Ji Tang

"See how you spoil him?" Li Shimin also loves face, how can he admit his mistake?It would be fine if it were other veterans, but facing a junior, he still couldn't lose face.

"Okay, okay, okay, it's all my concubine's fault, isn't it? Can't you guys talk properly?" The eldest grandson was also angry.

Ji Song felt uncomfortable seeing his eldest grandson like this. He had been taken care of by his eldest grandson for many years. At this time, she was still facing him. How could he remain indifferent?
"Your Majesty, I just made a mistake, please forgive me!"

After speaking, he bowed and saluted.

Changsun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ji Song with a hint of relief!
Li Shimin's open face also relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Well, just now. What did you mean by asking the businessman? Tell me!"

The originally tense atmosphere completely relaxed, and Chen Shou, who was standing at the door, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who gets the coins first after they are minted? Does your Majesty know?" He asked directly without any nonsense.

"Of course it's an official!" Li Shimin thought without thinking.

"And then what?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing. He looked a little embarrassed and said, "It should be a businessman, right?"

"Yes, they are businessmen. Coins are first distributed to officials in the form of rewards and salaries, but officials are not directly engaged in commercial activities. If they are not spent, the money is no different from a pile of scrap copper and iron. So they will spend it went out, and then came into the hands of the merchants.”

"But a problem arises at this time, and that is the degree of recognition of businessmen. After all, ordinary people do not have much savings, and many people will never use money in their lives, so the impact on ordinary people is not great."

"Businessmen are different. They use everything from copper coins to money in the transaction process. If the coins we mint cannot be recognized by the merchant group, then we directly issue coins, which will not only fail to achieve our purpose, but may also disrupt The existing market order.”

"As for the sensitivity of coins, businessmen are the most prominent. They deal with money every day, whether it can be used, when to use it, and how to use it. They are the backbone of the promotion of new coins, even the most important promoters. "

"As long as there are no big problems on the merchant's side and they are willing to accept the exchange ratio of the imperial court's gold, silver and copper coins, then this matter is mostly settled. After all, people buy things from merchants. As long as the merchants admit it, everything will be fine. Everything will fall into place.”

Finally, he glanced at the eldest grandson who was busy writing, and finally at the emperor who was meditating, and said: "So, not only should they be invited to participate in the issuance of new coins, but also businessmen from all walks of life should be invited to Chang'an for discussion. "

"Everyone from street vendors, to shopkeepers, to major business houses, as well as businessmen from various countries in the Western Region must participate. Only in this way can problems that may arise in the future be avoided."

"And I suggest that matters related to coins should be reassigned to responsibilities. Minting, issuance, how much coins to mint, how many coins to issue, and how to control prices all require the participation of professional officials.

"So, if possible, I hope that the imperial court can set up an official office to manage money. In addition, set up a department to manage merchants. It does not need to be too high-level. The principal level is enough. It can be posted in the cabinet or the Ministry of Household Affairs. !”

After speaking, he directly clasped his fists and said: "That's all I want to say for the time being. When I return home, I will write a charter, and I will write in detail how to implement it."

"I'm leaving now!"

After speaking, he took the child directly from the maid's hands, turned the wheelchair and left the hall.

After a long time, when Li Shimin read what Changsun had copied again, he sighed: "I didn't expect the coins to be like this? It affects the whole body. Fortunately, I have Ziyi to help me with the plan. If I didn't care about the coin, it would continue to be issued." , I’m afraid there will be big trouble.”

Changsun waved the maid out, and then said: "Although Qingque and Ke'er knew something about it before, they obviously only knew something superficial. Today, Ziyi's discussion has opened my eyes."

"Once this is successful, although copper coins are important, they will not become a big problem. There are two more valuable coins, gold and silver, in circulation. At least the lack of copper will be completely solved." "And the concubine followed his I guessed from the words that the exchange ratio of the three currencies is also very interesting. If we can make it unprofitable for other merchants, then the loss of copper coins will be greatly alleviated."

She took a deep breath: "This is true once and for all!"

Li Shimin nodded, acknowledging what he said.

The eldest grandson hesitated to speak. When Li Shimin saw it, he smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, tell me. Is there anything else we husband and wife can't say?"

"Then my concubine said that? You can't be angry?"

"Say it, I'm not angry!"

Changsun pondered for a moment and said, "It's time for you to show Ziyi some respect!"

"He is a junior, I." When Li Shimin came here, he saw his eldest grandson looking at him, so he could only shut up.

"You can respect both Prime Minister Fang and Prime Minister Du, so why can't he? It's true that he is a junior, but he is also the Duke of Xi of the Tang Dynasty, the head of the Wuying Pavilion, and the No. 1 military officer of the Tang Dynasty."

"It's okay if he doesn't come out to do things. If he just sits around, there won't be any problem!"

"But since you let him sit in Wuying Pavilion and let him do many things, then the respect he deserves must be given. If you still treat him as your junior, you can get angry if you want to, and he will not say anything. , just reject it directly. What do you want the foreign minister to think?"

"Everyone who knows knows how much you trust and rely on him, but what about those who don't know? They think you don't care about his opinions at all. How do you ask him to face the people below?"

Li Shimin was dumbfounded. He was just out of habit. He didn't expect it to be like this?
"Then what do you think we should do? Why don't you let me, Corporal Lixian, do it? Huh, do you dare to ask for it from me?" Li Shimin snorted coldly.

This has been going on for decades, how can he suddenly be asked to respect a junior?No, absolutely not!
"Who asked you to lower your body? If you really did this, believe it or not, he would dare to run away tomorrow. You don't know who that kid is?"

"My concubine means that you should be given the honor you deserve and the treatment you deserve should not be less. This is enough!"

Li Shimin was stunned: "Is it that simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple!"

Changsun sneered and said: "No matter how much he dares to ask for, otherwise, my concubine will peel off his skin and get used to his bad habits!"

Li Shimin: "."

"Okay, I'll just pay attention to it in the future. I've got the ability and the temper to make this trouble. Look back at my childhood. If I were dissatisfied, I would have kicked him out. How could there be so much nonsense?"

Li Shimin misses the feeling of his feet in the past, but it can't be done now. Not to mention that Ji Song is now in a wheelchair, even if he is not in a wheelchair, as the head of Wuying Pavilion and No. 1 in the military, he can't kick him as much as he wanted to.

Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest, turned around and left the hall (End of Chapter)