Chapter 719: Go Home Often

This is the best, and everyone agrees. Hua Yue thinks that Madam Chen Chen has been wronged.
Zhao Yulin said: For officials at our level, there is no question of feeling wronged or not. The key is to put people in suitable positions and to be able to think. If you don't think like this, you will feel wronged no matter what you do.
The gentlemen nodded and drank tea.
At this time, Zhao Guangfu came.
Zhao Yulin smiled and asked him to sit down.
When he saw that all the people were the kings and vice kings, he became frightened and didn't dare to take a seat.
Hua Yue said: "If the Third Young Master tells you to sit down, then sit down. This is the Emperor granting you a seat."
The gentlemen also smiled and asked Zhao Guangfu to sit down.
This guy actually sat on the side like a scholar, respectfully prepared the four treasures of the study and listened to the teachings.
The purpose of Zhao Yulin calling Zhao Guangfu here was to teach him how to make a fortune in front of all the gentlemen. He said: It was the former transport envoy Cao who recommended Guangfu to be the transport envoy. He has been observing him for some time and found that Guangfu was doing a good job.
Zhao Guangfu was flattered by Zhao Yulin's affirmation and thanked him repeatedly.
Du Fan also nodded in approval: "I would like to remind Zhao Guangfu that the finances of the New Song Dynasty are the largest in the world, and they concern hundreds of millions of people. You must be careful. There are still many things to do in the future, so do your best ."
Zhao Guangfu kept nodding and agreeing.
Zhao Yulin said: He is only talking about one thing here, which is the issuance of new currency. This matter will be regarded as the highest military secret of the court and must not be leaked to the outside world.
Everyone nodded solemnly with a serious look on their faces.
He said that although our taxes have increased year by year, the newly recovered areas around us require a huge amount of silver. For example, this time Goryeo surrendered to our New Song, and their debts in the past will definitely be written off.
Everyone nodded with laughter.
You Shi said that the King of Goryeo was really calculating. After he got the money back from us, he realized that he couldn't pay it back. Then, seeing that we were rich and peaceful, and wanted to destroy Japan, he might as well come and surrender, killing two birds with one stone.
The gentlemen laughed again.
Zhao Yulin said that the silver could not be collected and became a bad debt in transportation. He asked Guangfu, why is it that when our New Song Dynasty government over-issued some banknotes, the people had no complaints, the currency market did not get in chaos, and life became better and better?
Zhao Guangfu said: That's because our paper money and silver coins are exchangeable at a one-to-one ratio, equivalent to gold and silver, so the people can rest assured.
Zhao Yulin nodded and told everyone: There are more and more banknotes. At present, our circulation has exceeded 1 billion. How can the court have 1 billion silver coins to exchange? In the future, more and more banknotes will be issued, and the court will eventually have to circulate only paper money.
At this point, the gentlemen realized that this was a problem and looked at him seriously.
He said: From now on, we will no longer make silver coins or gold coins, nor will we circulate silver coins, gold coins or iron coins. We will only issue various commemorative coins, and make these commemorative coins into currency of the same value as the year of issuance.
Zhao Guangfu understood immediately.
He said: What the common people actually believe in is the imperial court. Our New Song Dynasty is a country of peace and prosperity. We strictly abide by the law and uphold equality for all. Everyone believes that the imperial court is working for them. Even if it is just a piece of paper, it can be taken out as money, silver or gold.
Zhao Yulin nodded with a smile and drank the tea, praising the young boy in his heart for being teachable and understanding things quickly.
He told Guangfu not to give any instructions and not to issue any more tasks for minting silver and gold coins. After the silver and gold coins in our inventory were exchanged, he would personally write an article in the New Song Newspaper to stop the circulation of ordinary metal currency and only issue commemorative coins as auxiliary currency for the people to collect and circulate.
The gentlemen nodded, thinking that Zhao Yulin was thoughtful.
Yu Jie asked him worriedly: What if the people think that gold and silver are hard to come by and they come to cash in the silver coins?
He said: When the time comes, we will sell the silver in stock in large quantities to the jewelry making business, and the gold and silver prices in the domestic market will fall accordingly. When the people realize that the gold and silver prices will not rise, they will no longer use gold and silver coins.
Everyone laughed.
Yes, the exchange rate of gold and silver has fallen. Who would still keep these money-losing goods?
He went on to say: It would definitely be difficult to ask Mr. Guang to propose over-issuing banknotes.
Zhao Guangfu said he was afraid and didn't dare, but Minister Cao was right and she dared to issue it.
Everyone laughed, knowing that this child's personality was the exact opposite of his father's. He was the kind of person who always did things according to the rules. It was rare for him to make suggestions and opinions as casually as Cao Ying did.
Hua Yue believed that the treasury was now full and there was no need to increase the issuance of paper money, so the King of Zhao had nothing to worry about.
He shook his head and said: The country is going smoothly right now, so it is a good time to over-issue paper money to create wealth. One reason is that the newly recovered areas are in need of reconstruction and need silver to spend. Another important reason is that the court must use currency as a lever to stimulate rapid economic development.
The gentlemen were so fascinated that they held their tea bowls in their arms and listened to him quietly.
He said: Starting from this year, we will over-issue banknotes at an amount equal to 10% of the total fiscal revenue every year. This will be used for road construction in various places and the establishment of academies and government offices in the newly recovered areas. If we do this for three years in a row, there should be results.
The gentlemen nodded repeatedly.
Mom, the money supply will increase by at least 80 million per year, but it’s enough if we just print it directly from paper.
Du Fan said with a smile, "Enough, enough. Great, our treasury is full. If we print another 80 million strings of silver, there will be so many things to do. It will be enough to cover our expenses."
Zhao Yulin looked at Yu Jie and said: Flood control is a bottomless pit. No matter how much money you spend, it can be spent. However, a country's wealth cannot be created solely by printing paper money. It needs to be created by everyone's hands.
He told Zhao Guangfu that after three years, the amount of new banknotes would be halved, allowing various construction projects to gradually shrink, and the transition would take two years.
Otherwise, if there is suddenly no money to work, a large number of people will not be able to find work, which will cause social unrest and require society to slowly digest.
Zhao Guangfu nodded vigorously at him and reported to him: Minister Cao had instructed that the primary responsibility of the Transportation Department is to ensure that the court has money to spend and the economy runs smoothly, and he will remember this firmly.
Zhao Yulin was very satisfied. He nodded, waved his hand and said: It’s none of his business.
Mr. Guang was smart enough. He immediately stood up, bowed to the gentlemen, packed up his manuscripts, bowed and took his leave.
Hua Yue looked at Zhao Guangfu who was leaving and said that this boy was cautious and was really suitable for changing his luck.
Yu Jie, however, felt that it was not good to be too timid and cowardly.
Du Fan said cheerfully: He must have been frightened by seeing a room full of kings and vice-kings.
Everyone laughed.
Three days later, Zhao Yulin convened the Central Council to discuss matters and again proposed moving the capital to Chang'an. He also decided to spend 5 million strings of silver every year from this year to repair Chang'an City and expand the new Central Council office building. He did not approve of demolishing the old city and then renovating it. He hoped to preserve the basic style of the ancient city of Chang'an.
Everyone thought it was a great good thing.
Du Fan said: After the imperial capital is moved to Chang'an, there are still a large number of public housing such as universities and post stations that need to be built. We can repair the old palaces and office buildings and use them for these housing needs.
Zhao Yulin shook his head, thinking that this could be done temporarily, but those well-preserved and historic houses should be protected for the people to visit and worship, or turned into exhibition halls for the new Song Dynasty court. What our ancestors left behind are all treasures, and they are precious.
Everyone nodded and smiled.
Shunzhidi suggested promoting Chen Chen to be the director of the Taijiantang Office.
All the gentlemen nodded. Many of them felt that Chen Chen was incorruptible and had made outstanding achievements in his tenure in Chengdu Prefecture. It was unfair for him to be the director of the public affairs office of Taijiantang.
However, Zhao Yulin's plan was not here. He was worried that after he left Chengdu, if something needed to be handled by Tai Jiantang, he would be able to act quickly. This required the high-speed operation of the office, and Chen Chen was the only one who could handle this matter.
He solemnly announced his resignation as the ruler of New Song. The Central Council unanimously recommended Hua Gong to take over and asked Hua Gong to take the throne of ruler.
Zhao Yulin stood up, pulled Hua Yue to sit in the main seat, and asked all the ministers to support Hua Gong in doing state affairs just as they assisted him. He laughed and clapped his hands.
The vice-presidents immediately took the lead in applauding.
Hua Yue excitedly thanked Zhao Yulin and everyone else, and promised to live up to everyone's expectations and protect the new Song Dynasty.
The ministers gave him warm applause again.
Zhao Yulin bid farewell to everyone and went home to prepare for his journey.
In Huaxi Village, the old emperor was reading a newspaper wearing reading glasses specially made for him by the master craftsmen of Hongmeng Valley. The newspaper actually announced the news that Zhao Yulin had resigned from the throne. This was unacceptable, so the old emperor immediately called Shi's son to question him.
Shi's son sighed and said: This is the Third Young Master's temperament. He just found out that the Third Young Master had already abdicated the throne to Hua Yue and was going to tour the Nine Provinces as the commander of the Divine Power Army.
The old emperor said anxiously: Even if the emperor wants to go on a tour, he doesn't have to give up the throne. Just ask Hua Yue to regent. Why do you have to do this?
At first, his good daughter Zhao Feiyan did not want to be the head of state, and he was conflicted. He also felt that Zhao Yulin had taken over the position of head of state, and he felt that he had someone to rely on. Now even his son-in-law did not want to be the head of state, and he was anxious.
The territory of the New Song is that of a superpower unprecedented and unrivaled. How can you just say you don’t want to be the ruler of a country anymore?
How many people dream of it.
The old emperor was extremely puzzled, but Old Lady Xie saw through him.
The old woman said: Yulin is operating in accordance with the regulations of the New Song Dynasty court. The emperor really takes turns to be in power, and there is no hereditary system.
Shi's son exclaimed: The Third Young Master is definitely not an ordinary person. All we think about is how to make more money and how to secure our positions, but the Third Young Master doesn't care about these things.
The government may not know this yet, but the industry of Huaxi Village is getting bigger and bigger, but the shares of the Third Young Master's family are getting smaller and smaller, and almost all of it has been handed over to the court.
The officials in Jinguan City spread the rumor that the eldest princess went to the Ministry of Rites in person to hand over the assets of the Dujiangyan Scenic Area. That was a business with lots of gold flowing in it. The eldest princess said to hand it over, so all the officials in the court submitted to the Zhao family.
The old emperor was silent. Yes, with such a good reputation, who would not believe in this person?
At Zhao Yulin's house, Wu Yuqi walked up to him with a smile, took his arm and asked: "Brother, are you free? Come and have a cup of tea with me."
The two of them came to the flower hall and sat down. The early summer sun shone through the vines and sprinkled on the ground, making him feel warm.
Yuqi asked him: Where are you going?
He said he would go home first and planned to go directly to Tubo via Yunnan to help Yangjin deal with Tianzhu.
The woman said with a smile on her face: You keep talking about Yangjin, I'm jealous.
He went up to Yuqi, hugged her and called softly: Yuqi, sister Yuqi.
Wu Yuqi was so amused by his fiddling that she bent over with laughter.
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