The first thousand four hundred and eighty-first section Wu was the ambition
Faced with the national problem of lack of money, it is even a historic problem. The fastest updated
Xu Jiu naturally had no choice.
China has been short of copper since ancient times, and the ruling class has used every method to mine and refine copper.
Today, the scale of copper mining in Kuaiji County has even reached the largest scale in history.
Last year, the Shaofu obtained hundreds of thousands of catties of copper in Kuaiji.
But with so much copper, in fact, it can only cast at most ten million five-baht coins (it may not even be that many, because today Shaofu casts five-baht coins. In theory, one pound of copper can only cast at most
One hundred and ten coins, any more will increase the impurities of the coin and reduce it to the pod money of the past).
Today, in fact, the main resources for Shaofu's coinage still come from the recycling of old money and the dissolution of various copper utensils.
In the past five years, at least half of the copper materials used by Shaofu to mint coins came from old coins, copper utensils and copper ingots copied from the inner treasury of the five kings of Qi and Lu.
So in essence, the country's copper coin circulation has not actually increased.
It is basically the same as that of the Taizong period (after the old money was recast, it suffered a lot of losses, especially low-grade coins such as three baht coins, and three coins may not be able to be recast into a five-baht coin).
What's worse is that the country's plate has expanded.
The East China Sea Kingdom, the Nanyue Kingdom, the Minyue Kingdom, the Andong vassals, and even the Huns all used the Han Dynasty's five baht coins.
The quantity supplied remains the same, while the quantity demanded increases sharply.
Anyone with even a modicum of economic sensitivity knows what's going to happen.
As a favorite and close minister of the current emperor, Xu Jiu naturally knew what the emperor had done in the past two years.
First, through the battles between Gaoque and Yanji, the supply of gold and baht was increased.
In the fifth year of Yuande, the Shaofu only minted 1.5 million gold and five bahts.
But in the sixth year of Yuande, the supply of gold baht doubled.
Among the Chang'an market and the middle and upper classes among the people, gold and baht quietly circulated as high-end currency.
At least, the scholar-bureaucrats were accustomed to the existence of gold and five baht.
On the other hand, taking advantage of the opportunity of Chang'an's reconstruction, the emperor recycled a large amount of old money from the people.
The construction of Chang'an Nine Markets and subsequent auctions further recovered coins.
even……
Xu Jiu thought of the Chang'an reconstruction scandal and the reason why he was able to serve as the governor of the Andong Protectorate.
He took a deep breath in his heart, fearful and trembling at the thoughts deep in his heart.
"Is Your Majesty setting up a major case just to recover and withdraw coins...?..."
The timing of Chang'an City's reconstruction scandal was too subtle.
It happened to be the time when the reconstruction of Chang'an had just been completed and all parties were slacking off.
At that time, the wealthy businessmen, ministers, officials, and officials who were full of food did not have any precautions at all. Everyone caroused all night long in the face of wealth and interests.
At this moment, the emperor drew his sword, overturned the chessboard, and smashed it into everyone's faces.
The officials, scholars, nobles, wealthy merchants of Chang'an fell into hell in an instant.
Their wealth, status, titles, houses and servants will no longer belong to them.
Public data alone show that during this purge, the Shaofu confiscated tens of millions of coins of various types and more than 100,000 pieces of copper materials.
As he continued to think about this, Xu Jiu even started to tremble all over.
Because he remembered it before the fraud was revealed.
The bureaucrats and nobles of the internal history and the rangers and ruffians of Chang'an joined forces to plunder the entire middle and lower classes of Chang'an.
Knock on the bones and suck out the marrow, create clever names, and all kinds of apportionments.
Almost all the savings and income of the entire middle and lower class in Chang'an over the past few years were confiscated.
Therefore, the emperor rose up with his sword, wielded the butcher's knife, uprooted the internal history, executed thousands of people, and exiled countless others.
The whole of Chang'an was boiling, and the people turned towards Weiyang Palace and shouted for the Holy Emperor.
But the problem is...
Where is the money? Where did the money that was extorted by corrupt officials and gangsters go?
Has it been returned to the people?
The answer is no.
The young master and the court officials did not even mention this matter.
All the prisoners' property was classified as stolen goods and put into the inner treasury.
The people are immersed in the happiness of justice, and no one even cares about their own money.
in other words……
"Even the officials of the internal history and the ruffians are nothing more than swords in the hands of the emperor..."
The emperor put away the knife next to it after using it.
But the knife was disliked because it was too dirty and was thrown out, used to vent the anger and resentment of the people.
Xu Jiu no longer dared to think any further.
Because he knew that if he kept thinking about it, he would have to take jujube pills sooner or later.
Because of this, Xu Jiu felt trembling and panicked at the hidden danger in front of him.
He didn't know how to deal with it at all.
Even the emperor is trying every means to find money, but he is just a governor of Anton, facing the huge gap in Anton's finance.
What can he do?
He is not a god who can turn stone into gold.
He is just a mortal.
At most he is just a somewhat smart mortal.
He could only look at the quilt and bow deeply: "My dear brother, can you teach me something?"
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Wu Ban looked at Xu Jiu and smiled slightly in his heart.
In fact, his biggest purpose in coming to see Xu Jiu was to tell Xu Jiu about this matter.
The former governor, Bo Shi, was a good official, but unfortunately he didn't care about finance.
He is an official of the Huanglao faction. Officials of the Huanglao faction, especially politicians, don't care about finance at all.
Even, in their philosophy, the world might be better without money.
The ideal society pursued by the Huang-Lao School has been clearly stated in the Tao Te Ching.
Chickens and dogs hear each other, and the people do not interact with each other until they grow old and die.
Therefore, Bo Shi might hope that Anton's money shortage would directly destroy the entire Anton's commerce and handicraft industry.
Let the simple people return to their fields and homes.
Let those gold-chasing rangers settle down and settle down.
But Xu Jiu is different. Xu Jiu is also the founder of Pyongyang Academy and a supporter of the idea of people's wealth.
Under his rule, the Anton Protectorate's desire for finance, especially money, will surpass everything else.
Because if you want people to be rich, you must have money.
Without money, what's the point of being rich?
And this is the purpose of the quilt.
During the five or six years in Anton, Wu Bei's ideas and concepts still remained similar and consistent with those of others.
But his political ambitions and ambitions have long been unable to be restrained.
Especially the year before last, after participating in the Shiquge meeting, Wu Ben could no longer suppress his inner pursuit of a political future.
He dreamed that one day, he would climb to the top of Shiqu Pavilion and face the emperor and the three princes, nine ministers, officials, princes, and hundreds of schools of thought. They would point out the country and promote words, and the emperor and the three princes would all obey, hundreds of families would bow their heads, and the world would follow.
And to do this, he needs money.
Lots and lots of money...
The more the merrier!
finally……
Control your own money…
Over the years in Anton, Wu Bei has deeply understood and understood the role of money.
In today's world, from the emperor down to the common people, who can live without money and who can live without money?
Without money, the emperor would have no authority!
Today, the reason why we can dominate the world, make all nations bow their heads, and make the Huns flee far away.
The biggest reason is that he has money in his hands. He can give generous rewards and rewards to soldiers, support orphans and widows, provide welfare to the world, and let the people of the world know that if you follow him, you will have meat to eat!
And he, the head of the Pyongyang Academy, was able to secure his position as the number one scholar in Anton, and He Jingcong was admired by people all over Anton.
It’s not that he is very knowledgeable and can reason. In fact, Zuo Wu’s academic achievements are much higher than his.
The basic theories and ideas of the Pyongyang Academy today were basically initiated by Zuo Wu, and he and Jinchang were just the perfecters.
Not to mention how good his morals are. In terms of moral cultivation, who can compare with those direct descendants of the scholar-bureaucrats and officials from Qilu?
People can even fully comply with all the specifications required in the book.
But now, where are they?
Why is it that only Tawu quilt has a far-reaching reputation and is known to all parts of Andong, and its reputation even spreads to Qilu, Wuchu and Yanzhao Daibei?
The answer is that he has money.
Although the money is not his, it is donated by others.
But most of the donors came for him.
There was once a wealthy businessman who spent millions to buy a house in Pyongyang simply because the house was right next to the house where he lived.
There was also a son of a prince who traveled thousands of miles from Xichui in Andong to Pyongyang and offered hundreds of gold in exchange for his eldest son being accepted into the army.
And when these people gave him money, of course they would try their best to praise and promote him.
This is the magic of money.
It's ridiculous that the giants of Confucianism and Legalism turned a blind eye.
But if Wu is known, they will understand this truth sooner or later.
Therefore, there is not much time left for him.
He must put his ideas into practice before everyone else does.
The last person to do this was called Guan Zhong.
Guan Zhong assisted Duke Heng of Qi. He used his power, both light and heavy, and benefited from fish and salt to unite the princes and bring order to the world.
Confucius praised and said: Even if Guan Zhong is weak, I will be sent to the left.
Today, Guan Zhong is revered as a sage by public opinion and various schools of thought.
Today's emperor has quoted Guan Zhong's words many times in public and in edicts to explain his actions.
Among the people, the majority of merchants and craftsmen regard Guan Zhong as their ancestor.
Guan Zhong's sacrifices spread throughout the world, and he had a vague demeanor of the God of Wealth.
Merchants and citizens, on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, or when they go out to do business, they must sacrifice three animals to pray for blessings.
Wu Ban looked at Xu Jiu, Tu Qiong saw him, and said slowly: "I heard that during the transformation of Chang'an last year, Emperor Xu Shaofu used the name of pledging bonds to collect the money of noble people in the world... I don't know if this is possible.
thing?"
Xu Jiu nodded and said: "Of course..."
After hearing this, Wu smiled slightly, bowed his hands, bowed again, stood up, and said, "Why don't the governor follow the emperor's example and establish a bond for the governor's office?"
"Huh?" Xu Jiu didn't quite understand.
In his mind, only the Emperor has the qualifications and courage to accomplish such great deeds.
During the transformation process of Chang'an, the Shaofu gave more than ten million in fake money to merchants all over the world.
Xu Jiu once thought about this model and finally concluded that the only emperor can do this.
The reason is very simple: those merchants can accept and agree to such a thing, because the merchants can trust the credibility of the Han Dynasty, especially the emperor. Since he came to the throne, his Majesty has never broken his trust with the people of the world.
Speaking of favors, the land of Anton and even the land of Gaoque were taken out and shared with the princes and ministers.
When talking about Anton's gold and its people, it means that it really doesn't care about Anton's gold diggers and allows people all over the world to freely pan for gold.
It is said that fertility must be promoted, and fertility is indeed rewarded. The common people compete to have children, just for the emperor's reward.
And compared to the emperor, what is he?
He is just a prince with a settlement of 500 households, and his family is only a few million. As for his reputation, I'm afraid it's zero, if any, it's probably a bad reputation.
What would he use to do such a thing?
Furthermore, what qualifications does he have to do such a thing?
If Chang'an knew about it, he would probably have to go to Tingwei for a while.
Only names and tools cannot be faked!
I will never let him go today!
Wu Ben knew Xu Jiu's concerns, so he explained: "Brother, you can submit a letter to your Majesty first. I think your Majesty will be happy to agree..."
Although Wu Bei did not have a formal conversation or meeting with today's emperor.
But he had seen the emperor's behavior and methods at the Shiqu Pavilion meeting.
Over the years in Anton, he has been invited many times by spies from Xiuyiwei to drink tea, chat, and give advice.
He knew very well that when the emperor was deliberately reforming Chang'an, the purpose of letting the young master play such a trick was to tell the people of the world to come and praise me for my wit!
The emperor has said this, and any scholar-official who is aspiring to the world will follow suit as long as he is not blind.
Wu was considered one of the first people to react. When he learned about the incident, he stayed up all night and thought deeply about it for more than a month, and finally came to an understanding.
In today's world, I have repeatedly criticized the world's scholar-officials and ministers in edicts, saying, "Scholar-officials and ministers cannot understand my internal affairs..."
The subtext, it seems to me, is to come and learn and understand the spirit of my ambition and edict, you fool! Do you still want to get promoted and make a fortune, and receive awards?
It's a pity that maybe it was out of reserve or the arrogance of a scholar-bureaucrat.
Until now, no one has given up their own virtues to kneel down and praise, or even act as a pawn for His Majesty, charging into the battle and adding to his ambitions and ideas.
At most, some people quietly adjust their positions and buttocks by themselves, and declare to the outside world that they are their own ideas. No one goes out to pat the horse naked and pursue the emperor's whims, and no one echoes and agrees with them.
There is no way, in today's world, all schools of thought coexist.
Legalism, Confucianism, Huang-Lao, Mohism, and Miscellaneous schools, no one school can dominate, and no school can pat its chest and say that it can defeat its opponents.
Under this background, scholar-officials automatically became reserved.
For the sake of fame...
But Wu Qui doesn't think so, shameless? What is that? Is it delicious?
What's more, many of today's ideas and brainstorming are believed to be possible, and once realized, they will definitely benefit the country, the people, and ourselves.
For example, if something like this is accomplished, they will be ranked above the Qing Dynasty, and they can pursue Guan Zhong and be as famous as the sages.
In reality, we can even recommend Zaijia as the best school in the world that “understands economics”.
In today's world, all schools of thought have to give themselves a label.
For example, Confucianism claims to be "moral first".
Legalists feel that they are ‘the first to pursue the law’.
The Mohists believed in being "the best in all kinds of craftsmanship" and focused on "the blessing and misfortune of the people".
The Huang-Lao sect, on the other hand, is 'quiet and inactive, and caring for the people is the first priority'.
In fact, the space left for miscellaneous families is only economics and related businesses.
If we don’t work harder and secure this identity, once a rising star emerges and takes away this identity, it will be too late for the Miscellaneous Family to cry.
And after establishing this position, it will bring huge benefits to the Zajia family, Pyongyang Academy, and even Wu Bei.
Maybe, we can even promote Pyongyang Academy to become the best academy in the world!
Wu was already looking at the future trends carefully.
The future world and court must be based on 'knowing people's livelihood, understanding the economy, and being able to make money'.
The three officials, nine ministers, and even grassroots officials are required to possess certain economic and operational abilities.
In this way, the advantages of Zajia and other quilts are highlighted.
Young man, do you want to rise to the top? Enroll in Pyongyang Academy!
Young man, do you want to benefit the people? Enroll in Pyongyang Academy!
Boy, do you want to marry a beautiful lady and reach the pinnacle of your life? Apply to Pyongyang Academy!
Here, you can find everything you want.
Xu Jiu became confused after hearing this: "Send a letter to the emperor? What if the emperor doesn't agree?"
Wu Bei laughed loudly and said, "If you don't agree, then don't you just need to use this strategy?"
"Brother, you are now the Governor of the Protectorate. It is your natural right to write to the Emperor and put forward your opinions..." (To be continued.)
