Qiming 1158

Chapter 674 The hidden danger of white strips

After meeting with Geng Xingwen, Zhou Zhi met with Zhou Mancheng, deputy general of the navy, and conveyed the order of the General Staff.

In the same way, Zhou Mancheng also said that he would obey Zhou Zhi's orders. Of course, when fighting on the front line, he hoped that Zhou Zhi would fully delegate power to him.

"You can guarantee this, Your Majesty said that the most feared thing in marching and fighting is the layman commanding the expert, sieging the city is my director, and fighting on the water is yours, don't worry, I will never interfere with the tactics of fighting on the water. ."

Zhou Zhi made a promise, and Zhou Mancheng was very satisfied.

The three armies with different organizational systems have reached an agreement on this, determined a unified command, and clarified their respective responsibilities.

Now, they can go out in unison.

At the same time, the logistics and transportation tasks led by the Privy Council were also successfully put in place.

After Su Yonglin was restructured, the Privy Council became the chief steward of the army and was no longer responsible for commanding the army to fight. However, when the army fought, the Privy Council needed to command auxiliary soldiers and the people to ensure the army's logistical supply. If there were any shortage of front-line soldiers, they would definitely be held accountable. Privy Council.

Because of this relationship, Sun Ziyi had already started preparations for logistical supplies after Su Yonglin decided to go to war.

This operation is still in accordance with the past practice, the nearby expedition and dispatch of civilians to participate in the logistics support for the army, and the mobilization of auxiliary soldiers in the army as the core of the logistics support force to organize the team of civilians.

After Su Yonglin clarified the professionalism of the soldiers, he also clarified the professionalism of the auxiliary soldiers. He also included the auxiliary soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council and gave them corresponding treatment and attention.

Compared with soldiers, the treatment of auxiliary soldiers is about one-third of that of soldiers. The direct income is not high, but the workload is not small. Many things have to be done by auxiliary soldiers, but auxiliary soldiers are also counted as Ming army soldiers and their families. They also have military status and enjoy preferential policy treatment.

Auxiliary soldiers are indeed an indispensable part of the army, and their existence is very necessary.

For example, the maintenance of weapons, there are many weapons in the army, weapons need maintenance, and different weapons require different maintenance methods, how to maintain knives and guns, how to maintain bows and crossbows, how to maintain bed crossbows, how to maintain siege equipment, etc. These things are not casual If you can find someone to solve it, at this time, you need professional auxiliary soldiers to take charge.

In addition, some special units also need the help of auxiliary soldiers, such as heavy cavalry units. Heavy cavalry cannot move alone. They need help to wear armor, and also need help to mount and dismount. A heavy cavalry requires at least two professional auxiliary soldiers. Help prepare for battle.

Therefore, when it comes to the recruitment of auxiliary soldiers, Su Yonglin generally prefers to solve it within the army.

Generally speaking, every time the army streamlines personnel and lays off unqualified soldiers, the Ming army will give soldiers two choices: one is to stay and turn into auxiliary soldiers to continue to serve the army, and the other is to return to their hometown, participate in the distribution of land, and do farming.

In this case, most of the dismissed soldiers would choose to become auxiliary soldiers and continue to work in the familiar army. Most of the auxiliary soldiers in the Ming army came from this.

Once the war starts, the local government will issue the local people to participate in the support of the army logistics according to the order of the Privy Council.

At this time, the auxiliary soldiers in the army who are familiar with military affairs will automatically become the captains of the civilian husbands, leading different numbers of civilian husbands to provide logistical support for the army, and using their professional knowledge to ensure that military materials will not be damaged by ignorant civilian husbands.

This war is the same.

Su Yonglin signed an order to allow the Privy Council to mobilize 10 local civilians in Shandong to provide logistical support for the army, and the Shandong local government to assist the Privy Council in handling this matter.

Then he issued an order from the center of the revival association, instructing the revival associations in all parts of Shandong to fully cooperate with local officials, mobilize human and material resources that would not affect the level of spring ploughing arrangements, and fully provide support for the army.

Auxiliary soldiers participating in the aftermath support operation naturally have corresponding arrangements, while the civilian husband participating in the logistics support operation will be provided with meals and subsidies by the local government in accordance with the labor service regulations, which is counted as participating in labor service.

In terms of remuneration, if the local finance allows, the local finance will give money, and if the finance does not allow, the Privy Council will issue a white note to the people's husband as a compensation for expenses, which can be used for tax deduction in the future.

It is worth mentioning that Su Yonglin has never allowed local officials to issue white notes, and this power has always been in the hands of the central authority.

If there is money, the local government should give the money as much as possible, so that the laborers can get real money or things.

In the case of no money, the corresponding central department will issue a white note, and report it to the Ministry of Finance for approval and record, and then get the white note and distribute it to the private sector.

For example, for military-related mobilization, the Central Privy Council issues a white paper, and for engineering-related mobilization, the Central Ministry of Industry issues a white paper. Generally speaking, these two departments have the power to issue white paper, and they must be reported to the Ministry of Finance for approval and filing. , don't mess around.

If this power is delegated to the local government, what kind of troubles will be caused, and Su Yonglin is not without consideration.

And in the end, white bars are just a transitional alternative policy.

Because a large number of projects were launched, the Ming Empire was financially tight and could not get too much money. It could only use this method of borrowing to borrow from the private sector to complete the projects and actions.

Su Yonglin used the government's reputation as a guarantee to give Bai Tiao a certain value, so that Bai Tiao could borrow the human and material resources of the people and use it to complete large projects ahead of schedule.

Essentially, it's a loan clerk.

When the government's credibility is perfect, the value of white bars is very strong.

For example, Su Yonglin heard that there is not enough currency in private transactions, or copper coins are too heavy, and people are not willing to carry too heavy copper coins with them. trade.

And once there is a problem with the government's credibility, the white paper will instantly become waste paper and be worthless.

So three months before the founding of the People's Republic of China, when Su Yonglin heard that some people used white bars for currency transactions, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have inadvertently created a special kind of paper currency.

A paper currency backed by the credibility of the central government and government taxes.

Although there is no possibility of large-scale rollout for the time being, if we can rely on the white paper to promote the trust of the people in the central government, it will undoubtedly lay a solid foundation for China to enter the era of gold and silver standard and paper money economy in the future.

Copper has many uses and is a very good material for physical and chemical experiments. Moreover, China is short of copper. It is too wasteful to use copper to cast money on a large scale.

The continued circulation of copper coins will only continue to trigger deflation and economic crisis, which will affect the further development of China's economy.

After all, it is still relatively difficult to engage in seigniorage in this era.

And if the gold and silver standard system can be established through government credit banknotes, so that the economy of Daming can get rid of its dependence on copper coins, it will be of great benefit to the economic and scientific development of Daming in the future.

However, China is also not a country rich in gold and silver. If it wants to become a gold and silver standard, I am afraid that the import of external gold and silver will be indispensable.

That may require foreign expansion and colonial economic plunder...

Su Yonglin's mind quickly jumped to a faraway place.

Afterwards, Su Yonglin quickly realized the importance of white strips.

Since then, Su Yonglin has carried out all-round monitoring of baitiao, and specially set up a baitiao monitoring department under the Finance Department of the General Affairs Bureau, which is the predecessor of the Baitiao Department under the Ministry of Finance today.

After more than two months of investigation, Su Yonglin came to a conclusion that the existing white strips are at great risk of being forged and abused.

When Su Yonglin thought of the white strip as a temporary way to relieve financial tension, he didn't intend to use it for a long time. He also expected that the people would soon give up the white strip in exchange for real benefits, so he just cut the white strip out of paper and wrote words and stamped it. is ready to use.

But now it seems that because of the high credibility of baitiao, people in some areas seem to use baitiao as currency in the field of economic circulation. It is no longer regarded as a time bomb, and there is no need to get rid of it in time. Some people even collect and store it.

At present, there may not be some people with impure minds, and no one has come up with any crooked ideas, but no one can guarantee that there will be no such people, which will inevitably lead to the risk of counterfeit coins.

(End of this chapter)