At night, a large carriage stopped in front of the Du Mansion. Zhang Qianyi got out of the carriage. Du Xianxiang, Du You's fourth son, rushed to meet him and helped Zhang Qianyi out of the carriage.
"Thank you! Thank you!"
Zhang Qianyi got off the carriage and smiled: "Is your father here?"
"Father is waiting for the Prime Minister in the study!"
"I'm disturbing your father tonight."
"Where! Father is very happy and is looking forward to the Prime Minister after dinner."
Du Xianxiang led Zhang Qianyi into Du Mansion and went to his father's outer study. Du You, wearing a loose Zen suit, was already waiting in front of the courtyard gate.
Zhang Qianyi quickly clasped his fists and apologized: "I disturbed Brother Du's rest late at night."
Du You chuckled, "I was bored, but I didn't expect that my dear brother would take the initiative to chat with me. Isn't it a good understanding?"
The two exchanged a few words, and then Du You invited Zhang Qianyi into the study. The two sat down separately, and a maid came in to serve tea. Zhang Qianyi glanced at the table and saw a newspaper on the table. On the side facing up, it was that person.
An article that caused quite a stir.
"Brother Du, what do you think of this article?" Zhang Qianyi pointed at the newspaper on the table and asked.
Du You knew that Zhang Qianyi came here for this matter. This morning, the Zhizheng Hall discussed the matter. Four of the seven prime ministers agreed. Cao Wannian and Cui Yuanfeng expressed their reservations, but Zhang Qianyi clearly opposed it.
Under Zhang Qianyi's guidance, most officials in the Ministry of Revenue disapproved, so when Zhang Qianyi said he wanted to visit him, Du You knew why he came.
Du You smiled lightly and said, "Who do you think this article was written by?"
Zhang Qianyi was slightly startled. He picked up the newspaper and read it again. He was Guo Song's first reporter and joined the army. He was very familiar with the style of Guo Song's articles. He felt like the articles written by King Jin, but also felt a little different.
"It's a bit like King Jin's handwriting, but the writing is a little childish, and I'm a little confused."
Du You smiled and said: "This is an article written by His Highness Prince Jin, but it was slightly modified by the Crown Prince and some content was added. The parts that feel a little immature were added by the Crown Prince."
Zhang Qianyi pondered for a moment and said: "How could Your Highness think of using paper to replace money? After all, copper and silver are limited, but using paper to print money would have no bottom line. We may be able to control the amount now, but after hundreds of years, the imperial finances will
If there is a tight situation and war breaks out, the printing of paper money will definitely be uncontrolled, which will be a disaster for the people and a catastrophe for the people's livelihood. By then, the paper money will become waste paper, and the credibility of the court will be completely destroyed!"
Du You shook his head and said: "Brother Xian has stopped eating because of choking. Who knows what will happen in a few hundred years? Maybe a big gold mine or a big silver mine will be discovered, and paper money will be abolished long ago. Besides, without paper money, there will be no indiscriminate distribution.
Coins? Emperor Liang Yuan's iron coins were worth ten, and the five-element cloth coins of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were worth ten. More recently, the Qianyuan heavy treasure cast by Wu Qi twenty years ago was also worth ten. Without paper money, different money and goods are rampant?
Dear brother, the decline of the imperial court has nothing to do with whether paper money is printed or not. Anyway, it will die one way or another. We must focus on the present. If the banknotes and banknotes are beneficial to the present, we must support it!"
Zhang Qianyi was silent, and after a while he said: "I still feel that it is too hasty. This matter should not be launched in a hurry, but should be done step by step."
Du You didn't want to disgrace him too much, he just smiled and said: "There will be a small court meeting the day after tomorrow to discuss this matter. Let's discuss it together then!"
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At present, the imperial court has no major dynasties except the annual New Year's dynasty. However, there are small dynasties on the fifth and tenth days of each month. The small dynasties are usually held in the Ziwei Hall. All officials from the fourth rank and above must participate, and military commanders do not need to
The participants were mainly civil servants.
Before dawn, Guo Song set off. He took a large carriage. A red lantern was hung in front of the carriage, with the five black characters "Prince Regent of the Supervisor of the Country" written on it. It was particularly clear in the night. There were three people surrounding the carriage.
One hundred heavily armored cavalry, holding spears and giant shields, and two female bodyguards in the carriage.
From time to time, you can see the carriages of other officials on the street. There are more than a hundred officials from the fourth grade and above, and they all set off at almost the same time.
In the carriage, Guo Song was thinking about Quanzhou. He received information from Quanzhou yesterday. After Yao Guangping was assassinated, his six sons showed signs of fighting for the throne. Yao Guangping was still young and had not yet established a heir apparent. This was mainly because of his six sons.
Both sons were concubines, and the two legitimate sons died of illness one after another.
The sudden assassination and death of Yao Guangping made all six sons think. It is said that all of Yao Guangping's six sons were relatively mediocre and there was no outstanding one, so Yao Guangping was unable to decide on his successor.
Of course Guo Song knew that now was a good opportunity to attack Quanzhou, but the warships in Guangzhou had not yet been repaired, and the states in Lingnan had not yet stabilized, so he could not take advantage of this opportunity yet.
The carriage soon drove into the Danfeng Gate and stopped in front of the square beside the Ziwei Palace. Guo Song got off the carriage and entered the Ziwei Palace through the side door. At this time, it was still a little short of the quarter-hour of the morning meeting, and most of the courtiers were already there.
We have arrived, and they are all sitting in their respective seats in Ziwei Hall chatting.
As early as a few days ago, everyone knew the content of today's meeting. In addition, the corresponding article was published in the newspaper the day before yesterday, and the description was very detailed, so that everyone understood what banknotes and money notes meant?
In fact, it is two things, one is to issue large-denomination silver notes and money notes, and the other is to issue small-value money notes, gradually replacing copper coins.
Everyone can understand the first thing, but it is the second thing that really causes controversy.
"when--"
The clouds in the hall were knocking, and it was time to go to court. At this time, Guo Song came out. His seat was not on the jade steps, but with everyone else. But he was alone in front, and there was a table in front of him.
A spacious desk.
Everyone stood up and saluted: "See His Royal Highness the Regent of the Supervisory Country!"
"Excuse me, ministers, please sit down!"
Everyone sat down one after another, and Guo Song also sat down in the front seat. The person who presided over the small court meeting today was Right Prime Minister Pan Liao. Pan Liao stood up and said: "His Royal Highness, colleagues, the topic of today's court meeting is about money tickets and silver notes.
In fact, a few days ago, after several discussions, the Government Hall passed the implementation plan of money and banknotes with four votes in favor, one vote against and two abstentions. Before the regent finally signed,
His Highness believes that it is necessary to discuss it at the court meeting and listen to more people’s opinions, and I hope everyone can speak freely!”
After Pan Liao finished speaking, he sat down. The hall was very quiet. At this time, Du Lingqiu stood up and said: "Your Highness, please allow me to say a few words first and throw some bricks to attract jade!"
Guo Song nodded, "Prime Minister Dugu, please tell me!"
Du Guqiu said: "First of all, silver notes and money notes are nothing new. Every counter shop has introduced flying money. For example, a businessman deposits 100,000 yuan to Chang'an Baosheng Counter Shop, and then the counter shop opens
After issuing a certificate of deposit, which is what we often call flying money, and then supporting it with a secret order, the merchant will take this flying money to Yangzhou. At Baosheng Cabinet in Yangzhou, he can withdraw 100,000 yuan, but normally
In some cases, you need to wait a few days.
Mainly, you need to wait for Chang'an Cabinet to send another receipt and secret order to Yangzhou before you can withdraw the money. This method is very convenient. You don't have to carry heavy copper coins. You must know that a hundred thousand copper coins weigh 640,000 kilograms, at least
Dozens of ships were used to transport copper coins, so the appearance of flying coins greatly facilitated merchants.
But flying money also has inconveniences. First of all, the place where the merchant wants to go must also have a corresponding counter shop. If not, it will be very troublesome. He has to go to a nearby county to withdraw the money and find a ship to transport the money. Secondly, can the other counter shop be able to
After taking out so much money, thirdly, we have to wait after arriving in Yangzhou, waiting for the certificate from the Beijing cabinet shop, and fourthly, each cabinet shop can only work independently, and the flying money cannot be used interchangeably. "
Everyone listened very attentively to Dugu Lingqiu's narration. Everyone knew that Dugu Lingqiu founded the second largest cabinet shop in the world. He was very persuasive. Guo Song nodded and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Dugu, please continue talking!"
Du Guqiu continued: "Large-value silver notes and money shops are actually flying money issued by the imperial court. We do not need to advance copper coins and silver, nor do we need to take out more silver coins. We just use the imperial court's reputation as a guarantee.
, the imperial court produced silver notes and money notes.
Then the major counters are entrusted with the operation. No secret orders are needed. Each counter will exchange the tickets as soon as they see it. The risk is borne by the court. Therefore, the court's bank notes and money notes not only have the same advantages as flying money, but also completely avoid flying money.
Despite all the shortcomings, I think this is a very smart move that can greatly promote business prosperity and material circulation, and I recommend its immediate implementation."
After Du Lingqiu finished speaking, there was a burst of applause in the hall.