Chapter 547 If we lose one, we will give 500,000 catties of grain reduction
One penny should be spent as ten pence?
Zhou Yuan was so confused that he couldn't even sit on the soft stool and stood up with a pale face:
"Your Majesty, we cannot force the people. Blocking the people's mouths is better than blocking the river. If we force the people, I am afraid it will cause chaos in the world."
Su Lu was also a little confused. What did I just say? It would stop the people's mouth and cause chaos in the world.
Zhou Yuan also wanted to advise: "Your Majesty, although this world is not yours, you and Your Majesty are one. If Your Majesty loses the world, will you feel better, Your Majesty?"
"Stop, stop, stop, where are you thinking? I said to make copper coins worth ten cents, who the hell said I wanted to silence the people and force them to do so!"
Su Lu stopped Zhou Yuan from continuing to use his imagination and scolded him depressedly:
"I said, Lao Zhou, after all you have been my veteran for many years, yet you don't like my temperament so much."
Zhou Yuan's face froze, and he said after a long time:
"How much does a copper coin worth ten cents weigh, Your Majesty?"
Zhou Yuan traced the shape of a copper coin with his hand and laughed. Then he felt it was not working and changed it to the size of a bowl mouth.
"It's so big that it can't fit in a bag. It's inconvenient to carry. It's not as useful as today's copper coins. The ten cents are so big, that's the point."
Zhou Yuan took out a few copper coins from his pocket, weighed them a few times, and said with a smile.
Su Lu took a copper coin from Zhou Yuan's hand, gestured and said: "It's still the same size, but change the words on it. This Yuan He Tong Bao is no longer needed. Change it to one penny."
Zhou Yuan's eyes widened: "Then what you mean, my lord, is that the ten cents should be changed to ten cents, or even a hundred cents."
Su Lu patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder: "Not bad, not bad. He is worthy of being a talent who can join the empire's center. His brain works very fast. Yes, that's what I think."
Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty, I know you must have a lot of considerations in your heart, but have you considered the most serious problem? Nowadays, Yuanhe Tongbao is not only cast by us, but there are also many people who use molds to cast it.
The same can be circulated in the market.”
"Why? Because whether it is privately minted or copper coins minted by our household department, the weight is not bad, so it can be circulated in the market."
"If it is true, as the prince said, that we have minted ten pennies and there are imitations by the private sector, what should we do? Even if it is the one hundred pennies you mentioned, private money must be minted with the largest denomination. What denomination will be available on the market then?
The price of copper coins has skyrocketed, and the country will not be able to survive."
Su Lu glanced at Zhou Yuan. This guy was indeed the top talent with far-reaching vision. If he hadn't had previous experience, he wouldn't have been able to see this.
"We can start from two directions. First, make the money more difficult to imitate. As you said, it takes more effort to make ten coins, and it takes more effort to make one hundred coins."
"The second step is to raid those who make coins. It is strictly forbidden to make money in private. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed. If the amount is huge, if the relatives report it, they will be exempted from the death penalty. If the relatives do not report it, the three clans will be executed."
Su Lu looked at Zhou Yuan with a smile, "In this way, we will ensure the safety and promotion of our currency."
Zhou Yuan pondered for a while, and finally shook his head, "Even so, I'm afraid we can't completely eliminate counterfeiting, but the prince has an order, and I must obey it. When I get back, I will summon the capable money-making workers in my household department to do it as soon as possible.
Give me these coins."
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions: "First make three types of one article and five articles and ten articles. Firstly, you can practice your skills. Secondly, if this article is circulated on the market, even if there are flaws, the impact will not be too big.
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"Well, there is special gold in western Liaoning. You can consider adding some special gold to make coins that cannot be made in other countries."
Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up, yes, the special gold is controlled by the guards and only the government has it. If special gold is added to the coins, it will not be so easy for private individuals to imitate them.
"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Xie Ruyu, has asked for an audience and is already waiting outside the palace gate."
The little eunuch came in and announced.
Su Lu raised his eyebrows: "Didn't he go back to the Tang Kingdom to see the Emperor of Tang Dynasty? Why, he got Gao Lan's permission so quickly to bring him in."
Zhou Yuan shook his head when he heard this: "It's thousands of miles away from the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Although Xie Ruyu is very powerful, he can't get back and forth in a few days."
"Gao Lan is not in Tangdu, and this grandson has come to Shangshan again."
Su Lu looked at Zhou Yuan and said with judgment.
Zhou Yuan nodded when he heard this: "Your Majesty is right, it must be true, otherwise Xie Ruyu would not have been able to come and go so quickly."
When Xie Ruyu came in, she brought a young man with her, and they entered the study room side by side.
"I have met the prince."
The two of them saluted at the same time. Xie Ruyu looked at Su Lu with doubts in his eyes. This is the study room, where the emperor handles political affairs. Li Qing is no longer there, so why is Su Lu here?
Could it be that Su Lu finally couldn't bear it anymore, usurped Li Qing's rights and made himself emperor.
Do you want to change your title?
Dozens of thoughts ran through Xie Ruyu's mind instantly, but he finally chose to remain silent and wait for Su Lu's response so that he could take advantage of him.
Su Lu asked impatiently:
"Master Xie, you are fast enough. You didn't just go away and come back to fool me, right?"
Xie Ruyu laughed when he heard this: "Your Majesty, although foreign ministers are very brave, I don't have the courage to fool your Majesty. If the prince is angry and puts me in jail, your Majesty will not be able to say anything to plead for me."
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"My Majesty is worried about the ownership of Shangshan. He has been staying at Shangshan Jiedu Mansion in the past few days, waiting for my news. Unfortunately, Ruyu is incompetent and failed to convince the prince to take Shangshan back."
"Why don't you come back this time?"
Su Lu looked at Xie Ruyu with disgust and said. With nothing in his hands, Ya brought a boy with a fair face. Do you want to use this boy to bribe me? It's a pity that I don't like this, I'm afraid I will let her down.
Zhou Yuan said cooperatively from the side: "Master Xie, this is the royal family of our Han Kingdom, the most noble place in the Han Kingdom. For you to bring your attendants like this is a great disrespect to our Han Kingdom."
Xie Ruyu introduced Su Lu and said:
"Your Majesty, this is my heir apparent, the Prince of the Tang Kingdom. He once studied under Zhou Shuai. Although he does not dare to say that he is invincible, he has gone through countless battles, big and small, and has not been defeated even a few times."
"My Majesty said that the prince wants five million taels of grain and grass in exchange for Shangshan, and my Majesty agreed."
"But my Majesty has a request. He wants to reduce the amount of food and grass. I wonder if the prince has the right to speak."
Su Lu glanced at the young man next to Xie Ruyu and continued:
"It's good to be invincible. You kid, don't show off. Tell me, how do you want me to exempt you from food and grass?"
Xie Ruyu saluted Su Lu, "Your Majesty, the young prince is your junior. I admire you and want to see with my own eyes the power of your generals. If any general under your command can defeat the young prince, we will add five more
One hundred thousand taels of food and grass, if your army loses a battle, it will be short of five hundred thousand jins of food and grass, but my lord, you cannot take action against the young prince."
Su Lu nodded: "Okay, okay, you can choose whatever you want. If you choose the general, I will use that general to fight with you, the young prince, and try to get you to give me more."
