I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 221 Emperor Kai: Not bad, not bad...

A few days later, Weiyang Palace, Qingliang Palace.

Today is the day when Emperor Qi and Empress Dowager Dou hold a celebration banquet for Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying, who put down the rebellion.

The celebration banquet was held in the Changxin Hall of Changle Palace, so today, most of the Changle Palace fell into a busy and cheerful atmosphere throughout the day.

But as the end of the new year is approaching, the big plan every three years, especially the first big plan after Tianzi Qi succeeded to the throne, still makes Tianzi Qi even more busy.

When Liu Sheng came to Qingliang Hall, it was past noon;

Liu Sheng originally thought that Tianzi Qi should have changed his clothes and made all the preparations for going to the Changxin Hall for the banquet at dusk.

But what Liu Sheng actually saw was Tianzi Qi, whose eyes were bloodshot, with blue-black eye sockets, and his face was full of exhaustion and sleepiness, coughing lightly from time to time, leaning over to check the files before the imperial case.

For Liu Sheng's arrival, Tianzi Qi also didn't react at all, he just left a sentence, "Speak quickly, I'm busy", and continued to check the mountain of bamboo slips in front of him without raising his head. .

Looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Sheng couldn't help being a little moved.

——Disregarding ability, temper, mind, etc., in terms of "diligence" alone, Tianzi Qi is probably not inferior to the former emperor Liu Heng, and the first emperor Yingzheng who was crushed to death by government affairs.

In the words of some extremist groups in later generations: what people in the world want is only the attitude of the emperor...
Staring at Emperor Qi, who was busy with state affairs, he stared blankly for a long while before Liu Sheng pulled back his scattered thoughts.

When Liu Sheng told a few days ago that the Princess of Guantao, Liu whoring, visited Liu Sheng in person in the uterus, the emperor Qicai finally stopped what he was doing, and raised his head slightly in surprise.

"Just let the wind out like this?"

"——Don't be afraid to look back, she's talking nonsense everywhere, scaring away all your 'guests'??"

A slightly suspicious question caused Liu Sheng to shake his head with a faint smile.

"For the food in Taicang, my son left a hundred thousand shi for my aunt."

"My aunt didn't give me the money to buy the grain; the grain I sold is still in Taicang."

"——But the news of 'The Eldest Princess bought one hundred thousand shi of grain from Taicang' has already spread the word."

"Auntie, you probably understand what I mean. When the prince who came to the door asked about it, he generously admitted it..."

Hearing this, Tianzi Qi put his heart back in his stomach, and let out a deep 'oh~' again.

"Forget it this time."

"Be more careful in the future, don't say anything outside."

"—Especially in front of your aunt, it's best not to say a word if you shouldn't say it."

"If not, with better luck, the one who was sold may be news;"

"If you are unlucky, you will be the one who gets sold..."

Talking wearily, Tianzi Qi finally straightened up and rubbed the corners of his eyes wearily;
Finding that doing this could not dispel the fatigue on his body, Tianzi Qi simply got up from the couch, walked to the side, then twisted his upper body as if there was no one else around, and moved his sore back.

Even this short rest, Tianzi Qi did not dare to waste it, while moving his body, he raised his head to Liu Sheng not far in front of him.

"Who are the princes who bought grain?"

"Apart from Duke Yuan Xun, is there anyone involved?"

"—Such as courtiers, relatives, etc.?"

Hearing this question, Liu Sheng hurried forward and put the bamboo slips in his arms on the imperial case.

While busy with his hands, he did not forget to reply: "There are a total of 37 princes who bought grain. The specific list and the amount of grain bought are all in this book."

"As for the courtiers and relatives, no one has come to buy food yet."

"Thinking about it, all the officials and courtiers are able to grasp the importance, and dare not make jokes about the food;"

"And foreign relatives..."

"Hey;"

"My son's mother's family Jia, and my father's mother's family, Dou, are helping my son."

"The rest are Mrs. Cheng from the Xuanming Hall and Wang Meiren from the Qilan Hall."

Speaking with a relaxed tone, Liu Sheng couldn't help but smile, and there was a hint of cunning between his brows.

"Mrs. Cheng, she has always been close to her mother, and she can handle the seriousness. Cheng's relatives can't spend much money to buy food."

"As for the beauty Wang from Qilan Palace..."

"Tsk."

"The Wang family behind Beauty Wang is nothing;"

"However, the Changling Tian family is the largest grain merchant in Guanzhong. This year, they declared that the market will be closed for one year. Even after the autumn harvest, they did not collect grain from the people."

"My son always feels that the Changlingtian family might have seen through what happened this time?"

"At least you have become suspicious and on guard?"

The statement that did not beat around the bush also brought a faint smile of relief on Tianzi Qi's face.

Even the tiredness that covered his entire face before seemed to be dispelled.

"good."

"It's good to be able to consider these."

"——Changling Tian's side, don't worry too much."

"Whether you see through Ni's tricks or not, and whether you are wary of you, Changling Tian will definitely do this."

"Because if they don't do this, they will have to do the food business as usual;"

"As long as they are engaged in the grain business this year, they will have ulterior motives to subvert the society and shake the foundation of the country in order to make huge profits."

"To put it mildly, it was also to drag you down from the position of prince, and he did not hesitate to raise the price of grain in Guanzhong to prevent you from stabilizing the price of grain."

"No matter what the purpose is, I will never forgive you lightly."

"This matter, Wang Meiren, can still understand..."

After saying these words with ease, Tianzi Qi finally moved his whole body, stretched his waist at last, and then sat back on the couch by himself.

He casually grabbed the bamboo slip on the imperial case, glanced at it briefly, then nodded with a half-smile.

"OK······"

"it is good······"

He said 'yes' twice, and looked carefully at the list on the bamboo slips. Emperor Qicai looked up at Liu Sheng again, and did not forget to put the roll of bamboo slips by his side.

"I will keep this list."

"For food, just let go and do it."

"I have already sent people to do the things that were discussed before."

"Just concentrate on selling your grain, and don't worry about other things."

Saying another word in a soft voice made Liu Sheng completely at ease, and a touch of joy welled up in Tian Ziqi's brows.

——The entry of money in the Shaofu, the emperor Qi, is of course clear.

For Liu Sheng this time, he easily brought more than 5 gold in income for the Shaofu, Tianzi Qi was actually quite happy in his heart.

No matter how happy he is, Tian Ziqi will not let anyone easily see through his thoughts.

This has nothing to do with city government or scheming, it is just the instinct of feudal emperors.

If so.

Simply ignoring the matter of food, Tianzi Qi also sat up straight, and raised his head a little solemnly.

"Come to Qingliang Palace, not just to hand this volume of directory into my hands?"

Asking indifferently, it made Liu Sheng understand immediately: Regarding his intention of coming, Tianzi Qi, I am afraid that he already knew about it.

Since there was Tian Ziqi's eyeliner by his side, Liu Sheng didn't beat around the bush, and just nodded calmly.

After Tianzi Qi raised his head a little tiredly, put his hands behind his back, and put on a posture of "let's talk", Liu Sheng placed the three copper coins in his sleeves in front of Tianzi Qi in order.

Liu Sheng's actions were not beyond Tian Ziqi's expectation.

After pondering for a moment, before Liu Sheng opened his mouth to ask questions, he gave his own answer to Liu Sheng's unspoken doubts.

"Qin Banliang, a full weight of twelve baht, contains more than [-]% copper, and is of excellent quality."

"But one is too heavy, too expensive, and not easy to circulate;"

"Second, it's the half-two, which is 'Qin Qian';"

"——My Han family has to use 'Han money'."

After briefly stating the advantages and disadvantages of Qin Banliang, and explaining why Qin Banliang 'couldn't become the main currency', Tianzi Qi put the half-liang coin he just picked up in his hand back on the case.

Seeing that Tian Ziqi was willing to answer his doubts, Liu Shengzi obediently stepped forward and knelt down on the side of the imperial couch.

When Liu Sheng finished on his seat and raised his head again, Tianzi Qi had already picked up the second coin in his hand.

"Han eight baht, full weight, full color, although worse than Qin Banliang, but not too much difference."

"The reason why the Empress Dowager Lu minted such eight baht coins is because Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, once minted three baht pod coins, which caused the world's money to be inaccessible."

"So the eight baht is heavier than three baht and lighter than half a tael. It is an expedient money that takes convenience and fineness into consideration."

"—But like Qin Banliang, eight baht coins are still too heavy, too expensive, and not easy to circulate."

"That's why the first emperor ordered four baht coins to be minted after the eight baht."

As he said that, Emperor Qi put the eight baht coin back into the imperial case, and picked up the third and last copper coin—Taizong's four baht coin.

It's just that when he picked up the four baht coin, Tian Ziqi frowned slightly.

"The proportion, fineness, and copper content of the Han four baht are the same as the eight baht, and the weight is half lighter than the eight baht."

"It is heavy, full of color, and light, so it is most suitable for circulation in the world."

"If possible, I also hope that only Taizong's four baht coins will circulate in the world;"

"It's not like it is now, Qin Banliang, pod three baht, Lvhou eight baht, Taizong four baht, and even Warring States knife coins and other miscellaneous money circulated together, and the money system was chaotic..."

When it came to the end, Tian Ziqi's tone already showed some unwillingness and helplessness.

But for this inexplicable helplessness, Liu Sheng didn't need Tian Ziqi, and continued to answer questions for himself.

——Emperor Liu Heng, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, ordered the minting and circulation of four baht coins at the same time, and at the same time, the Empress Dowager Lv took back the nationalized coinage rights and released it again...

As for the reason, it is indeed a bit complicated.

When the Han Dynasty was founded, Emperor Taizu released the right to mint coins and allowed the people all over the world to mint money in order to extend the "life" of the three baht key ring he minted for a period of time.

——Delay the time when the bubble bursts through benefit sharing.

The Empress Dowager Lu's withdrawal of the right to mint coins was naturally an effort to rebuild order after the bubble burst.

It stands to reason that the bizarre policy of fully deregulating the right to mint coins so that everyone in the world can "mint money privately" should only appear once in the Han family;

In any case, it shouldn't happen a second time.

But what is helpless is: the second time the Han family fully released the right to mint coins, it was the move of Liu Heng, the former Emperor Taizong Xiaowen who was virtuous to the common people, Ze and birds and beasts...
"Back then, the emperor's grandfather came from Daiguo to inherit the Datong, and he was restrained by powerful officials such as Chen Ping and Zhou Bo;"

"In order to appease the Qi family and other clan princes who disobeyed the late emperor, the emperor's grandfather can only use this method to temporarily stabilize the Kanto."

"—First, the "Xu Min Chi Shan Ze Order", so that everyone in the world can use mountains and mines;"

"—After that, four baht coins were minted and distributed, and people from all over the world were allowed to mint them privately."

"With these two points, Liu Bi and other clan vassals of the Guandong clan were able to rely on the copper mines in their respective countries to mine copper and melt copper to make money, and thus quickly became powerful."

"But it is precisely this easy-to-reach benefit that has allowed the clan and princes of the Guandong clan to settle down for ten years;"

"The emperor's grandfather was able to free up his hands and use this ten years to concentrate on dealing with powerful officials such as Chen Ping and Zhou Bo. Finally, he was able to hold great power and rule the world..."

Tianzi Qi was grimacing, and hearing Liu Sheng's embarrassing feelings in his ears also made Tianzi Qi's frown slightly loosen.

He lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly let out a heck of a laugh, and then looked at Liu Sheng with a little teasing.

"Recently, have you read a lot?"

"--Hi······"

"—Isn't this going to be the crown prince..."

The joking words caused Liu Sheng to shake his head and sigh bitterly, then he saw Tianzi Qi laughed again, and nodded his head with a smile.

"Back then, the first emperor came to Chang'an from Daiguo to succeed Datong and the emperor."

"——In the interior, Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and other dignitaries who supported the late emperor firmly controlled the power inside and outside the court;"

"—Outside, the Qi family is the leader, and the clan princes, including Chu and Wu, are all dissatisfied with the late emperor's succession to the great unification."

"Under internal and external troubles, the first emperor had no choice but to temporarily stabilize the Kanto princes at the cost of mining rights and minting rights. It took several years to ban Chen Ping, Zhou Bo and other powerful officials."

"It's just that after the first emperor took power, the mining rights and coinage rights that have been released can no longer be taken back..."

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"Relying on the copper mines in the country, the clan princes melted copper and cast coins, and they became rich and powerful very quickly."

"Among them, King Liu Bi of Wu, who has the most abundant copper mines in the country, has changed from a poor and weak king in the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao to a rich and powerful man after I came to the throne in just a few decades. Hundreds of thousands of rebellious officials and thieves!"

"Ugh······"

···
"So let's say~"

"This domain must be cut;"

"This battle must be fought."

"—If we don't fight this battle, the clans and princes of the Kanto will never obey the late emperor who succeeded him, let alone the descendants of the late emperor, the descendants of our Han family."

"If you don't scare them and hurt them, and then use this to take back their power in one fell swoop, the clan rebellion in my Han family will never disappear one day..."

The words were full of sighs and inexplicably bitter, which also caused Liu Sheng to nod his head slowly with a gloomy face.

But after a while, Tianzi Qi looked at Liu Sheng with a softer and more gratified gaze.

"These things will not be written in the book."

"——The book will only say that the first emperor let go of mining rights and minting rights, allowing the clan and princes of the Kanto to become rich and powerful;"

"But the book doesn't say why the late emperor did this."

After saying this with a chuckle, Tianzi Qi turned his body to one side again, then raised his head with a chuckle at Liu Sheng.

"These things are all you want to understand?"

Hearing this, Liu Sheng shook his head without thinking.

"These things were told to me and my elder brother when the teacher was still there."

"The teacher also said at the time: When you become a clan prince in the future, don't think about mining to cast money, and then use the mined money to support the army;"

"To be a dutiful, loyal and respectful King Gong who will not cause trouble to Chang'an..."

In just a few words, Liu Sheng's face was full of sadness, and a mist was quietly cast in his eyes.

Regarding the death of his teacher, the old Anzhen Wuhou Shen Tujia, Liu Sheng didn't mourn too much at first.

I just did my duty as a student, and then intentionally or unintentionally, I forgot about it.

But for the deceased, sadness always appears with memories.

With more and more memories of the teacher, Liu Sheng's longing and sorrow for the old prime minister Shen Tujia became more and more intense...

After hearing Liu Sheng's answer, Tianzi Qi did not feel disappointed with Liu Sheng because of this;

He just shook his head feeling disappointed, let out a long sigh, and raised his head with a vicissitudes on his face.

"Old prime minister..."

"Ugh······"

The father and son sighed and sighed for a while, but they were indifferent, as if they were mourning for the old prime minister who passed away.

In this way, after half a stick of incense, the father and son's "mourning ceremony" for the old prime minister Shen Tujia finally came to an end with the emperor Qi getting up from the bed.

"I know what you want to do about money."

"I have also planned to promulgate an edict prohibiting people from privately casting money in the Yuanshuo Dynasty."

"But the matter of money is not something that can be done in three days or two days, let alone what you, Young Master Sheng, can do now."

"Concentrate on finishing the food business first~"

"In the spring of next year, when the matter of food is settled and the right to mint money is taken back to the court, I will discuss with 'Prince Sheng' again: what should I do about this 'money' matter."

As he said so, he saw Tianzi Qi stretching again, then lazily turned around, and waved to Liu Sheng lightly.

"Go to Changle together?"

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"I feel that, at the meeting of the Yuan Shuo Dynasty, my son can sue the emperor and prohibit the people from making money privately."

"--why?"

"Because of selling the grain in Taicang, the son-in-law always collects the money first, and then sells the grain."

"The present womb also has tens of millions of miscellaneous money piled up."

"Furthermore, in the Yuanshuo Dynasty, the emperor's father's 'prohibition of people's private casting of money' should make the princes mistakenly think that the sons and ministers sell grain not to stabilize the price of grain, but for money."

"--Ok······"

"—It's not impossible;"

"—then bring it up."

"—But how to do it specifically, we still have to wait until the spring of next year, when the food business is over."

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"You can't first..."

"—Finish the food business first!"

"—Frizzled, I want this too, and I want that too!"

"—Considering one thing and losing another, I can't do anything when I look back!!!"

"Oh······"

···
"That······"

"—Let me squint for a while!"

"Oh·········"

　It's midnight in the next hour, and the fathers who have something to do tomorrow will go to bed first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)