"What is this?"
In Fengtian Hall, the courtiers looked at the thing in Zhu Yunxi's hand with curiosity.
The old man stood on the royal steps, leaning forward slightly, looking carefully at the round, silvery object in his grandson's hand, and asked in confusion.
Slowly, the old man seemed to see clearly that the portrait carved on the small, beautifully made object in Zhu Yunxi's hand seemed to be himself.
"Grandpa Huang, this is Zhu Da..." Zhu Yunxi quickly spoke and said with a smile, "This is the Ming Dynasty silver coin and Hongwu Tongbao that my grandson asked the Ministry of Industry to cast!"
As he spoke, he walked up to the old man holding the silver coin and continued to smile, "Look, on the back of this silver coin are the four characters Hongwu Tongbao, with a dragon carved between them. The front..."
At this point, turn over the silver coin.
The old man exclaimed, "Ah, is this really us? Why are our faces engraved on it?"
On the front of the silver coin, there is a portrait of the old man's head, and there is a line of small characters on the head, which reads: Hongwu's 20th year, the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, etc.
"Of course you used your image on the silver coins of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "This silver coin is something that can be passed down through the ages. Your portrait is engraved on it, firstly, to show the country's prestige, and secondly, to give the people a chance to see the holy face.
Three!" After saying that, Zhu Yunxi paused and continued to smile, "When the people spend money to make money, when they look at your old portrait, they will think that thanks to the old Emperor Hongwu, the people have lived a peaceful life.
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"Haha!" The old man grinned widely, and he really lost his sight.
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"My grandson asked the Ministry of Industry to cast the sample directly without asking for permission. Please forgive me, Grandpa Emperor!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile again.
"What's wrong with this? Grandson is trying to make us look good!" The old man took the silver coin in his hand, looked at it over and over, and couldn't put it down. However, then the old man frowned and said, "What's the use of good silver like this?"
When the Ministry of Industry mints coins, it requires both molds and manpower."
Coin-making in ancient times was not just as simple as making. The cost of making coins even exceeded the value of the coins themselves.
"This facilitates circulation, facilitates exchange, and unifies weights and measures!!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "The silver in our treasury is all 99% pure silver, but the folk silver is not so pure. When the money comes from the imperial court, it has to go through the process
Smelting, in this way, costs a lot of money!"
"And because the fineness of silver in different places is different, the exchange standards are not uniform. When made into silver coins, both the private sector and the court can benefit!"
"Looking at it now, minting coins costs some money. But in the long run, the court will save a lot of money just in terms of annual fire consumption!"
"Furthermore, with silver coins, when people exchange copper coins, they don't have to let unscrupulous businessmen and officials exploit them. Moreover, silver coins are smaller than copper coins, easier to carry, and convenient for officials and merchants to use. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone!
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The old man thought about it silently for a while, then turned to Fu You, the Minister of Household Affairs, and said, "Listen, it seems to make sense!"
Fu You took his eyes away from the silver coins. As the great steward in charge of the Ming Dynasty's finances, how could he not see the benefits of this silver coin? How could he not know the disadvantages of exchanging folk copper coins with silver?
"What Your Highness said is true. Having this product will not only facilitate circulation, but also benefit the court and save the need for re-smelting and weighing. It will be of great benefit to the country and the people!"
After saying that, Fu You knelt down solemnly and knelt down solemnly.
"What are you doing?" the old man asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty, I bow to the sage of the Ming Dynasty!" Fu You said seriously, "Your Majesty, throughout the ages, it's not that no one has seen the shortcomings of coins. It's just that this matter is so closely related that we don't dare to act rashly."
"There has been a money shortage in every dynasty. If there is a money shortage, how can the country be rich and the people strong? Your Highness's move is a policy that will rejuvenate the country for generations to come in the Ming Dynasty. This single virtue policy far exceeds that of the predecessors."
"Your Highness has blessed the common people, and the Hongwu Tongbao will be remembered by all people and praised in history books. I pay tribute to the common people and scholars in the world, to worship me, the high-spirited prince of the Ming Dynasty, who is not afraid of hardships and dangers!"
At the same time, all the officials in the palace kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, the great grandson of the Emperor, may you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
When it comes to people's livelihood and economy, the ministers of the palace can beat Zhu Yunxi by a few blocks. As soon as this thing came out, they saw its benefits. And behind the benefits, it was Zhu Yunxi who improved the bad governance of coins through silver coins, making the exchange rate of silver coins
After stabilization, the people no longer suffer from exploitation.
"Okay, okay!" the old man waved and said with a smile, "He is still young, so he shouldn't be praised like this!" After saying that, he looked at the silver coins again and said to other courtiers, "You guys should also tell me, tell me the benefits!"
Naturally, the ministers were full of flattery and praised him one after another.
"A good thing is a good thing!" Ling Han, the new official minister, suddenly said, "But I think that although this thing is good, it cannot be promoted to the world immediately. To govern a big country and cook small delicacies, you need to be cautious in everything you say and do. This thing is exquisitely made.
, and the portrait of the emperor, once it is quickly promoted throughout the world, it will inevitably cause the price of silver to rise."
"Although the common people don't have silver, but the price of silver rises, it is the common people who will suffer in the end! Furthermore, once this coin is released, the bad coins popular among the people will also be greatly affected!"
All the officials in the palace congratulated him, but he was the only one who gave him a heads-up.
Zhu Yunxi smiled and nodded, "What Ling Shangshu said is to be honest and forthright." As he said that, he said to the old man, "Grandpa Huang, my grandson asked Grandpa Huang to issue an order. The silver coins will first be issued in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other prosperous trade places. The Ministry of Industry first
The batch casting amount is around 300,000 yuan."
"Only the Ministry of Industry has the right to mint coins, and local vassals and private citizens are not allowed to mint them privately. After the promotion, all localities will use silver coins to pay taxes!"
Zhu Yunxi automatically filtered Ling Han's words. Everything that is beneficial can be harmful. A policy will always have some negative effects at the beginning. However, major national affairs must be considered in the long run and cannot be shelved just because of temporary effects.
If everything is inflexible because of variables and shortcomings, then the country will become one-size-fits-all in the long run.
Don't be afraid if you have trouble. If you find trouble, you will deal with it and make up for it. But if you make a one-size-fits-all decision because of trouble, the gain outweighs the loss.
"That's very good!" The old man held up the silver coin and looked at it carefully, "According to your words, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works will promote the minting of coins." After saying that, the old man added, "It's right to be more careful. You should do the math.
How much it costs, how much is minted, and then report it!"
"I obey the order!"
"Tsk, tsk!" The old man still held up the silver coin, "Our eldest grandson has such a good brain!"
"Grandpa Huang! There is a simple way to identify the authenticity of this silver coin!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile.
"How to identify it?" the old man said with a smile.
Zhu Yunxi took the silver coin, held it between his fingers, blew on it, and put it in the old man's ear.
Buzz!
The old man listened to the long sound of metal vibrating, and his eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.
Then, he put the silver in his palm, looked at it over and over, and when he saw his own portrait, he sighed, "Even in a thousand years, as long as people use silver, they will remember us! We have never been in vain in this life."
Live!"
"Not just the people of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "If our silver coins flow to foreign countries, the people of foreign countries can also admire your beauty. Throughout the ages, which emperor can do that?"
"No?" Unexpectedly, the old man shook his head vigorously and said, "This is silver, this is money! Our Ming Dynasty's money must not go out." He said, somewhat fiercely, "Only money from outside comes in, our Ming Dynasty
The money will never go out!”
This chapter has been completed!