"No matter what, everyone has no complaints about the temporary suspension of building houses." Huang Laoxiang Han Du assured, "It's just that because of the non-stop printing of treasure banknotes recently, there is nothing in a short period of time. "Everyone feels very tired, and it is easy to make mistakes when doing things. Recently, I have made two mistakes in a row when making banknotes. Although the consequences are not serious, I have to pay attention to it."
Han Du only felt a headache after hearing this. Han Du can understand Huang Lao's complaints. After all, we are all people who eat, not machines that burn oil. In the midst of continuous high-intensity work, it is impossible for everyone to remain unchanged. Everyone will be tired, inefficient, and error-prone.
But faced with this situation, Han Du had no better way. It is impossible to stop the production of banknotes now, and it is impossible to divert manpower from Xiong Shi's side. Although Xiong Shi didn't complain, that was because printing on his side was easier than making banknotes. The situation was not as serious as that of Huang Lao, but manpower was also tight and it was impossible to allocate manpower.
Due to the confidentiality of the new treasure banknotes, it is impossible for Han Du to ask Lao Zhu to arrange for another craftsman to come in. Since the treasure has been targeted, and now strangers are entering, wouldn't it open a loophole for those people to exploit?
Pressing his temples, Han Du said helplessly: "Since there is no way for everyone to have a good rest, let's let everyone eat better and double the food standard."
"In addition," Han Du raised his eyes and looked at Xiong Shi, "arrange wine for everyone. Of course, you can't arrange too much. If there are too many arrangements and everyone gets drunk, then no one will work. Let everyone have their share. , as long as you can have a few sips of wine to relieve your fatigue."
Han Du saw Xiong Shi nodding and writing them down one by one. Since there was nothing else to do, he waved for them to go down and make arrangements. And he left the Yamen and went to see Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu was still sitting on the dragon chair in Fengtian Hall, reviewing the memorials. When he saw Han Du coming in, he asked aloud without waiting for Han Du to greet him: "You are so anxious to see me, what's the matter?"
With a smile on his face, Han Du paid homage to Lao Zhu, then stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I thought it was time to issue the treasure notes."
Can we start issuing treasure banknotes? Lao Zhu was overjoyed when he heard this. What kind of life has he been living these past few months for this treasure? Especially after Handu stopped printing previous treasure banknotes, life was even more miserable. It made Lao Zhu deeply feel that the days when he was impoverished were more powerful than remembering the bitterness and remembering the sweetness.
After finally expecting Han Du to say that the treasure notes could be distributed, Lao Zhu, who should have been very happy, still had doubts in his heart. "How much money did you recycle by selling mirrors?"
"About two million guan." Han Du replied truthfully.
Lao Zhu nodded and continued to ask noncommittally: "Then how many treasure notes do you want to hand out?"
Han Du saw something wrong with Lao Zhu's expression and didn't know how to recycle it. However, after Han Du pondered for a while, he still said truthfully: "Now the nearly three million banknotes printed by the Banknote Collection Department can all be distributed, even Those printed in the future can also be distributed.”
Hearing this, Lao Zhu's expression suddenly became solemn and he asked: "We have only recovered two million guan, and you have to issue 3 million guan or even more treasure notes. Then, won't it cause the treasure notes to depreciate again?" ?”
So is Lao Zhu worried about this?
Han Du suddenly realized, smiled and shook his head and explained: "No, Your Majesty. First of all, it is impossible for me to directly distribute all three million treasure banknotes at once. The main way to distribute treasure banknotes is to rely on the imperial court to purchase them. Materials and salaries to officials, etc. Only when the court needs it, will the money be issued."
"Secondly, the credibility of the new banknotes is much better than that of the old banknotes. Even if the emperor distributes more, the magic of the new banknotes will make the banknotes retain their value even more. There will be no depreciation. The third thing is that mirrors are still being sold and the treasure banknotes are still being recycled. If the treasure banknotes are slowly distributed now, they can form an increase and decrease with the old treasure banknotes. Balance will help stabilize the value of the banknotes. On the contrary, if the banknotes are not distributed now, then when the private banknotes become less and less, the value of the banknotes may increase."
When Lao Zhu heard that the treasure banknotes would increase in value, his eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "I remember you once said that the depreciation of the treasure banknotes will damage the people's wealth. If the treasure banknotes increase in value, wouldn't it mean that the people's wealth will be damaged? Benefit?"
It is not without reason that Lao Zhu can conquer the world. Just because of his current drive to keep the people in his heart all the time, if he cannot conquer the world, then he has no eyes in the sky.
"Indeed." Han Du shrugged and replied helplessly. Seeing the excitement on Lao Zhu's face, he quickly said something to dispel Lao Zhu's thoughts. "It's just that if the treasure banknotes increase in value, although the people will benefit, the court will suffer."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu's excited expression suddenly froze, he looked at Han Du blankly, and asked, "Why?"
Han Du spoke calmly and explained: "If the treasure banknotes want to increase in value, the number of private banknotes must be reduced. If you want to reduce the treasure banknotes, the emperor will not only be unable to continue to issue treasure banknotes, but must also continue to receive money from the private sector." Just recycle the treasure banknotes."
Han Du's meaning is very obvious. You are the emperor and you have the final say. Even if you want to increase the value of your treasure banknotes, it is not impossible, but in this case, you will not only have no money to spend, but you will also have to continuously recycle the treasure banknotes.
After thinking for a long time, Lao Zhu asked Han Du tentatively: "So it is best to keep the treasure banknotes at the same level as their face value?"
"Of course it's the best." Han Du nodded. In fact, the best thing is to let the treasure banknotes depreciate slightly, so as to promote business prosperity to a greater extent. But under the current circumstances, Han Du was afraid that Lao Zhu would not agree, so he said this. As for the slight depreciation, Han Du plans to discuss it in detail with Lao Zhu when he has the opportunity in the future. After all, there are some things that the parties involved have not witnessed with their own eyes, and others may not understand them even if they talk about them.
Han Du smiled and explained to Lao Zhu, "In fact, the most important role of issuing treasure banknotes is to facilitate transactions and fill the shortage of money in the world. As long as it can prevent the people from being damaged."
Don't think that people will not suffer losses without treasure money. Ming Dynasty has not yet carried out foreign trade. The total amount of money in the entire Ming Dynasty can almost be regarded as fixed.
