There is a lord who just wants to draw cards, what's wrong with that?

"Good! This is good! Schlieffen, I order you to prepare for this matter now, and the others to prepare the corresponding bills, the sooner the better!"

Chapter 192: The original accumulation of capital, that is

Chapter 192-191- The primitive accumulation of capital is so simple and unpretentious

The huge war machine called "Empire" was fully put into motion when the Central Plains declared war on it, with countless gears rolling and smoke billowing...

Under the pressure of the highest priority, the bills related to selling official positions and seigniorage were successfully introduced three days later. Countless copies were printed and sent to all parts of the country, and the lower-level administrative departments were responsible for letting the people know the content of the bill.

At the same time, official positions and titles began to be sold to wealthy people, landowners and aristocratic families.

Although they are all petty officials with no real power, what these people need is some fame, and money is secondary.

As a result, the first batch of official titles were quickly snapped up, which slightly filled the empty treasury, but it was still not enough to cover expenses.

However, compared with the past, the current situation at least gives His Majesty the Emperor hope.

After the new coin was minted and officially put into the market, Emperor Burton was so happy that he smiled from ear to ear. It was no exaggeration to say that he was making a fortune. Therefore, he also rewarded Chancellor Schlieffen who proposed this great plan.

“Seigniorage is not a long-term solution.”

Carlos sneaked into Domi's room again, and just like last time, he looked serious this time.

"I think so too," Duomi nodded in agreement. In fact, this method had already appeared in the previous life during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, but the final result was not ideal:

"Bad money drives out good money, and the market will sooner or later be inflated and then collapse..."

Carlos immediately looked at Domi with a higher opinion: "You are worthy of being my son. You see things very clearly. Perhaps you are more suitable for business than Edward?"

He couldn't help but recall the scene when Domi was a child. It should be Edward who caught the golden dragon who had more relevant talents, and that useless boy used 10 million golden dragons to do business, but ended up losing 5 million...

Duomi smiled bitterly and waved his hands: "I'd better forget it. It's too energy-consuming..."

"By the way, I've read the contents of the meeting. I guess it's not necessary now. The spiritual assimilation of the conquered lands."

"Well, with a powerful enemy at hand, it would be good enough if we didn't let them rebel. It would be too idealistic to expect the conquered countries to be further integrated into the empire."

"So the meeting is over?"

"It hasn't been officially declared over yet, but it will be soon. So I have to go back soon. Domi, how about you? Do you want to go home with me?"

Domi calculated the time. He was still waiting for an opportunity and he must not leave the royal city at this critical moment.

"Father, why don't you stay in the royal city for a few more days and give me some time. When I finish this, we can go back together."

"What's up?"

He shook his head: "I can't tell you now."

Carlos smiled slightly, his eyes seemed to see through everything: "Okay, the little bastard has grown up and learned to hide things. Hurry up, there are still many things waiting for me to deal with in the territory."

When the seigniorage tax was collecting the people's property in the empire, Domi, apart from working in the intelligence department, spent all his time secretly planning a new bill. When he felt the time was ripe, he wrote another letter to Morey...

A week later, the disadvantages of seigniorage began to become apparent.

The amount of money circulating in the market increased, but the means of production did not change, which led to a sharp rise in prices, and inflation began to show its fangs.

This thing has been an unavoidable topic in human society since the advent of currency, and a loaf of bread worth 500,000 marks is a very representative example.

No one would use 500,000 yuan in banknotes to buy a loaf of bread, but there are so many 500,000 yuan in the market used to buy bread that they have become waste paper.

The people in the Finance Department were not there to help, and they quickly discovered the problem and reported it to the emperor in a timely manner.

Soon, the second extraordinary court meeting was held again.

Schlieffen's face was not looking good. From a superficial point of view, he was indeed a genius to be able to create a way of making money like seigniorage on his own. However, even a genius like him could hardly accurately predict the consequences it would bring.

However, Emperor Burton did not blame Schlieffen too much. After all, he had filled the treasury a lot, even if it was at the cost of inflation.

"According to the Ministry of Finance's forecast, the seigniorage will be implemented for another month. Before the seigniorage ends, the Empire needs a new plan to raise military funds."

Burton took a quick look and saw that all the ministers were silent. He sighed helplessly. Come to think of it, if you want to make money, any method will affect the entire body. It is indeed not easy to come up with it on the spur of the moment.

At this moment, a small figure walked out from the team of civil officials. It was Domi!

"Your Majesty, I have a plan."

"Oh?" Burton showed a skeptical look. He didn't believe that a child could be better than so many adults, but he still let him speak.

Mitch, who was in the noble team, nudged Carlos's waist with his elbow and whispered, "Why did Domi go up there? Did you order him to do that?"

Carlos shook his head. "Domi said he had something to do. I think he meant now."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Duomi took a deep breath, and then under the gaze of many top people in the empire, he said calmly:

"My proposal is called the salt and iron government-run system."

“Salt and iron are an integral part of people’s daily lives. For example, if people don’t have luxury goods, they won’t spend their limited money to buy them. But if people don’t have salt when they eat, their body functions cannot be guaranteed.

My college class teacher, Steward, taught poisons. In the process, he also talked about the relationship between the human body and salt. If a person is without salt for a long time, they will experience symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting, accelerated heart rate, weak pulse, muscle cramps, blurred vision, and weakened reaction.

Therefore, no matter how poor people are, they will spend money to buy salt, and the same is true for iron as a production tool. "

At this point, some people have already guessed Domi's intention. Thinking of the benefits involved, they suddenly feel that Domi is the genius.

Domi continued to state the plan:

"At present, the salt and iron industries in the empire are mostly controlled by private workshops of all sizes, big merchants, and various nobles..."

The faces of the nobles present all changed drastically. They certainly knew how much profit these industries could bring, because they were doing it now. If the salt and iron industries were really to be state-run, it would be like cutting off flesh from them!

So the nobles attached to Cumberbatch and Bedford jumped out to oppose under the instruction of the two heads of the family:

"Your Majesty, I believe this bill involves too many industries and interests. Once it is released, it may cause considerable turmoil in the entire empire!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, please think twice! We are facing external threats and cannot afford internal worries!"

They were right. Touching the interests of too many people was indeed a pain point for the emperor. He looked at Domi, hoping that he had realized this earlier.

But Duomi was not panicked at all, and continued calmly:

"Everyone, please be patient for a moment. I haven't finished yet."

“I think the two important industries of salt and iron must be controlled by the state in the future, because that will bring long-term stable and huge income to the country, and it is more reasonable for the state to control them.

But you can’t become fat in one day, you have to eat one bite at a time.

In view of the current shortage of the imperial treasury, we cannot afford to pay for the peaceful redemption. I suggest that the unconditional peaceful redemption be postponed for ten years."

Domi's mouth corners slightly raised, because next, it was his turn to perform.

"Within ten years, the salt and iron industries will continue to be owned by their original owners, but they will need to pay a tithe, that is, one tenth of the profits will be paid to the national treasury. Only large-scale salt and iron industries can continue to operate. Private salt production and sales are prohibited to prevent the outflow of production materials and funds."

There was a burst of discussion below, and the hall was extremely lively for a while. Everyone felt that this was indeed an excellent compromise that could solve the empire's current problems and give them some buffer time.

As an emperor, he considered things differently from the dignitaries who only cared about their own interests, so he asked:

"So what scale does a salt and iron factory have to reach to be considered 'large-scale'?"

Domi had anticipated this when he was drafting the bill, and gave detailed scale classification standards on the spot.

Burton was already cheering in his heart, but he still had to go through the necessary procedures:

"Do you have any other opinions on this?"

In fact, the crowd no longer had much dissatisfaction. Some of the guys who liked to watch the fun always cast their eyes on Schlieffen who was standing in the front.

"It must be uncomfortable to be stepped on by a child~"

"Stop talking, or the Prime Minister will punish you."

Until the end, Schlieffen remained silent.

"Very good, then quickly draft a bill for the state-run salt and iron industry, and make sure it is detailed and clear."

"No need to trouble you ministers," Domi suddenly interrupted.

In full view of everyone, the door between the thrones opened, and he asked his intelligence department's men to bring several scrolls and display them in front of Burton.

"I have already drafted the relevant bill. Your Majesty, how about adopting it directly after review? This will greatly speed up the efficiency of implementation and will surely play a key role in the war on the front line."

"This... was all made in advance!?"

Burton took the scroll and examined it carefully, and found that many of the provisions were written extremely clearly, completely in line with his idea of ​​a perfect bill.

"Yes, and this was also possible with the help of many colleagues in the intelligence department."

In fact, those guys in the intelligence department had nothing to do with it. It was all done by Domi alone.

As early as a few years ago when he was working behind closed doors, he had already memorized all the laws of the empire. It was not difficult to formulate a clear bill. The only point he needed to focus on was compliance with the laws of the empire.

Bringing the intelligence department along was actually just to give his subordinates some benefits, so that they would know that there would be benefits if they followed him.

"Well, well, well! It's true that heroes emerge young. Great reward! Sir Dominic, whatever you want, I can satisfy you to the greatest extent! Just based on the great contribution you have made to the country."

Good, that's part of the plan.

Seeing Domi's thorough preparation, Schlieffen always felt that something was fishy, ​​as if he was being led by the nose by Domi. As a person in power, he didn't like this very much.

"Then please grant me the same right as the royal family to directly purchase the salt and iron industry without any conditions."

Burton frowned: "You mean... you want to acquire the salt and iron industry?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Rather than handing over such an important industry to a group of private investors, it is better to entrust it to me, whom you can trust."

Burton certainly would not believe Domi's one-sided statement, but after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to give a piece of the pie to the bill's proposer.

He felt that even if Domi had Blofeld's support, he wouldn't be able to get too much share at one time, so he just regarded it as a benefit.

"Sir Dominic, I have to remind you that if you want to eat this cake, you have to be able to endure the scolding. Can you do that?"

Domi understood what Burton meant:

"Your Majesty, I can do it."

"I hope you won't regret the decision you made today."

"I hope Your Majesty will not regret it either."

"How dare you!" Schlifen finally spoke after being silent for a long time, but it was to scold Domi: "How dare you talk to His Majesty like this!"

Schlieffen's voice was as low, deep and loud as a lion's, making people's scalps numb.

Just as he was about to continue his outburst, Burton raised his hand to stop him and looked at Domi deeply:

"I am the emperor, and I never break my promise to my subjects."

Domi bowed and saluted, then quietly stepped back.

The court meeting officially ended.

What was different from the last court meeting was that this time, the ministers quickened their pace as soon as they left the throne. It was obvious that they were all anxious to let their family members use the money to acquire the salt and iron industries. If they were a step late, they would be preempted by others.

As for why do it?

Because the salt and iron industries were state-run, the monopoly would inevitably lead to a sharp increase in prices. This price was uniformly set by the royal family, but it would definitely be more expensive than the original price.

Hurry and acquire it before the bill is released, and then you can reap the dividends. Ten years later, when the industry appreciates in value, it can be peacefully redeemed by the royal family and you can make back all your money with interest.

Two words - huge profit!

Everyone is smart and knows what to do at this moment, but there is someone who knows it all earlier than them.

At this moment, Morey had already arrived in the eastern part of the empire by long-distance carriage and reached an acquisition agreement with an iron smelter.

There are many salt fields along the southern coast of the empire. Nearly 90% of the private salt fields and nearly 70% of the large commercial salt fields have been taken over by Mei.

There are many mineral veins, iron mines and iron smelters in the eastern part of the empire. What Morey is doing now is to use money to stun the mine owners and factory owners, and then snatch all property certificates from them.

When the nobles and ministers wanted to acquire the industries again, they would find that all the industries had changed their names, but they still had the same name - Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce.

They knew about the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce, but why did it feel like the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce knew about this earlier than they did?

The next day, they witnessed the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce using the same royal right of redemption to buy the factory directly from the owner, and then they suddenly realized that the owner behind the Four Seasons Chamber of Commerce was Dominic!

This guy is actually using the emperor's special authorization to enrich himself!

Chapter 193: Wife and children separated and reputation ruined

Chapter 193-192- "The wife and son are separated and their reputation is ruined"

The salt and iron industries are mainly concentrated in the eastern and southern parts of the empire. Coupled with Domi's advance layout, the speed is much faster than those of the noble ministers, and is far ahead!