() Four, pronunciation is connected to the news. The fourth year of Xingping seems to confirm this pronunciation, because this year is destined to be a troublesome year.

The damselfly accompanied Ke'er to Youzhou to deal with his brother-in-law's affairs. In order to get over and meet them as soon as possible, Song Qing had to summon ministers to discuss the matters about paper money at the beginning of the new year.

Coins, like food, are one of the things that those in power are most concerned about.

In fact, during the Song Dynasty, paper money had already appeared in Shu, but due to years of war, paper money became similar to butcher-opening paper.

When Song Qing first entered Shu, he saw this thing, and he also knew that it would be beneficial to the country and the people if he used it well. But in the situation at that time, it was not suitable to restore the issuance of paper money.

Moreover, at that time, the Northern Song Dynasty court only used Shuzhong as a pilot, and it was not without the intention of using this kind of thing to plunder Shuzhong.

Now that time has changed, the land in Shu has been ruled by Liangshan. Moreover, the Liangshan regime is strong and the ocean trade is rich, so it is time to bring this matter to the forefront. It can be said that Ma Tao's ideas coincide with Song Qing.

As a chaebol in Jiangnan, Ma Tao certainly knew the pros and cons of it. With his financial resources, it is not impossible to open a money house and issue paper money.

But what paper money needs most is a stable regime, otherwise it will be no different from waste paper when it is issued.

In addition, for ordinary people, it is safe to use gold and silver. Therefore, if you want to promote such banknotes, you must have a tough regime.

Many officials did not understand what the prince would come to him for during the New Year? Of course, some well-informed people thought that the prince summoned everyone to be related to this matter, but they did not expect that the prince did not even mention what happened in the Jin Kingdom, but asked everyone to discuss the issuance of paper money.

Paper money is related to national economy and people's livelihood. It is a hard work, but it is not the strength of the Liangshan heroes. So almost everyone's eyes fell on Chai Jin and Chen Dong.

Chai Jin pondered for a moment and said, "I think the prince's initiative is good, and this thing is indeed beneficial to the national finances. However, the difficulty lies in how to issue it. The people exchange the required items with gold and silver. This is a habit that has been developed for thousands of years. It is probably not easy for the prince to suddenly propose changes!"

Chen Dong nodded and said, "Mr. Chai is right. I am worried that the people will not agree with it. I am worried that this thing will be taken advantage of by illegal people once it is released. Isn't this a counterproductive effect if it is issued?"

Zhu Wu nodded and said, "One piece of paper can cost a thousand gold, and the saved gold and silver can be used as a national strategic reserve. The prince has a good idea. In fact, it is not difficult to say that this is not difficult. Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as we start a good start, the people will follow up."

After everyone finished speaking, Song Qingcai said: "Since everyone can't think of a good way, then I will say it! First of all, I will name the banknotes as silver notes, and then, after the silver notes are printed, the salaries of all our officials will be issued by silver notes instead of silver. In other words, we use our actual actions to open the people."

Chen Dong couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Qiansui, I'm sorry, I'll give us silver notes as salary, but where should we use them?"

Yes! If the silver notes cannot be exchanged, let us drink the northwest wind! This sentence can be said to ask everyone’s voice, and everyone’s eyes once again focused on Song Qing.

Song Qing smiled and said, "This is the second thing I want to say. First of all, the Ma family of Jiangnan chaebol will take over our first exchange. I have already decided with him. In the future, I will open money shops in various places. The main business is to exchange. At the same time, Brother Chai will also ask Brother Chai to build a Liangshan money shop that can cover all parts of the Central Plains. Everyone knows the use of money shops. I will not do the thing that competes for profit with the people. The ultimate goal of this move is nothing more than taking it from the people and using it for the people."

"As for Lord Chen just said that someone would pretend, it depends on the strength of the local governments. If someone wants to know whether my sword is sharp enough, then you might as well stand up and try it. Tell the local governments that treat such people in one word, kill them."

Song Qing said these words with a smile, but everyone still felt a murderous aura. It turns out that the prince had already decided on this matter and summoned everyone to come, just a notification.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhu Wu again. The old guy looked hypocritical and said that he could just make a good start. I'm afraid he had already discussed it with the prince.

No matter what the people below think, Song Qing will continue to carry out this matter that benefits the country and the people. As Zhu Wu said, this matter is difficult at the beginning. After the people and officials taste the sweetness, they will naturally accept it.

At the same time, the unification of currency will also help the future management of Jiangnan and other places. Liangshan controls ocean trade and various materials from the north. It can be said that the Liangshan regime has always led the economy of the Central Plains.

After the unification of the currency, the next step was to let the Liangshan Money House blossom in the Central Plains and control the economic lifeline. In the future, the Zhao Song regime in Jiangnan could be paralyzed without even sending troops.

Of course, this is just a hidden thought in Song Qing's heart. He may not be good at doing finance, but in that era of information explosion, what kind of cases did there be? Have you never eaten pork and watched pig run?

After saying this, Zhu Wu looked at Wu Yong, but saw Wu Yong nodding slightly. The two old guys would vent their ventilation in advance, so they also knew what they were thinking about.

Zhu Wu coughed dryly and said, "Qiansui, I heard that the princess went to Youzhou due to the death of the Jin emperor. I dared to ask, "Does Qiansui want to use troops to the Jin Kingdom?"

Song Qing didn't want to hide this from his ministers, and nodded, "Ker has gone to Youzhou, but now is not the time to use troops against the Jin Kingdom."

Zhu Wu nodded and said, "I dare to ask again, does Qiansui want to start from south and then north, or north and then south?"

Since Gongsun Laodao returned to Liangshan to recuperate, Zhu Wu has the most problems.

In fact, Song Qing had a long time ago, but since Zhu Wu proposed it today, he also wanted to hear the thoughts of the ministers.

So he said with great interest: "What do you think of this problem with brother?"

Zhu Wu Angran said: "First the south and then the north, only a stable and unified Central Plains can be suitable for the Northern Expedition, thousands of years old."

Chen Dong frowned and said, "Qiansui has always believed in righteousness. If we follow the military advisor's words, what name should we unify the Central Plains?"

Wu Yong smiled and said, "I think sometimes I can find a bunch of these things, but the key is to see what Qiansui thinks."

Song Qing knew in his heart that after all, these guys still wanted to instigate themselves to be emperors. They didn't pretend to be noble, but it was really not time.

Sighing slightly, he said, "The thing that is Dayi cannot be touched or seen, but it exists in real life. With our current strength, we want to destroy Zhao Song, but in the blink of an eye, Zhao Song has existed in the Central Plains for more than a hundred years and has already developed a foundation in the hearts of the people. Although it is already a slightest thing, it will take some time to erase it completely from the hearts of the people."

"I say that, everyone must think I want to send troops to the north. Now I can tell you with certainty that my next target is Xixia."

Song Qing's thinking jumped too much. Zhu Wu mentioned the Jin Kingdom first, and then Song Qing mentioned Zhao Song again, but now he suddenly ran to Xixia again.

Someone wanted to ask why, but Song Qing obviously did not want to continue talking about this topic. While summoning the ministers, he had already informed Ma Tao to step up printing of silver notes. After he was satisfied with it, he would start to promote it. Only by completely finalizing this matter can he go to Youzhou with peace of mind.

After sending away the ministers, Song Qing ordered people to call Yan Qing over. Although Yan Qing's status in Liangshan is not low, he still has no share in the discussion like the ones he had just now. During the festival, An Shun Qing thought that if everything goes well, he would launch a full-scale attack on Xixia when the autumn is approaching, which is why he left Yue Fei in Taiyuan.

It was not long, so Yan Qing rushed over. Today he was a military general on duty in the city patrol, and the guards who were instructed to find him from the street.

After letting Yan Qing sit down, Song Qing chatted with him for a few words before asking: "Have your wife ever asked you when can I send troops to avenge her?"

Yan Qing said a little embarrassedly: "No...No, she rarely mentions this to me now."

Even the fool could see Yan Qing was lying. Song Qing smiled and said, "You couple went to Linzhou! First find a way to contact some people in the Tuoba clan. Although there are people in the inner guards there, they are not as accurate as your information. After you find out the situation, you will immediately report it to me."

Yan Qing said in surprise: "Is Qiansui going to use troops against Xixia?"

"This is just a preliminary idea. After the exact news, I will send someone to notify you."

What else can make Yan Qing happy than this news? You must know that he has had many quarrels with Li Xueer for this matter, and now he has finally been able to see the moon.

He agreed happily and said goodbye and left.

Song Qing decided to send troops to Xixia, and of course he had his own ideas.

Needless to say, the reason why Zhao Song did not send troops is not mentioned. Now Dali has been included in the rule, and although the Jin Dynasty has been in constant wars, its overall strength cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, Song Qing's policy towards the Jin Dynasty was still mainly in chaos, so there was only Xixia country left in the surrounding area.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is no excuse to send troops to Xixia, but as Wu Yong said, isn’t it easy to find excuses?

According to the news that the inner guards sent back from the desert, after Yelu Dashi suffered consecutive defeats under the Jin Dynasty, he has retreated to the west.

What is the place even west? In addition to Inner Mongolia, it is also the territory of the Han Dynasty. By taking over the Western Xia, you can open up the Hexi Corridor and connect the transportation with the Western Regions.

Song Qing didn't have much ambitions, he just hoped to restore his territory during the Strong Han Dynasty.

The deeper meaning of sending troops to Xixia is to train troops.

Song Qing remembers someone said that a country will perish if it is wary, and a country will perish if it is forgotten. The people of the Central Plains are not wary nations, but if they cannot maintain the best combat state at all times, they will sooner or later be taken advantage of by foreign races.
Chapter completed!