"The Farmer's Fat Wife" - Fat Men Are All Potential Stocks (18)...
She used to wonder why even the most trivial matters of ancient emperors and generals could be passed down through generations, but now she knows.
Although it would be great to be remembered in history, Zhu Niang doesn't want to be remembered for such a petty image. She should hurry up and catch Lin Xiaofu and delete her name!
Lin Xiaofu hid the notebook behind her back and immediately ran outside, deleting it! Deleting it!
Anyway, I deleted it from the notebook, but I still remember it in my mind, hehe~
Zhu Niangzi was furious, but Ye Xiqing watched obediently from the side. She had told him before that they were no longer ordinary people and that they should be careful with their behavior, or they would end up taking a picture in the history books without realizing it.
What's done is done, there's no going back. Just be more careful in your next life.
Bamboo Lady originally wanted to vent her anger and express her dissatisfaction, but in the end she could only slink away and make up with Plum Lady to prevent the embarrassment from escalating.
I don't know what Lin Xiaofu wrote. If she wrote it truthfully, fine, but please don't use her amazing artistic creativity to make things up!
In order to maintain control over Huaizhou, Ye Xiqing and her new government recruited many people to be in charge of various matters. The combined salaries and stipends of the officials were an astonishing figure, something no one had ever dared to imagine before.
However, the tax revenue was also an astonishing figure. Ye Xiqing exempted the land tax but not the commercial tax.
Stopping grain collection might seem like a loss, but after the people have enough to eat, they'll do other things. Even if they only give 10 out of every 100 coins they earn to the government, that's still a significant amount.
At the end of the year, everyone was shocked when they saw the accounts reported by the tax authorities. They thought that selling smuggled salt was profitable, but they did not expect that collecting taxes was even more profitable. You could not earn this much money in a lifetime selling smuggled salt!
Of course, selling smuggled salt is still a business, so you have to find buyers by all means.
Collecting taxes, on the other hand, requires the entire population of a region to pay you a sum of money for free. Even if each person pays only one coin, it would still amount to an astronomical figure, not to mention that it's more than one coin.
So quickly switch your mindset back from that of a businessman. If you have the ability to get people to give you money for free, why bother with business?
Although they developed a fairly large military and political organization to make the people of Huaizhou willingly pay taxes to them.
However, since there had been no major wars throughout the year, the expenses could still be covered by tax revenue, which was why Ye Xiqing did not want to start a war as soon as he occupied Huaizhou.
When she's burning her eyelashes, she can't think long-term. If war were to break out immediately, she would definitely expand her army to fight the enemy.
In ancient times, military expenditures were the biggest drain on finances. Even if they won, they would exhaust the people's resources. The people of Huaizhou did not have a good reputation for them as they do now.
Sometimes, just a small difference can lead to a completely different outcome, and the current situation is truly wonderful.
Hopefully, the Manichaeism side will lend a hand and allow the government troops to stay home for a few more years. If the government troops are wiped out, that would be even better, hahaha.
Seeing that the government troops were not coming, Ye Xiqing would definitely want to strengthen his control over Huaizhou. What would be the best way to do this?
Mint new coins.
As dynasties progressed, the use of currency became more widespread, and nothing was more powerful than controlling the right to mint coins.
As the new year passed, the tax department's delivery team personally delivered the tax refunds to each household. Before the delivery team delivered the refunds, the tax verification team had already verified each household's tax refund amount, and of course, those who had earned a lot of money had to make up the difference.
The two groups of workers, one coming and one going, provided both groups with official positions and salaries, and also provided convenience for the people, with tax refunds being personally delivered to their homes.
Of course, if you're still worried, you can go to the government office to collect it yourself. But if too many people go to the government office to collect it themselves, then the silver delivery team should be careful.
Why would anyone not use the convenience of home delivery? There's definitely something wrong with your delivery to the Silver Team. Just wait for the Disciplinary Committee to come knocking.
To avoid being caught, the delivery team would have the cashier check several different scales on the spot when delivering the cash.
Weigh out whatever amount you're given on the spot, don't turn around and cause trouble for me, saying I'm greedy for you!
The cashier quickly waved her hand, saying, "No need, no need, Grandma Guan, we definitely trust you!"
The cashier was getting anxious, yelling, "Don't refuse! Use it!"
If they're not comfortable with it now, they'll sneak off to the tax office to collect it, but they'll still be the ones getting the blame.
They quickly said that they didn't want to give up their current jobs!
The tax refund team only handles tax refunds and does not participate in remittances, so they are considered to be in a physically demanding job. They are only responsible for maintaining order at the tax office every day, and otherwise have stable days off and days off. They are so idle that they have paid leave.
This position is so coveted that everyone would be green with envy; nobody wants to lose their job.
So you better hurry up and check it honestly, and don't cause any trouble, understand?
At first, people were still worried about the year-end tax refund, but because Ye Xiqing's predecessor had gone even further, even without a refund, it was still more favorable than the previous government's policies, so people stopped complaining.
The government has actually delivered the refund to people's hands, and the people are instantly overjoyed. They've seen a living justice judge in their lifetime!
After receiving the returned silver, the new government gained even greater prestige among the people. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the government issued a proclamation announcing the minting of new coins.
Existing coins of sufficient weight will not be abolished and can still circulate. All large and inferior coins minted by the old dynasty will be discarded and used, and the government will collect and exchange them.
The new coins are significantly heavier than the old ones. Anyone with inferior coins should quickly go to the newly established banking bureau to collect them and exchange them for the new coins when they are issued.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and the entire Huaizhou is once again in an uproar.
In the final years of a dynasty, it is impossible to balance the accounts without excessive minting of coins.
Money is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people and cannot circulate. No matter how the imperial court tries to collect taxes, it cannot do so, resulting in a persistent fiscal deficit. All sorts of measures have been tried, and the only option left is to look for solutions in the monetary system.
Compared to minting inferior coins with tin plating, which consumes tin, producing large coins is much simpler. You can directly produce a "ten-cash coin," which is equivalent to ten coins. You don't even need to put on an act; you can just use this coin to buy things.
The common people certainly knew that the imperial court was openly robbing them, but what could they do? How many times had the imperial court openly robbed them? At least they put on a show.
If you only address the surface of a problem without addressing its underlying causes, the problem will simply reappear. People can't refuse large sums of money, but they have ways to avoid spending too much.
Large sums of money have a different exchange rate every day, so nobody feels comfortable using them. Full-weight money retains its value, so people avoid spending it if possible.
As a result, it was unclear whether the increased amount of large sums of money on the books was sufficient, and the original full-weight coins were no longer in circulation, creating a unique "money shortage" that accelerated the pace of economic collapse.
Now that Ye Xiqing has directly rebelled, physically eliminating all the root causes of the problem, it is only natural to treat the symptoms from the root.
The reason for not erasing the original full value of currency is that there is still no unification, and the outside world is occupied by the enemy, so the market for old currency is very broad.
Collecting inferior currency was a way to build prestige and ensure that their "Aoki Tsubo" was accepted by the public as quickly as possible.
They were right; they did indeed accept it very quickly.
The people never expected that the government could actually collect the inferior currency. As soon as the banking commission opened its offices, it was immediately bombarded by the people who wanted to exchange the inferior currency.
To alleviate the pressure, the government ordered the people to stay at home and prepare the inferior currency. The staff of the banking supervision bureau, along with clerks who specialized in manual labor, would collect the currency from house to house and make a record.
Having learned from previous examples, the people had great trust in the new government and immediately began exchanging their currency.
The collected inferior coins were melted down to mint new coins. The new government issued a proclamation to recruit the best minting craftsmen to mint coins. Those who minted well were richly rewarded, while those who minted poorly were doomed.
The craftsmanship of the ancient Nine Clans Selection is top-notch. Ye Xiqing leads everyone to look at the new coins.
Those who joined Ye Xiqing's uprising never imagined that one day they would be able to mint their own coins. Is this really true...?
The newly produced coins still retain the original copper color of brass, shining brightly. If you blow on them, you can hear an exceptionally pleasant and unique copper sound.
The obverse of the coin reads "Aoki Tsuho," while the reverse side, after much brainstorming, came up with a slogan that perfectly suited their team: "Eliminate violence and bring peace to the people."
Although some people have suggested that the slogan engraved on the coins should be "Peaceful and tranquil," these four words seem too contradictory and too menacing.
Copper itself has the aura of metal and sword; if we add words related to killing and warfare, wouldn't that be adding violence upon violence? The suggestion, led by Zhu Niangzi, is to use "peace and tranquility throughout the world."
It conveys a sense of peace and harmony, and also alludes to the divine will of Mount Tai, which perfectly aligns with the basis for their uprising.
After much deliberation, the crowd wavered between "peace and prosperity for the nation" and "eliminating tyranny and bringing peace to the people," but Ye Xiqing finally made the final decision and chose the latter.
It wasn't that she had any deep intentions; she had just seen too much of the former and wanted to see something new.
If you let her make the decision, she won't just do it casually.
Everyone: ...
In reality, most people prefer peace and stability to eliminating violence and bringing peace to the people, since it's about money and good fortune.
At first, I was happy to see the money, but when I looked at it from another angle, it was all about eliminating evil and bringing peace to the people. Who could still be laughing?
Even after Ye Xiqing made the decision, Zhu Niangzi still had different opinions and tried to persuade Ye Xiqing.
Ye Xiqing was speechless. "Then why did you ask me to film this?"
Zhu Niangzi sought Ye Xiqing's approval because she thought Ye Xiqing would agree with her opinion. Anyone would think that "Peace and Prosperity Under Heaven" would be better. Who would have thought that Ye Xiqing's vision was so low!
Just as the two were about to start arguing again, Lady Mei quickly stepped forward and explained calmly, "I think both the King and the Prime Minister have valid points."
"The sword of eliminating violence and bringing peace to the people represents the king's ambition to eradicate all evil villains in the world. The people have long suffered from oppression and are in dire straits. They have long awaited this sharp blade. It is truly inspiring."
"Peace and prosperity for the world is a lofty ambition. Although I am in Huaizhou, I have already set my sights on the world. We righteous men are not meant to be confined to a small pond. One day, we will bring peace and prosperity to the world. This ambition is truly boundless."
"Everything has two sides, and things have yin and yang; they are two sides of the same coin, so why distinguish between them?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiqing was overjoyed. "Excellent! Well said! Then let's have both!"
Turning to look at Zhu Niangzi, I reflected on why others didn't like listening to what I said.
Bamboo Maiden: ...
She was tricked again for no reason. Although she had achieved her goal, something felt off about Zhu Niangzi.
Oh well, at least we've finally reached a conclusion. We didn't actually choose either one; we want both.
Ye Xiqing was clutching her "Eliminate the tyranny and bring peace to the people" banner, while Prime Minister Wu was picking up her "Peace and prosperity for the world" banner. The banners of the righteous army had also changed to these two.
In a time when education was not widespread, the first thing people learned was the characters engraved on coins.
After the two types of coins were passed down, people only needed to look at the flags to know which army was coming, which was the best form of advertising.
In the past, every time the currency was changed, the people complained bitterly. The quality of the coins was getting worse with each generation. The most valuable coins in the hands of the people were always the Founding Tongbao or the Tongbao from the prosperous years.
The decline of a dynasty can be clearly seen from the evolution of its currency. Now, King Aoki has abolished all those worthless coins and is issuing new ones that are bright in color and substantial in weight.
As long as the copper base was of good quality, it was a good coin. People didn't care what words were printed on it and rushed to exchange it for new coins. They even dared to take out the old Dynasty Founding Tongbao and Prosperous Tongbao that they had previously treasured and kept hidden away.
Even if the old Tongbao coins were cast to the correct weight, they would still have normal weight loss after such a long period of wear and oxidation.
The China Banking Regulatory Commission has launched a currency exchange service. Old Tongbao coins that are severely worn and unusable can be exchanged for new Tongbao coins at a 1:1 ratio.
After a series of actions, the people of Huaizhou had fully accepted the rule of the Heavenly King Qingmu, and therefore did not reject the new Tongbao coins. In fact, because of their substantial weight, they were even more popular than the old Tongbao coins, and a great many were exchanged for them.
If the military's administrative structure is like the skeleton, then the currency network is like the capillaries.
With this intricate and unbreakable vast network of coins, Huaizhou was completely brought under the rule of King Qingmu.
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