Chapter 666: Different Pit
Chang'an, Grand Commandery
Xie Zhan, who had taken sick leave, was sitting at the head of the conference room, while Xiao Qun, Fan Yang, Jiang Boya, Liao Xuewang, Xie Nan and others were seated below.
In front of them were a set of Pingzhou treasure notes.
They were quite curious about this new thing that Pingzhou had created.
"Pingzhou made this thing to replace the use of gold, silver and copper coins?" Liao Xuewang picked up the Pingzhou treasure note with a face value of ten yuan. This piece of paper is worth one or two taels of silver?
Liao Xuewang was a businessman after all, and was very sensitive to money. He vaguely sensed the benefits of Pingzhou issuing Pingzhou treasure notes.
"It's quite convenient to put it in your arms."
"What do you think? Can we learn from this? We can also make Dali treasure notes?" Xiao Qun said somewhat whimsically, "After all, treasure notes can be used to buy things. That way, when the court is short of money, we can just make more treasure notes and solve the problem, right?"
Xiao Qun had been under immense pressure recently, and he had been bearing all the pressure to push for the implementation of the new tax law. Originally, the new tax law was intended to address the problems of an empty treasury and tight military spending, but now Pingzhou offered another solution, and he couldn't help but want to give it a try.
Liao Xuewang thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it inappropriate? Pingzhou treasure notes and gold and silver are exchanged at a one-to-one ratio. One tael of silver can be exchanged for a ten-yuan Pingzhou treasure note. Similarly, just like we have Dali treasure notes, we can't make more. If we make more and people take them to exchange, won't the court have to make up for it with its own silver?" If it can't make up for it, it will arouse people's trust in the court.
Listening to their conversation, Xie Zhan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He felt that he had grasped something, but when he thought about it carefully, he had no clue.
At this time, Xie Nan asked, "What do you think, is it possible to imitate this Pingzhou Treasure Note?"
Everyone looked at him with meaningful eyes. This question was very direct.
Xie Nan: Why are they all looking at him? He was thinking, if they could imitate and produce Pingzhou Treasure Notes, could they use them to withdraw silver from Pingzhou?
Fan Yang shook his head. "I'm afraid not. The paper material of Pingzhou Treasure Notes is very special. They might have used some other methods to verify their authenticity."
Xie Zhan agreed with his point of view. Lu Songli was a person who always planned before taking action. If she dared to issue Pingzhou Baochao, she must be sure that others could not imitate it.
"Okay, let's get back to business."
After Xie Zhan spoke, everyone else put the Pingzhou treasure notes aside.
For the time being, they were unable to fully understand its function.
But as it stands now, this thing can only be used in Pingzhou. Who would use it in Dali?
Xie Zhan ended the topic because he knew very well that even if Dali wanted to issue Dali treasure notes, it would not be possible to roll them out quickly and make them work.
The wealthy and powerful are all very shrewd. As the saying goes, antiques are valuable in prosperous times, and gold is valuable in troubled times. If they are asked to exchange real gold and silver for Dali treasure notes now, they may not be willing to do so.
Another thing is that it takes time for the people to accept new things, and what they lack most now is time.
Furthermore, for them, tax reform is the top priority and cannot be abandoned halfway.
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Recently, the whole country of Dali has been extremely busy because of this new tax law.
Song Mo loaned Lin Ran out.
For a while, there were bloodshed everywhere in Chang'an City.
The landlords and rich people in Dali are suffering.
The younger generation in the family encouraged them, saying that if the court was doing this, they might as well sell their land and shops, take the money and leave.
The older generation was hesitant. If they went to Pingzhou, how could they be sure that Pingzhou would not learn from Dali?
The younger generation felt that even so, they would still prefer to go to Pingzhou. Even if Pingzhou eventually learned from Dali, it would still be better to suffer the consequences later than sooner.
However, Xie Zhan had already prepared for this move and ordered the government not to process the name change of land deeds and other matters in the near future. In other words, these assets could not be circulated for the time being.
Moreover, even if the government did not take this measure, the land in Dali would not be sold at a high price at this time, and secondly, there would be few people willing to take it over.
Well, forget about the easy way out of running away with the money, just lie down and take the knife.
However, Pingzhou could still be used for some investment, otherwise the little things at home would always be coveted by the imperial court.
Pingzhou, Changli
News of Dali's implementation of the new tax law spread back to Pingzhou.
Lu Songli and his subordinates were also discussing this matter.
Guo Chong praised, "The governor is so foresighted. Dali has indeed implemented Mr. Zhang's tax reform law."
Lu Songli smiled and said, "Da Li has to use it."
Thinking about Dali's current situation, everyone present nodded.
Lu Songli read through the contents presented and said, "Xie Zhan is quite smart."
He did not simply copy the tax reform method summarized by Zhang Zhongxian and collect only silver, but collected money and grain based on the actual situation of Dali.
In addition, while implementing the new tax law, taxes were also reduced or exempted, which directly benefited the people. At the same time, because it prevented local officials from taking bribes, the taxes collected by the court did not decrease.
Xie Zhan knew very well that if he surveyed the land, he would offend the powerful families, so he had to gain the favor of the common people. He couldn't have neither.
"No matter how smart he is, it's useless." Their governor had already set up the plan and was waiting for him ahead.
The governor acted like a chess player, taking advantage of the situation and step by step forcing Dali to embark on the path of tax reform.
This is the charm of open conspiracy.
Xue Xu also said, "This time, Xie Zhan is going to stand against the aristocratic family."
The new tax law will affect the lifeblood of their family.
"Tsk tsk, I'm afraid Xie Zhan is not thinking well this time." Lu Desheng said gloatingly.
"It's a pity that he didn't do it himself, but asked Xiao Qun to push this matter forward." Dong Jichuan also shook his head.
Xiao Qun was likely doomed to a difficult end, and his descendants might even suffer. After all, he had already offended the powerful and influential families of Dali, severing their financial resources and killing their parents. Furthermore, with the Governor's scheme, the outcome would be his own.
Lu Desheng was unhappy when he heard this. After all, Xie Zhan was still smart!
Lu Songli said, "Xie Zhan has Song Mo's support. He is also the Grand Commander of the Dali Army and holds military power. For a while, the aristocratic families may not be able to deal with him."
"Governor, don't underestimate the aristocratic and powerful families in Dali." Xue Xu reminded.
There are only thousand-year-old families, but no thousand-year-old dynasties.
The harm caused by aristocratic families even reached the point of overthrowing and enthroning an entire country in the previous dynasty.
The noble families are determined to deal with Xie Zhan, and Xie Zhan's life will not be easy.
"I'm not looking down on him." Lu Songli smiled and said, "Xie Zhan's crisis is not difficult to resolve. To solve the problem of the aristocratic families, the only way is to recruit officials through the imperial examination and appoint children from humble backgrounds."
"Governor!"
They didn't expect that the governor would casually come up with a solution to Xie Zhan's crisis. Doesn't the governor know that walls have ears?
Lu Songli raised her eyebrows. Was he allowed to eavesdrop, but she was not allowed to deliberately set a trap for Xie Zhan?
She dug traps for Xie Zhan, one after another, each one different.
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