Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 193 I remember when I was a leek

"The Yuan Dynasty died in less than a hundred years ago. You used their old system to harm the Ming Dynasty. Do you think the Ming Dynasty will also die in a hundred years?"

Li Wei also yelled angrily.

Xu Hui was shocked. Li Wei's words were so vicious. If he didn't do it right, he might be killed.

He first glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang quickly, and sure enough, he saw that his eyes had turned cold. He was immediately frightened, pointed at Li Wei, and refuted loudly:

"You're talking nonsense! The former Yuan Dynasty also inherited the Song Dynasty system. I still control the system when I give advice. How can I be considered as harming the Ming Dynasty?"

"Hmph, the Song Dynasty also lost half of its empire in just a hundred years. If future generations are as conservative and unwilling to make progress as you are, how can the Ming Dynasty create a prosperous age and surpass the previous dynasty?"

"伱! What a shame!" Xu Hui said angrily. In his opinion, Li Wei just stood and talked without hurting his back. If it doesn't happen to you, you can just say nice things. If it does happen to you, show me how aggressive you are!
Ok?
Xu Hui's heart moved, his expression suddenly relaxed a lot, and he snorted coldly:

"Hmph, so Mr. Li has some great ideas? Then I would like to ask for advice!"

Li Wei sneered in his heart, of course I have high opinions, otherwise why would I come out to tease you.

Zhu Yuanzhang also cast his gaze on Li Wei and urged displeasedly: "If you have anything to say, tell me quickly!"

After saying that, he added the second half of the sentence in his mind: If you fart, let it go!
Seeing Li Wei's appearance, he immediately understood that this brat must have thought of a solution a long time ago, and it was really unreasonable to bring it out to him now!
Li Wei bowed and clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the old banknotes are discounted is because the previous dynasty repeatedly discounted the banknotes when they were changed, which caused harm to the people. Only when they saw the new banknotes did they rush to exchange them with the old banknotes. , in the final analysis, this is because the previous dynasty left the common people with the inertial understanding that old banknotes will be depreciated, so they prefer the new and dislike the old, and are eager to sell the old banknotes."

"Humph, we have already made it clear. Regardless of the household department, why are the people still like this?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a frown.

Of course he also knew the banknote method of the former Yuan Dynasty, and he had no intention of printing a new banknote and discounting the old banknotes like the former Yuan Dynasty. The change of the treasure banknote was also because he abolished the Zhongshu Province and adjusted the structure of the imperial court. The changes just made have no intention of issuing a new version of banknotes.

Li Wei was silent for a moment. To put it bluntly, the court did not have enough credibility and the people did not believe what he said as an emperor. After all, the Ming Dynasty had only been established for more than ten years, and people living today still have the shadow of the former Yuan Dynasty in their hearts.

However, it is difficult to say this directly, especially now in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

After thinking for a while, Li Weicai said tactfully: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has only been a country for more than ten years. Most of the people of the Ming Dynasty today have lived under the tyranny of the former Yuan Dynasty for half their lives. The banknote law of the former Yuan Dynasty has a deep-rooted influence on them. If you want to Change requires a lot of effort and time to correct their misconceptions!”

Although Li Wei said this euphemistically, Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Hui, and most of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could hear it. What he said was that the emperor's words alone were not enough to win the trust of the people in the world. Seeing this, he was impeached. Opportunity, many civil servants who had been listening for a long time were suddenly ready to make a move.

"Does Master Li mean by this that His Majesty's edict is not enough to convince the people?"

Zhao Jun was the first to leave work and speak, clarifying the meaning of Li Wei's words.

Li Weiguan's reinstatement poses the greatest threat to Zhao Jun, who is also the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He is still waiting for Xue Xiang to take over after he retires. Li Wei was promoted back not long after he was demoted, and he was also responsible for making mistakes some time ago. The artillery was given a second rank, which made him deeply uneasy.

When others who wanted to speak saw someone taking the lead, they all stopped and looked at Li Wei. When he made a mistake in his words, they immediately followed him to refute him.

Li Wei turned his head and glanced at Zhao Jun, the corner of his mouth moved slightly. He was still not used to the intrigue in the court. As he said, that was indeed what he meant, and there was nothing wrong with it, but if he really admitted it, it would not work.

In the feudal era, even if the emperor's words were clearly farts, you could not find them smelly.Even for a fool like Baozong, the officials could not express his sins clearly, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang.

While Li Wei was hesitating about what to say, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was eager to protect his son-in-law, had already glanced at Zhao Jun coldly, and shouted:

"We know whether our oracle works or not, we don't need you to remind us!"

Of course he understands what Li Wei said, and he also agrees that this is reality and cannot be changed by a few flattery words from these civil servants.

Zhao Jun was startled, and he quickly lowered his head and said, "I have been talking too much. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"Huh, back off!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was still waiting to hear what Li Wei would do next, and did not want to be led astray by these people into a fight in the court.

"Yes!"

Zhao Jun bowed and retreated, and at the same time his heart suddenly became cold. Looking at His Majesty's attitude, I'm afraid that he will have nothing to do with him as Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Xue Xiang, who was next to him, glanced at his old subordinate and sneered in his heart.

He is very clear about Li Wei's status in His Majesty's heart. Now Li Wei makes his own decisions in the Ministry of Works. Even he, the old minister, can't get involved. It is estimated that he will have to vacate the ground in a short time. This Zhao Jun is still delusional. It is really wishful thinking to compete with Li Wei for a seat.Since Li Wei's marriage, Xue Xiang has almost become a salty fish minister, allowing Li Wei to do whatever he wants. He only helps out when he finds him occasionally, and other times he just sits back and waits to retire.

Thinking that he had occupied a distinguished position and received the ceremony during Li Weiwei's wedding, Xue Xiang couldn't help but smile with a smile of great comfort.

When the others saw Zhao Jun being dismissed with just one word, they all put aside their stupid thoughts and stood by to listen honestly.

"Tell me, what exactly are you going to do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang urged Li Wei.

Li Wei turned around and cupped his hands and said: "I believe that if you want the treasure banknotes to be stable for a long time, first of all, there must be multiple permanent banknotes such as banks, so that when the common banknotes are lost, they can be replaced with new banknotes as soon as possible. To avoid incurring losses if it is completely damaged, the court must promptly recycle and destroy the obsolete banknotes, and then print new banknotes to replace them. It cannot be like now that the banknotes have been issued for five or six years before opening the bank banknotes for the people to exchange new banknotes."

Li Wei actually wanted to set up a bank, but at this time, even a formal bank has not yet appeared. He must not be able to explain something like a bank clearly in one or two sentences. He can only use Xingyongku as a reference to explain it first. .

"Secondly, printing new treasure banknotes. The current Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are too large and of poor quality. They are neither convenient to carry nor conducive to preservation. Moreover, once damaged, they may even be convicted of counterfeit banknotes. People It is inevitable that you will be worried when you hold it in your hand. If we print a new banknote that is resistant to wear and tear, easy to store and easy to identify, it will definitely make people feel more at ease when using it."

Li Wei's words have two meanings. One is to criticize the current banknotes for their poor quality and to replace them with new ones, and the other is a legal issue.

Xu Hui next to him heard that he had turned the current treasure banknotes into nothing, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly. The current treasure banknotes were printed by their household department.

Li Wei didn't give him a chance to interrupt and continued:

"Thirdly, treasure banknotes cannot be issued indiscriminately. They must have anchors and must be adjusted according to the world's product prices and other conditions, either increasing or decreasing, to maintain a balance."

Li Wei briefly stated his thoughts in three words. Of course, he could not explain the specifics in just a few sentences. He did this just to attract Zhu Yuanzhang's attention so that he could have the opportunity to carefully popularize financial knowledge with Zhu Yuanzhang.

I think back when he was a leek in later generations, he stared at the K-line chart every day and studied financial knowledge for a while. Although he was cut to pieces in the end, he did learn some useful knowledge, and the money that was cheated Just think of it as paying tuition, and that's all he could do to comfort himself.

After Li Wei finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

Of these three items, he could roughly understand the first two, but he had no idea what Li Wei meant by the third one.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's silence, Xu Hui took the opportunity to interject: "Today's treasure banknotes are not as bad as Mr. Li said. The banknote printing craftsmen in the Banknote Bureau are all skilled craftsmen recruited on the basis of merit. The material of Ming Dynasty banknotes is already the best in the world." It’s one!”

He is not talking nonsense. Of course they dare not be vague about something as important as treasure banknotes. Its workmanship is not only unique in today's world, it is also a rare quality product.

Li Wei smiled slightly and said lightly: "It can be better."

"Hmph, who can make a better one?" Xu Hui looked disbelieving.

"If you don't have talent, I can do it." Li Wei smiled modestly.

Xu Hui's face suddenly froze. Thinking of Li Wei's various deeds since he entered the court, it was really possible that he could make a better banknote.

Suddenly, Xu Hui seemed to understand the reason for Li Wei's meddling. He wanted to seize power!

The copper coins currently minted are in the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, and the banknotes are in the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Household Affairs and its banknote bureau. If, as Li Wei said, the banknotes printed by the Ministry of Industry are better, then From now on, printing money will have nothing to do with the Banknote Bureau of the Ministry of Revenue.

Thinking back to the actions of the Minghuang Chamber of Commerce, Xu Hui suddenly felt refreshed and immediately understood the cause and effect.

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Li Wei. It was because he deliberately instigated people from the Ming and Huang Chamber of Commerce to use a large amount of faint banknotes to replace them in the Bank's treasury, which resulted in the Bank's treasury not having enough new banknotes to give to the people!"

Xu Hui immediately complained to Zhu Yuanzhang.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also raised his head and looked at Li Wei.

Li Wei didn't panic at all, and said calmly: "Why did Xu Shangshu say this? The money I asked people to exchange were all faint banknotes that met the standards. Although there were a few more, there was nothing we could do about it. Minghuang Chamber of Commerce Business Well, naturally you will receive a lot of money."

What he did was not illegal. I can change my own money whenever I want. Do you have any control over it?
Besides, [-]% of it is the emperor's money. Do you dare not let me change it?
Of course Xu Hui also understood this truth and was suddenly speechless.

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(End of this chapter)