Gao Fangping continued: "If you really obtain a trial license and the banknotes are legal currency in Jiangzhou, then I ask you to trade with Jiangzhou in paper money. This is the condition."

"It's just that?" Guan Qi narrowed his eyes and said.

Gao Fangping smiled and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. I don't require all your assets to be exchanged for banknotes. As long as you don't trade gold and silver in Jiangzhou, it's fine. At the same time, you abide by the laws of the Song Dynasty and leave the country without bringing copper coins. So, it means that the gold and silver you brought to Jiangzhou will be deposited into the Jiangzhou government for transaction vouchers, namely banknotes."

Guan Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If it's just like this, of course it's okay. In fact, it's too difficult to transport it with copper coins. I just asked, can I use paper money to exchange gold and silver from Jiangzhou for gold and silver when needed?"

"Of course nonsense, I won't be able to talk nonsense. Otherwise, I'll be full and I'll change hands with you like this." Gao Fangping slapped the table.

"This...is probably not good. Then I can only carry the banknotes away. That's just a few pieces of paper, and it can only be used in Jiangzhou?" Guan Qi frowned.

Gao Fangping said: "I ask you, where is the purpose of asking for gold and silver?"

Guan Qi was stunned and said, "For the sake of trading and to buy the goods I need."

"Very good, there is nothing wrong with this requirement." Gao Fangping laughed and said, "Do you think I have the products you need in Jiangzhou?"

Guan Qi understood and took a deep breath and said, "Of course there are, and there are too many, many things are unique."

Gao Fangping said word by word: "Yes, this is the competitiveness of Jiangzhou. If you don't think of banknotes, it depends on the strength and productivity of the hairstyle. With the guarantee of the Ministry of Revenue of the Song Dynasty, you can of course buy Jiangzhou's banknotes. Then the only thing you should pay attention to is: what is in Jiangzhou and whether these banknotes can be supported."

Guan Qidao: "The villain understands. Jiangzhou currently has nearly one million craftsmen in the world with the best quality, and has the best technology and production tools. This is the confidence of the adults. Yes, no problem, as long as the Ministry of Revenue of the State of Song and the State of Jiangzhou are guaranteed, they promise that the banknotes can be purchased in Jiangzhou all the time. Then when there is no shortage of items in Jiangzhou, the banknotes can be accepted. Ensure that I can exchange goods for banknotes to Jiangzhou is actually the same as ensuring that I can exchange them for gold and silver."

Gao Fangping clapped his hands and said, "You are a wise man, I like you. It will be much more laborious to convince others to understand this truth, but it will be ten times easier to talk to you."

Guan Qi said in confusion: "Since this is the case, just focusing on production technology and commodities is enough to support the gold content of Jiangzhou's banknotes. Why do adults value gold and silver so much and use gold and silver to participate in the guarantee?"

Gao Fangping narrowed his eyes and said, "Because there are not many people as smart as you in this world, many people will not understand this principle. They trust gold and silver more. So in order to attract more Hu and Japanese merchants and Song merchants to accept the banknotes in Jiangzhou, gold and silver must be used as the basis from the beginning."

Guan Qidao: "It sounds like you mean that sooner or later, the gold, silver and copper standard will be abolished?"

"Yes, in front of people who understand, I will tell you this way, and gold, silver and copper are limited, and it will not last long. In the end, pure paper money is the king." Gao Fangping said.

Guan Qidao: "In that way... although it can work, it seems that everything is based on confidence?"

"Nothing in this world is risk-free, and gold and silver are not everything. Even if you Guan Qi is in the manor cellar in your country, and pile real gold and silver into a mountain, is it really safe?" Gao Fangping said.

Guan Qi thought about it and laughed: "It makes sense, it's really unsafe. With an order from the Empire, I can copy all my gold and silver. It seems that what the adults are right is that gold and silver are the same as paper money. They are all things that are said by those in power, and they are just a symbol of confidence."

Gao Fangping nodded and said, "It is indeed a symbol of confidence. My Song Dynasty is a civilized country. In this era of bad luck, if you have to find a regime as a support, I suggest it is the Song Dynasty. You have also seen that as long as the Song Dynasty has time, commodities and materials will explode, and gold and silver cannot be eaten. Whether people hold paper money or gold and silver, they have only one purpose in exchange for goods and purchase services. My Song Dynasty has goods, and the most simple and hardworking and serving people with more than 100 million. So as long as there are countless regimes, the Song Dynasty’s banknotes are symbols of credibility, symbols of materials, and symbols of obtaining services."

After a pause, Gao Fangping said: "The whole risk lies in the stability of the regime. So I won't talk about how good the Song Dynasty is. Guan Qi, you have rich experience. Tell me directly that there is a more stable regime and political system in this world than the Song Dynasty, and I?"

Guan Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't want to admit it, but it really doesn't. The threat faced by the Song Dynasty is outside. You are rich, and your most powerful opponent, Liao Kingdom, was settled with money. The confidant is Xixia, but although Xixia is fierce, it does not have the ability to destroy Song. Therefore, as long as the Song Dynasty can handle its relationship with Liao Kingdom well, it will be the most stable country in this era, no doubt about it."

"Then don't talk nonsense to me anymore. If you want to do business with me, hurry up and bring your gold and silver to me, exchange my banknotes, and then you and I will work together to make it bigger and stronger. Isn't it simple?" Gao Fangping said.

"OK."

In order to be the first to order a super boat, Guan Qi drove out to show off and agreed.

After using real money and silver to exchange for a pile of paper, the warriors under his subordinates felt that Boss Guan Qi was fooled, which was a sign of water entering his mind.

In fact, rumors about paper money being piloted in Jiangzhou have long been around. Some Hu merchants and Song merchants also think that Gao Fangping is so funny. How could someone be so stupid? Now, when Jiaozi money is in trouble, they use real money and silver to exchange paper?

The reason is that these sticks cannot understand what is happening in Jiangzhou now.

It was just the earlier rumors, plus the "large terraces not anywhere else" that Guan Qi saw, the "water conservancy projects not anywhere else", and the skilled and simple and hardworking workers not elsewhere. In fact, in Guan Qi's eyes, these are enough to make Jiangzhou's banknotes more trustworthy than gold and silver.

In areas without productivity, gold and silver are useless. Gold and silver cannot be eaten. In real troubled times, no one wants gold even if it is gold. Food, materials and medicines are the king. Unfortunately, when there are enough goods and food, troubled times will not come easily. Therefore, production capacity is actually everything and is the core competitiveness. Gold and silver mines are a symbol, and in any dynasty, they are just a game of financial sharks...

Regarding Gao Fangping's plan to cooperate with Guan Qi, the most treacherous and despicable celebrity on the Silk Road, many people in the circle of officials are not optimistic about this, such as Zhao Ding, such as Chang Wei after listening to Zhao Ding's foolings.

Even in this era, some people and things are not secrets. Guan Qi is a great celebrity, and the tribe he deceived has not had as few as one or two.

Why did Zhao Ding know him? Because any successful businessman in this era is definitely inseparable from the Bianjing trade circle. In the past, Zhao Ding was in charge of the judicial quota in Bianjing, and Guan Qi and the warriors under Guan Qi caused trouble. More than once Zhao Ding invited him to have tea.

As Zhao Ding and Lao Chang, their advantage is that they don’t have to care about anything else. As long as they bite the reason for not being right, they can start to oppose the great devil.

As for why Gao Fangping handed over the business share to Guan Qi, they would not understand and would not care about it.

Even though Gao Fangping didn't know Guan Qi's notorious reputation, he actually knew who he was after talking to Guan Qi once. Such a person really has no attributes and nationality, and he is a mother who has milk. For his motherland, he is really a comprador of the party.

But the biggest advantage of such people is that they can see many things clearly and thoroughly. Take the lead in eating crabs - paper money.

Otherwise, the biggest obstacle Gao Fangping faced in promoting banknotes in Jiangzhou was not the court or the people, but the most practical capital of this group of merchants.

If a smart shark like Guan Qi takes the lead in accepting banknotes, it is a signal that can make others pay attention to it. Then, after Guan Qi obtains benefits before others, the capital profit-seeking characteristics will drive other merchants to follow up. Only then can the banknotes be able to truly quickly open up the situation.

What Zhao Ding and Chang Wei don’t understand is that since Gao Fangping wants to develop this official model in Jiangzhou, why do these businessmen’s capital need to participate?

Gao Fangping's answer was: There is nothing new under the sun, and many things the government really can't do, and it just so happens that the merchants are strongly aggressive in these matters. After some people take the lead in forming a trend, they are a group of crazy sharks.

For example, if trade is used as an attack method to loot other regimes, even the officials and enterprises under Gao Fangping's rule is not as enterprising and aggressive as it is. The government is very sensitive to participating in these matters, and poor operation may lead to national wars.

The biggest enemy is himself. This is what we mean. Sometimes it is impossible to destroy an empire by military affairs, and they can only rely on their own compradors. For example, if the United States wants to overthrow the Soviet Union more than 900 years later, it is absolutely impossible to send troops to it. On the contrary, it will immediately resolve the internal conflicts within the Soviet Union and begin to integrate and unify the outside world.

In the face of trade, Gao Fangping's approach is still a core: armed defense and weak attack.

The government is armed and adopts a conservative defensive policy on this matter. Merchants who are highly profit-seeking and aggressive are literary and participate in comprehensive attacks and chewing. This is the general direction. The government itself manages the government and kills the core technologies and agriculture of the manufacturing industry. Then all problems are not a problem. In the case of passing the administration, an empire with manufacturing and military will not be destroyed.

Relatively speaking, the Belt and Road business is not what Gao Fangping is most worried about. The real problem he faces is his strategy for Japan.

Because in Gao Fangping's case, it is most convenient for the Japanese trade in Hangzhou Port. However, the magistrate of Hangzhou is Cai Bian.

In addition to this point, Gao Fangping also faces the next step to go to Japan to host the investment and choose a partner. Finally, he sent a team to settle in and mine silver mines.

So when facing these affairs, the simplest requirement is: political stability in Japan.
Chapter completed!