Xu Ping is located in the small courtyard in the west of the city, the warm sunlight spreads down, and a few little sparrows are bathed in the sunshine, bouncing on the ground, looking up from time to time to look at the few people sitting around the table next to them.

Winter has come to an end, spring is coming, although the big trees in the yard are still bare, the branches stretched in the sun have already turned green, and the breath of spring is budding.

Xu Ping held a pen in his hand and looked at a piece of paper on the table, which was already full of words. This is the content of the first book on money law to be published in a few days, and today is closed, Xu Ping specially asked a colleague to discuss.

In the first book, no one knew what the effect would be, Xu Ping didn't look for those big names, but just entrusted the same year and the subordinates of the editing office. If you can get noticed, you will attract more people to participate.

Xu Ping made his own preface, among these people, he has the highest official position and the highest title, and he has this qualification. It is nothing more than starting from the origin of money, which is very reliable in ancient Chinese documents, from the ancient barter to shellfish coins and copper coins, etc., the source is basically clear. Then he briefly talked about the evolution of the currency of each dynasty, various gains and losses, especially focusing on the coinage of Kaiyuan Tongbao money in the Tang Dynasty, and the money law was changed. Before the Tang Dynasty, copper coins were essentially physical money, and as long as the weight met the requirements and the shape met the regulations, private minting was actually allowed. To the circulation of "Kaiyuan Tongbao", not only determined the weight and shape of copper coins in later generations, but also nationalized the coinage rights. It is precisely because of this change that in the Tang Dynasty, there were many prototypes of credit money such as heavy treasures, although they all ended in failure, but they still have epoch-making significance. Finally, I mentioned the problems encountered now, compared them with history, and explained the significance of compiling this series of books.

According to Xu Ping's understanding of this era, it is not convincing to convince the public to directly bring out the set of his later generations, as long as he guides everyone to participate in the discussion, he can always come to the right conclusion. This period was the time when a new generation of intellectuals stepped onto the stage of history and when various ideologies and theories emerged one after another, and there was also an ideological atmosphere for discussing these issues.

Then there is Han Qi's "The Story of Xishu Iron Money", starting from the Three Kingdoms Liu Bei casting big money, analyzing why Sichuan has passed iron money, and Jiaozi, which has stabilized until recently, focuses on historical evidence.

Jiaozi is really famous in Chinese history, and Xu Ping's previous life is the most important thing to learn history. However, it was only at this age that he learned that Jiaozi actually referred to iron money, even if it was used as paper money, it was also part of the iron money system, and it could not be used throughout the country. In fact, in the entire Song Dynasty, Jiaozi was a part of iron money, but it was only used as a synonym for Song Dynasty paper money in later generations. In other copper coin areas, paper money does not use the name Jiaozi, and they all have specific names.

Immediately following Han Qi's article is Wang Yaochen's "Theory of Iron Money in Western Shu". The content was discussed with Xu Ping, and the essence of money has been preliminarily involved, but the value scale and means of circulation have not been clearly specified.

With the recent personnel changes in the three divisions, Wang Yaochen was transferred to the judge of the degree branch and was also a member of the Ordinance Editing Institute.

In addition, there is Fang Kai's "Theory of Money Shortage", he has been a local official for many years, and he has served in the third department, and after many discussions with Xu Ping, he gradually became clear about the nature of the current seasonal money shortage, and it is appropriate to write this.

Also settled is Uncle Cao Ying's article on the outflow of copper coins, he has been an official in Hebei for many years, and has a clear understanding of the large outflow of copper coins from the Song Dynasty to Khitan and other countries.

Finally, Wang Bin wrote about the difference between copper money and gold and silver.

Xu Ping once learned a sentence in his previous life, gold and silver are born as money, and currency is not born with gold and silver. This could be a long story to understand, but one thing that is easy to see in this day and age is that trade with other countries is generally done with gold and silver, or barter. As a natural currency, gold and silver have an irreplaceable position in international trade, which is fundamentally different from copper money.

In Xu Ping's previous life, the monetary system in history was derived from Europe, with many small countries and an economy that relied heavily on foreign trade, so gold and silver had a special status. For the unified Central Plains Dynasty, there was a unified regime to provide credit protection for currency, and it did not rely much on gold and silver. Foreign trade is in surplus all year round, gold and silver are inflows, and there is no thirst for gold and silver.

Wang Bin's family is a powerful wealthy family in Goryeo, and his understanding of foreign trade is incomparable to others, so he is the main writer.

Recently, these people have often discussed the issue of money law with Xu Ping, and their perspective has gradually changed, and they have gradually explored the essence of money, and their speech is also different from that of ordinary literati doctors. These people were originally the elites of this era, except for Wang Yaochen and Han Qi, they were all local officials for many years, with rich political experience, and they were more accepting of Xu Ping's remarks than others. Now when we get together, talk day and night, our thinking is changing radically.

There was a strong smell of meat wafting not far away, and Wang Gongchen involuntarily sniffed.

Xu Ping saw it, put the pen on the table and said, "Okay, it's roughly settled, you try to complete the first draft before the Shangyuan Festival." On the occasion of the holiday season, we got together to discuss each of our articles and see what changes were needed. Stop, we are writing an article about the money law, as long as the problem is explained clearly, there is no need to pursue excessive literary talent. ”

Xu Ping has already decided to make this series of books on money law look like a magazine for later generations and publish them regularly. These people in front of them will have to get used to being reminded, rejected, and revised, and of course, they will also have to get used to receiving manuscript fees.

The manuscript fee is called moisturizing pen in this era, and the price varies greatly depending on the status and fame. The most expensive ones were naturally the two ministers who were called the nobles, and even the edicts they were ordered to write had a fixed price.

Xu Ping's successive promotions since returning to Beijing, the promotion department Langzhong is fine, and there is no need to give money in the matter, Feng Yongning County Marquis spent 500 guan, and his mother Zhang Sanniang and his wife Lin Suniang spent more, adding up to more than 1,000 guan. This money must be spent, and there is a price list engraved by Taizong in the Sheren Yuan, and if you are promoted, you have to obediently give the money, and everyone in the Sheren Yuan has a share.

As for the private pen fee, it is even more amazing, a little famous for writing epitaphs for people Shinto monument, and the pen is counted in thousands at every turn. For those literary masters, this alone is enough to live a worry-free life.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Ping recruited people to write articles either who have just joined the company and are not yet famous, such as Wang Yaochen and Han Qi, and the current articles cannot be sold for money. Either they are not well-known for their literary talents, such as Fang Kai, Uncle Cao Ying and Wang Bin, etc., the officials are clear, but the articles are not in the eyes of the Fang family, and no one sends them a pen.

In the articles in the first book, it makes sense for Xu Ping to give each person one or twenty times. At the beginning, Xu Ping had to put money inside, and when the impact was great, it would be possible not to do this money-losing business.

A few people cleaned up the things on the table, and the little servant came over with the boiled mutton, and opened a bottle of good wine hidden in Xu Pingzhuang by the way.

The meat has been cooked for an hour or two, soft and crispy, and the wine is a good old wine with a fragrant aroma.

Don't say anything else with Xu Ping, the food and drink will never be sloppy, and the petty officials are willing to follow him. (To be continued.) )