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Chapter 713 Desire to Promote Paper Coins (Fourth Change)

Soon Li Tai received the news that Li Zhi was in command, why did Li Tai do this?Is it really to make Li Zhi lose his prestige?

Of course, this intention does exist, and there is another thing, which is Li Tai's real purpose.That is to keep one's own power from expanding.

If Li Tai sends troops in person, Khitan and Xi will be wiped out.Then the territories of these two countries will naturally be merged into Li Tai's territory of Yan Kingdom.But now Li Tai's power is already too large, if it continues to expand, it may not be a good thing.

Even if Li Shimin didn't doubt himself when he was in power, Li Zhi would definitely be worried about himself by then.I'm afraid that at that time Li Zhi will be instigated by others, and he will have a estrangement with himself.

They will even do everything possible to weaken their own strength.If Li Tai allowed Li Zhi to weaken him, it would definitely affect his plan.

If Li Tai resisted, it would make some people even more happy.At that time, someone will definitely speak to Li Zhi, saying that Li Tai intends to rebel.

Don't look at Li Zhi's admiration for Li Tai now, after he ascends the throne, I'm afraid he won't necessarily think so.After all, Li Zhi is not yet the emperor.

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"Everyone, my father has ordered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to command 20 troops. British Duke Xu Maogong will serve as the army advisor, and Duke E's Wei Chi Gong will be the forward officer of Zhengyin. They will send troops to Khitan and Xi Kingdom soon."

"I don't know what everyone thinks, should we intervene in this matter? Help the prince to win this victory smoothly." Li Tai asked Wen Wu in Yin'an Hall.

"My lord, if we only rely on the 20 troops led by His Royal Highness, I am afraid that we may not be able to win Khitan and Xi in one battle. After all, the people of the two countries are all brave and good at fighting."

"Hundreds of thousands of cavalry can be formed at any time, if the lord does not help. I am afraid that His Royal Highness will lose troops in the end." Xu Liang said to Li Tai.

"If my lord helps me, I'm afraid it will affect the purpose of my trip. So please think twice before you go." Liu Rengui said to Li Tai.

From the perspective of being loyal to Datang, then Li Tai must send troops to help Li Zhi.But from the perspective of self-protection, Li Tai had better stand still.

Li Tai naturally knew this truth, so he said: "Help is a must, but the method of helping must be very elegant."

"In fact, this matter is also simple. If there is civil strife between the two countries, His Royal Highness will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." Luo Song said.

"Marshal is right. Now that the two countries have no leader, they are not stable. If you add more instigation, it should not be difficult for them to fight first." Xu Liang nodded and said.

"Then the matter is settled like this. As for how to cause civil strife in the two countries, it depends on your methods." Li Tai nodded and said.

In fact, Li Tai still had one final thought in his mind.That is, when it is a last resort, I must not watch Li Zhi's army fail, and I will definitely lead the army to assist Li Zhi.

But this is definitely done at the last moment. Even if Li Zhi has a slight chance of winning, Li Tai will definitely not participate in this matter.

Then Li Tai said: "This king wants to discuss with you one more time. This king is going to introduce a new currency in the territory of Yan. I wonder what you think?"

"My lord, I don't think this is necessary. Because doing so will easily make the emperor unhappy. You may even suspect that the lord has disobedience. The most important thing is that doing this will not do us much good." Liu Rengui said to him Li Tai stopped.

"Liu Xiang, don't rush to make a decision, first listen to the currency that the king is going to implement, and what is different. Then it is not too late to decide whether to support the king." Li Tai said to Liu Rengui with a smile.

Li Tai naturally understood what Liu Rengui said was reasonable, if he issued new copper coins without authorization, it would really make Li Shimin unhappy.

However, the currency that Li Tai wants to promote is not to change the style of copper coins.Instead, they plan to use the bank of Yan State to promote banknotes.

On the back of this banknote, the pattern of Kaiyuan Tongbao is also printed.The front is printed with the dragon flag of Tang Dynasty and the portrait of Li Shimin.

And change the text into corners, and every ten corners is one yuan.One hundred yuan is equivalent to the current consistent money, which is equivalent to one tael of silver.

The coins of the horn-level units are, respectively, one jiao, two jiao, and five jiao.The coins of yuan-level units are one yuan, two yuan, five yuan, ten yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan and one hundred yuan.

It can be said that Li Tai successfully plagiarized again, a successful experience for later generations.Since he has the successful experience of later generations, why should Li Tai bother to think hard.

So without hesitation, Li Tai stole this successful experience into his own hands.Even the size of the coins is quite different from later generations.Just removed the grading unit.

If Li Tai only explained it with his own mouth, I am afraid that everyone present would not be able to fully understand it.So Li Tai asked Mo Tiannan to make the printing plate himself.Several sets of coins for each unit were printed.

Now that there are real objects in front of everyone, it seems much more intuitive to everyone.So without any special explanation from Li Tai, everyone could understand Li Tai's intentions.

But then the problem came again, that is how to do the anti-counterfeiting work of this coin.So Liu Rengui said to Li Tai: "Master, although this kind of coin is very convenient to carry, it also has its inevitable disadvantages."

"After all, this is just a paper coin. First of all, it is very easy to damage. Secondly, it is difficult to guarantee that someone will not imitate it. So the Lord needs to think twice."

"The king who Liu Xiang is worried about has already thought about it. The paper used to print coins in this article is not ordinary paper..." Then Li Tai explained Liu Rengui's worries in detail.

First of all, the paper for printing coins is made by the process of cotton pulp, hemp pulp and wood pulp.So the paper is not so easy to damage.

In terms of anti-counterfeiting, first of all, Li Tai has done a lot of work on the pigments for printing coins.And joined the anti-counterfeiting marks such as steel seal.

While explaining, Li Tai asked Liu Rengui to take out the sample coin and observe it carefully.Liu Rengui's observation found that it was just as Li Tai said.

So he nodded and said: "The lord is indeed a great talent. I am afraid that there is no one in this world except the lord who can make such coins."

"However, I feel that it is best to say hello to the emperor about this matter, so as to avoid the suspicion that the lord will be overstepping."

"It's inevitable to say hello to the emperor. What I am worried about now is the promotion of this banknote. I am afraid that the people may not be able to accept it in a short time. So this is the biggest obstacle to the promotion." Li Tai nodded and said. .

"Any new thing must be implemented for a certain period of time for the people to accept it. Just like hospitals, schools and banks, isn't the people slowly accepting it now?"

"As long as His Highness implements the policy, it will be of real benefit to the common people. The common people will definitely see it." Luo Song said to Li Tai.

(End of this chapter)