"Understanding the two major characteristics of money, we can use medicine to fight!"
"Expectations are the future. We cannot suppress them, nor can we let them go. People are greedy and adding too much at one time will not only be detrimental to alleviating the debt trap, but may also lead to a debt crisis. It may also lead to too much copper coins on the market and a lack of supplies. If there is not enough, it will directly affect prices!”
"So if I were to do it, my suggestion would be fifteen salary!"
"The so-called fifteen salary means that on the existing basis, an additional three months' salary will be awarded. However, it is not paid directly, but in batches and divided into words. It is paid quarterly. The reward is 40% per quarter, 80% in the middle of the year, and 14% at the end of the year. If the money is added, it will not increase the expected growth, but it can solve the debt crisis of middle- and lower-level officials and turn them from the main body of private debt to the driving force of private consumption!"
"When these people have money, they will start to consume reasonably. When businesses have money, the people behind them who provide raw materials will also become rich. The economy will be active, and all types of taxation will be stable and orderly."
Fang Fang picked up the tea cup and observed the expressions of old man Qi Xia and Huang An.
Compared with the calmness of the equation, the two people present were not at all calm, especially Old Man Xia, who felt more and more that he would be the core of the wealth.
After confirming that the logic was correct, Old Man Xia smiled and said, "Tell me about the fourth person in the story!"
The key today is the grassland!
It is possible to raise wages and solve the debt crisis, but this needs to be checked first. It is not that he does not believe what the equation says, but that Old Man Xia is more curious about the current debt status of the Wu Dynasty's bottom class.
Fang Fang put down the tea cup and circled his hand in the air. "In the story just now, the relationship between the three of us can be collectively called the inner loop. Overly complicated debt will reduce the efficiency of the entire loop and eventually become stuck. I want to unblock it." The complicated relationships among them can be mediated from the inside out through the court, or wealth can be poured in from the outside in!"
"After mediation by the court, this is called macro-control. Banks are one of the key points of macro-control. Of course, working-for-relief is also considered, but working-for-relief cannot last long!"
"From the outside to the inside, it can be regarded as the external circulation. Over the years, we have obtained cheap rice and high-quality cloth through the Song Dynasty. However, due to the lack of core technology and competitiveness, a large number of cheap raw materials were taken away by the Song people with the help of the external circulation. In this way We lost a lot of wealth!”
"In order to combat this loss, the eight-level work system was established. Once the craftsman system is established, the external cycle now controlled by Song merchants will not be broken. Raw materials are turned into products, and the added value of the products will lead us. In this process The merchants of the Song Dynasty are still making money, but the corresponding craftsmen of the Song Dynasty will be unemployed on a large scale, and this will cause a series of changes."
Turning his wrist, the equation pointed to the northwest, "Similarly, between us and the grassland, the initiative is in our hands, whether it is milk powder, butter, birch syrup, or cattle and sheep in the grassland, technology and channels are all in our hands , I can copy whatever the Song people exploited!"
"But there's a joint involved, settlement!"
"How to settle, what to use for settlement, and are both parties satisfied after settlement?"
"Everyone knows that the sea will open tomorrow!"
Faced with the new problem of leaping into the equation, Mr. Xia nodded, "Just tell me, don't worry about us!"
"In the early days of the opening of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He returned from Nanyang and brought back a large amount of spices and jewelry. The jewelry was taken away by the royal family, and the spices were distributed to officials at all levels according to their official positions. When the Ming Dynasty officials first received the materials, everyone Very happy, happy, after all, one tael of spices and one tael of silver back then, let alone officials, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to sprinkle more spices on weekdays!"
"But what's the result?"
Fang Fang showed amusement on his face, "A good thing turned into a bad thing, you two should know the details clearly!"
Huang An nodded and showed a weird smile, "No one in the world knows about that period of history. Spices can't be used as food if they are not eaten. Smart officials immediately exchange them for money and food, and they can still live their lives. Foolish officials The slow-moving officials were reluctant to bear the depreciation of spices and did not take action. As a result, they borrowed debts one by one to survive. However, Emperor Yongle thought that he had done a good thing. This lasted for seven or eight years. The accumulated grievances of the officials almost failed. The Ming Dynasty’s policy of opening up the sea is completely negated!”
"This is the result of not having unified settlement and violating market business rules!"
Fang Fang looked at Old Xia, "Old Xia, tell me, how many business rules did Ming Dynasty violate in this matter?"
"You bastard, I'm here for the exam!" Old Man Xia glared at Fang Fang fiercely, "First of all, it's the relationship between supply and demand. Spices are rare because they are rare. In the past, there was only one source of spices in Kyushu, and that was the Silk Road in the Western Regions. Through The spices transported by the Silk Road are not as large as those brought by the Ming Dynasty treasure ships from Nanyang at one time. The quantity is too large and concentrated in Yingtianfu. Under normal circumstances, the price of spices must plummet, but people are greedy and no one wants to lose. Slowly, I forgot that spices are not gold and silver. There is a lot of rain in Yangzhou and the climate in Yingtianfu is humid and hot. If the spices are not stored properly, they will become rotten, moldy, and deteriorate, and the wealth will be directly lost!"
"Then there are the characteristics of money you just mentioned. In the Ming Dynasty, spices were used instead of salaries. Only a small number of people recognized them. Ordinary people did not want them. Officials could only prepare for war to survive. Market activity was reduced and tax revenues were reduced. This was also the case in the Ming Dynasty that year. One of the reasons why hundreds of officials oppose the opening of the sea!"
After smacking his lips, Old Man Xia looked ashamed and angry, pointed at Fang Fang and cursed, "Good boy, you are counting on me here!"
After explaining the troubles caused in the early days of the opening of the sea in the Ming Dynasty, Old Man Xia still didn't understand why Fang Fang asked him this question.
Isn't it the same reason that the Ming Dynasty opened the sea and formed an alliance with the Wu Dynasty on the grasslands?
The Ming Dynasty opened the sea and brought a large amount of spices, and the Wu Dynasty expanded trade with the grasslands, bringing cattle and sheep that were bound to be difficult to digest, as well as derived meat.
Cattle, sheep, and meat are all wealth, but cattle, sheep, meat, and spices cannot be preserved for a long time.
There are thresholds for using spices, but there are no thresholds for eating meat?
According to the calculations of the Song Dynasty, the meat provided by the Wu Dynasty's territory itself was enough compared to the Wu Dynasty's productivity. Add in the beef and mutton from the grassland, and according to the supply and demand relationship, wouldn't the price of beef and mutton in the Wu Dynasty's territory fall below the price of rice?
Once the price of rice falls below, what will the nobles and ranchers of the Wu Dynasty do after a short period of prosperity?
Either destroy the Wu Dynasty and the household markets on the grassland, or cut down the cattle and sheep raised by oneself. Either way will damage the foundation of the Wu Dynasty.
"This is the role of unified settlement. We have to settle when we sell a grassland, and we have to settle when the grassland is given to us. The grassland has no money now, and they have to use cattle and sheep to offset everything. Businessmen from various countries are not the slow-responsive officials of the Ming Dynasty. I believe I, they will definitely flood the entire Kyushu market with grassland meat in the shortest possible time, and in the Wu Dynasty, which is the center of concentration, it will be a matter of time before the price of meat drops below the price of rice!"
"At that time, we will either subsidize the large ranches, or we will have to wait for the ranches within the territory to turn into wasteland!"
Fang Fang poured a cup of tea for Old Man Xia, "Do you understand now why we have to spend money? The first is to form an alliance, and the second is to settle the details. Just use money to break through any bullshit details. We are not afraid of him being greedy, but we are afraid that if he is not greedy, people will If you make a passing fortune, you will not only get it back when the time comes, but it will also help us open up the external circulation!"
"At that time, the inner circulation and the outer circulation will be connected. Many problems caused by the formation of wealth in the Wu Dynasty can be exported to the grassland through the two circulations. Maybe one day, we will also take the initiative to reward some money to the grassland, so that the grassland does not have money to settle. With our goods, this is possible!”
The Wu Dynasty was not the Song Dynasty. As long as strong force support was maintained, this method of economic plunder could continue.
