General Xiakou Mansion:

Today, the main officials from the internal affairs and the military are here to discuss the progress of the next work.

"My lord, it will take a few months to digest the newly captured Yuzhou. The main problem at the moment is that the roads are a bit bad.

It is not convenient to transport food, which is not only related to the supply of Xiakou army on the border, but also related to the problem of food relief for the people."

Xun Yu said.

"Wen Ruo, didn't we capture hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Yuan Shu's army? If those captured soldiers weren't all working on the construction site, why couldn't the road be built for so long?"

Qin Qi said in confusion.

"Lord, the main reason is that bridge construction is very troublesome. It cannot be built in a day or two. It requires a process.

If it's a small ditch or river, you only need to build a stone arch bridge over it. Rivers like the Huaihe River are difficult to build."

Xun Yu said.

You heard it right, it’s a stone arch bridge.

Qin Qi gave a brief introduction to the craftsmen, and the craftsmen quickly figured out how to build a stone arch bridge, making it available hundreds of years ahead of schedule.

Originally, stone arch bridges only appeared in the Sui Dynasty, and some of the most famous ones are Zhaogou Bridge.

"Wen Ruo, we now have cement and steel. We need craftsmen to do more research and use cement and steel to build bridges. That will not only be fast, but also very strong."

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, the craftsmen have indeed accomplished this task, but it is still very difficult to build it on a wide river channel, the Yangtze River. It cannot be completed in a short time."

Kuai Liangdao.

Qin Qi nodded, seemingly impatient.

The technology accumulation is not enough!

"Lord, with the expansion of our territory, we don't have enough four-wheeled carriages to transport food and products. We must let Ma Jun and the others build more."

Xun Yu said.

"Deheng, has that steering wheel been developed?"

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, we have researched it, but it needs good steel for forging. Our production of that kind of steel is very limited, and there are too many places where it is needed."

Ma Jun said.

The workshop that Ou Yeche is responsible for is busy producing weapons for external sale during this period, and the smelting furnace cannot be used.

It seems that we need to increase the construction of steel-making furnaces as soon as possible.

"I will inform Master Ouye about this matter and ask him to build several more smelting furnaces to specialize in producing high-quality steel."

Qin Qi said.

"Wen Ruo, are there any difficulties in resettling the people in Yuzhou?"

Qin Qi said.

"The manpower is not enough. All the officials are sent out to measure the fields, even the students in the academy are used, but there is still not enough.

After all, Yizhou also needs to digest it, and a large number of personnel have been transferred to the Yizhou area."

Xun Yu said.

"Before April next year, the Yuzhou territory must be digested. The military is about to take action against Xuzhou and cannot delay any longer."

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, don't worry! There are still several months left before Yuzhou can be fully digested and it will not affect the military's dispatch of troops."

Xun Yu said.

"Okay! Now let's discuss how to activate the new currency, what issues should be paid attention to, etc."

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, after a lot of hard work, we have basically prepared a sales department in every county within our jurisdiction.

The bills issued are universal within the jurisdiction and are warmly welcomed by merchants. Nowadays, merchants rarely carry five-baht coins.

When silver is traded in other places, banks choose to use it. This has brought great benefits to our Imperial Bank.

However, people don’t make many deposits and loans, and only some businessmen who lack funds in a short period of time will borrow money from banks.”

Liu Badao.

"Zichu, how much profit did the bank make this year?"

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, over the past year or so, we have built too many sales departments and invested too much. In addition, the salaries of a large number of staff have only remained flat."

Liu Badao.

Qin Qi nodded.

For a new thing to be able to achieve success in its first year is already very good.

"Mr. Zichu, if the issuance of new currency is handed over to the Imperial Bank, can the task be successfully completed?"

Qin Qi said.

Liu Ba shook his head.

"Lord, the introduction of the new currency involves thousands of households and still faces many problems. With the limited manpower of our Imperial Bank, it is impossible to proceed, and many problems will arise."

Liu Badao.

"Keep talking."

Qin Qi said.

"First, in terms of publicity, the "Hundred Schools Lecture Hall" should give a lot of publicity and registration to let the people understand the benefits of using the new currency.

To reassure the people. In this regard, the government requires strong support and close cooperation to implement it.

Second, many things will happen in the currency exchange, which require the support of the field army. County soldiers alone are not enough.

The third is to block the channels leading to our jurisdiction and not allow other foreign merchants to transport large amounts of five-baht coins to our territory for exchange.

This requires the full cooperation of the field army. Fourth, it must be stipulated that the people must complete the exchange within three months.

We don’t have that much energy to spend on this matter. Maybe during the exchange, some large investors will be unwilling.

It will confuse people's hearts and people will follow blindly. This is something that must be avoided. Six is ​​in the hands of people.

We need strong support from officials in the internal affairs department so that if anything happens, they can come forward to solve it as soon as possible.

Seventh, when transporting new currency and old currency, county soldiers must be on board to protect them. Once they are hijacked,

We will suffer heavy losses. In addition, we need the cooperation of the navy on the water to check the passing ships and not let anyone take advantage of the loopholes."

Liu Badao.

"The most troublesome thing is the businessmen from other places. They can be said to be here to purchase things. We can't let the businessmen stop operating!"

Kuai Liangdao.

"This issue can be dealt with from two aspects. People can be given three months to redeem it.

For merchants, we cannot give them that much time, up to one month, and they will not be exchanged after the expiration date."

Chen Qun said.

"Zi Chu, let "Hundred Schools Lecture Hall" promote it. You can contact Mi Heng! Come up with some money and let Mi Heng vigorously promote it.

It shouldn’t be a big problem. Besides, businesses also need to spend money for advertising, and our government agencies also need to spend money for publicity.

There is no need to save on this aspect, spend what should be spent. Let the yamen cooperate and you can discuss it with Wen Ruo. When the time comes,

Whether it is the field army or the navy, they will definitely cooperate fully with the Imperial Bank's operations. However, the person in charge is Zichu, and you will be responsible for commanding everything."

Qin Qi said.

"As you command!"

Liu Badao.

"Deheng, how much new currency can be produced, is it enough for the people in the jurisdiction to exchange it?"

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, the quantity we have suppressed is very huge, enough to be exchanged for use. Moreover, we will continue to suppress it."

Ma Jun said.

Qin Qi nodded.

Ma Jun took out dozens of new coins, including copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins, and there were more than ten coins in total. The bosses picked them up one after another to inspect them.

The workmanship is very exquisite and is pressed in one go.
To be continued...