Wentang

Chapter 446 Education (million words plus more)

The manufacture of counterfeit money has existed since ancient times, but the real rise was in the Tang Dynasty.The copper content of coins before Tang Kaiyuan Tongbao was equal to the actual purchasing power, and private casting not only failed to make money but also lost money.So at that time, everyone melted copper coins and cast them into copper wares for sale, and there were very few counterfeit coins.

The actual copper content of Kaiyuan Tongbao in the Tang Dynasty was far less than its actual purchasing power, so it was profitable to mint coins privately, so the cost of making them became increasingly rampant.

This problem cannot be effectively curbed, and the issuance of new money will encourage counterfeiting.After all, waiting for five coins, waiting for ten coins, waiting for a hundred coins, and waiting for Yiguan...the profit in the middle is too great.

Although the official money making uses a new type of forging press, the quality of the coins is very high and cannot be imitated.But how many people can distinguish true from false?
People in the capital or big cities may be able to tell, but it is very difficult in smaller cities and remote areas, which provides room for counterfeiting.

The coins jointly issued by Yue Shan and Changsun Wugou have already been counterfeited, but it is easy to see that this kind of money is only circulated in some areas, and the cost is not serious. .

It is conceivable that once the court releases new coins, counterfeiting will emerge like weeds in the field.If this problem is not curbed, the new currency will only become a disaster for the country and the people.

Obviously, Li Shimin didn't think about this problem before, and he was dumbfounded after hearing Yue Shan's explanation, frowning and thinking about it for a long time, but he couldn't find a way to deal with it.

Finally, he turned his gaze to Yue Shan and asked, "Since you raised this question, there must be a solution?"

"I have a little immature opinion, but if it is too involved, I am afraid that the saint will not dare to implement it." Yue Shan said.

"Huh?" Li Shimin glared at him angrily and said, "How dare you underestimate me? There is nothing in the world that I dare not do."

"That would be the best. My solution is very simple, to nationalize all the minerals in the world." Yue Shan laughed.

"Uh..." Li Shimin froze for a moment, and then fell into hesitation.

"Why, the sage doesn't dare?" Yue Shan asked intentionally.

"Who said that?" Li Shimin was very angry, and then said a little uncomfortable: "But this matter is very important, I still need to discuss it with all the ministers."

"This matter must be decided by the sage himself, and there will be no results in discussing with them." Yue Shan poured cold water.

"Why?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.

"Do you know who is in the hands of the mines? Aristocratic families, tyrants, dignitaries, nine out of ten of the world's minerals are in their hands. Now the sage is negotiating with them to nationalize the mines, how can there be any results? .” Yue Shan sneered.

"This..." Li Shimin didn't know what to say for a while.

Speaking of it, the Tang Dynasty is indeed quite strange. It doesn't matter if it doesn't collect industrial and commercial taxes, and the mines are sold to private individuals for development, as long as they pay taxes.

Most of the minerals such as gold, silver, copper and iron are in private hands.

Especially for gold and copper mines, they are all money.Gold mines and copper mines are in private hands. What do these people do after mining gold and copper?Think about it with your toes.

This is simply to provide raw materials for casting fake money.

The nationalization of mines, especially gold, silver and copper mines, is the way to cut off the private casting price from the root.

Without enough gold, silver and copper, even if someone made fake money, it would have little impact.

Then, with severe punishments and strict laws, I believe that the situation of casting counterfeit money can be contained within a tolerable range.

However, the problem came back again. Most of these mines were in the hands of powerful and powerful families, and it would take a lot of effort to get them back from them.Maybe there will even be a rebellion, which is why Li Shimin hesitated.

So whether this matter can be resolved, or to what extent it can be resolved, all depends on how determined Li Shimin himself can be.

However, the nationalization of mineral resources cannot be completed in a short period of time. Yue Shan just made this suggestion. As for what Li Shimin planned to do, he didn't care about it, so he stopped speaking after he finished his suggestion.

Li Shimin himself also knows that the truth is too involved and must be carefully considered, so he put it aside for the time being.

The two talked for a while about other things before Li Shimin met Liu Rengui. Without any accident, Liu Rengui got the position of commander of the Dizhou Navy.

Moreover, Li Shimin and Yue Shan directly finalized the formation of the Dizhou Navy Commander's Mansion.

In the past, the navy was under the jurisdiction of the Dizhou Dudufu, that is, under the management of Li Daoyan.The establishment of the Navy Commander's Mansion means separating the Navy from the Dizhou Governor's Mansion and forming a separate army.

But it also means that in the future, whether it is soldiers or military supplies, the navy will ask the Ministry of War for it.As for whether the Ministry of War will give it or not, and how much it will give, it all depends on one's own ability.

However, Liu Rengui was not worried about this point. With Yueshan, no one dared to seize the supplies of the Dizhou navy, and besides, the navy was registered with the emperor.

After finishing the trivial matters, Yue Shan returned to the home of Si surnamed Ping, formally thanked guests behind closed doors and started writing a book.

"Education" is the name of his new book, and it is also the third book he has written.

Why is it the third book...

The Five Books of Yue Xue are reference books, they cannot be regarded as works but can only be said to be written, at least he thinks so.The new edition of the myth is also included in the compilation, and it cannot be counted even if it is burned.

There are only Confucianism and Analects of justice.

Speaking of which, writing this book is the easiest for Yue Shan, and it is also what he most wants to write.Without him, a professional counterpart.

When he was a teacher in his previous life, he had a lot to say, but he spoke lightly and no one listened to him.The main reason is that the things he can think of have already been published, and there is nothing to write about.

But in the Tang Dynasty, the knowledge in his mind was the advanced truth.

At the beginning of the chapter, Yue Shan copied Han Yu's teacher theory to emphasize respecting teachers, emphasizing the importance of learning, and emphasizing that those who learn first come first.

As long as the last sentence is removed, it fully corresponds to the gist of the book on education.After that, I began to conceive the general framework of the book, that is, what the book wanted to write.

Education is a big subject, and we must find the right direction to write this book well.

He thought about this direction for four or five days before finally deciding on it, starting from two aspects: learning to be a person and learning to do things.

Taking these two points as the starting point and ultimate goal of learning is also the highest task of the Academy.

From the point of learning to be a person, it leads to self-cultivation, family governance, and world peace, which just corresponds to the core content of "University".

Learning to do things leads to the unity of knowledge and action, which is the theory of Wang Yangming, the last sage in ancient literature.In his previous life, Yue Shan admired this man very much and even read his books.

Although Yue Shan did not have the ability to completely copy Wang Yangming's works, he could still write a lot by grasping the core idea of ​​the unity of knowledge and action, combined with the theories learned when he was a teacher in later generations.

(End of this chapter)