The Prime Minister?
Ying Zheng was speechless, then pointed at Fusu and said, "If you weren't right in front of me, I would almost have thought that it was you, Gao Mi, who asked Chen Ke to hurry up and find me."
Fusu looked calm, but the clothes behind him were actually wet with sweat.
"Father said this, how could my son do such a thing?"
Today, Fusu has truly realized what it means to be with a king like a tiger. Perhaps someone he liked very much in the past can doubt him in the blink of an eye and then question him casually.
The next moment, Fusu felt another skill that he must learn as an emperor.
When footsteps sounded outside the hall, Ying Zheng already had a smile on his face. He looked towards the door as if nothing happened just now.
As Chen Ke and Li Si entered, the cold aura on Ying Zheng gradually dissipated.
He was as calm as ever: "You two still know how to come to my place?"
"I thought that you two had already forgotten me when you were together."
Li Si sat upright, with a look of sincerity and fear on his face: "Why did your Majesty say this? Are you going to kill me?"
But Chen Ke seemed very calm, and even had the time to adjust his sitting posture: "Oh my, what your Majesty said, I am really frightened."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"I have been thinking day and night, burning ointment and keeping the sundial. I have finally added fuel to the flames and caused everyone in the world to discuss the issue of new coins. Now this matter is about to begin. This is why I came to find your majesty. Don’t live up to His Majesty’s trust!”
Although Chen Ke didn't know what part of him made Brother Zheng a little dissatisfied, at this moment, he apologized first and then explained the reason.
Of course, we must also grasp the scale.
Li Si is a veteran, so of course he can sit upright and admit his mistake, and then say "Your Majesty, kill me?"
But he is different. If he does this, I'm afraid Brother Zheng will really "kill him".
Ying Zheng snorted coldly: "Do you live up to my trust? Burning paste and following the sundial?"
He hummed and said, "I heard that you ate some novel food at home last night. The fragrance spread for thirty miles, and even the black ice platform guarding outside your house could smell it."
"Not just yesterday, but the day before yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before yesterday, you were eating some novel food at night, but you didn't even send it to the palace! There was none in the palace!"
Ying Zheng's voice was filled with indignation, as if he was very angry about this matter.
The corners of Chen Ke's eyes twitched slightly. He thought of many possibilities, but he did not think of this possibility...
When Ying Zheng questioned him just now, Chen Ke thought that the First Emperor's suspicion of being an emperor had finally come online and that he was going to suppress, check and balance, or even coerce and induce him.
Who would have thought that the reason why His Majesty the First Emperor was angry was because he tinkered with some novel food in the middle of the night and did not send a portion to the palace?
Chen Ke even saw Brother Zheng's Adam's apple sliding, as if he was swallowing saliva.
And when he swallowed his saliva, it was when Ying Zheng mentioned the delicious food in the past few days.
Chen Ke understood at this moment, but at the same time he was a little helpless.
Fusu on the side also had a surprised look on his face. The surprise disappeared in an instant. He looked at his father's back and raised his forehead slightly.
Just now, he was still feeling sorry for his teacher, lamenting that his father's trust came and went so quickly. Who would have thought that he would see such a scene now?
Fusu sighed slightly and said: "Father, if you want to eat the teacher's novel food, just say no. I will definitely go to the teacher's mansion to fight for the father's "Chen Mansion" and "capture" all kinds of novel food. The recipe.”
This was said with a bit of ridicule, and when it fell on the ears of Li Si and Chen Ke, they immediately heard that something was wrong.
Fusu's sentence "Just say no, it will be enough", which illustrates that something "not to say directly" has happened.
whats the matter?
What happened just before you came here?
But these are not things to worry about now. Chen Ke just stood in front of Ying Zheng and said with a smile: "Why does His Highness the Crown Prince need to go to the battle in person? I can just surrender without a fight."
"Fang Zi will be sent to the palace later."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Ying Zheng burst out laughing. He patted Chen Ke on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Okay, okay, you know what's interesting."
"To be honest, I've been craving your food for a long time."
"Any novelty researched out in the future will be sent to the palace, remember?"
Chen Ke nodded quickly: "I remember, I remember."
The focus of Ying Zheng's explanation was not "food", but "whatever" new things are researched in the future, and "all" will be sent to the palace.
Fusu also smiled and said: "Teacher will definitely remember it. If not, I will remind you."
Ying Zheng was smiling happily. He sat there, looked at Li Si and Chen Ke and said, "Since you two are here today, does it mean that the new currency matter has been implemented?"
Chen Ke nodded immediately, looked at Li Si, and decided to disrupt his previous plan.
This time the new currency policy was proposed by Li Si.
Li Si pondered for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, the new currency policy should be announced sooner rather than later. Now that the entire Qin Dynasty is waiting, it must be struck with lightning speed, like thunder, so that everyone can All accepted instantly.”
"Nowadays, most of the thirty-three counties in Da Qin are controlled by county guards, and the county guards in various places come from the Baijia Palace, and the general judgments in various places are also in operation."
"All the wastes of the Qin Dynasty have emerged, just like the newly born sprouts."
"Qinnu Dao's letter has arrived in Xianyang City. According to the letter, they will be able to arrive in Xianyang City on the 13th of this month at the latest. In this way, the last Gu Lue has disappeared."
"Tens of thousands of mining slaves died in Qinnu Island this time, and the silver and copper collected totaled nearly one million kilograms. When this batch of silver arrived in Xianyang City, both copper coins and silver coins could be supplied in large quantities. There is no need to worry about someone maliciously causing trouble and hoarding currency for personal gain.”
Li Si's voice was ruthless: "Our recipe for forging copper and silver coins has also been revised. Whether it is prevented or not can be seen at a glance. And if you want to achieve the luster and hardness of the imperial forging, the silver coins spent are more than the Qin coins." Much more.”
"So people with evil intentions can't imitate it."
"Nowadays, most of the leaders of Guizhou have a surplus of food in their hands, and their lives are already heading towards better times. The Qin Dynasty has almost never heard of food shortages and famines due to Yizi."
Li Si said, took a step forward, then bent down and bowed to the end.
"Please open new coins!"
At this time, Chen Ke also took a step forward and sat upright, as straight as a tall pine tree.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Chen Ke of the left seconded the proposal."
Fusu was also sitting upright, with a solemn and joyful expression: "Since ancient times, only a sage king and a wise king can make the head of Guizhou healthy and the world surrender."
"Now, my father is able to make the people in the mountains and rivers healthy and well-fed. This achievement is greedy for heaven."
"I ask your Majesty to introduce a new currency policy, in the name of your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng looked at the three people kneeling under the stage. No matter which one of these three people they were, they were all people he trusted.
He raised his hand slightly, and his voice was equally heavy and solemn: "Yun."
Chen Ke and the other three were overjoyed and stood up quickly, then bowed again: "My lord, thank you for your majesty's wisdom."
Ying Zheng's voice was dull, but his excitement could be seen in his eyes: "I have decreed that the world will be peaceful and peaceful. I have already seen it, but I have never seen the world's people become rich."
"Da Qin Banliang, a coin issued in the early days of the empire, is no longer applicable to today's situation."
"Therefore, I ordered the prime minister to have Li Si, the right prime minister, Chen Ke, the left prime minister, Chen Ping, the manufacturing department, and a group of craftsmen to forge new coins. Today is auspicious, and the new coins are made, and they are Qin coins."
"After this day, the original half-liang coins will no longer be used, and copper coins and silver coins will be used exclusively for measurement."
"The use of cloth and gold is abolished. Cloth can still circulate until the day when the law is promulgated. But when the law comes, cloth and gold will no longer circulate."
At this time, Chen Ke took a step forward, with a bit of solemnity in his voice.
He knew that the forging of new coins would have an impact on the ordinary heads of Guizhou in Da Qin, so he had already prepared countermeasures.
"Your Majesty, I request you to set up "exchange points" in each county."
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke, the smile on his eyebrows never fading: "You want the head of Guizhou to exchange half of the money in his hand for Qin coins? Of course it is possible at this time."
Chen Ke lowered his head, with a hint of embarrassment in his voice: "Your Majesty, what I am thinking of is not just half a tael, but gold, cloth, etc."
He pondered and said: "Nowadays, there are more copper coins and silver coins stored in the national treasury, so there is no need to worry about being unable to exchange them."
"What I am thinking is that in the past, cloth could be used for trade, but now it is not allowed. What if some people have some cloth stored in their homes?"
"Cloth used to be versatile and more stable than other currencies, so some common people may have some in storage."
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and asked, "What if some wealthy people use this as an excuse to hoard a lot of money?"
Chen Ke said calmly: "This matter is simpler."
"The cloth can be exchanged for new coins. It is His Majesty's grace, so there is a certain amount."
"There is a limit to the amount that a household can exchange, so five is the boundary. If there are more than five horses, I'm afraid it is not a commoner's home, but a small rich home."
"After all, after half a liang of money is circulated, most transactions still use half a liang of money."
Chen Ke chuckled: "Isn't the identity certificate issued in the past two years and updated over time also reached the time limit?"
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The first batch of ID cards were issued three years ago. The technology at that time was not yet clear, so the three-year validity period was stamped on them, and now it is due to expire.
"Your Majesty can order people from all over the world to go to the government office to exchange old coins for new coins, cloth for new coins, and gold for new coins. They should bring their identity documents. On the one hand, they can prove that they belong to the same household, and on the other hand, they can replace them with new ones. personal I.D."
"In this way, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"
