Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 930 Are You an Inventor!
Changsun Chong was sent away. Li Chengqian originally planned to go to the Ministry of War. The emperor asked him and Du Ruhui to be responsible for the logistics supply of the Jiaohe Road and Congshan Road. rest assured.

But before he stepped out of the Mingde Hall, Jiang Xingben, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, Jiang Xingben, brought his son Jiang Jian, and handed in the sign outside, which forced Li Chengqian to ask Heng Lian to go to the Ministry of War to say Let Du and Hou discuss first, and he will arrive later.

"Let me tell you, two lovers, you are busy people, you spend all day in the general's room, not to mention entering the palace, even if you go home, you are counted. Come, don't be polite, try the tea in the East Palace Let's see how it tastes!", Li Chengqian greeted the two of them to drink tea and snacks with a smile.

Li Chengqian read the chapter of the Ministry of Industry on the improvement of destroying, forging and casting money, and there was only one conclusion, that is, the word "satisfaction".Li Chengqian has never been stingy with rewards for those who have meritorious service, so no matter how urgent the matter of the Ministry of War is, he is willing to suppress it.

"His Royal Highness, you know that I am an introverted person, and the dog has followed my temperament, so I am not good at communicating with others. The only thing I can do is the work in my hand.

Thanks to His Highness's promotion, the whole family of Chen and his family are grateful for His Highness's kindness, so the father and son came here specially to express their gratitude. "

After raising his hand to stop Jiang's father and son who wanted to salute, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Duke Yi, you, first of all, I want to thank Your Majesty, this official was rewarded by his old man. Secondly, you have to thank yourself, it is you who taught your son well, so Jiang Jian can make meritorious deeds at a critical moment."

"Gu heard that your second son, Jiang Huairou, has also joined the Ministry of Industry. Well, there are three skilled craftsmen in one school. With you in the Ministry of Industry, not only Gu can rest assured, but His Majesty is also at ease! Gu is very optimistic about your two sons, May they all be pillars of the nation like you."

Jiang Xingben smiled very happily to receive such praise from the crown prince. He has a weird temper. He used to be in the army, but now he is not very popular in the court. He only has business contacts with the East Palace. The crown prince can treat them like this It is not an exaggeration to say that he is impartial.

So Jiang Xingben, who was not good at words, took out the vocabulary that could be searched in his stomach. Although some words were not used very well, Li Chengqian could feel his sincerity.

"His Royal Highness, apart from thanking the father and son, there is another small matter, that is, Gouzi's supervisor in the Ministry of Industry made a small gadget. Please, Your Highness, be careful to see if we can prevent the occurrence of fake coins again. It is an extra guarantee for our wealth.”

Seeing the prince making a gesture of invitation, Jiang Xingben gave his son a look and motioned him to take out the contents of the box.Under Li Chengqian's attention, Jiang Jian placed three copper coins on the plate, put a new mold on it, handed the plate to Li Hui, and talked freely.

These three new coins are made from the mold on the table. They are a brand new coin. The obverse is the same as the previous Zhenguan coin. The reverse has the Jiuding pattern added, and the current year is marked below.

Of course, the tricks are not limited to this. Without changing the basic formula, Jiang Jian also added some new materials, which are much better than before in terms of weight and rust resistance. This is in the process of returning to the forging process. Jiang Jian figured it out.

More importantly, cost and anti-counterfeiting are the first and final issues to be considered in the casting of money in the past dynasties. The increase in the cost of new money making is almost negligible.And the degree of anti-counterfeiting is much better than before, as long as you blow it lightly, it will make a pleasant buzzing sound, which is impossible for old materials anyway.

At the same time, in order to strengthen the anti-counterfeiting effect, Jiang Jian also proposed to make a fuss about the complicated Jiuding pattern, which changes every year, one missing, one less, or one more. The disadvantages of minting money.

After carefully looking at it for a while, the corners of Li Chengqian's mouth raised slightly before he put down the gun in his hand. To be honest, he has been thinking about this issue all this time, but he feels that his technical level is not up to the mark, so he never said it.

This guy Jiang Jian is quite interesting, Gu didn't say to continue working, but he thought of it first, well, it seems that the young prison officer did not choose the wrong person, just because of his ability to study and be able to study , the value given by the official.

"Oh, Jiang Jian, Jiang Jian, you are good, you are very good, Gu has not misunderstood the person! This thing is indeed the best money-making thing I have ever seen. It is good for the court and the people. It seems that Gu wants to Shangben took credit for you."

"However, there is only one question, whether this kind of casting mold can make gold coins and silver coins of the same standard according to the current exchange rate of gold, silver, and copper coins. The current gold and silver are too inconvenient to trade because of the weight and value. .”

"For example, now one thousand copper coins are exchanged for one tael of silver, but the scattered silver on the market has many problems in terms of weight and purity. Common people often seldom exchange it because they are afraid of being fooled. This is why everyone pays attention to copper coins."

Regarding this point, Li Chengqian has actually noticed it a long time ago, but he has never had a chance to solve it. Now, let’s catch up with such a master who is willing to study and ask him to unify the purity of gold and silver, and then make a unified Coins, this can solve a big problem.

First, put an end to the disadvantages of the private wealthy family using impure gold and silver to exploit the people, and set the exchange rate standard to death, so that the common people's hard-earned money will not be wasted, and the money that has been dishonorable for so many years should also be distributed. enough.

Second, it can relieve the pressure of copper mining. In order to meet the demand in the world, the imperial court has always used money to mine copper mines almost crazily.In the annual household budget, there is a lot of expenditure, and it is continuous. If things go on like this, this shortfall will easily lead to financial instability.

The circulation of gold coins and silver coins can greatly alleviate the demand for copper, and it can last for many years by consuming gold and silver in the world.

Third, each is beneficial to large-scale transactions and is conducive to commerce. Merchants do not need to pull copper coins in large carts and small carts. Not only is it not difficult to transport, but it is also unsafe.With such a change, the speed and security of transactions will be significantly improved, which will be beneficial to Datang's economy without any harm.

After pondering for a while, Jiang Jian nodded heavily, and then replied: "The unification of purity standards is a problem. I need time. If I have enough time, I will definitely be able to produce gold and silver coins that satisfy His Highness."

Hehe, "Okay, what Gu is waiting for is your words. Young people must be brave enough to bear the burden. As long as you solve this problem, Gu will go up and play His Majesty to confer you a title." After finishing speaking, Li got up and got down Cheng Qian patted Jiang Jian with a smile.

Then, he turned his head and said to Jiang Xingben: "Duke Yi, the imperial court is using troops against Gaochang, and I dare to go to the Ministry of War to take care of things alone, so I won't keep you father and son for dinner. After you go back, no matter what Jiang Jian said, you have to think about it." Find a way to satisfy him, if you have any difficulties, come directly to the East Palace to find Gu."

(End of this chapter)