My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 24 Coin Waterloo

Shortly after the three banquet officials left, Zhu Youxiao suddenly asked Wei Zhongxian.

"Wei Zhongxian, how did your trial go when you interrogated Feng Sanyuan and that Gu?"

"Back to the emperor, Feng Sanyuan and Gu Zao confessed that Wang An's retainer Wang Wenyan bribed them to impeach Xiong Tingbi."

"Wang Wenyan has been arrested by Jin Yiwei, and the bribes have been taken from Feng and Gu's home."

"Wang Wenyan is very stubborn. He only said that the bribe money was his family property, but refused to say where the bribe money came from. Why should he impeach Xiong Tingbi."

"Wang An's retainer, Wang Wenyan?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes couldn't help but narrowed.

If he remembered correctly, Wang Wenyan and Huang Zunsu were collectively called Donglin Think Tank. This man was a famous political broker in the late Ming Dynasty and a big fish.

"Since Wang Wenyan is Wang An's disciple, he will be castrated and rewarded as his godson."

Zhu Youxiao was really upset about the affair between foreign ministers and eunuchs.

Since you, Wang Wenyan, have such a tough mouth and won't tell you why you want to impeach Xiong Tingbi, why don't you just stop talking about it.

If you like hooking up with eunuchs so much, why don't you become a eunuch?

"This..."

Wei Zhongxian was a little confused when he heard the emperor's words.

Such a thing, the emperor will reward me as a godson?
"Oh, right."

Having already reached the entrance of the lobby, Zhu Youxiao turned back to Wei Zhongxian as if he suddenly remembered.

"Don't kill him, this person is still useful."

"The slaves obey the order."

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian nodded quickly in agreement.

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Youxiao strolled all the way into Baoquan Bureau.

It was said to be the Baoquan Bureau, but in reality, several houses were allocated next to the old Yamen mansion for the craftsmen led by Zhao Han.

After waving to save everyone from saluting, Zhu Youxiao looked at the sample of silver coins minted in front of him.

Minting is something that basically everyone who travels back to ancient times to become an emperor can do, but this is a university subject that is related to the economic lifeline of a country.

When minting coins, one key point is that if the currency is not exquisite, it means it is not minted.

During the reign of Guangxu, the Qing Dynasty once minted silver coins on a large scale, with the intention of extending the Qing Dynasty for decades. Its Ding Wei Shuanglong silver coin was 37 grams, 27% silver, but its purchasing power was still not as good as the Spanish [-] grams, which contained [-]% silver. Eagle Ocean Silver Coin.

Why?It is because Spanish silver dollars are more exquisite and there are very few fake ones.

However, although Guangxu silver coins are rich in silver, they are not exquisite and cannot be protected against counterfeiting. There are many counterfeitings, which directly leads to the loss of currency value.

The silver coin in Zhu Youxiao's hand weighs one tael, or 36 grams, and has a silver content of 80.00%. The ratio used is that of Yuan Datou, a later generation. When minting silver coins, one must be willing to use silver. , to ensure genuine goods.

Moreover, the silver coins minted in this proportion have another advantage, that is, they can be blown loudly and are anti-counterfeiting.

On the front of this silver coin is the wheat ear he sketched. In some details, he deliberately left several small anti-counterfeiting marks such as unobtrusive small roughness and a small border on the front printing.

On the back, he personally inscribed "Apocalypse Silver Treasure" and "Pingli Nine Coins".

On the outside of the silver coin, there are 96 inset ridges to prevent unscrupulous people from cutting the edges and stealing the silver.

The outline article, in four words, explains all the knowledge about coinage.

Looking at the silver coin in his hand, Zhu Youxiao still frowned deeply.

Without him, this silver coin would have nothing like Yuan Datou of later generations, it would be black and white.

This thing was made using the traditional coin minting method of the Ming Dynasty - the mother coin sanding method. The upper and lower layers of sand molds are sprinkled with a layer of charcoal powder, and the silver water is poured into the pouring port to pour out the silver coins.

This makes this silver coin very dark and looks very poor!Even if one of them has been annealed, although there are no black spots on the surface, it has turned into a yellowish color, which is very different from the shiny silver coins.

Moreover, none of the anti-counterfeiting details in Zhu Youxiao's paintings were shown.

"Did you use the method of casting copper coins?"

"Back to the emperor, it was made using the same method as copper coins."

"My fault."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but shook his head, blaming him for forgetting.

The money-casting method of the Ming Dynasty was still used in the past, using casting instead of pressing.

Yuan Datou in later generations was created by pressure.

Zhu Youxiao quickly returned to the imperial study, picked up a pen and wrote on a piece of paper the process of suppressing the silver coins he memorized.

At the same time, outside the Beihong Gate, eleven officials were kneeling.

"Brother Liu, I can't hold on anymore."

Raising his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Yao Zongwen looked at the few people who had been sent to the Imperial Hospital by Jinyiwei for fainting and were sent back to continue kneeling. He turned to look at Liu Guojin, who was sleeping with his head lowered. .

"We have been kneeling here for three days, and the Emperor has not even seen him. If we continue to kneel here, my knees will be destroyed."

"Write it."

After hearing Yao Zongwen's words, Liu Guojin opened his eyes suddenly and said to Captain Jinyi who was sitting on a chair and snoring in the shed outside.

"Bring me a pen and paper, I want to write a letter of apology."

"Yes, yes, I want to write too."

"Give me one too."

With Yao Zongwen and Liu Guojin taking the lead, a group of people rushed to get pens and paper, and lay on the ground to write.

"A letter of apology... Your Majesty personally sends it to me, Yao Zongwen..."

Restless heart, trembling hands.

In less than half an hour, a series of letters of apology were delivered to Zhu Youxiao.

Looking at these confessions, Zhu Youxiao's brows jumped.

The sins these people confess are so diverse.

Some said that they were corrupt, some said that they should not impeach Xiong Tingbi, and some said that they had delayed state affairs, but no one said that they forced the palace.

"Take them all and transfer them to the Criminal Department."

Holding back his laughter, Zhu Youxiao said aloud as he handed a stack of apology letters to Wei Zhongxian.

"The slaves obey the order."

Knowing Zhu Youxiao's methods of dealing with these civil servants, Wei Zhongxian secretly admired him.

As soon as the little emperor did not use torture or kill people, but just made these people kneel at the door for a few days, these people couldn't stand it anymore. Instead of asking the emperor to return to the palace, they went to Nanhaizi to plead guilty.

Holding a stack of apology letters in his hand, Wei Zhongxian looked at them while walking towards Beihongmen.

Don't think that Wei Zhongxian is illiterate. He studied in the Imperial Academy. Although he was a little older when he was studying, he still knew how to read. He just didn't read many books and his cultural level was not high.

Oh, by the way, his teacher was Shen Huai, the later bachelor.

　Ask for collection, ask for recommendation ticket

　　


(End of this chapter)