"you……"
Wei Ting held a breath in his chest, wanting to refute but not knowing where to start.
"What are you!"
Wei Shuyu did not give the other party any chance to speak: "The Seven Departments of Shangshu Province are the core of the operation of the Tang Dynasty."
"If any department is missing, Datang will be severely damaged!"
"You intend to depose the Ministry of Commerce..."
"This is the real subversion of the Tang Dynasty!"
Turn around...
Wei Shuyu bowed to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Ting is trying to damage the core of the Tang Dynasty. His heart is not right. Your Majesty, please remove him!"
"..."
The officials were dumbfounded.
He was actually impeached by Wei Shuyu.
Li Shimin felt a little sorry for Wei Ting.
He clearly had the initiative, but within a few words he was manipulated by Xiao Wei.
"Wei Shuyu, we know you are eloquent."
"But no matter how good you are, if you don't give an explanation about the copper coins, you won't be able to absolve yourself of the sin of laying the foundation for the Tang Dynasty!"
Seeing that his imperial censor was struck, he was speechless.
A supervisory doctor immediately stood up...
"Um?"
Wei Shuyu turned around and glanced at the other party with a sharp look.
The supervising censor's heart began to beat uncontrollably.
The name of a person, the shadow of a tree.
Wei Shuyu was also promoted from the supervisory censor.
The more they get to know Wei Shuyu, the more they understand how terrifying Wei Shuyu is.
The most they can do is impeach a minor official.
However, Wei Shuyu's official position was earned through his merits one by one.
Even the Yushitai could not find any reason to discredit it.
Not to mention that Wei Shuyu would quarrel with civil and military officials whenever they disagreed...
"Now that I'm here..."
"I will give an explanation, but before I finish speaking, I ask the censor not to interrupt."
A simple sentence.
He wasn't as domineering as he had imagined, nor was he as sharp as when he faced Wei Ting.
But the sense of oppression it carried caused cold sweat to break out in the palms of the supervisory censor.
"I understand... I understand." The Supervising Censor held the ceremony and then stepped back.
He has grown up!
When Old Wei saw this scene, he stroked his beard happily.
"His Majesty."
Wei Shuyu bowed to Li Shimin again and said: "What I am going to say next is confidential. Please report some irrelevant people..."
Li Shimin nodded.
"Xuanling, Xuancheng and Maoyue stayed." (Tang Jian's courtesy name is Maoyue)
Li Shimin immediately said: "The rest of you can wait outside the palace for the time being."
"promise."
Wei Ting's expression suddenly changed.
Once you are squeezed out of the center of power, there will be a second and third time...
But Li Shimin had spoken, and no matter how unwilling he was, he could only obey his orders.
"Tell me, how should we resolve the copper coin issue?"
After everyone left one by one, Li Shimin asked Wei Shuyu...
"His Majesty."
Wei Shuyu bowed and said, "Actually, I was already considering this issue before this."
"Merchants need to carry a large amount of silk cloth and copper coins every time they run business, which is obviously extremely inconvenient."
"And it's also easy to be targeted by thieves."
"So I was wondering if there was anything that could replace copper coins as currency."
Um?
Li Shimin frowned.
This is indeed a solution to the copper shortage in the Tang Dynasty.
"Have you thought about it?"
"I got it!"
Wei Shuyu nodded: "I call it banknotes!"
What the hell?
Everyone has the word "confused" written above their head.
"Bills? Made of paper?" Fang Xuanling asked after thinking for a while.
"That's right!"
Wei Shuyu nodded: "Both gold and silver tickets can be turned into a simple bill!"
"No, no, no..."
Tang Jian immediately stood up and retorted: "If the imperial court issued a large number of bills, wouldn't the prices in the world be chaotic?"
Several people couldn't help but nodded.
They all felt that Wei Shuyu was a bit whimsical.
"This is naturally controlled by the imperial court."
Wei Shuyu said with a smile: "The purpose of banknotes is to stabilize the monetary economy. Just like the price of food and salt, it only needs to be controlled to a certain extent."
"Or not!"
Tang Jian frowned and shook his head: "The imperial court just wants to get a piece of paper in exchange for money from the people."
"Isn't that treating the people as fools?"
Well……
The words are rough and the reasoning is not rough, there is indeed this suspicion.
Several people looked at Wei Shuyu.
"This statement by the Minister of the Tang Dynasty is wrong."
Wei Shuyu still explained patiently: "The emergence of banknotes does not mean that copper coins have been cancelled."
"Copper coins are still the universal currency!"
"And this banknote is mainly for the rich people of Datang, giving them certain conveniences!"
As soon as these words came out, several people fell into deep thought.
"How could they believe it?" Tang Jian asked solemnly.
"This can't be rushed."
Wei Shuyu said with a smile: "Reputation is accumulated over many years."
“When people around you become accustomed to using banknotes, they will naturally use them too.”
Several people nodded.
This is easy to understand.
With the support of the imperial court, it can be accepted by the people to a large extent.
"Then what if someone fakes it?"
At this moment, Li Shimin suddenly asked a question: "According to what you said, banknotes are just a piece of paper."
"If someone makes a counterfeit, wouldn't Datang's monetary system be completely in chaos?"
Li Shimin's words also caused everyone to nod frequently.
Never doubt the copycat technology of ordinary people.
"His Majesty."
Wei Shuyu bowed and said: "This involves the anti-counterfeiting of banknotes."
"How to prevent counterfeiting?"
Li Shimin asked subconsciously.
Wei Shuyu did not answer in time.
Instead, he took out a piece of paper and took notes...
"First, we can outline portraits on banknotes and have them specially painted by court painters."
"Second, the pattern is carved by a master carver."
"Third, I will develop a set of watermark technology to prevent counterfeiting."
"Fourth, the stamps on banknotes are also secretly set by master carvers."
"Fifth, the handwriting on the banknotes is anti-counterfeiting. It was written by a master with a strong pen and left a secret mark."
"Sixth, set up sub-tickets."
After finishing speaking, Wei Shuyu put away the paper: "I want to say..."
"If people want to imitate, they have to gather so many skilled craftsmen, and they have to be familiar with the secret codes and anti-counterfeiting, which is very difficult."
"Even if they figure it all out."
"This banknote is not static."
“We can do a banknote change every ten years!”
As Wei Shuyu spoke, several people fell into deep thought.
Wei Shuyu spoke in such detail, it was obvious that he had done his homework.
"What do you think, dear ladies?"
Li Shimin couldn't make up his mind and asked.
"It sounds feasible, but I always feel that the risk is too high!" Fang Xuanling didn't have much confidence.
"What do Mao Yue think?" Li Shimin asked.
"this……"
Tang Jian pondered for a while before replying: "As long as anti-counterfeiting measures are in place, banknotes can indeed replace them as currency."
"But I still have a question..."
"Even if the common people can accept it, what about the nobles?"
Uh-huh.
Li Shimin's face suddenly sank.
The nobles controlled the world's economy, and the issuance of banknotes would definitely affect the interests of the nobles.
They won't allow it.
We will not allow Li Shimin to grow so easily!
"This is exactly what I want to say to others..."
"As long as we're fast enough."
"It's unexpected, and the nobles won't be able to react."
Wei Shuyu said with a smile.
"etc……"
Fang Xuanling immediately interrupted: "What speed is fast enough?"
"Didn't you just say that you need to take your time to gain people's trust?"
"That's right."
Wei Shuyu nodded: "If you do it by yourself, you may have to slowly build up your credibility."
"But we are the imperial court!"
Um?
Several people seemed to have thought of something, but they couldn't grasp that crucial point.
Under Wei Shuyu's explanation, several people suddenly woke up from a dream...
"There are countless officials and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty."
"When the salary is distributed, except for some fixed grains, the rest can be directly issued with banknotes!"
"Then the reputation will be directly awarded?"
Damn it.
Several people were stunned.
It's so simple and crude.
"Then what if they take the banknotes to buy things and others don't accept them?" Li Shimin asked.
"This minister may understand."
Tang Jian bowed and replied: "The court can exchange them for copper coins."
"That's right!"
Wei Shuyu nodded: "Not only must we change, but we must change in a big way!"
"Change it several times a day to let the people know that banknotes can be exchanged for copper coins!"
Several people pondered.
The more I think about it, the more I think this banknote is feasible.
"I still have a question, and I would like Dr. Wei to enlighten me."
While talking, Tang Jian bowed his hand to Wei Shuyu.
Change the past.
He may still be a little dissatisfied with Wei Shuyu.
A little kid like him is in charge of the Tang Dynasty.
No matter how I think about it, I feel sick.
But at this moment, he has completely regarded Wei Shuyu as a colleague of the same level.
"Tang Shangshu just said it doesn't matter." Wei Shuyu returned the gesture with fists clasped.
"I dare to ask...how can we make people willing to exchange copper coins for banknotes?"
