The sky was gloomy, and although the wind stopped, it was still biting cold. ? ? At some point, small ice particles sparsely came down from the ground, hitting the ground, decorating the ground into flower white.

Although the ice particles on the ground were not covered with the ground, they were extremely slippery. Even people had to walk carefully, let alone riding horses and riding cars. Wang Bowen and his party had to get off the horse and walk, and finally returned to the left-behind yamen before dark.

Charcoal fire broke out in the living room of the Houya, and the red flames drove away the cold outside.

Xu Ping received the news and was already waiting here. He sat by the charcoal fire, drank tea, and read the booklet in his hand when he had nothing to do.

After working nervously for a few days, I finally wrote down the rules of the money house. This booklet is detailed enough that not only can Wang Bowen take it back to submit the work, but it can even be used as a textbook for the money house in the future.

After changing his clothes, Wang Bowen and Wang Yaochen went to the living room, met Xu Ping, and sat down with the guests.

After asking about the two people's worship at the Yong'an Imperial Mausoleum, Xu Ping took the lead: "Secretary envoy, can you please see what is written here? If there are any places you can't, I'll make amendments and supplements."

"Thank you for your hard work in Longtu, this has helped our three departments!" Wang Bowen took the booklet, flipped it a little, and said repeatedly. "Now, you're good enough, so that's it. Wait until I return to Beijing to submit it to the provincial governor."

After saying that, Wang Bowen put away the booklet and no longer talked about the money shop.

Xu Ping smiled. It seemed that he was right that Chen Zhizhong wanted this booklet, not really to push the money bank system to the whole country, but just to deal with the task and shirk responsibility.

After chatting for a while, Xu Ping said to Wang Bowen: "Mr. Wang, let alone how to look at the Zhongshu, whether the money shop can be built, even if it is built, it will be impossible this year. Let's see until the end of the year, and once a year, if the tickets from Henan Prefecture cannot be exchanged, how can the Transportation Commission take the exams of the prefectures and counties of Jingxi Road? This is not a matter of Henan Prefecture. Most of the prefectures on Jingxi Road are waiting for the money of Henan Prefecture to settle the accounts. If Henan Prefecture cannot exchange money, the amount of money and grain on the entire Jingxi Road will become a mess."

Wang Bowen said: "Oh, Long Tu has passed the exam. It is not a big deal to delay the exam this year for a few months. In previous years, there were more state troops who were delayed until after the New Year. If it really doesn't work, just put it in the account first and wait until the matter is over before taking the exam."

Xu Ping shook his head: "That's not the case. The government is in charge of the people and the people's livelihood. Everything is inseparable from money. Such a large amount is hung on the account and cannot withdraw money, and the people will be in chaos. The charcoal and cotton coats in winter, the cows and seeds in spring are all inseparable from money. If the three departments do not make up for such a large gap, they will cheat the people of Jingxi Road."

Seeing that Xu Ping did not let go, Wang Bowen could not hide, so he had to say, "The three departments are in trouble now, and they really can't come up with so many copper coins, so he had to owe him a while, and he should also be considerate of Jingxi Road. Otherwise, what feasible way is there in Longtu?"

Xu Ping didn't want to take charge of the affairs of the Sansi. It would be fine if he had no effect. Once he had no effect, he might be all responsible. But now it is up to him to rule. If he is in charge, he will be in charge of his own rule. If he is not in charge, he will really make trouble for the West Road of Jingxi Road. If he can't withdraw a large amount of money on the account, it will greatly harm the official credit and form countless multi-corner debts. It is unknown how much effort it will take to get rid of the trap in the future.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping said to Wang Bowen: "I have a little foolish opinion, it may not be correct. I just said that the deputy envoy might as well listen to it. If it is useful to the three corpses, it is best if it is useless, just pretend that a gust of wind blows over."

"How can Longtu say that? You are the last salt and iron envoy, and your political achievements are brilliant. You can propose solutions. Whether it is me or the provincial master, you can only be grateful! Even though Longtu says, I will listen carefully."

Xu Ping was too lazy to say these polite words, and said to Wang Bowen: "The note on the "Book of Zhou" says that money is a thing that is hidden by spring, and its conduct is cloth. The most fundamental thing of money is these two functions. One is to hide it from people with wealth, and the other is to trade it by people. The amount of money required for private trade is actually roughly digitized. If the amount of money is spread, it will be hidden. If the amount of money is spread, the money hidden will naturally be taken out. This year, cotton cloth is on the market, and merchants from all over the country gather in Henan Prefecture, so there will be more money on the market. It is precisely because the money on the market is short that the large amount of tickets received by Henan Prefecture cannot be cashed out. If it does not affect people's livelihood, it must invest money in the market, right?"

Wang Bowen nodded: "Longtu makes sense, I understand, and the provincial master understands, but the three officials have no money to invest!"

"Since ancient times, money and silk have been running side by side. In the Tang Dynasty, the government decided how much money could be paid for a piece of silk. In this dynasty, this law was still not abolished. Silk was a part of the money. If the money was not enough, silver and silk would be collected."

Wang Bowen sighed: "This is the reason, but the cotton cloth on Jingxi Road is listed, and the price of silk has dropped, and it has been falling all the time. The three departments just invested in silk, but no one wanted it."

"It is reasonable that the price of silk is falling on the market. Because the silk sold on the market is used to make clothes, but now that there is cotton, of course, it is not necessary to have that much. Since it is not needed, the three departments and local governments should collect silk into the treasury, so that the price of silk will not fall so much. When the price of silk is stable, the silk in the treasury can continue to be used as money. With these silk as money, the shortage of money on the market will not be so serious, right?"

Wang Bowen couldn't help but laugh and said, "What Longtu said is nothing more than a technique of raising the product. But doing so can only ensure that the price of silk is stable for a while. As long as the cotton cloth continues to be sold, the price of silk will always fall. There will be so much silk in the treasury, and the price will drop in the future. If the national property is lost in vain, who will we go to when the time comes?"

Xu Ping shook his head: "The deputy envoy still doesn't understand what I mean. The silk in the treasury is originally a kind of money, not for tailoring clothes and hats. And after this period, when the amount of money needed on the market is enough, what if these silk is burned? It was useless at that time. Of course, it would not be burned. It could be sold overseas. It was really transported to various market warehouses at a low price, and it would probably not be sold for a few years. So for the sake of the present, the three departments must come forward to collect silk and stabilize the price of silk and not fall too much. As long as the price of silk is stable, the silk in the treasury will still be money, which can relieve the trouble of shortage of money. By the next year, the lack of copper coins will have a bright future. If these silks are not sold, don't find a way to deal with them. Only by doing this can you overcome the difficulties and you must not save the silk in the takeaway!"

Xu Ping's method is to stabilize the price of silk, so that the silk is stored and actually has a monetary function, which can temporarily make up for the shortcomings of copper coins. In this way, it is actually to use financial means to make the impact of cotton cloth on the economy. Of course, in the end, the silk still needs to be withdrawn from the currency system, which may depreciate, but it will not be released as much as it is now.
Chapter completed!