I, the patron saint of the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, was forced to rebel

Chapter 57 Crazy Expansion, Currency and Merchants

Chai Shao disguised himself as a commoner and infiltrated Youzhou City.

I wanted to go to Lingzhou, but found that there was no way to get in. I needed something called an "ID card" to enter the city gate.

Moreover, it is impossible to forge at all, not to mention that he does not know the string of characters on it, and the lifelike portrait, as if the real face is engraved on it.

In this day and age, it is enough to make people frightened!
"General, I got what you asked for." A subordinate looked tired and respectfully handed over the piece of paper in his hand.

Chai Shao looked at it carefully. It was made of hundreds of layers of paper superimposed and sticky, and it was a cardboard.

"Have you found out what this character represents?"

"I found out, this problem is actually known to the people under Qin Mu's control. There are symbols called Arabic numerals, which have the same meaning as our numbers, only more simplified."

"Oh? Then how did this portrait do it?"

The subordinate frowned: "General, follow me."

Chai Shao didn't know why, so he was taken to a teahouse not far away.

"That's it."

In front of you, there is a small sign 'Real-life portrait, ten articles once'!
There are dozens of small stalls like this in this street alone.

Chai Shao stepped forward and looked at the stall owner: "Maybe the picture is the same as that ID card portrait?"

"Guest officer, don't worry, I have studied in night school, so I am familiar with sketching techniques."

"night school?"

The stall owner immediately smiled when he saw this posture, and a look of disdain flashed in his eyes, country bumpkin!
"The night school is run by the virtuous king. You can learn knowledge there for an hour at night, so that everyone can understand writing and arithmetic."

"So, there are not enough teachers? Besides, it costs a lot of money!"

Chai Shao was startled, enlightening the people is something that the imperial court has wanted to do in all dynasties, but now a rebel can do it.

How ridiculous!

"Guest officer, are you a foreigner? In Lingzhou, take a look at the booths, including mine, do you think ordinary people can have silver taels to buy?"

Hearing this, Chai Shao's thoughts were pulled back and he shook his head.

The stall owner smiled and said, "That's right, more than half of all businesses in the five continents are borrowed from banks, and they are interest-free for one year."

"If you do this, isn't that exploiting the people!"

"You are wrong to say that. In the past, banks were called blood suckers, but now banks are actually helping everyone. I used to be an ordinary storyteller. I learned sketching and started setting up a stall. I can earn nearly a month. 50 taels of silver."

"50 taels!"

Chai Shao was shocked again, this figure, the expenditure of the poor people in the past decades could not reach this figure!
The stall owner curled his lips, "What's the matter, the proud businessman asks for my portrait, and if I do it well, I will reward you with ten taels of silver."

"It's annoying!"

"Hey, it's another master who inquires about things and doesn't pay for it."

Along the way, Chai Shao didn't know how to describe his mood with what he saw and heard.

"General, we should go."

"Tell me. This Qin Mu wants to make money and spread it outside. What is the purpose other than to gather people's hearts?"

The subordinate frowned and chose to remain silent.

He didn't know how to answer this kind of thing, and it was even more inconvenient to respond.

Chai Shao didn't care either, and kept walking forward with his head held high.

Due to the emergence of the bank and the establishment of a special investment department, the influx of a large amount of funds has made the development of Youzhou City change with each passing day.

Funds circulated in the market, and through bank entry, outflow, and loans, the market that was depressed after the war was instantly revived.

However, for some unknown reason, everything Qin Mu did revealed a signal.
Silver seems to be just a tool, not an end at all!

The gray and white concrete roads on the ground extend in all directions, and there is even a cement road with the width of a double carriage outside the city, which runs through the surrounding city, and there are ordinary soldiers holding hands along the way.

The more Chai Shao was surprised, the more shocked he was by Qin Mu's methods.

Just making money, the court may not be able to do it in 100 years!

"Passers-by, would you like a piece of ice cream? This is made of high-quality foreign goat's milk, sweet and delicious."

"Don't miss it when you pass by, it only costs three pennies!"

Listening to the yelling, Chai Shao realized that only the soldiers on the side of the road were checking the location, and there were actually stalls selling things.

In this way, although it is a bit indecent, the money is completely enough to support this group of soldiers guarding the road.

Soon, he thought about the following things, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt chilled about this war!

Back to camp.

The first thing was to record everything he saw and heard today, and then sum up his opinions and send them to the palace in a hurry.

Although the letter was delivered, Chai Shao sighed repeatedly.

In the current imperial palace, it would be very difficult for a single letter to reach the prince, let alone show it to the emperor.

Lingzhou City Lord's Mansion.

Qin Mu sat there, still looking at the map, on which dozens of red circles were drawn.

These locations are all overseas!

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhuge, please see me."

"Call in."

Zhuge Liang walked in without any nonsense and politeness: "Xian Wang, due to the expansion of bank loan business and the development of independent new merchants, etc., there are more than 600 merchants in Lingzhou City alone. Serious traffic, market disruption, etc.!"

"In addition, there are thousands of application materials, and the total loan amount exceeds 800 million taels of silver. We dare not agree at all."

Hearing this, Qin Mu knew that this was an inevitable situation, but now it seems that the people under him handled it pretty well.

"Establish the Ministry of Commerce to deal with merchant issues. Funding issues are still handed over to the bank, but a separate investment bank is set up to take care of it. In addition, it's time to start the third step of the plan!"

The third step is planning.

Zhuge Liang suddenly raised his head, "My lord, if we proceed at this time, I am afraid that all consumption will be inflated, and many wealthy people will be born, but the consumer market cannot accommodate it."

"No, this is just what you see. The potential of the market is unlimited. We must speed up the pace, otherwise the 'currency' policy will have to wait for a long time."

Qin Mu's face was firm. The concept of real estate had long been deeply ingrained.

If implemented in this era, as long as it is strictly controlled, it will not cause major problems, and it can also speed up urban construction.

As for currency, this is the first step to completely turning the imperial court into a poor ghost!
At the same time, the success of the currency will completely abolish foreign countries!

It is the best policy not to allow one soldier to die, and to subdue others' soldiers.

"Your Majesty, I have a special application for you to decide." Zhuge Liang held back his excitement and took out a document.

It looks quite thick, and the cover says 'Applicant: Wang Fusheng, with a total registered capital of 500 million taels of silver'!
Such a large sum of money is simply impossible for ordinary people to come up with.

Qin Mu immediately understood the meaning, "What is the background of this person?"

(End of this chapter)