The Weapon Tycoon Who Traveled to Great Qin

The land of Wuyue is gradually disappearing.

"Unexpectedly, with the warship, we will transport these things." Xiang Liang said to Xiang Bo.

"These things can be sold for a big price." Xiang Bo said with a smile.

"Great price." Xiang Liang said.

"For big prices, these things are all smuggled things. We can make a fortune by going to Qi by sea," said Bo Xiang.

"With this money, we can buy more ships and go south. I heard that now we can find a Nanyang in South Korea, and we also go to Nanyang. There are so many things in Nanyang. Maybe we can still find gold. If this is the case, there will be more things to solve." Bo Xiang said.

"If there is gold, it will eventually flow to Qin State." Xiang Liang said.

"Well. It is true, but otherwise, we will not be able to do such a big business at all, and Qin's development speed is too fast. We simply can't catch up." Xiang Bo said.

"Yeah. That's it." Xiang Liang said. The distance between Qin and Chu is getting bigger and bigger, but Chu is because of the aristocracy. As a result, Chu's national strength was much weaker. Although his army was extremely large and the number of artillery equipped was also very large, this did not mean that his economic ability could surpass Qin. The national strength has been set aside by Qin.

"Speaking of this Southeast Asia, the colonies that our Chu State navy conquered have not been to for a long time. In this case, the navy’s ability to rule will drop a lot, and the navy must strengthen patrols in these places. Otherwise, , There will be big problems." Xiang Liang said worriedly.

"Yeah. But there must also be warships. Otherwise, we won't be able to go to the colony." Xiang Bo said.

"That's right. To make money this time, we have to add some warships, merchant ships, and the situation at sea far exceeds our imagination. Storms, a large number of pirates. These are all factors that we have to worry about defense." Xiang Liang Speaking of.

"Yeah." Xiang Bo nodded.

"These are still questions of money, but how much can I earn this time, and I can't give it all to you. After all, there is still some capital to do, otherwise, we can't do it at all." Uncle Xiang said embarrassingly.

"Yeah. Okay. I want to find a way." Xiang Bo said to Xiang Liang.

"However, when I was in Wuyue, I found a newspaper, which was told to me by a businessman from Chu Kingdom. Take a look." Uncle Xiang said at this time, he found a newspaper in his arms and handed it to him. Xiang Liang.

"This is." Xiang Liang looked at Bo Xiang. He didn't understand what Xiang Bo meant.

"Let's take a look, maybe you can understand. I think things are of great help to us." Bo Xiang said.

"I heard that the Qin State Bank has changed. They used to be loans, and the loans required mortgages, but the situation is, what else can we mortgage in Chu State." Xiang Bo said.

"But they have changed this time. Changed to investment." Xiang Bo said. And Xiang Liang looked at the newspaper quickly. There are also newspapers of Qin State in Chu State. Most of the news published in Qin State is more truthful than the oral rumors, and they have great credibility. Therefore, there are a large number of newspapers. Circulate in Chu State, but these newspapers have a longer date, because there is no printing factory in Chu State, and there is no newspaper office, and there is no telegraph line in Chu State. The flow of information, the residence time is relatively long.

"Investment, what does this mean?" Xiang Liang asked.

"That's what I want to say, so I put this newspaper up, and I went back this time and talked about it." Bo Xiang said.

"This is a big deal. What I read in the newspaper is that there is no need for loans. As long as there are projects, you can exchange shares for a large amount of financial support." Xiang Liang said.

"It seems, that's what it means." Xiang Bo said. Xiang Bo himself didn't know exactly what kind of situation it was, but Xiang Liang was able to understand the reason. He can understand the development of the situation at a glance.

"In this case, our Xiang family can do the same. We only need to set up a trading company. If there is a prospect, we can use the shares as investment needs and take it out in exchange for Qin's capital support." Xiang Liang Speaking of.

"Yes, if we can make money this time, we will continue to do this kind of business. I heard that this kind of business is easy to make money." Xiang Bo said.

"Well. In this case, our Xiang family will have our own business." Xiang Liang said.

"Yeah. So, after arriving in the northern Qi country this time, we must get financial support from the Qin country, otherwise, the business will not grow." Xiang Bo said.

"I will contact you at this point." Xiang Liang thought about it for a while.

"Okay, let's speed up and go to the northern Qi country." Xiang Bo said.

"Yeah." Xiang Liang nodded. At this time, he seemed to have seen another new layout. The reason why Chu's navy could not grow was reduced a lot. An important reason is economic ability, which can provide very few taxes.

After the refitting of weapons, the military became more and more dependent on finances, and the war’s requirements for logistical supplies became higher and higher. This was also a military reform carried out on the basis of economic reforms. In Chu State, military reforms were merely Simple changes in weapons, his logistic supplies, and the army’s organization were not changed. This caused the Chu State’s military to put great pressure on finances, despite the great economic advantages of Chu State, such as his agriculture, especially Economic agriculture has developed rapidly. The demand for tea, silk, and sugar has made these economic and agricultural industries a great development, but this does not provide more stable taxes for the finances. Such a situation makes Chu people do not know how to get out of the predicament.

But now, Xiang Liang found a trace of exit. He knew that as long as they could expand their business, they would be considered successful.

Xinzheng, South Korea. Inside a large classroom at Korean University. This is where this summit was held. The Korean University was actually transformed from the Han Palace. There is a strong learning atmosphere for meetings here. Such an atmosphere can easily become serious.

"I think everyone has realized that a new era has arrived." Shangwen was the first to speak.

"Peace. Has come. Peace has brought development. Although there are still small-scale conflicts in some areas, peace has come. This is an unchangeable fact." Shangwen said. Sitting in the audience, Li Mu, Han Shu, Zhang Liang, Zhang Er and so on nodded. They agreed that this is indeed a fact at present. As long as the State of Qin does not go east, there is the possibility of peace in all countries, and this kind of peace brings huge opportunities for development. Everyone can see such opportunities.

"Development, this is the problem that all countries are facing at present, but there are many problems in development, and Qin also hopes that all countries can develop. Qin needs a broad market, not a simple country to develop." Shang Wen said .

"In other words, Qin, Zhao, South Korea, Yan, Wei, Qi, Chu, etc., these countries are a whole. Qin cannot be separated from this whole, and cannot develop without this whole." Shang Wen said.

"Similarly, the situation of each country cannot be developed independently, and everyone is inseparable. We need to continuously strengthen the ties, economic, cultural, financial, and other ties." Shang Wen said.

"Among them, the most extensive exchange is trade. And everyone has already got a lot of benefits from it." Shang Wen said.

"The taxation brought by trade has enriched our fiscal revenue and brought great economic prosperity. However, the government is still not doing enough. Our taxation is only connected by a few areas, and most areas are still connected. Blank. Therefore, we need to strengthen trade links in these areas." Shang Wen said.

"The topic of this summit is first of all how to increase trade." Shang Wen went on to say. Shangwen believes that the topic should be launched as soon as possible and the time should not be too long.

"My opinion is that on the basis of the Qin, Han, and Zhao trade tariff agreements, adding several other countries and regions, of course. These are voluntary, but once the trade tariff agreement is joined, the tariff must be reduced to 100%. Below five." Li Mu suggested at this time.

"We have no problem with Wei. We, Wei, have already met the relevant requirements in certain tariffs, but specific trade agreements between countries are needed." Zhang Er first responded. Because of the relationship between Wei and South Korea. Wei State imposed zero tariffs on some products in South Korea, such as grain, food, cloth and so on. Regarding other commodities, Wei also greatly reduced tariffs, and the overall tax revenue was strictly controlled below 5%. Such a low tax rate can enable Wei Guo to prosper quickly in a relatively short period of time. This is the secret of Beidaliang's prosperity.

"Well. Qi can do the same for us." Lou Jing said at this time as the representative of Qi. He knows that reducing tariffs is the general trend, although in some areas of Qi, tariffs are relatively high. For example, on luxury goods, perfumes, and clothing, Qi State levies high taxes in order to suppress the extravagant behavior of businessmen. But other important materials, such as grain, Qi State encourages the import. After all, Qi still lacks a lot of food.

"This, we Yan Guo will also agree." Prince Dan said reluctantly at this time. His face is extremely ugly. Because of this, Yan's fiscal revenue, especially taxation, will quickly be reduced by more than one-third. A large proportion of Yan's tax revenue is maintained by tariffs, if the tariffs are cut off. Financial funds will be rapidly reduced a lot. This is the psychological preparation that Yan Guo must make. Although Prince Dan has made relevant preparations, he has accepted his preparation to reduce his taxes by one-third, but when he really wants to give up at this time, he still It was a little uncomfortable. After all, he had reduced a lot of finances, and he was at a loss.

"Well, in this case, the tariff agreement can be passed." Shang Wen said more easily. He knew that Zhao Guo and South Korea had no problems. The biggest problem was Yan Guo, even though he looked ugly at Prince Dan. But after all, I finally agreed. This is still acceptable to him.

"The next step is the financial issue. The key to the issue is currency." Shang Wen said.

"As we all know, there are many countries and regions that use Qin's banknotes, because I suggest that more areas can use Qin's banknotes, of course. This requires a voluntary principle." Shang Wen said.

"However, in order to solve the problem of banknote circulation and the credit of banknotes. We can only do it by linking with gold. I don't know if everyone agrees?" Shang Wen said. In fact, Shang Wen was very worried about this issue. Because this issue involves the currency sovereignty of a country. The reason that Zhao Guo used Qin's banknotes was that they did not have enough gold reserves. At this time, Shangwen proposed that the banknotes should be linked to gold. This was also due to Qin's own reasons. By depressing gold, Qin got it from Zhao again. Enough gold reserves, but South Korea also got a certain percentage of gold reserves from it. Other countries do not.

Compared with other countries, Qin still has an absolute advantage in gold reserves. At this time, when banknotes are linked to gold, Qin has a great advantage. After all, no country has such a large gold reserve.

In fact, this also means that if countries want to issue their own banknotes, they must have their own gold reserves. If there is no gold reserve, excessive issuance of banknotes will cause the proliferation of banknotes, which will lead to the nightmare of banknote devaluation. Lose the dominance of paper money. And finally lost its currency issuance rights. And Qin State took this route.

Zhao Guo took the initiative to lose the right to issue currency, because they did not have such sufficient gold reserves, and at the same time, they needed sufficient funds to develop. In desperation, they had to give up their country’s currency issuance rights and switch to Qin. National banknotes.

"In this case, does it mean that paper money must be linked to gold, or that a certain percentage of gold is allowed to circulate in society?" Han Shu said at this time.

"Yes, it is mainly formulated in response to the special circumstances of some countries' paper money." Shangwen said. In fact, Shangwen himself felt that it was a bit wrong to do this. The wrong thing is that, in this case, Qin finally got rid of the gold standard, but entered a relatively loose gold standard system. If Qin once had gold reserves If it declines, the influence of Qin's banknotes will be weakened. Shangwen is worried about this, because with the development of foreign trade, gold is difficult to control, after all, he follows capital. However, in order to expand the scope of influence of Qin State banknotes, because only by expanding the scope of influence of Qin State banknotes and making Qin State banknotes become international banknotes, Qin State’s capital output and a large amount of investment can become a reality, and gold reserves are a symbol of this status. Hard indicators. This is not reserved.

"Well, I think in this case, it is better for our Korean banknotes to depreciate." Han Shu said with a smile at this time. Han Shu suddenly felt that this might be a loophole that appeared when the people of Qin were formulating their own monetary policy. As long as it is ensured that South Korea has enough gold reserves, then South Korea can maintain its own gold reserves, which is proved by the people of Qin. Therefore, as long as South Korea continues to increase its gold reserves, the right to issue banknotes will still be in South Korea's hands.

Han Shu wanted to understand this and stopped talking. She suddenly discovered that it is better to have her own banknote issuance rights. At least be able to take the initiative.

When Shang Wen was talking about these times, Li Zuoche carefully recorded. When recording, he suddenly had an idea of ​​his own. Can Zhao Guo have his own banknote issuance rights? This idea flashed out all of a sudden. In fact, Li Mu, who was sitting by the side, also had this idea, but after considering the actual situation, Li Mu suddenly rejected this idea. Although the printing problem of banknotes can be solved through Qin's technical problems. But many problems behind banknotes cannot be solved.

The first is funds. Banknotes cannot be solved by printing them on a large scale. The transactions and trade between countries still rely on gold, and the purchasing power of paper money also depends on gold. Does Zhao State have enough gold reserves? The answer is obvious. No. The concept of gold reserves does not exist in Zhao State. Not to mention the large amount of gold reserves.

When Zhao Guo did not have gold to deal with his country's currency problems. Zhao Guo has actually lost the right to issue currency. Zhao Guo had to rely on the support of Qin State to use Qin State banknotes.

Zhang Er pondered this question carefully. If the banknotes and gold reserves are buckled, Zhang Er naturally thinks about whether Wei has its own gold reserves in China? The answer is no.

Definitely. Wei did not have a large amount of gold to issue his own banknotes, and Wei could only lose his currency issuance rights. Because this is the case of Wei, this is unreserved.

"We Yan State agrees to use Qin State banknotes." Just when Zhang Er wanted to agree to Qin State's banknotes in order to increase his country's trade, Yan State agreed to the use of Qin State banknotes.

"Yeah. Very good. Thank you very much." Shang Wen looked at Prince Dan unexpectedly. He didn't know what Yan Guo was thinking. On the currency issue, Yan Guo voluntarily gave up.

In fact, Prince Dan wanted to give up the right to issue banknotes in exchange for the support of the State of Qin. Yan State’s economy was on the verge of collapse, and domestic taxes were too high. Yan Guo wants to maintain it by increasing taxes or maintaining the current situation. Therefore, on the issue of tariffs, the country of Yan is reluctant, but on the issue of currency, the country of Yan wants to be tied to the economy of the State of Qin, hoping to drive the country of Yan through the economic development of the State of Qin. Therefore, on the currency issue, Yan State agreed to use Qin State banknotes. Yan Guo himself understood that the strength of their country was not enough to maintain the current situation. Therefore, Yan Guo voluntarily gave up the issue of the right to issue banknotes in his country. Moreover, if they lose the right to issue banknotes, they can get the benefits of binding the economy of the Qin State. The powerful economy of the Qin State will allow the State of Yan to develop rapidly.

"Our Wei State is the same." Zhang Er said at this time. In fact, Wei Guo has already lost the dominance of currency. There are two mainstream currencies circulating in Wei, one is Qin banknotes, and the other is South Korean banknotes. Because of the close economic ties between Wei and South Korea, there are two currencies in circulation in Wei society, but the exchange rates of the two currencies are different, which makes it inconvenient for Wei's currency to circulate, and Zhang Er wants to pass Such an opportunity to get rid of the influence of South Korean banknotes and move closer to Qin State banknotes is not only a question of closeness, but most importantly, they can get Qin State investment. This is an important condition for Zhang Er to agree.

"We Qi Guo might also agree. I need to go back and discuss with my Patriarch." Lou Jing saw all countries express their views. Then he can only say so. In fact, Qi State has recognized the legal circulation of Qin State banknotes. Unlike other countries, Qi State has its own gold reserves, mainly Qi State’s own gold mines. This is an advantage that others do not have.

But even so, Qi has to give up the right to issue banknotes for many reasons. Perhaps the biggest reason is that Qi needs to rely on Qin's economy to promote its own economic recovery and development. To achieve this, the first thing Qi had to do was to allow Qin's banknotes to flow into Qi. Otherwise, Qi's own printing of banknotes and the use of metal currency for circulation would have very adverse effects. This is the influence of Qin's economy. Although Qi has its own advantages, Qi has to give up its advantages. Only by giving up such advantages can Qi's economic recovery be completed.

"Very good. In this way, we can increase a lot of banknote circulation areas. With the circulation of banknotes, I think trade will be more liberalized." Shang Wen said with a smile.

The reduction of tariffs and the large-scale circulation of banknotes allowed Shangwen to see the trend of unification, and Qin State could almost unify banknotes. At the same time, the increase in trade will greatly strengthen the ties between countries. This is of great benefit to the unification of Qin. As long as Qin continues to maintain such a strong economic situation, Qin may use its own economy. Advantages to unify countries, thereby avoiding large-scale military and **** conflicts, which is what Shangwen hopes.

"Very good." Shang Wen said with a smile.

"So, next, we discuss the next item. The colony issue." Shang Wen said.

"Colonies." Representatives of various countries whispered one after another. Originally, they thought that Shangwen would talk about free investment, and this would solve their funding problems to a large extent. But, surprisingly, Shangwen did not discuss this issue, but changed it to a colony. They didn't know whether they would discuss the issue of investment. Zhang Er was a little worried about this. He was worried about Qin State's cancellation of investment, so it would be too bad.

"The colony, what's the matter? What kind of problem will the colony matter." At this time, Li Mu looked at Shangwen worriedly. He didn't know how Shangwen would mention the colony issue. Although he was worried, he knew that. The question must have its own profound meaning, otherwise Shangwen would not take the initiative to raise such a thing. Li Mu calmed down.