Li Shimin turned his eyes, stared at the two hundred horsemen and scolded: "Is your mouth hoarse? King Zhao is asking you what to say......"

The two hundred horsemen shuddered, and hurriedly replied with a very fast speed: "Back to Your Highness, the Great Buddha Temple has been completely demolished, and the twenty-four golden-bodied Buddha statues have smashed a total of 800,000 taels of gold, but there is a little problem when exchanging copper coins. ”

Han Yue nodded slowly, he didn't wait for the two hundred knights to finish speaking, he turned his head and smiled at Li Shimin: "I know, it's a matter of rate exchange......

"Exchange rate?"

Li Shimin frowned, obviously this word was the first time he had heard it.

Han Yue smiled again, turned his head to look at the two Hundred Cavalry Warriors, and said softly: "Don't kneel on the ground, stand up and talk, the king of gold for copper money has long been mentally prepared, I won't blame you for this." ”

However, the two hundred horsemen still did not get up, but cautiously glanced at the emperor and empress.

Then the two of them laughed astringently at the same time, and said with a sad face: "Returning to His Royal Highness King Zhao, there is more than just gold. The villain came to disturb and disturb, and there was another thing he wanted to tell. ”

Han Yue was stunned for a moment, but then he exhaled lightly and said lightly: "There are priorities, you can report one by one, let's talk about the exchange of gold for copper coins, how much money did you change in the end?" ”

The two hundred horsemen hurriedly took out a secret letter and whispered: "800,000 taels of gold, a total of only 60 million copper coins......

"What do you say? Only 60 million? Before Han Yue could speak, Li Shimin had already blown up. The emperor shouted loudly, and said with a furious face: "Who dares to be corrupt, I will cut off his head." ”

In the era of the Tang Dynasty, gold was basically not in circulation, and copper coins were circulated in the world, and even bartered in remote places.

Gold is not a currency in circulation, and even silver is rarely used. Therefore, Han Yue had to find a way to repay the people's debts and exchange 800,000 taels of gold into copper coins.

According to the official price, the exchange rate of gold and silver is one to ten, and the exchange rate of silver and copper coins is also ten to one.

Therefore, one tael of gold can be exchanged for at least 100 taels of copper coins, and 800,000 taels can be exchanged for 80 million taels.

However, gold is really a thing that suppresses the treasury, and it will not be exchanged for it when it is idle, although the official price is 1:100 for copper coins, the actual exchange may reach 1:150.

In other words, 800,000 taels of gold can be exchanged for at least 120 million copper coins.

However, now the Hundred Cavalry Division said that a total of only 60 million guan was exchanged.

Wealth has shrunk by half, no wonder Li Shimin blew up directly.

"Sixty million, who is greedy for ......"

The emperor's face was full of rage, and he shouted and asked, "No matter who it is, they will all be beheaded this time." ”

In the past five years, Li Ke has been up and down, and this matter has formed a great shadow in Li Shimin's heart, so the emperor's first reaction is that someone is corrupt, and the anger in his heart can be imagined.

The two hundred horsemen trembled with fright, and their mouths trembled when they spoke.

The two of them obviously wanted to explain a few words, but they trembled when they said it, and stammered: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, no... Nobody is greedy ......."

Han Yue let out a wry smile and stepped forward to stop the emperor.

He turned his head to look at the two warriors, and sighed lightly: "Father, don't be angry, I'll answer this matter." It is already a great skill for a hundred horsemen to be able to exchange for 60 million, and the child's initial budget is only 40 million......"

"What do you say? 40 million"

The emperor was visibly stunned, and his face was stunned.

He can be angry with Baiqisi, but he can't be angry with his own son, so many years of experience have taught Li Shimin that his son will never do anything wrong.

Han Yue stepped forward and pulled up the two hundred horsemen, and then handed the secret letter to Li Shimin, he didn't read the content himself, but the words he said were not much different from the secret letter.

"Gold, hard goods. The suppression of the treasury is rare to circulate. The Han nation has a drawback, whether it is poor or high-minded, everyone likes to save money, and no one can get rid of such bad habits. The small poor family uses the money jar, the door of the rich digs the money cellar, and every time they save a penny, the whole family will be happy, and they are reluctant to eat, they are reluctant to wear, and the money is saved, and it is difficult to see the light of day......"

This is almost a copper coin Fu of the Tang Dynasty, although it is simple and clear, but it is a disadvantage of the times, Li Shimin's face remained unchanged at the beginning, and the more he listened, the more he felt shocked.

Han Yue sighed softly, and then said: "The Han people like to save money, and it has been since ancient times, so the copper coins of all dynasties are always insufficient, because more than half of the money created is buried in the ground. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the two warriors, and said in a deep voice: "This time, the retainer wants to repay the debts of the people, so he has to exchange gold for copper coins as a last resort, because the people are poor and can't collect a lot of money to repay the debts." The bonds they bought at the beginning were at most ten, and this little money could not be settled in gold at all, not only could not be settled in gold, but they could not even make change in silver. ”

said with a wry smile and sighed: "So you can only exchange copper coins, and you will have to lose money if you exchange them......"

"Why?"

Li Shimin's face was confused, and he said in a daze: "Obviously, gold and copper coins are one hundred and fifty, how can they be discounted when they are exchanged?" ”

Han Yue smiled bitterly again, and said helplessly: "It's a lot, Father!" ”

He turned his head to look at the sky and muttered, "In the past few years, there were still fewer killings of the family, and I didn't expect them to take the opportunity to disgust people again." This time the gold is exchanged for copper coins, and the target is the big lord of the family, because only the big valve of the family has tens of millions of copper coins to accumulate, and the poor people can't take out so much money......"

……

……

Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he completely understood when he heard this.

"It turned out to be a family, and they lowered the price of exchange!" The emperor gritted his teeth, and there was obviously an evil fire between his eyes.

The two Hundred Cavalry warriors glanced at each other, and only then did they have the courage to whisper an explanation.

The two of them said cowardly: "Back to Your Majesty, back to King Zhao, this time to exchange copper coins, it is really difficult to do it, our hundred cavalry division used tens of thousands of soldiers, and then went to ask for help from the Dark Moon Dragon Guard, and the two secret spies escorted the gold to various places together, and exchanged copper coins with the powerful family." Although the task was completed, the price was depressed. ”

Speaking of this, he raised his head cautiously, and said with a cower: "We have also drawn a knife to kill people, but the killing still can't raise the price, those families would rather die than let go, and we suffer a big loss every time we exchange it." ”

"Humph!" Li Shimin snorted heavily, obviously a little annoyed when he heard the loss.

The two hundred cavalry divisions trembled, and continued to pray, saying: "A full 800,000 taels of gold, and in the end only 60 million copper coins were exchanged, and this is because many generals of the hundred cavalry divisions came forward to persuade the family from which they came to agree to exchange it according to the official price. ”

"Damn it!" Li Shimin hated.

Han Yue's face was full of indifference, and he even praised the two warriors, and said softly: "If you can successfully complete the task, this king will definitely take credit for this matter." ”

After speaking, he looked at Li Shimin, and said comfortingly: "This exchange is too hasty, it is a blessing to have 60 million, although the wealthy lord is rich, but 60 million copper coins are also considered to be the bottom, so don't be angry, this is completely acceptable." ”

Li Shimin snorted, gritted his teeth and said, "As long as I think of my wealth shrinking by half, I want to kill all those bastards." ”

Han Yue chuckled lightly and continued to be relieved: "Once anything is in large quantities, it will lose its value, even if it is gold, this principle must be followed. If 800,000 taels of gold are exchanged in ten years, then we will definitely be able to exchange for 120 million copper coins, but we are in a hurry to use the money, so we can only accept the loss. ”

Speaking of this, he thought about it for a while, and sighed softly: "Besides, these 60 million are basically all the copper coins of Datang, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take out more if I want to exchange them......"

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, and said in amazement: "Why did Yue'er say this? ”

The emperor didn't wait for Han Yue to speak, and said hurriedly: "You also told me before, saying that our Datang has a lot of property, and if you count it all, there will be at least twenty and ten thousand yuan." ”

"That's the total value of wealth, not the same as the total value of coins."

Han Yue smiled, recalling the monetary knowledge he had learned a long time ago, and said uncertainly: "The value of money can only be calculated when it is circulated, for example, our Datang only has 60 million copper coins, but 60 million can be circulated ten times a year, so the total property of Datang is 600 million." Children are not very proficient in this matter, and it was taught by the family teacher a long time ago. ”

Li Shimin heard the fog cover of the clouds and mountains for a long time before he said stupidly: "I don't care about these truths, I only know that I lost this time." A full 800,000 taels of gold, so that the wealthy lords have a big feast......"

Speaking of which, it seems to be angry again, and the tiger eyes clearly show signs of spitting fire.

Throughout the ages, the emperor was the most greedy, and the more Mingjun was, the more so, because a good emperor knew that money was useful.

Han Yue suddenly smiled, leaned over and lowered his voice: "Father, don't be angry, the minister has already planned for this matter, let's let the wealthy lords eat first, and let them all vomit when we turn around." Hmph, you took advantage of me for 60 million, how can you double it to get it back. ”

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he also lowered his voice and said, "Will the plan be released?" ”

Han Yue raised his eyebrows, and said with a smug face: "Regular plunder......"

The two of them made a head-to-ear shape, no matter how you look at it, it's a little sneaky.

Han Yue reacted suddenly, hurriedly took two steps back, and coughed awkwardly, "Father, stay away from me." ”

Li Shimin was also a little stupid, and coughed: "I was a little excited just now, mainly for Datang. ”

Although he said this, he couldn't help but want to come over again, and said with anticipation: "Yue'er, tell me, what do you want to do?" ”

"What should I do?" Han Yue's eyes flashed, and he said, "Of course it's the issuance of currency!" ”

"What, issue currency?"

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, then shook his head again and again: "This matter is difficult to do, it is difficult to do at this time!" It's very difficult, it's very difficult......"