Chapter 926
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The two of them argued all the way until they arrived at Li Yi's courtyard.
Li Yi soaked Luohan fruit and Lady Ku in the water together. The sweetness of Luohan fruit was different from normal sweetness, and the bitterness of Lady Ku was also different from normal bitterness.
When the two were put together, the bitterness and sweetness were neutralized. When one drank it … one could still distinguish the bitterness and sweetness.
"The people from Lingnan brought some of these fruits. They are ripe and dried.
The most suitable place to plant them this year is Lingnan Road. The environment in Kyoto is not good enough.
There are very few people there now. Most of them are mountain people. The fruits are wild and have not been artificially planted. "
Li Yi talked about Luohan fruit. Luohan fruit and Lady Ku were both good for reducing internal heat and improving the throat.
Bi Goo had been drinking too much ginseng whisker water recently. He was a little heaty.
Li Yi recommended Bi Goo to eat more cucumbers. Don't eat lychees. Bamboo shoots are also good.
There were also the strips of gourd scraped last year. Stir-Fry some streaky pork.
"Do you collect taxes on the goods brought by the envoys from the Japanese Empire?" Bi Goo looked at the things in the glass bottle.
"Tax exemption. We will give the Japanese Empire a tax exemption policy and let them sell more things to us. What else can they sell other than copper?
They grow mulberry trees and raise silkworms. Our Tang dynasty does not lack them. They will not find much silver unless I tell them where it is.
In addition, we also have fish caught by the fishermen at the seaside.
However, the abalones from the Japanese Empire are good. They catch a lot of abalones and can be made into dried abalones. I like to eat them. "
Li Yi mentioned a few things. The Japanese Empire was short of resources now. There was a lot of wood in the forest, but there was also a lot of wood in the Tang dynasty.
The Japanese Empire did not have a trade advantage over the Tang dynasty. If they were to collect taxes, they would not sell things to the Tang dynasty.
"It is said that the copper coins from the Japanese Empire are not easy to use. People in many places do not want them." Bi Goo remembered something he had heard.
"Yes. People outside the Gyeonggi region do not accept them. They have taken some measures, but the effect is not good."
Li Yi of course knew about it. It was written in the information.
"Is there a solution?" Bi Goo asked.
"Old Bi, are you asking for yourself or for the Japanese Empire?" Li Yi asked.
"What's the difference?"
"Ask yourself. Yes. On behalf of the Japanese Empire? No. "
"You really do have a way. They're just a small country. Why are you so wary of them?" Bi Goo didn't understand.
"Small country? How many soldiers do you think you can defeat the Japanese Empire with? "Li Yi didn't think that Japan was weak at all.
The reason why Japan could not defeat the Tang dynasty in a naval battle was because of the lack of shipbuilding technology. When Japan had the technology, they could try again.
"You tell me, I won't tell anyone." Bi Goo didn't want to discuss the fight. He just wanted to know the solution.
At least he couldn't think of a way. The other party just didn't want the copper coins, unless he chopped off the other party's head.
"Right now, the Japanese Empire is the same as the Tang dynasty. Both of them have to pay rent and do extra labor.
The people are suffering, and there are also runaways and refugees. The land is seriously annexed.
If they allow the use of copper coins to exchange for rent, and it's only half of the original rent, then … "
"Then the people will be willing to accept the copper coins. They will sell their things and exchange them for copper coins. They will save on their own things." Bi Goo said.
After he finished speaking, he slapped his forehead. Was it that simple?
"Yes. The Japanese Empire will lose a part of their revenue, but they will promote the use of copper coins. The Japanese Empire has a lot of copper. Currency is the foundation of the country.
If they control the issue of currency, they can make up for the losses by forging more copper coins.
As for the illegal money and the privately minted copper coins, the amount is not as much as the government.
The government can only guide the economy when they have money. Take your Ministry of Revenue for example. What's the difference between having money and not having money? "
Li Yi never felt that such things were difficult. It was such a simple thing.
What's the use of copper coins to buy officials and pay salaries?
The productivity was not good, and the people could not get any real benefits. How can they use the substitution of commodities?
When Li Yi said this, Bi Goo nodded. Yes, that's right. I have money now, and I'm very comfortable.
This year, including Henan Province, I will get at least 20 million in taxes.
After two or three years, I will get more than 100 million in taxes. Which small country will dare to provoke me? I will crush you with money.
"Good. Xiao Yi, you are indeed someone that everyone wants to snatch. Yesterday, I heard that the Japanese Empire wants you to go to the Japanese Empire."
Bi Goo once again admitted that Li Yi could rule the world.
Li Yi sneered. "Will I definitely help other people if I go to other places? They're dreaming. I can kill them. "
Li Yi thought differently. Why are there always people who are self-righteous? He was willing to sacrifice in the Tang dynasty because he was originally Chinese.
If he went to other places and did not have a sense of belonging, he would definitely do something bad and think of a way to go back to the Tang dynasty.
Bi Goo liked to hear this. "Yes, Xiao Yi, your heart is not there. I will never tell them that their imperial court has control of the currency and will grow stronger. "
"I have an idea. I will help them. I will help them print banknotes. At the same time, the Tang dynasty caravans will bring goods over by ship. They can use the banknotes printed for them to buy goods from the Tang dynasty. "
Li Yi did not forget about the exchange of copper and silver coins.
The issuance of credit currency should be delayed as long as possible. The standard currency was still the best.
Bi Goo picked up the glass, took a sip, and smacked his lips. "The taste is special. Isn't this helping them?"
"Originally, I was going to give them 10 copper coins, and I will print 20 banknotes for them. Now, it's 10 copper coins against 10 copper coins. This way … "
Li Yi also drank a mouthful of water before he started talking.
He asked that the weight of the banknotes be the same as the Kaiyuan Tongbao, or that they do not need to be cast into banknotes. 1.5 copper coins for 1 copper coin of the Japanese Empire.
The Japanese Empire would save a lot of losses in the processing process. He believed that they would agree.
The price of goods sent over from the Tang dynasty was not the same as the Tang dynasty's internal price. They would have to pay more.
Trade itself was profitable, and trade between countries that needed to be done by sea was even more expensive. There were transportation costs and risks in the transportation process.
The Tang dynasty merchants received the Japanese Empire's banknotes. When they returned, they exchanged them with the Li Family Zhuangzi at a ratio of 1.5: 1.
The extra 0.5 was the Li Family Zhuangzi's cost of printing the banknotes. The merchants had already sold them at a high price.
Or they could directly use the money to buy goods from the Japanese Empire in the Japanese Empire and bring them back to pay taxes.
In this way, the Japanese Empire would have to sell things to exchange for the banknotes, including metals and products from the fields, such as raw and cooked silk.
When the merchants from the Japanese Empire arrived at the Tang dynasty by ship, the Japanese Empire's banknotes could not directly buy goods from the Tang dynasty.
Just like how the Tang dynasty's banknotes could not directly buy goods from the Japanese Empire, if the Japanese Empire was willing to accept the banknotes, it was a different matter.
"In this way, the two sides competed in processing technology. Whoever's processing technology was better would have higher added value of their goods.
Our Tang dynasty's technology was better than the Japanese Empire's. Every trade between the two sides increased the profits of technology.
Using technology in exchange for trade surplus, we could get more mineral resources and other physical goods. "
Li Yi finally explained the relationship between currency, goods, and the added value of technology in goods.
This was the normal reflection of his international trade surplus and deficit at that time.
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