第1711章:纸币之争(Ⅳ)
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弗兰克听了罗兰的严厉警告,不由为之动容,向他靠近一步,眼中满是恳切:“罗兰老弟,既然你认定约翰关于发行纸币的方案不可行,那么你有没有更稳妥的替代方案?”
罗兰没有理睬脸色愈发难看的“红发”约翰,径自对弗兰克说:“在没有其它办法的时候,‘老办法’往往就是最稳妥的办法。最新地址ltxsba.fun相比魔晶,黄金和白银的购买力不会急剧变动,作为价值尺度更稳定,依我之见,应该先由帝国财政部以预期的税收收入为担保——包括且不仅限于约顿海姆矿业公司预期上缴的利润——发行纸币,承诺纸币价值与黄金白银——而非魔晶——挂钩,这样一来,纸币的债务主体就不再是某家公司,而是帝国政府。”
“一国政府与公司的区别在于前者是‘无限责任’机构,某家公司经营不善亏损倒闭的可能性很大,然而一国政权崩溃导致改朝换代的概率就要小的多,因此以国家税收为抵押发行的纸币,其信用远大于以公司债作为抵押,再加上政府承诺纸币可以无条件兑换等值的金银,民众也就乐于接受了。”
“你的办法乍听起来还不错,可惜忽略了一个关键因素,帝国政府恰恰是因为缺少金银才需要发行纸币,更要命的是民众也知道国库里缺少金银储备,又怎会相信纸币足值兑换金银的承诺?多数人出于保险起见,恐怕会在拿到纸币的第一时间就冲进银行要求兑换成金银,而我们又拿不出足够的金银来平息挤兑潮,结果还不是一个死局!”约翰·劳尔冷笑着揭穿罗兰论证中的逻辑漏洞。
罗兰对他的冷嘲热讽并不介意,心平气和地说:“这个问题我也想到了,但是不难解决。弗兰克殿下,帝国拥有瓦雷斯最丰富的魔晶资源,魔晶粗矿的年采掘量居于瓦雷斯各国首位,却又缺少黄金白银这类硬通货;远东的情况则恰恰相反,魔晶资源稀缺,但是得益于我们废除了白银的法币地位,通过发行银钞从民间回收了大量白银,闲置在国库中堆积如山,暂时派不上用场;鉴于上述情况,我建议远东与帝国互通有无,远东出口闲置的白银换取帝国盛产的魔晶,这样一来帝国政府就得到充裕的白银储备,以此为担保发行纸币也就不怕民众挤兑了。”
“白银换魔晶,双方各取所需……”弗兰克轻抚下颌,轻声念叨着罗兰的建议,似乎颇为心动。
“太子殿下,我有话要说!”约翰·劳尔唯恐弗兰克听信罗兰的建议,激动得跳了起来,“罗兰殿下先说纸币以公司债为担保,信用不足,民众不愿持有纸币,后来又说魔晶预期升值带动纸币升值,人们乐于持有——这不是前后矛盾吗?”
“贬值和升值两种因素的确同时存在,并且在一定程度上相互抵消,但是我们无法准确计算这两种反向作用力的大小,也不知道在什么条件下可以实现均衡,而这种无法预测的情形正是主政者应该尽量避免的。”
罗兰地回答很坦诚,却无法说服好斗的“红发”约翰。
“罗兰殿下,请允许我提一个冒昧的问题,当初您在远东发行银钞的时候,是否提前将公众的反应预测的分毫不差,是否提前计算出银钞在公众心目中的真实购买力?”
罗兰尴尬地耸耸肩,如实回答:“当时的举措的确是冒了一些风险,最后有惊无险的完成银钞发行,不能不承认有运气的成分。”
“罗兰殿下,远东在发行银钞之前,据我所知各项经济指标成长势头良好,市场上并不缺少真金白银,寇拉斯政府的财政状况相当宽裕,这一点从国债利率就看得出来,换言之,远东当时并不需要依靠发行银钞来摆脱财政危机,可你还是冒险那样做了,图的是什么?”约翰·劳尔不等罗兰开口就抢着自问自答,“还不是因为你意识到发行纸币有利于政府对国民经济进行宏观调控,长远来看利大于弊,哪怕为此冒些风险也值得!可你再看看帝国内陆当前的境况,还债压力迫在眉睫,财政濒临破产,各派利益集团矛盾尖锐,改革共识迟迟无法达成,难道我们只能袖手旁观,坐视帝国政府垮台?当然不能!在这样困窘的局面下,除了发行纸币回收民间金银,还能有什么办法尽快筹集一笔钱用于偿还到期国债和支付国防拨款?在这样的危机关头,冒险一搏还有机会摆脱困境,不冒险就只能等死,换做是你,你会怎么选择?”
“我完全理解您的急迫心情,劳尔先生,我也真的不反对发行纸币,只是希望慎重考虑发钞的策略。”
罗兰心平气和地规劝这个情绪激动的男人。
“事实上我们已经考虑得足够细致了!”
约翰·劳尔陡然转身面向弗兰克——他不屑与罗兰争辩,皇太子才是他需要说服的对象。
“殿下,正是因为纸币相比金银显得信用不足,我们才要以预期升值的魔晶作为纸币的担保,刺激人们的功利心,使人们主动接受纸币,否则谁又肯拿手中的真金白银来兑换纸币呢?倘若纸币发行过后却无法尽快换来足够偿还到期国债的金银,财政压力还是无法缓解——毕竟债权人可未必愿意接受以纸币偿还国债啊!”
弗兰克点点头,“劳尔这话说的在理,罗兰,你觉得呢?”
“短期来看劳尔先生的思路是有道理的,但是如果我们从长期来看……恐怕会出大问题。”罗兰欲言又止。
弗兰克摇头叹息,对罗兰这底气不足的答复流露出明显的失望——当一个人在辩论中使用“从长期来看,有可能如何如何……”这类句式时,往往意味着他已经理屈词穷。
约翰·劳尔此时也觉察到皇太子殿下的立场正在朝自己这边偏移,眼中的斗志变得愈发炽烈,决意乘胜追击,彻底打垮罗兰。
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