Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 83: Carry Bi and Don't Know It! (for collection)
Fusu smiled wryly, his eyes dimmed, he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work."

"Da Qin can't give so much money."

"During the past few years, various projects have continued in Daqin. Although I don't know the specific situation of the Shaofu, I think there won't be much surplus money and food. Otherwise, Daqin wouldn't have levied taxes many times."

"Furthermore."

"The laws of Great Qin are strict."

"If you don't support giving money, there is no reason."

"Confucius once said: 'Don't worry about scarcity, but about inequality'. Even if Daqin can give money and food to the people in Guanzhong, what will the people in Guandong think of it? Under the turmoil, if you are instigated by traitors, you may end up in the world. chaos."

"Giving money is absolutely impossible."

Ji Heng nodded slightly, agreeing with Fusu's statement.

Daqin really can't pay now.

Can't give it either!

The huge bureaucratic system of Daqin was maintained by squeezing the bottom of the society. If part of the money and food were distributed to the bottom, I am afraid that the imperial court, which was already struggling to maintain, would collapse in an instant.

Giving money is also against the law.

From various perspectives, directly distributing money and food to the bottom will be a small benefit but a big harm to Daqin.

Fusu looked at Ji Heng suspiciously. He could see such a simple truth, and it was impossible for Ji Heng not to see it. Why did he still suggest 'give money'?

Ji Heng moved his body, lay sideways on the reclining chair, put his hands on his head, and said, "According to your words, Daqin can't pay right now? Can't? Let alone?"

"Indeed." Fusu nodded.

"Then regardless of whether the money is given or not, let me ask another question, does the Shaofu have any money left?" Ji Heng said.

Fusu frowned, this was suspected of being a secret of the Great Qin Dynasty, and should not have been leaked to the outside world, but seeing Ji Heng's solemn expression, he finally nodded and said, "There is still a lot of money and food in Ao Cang."

"But unless you are facing a life-and-death crisis, the money and food accumulated in Ao Cang must not be tampered with."

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Ji Heng nodded slightly.

He knew of the existence of Ao Cang.

He also didn't have Ao Cang's idea, he just wanted to know the national strength of Great Qin.

Ji Heng said: "So the money and grain you can use is limited."

Fusu nodded helplessly.

Ji Heng sighed softly, rubbed his forehead, and teased: "Shihuang is really generous enough, he spread his hands, and he didn't get a penny, so he pointed at me to make it out."

Fusu laughed dryly, but didn't answer the conversation.

He didn't feel that Shihuang didn't want to give it, but he really couldn't give it.

If you give less, it's useless.

If you give too much, the court can't hold it.

Even going around in the end, we can only continue to add gifts to the people.

This was obviously not what Shihuang wanted to see.

Seeing the bronze jue placed on the ground, Ji Heng showed a look of solemnity in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The bustle and bustle of the world is all about profit, but today, if you have money, everything is good, and if you don't have money, everything is fine."

"Sihuang Shihuang didn't give money and food, so he figured out a way for himself."

"Make money!!!"

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Fu Su hurriedly said: "Rents and taxes in Daqin are very high now, and the imperial court may not agree to collect oral taxes."

"Before I came, my father once said that it was a big political change."

Ji Heng nodded slightly.

He is clearly aware of this situation.

Daqin's rents and taxes have been very high in the past few years, and there is not much room for improvement. If it increases further, I am afraid that as soon as the decree is issued, there will be riots in the local area.

This is also the current crux of Daqin.

The imperial court needs a lot of money and food to maintain a huge bureaucratic system. In addition, there are various major projects to be built, which also need to consume a lot of money and food. The blood and sweat of the bottom has long been drained.

Even if you want to levy more, you can't.

He wouldn't do that either!
Ji Heng said:
"It's easy to do things with money."

"So money has to be made."

"If the court doesn't issue it right now, it won't affect people's livelihood."

"Then there are only two options left."

"Two?" Hu Hai exclaimed.

He didn't dare to say a word before, and thought that Ji Heng had nothing to do. He never thought that there were two ways for Ji Heng to open his mouth. This fact shocked him.

Fusu also had a strange look on his face.

Ji Heng ignored it and said to himself, "The first way is to print money."

"Printing money?" Fusu was taken aback.

Ji Heng said: "Daqin's coins are too few to meet the daily needs of the people, and Qinbanliang is the national currency, so as long as one more Qinbanliang can be made, Daqin will have one more coin."

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Fusu was thoughtful.

But in the end he shook his head.

He pondered: "Most of the copper and iron produced by Daqin are used in military equipment and agricultural tools. At present, there is not so much copper and iron used to cast Qin Banliang, and it is not realistic to improve it in a short time."

Ji Heng sighed lightly.

Fusu obviously didn't realize the value of 'Qin Banliang'.

He can actually understand.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been many currencies in the world, and the shapes of coins in various countries are also different, such as shovel coins, knife coins, ring coins, etc., and the circulation range is generally small, so the world prefers to use grain and cloth as coins.

That is, barter.

Everyone in Daqin agreed deeply.

Therefore, the imperial court did not care much about casting Qin Banliang. Apart from announcing that Qin Banliang was the unified currency of the world when the country was founded, the currency was never mentioned, and it was rarely minted aggressively. Even if there was casting, it was rarely Less than a million pieces.

But compared with the population of 3000 million in Daqin, this amount of coins is simply not enough.

Money is the blood of the economy.

Daqin obviously ignored the value of the currency itself.

As the first unified dynasty, Daqin still followed the past in terms of ideology. In fact, this cannot be too demanding, but it is a bit wasteful to have such a large currency weapon and keep it idle.

Ji Heng took a deep breath and said, "The court underestimated the value of Qin Banliang."

"The reason why bartering prevailed in the world in the past was mainly because the currencies of various countries were different and could not circulate with each other, so localities were more accustomed to bartering."

"And today, under the unification, Qin Banliang is the unified currency."

"Monetary barriers have been broken."

"Any Qin Banliang printed by Daqin is money!"

"Da Qin obviously ignored this."

"This kind of ignorance is not limited to contemporary times. Qin Banliang has existed for more than 130 years since its establishment, but only Qin Banliang was issued on a large scale during the reign of King Qin Huiwen. In the rest of the time, Qin Banliang was only used as a secondary coin."

"This is obviously putting the cart before the horse!"

"If Daqin paid attention to the release of Qin Banliang, it would not have fallen to such a point."

"Da Qin is short of money, but not short of money."

"If the Great Qin cast the twelve golden men into Qin Banliang, I don't know how much less taxation can be collected, and I don't know how much goods can be purchased from merchants."

"Carrying Bi without knowing it makes people laugh."

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Fusu's heart moved slightly.

He felt that what Ji Heng said made sense.

It's just that the concept of bartering has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it may take a lot of time to replace it with Qin Banliang.

Ji Heng stopped.

Did not continue to talk about currency.

Officials at all levels of the court are obviously happy to see the transaction based on grain and cloth, because the cloth and grain are real, even if there is a depreciation, the goods are real, but the currency is different.

Currency will only continue to depreciate as it is issued.

Promoting Qin Banliang wantonly is good for the public, but not good for private.

In fact, it is competing with the 'people' for profit.

　Double the last day, ask for the next monthly pass.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)