Chapter 1489 Money has value only when it circulates
The next day, Li Shimin woke up from the palace of Queen Changsun. The first thing he did after waking up was to return to his imperial study and summon Dai Zhou.
He didn't want to go to court today. He just wanted to take a day off.
Moreover, there is nothing particularly important going to court these days.
And during this period of time, he changed some of the rules for going to court.
If there is a major incident, report it directly to the Shangshu Province. If they cannot make a decision, the Shangshu Province will notify Li Shimin. If Li Shimin cannot make a decision, he will go to court to resolve it.
But generally speaking, these things are dealt with quickly.
In addition, the entire Tang Dynasty has been extremely safe during this period of time.
There's nothing particularly important.
The matter of the harvest has also been taken care of.
Things in Goguryeo also settled down.
The treasury was very happy to receive the money.
Everything is so prosperous!
"Dai Zhou!"
"I'm here!"
"Any other news about the phone call?"
Li Shimin asked.
He was asking about what happened yesterday, because he went to bed early after coming back from the rain yesterday. He didn't know what happened next.
"Yes, after yesterday's weather forecast, the people at first were confused as to why the weather was reported. However, since it rained last night, all the people have changed their minds. Many people even went to the Sixth Prince to thank him.
He also gave him many things. Now the people can trust the weather forecast. The people are also prepared to deal with the weather in a few days."
"Then what does Shengtang Group say?"
"They said that this weather forecast is accurate because the weather changes rapidly. Sometimes cloud-like things may come from thousands of miles away, and then there will be rain in some places and rain in some places.
Wherever it is sunny, it means showers! Moreover, Shengtang Group also said that the accuracy of this forecast is about seven out of ten."
Li Shimin was silent for a moment.
Seven out of ten?
I'm afraid that's an understatement.
There should be a 100% guess, after all, he also witnessed the rain yesterday. There was also wind. He guessed right! It was simply too powerful.
"Seven out of ten? So seven out of ten times it's accurate? This is indeed not low!"
Li Shimin said.
"That's it!"
"Anything else? Something else about the phone."
"Yes, there are already one million people with telephones! The number is still increasing."
Dai Zhou said again.
In just a few days, one million people installed telephones, which is very scary.
It would be terrifying if these one million people were all rich. It proves that everyone in Chang'an City is rich. If one person has an asset of one thousand taels, the total amount is already quite terrifying...
"What? One million people!? Is that that much?" Li Shimin was shocked.
"Yes, currently, there are about six million people in Chang'an City. These are registered people, and there are also some unregistered outsiders. They usually stay for a period of time. I estimate that there are currently people living in Chang'an City.
The population may have reached eight million people! Or even more!”
Li Shimin took a breath of air.
If it were him, he would never be able to make a city with eight million people. At most, three million would be a lot.
But Li Min relied on the Shengtang Group to recruit so many people.
How terrible that must be.
What's even more frightening is the number of his workers. There are already a lot of them at this time, right?
Li Shimin also wanted to know how many workers there were in Shengtang Group.
So, he asked:
"So how many employees are there currently in Shengtang Group? Are there any specific numbers?"
Dai Zhou thought for a moment and then said: "In my opinion, there should be as many as 500,000 people, or even more!"
"What! Five hundred thousand people!?"
Those are real people.
In fact, it is impossible for ancient armies to move millions of people.
Li Shimin knew this.
Even if a country wants to maintain so many troops, it will be difficult.
The largest early battle in historical records was probably the Battle of Changping. According to legend, this battle ended with Zhao's defeat, and then the shocking incident of Bai Qi killing 400,000 Zhao surrender troops occurred.
This battle was a large-scale protracted battle between Qin and Zhao in Changping in order to unify the six kingdoms. This battle lasted for as long as three years. It is said that the combined military strength of both sides in this battle reached one million.
, among which the Qin army sent 650,000 troops, while the Zhao army sent about 500,000 troops.
Having said that, the population during the Warring States Period was not enough to support the two countries' deployment of such huge military forces.
Based on the productivity and development level of society at that time, each country could only support 200,000 troops until it lasted. A powerful country like Qin could only support 300,000 troops. How did it get more than 600,000 troops?
To say he is a master of millions is just because of his overwhelming momentum.
The current strength of the Tang Dynasty will not exceed 700,000.
This force is still dispersed, not directly concentrated in one place like the Shengtang Group.
Conscription in ancient times was also compulsory.
The salary given is naturally not much.
Compared with Shengtang Group, this aspect pales into insignificance.
When Li Shimin said this, he was stunned after hearing the five hundred thousand.
Because he knows that the wages of people working in Shengtang Group are not low. Take Wang Ergou as an example, his wage should be the lowest, but it can exceed the income of a large number of people.
People with higher salaries, such as scientific researchers.
Further up are the managers.
With half a million people, how much does a monthly salary cost?
This kind of money can only be made possible by a behemoth like the Shengtang Group.
"Yes, half a million people!"
Dai Zhou said firmly.
"This Shengtang Group is probably getting bigger and bigger!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, there are at least two million families behind these 500,000 people. And if the income of these families is high, it will also affect other aspects. You are on the economic level, because they have
If you have money, you will spend it. In the words of the Sixth Prince, only when money flows can it be real money. Only then can it have its value."
"What did he mean by that?"
Li Shimin asked without knowing much about it.
This answer is very novel to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, a tael of silver will not produce any value if it is kept in your hand. It will produce value only when it is circulated. And it will continue to circulate in the hands of many people. The longer it takes, the greater the value it produces."
"Be specific." Li Shimin became even more curious.
"Your Majesty, I heard a story from the Sixth Prince, which may help you understand its meaning more quickly."
"Oh? Story? Tell it and listen."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Then, Dai Zhou told a story, which shocked Li Shimin. It turned out that this was the value of circulation.