Chapter 661: Old Zhu is shocked! They sent out vouchers! Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't understand what Chen Han meant. After all, he was not a modern person, so how could he know what the vouchers meant? As a modern person, Chen Han certainly understands how to use this thing. In fact, it is very simple. In many cases, merchants launch some shopping vouchers. What are they used for? For example, some governments provide benefits to grassroots employees by purchasing shopping vouchers at a certain discount and distributing them to employees. After employees get the shopping vouchers, if the face value of the vouchers is only 100 yuan, then when they go to the designated supermarket to buy things, will you only buy things worth 100 yuan? Absolutely not, you will definitely buy more than 100 yuan, even 500 or 600 yuan. This is the real use of vouchers. A voucher with a face value of one hundred can actually bring shopping desires of hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Sometimes vouchers may really be distributed for free. Even businesses will give them to ordinary people for free, or they may give them to government departments for free. What is the purpose? For the sake of the next five or six hundred, in fact, he has definitely earned all he can. Even if the face value of this voucher is one hundred, as long as the price is changed, the cost can be recovered. This is the business philosophy. Now Chen Han also wants to do the same thing in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is not done like in modern times, such as letting merchants give them to the people for free. Then asking ordinary people to bring vouchers here and sell more things is actually unrealistic. You have to know that in modern times, those who can get vouchers are definitely not those who are short of a hundred dollars, but those who have the purchasing power.

The smart people in supermarkets know that the profit is not from the hundred yuan, but from stimulating greater consumption. But in ancient times, especially during the Ming Dynasty, money was really given out. Zhu Yuanzhang felt a headache after reading what was written in Chen Han's memorial, because he couldn't understand it, so he asked: "Please explain it more clearly, I don't quite understand. You are a modern person, you must have used modern methods to appropriate it, but have you ever thought about whether it will not adapt to the local climate and environment?" Chen Han explained, "You are right to ask this question, old man. Whether some modern methods can still be used in the Ming Dynasty is a question that needs to be considered, so I have been thinking about this issue. “I have also given many reasonable solutions, such as the reason for issuing vouchers this time is not just to show off the country’s strength. "It is not just to show the results of the reform to the people the day before yesterday, but it has a purpose." In order to explain to the old man what the matter was like, Chen Han carried some pieces of paper on his back. He took out the piece of paper, and it said on it - Zhang Sanmi Shop, 20 kilograms of vouchers. "Look, old man, this is the so-called voucher I'm going to issue. Of course, this is for demonstration to you. It's definitely not a matter of me writing down which company it is. "The method we discussed is this: for example, the Treasury Department of the whole world and the chambers of commerce under it will jointly select the ten best shops from various places. "How do we choose? Actually, it's very simple. We just need to select the shops that paid the highest taxes in this city last year. Then, we will select a few shops that have actively fulfilled their obligations in providing disaster relief to the people. After multiple rounds of selection, we will select at most ten shops, ten from each county. “This seems like a huge task, but in fact, the Baochaodu Tizhusi has developed quite well after being transferred to the lower levels, and a foundation has been laid. "The reason why I want to make this policy is not only to give money to the people, but also to test whether our Baochaodu Tizhusi has really implemented it among the ordinary people over the years to see whether we can really enforce the law." After Chen Han's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that it was not just to give money to the people, but also to see whether the Baochao Duzhisi had done its job well over the years. This method is quite good, it kills two birds with one stone. After all, after the Jinyiwei was reorganized into the Baochaodu Tizhusishi and the Tax Inspection Bureau over the years, their work has become about concrete implementation, rather than engaging in conspiracies and investigations behind the scenes as before. Although Zhu Yuanzhang always felt it was a pity, after all, in his eyes these people should be engaged in investigation. But as Chen Han said, the existence of the Jinyiwei has always been relatively outside the law. If there is a powerful emperor, they can naturally be controlled, but if there is no powerful emperor, it may become a sword stabbing at oneself. It was precisely because of these considerations that Chen Han was determined to split the Jinyiwei into the Baochaodu Tizhusi and the Taxation Inspectionsi. But it's true, they are doing a very good job now, so Chen Han wants to check how their work is going, and then he thought of using this method to kill two birds with one stone.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled after hearing what Chen Han said. "I didn't expect you to have so many thoughts in your mind. But what you said is actually right. If we can really make them change their appearance and make the common people and officials not afraid, then we can be considered to have accumulated merits." Chen Han explained, "This is not just as simple as accumulating virtue. In fact, everyone can see the capabilities of the Jinyiwei before. Although it is now divided into two departments, their cooperation, diligence and capabilities of these people have not been buried. "Old man, in fact, you have always been praising me, saying that my good arrangements have allowed the silver from Japan to continue to flow in, so that our Treasure Banknote Extraction Department now has a large amount of silver. "For those overseas merchants who come to our Ming Dynasty to do business, they can only exchange their goods for treasure notes, which gives our treasure notes great credibility and makes the treasure notes continue to appreciate. "But there's a saying that goes, 'It takes three to be a hero.' If it weren't for the Imperial Guards, I really don't know how I could have made this happen so smoothly. "I have always wanted to commend them for their success in this regard, and now I have already made arrangements with the brothers from the Baochaodu Tizhusi and the tax inspectors. "If they can ensure that all the shops they report are qualified and can smoothly distribute the money to the people, I will increase the salary of all the brothers in the world by ten taels of silver per year." Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked to hear Chen Han being so arrogant. You know, even though the establishment of the Jinyiwei has been streamlined, there are still tens of thousands of people. Ten taels of silver every year, that is a lot of money. Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a poor family, was frightened when he heard so much. After seeing the old man's expression, Chen Han chuckled, "Old man, you must think this is very bold." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "That's right, I saved ten taels of silver every year, do you know how much it is? Even if we have money now in the Ming Dynasty, we can't spend it this way." Chen Han smiled slightly, "Old man, you don't know how hard the brothers are working. After they were separated, they always thought that Your Majesty thought they were useless. So everyone really broke their heads for such a small thing, and they worked hard for such a small achievement. "Because they have always felt that they have been abandoned, they must use their own abilities to prove that they are not abandoned. They even have to use more achievements to prove that they are no longer Jinyiwei, but their abilities are still there. "And I have seen their efforts. They are indeed amazing. You selected such capable people when you established the Jinyiwei. Such capable people are not just for spying and eavesdropping. They are so amazing that they can display their talents anywhere. These are talented people. No matter what they do, they can play a huge role." Hearing Chen Han praising the team he selected, the old man laughed happily, not hiding his pride and pride at all. When Chen Han first arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he said that the espionage activities of the Jinyiwei were extremely regrettable. After hearing what Chen Han said, the old man was very unhappy. You know, the Jinyiwei have always been his trump card. In the process of handling those major cases, if the Jinyiwei had not obtained so much intelligence through unscrupulous means, it would have been impossible to bring those guys to justice. Although he was also worried that the Jinyiwei might exceed some of its authority and become a team that could not be controlled in the future. But at least so far, the Jinyiwei has been very successful. With their actions, their abilities and their achievements, the Jinyiwei has told everyone in the world that even though we are not doing espionage activities now, our abilities are still very outstanding. After seeing the old man so happy, he said again, "So this time we can once again test the results of their transformation. "It's not just about handing out money. We need to select the ten most representative shops in each county. This in itself can motivate those shops." Before Chen Han finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "In fact, we still know what you want to say. After selecting the ten most representative shops, let the people of the county take the vouchers to their shops to buy things, which is similar to giving them rewards. “This not only benefits ordinary people, but also businesses. "Similarly, it will encourage more shops in the future to do business sincerely and pay taxes sincerely like them. "If you do this, the court will not mistreat such shops. You want to use this method to encourage more businesses like this to appear, right?" Chen Han nodded, "You are the smartest. You saw what I was going to do at a glance. This is to tell all the merchants in the world that as long as they pay taxes, do business well, and stand up and do their part in times of natural disasters and man-made disasters, the court will not forget them. “Even the ten business representatives from each county who were selected this time will be able to receive preferential treatment in paying taxes in the future. "I want to use this attitude of spending a fortune on a horse's bones to tell all the merchants in the world that although I, Chen Han, have raised the commercial tax, in addition to the commercial tax, each of you has gained a lot of benefits. This is the result of the reform. "At the same time, I also want to tell the people of the world that after the reform is successful, everyone will benefit, and the benefits are real money."

After you said this, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood why money should be given to ordinary people all over the world. There are actually many purposes for doing this. On the one hand, it is to test whether the Jinyiwei can perform as well as before in the local area after being reorganized. The second aspect is to reward those shops that have cooperated very well with the court in reforms over the years. They had paid a lot of taxes before and were very active, so the court used this method to reward them. Let the people of the whole county go to their ten shops to buy things so that they can earn more. Let their reputation spread and let their peers know that they are doing business. Although they pay more taxes, they will receive more rewards from the court. Likewise, they also need to let their peers know that this is a form of free advertising. If people from all over the county go to their ten stores to buy things, then this will be their golden signboard in the future. The third one is of course a direct benefit to the people, because they can buy things directly with the vouchers without having to pay, which is great. Vouchers can also stimulate people to buy more things to a certain extent. For example, if you get a voucher for 20 kilograms of grain at a store, will you just buy 20 kilograms of grain? You won't think about buying other things, and this will stimulate consumption. Consumption can only be stimulated if there is real stimulation. Then Chen Han said: "At the same time, there is a fourth purpose. After the common people use the vouchers to consume in the shops, the shops can take the vouchers to the government to exchange for treasure notes. In this process, I can make the newly issued treasure notes circulate in the market. "In this process, the newly issued banknotes are quietly pushed to the market, so that the market can accept the new banknotes without any fluctuations or awareness." After hearing what Chen Han said, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said, "Didn't you say before that too much sandpaper could be printed? Now that you are so vigorously issuing treasure notes, won't it cause inflation again?" Chen Han waved his hand and said, "Grandpa, you are wrong. If all the vouchers can be used, it means that there are actually so many supplies on the market. "I am using this act of issuing vouchers to test how much supplies our Ming Dynasty has. "What I mean is that we will issue as many treasure notes as we sell, rather than issuing all the notes we print this time. This is similar to me printing treasure notes based on the amount of goods circulating in the market. "You have to know that it is necessary to ensure that there are more treasure notes than materials on the market in order to facilitate circulation. Otherwise, if there is no money on the market, it will cause deflation, which will also cause big problems." …… (End of this chapter)