Chapter 87 During the War "Well, that's going to be a bit troublesome."
Huang Laowai didn't expect that the gold yuan was so good that it actually became a big problem.
He was stunned and then said hesitantly: "Nowhere under our Grand Governor's administration except Taiping Road produces copper.
Not long after Taiping Road was built, the copper and iron mines have just recovered, and the output is far from enough.
Consumption.
The current source of copper materials mainly depends on purchasing from everywhere, and making cannons and guns also requires a large amount of copper materials."
"Why not just bring some gold ingots and they can be used as money anyway?"
Hu Dahai, the commander of the Second Army, was obviously an amateur, so he made a rash suggestion.
After being reminded by him, the military bureau and the generals who stayed in Yangzhou said one after another, "Yeah, why don't we just take some gold?
Why let outsiders take advantage of us?"
"Gold is easy to bring and use.
There is no need to create gold yuan, which is a waste of effort."
"Uh-huh, uh-huh," Li Mubai, the deputy director of the household bureau, coughed loudly, interrupting everyone's noise.
Then he secretly glanced at the commander's back, and then cautiously reminded: "Generals, you don't know.
The original intention of the general manager is to let the people along the river get used to using our Huai money as soon as possible."
In fact, like Hu Dahai and others, he couldn't understand the difference between the use of gold coins and gold ingots.
But this did not prevent him from standing up and reaffirming his lord's thoughts.
Because during those years under Zhao Junyong, figuring out what to do was one of the essential skills for an official, so he couldn't help but not put more effort into this aspect.
"Well" Hu Dahai also glanced at Zhu Chongjiu behind the handsome case, and sat down in deep thought.
This time he led the Third Army Corps back to Yangzhou for rest and recuperation.
He found that he was becoming increasingly uncomfortable with many places in the General Manager's Mansion.
Not only was he always confused when discussing matters with his colleagues, but the relationship with his master also seemed to be much alienated.
It was difficult to find opportunities to sit together and talk crazy things like before.
"I want to try to see if we can establish our currency and credit system as soon as possible."
Sensing Hu Dahai's confusion, Zhu Chongjiu put down the coins in his hand and explained with a smile.
"To put it simply, in the past, the common people thought that we were rebels and the imperial court was Zhengshuo.
But our money is good, every dollar is worth every dollar.
Even if the imperial court strictly prohibits circulation, the common people still feel that it is better to carry it in their pockets than the imperial court's handover and banknotes.
Xiaoping's money was practical, but he would still use it secretly.
On the contrary, the money of the imperial court was getting worse and worse, and the banknotes were not as good as paper.
A drop of Xiaoping's money could buy less and less, and the Meng Yuan government always forced the people to use it. , and they always buy and sell by force.
It won't take long for the people in Huaiyang to feel that we in Huaiyang are more trustworthy than the imperial court.
In that case, even if our army does not fight, the local people will have a good impression of us and feel that we are definitely better than the imperial court. .
Gradually, some people feel that the change of dynasty is definitely a good thing for everyone.
At least the money in their hands can be used as money, and they will not be able to buy a sheep one day and only one the next day.
"Put the wool" "Hahaha" was such an appropriate metaphor that many people in the chamber laughed out loud.
Before the uprising, almost everyone had suffered from the bad money of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and all the evil deeds they committed were still fresh in their minds.
Especially banknotes, the official stipulation is that each banknote can be exchanged for one thousand copper coins.
In fact, even if you take out 500 Guan banknotes, you won't be able to exchange for a bucket of rice.
And because the copper content is getting lower and lower, the reputation of Xiaoping coins minted by the government among the people is also extremely poor.
They are often called black money and black-hearted money.
Their acceptance is not as good as the Xianchun Yuanbao from the late Song Dynasty.
"It turns out that the general manager wants the people all over the world to distinguish who is an official and who is a thief."
Although Hu Dahai still didn't understand what the currency credit system was, he immediately understood the purpose of Zhu Chongjiu's move.
Clearly.
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"What General Hu said is true."
Zhu Chongjiu smiled and nodded proudly.
"Zhu also vaguely heard some of the external comments about us some time ago.
Zhu can't write such a good article, and he doesn't have the time to argue with others and file lawsuits.
So I just put out some dry information and let the people make their own choices. .
Let’s see if they believe what some people say, or if they believe what they get.”
"Hahaha" The officials from the Household Bureau, Works Bureau, Military Intelligence Department and Internal Security Department heard this and couldn't help but laugh out loud again.
Because in the Jingzhou Covenant, the General Manager's Office openly supported Huaiyang merchants.
It caused a wave of curses everywhere.
Not only the scoundrel literati who were loyal to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty criticized Huaiyang verbally and writtenly, but also some celebrities and great Confucians who claimed to live in seclusion in the mountains and devoted themselves to scholarship also jumped out one after another.
Either he goes into battle with bare arms, or he mobilizes his disciples to throw dirty water at the Grand Manager's Mansion in Huai'an.
For a time, the people within the General Manager were in a state of confusion.
Many officials believed that everyone was too eager for quick success and should not have expressed support for Wu Liangmou, Yu Changlin and others.
What's more, they also tried to persuade Zhu Chongjiu to destroy the alliance and hold several leaders accountable.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Chongjiu, who had always been admonished, would rarely act arbitrarily this time.
Not only did he reject the proposal to break the contract, but he also immediately announced that the general manager would stop internal debate on the matter and allow outside comments to be made.
Immediately, all the power of the General Manager's Office and Huaiyang Company were mobilized to provide full support to the Fifth Army.
One of the ways of support is to send money to various states near Jingzhou.
Use the four new coins of gold, silver, copper, and iron newly minted in Huaiyang to purchase grain and various specialties from various places, and at the same time sell cotton, silk, agricultural tools, and various daily necessities produced in Huaiyang to the above areas at low prices. .
Because some people here were resistant at the time and were prepared in a hurry, this move was performed extremely simply and crudely.
It was almost a cargo ship from the Huaiyang Company, loaded with four kinds of money, and sailed up the river.
Through the local merchants and the details spread by the Military Intelligence Bureau, it smashed the place.
The stench of copper made the gentry and celebrities along both sides of the river cover their noses.
But after more than a dozen ships were smashed by the stuff, the effect was not that good.
Not only did the people near Jingzhou have a rapid reversal of their impression of Huaiyang, but also the image of the Huaiyang General Manager's Office in other areas along the river was greatly improved.
Amid the lively laughter, the figure of Liu Bowen, a Chinese soldier who joined the army, looked particularly lonely.
When Wu Liangmou concocted the Jingzhou Alliance and used the army to endorse merchants, he was the most resolute in his opposition.
After that, there was a storm coming all around, and he was also the main source of urging the General Manager's Office to take back the covenant and punish Wu Liangmou.
Now the facts have proved that the verbal criticisms of the scholars and gentry have no power to fight back in the face of the real money and silver of the Grand Controller's Palace.
How embarrassing is it for him, who prides himself on foresight and foresight?
"If it doesn't work, the Works Bureau can add more copper to the gold coins to reduce their quality."
No one noticed Liu Ji's isolation.
An official from the Civil Affairs Bureau stood up and suggested loudly.
His suggestion was quickly swallowed up by a burst of rebuttal.
"No, what the chief manager said is, credibility, credibility comes first."
"Yes, we would rather not create gold coins in the future than ruin our own reputation."
"The price ratio between gold and silver keeps changing.
Who knows one day, it will fall back to one for ten."
"Don't talk about changing one for ten or one for eight.
I've seen it before."
It's no wonder that everyone was overly excited.
Before this, they had never thought that there was a way to attack the enemy without sending troops.
This is so in line with the image in the legend of "making strategic plans and winning a decisive victory thousands of miles away", making everyone feel as if they are Sun Wu alive and Zhuge reborn.
"How many taels of silver can be exchanged for one tael of gold in the market right now?
Has it always been like this?
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How often does it change?"
Zhu Chongjiu listened for a while, then knocked on the table and brought the topic back to the topic.
"Not necessarily."
Zhang Song, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, has studied this quite a bit.
He stood up from his seat and responded with cupped hands, "Right now, in Huaiyang, it's almost exactly 1 to 11, and in Huguang, it's probably 1 to 12.
But.
In places such as Guangzhou Road and Quanzhou Road, because of the gathering of maritime merchants, the price of gold is much lower."
"Then why no one goes to Guangzhou and Quanzhou to exchange silver for gold?"
Zhu Chongjiu heard this strangely and couldn't help asking in a low voice.
He remembered that Zhang Song reminded him of the fluctuation of silver prices when he was preparing to make coins.
The reason why I minted gold dollars on top of silver dollars was also to stabilize the currency.
Unexpectedly, the actual operation still failed to completely solve the problem.
At least the trick of buying back the gold coins and reheating them was something that everyone was not expecting.
"Lord, I think there are at least three reasons for this."
Although Zhang Song was a corrupt official in Meng Yuan in the past, his intelligence and reaction speed are both top-notch.
After thinking about it for a while, he gave a clear answer, "First, the price of gold and silver fluctuates.
Unless you are prepared in advance, it may not be possible in time.
Second, because the road is not safe, the government and the green forest have to take care of it.
The gain outweighs the loss.
Third, the trade in Quanzhou and Guangzhou is actually controlled by local big players.
If outsiders dive in, they will lose everything at least, or even lose their lives."
"You mean the Pu family in Quanzhou and the Ma family in Guangzhou?"
Zhu Chongjiu's brows twitched, and a cold light flashed quickly in his eyes.
"Exactly" Zhang Song raised his hand again and responded loudly.
"In fact, these two families are Semu people, not of my race.
The Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty only let them pay taxes, and never cared about how they misbehaved in the local area."
"Yeah" Zhu Chongjiu nodded and muttered in a low voice.
He had heard from Shen Wansan many times about the monopoly of maritime trade between the Pu family in Quanzhou and the Ma family in Guangzhou.
The reason why the General Manager took the risk of selling the rifled cannon to Shen Wansan was because the Shen family was trying to contain the Pu Shougeng family in Quanzhou.
But judging from the current results, the development focus of the Shen family is obviously not to compete with the Pu family for maritime trade routes, but to fully manage Srivijaya and try to establish a country on the sea.
Therefore, dealing with the Pu and Ma families in the future will still have to be handled by the Huaiyang General Manager himself.
While he was pondering, he saw Lu Luzeng stood up and said loudly: "My lord, I think that even if someone buys up gold coins, I, Huaiyang, still can't stop casting.
First, my lord has a far-reaching plan and cannot give up halfway.
Second, I can't stop casting gold coins."
Come on, with the current exchange rate of gold and silver, our General Manager's Office will suffer some losses, but the price of silver cannot stay this low forever.
As long as it slowly rises, we can ensure a balanced balance of payments."
"What Lord Shan said is true."
Zhu Chongjiu smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Lu Zeng should sit down and talk.
"but" Quickly turning his attention to Yu Chang Lin, he asked in a low voice: "How long can the gold ingots stored in the household bureau be maintained?
If the gold coins are minted in the same way as now, how long can they last?"
"This" Yu Changlin lowered his head and thought for a while before giving the answer, "My lord, the household department has a lot of money.
Assuming that the gold and silver exchange ratio remains unchanged, it can last at least three to five months.
Even for a whole year.
But if this happens, other expenditures will probably be affected.
After all, it is only the second half of this year that Huaiyang has not deployed troops aggressively, but in previous years, there was no day without the sound of war drums."
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"Yeah" everyone heard and muttered in low voices almost at the same time.
The sharpness of Huai'an's army is unparalleled in the world.
But the Huai'an army's war expenses are probably the highest in the world.
Therefore, everyone must be prepared for danger in times of peace and have enough money and food to prepare for war.
Instead of just spending all your money elsewhere in a daze.
"Yeah," Liu Bowen, a soldier who joined the army, also murmured in a low voice.
But when he raised his head and looked at everyone's expressions, he gritted his teeth and swallowed back the words that had reached his lips.
The Taoist people do not agree with each other.
I couldn't hold it back for a while last year, and the pearl secretly fell in love.
Although it is too late to escape, at least we can learn from Xu Shu back then and never make another plot for Cao Ah Man for the rest of his life.
"Bowen, do you have any good advice to teach me?"
Zhu Chongjiu saw the change in Liu Bowen's expression keenly and took the initiative to consult him.
"Wei Chen, there are no Wei Chen, Wei Chen does not know this way, so I dare not speak nonsense and harm the country."
Liu Bowen's expression changed rapidly, but in the end he decided not to continue to "collude" with everyone.
"It doesn't matter, here we never offend anyone for words."
Zhu Chongjiu waved his hand and explained in a pleasant manner.
"You think about it slowly.
When you have a solution, you can always say it.
Even if you say something wrong, no one will pursue it."
Hearing this, Liu Bowen felt another surge in his heart.
To be honest, Zhu Chongjiu was indeed very kind to him.
Even though he rejected the recruitment from the General Manager's Office, the other party still treated him with courtesy and even took the initiative to provide money to fund him to open an academy in Yangzhou to spread the learning of the sages.
After he decided to join the General Manager's Office, Zhu Chongjiu treated him even more affectionately.
In a very short period of time, he was promoted to the second-highest position in the staff headquarters, only lower than the old No. 2 Lu Luzeng.
It's just a personal favor, but Zhu Chongjiu's philosophy of governing the country is incompatible with his ideas.
At the beginning, he still had wishful thinking that he could join forces with Zhang Yi and others to bring the lord back to the right path.
But they never expected that everyone underestimated Zhu Chongjiu's stubbornness.
Although on the surface he seems to be following the advice, in fact, this person has been speeding up the evil path he chose.
Even if everyone is exhausted or even broken into pieces, it is impossible for him to deviate even a little bit
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