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

Chapter 227 Reasons, New Business for Wu Mei and Wu Shun

Cen Wenben was really shocked this time, shocked to the point of fear. Li Yuanji's method was completely like cutting off the source of the firewood, the root of the Tang Dynasty and the life and death of people all over the world.

As for whether this money can achieve this goal, Cen Wenben is very clear in his mind that it must be able to achieve this goal. Even if it is at a premium, most of the food can be bought back, if not all of it.

Li Yuanji asked him to hoard copper coins, and he knew it too. He had to handle all of these, so how could he not know?

He thought it had other great uses, but he didn't expect the great use was here.

Cen Wenben looked at Li Yuanji and didn't know what to say for a moment. This method not only required great courage, but was also somewhat vicious.

Once it is completed, how will the people in the Tang Dynasty survive from this period to next year's autumn harvest?
By then, the imperial court would probably be too busy to handle everything, and if it wanted food, it would have to purchase it from outside.

Thinking of this, Cen Wenben was shocked again.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to buy the grain in the Tang Dynasty first, and then sell it to the court at a high price to make money?"

This was what Cen Wenben was thinking about, but for some reason, he felt a little heartbroken.

After all this, countless people in the world would starve to death. They would have money in their hands but nowhere to spend it, and they would not even have where to buy food. Just as Li Yuanji said, what is the use of money at that time?

Li Yuanji looked at the changes in Cen Wenben's expression and realized that he had misjudged his thoughts, so he spoke immediately.

"Jingren, your idea is not comprehensive enough. I will indeed buy back the grain from the Tang Dynasty and sell it back to the Tang Dynasty later, but this alone is not enough for me to make such a big fuss.

By then, the situation in the Tang Dynasty was that there was plenty of money and little food. Everyone had a lot of copper coins in their hands, but it became difficult to buy food.

If Li Er wants to buy food from us at that time, then all these copper coins will be useless and he can only use silver.

And it's not just the imperial court, it's the same with all the noble families and businessmen. They want to take out so much silver, and it would be ok if they were given time, but time is tight, so where can they get so much silver for the transaction?
At that time, as long as we opened the exchange channel, copper coins would naturally flow into us again. However, at that time, the amount of silver in the Tang Dynasty increased, and Li Er could only default to silver as the circulating currency.

The authority of currency can be established. Even if Li Er uses copper coins to fight against silver after overcoming the difficulties, the normal circulation of silver has become inevitable.

And even if it is silver, it is not the kind of silver that you see now. As for what it is, you will naturally know it when the time comes.

The purpose of this time is to determine the main currency in circulation and make it the currency we use normally here.

Not only in Datang, but anywhere else, there can be other currencies, but the currency we use here must be dominant, and this currency can only be used here!"

Li Yuanji never thought of making the Tang Dynasty use silver from now on. That was impossible. The Tang Dynasty's use of silver was only temporary. Now he wanted to move from bulk transactions to allow silver to circulate in small transactions.

Even if Li Er reconfirmed that copper coins were dominant, he must have the currency he used here, and the market must circulate it, because commercial trade would not stop.

As long as there is profit, these so-called aristocratic families, businessmen, including overseas merchants, will be swayed by it, and hoarding his currency will become a necessity. By then, his currency will become the common trading currency among countries.

Because each country has reserves, they will all recognize that with this currency, they can generate external consumption without suffering depreciation.

As for copper, it can actually do the same thing, and he doesn't have to spend so much energy, but in Li Yuanji's mind, copper exists as a strategic material.

Copper may not be prominent today, but Li Yuanji is very clear that with the increase of his contribution points, the exchange of other technical processes, and the advancement of science and technology, copper will be used extensively in industry in the future.

Because of this, copper could never be used as currency in Li Yuanji's mind.

He would rather spend more energy, more time, and more manpower to completely establish silver as currency.

Think about the future, whether it is firearms, military use, or communications, copper is extremely important and the raw materials cannot be separated from it. Once put into use, the copper required will be large and continuous.

These are the reasons why he wants to change the currency. His current trade with the Tang Dynasty cannot be stopped even if it comes to the point of going to war. He must have his own dominant currency.

After hearing this, Cen Wenben's worries were still there, but he didn't say anything else. Some fights were inevitable and there was no way around it. The most important thing for him was to consider Li Yuanji. The people of the Tang Dynasty were something that Li Er should be responsible for.

As for the new currency that Li Yuanji mentioned, Cen Wenben became curious again. From his words, he could tell that other people could not imitate the new currency. He was curious but also felt heavy.

This new currency is enough to show that silver is only used for transition and now it is changed to copper coins, which means there will be another currency change in the future.

This workload is not small at all, but Cen Wenben is not too worried. After replacing the copper coins this time, everything has a foundation. Even if the final confirmed currency is replaced, it will be very easy.

After thinking for a while, Cen Wenben suddenly thought of a very scary question and immediately looked at Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, there is another most important question. If the food in the Tang Dynasty is insufficient, what if Li Shimin sends a letter to the world, saying that all this is caused by Your Majesty, and then deceives the world to send troops against Your Majesty?"

Li Yuanji looked at the heavy-hearted Cen Wenben and smiled.

"Jingren, your idea is indeed good, but you are worrying too much. If Li Er doesn't buy it, will those noble families and businessmen not buy it?

By then, the grain sold here could be exchanged for a high price in the Tang Dynasty, and the people of the Tang Dynasty would be rich at that time and could afford it.

Even with the food they bought, many people still did not have enough to last until the autumn harvest. However, Li Er was unable to mobilize his troops. It would take time for him to raise food and fodder for the army, and whether he could raise it was also a question.

As for the people of the world, if they are really bewitched, then let them move to Lingnan. As long as they enter Lingnan, I will solve all their food problems!

If Li Er dares to mobilize troops, we only need to block the food supply, and then we will be able to starve him to death. He wants to win in one battle, is it possible?

If he could have won the battle, he would have sent troops even without these things, not to mention that he was short of food. "

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji thought of something.

"By the way, pay more attention to the situation in the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty is short of food, you can migrate some of its population here.

We have plenty of food here, we can afford to feed them, it would be best if we could have more people."

This is another opportunity to rob people, and Li Yuanji can't let it go. Now that his fiefdom has expanded, he needs a lot of people, and he can never have too many.

As for whether these things would cause Li Er a headache, he had no control over it.

In any case, there will definitely be headaches, and it is also certain that these methods cannot crush the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty is still too large and will recover quickly.

But in the past few years, Li Er will have to endure it. When Li Er stabilizes these things, he will be more powerful than the current one. Cen Wenben was stunned when he heard it, and then he smiled bitterly. He knew that this time he was thinking too shallowly, not as deeply as Li Yuanji.

It was true that not only had he never experienced these things, but there was no such record in the books he had read. He really did not expect it to be like this. Especially Li Yuanji's purpose was even more puzzling. Who would change currency like this?

Then Cen Wenben began to question Li Yuanji, as if he was determined to know all of it.

The two talked for several hours, and the sun was about to set. Finally, Li Yuanji kept Cen Wenben to have dinner before letting him leave.

"This Cen Jingren is really determined to figure out all of this before he leaves. It's just right that I can hand these things over to him, saving me one more thing. Not bad."

Li Yuanji muttered to himself for a while. Originally, he needed to keep an eye on this matter personally, but now that Cen Wenben knew everything, if he didn't throw this matter out right away, then when would he wait?
As expected, it is better to control the overall situation. You don’t have to worry about everything yourself. Leave it to the people below you, and you will have more time.

He stood up and walked out, but he did not forget to prepare new business for Wu Mei.

They came to a heavily guarded courtyard. It was called a courtyard, but in fact it had been expanded a lot and was no smaller than the area of ​​Yang Qingwan's clothing and textile room.

On the door, there are three words "Shuzhuangfang" written by Li Yuanji himself.

When Li Yuanji walked in, someone had already brought him to a room. There were already a lot of objects on the table in the room.

Li Yuanji opened them one by one and looked at them, then asked someone to test them. After he was satisfied, he returned with these small items.

Inside the palace, Wu Mei sat in front of her door with her hands on her chin, her face wrinkled and her eyes staring straight ahead.

Next to Wu Mei, Wu Shun placed his hands on his abdomen, his eyes also fixed on the road ahead.

Both of them seemed to be expecting something.

"Alas, the king himself said so. It's almost evening now, and he still hasn't come. He just knows how to lie to us, huh."

Wu Mei was a little restless, as if she had ADHD. She felt uncomfortable all over if she didn't move for a moment.

Wu Shun turned his head to look at Wu Mei, and immediately smiled. He then sat down beside Wu Mei and held Wu Mei's little hand.

"The king has his own things to do, so we just need to wait patiently for a while. The king will definitely not forget us."

Wu Mei looked at Wu Shun and wanted to say something, but she held it back. She knew her sister's character very well, and it didn't make sense at all.

"Sister, we have been waiting for three hours. The king said he would bring it to us when he came back. Four hours ago, the king returned to the palace. I secretly went over and saw it.

General Cen went back more than an hour ago, but the king has not come yet.

I am also curious, what exactly did the king prepare for us, can you guess it, sister?"

Wu Shun smiled and shook his head, rubbing Wu Mei's little head. Wu Mei suddenly became even more worried.

As for the two sisters, Wu Mei felt that what would happen to Wu Shun without her? She was too docile. Fortunately, they were following Li Yuanji now. If they were still in Chang'an and were bullied by those two, Wu Mei didn't dare to think about what the consequences would be.

At this moment, a figure slowly appeared. Wu Mei immediately stood up excitedly, and Wu Shun's eyes were also full of hope.

However, after seeing it clearly, Wu Mei suddenly wilted, and there was a look of loss in Wu Shun's eyes, but it soon disappeared.

"Sister Wan, you are here."

The person who came was Yang Qingwan.

Yang Qingwan looked at the two of them, came up to them, rubbed their hair, and suddenly smiled.

"What? Are you two sisters not welcoming me? I saw you guys were looking forward to it just now, but why are you so gloomy after seeing me?"

Wu Mei did not hide her true temper at all in front of Yang Qingwan and Li Yuanji, and she pouted.

"Sister Wan, it's not like that. It's all because of the king. My sister and I both hope to share the king's worries like Sister Wan did. The king has promised us today and will give us a new business.

The king himself said that he would give it to us when he came back, but the king has clearly returned to the palace and has not come to give it to us. My sister and I have been waiting here for more than an hour."

Wu Mei was in a very bad mood at this time, and she started to complain to Yang Qingwan directly, as if she had found someone to confide in, and it seemed that she was complaining to Yang Qingwan again.

Wu Shun was feeling helpless. He poked Wu Mei's little head and then told Yang Qingwan what happened today.

Yang Qingwan was delighted to hear this and sat down with Wu Shun and Wu Mei.

"So it's about this matter. You are really thoughtful. But since the king has promised you, he will definitely do it. The two sisters don't have to worry. The king has never lied to us. You have to believe in the king."

Yang Qingwan comforted the two women. She had heard from the maid that Wu Shun and Wu Mei were waiting for someone in front of the door, so she came to check. She didn't expect this to happen.

Yang Qingwan immediately became excited about what kind of business Li Yuanji would offer to the two of them.

Three girls, one big and two small, sat in front of the door, chatting and waiting for Li Yuanji.

After a while, Li Yuanji appeared. The three women immediately became excited, and Wu Mei even ran directly to Li Yuanji.

"My king, you are finally here. We have been waiting for two hours."

Li Yuanji looked at Wu Mei's excited expression, then looked at Yang Qingwan and Wu Shun, and suddenly smiled.

"Wan'er, you're here too."

"You two are so worried about me that you waited for two hours. You are really determined."

Li Yuanji picked up Wu Mei, and then walked in with Yang Qingwan and Wu Shun.

"Come, all of you take a look. This time we have prepared everything. You will be doing this business from now on."

(End of this chapter)