"No courtesy, no courtesy." Huang Li looked helpless, raised his hand, and watched everyone stand up before he sat down in the main seat in the middle.

Time was running out, and it was urgent to assist Shuixi. He held a meeting overnight to arrange military and political affairs. He would return to Nan'an District tomorrow.

An order has been sent from Zuanjiang, asking Li Laiheng, Hao Yaoqi and Li Yue to reorganize their troops and set off immediately.

"Let's discuss government affairs first!" Huang Li turned to look at the civil servant on the left and said with a smile: "Have you received my letter? If you have any questions or suggestions, just tell me."

Mao Shoudeng pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness wants to issue banknotes. There is a precedent for Ming Dynasty banknotes. I think you should be cautious."

The Ming Dynasty Baochao is an example of failure. In the end, it was like waste paper. It was disliked by the officials and the people, and its reputation was bad in the streets.

Huang Li nodded slightly and said: "The letter is not clear enough, so you will inevitably have doubts. I will explain in detail the principles and rules for issuing banknotes..."

After borrowing two million taels of silver, even if you spend some, you will still have 15,600,000 left. If you follow the most conservative margin and use a one-to-one ratio, it will be enough to issue an equal amount of banknotes.

The looted grain and grass supplies are not money. Grain, cloth, monopolized salt, daily tools, etc. can all be converted into silver.

"In order to keep the value of banknotes stable, firstly, they must have enough margin to be exchangeable when they expire; secondly, they must have purchasing power to ensure the supply of materials, so that soldiers and civilians can buy their daily necessities with banknotes..."

"You can start with loans to immigrants, using paper yarn instead of physical items. Although they will also use it to buy food and daily necessities, this change of hands will also help to establish the credit of banknotes..."

"In the early days, the issuance of banknotes must be restrained, and the food supplies shipped to various places must be as sufficient as possible to prevent people from distrusting banknotes and rushing to buy them after they get them, which will cause instability in people's hearts..."

"Banknotes must be issued and must be recovered. They can be used not only to purchase goods but also to collect taxes. This gradually establishes the credibility of banknotes, allowing the military and civilians to feel at ease..."

"The government and the army must set an example and take the lead. Officials' salaries and soldiers' pay must be paid in banknotes. The exchange period may be set at half a year, or shorter, so that the soldiers and civilians can trust the government's credibility..." <

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"Silver coinage can be carried out at the same time, or it can be postponed later. When the exchange period comes, if it is silver coins, use all silver coins; if there are not enough silver coins, use all silver coins. Don't mix them, the impact will be bad..."

"In fact, the government will take back most of the banknotes issued in the early stage through commodity circulation, and there should not be much left when it comes to exchange. With the current banknotes, there is no need to worry about not being able to exchange them..."

"At the same time, all counties and towns must establish government-run supply and marketing stations to ensure sufficient supply of the three major items of grain, cloth, and salt, so that the soldiers and civilians can spend their money and the government can collect it..." <

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"In private circulation, copper coins are mostly used. Banknotes are also mainly expressed in ren. When exchanged, a thousand ren notes can be exchanged for one tael of silver, which is a good idea..."

"If you can read, read, and count, you can hire anyone, regardless of gender, if they are willing, and you can also give them a grade. If the ninth grade is not enough, you can add it to the eleventh grade. The salary of the lowest grade is the same as or slightly higher than that of ordinary employees on the market...

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"Government schools should be established. Applicants must study in batches and pass the exam before they can be re-employed and promoted. Teaching materials must be published and distributed so that staff in various places can learn by themselves, which will be more efficient..."

"In addition, some quotas will be given, and local officials will hire talented staff locally. After passing the examination, they will enjoy the treatment and promotion of government personnel..."

Huang Li sputtered, thinking that he had spoken clearly enough, so he paused and took a sip of tea.

The clerk was writing down notes, and the officials listened attentively. When they learned that His Highness had borrowed two million silver from Huguang and Liangjiang, they looked at each other with strange expressions.

Mao Shoudeng stroked his beard, thinking and digesting His Highness's whimsical ideas. In fact, it is not new, there is a precedent of Ming Dynasty Baochao.

Hong Yu'ao said slowly: "Since there is enough money, there is no big problem in issuing banknotes. We can start with a smaller amount, one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, and see the effect."

Jiang Shangying also echoed: "It will be better if the common people see the silver. When the army returns home in triumph, boxes of silver can be paraded and displayed."

Among civil servants, Mao Shoudeng was relatively tortuous and not flexible enough. Although Hong Yu'ao and Jiang Shangying gave up the post of prime minister, they were the first to follow him and gave strong support to Huang Li's suggestions and ideas.

In fact, Huang Li also saw it. The more senior and well-educated the person, the greater the ideological gap with him; and the more recent an official was, the less well-educated one was, on the contrary, more pragmatic.

Huang Li laughed and said: "This is a very good idea. Demonstrate gold and silver treasures, silk cloth, grain, etc. Let the people know the benefits of war and be happy when they hear about it. That is the best effect."<

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"They were all stolen, and there is still a gathering to show off the stolen goods?!" Mao Shoudeng smiled bitterly, but did not say anything to stop him.

Well, it’s gratifying to return in triumph, but don’t always think about “robbing”! But on the other hand, why did His Highness and the soldiers do it, but for the great cause of restoring the Ming Dynasty, they went through life and death and fought on the battlefield.

After thinking about it this way, Mao Shoudeng's mentality calmed down again, and the various measures and suggestions no longer felt harsh.

Huang Li values ​​banknotes so much because he focuses on long-term development.

As long as the credibility of banknotes is established and people dare to hold them for a long time, who cares how much margin you have?

And to conquer the world, expand the army and secure the people, the future expenses will be huge and numerous, and where can we grab so much gold and silver as funds?

Issuing banknotes is the most important task. Huang Li explained it in detail, and the officials asked for more details, and finally it was agreed upon.

Huang Li breathed a sigh of relief. Only 300,000 yuan in banknotes were issued in the first month. Compared with the money borrowed and the supplies stolen, it was just a drop in the bucket.

However, this is just the beginning, take your time! If the issuance is increased to four to five million next month, we should be able to provide military pay to the soldiers. This is also a necessary stage for the regularization of the army.

Setting the exchange period to half a year is also to relieve the concerns of the military and civilians as soon as possible. In half a year, enough silver coins can be minted. If not, use the silver first, and wait for the silver coins.

"Everyone is very polite. It seems that my authority has been strengthened!" Huang Li believes that this is the reason for the successive victories. He attacked the city and killed the enemy without any calculation. This is definitely the case.

"Look, I have changed a lot. Women can also work and even become officials. Moreover, everyone speaks very straightforwardly and is no longer formal." Huang Li was a little proud of this.
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Jiang Shangying stroked his beard, looked at Huang Li, his eyes flickered, and said with a smile: "The former government servants had no grades and only earned money and rations. Your Highness just changed it, ten grades and eleven grades, that is,

Low-level subordinates, let’s change their names now so that they sound nicer to the outside world.”

Well, well! You can understand it this way, your explanation is better than mine.

Huang Li smiled at Jiang Shangying and expressed his appreciation. Jiang Shangying is very good and has a bright future!

Jiang Shangying's explanation was also recognized by the officials, and the motion to give him an official position passed smoothly.

What's the use of worrying about this? If any of the officials here have been awarded Jinshi, it will be great. All students are just scholars, so stop pretending.

Huang Li doesn't care about the specific explanation now, he just needs to lay down the framework and implement it according to his model.

You said they are subordinate officials, but I also said they are grassroots civil servants! Give them the opportunity to be promoted, who knows whether they will become senior officials from the grassroots.

Besides, to build a supply and marketing station, you need salespeople, right? There are definitely not enough men who can read and write, so women will naturally take over.

Doesn’t it mean that many female clerks have been hired now to do simple tasks such as registering immigrants and warehousing materials? This is a good start, the first step to break the feudal tradition.

In the future, the army will also set up a women's rescue team, because those injured men are embarrassed to cry out in front of women.

The biggest government work has been solved, and the next few tasks are not very important. Huang Li only listened to the report, gave a few casual suggestions, and then it was over.

The appointment of officials depends entirely on the decision of the government affairs yamen. Huang Li only needs to stamp it and formally approve it afterwards. He doesn't know who he is, and he doesn't know what his abilities are?

"A supervisory mechanism must be established so that one's ears and eyes can be sharp enough to understand the real sufferings of the people and the real living conditions of the people." Huang Liwei lowered his eyes, a little distracted.

"But a secret service agency like Jinyiwei is not what I want. At least to weaken its power, it is necessary to change its name. Perhaps a better way is to open up the channels of expression so that people can have a channel to redress their grievances and appeal."

In Huang Li's daze, the government officials finished their reports, while the Governor continued.

Liu Tichun and Dang Shousu were also worried that His Highness had traveled a long distance and could not rest immediately, which would be too much for his body, so they reduced the content of the report.

"Oh, the army has killed so many tigers?!" Huang Li was stunned by the number and felt surprised.

The population of Sichuan is declining, and the tiger problem arises from this. There are hordes of the king of beasts, and there are also tiger spirits that can run from house to house and climb ladders.

In order to ensure the safety of the people as much as possible, the governor's office divided the remaining troops into teams of thirty or fifty men and sent them to various places to hunt tigers without mercy using blunderbuss, bows and arrows, iron traps, traps and other weapons and means.

Although tigers are fierce, they are not enough to be seen in front of a fully armed army with various tricks. Judging from the number of hunted, it can be said that the results are remarkable.

"Sigh, it's a pity for the tiger, but there's nothing we can do about it. It's called a big cat, but it can be tamed like a cat...forget it, no one can afford to keep that thing."

"In front of humans and beasts, I have to stand firm and stand on the side of humans. Even rare animals in the future cannot harm humans."

"You can't just rely on the army and distribute weapons to the people. The crossbow is a good weapon that is easy to master. Even the monkey version with reduced power will be of great help to the people's stable life. It is good to hunt tigers, because they can eat meat and sleep on tigers.
Chapter completed!