Zhao Xiong saw Han You's confused look on his face and had no choice but to explain.
When he said this was the South, he didn't mean that the poor mountains and rivers produced unruly people, or that the aristocratic families were all local emperors.
Whether it is a bank note or a bank note, the purchasing power is different.
Let’s start with an analogy. To buy a chicken in Beijing, you can buy a chicken at most a hundred or so. But if you are in the local area, you can’t buy a chicken for even 100 yuan, even 20 minutes is not enough.
In the same way, a good horse can have up to fifty or sixty crowns in the capital, and it can hold hundreds of crowns in the sky.
In the south, you can't get down without three hundred strings.
If it coincides with Fanman's attack, four hundred guan is not impossible.
If the Confederate army is short of war horses and the court cannot send them, it is not impossible to sell them for 500 guan.
In addition, prices in Southland are generally higher than in other areas, much higher.
The question arises. War horses in the North are cheap. Each horse costs thirty or forty dollars. If you buy it in large quantities, can you transport it to the South and sell it?
Yes, but labor costs, fodder, transportation costs, etc., etc., may have to be paid for after arriving at the place. Unless the relationship is strong enough and the various states have taken care of it, for example, some aristocratic families in the Southland do make a living on this. Buy horses in the North and sell in the South.
The famous hypertensive patient of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor Zhou Ke and Zhou Laoba, was wondering and angrily cursing in the palace at the end of last year about the situation of the southern tax bank.
There are many disasters at the end of the year, and this is true for all the states in the southeast, northwest, and northwest. They also spend money on disaster relief, but other places do not spend as much as in the Southland. In many places in the Southland, the tax money collected does not leave the city, and the disaster relief money is spent directly on the spot. .
This contains many problems, and high prices are only one aspect.
It had just been a year since Lao Ba took the throne, the country was not stable, and his control over the Southern Territory was the weakest. There were many aristocratic families in the Southern Territory, and Zhou Tianfeng was definitely going to rebel. Most of the rebellion would be in the Southern Territory, so the Southern Territory family began to stock up on rice, noodles, weapons and horses. , causing the prices of these materials to remain high.
Secondly, there are deficiencies in official granaries everywhere, and many local officials sell them privately or engage in fraud. It is not a good year, and the price of grain and rice continues to rise. As for disaster relief, grain and rice are needed the most.
After hearing this, Han You shook his head repeatedly.
He knew there were problems in the Southland, but he didn't expect them to be so numerous and serious.
This situation is very similar to the bubble economy. The value of assets, especially land, has long exceeded its original value.
In professional industry terms, it is so expensive that you can’t even afford it.
In simple and popular terms, it is a macroeconomic state without the ability to sustain development. On the surface, the bubble economy continues to grow, but in essence it is not sustainable. Once it develops to a certain level, it will burst like a bubble. Under the premise of keeping normal demand and investment in mind, only pursuing economic growth within the initial period will be detrimental to long-term economic development.
For example, for the second time, Han You has spent tens of thousands of dollars to find a place to buy some land, no problem, but if he buys a lot of land, it will not be the original price, let alone cheaper, not only will it cost several times more , may not be available at all.
That is to say, in terms of his personal spending behavior, the more money he spends, the less valuable it is. The money is still the same money. Personal expenses, food, drink, and entertainment are all fine, but there is no way to buy a large amount of grain, grass, land, etc.
In fact, in this case, the people who suffer the most are the people.
Years ago, disasters hit various places, and many people became refugees. In order to survive, they sold the land deeds in their names at very low prices. When the aristocratic families and local tycoons who colluded with the government owned a large amount of land, they sold it at a price of three times higher This will naturally happen if the product is sold at twice, five times, or even ten times or dozens of times the price.
Land in the hands of the people will depreciate when they are forced to sell it.
After the family bought it, it doubled in value once it was in their hands.
It would be fine if the aristocratic family just took the people's land through plunder, but these bastards would not even buy "people", and the refugees would not be able to live anymore. They would not even have something to eat, so they could only sell themselves into slavery.
The common people have no money, no land, and no freedom. The wealth is in the hands of aristocratic families, and the aristocratic families are shady. They always buy for zero yuan and cannot spend much money throughout the year. Money cannot flow. It is not accurate to say , In Southland, banknotes are almost just numbers. They are not worthless, they have just lost their due value.
Then the main group for economic and money flow is only the aristocratic family. The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. The huge amount of economic activities carried out by the aristocratic family is like returning to the original primitive state, exchanging things for things.
Just like the Zhao family, if they need a lot of supplies and make bulk purchases, they rarely use banknotes and instead make exchanges.
Now Han You wants to spend 500,000 guan in silver notes to buy a large amount of supplies for Nanguan, so the actual purchasing power of the 500,000 guan may be only 100,000 guan, or less. If he buys it in his name, he might buy it all. Not.
This situation is not new to this dynasty. The previous dynasty was like this. They all said that the Southland is rich. The prosperity of the Southland is based on the poverty of the people. For example, if there are three, three, four, two, and two pockmarks, plus a Musk, then they The average assets are around 50 billion, which is similar to the average deposit of 500,000 yuan, which is very nice.
Not only is the economic system in the Southland almost collapsed, the biggest problem is people's livelihood. A large number of people have become hermits and slaves of aristocratic families and local gentry. They are unable to fulfill their due responsibilities to the country and the people. , instead it became the greatest wealth in the hands of the family.
"His Royal Highness, the troops are still too few."
Han You held Yahuazi in his hands and said something incoherently.
Aren't they too few troops? If he had known this, Han You would have wanted to hand over all three military talismans to Zhou Xiao, and let the eldest prince immediately assemble an army of 50,000 to slaughter the Nandi family one by one. Anyway, they have all rebelled. , Killing one person is still killing, killing a group is still killing, Quan should be contributing to the country.
"Okay." Han You looked at Zhao Xiong angrily: "The best family in the world, the head of the Southern family, Uncle Zhao, you should take the lead."
Zhao Xiong didn't know why: "What do you mean?"
"Pretending to be confused, pretending to be confused, aren't you?"
Han You chuckled and showed his fangs: "Now the Nanguan barbarian tribe is no longer a serious problem, at least in the past two years. What do you think will happen to the palace and the court if His Majesty knows about so many bad things in the South? Disposal."
Zhao Xiong's expression moved slightly and he fell into deep thought.
The people in the south are the people, the people of the Zhou Dynasty.
Now many people have become private slaves of aristocratic families, and Zhou Laoba's virtue will not ignore them.
Perhaps he had noticed many problems before, but the throne was unstable just after he ascended the throne, coupled with Zhou Tianfeng's conspiracy to rebel, and the problem of the barbarian tribe in Nanguan, it was really because of his inability to do so.
Now that Zhou Tianfeng has been caught, the imperial court has successfully passed the transition period of the first year. Nanguan Fanman will not be able to come to knock on the pass in a short time. The next step is to solve the "internal" problem.
Zhao Xiong remained silent, somewhat unsure of what Han You meant.
"How many hidden houses does your Zhao family have?"
Han You asked with a half-smile but not a smile: "Master Zhao Tai and Zhao will soon become a servant. At least you, the Zhao family, are so mean, hiding in the house..."
Zhao Xiong couldn't laugh or cry: "My Zhao family has no hidden house."
"Old Zhao, this is boring. This is not the first day we have met. Are you kidding me that a noble family can't have a private household? Without a private household, how can you avoid taxes, avoid corvee, and take advantage of the country? You're kidding me. "
"The Zhao family has no hidden house."
Zhao Xiong said very seriously: "I, the Zhao family, disdain to take advantage of such small profits."
Han You suddenly realized.
It’s true that although the Zhao family is an aristocratic family, it is different from other aristocratic families. With the Zhao family’s worth, hiding in hiding is equivalent to Ma Yun walking on the road after dinner, discovering fifty yuan dropped in the sewer while walking, and then throwing it away He put his hand in and struggled for more than 20 minutes to pick it up. This was completely unnecessary. Whenever he lowered his head and took a second look at the fifty yuan, it was the greatest disrespect for his assets.
Zhao Xiong's expression suddenly changed: "Could it be that the general wants the aristocratic family to restore those hidden households to the people..."
"Yes, Not Bad."
"hehe."
Han You blinked, "Hehe...what do you mean?"
