C205 He Was Haggling over the Price
C205 He Was Haggling over the Price
Xiao Yun sighed and said, "This is not unimportant. It is one of the most important things in the world. In fact, whether it was the imperial power or the currency, it was a consensus. It is a deep-rooted habit that has been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. It is also related to interests. Time had turned trust into a net, and it had turned everyone in the world into a net. All interests are tightly bound to this net, and that is why the world is peaceful."
Speaking up to this point, he glanced at the eunuch and continued to speak to His Majesty, "Just like this copper coin, everyone in Great Qin Country uses copper coins. Whether it is savings or salary earned. If one day, a person stands out and shouts loudly, saying that copper coins are not money. Silver coins were the real thing. This sentence would affect the interests of everyone in Great Qin Country. The things that the influential families had accumulated over the past hundred years had become worthless. The things that the civilians relied on every day were meaningless. If that's the case, I'm afraid that the person who shouted loudly will be drowned by his saliva!"
Your Majesty, please! He said, "That's true."
Xiao Yun continued, "The same goes for the imperial power. His Majesty is His Majesty, the king of the world. All of the officials and officials are standing because of you. Without the imperial power, their power would be lost. How could they convince the masses? Without imperial power, all the soldiers and horses in the world would only protect themselves. They would not protect all the people who depended on the imperial power. When the time came, the border would be in a state of emergency. Who could protect the people under the heavens? So when the country was peaceful and the people were at peace, a person suddenly appeared. To say that the imperial power was unorthodox, he was the orthodox. The people still have to use their saliva to drown him."
His Majesty was stunned for a moment, then was silent for a long time before he said, "Although these words are a bit crude, but the logic... is indeed somewhat distorted."
Xiao Yun nodded and suddenly asked," They say copper coins are not people of money, and the people spit them out. If they say imperial power is not people of imperial power, and the people spit them out, then if it is His Majesty... As the representative of imperial power, say copper coins are not money. What will happen then?"
"This!"
His Majesty widened his eyes.
He looked at Xiao Yun in shock, unable to speak for a long time.
"Words of gold and jade, any action of His Majesty is an example. Any words His Majesty makes will be an Imperial Decree. All of these are letters! Reputation is the most important factor in maintaining all the interests of the community. It is also something that must be protected no matter what. "
Xiao Yun did not stop. He did not give His Majesty any time to think. He directly said what he thought in his heart, then smiled bitterly and said, "So this matter now, according to the wishes of the peasants, it is not that we cannot take back the New Dollar policy, but the effect of taking it back. Actually, it's not much better than the New Currency policy "
"The New Currency policy has caused a huge commotion. Now, it's a crisis for the world. Sometimes, breaking promises... is something that must be done."
His Majesty gritted his teeth and said.
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Your majesty, you thought too simply about the New Currency. That was why you suffered a huge loss, but now you think too highly of the New Dollar matter. That's why I feel like I don't have to put in any effort. "
"Brat Xiao, do you think this matter isn't serious?"
"At the beginning, it was naturally serious. It would affect a large portion of people. But the people are not stupid. The fake money was printed by His Majesty? Of course not. Why would they think so thoroughly and complicate the matter? Of course not, so they would think that His Majesty's policy was very good. On the other hand, they hated those profiteers who printed fake notes! Now that counterfeit money was overflowing, a large number of people had lost everything. Their lives were in chaos, and they even starved to death because they could not afford to buy food. However, it was still the same sentence. The civilians were not stupid. Everyone knew that the fake money was a large amount of copper coins. If it was big money, then they might as well not use big money. They would only use a small amount of money and spend it one by one as if the new money did not exist. It's the same. "
"But now, the copper coins are worthless!"
His Majesty shouted loudly, feeling that Xiao Yun still did not understand this matter.
Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "They are not valuable. It is only temporary. This is mainly because someone has distorted His Majesty's policy. His Majesty only said to promote New Coins, but did not say that everyone must exchange New Coins! Money is free. It's something His Majesty has always cared about, including silver ingots. His Majesty also controlled gold very well. As for those proclaiming that someone would use the new currency to exchange for it, the merchants had to be exchanged for old coins, but it was just a bunch of them... Hm, how should I put it, it's just a low-level official with ulterior motives. They were the vermin of Great Qin Country, they should be plagiarized and sent away. They should fill in the money that they did not get until the end of the day. This matter can be settled by 30%. "
His Majesty was completely stunned.
He frowned and thought about it carefully for a long time.
This was not a good idea, but there was one thing he could do, which was to remove His Majesty completely!
He was completely fine. Whether it was his reputation or his decision, it was not his fault.
The real threat was the profiteers and corrupt officials!
As long as His Majesty took care of this matter, then there was nothing to worry about.
His Majesty thought of other possibilities, such as the possibility of failure.
But Xiao Yun's method was very simple, and there were very few mistakes that could be made.
His Majesty nodded heavily and said, "Is it that simple?"
"Your Majesty, this is not simple! Moreover, it's only 30% stable. It's still very early to resolve this matter."
" Oh? What else?"
"What else?" Xiao Yun said with a bitter smile, "Your majesty, now there is a flood of fake money, causing the people to have a hard time living. Even if ten thousand yuan is not refunded, there is no counterfeit money policy at all. Then isn't there a situation where the previous two policies caused the world to be in chaos and the people's resentment is deep? Copper coins are not enough, whether it is a deposit restriction order or tax collection only collecting copper coins. This was a mistake, and the damage caused had not been properly dealt with. It had not gotten better yet, so... What else? Your Majesty, there are still many things to do!"
His Majesty thought for a long time.
In the end, he had no choice but to give Xiao Yun a token before he left.
True Dragon Token.
He had to allocate the resources of the dynasty. As long as he could resolve this matter, not only would he not pursue the matter of the murder in the imperial prison, but he would also be able to settle the matter with Zhao Wuji.
His Majesty had even made a promise that if the matter was successful, he would give Xiao Yun countless rewards!
Xiao Yun did not hesitate at all and directly shouted, "That peasant wants a piece of land."
Land? !
This was the biggest taboo for the strict centralization of power in the Great Qin Country.
There were all kinds of princes in the Great Qin Country, and it wasn't as if there weren't any kings with different surnames.
However, no one was given land.
What was the biggest difference between dividing land and owning land?
In power, in money!
No matter how much private land one owned, one had to pay taxes. One had to obey the Imperial Court's orders and arrangements.
However, the distribution was different.
On the land that they were given, the taxes were all owned by the king. Most of the official positions could also be settled by the king. Excluding some high-ranking officials, it could be said to be a country within a country!
If one were to talk about it in detail, the difference would be even greater than what one imagined!
And the land that Xiao Yun wanted was not private property at all, but a land that was given to him.
This made His Majesty swing his sleeves and leave at that time. When he walked to the door, he even pulled out a knife from the guard's waist, and actually wanted to turn back and chop Xiao Yun to death!
Fortunately, the eunuch stopped him.
This matter seemed to have to end with His Majesty's fury.
But the next day, a secret edict arrived at the imperial prison, and it wrote His Majesty's promise.
Only the land was divided, but there were no official positions or titles.
In the vicinity of the Xiao family's ancestral mansion, there was a ten-mile square area.
If Xiao Yun could do it, this piece of land would belong to him.
Not only the land, but also the people above!
Of course, there weren't many people in a square area of ten miles. It was just a village with more than fifty households.