Datang Longya

Chapter 414 Wanting the Money of the Japanese Kingdom

There was nothing wrong with what he said. As a Korean, Yuan Gai Suwen hated his two neighbors deeply.

With such a small place, it is necessary to establish a government, and carry it half to death. It is better to summarize their Koryo rule!Besides, because the envoys of state letters were blocked, these two guys asked Datang for help, and Li Shimin reprimanded them, and they had no choice but to let Goryeo go.

Shouldn't these two damned small countries fight Tang with their hearts and minds?Why are you begging for mercy from Datang?

Damn it!

Knowing the gap between Goryeo, Silla, and Baekje, Tang Jian naturally agreed.

After sending Yuan Gai Su Wen away, Tang Jian put a check mark next to Gao Li's name. Now Gao Li has arrived, but he doesn't know when Xue Yantuo will arrive?Come quickly!The old man's family is almost unable to open the pot!

Someone begged to see him again, Tang Jian hurriedly put away the chicken bones and duck bones, and was seen eating in the official hall, and he ate the roast duck and roast chicken from Tianxialou, which did not have a good influence.

It was Lao Li who came, and Tang Jian breathed a sigh of relief: "It's late at night, why is Steward Li here? Duke Xi, what do you want me to do?"

Lao Li shook his head: "The head of the family intends to avoid the limelight with the King of Hejian. Although the grassland incident is a matter of prestige, but the killing is too heavy and the method is too cruel, it is inevitable that there will be some corrupt scholars pointing fingers. If this is the case, why not It's better to avoid it."

There are always some rotten Confucians who are overflowing with sympathy, taking the pain of their enemies and yelling that "it hurts the peace of heaven".

And Leng Feng also hated these people, simply out of sight and out of mind, reforming the racecourse with Li Xiaogong was much more interesting than being angry.

Tang Jian nodded, indeed, some rotten Confucian ideas cannot be understood by normal people.In this case, it's better to avoid it. Besides, these envoys came too strangely, and he also guessed that it was the follow-up effect of the Liwei incident.

As the parties, Leng Feng and Li Xiaogong are really not suitable to appear in front of the public.

"Then if that's the case, what's the matter with you here? It's not the Duke of the Kingdom of Jin who wants to entertain me with a banquet!"

Lao Li sniffed the smell in the official hall, and said with a smile: "How dare you delay the Duke of Ju to make money, haha, in fact, the envoys of the Japanese country lost a lot of gold and silver to my master, and the master asked me to send some to you ……”

Although Leng Feng won half of Suga Jiro's gold and silver by gambling, but he also cut off Li Shimin and Tang Jian's things. It's not good to hold them by himself. Isn't there a word called splitting the spoils, so let's share it with them It would be better to divide the spoils.

"So it is!"

After listening to Lao Li's narration, Tang Jian smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, it's just some gold and silver objects, this..."

Looking at the boxes brought in, Tang Jian couldn't calm down: "So many?"

Lao Li smiled and said: "Waguo is rich in silver, but less in gold. Although silver cannot be regarded as money, it will still be used in large transactions. Before, silver was not regarded as a serious transaction item because of its scarcity.

My master said that silk cloth is still used as money, which is too cold, and the imperial court should reform the currency system. "

"Reform the currency?" Tang Jian was taken aback. How can the currency be reformed so easily?In the fourth year of Wude, in order to rectify the chaotic currency system and abolish Sui money, the Supreme Emperor decreed to follow the strict norms of the five baht in the Western Han Dynasty, and cast "Kaiyuan Tongbao" to replace the five baht left in the society.

But now that they are all Zhenguan, there are still Sui five baht coins on the market, which are strung together with Kaiyuan Tongbao, which is disgusting no matter how you look at it.But what if you hate it?Money is used in the world, and there is only one mint. How much old money can be abolished and how much new money can be minted every year?

not to mention………

Tang Jian mused: "Our Tang Dynasty has very little copper, how can we support the currency reform?"

The highest standard of sacrificial offerings is not gold and silver wares, but copper wares, which shows how scarce copper is.The copper coins circulating on the market are actually alloys mixed with many other metals, and they look a little whitish, so they are called "white copper".

It is a bit powerless to reform copper coins, so how can gold and silver be included?

Lao Li laughed and said, "I haven't heard the master mention the specific old slave, but since the master has said it, there must be his way."

Tang Jian nodded, he believed in Leng Feng's words now.

Opening one of the boxes, Tang Jian looked at the fineness of the silver inside, and was very satisfied: "Although the silver is a bit miscellaneous, it doesn't take too much trouble to refine it. What does Gong Guogong mean to ask the Japanese kingdom to pay tribute to the silver?"

Lao Li nodded: "That's true. Anyway, it's useless for them to hold money. It's better to enter Datang and play its role!"

"This, it's a little difficult."

Tang Jian had a huge headache. As a small country, it was necessary for the Wa country to offer sacrifices to the Tang Dynasty, but across the sea, there was not much pressure on them, so how to open their mouths to receive tribute was still a problem.

"This matter has to be decided after I report to His Majesty. I will write you a receipt. You take the receipt and go back to tell the Duke of the State of Yan that it is enough to avoid the small limelight at the beginning. Don't avoid it for too long. He and If the King of Hejian is gone, how can I scare the Wa people?"

Since these are for gunpowder weapons, it is necessary to satisfy their curiosity in an appropriate amount. Although Wa has the natural dangers of the sea and the protection of the three meat shields of Koryo, Silla, and Baekje, it still needs to scare him.

Who made you have so much money!
After calculating the weight and fineness of the gold and silver, Tang Jian wrote a receipt to Leng Feng. Receipts are not needed for private affairs, but this is related to official business, so it must be done in business.

After all, it is not just one or two people who are envious of their Honglu Temple at this moment.

When Lao Li returned to the mansion with the receipt, Leng Feng was talking with three apprentices around the stove. Li Chengqian was yearning for the story of going north.In the past, because both younger brothers were able to go, I could only be trapped in the East Palace, but now listening to stories is not bad.

After reading the receipt, Leng Feng threw the receipt aside, and Li Chengqian, who had just learned about Master's plan, couldn't help asking: "Master, you want to reform the currency, although you can get a lot of silver from the Japanese country, but the most important copper, how do you solve?"

Leng Feng said helplessly: "It's very simple, why do you always count copper coins one by one? Money is a thing, or copper coins. It is people who set a valuable definition for it, so that it can be exchanged for things.

Numbers are born to be used by people. Sometimes when you buy something, you feel that dozens of copper plates are too much work. Why not make a copper plate with the number 'ten' printed on it? "

(End of this chapter)