Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 320 Futures Chamber of Commerce
Nanshi, one of the three major markets in Luoyang City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, is mainly engaged in daily commodities and has the largest scale. Various important commodities such as gold, silver, jewelry, porcelain, fur, silk, etc. are gathered from all over the country to Nanshi, and then from here Send to all over the country.

"Nanshi is really suitable, so let's use Nanshi as a pilot project.

With Nanshi as the center, surrounding Le'an, Huici, Shanxun, Hehui, Litong, Jiaofu, Fushan, Sishun, Fuyan, Kailin, Yongtai, Xiushan, Jiashan, and Zhangshan are all [-] square cities Free movement in the night market is allowed.

However, the surrounding Fangshi needs to send forbidden troops to guard the passages of the surrounding Fangshi, and organize bad people to patrol after dark.

If there is any violation of law and discipline, it must be dealt with immediately! "Li Tai said.

"Subordinates understand!" Wei Xu saluted Li Tai respectfully when he heard Li Tai's words.

"There is no need to be nervous, but only to try the feasibility of the night market. If it is possible, the scale of the night market will continue to expand.

Not only the South City, but also the West Market and the North City will open up one after another, and even our Luoyang will become a city that never sleeps in the Tang Dynasty one day. "

Li Tai said slowly, "It's just that by then, I'm afraid it will be hard work for bad people!"

"Being able to work for Datang is not to be hard work!" Wei Xu replied decisively, even with a bit of pride.

Li Tai nodded, looked at Peacock, and said, "You will take full charge of Nanshi, and I hope you will take the lead in establishing the chamber of commerce.

The chamber of commerce integrates all business operators up and down the canal, from Youzhou to the counties where Yuhang Jinkou is located, can enter this chamber of commerce. "

"What does this chamber of commerce do?" Peacock was a little confused when he heard Li Tai's words, but as if he had caught something, he asked Li Tai seriously.

Li Tai nodded when he heard Peacock's words:
"First, the entry deposit is [-] yuan, which can be stored in our bank, and we will give you the corresponding tickets. These tickets can be used to buy anything that can be bought in Luoyang.

But when you quit the chamber of commerce, you need to return the ticket, and we will also refund the money. When the deposit is lower than [-] yuan, you will be reminded that the deposit will return to zero, and you will be given seven days to raise a deposit of [-] yuan, otherwise you will be forced to withdraw from the chamber of commerce. . "

"Second, the Chamber of Commerce must recognize the value of our notes and use them as the main means of payment internally.

I don't care about other places, but within the chamber of commerce, transactions must only be made with notes. "

"Third, I want to unify the prices of products up and down the Grand Canal, and have a clear price for all materials, starting with charcoal, rice, oil and salt."

"I understand the meaning of the first two, but how to unify the price of the product?" Peacock asked blankly, "Or isn't the current price uniform?"

"I want to build a unified trading platform in Nanshi.

The trading platform itself does not carry out trading activities, but only provides open, fair and fair platform services.

In this process, we assist the leaders of local chambers of commerce to carry out a guarantee and the task of information collection and distribution.

At the same time, the platform will collect membership income, transaction fees, information service fees, and paper stamping fees for the imperial court. "

Listening to Li Tai's words, all the people present couldn't help feeling a little dazed, they didn't know what Li Tai was talking about.

Peacock is already the most sensitive to business among all the people present. Even so, facing the big cake that Li Tai drew at the moment, she still doesn't know how to describe it, because she doesn't understand it very well.

But Li Tai thought for a while, then said,

"It is on this platform that any businessman who enters the chamber of commerce can post a corresponding acquisition or sale task here.

For example, if someone wants to buy grain, he can issue fifty pennies and one shi to collect it, but the amount of grain needed is very large, and it may cost ten thousand shi. For strangers, he dare not invest such a large amount of money all at once. money to make the deal.

Then we need a reliable guarantor, and this guarantor is us.

Because if anyone fails to fulfill this agreement, we have the power to make him pay for this breach of contract.

Even if this is the primary function of this platform, it is also the foundation for this platform to be established! "

"Primary role?" Hearing Li Tai's words, Peacock was taken aback.

"Yeah!" Li Tai nodded, "For example, someone made a guarantee on our platform, the main purpose is to protect the buying and selling price from market fluctuations as much as possible.

But there are also people who will directly go to the market to trade with the transaction certificate, and the delivery time of this transaction may be three months, half a year, or even a year. At least before the transaction certificate is actually delivered to us, the physical price is always changing.

So for some people, it is very likely that there will be a loss when they finally get the real thing, then he can sell the guarantee certificate to those who need it in advance, and choose to escape by himself.

Or if it is expected that the real product will have a downward trend, you can sell the certificate in your hand first, and then buy it after the real product falls, earning the price difference and so on.

All in all, when this place is about to mature, it may become a more lively place than a casino! "

That's right, Li Tai wants to build a futures market, and of course it can't be called a futures market. It can only be said that Li Tai's pure purpose is to provide a distribution center for guaranteed commodity trading in the north and south, and he doesn't mean to build a futures market.

But whoever wants to find out the secret inside and play futures, anyway, Li Tai has no objection.

To establish such a futures market, to be honest, credit currencies with financial attributes such as food stamps or money tickets are necessary. Without such things, there is no way for this trading market to facilitate transactions.

Like metal currency or physical currency itself, although it has quite strong value preservation properties, it is really not as good as credit currencies such as banknotes in breaking the upper limit of circulation properties.

At least Li Tai would write a figure on how many banknotes are needed, but for metal currency, the annual output is limited after all.

And the transactions in this futures market are definitely large-value transactions, which cannot be paid with metal currencies such as gold, silver, copper and iron, so these are the reasons why it is difficult for the futures market to take root in China.

And Li Tai's food stamps have been recognized by Li Shimin. From behind the scenes to the front and back of the stage, if you just use your own system to endorse and then trade food stamps, it will be too slow to make money.

After all, credit currency was born to prepare for futures and the stock market, but the current stock market is not yet a mature project, and it is difficult for Li Tai to get started.

But futures are different, at least to stabilize the material prices in China, it is still very meaningful to get the futures market out.

Of course, for Li Tai, if the futures market is really successful, then the numbers he fills in randomly in the future can be directly increased to the level of tens of millions.

Because the entire country from Youzhou to Yuhang has recognized the role of its own banknotes, relying on this financial system to print a little money by itself may also help economic development.

"This is too dangerous!" Lu Cai said worriedly when he heard Li Tai's words.

"But these things are very important!" Li Tai said seriously, "One is that we can have a reference standard for materials.

What is it, is it expensive or cheap? With the price here as a reference, it can be said to be clear at a glance.

Secondly, through this platform, we can release corresponding materials in a targeted manner, slow down price fluctuations, and reduce the impact on the people.

Of course, in my opinion, the most important thing is to frame those big merchants who are outside the power of the imperial court, but are surprisingly rich, within the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

This is very important, after all, merchants cannot be allowed to grow wildly in my Chinese land! "

Li Tai was naturally righteous and strict, as if he was a guardian protecting the feudal landlord.

At least in the entire feudal era of China, if there is one behavior that is considered to be eternally politically correct, it is to verbally attack merchants, and no one can find fault with it.

Hearing Li Tai's statement, Lu Cai nodded, but didn't say anything more.

After this dinner, everyone either stayed in the Yue Palace or went home, but they were full of energy.

Not long after, the night market in Luoyang and the surrounding square markets opened at night, which really moved the people.

The most notable of these is that the housing prices around Nanshi have risen at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And many people who haven't experienced the night market very much, after the opening of the night market in Nanshi, they are also full of curiosity about it. After the opening of the night market in Nanshi, one or two came over curiously to see the excitement of the night market.

All the shops in Nanshi hang up lanterns at night, and there are iron flower performances in front of some Taoist temples.

Datang's fiery tree and silver flower, the fire tree refers to the lantern, but the silver flower does not refer to the firework, but the iron flower.

To be honest, the skill of making iron flowers did not mature so quickly, and it is still mastered by the Taoists near Queshan.

The main reason is that Sun Simiao cooperated to a certain extent with the artisans under Mo Ling in his research on flames, coupled with the coal price controlled by Li Tai, which enabled the artisans to forge iron at a cheap price, and because of the Tao that Li Tai strived to obtain Although some of the halls were taken away by Maoshan, some were given to other Taoist sects, and Queshan alchemy Taoists also took a few.

The Queshan Taoist priests spread the art of making iron flowers. The Taoists provided the venue for making iron flowers (mostly the open space belonging to the temple) or paid for the goods, and let the craftsmen be responsible for the iron flower performances, adding luster to Taoism. .

All in all, the skill of making iron flowers is a form of Taoist performance that was born in the Tang Dynasty due to the mutual help of craftsmen and Taoist priests, and Li Tai's accidental early birth after reducing the cost of coal.

"Lang Jun, this silver flower is very beautiful!" Yan Wan pulled Li Tai and went to the night market in Nanshi with Li Tai.

As a lady, Yan Wan is also quite curious about the night market, but because there is a curfew in Chang'an, except for the Lantern Festival, Yan Wan has no chance to go and have a look. Now that she has the opportunity to come out, Li Tai is just used to it .

However, compared to Yan Wan watching Huo Shuyinhua's performance, she covered her mouth at the moment, as if she would shout out at any moment.

At this time, Li Tai's eyes fell on the villain who was patrolling the street and looked a bit vicious.

The evil spirit emanating from them almost made everyone feel what it means to let strangers not enter.

The local Luoyang people looked at these bad people, some with fear, and some with respect.

Of course, there are also some boys who seem to have met acquaintances here, and they used to pluck the beards of these veterans.

To be honest, the semi-official organization of unscrupulous people has gradually become a gathering place for local elderly and disabled soldiers.

First of all, because they have been on the battlefield, and secondly, they more or less have a home, and all the government soldiers are more or less local rich peasants, at least they are considered middle class.

Therefore, they have some prestige in the local area, and they also sell face when they manage the local people.

And for these disabled veterans, this is a very satisfying destination.

Originally, I retired because of my disability, even though my family has a field, but I can no longer fight with a knife as happily as I did back then. Instead, I became a veteran abandoned by the times because of my disability, which made these soldiers very uncomfortable.

Because what they lack is not money, what they lack is to find their own value.

But as a bad person, few of the people inside are healthy, and missing arms and legs is really very common.

In the words of veterans who went in, everyone here is talented, and they speak nicely, so naturally they like it very much.

Under such circumstances, let them be bad people to maintain local order, each of them is also very motivated.

Moreover, their disabilities became their medals at this time. After all, they are not eligible to come in without any injuries!

Of course, it doesn't mean that all the bad guys are good guys. If these guys find out that outsiders are in conflict with locals, sometimes they will decisively choose to help relatives and ignore locals.

Or in the face of industries such as pornography and gambling, they will also intentionally or unintentionally bully and bully others.

Li Tai also turned a blind eye to these things and pretended not to see them.

After all, you can't ask that the killer who retired from the battlefield in the feudal era is a good citizen who abides by the law.

In other words, as long as they could carry out their orders without touching the bottom line, it would be fine for Li Tai.

After all, even urban management in the 21st century is slowly becoming civilized step by step.

For Li Tai, in fact, these bad people have gradually formed the foundation of society.

Because of their integrated force, theoretically they have the capital against the court officials, but unfortunately, compared with the local landlords and gentry, these were forced to retire due to injuries. They have a decent job in the village, which makes them quite protective of Li Tai.

Li Tai would even say hello to some bad people, because some people followed him to conquer Tuyuhun.

When Li Tai asked them to go to the Youzhou fiefdom, everyone was very hesitant, but now that they have come to Luoyang, these bad people stayed at home for a while, and after feeling uncomfortable, they decisively came to Luoyang to report.

Li Tai's treatment of bad people is another story, but at least this job still makes them very satisfied.

Just two words, prestige!
Of course, for Li Tai, the organization of bad people is at best organized within the effective scope of his jurisdiction.

It is almost impossible to spread the layout across the country, which makes Li Tai inevitably think, "Brother, when will you rebel, I'll be thankful for waiting!"

"Ah, autumn, autumn!" Li Chengqian, who was lying on the bed, suddenly sneezed several times.

At the moment, Yi Xin, who was sleeping beside him, hugged Li Chengqian's body with a bit of concern on her slightly feminine face, and said softly,

"His Royal Highness is catching a cold, so hold him tighter and he won't be cold anymore!"

　My rationality tells me to work hard, and my will tells me that being a salted fish is still very comfortable, so this is only an intermittent effort. The evolutionary light representing my will is exhausted, and the second beast will return to the first beast tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)