Looking out the window the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the flowers are blooming. Wang Xiaolie said: "After Yang Jin was killed, when we first came to Dengzhou, Xiangyang, I built a lot of profitable societies in Xinye. Now, many of them have achieved great results, but they have never started. Why do we do it? Can't get up? Because of lack of money. Not only the government is short of money, but the people are also short of money. What is the use of money? It cannot be used as a quilt when it is cold, and it cannot satisfy hunger. It seems to be of no use at all. But in fact, when it comes to the country and society, If you have money, everything will be easier to do, but if you don’t have money, it will be difficult to do anything.”
Having said this, Wang Xiaolie looked at the crowd and said: "So I regard money as a virtual reality in society. What is a virtual reality? It means that in theory, it seems to be of no use at all. But all aspects of society are connected by money. Once you have money, the whole society will live. The so-called Tao emphasizes the coexistence of reality and reality. This is the truth. If money matters are done well, all aspects of society will be done well. Only then can our entire country and society continue to move forward. Everyone, we cannot be like this and future generations will be like this!"
After hearing this, the officials below couldn't help but be stunned. This is the first time I have heard of this point of view. What has been said since ancient times is that human society has always been like this, will be like this in the future, and must be like this now. Money in human society means that the world's wealth has a certain amount, and it does not belong to the officials, but to the people. If the people are rich, the country will be poor, and if the country is rich, the people will be poor. What's so scary about a country without money? That is called hiding wealth among the people.
Wang Xiaolie said that society is not what it is originally, and it will not be like this in the future, but it is moving forward. What is this nonsense? I have never heard of this. Not to mention Confucianism, we must go back to three generations. The political reforms during the Xifeng period of the Song Dynasty were modeled on the Tang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty. Everyone thinks that the past is good, but Wang Xiaolie wants to say that the future is good.
This is not surprising. In ancient society, due to the slow progress, many people could not see the progress of society. The mainstream view does not believe that human beings are constantly progressing and will eventually enter an unimaginable society. Most people will only beautify a certain time in the past as a template for an ideal society. This idea has a long history. Even in later generations, this idea has not disappeared. For example, expectations for the future are either doomsday or a rigid society that has lost the power to progress. Such as cyberpunk, such as 1984, such as the imagination of a future where big companies control everything. The bottom line is that there is no belief that human society as a whole will move forward.
Looking at everyone, Wang Xiaolie said: "What does it mean that money is a virtual reality of society? What is the practical use of this virtual reality? From a theoretical perspective, the virtual reality of money represents the progress of human beings. If humans do not progress, , money is of little use. What money can buy can be purchased in other ways, so why do we have to buy it? The reason why we have to buy it is that we hope to use money to push the entire society forward."
Chen Qiudao couldn't help it. He coughed lightly and said: "Observation, you said that it will be better in the future than now. How is it better?"
Wang Xiaolie didn't take Chen Qiudao's attitude seriously. Said: "It's hard to say clearly what's better than now. But many things have a trend. For example, how much does it cost to control water in a year and what needs to be done? How much does it cost in five years and how many things need to be done. Do it. Make a plan, list it out one by one. As long as you do it, you will be much better in five years than you are now. For example, Xinyang Army's tea, make a plan, how much good tea will be produced in one year, how much good tea will be produced in five years . If we do it, we will be much better than now in five years. For example, for the roads in each state, we should make plans to determine how many miles of roads we need to build in a year and how many miles of roads we need to build in five years. If we do this, we will be much better than we are now. We as a whole In society, everything can be like this. As long as we make plans and complete the plans, society will inevitably continue to progress."
Actually it's more than that. The skeletons of the societies built by Wang Xiaolie in Xinye can all be developed step by step in this way. The Five-Year Plan is a valuable experience for later Eastern countries. As long as we seek truth from facts, be down-to-earth, make plans and implement them, society can make rapid progress. When the mind is hot and the plans are unrealistic, there will be many problems.
The bank was established and the money problem was solved. Wang Xiaolie was ready to implement the five-year plan in the place he managed. Every official knows how much work to do in a year and how to do it. When the term of office is up, how well the plan is implemented can also become the evaluation standard for officials.
Chen Qiudao was confused after hearing this. Looking at other officials, they are similar to me.
Wang Xiaolie's thoughts were too different from those of this era, and many of his opinions were unheard of. All the officials listened, as if they were reading from heaven. Being an official is such a simple thing, why is it so complicated all of a sudden?
Wang Xiaolie said: "Since the time of Renzong, Jiaozi has been in print for hundreds of years. I know that many people did not consider it a big deal when Jiaozi was issued in Xiangyang. But in fact, it is not like this. With Jiaozi, the whole society will take on a new look. From then on, different."
At this point, Wang Xiaolie raised his voice: "According to the capital regulations, if four guans are issued, more than 10 million guans can be issued this time. We have exhausted all methods these days, and the production department has diverted a total of 410 yuan of capital. With 160,000 foot guans, you can print 12,480,000 foot guans. Including the capital, a total of 16,640,000 foot guans can be deposited in the bank——"
Chen Qiudao couldn't help but take a breath of cold air: "Observe, should we give out all the money? How much territory will we need to govern several states? Issuing so many huizi at once will inevitably increase the price of goods and bring harm to the people!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Don't worry too much. The money has to be deposited in the bank, not spent. How the bank lends money and how it collects interest is their business. But in the future, the money used in the yamen will depend on this. More than 16 million strings."
After Chen Qiudao heard this, his mind turned over and over again, and he could not settle the account no matter what. Intuitively, this is too much money. If it leaks to the private sector all of a sudden, Huizi will go bankrupt immediately. If people are forced to buy goods from the people, the people will suffer.
Seeing all the officials looking solemn, Wang Xiaolie knew what they were thinking. Said: "Let me say it again, this money is not spent, but deposited in the bank, and it is also regarded as the bank's capital. How to spend it and how to lend it, the bank will take care of it. Don't worry, if prices rise, it is equivalent to the bank lending it out. The money was lost. The bank is not a fool, how could it do such a thing?"
Chen Qiudao just felt like his mind was in a mess, and he really couldn't figure out how the bank could guarantee not to lose money. Such a large amount is far beyond what society needs, and devaluation is a certainty. What is there to discuss?
Wang Xiaolie said: "How to distribute this money, how much each yamen should share, we will have to discuss it in the past few days. Remember, this is the yamen's capital, not money that can be spent this year. How much money will be collected in the future Taxes and how much money the yamen make are not yet certain. Also, once the capital is in the bank, we have to think about where it will lend it and what changes it will bring to society."
Officials such as Chen Qiudao did not carefully consider the financial impact that printing Huizi would have. According to the usual practice, it should be based on how much money the yamen needs to spend and how much money is available, and Huizi will be used to make up the difference. Unexpectedly, Wang Xiaolie directly used the gold, silver and copper coins in his hand as capital, and printed out more than 10 million guanhuizi at once. Such a large amount was beyond everyone's expectations.
Wang Xiaolie didn't consider what other officials thought and just stated his own plan. Is more than 16 million yuan too much? If compared with the income of the previous states on the South Beijing Road, it is of course a huge sum of money. But if we look at the socioeconomic needs of each state, it’s actually not much. The most important thing is not how much money is printed this time, but how fast the money flows and whether enough value can be created.
