Lu Ping'an has actually realized that the successful exploration of the world of "Silent Mountains" will bring about a significant increase in the official power's say.
But no matter how far he thinks, he only thinks of using the increasing "profits" to officially win over some more friendly churches and form a gradual integration of new forces.
At the same time, he borrowed the "power of appointment and removal of righteous gods" and constantly replaced them with his own people, gradually consolidating his authority.
This is the farthest thing he has thought of. Obviously, he is still far away from being a real politician.
While the outer realm is still being explored, what happened on the ground? That has probably become a secret that no one can trace back. At least in these short two months, four more righteous gods have changed, and the total has increased by two.
Bit.
In the past two months, there has been fighting outside, and there must have been fighting on the ground as well.
Judging from the results, it is obvious that the official has won a great victory and has taken back the "credit currency issuance rights" of other companies, which is equivalent to obtaining the sole currency issuance right.
This completely cut off the foundation for the independent development of each church.
Lu Ping'an thought about it for a while, and found out that there was actually a trace to be followed. It was nothing more than "profit from exploration in foreign lands" and "if you don't obey, you will be obedient".
Come one by one, knock one by one, and then say to the stubborn ones, "Look, they have all joined."
In the end, if the pressure is too much and the pressure is too little, it should be over.
As long as most of the churches of Zhengshen surrender, other churches will naturally have no choice but to follow.
The very few who really would rather die than obey, then go die. Anyway, there are stories of good gods turning into evil gods every year, and evil gods also die every year.
Of course, all of this is a huge gamble. If there is an avalanche of exploration in the outer world, the various churches will immediately counterattack, sideline the official, and then take over the explorer affairs themselves, and then the official will never be able to turn around.
Although the principle is very simple, every step is like a dance on the tip of a knife. If you are not careful, it will turn into a "collective mutiny in the church." The success rate is not high no matter how you look at it.
But judging from the results, the official victory was achieved. Whether it was the exploration of foreign lands or the battle on the ground, they all achieved a comprehensive victory.
Of course, this does not mean that everything is over and that all churches will continue to be dogs. In the overall political and historical context, struggle is long-term and cooperation is short-lived and full of fraud.
They just lost a small round, and now they are just following the general trend and being honest.
There will be no shortage of small tricks in private, and there will definitely be behaviors that bypass the right to issue currency. However, now that the official power is strong, they must restrain themselves and be honest and obedient, or at least appear to be obedient in appearance.
To give an analogy that is not very appropriate but is easier to understand, this is the stage of land reform in which households are subcontracted. The village chief said, "Follow me, and I will allocate fields to each of your families. I will also lead you to farm and work in the fields to make a fortune."
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Most of the villagers who really own two fields will naturally not contradict the village chief who has the "right to allocate the fields" and has policy support at this time. At least they will follow the instructions for the sake of face, otherwise the village chief will not kick you out and kick you out.
The worst field and the hardest work are assigned to you, which is also extremely uncomfortable.
But if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. With power, comes responsibility and the possibility of backlash.
Next, if the village chief cannot lead everyone to continue to make a fortune, it is inevitable that he will be replaced by others, and rebellion will only be a matter of time.
But now, it's the "honeymoon time", and it's the time when Dongguo Guan, the old village chief, takes the opportunity for everyone to get rich and goes to the countryside to recruit people.
Naturally, at this juncture, whatever he said is what he said.
"Not unifying the currency will bring a series of negative effects. Explorers will keep the spoils in their hands, and market transactions will become extremely unsmooth, which is detrimental to the exploration of the entire Eastern Kingdom."
With the advantage of righteousness, he will naturally be able to implement his own policies.
Even if all the churches know that he has his own little plan, as long as the benefits he can bring are large enough and his authority is useful at this time, he can naturally implement it.
In particular, various churches are currently in chaos as the situation in the new era changes dramatically.
The most incredible thing is that many church leaders and backbones are now in the outer regions. They are facing official co-optation, suppression, and division, but they have not responded in time at all.
The "joint outer domain exploration" thrown out before is, in a sense, a trap.
There is only one chance for such a "surprise attack". Give each church a few months, and they will form a new offensive and defensive alliance in the chaotic situation.
But for this most important opportunity, the official did not hesitate to choose the most fundamental "right to issue currency." This allowed the official to stand out from many forces and become the most important and core one.
And as long as this kind of "credit currency" is widely recognized by the market, it will naturally not be able to make waves.
Perhaps, this has been the most important part of the "Nirvana Plan" from the beginning.
Nirvana is not only "the world", but also includes this ancient country that is swaying in the wind and rain.
A weak government may become stronger in the future after taking back its fiscal and taxation powers.
Struggle will be eternal, but cooperation may also be long-lasting.
"The joint currency is ten to one compared to the credit currency in the past? I mean the one from Mrs. Lin's family. What, it is seventeen to one compared to the one from Mrs. Lin's family. Is it so valuable? I understand."
The value of newly issued currency is unexpectedly high.
Lu Ping'an's shovel was originally sold for 700 credit coins. Although it was equivalent to about 70,000 Dongguo coins at the time, the actual market price was far more than this amount.
After all, with credit coins you can enjoy the services, teachings, and materials within the church, but with money, you may not be able to buy "gardener tools" that suit you.
These 100:1 credit coins are already valuable, and the new "linked coins" actually reach 1,700:1.
“Isn’t it open for redemption?”
Perhaps in order to avoid impact on the existing financial system, or perhaps in the hope of limiting this currency to the world of extraordinary beings, the new joint currency is not linked to the Dongguo currency.
It is only a unilateral exchange with some churches' credit coins. From now on, the church's private credit coins will become less and less. Those church members who hold a large number of credit coins will naturally be dragged out of the church's inner-circulation small world.
Of course, there will definitely still be people who secretly play with small rules and play with internal loops, but the premise is that they are not discovered, which naturally reduces the possibility of large-scale application and reduces its impact on the entire society and market.
"There must be small-value transactions on the black market, but this time the government mainly uses credit settlement, and the issuance of bearer banknotes is quite restrained. Even if there are black market transactions, the total amount in the short term will not be too large."
Lu Pingan nodded thoughtfully.
The new currency can only be used by those in the extraordinary field, to a certain extent, to avoid impact on people's livelihood industries.
The new currency is directly linked to the old credit coins of each company in the past, using it as an anchor and as a collateral.
On the one hand, it is equivalent to using the assets of the Orthodox Church to provide guarantee for the new currency and become an effective target for its transactions. Only when a currency can buy resources, necessities, and advanced technology in the market can it have sufficient credibility.
On the other hand, it also breaks the small inner circulation circles of those churches and ties the economic interests of all churches, at least most of the Orthodox Church, to the official chariot, forming a community of interests in a certain sense.