Yi Song

Chapter 289 Rich Man Murong

Liangzhe Road runs to Danyang County, Runzhou.

This became the seat of the administrative offices of envoys in Zhejiang and southeastern coastal areas.

Liu Guozhang specifically wanted to head the southeast coast establishment mission.

He plausibly said that Fang La was causing trouble in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, which are close to the sea. If the thieves were forced by the government and the army to escape into the sea and disturb the coast, the place would be unstable and the fleet that trafficked rare treasures from overseas would also be greatly affected. .

Zhao Ji knew nothing about the geography of the southeast. He didn't know that the city of Hangzhou occupied by Fang La was not a good port at all because of Hangzhou Bay.

The real good port in Zhejiang and Zhejiang is Mingzhou, which is along the Yangtze River.

If you only know how to get close to the sea, you can go boating and escape.

In addition to the following sentence, the fleet is blocked and the overseas rare treasures cannot be transported, which makes it even more unsightly.

Ever since Murong Jun took office in Yangzhou, rare treasures from "overseas" have emerged one after another, and Zhao Ji has successfully turned his attention to these objects.

The sea is connected.

The Song Dynasty is known as the dynasty with the largest number of peasant uprisings in historical records, which were maintained by local soldiers and archers.

In the same way, the Nanhai Maritime Group, which occupied Guangzhou and Quanzhou and was dominated by food merchants, dared to prevent Murong Jun's fleet from going south. Liu Erlang dared to wield the iron fist of the feudal society of the Song Dynasty and beat them to pieces.

Little did Zhao Ji know that this envoy to the southeast coast was what Liu Erlang wanted most.

"These 20,000 young men are drawn from the Desheng, Desui, and Changshui armies. According to my regulations, they have daily military training, and the training methods and intensity are better than those of the Forbidden Army.

The monarchs and ministers in Bianjing City would not understand this truth.

It can be said bluntly that these rural archers have higher military literacy and richer combat experience than the local Forbidden Army! "

The pirates who destroyed the Southeast Commercial Road and blocked the Southeast Sea Channel are hiding along the coast of Jingdong East Road. I want to destroy them. Will the Dengzhou Navy dare not obey?

The rest of the young men are archers from local soldiers from all over the country. Nowadays, the military preparations of the Song Dynasty are depleted, and the imperial army in the hinterland is inferior to that of the Xiang army. They rely entirely on the rural archers to support their appearance.

Although the scale is not large, the number has increased, and they have become elite soldiers after long battles.

"Half of the estimated 45,000 Jianghuai and Jiangnan Qingzhuang are in place. For this training, I asked Wang Yan and Chen Guang to take the lead, and asked Wang De, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Huangfu Yuan, Fu Huchen, and Wei Changsheng to assist them and strive for In two months, the training was completed.”

Yes, I sent Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Wang De, Wang Yan, Chen Guang and other famous generals who have left their names in history, as well as the elite flag-bearer guards who I personally brought, and the backbone selected by the Hongying Party and the Red Heart Society.

"Two months, I'm too anxious."

The only naval coach in the Song Dynasty has great autonomy, no matter how powerful he is, you don't care. In Liu Erlang's hands, he could even intervene in the Dengzhou navy in charge of Goryeo and Liaodong.

Liu Guozhang sat in the pavilion in the backyard of the Zhizhishi Yamen and said slowly.

"Two months are just to let them get used to the drill, march, combat regulations and military laws and disciplines I formulated. Fang La looks extremely cruel, but you and I both know his details. Forty-five thousand elite troops are enough. "

Murong Jun hugged the eldest sister, coaxing her and talking to her.

After thinking about it, I didn't add a propaganda envoy anyway. I just set up an envoy along the southeast coast to ensure the smooth flow of the Southeast Sea Route and trade routes, so I just gave it to him.

With so many powerful people serving you together, Fang La, you are really worth it!

"What's more important is the economy! Master, take advantage of this opportunity to let the Commercial Bank fully issue the banknotes you have been planning for a long time."

Murong Jun's eyes lit up, and he looked down to see that the eldest sister was already asleep on her shoulder. She stretched out her hand to call the wet nurse and maid who were standing far away, and took her eldest sister to sleep. She picked up the teacup and took a sip to calm down her excitement.

"This is indeed a great opportunity. Fang La is causing chaos in the southeast. The roads are blocked and people are panicked. They are in urgent need of ballast. The people in the southeast know the strength of the Commercial Bank.

Anyone who cares about your relationship with Liu Erlang knows it well. Now that we have the banner of Zhizhishi, we are even more trustworthy. "

Murong Jun glanced at it and asked, "Why let the Commercial Bank go first? Fufeng Bank and Tongsheng Bank are not weak either."

"Fufeng Bank has many shareholders, and too many forces are involved. Most of Tongsheng Bank's shareholders are the military and civilians of the northwest, and their influence can affect the whole body. It is still the Commercial Bank, which is always controlled by you, and there are fewer forces involved, and there are not so many fetters. "

Murong Jun said with high spirits: "Just do it! I have been preparing for a long time. I have already saved the silver needed to issue banknotes. In the past two years, maritime merchants from Dongbo, Nanhai and other places have sent a lot of money Gold and silver, I keep them all.

I have also prepared all the more important supplies. All the commercial banks under my name are well prepared, the financial system is unified, and the internal settlement system has been implemented for a period of time."

It seemed that she had been preparing for this for a long time, and she talked a lot about it.

"You are right. We cannot rely solely on gold and silver to issue banknotes. I originally thought of issuing gold and silver coins at the same time and promoting them together with banknotes. Your letter reminded me that I also feel that it is wrong. When we issue gold and silver coins, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get it back.

I did some calculations and found that the business in the southeast alone uses silver, which requires about 3 million taels a year for turnover. Now the light cotton industry is doubling every year.

Other industries such as sugar, silk, tea, glass, soap, and spirits are also growing rapidly, and the required circulating currency is expected to be massive. Where can I get so much money? "

Yes, several large silver mines in Japan have not exploded, and the world-class silver mines in Central and South America have not been mined. The small amount of money from Persia, Dashi, Tianzhu and Japan simply cannot support such a large industrial and commercial trade.

New currencies must be found, otherwise the cost of trade will be too high and it will be easy to get stuck.

"After thinking about it, I think what you said makes sense. The essence of currency is the intermediary of transactions. The key is that it can buy what you want anytime and anywhere.

I'll start from this aspect. With the banknotes of the Commercial Bank, you can buy various things at various merchants in the southeast. Grain, cotton, silk, tea, porcelain, glass, treasures. You can stay at the Yuelai Inn and have a big meal at the Meihuilai Hotel.

Now that Fang La is causing trouble to both Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and the southeast is in turmoil, the convenience of banknotes from the Commercial Bank is even more valuable. "

"Yes, the most important thing about currency is the confidence of people in the world in it. If you think it is useful, it is valuable. If you think it is useless, it is worthless.

I will also cooperate with you and entrust you with all the money, food and equipment needed for the envoy. The Commercial Bank of China gave me the invoice, so that the Grain Division would use it to purchase supplies, and then allocate money, grain and supplies from the Treasury of the Transportation Division to offset it. "

"Actually, one of the best ways for this banknote to circulate is for the government to allow it to be used to pay taxes."

Liu Guozhang turned to look at Murong Jun and found that the former master of Lingguang Academy and the best swordsman in Bianjing was getting further and further away from being a business tycoon and a chaebol boss.

It's good that the southeast is in her hands, which means that the source of the world's taxes is in her hands, and she can rest assured.

She will definitely support Yi Song in the future.

Based on her resentment towards Zhao Ji, my father cannot sit on this throne, and neither can anyone else, including my biological uncle. It is better for my husband to sit on this throne.

On the other hand, Zhao Fujin, who is Zhao Ji's biological daughter, must have some resistance to Yi Song's affairs. The blood relationship between father and daughter will be cut off for a while.

But she was also a sign. She was an excellent excuse for the old officials of Zhao and Song to join the new dynasty. The righteousness of the world spoken by scribes and scholars is actually just a step, a grand reason for them to soften their bodies.

If you want a smooth transition, Zhao Fujin is a good step.

However, he must find a way to sever the tie between Wu Niangzi and Zhao Song, otherwise the new dynasty he established may soon face new civil strife.

A long way to go!

(End of this chapter)