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Liu Che was too lazy to care whether Ji An and Yan Yi were willing or not.
For him, the emperor, if the tasks are assigned, have you failed to do them well?
sorry!
Please move your seat!
The emperor can reminisce about old friendships and take care of his old ministers.
However, you must not dwell on old feelings in national affairs.
Because that's a crime!
The longer the emperor stays, the more he will become a loner!
Of course, you can focus on feelings and friendship, just like Yuan Cheng, and be a good gentleman.
But such a result will undoubtedly push the entire country and nation into the abyss.
As Wang Anshi said: It is better for one family to cry than to cry together, and to cry together is better than for the whole world to cry.
Of course, considering that Ji An and Yan Yi are both gentlemen, Liu Che arranged for them two deputies, Gong Sunhong and the master father Yan.
After confirming the matter, Liu Che said to Liu She: "Young Master, the army is about to return in triumph. How is the minting situation regarding the reward gold coins?"
When news of the victory in Wuzhou came, Liu Che ordered the Shaofu to take the lead in casting one million gold and five baht as one of the rewards for meritorious soldiers.
For these gold and silver coins, Liu Che required excellence and perfection, just like works of art.
Liu Che is very concerned about this matter.
Because it is related to the credibility and credibility of gold currency after the gold standard in the future.
China has been short of copper since ancient times, but the use of coins is huge!
So far, the Shaofu has minted nearly 200,000 five-baht coins.
However, compared to the millions of minted coins circulating in the world, this five-baht coin can only dominate Guanzhong.
I went to Kanto, where it was still a four-baht or even three-baht world.
Although the five-baht coin has gained credibility, the number of five-baht coins circulating in Kanto does not exceed 50,000 yuan at most.
This is the result of Yantie Yamen's efforts to recycle old coins and mint new coins.
Now, the financial problem of the Han family is that the circulation plate of five baht coins is too small!
Even if the Shaofu tried their best to mint money, within ten years, it would be difficult for the five-baht coin to truly replace the four-baht coin and the three-baht coin in circulation.
Besides, even if the young master tries his best to mint money, he still needs raw materials!
The serious shortage of copper and the difficulty of refining it restrict the development of the country's finance.
As a time traveler, Liu Che knew that throughout the long history of China, the lack of copper had always plagued the Chinese dynasty.
In order to deal with the shortage of copper coins, Emperor Wu played with white deer skin coins, and he had to pay three thousand gold for a piece of deer skin.
During the Ming Dynasty, treasure banknotes were also issued.
It was not until the middle and late Ming Dynasty that a large amount of silver from the Americas flowed in, making China no longer short of money.
Silver became currency and equivalent.
Now, expecting American silver to save the world is tantamount to wishful thinking.
Neon and Huaihua gold can be relied upon.
In addition, the Western Regions, West Asia and India are all places rich in gold.
As long as they can conquer and rule these places, the Han Dynasty will not be short of gold.
Turning gold into a general equivalent and making it a large currency in circulation can not only solve the money shortage, but also is the best financial policy to strengthen centralization.
But you still have to try it to know how effective it is.
After all, China has never had any experience in issuing gold or silver coins.
There is still a big question mark as to whether the people will recognize and accept it.
When Liu She heard this, he immediately gave instructions to the two attendants behind him. Soon after, someone held a plate and presented it to Liu Che.
"Your Majesty!" Liu She said as if he was offering a treasure: "This is some money, please take a look at it!"
Liu Che asked Wang Dao to take the plate and lift the silk cloth covering it. Then, dozens of neatly arranged gold coins appeared in front of his eyes.
The appearance and size of these gold coins are the same as the five baht coins currently circulating in the Han Dynasty.
Liu Che picked up a gold coin and looked at it for a while.
The young master really put a lot of thought into casting these gold coins this time.
It's almost like carving it as a work of art.
This gold coin is about two centimeters in diameter, just like the five-baht coin, with a square hole in the middle and a round shape to symbolize the round sky and the square earth.
On both sides of the coin, in small inscriptions, the words five baht are written.
The upper and lower parts are trimmed with gold patterns, making them look beautiful.
only……
Liu Che lowered his head, looked at Liu She, and asked, "Master, what is the cost of this gold coin? How is the fire consumption?"
Made in Han Dynasty, one pound is sixteen taels, one pound is twenty-four baht. After conversion, one baht weighs approximately 0.65 grams, and five baht weighs approximately 3.30 grams.
But in reality, it is impossible to control coins and pounds very precisely.
The current Chinese five baht generally have weight differences.
The heavier one may be close to four grams, and the light one may be about three grams.
Judging from the feeling, the gold coin in Liu Che's hand now weighs about 3.5 grams.
From a mathematical point of view, one pound of gold should be able to cast at least eighty-five gold bahts. If it is unconscionable and mixed with impurities, one hundred gold bahts can easily be cast.
For the current five-baht coins, on average one pound of copper can be minted into 110 coins.
From an economic point of view, for one pound of gold, at least ninety gold and five bahts must be minted to not be considered a loss.
But from a financial perspective, at least one hundred coins must be minted to ensure continued circulation.
However, the casting method adopted by the Shaofu made Liu Che very worried.
If the fire consumption is too much and the number of gold coins minted is not enough, he will lose money!
Liu Che is not willing to do anything that involves losing money.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, for this kind of gold coin, one pound of gold currently costs ninety-two pieces..." Liu She said with a smile: "It's not bad..."
Liu Che helplessly shrugged his shoulders, pushed the plate of gold coins into Liu She's hand, and ordered: "The young master will think of a way to see if he can make a hundred coins for one pound of gold while ensuring the appearance.
Around..." Liu Che thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "There must be at least ninety-five!"
Although the country issues currency, it does not rely on the currency itself to make money.
However, the scum of issuing currency at a loss will definitely be deeply educated by the working people.
There are so many smart people. Once someone discovers, it can be profitable to melt the gold baht and recast it.
Liu Che believes that people from all over the country, both north and south, and up and down the river, will participate in this process.
Therefore, the cost of gold coins must be controlled.
Financial loopholes must be eliminated to avoid being exploited by profiteers.
Liu Che had already calculated that more than ninety-five gold coins would make any form of recasting unprofitable.
Because gold is not like copper. Adding copper to iron can also fool people.
An experienced person can tell the quality of a gold coin at a glance.
Although Liu She didn't know why the emperor was so stingy about the coins awarded to meritorious soldiers, since it was the emperor's order, of course he had to obey it.
only……
"Your Majesty, if you insist on casting more than a hundred gold coins for one pound of gold, I am worried that the quality of the gold coins will be lost. Even if it is ninety-five, I am afraid there will be flaws..." Liu She said.
Adding something to gold is a technical job.
Even two thousand years later, the aunt will be able to distinguish the quality of the jewelry in those gold shops and whether it is pure gold with a sharp eye.
In today's era, when technology cannot catch up with future generations, it is almost impossible to mix things into gold without being discovered.
After all, if gold is slightly mixed with impurities, most people will not be able to tell.
But if there are too many impurities, even a fool can tell the difference.
When Liu Che heard this, he nodded and encouraged: "Just do your best. Under the premise of ensuring quality, make as many coins as possible. Pass my order to the craftsmen: if you can make more than ninety-five coins, all of them will be awarded the title."
Level one!"
Liu She then bowed and said: "No!"
After settling this matter, Liu Che said: "Yan Yi will stay, and all the other ministers should go back and do their work... In addition, tonight, I will hold a banquet in the Xuanshi Hall to celebrate the victory of Mayi with the ministers.
Please come and participate when the time comes..."
"No!" The ministers bowed one after another, and then exited the hall step by step, leaving only Yan Yi to face Liu Che alone.
"Aiqing, tell me about Maoling's work first..." Liu Che sat down, leaned on the bed, closed his eyes and rested.
"No!" Yan Yi bowed, then took out a booklet from his arms and reported to Liu Che one by one the contents recorded in the booklet.
Liu Che closed his eyes and listened carefully to Yan Yi's report.
Maoling, this is the hottest economic hotspot in Guanzhong now.
Apart from other things, Liu Che sold his house in the school district and got back more than 50,000 gold and tens of millions of coins, making a huge profit.
Yan Yi and Ji An also made a lot of money in this process.
At first, they probably just wanted to save some face for Liu Che, so they took money from their families and bought two or three second houses.
But now, they have become the first people in history to make money from real estate speculation.
But things like school district residences are a one-time deal.
After making this decision, Liu Che will not plan to play again for at least five years.
If you do this every year, you are treating businessmen and the world as idiots.
But even without the school district, Maoling still became an economic growth point for the Han Dynasty.
Among other things, Gongsun Hong and his people set up a card in Maoling to collect business tax and transaction tax. In just two months, they handed over more than five million yuan to Mo Mansion.
The Shi family alone contributed more than one million yuan in business taxes to Gongsun Hong.
In addition, the Shaofu opened a racetrack in Maoling and sold horse racing lottery tickets, earning 30 million yuan in half a month.
Even Prime Minister Zhou Yafu was frightened.
But Liu Che knew that this was just the beginning.
Apart from other things, Xiuyiwei once reported that in Chang'an alone, the amount of money bet on cockfighting lackeys every year is as high as tens of millions.
And this is just the size of the underground illegal gambling market in Chang'an.
The entire Guanzhong, the entire world, the wealth invested in cockfighting and gambling every year is impossible to calculate.
From nobles and princes to traders and pawns, the people of the Han Empire always had an astonishing enthusiasm for gambling and competitive games.
Nowadays, everyone can gamble openly and legally, which not only stimulates their nerves and blood vessels, but also supports national defense construction.
This wave of horse racing betting is naturally out of control.
The merchants, nobles and officials in the city, these guys with plenty of money and spare money, as well as the rangers who had nothing to do all day, found new entertainment from now on.
However, everything has pros and cons.
The rise of horse racing betting has actually intensified social conflicts in another aspect.
Fortunately for the aristocratic officials, they have money anyway, so even if they go bankrupt, there will still be people who cover up and they will not starve to death.
But the ranger is a problem.
Once someone happens to gamble on horse racing, lose everything, and then seek life and death or even take revenge on society.
It is likely to have extremely negative effects.
Liu Che was naturally extremely vigilant about this.
Therefore, on the one hand, he ordered that the maximum bet on horse racing be limited to one thousand dollars, and he also ordered the young master to post slogans saying 'Gambling harms others and harms himself' in all prominent places at the racecourse.
This is actually like printing "Smoking is harmful to health" on cigarette packages. It is purely to shirk responsibility in case something goes wrong.
But even so, Liu Che was actually very uneasy inside.
After all, betting on horse racing and making money, under today's social ethics and moral values, if something goes wrong, it may be a tsunami.
Since ancient times in China, not only the rulers have used the law as a footcloth.
The common people are actually the same.
In the thinking of the Chinese people, even in two thousand years, if there is a problem or trouble, the government will be the one to solve it.
Especially in rural areas, when encountering troubles and difficulties, of course the emperor will take the blame.
Not to mention that something happened while betting on horses, even if it didn't rain, the emperor would be responsible.
Moreover, public opinion, and even the emperor himself, accept this setting. If it doesn’t rain, I am indeed at fault!
After listening to Yan Yi's report on the horse racing betting event, Liu Che's inner uneasiness was amplified.
"In this way..." Liu Che opened his eyes and ordered Yan Yi: "Please lead people and set up all the roads around the racecourse. No one with a title of Duke or lower is allowed to enter!"
Gongdafu is the seventh level in the military merit system and is the boundary that separates the landlord class and the peasants.
Further up, there is the highest level of public transportation under the donation system.
Excluding people with titles below Duke from the racecourse is equivalent to preventing gambling from harming homesteaders and tenant farmers.
As for the powerful landowners and the dandy nobles.
Liu Che just wanted to say: Welcome to gamble!
And, to be fair, only these people are happy to make money!
Yan Yi was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "I would like to obey the imperial edict!"
Yan Yi naturally knew that this racecourse was opened because of the emperor's intention.
Although it was publicized to the outside world, this was a decision made by Liu She, the Shaofu Order, on his own in order to raise funds for the construction of cuirassiers and the cost of manufacturing equipment.
However, this is just deceiving children.
Even the rangers in the market can't be fooled!
Although Yan Yi wanted to persuade the emperor, closing the racecourse was the best decision.
But unfortunately, he couldn't say.
What should we do if we disobey the emperor?
Moreover, so far, there has been no trouble at this racetrack.
The princes, ministers and scholar-bureaucrats all had no objections and rashly suggested closing the place, which might be criticized as "just trying to gain fame and reputation".
Now, the situation of Confucianism in the court is very dangerous.
If you are not careful, you will be bitten by the Huang Lao School and the Mohist School.
Even a legalist who seems to be an ally if he is not careful actually does not mind giving him a kick and filling up with a handful of dirt.
For the current Yan Yi, it is better to ban people below the official level than to not ban him at all.
After all, this is progress!
[515 is coming soon, and I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list. On May 15th, the red envelope rain will be able to reward readers and promote the works. It is also love, and I will definitely update it!] (To be continued.)
