The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 373 Issuing Banknotes
Rao, all the ministers present here can make Da Song shake twice by stomping their feet, but no one dared to speak easily.

Everyone carefully looked at the piece of paper on the stone table.

And the more he looked, the more surprised his face couldn't help becoming.

They thought that Zhao Dongting was just planning to reissue Jiaozi, but it turned out not to be.

Zhao Dongting wanted the newly issued banknotes to be called "Huaxia coins", and it was also written on the paper that in the future, any coins such as gold, silver, copper coins, and Jiaozi will be prohibited from being used as money in the Song Dynasty.Huaxia Bank provides gold, silver and copper in exchange for Huaxia coins, but does not exchange them for Jiaozi.In addition, any banknotes outside the Song Dynasty are also prohibited from circulation in the Song Dynasty.When foreign businessmen enter the country, they need to exchange Huaxia currency at Huaxia Bank, and a small handling fee will be charged for the exchange.

It is difficult for Lu Xiufu and the others to imagine how Zhao Dongting came up with these ideas, but it can be concluded that the emperor has a good way of making money.

The highest state of being rich is that my family runs a money printing factory.Just imagine, can printing money be short of money?
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court recognized Jiaozi as banknotes. At that time, [-] rich merchants in China were recognized by the imperial court and had the right to issue Jiaozi. Later, the families of these [-] wealthy merchants were all wealthy, which is recorded in detail in the history books. .Even until now, although these sixteen wealthy merchant families are far from being as prosperous as they were at that time, they are still flourishing everywhere, no matter in the Yuan Dynasty or the Song Dynasty.Ordinary people may not know these things, but Lu Xiufu, Chen Wenlong and others are important ministers of the country, so they naturally know about it.

The emperor wanted to set up a money printing department under the Ministry of Finance, but he obviously didn't intend to distribute the right to print money to the rich and powerful families among the people.

In this way, can Da Song still be short of money?
Everyone wants to know that as long as the Huaxia currency can be really issued, the imperial court will definitely not be short of money in a short period of time.

After being surprised, Lu Xiufu and the others showed great joy on their faces, and complimented: "The talent of the emperor is unprecedented."

Zhao Dongting just smiled softly.

He knew that this was all due to the fact that he had traveled through time.If he hadn't brought the knowledge from his previous life, he might not have been able to come up with these ideas.

Then he said: "Then you love ministers have no objection to my method, do you?"

Lu Xiufu and the others nodded.

Chen Jianghan was overjoyed and asked, "Your Majesty, how much do we plan to print in the first batch of Huaxia coins?"

He seemed very impatient.Undoubtedly, he is the most aware of how empty the Song Dynasty treasury is now.

It can be said that it is already extremely difficult for the Song Dynasty treasury to distribute food and salaries to the courtiers and soldiers.

Zhao Dongting said: "For the printing of the first batch of Huaxia coins, I feel that it is more appropriate not to make a fixed number. After you return to the yamen, Mr. Chen, you can start to handle the matter of establishing a money printing department. I will ask an artist to print the samples of Huaxia coins in two days. Come out and hand it over to you. You personally supervise the plate-making and printing, but it must be excellent in workmanship and beware of folk imitation. Then, after the establishment of Huaxia Banks in various places, the banks will apply to the Ministry of Finance for Huaxia coins to collect private gold and silver. Copper coins. As for the remaining Huaxia coins, they can be stored in the headquarters of Huaxia Bank for the time being. After the private gold, silver and copper coins are collected, we will discuss separately to see how many Huaxia coins are most appropriate to issue. Huaxia coins are the national currency and cannot be issued indiscriminately , otherwise the people will be messed up. I don’t want to see the depreciation of Jiaozi during the previous dynasty happen again.”

Chen Jianghan cupped his hands, "I take orders."

Lu Xiufu interjected: "Your Majesty, what about the establishment of a construction engineering group, a steel group, a land transportation group, a shipping group, etc., that you wrote on this paper?"

These are the various methods written by Zhao Dongting after the issuance of banknotes.

Zhao Dongting laughed and said: "The economy is supported by industries. These are the state-owned workshops I plan to set up, but because of their huge structure, it is not appropriate to call them workshops anymore. After the imperial court has money, I will These groups should be established in various places, and all important domestic industries related to the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the common people should be grasped in the hands of the imperial court. These industries are closely related to the common people. If they are created by private workshops, it is inevitable Chaos is not good for the country, and it is not good for the people."

In fact, Zhao Dongting's idea is to keep important resources in the hands of the court.

As for energy, it has not been used in this era.

As for his emerging ideas, Lu Xiufu and the others obviously couldn't comprehend all of them in a short time.

You know, the imperial court used to hold salt and other things in their hands at most.

After a while, they were still frowning.

Zhao Dongting smiled wryly, and knew that they would not be able to comprehend it in a short time, so he simply said: "These things are not urgent in a short time, and it will not be too late to establish Huaxia Bank first. I will write these things in more detail, I will discuss it with you at that time. My lords, the first priority at this time is to establish Huaxia Bank in every county and town, so that the people can exchange the gold, silver and copper coins in their hands into Huaxia currency. In this way, the development of the Great Song Dynasty Only then can we make great strides forward.”

"I'm waiting for orders!"

Lu Xiufu and the others bowed their hands.

Then Chen Jianghan asked again: "Your Majesty, when will your sample be drawn?"

He was really in a hurry.

Zhao Dongting didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It will take two days, Mr. Chen doesn't have to be so impatient, he's so impatient..."

Chen Jianghan's eyes were slightly cold, "I will remember the emperor's instruction."

Although Zhao Dongting was young, their respectful attitude was very natural in front of Zhao Dongting.

It was Zhao Dongting who convinced these ministers with his skills.

Behind Zhao Dongting, Ying Er, who gently helped him squeeze his shoulders, had a brilliant look in his eyes.

Who wouldn't want their husband to be a handsome man?
Even if Zhao Dongting was the emperor, if he had no extraordinary abilities, Ying Er would not be so admiring for him.

Not long after, Chen Jianghan and other ministers resigned and left.

After Zhao Dongting had his meal, he went back to his bedroom and continued to write and draw.

In fact, he was also very anxious, and wanted to quickly determine the development policy of the Southern Song Dynasty, because he still had other things to do.

It has been more than two years since the agreement with the owner of Baicao Valley, and it is time for him to visit Longhu Mountain.

……

in Dali.

The terrain here is high and steep. Although it is not hot in this season, the ultraviolet rays are somewhat more vicious than Leizhou.

Tens of thousands of troops stretched for more than ten miles, advancing on the winding mountain road.On the top of the mountain in the distance, there is no vegetation.

The "Li" and "Jiang" flags in the army fluttered in the wind, whistling loudly, but this group of Dali troops were not in high spirits and were quite tired.

They are naturally the Dali army that was defeated from the north of Haikang and rushed back to Dali.

Now, they finally rushed to the territory of Dali. Not far ahead, they could see Tucheng, where the Huimo Department of Dali was located.

In fact, the degree of centralization of Dali Kingdom is very low. Except for the eight prefectures, four counties, and four towns under the jurisdiction of Duan Zhixing, the general manager of Dali, the remaining 37 departments are actually a state within a state.They have their own army, territory, criminal law, etc., and they are only attached to Dali Kingdom on the surface.However, Duan Zhixing was able to rule them in some aspects, not relying more on national power, but on religious power.

If it is really urgent, it is not impossible for these tribes to turn against Duan Zhixing.

In the past, there were many troubles in the Dali Kingdom, otherwise, the successive Dali monarchs would not be willing to live in a corner and never expand their territory outward.

Jiang Kui's chariot slowly followed the army in the army.

Qin Han and Yu Linglong were also in the chariot.

Speaking of which, Yu Linglong is really a natural beauty, but given the climate here in Dali, she is still fair-skinned and extremely glamorous.

This caused Jiang Kui, a fat man, to always secretly cast coveted eyes at her.

Uncle Guo has tasted quite a few women in his life, but he has never even seen one of Yu Linglong's level.

Such a beautiful woman really has the capital to make the king play with the princes.

But Jiang Kui knew very well that Yu Linglong was beyond his reach.

Perhaps, Yu Linglong should be the future imperial concubine chosen by the young master, right?
Qin Han, on the other hand, kept his head buried in the book of war, which showed his firm will.He is probably the kind of person who doesn't value women's sex by nature.

Only ten minutes later, a fast horse rushed back to the chariot, and said: "Commander, we will reach Huimo Department a few miles ahead."

Jiang Kui sat up with a fat body like a pig, opened the curtain, and asked calmly: "Is there a general who has already rushed to see King Hui?"

There are many kings in Dali, and the leaders of the 37 tribes are all kings.Even after Dali bowed down to the Yuan Dynasty, their titles have not changed.

Obviously, Kublai Khan didn't have much feeling for Dali, he just regarded it as tasteless.

It takes a lot of effort to eat, but discarding it will damage the majesty of the Great Yuan Kingdom.

All he wanted was for Dali to be his vassal.

(End of this chapter)