Chapter 1256 Reaction and New Plan

“How is the exchange going these days?”

On the third day after the issuance of the new currency, Roland held a ministerial meeting in the castle conference hall, the main content of which was to discuss feedback on the currency reform.

As someone who has experienced it, he knows very well how difficult it is to break a tradition that has been maintained for thousands of years. Any flaw in any link may lead to an avalanche of problems. If the new currency fails, the long-established trust in the Executive Office... and even in himself will be seriously damaged.

"It's less than expected, Your Majesty." Barov seemed relatively relaxed, "The exchange amount in three days was less than a thousand gold dragons. Considering that the initial period of the new policy is often the most turbulent, the treasury should be able to fully meet the demand after that. "

In order to prevent a run, the number of banknotes distributed in the first batch is equal to the total salary of the month. Even if they are all exchanged, it will still last two months. But if that happens, it would essentially mean the plan is bankrupt.

"I think you are worrying too much," the old manager stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Exchanging new currency for old currency is equivalent to losing money in vain. Most of the citizens will not act rashly unless it is absolutely necessary."

“But we can’t think that the people just accepted the new currency,” Agriculture Minister Seni Daly said cautiously, “I found that the sales of food in convenience markets have been much higher recently, along with various dry goods and seasonings. "

Trading is increasing instead of falling? Roland was stunned, and it took him a while to react.

It turned out that this was the case. He couldn't help but laugh. The people did not want to bear the loss of handling fees when the situation was unclear, so they replaced the safe havens with other necessities - and in the past, food was often treated as ordinary food. Equivalents are used. As for dry goods and seasonings, isn’t one of their major features that they can be stored for a long time and will always be needed in the future?

A familiar advertising slogan seemed to appear in his mind... Exchange pieces of paper for food. If you can't buy it, you will suffer a loss. If you can't buy it, you will be cheated. What are you waiting for?

But this also made Roland feel relieved.

It is unrealistic to get people to change their minds in just a few days, but if they just switch to buying goods, there will be almost no pressure on the Executive Office. For example, the output of wheat, eggs and cheese in Neverwinter is enough to meet the consumption of the entire Western Territory. After three months, the vault will receive a new round of sales revenue from the United Chamber of Commerce. At that time, the overall situation can be said to be settled.

"No problem, let them buy freely." He told Seni, "You must keep an eye on the market for a while. There should be no signs of shortage in the market. As long as the prescribed personal limit is not reached, they can buy whatever they want. "

The goods in the convenience market are all daily necessities. They can also be regarded as stores controlled and operated by the state. You need to show your ID card to purchase. As long as businessmen with large amounts of capital are not allowed to intervene, short selling will basically not happen.

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

"By the way, how are other businessmen's reactions?"

"Back to Your Majesty," Barov continued, "The merchants in Neverwinter City are vaguely divided into two groups. Businessmen from all over the mainland are still in a wait-and-see mode. Many shops have announced their closure. Do you want to..." He made a sign of expulsion.

If you can't refuse new coins, why not just close the shop? Roland shook his head, "It's okay if the law doesn't prevent it. The lease period of the store has not yet expired. Whether it opens or not depends on them. What about the other faction?"

"The big chambers of commerce in the fjords did not respond much and continued to operate as usual. However, I received many letters from fjord businessmen asking whether they could use new currency to pay for steam engines and paddle boats. In accordance with your request, I gave them all Answered in the affirmative."

There was a burst of whispering in the living room.

Obviously everyone was quite surprised by this situation. In their eyes, the domestic merchants actually lost to overseas merchants in supporting the king, which was a disgrace to Graycastle.

Roland didn't take it seriously.

It seems that the sea people are indeed more active in accepting new things. When the steam engine came out, it was Margery from the Fjord who was the first to express great interest and provided the first barrel for the industrial development of Border Town. gold.

"However... there are exceptions here," Barov coughed twice. "Not only did a clothing store named Rainbow Stone not close down, it actually put up a banner saying it was launching a discount promotion to celebrate the issuance of the new currency - according to my information People reported that residents going to buy clothes almost filled the entire long street."

Roland blinked, and then chuckled... Is that Victor Lothar who came to the door and asked for cooperation with Ye Zi?

Should I say that the other party is brave, or that he really understands his idea?

"Very good," he looked at Propaganda Minister Mi Tang, "Let's do a special report on this. At this time, confidence is more important than gold."

"Understood." Honey nodded.

"That's right, Your Majesty... Confidence is more important than gold." Edith, who had been listening, suddenly said, "Please beware of those deliberately fabricated rumors. I think they will come soon."

"What do you mean?" Barov frowned, "Could there be someone who deliberately wants to be detrimental to the new currency?"

"This is normal. Those who benefit from the policy will also suffer losses, such as those businessmen who do not want to accept banknotes, or the unscrupulous people who simply want to shake the foundation of His Majesty... You would not think that the riots were so fierce. After only two years, the nobles really died out, right?"

"Uh-" The old manager was speechless for a moment.

Of course they didn't, and Roland knew full well that they were just dormant temporarily. As soon as he showed his weakness, this group of people would still show their fangs.

Even if the devil has arrived.

"Don't worry, Mi Tang and A Xia will take care of it for me."

"And me - there will never be too few people in the mining areas of the Western Territory." A cold voice sounded out of thin air in the conference hall. Although the voice was only heard but no one was there, no one thought it was a joke.

Roland looked around at everyone, "Listen, this is just the beginning. After the first few months of stability, the currency reform will be promoted to the whole country as soon as possible, completely replacing the circulation of golden dragons. This is crucial to winning the battle of divine will. It is of great significance, but you still need to work hard!”

"As you wish!" everyone said in unison.

"Your Majesty..." Barov responded with hesitation, "So many banknotes will be produced in a few months, will there be enough time?"

"The current volume can just replace the salary. It doesn't mean that its production capacity is only a little. You don't need to worry about this." Roland replied.

Although a banknote is just a piece of paper, its technological content is a new pinnacle in Neverwinter. Considering that the number of golden dragons and silver wolves accumulated over thousands of years was an extremely huge number, he did not consider letting Soraya carry this burden alone from the beginning. In terms of paper, a certain proportion of rubber insect mucus is added to the paper pulp. After drying and molding, it has high flexibility and is not easy to tear or break;

The anti-counterfeiting mark is the denomination number made of tin foil, which is pressed into place in advance during paper making - and this technology that makes the metal tin as thin as a feather is only available in Neverwinter;

The production is printed using a brand new roller printing machine. The pigments are provided by Wu Yun and Broken Sword. The color is both bright and durable. It is much better than the plant and mineral dyes of this era, and it lasts long enough to last until the next round. Currency replacement.

It can be said that the new coin has achieved the best in terms of production efficiency and counterfeiting. The witch only supplies raw materials, and the production can be completed by ordinary people, which makes it not encounter any barriers in mass production.

The steady distribution of banknotes has solved one of Roland's worries. Now that Neverwinter City has both people and money, the only thing left is naturally how to turn these resources into productivity.

"Next, I plan to add a group of new projects, with a population of about two to thirty thousand," he said to the head of the administrative office. In the past, this number was equivalent to the total population of a main city. "Barov, specifically The distribution plan should be determined through consultation with the ministers of the relevant departments.”

"yes."

"First of all, the Ministry of Chemical Industry -" Roland looked at Keimo Stryer.

It was clearly time to further expand the production of various types of gunpowder.