Chapter 0176 The monarch and his ministers discuss each other
"Gao Shi, Chuan Qiao Xing Jian, Yuan Shao, Cheng Jue, Zhen Dexiu, come to the audience."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
In the political hall, it was time to go to the official office. Qiao Xingjian, Yuan Shao, Cheng Jue, and Zhen Dexiu suddenly received a summons from Zhao Yun. The four of them were a little surprised, and they were all thinking that Zhao Yun had summoned them.
What happened?
Is it a Xinjun thing or a Jiaozi thing?
Feeling suspicious in their hearts, the four of them came to Funing Hall.
After the four people saluted, Zhao Yun said: "I heard that because it was Jiaozi who received the salary today, many officials complained a lot?"
Qiao Xingjian and Cheng Jue looked at each other with heavy hearts.
Qiao Xingjian then raised his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, it is indeed true. This is all due to the depreciation of Jiaozi. Nowadays, Jiaozi with its usual face value can only be exchanged for 700 copper coins at most, and in some places it can only be exchanged for 6
Hundreds of dollars, the difference is really huge, which makes many officials dissatisfied and full of complaints."
Zhao Yun looked at Qiao Xingjian seriously and asked: "The depreciation of Jiaozi has not happened in a day or two. How can the court sit idly by and do nothing? The reason why a piece of paper can be used as money is because the people trust the court.
Now that Jiaozi has devalued, it has damaged the dignity and credibility of the imperial court. This matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. Tell us what you can do."
Qiao Xingjian was speechless for a moment, hemmed and hawed, and then said: "The reason why Jiaozi has devalued is because the imperial court cannot guarantee the exchange of sufficient copper coins. This is why the people gradually lose trust and try to avoid using them. If your Majesty allocates enough copper coins,
Or gold and silver, if you guarantee that Jiaozi can exchange it in full, this matter can be solved easily."
Zhao Yun was disappointed and said: "Jiaozi has more than 20 million copper coins. Even if we are issued ten and two coins, we still need to prepare four million copper coins. Where do you want me to allocate so much money?"
After saying that, Zhao Yun looked at Cheng Jue, Zhen Dexiu, and said: "Cheng Qing's family, Zhen Qing's family, one of you is in charge of the household department, and the other is in charge of the third division. You are both the moneybags. What do you say about this matter?"
Cheng Jue is still feeling pain in her body, so she can't even think about it. She has no choice but to let Zhen Dexiu speak.
Zhendexiu said: "Your Majesty, the value of Jiaozi is gradually depreciating. Because the amount of Jiaozi is huge, if this matter is not taken seriously, there will be big problems in the future.
The minister believes that we can set a step-by-step goal, collect a certain amount of Jiaozi every year, and then destroy it. This can be as short as five years or as long as ten years. This should be able to stabilize the currency value of Jiaozi. Even if His Majesty thinks that Jiaozi can be abolished at that time, it will be nothing more.
It’s a matter of one sentence.”
Zhao Yun listened and shook his head subconsciously. Although this method could solve the temporary dilemma, it also made people feel that paper currency was useless and prone to problems.
If such an idea is solidified, it will be difficult to reverse it. However, paper money has many benefits for rulers and is a major trend in the future. Anything that goes against the general trend will be crushed by the general trend.
Zhao Yun was dissatisfied with this approach and looked at Cheng Jue, saying: "Cheng Qing's family, you are the third envoy. This kind of thing is your professional scope. I want to hear your opinion."
Cheng Jue was angry with Zhao Yun in his heart, and he really didn't have any good solution, so he raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, currency has been related to the lifeline of the dynasty since ancient times. I see that this matter cannot be formed overnight, and naturally it cannot be solved overnight.
To solve it, it’s better to take a long-term approach.”
What you say makes sense, saying it is the same as not saying it. No matter how bad it is, even if you come up with a bad idea, it is better than this.
Zhao Yun was disappointed, and his face was clearly bored with Cheng Jue.
Seeing this, Cheng Ju had no choice but to look at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, pretending he didn't see anything.
Finally, Zhao Yun looked at Yuan Shao and said: "Yuan Qing family, you are Prime Minister Zuo, what can you do?"
Yuan Shao raised his hand and said: "I believe that what the court should discuss is not how to stabilize the currency value of Jiaozi, but how to cancel Jiaozi. As a currency, Jiaozi is absurd, and the court should find a way to take back Jiaozi.
, and then destroy them all, and strictly prohibit the appearance of currencies similar to Jiaozi in the form of law."
Zhao Yun was curious, wondering why Yuan Shao was so hostile to Jiaozi, "Why did the Qing family say this? Please elaborate."
Yuan Shao was calm and explained the shortcomings of Jiaozi in detail. He said: "Your Majesty, I think that Jiaozi is not suitable to be used as currency. There are three reasons. First, Jiaozi is paper. The paper will be damaged and useless if it is soaked in water or burned by fire.
, even if it is not exposed to water or fire, it is easily damaged by frequent use, and you will cry when it is damaged. Compared with gold, silver, and copper coins, the durability is clear at a glance."
"Secondly, there is a folk saying that gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times have never been heard of. Jiaozi in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times have never been heard of. This shows that the common people do not like jiaozi in their hearts. Only solid and heavy gold, silver and copper coins can be used.
It’s money, and abolition of Jiaozi is a move that is in line with the people’s sentiments.”
"Thirdly, just writing a few words on a piece of paper can be used as a money maker. Doesn't this encourage the ambition of those in power to issue excessive amounts of money? When Jiaozi was first established, it only issued 1.26 million yuan.
Nowadays, more than 20 million guan have been printed and issued, but in the future it is not uncommon to have only tens of millions guan. Why? It’s all because it is too simple to print and issue jiaoziwei, and it is too easy to get money. Who is not tempted, but the consequences of being tempted are
It’s going to cause disaster.”
Every reason Yuan Shao gave was a real problem for Jiaozi, and the problems were all huge. This made Qiao Xingjian, Cheng Jue, and Zhen Dexiu couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Zhao Yun's face was heavy. After thinking for a while, Zhao Yun said: "The issuance of Jiaozi was originally guaranteed by the imperial court with its own credit, so Jiaozi must be protected. There is no doubt about this. Now I want you to find a way to stabilize it."
The currency value of Jiaozi is nothing else. Do the Qing family understand what I mean?"
Yuan Shao was surprised when he saw that Zhao Yun still insisted on his opinion. He raised his hand and said: "May I ask your Majesty, why does Your Majesty favor Jiaozi so much? Now that Jiaozi has a big problem, doesn't it prove that Jiaozi is useless?"
"What is useless is the decision-maker who sends excessive messages and spam messages. What does it have to do with Jiaozi?"
Zhao Yun looked at the four people with sharp eyes and continued: "If copper coins had so many benefits, there would be no Jiaozi. You must understand the truth. First, copper coins are inconvenient to use and carry, and are inconvenient for large transactions.
Jiaozi has just appeared, and the Qing family needs to understand the cause and effect here.
The emergence of Jiaozi has greatly prospered commerce and promoted transactions. This is a fact and indisputable. Therefore, as long as Jiaozi is well controlled, the benefits will definitely outweigh the disadvantages. There is no doubt about this."
Yuan Shao wanted to refute, but couldn't think of a suitable reason, because Zhao Yun's words were indeed true.
Seeing that no one could come up with a better way to stabilize the value of Jiaozi currency, Zhao Yun had no choice but to express his idea.