Chapter 1259 Yang Zhao's Troubles!

Chapter 1259

"Hehe, long time no see, big brother!"

Wang Chong smiled slightly and didn't mind. He pointed to the tables and chairs not far away and motioned Yang Zhao to sit down together.

A maidservant on the side had already changed the tea, and then offered new pastries.

"Brother, seeing that you are in such a hurry, what can make you so anxious? Is it possible that Confucian people will impeach you?"

Wang Chong picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and smiled lightly.

"Brother, I don't have any military power in my hands, and I don't fight against them. How can they look up to me? But if I don't handle the matter at hand, I'm afraid the Confucianists will really impeach me." .”

Yang Zhao sighed and said with a sad face.

"oh?"

Hearing these words, Wang Chong frowned, and immediately showed a serious look:

"Look at what you said is so serious, what exactly is it?"

"This is actually related to you. Remember the gold dollar coupon you suggested to His Majesty before?"

Yang Zhao frowned, but he talked about something that Wang Chong suggested to the household department a long time ago:

"It doesn't matter whether it's gold or silver. It doesn't matter if you are a small family. It doesn't matter if you bring a few pieces of silver. If you want to travel far, you can pack it with cloth and tie it around your waist. It will be a burden immediately. But now the Tang Dynasty is strong. , the economy is prosperous, there are countless wealthy merchants coming and going, and the money that goes in and out every day is like running water. That is the real spending of money like running water. This is not a small amount. Especially some big families. Hundreds of years of inheritance, operating several caravans, affecting the prices of Kyushu counties, trading tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of gold and silver, it is really inconvenient to carry gold and silver. So the court adopted Your strategy is to vigorously promote the gold dollar coupons. Later, after going around, His Majesty handed over this matter to me. At the beginning, it did solve a lot of things, but then something went wrong."

"I don't know why, but now many forces are rejecting the use of gold dollar coupons. For the same thing, if it is real gold and silver, they will pay in full, but if it is paid by gold dollar coupons, they will charge 20%, 30%, or even more. .Gold dollar coupons are becoming less and less valuable now. Many forces are not willing to use gold dollar coupons. Where they can not use gold dollar coupons, they try not to use gold dollar coupons. They even prefer to carry heavy gold and silver boxes, risking being robbed by robbers , and do not accept gold dollar coupons from the imperial court."

"You also know that the imperial court's promotion of gold dollar coupons is soft,

If they don't accept it, there's nothing we can do about it. Not only that, it was only the aristocratic families in Bianfang who initially rejected the gold dollar coupons, but later, even the aristocratic families in the capital also began to resist. In private, some people even bought and sold gold dollar coupons. Although the imperial court made repeated orders and repeated applications, they were of no use at all. If things go on like this, there will be big problems! There is no turning back. The imperial court has put a lot of effort and energy into promoting the gold yuan coupons. Once the gold yuan coupons are completely boycotted, the court will immediately suffer heavy losses, and it is likely to affect the national economy and people's livelihood. After all, the problem of gold dollar coupons is the problem of money. A single hair will affect the whole body, and its impact will not be solved by the imperial court taking back the gold dollar coupons, but it may also cause a big economic problem. "

The more Yang Zhao talked, the more worried he became, and the more he talked, the more worried he became:

"My dear brother, you also know that when I take the position of Tai Fuqing, there are many people who are dissatisfied. Inside and outside the court, including those officials in the Ministry of household affairs, I don't know how many people are staring at me. As long as I make mistakes, they will Grasp the dismount and take advantage of the situation to make me doomed. I am really on pins and needles now. You invented the gold dollar coupon, so you have to help me no matter what!"

After speaking, Yang Zhao suddenly grabbed Wang Chong's arm, just like a drowning person grasping the last straw, his expression was full of panic.

Wang Chong didn't speak, but looked at Yang Zhao carefully. He has heard about Yang Zhao's current situation. Although no one in the palace dares to accuse him face to face because he is the cousin of Concubine Taizhen, there are not a few people who are dissatisfied with him in private. Most of the attack points are Focus on his birth, as well as his gambling and excessive gambling. However, Wang Chong knew that the reason why Yang Zhao was favored and reused by the Holy Emperor was not only because of Concubine Taizhen. Although he was not born very well and had various problems, he has amazing talents in numbers and finances. Being able to be keenly aware that gold dollar coupons are not a single independent matter, and its potential impact on the economy, has already proved his talent in this area. What's more, Wang Chong also knows that Yang Zhao is a person who gets a position by virtue of his economic talent.

"Let me ask you, from the first gold dollar coupon to now, how many gold dollar coupons have you printed?"

Wang Chong spoke directly.

"This...no, not much..."

Hearing this sentence, Yang Zhao immediately faltered.

"Hmph, not many? Not many will be completed like this? If you want me to help you, tell me the truth."

Wang Chong's eyes were extremely sharp, as if he saw the depths of Yang Zhao's heart at a glance. No matter what he was hiding, he couldn't escape Wang Chong's eyes.

"This...is a little too much printing. It's just printing 800 million taels of gold."

Yang Zhao trembled.

"You said 800 million, at least one billion. In less than two years, you printed more than one billion gold dollar coupons. Do you really think this is a cash cow? You can print as many as you want!"

Wang Chong said coldly, seeing through the essence of Yang Zhao's gold coin issue at a glance. Datang pursued the strategy of growing wealth for the people, because although the country was rich, the annual tax revenue of the imperial court was far from that much, probably not even 100 million taels of gold. Yang Zhao actually printed one billion yuan in one printing, which is equivalent to ten years of fiscal revenue, and the final result can be imagined.

Yang Zhao is still too greedy for money! Although he is very talented in wealth and economics, the nature of a gambler immediately exploded in the treasure house of gold dollar coupons. This kind of policy of helping the world that is convenient for the people and beneficial to future generations is completely regarded as a tool to make a fortune.

Although most of the money he looted went into the imperial court's treasury and was used for the national economy and people's livelihood in various places, but his actions completely destroyed Wang Chong's original intention of suggesting the imperial court to set up gold dollar coupons!

The paper currency and gold dollar coupons issued like this are becoming less and less valuable, and even resold in the "black market". In another world, there is a word to describe it called "inflation", or in layman's terms it is "over-issued currency".

When the imperial court first promoted the gold dollar coupons, Wang Chong gave advice that the printing and distribution of gold dollar coupons must be cautious, and absolutely not be issued indiscriminately or excessively, but all of this still happened.

"You are too greedy!"

Wang Chong said in a deep voice, his expression became much more serious:

"It's good that the gold yuan coupons haven't been issued, but now, the gold yuan coupons are all over the world, and even if you want to take back the gold yuan coupons, it's too late. It's hard to get back. Some things, once made, can't be recovered. If you don't handle the gold yuan coupons properly, you know Will something happen?"

Yang Zhao didn't speak, but his face paled a lot.

"If you don't know the specific situation, let me tell you. The first step is to buy gold dollar coupons, which cost 20% to 30% more than gold. Let me tell you, this is just the beginning. Soon, gold dollar coupons will continue to be discounted." The one hundred taels of gold gold coupons will soon only be worth fifty taels. And this is a conservative estimate. Once this happens, there will definitely be aristocratic families who will buy the gold coupons and exchange them with the court. Common people have no channels, But the aristocratic families have channels. The gold dollar coupons are issued by the imperial court. In order to maintain the credibility of the imperial court, no matter how much those aristocratic families exchange, the imperial court must redeem them. And the gold yuan coupons will become more and more worthless."

"And in the end, gold dollar coupons are really like paper. You issued one billion taels of gold, and at that time it will disrupt the money market of the entire Tang Dynasty. People have things they can't sell, and merchants can't buy things if they have money." ..., the achievements of the Tang Dynasty for decades, the efforts of generations, and the painstaking efforts of thousands of people day and night, will all be wiped out. At that time, it will be a huge disaster. The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty will be in the past The time is reduced to nothing!"

Wang Chong closed his eyes, slowly explaining the future trajectory of this disaster.

"Buzz!"

Before Wang Chong finished speaking, Yang Zhao's complexion was ashen, and the cold sweat on his forehead was like rain. He is the Minister of the Taifu, who is in charge of the empire's finances. If this happens, even the Concubine Taizhen may not be able to protect him. At that time, due to public grievances, he will really be close to death. "The Son of Heaven commits the same crime as the common people." Concubine Taizhen can protect him for ordinary minor problems, but when something big happens and the officials criticize him, no one can protect him.

"Brother, save me, no matter what, you must save me!"

Yang Zhao was drenched in cold sweat, holding on to Wang Chong's hand tightly, the back of his hand had blue veins from too much force.

No one understands the current situation better than him. In front of Wang Chong, he has more or less reserved points, but the real situation is far more serious than what he said. Things got worse than he had imagined. Yang Zhao didn't care about the situation when he received it three months ago.

But now, three months later, Yang Zhao had no choice but to come to Wang Chong for help.

"...Did it print too much? I will sue them now and stop printing gold dollar coupons. If I need to take back part of it, I will let them take it back immediately!"

Yang Zhao was stuttering all over, and was already in a hurry to go to the doctor.

Taking back the gold coupons was the last thing Yang Zhao wanted to do. After all, it is money, and Yang Zhao is absolutely unwilling to do so unless it is absolutely necessary. But now there is not much to do.

"This is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. Even if this problem can be solved in a short period of time, it will still break out again in the future."

Wang Chong shook his head and rejected his proposal.