第1075章:掌控金权(Ⅱ)
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近年来“金杜加”的含金量急剧下跌,暗示了神圣亚珊帝国的货币循环变得越发难以为继。
罗兰参考地球上罗马帝国的兴衰史不难得出推论:除非亚珊帝国出现一位中兴之主或者救时能臣,及时对财政状况做出卓有成效的改革,否则就在不远的将来,这个统治阿特拉斯大陆长达十六个世纪之久的大帝国也将迎来财政崩溃乃至国家分裂的危机。
越是财政危机严峻,帝国政府就越是按捺不住滥发货币的冲动。罗兰可不想看到有一天含金量还不如含铅量高的帝国杜加充斥远东市场,使远东人承受输入性通货膨胀之苦,所以他要未雨绸缪,从现在起就制定全新的货币政策,发行新币以取代帝国杜加,赶在帝国货币危机尚未全面爆发之前排除隐患。然后就可以愉快的隔岸观火,坐等帝国财政当局作死,必要的时候还可以添一把火,让杜加时代的落幕来的更早一些……
国债承销洽谈会于11月6日胜利落幕,其实该谈的交易3号就都谈完了,后面三天只是打着开会的旗号请各大金融机构的出差人员游山玩水吃吃喝喝,算是公务招待。
这种联络感情的活动很有必要,但是罗兰既不感兴趣也没有时间浪费在上面,就把招待贵宾的差事交给财政大臣扎哈尔,反正从一开始洽谈会就是在财政部召开,由扎哈尔陪吃陪玩也算善始善终,更何况这胖子很擅长搞这种人际关系,罗兰乐得让他充分表现。
自帝国行省时代以来,这次国债承销洽谈会是远东第一次举办国际金融会议。扎哈尔先生适逢其会,前前后后忙了将近半个月,辛苦之余深感收获巨大,对罗兰的态度也由之前的阳奉阴违、不以为然转变为心悦诚服。送走各大银行的代表,扎哈尔特地跑到金融街23号拜访罗兰,感谢他给了自己这次宝贵的合作机会。
“从前我不过是金融行业里的小人物,在柯西金大师和塞奥多拉夫人这样真正的行业巨头面前根本没有说话的资格,这次国债洽谈会过后就大不一样了,回到家里我也可以向儿女吹嘘自己曾与顶级银行家谈笑风生……真是太有面子了!”扎哈尔在罗兰的办公室大发感慨,过后又赶紧识趣地补上一句,“当然,人家主要是看在殿下您的面子上才赏我面子。”
“其实真正让您有面子的是‘寇拉斯王国财政大臣’这个头衔,就算现在这还不算多大的荣耀,但是我相信您终将因此留名史册。”罗兰笑着说。
扎哈尔的内心明显被震动了一下,胖乎乎的脸庞浮现憧憬的神态,过了好一会儿才回过神来,有点不好意思地讪笑:“我没有名垂史册的野心,只想在自己的职权范围内尽可能把事情办好,不让陛下和殿下失望就满足了。”
罗兰给他斟了杯茶,神情变得郑重:“扎哈尔先生,您来得正巧,我有件要紧事跟您商量。”
“殿下有事尽管吩咐。”协助罗兰成功发行国债对扎哈尔触动很大,深知这位王子殿下不光交友广阔还拥有缜密的头脑和非凡的远见,他制定的计划乍看起来不切实际,然而事实上却总能收到意想不到的奇效。现在扎哈尔已经不再质疑罗兰的决策是否正确,而是将精力用在思考如何执行上。
“成功发行国债之后我们的国库里已经有了充足的黄金储备,接下来两项重要任务是发行新币和回收旧币。”
“殿下的意思是……我们要建立国家造币厂,发行新钱币以取代目前市面上流通的亚珊帝国钱币?”扎哈尔问。
罗兰点了下头,接着说:“督造新币的工作我正在筹备,这个你不用操心,但是回收旧币的工作更复杂,目前还没有头绪,你是银行家出身,有什么好建议?”
发行新币取代旧币势在必行,然而旧币也不能简单的下一道行政命令立刻废除,否则必将造成经济动荡。远东毕竟不是地球上的天竺国,罗兰也不是某老仙,说废钞就废钞……
扎哈尔搓着下巴思索了一会儿,对罗兰说:“这件事不能太心急,财政部和央行可以规定一个期限,比如一到两年,期限内各地商业银行开设兑换窗口,人们可以持旧币在当地银行兑换成新币,同时通过税收回收旧币,熔炼之后重铸为新币,另外,为了督促民众尽快兑换新币,可以请约翰·普利特先生在报上吹吹风,解释新政府发行新币的理由,最好将爱国主义与抵制帝国钱币捆绑在一起进行宣传,这样效果会更好。”
罗兰连连点头,更换币制与爱国主义宣传相结合,扎哈尔这家伙还真是出了个好主意!
“殿下,新币的含金量怎么确定,确定了含金量才好计算与帝国金币的汇率。”扎哈尔提醒道。
在普遍使用金银货币的瓦雷斯各国同样存在“汇率”这一概念,各国钱币的汇率就是其含金(银)量的比值,这套算法也被称为“铸币平价”。
比如帝国金币的含金量约为70%,而海蓝侯国发行的金币含金量约为80%,且两种硬币的分量相当,那么汇率就是8:7,亦即8枚帝国金币可以兑换7枚海蓝金币。
“央行大致计算了一下,目前远东境内流通的帝国金币最多不会超过两亿枚,我们通过国债募集到的黄金可以制造6000万枚含金量百分之百的新币,汇率定在1.5,也就是2枚新金币兑换3枚旧金币,这样总共可以换回9000万枚旧金币,熔炼之后排除杂质铸成新金币,再次投入市场兑换旧币,当然,回收的未必全是帝国金币,银币和铜币也是这样处理,如此反复操作,最多两年就能使帝国的金、银、铜币在远东境内彻底绝迹。”罗兰从容不迫地说。相比金币的急剧贬值曲线,帝国在银币和铜币的铸造上就诚实得多,银币的含银量目前还维持在85%的高水平,铜币就更不用说了——币值太低,不值当掺假。
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