Dahan first prince

Chapter 0212 Prince gift, why is it five baht?
Looking at the imperial steps, Liu Bang looked at him with sly eyes, Xiao He also smiled knowingly, and lowered his head with a gentle expression.

——Working together for so many years, this basic tacit understanding is still there between the monarch and his ministers.

However, recalling this time, when solving the reasons for the plan of "abolishing the three baht money" and "preventing the emperor Liu Bang from admitting that he had made a mistake in his administration" at the same time, Xiao He's face showed a little hesitation.

"Grace comes from above, loss comes from below..."

"Um······"

After silently reading Liu Ying's cryptic words and her own words the day before yesterday, Xiao He's expression only quietly carried a little embarrassment.

"yes······"

"The rewards of serving the emperor in the middle of the court should be regarded as a matter of loyalty to the emperor."

"If in previous years, when the mansion and treasury were empty and the Guandong was in turmoil, the officials and ministers had come up with a good strategy, and your majesty would not be in danger of playing chess and ordering three baht?"

Thinking secretly, Xiao He only nodded to himself with a vicissitudes on his face.

"Exactly."

"As an old man, there are also some ineffective suggestions."

Thinking of this, Xiao He finally raised his head again, looking at Liu Bang with only a touch of determination in his eyes.

"His Majesty."

Man bowed his hands to Liu Bang solemnly, Xiao He got up from his seat, took out another cloth bag from his arms, and handed it to the eunuch beside him.

As the saying goes, once you're born, you're familiar the second time—without waiting for Xiao He to give orders, the eunuch felt blessed, trotted up the imperial steps with the cloth bag in his hand, and handed the cloth bag in front of Liu Bang.

As the eunuch trotted down the imperial steps to Liu Bang's side, the crisp sound of metal collisions sounded in the Changxin Hall, causing Liu Bang's expression to twist again.

"Money again?"

With a little exclamation in his heart, Liu Bang took the money bag hesitantly, but he did not lower his head in a hurry, but cast his confused eyes on Xiao He who was standing under the imperial steps.

Seeing that Xiao He didn't intend to speak at all, he only raised his head, glanced at the money bag in his hand, and then nodded slightly, Liu Bang opened the second money bag full of doubts.

And when Liu Bang carefully took one of the coins in the purse and brought it to his chest, Liu Bang's face was filled with surprise.

"money······"

"Five baht?"

Suspiciously muttering to himself, Liu Bang turned his eyes to Xiao He again, seeing that Xiao He was still indifferent, Liu Bang finally took a deep breath, and immediately sat back on the imperial couch, carefully examining the coins in his hand.

Like Qin Banliang and Han Sanzhu, the copper coin in front of me is still round with a square hole, symbolizing the roundness of the sky and the earth.

The protruding writing on the face of the money is the same as the three baht coins cast by Shaofu in the past, with the word "Han Xing" written on one side.

It's just that, on the other side of the original text with "half two", the word "five baht" was added to the text.

It was also after seeing these two words that Liu Bang uttered the previous exclamation.

After reading the inscriptions on both sides, Liu Bang pondered for a while, then put the money bag in his hand on the imperial case, held the five-baht coin in his right hand, and picked up a random three-baht coin with his left hand from the imperial case. With both hands bent, move the two coins slightly closer to the eyes.

After such a comparison, Liu Bang found that the outer diameter of the five-baht coin on the right hand was almost the same as that of the three-baht coin on the left hand, both of which were five cents, or about half an inch.

But the inner hole of this five-baht coin is not as big as that of a three-baht coin. It seems that it is only about two cents.

Judging from the ratio of the outer diameter to the inner hole, this five baht coin seems to be more like a smaller Qin Banliang?
On the other hand, the 'Han Ban Liang' on Liu Bang's left hand has an outer diameter of five cents, but the diagonal of the square hole in the money is nearly four cents!

——Such a "Han Ban Liang" is not so much a coin as a ring!
In addition to the surprise of the size of the inner hole, the fineness of these two coins is basically very different.

Needless to say, the 'Han Ban Liang' is completely glowing with the dark silvery luster unique to lead. Only when you hold the money and move it repeatedly against the light can you occasionally see a little copper yellow.

On the other hand, the well-made five baht coin with clear inscriptions, although the copper-yellow luster is not as pure as that of Qin Banliang, it is also generally copper-yellow, only slightly lighter in color.

As for the weight, there is no need to weigh it again - the outer diameter is as big as the three baht coin, but the inner hole is nearly half smaller, which is enough to make this "copper coin five baht" weigh at least five baht.

"Hmm~"

"Very good."

"Such a size, it is slightly lighter than the Qin Banliang, and it has more weight than the Han Banliang."

"The fineness is not as good as Qin Banliang's full copper, and slightly better than Han Banliang's lack of color..."

"Ok!"

"Such money should be feasible in the world!"

Nodding his head with approval, Liu Bang straightened up subconsciously. After seeing Xiao He's slightly bitter face, he finally came back to his senses: Now, it seems that it is not the time to discuss 'whether the five baht coin can become a common currency'. ·····

"cough."

"Cough cough..."

Coughing twice in embarrassment, Liu Bang returned to the previous slightly serious sitting posture after only a moment, and then he squeezed the five baht coins in his hand with a stiff smile, and nodded slightly to Xiao He.

"What is the meaning of Marquis Feng offering this money of five baht today?"

"Could it be that nowadays, the money used by the people of the world is not miscellaneous?"

Hearing Liu Bang's almost "express" question, Xiao He just lowered his head and smiled, then bowed his hands to Liu Bang again.

"Your Majesty..."

"This money of five baht was not presented by the minister, but when the crown prince was about to leave, he asked the minister to forward it to His Majesty..."

"Oh?"

As soon as Xiao He finished speaking, Liu Bang tilted his upper body back in surprise, and immediately narrowed his eyes with great interest.

"The prince returns to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and he will be able to return in ten months, so why offer gifts to me?"

He said this with a gentle face, and saw Liu Bang bowed his head with a smile, stroking the five baht coin in his hand with his thumb, and asked again as if casually.

"And why, the crown prince used five baht as a gift to me?"

Hearing Liu Bang's meaningful tone, Xiao He immediately made a meeting, only raised his head with a chuckle.

"The prince said: This is the return to Fengfeng, the journey is a little farther, and when I return to Chang'an, it will be winter and spring next year."

"However, in a few months, it will be His Majesty's birthday."

"The crown prince is afraid that at that time, the 'road' of the Kanto will be blocked, so he prepares this gift and presents it to His Majesty first..."

He pointed out the reason for the five baht coin in a calm tone, and when Liu Bang smiled meaningfully, Xiao He finally suppressed the smile and raised his head a little solemnly.

"As for why the prince took five baht as a gift, I was also surprised, so I asked him out."

"The crown prince said to the minister: In the past, your majesty thought that all the people in the world were suffering from the greatness of Qin's money, and because the money of other countries was very mixed, he ordered to cast half a tael of Han money to benefit the people; and your majesty feared that the world's money would not be enough, so he issued it more clearly. Edict: Allow the people to mint money privately."

"However, Your Majesty's benevolent government, which benefits the people of the world, has been polluted by thieves with ulterior motives, causing the thieves to scramble to mint worthless and worthless money, pod money, in order to make huge profits!"

Speaking of this, Xiao He's tone suddenly became solemn, and his face was already full of solemnity.

"Your Majesty's benevolence is used by thieves to make huge profits; the Han Banliang who was praised by the people as 'cheap' at the beginning, is now unbelievable!"

"What's more, there are two or three such thieves who obtained Qin Banliang, or miscellaneous coins from other countries, melted them to obtain copper, and then cast lead coins at a ratio of one to nine, in order to damage your majesty's virtue. !"

"Such rebellious ministers and thieves who have ruined the country and harmed the majesty of the monarch are really worthy of punishment, and everyone can punish them!!!"

Full of annoyance, Xiao He let out a low heh, and Xiao He didn't even forget to wrinkle his eyebrows, and slapped the table in front of him hard!
Seeing Xiao He's 'distressed' posture, Liu Bang couldn't help being startled!
Even for a moment, Liu Bang felt a little drummed in his heart.

What this guy said about 'rebellious ministers and thieves'...

Could it be me?

Lifting his head with this doubt, Liu Bang frowned when he saw that Xiao He was still maintaining his upright words and the appearance of being incompatible with the 'rebel'. He almost didn't think about it!

"What the prince said is true!"

"I cast the half of the Han Dynasty, originally for the benefit of the world, but I never thought that it would be used by the rebellious officials and thieves, as a tool for the disabled people!"

"Humph!"

With a muffled snort without any trace of affectation, Liu Bang turned his head away furiously, and put on a look of sulk with himself.

Xiao He was not at all surprised by Liu Bang's behavior, he just nodded with a gloomy face, and continued: "I heard the prince's words, and I also deeply agree, I wish I could hold the sword of the emperor, stare and patrol the world, on behalf of your majesty Get rid of these rebellious officials and thieves!"

"However, Naichen is old and weak, and has no ambitions, but can't carry it out..."

Saying that, Xiao He did not forget to put on an expression of 'what a pity' at the right time, and shook his head and sighed as if blaming himself.

Then, under Liu Bang's "consoling" eyes, Xiao He put all the suggestions he "heard" from Liu Ying in front of Liu Bang.

"The magistrate has such great ambitions, and the prince couldn't bear to die with regrets, so he tried to tell him about 'wasting half the money'."

"The prince said: Through the changes, the people will not tire, and the gods will transform them, so that the people will be comfortable with them ("Book of Changes Xici [-]")."

"Although Qin Banliang is heavy enough, it is too heavy and inconvenient for civilian use;"

"As for the Han Dynasty, the Han coins cast by His Majesty have lost their original effect of 'benefiting all peoples'."

"Therefore, the crown prince intends: If you want to prevent these rebellious officials and thieves from continuing to mint bad money to hurt the people of the world, the one who bears the brunt of it will be forbidden to mint privately!"

When he said this with a serious expression, Xiao He's face showed a little embarrassment and regret.

"Your Majesty allowed the people to cast it privately, which was originally a good deed of benefiting the people; however, His Majesty's arbitrariness has been used by the thieves to harm the disabled and the people."

"In order to prevent the people from being crippled by thieves, His Majesty, as much as he can bear it, may also prohibit the people from making money privately, and let the Shaofu specialize in it..."

After cooperating with Xiao He for a while, seeing Xiao He finally talked about the meat of the show, Liu Bang secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and his temperament suddenly took on the cautiousness that only appears when dealing with state affairs.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Bang nodded thoughtfully, expressing his approval of Xiao He's statement.

——Under the premise of "the emperor cannot admit his mistakes", it is naturally unacceptable for Liu Bang to directly admit that "I should not have allowed the people to mint money privately".

But with a little bit of spring and autumn writing, it is interpreted as "it is right to allow the people to mint money privately, but the thieves take advantage of this loophole to harm my people; in order to protect the people, I can only depose the original without knowing my heart." system', you can barely accept it.

In order to increase the credibility of this statement, Liu Bang can even pretend to add a sentence to the imperial edict: the people are allowed to mint money privately. Let's study the private issue of minting rights again.

As for later?

——After living at this age, how long does Liu Bang have to live, which can be called "later"?
After a few years, Liu Bang kicked his legs, and the topic of "Xu Min's private casting" can be brought into Changling together by Liu Bang.

Even if there are really unscrupulous bastards, ask Liu Ying in the future, and even the emperor of Han after Liu Ying: When will the people be allowed to mint money privately again?There are also ways.

If you are a little bit cowardly, you can say: My virtue is superficial, and I dare not imitate the benevolent government of my ancestors in order to hurt the virtues of my ancestors; this matter will be discussed later.

——The word "drag" was not created by bureaucrats!

However, in today's Han Dynasty, only the emperor is qualified to implement the "drag" formula, which is called: "Memorials stay in the middle and do not send out."

Stay in the middle and not send, can also be translated as 'take it as firewood and burn it'.

Those who are cowardly have the word "drag" to use, let alone those who are stubborn-you can just reply directly: Three generations have different rituals, and five kings have different methods!
Anyway, the final right of interpretation is still in the hands of the Son of Heaven.

If there is such a day, the majestic emperor of Han has reached the point where he cannot refuse "Xu Min privately casts money", then Liu Han Sheji will basically reach the day when it deserves to perish...
In general, for Xiao He...

No, it should be Liu Ying.

Although Liu Bang was not too satisfied with Liu Ying's proposal, he could barely accept it.

Seeing Liu Bang nodding his head, Xiao He also felt a big stone fall to the ground.

——Liu Bang's issuance of three baht coins, which really planted the bane for the Han Dynasty, was actually not the three baht coins themselves at all, but opened the door for "Xu Min's private casting"!

As long as this hole is blocked and any individual or institution other than the Shaofu is prohibited from minting money, the problem of the three baht coin can be said to be solved for the most part.

The rest are some supplementary measures and aftermath work.

"In addition to prohibiting private casting by the people, Your Majesty should also clearly state in the imperial edict: if the color is not visible, the outer diameter is less than twice the diameter of the inner hole, and the weight is less than the money of the face, it is not feasible to sell in the market."

"In this way, even if there are rebellious officials and thieves who get bad money, they should be unable to do the deeds of the people."

Hearing this, Liu Bang only frowned subconsciously, and looked at Xiao He with a little hesitation.

Seeing this, Xiao He just smiled and lowered his head, and bowed his hands slightly to Liu Bang.

"Your Majesty's concern, the prince has also found out."

"The bad money and pod money that the internal funds have received in the past few years have all been used by the prince to buy grain merchants' warehouses."

"Besides, since His Majesty ordered the Shaofu to cast Han Banliang, all the people in the world have been ruined by thieves who privately minted bad money and merchants who raised grain prices. There is no money left."

"Even if there are, most of them are Qin coins, not Han Banliang..."

Hearing this, Liu Bang retreated quietly with hesitation on his face.

The lack of money in the hands of the people means denying the value of the three baht coin, which will not hurt the basic situation of the Han Dynasty.

Shaofu's three baht money was thrown out early, which also means that the central government's finances will not be hit.

After all, the abolition of the three baht money will only hurt those who hold the three baht money.

At the moment when the credit of the three baht coins has been lost, the person who still holds the three baht coins can only be the coin maker himself.

In this way, the abolition of the three baht coin at the moment can indeed control the impact of the situation to a minimum...

"Um·······"

"Although it is not the best strategy, it is not impossible..."

With a thoughtful expression, leaving such an ambiguous sentence behind, Liu Bang seemed to be sleepwalking, and slowly walked towards the apse.

And behind Liu Bang, looking at Liu Bang's leaving back, Prime Minister Xiao He's face finally showed a relieved smile...
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