The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 334 Casting Talisman Money and Five Emperors' Money (Full Order)
The half-day political affairs hall discussion ended smoothly.

The crisis lurking in the dark was subtly resolved invisible by Bai Gui's method of learning from his teacher Song Jing.

He entered the palace and met the saint.

"Prime Minister Song is mature and prudent, and can take charge of state affairs. Take him as your teacher and learn some government affairs..."

"It's a good thing!"

Li Longji was fighting cocks in the courtyard, staring at the screaming General Jin Yu.

Two fighting cocks are fighting.

He couldn't take his eyes off it, and replied casually.

With Song Jing as his teacher, the prime minister of Zhengshitang has been Song Jing's one-word hall since then.

Although there are suspicions of forming a party for personal gain.

But Song Jing's official reputation is good, he is upright and honest, and he has given him great efforts in eradicating Princess Taiping.Compared to Bai Gui who was originally a side general with a high reputation, this little taboo is nothing.

Similarly, Bai Gui's declaration of dormancy in the court this time also made him extremely satisfied.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."

"I have been in the frontier for a long time, and no one mentioned anything when I entered the political affairs hall for the first time. It was because I was at a loss what to do. When I saw Prime Minister Song, I vaguely thought of the day when I was admitted to the Tribute Academy of the Ministry of Rites and was admitted to the Scholars Department... so I decided to pay my respects. Prime Minister Song is a teacher, learning the way of governing the country."

Bai Gui didn't know if Li Longji was really absent-minded, but he still explained patiently.

To win people's trust, small things take more effort than big things.

For example, parents tend to be more partial to their children who are not successful. The reason is that successful people are prudent in handling things, and will not easily say some flattering words, while those who are not good, with a generous temper, will say anything flattering... .

See the big from the small.

You have to learn to let go of your airs.

"Song Xiang recently ordered the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Punishment and other ministries to abolish the ban on evil money near Chang'an. Many clan princes and princesses have come to the palace to complain to me. Originally, I decided to dismiss Song Xiang and let him temporarily avoid the limelight."

"You worship him as your teacher now..."

"I have some disadvantages now."

The outcome of the cockfight has been decided, Li Longji turned around and said.

"Is there such a thing?"

Bai Gui asked knowingly.

He worshiped Song Jing as his teacher, which is also indispensable.If Song Jing falls, his party members will definitely move closer to him, a disciple of the Political Affairs Hall. If Song Jing does not fall, it will not do him any harm.

As for the relationship between clan and bad money, this is not an uncommon topic.

Bad money is bad money.

Gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty were only valuables, not currency, and copper coins were currency.

From the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the Kaiyuan period, the punishment for privately coining money was very heavy.

The Gaozong Dynasty promulgated the law: "Those who cast money privately will flow three thousand miles."

But the reason why it has been banned repeatedly is because the identities of the people who minted private money are different.

Collusion between officials and businessmen has always been the mainstream.

Without the protection of the royal family, people with no background, who dared to mint private money, would have killed the whole family a long time ago.And the exiled people are often not royal family members, but scapegoats used to cover their bags.

Everyone knows this!
Clan members are distinguished, and among the eight disputations in Tang law, even if they are convicted, they will at most be punished by cutting off their titles, and they will not be imprisoned, nor will they be exiled for three thousand miles.

"Bad money affects taxation, which is a disadvantage of people's livelihood, but many clans use it as a source of income..."

"Prime Minister Song's way of dealing with it is too upright, the fire has come, now it's time to restore my image among these clansmen, the word mean and unkind is not a good word."

Li Longji explained.

Hearing this sentence, Bai Gui understood.

Song Jing's behavior in this way must have been inspired by the emperor Li Longji.After cracking down on private money making, it is conceivable that at least the taxation in recent years will look better.

But Li Longji definitely couldn't tell his clan that he authorized Song Jing to do it. Song Jing was Li Longji's Chao Cuo and scapegoat to appease the clan. Of course, he didn't go to the point of killing Song Jing. This matter is imperative.

(Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty killed Chao Cuo, who proposed to cut down the vassal, in order to quell the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms.)
Li Longji can kill Princess Taiping, so naturally he has no feelings for these royal family members.However, the emperor also had to be scruples about his clan's opinion to a certain extent. If he treated his clan members too harshly, the name "mean and widowed" would be inevitable....

Some people may wonder that abolishing bad money and prohibiting private coinage is obviously a great thing to benefit the country and the people. Isn't it a matter of course that justice should overcome personal feelings?

But... this is wrong!
It is very rare in the feudal era to be praised for killing relatives in righteousness.

The thinking of the people in the feudal era was that the emperor punished his clan members so harshly, and was so harsh on his clan relatives. It is conceivable that this emperor would not treat all people in the world very well.

Unless this clan is really doing all kinds of bad things... But the crackdown on bad money is aimed at almost the entire clan group, not individuals, so even the emperor has to be wary of it.

"Now, Bai Qing, you worship Prime Minister Song as your teacher, and I'm in a bit of trouble."

Li Longji laughed.

After he ascended the throne, the royal clan must be closer to his close royal children, and his close royal children are Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen, these two princesses.

Although the two princesses are not the Zongzheng who govern the clan, they are not small in the clan's right to speak.This is also the reason why all the concubines in the harem want to curry favor with Princess Jinxian.

There is no doubt about this.

Power is pyramid shaped.

The emperor is the top of the pyramid, and those who live below it are those who are close to the royal family by blood relationship and the prime minister who controls the court.

Just like in the Great Qin Empire, after Ying Quliang became Qin Xiaogong, the royal family automatically moved closer to Qin Xiangong's eldest son, Yingqian, and Yingqian became the talker of the royal family.

Therefore, the meaning of Li Longji's words is very obvious, let Bai Gui persuade Princess Jinxian, and then use Princess Jinxian as a medium to ask the clan to sell face, to see if the resentment of the royal clan can be calmed down this time.

"The minister has a way, which may solve His Majesty's difficulties."

"This can also end the money shortage in the future..."

Bai Gui's heart moved, and he spoke.

The commotion caused by Song Jing's incident was neither big nor small.

To say big is to dismiss the prime minister, to say small, all the prime ministers of a country will be dismissed.

Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen are both women's crowns. Although the royal family has frequent visits and has a certain right to speak, Bai Gui feels that it is very difficult for the clan to sell him face.Even if it succeeds, it is not good to lose favor.

"you say?"

Li Longji said casually.

He didn't think Bai Gui could come up with any good ideas.There are so many well-educated and Confucian scholars in the world, and after thousands of years, no one has a solution to the problem of money shortage. It is impossible for Bai Gui to come up with a good solution no matter how wise and close he is.

"Forge talisman money, legal currency!"

"There are Taoism and mana blessings on copper coins..."

"My minister dares to assert that such actions, even if there are people in the world who dare to imitate, use this to mint private money. The government uses Taoism to track it down, and it is easy to find criminals who mint private money."

"Similarly, collecting money from the world in the government, the court has surplus money every year, and rewarding the kings can also dispel resentment."

Bai Gui arched his hands, and said in a surprising way.

From the unification of currency in the Qin Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the shortage of money has never disappeared.The reason is that all coins are made of metal. When copper coins are used, the price is low, but after casting copper ware, it is doubled, and then the copper coins are mixed with tin, iron, wax, etc., and the price can be doubled. Several times the profits.

But in later generations, there was no money shortage, because paper money appeared as a unified currency, which was unprofitable.Private money... has also become counterfeit banknotes, but with anti-counterfeiting technology, even if there are counterfeit banknotes, there are not many. It is far from the shocking phenomenon of private money in the feudal era. More than half of the usual copper coins may be private money .

"Amulet money? Legal currency?"

Li Longji frowned, as if he had realized something, he hurriedly said: "Aiqing explained it in detail, but I still don't understand."

"The talisman money uses monks' mana to condense in copper, jade, and talisman paper, and engraves the talisman, using this suppression to maintain the mana. Different monks, the mana in the talisman money is also different..."

"So mana can be used as the basis for judging whether it is real money! If the mana in the talisman money dissipates, you can go to the government... and the monks will inject mana again."

"But this is miscellaneous coins..."

Speaking of this, Bai Gui smiled, "The imperial court recruited high-minded people, selected five people in ten years, and minted five emperor coins. Each coin has pure mana and is the coin of the five elements. This coin can also be used by monks for trading and cultivation. After a long time, not only the wealth of all the people in the world will be gathered in the national treasury, but also the scattered monks will be unified by the imperial court!"

"Another point is that monsters are everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, taking people's lives. This talisman money and five emperor money are carried by the imperial court's luck, and they are also inherited by high-level mana. If they gather in one place, they can also destroy demons! The heaven and the earth are in a bright and clear universe!"

After hearing this, Li Longji paced a few steps, clenched his right hand into a fist, and slammed it heavily on the palm of his left hand.

He is not a simple person, so he naturally knows the benefits of this talisman money and five emperors money.

The talisman money and five emperor money mentioned by Bai Gui have made it more difficult for private money to be cast and counterfeited, which is equivalent to a superb anti-counterfeiting method.In the past, private money was mixed with a lot of metals. Although it was different in lightness, weight, and color, it was not easy to distinguish. However, as long as the supervision is strict and the source can be traced, counterfeit money can be wiped out.

"Boldly, this matter will be handled by Zong Shengguan, bypassing the Shaofu Supervisor..."

"The specific regulations for casting talisman coins and five emperor coins will be reported to His Majesty in a secret decree. Please keep this secret. The casting and preparation of talisman coins and five emperor coins will take a certain amount of time..."

Bai Gui said again.

It is not without selfishness that he proposes talisman money and five emperor money.

On the contrary, it is very selfish!

The Shaofu Supervisor in the Tang Dynasty had a coin casting supervisor, who was in charge of casting coins.

Bypassing the Shaofu prison and returning the casting of talisman money and five emperor money to Zongsheng temple is equivalent to seizing the right to money!In the imperial court, the importance of money power is self-evident.

In addition, Zhongshu Ling has great power and responsibility, and is responsible for the secret performance "Secret Affairs" that is directly reported to the emperor.

It can be said that from the perspective of the court's procedures, Bai Gui's actions are in line with the procedures, and even if the foreign ministers know about it, they can't find anything wrong with it.

"Taoism, spells, etc., I, Li Tang, are in charge of Zong Shengguan..."

"Even if the matter of casting talisman money and five emperors' money is handed over to the Shaofu Supervisor, the Shaofu Supervisor does not have the ability. I will allow this matter."

Li Longji nodded and said.

From this point, he could also see that Bai Gui had selfish intentions, it would be strange if he had no selfish intentions.It is extremely normal for a prime minister to seize power. This is the first step towards becoming a prime minister with real power.

Secondly, it is reasonable for Zong Shengguan to do this.

"What about Prime Minister Song and his ministers?"

Bai Gui asked.

"This matter... I will take it on for the time being, and Prime Minister Song will let go of the matter of prime minister."

"You don't have to go to your clan anymore."

Li Longji waved his hand and said.

As long as this thing is done, he will be one step closer to the emperor of the ages.He can still pay this small price, anyway, the momentary grievances of the royal family can't make any big mistakes.

(End of this chapter)