Facing Fan Yongdou who carefully expressed his thoughts, Jiang Wan burst into laughter.
In such a short period of time, the other party was able to understand the situation inside and outside Yan'an Mansion, and did his best to come up with such a plan. This behavior is obviously worthy of praise. However, it is obvious that the other party does not know the agreement between himself and Yang He.
Moreover, he also knew very well that even if Nanhaiwei was really used as a mercenary to collect money, the governor's mansion on the three sides would definitely not have that much money and food to give it out freely.
They themselves are still struggling!
Who knows better than himself how much money Zhu Youjian is short of? Of course, this is the dignity of the emperor and he cannot talk nonsense.
However, even if Zhu Youjian lived frugally and took charge of the Ming Dynasty, and even increased investment in the border army, it is hard to say how much the Ming Dynasty's millions of troops would fall on the three sides of the Governor's Mansion, especially
Although there are civil unrest in the northwest, in the eyes of the imperial court, these are just scabies diseases and not a serious matter that hurts the bones. Naturally, these military expenditures will go to places like Jiliao and Datong.
This is the biggest enemy in front of Ming Dynasty.
"This method won't work!" Jiang Wan shook his head: "You don't need to ask for the specific reasons, but you can rest assured that whether it is the governor of Shaanxi or the governors of the three sides, they should not be affected by the changes in Yan'an Mansion.
Intervene, but our Nanhai Guards are on the ground on three sides and can be regarded as a guest army. If we want to take advantage of them, we cannot take advantage of them!"
This is what Nanhaiwei and that side have made, and there is a tacit understanding between them!
Fan Yongdou decisively suppressed his desire to ask questions. Whether it was a tacit understanding or an agreement at this level, there would be no benefit to him as a businessman if he knew it. If he knew it, pretending not to know would be the wisest thing to do.
.
"Let's discuss it with Catherine. One of you is a local snake with hands and eyes, and the other is a dragon with broad vision. If you can cooperate fully, Shaanxi may be poor, but you can dig out some to support me.
With such a lot of money, it shouldn’t be difficult to come by!”
Fan Yongdou glanced at Catherine with a frown. After his self-righteous idea was rejected, he was really at his wits end. He was just a businessman, and he was also engaged in buying and selling transportation. However, he really didn't have the ability to create such a thing out of thin air.
come out.
"After arriving at Yan'an Mansion, I checked everywhere!" Catherine had already entered work mode. After Jiang Wan handed over the financial power of the entire Nanhaiwei to her, she felt that she was now Jiang Wan's chief financial minister.
Now, both the vision and the depth of thinking about the problem have suddenly improved a lot.
"This money matter is not difficult to solve!"
She first made a conclusion, and then started talking eloquently: "We, the Francois, are the world's famous maritime adventurers. Starting from Europe, we explore unknown countries around the world through the ocean. In the process, we also
It is inevitable that you will meet some countries and/or cities..."
She smiled slightly at Jiang Wan, and he felt that Jiang Wan would understand what she meant.
"Well, keep talking!" Jiang Wan really understood that Catherine was going to use the colonial experience of the Francois to speak. He was really interested in knowing what would happen if the colonial army encountered his situation.
How to deal with it.
"Sure enough, Mr. Jiang, please change your mind and think of Nanhaiwei not as an army sent by the emperor to put down the rebellion, but as an army temporarily stationed in the local area with a high degree of autonomy. Then, let's think about this again.
The problem won’t be so complicated!”
Catherine said: "Yan'an Prefecture, and even Shaanxi Province, is obviously a place that has suffered huge disasters for several years in a row and is on the verge of collapse. The reasons for people's wanderings and riots are, in addition to the most fundamental reason of lack of food, the Ming Empire
In this process, the official system also lost most of its functions. At this time, Mr. Jiang led the army to this place. What he faced was not only to completely defeat these people's riots by force, but also to put this people's rebellion behind him.
When the local economy, people's livelihood, and even the official governance system of the Ming Empire return to normal, so that the chaos that occurs in this place will not spread from this place and affect other provinces, then his mission will be considered completed!"
She looked at Jiang Wan: "I saw what you and Nanhaiwei were doing in Yan'an Mansion, and I guessed your intentions. I hope I'm not wrong!"
"It's roughly correct!" Jiang Wan smiled slightly, but whispered in her heart, but this guess was not bold enough.
"And in this place, other officials can't order you, and you can even mobilize resources other than the army!" Catherine blinked: "Is that so?"
"It seems that what you said is correct!" Jiang Wan rubbed her nose: "However, except for Nanhaiwei who obeys my orders, local officials can ignore me. If I go too far, they can even sue me to the court.
shape!"
"So, if the Ming Empire is replaced by our Kingdom of Spain, and you, the commander of the Nanhai Guard, are replaced by the temporary local governor appointed by our empire, is there any difference?"
Jiang Wan savored her words without commenting. They seemed to be two completely different things. However, when Catherine connected the two things together, it didn't seem to be inconsistent.
"If you agree with me, then are you interested in hearing about how the temporary governor of our empire seizes local wealth, feeds his army and enriches his own treasury?"
"I'm listening!" Jiang Wan smiled slightly and looked at Fan Yongdou. It was obvious that although Fan Yongdou was confused, he was listening attentively to what Catherine was saying.
"I won't talk about the method of plundering purely by force!"
Catherine said: "In a situation like the one in Yan'an Prefecture, if the army is temporarily unable to issue military pay, but it still needs to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, usually the first way is to distribute physical goods, food, cloth, and medicine, which can be used as
However, if even this cannot be done, then the temporary governor will issue a kind of temporary military goods to the army, and use the combat effectiveness of the army to ensure that this currency circulates in the market. In this way,
Not only has the army's salary problem been solved, but most of the wealth in the territory has increased with the provisional governor's army currency, and it has all been concentrated in the hands of the provisional governor. Of course, the army also has a population that relies on the army's production.
, are all concentrated in the hands of this temporary governor, then the territory of this governor can basically be regarded as the territory of the empire!"
"Then what!" Fan Yongdou couldn't help but asked: "If the interim governor just slaps his ass and leaves, won't this territory be a mess, and his successor will be in a mess!"
"I understand what you mean, Catherine!" Jiang Wan laughed, turned to Fan Yongdou and said, "You don't have to worry about this. The successor is often more ruthless than the temporary governor here. At worst, this territory will be squeezed out by them.
, they just give up, that’s what the Spanish Empire did in many of its colonies outside the Ming Dynasty, I’m not surprised at all!”
"Isn't this just robbery?" Fan Yongdou murmured to himself: "Although it's not as vicious and evil as holding a knife or a gun, this robbery is much more ruthless!"
Seeing that Jiang Wan was really deep in thought and seemed to be seriously considering Catherine's suggestion, Fan Yongdou couldn't help but said: "Sir, this method can be used by Fo Langji, but I can't use it. Not to mention that it has many disadvantages.
Even in Shaanxi, no matter how corrupt it is, the imperial court will never abandon it!"
"No, no, no, this method really works. Let's use it, but just don't use it completely!"
Jiang Wan waved his hand: "The Fo Langji people issued as much currency as they wanted in the army unscrupulously. They even used countless worthless so-called coins to wipe out all the gold and silver on the territory. That's why they finally
There will be chicken feathers all over the floor!”
He said with certainty: "But we don't have to, we have enough grain and salt to make reserves, so if this kind of goods is really issued, the essence is not to use this currency to plunder wealth, but to use our
Grain and salt are exchanged for gold, silver and copper coins, and in this process, the army, people, and even the government can all benefit from it!"
Catherine stared at Jiang Wan blankly, not knowing what to say anymore. She thought that although the things she said were not too profound for Jiang Wan, he must have to think about it carefully before he could understand it.
She wanted to understand the nature and operation of these things, but she didn't expect that Jiang Wan not only understood them all after just giving them a prototype, but also improved this method to be suitable for Yan'an Prefecture.
method.
Is this man really so smart that he knows everything?
She looked at Jiang Wan dreamingly, and saw Jiang Wan talking to Fan Yongdou with excitement: "Shopkeeper Fan, have you ever thought about opening a bank?"
"I really haven't thought about this!" Fan Yongdou said honestly, "In Shanxi, my Fan family does not need a bank, and outside of Shanxi, my Fan family has no backer to take care of me. Opening a bank is no different from giving money to others.
, my Fan family won’t touch it!”
"You are a smart man!" Jiang Wan glanced at him in surprise. He actually had the consciousness not to venture into other industries. It would be strange if a businessman with such self-awareness failed to succeed!
"Every line is like a mountain. Just salt and food is enough for our Fan family to do our best to run the business. How can we think about going to other industries to steal other people's food!"
Fan Yongdou smiled and said that being praised by Jiang Wan like this must have seemed harsh to him in the past, but now he actually felt that it was a compliment and that Jiang Wan was affirming his ability.
"Then you can consider opening one now!" Jiang Wan laughed: "Catherine, you and Shopkeeper Fan will discuss how to open such a bank, what is the name of the temporary currency issued, how to issue it, and how to ensure that
These currencies are circulating in the market. In addition to buying grain and salt, they also have purchasing power when buying other things! There should be many more things that need to be discussed, including the credibility of the goods and how to guarantee them!"
He smiled and said: "I don't know anything about these things. You two are considered talents in this field, so I won't get involved. Just tell me after you come up with a result after discussion!"
Fan Yongdou looked at Catherine and found that her expression was similar to his own. Jiang Wan could not be called ignorant. He had almost said what he had to say. Even if he and Catherine didn't add anything, they would just stick to what he just said.
Things you need to pay attention to are done one by one, and this bank can be opened if you think about it!
He suddenly realized that he had been in contact with Jiang Wan for so long, and he had always thought that Jiang Wan was a military attaché leading troops. He almost forgot that Jiang Wan was a scholar by birth. He still remembered the information he had gathered from the capital.
, Jiang Wan was a professor in the emperor's palace before the current emperor ascended the throne. Although I don't know how he managed to lead troops, can he really become the emperor's professor if he has no skills or insights at all?
Jiang Wan waved his hands and walked out like a shopkeeper. He was in a very happy mood. It seemed that all the worries of the past few days were left behind in the house behind him. He didn't even think of such a simple thing.
, and in his memory, Spain was not the only one who used this kind of thing to plunder wealth.
However, with sufficient payment and redemption capabilities and sufficient reserves, this is no longer a tool to plunder wealth, but a local currency, even if the existence of this local currency is only a transitional stage.
However, it finally solved his biggest problem at the moment.
Not far from here, a dozen people who look like refugees are gathering together in a large room at the moment, looking at each other uneasily. They have been here for a long time, but they still don't know that they are being
What was the reason for being summoned here? Who was summoning them?
"It's okay!" Bu Zhanni comforted these honest people: "My lord is busy with affairs. If you can't come for a while, don't worry, we are in charge of the food here!"
"Is it enough?" Someone asked in a low voice: "If you spend a day in the city, you will lose a day's rations for working outside!"
"Enough control, absolutely enough control!" Bu Zhanni laughed: "If you don't care about your belly in the city, and go out of the city to our 4,000-household camp, I will take care of it!"
"Do I lack a place to eat here?" Jiang Wan's voice came from outside the door. Bu Zhanni's face was stern: "Sir, you misunderstood. These guys are very good at eating. The food here is so good, why not
My brothers and I ate for them, and then I took them back to the camp and fed them well. It’s rare for them to come to the adults, and I also want to have a good time!"
"Look at your potential!" Jiang Wan walked in, pointed at the mud, shook her head with a smile: "You are responsible for food, food, and meat!"
"There's still meat!" The eyes of these refugees were all bright, and their saliva was almost drooling.
Jiang Wan walked to Bu Zhanni: "Have you checked these people you brought? Are they the ones I want?"
"I've checked them all!" Bu Zhanni glanced at the refugees who were talking in low voices and reported to Jiang Wan: "They all have wives and children here, and they are all good at tending crops. Moreover, they all have three households.