Chapter 131 Economic Development
If you want to develop a city, people's livelihood must be put first, and people's livelihood is something related to the people, such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, etc., and the population is closely related to the people's livelihood. When the people's livelihood is good, the population will naturally rise. Qingcang carried out a major reform on Huaxia City, so that people nearby struggled to lean here. There were thousands of people a day, and at this rate it would take at least five months.
If you want to install so many people, you need to have culture as support and economy as support, so the next focus is on developing the economy.
Qing Cang's first task every day is to listen to the daily work report.
In the meeting hall, everyone except the generals were present.
"Report to the Commander, the Weapons Research Center has been built, and today some talented people have been recruited to study weapons. In the near future, the Research Center will definitely be able to research more practical weapons."
Wang Zongwei first came forward to report. Qing Cang knew the importance of weapons well. In order to improve the level of weapons manufacturing and improve the shortcomings of existing weapons, he asked Wang Zongwei to take the lead in building a weapon research center with him as the dean.
"Very good. Now the first priority is to improve the siege weapons again and enrich the types of weapons. Our ambition is not only in Huaxia City, but also promising in the future. If there is a chance, I want to defeat Luoyang."
If others say such words, they will definitely be considered a madman, but Qing Cang is different. He has enough strength to do this. As the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang is amazing in terms of the number of troops and the solidity of the city.
"Yes, I will arrange for them to step up their research."
"Staff General Wu, how about your military academy?"
"Returning to the commander, there are now 100 new students entering the school. These people are talented and smart, and will definitely contribute to our army and give advice in the future."
"Very good. You will leave this matter to Xu Xun in the future. You have a more important task."
"Yes, Commander! I will do it well."
At present, there has been no war, so these staff members have turned to the development of internal affairs.
"oh?"
Wu Chaojing glanced at Xu Xun and felt a little thoughtful.
"Staff Officer Wu, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that your strength is not good, but this matter is more important and needs professional people to do it."
Qing Cang could not see Wu Chaojing's expressions and actions, and he could clearly understand his psychology.
"Commander, I don't mean that."
"The next thing is very important. It involves the development of a city. I want to build a financial hub connecting other cities and reform the currency."
Wu Chaojing has a very good understanding of financial management. Through this period of observation, it is very appropriate for him to do this.
When Wu Chaojing heard this, it was really big. You should know that as a tool of circulation, currency involves too many things and has a wider range.
"Commander, there is a huge resistance to currency reform."
"I want to make the world use my currency. In fact, I really wanted to reform the currency very early. There are several reasons. First, the existing currency is too bulky and is not conducive to circulation. If the currency is not circulated, the economy will not develop. Once the economy stagnates, the road to prosperity will be very far away. This is what it means. Second, only a country that is strong enough can control the currency. This is my ambition. China is about to become the strongest country in the world, no one. Third, I will print as much as I want, and the economic lifeline of the entire country is controlled by me. Even if the resistance is strong, I will reform."
"But the question is, how to transition from old and new currencies?"
"This is what I want you to do. I want you to build a currency center and a trade center. The two cannot be too far apart. As for the scope of responsibilities of the two, the currency center is directly taken over by us. The main function is to exchange new currencies. People in this city directly use Wuzhu coins to exchange them. According to one to one, people in the city need gold. According to the market value, they strive to convert the new and old currencies within one year. We collect the replaced copper coins, and I can use them separately. The function of the trade center is much simpler, just to provide a trading place where anyone can get things inside to trade for the outside world. At present, it is a war. I believe that we can develop agriculture and sell agricultural products, and we can give a big gift."
"What is the new currency?"
"One hanging money is equal to one thousand copper documents, so this new currency is in Huayuan units, and one hanging money is equal to one Huayuan. Huayuan has several denominations. I have some ideas about it here and you can take a look at it. If there are also patterns, please ask a famous graphic artist to draw it, and the anti-counterfeiting aspect is also designed by you."
In fact, Qingcang refers to the modern Yuan as the currency policy of Huayuan, 1 Huayuan, 5 Huayuan, 10 Huayuan, 20 Huayuan, 50 Huayuan, and 100 Huayuan. If this continues, it is enough.
Wu Chaojing took over Qing Cang's cargo office reform method and then went on to study it.
As a hard currency, gold is implemented everywhere. Whoever controls most of the amount of gold will control its value and can control its price.
After Qing Cang arranged Wu Chaojing's work, he turned to another familiar face.
"Company Commander Xu, how are you there? How are the locations of the gold mines being detected?"
Xu Dezhi was originally a blacksmith. Later, because he had refined gold in his early years, Qing Cang incorporated him and promoted him to the company commander, managing all the affairs of the entire smelting company.
He wanted to collect the gold from the world and mine it himself to obtain the lifeline of the economy. Therefore, this trick was made. As the war spread, copper coins would only depreciate all the way, while gold remained firm.
"Returning to the commander, I sent fifty people to explore within a hundred miles. After investigation, there was a rich mine ten miles away from Quyang County, where the gold content was several times that of other places."
"oh?"
When Qing Cang heard this, it was interesting. Quyang is where Liao Bao lived. It was impossible to mine gold ten miles away. There was only one possibility, that is, occupy Quyang City and divide it into his own name.
At this time, a voice came into the meeting hall and listened to it. It was Zhao Zilong's.
"Can the commander be there?"
Zhao Zilong was wearing white armor and was extremely elegant. He held a gentian silver gun in his hand and walked towards Qing Cang as soon as he entered the door.
"Captain Zhao, what's the matter with me?"
"Commander, if you are my parents again, please accept my worship."
This made everyone confused, why did Zhao Zilong want to live in Qingcang?
Lian Qingcang looked puzzled.
"Captain Zhao, why is this? Please get up quickly."
He helped Zhao Zilong up.
"My brother's condition has improved and is now gradually recovering. I heard that the commander gave me medicine half a month ago, so I came to thank him."
It turned out that this was the case. Half a month has passed since the last time he received the medicine, and he almost forgot about it.
"Because Zilong is a talent, he cannot be abandoned because of family matters."
"Commander, I, Zhao Zilong, will never serve the second master in this life, so I will follow you!"
"It's so good! I have Zilong here, and there is no difficult city in this world."
"Zilong is flattered by the commander's attention."
Chapter completed!