Chapter 131 Even if there is a million, why not be afraid of it

Money and economy are positively correlated. When the money supply increases, the price (interest rate) used by the money will decrease. The increase in money supply will cause prices to rise and promote consumption. The growth of investment and consumption will accelerate economic growth.

Now, Datang is mining copper mines on a large scale, which is increasing the circulation of money.

Even if Chen Ying is not a financial expert, he knows that once the monetary injected increases, prices will inevitably rise. This is also a market law and there is no way to reverse it.

The current coins of the Tang Dynasty are in a serious shortage. Calculated in the Tang Dynasty's GDP, it is approximately 34.8 billion (USD, which belongs to forum data and is not necessarily accurate) accounts for 58% of the world. However, the copper coins minted by the Tang Dynasty every year are approximately 380,000 jin, and the total amount of market currency is approximately 4.18 million jin (about 18 billion jin).

The currency is insufficient, the fatal price is extremely low, and the price of money is extremely high. Moreover, the copper products are significantly higher than the copper coins themselves, which makes the copper coins melted privately and cast and sold by copperware.

Moreover, those who can save money are basically aristocrats, but also aristocratic families. These aristocratic families like to save money and put it underground. Although bronzes had appeared in China as early as the Xia Dynasty and copper had been used as currency in the Shang Dynasty. Since more than two thousand years, all dynasties have spared no effort to mine copper mines, however, copper is still not enough.

This is related to the fact that the Chinese people have a sense of crisis. They are always prepared for disasters and can withstand disasters themselves. The problem caused by the result is very embarrassing. The speed of mining copper ore can never keep up with the speed of consumption. Moreover, ancient China was a world-wide power. China's copper coins were not only widely used in China, but also the surrounding vassal states used copper coins, especially Vietnam and North Korea. Copper coins from all dynasties can be unearthed from time to time, and the quantity is quite large.

The Tang Dynasty is not only short of money in China, but also the Tang Dynasty’s copper coins are short of money, Jiannan, Annan, Silla, Baekje and even Japan.

As the saying goes, low grains hurt farmers. The farmers in the Tang Dynasty were really hard. They worked hard a year and had only earned about five cents of money. Of course, they were not like the farmers in later generations, with only more than one acre of land per capita, but one hundred acres. Apart from eating, drinking, defecation, there was nothing left.

With the development of Duobaoshan copper mine, the problem of lack of money in Datang will be well solved. More and more money will naturally cause inflation. As a large amount of copper coins are put on the market, prices have begun to increase significantly.

The most intuitive way to express food is to gradually increase from five cents per bucket to thirty cents per bucket, which is a full six times. Food is the basis of everything, and the surge in grain prices has caused prices in all walks of life to soar. For example, in the past, it took about 120 cents to raise a pig, but now it takes 380 cents. Similarly, the price of pork has also begun to rise.

Before we knew it, the people of the Tang Dynasty were surprised to find that the money was still the same, but the things they bought were less than half of the original ones. For example, if you could buy a calf with six guan and eight guan, you would buy a strong cattle with eight guan. Now you need fifteen guan.

With the rise in prices, the original sense of superiority of officials gradually disappeared, especially the ninth-rank officials, whose salary was only 32 stakes. Now even the coachman who travels to transport can easily earn twenty or thirty stakes a year.

This phenomenon began in Chang'an and spread across the country. When Li Xiuning, who was in Kucha, came back from the street market last time, he said to Chen Ying with concern: "Chen Lang, now there seems to be an invisible big hand that controls the prices of the Tang Dynasty. All officials in the Municipal Yishuo were dereliction of duty and should be killed!"

When Chen Ying heard this, he laughed and said, "This is a good thing!"

Li Xiuning was very puzzled.

The decline in the purchasing power of money is beneficial to the country and the country. Wherever you save money, except for the landlords and aristocratic families, these rich people are rich, and they save more and more money. The money in the Tang Dynasty is expensive, and their money is increasing.

At this time, the aristocratic clans were like the blood-sucking vines on the big tree of the Tang Dynasty, constantly sucking the blood of the Tang Dynasty. Once the farmers were overwhelmed, the conflicts between the world would be irreconcilable, and another chaotic era would appear.

Chen Ying smiled and said, "The things are getting more and more expensive, and the money is getting cheaper. Is this good for the country?"

Listening to Chen Ying's absurd words, Li Xiuning immediately retorted: "It's really a big deal to be fooled by the world."

Chen Ying said seriously: "Don't believe this."

Li Xiuning said: "How is this possible?"

Chen Ying smiled and said, "Think about it, the more money they save, the more they will lose. If they continue to hide the money, it will only become a pile of useless scrap copper and iron. Therefore, they have to take out the money, buy land, buy a mansion, or take it out to open a workshop, or sell it."

Chen Ying knew very well that these aristocratic families were always thinking about striking the Tang Dynasty Tongli Money House, but Chen Ying would never let them succeed.

For a relatively long time, the threat from the Tang Dynasty only came from internal factors and was by no means external factors.

Neither the Western Turks were surviving or the Goguryeo, they could not threaten the Tang Dynasty.

Although Li Jiancheng was very worried about Li Shimin's threat, Chen Ying knew that although Li Shimin had the foundation of the Fusang continent, it would take more than ten years or even longer to threaten it.

Li Shimin must first solve the problem of keels in warships. Without keels, it is very difficult to manufacture large ships.

Another factor is the population quality issue. Chen Ying has always thought that this is a joke about Li Shimin's million-dollar army.

Will the savages fight?

At best, they would only fight between two villages for water sources.

Even if there are millions of people, why be afraid?

Only the hidden danger of aristocratic clans, if not handled properly, will cause the Tang Dynasty to fall into a terrible place.

Li Jiancheng began to put in full force in talent training and increase the cultivation of poor talents. In fact, this is not a good recipe. Although the aristocratic families have various problems, they still have a sense of responsibility as nobles.

However, once the poor children hold power, they will release the devil in their hearts.

The consequences are also difficult to predict.

Chen Ying generously taught Li Xiuning financial management knowledge, which dispelled Li Xiuning's concerns.

However, in the news about the tiger Yicong, Chen Ying also discovered an accident.

Just after more than nine months after Li Jiancheng was under house arrest in Chang'an, Cheng Zhijie, who had not had any abnormalities, cooperated very well and was very honest. This made the Yuan Sui Imperial Army soldiers who were guarding Cheng Zhijie gradually relaxed their vigilance.

Finally, in the fifth year of Kaiyuan (the third day of the third lunar month), Li Jiancheng gave a banquet to Qujiang. All civil and military officials and Cheng Zhijie were invited to attend the banquet. During the meal, Cheng Zhijie took the excuse of drinking and walked out of Furong Garden, and never appeared since then.

Li Anyan was angry and still could not find Cheng Zhijie.

At the same time, another Fusang Tang army raided the Qinglin outside Chang'an City and robbed Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Tai and other children, but Changsun Wugui stayed.

Changsun Wugui's statement to the outside world was that because she was reconciling accounts in the money treasury, the villain did not meet her.

Li Xiuning looked at the news and said resentfully: "Chen Lang, what's going on with Changsun Wugui?"

Chen Ying said helplessly: "How can I know about this?"
Chapter completed!