Chapter 58: Banknotes imported into Japan
Fu Zhong said: "My child understands."
"By the way." Fu Youde said, "He Xi has sent someone over, you should also receive him."
Fu Zhong frowned slightly and said, "He Xi, why did he send people here?"
Fu Youde said: "Why do you still remember those things about sesame seeds and millet?"
Fu Youde was right. Although Fu Zhong knew that it was useless to overthink many things, he still felt a little uncomfortable deep down. Said: "What the father said, the child just doesn't understand, whether he stretched his hand too far."
Fu Youde said: "What do you care about him? His Majesty has already said hello to this matter. You have to do it even if you don't want to do it. And you have to do it well. He Xi has a bright future in the future, so you don't offend others."
Fu Zhong said: "Yes."
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Fu Zhong still listened to his father's words. No matter what he thought about He Xi, as long as his father told him, he would not dare not do it. Therefore, the people sent by He Xi were very welcome.
This person is none other than Xie Jin's brother, Xie Lun.
Xie Lun was originally a bit fat, but now he is even fatter. Seeing Fu Zhong, his face was full of joy and he even smiled. Fu Zhong stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, not to mention Fu Youde's explanation.
So Fu Zhong entertained Xie Lun well.
I won’t go into detail here about the style of Japanese girls.
In short, after having had enough wine and food, the rest of the group retreated to the famous hot springs in Kyoto. This was a kind of warmth that was said to be loved by even the emperor. As for those emperors, neither of them care anyway.
Fu Zhong said: "I heard that Mr. Xie is Mr. Xie's younger brother."
Xie Lun laughed and said: "My younger brother has been much better than me since I was a child. Now I can only be an errand boy. And the younger brother is already walking in front of the emperor. Being an elder brother is very stressful. The young prince laughed. .”
Fu Zhong smiled and said: "The Jie family has two outstanding men, which makes me very envious. If my two brothers can be as successful as your brother, I will feel more relieved."
The two eldest brothers expressed their opinions about their younger brothers. Then we get to the point.
Fu Zhong said: "But I don't know what Mr. Xie is here for?"
Xie Jin said: "This is something Mr. He has arranged a long time ago. Once the army pacifies Japan, our bank will also establish a branch in Japan. Moreover, Japan must abandon gold and silver and use silver notes."
Fu Zhong was stunned and said, "Bank notes?"
Fu Zhong naturally knows about this banknote. After all, the first usage scenario developed by He Xi for the banknotes was the purchase of Liaodong items, and the second one was the logistics use of the Eastern Expedition Army. Fu Zhong knew it. But Fu Zhong also knows that banknotes are essentially paper, and he also knows what treasure notes are.
In essence, he doesn't trust this thing.
His attitude is actually the attitude of many people.
Maybe ordinary people don't feel anything. Because many people actually have no money at all and do not need money. What they use is food. The really rich people are like Fu Zhong. Who doesn't know how pitiful this thing is, and at the same time, how resistant it is to banknotes.
This is one of the reasons why Liaodong Banknote promotion scope has never been expanded.
Everyone is not a fool.
Xie Lun said: "Exactly. Now all the salt, iron, cloth, and paper weapons produced in Liaodong can enter Japan and can be purchased with silver notes. Moreover, Japan is used by the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they cannot be allowed to do their own thing. And I don't know that Shao Guogong Have you heard? Now we are no longer affiliated with Liaodong, but are affiliated with the Beijing Banking Department, which has not yet been established. It is considered directly under the central government. Please give me your support."
Fu Zhong said: "Okay. I understand. But what do I need to do?"
Xie Lun said: "Of course I would like to ask the Young Master to give me some support."
Fu Zhong said: "No problem." Then he reached for a token from his clothes, handed it to Xie Lun, and said: "Take this token. In Japan, it represents my Duke Ying's mansion."
Xie Lun smiled slightly, stood up and placed the box he had prepared next to Fu Zhong.
Fu Zhong glanced sideways and said, "What is this?"
Xie Lun said: "The bank wants to choose a piece of land in Kyoto to build its Japanese headquarters. This is the annual rent. I have to ask the young master to help."
Fu Zhong opened the box and took a look, only to see a banknote of one hundred taels on it. Judging from the thickness, it's about one or two fingers, or at least several thousand taels. Nowadays, land prices in Kyoto are priceless. It's not that it's priceless, it's that it's priceless.
The occupying army of the Ming Dynasty could expropriate any piece of land at will, without giving a single eldest son.
This money was just given to Fu Zhong in a name.
Fu Zhong smiled slightly and said, "I know about this."
Xie Lun actually understood very well that letting the Japanese exchange silver and gold for banknotes was both an economic act and a political act. But it is essentially a financial robbery. Fu Zhong also knows this.
It's just that Fu Zhong, as a Ming Dynasty man, would not sit with his butt crooked. Since the court wanted it, he naturally supported it. But there's a businesslike quality to this support. Therefore, Xie Lun had to give money privately, a few thousand taels a year, which was not considered a small deal.
This can even be considered on the surface.
Now if Fu Zhong makes a little move, any place in Kyoto except the imperial palace can be the land of the Fu family.
This is actually an unspoken rule in the military.
As long as the city is captured, the siege generals will have a big meal. Although the court's military discipline is becoming more and more strict. There are fewer and fewer moving limbs. But the situation overseas is somewhat different. Almost as long as you don't cause any big trouble and do some tricks, even if you file a complaint with the court, the court will ignore it.
The rent of several thousand taels a year is far higher than the normal level. Naturally, Fu Zhongfei's normal help is required.
Seeing that Fu Zhong agreed, Xie Lun breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, Xie Lun is not without talent. He is very talented when it comes to money. But compared to his younger brother, he is far behind. And this thing is too important. Because He Xi had planned to do this a long time ago.
The principal is Japanese gold and silver. Only then can more banknotes be issued.
Thus revitalizing the entire market.
Japan's gold and silver are the top priority, among which direct mining of gold and silver ores is one way. Another way is to use this method. Bring the gold and silver that Japanese society has mined for many years to China.
How many there were, He Xi didn't know.
In short, the more the merrier.
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The news of the Japanese battlefield only made He Xi pay a little attention, and then asked someone to ask how Xie Lun's affairs were going.
Because more things need to be done by him.
Preparatory work for the entire city of Beijing is already in full swing.
The first batch of gold and silver from Nanjing, one hundred thousand taels of gold and three million taels of silver, has arrived. This is almost the total production of Sado Island in recent years. With this sum of gold and silver, He Xi dared to print twelve million taels of silver notes. Plus the total amount of Liaodong printed banknotes. It is very likely to exceed 30 million taels or even more.
You can make preliminary preparations for exchanging treasure banknotes.
Of course, He Xi still felt it was not enough.
After all, the circulation of Baobao is so large that it’s hard to tell how many there are.
In addition, there is also the expansion of Zunhua Iron Works. Newly established production capacity in various locations. Wait, we have to take care of this.
The most important thing is nothing else. It is the recruitment of personnel.
There are two types of recruitment of personnel. The first is technical personnel, which are relatively easy to handle. He Xi opened the school a few years ahead of schedule and achieved some results. This time, almost all the graduates and current students of the College of Engineering and Science and all schools in Liaodong were caught up.
It doesn’t even matter if you don’t understand technology, as long as you can read.
A large amount of extensive labor does not require literacy, but to improve efficiency and more precise labor, literacy is very necessary. Mathematics is also essential. Otherwise, some new plans and reforms proposed by He Xi will become mere formalities because there are not enough staff at the bottom.
But He Xi never expected it. This problem was barely solved.
He Xi was stumped by another question.
That is, where does the most basic labor force come from?
Such a labor force does not require 10,000 or 20,000 people. Instead, it is based on 100,000 people, or even more. From workers in construction companies to personnel needed in factories and mines. Not to mention the service staff created by the gathering of so many people. etc.
Such a large gathering of people had been recruited before.
Not recruiting now? What can be done?
