Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 198 Increase Li Er’s strength and counterattack!
After chatting with Xue Wanche for a long time, Li Yuanji finally calmed him down and felt relieved. He now had another powerful general under his command, which made him very happy.

"These people really value integrity. Now that Li Jiancheng is dead, their first thought is to avenge him. It seems that we have to be careful when taking over his power. If we really take in someone who doesn't consider the overall situation, that would be a real headache."

Li Yuanji was very troubled by Xue Wanche's trouble this time, but fortunately he had a way to handle the matter.

Afterwards, Li Yuanji stopped thinking about it and began to recall the affairs of the Tang Dynasty unconsciously. Now everything was done to guard against Li Shimin. Li Yuanji felt more and more passive. This feeling was not so good.

He tapped the table in front of him with his fingers, his eyes closed, his brows tightened and relaxed. After an unknown amount of time, Li Yuanji suddenly opened his eyes, and a smile gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Li Er, since you are so capable, I will have to increase my strength next! The Tang Dynasty is already in chaos, so let's make it even more chaotic!"

Li Yuanji sneered. He and Li Shimin were enemies, not friends, and he didn't want to hold back at all.

Then he asked someone to call Cen Wenben over.

"Your Majesty, we have just arranged everything. We will all use carrier pigeons to deliver messages. I believe the time can be shortened a lot. But Your Majesty, we don't have enough carrier pigeons now. We must replenish them."

Li Yuanji's mood suddenly turned bad. There was nothing wrong with the carrier pigeons, but he had to pay contribution points to exchange them. He felt sad when he thought about it.

The communication problem has always been a difficult issue. In his fiefdoms, even riding a horse is not very fast. Nowadays, the fastest means, apart from carrier pigeons, is sailing ships, which means delivering messages by sea.

Li Yuanji got a headache when he thought about the communication problem. He couldn't keep exchanging carrier pigeons, otherwise the contribution points would not be able to support him. However, he had to develop a telegraph to solve this problem, and it would be best if it was a wireless one.

The kind that requires buried cables is extremely difficult to use, because the span of his fiefdom, both east and west, is too large.

However, if he wants to exchange this thing, let’s not talk about the industrial foundation for now. Electricity and magnetism, just these two things are the reason why he can’t make it even if he exchanges it now. It’s like giving him the drawings and processes of a rocket or airplane, can he make it?

You can’t even get the parts, and you still want to make those?
In other words, if he wants to exchange for high-tech items now, he has to start with the basic exchanges first, otherwise he can only watch after he exchanges them.

Li Yuanji was helpless. He had discovered that the good thing was that he had a cheat, but the bad thing was that his cheat was not that direct.

Then he looked at Cen Wenben and asked, "How many carrier pigeons are you short of now?"

Pinching his brows, Li Yuanji knew that he couldn't escape this contribution point.

"Your Majesty, of course the more the better. If there are enough carrier pigeons, the message will be delivered faster. If not, then we need at least a hundred."

Hearing this number, Li Yuanji felt even more overwhelmed. Li Er's strength hadn't even been increased yet, but Cen Wenben had already started to increase his strength. According to the current territory, he knew that the number Cen Wenben mentioned was already very conservative.

He silently opened the system and looked at the price of thirty contribution points for one pigeon. He then looked at the training manual for the carrier pigeon, which still cost ten thousand contribution points. Li Yuanji hesitated. This contribution point was the reason why he did not choose to exchange for the training manual.

But now he had to consider the issue of communications. Before the industrial foundation was fully laid out and electricity and magnetism were developed, this thing was really needed.

Looking at his current contribution points and what he wanted to exchange, Li Yuanji was really conflicted. He had originally planned to wait for the task to be completed and then exchange them directly for the good stuff in order to solve the problem of industrial base.

But now that Li Er is in charge, he also wants to exchange for firearms. However, no matter which type, the contribution points required are very huge. Now he can only choose one of them to exchange. If he chooses firearms, then carrier pigeons become particularly important.

Because it means that the new communication tools will inevitably be postponed, but he wants to lay the foundation for the industrial foundation first, so that the new communication tools can be advanced later.

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanji finally made a decision.

"I understand the problem with the carrier pigeons. I'll replenish them later. Two hundred, is that enough?"

Li Yuanji's final choice was to focus on industry first. His military equipment was already at the forefront, and as long as he innovated the industry, his equipment could be even more advanced. This was enough to cope with him for the time being.

Cen Wenben suddenly became happy: "That's enough. With these carrier pigeons, the transmission of news between prefectures and even states will be faster in the future. The military reports of the army can also be delivered in the first time."

Seeing Cen Wenben's happy expression, Li Yuanji couldn't be happy at all. It was a full 6,000 contribution points. He felt distressed just thinking about it.

Then Li Yuanji started talking about business.

"That's enough. I asked you to come here for something else. You can pass it on later. From now on, all our trade here, including the currency we use, will be in silver. We will no longer use copper coins.

In all states and counties, the exchange of copper coins and silver was established, with one copper coin being exchanged for one tael of silver. In the future, the use of copper coins would be gradually abolished and silver would be used uniformly.

As for the merchants from the Tang Dynasty and overseas, tell them to settle in silver. I only accept silver. Copper coins, grain, or barter are not allowed!

At the same time, in order to promote silver, the price can be lowered to a certain extent to give them greater profits.

From now on, in this king's fiefdom, copper coins will be gradually abolished and replaced by silver! "

When Li Yuanji finished speaking, Cen Wenben was shocked. Replacing copper coins? This was a big decision, involving too many aspects, especially considering the people. He did not expect Li Yuanji to be so decisive.

"Your Majesty, can you please reconsider this matter? In the Tang Dynasty, everyone uses copper coins. Would it be inappropriate for us to rashly use silver? And can the people accept it?

More importantly, although we have silver reserves, they are not that much. Even within the fiefdom, we may not have enough silver."

Li Yuanji smiled and directly handed the two top-secret letters to Cen Wenben. After reading them, Cen Wenben's pupils shrank.

Looking at Cen Wenben's shocked expression, Li Yuanji put away his smile.

"These were discovered in Aizhou and Xizhou. Silver mines were found in both places. And I can tell you that there are definitely more than these silver mines. There are also large silver mines in Japan. I will send a message to Zhengping later to let him pay attention.

As for the fact that the Tang Dynasty is now using copper coins, what does that have to do with us? It does not conflict with the use of silver here. As for the people, they will certainly agree.

Jingren, you should know how heavy one string of money is, right?
That is the weight of one string of money. What if it is dozens, hundreds, or thousands of strings of money?
Traveling merchants sometimes needed one or more ships to carry copper coins. It was also extremely inconvenient for caravans traveling on land to carry copper coins.

Silver can solve this problem very well. I believe everyone prefers to trade in silver, especially overseas merchants. Many people prefer to use silver. "

Li Yuanji was well aware that the Tang Dynasty now used copper coins, but he wanted to change this problem now. As long as the influx of silver was strong enough, he would have the final say on the pricing of the silver market in the Tang Dynasty.

He has this confidence because his products are not available to others but only he has them, and he can also make a lot of money from them. No one can resist this impulse.

As for the fact that the merchants in the Tang Dynasty had very little silver, he would set up an exchange system for the merchants. For example, three strings of money could be exchanged for two taels of silver, or two strings of money could be exchanged for one tael of silver. The merchants in the Tang Dynasty would still agree, because even if they did so, they would still make huge profits.

Moreover, they can also exchange it themselves within the Tang Dynasty. There are silver mines in the Tang Dynasty, but many of them are controlled by aristocratic families. There is also silver in the Tang Dynasty.

As long as silver gradually flows in and continues to rise, the market will naturally phase out copper coins, because market recognition comes from people, and by then all the copper coins collected in Li Er’s treasury will rot.

Want silver? You have to find him or those noble families. But no matter he or those noble families, they will not let go of such an opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The noble families will definitely not let go of it either. Not only merchants value profit, but noble families also value profit.

Moreover, ordinary people cannot afford the huge amount of copper coins in the national treasury. All this means that Li Er's national tax revenue will be reduced in disguise. How will he deal with the problem of insufficient funds when capital circulation is insufficient?

Even if Li Er introduced a policy to restrict silver, he still didn't care. Driven by interests, the aristocratic families would inevitably oppose this policy. In the early days of Li Er's reign, he really wanted to see whether Li Er had the courage to overturn the table and go against the aristocratic families in the world.

And most importantly, even if it really passes, those people will only use more copper coins to exchange for silver if they want to trade with him. The same thing will happen as the amount of copper coins in the Tang Dynasty decreases and the amount of silver increases.

Unless the country is completely closed off and all external contacts are cut off, is that possible for the current Tang Dynasty?

If the Guanlong families were able to support the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, then the families throughout the world would be able to support another emperor. This was an inevitable collision of contradictions.

Even if the inflow of silver is restricted, the reduction of copper coins in the Tang Dynasty will inevitably lead to an increase in prices. If he makes secret moves at that time, the prices in the Tang Dynasty will collapse directly.

If Li Er minted a large amount of coins, he would be even happier. By that time, the copper coins in his hands could be said to be very huge. If Li Er increased the amount of coin minting and invested in the market, and then he invested such a huge amount of copper coins in the market, what would happen?
Copper coins are worthless!

This would be something he would be very happy to see. Once such a situation occurs, he does not think that Li Er will be able to handle it. It will be a difficult problem to handle in later generations. At present, he really does not believe that anyone can handle it well. At that time, silver will definitely be the trend.

Silver was the currency set by him, and he had the final say on the rules.

This is also the reason why he suddenly decided to use silver. As long as these things are running, then all he needs to do is wait. It will only take a few years. By then, even if Li Er discovers the problem, it will be impossible to stop it.

His place will completely become the center of the world's economy, not the Tang Dynasty.

This is the intensity he wants to give Li Er. Now he is looking forward to whether Li Er can hold on. He really wants to see what kind of expression Li Er will have at that time.

The Tang Dynasty is large? Now the size of his fiefdom is also not small!

In addition to these reasons, there is another major reason, which is that he wanted to develop firearms later. Copper is a good thing, and everyone can't live without it. The demand for it is huge. Once the demand is high, it is destined to not be able to become a currency.

After reading the letter and listening to Li Yuanji's words, Cen Wenben fell silent. He was still thinking, and after a while he finally got a clue.

“Your Majesty, if silver is used, I agree, but it is best to use silver for trade now, and all transactions should be paid in silver. However, the promotion among the people can be postponed. We must first reserve a certain amount of silver.

Once a certain amount of reserves are available, it can be implemented in Lingnan first. After it is fully implemented in Lingnan, it can be promoted to other prefectures and states, and the replacement can be completed step by step. "

Li Yuanji agreed directly: "Yes, Jingren has thought it through very comprehensively. Although silver must be used, it is a pipe dream to complete it all in a short period of time. Let's just settle it.

You will write to Xuan Ce, Da He and others later. If the matter cannot be explained clearly on paper, then ask them all to come back once. This matter is of vital importance. As the first places to implement the policy in an all-round way, the prefectures in Lingnan have the trust of the people, so the policy must be implemented in place.

Then you will gather all the merchants here, explain the matter to them, and then issue a court notice and spread the word. Remember to explain it clearly to these people.

If you have any objections, you can be tougher depending on the situation. We have no problem finding sellers for our products. This is our confidence!

If it is not suitable to be tough, just tell me and I will handle it."

Tingbao is similar to a newspaper, except that it is controlled by the imperial court. It has existed for a long time, but was improved during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji remembered something.

“Also, those doing business in the Tang Dynasty must make sure to spread the word about Lingnan. The Tang Dynasty is suffering from a severe disaster right now, and the Tang Dynasty is temporarily unable to deal with it. The people will only starve to death, freeze to death, or die from disease or plague.

If the Tang Dynasty cannot solve the burden on the people of the world, then move the people to Lingnan and I will handle it!

Also, you will later spread printing, water wheels, curved plows and other technologies throughout the world. This is because I care about the suffering of the people of the world, and I am spreading these technologies to the world!"

Li Yuanji now wants to see more and more how Li Shimin will react in the future.

After this incident, his reputation soared, and Li Shimin would probably have even more sleepless nights.

Moreover, he was not doing any good deed. Did he really think that by giving these away, he would be doing good to Li Shimin?

This is also to increase the strength of Li Shimin!

(End of this chapter)