Chapter 2424: Contribution of Carriage Currency
Li Longji left again, and continued to find people to hold a meeting, asking if Youzhou should build a capital.
Of course, the premise is that there is Lijiazhuangzi next to it.
This time, there is another capital, and the scope of Lijiazhuangzi must be larger, because it was not the real territory of the Tang Dynasty.
After Lijiazhuangzi, they will stabilize and then build a capital.
The capital is just a decoration, and the real place to stay is the same as now, Lijiazhuangzi.
Even if he returns to Chang'an, Li Longji does not want to enter the palace, or even the Xingqing Palace outside.
Li Longji is unwilling to live in the former palace because there are too many killings there, and he is afraid.
Xingqing Palace has less killings, but it is also the place where he was oppressed when he was young. He had to pawn his leather clothes to eat noodles on his birthday.
I had no choice but to live in Xingqing Palace before, otherwise where to go?
As a result, there is Lijiazhuangzi, all of you get out of here, I will live in the manor of Yidi's son-in-law.
There are no painful memories here, Yidi has made the place very warm.
It's just too small, not as big as Luoyang.
When we build a Youzhou later, we will first allocate space for Brother Yi, and then the palace will be the palace and the capital will be the capital. I didn't say that we must sleep and work there, right?
To put it bluntly, Li Longji didn't feel safe in his childhood, adolescence, and youth.
He was always calculating, and it was the same when he was middle-aged.
But people always get tired, otherwise why would someone be in chaos when they were old?
In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore, he was too tired.
Li Longji had no one he could trust, and now Li Yi is here, he is Li Longji's last harbor.
Li Longji is not as tired as he was in history, he has time to deal with other things, and he can think more.
"Brother Yi, do you think that if we build a few more similar places, can we promote the construction of railways?"
After discussing with his ministers, Li Longji found Li Yi again and asked about the situation of bringing railways to the capital.
"It's mainly about the ratio of input and output. Many big families are not on the coast, so when the people on the coast make money, they will find reasons to stop shipping.
Fortunately, I let them invest in Haizhou in advance, including industrial management in other places.
They got the money, and those who didn't invest in sea trade before will be anxious.
We make rules and require that amount, forcing..."
"Force other families that are late to fight with the existing families, and we get money to keep the people safe."
Li Longji understood instantly, he is best at this kind of balancing art.
"They are willing to pay for the road, give them wagons, pay a certain amount for a carriage, and a permanent carriage for a steam locomotive."
Li Yi considered how to operate it specifically, forcing others to make money and invest, and then make more money and invest again.
Li Longji was about to object, why give them permanent wagons? At worst, I will pay for the repair.
After thinking about it, Yidi would never suffer a loss, so he asked: "Then what?"
"Then in a few years, the steam locomotive will not go on that road, I will change to a diesel locomotive, and the carriages that belong to them on that road can be taken home by them."
There was no trace of guilt on Li Yi's face, it was natural.
Li Longji: "..."
He thought about it and asked: "According to this, can we sell them the cabins on the steam engine ship?"
"That's not necessary. They buy directly every time they go out to sea. We sell them in bulk. The train is relatively safe, and now the carriages are starting to be tight."
Li Yi does not plan to give others permanent cabins, and the steam engine ship cannot be eliminated for a long time.
Li Longji nodded: "This matter should be delayed. When the canal railway is completed, they will see that they can make a lot of money and then they will be willing to invest."
"In fact, they paid for the railway to build the wagons, and when they are finally eliminated, they can also get 50% of the profit.
In the case of not lending, they do not lose money, but they make less money and are safe.
I never cheat them of their money. Breaking trust will have serious consequences."
Li Yi mentioned that you should not think that they can't get their money back.
For example, if they cancel it after ten years, they will invest 1,000 strings and get a total of 1,500 strings.
An average of 150 strings per year, the money can be used in other aspects in the first year.
If it works well, the overall value can be doubled, and it will double in ten years. The currency of the Tang Dynasty will not depreciate by 50%, and they will not lose much.
If the currency is issued with collateral, the currency of the Tang Dynasty will appreciate.
Because the technology of the Tang Dynasty is improving, under the non-credit currency model, unless the value of the collateral decreases, there will be no depreciation.
The decline in the value of the collateral shows that the technology is better.
The purchasing power of money has increased. Salt, which used to cost two coins per pound, has now cost two pounds per pound, and its purchasing power has tripled.
The yield of grain and other products per mu has increased, and the same amount of money can buy more, including ordinary cloth.
After the purchasing power of money for basic survival has increased, other more advanced things can be used for people to consume.
Such as buying a watch, a bicycle, a sewing machine...
"Slow down, don't worry, Mr. Li said it will take another month before you can walk fast."
On the large flat ground of Lijiazhuangzi, a man was walking awkwardly.
The woman next to him wanted to help him several times, but finally held back.
"Don't worry, I, Wan Zhaoyuan, have a good body, but my leg is a little light, and I'm not used to it without the steel plate."
The person walking was Wan Zhaoyuan, who had a broken leg. He removed the steel plate 22 days ago and is now working hard to recover.
He was not used to it. His leg with the steel plate was heavy before, but now it suddenly became light, and he could not walk without exerting any strength.
"You should speak with conscience. If it were not for Li Dongzhu's help to treat your leg, your leg would be gone."
Wan Zhaoyuan's wife glanced at her husband. Is it because you are in good health?
"Li Dongzhu is a miracle doctor. I am lucky. Other people who died while delivering things to the front line were not as lucky."
Wan Zhaoyuan thought of the people who fell down and never got up again on the road of transporting supplies, and then looked at the children playing nearby, and fell silent.
The adults and children of his family and his wife's family came to study and recuperate in Li's village.
The children wore double-row roller skates and helmets, and slid back and forth on the flat ground.
If they fell accidentally, they would get up and continue to slide.
Beginners had extra knee pads, elbow pads, hand guards, and butt pads. They would not move when standing there. If they took a step, they would fall to the ground.
And the children who were good at skating did not wear helmets. They put their feet in a line and slid sideways and backwards.
The child wearing a helmet and learning to skate backwards was pushed by others, with one foot in front and the other behind, swinging the front foot back and forth, without any sense of beauty.
Those who are a little better can swing their feet forward alternately, and draw a semicircle with their feet together, so that they can also skate backwards.
"Li Dongzhu is here, and Princess Yongmu and Xiaolan are also here." Wan Zhaoyuan's wife suddenly pointed to the front and said.
Li Yi and the other two ran to the bench next to them with their roller skates. He changed for Princess Yongmu and Xiaolan first, and then put on his own.
"Li Dongzhu, you are here?" Wan Zhaoyuan limped to Li Yi's side and greeted him with a smile.
Li Yi looked at the other's legs in surprise, and then showed a look of realization: "It has grown well, and you don't have to think about it all the time to walk normally."