Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 317 Innovation Chapter Zhou Chong Discusses Politics ([-])

The King of Qin laughed and said: "With writing, the Great Qin Dynasty will last forever. This is a grand event that will last forever. Mr. Lao Zhou is here. This is the second one, and there are still eight, Mr. Zhou continued."

He is really good enough, remembering the number so accurately, Zhou Chong was a little funny in his heart, and said in response: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thought that before the world was unified, all countries had their own currencies. Currency must also be unified, Qin money should be promoted all over the world, and all currencies of other countries should be abolished."

Li Si nodded and said: "Yes, the world will be unified. If there is no unified currency, it will be difficult to exchange money and exchange, which will not be conducive to recuperation. Your Majesty, I think this matter should be done as soon as possible."

Han Fei stammered: "What Mr. Zhou said is very reasonable, but Qin Qian is already being implemented in Shandong, and it only needs to be implemented in Lingnan."

King Qin smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry to speak, Mr. Zhou still has something to say, it's not too late to listen to Mr. Zhou's words before making a decision. Please speak, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Chong continued: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong believes that the casting of coins should belong to the imperial court, and the folks are not allowed to mint coins. Anyone who violates the law will be a felony." Currency is very important, and improper control will disrupt the entire economic system. Insufficient understanding of this, the right to mint currency was not transferred to the imperial court, and money was minted by the people. The result is that a country often has several currencies in circulation, and the country cannot control economic development.

Zhou Chong doesn't know much about economics, but he knows a truth that it is more beneficial to have the right to mint currency owned by the imperial court than to let the people mint money. At least the macro-control we often say now requires monetary policy to act in concert with it. Auxiliary, it is Zhou Chong who proposed this one.

The King of Qin nodded in appreciation, and said: "This point, I think it is feasible. If the coins are not under the control of Daqin, and the people are allowed to mint money, they can cast as much as they want, and they can cast as much as they want. That's it for that."

Zhou Chong added based on the principles of modern economics, saying: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong believes that the Great Qin should mint coins according to the needs of the people. If there are too many coins, the prices of goods will skyrocket. If there are not enough coins, it will make it difficult for the people to buy and sell. "

This involves the principles of modern economics, which is beyond the cognition of that era. Although King Qin is smart, it is impossible for him to understand immediately, and said: "Why is this?"

Before Zhou Chong could speak, Gan Luo grounded his words and said, "Excuse me, my lord, have you ever seen a boat sailing on a river?"

King Qin was taken aback, and said, "I have seen it before. What does it matter?"

"It's not only related, it's very important." Gan Luo straightened his chest and said, "Your Majesty, please think about it, if the water in the river is insufficient, it will be difficult for the boat to move; if there is too much water in the river, it will overflow from the embankment, causing disaster The people, so a river that is beneficial to the people should not only guarantee sailing, but also not harm the people. Therefore, the most dangerous period for a river is summer and winter. , the river dried up, the water was insufficient, and it was not convenient for boats.

"The control of this currency is like water in a river. It is necessary to ensure that the people have enough, but not too much. If it is insufficient, it will be inconvenient for the people to buy and sell, and barter will easily occur. If it is too much, it is like a river in summer. It is easy to overflow. endanger the people."

This is not a strict economic theory, but a very simple economic thought, but under the circumstances at that time, it was not rare for Gan Luo to have this kind of understanding, it was very, very valuable. Zhou Chong shouted in his heart that this son was different Fan Xiang has a unique understanding of modern things, and it is worthwhile to teach him a lesson.

King Qin's wisdom and wisdom were immediately reflected, and he clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. Zhou's intention is very good. Gan Luo made it clear. I don't need to discuss this matter. It's settled like this. The currency is so important that I set up a casting department To manage. The amount of currency input should be determined according to the situation of the previous year, and cannot be arbitrary."

According to modern economic theory, the amount of money input in the coming year is mainly determined according to the economic operation of the previous year, and of course there must be revisions.The king of Qin had such a recognition more than 2000 years ago, and it was very valuable to raise it to such a high level. Zhou Chong greatly appreciated it in his heart.

With a thought in his mind, Zhou Chong blurted out, "Your Majesty, just doing this may not be enough for the world to recover quickly, and it is also not conducive to future development."

This is a big deal, King Qin frowned, stood up and asked: "Excuse me Mr. Zhou, but did you make a mistake?"

Zhou Chong generally doesn't scare people with alarmist words. He must have discovered something amazing when he said this. Everyone looked at Zhou Chong in amazement, waiting for him to give an answer.

"Your Majesty is wise, there's nothing wrong with it." As soon as Zhou Chong said that, King Qin felt relieved and asked, "Why is that? Mr. Zhou, tell me quickly." He sat back down again.

Zhou Chong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please think about it. If you want to invest in the next year's currency, you must know how much property the Great Qin State has in the first year. This requires keeping accounts and clarifying the property of the Great Qin State." Based on the current gross national product, that is, GDP.

This is right on point. If you want to control economic development but don't know how big the economy is, isn't that a joke?The King of Qin laughed loudly, and said: "It's fortunate that Mr. Zhou mentioned that the widow is just waking up like a dream. We must discuss this matter and find a good way. May I ask Mr. Zhou, how to do this?"

Zhou Chong said bluntly: "Your Majesty, Zhou Chong thinks that the accounting method should be innovated. Zhou Chong recently thought of a way to divide the accounts into two parts, one part is income, and the other part is expenditure. Also convenient."

The ancient bookkeeping is a running account, which is very inconvenient for settlement.Zhou Chong is not an accountant, but he knows that the debit and credit bookkeeping method mainly records income and expenses separately for easy settlement.

Li Si is good at calculation, and immediately became interested when he heard this, and asked: "Mr. Zhou, how do you do the accounting?"

Zhou Chong explained based on the modern accounting methods he knew: "For example, if you spend one tael today, it will be included in the expenditure. If you earn another three taels today, it will be included in the income, and you will have a surplus of two taels today. "

Zhou Chong still doesn't know much about the debit-and-credit accounting method, and it's impossible to explain it more clearly. Fortunately, Li Si's understanding in this area is amazing. After thinking about it for a while, he praised: "Good idea. Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Zhou said is feasible. This is the most convenient way of keeping accounts since Pangu opened the world. If this method can be implemented, it can save a lot of manpower and material resources and is much faster. Your Majesty, I think it should be implemented nationwide after detailed discussions , to abolish the previous accounting method.”

King Qin firmly believed in Li Si's talent in calculation, and said, "It's very good. Li Si, after discussing with Mr. Zhou and those staff, come up with a specific method to report to the widow."

"I obey the decree." Li Si received the decree and said, "Mr. Zhou, Li Si still has a question to ask Mr. Zhou. If a new accounting method is implemented, Li Si thinks that the accounts should be unified, otherwise there will be troubles. It's just that this requires a lot of books, and Mr. Zhou has a solution."

(End of this chapter)