During this period, Zhao Xi used all his connections, not for any reason, but for wool.
Su Song was already making improvements based on the principles of the spinning wheel, and was even thinking about connecting it with the bobbin wheel to make a water-powered spinning wheel.
Zhao Xi was looking forward to it, hoping that Su Song could get that Jenny spinning machine out at this time. Zhao Xi didn't understand how many spindles there were, but he had Su Song.
There was one thing here that surprised Zhao Xi.
The wool matter was handed over to Cao Xiang, but Cao Xiang didn't get much, but the four commanders of the escort battalion got a lot.
Officials in the dynasty, whether civil or military, few were purely officials and had extra income. Of course, Lao Bao was an exception.
It's just that Zhao Xi couldn't figure out what Cao Xiang, a merchant, couldn't do. Why could the generals in his guard camp do it?
"Your Highness, our family members are basically from Hebei and Hedong, and the area is similar to that of the Gao family and the Shi family. The Zhong family and the Zhe family are members of the Western Army and share the border with Daxia."
When Cao Lin said this, Zhao Xi understood.
It turns out that there is a reason for this. I can’t blame the civil servants for being so suspicious of military commanders.
Each one of them is responsible for guarding the territory, while also taking advantage of guarding the border to develop foreign trade.
Alas, it is understandable, not to mention that the dynasty has its own problems. According to the principle of relying on the mountains and relying on the mountains, it is simply impossible for these martial arts families to continue the glory of their ancestors based on the established national policy of the dynasty to suppress martial arts and promote culture.
This may be exploitable.
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The new city of the Ordnance Supervisor was already in shape, so at a court meeting, Zhao Xi handed over an issue to the court: the issue of the number of coins.
To raise this issue, the first thing is to make it clear that the new Bianliang money supervisors can meet the expenses of the country, and other money supervisors do not need to get involved in the production of new coins.
On the other hand, Zhao Xi wanted to see what the elites of the country knew about coins. He wanted to see if he could dig a hole.
"The coins of the imperial dynasty have never been enough. If the money supervisor of Bianliang can make countless coins, of course the more the better."
"Nowadays, the currency styles of the various military and prefectural states of the country are not unified, which leads to inconvenience in the transfer of officials and the replacement of soldiers. I also hope that the Bianliang Money Supervisor can make coins as much as possible to meet the expenses of the country."
One meaning is that we should do more and do as much as we can.
"As His Highness the Prince said, it is the general trend that good coins drive out bad coins. The introduction of new coins will inevitably lead to the ineffective use of the coins made by the country over the years. Therefore, for the sake of the people, exchange regulations should be agreed upon to prevent the people from losing money.
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"The implementation of the new currency should be carried out simultaneously in all military and state capitals of the country and the dynasty. Therefore, the opinions of the state governments should be taken on the amount of new currency."
It still means the same thing, do as much as you can.
No matter what the purpose behind each one is, the reasons are all high-sounding. However, they are all over the head and there is no nonsense.
It's just that no one among the princes said anything. Why? Because they thought that with the remarks made by the courtiers, His Highness could not have imagined that the reason why he discussed this matter in the court must have other motives.
After all, he has been discussing peace and politics, and the princes still have some understanding of His Highness the Crown Prince's ambitions. He is not an ignorant heir to the emperor who was raised by women from the inner garden, but more like an old official.
Therefore, all the ministers are waiting for His Highness the Crown Prince's next words.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, Xi believes that coins are also a kind of commodity. As the saying goes, rare things are more valuable. Too many coins will lead to an excessive proliferation of new coins in the world, which will inevitably affect the value of new coins."
Zhao Xi really wanted to talk about general equivalents, and also wanted to expand on this and talk about sufficient and insufficient liquidity... That's nonsense, who understands this? Even if he said it, it would be unclear.
"Goods?"
"That's true. Copper is a commodity, do you agree? Coinage is just refining and processing copper, and it is still a commodity. It's just that it acts as a medium for commodity exchange, that is, it is used as an intermediate."
Everyone should understand this, and they do understand it, and at least they nod and agree with it. As for whether there are people who are just pretending to be fake, I can't control it.
"Since goods naturally have their own value. For example, a article is recognized by the public and stipulated by the court. What is its value? How to measure it?"
"Only when the standard for measuring the value of coins as goods is determined can the number of new coins minted each year be agreed upon. This is why Xi brought this issue to the court!"
I don't know if these ministers understood it. Zhao Xi was very clear at first, but after talking around for a long time, he was a little confused.
Really, that’s a bit confusing. Isn’t the standard for measuring goods just coins? Now let’s find a standard for measuring coins? Which one is the standard?
Zhao Xi had already explained this principle in Ciming Palace, and Zhao Zhen had also heard it. After explaining it three times, no one understood it. Zhao Xi then asked the court to discuss this issue.
How should I put it, the more people don't understand, the better it will be for Zhao Xi's purpose.
I like people who don’t understand and pretend to understand, that’s better.
"Measurement standard? Can't the value of new coins be measured by the amount of copper mining? If there is more mining, the new coins will be cheaper; if there is less mining, the new coins will be more expensive..."
Let me go! Is this the relationship between raw materials and finished products? It is one, it is the relationship between upstream and downstream, and it can be used as a standard of measurement!
"That's wrong. Your Highness's words of high and low refer to new coins, and the number of coins minted also refers to the finished products of new coins. The amount of copper mining is the reason that determines the number of new coins produced, but it is not a conclusion that we need to reach. If it is as you said
, isn’t it also a standard whether Dongchuan Copper Mine can be transported to Bianliang Qianjian?”
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Then it started again. Originally, the discussion in the court was about the number of new coins to be produced. As a result, the topics discussed in the entire court, from the measurement standards mentioned by Zhao Xi, to the copper mine, and then to the domestic situation in Dali, and some people were involved.
When it came to water transportation, some people even began to analyze the hydrological knowledge of the Yangtze River...
It's always been like this, and things never get serious.
Zhao Xi didn't care. He didn't expect them to find hard currency as a standard.
As for the Bretton Woods system, even Zhao Xi had only heard of it, and Zhao Xi only knew that gold was used as a measure. As for the reason, he didn't understand, and he wasn't prepared to talk about it.
What he wanted to say...
"Your Highness, do you have any ideas for the court to decide on today's issue?"
Fu Bi was tired of the noise and wanted to calm down and think more about His Highness the Crown Prince's intentions. So, he asked directly.
As long as His Highness the Crown Prince mentioned it, he would think about the process and it would be easier.
For matters related to property, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, etc., including the entire court, may not be as proficient as His Highness the Crown Prince.
Why bother talking nonsense? It really has no meaning other than letting His Highness the Crown Prince laugh.
"Xi believes that if there is something that can measure the value of money, it must be something that is recognized by everyone in the world, no matter the state or country, no matter the years of good times or disasters, at any time and in any place."
"food?"
Fu Bi was subconscious. Because only food is a commodity recognized by everyone in the world. No matter whether it is a trafficker or a pawn or a noble person, whether it is a good harvest or a bad harvest, regardless of race or country, only food can serve as this commodity.