Qiming 1158

Chapter 1241 Can these Jiaozi really be exchanged for iron money?
Once this matter is operated, Jiang Fu himself will be in a very dangerous situation.

But Jiang Fu felt that as long as the news was not revealed, as long as the secret was kept firmly, and another team was set up to take charge of this matter, then no one would know who was behind the operation.

His identity is so clear, maybe it is also a perfect opportunity to be a deep water wolf, and maybe he can live to the end.

The premise of everything is - secrecy.

Jiang Fu was very cautious when it came to his own life.

Soon after, under his order, a secret department of money printing division hidden in the Ministry of Household was born. Jiang Fu personally served as the chief secretary, and he selected the most trusted men to work in it.

The "money printing machine" of the Chengdu court began to operate secretly, strictly blocking information both internally and externally, and never let anyone know that this batch of Jiaozi was printed, and let no one know what the purpose of this batch of Jiaozi was. Where will it be sent.

Those who do this must be strictly controlled for personal freedom, and they are never allowed to leave the designated area without permission, otherwise they will all be arrested and jailed.

Everyone involved in the project was given a high salary, and the immediate family members were kept as hostages by the court to prevent them from dissent and sabotage the court's plan.

After a series of careful preparations, the conspiracy began to work.

It is very difficult to make physical currency, but it is almost not difficult to print handouts with paper.

The technology related to printing is in their hands. With Jiang Fu's order, millions of cards of different denominations were printed casually.

Only the cooperation of Jiang Fu is not enough, the Privy Council must also cooperate.

They need to stabilize the army in the early stage, and try every means to get the soldiers to accept the handicap and not cause trouble, so this matter was secretly told to Wu Lin by Zhao Buxi himself.

Of course, Wu Lin didn't know the whole content. He didn't know that Zhao Buxi planned to use Jiaozi to make a wave of rich people's money. He just knew that Zhao Buxi would use the printed Jiaozi to reward soldiers.

Wu Lin felt that the problem was not small, and wanted to persuade Zhao Busi to treat the matter with caution.

He doesn't think there is any financial problem, he just thinks very directly that the soldiers will be more or less depressed when they find out that their reward is Jiaozi. Everyone knows that iron money is stronger than Jiaozi, and whether Jiaozi is valuable or not is involved. It is relatively large, and individuals will prefer iron money to Jiaozi.

So his advice is also very solid and simple.

"Rewarding the army with coins will make the army feel happy and invigorated. If you reward the army with Jiaozi, the army will probably lose heart. Please, Your Majesty, please investigate!"

After listening to Wu Lin's words, Zhao Buxi just sighed slightly and shook his head.

"Of course I know that this is not a small problem, but the national treasury really can't get the money, and now I can only reward the army through Yinjiaozi. Wu Xianggong, in order to boost the morale of the army, I have an idea. "

Wu Lin blinked and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

"Let the Privy Council inform the officers in the army and ask them to say something good for Jiaozi, saying that this is because the imperial court was concerned about the difficulty of marching, so the specially prepared Jiaozi was completely different from the Jiaozi circulating in the general market.

Everyone doesn't like the Jiaozi on the market, but this military special Jiaozi can be completely exchanged for a sufficient amount of iron money, just to make it easy for soldiers to carry, so the army will be more peaceful, you Say what? "

Zhao Buxi looked at Wu Lin expectantly.

Wu Lin couldn't say that this approach would definitely be useless.

Because the concept of special offerings in the military has never been used by rulers, the soldiers probably couldn't tell the difference between these Jiaozi and ordinary Jiaozi for a while.

But the soldiers are definitely not fools. Like the peasants, they value the immediate interests very much, and they are very persistent in the immediate interests. They are more dangerous than the peasants when they go to the battlefield, and they may die at any time, so they also value the real interests more than the peasants. Money reward.

If they are not satisfied, they may mutiny at any time.

In the final analysis, the previous rulers were still too impersonal, and the things they did were unrecognizable underworld things. Even the blood and tears of the soldiers were embezzled and exploited, so that the soldiers had to take extreme measures to fight for their own interests. ruler.

When you are in battle, you threaten officers, don’t obey orders and don’t fight if you don’t give money, let the war fail, and let everyone play their lives together.

To be able to force the soldiers to this point, one can imagine what the ecology of the feudal army was, and also imagine how the generals in the Western Army harmed the soldiers under their command.

Soldiers at the bottom of the food chain would not dare to stand up unless they were tricked into ruining their homes.

In this situation, it can only be said that they have no trust in each other, no glory, no ties, and only cold interests.

Wu Lin was very strict in controlling the soldiers, and the military law was strict, but he did not dare to be careful with the soldiers when it came to the distribution of interests.

Give what should be given, give what you have, and never make mistakes in economics.

Therefore, his soldiers generally have a certain degree of trust in him. During the Jin-Song War, he never lost his chain. It is rare to follow him to climb the ice and lie down in the snow to fight against the Jin soldiers.

Wu Lin, who was born in the large group of the Western Army of the Northern Song Dynasty, knew very well how precious credibility was in the army, and how rare it was for him to have credibility——

And now Zhao Buyi's approach is to let Wu Lin use the credibility he has earned from his life's battles to support the Chengdu court.

The soldiers did not necessarily trust the Chengdu court, but if Wu Lin spoke up, the soldiers would give him a face and believe him once.

This can make this batch of no different military special offerings have the effect of making a fortune.

The price is that once the promise cannot be fulfilled, Wu Lin's reputation earned from decades of fighting will collapse, and it will be basically impossible to build it up again.

How is this not a big gamble?

Therefore, Wu Lin's face was very ugly.

"Your Majesty, can these Jiaozi really be exchanged for iron money?"

Hearing this, Zhao Buxi was silent for a while, then lowered his face and looked at Wu Lin.

"Of course it can be exchanged. Why, Wu Xianggong thinks this strategy is not easy to use?"

Wu Lin quickly denied it.

"I dare not, but Your Majesty, the trust of the soldiers in the general is an important reason for the army to win the battle. Once this trust is lost, it is really hard to say whether the army will be ordered to fight to the death."

Zhao Buxi heard the meaning of Wu Lin's words and let out a long sigh.

"During the army's march and expedition, there is no opportunity to exchange money for money. After the victory of the rebellion, the court's finances will be rich, and there will naturally be money to exchange for this batch of money. Xianggong Wu should think about it for the court. This matter can't be delayed any longer. already."

Wu Lin sighed in his heart, realizing that he might not be able to retreat completely this time.

Even so, he couldn't refuse Zhao Buxi's request.

"Sir... according to the order."

The emperor you choose, you have to recognize when you cry, and the path you choose, you have to walk down on your knees.

But Zhao Bunyi doesn't seem to have any psychological burden at all.

He is still outputting.

"Also, this matter is a top secret. The fewer people who know it, the better. It's better for Wu Xianggong not to tell other people what I told you, how?"

"Sir... according to the order."

Wu Lin reluctantly nodded in approval of Zhao Buxi's order.

So Wu Lin, in accordance with Zhao Buxi's request, issued an order in his own name to the officers of the front-line expedition forces that only officers could know.

The imperial court ordered that because of financial difficulties, there was not enough iron money to reward the army for the time being, so they printed a batch of special offerings from the army to the soldiers, hoping to have the effect of quenching their thirst.

The military officers need to cooperate with the court, publicize the advantages of Jiaozi, suppress the ethos of resisting Jiaozi in the army, and measure the painstaking efforts of the court.

Of course, the rewards of middle and senior officers are also specially provided.

There are iron coins and copper coins, and even some gold, silver, pearls and jade, and those Shu brocade, tea and porcelain that were not easy to sell in the past are given to the officers and given to the officers.

This move is to unite the middle and senior officers, and temporarily suppress the resentment of the grassroots officers and soldiers, so that the war can continue.

As long as the middle and senior officers maintain the same height as the court, they can pressure the army to follow the court.

For the time being, no problem for the time being.

(End of this chapter)