Speaking of going to the restaurant, but for Ning Yu and other monarchs, there is nothing in this world that they can't eat if they want to, let alone in this Nanjing City, so everyone didn't go to a very high-end restaurant, but found a small noodle restaurant, with a curtain at the door, and the word 'Chen Ji' was written.

Chen Ji Noodle Restaurant is not a big store, there are only three small square tables in it, plus a few benches, and in front of the reception is a woman in her thirties, who looks quite dark, looking at Ning Yu and the others with a look full of nervousness, and a little puzzled, as if they don't understand why these people who are not simple at first glance would come to their small noodle restaurant.

The boss of the kitchen who made noodles was a simple man, he just glanced at it and looked at the number of people eating noodles, and a smile appeared on his face, there had not been so many guests for a long time.

There is no extra food in the noodle restaurant, and even there are only two kinds of noodles, one is somen noodles, and the other is meat noodles with spicy seeds, and the price is even cheaper.

The guards on the side saw that the store was shabby, so they whispered: "Young master, this shop is too ....... How can your body suffer this? ”

"Hmph, why can't you stand this?"

Ning Yu snorted angrily, "Do you know that when I was in Yunxi, those people couldn't even afford this......

The guards had no choice but to say nothing, but their attention was on the noodle restaurant couple, keeping an eye on their every move.

But I don't know if it's Ning Yu's Yunxi, but the man who made noodles glanced back, and then smiled honestly: "This guest officer, we are Yunxi people, we used to be really poor and couldn't afford to eat, but now it's much better......."

Ning Yu couldn't help but be interested, "That's a coincidence, I went to Yunxi a few years ago, how are the villagers doing now?" ”

"Much better..... Much better..... Hungry and ......."

The owner of the noodle restaurant was a little clumsy when he spoke, but the proprietress on the side glared at her, but the proprietress took over the conversation and said with a smile: "A few guest officers, this man in my family is clumsy....... Now the life of the villagers is much better, now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in the court, the big guys have been able to eat, even if they can't survive in Yunxi, the government has also organized people to work in the mine, and this day is getting more and more hopeful........"

"Oh? Going to work in the mines? Can sister-in-law elaborate? ”

The woman was a little nervous at first, but the young man looked kind before meeting, and she was bold at the moment, "Guest officer, you have been to Yunxi and know how poor it is, there are not many fields in the first place, and many fellow villagers are full and hungry...... Later, the Fu Han Army, which is now the imperial court, opened some mines in Yunxi, as well as cement factories and the like, and recruited many people to work in the factory....... Although the hard work is a little hard, but this salary can open ten large copper plates a day! ”

Ten large copper plates?

Ning Yu was a little stunned for a while, but Ernst next to him interjected in a strange Chinese, "It's our copper dollar, which has been implemented in major government-run mines and factories before the bank issued it, so what the workers get is the copper dollar." ”

When she heard this bearded Westerner speak Chinese, the woman was startled, and immediately said in a loud voice: "Yo, this guest officer knows a lot....... Yes, I heard from my fellow villagers that they have been using those copper plates for a long time, and it is said that a large copper plate can be worth thirteen copper coins! ”

Ning Yu's face was a little solemn at the moment, and he said softly: "This sister-in-law, but I heard that this copper coin was only 12 wen when it was exchanged in the bank, why did it become 13 wen in private?" ”

From 1 to 12 to 1 to 13, this reflects a big problem, that is, the government's money is heavy....... When the money is heavy, it will give rise to a problem, that is, the people will exchange the copper plates, and then put them in their hands and do not use them, but continue to use those copper coins, which is the economic bad money to drive out the good money.

Ernst thought of this, too, and he did not understand, so he stared at the woman.

The woman was immediately frightened by the attitude of the two men, but before she could speak, the man in the back kitchen brought six bowls of noodles with a wooden plate, with a flattering smile on her face, "Guest officer, six bowls of noodles are here, and the rest will come immediately." ”

Ning Yu saw that there were six large bowls of noodles on the plate, and the white, tender and smooth noodles were slowly piled up in a bowl, and there were a few green and crispy vegetable leaves on top, and he immediately had an appetite.

"Mrs. Sister-in-law said slowly, let's eat first......."

Ernst also took a bowl of noodles, and looked at the woman as he ate, waiting for her to reveal the reason.

The woman said in a low voice: "A few guest officers, the thirteen coins are all some copper coins that are not in good condition, and even some of them are not enough in weight, so they can be exchanged for thirteen Wen, and if they are those copper coins of good color, they can also be exchanged for twelve Wen." ”

When Ning Yu and Ernst heard this, they were relieved, this situation is actually normal, because the current copper coins themselves are also divided into many kinds, and there are even copper coins from the previous dynasty, and there are some privately minted coins, and the value of those copper coins themselves is not as good as normal copper coins.

Although he had already figured out the reason, Ning Yu felt that this matter could not be underestimated, so he ordered: "It doesn't matter if the imperial court loses a little now, but after the bank collects these copper coins, it must be recast and recast, and it must not be circulated in the market to disrupt the monetary economy." ”

"Yes, young master." Ernst's face relaxed, and he hurriedly answered.

Since Ning Yu had been thinking about these things, he didn't continue to talk to the woman, and the woman seemed to have sensed something and didn't dare to talk more.

After everyone had finished eating, a guard stepped forward to settle the bill, and he took out a silver dollar from his bosom and handed it to the woman, but after the woman took the silver dollar, she looked a little panicked and hurriedly handed it back.

"Please give me another money, we really can't afford to collect this silver dollar!"

Ning Yu hurriedly stopped the guards, stepped forward and asked, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, don't worry, we are all businessmen, and we will never lose half your money, but this silver coin was also issued by order of the government, why can't you receive it?" ”

The woman said with a bitter face: "Although the quality of this silver dollar is good, it is much stronger than that silver, but for our small business, how can we afford to collect so much money?" I really can't find it! ”

Hearing the woman speak like this, Ning Yu patted his head immediately, after all, he still hasn't really lived a hard life, how many ordinary people can afford silver? I'm afraid that many people have never seen it much, and if they really want to give them silver dollars, I'm afraid that their change will be taken away.

Among the dozen or so people, half of them ate somen noodles with a corner of copper, and the other half ate meat noodles with copper with four corners, so in total, it was only three copper dollars plus hexagonal copper.

But fortunately, several people also have copper coins, and they settled the account with copper coins immediately, and after the proprietress received four copper plates, she found four coppers, and smiled: "Since several guest officials gave copper coins, I will find copper for you, and I can't fool you with those square hole copper coins." ”

After returning to the palace, Ning Yu summoned several cabinet officials, as well as the secretary of the Ministry of Finance and the governor of the central bank, to tell them all about the situation.

"At present, the people still have a lot of trust in the currency we issue, which is extremely precious, all of you here must understand that this reputation does not come out of thin air, it is all accumulated by us little by little, and it is not always there, as long as you do something sorry for the people, then this reputation will never be there again!"

Ning Yu attaches great importance to the reputation of the imperial court and the royal family in the hearts of the people, and he even does not hesitate to let these ministers experience this feeling for themselves.

Cui Wancai sighed: "Your Majesty, people cannot stand without faith, industry cannot prosper without trust, and the country will decline without trust." Although this copper plate is small, it is about the livelihood of the people, and we will never do anything that harms the interests of the people. ”

The cabinet deputy assistant expressed his position, and the others naturally said the same, but Ning Yu also understood that it was not enough to supervise these people, and it was necessary to strengthen the control below, at least not to let this new monetary mechanism become a channel for some people to accumulate wealth.

It's just that as far as the situation that Ning Yu has seen so far, it is relatively good, at least the people's support for the new currency is in their eyes, so Ning Yu is not ready to make a big move, it is nothing more than to collect the ministers' minds again, at least the currency can no longer interfere at will.

Ning Yu said softly: "As for the new batch of national defense bonds, the central bank needs to take the lead, and the major banks should cooperate, and no forced buying and selling is allowed. ”

Deng Boran, governor of the Central Bank, said softly: "Your Majesty, some people want to reserve a part of the first batch of national bonds, and they are all bought by major families. ”

As soon as everyone heard Deng Boran's words, they immediately knew in their hearts, this is another extremely sensitive matter, for the current major lord families, the ministers are really a little difficult to grasp the relationship, after all, they are all founding heroes, no one dares to do things too ruthlessly, so they all turn a blind eye.

But only this time it was the national debt that the emperor had high hopes for, and Deng Boran really didn't dare to assume this responsibility, so he mainly prevaricated the intentions of the major families, and when it was time for the cabinet meeting, he directly threw it out and asked the emperor to decide.

Strictly speaking, Deng Boran did this to offend the major families, but he also did the lesser of both worlds, after all, he was a close confidant of Ning Zhongxin, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and he didn't have to worry about the threat of the ministers, but for the emperor, he couldn't offend in the slightest.

Ning Yu smiled slightly, "Anyone can buy this treasury bond, since the major families want to book a part of it first, it doesn't matter, just let them pay the money first." ”

Hearing Ning Yu's words, some shrewd ministers instantly understood that the emperor had introduced a lot of policies in the past, and some of them did damage the interests of some big families, so the current share of the national debt was a sweetness for the major clans, and it also had the meaning of making up for it.

In fact, Ning Yu really thought so in his heart, after all, no matter how tough he was, he couldn't do without his courtiers. Although Ning Yu will not retreat from the key interests, he will not be reluctant to give up the interests that can be given up, after all, he must unite most of the people, so that he, the emperor, can be stable.

When the two things of currency and national debt were basically solved, Ning Yu's mood was relatively better, so he said in a low voice: "After the new currency is fully rolled out next year, whether it is copper coins in the past, as well as gold and silver, those that can be collected will be collected first, and they can be recast into new currency, which can not only sort out the current chaotic monetary mechanism, but also earn a part of the seigniorage." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ning Yu thought for a while, then looked at Ernst, who was in charge of minting, and advised: "Ernst, the current steam engine has basically entered the practical stage, and the relevant steam mechanism coin factory will also start construction, but there are many things in it, such as the process of currency, raw materials and proportions, and you still need to check it well." ”

Ernst hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this plan is being implemented, and the ministers will keep an eye on this matter, and there will be no mistakes." ”

Speaking of this, Ning Yu felt that he had nothing to advise, and was about to let the ministers go back to their respective homes, but there was an exclamation from outside.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Great Victory, Great Victory!"

Great victory?

Soon, Ning Yu and the ministers in the hall all heard such a sentence, and they also instantly looked at the three southwestern provinces on the map, and a smile suddenly appeared on their faces.

At this moment, someone came in from outside the hall, it was Ning Zuyi, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, who was holding a book in his hand, but the smile on his face could no longer be hidden, he looked at Ning Yu and couldn't help shouting.

"Your Majesty, the great victory in the southwest, Deputy Envoy Cheng Mingcheng under the city of Guiyang, wiped out all the Qing troops in Ortai, killed more than 30,000 enemy Kou, and captured nearly 40,000 enemy Kou.

"What? Are you talking about Deputy Envoy Cheng? ”

Cui Wancai, the second assistant of the cabinet, had a bit of incredulity on his face, but he knew that the main force was on the side of King Changshan, and Cheng Ming's side was just a partial division.

"That's right, it's Deputy Envoy Cheng. Now that Ortai has been captured by our army, the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou can be held backhanded. ”

Ning Zuyi also had a little excitement on his face, "As for King Changshan's side, he has already entered Zhongzhou and is hurrying to attack Chongqing Mansion to achieve a decisive battle with Yue Zhongqi. ”

"Hahahaha...... Good! The battle of the southwest should be fought like this! ”

Ning Yu took a deep breath, what he was most worried about before the war was not the defeat of the Fu Han army, but being dragged into the deep mountains and old forests to fight again and again, as long as the decisive battle can be achieved in advance, especially the elimination of a large number of Tusi soldiers, there will be almost no obstacles to taking the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou in the future.

The significance of this great victory is not only reflected in the military aspect, but also in the political aspect.