The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1507 In exchange for money
Qiandui discussed it with the officials of the household department. He is responsible for the goods in the warehouse in Dongshan County. .

Anyway, the people in the Ministry of Households are worried about the market price of those things. Those are treasures sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Letting them talk about it can be regarded as saving money and letting them know about the business. Wrangling is not as easy as they thought.

Returning to Chang'an quickly, everyone gathered in the Xuanwu Building again, and sat down in the largest private room on the third floor.

After seeing those goods, these merchants have already made up their minds that this is a profitable business. Some people have decided to use all the money they can use to buy this batch of goods, and the rest depends on The price is on the money pile here.

As for the price, everyone present had a low opinion in their hearts, as long as it wasn't too much, they could negotiate it.

There are several cargo ships at the wharf on the outskirts of Chang’an that were directly hired by the Ministry of Housing. Before there is an order from the Ministry of Housing, they have to wait at the wharf until all the copper coins from the imperial court are collected, and the ships are directly sent to the ferry of the Yellow River. , Installed on the navy's warship.

The speed of the money pile was very fast. After the rich merchants in Chang'an City had seen the goods, in just one day, the copper coins were sent to the household department and entered the treasury. The gate of the treasury was full of Jinwu guards. Guarding three circles outside, dozens of carriages were parked at the gate of the treasury, and the carriages were loaded with boxes, all of which were copper coins.

The household department sent more than 30 people to guard the treasury. Once the money was delivered, the amount was counted on the spot, packed, sealed, and then loaded into a carriage again and sent to the cargo ship outside Chang'an City.

As long as the money arrives, everything else is fine. Under the persecution of the form, the officials of the household department are so efficient for the first time.

After all, His Majesty's gaze has been on the Ministry of Households. These people now know how much the imperial court attaches importance to Ryukyu. No one dares to neglect the affairs of Ryukyu. , Offended Xuan Shijing, otherwise the national treasury will have to suffer.

The treasury has no money, and the officials of the household department can't stand upright.

After all the money was loaded onto the navy's warship and the navy set off, the imperial court was reluctantly relieved.

In addition to the copper coins sent to Ryukyu, there is still a lot left in the national treasury. This is the financial resources of more than a dozen top wealthy merchants in Chang'an City. With this money, the Ministry of Households can finally take a breather.

The next morning, Han Zhongliang reported the matter to His Majesty Li Er in the court hall. After hearing this, His Majesty Li Er was overjoyed and praised Xuan Shijing and Hubu. If necessary, the imperial court tried its best to cooperate.

This is really afraid of being poor by the treasury. Now what does the court do without money?With money, it is easy to do things and talk. Now that there is such a treasure land in Ryukyu, even if His Majesty Li Er doesn't say anything, the courtiers dare not neglect it.

The officials of the three provinces now probably know what His Majesty Li Er is thinking, and His Majesty Li Er also summoned some important officials and officials from the Ministry of Households to discuss the reform of the currency system.

Professional matters are left to professional people. Xuan Shijing only has a half-knowledge about the reform of the currency system. Naturally, he is not as thorough as the officials of the Ministry of Households. If there is anything wrong with it, he can ask His Majesty Li Er to correct it.

The reform of the currency system is a major event, and the time for research is much more than the time for implementation. Without a perfect system, it is absolutely impossible to start this matter.

In the first few years of Li Yuan's reign, Datang still used five baht coins, and it was not until the fourth year of Wude that he ordered the casting of Kaiyuan Tongbao.

"In July of the fourth year of Wude, the five baht money was abolished, and the Kaiyuan Tongbao money was issued. The text of the Kaiyuan money was written for Ouyang Xun in Shizhong. Between seal script and official script, the words are read up and down first, and then read from right to left. When read from top to right, the meaning is also clear, and the popular saying is Kaitong Yuanbao money."

The general Kaiyuan Tongbao weighs one coin per Wen, one tael per ten Wen, and one thousand Wen weighs six catties and four Liang.Each coin weighs two baht and four silk, and the coins are exquisite in workmanship, so they are deeply loved by the people. In later generations, this kind of Kaiyuan Tongbao money was regarded as five emperors' money to ward off evil spirits.

But now under the rapid development of the Tang Dynasty, copper coins as currency seem to be a bit stretched. The reform of the currency system is not to abolish this kind of copper coins, but to issue coins with a larger face value on top of this kind of copper coins, which is different from the existing ones. The copper coins are in a certain exchange rate.

Xuan Shijing and Liu Renyuan led the [-] soldiers of the Tang Army, and lived on this island for two or three months. The gold mine has gradually begun to produce output. The iron resources on this island are limited, so in order to open the mine A considerable part of the original weapons of the soldiers on the island have been refurbished and turned into tools for mining.

Now, although the people on the island are already working in the mines, Tang Jun has not paid them wages yet, so they can only owe them first, and they will not have money to give these miners until the fleet of the Tang Jun Navy comes over. They pay wages.

The three mines on the island are being excavated in full swing. While digging, a blast furnace is set up to smelt them into gold and silver ingots. Then the soldiers of the Tang army pack them into boxes and put them on the warship.

The first to return to the island was not the warship of the Tang Navy, but the caravan of the Xuan family. This time, the caravan of the Xuan family had more than one ship. After the merchant ships came to Ryukyu, Qiandui invested a large amount of money in shipbuilding. This time, the Xuan family's caravan came with six large ships, and there were many guards of the Xuan family's caravan on board. Called from all over the place.

Xuan Shijing said that most of the business in the future will be at sea. Qian Dui listened to this and started to develop Xuanjia's sea caravan.

Xuan Shijing will never forget how the later generations of Spain, Portugal and England became rich.

In this regard, the Xuan family can cooperate with the imperial court, which is very beneficial to both the Xuan family and the imperial court.

The sky and ocean outside are very vast. Through the ocean, you can go to more places and discover more things.

The Xuan family's merchant ship brought many artisans and several boats of daily necessities, covering all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. The Xuan family's caravan clearly wanted to earn money from the people on the island.

(End of this chapter)