It's only a lot more than the national treasury...
Sitting on the carriage returning, Wei Changtian was still repeating these words in his mind.
Of course he didn't know how much money Daning's treasury had now, but it would definitely be no less.
Good guy.
This is the situation that the country with great wealth is talking about! Wei Yanyu is the real rich woman!
But this also proves another thing -
Money is indeed not everything.
At the very least, so much money could not save Xu Shixing's life, nor could it save Jizhou.
It will undoubtedly take a long time to convert silver into "combat power". It is obvious that the time left to the Xu family at that time was not enough to complete this transformation.
This principle is the same for Shuzhou now.
Although there is money, the combat effectiveness of the Shu army will not improve by leaps and bounds.
It can only be said that the prerequisites are met...
"Brother Chu, tomorrow you will arrange for the Freemasons in each state to redeem the silver one after another. For the time being, 30% will be redeemed."
Turning to look at Chu Xianping, Wei Changtian arranged: "After converting it into cash, we will directly recruit some craftsmen locally. We will pay them travel expenses to build the city in Shuzhou."
"At the same time, spread the word that we will give money and land to the people who are willing to move to Shuzhou. It doesn't matter who they are, as long as they come, we will welcome them."
"Also, allocate more money to the Tongzhou Association and let them think of ways to persuade Ning Yongnian to raise taxes... After experiencing several major turmoils in a row, and now with frequent wars, Daning's treasury must be empty, and Ning Yongnian should be able to promise."
"..."
One by one, Wei Changtian quickly began to make the next deployment around this "windfall".
Although he did not study economics in his previous life, he could understand the impact of a run on such a huge amount of money in a short period of time even with his superficial knowledge of economics.
Ning Yongnian will definitely notice something strange, and may even forcibly suspend all banks' bank check cashing "business".
By then, these banknotes will be no different than waste paper.
Therefore, he did not act too hastily, and planned to cash out 30% for the time being, and wait for the remaining 70% when needed in the future.
In addition to this matter, Wei Changtian also fully considered the issue of "inflation".
You must know that even if the amount is only 30%, it is already an astronomical figure.
If all this money was brought back, it would be impossible for Shuzhou's "economic size" to absorb it.
It is as if trillions of dollars suddenly poured into the market of a small African country. The result will not be economic prosperity, but rapid inflation.
Therefore, Wei Changcai needed to digest the money exchanged in various states and localities, exchange it for real labor and materials, and then replenish it in Shuzhou, which needed to expand rapidly.
Silver itself has no value, only what it can exchange for has value.
"..."
I have to say that although Wei Changtian's ideas still have a lot to improve, the general direction is indeed correct.
Chu Xianping also understood this, but he obviously thought about it more deeply.
"Sir, with such a big movement, Ning Yongnian will definitely doubt what we are going to do."
"It's easy to talk about other things, but the construction of the new city...should it be postponed?"
"No need."
Wei Changtian shook his head: "It's impossible to hide this matter anyway, so what can he do if he knows about it?"
"Ning Yongnian can guess if he wants to. It can just be used to cover up our actions on the other side."
"the other side?"
Chu Xianping narrowed his eyes: "Master, are you talking about the Shu army?"
"Um."
Wei Changtian thought for a moment and said his thoughts truthfully: "I plan to select 10,000 elites from the Shu army and quietly sneak into the 100,000 Mountains in the near future."
"Qingxian will also choose five thousand fast animals and birds to serve as mounts for these ten thousand people."
"These monsters are much more powerful than ordinary war horses. If we can do it, then these ten thousand people will be our trump card."
"So before the war begins, their movements must not be exposed."
"The reason why I am so anxious to build the city is to better cover up others' eyes."
"..."
"Understood."
With his mouth slightly open, Chu Xianping looked a little surprised.
Although the formation of the "Human Special Forces" was shocking enough, Chu Xianping had actually guessed the terms of the negotiation between Wei Changtian and Qingxian long ago.
So what really surprised him now was actually this link-by-link overall plan.
The large amount of money given by Wei Yanyu needs to be spent, so it is just right to recruit craftsmen from all over the country to build the city in Shuzhou.
And Shuzhou suddenly wants to build a new city, which will undoubtedly attract a lot of attention from Ning Yongnian, who will figure out what Wei Changtian is doing at all costs.
But when everyone's eyes are focused on this new city, the 10,000 Shu troops in the 100,000-strong mountain can quietly "merge themselves with monsters" and become a dagger hidden in the dark.
In the end, this dagger, with the cooperation of Han Zhao, will complete the final blow against the 300,000 counter-rebellion army.
"..."
Chu Xianping, who had thought through all this, looked at Wei Changtian without saying a word for a long time, seeming to wonder when the latter had such the ability to plan the overall situation.
But Wei Changtian didn't know what he was thinking, but he felt a little nervous when he was stared at.
"Ahem! Brother Chu, what are you looking at?"
"Oh, nothing..."
Shaking his head, Chu Xianping gathered his thoughts and asked: "Sir, the matter of the Shu Army is not trivial. Who do you plan to let do it?"
"Liang Zhen, Du Chang, Yang Liushi."
Wei Changtian gave the answer immediately.
These three candidates coincided with Chu Xianping's ideas, so the latter did not ask any more questions and discussed the specific details of the entire plan with Wei Changtian.
In this way, the carriage quickly and unknowingly stopped at the door of the small house.
"Okay, Brother Chu, you should go back and rest early."
After jumping off the carriage, Wei Changtian waved to Chu Xianping and joked:
"Miss Song is still waiting for you."
"..."
Chu Xianping did not take this issue.
He hesitated for a while, then lowered his voice and said:
"Sir, there is something I don't know whether I should say."
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Wei Changtian was stunned: "Since when have you been so hesitant?"
"Okay, then..."
After taking a gentle breath, Chu Xianping's expression became extremely serious.
"Sir, I asked you before why you value Shuzhou so much... You said you wanted people in the world to know that they have another way of living."
"I understand what this means."
"But it is precisely because of this that I want to remind you."
"For the vast majority of people, they would rather be peace dogs than people in troubled times."
"In any case, Ning Yongnian gave them hundreds of years of peace, so..."
“You want to teach them how to behave, but it’s not as simple as you think.”
"..."
The moonlight shines down, and the ground becomes silvery white.
After Chu Xianping finished speaking, even Zhang San, who was tying his horse at the side, turned his head in surprise.
Although he has an excellent memory, he does not have any too brilliant or profound insights into the world, so what he heard at this time was half-understanding.
But Wei Changtian understood what Chu Xianping meant.
"Brother Chu, what you said is wrong."
"In fact, they can't decide at all that the world is too unfair, and they can't choose whether to be a human or a dog..."
Patting the latter's shoulder, Wei Changtian turned around with a smile and walked toward the courtyard gate slowly and slowly.
"I never thought about teaching them how to behave."
"I just think that one day, they can have the opportunity of their own choice."
