In fact, Wang Xuexin has considered the issue of expelling legal currency since he discussed the development of production.
This is what the general direction requires.
If it had been before, when only the Japanese had invested counterfeit money to purchase supplies, there would have been a glimmer of hope in the base area that they could identify the counterfeit money or trace it back to the source to avoid losses.
But if Chongqing also joins in...this method will not work, because Chongqing uses real money.
This is also the reason why Chongqing required the Eighth Route Army to use legal tender when they first cooperated, and even asked the Eighth Route Army not to open banks or issue currency.
In this way, Chongqing can firmly grasp the Eighth Route Army's economy and implement economic blockade and material plunder against it at any time.
But it discovered that the Japanese had taken action first.
Then I thought, rather than letting the Japanese take it away, it would be better to take it away myself. At the same time, it would also be strategically in line with Chongqing's interests. Why not do it all in one fell swoop?
Then we had the base area and the current situation.
Faced with this situation, the Eighth Route Army had only one choice: abandon legal currency.
What’s ridiculous is that Chongqing used legal currency to wildly plunder the resources of the base area. When the base area issued border currency, they also accused the Eighth Route Army of violating the agreement... This is like beating someone and asking the other party to stand and stop hiding!
But currency is not something that can just be thrown away, or the opening of the conference can be promoted for a few days so that fellow villagers can throw away their legal currency.
The essence of currency is barter, for the convenience of buying and selling.
Since it is for the convenience of buying and selling, it is necessary to buy and sell in order to use as much money as possible.
If every household can grow food and cotton, and can even spin, weave, make clothes, etc. and be completely self-sufficient, then there is no need for currency.
But this will obviously have shortcomings such as low efficiency, poor quality, and long time consumption.
Because everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, it is impossible to be an expert at everything.
Therefore, farming should be left to those who are good at farming, spinning should be left to those who are good at spinning, and weaving should be left to...
After everything is completed, everyone can get what they need through buying and selling. This is division of labor and cooperation.
Currency plays a role in facilitating buying and selling.
This is why Wang Xuexin previously proposed to encourage fellow villagers to grow cotton and the army to open up wasteland to grow grain.
When the army holds food in its hands, it controls the top priority of "food, clothing, housing and transportation". Food is related to whether people will starve to death, so they have monetary decision-making and control rights.
To put it simply, as long as the Eighth Route Army has food in its hands, it will shout: "You can only use Guanghua coupons to buy food, not legal currency!"
Then the common people will have to exchange their cotton for Guanghua coupons!
Anyone who exchanges legal currency for money that cannot buy food will starve to death!
On the contrary, if the Eighth Route Army grows cotton and the common people grow grain...
When the Eighth Route Army shouted like this again, the common people shouted: "It's not urgent anyway, the clothes are just adequate and can be worn. Why do you need so much cotton? If you call me, I will recognize the legal currency. If you, the Eighth Route Army, don't use legal currency,
Come and buy my food, and I won’t sell it! I’ll starve you to death, let’s see who can last longer!”
The result is likely that... the Eighth Route Army had to compromise and once again use legal currency to purchase food.
Therefore, if we want to expel legal currency and stabilize prices, we must keep food in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
If you need to use Guanghua coupons for food, you need to use Guanghua coupons for fabrics and clothes, you need Guanghua coupons to live in a mule and horse shop, buy salt, etc... This covers the people's food, clothing, housing, transportation and daily necessities.
Therefore, the people do not need publicity, and will naturally choose Guanghua coupons instead of legal currency.
By then, no matter how much legal currency the Japanese or Chongqing invest, it will not cause a single ripple.
If border currency is printed in the future, all you need to do is exchange the border currency and Guanghua coupons according to the exchange rate.
After the chief of staff returned to the headquarters, he discussed Wang Xuexin's specific ideas with the chief. The chief nodded and praised: "That's right. Xiaobei Northeast has considered it very comprehensively! Such a multi-pronged approach will fully cover the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation.
, in order to drive out the legal currency as soon as possible and minimize its harm!"
Then the chief issued several orders in succession:
"Except for the troops stationed on the front line with combat missions, the rest of the troops are involved in production work, mainly opening up wasteland and building water conservancy facilities to prepare for next year's sowing!
"A certain division immediately went to Dingbian to inspect the route, widen the mountain road and build mule and horse shops along the way!"
"The Logistics Department will immediately send people to Dingbian to set up a Salt Bureau to organize the operation, management and anti-smuggling of Dingbian salt ponds!"
Lao Wei came to Wang Xuexin.
He limped into Wang Xuexin's ward with a cane. Wang Xuexin quickly got up and helped Old Wei in and sit down.
Old Wei seemed a little nervous. He swallowed hard and asked, "Brother, is there no big problem with our wife?"
"What's going on?" Wang Xuexin was asked somewhat baffled.
"Isn't it... the business I told you about the business two days ago?" Old Wei said worriedly: "They said it was buying and selling, and helping the traitors to use fake money to plunder food..."
Wang Xuexin said "Oh" and handed Lao Wei a glass of water while replying: "Don't worry! It's okay. Many fellow villagers didn't know it and were deceived by traitors! Just don't do this in the future!"
"Yes, yes!" Old Wei breathed a sigh of relief when Wang Xuexin said this: "My wife has no brains. She also wants to save some money for me. Look at me like this..."
As he said this, Old Wei looked at his legs, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Is your family's financial situation okay?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"Fortunately, you reminded me!" Old Wei looked at Wang Xuexin gratefully: "As soon as I heard you say 'stop', I immediately sent someone to send a message to my wife. By coincidence, my wife was driving a mule cart carrying several hundred kilograms.
The wheat is going to be shipped to Chenjiacun, and I turned around as soon as I heard the news! In addition, there are still some at home, about seven hundred kilograms in total, and I heard they are all piled up in the house. How about I write a report to my superiors and hand it in? "
Wang Xuexin sighed in his heart, people in this era are still sincere.
If others had gotten this benefit, they would have shut up and stopped talking. Why would they take the initiative to write a report and hand it in?
Wang Xuexin looked at the empty trousers on Lao Wei's legs and said, "There is no need to hand it over. It will be fine until the traitors get this food."
"Then... what if the money our wife gives is fake money?" Old Wei asked worriedly.
"Maybe it's real money!" Wang Xuexin couldn't resist: "There's no way to investigate this matter, just use Guanghua coupons in the future!"
Old Wei touched his head and asked, "Is everything okay?"
"I promise it's okay!" Wang Xuexin nodded firmly.
"That's good!" Lao Wei giggled: "I can trust you, everyone says you have a good brain!"
As he said that, Old Wei picked up his cane and was about to leave. At this time, Wang Xuexin asked: "Old Wei, do you know the mule and horse shop?"
"How could I not know?" Lao Wei replied: "I worked as a clerk in a mule and horse shop before joining the army!"
"That's good!" Wang Xuexin came up and said in a low voice: "Recently, we have a troop to build a road, so you can use the grain as capital, identify the road, and go to the whole mule and horse shop to run it with your wife.
I’ll have peace of mind for the rest of my life!”
Old Wei nodded heavily: "Okay, I'll listen to you!"