The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 228 State-owned Commercial Bank

"Ruan Aiqing,"

When Ruan Dengbing saw the court meeting, I was the first to point to him, and hurriedly came out and said: "The minister is here."

"What's the situation after the opening of Yinzhuang? Has the issuance of my Dasong Huaxia coin encountered any obstacles?"

Ruan Dengbing lowered his head and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the exchange of Huaxia currency is really not ideal,"

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, I think it's mainly because the people of our dynasty lack confidence in banknotes. In recent years, the banknotes of our dynasty have not had a good reputation, and they have depreciated continuously, and the magnitude is large. Therefore, more than [-]% of the commercial firms in Lin'an City They are not willing to accept banknotes, and as for the small traders, they only accept copper coins. At present, Yinzhuang's storage business is gradually increasing, but there are very few customers who come to exchange Huaxia coins. In order to exchange for Huaxia currency, the minister arranges people to publicize the benefits of Huaxia currency and the monetary policy of the imperial court outside Yinzhuang every day, and also prints a large number of leaflets, which are distributed to shops and pedestrians on the bustling commercial streets, but so far With little success,"

My fingers inadvertently tapped on the edge of the dragon chair again, and asked: "Dear dears, what suggestions do you have?"

After a while of silence, Ma Tingluan said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although Master Ruan's words are indeed somewhat reasonable, but you just need to guide the people more, and I think the people will be happy to accept it. After all, the Huaxia currency is the legal currency of our dynasty. The size of the denomination is suitable, and the banknotes are easy to carry, and there are still many advantages. When Jiaozihuizi was issued, people waited and watched for a long time before they gradually recognized it."

"I also know that once the imperial court stops minting copper coins, the common people will have no choice but to use banknotes, but at that time they will be very passive. What I mean is to find a way for the common people to accept it as soon as possible, and the purpose is to restore the common people's credibility to the imperial court. Confidence,"

"Your Majesty, my minister, Wang Yinglin, has written an inscription,"

"Wang Aiqing, please tell me,"

Wang Yinglin is my newly promoted storyteller in Chongzheng Palace. He used to be the chief bookkeeper of Taichang Temple and general judge of Taizhou. After Zhao Shunsun entered the Government Administration Council, I was recommended by Zhao Shunsun and Wen Tianxiang. I appointed Wang Yinglin to replace some of Zhao Shunsun’s work. Wang Yinglin was in his early forties. His ancestral home was Kaifeng, Henan, and he moved to Yinxian County, Qingyuan Prefecture (now Yinxian County, Zhejiang Province). Li Zong Chunyou became a Jinshi in the first year, and Baoyou returned to the middle school for four years to study macroci.

In history, Wang Yinglin was knowledgeable and wrote many books. After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, he refused to be an official and lived in seclusion for 20 years. He wrote "Yuhai" and "Jiwen of Hard Learning", among which the well-known "San Zi Jing" is one of his works. .

"Your Majesty, I have listened carefully to the reasons Mr. Ruan said. There are two fundamental reasons for this. One is that the people are worried that the Huaxia currency will not be able to preserve its value like the Huizi, and the other is that no shops are willing to accept it. Click to solve it,"

I nodded slightly and said, "Then what can Wang Aiqing do?"

"Your Majesty, as Lord Ma and Lord Ruan said, the banknotes such as Jiaozi Huizi in our dynasty have a very bad reputation among the people. It will take a long process to reverse this ideology. During this period, publicity is the best For example, in all the newspapers in Lin'an City, it is necessary to make a big publicity, so that all the people in Lin'an know that the Huaxia currency is different from the previous club. Its issuance principle is Based on the amount of gold and silver reserves in our dynasty, we will definitely not issue more and more at will. Once the people of Lin'an approve it, the people of other walks of life will be relatively easy to accept. As for the second point, I think that the first thing to do is to strictly order the generals of Lin'an City. Firms, big shops, big restaurants, etc. must accept Huaxia currency unconditionally. Huaxia currency is the legal currency of our dynasty. As a person of our dynasty, you can not use it, but you cannot refuse others to use it; the other is to open shops directly under the imperial court. To supply the daily necessities of the people, such as food, salt, candles, cloth, etc., this shop directly under the imperial court can accept any legal currency of our dynasty, so the common people will have a place to use after exchanging Huaxia coins."

"What, how can the imperial court open shops?"

"This is not in line with etiquette,"

"That's right, absurd, absurd,"

Although the commercial atmosphere in the Great Song Dynasty was strong, in the eyes of these high-ranking court officials, the role of commerce was only to increase their enjoyment.

How could the dignified court do such a thing.

All of a sudden, Wang Yinglin's proposal was opposed by more than [-]% of the officials.

"Isn't Wang Yinglin's intention to open a state-owned shopping mall for future generations?"

I did not listen to the objections of the ministers. State-run shopping malls had the largest number in the planned economy era, accounting for almost [-]% of the total shopping malls. They played a role in stabilizing prices for a certain period of time and guaranteed the basic supply of the people.

"That might be the way to go," I thought.

Seeing that I didn't speak, the ministers in the hall slowly calmed down and looked at me together.

"Master, what do you think," I said, looking at the absent-minded Jia Sik.

September [-]th will be the decision day for military reform. Jia Sidao's thoughts are all on the "September [-]th" meeting, and the court meetings in recent days have seemed listless.

"Your Majesty, the old minister agrees with Lord Wang's proposal. From ancient times to the present, although there is no precedent for the imperial court to open shops, there is no rule of etiquette that prohibits the imperial court from opening shops. Just like the banknotes that appeared in our dynasty, they were also used in previous dynasties. Nobody ever used it,"

Jia Sidao expressed his opinion, and I couldn't help but nodded: "The teacher and minister's words are very close to my heart. Since the teacher and minister also think it is feasible, then I agree. Jiang Wanli, Liao Yingzhong, and Yinzhuang of the Ministry of Commerce Ruan Dengbing, storyteller Wang Yinglin of Chongzheng Palace, "

"The minister is waiting," the four of them came out and said.

"I issued an edict to open a chain of shops in the main commercial streets of Lin'an City and the concentrated residential areas of the common people in the name of the Ministry of Commerce, mainly dealing in the daily necessities of the common people. This matter will be discussed with the four of you, and Wang Aiqing will be in charge. The memorial After reviewing it, I will hand it over to the Department of Commerce for implementation. After half a month, I will see the first shop appear on Lin'an Street."

I thought for a while and added: "The purpose of the store is not to make a profit, but there is no need to lose money. The pricing principle is temporarily based on the average price of the same kind of goods in Lin'an market, just slightly lower. Don't impact the original market price system. The types of products are selected by the Ministry of Commerce, as long as they can meet the basic needs of the people," he said.

"Yes, I will obey the order,"

"Your Majesty, please give the store a name," said Jiang Wanli, the most senior of the four.

"This name, I think it is called the Song Dynasty State-owned Commercial Bank. Its primary purpose is to cooperate with Yinzhuang to issue Huaxia coins, so that the people can use the Huaxia coins after exchange. In addition, the operation of the shops must strictly abide by the business rules of our dynasty. law, tax law, etc.”

"Yes, Your Majesty," the four replied again.

"Hidden friends,"

"The minister is here,"

"Lin'an Prefecture also needs to send people to cooperate with Yinzhuang to carry out publicity on the streets, and strictly investigate all large commercial firms and restaurants, etc., and strictly prohibit them from refusing to accept Huaxia coins,"

"Yes, I obey the order,"

"Okay, now let me talk about the matter of Luzhou. My dear friends, the battle in Luzhou is over. Although the scale of the war is not large, the victory of our army has greatly boosted the morale of our soldiers. I am very proud of the warriors, my ministers, has the Privy Council finished sorting out the rewards for the officers and men?"

"Your Majesty, it has been completed, please take a look at it," Jia Sidao said, holding a memorial in both hands.

"Submit,"

Xiao Qi walked down the steps, took the memorial from Jia Sidao and presented it to me.

"The great victory in Luzhou today is all thanks to Your Majesty's prosperity and prosperity. Our officers and men bravely killed the enemy. After discussion by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, the rewards are proposed as follows: [-]. The former Luzhou governor Fan Sheng, commander Zhang Lin, general Gao Xing, and deputy Meng Xing He marched forward bravely in the battle with the Mongolian Ashu Division, but died unfortunately. Fan Sheng, the commander, was awarded as Captain of Qingche, and the rest were all given as Captain of Cavalry. One of the four sons was Jinyong, Deputy Captain, and the second was Huainan. Xia Gui, the envoy of the West Road System, has a good command and suggests that he be promoted to protect the army, generals Wang Sheng, Xia Qing, etc. to be promoted to captains of Shangqi, generals Han Zhen, Shi Yuqi, etc. to be promoted to captains of flying cavalry, and the above are honored officers. The Privy Council and the Ministry of War suggested that General Xia Gui be promoted to Taizhong Doctor, Wang Sheng, Xia Qing, etc. to be promoted to Tongzhilang, Han Zhen, Shi Yuqi, etc. to be promoted to Chengshilang. Wang Sheng was promoted to the commander of the infantry army, Xia Qing was promoted to the commander of the horse army, Han Zhen was promoted to the commander of the horse army, Shi Yuqi was promoted to the commander of the army, Zhang Feng was promoted to the commander of the horse army, Li Xuezhou was promoted to the commander of the infantry, Gao Kangjian was promoted to the commander of the infantry , the remaining rewards are detailed in the appendix, five, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War suggest that all soldiers in Luzhou should be rewarded with [-] yuan."

After reading it, I still can’t fully understand what honorary officials and casual officials are. I only know that they are various honorary positions. Only the fourth and fifth points are basically clear to me. They are all real promotions. No wonder later generations commented on the Song Dynasty. Even when I was in an official position, I found it complicated. It seems that my knowledge in this area has to be tutored.

Among the plans drawn up by the Privy Council, Han Zhen's promotion was the fastest, and he was already the commander of the Ma Jun, just like Xia Qing. Talented.

"Lu Aiqing,"

"The minister is here,"

I asked Xiaoqi to pass Jia Sidao's memorial to Lu Xiufu, and said: "The reward plan drawn up by the Privy Council and the military department, I will play it. This plan will be submitted to the Ministry of Military Affairs for drafting, and then it will be notified to the Luzhou theater."

Lu Xiufu took the memorial and said: "Yes, I obey the order,"

Jia Sidao was very unhappy. According to the usual practice, after the emperor approved, the Privy Council should draft an edict, and then be sealed and issued by the emperor, but now it was handed over to the Military Affairs Council. The form of issuance, but it also shows that the Military Affairs Council is obviously dispersing the power of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War. In other words, the imperial power is dividing Jia Sidao's power.

Of course I knew what Jia Sidao was thinking, so I ignored him and continued: "Miss Wen Ai and all the ministers of the Government Affairs Council, I will hold a meeting on the reform of the provincial system in the side hall after the court meeting tomorrow. You should make preparations in advance. In addition, the establishment of the Legal Department will also be discussed at tomorrow's meeting, by the way, Shichen, you and Weng Aiqing, Secretary of State, will also participate."

"Yes, I will obey the order,"

After Jia Sidao heard it, he felt that it was not a taste at all, and finally suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said: "The old minister obeys the order."

Leaving the Daqing Hall, Xiaoqi said: "Officials, the Xianwen Pavilion has been rebuilt."

"Really, very good, go, go now,"

There is a tradition in the royal family of the Song Dynasty. After the death of each emperor, the successor will build or rebuild a pavilion inside and outside the palace to collect and sort out the imperial pens related to the previous dynasty and various royal secret documents. Since Longtu Pavilion (beginning Since Song Zhenzong), 10 buildings have been built, and Xianwen Pavilion is the 11th.

There were many Diange scholars in the Song Dynasty, and their origins came from here. For example, Mr. Iron Bread Gongbao, who is well-known in later generations, served as a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion, that is, a scholar of Ge , Zhige [-]th class), the original duty of Diange Bachelor was to sort out and compile the materials of the former emperor, and later evolved into an honorary bachelor's official position.

The first emperor Lizong had two offices in the palace, one is the imperial study room of Ninggan Palace, and the other is the Xianwen Hall next to it, which is close to the Jinshui Pool. Lizong likes water, so he regards Xianwen Hall as his own. one of the offices.

After I ascended the throne, I rebuilt it into Xianwen Pavilion in accordance with the etiquette system, and used it as a library for collecting the imperial brush materials of Lizong's period.