The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1177: Hiding Wealth among the People [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

"I'm back to the point where I have so much money I don't know what to do with it. It's so hard!"

Chen Jian looked up at the skylight in a Versailles manner.

When he was the King of Qi, the State of Qi did not build up its military preparations. Although corrupt officials were rampant, no one dared to shortchange him.

Therefore, the people of Qi were known to be the richest people in the world at that time, not to mention the King of Qi who had not had war for forty years.

"You will be beaten for saying that, sir!" said the adjutant helplessly.

Before Chen Jian came, the Bingzhou Grain Administration Office was so poor that it could only eat bran and vegetables. Even the officials of the Grain Administration Office only had jerky meat but no vegetables for their meals.

Now they not only had enough meat, but also had fruits and vegetables after meals, as well as fresh, high-quality tea sent from Chu and even Wu Yue.

This is Bingzhou. What is most lacking is never meat, but fruits and vegetables. Tea is only seen by top nobles. Even top nobles are reluctant to drink it on weekdays. They only have a little bit of it when entertaining guests or during festivals.

Now, tea is a must-have in their daily work.

As for salaries, as the purse of Bingzhou, they adhere to the principle of high salaries to maintain integrity, and the salaries are also the highest in the entire Bingzhou system.

"Drink more of this tea. Only by drinking more can you have enough energy to work!" Chen Jian cursed in a low voice as he looked at the group of country bumpkins who had never seen the world.

Tea? As the King of Qi, he never lacked it, and the tea he drank was specially supplied.

Therefore, he knew better that in addition to relieving greasiness, tea also had another function, which was to keep people awake!

Because he knew this effect, tea became a must-have item in the office of the Neishi Yamen.

Feeling sleepy doesn't exist.

I have taken out such precious tea to give to you as daily office consumables, and you still have the nerve to sleep?

"Yes!" Everyone nodded.

If you are lazy while drinking such precious tea, you would be unworthy of the tea and the high salary given by the government.

"I have called you all here today for only one topic. The gold from Yelang and the jade from Dian will flood into the Chinese market. At that time, the currency will depreciate and prices will soar. Although the biggest impact will be on Qin, it is not a good thing for Bingzhou either."

"With the beastly brain of Li Yao, he will definitely think of diverting the disaster to the north!"

Chen Jian waited until all the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the special envoy sent by Yan Yan, and the messenger sent by the Prime Minister's Office were seated before starting today's parliament.

"The other party is Marquis Che after all, so Your Majesty should keep your mouth shut. It won't be good if the news gets out!" the adjutant reminded helplessly.

"Will you tell it, or will I tell it, or will you spread it?" Chen Jian looked at everyone indifferently.

"Okay, whatever your Majesty says is what it goes!" The adjutant also gave up.

I can't persuade you, I can't persuade you at all.

"Your Excellency means that Qin will use these gold and jade first to purchase materials from Bingzhou, allowing a large amount of gold and jade to flow into Bingzhou?"

The envoy sent by the Prime Minister's Office to listen to the meeting became solemn.

Bingzhou does not keep idle people, so as someone sent by the Prime Minister's Office, the envoy naturally understands economics and is not just a scoundrel who comes for a formality.

"That's right! I guess Li Yao can understand the harm caused by the massive influx of gold, but he can't think of any solution. Or maybe he knows how to solve it when he has limited manpower, but he doesn't have enough professional talents to cooperate with him."

"So, given Li Yao's helplessness, he will definitely directly flow all the gold into Bingzhou. After all, like the nobles in Yelang, the tribal leaders and nobles in Bingzhou also have this habit of collecting gold and jade."

Chen Jian sighed.

Perhaps the entire Chinese people and nobility have a collecting habit for gold and jade, but they did not have many opportunities to collect them in the past.

But even if they are collected, their influx has already caused an impact on market prices.

"So, is it wrong for me to call him a beast?" Chen Jian looked at the adjutant and asked. "..." Everyone was silent.

From this perspective, if Li Yao really did this, he would be considered a beast in Bingzhou's eyes.

"Then what should we do? Not accept it?" The messenger from the Prime Minister's Mansion frowned.

"How is that possible? They use gold to settle the bill, how can you refuse? Or does Bingzhou have another monetary system that doesn't use gold as currency?" Chen Jian was helpless.

Li Yao doesn't have that many people available, and Bingzhou is about the same.

Now that the gold is in the hands of the Qin State, Li Yao has taken the initiative.

Therefore, if Li Yao really wants to pass on the blame, Bingzhou will have to bear the consequences.

"Then what should we do?" asked the adjutant with a frown.

After working under Chen Jian for so many years, they are no longer completely clueless.

It's just too much work.

I finally understood why Chen Jian was so kind to write a letter requesting that tea be supplied first to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

This was the biggest challenge they had encountered since Chen Jian arrived.

After all, Bingzhou had no money before, so even if more gold poured in, it had nothing to do with them and they couldn't use it. They were more at the stage of barter.

"First, notify all major workshops to increase the difference to offset the massive influx of gold. As for the stockpiling of goods, sell them to the Western Regions, Qin, and the five nobles who were granted fiefdoms."

Chen Jian sat up straight.

As long as I have more goods in circulation, I can offset the price surge caused by the large amount of gold flowing into the market.

As for the situation where there are too many goods and they cannot be sold, causing a backlog, that does not exist.

Were the five fiefs given out to win over the hearts of the local people?
Nothing is easier to win people's hearts than meat and cotton-padded jackets.

After all, having enough food and clothing is what people need most and is also a requirement for survival.

"But the five titles do not have that much money!" said the adjutant, frowning.

Many of the five nobles who were granted fiefdoms, except for those who were selected, actually paid money to obtain the qualification. Moreover, when they go out in the future, they will also empty the accumulation and foundation of several generations of their family.

"Let them exchange it for local specialties. If they don't have any, let them write an IOU!"

Chen Jian had already thought of a countermeasure.

With more goods and more diverse categories, people's lives will be better.

At the same time, it can also hedge against the threat posed by a massive influx of gold, killing two birds with one stone.

Sharing wealth among the people is a compulsory lesson for the King of Qi.

"Secondly, a big reward will attract brave men. With a large amount of gold pouring in, we will have more money to recruit civilians and hand over to the Shaofu to get all the major projects in Bingzhou started as soon as possible. We have enough money!"

Chen Jian continued.

Economic crisis? Learn more about work-for-relief.

I have money, so I should try my best to spend it, put it into the hands of the people, and let the people benefit from it, isn't that good?
"After returning, I will propose to the Prime Minister to convene the Shaofu to open the parliament!" The envoy from the Prime Minister's Office expressed his opinion.

Isn't this the purpose of his coming here, to coordinate all parties?

(End of this chapter)