Ji Tang

"Don't feel wronged by Bala, just think of it as helping me!" Li Shimin said helplessly.

Hearing this, Ji Song wilted. The emperor has already played the emotional card with you. If he continues to be ungrateful, he will probably be punished with a toast.

"The minister obeys the order!"

What can be said?What else can I say?
I admit it!
After saying this, Li Shimin suddenly remembered something and asked, "What do you think of the loss of copper coins in the Tang Dynasty?"

Lost copper coins?

After being stunned for a moment, he didn't think much and said, "The merchants you mentioned transport Tang Dynasty copper coins to other countries every year to make big profits?"

"That's a good thing!"

"A good thing?" Li Shimin's face darkened instantly, he pointed at Ji Song and was speechless.

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient!"

Seeing the emperor like this, he immediately realized that people nowadays still have a relatively shallow understanding of currency circulation and economics. In everyone's opinion, the loss of copper coins is the loss of the Tang Dynasty's wealth.The Tang Dynasty was a country short of copper, which made them extremely sensitive!
Helpless, he could only say: "Actually, the minister knew about this before, and this matter is not unique to the Tang Dynasty. Some businessmen in the Western Regions have been doing it for many years since a long time ago."

"It is a fact that the Tang Dynasty is short of copper, but this has a lot to do with the monetary policy of the Tang Dynasty. Copper coins are not only used by the Tang Dynasty, but also by other countries. A lot of the compensation this time is copper coins, and the coins in various places Copper coins vary in value depending on their scarcity.”

"So some people saw business opportunities and exchanged silver and gold for copper coins from the Tang Dynasty, and then exchanged them for gold or silver in other countries with higher copper coins value. This is essentially a commercial behavior and does not constitute a crime. "

"In addition, the Tang Dynasty itself lacks gold and silver. If this kind of thing is prevented, then the gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty will become even more scarce in the future. This will lead to an increasing ratio of gold and silver to copper coins. .When the time comes, it will be even more difficult to ban it.”

"In my opinion, the Tang Dynasty itself is short of copper. As long as the population of the Tang Dynasty continues to increase, no matter how we ban it, there will be an increasing shortage of copper. So what is the point of us banning them from exchanging copper coins?"

“You can’t fundamentally solve the problem, you can only patch things up, which will cause problems sooner or later.”

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After listening to Ji Song's exposition, Li Shimin paced back and forth irritably. This was already his knowledge blind spot, and he couldn't understand many of them, which made him extremely uncomfortable!
"Just tell me how to solve the problem!"

In the end, he didn't think about it anymore. Since he couldn't figure it out, let the people who understood it figure it out.

Ji Song rolled his eyes, but still said: "Increase currency types!"

Add currency types?

This time, not only Li Shimin was stunned, but also the eldest grandson, who had his ears pricked up, was stunned.

"I seem to understand a little bit!" Looking at the stunned emperor, the eldest grandson said suddenly.

"Queen, tell me, what's going on? What riddles are you trying to solve?"

He glanced at the emperor and said angrily: "What else can it be? Since copper coins are not enough, why not add other coins? For example, silver coins, money!"

Increase gold and silver coins?

Li Shimin looked at Ji Song beside him, and suddenly felt the urge to hit a wall. Why hadn't he thought of such a simple truth?He thought that the compensation paid by Dashi included gold, silver and copper.This shows that this method has been tested for a long time and is effective.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? My hair turned gray because of this. What a bastard!" Li Shimin said angrily.Ji Song: "."

Yep, this is embarrassment.

But now is not the time to think about these things. It is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. If he doesn't explain it clearly to him, he will act recklessly, which will cause big problems.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I didn't say anything, it's just that the time has not come yet!"

"What do you think is the use of the minister saying this before the matter has been exposed? Can you and the princes in the court agree? Changing the currency system requires more than just issuing an order."

"Will the design, casting, anti-counterfeiting, circulation, and people's acceptance of coins cause turmoil to the existing monetary system? If so, how can it be avoided?"

"Also, if gold and silver coins are added, how will the exchange ratio between copper coins, silver coins, and money be determined? How can everyone's losses be minimized?"

"and."

"Stop, stop, stop! Just wait a moment!"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Is this matter so complicated? Isn't it enough for me to issue a decree?"

"Well done, my lord!"

Ji Song raised his forehead and smiled bitterly: "How can this be so simple? Everyone is used to using copper coins. Although gold is used in large-scale transactions, silver has not really circulated. If it were released all at once, the people would If you don’t know what to do all of a sudden, that’s what will cause big trouble!”

Seeing Li Shimin's confused look, Ji Song sighed. In the end, he was the one who was busy.Forget it, just think of it as a vacation.The provincial family looked at themselves as if they were freeloaders.

"Let's go back and write a charter, and then come up with three types of currency. Make preparations first, and then you can call more businessmen of various types and ask for their opinions!"

After hearing Ji Song's words, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief.But when it comes to asking businessmen for their opinions, he is not happy!
"Why are you asking them? This is a major matter for the imperial court. Can a group of businessmen still dictate the affairs of the imperial court? No, absolutely not!"

Ji Song almost stood up angrily when he heard this, but in the end he held it back.He said with a dark face: "Then please ask someone else to do it. I can't handle this, so do whatever you want!"

After saying that, he was about to take the child out of the palace, but he didn't expect the eldest grandson to come up with a big hand, and he was instantly confused!

He looked at his eldest grandson in confusion, wondering why this was happening?
"Speak carefully. Do you think you are a minister like this? You give up your subordinates at the slightest disagreement? Do you still have any responsibilities as an important minister of the Tang Dynasty?"

Ji Song was furious when he heard this and said angrily: "Do you think I am thinking about it? Aren't you trying to figure out a solution? But look at Your Majesty, is this like discussing things? This won't work and that won't work before the matter is settled. What do you want me to do?"

bang~
Another big fight, this time he gave up resistance completely, God, let's destroy them all!
I can't bear to see him as the eldest grandson, but I can only feel wronged because he is the younger generation.This is Ji Song. If there were other mature people, they would have given up their jobs and left long ago.

Only Ji Song was someone he and the emperor had known since childhood. No one regarded him as a true minister, so they used force to make him surrender.

"You too, why don't you just listen to what he has to say? This is Ziyi's business, who else cares about you?" Changsun admonished.

Li Shimin was also a little embarrassed at this time. After all, if someone gave you an idea, it would be better for you to reject it without saying a word. If this were placed on him, he would have left long ago.

But he was a face-saving man, so he snorted coldly and said, "Do you think you've spoiled him?" (End of Chapter)