Great Tang Dynasty

1275 Final decision
Zhang Shusheng was announced into the palace by a palace man.

He was surprised, but at the same time he was very disturbed.

It was the first time he entered the palace, he was very curious about the things in the palace, but he didn't dare to look up, he just walked behind the palace people, afraid of walking too fast, and afraid of walking too slow.

I don't know how long he walked like this before he finally came to the imperial study room.

There are two people in the imperial study room, one is sitting and the other is standing.

The aura of the two people is very extraordinary. He thought he was the kind of calm person, but when he saw these two people, he still couldn't help but feel a little weak in his legs.

"Grassman... Zhang Shusheng, pay homage to the Holy Majesty."

Zhang Shusheng hurriedly saluted Li Shimin, Li Shimin glanced at Zhang Shusheng, and couldn't help curling his lips.

Ugly, very ugly.

Li Shimin felt that Zhang Shusheng was a bit ugly, but after curling his lips, Li Shimin nodded and said: "Excuse me, I announced that you entered the palace mainly to ask about currency. Ma Zhou said that you have the idea of ​​reforming currency." Method?"

Zhang Scholar nodded: "Returning to the Lord, the current currency of my Tang Dynasty, copper alloy is too common, anyone can fake it, if there are molds, as long as they have these things, they can make fake copper coins by themselves, to put it bluntly Well, the current method of making copper coins in our Tang Dynasty is too easy. If we want to avoid counterfeit coins from happening again, we can only carry out currency reform and issue new coins..."

Zhang Shusheng told Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji what he said to Qin Tian before.

And it's very detailed.

After Li Shimin listened, his expression changed slightly. According to what Zhang Shusheng said, the currency reform is imperative, and if he does it according to what he said, it can also reduce the cost of making copper coins. This is undoubtedly very helpful to the court. thing.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji groaned inwardly, but he still said, "My lord, the currency reform is feasible."

Obviously, Li Shimin was tempted, so he could only follow Li Shimin's wishes.

And what Li Shimin wanted was just Changsun Wuji's attitude. With Changsun Wuji's support, this matter would naturally go much smoother.

After making such a decision, Li Shimin and the others just waited for the morning court tomorrow to bring this matter up.

After speaking, Changsun Wuji left the palace.

And after he left the palace, his eyebrows froze immediately.

Currency reform, I am afraid that it will affect the interests of many people, and it is not so easy to implement it.

He has no choice but to support, and he also believes that Li Shimin knows the difficulty behind this better than anyone else.

But Li Shimin finally insisted on doing it. Obviously, he made up his mind this time.

Changsun Wuji smiled lightly and shook his head, hurried back home and made some arrangements.
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The next day, the weather in Chang'an City became more and more gloomy.

In the early morning, Changsun Wuji talked about the currency reform.

The reason why Li Shimin asked him to express his position yesterday was precisely for this reason. With his eldest grandson Wuji taking the lead, he would definitely be able to reduce some of the resistance.

Of course, it is only a part of the reduction.

This matter involves the interests of some people, so these people must fight for their own interests.

So, right after Changsun Wuji finished speaking, someone jumped out immediately.

"Master Changsun, issuing new coins is not as simple as you think, it will shake the foundation of our Tang Dynasty."

"That's right, that's right, the pressure at the beginning was too great, we Datang couldn't bear it."

"Your Majesty, the words of the eldest grandson are absolutely unacceptable. It seems that there is nothing wrong with the current currency of my Tang Dynasty?"

"Yeah, although there was a counterfeit currency incident, isn't this matter resolved, and it will definitely not happen again in the future."

"........."

There were many voices of opposition, and their reasons were varied. Li Shimin looked at them, his eyebrows frowning slightly.

It is difficult to do this, mainly because some people in the DPRK must have private property, or many of them evade taxes. This kind of thing can never be eliminated. More.

The money they evaded tax evasion is all hidden privately.

But once the new currency is issued, their long-term money can no longer be used, but they can't exchange it for new currency. In this way, wouldn't the money be invalid?

That money is quite a lot, and if it is invalidated, it will be a great loss to them.

They don't want to see this happen.

The issuance of new coins can filter out those tax evaders, which is of great help to the court.

Of course, not only officials from the DPRK and China have tax evasion, but also some other businessmen. If new coins are really discovered, there will be more voices of opposition.

Looking at these people who opposed it in the court, Li Shimin felt a little angry. It was obviously helpful to the court, but these ministers opposed it for their own benefit.

Are they still Datang officials?

Are they still wholeheartedly for Datang?
But everyone is selfish, and no one can change this, and Li Shimin can't do anything to them.

Things are a little tricky.

At this time, Ma Zhou suddenly stood up and said, "My lord, the currency needs to be reformed, and my Tang Dynasty also needs to issue new coins, but what these officials said is also reasonable. They will immediately issue new coins and recycle old coins. It is really a huge project, and the pressure it has brought to Datang cannot be underestimated, and it is really possible to cause some chaos."

Li Shimin was a little puzzled that Ma Zhou actually spoke for those who opposed it. Wasn't he Ma Zhou who made the introduction of the new currency?

However, Li Shimin was not in a hurry to ask, and Ma Zhou continued to speak: "So, my lord, I think this matter should not be rushed, and should be done slowly."

Li Shimin asked with a cold face, "How should I do it slowly?"

Ma Zhou said: "It can be replaced slowly. After the new currency is issued, the old currency can also be used at the same time. When the new currency in the hands of the people is more and the old currency is less, then the new currency will be fully issued."

Ma Zhou's method is naturally Qin Tian's idea. After listening to Zhang Shusheng's narration, Qin Tian knew that the issuance of new coins would touch the interests of many people, and he wanted to do this. It must be slowed down, at least not too rigid.

After Ma Zhou finished speaking, those people who had opposed the court just now breathed a sigh of relief. The old coins can also be used, so they can be given time to deal with them.

So soon, these people jumped out again.

"Your Majesty, I think what Ma Zhou said is right, you can't rush this matter."

"Yes, my lord, the new currency is indeed good, but it can't be too fast. I feel that doing what Master Ma said will stabilize the situation in our Tang Dynasty."

"........."

Li Shimin saw this situation, weighed it, and finally had no choice but to make a decision.

(End of this chapter)