Destiny Only Han

Chapter 796 Liu Ying: Go home and have a look...

"It's okay to say so..."

Hearing Liu Ying's words, Yan Zechi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's move to bring forth the new through the old is commendable, but it's a little too restrained, and on the contrary, it seems more mature and prudent than me and other veterans..."

It's really hard to be an emperor. They say reckless when they are reckless, and cowardly when they are steady... Liu Ying complained in her heart, but she maintained a listening posture.

After all, isn't the group of ministers who spend a lot of money to raise them every year just to make people criticize?
Hmm, or to make up for omissions.

Under Liu Ying's bright eyes, Yan Zechi said seriously: "In my opinion, we might as well print more banknotes worth tens or hundreds, and those small coins worth a hundred can be printed by hundreds of millions more. Make sure that the merchants in Qianshou have money to use..."

"Ten? Hundred?" Cao Shen frowned and murmured softly.

After all, when Liu Ying was preparing to print small banknotes, he had written and discussed with Cao Shen repeatedly, so he had a deep understanding of what Liu Ying called "conscience"... well, that is, inflation.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish.

As Cao Can, who inherited Xiao He's ambition and also practiced Huang Lao, he was actually opposed to forging ahead and making drastic changes to the country.

In his opinion, Liu Ying's maturity and prudence is the way to be a king.

So he shook his head and said:
"I have no objection to printing more small money, but it is better to wait for ten or one hundred big money and see how the people recognize small money... After all, although the printing and production costs of banknotes are not low, everyone always pays attention to it. It is the habit of trading with copper coins or gold and silver."

"I'm actually a little worried. Now that the people have finally broken away from barter, people use coins to buy and sell goods, which revitalizes commerce. If large-value banknotes are forcibly issued, will there be suspicions of plundering people's wealth?"

"This kind of questioning will inevitably shake the trust of the Chinese people in the government, and then make the market return to the barter trading method, which will affect business and the status of the five baht coin in the trading body dominated by the Han Dynasty."

"Last year, according to the plan document of the Hengshui Duwei's Mansion last year, for every one hundred five-baht coins minted, the net profit would be seventeen coins..."

"So, as long as the current state is maintained and the coins are minted steadily every year, the imperial court is equivalent to having an extra cash cow..."

Liu Ying remained silent. What Cao Shen said actually made sense. After all, when casting copper coins, not only copper materials were used, but also other impurities such as lead and tin were used in the coins, and these impurities were the profits of minting coins.

Therefore, the more people use five baht coins, the more money Han Guo will make in disguise.

Well, in fact, the net profit of minting coins is not 23 qian, but [-] qian, of which [-] qian were not handed over to the treasury, but went into his private money...

The reason why Cao Shen pointed this out was to secretly convey a message to Liu Ying.

That is, you have already earned a lot, don’t be greedy, after all, you are the first to put forward the so-called inflation theory, so don’t be fooled by profiteering, and regret it when the bitter wine is brewed.

But Yan Zechi didn't think so.

He put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and said solemnly:
"Xiangguo's words are old-fashioned ways to seek the country, but today's Han Dynasty is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, blindly being cautious will only miss good opportunities!"

"Your Majesty, you know that Shuiheng Duwei's Mansion mints tens of millions of copper coins and silver dollars every year, but why is it still a drop in the bucket, not enough for the normal use of the people?"

I know, but I need you to say something... Liu Ying pretended to be blank and shook her head.

Yan Zechi immediately said loudly:
"Nowadays in many places, money is counted by bucket of rice. Even in Chang'an City, where the emperor is at the foot of the world, the bucket of rice in summer and autumn is only [-] or [-] yuan, and the turn of winter and spring is only more than [-] yuan. The land of martial arts."

"Therefore, the five baht coins made of copper are the most common coinage."

"However, the output of copper mines is limited, and a considerable part of the mined copper material is used for industrial purposes such as wires and motors, which has caused a further shortage of raw materials for coinage!"

"In the end, thanks to His Majesty's wise and decisive, a trading system under the absolute leadership of our great Han has been established around the Han Kingdom. In many countries in the land of Africa, the official currency used is the five baht coin minted by my big man!"

"In this way, with the power of the Han Dynasty, leading the tens of millions of people to use the same kind of money must be more than enough!"

After Yan Zechi finished speaking, Cao Shen became a little stunned. The vastness of Han's national power has far exceeded his imagination!

So Cao Shen began to waver.

But Liu Ying knew that what Yan Zechi said was true and false, in fact, he wanted to persuade everyone to agree with his suggestion of printing large-value banknotes.

However, Liu Ying feels that it is not the time yet, and it is necessary to make steady progress. The important thing is to reserve enough heavy metals such as gold, silver and copper, and finally use gold as the anchor, and then issue credit currency.

So Liu Ying said with a smile: "The lack of copper is nothing to worry about. In another five years at most, the current situation of the lack of copper in the big man will be fundamentally reversed!"

Hearing Liu Ying's swearing voice, Zhang Cang, who was sitting in the corner drinking tea and snacks, froze for a moment, his fat and white face was full of doubts, and he raised his eyes and asked:
"Your Majesty's words, are you serious?"

"Of course." Liu Ying nodded: "When did I ever tell lies on state affairs?"

Zhang Cang put down the chestnut cake in his hand, and asked seriously: "May I ask, where does the copper material come from?"

Liu Ying said while recalling:
"The copper material in the short term still depends on the red copper in Yizhou County. The copper mine there has started the second phase of construction, and the copper production has increased by more than [-]% compared with before."

"As for the mid-term, we still have to get it from the north."

"Well, north of the Great Wall."

"When I went to Dragon City with the Queen of the Huns, I sent out survey teams to search for ore veins on the grasslands. Sure enough, in the jungle of the mountains east of the North Sea (Lake Baikal) under the jurisdiction of Beiting Duhufu, I found a mine. Copper mine with huge reserves (Udokan Copper Mine).”

"It's just limited by the local geographical conditions, and the construction can be started for half a year at most, so I said that this is a medium-term supply."

"As for the long-term supply, we still need to rely on the copper mines in Tiannan (Australia)."

"Well, there are not only copper mines, but also rich coal and iron resources, and the iron ore contains extremely low impurities, which can minimize the difficulty and cost of smelting and processing!"

After Liu Ying finished speaking, she suddenly felt a little dry, so she picked up the Pu'er tea in front of her and took a sip.

Opposite him, Cao Can and the others looked at each other with doubts on their faces.

They know about the copper mines in Yizhou County, and not only in Yizhou County, copper mines have been found almost all over the country in the past two years, which is why a large amount of copper coins have flowed out, but there are still plenty of copper coins available in Han.

However, they were completely unaware of the discovery of the copper mine in the Beiting Protectorate's Mansion.

After all, the interests of the mountains, rivers and rivers belong to the emperor, and Liu Ying can reasonably and legally take the copper mine as his own.

After a while, a somewhat clear expression gradually appeared on Zhang Cang's face.

As a planner, he pays close attention to the information of the stock exchange, especially when the stock exchange pays stamp duty every month, he will even bring Cao Shen to the scene together, and collect all the money into the treasury on the same day, so as not to prevent someone On a whim, the emperor who held the highest power embezzled this huge sum of money for other purposes...

Therefore, he remembered clearly that it took only nine days for the Chang (Chang'an) Long (Dragon City) railway development bond issued by the Naishi Prefecture to the capital of the Xiongnu, which is the office of the Beiting Duhufu. The cycle is sold out!
At that time, he felt very strange. Although the Dahan Railway is hot now, it is definitely not so hot. Now it seems that the ones paying the money are either the gang of Zi Peisi heroes, or the Shaofu directly under the emperor!

After all, after the railway is repaired, it is not only copper materials that are brought back, but money. After melting and casting, you can buy whatever you want for five baht!
Therefore, the point of Cao Shen's confusion lies in Liu Ying's mention of a place name that he is completely unfamiliar with.

"Tiannan Prefecture?"

Seeing Cao Shen's doubts, Liu Ying said with a smile:

"That, is the place where that kind of rabbit monster is produced... Well, starting from Nanhai County, going south all the way, passing through many small islands, you can see a vast and boundless continent. This is Tiannan Prefecture."

"Most of the sea cucumbers we eat today are fished from there..."

"However, the climate in Tiannan Prefecture is special. The center of the mainland is mostly desert, and the places suitable for living are mainly concentrated in the southeast of the island. Therefore, when sailing there, you need to avoid a densely packed reef (Great Barrier Reef). Beware of poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, and giant crocodiles that live in the sea..."

After listening to Liu Ying's explanation, Cao Shen sighed deeply: "Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, the ancients never deceived me..."

Liu Ying nodded and said with a smile:

"In fact, there is not much 'risk'. As long as you are prepared in advance, it is not dangerous there. The important thing is wealth..."

"Therefore, I have instructed the Shaofu to set up Tiannan State Development Corporation, recruit workers in China and Nanyang countries, establish many construction and mining organizations such as Construction Engineering Group, Copper and Iron Group, etc. , bring Tiannan Prefecture under my rule..."

So, Cao Shen changed his face in an instant, and began to boast: "So, the big man is about to make a big step forward? So, I congratulate your Majesty on Wenzhi and martial arts, and make it to a higher level!"

Flatterer... Zhang Cang and Yan Zechi looked at each other, hurriedly stood up and bowed their hands: "Congratulations, Your Majesty..."

Liu Ying laughed out loud twice, then looked at Cao Shen with a straight face and asked, "If Prime Minister Cao has anything to say, you might as well say it directly, there is no need to hide it!"

Cao Shen raised his eyes, and the flattery on his face became even more flattering: "I heard the words of the ancient sages, and you can't avoid relatives..."

Liu Ying waved her hands and said with a smile: "It's a pity, Prime Minister Cao is a step late. Some people have already got the moon soon..."

Cao Shen was full of doubts, tilted his head and asked, "Who is it?"

Liu Ying raised her eyebrows: "Of course it's someone very close... Well, it's Xia Houying, the eunuch! He recommended Xia Houzao to me as the interview envoy, and I agreed. After all, Xia Houzao was in Sichuan before, and he met The Zhuo family is good at mining and smelting, so they have a lot of experience in how to manage copper and iron mines."

Cao Shen was stunned and gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, when Liu Ying went to southern Liaoning, he stayed in Chang'an as a prime minister, but Xia Houying followed as a coachman. Naturally, he was closer to Liu Ying than him...

So, what a missed opportunity!
But Zhang Cang and Yan Zechi didn't have such annoyance, they always adhered to the idea that their children and grandchildren should have their own blessings, as long as their children and grandchildren can keep their current glory and wealth.

However, in a monarchy country, whether the descendants will not fall under the prestige of their ancestors mainly depends on the relationship with the monarch and whether their own blessings are profound.

Therefore, Yan Zechi is still unwilling to easily give up his proposal to issue large-value banknotes.

Liu Ying looked at Yan Zechi and shook her head lightly: "Gu Shihou's proposal is very good, but the time is not yet ripe. As the sages once said, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Let's first look at those penny papers." What is the effect of banknotes?"

"Besides, there is also a prerequisite for the issuance of large-value banknotes, which is to be recognized by the people of the country. To be recognized by the people of the country, we must have enough gold in our hands, and they can exchange paper for gold at any time."

"So, it's still the same as waiting for two years, and we will most likely not be short of gold by then..."

This time, Liu Ying didn't explain too much.

After all, the development of the gold mine is at best a mere horoscope, and there is still a lot of work to be done in the follow-up.

Well, the gold mine he was talking about is the South Africa of later generations. After all, South Africa is known as the country of gold, and its gold reserves account for more than [-]% of the world's gold reserves. The important thing is that it is mainly distributed in the Vaal River Basin, a tributary of the Orange River. Five hundred kilometers is basically everywhere!
Therefore, this can be regarded as Da Ze. Since ancient times, going back to his hometown to get money naturally does not need anyone's consent!
Liu Ying chuckled, looked at Cao Can and the others and said confidently: "For the Chinese New Year, I won't keep you any longer... Go back and reunite with your family to celebrate the festive season, and then start the new year with a better attitude. A year's work."

Cao Shen and the others were stunned for a moment, wanting to curse, but they didn't dare, they just stood up and bowed their hands in salute, and walked slowly to the outside of the imperial study.

"Well, by the way, there is one more thing..." Liu Ying suddenly called Cao Shen who was about to leave, and said with a smile: "After the Shangyuan Festival, it will be the primary election exam for the second official. Cao Xiang should prepare well. This time, you are the main examiner..."

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Shangyuan Festival.

This is the Lantern Festival of later generations. The word Yuanxiao refers to the night of the Lantern Festival.

It's just that this festival has not yet been celebrated in the Han Dynasty, so this gave Liu Ying room to play freely.

Jin Wu in Chang’an City can’t help it today. According to the arrangement of the Neishi Mansion, at least one set of lanterns will be made in each lifang and hung on the central street of Chang’an City. Then all the people who spend money to participate in the tour will get a vote. If the lanterns of Lifang or wealthy families get more votes, they will get a craftsman's document issued by the government...

Well, it’s actually a bit like whoring for nothing…

But for the people of Chang'an City, money is nothing, what matters is the sense of participation and face.

Therefore, on the Central Avenue, all the conspicuous lanterns must come from the noble family of Chaozhong!
And the most eye-catching one is the one produced by Fan Kui.

It was a lamp tree made of wood and wire. At the top, there were leaves made of silk cloth dyed green, with a stamen in the middle.

The stamens are spewing flames. When viewed from a distance, this flower is about the same size as an ordinary flower. When I came under the lamp tree, I found that the height of the stamens alone is more than ten feet high!
And the whole flower tree is also decorated with all kinds of lanterns, all of which are made into the appearance of various fruits, emitting bright light, looking down from above, it is colorful and colorful.

"Fan Kuai is really rich..." Liu Bang stood under the lamp tree, full of envy.

"I think he's just showing off..." Lu Zhi hugged Liu De with contempt on his face.

Well, the reason why Lu Zhi didn't hug Liu Qi was mainly because Liu Qi had a good appetite when he was a child, but now he is taller than Liu De by a head, and he is fat, so Lu Zhi couldn't hug him...

So in order to appease Liu Qi, Liu Ying bought him a candied haws, and pulled him to stand under the lantern tree, letting him finish eating slowly before going to the lantern festival with everyone.

On the other side, Liu Le, who was shopping and eating, returned with a full load, holding a lot of paper bags in his arms, walked to Liu Ying and said excitedly: "It's a good deal, are the businesses here doing charity? So many good things." It only cost me less than ten stacks of banknotes!"

When Liu Dezha spread his hands and wanted to ask Liu Le for snacks, Liu Ying had an expression of hatred for the rich. Others paid by sheet, but her own rich woman and sister pressed it...

Lu Zhi put down Liu De and was about to speak, but there was a loud bang in the distance, which made her raise her head subconsciously, and what she saw was a gorgeous firework suddenly appeared in the starry sky.

Then, it was the second flower, the third flower, until the sky was full of fiery trees and silver flowers, which was too beautiful to behold.

Lu Zhi murmured softly: "Is this the act of setting off fireworks to confuse the gods in the legend of the Shangyuan Festival?"

Liu Le's ears trembled, and he came over curiously: "Mother, what is the legend, why don't I know?"

Lu Zhi said without turning his head: "Go and ask your brother... Really, as the eldest princess, I don't even know these things, it's really embarrassing!"

Liu Le snorted, walked up to Liu Ying with puffed cheeks: "What exactly is it?"

Liu Ying also didn't look back: "I want to eat candied chestnuts."

Liu Le was stunned, looking at the paper bag in her hand with reluctance on her face. This is the food she bought after waiting in a long line, and she hasn't had time to eat it yet!
But after thinking about it, she resolutely handed it out: "Here, here, can I tell you a story?"

Liu Ying gladly took it, and handed it to Liu Qi who was scratching the hem of his clothes, looking forward to it: "Eat slowly, remember to leave a few for my brother..."

Amidst Liu Qi's cheers, Liu Ying turned her head, looked at Liu Le who was reluctantly staring at the fried chestnuts, and cleared her throat: "Sister, are you still listening?"

"Of course!" Liu Le put his hands on his hips: "I have given away all my things, and if you don't listen, you will die!"

Liu Ying smiled, shook her head, and said, "That's what happened last autumn... In autumn, according to the usual practice, local officials organize hunters to hunt wild boars and other ferocious animals that destroy the farmland, but hunters' traps But accidentally injured a Golden Crow Divine Bird."

"So, Di Jun and Xi He didn't agree..."

Liu Le snorted and interrupted Liu Ying: "Di Jun? Xi He? Who is that? Why didn't they agree?"

Liu Ying was full of doubts and asked back: "Why, sister, haven't you read "Shan Hai Jing"?"

Liu Le scratched his head, and he was very angry: "Brother, you know me, I can't read books, I feel dizzy when I read books..."

Fart, when I didn’t know, those stories about love and love, you enjoyed reading them... Liu Ying complained in her heart, but her expression remained the same, she just smiled and said: "It’s okay, the latest version of Shan Hai Jing is now available. The painted version has more pictures than words, sister might as well go back and buy a copy..."

"There is a bird in the sky, named Jinwu. It is different from ordinary crows. The Jinwu has three legs. It is the child of Emperor Jun and Xihe."

"So seeing that one of the Golden Crows was injured, Di Jun ordered the other Golden Crows to set fire to the world on the Shangyuan Festival, and burn the world to nothingness!"

"However, there are always good people among gods."

"For example, in many villages in Guizhou, not long ago, they dreamed of an old man with a white beard. The old man told everyone that as long as on the Lantern Festival, every family would decorate their homes, light firecrackers, and set off fireworks. The Golden Crow sent by Jun will think that people have been burned to death, so they will return to the heaven..."

Liu Le put his index finger on his chin, sniffed and asked, "Old man with white beard? Could it be the old man who taught you all kinds of tricks? Really, am I not smart enough to be liked? Why is the old man with white beard not coming?" Looking for me..."

Are you unconscionable for saying this... Liu Ying rolled her eyes with contempt, then shook her head and said:
"It's not that... the head of the country who first dreamed of the white-bearded old man didn't believe it until they dreamed of each other for the second time. Although the white-bearded old man left as before after the warning, but this time, they finally Remember to ask the other party's name..."

When Liu Ying said this, she suddenly felt her clothes sinking, so she lowered her head, and what she saw was Liu Qi who was holding a peeled chestnut and beckoning him to eat one too.

So he bent down and gently touched Liu Qi's head: "Eat it yourself, father...I don't like it."

Lu Zhi, who watched the whole process, smiled silently. He was very satisfied with this scene of fatherly kindness and filial piety, but he was even more satisfied with Dou Yifang.

After all, Liu Ying manages a lot of things every day, and her feet are always busy, so Liu Qi must have been educated by Dou Yifang.

And Dou Yifang was trained by her.

Therefore, Lu Zhi's flickering face against the background of the fireworks is full of proud smiles.

But on the other side, Liu Le stomped anxiously: "What's your name, tell me quickly..."

Liu Ying turned her head and said softly: "The old man with white beard said that his name is Taishang Wuji Jiutian Siming Tianzun Great Emperor..."

"Ah, it's dad!" Liu Le immediately jumped three feet high.

"Yes, it's the father." Liu Ying recalled the secret conversation between herself and a leader of the Yin Yang family after you and I, and whispered softly: "Heaven and earth, the only supreme god..."

(End of this chapter)