Chapter 242 Four Years of Xingping

IV. Sound communication. Xingping's four years also seem to confirm this reading, because this year is destined to be an eventful year.

Dou Niang accompanied Ke'er to Youzhou to deal with her brother-in-law. In order to meet them as soon as possible, Song Qing had to summon the ministers to discuss the paper money at the beginning of the new year.

Coins, like food, are one of the things that those in power are most concerned about.

In fact, in the Song Dynasty, paper money had appeared in Shu, but due to years of war, paper money became similar to open paper.

When Song Qing first entered Shu, he saw this thing, and he also knew that this kind of thing was used well, which was really beneficial to the country and the people. However, as far as the situation was concerned, it was not suitable to resume the issuance of banknotes.

And at that time, the court of the Northern Song Dynasty only used Shuzhong as a pilot, and there was no intention to search Shuzhong with this kind of thing.

Now that the times have changed, the land in Shu has been ruled by Liangshan. Moreover, Liangshan's regime is strong and rich in ocean trade. It's time to put this matter on the agenda. It can be said that Ma Tao's ideas coincide with Song Qing.

Ma Tao, as a chaebol in the south of the Yangtze River, of course, also knew the pros and cons. In terms of his financial resources, it is not impossible to open a bank to issue paper money.

But what paper money needs most is a stable regime, otherwise it is no different from waste paper.

In addition, as far as ordinary people are concerned, gold and silver are still used in kind, so if you want to promote this kind of paper money, you must have a tough regime.

Many officials don't understand why the prince will come here during the Spring Festival. Of course, there were also well-informed people. They thought that the prince summoned everyone to have something to do with this matter, but they didn't expect that the prince didn't even mention what happened in the Kingdom of Jin, but asked everyone to discuss the issue of paper money.

Paper money is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. It is a grinding job, but it is not the strength of Liangshan heroes, so almost everyone's eyes fall on Chai Jin and Chen Dong.

Chai Jin pondered for a moment: "I think the prince's initiative is good, and this thing is indeed beneficial to the national finance, but it is difficult to issue it. The people exchange gold and silver for the equivalent of the required goods. This is a habit formed for thousands of years. I'm afraid it's not easy for the prince to suddenly proposed to change!"

Chen Dong also nodded and said, "Lord Chai's words are reasonable, and I am also worried that the people will not recognize it, and I am also worried that once this thing is issued, will it be taken advantage of by illegal people? Isn't it counterproductive to do a lot of fakes?

Zhu Wu nodded and said, "A piece of paper can be worth thousands of gold, and the gold and silver saved can be used as a national strategic reserve. The prince has a good idea. In fact, it's not difficult for me to say. Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as we make a good start, the people will follow up."

After everyone finished speaking, Song Qingcai said, "Since no one can think of a good way, I'd better say it!" First of all, I named the banknote silver notes, and then, after the silver notes are printed, the salaries of all our officials will be issued by silver notes instead of silver. In other words, we will use our practical actions to start for the people."

Chen Dong couldn't help interrupting, "Thousand years old, with all due respect, the prince gave us the silver ticket as a salary, but where should we use it?"

Yes! If the silver ticket can't be exchanged, let's drink the northwest wind! This sentence can be said to ask everyone's voice, and everyone's eyes were once again focused on Song Qing.

Song Qing smiled and said, "This is the second thing I want to say. First of all, the Jiangnan chaebol Ma family will undertake our first exchange, and I have agreed with him to open money banks in various places in the future. The main business is mainly to exchange. At the same time, we should also ask Brother Chai to prepare for the construction of Liangshan Qianzhuang, which can cover all parts of the Central Plains. Everyone knows the use of Qianzhuang, and I will not do anything to fight for profits with the people. The ultimate purpose of this move is nothing more than to take it for the people and use it for the people."

"As for what Lord Chen just said that someone would fake, it depends on the strength of the local government. If anyone wants to know whether my knife is sharp enough, he might as well stand up and have a try. It is only one word to treat such people to local governments, kill them"

Song Qing said these words with a smile, but everyone still felt a murderous atmosphere. The prince has decided to call everyone here for a long time, but it's just a notice.

Everyone couldn't help looking at Zhu Wu again. The old man looked sanctimonous and said that as long as he had a good start, he was afraid he had already discussed it with the prince?

No matter what the people below think, Song Qing will continue this matter of benefiting the country and the people. As Zhu Wu said, this matter is difficult at the beginning. After the people's officials tasted the benefits, they will naturally accept it.

At the same time, the unification of currency will also contribute to the management of Jiangnan and other places in the future. Liangshan controls ocean trade and various materials in the north. It can be said that the Liangshan regime has been leading the economy of the Central Plains.

After the unification of currency, the next step is to let Liangshan Qianzhuang blossom in the Central Plains and control the economic lifeline. In the future, it will directly paralyze the Zhao and Song regime in the south of the Yangtze River without even sending troops.

Of course, this is just an idea hidden in Song Qing's heart. He may not be good at finance, but in that era of information explosion, what kind of cases were not? Haven't you ever eaten pork? Haven't you seen the pig run?

After saying this, Zhu Wu looked at Wu Yong, but saw Wu Yong nodded slightly. The two old guys will communicate everything in advance, so they also know what they are thinking about each other.

Zhu Wu coughed dryly and said, "Thouse, I heard that the princess went to Youzhou because of the death of the emperor of the State of Jin. I dared to ask, Chitose wants to use troops against the State of Jin?"

Song Qing didn't want to hide this matter from his ministers. He nodded and said, "But he has gone to Youzhou, but now is not the time to use troops against the State of Jin."

Zhu Wu nodded and said, "I dare to ask again, do you want to go south before north, or north before south?"

Since Gongsun Laodao returned to Liangshan for retreat, Zhu Wu has the most problems.

In fact, this matter has long been in Song Qing's mind, but since Zhu Wu raised it today, he also wants to hear the thoughts of the ministers.

So he said with great interest, "What do you think of this problem?"

Zhu Wu said arrogantly: "First south and then north, there is only a stable and unified Central Plains, and Chitose is suitable for sending troops to the Northern Expedition."

Chen Dong frowned and said, "Thouse has always believed in justice. According to the words of the military division, what name should we unify the Central Plains?"

Wu said with a smile, "You can find a bunch of names from time to time. The key is to see what Chitose thinks."

Song Qing knew in his heart that these guys still want to be emperor, not pretending to be high, it's really not the right time.

sighed slightly and said, "Great righteousness can't be touched, can't see it, but it really exists. With our current strength, we want to destroy Zhao and Song, but after all, Zhao Song has existed in the Central Plains for more than 100 years and has established a foundation in the hearts of the people. Now although it is getting thinner, if you want to It will still take some time to completely erase it from the hearts of the people"

"I said so, everyone must have thought that I was going to send troops to the north. Now I might as well tell you for sure that my next goal is Xixia."

Song Qing's thinking is too jumpy. Zhu Wu first mentioned the State of Jin, and then Song Qing mentioned Zhao Song, and now he suddenly runs to Xixia.

Some people want to ask why, but Song Qing obviously does not want to talk about this topic. While he summoned the ministers, he has informed Ma Tao to speed up the printing of silver tickets. When he is satisfied, he will start to implement it. Only when this matter is completely finalized can he go to Youzhou at ease.

After sending away the ministers, Song Qing ordered someone to call Yan Qing over. Although Yan Qing's status in Liangshan is not low, he still doesn't have his share in the kind of discussion just now.

It still belongs to the traditional Spring Festival of the Chinese people. An Zhao Song Qing's idea that if everything goes well, he will launch a comprehensive attack on Xixia in autumn, which is why he left Yue Fei in Taiyuan.

There was not much time, so Yan Qing rushed over. Today, he is a general on duty patrolling the city, and the guard of the order found him from the street.

After asking Yan Qing to sit down, Song Qing chatted with him before asking, "Has your wife asked you when I can send troops to avenge her?"

Yan Qing said awkwardly, "No.. No, she rarely mentions it to me now."

The fool could see that Yan Qing was lying. Song Qing smiled and said, "You husband and wife, go to Linzhou!" First of all, find a way to contact some people who can still be contacted. Although there is an internal guard over there, it is not as accurate as your information. After figuring out the situation, report it to me immediately."

Yan Qing was surprised and said, "Chitose is going to use troops against Xixia?"

"This is just a preliminary idea. I will send someone to inform you when I have the exact news."

What can make Yan Qing happier than this news? You know, he has quarreled with Li Xueer a lot for this matter, and now he is finally able to see the sun and the moon.

He answered happily and left.

Song Qing decided to send troops to Xixia, of course, with his own ideas.

Needless to say, the reason why Zhao Song did not go to the army. Now Dali has been included under the rule, and although the State of Jin is in constant war, its overall strength cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, Song Qing's policy towards Jin is still mainly chaotic, so there is only one country left in Xixia.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is no excuse for sending troops to Xixia, but as Wu Yong said, is it not easy to find an excuse?

According to the news from the internal guard from the desert, Yelu Dashi has retreated further west after being defeated under the State of Jin.

Where is it to the west? In addition to Inner Mongolia, it is Xinjiang, which was also the land of the Han Dynasty. If you take Xixia, you can open up the Hexi Corridor and connect the traffic with the Western Regions.

Song Qing's ambition is not great, just hoping to restore it to the land of the Qiang Han period.

And sending troops to Xixia means to train troops.

Song Qing remembered that someone said that a country that is belligerent will die, and if it forgets war, it will be dangerous. The Central Plains are not a belligerent nation, but if they can't maintain the best combat state at all times, they will be taken advantage of by aliens sooner or later.

So invade Xixia as the best training!