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Chapter 817 The crisis of the financial empire

Youzhou is the largest city in the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It has a developed industry and a land transportation hub. It radiates to the entire Liaodong and covers the desert. If you want, it can also extend its territory to the north and extend to the world covered by ice and snow.

Some time ago, someone brought in more than a dozen polar bears covered in white fur and instantly became the star of Youzhou Zoo!

After Ye Hua left the position of Prime Minister, he has been living in Youzhou, observing the trend of the whole world... With his skills, he can know the whole picture with just a glimpse.

Everyone has their own style tendencies. What Kou Zhun did before, even including the liquidation of the previous dynasty, were within Ye Hua's tolerance.

But when he began to reform finance, Ye Hua knew that things were going to break down!

"Kou Zhun will definitely take this path. Even if I am in power, there is probably no good way."

Ye Hua walked slowly, his tone full of worries.

Ye San shook his sturdy body and followed his father. As Ye Hua's second son, Ye San and Ye Xi took a different path. From childhood to adulthood, Ye Xi was just rebellious in front of his parents and pretended to be awesome outside.

To be honest, standard children from other people’s families!

Ye San was different. He was so sarcastic that he had broken countless pieces by family law alone. But it was good that he had developed a pair of copper and iron bones.

When he was eighteen years old, he decided to travel around the world. He did what he said, so he took more than a dozen friends to sail out of the world on a small sailboat.

Although some people have done it, they are as simple as them, and they are still full of difficulties and are very dangerous.

Ye San, the bastard, felt that it was not enough. After landing in the Americas, he ran to climb snow-capped mountains. When he arrived in Africa, he went to the prairie to hunt lions. What made people angry was that he actually went to the North Pole regardless of the danger.

After this trip, Ye San also paid the price. His right foot lost two toes forever... After returning, Fu San was so angry that he threatened to lock him until he was old that he would never be allowed to go out.

It is conceivable how sad it would be to see a mother who saw her son being frostbite!

However, after experiencing the adventure, Ye San became honest and quickly took over my career and showed strong talent in finance.

After a few years, Ye San has a state of being reborn and surpassing his superiority.

He followed his father with a smile, "Dad, I am lazy and hate labor. This is human nature. If you have a stable life, no one is willing to take risks... Of course, the child is an exception!"

Ye Hua snorted, "There is a price to take risks!"

"But the child has gained more!"

Ye San said proudly: "Dad, my child was sailing around the world just to tell himself that it would never work if he lay on the credit book and relying on the protection of his ancestors. This is true for one person and a country. I still remember that Mr. Qi Tongwen asked a question during his lifetime, why did both the Han and Tang dynasties not escape the fate of prosperity and decline? The child wanted to try to answer it!"

Ye Hua suddenly had a bright eye. He didn't expect that this little troublemaker was so angry that he was not Wu Xia Ameng!

"Okay, I want to hear your high opinions too!"

"There is no question." Ye San smiled and said, "I just said that human nature is lazy and hates labor, so is the case in the country. Especially the bureaucratic group that leads the country!"

"What is the Great Zhou Dynasty that Kou Zhun took over? It has a vast territory, a large population, a prosperous economy, strong force, and almost no decent foreign enemies! Da Zhou stood on the top of the mountain, and my father didn't know what to do next, let alone Kou Zhun!"

Ye Hua frowned. What a powerful son, he really talked about it in his heart... Ye Hua actually had some vague thoughts. But his situation was really hard to continue to advance, so he could only retreat. Ye San said that he didn't know how to go, and that was nothing wrong.

"Dad, the strength of the country cannot be considered a force on the table. It also depends on whether the leadership group is beneficial. The Han and Tang dynasties declined when they were prosperous. The reason was that they lost their opponents. From the emperor to the officials, they all became lazy. They became lazy, lazy, and did not want to make progress. They did not know how to make progress... How could they decline without prosperity?"

"Let's talk about Kou Zhun and the current officials of the Zhou Dynasty! This is the case with them. Faced with challenges and impacts, they are unwilling to face the battle head-on, but choose to use their advantages to encircle and suppress, or even plunder! Children can assert without hesitation that even if they successfully robbed once, twice, or three times... there will always be failures, and I can also assert that this financial reform will destroy the entire Youzhou industry!"

Ye Hua couldn't help but pause, closed his eyes and thought, and then slowly said, "It's really that serious?"

Ye San smiled and said, "Dad, maybe it's even more serious than we thought! Kou Zhun made the wrong abacus!"

Ye Hua pondered for a long time and said helplessly: "If that's true, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos."

Ye San leaned over and said, "Dad, is it time for you to come out of the mountain and clean up the mess?"

Ye Hua pondered for a long time and said, "Let's watch!"

...

Financial reform is proceeding in an orderly manner... Japan, Luzon, India, America, Dashi, gold and silver in these places are constantly being transported to the Great Zhou, and the new version of paper money is quickly issued.

Kou Zhun was quite polite. He did not take advantage of the financial reform and plunder. As Ye Hua's disciple, how could he not know how powerful the finance is?

Although gold and silver exchanged for banknotes, Kou Zhun tried his best to keep the currency stable and did not cause too much loss to all places. Li Changling still wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune, but was called by Kou Zhun and beaten hard, but in the end he could only do nothing.

The financial reform seemed very stable and very good, but Ye San discovered signs of crisis... First, after the financial situation was abundant, Kou Zhun increased the salaries of officials.

Compared with the Ye Hua era, the salaries of officials have increased by as much as 70%!

In addition, Kou Zhun also raised his salary to officials who retired.

Originally, Ye Hua asked to pay 30% of his original salary, but Kou Zhun changed it to 70% with a big stroke!

The salaries of officials have increased, and the salaries of the army must also be increased... In addition, the teachers in the school have also increased their salaries. With the rain and dew, the salaries of workers have also increased. At the same time, tax cuts have been further reduced to encourage consumption.

The entire Youzhou is in a prosperous situation, with streets and alleys, business shops, crowded with men, women, young and old shopping.

Wherever you go, it is crowded with people and bustling. It looks like singing and dancing is prosperous and blooming.

But in the prosperous era, a crisis has occurred. A bun shop that Ye Hua often goes to has closed quietly... After 30 years of opening, the fried liver tastes unique, the quantity is very affordable, and it is very popular. Many diners were surprised. How did such a prosperous business close?

"Can't you not close the door?" Ye San sneered: "The rent has increased year by year, and in the past three months, it has been half raised! I worked hard and worked for a year, and the money I earned was given to the landlord. After deducting daily expenses, there was almost no left. What can I do if I don't close the door!"

Ye Hua carried a kettle and sprinkled water on his flowers and plants, saying casually: "Do you know what the shop owner has done?"

"Go to buy stocks!"

Ye Hua said in surprise: "Stocks? Isn't he crazy? A bun seller, do you understand finance?"

"You don't need to understand. Now everything has increased, and you have become an investment expert... Dad, do you want to buy your salary too! Fortunately, Kou Zhun has increased his salary, so you can always get a lot of more money!"

Ye Hua stood up and cursed angrily: "Do I care about that little money?"

He threw the kettle aside and sat down angrily.

"Tell me a little bit, what's going on?"

Ye San did not hesitate and kept telling his father... Kou Zhun's idea of ​​finance was naturally to make money. Instead of working hard to produce goods and make money, it is better to rely on printing paper to make money!

So after unifying the financial power, the imperial government's money printing machine started at high speed.

It’s not good to have too much stuff, and the same is true for money.

If water is placed above, everything will naturally rise.

Just like a bun shop, small business, raw materials, labor, and rent, all three have increased. What else can the boss do? Will the price of buns be increased?

If the price increases are less, the customer will run away if the price increases too much.

"Small shops like this fell first... and followed by some small and medium-sized factories closing down." Ye San said: "Now there are signs that the court has repeatedly raised wages and benefits, and many small factories have begun to lay off employees."

Ye Hua listened silently and asked, "Do these people have any plans?"

"There are roughly two types of people. One is to move factories overseas and find places with low costs, and the other is to cash out money and invest in the stock market!"

Ye San said: "The supporting factories are gone, and the large factories are relocated in a short time. If they don't leave, there will be only a dead end. Youzhou is different from Kaifeng. Here is an industry-based place. The child said that Kou Zhun would kill Youzhou. Is this wrong?"

After his son finished speaking, Ye Hua was silent for a long time and squeezed out eight words from his teeth: "Financial empire, industry is empty!"

Ye San nodded repeatedly, like a chicken pecking at rice.

"I said so many things, but I was not as straightforward as my father! That's it!"

Ye Hua couldn't be happy. He could see the problem, but it didn't mean he had a way to solve it.

The global hegemony has traces to follow the path of the financial empire. It is easy to make money in finance, both elegant and noble. When the British Empire established a global colonial system and the pound became an international settlement currency, it lay on the credit card and began to live a broad life with the pound.

The eyes of many neighbors were red in their envy. Germany was trying hard to get it even if it was a lifelong man.

However, there is a saying that you should not just watch the thief eat meat, or you should not see the thief be beaten.

What did the British pay for financial hegemony? They implemented the two strong standards, hollowed out their wealth, and maintained a huge royal navy. The heavy military expenditure dragged down the British. When a real strong enemy attacked, they had to rely on the former colonies to survive.

Of course, the United States, which took over financial hegemony from the UK, is not much better. In order to maintain its position as a financial hegemony, they paid nearly half of the world's military expenditure, and carried more than 20 trillion yuan in debt and emptied their domestic industrial foundation...

Ye Hua doesn’t want to evaluate whether it is good or bad. All countries have their own paths. The problem is to figure it out and pursue something, you must pay the corresponding price.

You are the overlord, not God, and it’s not your turn to do whatever you want and ignore the laws of physics!

"It's not a matter of one day or two. Maybe Kou Zhun thinks that something might happen, at least during his tenure, he can survive safely." Ye San chuckled, "It's a pity that he made the wrong plan. As far as I know, Zhao's second brother has already taken action. In addition, Yang Ye, Gao Huaide, and Zhang Yongde have all begun to use their full strength to attract immigrant investment all over the world... In addition, Wei Xianmei also took action. The East Courtyard is holding local snakes from all over the country. With these people helping, most of the industry will be moved out! At that time, Kou Zhun is afraid that he can't even find any adjustment to cry!" Ye San said sarcastically.

Suddenly, Ye Hua changed color and said, "Say, have you followed them to do it? Tell me the truth! Don't hide it!"

Ye San smiled and said, "Dad is wise, it is indeed so! But I don't have much burden! I am also a Chinese overseas and a Han Chinese! The meat is rotten in the pot, what's there to worry about?"
Chapter completed!
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