In the hearts of children, fathers are always great.
That night, Fu Xiaoguan and his children initially established a bridge of friendship, and he finally saw the love in the children's eyes.
But the gap still exists, and the flame of family affection is a little weak. He needs to completely eliminate this gap in the future and let the children treat him as a friend.
The night was naturally passionate. A short separation is better than a new marriage, let alone half a year.
The next day, Fu Xiaoguan didn't get up until noon.
He had actually woken up a long time ago, but seeing Yu Wenjun and Dong Shulan sleeping so sweetly and peacefully beside him, he couldn't bear to leave.
He just looked at them, recalling every little detail of the past, and felt that this was happiness and this was his concern.
At this moment, he was not thinking about any state affairs. He was only thinking about the rest of his life. He hoped that in the rest of his life, he could sing under the moon and drink wine, and stay with his wife in the building year after year, just like tasting a bottle of old wine.
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Imperial study.
The three prime ministers and Zhuo Bie Li had already been waiting here, and Zhao Hou poured a cup of tea for the four of them.
Nangong Yiyu picked up the teacup and looked at Meng Changping: "Has the Ministry of Revenue... completed the counting of the gold?"
Meng Changping laughed bitterly, "Yesterday, over 30 officials from the Ministry of Revenue worked overtime all night to count the items, and they've only just finished counting half of them!"
Zhuo Yixing was startled and asked, "How many are there?"
"It's half a million pounds!"
Nangong Yiyu took a deep breath, "Doesn't that mean it weighs over a million jin in total?"
"Yes, this is a mountain of gold! If all of it were printed into silver notes, it would be a full 100 million taels!" Meng Changping shook his head as he said this: "You won't believe it, but this is the first time I'm worried about having too much gold!"
Nangong Yiyu and Zhuo's party understood that if such a large amount of gold was still printed into silver notes, there would be an additional 100 million taels of silver notes on the market.
This will have a huge impact on Daxia's stable economic system. If it is not properly controlled, prices in the entire market will collapse, and the consequences will be catastrophic!
So Meng Changping is now very worried about so much gold - what's the use of it if it can't be circulated?
If it circulates, where should it flow to?
There are certainly projects in Daxia that require heavy state investment and construction, but in Meng Changping's opinion, as long as the investment is made, it will eventually enter the circulation field and will eventually cause turmoil in the market. Therefore, how to deal with so much gold must be consulted with the emperor.
Nangong Yiyu stroked his long beard and nodded, "Prime Minister Meng is absolutely right. We must be extremely cautious in this matter!"
"I heard from Minister Yun Xiyan that this batch of gold is nothing. They'll be shipped back in large quantities later. The amount... is probably more than ten times what's here!" Meng Changping clapped his hands. "Ten times! That's ten billion taels of silver! That's only about the same amount of silver notes issued by Daxia today."
"I'm very worried right now. I want to advise Your Majesty not to bring back the gold... The Ministry of Revenue still needs to repair the national treasury, and we definitely can't print any more silver notes. What's the point of having it?"
Zhuo Yixing also laughed bitterly. "Back then, Emperor Wu couldn't even imagine getting back so much gold. Now, he's actually still worrying about this thing... Let's not worry either. Since His Majesty dared to get it back, he must have a use for it."
As soon as Zhuo Yixing finished speaking, Fu Xiaoguan walked in accompanied by Liu Jin.
"Prime Minister Zhuo is right!"
He sat opposite the three prime ministers, and Zhao Hou quickly poured him a cup of tea.
"Now I will tell you how to use this gold."
As soon as Fu Xiaoguan arrived, he started talking about business. The three prime ministers, including Zhuo Bieli, listened very carefully.
"First of all, we must print out silver notes of equivalent value. Let me tell you where these silver notes will flow..."
"...The establishment of the elderly care system is only in its early stages. With this money, we can move on to the advanced stage. I'm not just referring to nursing homes, but to all the elderly people in Daxia who are fifty years old or older! They have all contributed so much to Daxia. Now that they are old, the responsibility of providing for their retirement must be shouldered by Daxia."
"Establishing a national pension system is a major national policy for people's livelihood. With the state providing for the elderly, the children of these elderly can devote themselves to production and work without distraction, they can have children with peace of mind, and the population of Daxia can grow rapidly."
"...Science requires continuous and substantial investment! There can't be just one National Academy of Sciences. In my opinion, we need at least ten more! There needs to be competition among the National Academies, and funding is allocated based on application by each academy after it approves a project. Particular attention must be paid to the review of project approvals and the assessment of research completion. We must avoid situations where money is given but nothing is done, or nothing is accomplished!"
"…Now the army is large enough to protect the peace of Daxia, but the navy needs to continue to grow. I don't mean the soldiers of the navy, but the warships!"
"The ocean is vast, the world is even greater, and there are many powerful nations in distant lands. We must vigorously develop our navy. Firstly, to protect the safety of Daxia's territory, and secondly, to safeguard the coming Age of Exploration!"
"We will open up more seaports and form larger naval battle groups. Our navy will no longer be anchored in military ports, but will patrol the entire sea area!"
"...I don't know how far along the train research is, but rails can be laid across the country, even between countries on this land! This is an extremely important means of transportation. With it, Daxia's goods can be shipped to various places and countries more quickly. In addition...it also has great strategic significance!"
Fu Xiaoguan said a lot, but he was the only one talking. The other four people listened with their ears perked up, and took notes quickly on paper with charcoal pencils.
His words opened a window for them. Through this window, they could even see what Daxia would look like in the future.
"It's true that these currencies will enter circulation, but how do we avoid inflation? There's only one way: export goods!"
"Remember, money itself is also a commodity, and it can also be exported!"
"The three countries on the Leah continent will all uniformly use the Daxia currency. The countries along the Silk Road will also...only use the Daxia currency in the future."
"So, Prime Minister Meng, don't be afraid. We have so much gold in our hands. We can buy as much as we want!"
"What to buy is very particular. Buy energy and resources. Stop exploiting Daxia's native land. We must leave those things to our descendants..."
Fu Xiaoguan finished speaking and was about to see the guest off because he had to revise the second five-year plan, but at this moment, Zhuo Beiye spoke.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor..."
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned. Fatty?
"What happened to him?"
“He went to the Maurya Empire.”
Fu Xiaoguan frowned. In the past history, there existed such a country. It was in the same era as the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty. So it should still be in the stage of cold weapons and there was no need to worry.
But Zhuo Bieli's next words made his pupils shrink and he became nervous.
"There are guns there, not much worse than our flintlock rifles, and they are very likely to penetrate our armor!"
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