.
It is impossible to eliminate it, but it can be reduced.
It seems that we should do more publicity. , we should open more windows, extend working hours, etc.
Don’t let those caravans travel in vain, and at the same time, the gold must flow into our pockets.”
Wu You concentrated on remembering everything Qing Cang said.
"I have a way to deal with the sudden increase in scalpers.
That is to catch any scalper found for reselling, and the proceeds will be confiscated immediately.
The man will ask him to dig gold mines for a year.
Just in time, we opened a few more gold mines.
The mine is short of workers, so let them go and do it.
I don’t believe they would dare to do it a second time.”
Qingcang's solutions all have their own reasons.
Of course, he only provides an idea.
As for whether there are other solutions, it depends on one's personal understanding.
Wu You nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, I understand.
I will think about the approach again."
As soon as Wu You finished speaking, Wu Chaojing trotted in immediately.
"The commander has a Qiang and Hu envoy to see him."
The visit of these envoys was received by the internal affairs department, so they should also report it.
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Wu Chaojing came to report it himself, which shows that this matter is not trivial.
Qianghu refers to the Qiang and Xiongnu tribes in ancient my country.
They are a nomadic ethnic group and an unstable existence among the ethnic minorities in the northwest.
Qing Cang glanced at Guo Jia, trying to get some information from him.
Guo Jiadao said: "Over the past hundred years, the Qiang and Hu have become more and more powerful.
Although they won in repeated battles, disputes broke out again after a while.
Recently, for a long time, only the Han showed favor to the Qiang and Hu and intermarried with them.
We have another It doesn’t belong to the Han Dynasty, but they took the initiative to send envoys.
There must be a reason for this.”
What Guo Jiaming meant on the surface was that the Qiang and the Han had good relations and were partners on the same front, but this relationship was not stable.
They took the initiative to send envoys regardless of or thinking that the Han Dynasty did not know.
The reason for this is intriguing.
This directly aroused Qingcang's interest.
"Oh, then you can see what this so-called messenger is about."
In this case, it doesn't hurt to meet him, what if he brings big business opportunities?
"I'll invite him in right away."
Wu Chaojing withdrew, and after a while he brought a man, dressed differently from them.
This person looks a bit exotic, and looks like a Central Plains person.
He is a mixed-race person in ancient times.
The man saluted and said, "Lord City Lord, I am the envoy sent by the Shanyu of Qiangqu.
I have something to discuss with you."
He speaks fluent Chinese, so communication is not difficult.
According to historical records, in 179, the Xiongnu Zhonglang killed Zhang Xiu and Huzheng, and established Qiang Qu as Chanyu.
This year is 184, exactly five years after Qiang Qu took office.
"Oh, tell me what's going on."
"Qiangqu Chanyu heard that there is a place called Huaxia City in the south.
It is rich in products and has a highly developed economy, but it does not belong to the Han Dynasty.
So I have been specially sent to request trade with your city."
Qianghuna is full of cattle and sheep.
Their animal husbandry is very developed, but their agriculture and handicrafts are not as good as those in the south.
"Let's talk about how you want to do business."
Qingcang became interested, "Lord City Lord, you know that Qiang Lake is vast and sparsely populated, and we don't know much about mining and minting, so Qiangqu Shanyu proposed to conduct trade in the form of barter."
The messenger's words were very pleasant, and he did not have an arrogant attitude at all.
This was an added bonus for his trip.
"What do you need?"
The messenger said: "We need silk, porcelain, grain, tea, medicinal materials, jewelry.
What we can provide are leather goods, cattle, sheep, horses, etc."
"Okay, I agree to your Shanyu's request, but I have a request.
All your transactions can only be conducted with my people.
If we find that you are trading with other people in the city, our trade will be suspended immediately.
Of course, we will not I will trick you, I just want the whole transaction to go smoothly.”
Everyone didn't know what kind of medicine Qing Cang was selling in his gourd, but after hearing what he said, it seemed that he had a point.
It was not too late to ask again as soon as the messenger left.
The messenger thought for a while.
"Okay, I can still make the decision on this point.
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It's just about when the trade will begin."
"Starting today."
"The Lord of the City is indeed very straightforward.
I wish our business success."
"Hahaha, come, please treat the Qiang and Hu envoys well, without making any mistakes."
"Thank you, Lord City Lord."
As the messenger left, the three people present finally couldn't stand it any longer.
Wu Chaojing first asked: "Commander, why don't you put them in the market and let them trade with us?"
The same goes for Guo Jia.
"I can't figure it out.
If this happens, some of our manpower will have to be used to trade with them."
They did not doubt the trade, but they had objections to the transaction objects.
"You don't understand this.
Our trade center was losing money in the past few years.
Although we control banknotes, as the amount of banknotes increases, the value will inevitably decrease.
In that case, it will not be a problem for people.
It’s a good thing, usually one copper coin can be exchanged for one Chinese dollar, because after the devaluation, it may be exchanged for two Chinese dollars, so are you still willing to exchange copper coins for Chinese dollars?”
The three of them heard these truths in confusion.
In terms of strategy, Guo Jia could be the first, but in this theory, he really couldn't compare with Qing Cang.
He asked: "How are we going to make this money?"
"Bartering, the value of this thing is not determined by us.
Why should we let them only trade with us?
The purpose is that we can control the price within a profitable range.
We will then sell their things to nearby City, make another profit from the price difference.”
The three people were still blinded.
In order to make it easier for them to understand, Qing Cang had to use an analogy.
"For example, if a sheep is exchanged for 500 kilograms of grain, it is worth 1,000 Chinese yuan.
This is the market price.
We give them 450 kilograms, and 50 kilograms of grain is worth 100 Chinese yuan.
This is what we earn from them.
Similarly, because more nearby cities came to negotiate with us, there were more buyers.
At that time, a sheep could be sold for 100 Chinese yuan.
The thing changed hands twice, and I got 200 yuan.”
His metaphor is very easy to understand, but it does not mean that a sheep is really worth a thousand dollars.
Everyone suddenly realized.
As the chief financial officer, Wu You felt that his knowledge was not enough.
Although Qingcang had taught him some knowledge about modern mathematics during this period, it was only superficial.
"Oh, that's it.
I really have a lot to learn.
I'll ask the commander to teach me more in the future."
Speaking of teaching, Qingcang suddenly remembered that the recently unlocked product in the mall called the Knowledge Base contained a dazzling array of books covering everything from economics, military, medicine, agricultural science, etc.
Each type of them requires ten days of health.
The so-called knowledge is life, which is true.
In modern times, a set of 100 books only costs a few thousand yuan.
It actually cost ten days of health here, but for the sake of economic development, he gritted his teeth and clicked directly on the books in the economic column.
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And he chose the traditional Chinese version.
In this era, simplified characters cannot be understood.
In order to avoid trouble, he solved it once and for all.
He has an idea that when there are more lives in the future, he must clear out this knowledge base and move all these books to this era so that everyone can absorb the knowledge of two thousand years later.
Crash.
While everyone was chatting, a large number of books suddenly fell from the ceiling, at least a hundred.
The area that fell this time was very wide.
Fortunately for Qing Cang, the other three were knocked dizzy.
Everyone looked at the ceiling.
There was nothing on it.
Where did these books come from?
Guo and Wu Chao Jingjia seemed to be used to landing in this way, but they just remained silent.
Wu You picked up a book on the ground and seemed to read it.
"What kind of book is this?
Economics" Likewise, all the books on the earth are about economics.
Wu You asked: "Commander, what is this?"
"You can read these books when you have time, especially Wu You.
If you have time, I hope you can read them completely.
It will be of great help to you in managing your finances."
"yes" "Okay, let's leave the trade between Qiang and Hu to Wu You.
I hope Wu You can do a good job in this matter."
Wu You said with confidence.
"Commander, please rest assured that with these books, I will definitely be able to do a good job":