Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 680 Money Silver Coin Copper Coin
Emperor Zhenguan felt comfortable when there were wars in the surrounding area. By the way, he also checked how much money he had made in his small treasury.

In the past few years, natural disasters were relatively serious, and the emperor's money was kept clean.Now that the natural disasters have disappeared, the roads are smooth, the country is stable, business is revived again, and the emperor's small treasury has begun to absorb money again.

No money, no way, really no way.

You have money to fight, fight hard.

The commercial tax of the imperial court is increasing more and more. The main reason is that the traffic in the pass is developed, and the transportation industry is also developed. All kinds of goods are traded in Chang'an, and businessmen from various countries come to Chang'an to pay taxes.

It's hard not to make money.

Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, sometimes dreams at night, dreaming that the emperor dredged the Grand Canal, the cement road was paved to Lingnan, and there was an endless stream of businessmen on the road.Like copper coins walking one by one, the shiny one.

political affairs hall.

The emperor and the ministers are discussing a matter about coins.

At present, the currency used in the Tang Dynasty is mainly copper coins, and the bulk goods transactions use silver cakes and gold bars.

As for silver ingots shaped like gold ingots, sorry, no.

In general, except for the fixed scale of copper coins, silver and gold can be whatever you want, as long as the amount is sufficient.

Still, it's ugly and irregular.

For example, when the imperial court receives gold coins or gold bars from merchants in the Western Regions, they are usually re-melted, which is troublesome.

"My idea is to melt silver coins and gold coins. It looks like copper coins, with a round outside and a square inside. This way, it is convenient for transactions."

Right now, a bucket of rice costs twenty coins, and the purchasing power of copper coins is moderate.And one tael of silver can be exchanged for nearly eight hundred copper coins, which shows the preciousness of silver.As for gold, it is not something common people can afford, it is usually used by the imperial court.High-ranking officials and dignitaries only store silver, and few store large amounts of gold.

The current Datang is actually a 'copper standard'.In other words, no matter how large or small the goods are traded, most of them are bought and sold with copper coins.That's why, in the East and West Market, the normal scene of a transaction is a wealthy businessman carrying a few large boxes, inside which are piles of copper coins.

The official version is consistent, but the folk version is not.Because a thousand copper coins are strung together like hanging, so it is called a hanging.

In this regard, it has become a practice, so it is used.

Du Ruhui asked: "Your Majesty, the conversion price also needs to be changed?"

"Of course it can't be changed." Li Zhiyun directly vetoed it.

One tael of silver can be exchanged for consistent money.Yiguan money is a thousand copper coins.One thousand copper coins are one thousand copper plates.

This is just a universal standard. In troubled times, one tael of silver can be exchanged for more copper coins!

Relatively speaking, the exchange of gold and silver is relatively stable, both fluctuating between 'ten and twenty', not too much.

If the minting of coins is changed and the exchange rate is also changed, then Li Zhiyun will shoot himself in the foot with a stone and directly play the game.

"My idea is that silver coins and gold coins both weigh one tael, so it's easy to convert."

A tael of gold, about the weight of an egg.One tael of silver is slightly lighter than one tael of gold.

As for copper coins, there is no need to change them, just keep using them.

Yang Gongren couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I don't think there is any need to change the appearance of gold and silver. I court the people and use more copper coins and less silver taels, let alone precious gold."

Li Zhiyun rolled his eyes, can he tell all the bank plans and banknote plans in his heart?
Now that he is changing the currency system, he is testing the waters.Changing the currency system is harmless, because Li Zhiyun only stipulated the shape of the gold, silver and copper coins in the future, and did not change anything else, and he did not force the casting of silver and gold ingots.

Therefore, there will be no adverse effects.

In doing so, one is testing the waters.

Second, it is to absorb gold.

When Fanbang came to do business, it was naturally impossible to bring several carts of copper coins. Their capital, at least, had to be silver or gold.

At that time, if you want to spend money to buy things, do you have to exchange for gold coins and silver coins?
Hehe, in this way, the silver and gold from the Western Regions are still pouring in.

In fact, Li Zhiyun knows better that there is a country around Datang that is rich in silver mines, and it is quite rich.

That's right, it's the country of Wa.

It later, was even called 'Silver Island'!
That's right, this name is very suitable for the group of Japanese people, 'Silver' Island.

More importantly, the gold and silver mines in Waguo are relatively shallow and easy to mine.

The country of Wa, who lived a good life there, is also one of the enemies he will kill in the future.

More or less the kind of work with a bit of deep hatred.

In the future when the Wa Kingdom is attacked, Li Zhiyun will release news that the Wa Kingdom has silver mines!
And then, if it is beaten down, when the time comes to find a silver mine to mine, are you afraid that the aristocratic families who want to eat meat will not work hard?
"No, my system is for the unification of currency." Li Zhiyun said lightly.

Gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins, which will be made in the future, can naturally be called money, silver coins, and copper coins.

Look, how convenient it is.

Their shape is the same as that of copper coins, round on the outside and square on the inside. They are easy to carry and convert, and can more or less stimulate business development.

Although it is said that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are not evil, businessmen are untrustworthy and unjust, but they are big moths.But it is undeniable that external expansion and economic stimulation cannot be achieved without businessmen.

However, Li Zhiyun never intended to improve the social status of businessmen.

The old ancestor's words are quite reasonable. It is really insightful to put the businessman in the lowest class. He can see through the businessman that they are treacherous bastards.

Although the aristocratic family sometimes has no morals, they know their shame anyway.

As for businessmen, what shame do they know?
In the eyes of businessmen, a woman who has milk is a mother, and a man who has money is a father.Whoever can give them benefits, they can work hard for whom.

On the contrary, whoever wants to take away their interests, they can also rise up and resist.There are so many lessons in history that Li Zhiyun doesn't even bother to recall them.

Wen Yanbo said: "If your majesty wants to reform the currency system, you need to do a good job of anti-counterfeiting, so as not to disturb the market and ruin your majesty's plan."

Yang Gongren stared, good you Wen Yanbo, you've become the emperor's lackey now, right? The emperor does what he says and doesn't use his brain?
He felt that the emperor's idea was fine, but in his opinion it was unnecessary at all.Silver and gold have never been regulated, as long as the quantity is sufficient, what about custom recasting, isn't this a waste of time.

Moreover, so what if it is cast into a copper coin style? In the end, it has to be weighed and calculated, and it has gone around a big circle, and it has not come back in the end.

It's boring!

It's a pity that no one in Zhengshitang echoed him.

As for the emperor, it seems that his determination has been made.Looking at the things that the emperor has decided to do since he ascended the throne, it seems that there is nothing that cannot be done.

Li Zhiyun said: "What Prime Minister Wen said is very true. Anti-counterfeiting is fundamental and cannot be ignored. You can speak freely."

Seeing the emperor ignoring him, Yang Gongren felt uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to complain, because the emperor didn't rely on him.On the contrary, without the emperor, he is nothing.

Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, everyone hurriedly began to make suggestions.In their view, the emperor's whim to reform the currency system was harmless, because the emperor only changed the shape of the coins and did not issue any new coins, so it didn't matter.

Everyone also thought of another layer, that is, when money comes out in the future, it will be convenient to carry when going out to drink tea and visit Pingkang Square in the future.

After all, who would bring silver ingots with them when they went out? Most people would carry silver ingots when they went out.

And the broken silver stuff, it's so shocking!

There is a dual reaction between the mind and the body, because people who don’t pay attention to hygiene bite the silver every day, and the broken silver that has been turned around a few times falls on the hands, and there is a row of ugly teeth marks on it, which is ugly to death.If silver money comes out, it must sell well.

(End of this chapter)