When Zhao Xu returned to the palace, those big boxes and copper coins had already been placed in front of the Funing Palace.

Under the eaves of the Funing Palace, there is a small table, Zhao Xu, Cai Bian, and Liang Tao, the head of the household, sit opposite each other.

Cai Bian and Liang Tao both saw these big boxes, the boxes were open, and they were full of copper coins.

Cai Bian and Liang Tao glanced at each other, not knowing what this meant, Liang Tao said, "Official, what are these?" ”

Zhao Xu smiled, took out a stack of small Jiaozi from the table, handed it to the two of them, and said: "These are the first batch of Jiaozi with the royal ticket number, ranging from one Wen, Sanwen, Wuwen, Ten Wen, Fifty Wen, and One Hundred Wen, you take a closer look." ”

Cai Bian knew about the royal ticket number, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, so he took it with some curiosity and examined them one by one.

Liang Tao knew more, looked at it, and looked up at Zhao Xu cautiously, and said: "Official, these papers are still very rough at present, and the ministers are also considering making it better, but the cost is a little large......

Zhao Xu nodded and said with a smile: "I know, don't worry, take your time." ”

Liang Tao didn't speak, waiting for Cai Bian to finish reading.

Cai Bian looked at it very seriously, the royal ticket number had the approval of the Political Affairs Hall, and Cai Bian naturally knew about this institution.

This institution inherits all the power of Jiaoziwu, but it is not in the sequence of political affairs and belongs to the 'civil organization'.

Cai Bian can guess some of Zhao Xu's intentions, and he also thinks that aside some people and things in the imperial court, he may be able to avoid many dirty things.

But looking at these small Jiaozi, Cai Bian thought of more, put it down gently, looked up at Zhao Xu, and said, "Official, do you want to use these Jiaozi to replace the heavy copper coins?" ”

Zhao Xu snorted and said, "We talked about these things before. However, in my opinion, copper coins are not only bulky and inconvenient to carry, and in the future, I will consider abolishing copper coins. ”

The reason why copper coins exist is that copper is not easy to refine, but with the development of science and technology, it is inevitable that copper coins will withdraw from the historical stage of coins.

Not only Cai Bian, but also Liang Tao was shocked.

Now there is a lot of dissatisfaction with the imperial court outside the palace, and the 'new law' is accustomed to the notoriety of 'plundering people's property and futile effort'.

Cai Bian said with a smile: "Official, how long is the 'future'?" ”

"I haven't thought about this yet, and it's not for me to decide."

Zhao Xu gave the truth, said: "The development of coins you should know, at first it was shells, and then some cloth, silk, silk and other rare things, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of 'quantity' and 'balance', the development of now, copper coins are not so easy to obtain, one day in the future, copper coins can be refined easily, then copper coins are not worth much." ”

Cai Bian understood, to put it bluntly, copper coins can be found everywhere, then it will lose the measurement characteristics of currency, and it will quickly defeat the trading system.

Cai Bian saw that Zhao Xu did not immediately abolish the copper coin, and his heart was slightly relieved, and said: "The official family, although the issuance of Jiaozi has bypassed the intervention of the official eunuch, but it is not easy to replace the copper coin." ”

Jiaozi has appeared for many years, and it stands to reason that it should have developed and been very good, but in the end, none of them failed, and the reason for this cannot be entirely blamed on the imperial court, or because a kind of 'credit system' cannot be fully established.

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea and said, "This matter can't be done overnight, let alone not done." I don't expect paper money to completely replace food, or whether it's a mix of two compartments, it's just a matter of proportion. You've seen that I've got back so many copper coins and so many friends. I thought, let's start with Kaifeng Mansion. ”

"How do you get started?" Liang Tao asked a little stiffly.

He really couldn't guess Zhao Xu, this official has always acted very differently from ordinary people, and it will set off waves in the government and the opposition.

Cai Bian looked at Zhao Xu and thought about how to use these copper coins.

It was not easy to push copper coins to the gentry and the common people.

Give them a pile of paper and ask them to hand over the copper coins?

It may not be possible to put a knife on their necks!

It is equivalent to giving those people a handle and sitting on the court to 'loot the people's wealth'!

Zhao Xu looked at the two of them: "I am thinking about reforming the imperial court's Yulu system. ”

The Great Song Dynasty's Yulu, in addition to the cash money, there are rice, silk, Luo, Mian, etc., a small official from the nine products, there are eight yuan per month, plus the annual cotton and all kinds of strange subsidies, such as tea and wine money, kitchen materials, charcoal, horses, etc., and there are also rated wages for servants in the house, clothing, food, housing and transportation and other expenses are also paid by the imperial court, which can be as high as fifteen yuan per month, that is, fifteen taels of silver!

Such a high income is twenty times that of the Han Dynasty and fifteen times that of the Tang Dynasty!

In addition, the officials also have job fields, and each department usually has a small treasury, which pays benefits from time to time, and business trips are all paid by the local government, and even receive additional food, clothing, and so on from the imperial court.

The cost of retirement for high-ranking officials is higher, not only do they have various rewards, but they are still twice as much as they were in the court, which is called job money.

Under the intricacies, the income of the officials is frighteningly high!

This is also one of the important reasons for the court's 'redundancy'!

Cai Bian and Liang Tao are not surprised at all that Zhao Xu wants to reform the imperial court system, in fact, the imperial court has always had a tacit understanding in trying to solve the problem of 'three redundancies'.

The 'military reform' of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council is aimed at solving the problem of 'redundant soldiers'; the imperial court's attack on 'redundant officials' is not once or twice, and it is getting heavier and heavier.

This reform of the system is to go straight to the key point of 'redundancy'.

Although Cai and Liang understood Zhao Xu's words, they didn't speak for a while.

'Redundant officials' are not a matter for one or two people, but not for everyone.

But 'Yu Lu' is!

With so much money and food, and enjoying the benefits for so long, the imperial court suddenly wants to 'treat' them, how many can accept it?

The 'new law' is already boiling over, almost the whole world is against it, and if you really want to drastically reduce their profits, it will really add fuel to the fire, and the whole world will be reversed!

Cai Bian pondered again and again, and said, "Official, do you have any specific ideas?" ”

Zhao Xu knew what the two of them were thinking, and leaned over and said, "Well, let's start with Kaifeng Mansion and Jingguan, and I will teach you the specific operation......

Cai Bian and Liang Tao stretched out their heads and listened to Zhao Xu.

The expressions of the two changed rapidly, and they didn't know what to do in the end.

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he looked at the copper coins and Jiaozi in front of him, and said with a smile with Liang Tao: "These, take them back to the household department, don't leak the news for the time being, and wait for the beginning of next month for us to act together." ”

Cai Bian and Liang Tao glanced at each other, although this method is a bit ...... 'remote', but it is indeed a method.

The problem of 'redundancy' was a major difficulty in the Shenzong Dynasty, and Wang Anshi's reform had used many means, but in the end they all failed.

At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the 'new law' was abolished, and the 'old party' intensified, and it became more and more difficult to return.

In addition to 'military spending', officials' salaries are another big one, and very few of the taxes from the national treasury can really be used for people's livelihood.

Liang Tao glanced at the Jiaozi in front of him and said, "Official, send it out, it shouldn't be a big problem." It's just that the officials may not use these jiaozi, but they are afraid that if the left hand goes in and the right hand goes out, they will immediately go to the royal ticket number to exchange copper coins, and the officials and the court have worked hard for so long, and in the end they have worked in vain......"

Jiaozi, to put it bluntly, is a piece of paper, who wants to hold money in their hands that is not real? Jiaozi has long been notorious, and no one wants to keep it.

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I know this." However, there are some things that need to be rushed, especially the word 'credit', which takes a long time to accumulate, and most importantly, to have a start. Once Jiaozi is circulated, ten years, it will be able to solve many problems for the imperial court. ”

In addition to the role of Jiaozi itself, if the royal ticket number is operated properly, it will have an unpredictable and huge impact on the regulation of people's livelihood, economy, court functions, taxation, transportation and other aspects!

Liang Tao hoped that Jiaozi could play a role, but looking at the history of Jiaozi, he didn't dare to hope for it, so he still said: "Yes." The ministers will pay attention to the royal ticket number and work together to do this well. ”

Zhao Xu could see that Liang Tao didn't have so much expectations, but he didn't care, he had his own thoughts in his heart, looked at Cai Bian, and said, "This matter is like this first." What do Cai Qing's family think about the political affairs hall? ”

In the political affairs hall, Han Zongdao has already sent a message, and Su Song is about to leave, leaving Zhang Dian and Cai Bian alone.

Liang Tao listened, his face did not move, but in fact, he stared at Cai Bian with his spare eyes.

After the reform of the imperial court, the status of the political hall has never been more prominent, and it is no longer the kind of 'Xianggong' of the high-ranking officials of the three provinces, but the power is in hand, there are many constraints, and the court looks at each other, and it is really a public relationship!

Cai Bian had obviously thought about this question for a long time, but he still pondered for a while, and said: "Official, the minister is considering some candidates, but they may not be competent, please wait for Zhang Zihou to return to Beijing, and then discuss." ”

"Not for now."

Zhao Xu said directly: "In the political affairs hall, there are two people from Zhang Qing's family and Cai Qing's family, and six Shangshu are assisted, so there is no need to add others." ”