"Bashu is too difficult, and I can't do anything about it in a short time." Li Yuanxing was helpless.
However, there is a saying in Bashu that the road to Shu is more difficult than going to Qing, and no one expects Li Yuanxing to find a solution immediately.
"Brother Shubao, there is something I must ask of you. I plan to set up ten Qin King's money shops in Chang'an, where anyone can exchange bad money for Qin King's money, and then set a standard in the surrounding area, Shangzhou
Several, such as five. One in the lower county, only placed in the county seat, specifically used to exchange money from the King of Qin!"
Li Yuanxing looked at Qin Qiong and smiled and nodded.
At this moment, Qin Qiong understood Li Yuanxing's intention. His manpower could cover 70% of the prefectures and counties in the Tang Dynasty quietly. And there was a legitimate industry.
Cui Junsu said at this time: "The cost is huge. The money bank needs a shopkeeper, a clerk, and enough guards. The cost of manpower is huge, and the shop cannot be
It cannot be an ordinary store or warehouse, let alone an ordinary warehouse, the cost is too great."
Cui Junsu's opposition is not without reason.
"I will pay for all the expenses. I will not let the Ministry of Household Affairs pay even a cent. In order to promote King Qin's money, it is worth it. The future benefits will be even greater, and if bad money is exchanged for good money, we will make a profit."
Qin Qiong immediately agreed with Li Yuanxing's statement: "In terms of one dollar for three cents, the profit is huge, enough to support the money. Moreover, a certain person can also send some security department personnel out and give them a place to stay."
Land. I believe His Highness will definitely open the money bank to the deserts, grasslands, and the Western Regions in the future. Only then will the real results be seen!"
Qin Qiong's reason is also reasonable.
Li Jing also nodded: "I support it, this is feasible."
"You can secretly supervise the prefectures and counties, but you must also prevent people from the Security Department from committing crimes. There must be a rule, and the Holy Spirit will definitely like it. It is reasonable for the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay the wages of one shopkeeper and two assistants." Du Ruhui also proposed.
own thoughts.
Cui Junsu shook his head: "The Household Department will not pay a penny. The Household Department will give up all the profits from this money, and His Highness the King of Qin will pay for all the expenses, and he will also make a profit from this."
"Don't regret it!" Li Yuanxing asked with a smile.
"I will never regret it, I will take it as evidence!" Cui Junsu became serious.
Li Yuanxing waved his hand: "If I don't agree with you, there is no need. However, the Ministry of Revenue will regret it in the future. If you talk to me again, I will not take advantage of you!"
Li Yuanxing even gave up part of his money-making workshop to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Cui Junsu really couldn't tell that Li Yuanxing would take advantage of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"Your Highness, we, the Seventh Family, the Honorable Family, use pure copper, silver, and gold as mentioned before. The bad money can be exchanged for King Qin's money. It also depends on the market price. Someone will come forward to explain this matter to everyone in the world."
Cui Junsu believed that he could be persuaded, because the price of rice in Chang'an City had already shown the strong purchasing power of King Qin's money.
"Okay, let's continue. Snow salt, snow sugar, beef, of course let the Commerce Department consider it, and you can choose some more. These must be purchased with King Qin's money, not to increase the price, but to let the people know that using King Qin's money
The practical benefits are coming. What do you think?"
Du Ruhui was the first to support: "This is a good plan!"
"Let's not discuss this anymore. Let Gao Jian worry about it. In short, if you want to buy some things, you must use King Qin's money. At least 20% of the goods on the market must be purchased with King Qin's money. The circulation guaranteed in this way can also be guaranteed.
There are enough raw materials to make new King Qin money." Fang Xuanling concluded this matter.
Cui Junsu then said: "Many people have cash, gold cakes, and copper ingots at home. How can I exchange them?"
"Of course this is an issue for Cui Shangshu to discuss with Cui Changshi of the Prince of Qin's Palace." Fang Xuanling said again.
"Does it need to be discussed at Tianying Pavilion? Does it need to be reported to the Holy Spirit?" Cui Junsu asked again.
Du Ruhui looked at Li Yuanxing and didn't notice anything strange in Li Yuanxing's expression. He thought about it and said, "In the final analysis, this is the private money of the Qin Prince's Palace, not the money of the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue is only for management, so Tianying Pavilion cannot control it." But it is still necessary to report to the Holy One."
Bypassing Tianying Pavilion is because I don’t want Tianying Pavilion to cause any more trouble.
Not because of money.
It's because Qin Qiong wants to open a huge number of money banks, which may number in the thousands or even tens of thousands in the future.
Li Yuanxing was also thinking about this: "Now let's talk about the plan for the money bank. After we finish talking about this, we won't talk about money anymore. Let's talk about food."
Everyone laughed.
Yuan Chun had already come over at this time. After he came in alone, Lu Maofeng shook his head gently at her. Yuan Chun nodded, exited and took the boxes in several times by himself, placing them on the table at the entrance.
Lu Maofeng is a personal guard, and he cannot move around at this time.
Just now he shook his head at Yuanchun, meaning that what was being discussed here was not a trivial matter, so don't ask low-level maids to come in. So Yuanchun took the boxes in several times by himself and put them on the table.
Then there was another pot, and a barrel with steel inside and wood outside.
Finally, there is a tray.
There were two servings of ice cream on the tray, which were placed in front of Li Jing and Qin Qiong respectively.
"This freezing point is excellent. We have used it just now before it melts!" Fang Xuanling said to Li Jing and Qin Qiong.
Then there were five more cups. Yuanchun used bamboo tongs to pick out ice cubes from the bucket with steel inside and wood outside, and then poured out the black liquid from the pot. This was Li Yuanxing's Coke. He used the solid Coke cube to bring Datang Coke is made by soaking water, and the cost is naturally very low.
Du Ruhui was served a carefully prepared herbal tea prescribed by Sun Laodao.
"Yuan Chun, I also drink tea, you can take this cup!" Li Yuanxing pushed the cup gently.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yuanchun saluted, put the cup aside, placed the snacks and fruits on the table, and then stepped aside with the cup.
Qin Qiong directly picked up her cup, walked to Lu Maofeng, and handed the cup over.
"Don't find reasons to refuse, take it!" Qin Qiong asked Lu Maofeng to take it, but Lu Maofeng still took it after seeing Li Yuanxing's secret approval: "Thank you, General!"
Qin Qiong smiled and nodded, teasing Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness only knows how to care for women!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Li Yuanxing also laughed and shook his head. He didn't answer the question and directly changed the topic: "Brother Shubao, we will build two hundred initially, and you can choose the location. After you choose, give me a plan. If you stay at Qin Wangzhuang for a few days, I will teach you some things."
"Of course I want to ask Wu Lang for advice." Qin Qiong sat down with a smile.
Li Yuanxing had something to teach Qin Qiong, but no one present, including Qin Qiong, knew what it would be.
What Li Yuanxing wants to teach is a very profound knowledge.
Li Yuanxing has not fully thought about how to start teaching. In fact, Li Yuanxing is far better at teaching this class than Wu Zhao.
So what Li Yuanxing did was just to let Qin Qiong understand something.
Because the course Li Yuanxing wants to teach is called "Banking", a subject that must conform to the background of the times, have a sufficient socio-economic foundation and be combined with it.
Regarding how the future banks of Datang should develop, this is no longer something that can be taught in the textbooks of later generations.
Everything starts from scratch, and everything moves forward gropingly.
This is why Li Yuanxing didn't mention a word and only planned to tell Qin Qiong alone. Li Yuanxing didn't know what to do or how to develop. If the bank does well, Datang's economy will be bright. And the bank did
If it goes bad, Datang's economy will enter a dark age.
At least Li Yuanxing knew that the original money banks in the Song Dynasty were limited to various types of money of different qualities.
Later generations of Whip Chao's banks were unable to withstand the slightest impact from Western banks, which severely affected the Whip Chao's economy and almost caused the economy to collapse.
"Next, let's talk about food!" Li Yuanxing didn't show any unnecessary expression on his face.
Yuanchun then placed the boxes on the table one by one and began to introduce:
"This is osmanthus candy, walnut candy, peanut candy, Qiansi candy, sesame candy, peach candy, praline..." Yuanchun mentioned a dozen kinds of candy.
Then he took out a few square brick-like pieces.
"This is rice candy, this is corn candy, this is millet candy, this is sorghum candy, this is..."
The dozen kinds of candies were dizzying to look at, but what Yuanchun finally took out was an iron box. When the iron box was opened, there was a wooden box inside. There was a brown color in the wooden box, which was about the size of a mahjong piece.
, a square piece of candy.
"This is raw sugar, the raw sugar used to make all these sugars. It can be said that this raw sugar has been seen by outsiders for the first time except the person who made it. This thing is my king's treasure, and the production process belongs to the Prince of Qin's Palace.
Top secret, let Lu Maofeng tell you how good this candy is!"
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he nodded at Lu Maofeng.
Lu Maofeng took three steps forward, stood in front of the table and performed a military salute. However, he did not rush to speak, but took out a candy bar from his arms, and then said: "This is rice candy, a kind used by His Highness for testing."
Candy cubes.”
"What is the test?" Li Jing asked.
"The sergeants who eat this candy have better physical strength than the sergeants who don't eat candy. And during the training of the twenty-mile heavy-duty run, if there are two pieces of this candy, you will run at least three more miles before you feel tired, and if you have three pieces, you will feel tired."
It can go as far as five miles. But there is not much difference between four pieces of candy. Most people still feel the same after eating four pieces of candy."
Lu Maofeng explained the function of sugar in the simplest way.
Li Jing picked up the candy and put it in his mouth: "Sweet, but not as sweet as sugar. Maybe it's because rice is added!"
"No, the sweetness of this sugar is only 30% of that of sugar, so it is normal that it is not sweet. But it is very cheap sugar. In my case, this kind of sugar is not expensive in raw materials, but in artificial
I really couldn’t think of a good way to industrialize mass production, so I just made a trial production of 50,000 kilograms!”