"Money?" Zhao Zhen muttered and didn't speak for a long time. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Regardless of the country, the people have a pathological obsession with money, and they only think about getting into their own hands, and going out is like asking for their own lives. The same is true of the imperial court, once the treasury runs out of money, everyone will panic.

The earliest implementation of the law of entering the central government was because the imperial court had some financial allocations to the local government, and the copper money only went out and did not flow back, resulting in a shortage of money in the capital, especially the lack of money in the central government, which seriously affected the authority of the imperial court. At the worst time, the people were not even allowed to take copper coins out of the city gates, and the money ban was imposed in the capital, which was abolished for less than ten years. Even if a businessman is doing business, he also has to collect taxes when he travels through the state with a large number of copper coins, which is far less convenient than the flying tickets of the three divisions to save money.

Under such circumstances, Xu Ping proposed to speed up the speed at which the three divisions sent money out, and Zhao Zhen could not be cautious.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's hesitation, Xu Ping said again: "Spring coins and the like, the ancients said that they were hidden in the spring, and their lines were called cloth. The treasury of the Tibetan treasury is like a spring underground, in order to merge into the river and circulate the world. If it can't be hidden, the people will lack money to use, just like a river flowing into the sea, and no stream will flow in, and it will dry up sooner or later. Today's money is scattered in order to recover more tomorrow, so that the private coins will continue to circulate. Your Majesty, you should have the skill to manage your finances, and you can't do everything you can! ”

"However, once the case of real money is opened, it will be difficult to change it back in the future, and there are many complaints, I will be scolded as a faint king if I do that! Now there is no shortage of copper coins in the hands of the three divisions, and the days will not be good in the future, what should I do if I am missing? Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a moment, and you have to think twice about such a major matter. ”

Xu Ping said respectfully: "This matter has been carefully considered, and there is no harm in it!" At this time, the new field affairs and shops of the three divisions have just started, and if the copper money in the hands of the people in the capital is cut off, they will not be able to buy anything if they want to, and the business of the three divisions will gradually shrink. And if there is no shortage of copper money in the hands of the people, the business of the three divisions will become more and more prosperous, how can there be a shortage of money? And now everything in the three divisions has just begun, where does the money go? A year later, I am afraid that the money earned will only be several times that of the current one, how can the three divisions be short of money in their hands? ”

Zhao Zhen perked up when he heard this: "What? Will the three divisions make more money? ”

"Of course, less than half of the new field is now open and shipped, and this half of the open field service could have produced ten percent of the goods, but now it is only two or three points. Now it is just a few shops in the capital, and when all the field affairs are opened and the personnel are complete, the shops are afraid that they will have to open to Xijing and Nanjing, and even other big states. At that time, I was afraid that the copper coins collected were more than the annual taxes, so how could there be a shortage? ”

After a pause, Xu Ping said again: "From this month onwards, some of the expensive goods in the three divisions cannot be sold, even if they are dozens or hundreds of times, and the rich and noble people can't get the money." I discussed with the provincial lord of Kou that the shop should learn from Xichuan Jiaozi and issue paper coupons as a guarantee for himself to solve the urgent need. Because the jury is still inconclusive, there is no play. ”

After the repetition of the Tiansheng years, Yizhou Jiaozi Wu has now embarked on the right path, and the thinking is basically unified, no one mentions the abolition of Jiaozi Affairs, and the value of iron coins in the Sichuan Gorge area has also stabilized, which is a great virtue policy. In addition, the three divisions presided over the compilation of a set of "Money Law Books", which has already explained the pros and cons of the matter clearly and thoroughly.

Hearing that the three divisions wanted to learn from Yizhou Jiaozi, Zhao Zhen became interested, and leaned forward and said: "In the past two years, Yizhou's Jiaozi has been running well and steadily, and Jiaozi has also received a lot of interest. If the capital is not enough, the inner treasury can allocate one or two million yuan. ”

In the past few years, it has been the practice of the Inner Treasury to give 800,000 yuan to the three divisions every year, and other loans are not counted. With this money, the emperor felt that he was in control of the three divisions, and he had the bottom in his heart. This year, it seems that the three divisions do not need the support of the inner library, Zhao Zhen inevitably muttered in his heart, and when he heard that he was going to issue paper coupons, he offered to give the capital.

Xu Ping didn't react for a while, and said: "This matter is still being planned, there are no detailed rules, and the three divisions now have sufficient capital, and they don't need to borrow from the inner treasury for a while." ”

Zhao Zhen didn't give up, and said: "Now the capital is sufficient, if the expenditure is scrapped and the real money is issued, the copper coins in the three treasurers will soon be sent out, where will the capital come from?" Moreover, last year, Jiaozhi was destroyed, and the property of the capital was transported from Thang Long Mansion, and the gold and silver cloth was put into the pile sealing warehouse, and some inconvenient piles were also in the inner library. Neku is now rich! ”

Speaking of which, why doesn't Xu Ping understand?

After the capture of Thang Long Mansion, the cane sugar department did not allow a part of the cash gold and silver to be used as military expenses, and most of them were returned to the capital and sealed into the sealed pile warehouse according to the custom.

The sealing warehouse was built by Taizu that year, and the main part was the property seized after the destruction of Houshu Jiangnan and other countries, which was originally intended to be used for military expenses when recovering Yanyun in the future. Now the central government has no desire to recover Yanyun, but the sealing warehouse is still there, and it is a relatively independent part of the inner storehouse, and the property has always been only in and out. The seizure of Jiaozhi naturally has to be put into the sealed pile warehouse, but some that are not suitable for long-term storage will be put into the inner storage, which is the emperor's private property, Zhao Zhen has always felt a little embarrassed.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen kept saying that he wanted the treasury to pay for it, Xu Ping understood that he wanted to meddle in the finances. I thought about it for a while, and one day in the future, when the time is ripe, it will become a bank ticket of the official bank that will be established, and if the bank is established at that time. The shop emperor of the three divisions can not interfere, and when it comes to setting up a bank, he will definitely not sit idly by. In order to maintain his position, the emperor must compete with the three divisions for financial power, and the inner treasury must at least have considerable influence. So instead of making trouble at that time, it is better to absorb the capital of the inner treasury now, so that the emperor can maintain his influence on the financial system through the inner treasury.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping said with a smile: "So, Your Majesty Weichen Xie." In a few days, the three divisions will issue coupons, and the capital is expected to be allocated from the inner treasury, and as for how much, it will be played again at that time. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded: "The inner and outer treasury are all for the country's wealth, but I am afraid that the three divisions will spend excessively, and the inner treasury will hide some money just in case, and it is not for my personal use!" The three divisions are useless for a while, and it is common for the inner treasury to borrow some! ”

Listening to Zhao Zhen bite the word loan heavily, Xu Ping understood in his heart that the money came out of the inner treasury to recover the principal interest. Although the money borrowed from the inner treasury is often not repaid, as long as there is no edict saying that it is exempted, the account will always be hung there, and the inner servants in charge of the inner treasury will go to the third division to urge the account if he is unhappy. And if the word is given, then the two parties have no account, and the money is given for free.

Today's three divisions are not poor haha, they have to live by the eyes of the inner library, but I am afraid that the inner library will have to rely on these capital dividends in the future. Now Neku feels that he has a lot of money, and when business develops in the future, it may not be.

After saying that the three divisions issued shopping coupons, Xu Ping turned his words back and said to Zhao Zhen: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, then from next month, the officials of the capital will abolish the expenses and issue real money, how about it?" ”

"Why are copper coins being given to officials? Since the people are short of copper coins, why not think of another idea? ”

Xu Ping said: "Your Majesty, there are more than one million men, women and children in the capital, eating and drinking, where does the copper money in your hand come from?" Fundamentally speaking, it is nothing more than the money and food sent by the three divisions to the officials and soldiers, as well as the money from the palace to go out to buy flowers. There is no doubt that the copper coins produced by the three divisions account for the majority, and if you want to scatter the copper coins, you will naturally find a way from this. When officials have copper money in their hands, they always have to spend it, whether it is to buy rice and oil, or to drink and reward, this money is in the hands of the people, so as to spread in the capital. Therefore, the most convenient and fast way for the three divisions to distribute copper coins to the outside is to distribute them to the hands of officials and let them disperse among the people. Other methods, such as repairing roads, dredging rivers, and employing people to scatter copper coins, are always small in number, and only for a short time, not for long-term. ”

If industry and commerce are developed, it is naturally the quickest way to increase the money supply with large investment purposes. But now it is clear that there is no such condition, and it is the most realistic way to pass the remuneration of the court officials. Starting from officials, then to public officials, to hundreds of thousands of troops, and then to craftsmen in various fields of the three divisions, this channel has been able to support for a long time.

Zhao Zhen was still silent, he always felt that this matter seemed to have little to do with him, and the impact was very great, such a thing The emperor felt unreliable from instinct.

After a while, Zhao Zhen asked Xu Ping: "According to what you said, what should I do if I scrap the expenses and make real money?" ”

Xu Ping said respectfully: "The minister made a note to explain the problems encountered by the three divisions now, and the people in the capital lack money to use. His Majesty only needs to approve the chapter on the note, and it is not easy for officials to be in the capital, so all the expenses will be abolished and the real money will be issued instead, and the three divisions can do it. ”

After listening to Xu Ping's words, Zhao Zhen's face looked good, and he looked at Xu Ping: "In this way, it is still possible." But I'm right in the first place, you have thought it through and can't make any mistakes! ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will not make anything go wrong!"

Zhao Zhen has never let go, the most important thing is that if the matter is proposed by the three divisions, then the hundred officials who have benefited are grateful to the three divisions, Kou Ying and Xu Ping, which the emperor cannot tolerate. And if it is proposed by the emperor, the matter will become the grace of the monarch, and it is also grateful to the emperor.

Grievances are attributed to oneself, favors are attributed to superiors, and the bigger the official does, the clearer this point must be. If it is the other way around, if there is trouble, it will be blamed that it is a mistake in the decision-making of the above, and if there are achievements, it will be said that it is his own ability and his own credit, and such an official will not be tolerated by any kind of monarch. Although Xu Ping couldn't bear all this silently like Wang Zeng, and he didn't even let people know that he recommended others, the basic principles were still clear.

In fact, as long as the expenditure is abolished and the real money is paid, even if Zhao Zhen issued an edict on the surface, everyone will still understand that Xu Ping did it. It doesn't hurt you, so why embarrass the monarch? (To be continued.) )