It is inevitable that the people are short of money, because China has been short of copper since ancient times.
Copper is added to coins to ensure their value.
Currency must have its own value, which is the basis for currency circulation.
There is no such thing as credit currency in this era. You can just swipe paper and use it as money. In this era, it's not that you don't want it, but that no one believes in its value.
The White Deer Coin created by Emperor Wu was essentially a credit currency, but his lack of credit led to its collapse.
It’s not that I don’t want to be creditworthy, it’s just that I really can’t afford it.
"Your Majesty."
After hearing Li Yunze's words, while everyone was still deep in thought, Master Fuyan spoke very simply, "I have something to say."
"Um."
Li Yunze nodded, "Feel free to speak out."
"Your Majesty, today there is an overflow of private money in various places. In many places, Qin is still used to make money. Money is everywhere. As for three and four bahts, there is a mixture of good and bad. Although five baht is good, it consumes too much. Treat it as a new currency. Money replaces old money, private minting is prohibited, and minting is collected
The power returned to the hands of the imperial court. "
The master's father said eloquently, "If this is accomplished, it will be of great benefit to the king to fight for the throne."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Ou's face suddenly changed when Shi Fen, who was previously dissatisfied because his father Yan, a newcomer, stole the spotlight as soon as he came on.
Even Zhidu, who could express his emotions and anger, Zhang Tang was slightly moved.
This kid actually dares to say so directly about fighting for the throne!
It's so crazy. He is indeed a political strategist.
Li Yunze smiled, and naturally he would not dampen the enthusiasm of his subordinates at this time. "Let's not mention the important matters for the time being. The emperor is in his prime, so don't talk about these useless things. Let's talk about how to innovate money."
The meaning of these words can naturally be understood by everyone present.
The emperor is not old enough yet, so it is useless to talk about this now, we can wait for now.
Anyone who understands the meaning contained in it will naturally understand it.
Shi Fen came from Chang'an City, and he had already understood the meaning of Emperor Liu Qi when he gave his speech before coming.
The Emperor Liu Qi indeed intended to pass the throne to the King of Zhongshan, so he quietly protected the King of Zhongshan from wind and rain and enhanced his strength and reputation.
If nothing else, let’s just say that the imperial examinations for the meritorious nobles, which offended countless relatives and relatives of the emperor, could not have been carried out without the protection of the emperor!
Rumors in Chang'an City about who will inherit the throne have already been flying all over the sky.
He also knew that Empress Dowager Dou intended to make Liang Wang Liu Wu the emperor's younger brother, and then pass the throne to Liu Qi's son after Liu Wu's death.
Shi Fen sneered at Empress Dowager Dou's idea, feeling that the old lady was not only blind but also mentally blind.
If Liu Wu really becomes emperor, not only will the throne never return to the hands of Liu Qi and his family, but all Liu Qi's sons will definitely be killed!
If Liu Qi's sons are unwilling to die, it will be another rebellion of the Seven Kings.
He has lived for such a long time and has long seen through human nature.
Liu She, the king of Jiaodong, was very popular here, but Shi Fen was not optimistic about it.
Because Liu She is too young, it will take at least more than ten years before he can truly succeed. But who will give him more than ten years to grow?
It is already turbulent now, how can it continue for more than ten years?
Even if the emperor's body could withstand the torment, this big man could not withstand the struggle for the throne for more than ten years.
As for the current crown prince Liu Rong, when his biological mother Li Ji said "old dog" to the emperor, everyone had given up on him.
In modern world TV drama terms, you won’t survive more than two episodes.
Now it seems that the king already knows this well.
"Here."
This place has been wasted for many years, and the frustrated master Fuyan desperately wants to show his ability. "Your Majesty, to innovate the currency value, we should mint new money. The old money should be discarded and all new money should be used. The new money should be sufficient and the amount should be returned." We must weigh carefully to determine the exchange of gold, silver, and silk."
The master's father said a lot eloquently, but they were not empty words, but he actually came up with a plan that could get things done.
Li Yunze, who listened carefully, nodded with satisfaction, "This is someone who has real ability and can do things." Unlike the jesters like Dongfang Shuo and Ji Xiaolan, they are better than the pure poet Sima Xiangru. '
After Master Fuyan finished speaking, Li Yunze slowly said, "There is a very important prerequisite for what you said, otherwise it will all be mirrored."
The master's father Yan's eyes lit up and he immediately said loudly, "Take back the coins!"
Li Yunze nodded with a smile, and the two looked at each other like fish in water.
In the early Han Dynasty, currency was very chaotic.
Qin Banliang in the former Qin Dynasty was the main currency because of its good quality.
Later, when Liu Bang was short of money, he minted three baht coins, which were purely rubbish made for plunder.
When Empress Lu innovated the currency value, she made a lot of good money. Unfortunately, after the entire Lu family was massacred, it was immediately abolished.
Before the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, the reason why King Wu Liu Bi attracted the attention of the world was largely because the largest copper mine in the Han Dynasty was located in his feudal kingdom.
King Wu Liu Bi minted private money on a large scale and expanded his strength on a large scale, which kept Emperors Wen and Jing awake at night.
Li Yunze was very satisfied with Zhu Fuyan's performance, "You will write a memorial about this matter. The theme must be clearly stated to be to take back the casting rights, and then ask the emperor for the casting rights to me."
Having said this, he turned to look at Shi Fen, who was on the upper left side, "I'd like to trouble you, Master, to go to Chang'an City in person and make sure this matter is done."
Shi Fen smiled bitterly in his heart.
This great king is really resolute and resolute. When he makes arrangements, he directly gives orders. He is truly worthy of being valued by the emperor.
He turned sideways and saluted Li Yunze, "Here~~~"
Shi Fen sat in a carriage and wandered towards Chang'an City.
Li Yunze will naturally not be idle here in Zhongshan Kingdom.
Zhang Tang and Zhidu were both sent out. Zhang Tang was responsible for hunting down the officials, while Zhidu was even more ruthless and directly swept away powerful people from all over the country.
In the early Han Dynasty, the powerful people had not yet had time to make a fortune, and as for the powerful families, they did not even have a shadow.
Many so-called powerful people are just running rampant in the countryside.
But even so, Zhidu showed no mercy.
He led soldiers and horses to visit county after county, and all big households with a bad reputation were directly cleaned up.
Even if he had a good reputation, he followed his master's father Yan's suggestion and moved his whole family to and from Lunu City.
In addition, Zhidu is also responsible for an important job, that is, wandering the rangers from all over the world.
To put it bluntly, the so-called rangers are the Black Society, and the wanderers are the street runners. It is simple and clear.
As a representative figure of ruthless officials, Zhidu really showed no mercy when he took action. The soldiers of the country directly came to surround and kill him.
No matter how famous you are, no matter whether you know Ju Meng or not, they are all special.
After Zhidu led thousands of soldiers and horses through the eight counties of Zhongshan Kingdom, the public security situation in the entire Zhongshan Kingdom was surprisingly good. It really reached the point where no one would pick up lost items on the road and no one would dare to commit crimes.
Those who dared to commit crimes were killed, and the remaining people were also frightened, because they all really dared to kill.
Here, Li Yunze and his father Yan were busy minting new money.
Although there was no news from the emperor, Zhu Fuyan concluded that the emperor would not refuse, because the emperor did not refuse the imperial examination, which had already made his attitude clear.
"Your Majesty."
In the manor outside the city, the master's father Yan looked at the many craftsmen working around the many tool stoves and said, "It is not difficult to cast new money, otherwise private money will not flood. The real problem is how to prevent someone from profiting from it." "
"You're saying that if the copper content is too high, someone will collect copper coins and melt them to make copper utensils. If the copper content is too low, the value will be low and it will hinder circulation?"
"Great King Shengming."
The master father Yan saluted respectfully, "That's right."
In ancient times, the value of currency varied, and prices varied from place to place, so the value of coins fluctuated greatly.
Li Yunze, who stood with his hands behind his back, looked at his father and asked, "Do you have a solution?"
"Your Majesty."
The master's father Yan, who showed confidence on his face, responded, "The copper share must not be too high. If it is high, someone will surely raise money. I believe that the copper share should be no more than four to be the best. What's more, we should ask the emperor to issue an edict, and then cast private money." All of them are treason!"
Li Yunze smiled, "Didn't you already write it in the memorial?"
"I also wrote that the money made by the king is for the Han Dynasty and should not be used as personal money."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Walk."
Li Yunze smiled and said, "Look at the new money-making method that I have come up with."
When casting money in ancient times, the most important thing was the money model. With the money model, basically all that was left was copying.
Zifan was invented during the Spring and Autumn Period. According to the material classification, it can be divided into earth mold, stone mold, copper mold, etc.
Later, the mother model became popular, and the technology was innovated and became more advanced.
The money-making methods are mainly Yinwen Zifan and Yangwenmufan.
But when it comes to the real innovation in coining money, it is still the mother's money that is cast in the sand.
The technological process is as follows: ivory money sample, copper carving ancestral money, initial casting of mother money, stamping of mother money, and presentation of sample money.
The sample money is made by sanding the mother money and casting the sample money, and the sample money is used to mint money on a large scale.
The coins cast by this method are regular and beautiful, with a deep and sharp relationship between the money text and the seal. There is no superficial image. There are no blisters on the front and back. If there are blisters, they will be destroyed directly.
If there are blisters outside, or the writing is dull, distorted and ugly, it must be counterfeit money.
Reaching out and picking up a beautiful new coin that was newly minted, Li Yunze played with it for a while and then threw it to his father.
He then walked towards a large room with a waterwheel standing next to it.
It is said to be a room, but actually it is more appropriate to say it is a simple factory.
This place is a hydraulic stamping machine built by Li Yunze through technological advancement.
Because of the lack of water power, it was too difficult to stamp armor and other things.
But this is not the kind of military work we do here, but the stamping and casting of gold coins!
Copper coins can be used as small amounts of currency and are still the most widely used currency.
But when it comes to large-scale transactions, it’s not always easy to pay for just a few cars of copper coins.
So Li Yunze directly issued gold coins to use as large amounts of currency.
The reason why silver is not used is because there is a shortage of silver in the Middle Earth, but there is more gold at this time.
Master Yan, who followed, picked up a smooth gold coin and looked at it. After a moment, he said to Li Yunze, "Your Majesty, please hurry up and send a sample of money to catch up to Wan Shijun and present it to the Emperor's case."
Li Yunze nodded, "Yes."
(End of chapter)
