By linking it to the commerce of Tokyo and stipulating that Jiaozi (paper money) could be used as tax, the implementation of Jiaozi proceeded very smoothly.

Furthermore, the Tokyo Express and the Great Song Dynasty Gazette published numerous articles in Tokyo City reporting that noble families were using paper money, and for a time, some people in Tokyo even considered using paper money fashionable.

In Shi Ziming's words, the reason why the implementation of Jiaozi is going so smoothly is because the emperor's tough stance on Jiaozi in Jiangnan Chun expressed the court's determination to implement it. For the common people, nothing in this world carries more weight than the emperor's words; this is the meaning of "golden words."

Having solved the first step of exchanging paper money, how can we comprehensively resolve the financial and economic crises of the Song Dynasty?

The essence of inflation is that there are too few goods in the market relative to the amount of money, and the government issues too much currency.

Now, Zhao Huan wants to increase the volume of goods in the market.

So we started with food and clothing.

After the wars between the North and the South, large tracts of land in the South were released, and that area would become the future granary and silk production center of the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, Zhao Huan is now waging war in the southwest, aiming to conquer Jiaozhi.

The climate there is mild with three seasons a year, and fruits and grains can be transported from there.

In this way, the number of goods on the market will increase significantly, and inflation will be solved. At that time, it may be necessary to continuously print more paper money and release it into the market.

Once the basic needs of food and clothing are met, culture, crafts, schools, military, commerce, technology, and so on will have fertile ground for development, and the process of urbanization can truly begin!

The new problem that emerged at that time was the uneven development in different places, which led to the concentration of population in large cities. Zhao Huan envisioned that the four capitals would become magnificent metropolises in the future.

Xu Churen and Chen Fu had just finished reporting to the emperor on the agricultural plans and proposals for Liangzhe Road, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road, and Jinghu Road, and the emperor was very satisfied.

Chen Fu set his itinerary and immediately set off for Jiangling Prefecture to oversee the agricultural situation.

The emperor said, "After I finish dealing with these few matters, I also want to go to the south for a look!"

Xu Churen hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is the supreme ruler, and with the unrest in the south still unresolved, Your Majesty should not leave the capital."

Although he said this on the surface, Xu Churen secretly hoped that the emperor would go out and see the world, instead of just sitting in the palace issuing orders all day and not knowing how difficult things were to handle!

Every time he received the emperor's bizarre ideas, he felt like banging his head against a wall.

"You need not say more, my mind is made up."

The emperor had even been to the battlefields of the Northern Expedition, and dared to charge into the army on horseback with a sword in hand. What was going to the south compared to that?

Is that place still a den of dragons and tigers?

Even if it's a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, it's still my empire. Are there places on my empire that I can't go?

Then beat it until it can put my mind at ease!

Agriculture is the first step in economic development, and the South is the first stepping stone for the rise of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Huan would not allow any mishaps to occur.

The emperor was to personally travel to the south to boost morale and express his determination.

At the same time, we should also go and inspect the actual situation there.

But before that, the enemy spies in Tokyo must be caught, and news of Yue Fei's first victory must be sent back.

Only in this way could the emperor feel at ease to travel to the south.

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