Great Qin Empress's Infrastructure Handbook

Chapter 356 Currency Issues
"Okay, let's not talk about this, the clan is not a threat to me." Zhao Qingrui said lightly, and threw the hook into the river again.

Are these courtiers too idle, one by one is concerned about her marriage or her next generation all day long.

Or, give them a little more work?
"Your Majesty, schools in various parts of Daqin have already taken shape. Should the construction of schools be carried out in areas such as grasslands and deserts?" Shu Suntong saw that Zhao Qingrui didn't want to talk about descendants, so he stopped looking for her. Don't be happy, lest His Majesty clean it up.

"Yes, they are also citizens of Daqin now, so they should be treated equally." Zhao Qingrui nodded.

It's time to get started on the grassland. Daqin still needs a lot of people, and it's definitely not enough to rely on the existing population of the Central Plains.

In recent years, the fertility rate has increased a lot, and many children have been raised.

However, it takes a lot of time for this group of people to grow up.

Then, the urgently needed population has to find a way from other places.

Liu Ji is doing pretty well now, so give him a promotion in the future.

Thinking of Liu Ji, Zhao Qingrui recalled in his mind where Liu Ji was during this time, and Liu Ji was not included in the promotion list this time.

But Zhao Qingrui looked at Liu Ji's achievements recorded by Feng Jie, and if this goes on, in another two years, Liu Ji should be promoted to Xianyang.

Two years is not much.

When the schools in these places in the grassland are completed, more teachers with ideological education will have to be sent there. Assimilating those people earlier will be more conducive to the rule of Great Qin.

In the past few years, the officials sent by Daqin to the grasslands still have some difficulties in managing the local aborigines. These people are all grouped together in small tribes, and the government's decrees are not very easy to convey.

These are the traditions of the grassland, and it is useless for her to change them. If she changes them forcefully, it will cause turmoil.

If you want to completely transform these people into the common people of Daqin, you have to figure it out slowly.

Fortunately, the results achieved now are still very good, because of the formation of various trades, all kinds of things on the grasslands flow into the Central Plains, and the materials from the Central Plains also flow to the grasslands, and the circulation of materials has started, and the people on the grasslands are gradually getting better and better. The better you come, the more you can afford to eat.

It is also true that they have little resistance to the management of the Great Qin court.

Zhao Qingrui attaches great importance to education.

Shu Suntong respectfully responded to Zhao Qingrui's words.

He is also aware of this matter. The promotion of education was much more difficult at the beginning than it is now, but now, everyone has accepted it well.

For people in areas like the Xiongnu, as long as they cooperate honestly, Daqin still treats them preferentially.

The breeze blew, and the lake was shimmering. Zhao Qingrui's eyes narrowed slightly. It's hard to take a bath today, but he needs to take a good rest.

Meng Yi's fishing line moved, and slowly pulled it up, and a fish the size of a tail and a palm jumped out of the water.

"Uncle Meng is really amazing, this is the biggest fish today." Zhao Qingrui chuckled lightly.

"It's my luck today. After a while, I will send the fish to the imperial dining room, and ask the imperial chef to make fish soup for His Majesty." Meng Yi said respectfully.

"Okay, you guys will stay and eat together when the time comes." Zhao Qingrui said cheerfully, fish soup, I haven't eaten it for a long time, I'm really hungry.

"No." The two respectfully responded, although His Majesty often invites officials to eat in the palace, but there are very few people who can really eat with His Majesty.

This also represented His Majesty's closeness to them, and the two were naturally happy.

"I wonder if Your Majesty has prepared good wine?" Meng Yi smiled cheerfully.

"There are some good wines. Drinking is a waste of time. I won't drink it. I will send you some later." Zhao Qingrui smiled. She was naturally a little closer to Meng Yi. After all, he watched him grow up. .

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two said happily.

There are many good things in Zhao Qingrui's place, especially the wine she made by others, which is much more fragrant than the outside.

The drinks used in the palace banquets in the past few years were all brought out by Zhao Qingrui, and such wines could not be bought outside.

These drinks, especially those generals, are particularly thinking about this wine.

Shusun Tong would also drink some wine occasionally, and he also liked the drinks in the palace very much.

His Majesty seldom bestows rewards on others, and even if he wants to drink it, he can't drink it at all.

Zhao Qingrui felt like laughing at the look of the two of them.

In fact, the drinks sold outside are quite good. After she got all kinds of technologies out, all aspects of life in Qianshou are changing at a rapid rate.

For things like alcoholic drinks, although the liquor system makes the tax on alcoholic beverages high, the people who buy them are basically those with extra money.

Especially good wine, basically only nobles and gentry can afford it, which can be regarded as paying more taxes for Daqin in disguise.

After playing outside all afternoon, after returning to the palace, Zhao Qingrui sent someone to prepare delicious food.

Zhao Qingrui was in Zhangtai Palace, chatting with Meng Yi and the others about Daqin's situation.

"Your Majesty, Daqin now has a lot of factories, and many of them are still supported by officials. These people take advantage of the relationship between officials to take advantage of many loopholes." Meng Yi talked about the various factories in Daqin, with a slight brow wrinkled.

"Don't worry about this matter. The system is not perfect, so let's improve it bit by bit. If someone breaks the law, the prince will be guilty of the same crime as the common people." Zhao Qingrui looked at Meng Yi.

She had already issued an edict for this rule, and it was also to restrain herself and the members of the clan and prevent some people from harming Daqin.

"I understand." Meng Yi paused and said respectfully.

There are not many people who make trouble in the clan, and they are relatively honest.

After all, neither the first emperor nor the current majesty are easy to get along with, and they don't have much affection for the people of the clan.

If they make trouble, His Majesty will definitely deal with them and will not show mercy.

The fish soup was served quickly, and the milky white fish soup exuded an attractive aroma, which made several people swallow their saliva.

"The food here is still delicious." Since Zhao Qingrui returned to the palace, Meng Yi seldom ate the food here.

Fortunately, there are more ways to eat food in Daqin now, which is countless times better than before.

On the table, besides the fish soup, there are many other things that Meng Yi likes to eat.

Seeing these dishes, Meng Yi's eyes were a little red. His Majesty always remembered his preferences, and he was so moved.

"Do you still like Uncle Meng?" Zhao Qingrui chuckled, Meng Yi seemed easily moved.

"I like it, thank you Your Majesty for still remembering my preference." Meng Yi nodded seriously.

"Just like it." Zhao Qingrui was even happier.

There are still many disadvantages of being an emperor. There are not even some people who can communicate casually, which makes Zhao Qingrui feel a little lonely.

Shu Suntong watched silently from the side, but there was a little envy in his eyes.

Meng Yi was a close servant of the first emperor, a person close to the first emperor, and he was the only person in the court who knew of Zhao Qingrui's existence.

This trust is really enviable.

Moreover, Meng Yi still watched His Majesty grow up, so he is even more envious of such a friendship.

Zhao Qingrui didn't notice Uncle Sun Tong's envy, and he left the palace after they had eaten.
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After the new year, the imperial court has begun to resume normal operation, and the whole Great Qin is still filled with the joy of the new year.

The recalculated almanac was sent to Zhao Qingrui's desk. After Zhao Qingrui asked the system to calculate it, he confirmed that there was nothing wrong with it, and then promulgated the new calendar.

At the same time, an imperial edict was issued, from now on, January will be the beginning of the year and December will be the end of the year, instead of the Zhuanxu calendar.

When Zhao Qingrui ascended the throne and revised the calendar, it was regarded as a change of Yuan, and it was still calculated according to the year of the first emperor.

This edict related to the calendar did not cause much fluctuation.

The new year's calendar was quickly promoted, a thin calendar, only one year, but the situation of this year has been marked.

This is also according to Zhao Qingrui's meaning. There are 24 solar terms marked on it. Just look at the almanac, and Guisou will know when to plow and when to harvest.

The practical value of this almanac is very high, and it is also sold at a very cheap price. It immediately captured the hearts of Qianshou.

"Dashan, your family also bought an almanac." A tall man patted the man walking in front and said, he also held a copy in his hand.

The literacy work in the past few years has been done well. Qianshou basically knows some commonly used characters and can do simple calculations.

The characters on this calendar are all commonly used characters, and they can understand them by themselves.

"Yeah, I didn't expect His Majesty to pay so much attention to us. With this calendar, it will be convenient to do something in the future. I didn't expect today to be No. 12." The man scratched his head honestly, and he flipped through the book in his hand today's date.

This is what he found out after asking the clerk specifically, and from now on, it is enough to just turn over one page every day.

The almanac made by His Majesty is so convenient, I praise His Majesty for the [-]th time in my heart.

"That's right, I've already made an agreement with my daughter-in-law that we'll go back to her natal house when No. 15 arrives. It's really convenient to have this calendar, and I don't need to keep track of the dates."

"Our family will also offer sacrifices to our ancestors in a few days."

The two are from the same village, and they went back to the village together, exchanging things on the calendar along the way, and they are particularly interested in this calendar now.

Such things are happening in many places, and the whole Great Qin is filled with excitement.

Zhao Qingrui took Ren Weifu out for a stroll, and knew that the promotion of the calendar went smoothly without any trouble.

As for the calendar, both the nobles and the heads of Guizhou found it very useful.

"Qin Tianjian, from now on, a new year's calendar will be issued at the end of each year. If the calendar is inaccurate, it must be calculated again." Zhao Qingrui looked at Qin Tianjian seriously.

The calendar is still very important to a country.

"You said, why did the emperor suddenly change the calendar? This new calendar is quite convenient to use." Several people were sitting together in a small courtyard, and a gentle young man said.

"Use it if it's easy to use, as long as it doesn't make things difficult for us, this good thing is useless." A middle-aged man said in a low voice.

That's right, here are the remnants of the Six Kingdoms that Zhao Qingrui hates.

There are more and more good things in Daqin, and their small anti-Qin group is getting smaller and smaller. In Daqin's situation, they have no chance of winning at all, so many people quit directly.

The current Daqin, as long as he works hard, he can basically survive. If he is smarter, it can be said that the current Daqin is full of opportunities to make money.

The hustle and bustle outside had little effect on Zhao Qingrui, and the study institute was also idle now, and Zhao Qingrui was going to continue to find something for them.

The coins that Daqin uses now, apart from gold, are Qin Banliang.

Gold is precious, and if you take it out casually, you will be coveted by others, but Qin Banliang, one is equivalent to one yuan, and it is very inconvenient to trade.

At the court meeting, Zhao Qingrui saw that no one was presenting, so he proposed to modify the currency system.

"Your Majesty, coins are an important part of the foundation of the Great Qin Dynasty, so you must not act recklessly." Feng Quji felt his heart beating wildly. Sure enough, as long as His Majesty is free for a while, he will make some big things happen.

"I've considered this matter a long time ago. It is imperative to change the coins. At present, there are not many Qin Banliang and gold in Daqin. This is also a big obstacle to the prosperity of the economy, and the transaction is extremely inconvenient. "Zhao Qingrui talked about the shortcomings of the existing currency system.

Zhao Qingrui's words successfully made Feng Quji shut up.

"I don't know how His Majesty wants to modify the currency system?" Li Si stood up and asked curiously.

Judging by His Majesty's appearance, I am afraid that this matter has been determined to change.

"Replace Qin Banliang with banknotes. The specifications on the banknotes are set to yuan, jiao, and denominations are one jiao, two jiao, and five jiao, while yuan is set to one yuan, two yuan, five yuan, ten yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan, and one hundred yuan. Yuan, different patterns are printed on the banknotes of each denomination, Qin Banliang can also be used, and Qin Banliang can be changed to one dime, two dime, five jiao, one yuan, and other denominations are not set.” Zhao Qingrui said her plan come out.

Bronze has many uses, and a large part of it was used to make Qin Banliang. In her opinion, it was really a waste.

When Zhao Qingrui's words fell, a needle could be heard in the Qilin Palace. Zhao Qingrui's voice kept echoing in these people's minds, impacting their cognition. I didn't expect that the coins could be modified like this.

If the coins are promoted in this way, it will be more beneficial to Daqin.

"Your Majesty, paper is easily damaged. Is it inappropriate to use it as a material for making coins?" Li Si instantly understood that Zhao Qingrui's improvement of the currency system is excellent, and it will definitely greatly promote the development of Daqin.

"This matter is handed over to the Ministry of Industry for study. We must produce paper that is not easy to break, and it must be special enough to make it cheap." Zhao Qingrui looked at Gong Shuyu.

"The minister takes orders." Gong Shuyu stood up to accept Zhao Qingrui's order, just improving the paper and assigning some people to do it.

"In addition to paper, we also research some inks, which are used to print characters and patterns on banknotes. Just like paper, they must be special enough to be difficult to imitate, and the cost can be slightly more expensive." Zhao Qingrui continued.

(End of this chapter)