When the man heard this, he thought, yes, the money was minted by Baoyuan Bureau, so shouldn't it be that Baoyuan Bureau should take it back and replace it with a new one?
Moreover, the Baoyuan Bureau is in charge of the prince. Could it be that the prince can still deceive the people?
Then the man took the copper coins and left quickly.
Other people who were about to change money saw it and immediately followed.
The money in my hand is somewhat worn out, so instead of wasting time here, it would be better to exchange it for new copper coins together, and then exchange them for silver.
After Zhu Bai and others dispersed, he told the shopkeeper: "In the future, when someone comes with badly worn copper coins, they will respond like this."
The shopkeeper admired Zhu Bai for averting the danger with just a few words and hurriedly saluted: "I understand."
When everyone heard about this, they all collected the copper coins at home and went to Baoyuan Bureau to exchange for new coins.
In just half an hour, the front of Baoyuan Bureau was filled with people who came to exchange money. It was very lively and crowded.
When the director of Baoyuan Bureau saw that there were so many people, and they were all here to exchange for new copper coins, he did not dare to come out, so he hurriedly asked someone to report it to the prince.
He is not stupid. He exchanges new money for worn-out money. If Lao Zhu blames it, does he have to make up for the loss in the middle?
Zhu Biao and Liu Bowen were both in the Imperial College, so they arrived very quickly.
As soon as the people saw Zhu Biao, they immediately said, "Your Highness, please make decisions for the people."
"I can only earn this thousand cash in a month by getting up early and working late every day. It would be unreasonable to lose dozens of cash."
"Yes, these copper coins were issued by Baoyuan Bureau. It is reasonable for Baoyuan Bureau to take them back and recast them."
After Zhu Biao heard this, he thought for a moment and said to the boss: "Change it."
After hearing what Zhu Biao said, the chief did not hesitate and immediately asked someone to check the received copper coins. If there was no problem, he would exchange the same amount of new copper coins for the other party.
In one morning, I exchanged all the recently minted one million copper coins.
The chief asked Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, what should I do with these old money?"
Zhu Biao: "Just melt it and cast it into new money."
The manager said: "The money here is all broken, so after melting it, we will definitely not be able to mint 500,000 copper coins. I estimate that at most 900,000 copper coins can be minted."
Zhu Biao frowned slightly: "It's about casting as much as you can."
The manager hurriedly asked: "What should we do about the gap?"
Baoyuan Bureau received one million copper coins from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry also reported to Lao Zhu that one million new copper coins were minted this month.
If you can't hand over one million in the end, who will take the blame?
Zhu Biao thought for a while and said, "Don't be afraid, I will go and tell the emperor."
After coming out of Baoyuan Bureau, Liu Bowen asked Zhu Biao: "What do you plan to tell the emperor?"
Zhu Biao: "Tell the truth."
Liu Bowen said: "No, your highness wants to say that it was the King of Xiang who refused to accept these copper coins. Your highness couldn't bear to let the people suffer, so he exchanged new coins with the people."
Zhu Biao frowned: "This is inappropriate. When the twelfth brother was willing to help, he had already agreed on an equal exchange. Now it is natural that he refuses to accept the broken money. How can you put this responsibility on him? This is not a gentleman. What you did.”
Liu Bowen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "The minister is not asking you to shirk your responsibility, but is he asking His Highness to explain it differently so that you will not be scolded by the emperor?"
Zhu Biao shook his head: "Don't worry, Master, I did not make a mistake in this matter. Anyone else would do this, and my father would not scold me."
Liu Bowen sighed secretly: Oh, Zhu Biao, you still don’t understand Lao Zhu well enough for me.
You are such a stingy person like Lao Zhu. I heard you say that you lost 100,000 Wen, almost 100 taels of silver. It would be strange not to scold you.
This time, you were tricked by your brother again.
Liu Bowen said: "Your Highness, if the emperor wants Zhu Bai to take over the coin minting and promise to give him copper mines, you must stop it."
Zhu Biao frowned and said nothing.
Liu Bowen looked around and whispered: "Your Highness, does he know that King Xiang has an arsenal outside the palace?"
Zhu Biao looked at Liu Bowen in surprise: "No way."
Liu Bowen sighed: "You really don't know. King Xiang has now made more than a thousand Yanling knives and dozens of handguns in that arsenal."
Zhu Biao looked dull and murmured: "When did it start? Aren't those weapons all made in the palace's war bureau?"
Liu Bowen: "Your Highness, you are indeed kept in the dark. How can so many weapons be made at once in such a small place as the War Bureau. If the emperor asks about it in the future, King Xiang will definitely use the excuse that the War Bureau is too small."
Zhu Biao shook his head: "No, no, no, Master, did you make a mistake? My twelfth brother just paid for someone to make one."
He knew about Zhu Bai's making of the Wild Goose Feather Knife.
The last time they went out for inspection, the guards already had a Yan Fei Dao.
Liu Bowen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Highness knows King Xiang better than Wei Chen. How could he do this to others? Since the last appraisal of private houses, he got a lot of houses, so he chose a remote one that was originally a workshop. Zhaizi develops and manufactures weapons. Anyway, the Guanya Bureau has whatever it needs. Copper, iron, wood, charcoal, and coal can be shipped directly there. There is no need to go through the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War."
Zhu Biao didn't hear what Liu Bowen said later.
All he could think about was: My twelfth brother and I, the twelfth brother whom my father relied on the most, actually opened a weapons workshop privately?
This is the crime of rebellion! !
Seeing the imperial study from a distance, Zhu Biao stopped, took a deep breath, and adjusted himself.
It’s better not to tell Lao Zhu about the weapons workshop yet.
Wait until he asks Zhu Bai.
After Zhu Biao entered the imperial study room, he told Lao Zhu the cause and effect of today.
When Lao Zhu heard this, he was angry and shocked: Son, this is not how a prodigal family is ruined. If you exchange new money for old money, isn't that a clear loss?
You are playing tricks on those unscrupulous people.
But he was afraid of attacking Zhu Biao directly.
After all, Zhu Biao also thinks about the people.
Lao Zhu clenched his hands and tried to say in a calm tone: "Very good. Don't do this again."
Zhu Biao was stunned and asked: "Why? Does Father think it's inappropriate?"
Lao Zhu said: "It's not inappropriate, it's very inappropriate. This is a loss-making business. It can't be done often."
Zhu Bai must have expected it a long time ago, so he refused so simply at that time, and even agreed to help Zhu Biao under conditions in advance.
Lao Zhu pondered for a moment and said to Er Hu: "Call Lao Twelve back and tell him that we have something urgent to do to see him."
Erhu personally went to the Guanya Bureau to invite Zhu Bai. Zhu Bai had already guessed the reason why Lao Zhu was looking for him, so he came back very quickly.
Then Zhu Biao told Zhu Bai about the lack of 100,000 copper coins in the end.
Zhu Bai pretended not to know the reason and asked Lao Zhu: "It stands to reason that silver will wear out after being used for a long time. Why does this problem not occur when using silver?"
Lao Zhu said: "Because after the government casts the silver ingots and distributes them, the people will cut them into pieces of silver and use them. If the pieces of silver are to be used to make silver, they will also be weighed and exchanged."
The loss of wear and tear is spread among everyone who changes hands.
But the copper plates cannot be cut, just use them one by one. Anything less is less, and the last person to bear the loss is.
The current situation is all blamed on Lao Zhu.
Didn’t Lao Zhu become the villain in legend?
