After confirming that there was no problem with the currency style, Kizaru and the two of them moved on to the second, more important topic, which was the recycling and exchange of old currencies.
Regarding such professional issues, Huang Yuan personally did not have much knowledge reserves, so he chose to leave professional matters to professionals.
Regarding the issue of the exchange of old and new currencies, Xiangshu and the president of the Chamber of Commerce have already considered it. Before coming to meet with Kizaru, the two held a core meeting within the Chamber of Commerce and only invited trustworthy bankers and economists. family to participate.
At the meeting, the result of the discussion was that a 1:1 exchange was recommended. After all, the existing currency system is operating very healthily, and there is no need to suddenly adjust the currency value.
At the same time, 1:1 exchange is more beneficial to the stability of the situation and the comfort of people's hearts.
Things like money are extremely important to everyone! Do you not need it for food, clothing, housing and transportation?
You suddenly tell everyone that you are going to take back everyone's money, destroy it, and replace it with new ones. For most families, this is an unsettling thing.
Under such circumstances, if the currency value is changed, 1 for 2, or 2 for 1, it will cause shock to the country.
The former will make everyone feel that they have less money in their hands, and the latter will lead to inflation.
After considering many aspects, Xiangshu and the president both chose to urge Kizaru to agree to a 1:1 exchange.
"I understand. What you said makes sense, so I'll do what you said. I'll leave this currency exchange matter to your Chamber of Commerce for specific implementation. I'll have someone come and connect with you." Kizaru smiled. He said that he already had a suitable candidate in mind.
Seeing that the Hokage agreed with his and others' suggestions, Xiangshu and the president both raised their heads and looked at Kizaru happily.
"You guys work hard. The village will soon establish a Ministry of Finance. Based on your current performance, you will definitely have no problem getting into the Ministry of Finance! But what level of position you can be awarded depends on your long-term performance."
As he spoke, Kizaru observed the expressions of the two people. When he saw the movement in their eyes and the excitement overflowing, he knew that the two people had taken the bait.
In order to make the two of them bite harder, and to better utilize their subjective initiative, Kizaru drew a bigger pie for them.
"I have always been a person who trusts those I employ and distrust those I doubt. Since I have used you, it means that I have complete trust in you. You can just go ahead and do the tasks I entrust you with. If you do it well, , even for the position of Minister of Finance, you still hope to compete!"
If the small cake that Kizaru drew just now only excited the two of them, then the big cake that came after them completely excited them.
After all, this is the position of Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Light. What is the concept? This basically represents the top person in charge of the entire continent’s economic field.
"Hokage-sama, I promise with my life that I will complete every task you give me." Xiangshu was much younger than the president, and his head turned faster, and he quickly showed his loyalty.
The 54-year-old president of the Chamber of Commerce quickly followed up and said: "Hokage-sama, your trust and magnanimity really make me burst into tears! You are truly a hero that has not been seen in thousands of years!"
"Hahaha!" Although he knew that this old guy was flattering him, Kizaru was still in a good mood after being praised. "It's too much. You should say less of these flattery words in the future and focus on doing things."
"What I said is true! I promise you that I will do my best to complete your mission." The old president lowered his head and said.
"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news!" Kizaru said with a smile.
"Yes!" The elder of the old church responded loudly and vigorously.
After doing all this, the old president looked at Xiangshu beside him with a hint of warning.
Obviously, Xiangshu's previous answer made the old president aware of this young man's ambition.
There is only one position for Finance Minister, and there will eventually be a struggle between the two.
Kizaru, who was sitting in the main seat, noticed the little moves of the two people and did not criticize them. He just said with a smile: "By the way, there is one more thing that I will leave to you to do together. You can write it yourself after you go back. Bring me a copy of the banking regulations."
"Yes!" The two of them answered almost simultaneously.
"Okay, there is nothing else to do. You can go back! I have a lot of things to do today, so I won't let you have dinner. When you come back next time, I will personally hold a celebration banquet for you."
"Thank you, Hokage-sama!" The two of them replied almost at the same time.
After saying that, the two stood up slowly, bowed their heads slightly, saluted Kizaru again, and then stepped back to leave.
Watching the two people retreat, Kizaru suddenly thought of a question, "Do you two usually go to places like okiya to play?"
"When I was young, I loved to play. Now that I am older and unable to do so, I go to watch performances from time to time." The old president said with self-deprecation, holding his waist.
"My wife has a rather fiery personality. I am only qualified to go when there is a business reception." Xiangshu said with a wry smile.
"I think you're not afraid of Madam, but you love Madam!"
Kizaru had already known the information about the two of them clearly. He knew that Xiangshu and his wife started their business, and their starting capital was the dowry brought by Xiangshu's wife.
Mrs. Xiangshu was born into a descendant of a noble family. Her family had a small fortune, and she also knew some officials and nobles. She was of great help to Xiangshu in the early stages of his business.
It is also for this reason that Xiangshu respects his wife very much. Even the shares of the bank they founded together are all in the name of Mrs. Xiangshu.
Faced with Kizaru's teasing, Xiangshu didn't know what to answer and could only smile awkwardly.
"Let me ask you, if the country tells you that it will ban such places in the future and legislate against the existence of X transactions, what do you think?"
Kizaru knew that it would be difficult to eliminate X-trading. Legislative crackdowns would only change it from a public one to a secret one.
Moreover, cracking down on such things can easily cause protests and dissatisfaction among some people, causing Kizaru to lose some people's support.
But Kizaru just feels that once you have made up your mind to do something, you must do it cleanly!
You dig a piece of rotten flesh on your body, and then you stop after digging out the surface, saying it hurts too much, and this is not bad now!
Doing this is nothing more than hiding your ears and comforting your own heart!
"Hokage-sama, regarding this matter, I think the focus should be on two places. The first is the placement of employees after this industry is banned."
Kizaru didn't feel any surprise at the first point the old president said and nodded lightly.
Seeing Kizaru's expression and movements, the old president calmly talked about the second point.
"The second point is that we need to prepare new entertainment methods, or improve old entertainment methods, to divert everyone's attention and give everyone a place to entertain and relax."
The second point raised by the old president made Kizaru's eyes light up. This was an issue that both he and Tobirama had ignored.
Blocking is worse than sparing. In addition to physiological needs, the reason why people now like to visit these places is that there are relatively few entertainment methods in this world and the content is relatively scarce.
The world has been in war and struggle for a long time, and most people naturally do not have the energy to research and design interesting entertainment methods and content.
In such an environment, going to romantic places to relax and unwind has become the choice of most men and a small number of women.
Yes, not only men go to such places to spend money, but also women, most of whom are female ninjas.
Of course, except for a few people with sexual orientation issues, most women care about Cowherd's shop.
This point raised by the old president has brought a lot of inspiration to Kizaru. When it comes to finance, he is definitely not as good as the two people in front of him, but when it comes to designing new entertainment methods, the inspiration in Kizaru's mind is too much.
Apart from anything else, radio, television and movies were all part of Kizaru's plan.
As for other card games, Kizaru has only proposed a younger version of a simple card game for children.
If Kizaru is willing to invest his energy, he can come up with several products that are suitable for adults and have been tested by the market in previous lives.
For example, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Three Kingdoms, and Hearthstone are all very classic card games from Kizaru's previous life.
Of course, the history and development of the two worlds are different. If you want to transplant these card games, you need to reskin them.
"Your proposal is very good. Are there any more?" Kizaru looked at the old president with expectant eyes.
Facing Lord Hokage's gaze, the old president opened his mouth, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face, and then closed his mouth again.
"Boldly speaking, I have never been guilty of a crime based on my words! Of course, personal attacks do not count. If you attack me personally, it depends on my mood. I can tell you that I am in a good mood now. How dare you "I said." Kizaru said half-jokingly.
"Hokage-sama, on my third point, just treat it as just my own nonsense. If there is anything wrong, you can interrupt me at any time." The old president said cautiously.
"Why are you whining? Come on, tell me! You don't want to prolong the time so that you can make a living, do you?" Kizaru said with a smile.
"I'll tell you right now." After saying that, the old president paused for a moment, and after sorting out his thoughts in his mind, he continued: "I don't think it's appropriate to ban these stores in a blanket way."
Having said this, the old president paused for a moment and carefully looked at the expression of the Fourth Hokage, but saw that Kizaru's expression was calm, with a smile on his face, and he didn't seem to mind at all.
“These shops do provide skin and meat trading, but skin and meat trading is not all of the business items of some stores. In some shops, skin and meat trading only accounts for a small part of their business scope.
More often than not, these shops provide pure geisha performances, that is, singing, dancing and playing shamisen. A store where old guys like me go, most of the customers come to see the show.
Therefore, I suggest that the disposal of shops should be based on the actual situation. Some shops that have not committed serious crimes in the past can be renovated instead of blindly banned.
In this case, when we later resettle practitioners, we will not only have new placement channels, but also greatly reduce the pressure on the country. "
This passage is very long, and the old president speaks slowly, but it contains his heartfelt words.
Kizaru raised his hands slightly and clapped. He didn't expect that it was just the last question before the two left, that the old president could give him such a big surprise!
After listening to his words, Kizaru realized that he had been exposed to too many related crimes in the past few days, which affected his thinking and emotions. When making decisions, he was a little extreme.
The content of the old president's words awakened Kizaru, causing many thoughts to pop up in his mind.
Yes! Among these romantic places, in fact, only the lower-level shops, which are specifically opened for ordinary people, only sell meat.
Most of the mid-to-high-end shops have music, dance, musical instruments and other entertainment performances, and some customers may not go there just for sex.
I had previously planned to ban all shops selling skin and flesh, which was indeed a bit extreme.
Having figured it out, Kizaru had a satisfied smile on his face and looked at the old president with praise in his eyes.
"That's very good, very good!" Kizaru never hesitates to encourage and reward people who have ideas and abilities. "It's getting late, so you should stay and have a meal together before leaving!"
Facing Kizaru's invitation, both the old president and Xiang Shu showed surprise.
What does it mean to be able to have dinner with Mr. Hokage? This means that Hokage-sama values and is close to everyone. This is something that is hard to exchange for a lot of money!
"Thank you, Hokage-sama, I'm not polite." The old president smiled on the surface, but felt a little unhappy in his heart.
In the opinion of the old president, the reason why Hokage-sama changed his mind and allowed everyone to eat was entirely due to his suggestion just now.
As a result, Xiangshu, a bastard who wanted to compete with him for the position of minister, was able to stay and make a living while taking advantage of himself, which really made people feel uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the old president had rich life experience and had seen all kinds of storms in the business world, so he had a good attitude and quickly chose to let go.
Anyway, as long as Hokage-sama understands who deserves the credit for staying for dinner this time.
As for Xiangshu, this restless guy, just treat him as a jobber.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama, thank you, sir, president. I have benefited from the glory with the president today." Xiangshu naturally understood that the old president would not feel comfortable, so he said in a low profile.
"This is all thanks to Hokage-sama!" The old president quickly gave the credit to Kizaru.
"Hahaha! You two! Don't be so polite here. Sit down again. I'll tell people to prepare dinner right now."
Following Kizaru's instructions, the two of them walked back to their positions honestly and stood up again.
Sitting on the main seat, Kizaru did not take any action. He directly transmitted the message to Keiko through the air.
"Sister Keiko, please prepare dinner for three people. I want to have a casual meal with my men."
Suddenly hearing Kizaru's voice, Keiko was slightly startled at first, and then overjoyed. She smiled tenderly and glanced in the direction of the reception room.
The fever has gone down today, but the cough has gotten worse. It feels like my lungs are about to come out.
(End of chapter)
