Wild North America 1846

Chapter 158 Minting Power

The three of them drank and chatted, talking about the battles of the past, the customs and customs of North America, the bison herds on the Montana wilderness, and the motherland of China...

"The newspaper said that in the past few years, there have been constant floods, droughts, and insect plagues in several southern provinces. The Tartar court is still exploiting the people, and corrupt officials are increasingly extorting money. The long-haired bandits, the Hui people in Shaanxi, and the Nian army revolted one after another, and the flames of war spread from the coastal provinces to Huguang, half of the country in the southwest, and a great chaos is imminent..."

drank for a long time
Several people were [-]% to [-]% drunk, Second Lieutenant Fan Pengfei brought up this heavy topic with his tongue out, with a look of grief and indignation on his face, he put down the chopsticks in his hand and continued;

"People in troubled times are not as good as dogs! How many times in the middle of the night when I wake up from a dream, my mind is filled with countless fleeing people staggering forward. That tragic scene will never be forgotten. The fleeing people fell down as they walked, Just like my father, mother and siblings at home, never getting up again..."

Speaking of here
A burst of heavy emotions welled up in his heart, his nose sore, and Fan Pengfei's long-suppressed emotions broke out, tears streaming down his face, and he couldn't help but choked up; "It's too difficult, I can't live on!"

"Hey... It's not easy for anyone to live, I feel the same way!"

"Yes, but it's thousands of miles across the ocean, what can we ordinary people do?"

"What can I do? I have already sent money to my family and sent a letter. Taking advantage of the current situation is still stable, I hurriedly bought a few boat tickets to go to North America. Whether it is gold panning or working, it is not at all important to have a full meal." The problem, there is still a lot of hope in life, it is better than suffering in my hometown."

"That's reasonable. Many people in our army have already done this. It's no exaggeration to say that North America is full of gold. As long as you put down your body and bend over to pick it up, you can make a fortune."

"It's not just a round belly? As long as you have a bit of craftsmanship, it's still a thing to marry a wife and have children in our kingdom, buy land and buy real estate? The days are so beautiful that you can get your nose soaked, okay?"

"Hahaha...that's very reasonable..."

The emotional turnaround was so fast, Fan Pengfei couldn't bear the emotion said by his two partners before the tears were dry on his face, so he couldn't resist rolling his eyes.

It's a pity that I am an orphan. My parents, siblings and siblings all died during the famine. Fortunately, there are still my second uncle, fourth uncle, fifth uncle and other relatives in the village.

When conditions permit, he also has the idea of ​​writing a letter to send money back.

Overseas Chinese are like this. Without relatives and clansmen around them, they seem like rootless weeds. Even though they are surrounded by Chinese compatriots with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, they are foreigners after all.

Mirror Lake Palace
"The government's first priority now... is to ensure that the Chinese immigrants are properly settled, so that they can have jobs, food, and livelihood. After working for a few years, they can start a family, marry a wife and have children, and even rent a house. come down."

Li Cha tapped the desk heavily with his fingers to emphasize the importance of this task, and the purpose was to attract the attention of all the royal courtiers, and always tighten the string.

in the hall

Li Cha took the high seat at the head, and the heads of more than [-] government officials below stood with their hands down. Next to him, there was a royal secretary sitting on the side writing and writing, recording the details of the conversation between His Majesty and the courtiers.

This is a routine royal meeting, three times a week, related to the people's livelihood of the Tang Kingdom, foreign policy, key projects, military and trade, etc., will pass decisions and promulgate and implement them at the royal meeting.

Li Cha has always firmly grasped the power of administration. When he was leading the army abroad, he used flying rides to send messages and long-distance telegrams to command remotely.

He glanced sharply at the ministers, and said in a steady tone;
"The quality of the resettlement work is related to the major issues of returning home and living and working in peace and contentment. Any problems that arise must not be neglected, lest they chill people's hearts.

The so-called; people do not stand without rules.

Only by establishing good rules first, can businessmen know what to do and what not to do, where are their legal rights and obligations?
Whether it is an enterprise or a merchant, only by paying taxes legally can they develop healthily within the order of the kingdom and share in the increasingly prosperous economic results.

The same is true for government officials. The Royal Police Administration will open a supervision mailbox to accept reports of government officials' dereliction of duty and corruption, and use public opinion to supervise the government and officials.

The Royal Commissioner for Internal Affairs will set up a special office to be responsible for accepting reports of official corruption cases. Once verified, they will be severely punished.

Wang Guozheng has only been established for more than two years, and there have been some very bad signs of government-business collusion, which deserves everyone's vigilance.

Gentlemen love fortune, in a proper way……"

Li Cha talked for a while about some of the recent problems that have arisen in the Kingdom government, and then ordered Sequoia Bank General Manager Alan Maupassant, Finance Commissioner Huang Yuanqing, Economic Commissioner Chen Cailiang, and Interior Commissioner Chen Chuan to stay. Everyone can leave and do their own thing.

After a group of courtiers saluted respectfully, they left the hall one after another.

After going out, most of them felt the sweat on their backs and dreaded for a while. His Majesty's gaze was too sharp, as if he could see through the depths of his heart at a glance. It was too stressful to face His Majesty directly.

in the meeting hall

Interior Commissioner Chen Chuan's work is the simplest. It is about setting up a special agency to accept reports from the public sent by police stations around the country, and to clarify responsibilities for corruption cases within the government.

This department has independent investigative powers and is responsible for supervising and supervising government officials at all levels. It is named the "Integrity Office" and is directly responsible to Interior Commissioner Chen Chuan.

After a few instructions, Chen Chuan stepped back obediently.

Only then did Li Cha come down from the upper throne, and greeted several other people to sit down in the side hall. The court maid served tea and pastries, and talked in detail about a series of problems after the issuance of the "Tang Yuan" currency.

Now that the official "Tang Yuan" currency has been issued, the army, enterprises, businesses and private trade within the Tang Kingdom are all denominated in the new currency, which belongs to the mixed circulation stage of the new currency and various versions of the US dollar, pound sterling, franc and peso.

The new currency is issued under the auspices of the Financial Commissioner's Office of the Datang Kingdom, and Sequoia Bank is responsible for the specific issue of banknotes.

Therefore, the report on currency issuance matters was elaborated by Alan Maupassant, general manager of Sequoia Bank, and Huang Yuanqing, financial commissioner, added that it involved several major issues in currency issuance.

The first problem is currency printing.

For the printing of the new version of Tangyuan banknotes, the relevant special paper is made of pulp imported from the UK, and plant fibers unique to North America are added, and it is finally made after dozens of complicated processes.

The special paper for confidential banknotes has the advantages of smooth and clean surface, deep ink printing immersion, bright patterns, good color fastness, durable use, and resistance to rubbing and folding, which is completely different from ordinary paper.

The banknote special paper added with North American unique plant fiber is naturally light green in color, has good anti-counterfeiting and non-replicable characteristics, and is printed with a British banknote printing machine. It is one of the best banknotes today.

The disadvantage is that the production of special paper for banknotes is expensive, and the special printing equipment is controlled by British technicians. It is neither allowed to touch nor touch, let alone operate the equipment.

For this situation, Li Cha has no good solution.

The entire set of imported British banknote printing equipment is controlled by managers and banknote printing technicians sent by the British banknote printing factory. Many confidentiality clauses are so harsh that it is unacceptable, but they have to hold their noses.

Otherwise, such advanced special-purpose multi-color banknote printing equipment cannot be obtained.

The current printing and distribution of banknotes and coins is progressing in an orderly manner.

Leaving aside the Chang'an Banknote Printing Factory, as long as the "Tang Yuan" banknotes can be printed and issued smoothly at present, other problems can be solved later, and there is no rush.

The Chang’an Mint’s situation is much better. The gold, silver and copper coins in the new currency issue also use die-casting equipment imported from England. Due to the insensitive technology, most of them are operated by trained Chinese workers.

The Tang Kingdom itself is an area rich in gold, and the largest copper mine in the Americas, the Morenchi Copper Mine, has also been put into production. In addition, it is close to Mexico, which is rich in silver, and has abundant gold, silver and copper resources. Therefore, a large number of coins with different denominations were issued. , widely praised by the masses, with a high degree of acceptance.

Some of the exquisite gold, silver and copper coins minted by the Tang Kingdom are extremely popular in the surrounding Mexico and the Qing Dynasty on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and are used as hard currency.

It is precisely because they are so popular that various coins are lost very quickly, and the amount is not small. On the contrary, the internal market of the kingdom is relatively scarce.

In response to this problem, Richard's instructions are to further increase the number of silver and copper coins issued, continue to maintain the rhythm and quantity of gold coin issuance, and alleviate the loss of market circulation.

Through trade with Mexico in the south, a large amount of Mexican silver flowed into the Datang Kingdom. There is no shortage of such things. In addition, the Datang Kingdom itself is a country with extremely rich copper resources, and silver coins and copper coins can be issued openly.

The silver and copper coins of the Great Tang Kingdom, which are rich in weight, good in color, and exquisitely minted, can achieve a huge profit of 15% just by collecting the casting tax.

The issuance of gold coins must be controlled to prevent the outflow of a large amount of gold resources.

Countries in the world today have never paid much attention to the rights and interests of coinage.

Especially the rough Mexican silver coins, the copper coins with insufficient copper content in the Qing Dynasty, the troublesome use of silver, and the privately printed banknotes of various states in the United States can clearly reflect this feature.

The people of any country are not stupid, and the exquisitely minted coins of the Tang Kingdom entered the markets of Mexico, Central America and the Qing Dynasty, and were immediately widely welcomed.

The heavy copper and silver coins themselves have the value of currency circulation. Not only are they easy to use in these countries, but they will also become good money widely accepted by merchants and the public, and they are even reluctant to use them.

This is the strange phenomenon in the circulation of money in the world today, and it is also the real reason why the more and more coins of the Tang Kingdom are minted, the shortage of circulation in the market.

(End of this chapter)