Although the Dali Kingdom was not as good as the Northern Liao Dynasty, Japan and Korea were so dependent on Da Qi for money production. But when the money produced by oneself is not enough to use, many other small countries do not buy it, and even accept the money of the Qi Dynasty. The money made by Da Qi is as circulated as its own money. And because it is well minted, it is more popular among the people and people in Dali than Dali's own unsatisfactory coins.
Therefore, Huang Qiong is not worried that those guys will feel disadvantaged, let alone disrupt the normal order of Dali Kingdom. Even by giving money to Da Qi, who is more popular, maybe many tribes will be jealous of the money. But after thinking about it, Huang Qiong issued an imperial edict to Lu Mengzheng, ordering him to allocate 20,000 pieces of silk and satin from the Guilin County Prince's Palace to each of them before they could be transferred to the capital.
After all, in places where money is hard to come by, these exquisitely made silks will be more popular among the leaders, not to mention that cloth books can be used as money. Of course, those tribes that have been stubbornly refusing to cooperate with the Qi army have to use it when they are short of supplies, right? However, Huang Qiong didn't think too much about whether this was considered bribery in disguise. But he thinks this is another way to focus on the heart.
The amount of 200,000 guan is not large, and compared to the cost of transporting grain and grass from the two rivers, the cost of this 200,000 guan is almost negligible. Therefore, neither Fu Yuanshan, Lu Duan, nor the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance objected this time. But none of the three people saw it. After the matter was settled, Huang Qiong looked deeply helpless. We even feel the pressure brought by the lack of national power.
Money is not everything, but having no money is absolutely impossible. For a politician, nothing can be done without money. When Huang Qiong became the crown prince, he knew that the Qi Dynasty was extremely poor. Now that I have ascended the throne, I feel even more impoverished. Not to mention the other things he was doing now, he was ensuring the salaries of the court officials, as well as the military pay and burials of the armies participating in the war, which gave Huang Qiong a headache every month.
Only after Fu Yuanshan and Lu Duan left, Huang Qiong left the Minister of Hubu alone. His last instruction made the Minister of Household Affairs stunned. The young emperor actually demanded that the 200,000 yuan of coin money be all counterfeit money that had been accumulated by the user department and confiscated over the years. If you can use less real money, you should still use as little real money as possible. Use real and fake money at a ratio of ten to one.
Upon hearing Huang Qiong's order, the Minister of Household Affairs looked somewhat unnatural. Since you plan to use money to bribe those tribes, but you also use fake money, it is really unreasonable to do so. People are based on trust, and as a court, we should pay more attention to honesty. Without honesty, how can we convince the public? What if there was fraud in this matter? What kind of integrity is that? If word spreads, it will seriously affect the court's prestige.
Looking at the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, although he did not dare to express his objection, he had a dissatisfied look on his face. Huang Qiong frowned and said: "You are the Minister of Household Affairs who is in charge of the world's taxes. You should have a rough idea of how high the proportion of fake money is among the money circulating in the world. I ask you, what is the proportion of fake money in the hands of ordinary people? Can you replace all the fake money, or simply confiscate it?"
Huang Qiong's words made the Minister of Household Affairs dumbfounded and even a little at a loss. He was in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was in charge of the income and expenditure of taxes, money and food across the country. Although large expenditures still need to be judged by the chief executive and submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval. But for general expenses, he can decide by himself. He was still well aware of the imperial court's annual income and expenditures.
But if you ask, how many of the copper coins circulating in the world are privately minted money, that is, fake money, and whether it is possible to take back all the privately minted coins in circulation? This is not just him, let alone a high-ranking household minister. Minister, it’s hard to answer how much fake money there is in the world. I am afraid that even a county magistrate cannot tell how much of the money circulating in the county he governs is fake.
Seeing that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance was difficult to answer, Huang Qiong shook his head and sighed: "How much private money is circulating in the market? No one in the world can answer it, let alone you, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. Those private coins Coining has actually become a part of the money-making system in circulation. If we rely solely on the real money minted by the imperial court, a large amount of money will flow out to Goryeo, Japan and Northern Liao every year."
"The imperial court alone cannot meet the needs. The private coins minted by small merchants cannot bear the high cost, and the production is too poor. They are basically one-time and have been eliminated by the private sector. Today's These productions are pretty good, but the proportion of copper is lower than the money cast by the imperial court, and they are a little rough. Therefore, they are also widely circulated among the people."
"It almost worked, partially replacing the imperial court's casting of real money. This shows that their privately minted money has been recognized by the people, but Wuwei Bank itself does not recognize it. Not only the people recognize it, but the imperial court also puts the tax money into the treasury At that time, it was only by relying on the old officials that we could distinguish the private money. Don't pretend that I don't know about those old officials in your household department who have evil intentions."
"I often use those privately minted coins to replace the officially minted coins made by the imperial court to pay the local guards. Since the people believe that you people in the Ministry of Household Affairs can make it yourself, then those privately minted coins that can be cast fairly well, Why can't it be used? Don't tell me, you can defraud your own people, but you can't defraud outsiders? How much privately coined money do you still have in your treasury? Take them out this time."
Huang Qiong's words left the Minister of Household Affairs speechless. Although he didn't know how much of the money circulating in the world was privately minted, he also knew that a large part of the money circulating in the world was privately minted. Most of the money officially minted by the imperial court has been smuggled out by smugglers. If we had to rely entirely on the Baoquan Bureau of the imperial court to mint money to completely make up for the shortcomings, the cost would be too great.
Sometimes, you just have to let things go. In other words, turn a blind eye. In the world today, privately minted money has even become so outrageous that it can be exchanged for one to two with the money minted by the Baoquan Bureau. So he also knew that the emperor was not wrong. Common people can spend these privately minted money, but as the central institution of the imperial court, they cannot spend it under any circumstances. At least it can’t be spent at home.
If formal coinage is used, the court will also have costs. The use of these confiscated private coins can save the court some costs. As long as the money doesn't flow back to Daqi, it's not a problem. After a long silence, thinking of the hundreds of thousands of private coins stored in the treasury that could not be spent, the Minister of Revenue finally nodded.
However, it is said that people in high positions don't have to make up their minds. Once they make up their minds, they will do it more ruthlessly than anyone else, and they will do it more simply than anyone else. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue gritted his teeth and said simply: "Your Majesty, although the confiscated privately minted coins are considered to be exquisitely made, the copper content after all is different from the coins cast officially by the Baoquan Bureau of the imperial court. There is still a certain difference.”
"The money minted by the imperial court is smoother and the handwriting is clearer. The most important thing is that the money minted by the imperial court is more shining. As long as the person who takes over is not stupid, he can tell it at a glance. If it is the two Mixing them together will easily arouse their suspicion. Because after His Majesty ascended the throne, he strictly prohibited the casting of copperware. Therefore, the privately minted money that was not found out will only be sent to the Baoquan Bureau for minting."
"In the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs, there are now hundreds of thousands of confiscated privately coined coins. I thought that all the money allocated to the front should be used for the confiscated privately coined coins. Anyway, Dali Kingdom and Guangnanxi Bordering the road, the pseudo-emperor can even coin money privately to replace the money coined by the court, and smuggle the money overseas on a large scale to make huge profits. I don’t believe that he will not fool Dali State in the same way?"
"Perhaps, when the pseudo-emperor was trading with the Dali Kingdom, they used their privately minted money. When the Supreme Emperor was in power, I had contact with the pseudo-emperor and felt that the man was very greedy. Almost as long as he had anything to do with money. There is nothing he dares not do. I once received a letter from the following, and he even paid 30-70 cents of real and fake money to the rebel soldiers. Among them, he made 70% of the money himself. "
"He can do this kind of thing. It would be strange if he could use all real money to do business with those tribes who are almost illiterate. If the tribes in Dali are really used to using privately minted money. The money made by Baoquan Bureau is too exquisite, even if it is mixed in a small amount, they will still find the difference. Anyway, since it has been done, then just do it to the end."
Regarding the words of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Huang Qiong pondered for a long time, and finally nodded slightly. However, after patting the minister on the shoulder, Huang Qiong said with a faint smile: "It's okay to fool outsiders, but you, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, must not fool your own people. The privately minted money in the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue must not be fooled." Then re-enter the market. As for how to deal with it, I have to carefully consider it."
After getting off Chang Chao, Huang Qiong, who had not slept all night last night, pinched the bridge of her nose tiredly. After approving the notes for a while, Huang Qiong stood up and walked outside the Wende Hall, only to find that at some point, the first snow of the year had begun to fall outside. I saw the eunuch in the yard, distributing tools to clear the snow. Huang Qiong waved his hand and stopped the eunuch.
Auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. Huang Qiong hopes that today's snow will be a good sign and that the rebellion can be completely eliminated this year. This rebellion, which has lasted for two years, has gone on for too long. A large amount of annual income is consumed in this seemingly bottomless pit of military expenditure, but I can't do anything else I want to do. All of my original ideas are now just empty talk.
As the day went on, the snow fell heavier and heavier, and the snow on the ground became deeper and deeper. A group of eunuchs were carrying snow-clearing tools. They didn't dare to sweep, they didn't dare to leave, and they didn't dare to make a sound. He could only stand there and watch the emperor stare at the snow on the ground getting deeper and deeper. Only one of Huang Qiong's personal eunuchs carefully placed a fox fur cloak on Huang Qiong's body.
Although the eunuch's movements were very gentle, they still woke Huang Qiong out of his thoughts. Rubbing his pale face from the cold, he looked at a group of eunuchs in front of him who were also freezing, but could only dare not make any sound and lightly stamped their feet to keep warm. However, Huang Qiong frowned and told the eunuch in charge of Wende Palace to go find He Yao and add winter clothes to the eunuchs in the palace.
Then he waved his hand, turned around and left Wende Hall. After he left, several eunuchs hurriedly swept away the snow. Huang Qiong ignored the actions of these eunuchs. After leaving Wende Hall, after hesitating for a while, he went to Nangong Zhen's place. When they arrived at Nangong Zhen's place, they saw Nangong Mei who was talking to Nangong Zhen and Liang Peiru. Her eyes were a little red.
Walking to Nangong Mei, Huang Qiong held Nangong Mei on his knees in front of Nangong Zhen and Liang Peiru. Ignoring Nangong Mei's struggle, she kissed her for a long time. He said bluntly to the two girls: "Yes, the relationship between me and Mei'er is the one you saw yesterday. If Mei'er hadn't firmly refused to agree, how could I have let her leave me? For me, She’s just like you all.”
