Zhao Jun smiled upon seeing everyone compromise, then said, "They can freely adjust the market to reduce inflation. The Song Dynasty is currently in a deflationary situation with insufficient money and abundant goods. Raising storage fees isn't a viable option, and the Jiaozi Bureau is also short of money, but loans are possible."
"Loan?"
Zhao Zhen thought of Wang Anshi's reforms and quickly asked, "Is it Wang Anshi's reforms?"
"It's different from that one."
Zhao Jun shook his head. "Jiaozi loans are only given to large merchants who are short of cash. We shouldn't take such a big step and lend directly to ordinary people. We have to eat one bite at a time, and the economy needs to be stimulated step by step. We can't do it all at once."
"That's good."
Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.
"The state should also control a certain amount of commerce. By the end of the year, Prime Minister Li and I plan to gather some businessmen and officially start public-private partnerships."
Zhao Jun continued, "This includes salt, iron, grain, oil, tea, and other previously monopolized commodities, plus the newly produced honeycomb coal. As long as we have our own state-owned enterprises to manage them, the court's tax revenue and finances will be much healthier."
Everyone took note of Zhao Jun's words.
At the beginning of next year, Zhao Jun will leave Bianliang to inspect various parts of the Song Dynasty, and they will begin to take charge of the central government.
At present, large-scale reforms are definitely not possible before the Western Xia and Liao are defeated.
However, small-scale pilot projects can be carried out.
For example, first open several state-owned enterprises in Bianliang that cooperate with merchants, and let the Bianliang Jiaozi Office conduct lending business.
This way, even if the audience is small, the results can be seen quickly.
After two years of defeating the Western Xia and Liao, and reducing external threats, we can then carry out nationwide promotion.
Zhao Jun finally decided, "The court's current focus should still be on developing the economy. With money, many things can be accomplished. We will then develop basic education nationwide, build schools across the country, and teach elementary school courses. We will also gradually reform the military and legal systems, strengthen scientific and technological development, and achieve overall improvement."
"But nowadays, even for elementary school courses, there aren't that many people teaching them."
Wang Zeng objected, "Hanlong, you've been teaching for three months, and the children still haven't learned anything."
"That's because children's minds are immature and sometimes their cognitive abilities are poor."
Zhao Jun said: "If a 15- or 16-year-old child were to study primary school courses, they would progress much faster. Children at this age have the best learning ability, which is why this period is the time for middle school and high school to learn more advanced knowledge."
"You mean, we can find some children over fifteen or sixteen years old to learn from us?"
"Yes."
Zhao Jun nodded and said, "I have a complete set of elementary school textbooks here. Let them learn them first, and then let them teach. In the future, I will find a way to create junior high school textbooks. As long as the Song Dynasty can lay a solid foundation of science knowledge from elementary school to junior high school, then completing the first and second industrial revolutions should not be a big problem."
Although the physical textbooks were burned, they were still in the laptop. Zhao Jun planned to leave on his own and gave the laptop to Zhao Zhen for safekeeping. During this time, he was also teaching him how to use it.
As long as he hopes that this group of people can develop in the direction he planned during the time he is away, everything will be better.
(End of this chapter)
2015
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