A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 453 Luoyang Fenghua Fake Silver Coin

The astronomy craze in Luoyang City was stirred up, and even the ordinary people in Luoyang City were talking about it.The book "Astronomy" compiled and published by Qin Tianjian also gradually spread in Luoyang City.

The people discussed the sun, the earth, and the moon with great interest, but Confucianism was not in such a good mood.

The promotion of astronomy by the imperial court not only accelerated the development of astronomy and solved the problem of induction between heaven and man, but also promoted the development of science and technology. The development and application of mathematics will promote the development of society. At the same time, the emergence of astronomy also allowed many people to begin to explore the universe. rules.

For example, the previous Jinliang system was changed from hexadecimal to decimal.

Wang Xin unintentionally used astronomy to attack the theory of interaction between heaven and man, and started the second exploration of natural science, and this time the exploration was larger than the first during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

The sky is getting dark, the lanterns are starting to turn on, and there is already a lot of excitement outside Zhengyang Gate.Since the imperial court imposed a curfew, Luoyang City has almost become a city that never sleeps.

After decades of not experiencing war, Luoyang City has become very prosperous, and now there are a large number of people living outside the city walls.A large number of businessmen, nobles, and officials supported the consumption of Luoyang City.

Although the royal family does not like luxury and has always been frugal, they have never asked the people below to do the same.They even encouraged nobles, businessmen, and powerful men to spend money.

Extravagance in society is not a big problem. These nobles, businessmen, and powerful people all have money. Instead of letting them keep their money in the cellar to mold, it is better to let them use the money to spend and enjoy themselves.

If frugality is advocated and those nobles, powerful men, and businessmen save all their money, it is very likely that there will be a shortage of money.

In this era, nobles, powerful people, and businessmen possess a large amount of resources. As long as money circulates, it will naturally flow into their hands. If they do not spend money, money shortage will ensue.

Therefore, the imperial court encouraged these nobles, businessmen, and powerful people to spend money to enjoy themselves, and even many tributes could be bought and sold by default.As long as money is spent, the economy can function and circulate.

Nobles, businessmen, and powerful people spend money to buy various materials and enjoy them. Only the fruits and vegetables grown by the common people and the items made by craftsmen will be sold in large quantities. The common people and craftsmen will also get money. With money, they can buy various items needed for daily life. , when there is demand, there will be more production, and a virtuous cycle will be formed.

Nobles, officials, and businessmen enjoyed luxury, ordinary craftsmen made money, the market became prosperous, and the court's tax revenue also increased.Everyone benefits.

The imperial court did not prohibit all kinds of luxury, as long as it was within the scope of the law.The Mohists, peasants, and some Confucians did not agree with this kind of luxury and respected hard work and thrift. However, the royal family always turned a deaf ear to such advice. What you advise you, I will do mine.

However, Qi Ru was not opposed to this luxurious enjoyment because he was influenced by Yan Ying and Guan Zhong.These two sages were both prime ministers at the beginning, and the country of Qi was prosperous in commerce. They were proficient in economics and knew the benefits of doing so.

However, the imperial court did not impose restrictions on all extravagant enjoyments, and it did not recommend generous burials.There have always been funeral ceremonies in Daqian where the dead are alive. Coupled with filial piety, the people have always respected generous burials.

Ordinary families can just pay it back. They can be buried with a few money, but there are many nobles, powerful and wealthy businessmen buried with them. Trucks of gold, silver and jewelry are buried with them. This kind of behavior is completely wasteful. If everyone is like this, the court will just cast it. No amount of money is enough.

Therefore, in order to prevent the practice of extravagant burials, the imperial court specially formulated a strict funeral system and strictly restricted the burial of gold, silver and copper coins.There are strict limits on the area of ​​​​the tomb and the number of grave goods. Once the limit is exceeded, the person will be treated as a transgression, exiled when necessary, and beheaded when necessary.Except for gold, silver and copper coins, there are basically no restrictions on burial pottery, lacquerware, silk, stone carvings, letters, etc. Bronze, gold, silver and copper coins are strictly restricted and divided according to grade.

The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and even blows them down, and the stars are like rain.The song "The Sapphire Case" by layman Jiaxuan is just right here.Although tonight is not Lantern Festival or Lin'an, the scene in Luoyang, the sacred capital, is more lively than this word.

Although it was already the zenith of the moon, the city was becoming more and more joyful.There are flowers and trees on both sides of the street, and colorful lanterns in front of each shop.Pedestrians were coming and going, shouts and laughter resounded through the streets and alleys, and vendors of all kinds were lined up along the streets.

On the square, there were dragon dancers, gongs and drums, fire-breathing people, and various acrobats, making it lively.

"Master, master, slow down, it's too chaotic here, let's..." Several big men escorted an old man in luxurious clothes as he walked through the square.The middle-aged man who looks like a butler has been persuading me.

"The world is at peace and the people live in peace. What's the danger? Why don't you be so nervous?" The old man waved his hand impatiently.

"Master, it's better to be careful. We've also seen the night view of Luoyang. Do you think we should go back?"

"Go back? This has just begun. Why go back?" the old man said nonchalantly.

The old man is none other than Wang Xin.The white dragon fish suit has been around since ancient times.This is often the case for Wang Xin. He has grown older in the past two years and has come out less frequently.

I was very happy to see the night view of Luoyang City so bright.

While Wang Xin was wandering around, he ran to the shop stalls to buy some random gadgets and asked about the prices of various items.Since the imperial court issued silver coins, more and more copper coins have been circulating on the market.

Because silver coins have been continuously minted for many years, there are now more silver coins circulating on the market.Wang Xin specially took out silver coins to buy items, and the vendors around him were very willing to accept them.

The imperial silver coins only have one value. The people of Luoyang City have seen them so much that they even know how to distinguish the authenticity. If you blow on the silver coins gently, you can hear a pleasant sound when you put them in your ears.

At this moment, a burst of noise suddenly came from the square not far ahead. A team of Luoyang soldiers and horse inspectors rushed over and shouted: "Who is making trouble?"

I saw a street vendor grabbing a man, and the two of them couldn't let go. When they saw the inspection coming, the man's expression changed. The vendor next to him immediately shouted: "Master, this guy is using fake money, hurry up." Catch him!"

"Nonsense, I didn't use the fake money! Let go!" The man took the opportunity to pull the vendor away, turned around and fled into the crowd.The inspector who came over took a look and without thinking, he hit the man's leg with the iron ruler in his hand.The man cried out in pain while hugging him, and then was directly pushed to the ground by the remaining inspectors.

(End of this chapter)