Chapter 114: Drinking poison to quench thirst
Ding Xian didn't hide it from him, but stretched out his hand and slowly revealed three fingers.
Zide's eyes lit up and he said, "Three hundred million?"
If it is this number, Zide thinks it is acceptable.
But Ding Xian said calmly: "Add another zero. Three billion."
As soon as these words came out, Qi De was immediately shocked and said: "How is it possible? There are so many, this is like drinking poison to quench thirst."
Ding Xian sneered and said, "So what?"
This sentence shocked Zide.
In fact, printing money does not depend on how much money is printed, but on whether this piece of paper can be used to exchange for goods. This is the most important thing, but what is behind this piece of paper. As long as it can be exchanged for materials, it is money, regardless of how much endorsement this piece of paper has behind it. If it cannot be exchanged for materials, it is not money.
This is the most important thing.
In fact, Ding Xian didn't want to issue such a big issue. However, several factors forced him to issue such a large volume.
The first is business needs.
To be honest, even without the industrial revolution. In a country with a system like the Ming Dynasty, internal business exchanges also require a lot of money. This is a very large amount.
In other words, Ding Xian wants new banknotes to replace Beijing's old banknotes and become the mainstream currency, even if there must be a certain amount.
If the quantity is not enough, it is impossible to replace the old Beijing banknotes and become the mainstream currency on the ground in Nanjing.
Just the amount of new banknotes that are forced to be exchanged in many places is huge.
Many taxes were forced by the Nanjing court to be paid with new banknotes. Not on the order of billions, simply not possible. Even more is needed.
This is also the most important part of supporting the strength of Nanjing Baobao.
The second is the court expenses.
The Nanjing imperial court established an industrial system, Xuzhou Iron Works, and Foshan Iron Works. There are also shipyards, a series of industrial investments, military expenditures on frontline battlefields, pensions, etc.
He Xi spends more than 100 million a year here.
It's just military spending.
But it's different here in Nanjing. It is several times that of Beijing.
Naturally, there are many more things to do in Nanjing than in Beijing. For example, the industrial system.
Before the war started, He Xi had almost completed the construction with the help of the Beijing Construction Project. The most important thing is that Hexi attaches great importance to overseas markets. In other words, before the war began, the northern industrial system had already entered a positive cycle.
This industrial system makes money, and once any industrial product is mass-produced, it must be cheaper the more it is produced. The military supplies He Xi needs have costs shared by the entire industrial system. Naturally very cheap. But Nanjing is different.
Not to mention whether there is a market for the industrial products produced in Nanjing. Can it compete with Beijing? To put it simply, Ding Xian has no such concept at all. Not only does he not, but many people do not.
If we say that Taiping Iron Works still had many products for sale during the Hongwu period. However, after the war started, Taiping Iron Factory stopped selling to the outside world because of the large amount of military demand. When establishing the Xuzhou Iron Works, there was no thought of selling products externally from the beginning.
This is a completely different direction than He Xi's initiative to sell arms to Nanyang.
As a result, no one else has to share the huge industrial construction funds, and the things produced must also be purchased with military expenditures. It's a complete burden.
It goes without saying how much the overall cost is.
Third, it is not something that is difficult to explain to outsiders.
Ding Xian was in trouble with some people.
This number is not much. Although Ding Xian likes money, he likes power even more. He knows that this matter is the most important thing since he took office. Once something goes wrong, the problems he will encounter are not just his own life.
He only made one or two million from his head.
But he knew better that such a large amount of money would not give some people some sweetness. It is difficult to implement it. After all, many people fail more than they succeed. Pay them money to prevent them from revealing their affairs.
Even
It can be said that the money given to nobles may not necessarily mean this.
Of course, Ding Xian never forgets to use public money to do his own things. The experience of making money with these top dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty was enough to become the key to their mutual trust.
In other words, after Ding Xian dispersed so much money.
He also attracted a large number of supporters to himself, although they were fed with money. But it was enough to build momentum for a while.
Ding Xian's position as chief assistant was firmly established.
These things would not be said to Zide.
Zide was silent for a while and said: "Chief Assistant, if this continues, the imperial court can sustain itself for a few years."
With these words, Qi De asked what Ding Xian was most worried about. How he wished that days like this could continue, that he could make money while being the chief assistant, and everyone would happily make money.
However, he is a very smart man, how could he not know that this situation is unsustainable. As it stands now, the Nanjing court's annual expenditures are at least hundreds of millions of yuan. And the annual income is up to 80 million. Overspending several times.
What is the currency capacity of Nanjing area? How much money does it take to depreciate in value?
Ding Xian didn't know these things.
Now it's like walking on a cliff in the dark. In the darkness, you can't see anything. But I know there is definitely a cliff in front of me. I don't know which step will be missed. Just fell into an abyss.
What's even more frightening is that I have no choice but to leave.
Ding Xian said: "Three years."
Ding Xian thought to himself: "If I can sustain it for three years, I can be considered worthy of Zhu Yunwen."
Zide was silent for a while, and then suddenly said: "Master Chief Assistant, tell me whether we should launch a decisive war against Beijing."
Ding Xian didn't know what Zide was talking about for a moment. Said: "Decisive battle?"
Zide said: "I actually don't understand what Beijing is doing. But one thing is very clear, that is, Beijing's financial resources are superior to ours. Under a stalemate, we can persist for three years, but after three years, we will be unable to continue. But Beijing will definitely be able to persevere. Everyone in the world has seen He Xi’s ability to turn stone into gold."
Having said this, Zide couldn't help but sigh.
Ding Xian felt uncomfortable hearing this. But we have to admit that this is a fact.
He Xi's name is already a golden brand. Many people believe in He Xi without any brains, and even some foolish men and women believe that He Xi is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth.
Even enemies feel that Beijing is financially determined to last longer than Nanjing's support.
Ding Xian is not good enough to carry shoes with He Xi.
Qi De looked at Ding Xian and said, "Rather than just sit back and wait for death. It's better to rise up and see if we can win a battle."
Ding Xian looked at Qi De, and he saw the determination in Qi De's eyes.
A thought flashed through my mind: "He is serious."
For a time, countless thoughts flashed through Ding Xian's mind. If possible, he knew he wanted Nanjing to win. But he knew that the odds of winning in such a battle were not very great.
Many southern troops have developed Northphobia.
If we launch a decisive battle, will we really win, and won't it be a fragile defeat?
Deep down in his heart, Ding Xian hated this kind of gambling. He is a very sensible person. From rational to ruthless, everything is based on maximizing one's own personal interests.
Can this battle be won? Neither is good for him.
Needless to say if you are defeated. His glory and wealth are likely to come to an end. But after Nanjing destroyed Beijing, his position as first assistant also had problems. There is no more danger of war.
This Zhu Yunwen doesn't need a chief assistant who will do whatever it takes to make money.
Of course, if he really wins, he won't be able to consider it. After all, everything about him is deeply bound to your Nanjing Imperial Court, and preserving the Nanjing Imperial Court is the most beneficial thing for him.
However, this chance of winning was too low in his opinion.
Ding Xian said: "This is not something you and I can determine for sure."
Zide said: "Okay, then I will find a way
promote. "
Qi De and Ding Xian are different.
If Ding Xian started from maximizing interests, he wanted to realize a Ming Dynasty that separated the north and the south. Zid never thought about this from the beginning.
In Qi De's heart, he had never thought about the existence of a divided Ming Dynasty. Even in the dead of night, Zide felt deep in his heart that it might not be unacceptable for Beijing to conquer Nanjing.
After all, over the past few years, many people in the world have become war-weary, and anything orthodox or unorthodox is not enough to keep them fighting on the battlefield.
