"This is the capital!" A lady with a wide forehead and a big mouth sat behind a tractor, looking at the towering city in the distance. Her words were full of emotion. She had a wide forehead and a big mouth, but when put together, no one could find any fault with them.
She was 25 or 26 years old and dressed ordinarily, but she was unforgettable.
Her eyes were as bright as the stars.
Beside her were a man and a woman. The man was strong, and the woman was wild. One look and they could tell that she was an aboriginal.
"I haven't been back for a long time. There weren't so many cars in the past." The man looked around. On the 10-lane road from the capital to Lan City, there were all kinds of tractors and trucks. Now, there were a few more models of tractors and trucks.
In addition, he could occasionally see a large vehicle called a bus, which was full of people. There were even a few people sitting on the roof, looking at the city in the distance in amazement.
"I designed the tires of this tractor!" the man boasted. "If I hadn't shouldered the heavy responsibility of going to Great Xia, I would have been behind these vehicles."
If he said this in another place, he would most likely be greeted with admiring gazes.
However, at this moment, only the aboriginal lady beside him kicked him and shouted, "Du Laoliu, are you done? How many times have you said this along the way? "
"Laoliu has indeed contributed a lot. The changes in Dayao can't be separated from your contributions." The other lady pursed her lips and smiled elegantly.
"Laoliu? Are you two familiar with each other?" the aboriginal lady said angrily and kicked Du Laoliu again. "Very familiar?"
"In any case, we are classmates!" The lady chuckled. Her eyes were shining, and she seemed to enjoy watching the two of them play around. Or rather, one of them was fighting while the other was playing around.
"Qing Lian, are you really not going back?" Du Laoliu, who was used to being kicked and beaten, turned to ask the lady.
Seeing this scene, the aboriginal lady was even more furious. She gritted her teeth and made up her mind that she wouldn't let him off when they got home!
The aboriginal lady was Du Laoliu's wife, Tu Yu. She had followed Du Laoliu to Great Xia and returned together after four years.
The other lady was Qing Lian.
Qing Lian shook her head slightly and chuckled. "Anyway, you don't need me anymore. There's no difference if I'm here or not. I should do what I want to do."
After saying those words, he raised his head and looked into the distance with a slightly disappointed expression.
Who would have thought that it would end up like this? He had planned for so many years and experienced so many trials and tribulations, but he did not know what it was all for.
However, this was something that they had long expected. Ever since the Great Xia Royal Family produced a character who could split open the Heaven and Earth Domain, they had already predicted that this day would come. Although that person was greatly restricted and couldn't go far, it was enough to stop the revolutionary army.
After emptying her mind, Qing Lian focused her attention on the imperial capital that was getting closer and closer. She smiled and asked, "I heard that Your Highness is moving the wealthy families from the hundred cities to the imperial capital?"
"I don't know about this. I haven't been back for a few years." Du Laoliu shook his head. He had always been in Great Xia and didn't know about this.
As they entered the Imperial Capital, there were more and more pedestrians on the road, especially on both sides of the road. Even at the periphery, it was still bustling.
There were all kinds of shops around the city. Large amounts of goods were unloaded here and distributed to various shops in the city.
Pedestrians, laborers, peddlers, shopkeepers, haggling, clamoring, and cursing filled the air.
One of the shops was used to load all kinds of vegetables and fruits. After being loaded into trucks, they were sent straight to the city. A few laborers casually nibbled on the fruits before continuing with their work. It was a lively scene.
There were vendors selling roasted sweet potatoes, roasted meat, and meat soup on the roadside. Smoke was drifting out from the buildings on both sides of the road. One could smell stewed meat and all kinds of fragrances. The combination of the two smells rushed straight into the nostrils and tempted one's appetite.
"I'm hungry! I can finally have a good meal! "Du Laoliu rubbed his stomach.
"Is Great Xia's cuisine not as good as Dayao's?" Qing Lian laughed.
"It's not as good as Dayao's!" Du Laoliu said decisively.
Qing Lian smiled without saying a word. Dayao's cuisine was filled with good spices. The fragrance of the food was overwhelming, but it masked the freshness of the food itself.
Great Xia's cuisine rarely used spices. Instead, it focused more on highlighting the taste of the food itself.
It could only be said that everyone had their own preferences.
However, when it came to meat, Dayao had all kinds of spices that could suppress the fishy smell, which was slightly better than Great Xia's.
"Where are you going? Are you going to see the dean first? "Du Laoliu asked and got kicked again.
"No, I'm going to walk around the city first. I'll pay a visit tomorrow." Qing Lian shook her head slightly, cupped her hands, and bade farewell to the two of them. She then jumped off the tractor.
She wanted to see what the capital looked like. Naturally, she had to see it with her own eyes.
"Still looking?" Tu Yu saw that Du Laoliu was still looking even after Qing Lian got off the tractor.
"I just feel that she's a little pitiful!" Du Laoliu shook his head. Even though he was a little funny, arrogant, and carefree, he wasn't completely blind. Along the way, he could naturally see that Qing Lian was disappointed from time to time.
Furthermore, she had left everything behind and came to Dayao alone. It was probably not going well for her.
"How do you know that she's pitiful? And that it has something to do with you? "Tu Yu said angrily. "I'm the pitiful one. How did I fall for you back then?!"
"Because I'm smart!" Du Laoliu grinned, revealing a set of white teeth that were even reflecting light.
"Pfft."
"I'll go to the palace first!" Du Laoliu said as he held onto his cloth bag. "Go back and let them cook the meat first."
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Ren Baqian was a little surprised to hear that Du Laoliu was back. This time, he didn't receive any news from the Rearguard Commandery.
As far as he knew, there hadn't been anything going on with the Du family recently. He didn't know if Du Laoliu had found what he wanted or if he simply wanted to come back to take a look.
However, he would find out when he saw Du Laoliu.
"Loli, after years of universal education, the national treasury is running low. I'm afraid that we will be in the red this year by 30 percent. What do you think?" Ren Baqian looked at the loli in front of him.
Three years had passed, and the image of this artificial intelligence hadn't changed at all. Her personality was still as bad as before. At this moment, she was drawing circles on her lips with her finger, and her eyes were blurry.
Fortunately, he wasn't a lolicon.
Seeing that Ren Baqian was asking about serious matters, the loli winked at him and pulled down her collar … Anyway, it was just a flat screen, and it wouldn't be obvious if she didn't pull it down.
"If we want to enrich the national treasury, open up new sources of revenue, or reduce expenditure, the number of officials in Dayao isn't overstaffed. In fact, it can be said that there is still a huge shortage. For example, the transportation department and the commercial department are still understaffed. With the current number of soldiers, it is difficult to maintain a large area in the Sixty Thousand Mountains, so reducing expenditure isn't advisable.
In that case, what we need to do is to open up new sources of revenue!
If we want to open up new sources of revenue, firstly, tax, and secondly, commodities. Currently, the domestic situation is stable, and the Chuyun residence is also stable. If we raise taxes, it will definitely cause an uproar. As for commodities, the current number of craftsmen and factory personnel is barely enough, and we really can't develop new products.
Moreover, even if we manage to produce one or two products, it won't be able to make up for the current deficit. "
"I know all of this!" Ren Baqian said in a deep voice.
"However, there are still a few ways. First, we can use government bonds, which I don't think anyone will be willing to buy. Lottery tickets are not bad, but Dayao doesn't prohibit gambling. This amount of money will be collected by the casino and the people behind it, and it will be better to give it to the imperial court.
Another way is the Chen Nation and Great Xia!
Even though Great Xia isn't unified yet, the imperial court and the revolutionary army have already divided their territories, and it will be difficult for there to be any big changes for a period of time. Moreover, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. After ten years of continuous war, a large amount of wealth has gathered in the hands of a small number of people. "
Ren Baqian was moved and asked, "How do we do it?"
"As long as we sell the goods there. The people of Great Xia have a huge demand for Dayao's goods. In the past, the borders of Dayao were unstable, so they could still restrain themselves a little. Now that the two countries have divided their territories and the situation has stabilized, the demand will shift to other areas.
We just need to sell some of the goods that were originally supplied to the country to those who have amassed a lot of wealth. However, there is one thing that must be settled in Dayao's currency! After that, we will use paper money to purchase a lot of goods. In this way, whether it's Great Xia or the Yun Nation, we will only be creating wealth for the imperial court for a few years or decades. "
Ren Baqian thought about it and roughly understood Lolita's thinking.
The value of money was given by people, regardless of whether it was gold or silver.
The value of Dayao's currency was even more obvious.
Nowadays, large transactions were completely done with paper money, which could be printed as much as one wanted. However, for the stability of domestic prices, the imperial court couldn't print more paper money than it could bear. Otherwise, the country's newly formed and fragile economic system would inevitably collapse.
However, if they had to use paper money to trade with the Chen Nation and Great Xia, they would first have to exchange gold and silver for paper money. This exchange rate was set by the imperial court, and they could profit from it.
The same was true for the purchase of goods in the two countries. In this way, they would earn gold, silver, and goods, but they would only circulate paper money in their hands. They could use this method to increase the amount of money issued, which would be consumed by the two countries, and the imperial court would naturally gain a lot of profits.
The imperial court had already benefited greatly from the increase in the amount of money issued.
After a few years, the currencies of the two countries were basically controlled by Dayao. This way, they could gain a lot of profits from the two countries by manipulating the rise and fall of the currencies.
If they were more ruthless, they could completely design a separate currency to be issued in the two countries to plunder resources and profits.
This kind of economic plunder was faster than robbing with a knife.
After a few years, it would be these two countries that would support Dayao.
Of course, there were a few important points. First, the other party had to recognize this kind of currency.
Second, the currency wouldn't be imitated.
However, these two points weren't a problem for him.
First of all, they might not understand the main points. Even if there were knowledgeable people who felt that something was wrong, they had to recognize Dayao's paper money under the pressure of the army, whether they were willing or not.
Furthermore, Dayao's paper money was exquisitely made and easy to carry. Under strong pressure, it would probably circulate quickly between the two countries.
There was no need to consider counterfeiting as they didn't have the strength to do so.
After he understood, he asked for more details. It was more or less the same as what he thought. Ren Baqian also made up his mind.
First, he set a small goal. For example, one second.
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