AWB Chapter 376 The weight of currency is equal to the country!
Chapter 376 The weight of currency is equal to the country!
They naturally knew the harm caused by the war at the border.
Especially after the border is lost, they know better what the consequences will be. If Daxia changes its currency system while other countries do not, then there will be a lot to talk about!
However, this issue was very sensitive, and no one, including Gu Jingzhi, explained it in depth.
Seeing everyone nodding, Gu Jingzhi knew that they understood what he meant.
He smiled and asked, "I know that Great Xia and the other tribes have built a city at the border for trade. I believe this doesn't need me to elaborate. However, I would like to ask, what do you think would happen if only Great Xia's new currency could be used in the trade?"
Ga?
this problem……
Everyone frowned immediately.
After a while, someone looked at Gu Jingzhi weakly: "Can we allow the gold and silver of foreign races to flow into our Great Xia territory?"
Yo ho?
Gu Jingzhi's eyes lit up, and he looked at the man: "Master Fang, have you done any research?"
"This one……"
Fang Rujing smiled awkwardly and said, "I haven't studied this myself either, but I was inspired by the Marquis and thought that these foreign races are mostly formed by tribes. They don't have a complete political system, so naturally they also believe in the way of the superior state when it comes to money!"
"If our Great Xia currency system becomes stable and everyone in the country uses it, I think they will also switch to our Great Xia currency for convenience! In this way, the gold and silver outside of Great Xia will flow into the national treasury. I wonder if what I am thinking is right or not!"
"Ha ha!"
Gu Jingzhi laughed and said, "Master Fang's words are of course correct! But you only saw one side of the story and not the other!"
Fang Rujing was shocked. He stood up and bowed, saying, "Please give me some advice, my Lord!"
Gu Jingzhi stretched out his hand to suppress it, so after he sat down, he said: "If, this marquis is talking about if! If one day, my Great Xia closes the trade..."
"If Daxia were to impose strict restrictions on the types of goods traded at the border..."
"What do you think will be the result?"
"..."
The study suddenly became quiet!
If such a day really came, the gold and silver of the major tribes on the border would have been exchanged for Daxia currency long ago. If Daxia closed the trade, the currency in their hands would be worthless.
If the categories are restricted, they can buy even fewer things with the coins they have, and they may not even be able to trade these coins with other countries.
This……
Everyone gasped.
Fang Rujing muttered to himself, "If this happens, won't their entire clan be wiped out?"
"Not bad!"
Gu Jingzhi said with a smile: "What Lord Fang said is absolutely true!"
"My Lord! This is absolutely unacceptable!"
Someone stood up and said excitedly, "This is too detrimental to the harmony of nature. It's absolutely unacceptable!"
"Yes, Lord! This is immoral and will put our Great Xia in an unjust position!"
"..."
A number of officials stood up to advise.
"Everyone, you have misunderstood me!"
Gu Jingzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Such an act would offend the harmony of nature. How could this Marquis not know this? What this Marquis said is just a hypothesis. One reason is to make you understand that the weight of money... is heavier than Mount Tai. The weight of money... is related to the survival of the nation!"
"I'm telling you all this today in the hope that you'll understand these principles and, in your future work, constantly remind yourself that your actions and every decision you make affect the survival of the people and the prosperity of our nation!"
"You...maybe you understand?"
"This……"
When everyone heard this, their scalps went numb and goose bumps appeared all over their bodies!
Gu Jingzhi took out a new coin, placed it on the table, and said softly but firmly: "The purpose of money is to trade, and trading is about fairness!"
“If there is no fairness, one side will be overthrown!”
"This is the way of money, and it is also the way of governing a country! Can you shoulder the responsibility of fairness and justice?"
Gu Jingzhi raised his eyelids and looked at everyone.
Everyone's heart tightened.
"We will live up to the country's trust and the people's confidence, uphold fairness and uphold justice..."
Everyone stood up and roared in a firm tone!
"it is good!"
Gu Jingyi slammed the table and said, "I have said everything I wanted to say in this discussion. I hope you will remember what I said today and safeguard the interests of our country and the fairness of currency! Protect the eternal prosperity of our Great Xia nation and let the people of Great Xia share the joys and sorrows of our country!"
"I will definitely live up to the Marquis's trust!"
Everyone's blood was boiling, even a mature and steady middle-aged man like ** was conquered by this passion!
"Alright, alright!"
Gu Jingzhi waved his hand and said with a smile, "Everyone, sit down! Boss Gu will assign us what to do in the next stage!"
"hehe!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately laughed in good faith.
After Fang Rujing sat down, he suddenly looked at Gu Jingzhi and said, "My Lord, what you just said is only one of the reasons. I don't know what the second one is."
"Second..."
Gu Jingzhi said meaningfully, "Master Fang, if you were one of those foreign leaders, and faced with this situation, would you compromise or rise up in anger?"
"..."
What the hell...
Everyone's mouth twitched.
This guy... is so fucking cruel!
If this is really done, the foreign ethnic groups on the border will completely become vassals of Daxia!
Unless they can fight all the way to the capital and destroy the Great Xia Kingdom, even if they win, they will not gain any benefits and will not be able to change the situation they face.
But destroying Daxia...is this possible?
Of course it's impossible!
In that case, what's the point of knitting?
Only then did everyone truly understand the true meaning of what Gu Jingzhi said about the way of money, which concerns the rise and fall and survival of the country. They were shocked but also filled with passion!
They were chosen by Gu Jingzhi to be in charge of the currency issue. They originally thought that following Gu Jingzhi, the powerful marquis, would make it easier to get promoted in the future. However, the price they paid was nothing more than a few sour remarks from others about their money-smelling nature.
But compared to the future, what does this mean?
After all, this was announced by His Majesty's imperial decree. As long as there is an imperial decree, killing is legal. What does it matter if they say a few sour words?
But now?
With what Gu Jingzhi said, what they did... was no less than what the officials in charge of the court did, right?
"Alright! You all understand the weight of this currency now, let's move on to the next topic!"
Gu Jingzhi smiled and was about to ask Gu Yunzhi to assign the next stage of work, but this time ** looked over again.
"My Lord, I have a question, but I need to ask you first..."
Gu Jingzhi blinked: "What's the matter?"
"This one……"
**Hesitated for a moment, as if he was trying to organize his words. After two breaths, he stared at Gu Jingzhi and said, "Since the Marquis said that the value of this new currency depends on the national strength and national credibility! Then the court can decide whether to mint the currency or not..."
"Then I would like to ask, what should we do if someone in the court abuses currency?"