As soon as General Lu, who had always been known for his boldness, was sent off, the secretary reported a new visitor, who was a vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce. Zhao Qian thought about it, and sketched a relatively cold guy in his impression. Please come in, and sure enough, it was that kind of expression.

With a gloomy expression and a gloomy voice, he said, "Prince, I heard that Mongolia is in turmoil, and it is almost time to crusade against Mongolia. ”

Zhao Qian felt that if this guy laughed a few more times at this time, he would probably be full of the taste of sending Mongolia to the end. So Zhao Qian smiled: "So what? ”

"I just think it's time to think about using troops against Mongolia as well."

"Understood. This probably helps a lot in the interests of the Ministry of Commerce, right? ”

"I think this is good for the country and the people, so I'll talk about it. It's up to the prince to decide. ”

Seeing this off, Zhao Qian said to the secretary: "Tell the person who comes again that I have a meeting today." ”

Waiting for the secretary to go out, Zhao Qian sat comfortably in the chair. Whether it is bold or cold, what is said is the same thing, the use of troops against Mongolia. These two people are so consistent, I think they know that Zhao Qian has gained real power. In the past, when Zhao Qian had no real power, it was not that no one came to him, but most of the people who came to him wanted to inquire about something. At this time, there is really a refreshing feeling that once the power is in hand, it will be ordered.

After feeling refreshed for a while, Zhao Qian retracted his thoughts. In the past few days, he has consulted with Luo Yiren and Yang Congrong many times, and found that the option of war cannot be completely ruled out. The premise is that the fight between the Mongols and the slave dynasty is life-and-death, which consumes huge manpower and material resources on both sides. It is better that the slave dynasty won a crushing victory and had to retreat to the lair. In Mongolia, the imperial court's finances dried up and basically disintegrated.

However, Zhao Qian already understands that it is good to make a simple record of such things and think about it, and there is often a world of difference between reality and imagination. For example, there may be many reasons for this war, but the Great Song Dynasty himself did not realize the role in it. It was unintentional, and the Great Song Dynasty's fleet in Tianzhuyang provided shipping services to the True God cultists who went to the Holy Land to meet in line with the principle that it was foolish to have money and not to make money.

In this regard, the credit system that the Great Song Dynasty had established was a great help, the price was fair, and it also helped to open up the Mongol garrison in the Holy Land, so only a few people died during the trip due to poor health or accidental factors. Although the Great Song fleet adopted a sea burial, they asked the travelers' companions to bring back the relics.

This is completely the rules and system of the Great Song Dynasty, but it allows more people who are not wealthy to smash pots and sell iron to make up the boat fare. Every year many people go to the Holy Land to see them, and many of them are still not wealthy. When the number of such people exceeded 200,000, it put a lot of pressure on the current sultan of the slave dynasty. In the past, the Sultan remained on the defensive in the face of the Mongol invasion, but with so many believers in the country who had visited the Holy Land in person, the Sultan himself could not go. Although it is not a major factor, the impact of this matter should not be underestimated.

Such an unintentional move has caused such a big impact, and Zhao Qian has a deeper understanding of the so-called 'impermanence of the world' after confirming this. So Zhao Qian didn't expect any big changes to happen, although war was one of the options, it was not ranked high. Although there is no clear evidence, both Luo Yiren and Yang Congrong believe that as long as they can withstand this turmoil, the economic order established by Europa Province will be stronger.

In order to achieve his goal, Zhao Qian asked the Great Song Qianzhuang to recommend two officials and send them to Europa Province to assist in the work. Perhaps it was this kind of action that made the vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce move. Zhao Qian didn't think much about it, this kind of thing was far from the stage of trying to see the poor dagger. Now that Zhao Qian is in power, why not wait for those guys to say it more clearly.

With a decision, Zhao Qian looked for books and experts and scholars to study about the economic frontier. After asking around, he felt that these people were still unreliable, so he directly asked the most professional expert, that is, his father. Don't talk about any errands, Zhao Qian only came to ask questions. Dad was hesitant, and thought for a while before asking Zhao Qian: "Do you think I should tell you personally, or hold a meeting to gather relevant personnel to speak." ”

"It's all up to my father."

When the old lady who was sitting in the house heard this, she immediately spoke, "Your father is asking you, and you will say what you think!" ”

Listening to the old lady's stern voice, Zhao Qian didn't dare to make a mistake, so he could only think according to what the old lady said. After thinking for a while, Zhao Qian said embarrassedly: "Official, I think I have a small heart. ”

"Hmm." Daddy had a look I understood.

Zhao Qian said a little sneeringly: "I think if I can monopolize something, it seems that I have taken advantage." ”

"Hahaha." Daddy smiled.

The old lady snorted, "In the Spring and Autumn Period "I Ching", it is said that the son said: Chaos is born, and words are ordered. If the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, if he is not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmed. It is a gentleman's prudence and not out. It's not surprising that you have this idea. ”

Ever since that time, the old lady mockingly asked, 'Your grandfather is a jinshi, what about your grandfather?' Zhao Qian no longer dared to show the slightest disrespect to the old lady's cultural skills. He hurriedly asked his mother, "Can you explain this?" ”

It could be seen that the old lady was satisfied with this reaction, and she explained a little. Confucius said: "The reason why 'chaos' always occurs is that the source of chaos is often caused by words. If the king does not speak carelessly, he will lose his trust in the minister, if the minister does not speak carelessly, the disaster will affect the body, and if the important things are not careful, it will cause disaster. Therefore, a gentleman should be cautious in his speech, and if he does not go out randomly, he will not talk nonsense.

After hearing this, Zhao Qian tasted the gap between his understanding and the old lady's understanding, and then continued: "But the official family has always been bright. ”

"There is no conflict between being bright and keeping secrets." The old lady replied.

Zhao Qian could only say more clearly, "I...... I just feel like I'm the one who has the knowledge, as if I'm better than everyone else. ”

"You just mean you're too weak. If you are strong enough, you will naturally be able to understand and master these things completely. In your nature, I'm afraid that you yourself will do what you know. I don't think I misread you. ”

was told by the old lady, Zhao Qian once again felt as if he had returned to the time when he was a child and studied with his mother. The old lady at that time was really strict...... But now that Zhao Qian thinks about it, he just feels uncomfortable being severely punished, but being able to follow his mother is his happiest time.

Without waiting for Zhao Qian to reminisce, he listened to the old lady continue: "Think about it yourself, hurry up." I just remembered something I wanted to tell your father. ”

Zhao Qian thought about it in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that he was in power at this time, and immediately made a decision, "Please also ask the official family to start a class." ”

"Okay, I'll let you know."

Zhao Qian immediately said goodbye, and couldn't help but hug his mother before leaving. When he was a child, he felt that he could hold his mother, and he immediately felt very good. I saw the disgust on the old lady's face, but she still touched Zhao Qian's head when Zhao Qian left. Zhao Qian left happily. When I went out, I saw that the cat that had grown up wanted to go to the cat mother's side, and was directly scratched by the cat mother's paws.

When he returned to the office, Zhao Qian began to prepare for the lecture, writing down his understanding of the economic frontier, as well as the deductions and questions in the deductions based on his understanding. The next day, after receiving a notice to attend the class, Zhao Qian went immediately. Among the people attending the meeting was the cold old man, and as soon as everyone exchanged a few words, the secretary came in and announced, "The official family is coming to class." Everyone immediately sat down, and after a while, Zhao Guanjia walked into the classroom, put down his notebook and began to talk about the concept of the economic frontier.

To put it bluntly, the economic frontier is the monetary hegemony of the Great Song Dynasty. Monetary hegemony refers to the many economic benefits that a certain currency brings to the country in the process of performing the function of world currency, but at the same time may cause various negative effects on the economies of other countries.

The essence of monetary hegemony is the financial system. The hegemonic currency can be invested directly in other countries, and settlements must also be made in that currency. Once a country establishes a monetary hegemony imposed by that country's 'non-cashing banknotes' through floating exchange rates and free convertibility, the formation of such monetary hegemony is made possible by globalized financial markets.

The benefits of monetary hegemony are great, and the officials of the Great Song Dynasty have accepted the concept of 'labor', although monetary hegemony will also plunder some precious metals, but this is an action that the monetary hegemony tries to avoid. Through monetary hegemony and complementary financial hegemony, monetary hegemony directly exploits the labor force of more countries. It is also not necessary to provide the people of those countries that provide labour with the various social services that the hegemon provides to its own nationals.

Zhao Qian listened and thought, his brain almost couldn't accept so much new knowledge. During his father's recess, he reflected on his preparations and found that his preparation was like a child's understanding of an adult. Monetary hegemony first needs to be strong enough, and once it can build monetary hegemony on its own, it is really breathtaking.

sighed for a while, but Zhao Qian found some problems. This invisible plunder, no matter how it is beautified, is plundering, and since it is plunder, there must be some dead end. If he thinks that this kind of existence can be carried out without limits, Zhao Qian thinks that this idea is too naïve.

Sure enough, in the following lesson, Zhao Guanjia talked about the limitations of monetary hegemony. The first is that this system itself is plunder, after all, and once this kind of plunder is not restricted, it is probably the people of the Great Song Dynasty who will suffer. Without the people of the Great Song Dynasty, any strong will become a rootless tree and a sourceless water.

So it's okay to use this hegemony to suck some blood, but it's more about providing services. If this plunder is regarded as an inexhaustible mountain of gold, sooner or later it will be destroyed by this greed.

Zhao Qian felt that his question had been answered, but looking at the other officials around him, he saw that their expressions were more greedy and rarely reflective. Zhao Qian couldn't help but regret it a little, maybe he should listen to it himself.