Extraordinary Voyage

2021-06-01

Chapter 849 Elegantly looting the world

The entire group had a sumptuous dinner.

The Duchess Olivia is distressed by the Prime Minister, whose workload has doubled due to the launch of the “Western Movement”. After saying hello to the queen Your Majesty, I ran out to help the old father with government affairs.

Others should work overtime, learn to study, and Cultivation of Cultivation.

Only two monarchs, Alwin and Livina, walked into the exquisitely decorated small side hall in White Swan Castle.

Goooooo

Alwin skillfully brews this year’s new tea and organizes that exciting grand blueprint in his mind:

“This time There are so many things going on, and if it wasn’t for the little actions of the bankers to remind me, I would have almost forgotten about this good deal.

As long as we both agree, let the allies follow up , it shouldn’t be difficult to accomplish this unprofitable thing.”

Alwin has long established a policy of “crossing the river by touching Evil God”, and he is aware of everything that happens within the sphere of influence of the other party. Very concerned.

The information that the “Lower Republic” was issuing banknotes due to the shortage of precious metal currency was transmitted immediately.

As for how to fuck those bankers, we can talk about it later, but an extremely rare opportunity has already been placed in front of him and Liweina.

Alwin was talking, but found that there was absolutely no movement on the other side, but when he looked up, he didn’t know whether to cry or laugh:

“I said. You are so far away from me. What are you doing in the distance? Don’t people have this kind of trust anymore?”

Liweina, who was sitting on the other side of the small side hall with her long legs folded, Staring at Alwin with a pair of beautiful lake green eyes, nodded hard:

“Well, yes!”

He added in his heart: ‘Especially when you mentioned to me time for money. ‘

But Alwin took a slow sip of the tea and said leisurely:

“Oh, this time it’s not to make you spend money, but to make money, and it is Make a lot of money!”

Liweina’s face became more serious, she gently put down her raised legs, and her eyes were slightly suspicious:

“Big money? How much money?”

The “Tulip League”, which has now established its dominant position, has long since tightened its belt to catch up with Cyrus in the past few years.

Even if she puts the wealth of the successful robbery of the “Jumbo Fleet” in front of her, it will not be able to move the gradually pampered queen Your Majesty.

Alwin gave her a mysterious smile:

“Is it enough to loot the whole world?”

The corners of her skirt flashed before her eyes, and Liweina was already carrying a gust of fragrance. Sitting in front of Alwin, he straightened up like a schoolboy.

“Okay!”

Alwin: .Reality!

“[Faceless Man] just sent a letter.”

After listening to Alwin introduce the actions and intentions of the bankers, Liwena’s face gradually became solemn. , thoughtfully said:

“So. should we learn from them too?”

Liweina also agrees that the issuance of banknotes will be a big trend in the future.

Because the amount of money corresponds to the commodity one after another.

But as the steam industrial revolution continues to advance, the economic aggregate of the human world gradually grows exponentially. At this time, the reserves of gold and silver may not be able to meet the needs of economic life.

After all, the precious metals in the whole world are limited, while the growth of industrial products, transaction scale and frequency in human economic activities is unlimited.

If all transactions were to use precious metals as an intermediary, there would be a day when many transactions would not be possible.

And.

A long time ago, many countries have discovered that because of the phenomenon of “bad money drives out good money” in precious metal currencies, the money with sufficient value is secretly collected by people, and most of the precious metal currencies circulating on the market are insufficient. value.

In the end, it will seriously affect economic life, causing deflation and a vicious circle.

The paper money is different.

It has both national credit and legal binding force, its value can be widely recognized, it is easy to trade and carry, and the government can print and distribute it as needed.

It should be a historical necessity to replace precious metals.

However, like the Low Republic.

Rivina’s expression couldn’t help but look odd.

To set up a private central bank, the government borrows money from bankers in the form of national debt, and pays high interest to make the whole country work for bankers is simply ridiculous!

Even if ordinary citizens can’t feel the mystery, it is probably only when the bankers are the real rulers of the country that this ridiculous situation occurs.

Seeing that Liwena had realized the crux of the problem, Alwin refilled her a cup of tea and revealed his grand plan with a smile:

“Yes, no .The paper money is really going to be implemented, but it can’t be backed by the government’s credit alone, but must continue to be bound with precious metals like a golden ticket.

We tentatively call this tulip’s popular paper currency ‘gold pound’. “

Currency backed by gold and silver is not “debt money” that “overdraws the future”, but “honest money” based on the fruits of people’s labor.

There is no need to fight at all, when the kind of stuff introduced by the “Lower Republic” meets “honest money”, there will be no second chance other than the collapse of the army.

But the key point that Alwin wanted to say was more than that. He stared at Liwena’s eyes and slowly spit out a word:

“I don’t know what you mean by ‘international currency’. Does the word have a concept?”

“International currency? Gold and silver?”

As the name suggests, “international currency” is of course recognized by various countries, compared to the currency circulating in the country. A currency for international trade and international payments.

As the new world pattern takes shape, transportation conditions become more convenient and international exchanges become more frequent. The birth of an “international currency” that facilitates international settlements is increasingly necessary.

Seeing that Liwena is still unclear about the key behind it, Alwin didn’t sell the key any more, and directly called:

“I mean it is printed on our paper. The ‘gold pound’ is linked to gold and silver, making this sovereign currency an international currency, and allowing all countries in the entire world to use the ‘gold pound’ to settle international trade!”

Now the “Tulip Union” has It is the most powerful national consortium in the entire material world. It has established its position as the “sea power hegemon” through successive wars, and has a well-honed and excellent navy.

The fourth rank peak transcender below Demi-God is not weaker than any national power.

Moreover, it has the largest territory and colony in the whole world. Most of the new continent north, half of the Southern Continent, and the entire Peacock Islands have created a huge supply of raw materials and dumping markets.

After taking the lead in completing the steam industrial revolution, it has the most abundant industrial products, and any goods needed by the countries can be bought here.

Military, economy and credit have gone hand in hand, and have cleared all obstacles for the “international currency”.

Of course.

If we want to truly become an “international currency”, we must also allow this kind of “gold pound” to circulate widely, carry out economic output like the lowlands, and make the world depend on “gold pound”.

When the time comes It is possible that 60% or more of the currency is circulated abroad.

Financial fees and service fees alone will give “Tulip Alliance” a huge advantage in global resource allocation.

And the most ruthless trick is to levy “seigniorage” on the world!

The difference between the actual cost of minting the currency and the face value of the currency goes to the mint’s revenue. This income earned by the mint is called “seigniorage”.

Under the paper money system, the monetary authority issues money and gets all the revenue!

By that time, all the countries in the entire world can only curse: MMP, and have no choice but to continue to use the gold pound settlement, and use their own labor to contribute to the tulips.

“How can you still play like this?”

Liweina’s face was gradually dull at this time, slender jade hand held her bone china teacup for a long time and didn’t move.

Alwin laughed, picked up his teacup and touched her:

“Civilized people like us who have washed their feet and landed on the shore are disdainful of doing those things The thing is, civilized people naturally have a civilized way to put away the pirate flag and sack the whole world gracefully.”

Liweina subconsciously took a sip of the cold tea soup, but it seemed like she had taken a sip of spirits , the ruddy face has been excited to a little drunk.

“Then”

Leaning forward slightly, he lowered his voice and whispered with Alwin biting his ear for a while, completely completing the plan of dividing the spoils.

The two of them crossed their shoulders, and they couldn’t help laughing out of the goose.

Unconsciously.

These two world-wide monarchs are downright youngsters, and have grown to the point where just a little sneeze can set off a violent storm across the world.

And this is a Level 12 storm destined to affect the world for dozens of hundreds of years!

Additionally.

The “international currency” plan was not just for continued economic growth and taxation of the world, but also for the banker’s ambitions.

As long as this “international currency” linked to gold and silver exists for a day, they will not even think about quickly harvesting wealth through large-scale artificially created financial crises.

The invisible government of “money rights” has been fully legitimized by bankers, and Alwin knows at a glance what they want.

With the continuous development of finance, capital will prefer to invest in the financial speculative market with short cycle and fast money, instead of investing in the down-to-earth real economy.

And “inflation” is one of the most powerful weapons in the hands of capital.

In this way, the government can confiscate the wealth of the people secretly and imperceptibly, and it is difficult for one person in a million people to detect this kind of theft.

But here it is not the “elected” government that performs this function, but the hereditary “eye of wealth”.

When the “gold pound” was all the rage.

A financial game? It will never create value, but give me a part-time job in the industry obediently and honestly!

Then, Liwena suddenly thought of another question, and gradually stopped her laughter:

“Then with the further development of the economy, precious metals will one day be insufficient, resulting in Severe deflation, and there are people exchanging gold and silver on a large scale, what should I do when the time comes?”

Then suddenly, like a real girl, she stuck out her pink tongue cutely and gave out There is an answer:

“renege on a debt? gē gē gē .”

Of course, the “gold and silver standard” also has inherent limitations.

Although precious metals are temporarily enough, the total amount is limited. The rate of increase must gradually fail to keep up with the rate of commodity growth since the completion of the “steam industrial revolution”.

This is obviously not a perfect system once and for all.

Pop—!

Alwin’s fingertips burst out with a blue and white sparkling electric light, and Chengzhu said indifferently:

“The mountain man has his own clever plan, which is nothing more than a change in the anchor of the currency.

With the advancement of the ‘electrical industry’ in the next step, the rigid demand of this world is not just gold.”

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