In the Temple of Manna... Li Zhan stood in front of Li Shimin, followed Li Cheng behind Li Zhan, and at this time, he saw Li Cheng bowing to Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty... The minister brought 10,000 catties of gold from Wadao this time... 100,000 catties of silver...! ”

This 10,000 catties is 100,000 taels, and 100,000 catties of silver is 1 million taels, Datang is very short of gold and silver at this time, if there are actors in Tang Dynasty film and television dramas, there are actors who take out silver or gold to settle the bill, it basically represents the roughness of this drama.

Because before the Ming Dynasty, China was very short of gold and silver.

Gold and silver, which are precious metals, are very valuable.

Li Cheng brought 100,000 taels of gold and 1 million taels of silver this time, which greatly solved Li Shimin's urgent need.

Just after Li Cheng finished speaking, Li Shimin hurriedly helped Li Cheng up and said, "Aiqing has worked hard... Aiqing is not afraid of life and death, bringing gold and silver to my Datang... and all of them, Aiqing's credit is supreme.

Well...! ”

Li Shimin nodded, touched his beard and thought for a while: "Ci Aiqing is the founding county prince, and there are 1,500 households in the food town, from the second grade!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty...!" Li Cheng was excited and knelt down for Li Shimin.

At this time, Li Shimin helped Li Cheng up with a smile again and said: "It's all a family, so don't be polite to Li County...!" ”

"It's... Be... A family, a family...! The corners of Li Cheng's mouth showed a very happy joy.

Li Zhan stood aside, watching the exchange between his father and father-in-law, and after the two finished communicating, Li Zhan said loudly: "Father... Erchen suggested that gold and silver coins should be minted to replace the current monetary system of copper coins and silk. ”

This ancient money system is actually very complicated, unlike what you see in film and television dramas, in the 19th episode of the new "Condor Heroes", in order to deal with Li Mochou, Yang Guo, Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang went to find Feng Mofeng, a disciple of Huang Yaoshi who was a blacksmith, to make big scissors, and happened to meet the Mongols who recruited Feng Mofeng to go to the military camp to build weapons.

Cheng Ying took pity on Feng Mofeng's old and crippled, so he gave Feng Mofeng 10 taels of silver and told him to run away quickly... At that time, Cheng Ying had not yet recognized Feng Mofeng, this chivalrous heart was really admirable, but the question was, if Feng Mofeng accepted the 10 taels of silver, how should he spend it?

Gold and silver, as precious metals, are also valuable now, but "valuable" is not the same as "money". Feng Mofeng wants to spend these 10 taels of silver, which is a bit troublesome, and there is a possibility that he can't spend it.

Gold and silver were included in the country's monetary system, presumably during the Tang Dynasty. But China is a country that lacks gold and silver, and it is impossible to circulate as widely as European gold and silver coins. It was not until the middle and late Ming Dynasty that a large amount of silver flowed into Europe and the United States, and silver became a complete form of currency, and the monetary system of the silver standard began to be established.

Before this, the money spent in China was basically copper coins, one copper coin was one penny, and one thousand wen was consistent. Put it in a specific time period and a specific place, seven or eight hundred Wen should always have, four or five hundred Wen should always be, the Southern Song Dynasty court once stipulated, 770 Wen is consistent, but the people still follow the local market at that time, the so-called "private use according to its own customs".

In the Southern Song Dynasty, ordinary people have always had money on them, which has always been a limit... The government doesn't allow it, and secondly, think about what it is like to have 1,000 one-dollar coins on your body? The government stipulates that more than the usual trading, you have to use "Jiaozi" or "Huizi", which is considered a less thorough banknote, which may be better called a credit coupon, and the denomination on it varies. Even if you travel for business, you can't carry more than 10 coins. If you dare to take coins outside the country, it is even more sinful, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, at least you will be exiled.

Thinking that Feng Mofeng was going to run away, Cheng Ying gave him silver, which was light and valuable, which was really considerate and thoughtful. However, at that time, silver was mainly used for local government offerings, imperial court rewards, military and state expenditures, and large amounts of overseas trade, and was not circulated among the people.

If the common people want to spend silver, they must first go to a certain "gold and silver exchange" (gold and silver do not need to be said, the exchange is a handover, and the introduction is salt and tea) to exchange for copper coins. According to historical records, there were more than 100 such shops in Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Xiangyang, where Cheng Ying was located at that time, was an important military town and a key point in transportation, and there would be no shortage of such shops.

Therefore, Feng Mofeng had to exchange the money first, otherwise he would flee to the countryside, and there would be no place to exchange it, just like we were holding a bank card, we couldn't buy a bowl of noodles to eat if we had money, and at that time, in Lin'an, a bowl of porridge was only two pennies, how to spend it with a big silver lump of 10 taels.

The Southern Song Dynasty was so troublesome, and the Tang Dynasty was even more troublesome.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty has not yet made friends, and the people of the Tang Dynasty mainly use Tongbao to spend money. In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, there was already a currency in circulation, which was a copper coin called Tongbao.

At that time, Tongbao was made of metal, so it was not very convenient to carry.

If it's just for daily use, it's no problem to only need to carry a few to dozens of them every time you go out, but if you want to do business, it's likely that you need to carry a carriage of Tongbao to trade.

Later, it also changed, and the silk produced in the Tang Dynasty was very sought-after at that time, not only very valuable in China, but also expensive abroad. Silk is much lighter than copper coins, so if you carry silk out of the house, it will definitely be much more convenient than carrying copper coins.

Therefore, at that time, many merchants in the Tang Dynasty would use silk as a kind of circulating currency, after all, the price of silk was not cheap at that time, and it could be compared with the value of gold, silver and jewelry. Therefore, many people are willing to receive silk, and the market demand for silk is very large at that time, and it is likely that the silk obtained can appreciate when it changes hands, so there is room for appreciation when silk is used to replace copper coins, and people at that time were willing to accept it.

However, it is still loaded with cars and does not reduce the number of coins, which is a big and unchangeable drawback of Datang's numismatic policy.

Now that there is gold and silver, Li Zhan threw out a system of gold and silver coins, believing that as long as this system is launched, then the disadvantages of the coin system can be greatly alleviated.

"Agreed...!" Li Shimin said with a smile: "The last time you handed in the above table, I also showed it to Wuji, Xuanling and others... It is said that you are very good on the table, the person in charge of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, you will go next...! ”

However, to Li Shimin's surprise, Li Zhan shook his head at this time and said: "Father, the person in charge of the Banking Regulatory Commission, the son is not good, and the prince is the most suitable."

In the future, the prince will be in charge of Datang, and now he will manage the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and he will not be blind in the future, and he will not be easily swayed by others. ”

After Li Zhan finished speaking, Li Shimin sighed and said, "You... It's still too careful, even if I'm gone, I'm sure Cheng Qian will still respect you. ”

Li Zhan smiled and replied: "I think so too, it's just that one mountain can't tolerate two tigers, if the father is really gone, the ministers will also leave the Tang Dynasty." ”

For the first time, Li Zhan revealed his heart in front of Li Shimin, and the conversation between the father and son was a little sad, which made Li Cheng feel uncomfortable, looking at the two of them looking at each other.

Li Cheng came out and smiled: "Your Majesty, Your Highness... These are still a long time away, and we won't talk about them today, let's come... I asked the people below to pour all the gold and silver into the Manna Temple, and we will see together how the mountains of gold and silver are. ”

"Hehe... Under the proposal of Li County Gong, I don't hide it from Li County Gong, I am the emperor of Gui, and I have not seen the gold mountain and the silver mountain...! ”

Li Shimin's words made Li Cheng come to his senses and said: "Then you can do it now...!" ”

Then I listened to Li Shimin's order: "Okay... Let's take a look at the gold and silver mountains...! ”

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The night is coming... In Chang'an City, the bell of the curfew rang, and Li Zhan and Li Cheng slowly walked out of the palace.

After reading the gold mountain and the silver mountain, the gold and silver piled up together are really in a very good condition, and then Li Shimin not only watched it himself, but also called the eldest grandson queen, the four noble concubines and the princes and princesses to see it.

When they learned that Li Zhan had obtained all these things in the Wa Kingdom, the princes and princesses all showed admiration for Li Zhan, and then Li Shimin handed over the gold and silver to Li Chengqian, and appointed Li Chengqian as the vice president of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and the chairman was of course Li Shimin.

Li Chengqian has full control over the CBRC, and Li Chengqian immediately wants to complain about Li Zhan, because the gold and silver were obtained by Li Zhan, and the CBRC was also formulated by Li Zhan, so the CBRC should be controlled by Li Zhan, and it is nothing to hand it over to himself at this time.

But just as Li Chengqian was about to speak, Empress Eldest Sun whispered in Li Chengqian's ear.

Instantly Li Chengqian knew that this was his eldest brother paving the way for himself, Li Chengqian was so moved that he almost burst into tears, and then Li Chengqian happily accepted the position of vice chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and he wanted to work hard to do a good job in the China Banking Regulatory Commission and not disgrace his eldest brother.

"Father-in-law... Go live in my house, so that you can see your little grandchildren at any time...! ”

As soon as he left the Suzaku Gate, Li Zhan invited Li Cheng to live in his mansion.

"That's great... Actually, I received a letter from Wajima saying that Jing Ansheng was born, and I wanted to put on my wings and fly back immediately, but because the gold and silver were already in the last step, I could only wait. ”

"Are Satomi Tachibana and Sue honest...?" Li Zhan asked.

"Honestly... Especially after Tachibana Satomi knew that Xin An was born, this woman also said that she would also come to Datang to have a look! ”

"Hmm...!" Li Zhan nodded and said: "Su I saw that I wanted to support him to be the head of Su I's family, so Su I had to die between Su I and Su I, and my father-in-law should work hard in this regard." ”

"Got it... I'm also training some dead soldiers in Wajima... I think it will come in handy soon. ”

Li Zhan laughed: "I'm sorry father-in-law, in the future, you will run away from both sides of Datang and Wadao, the sea is dangerous, I hope my father-in-law doesn't blame me." ”

"Blame you for what... You've done well enough, but, are you really going to leave Datang? Li Cheng looked at Li Zhan and asked very seriously.

"Yes...!" Li Zhan did not hesitate.

"Nawa Island is a good place, I can set it up there first." Li Cheng proposed to Li Zhan.

It's just that Li Zhan shook his head and said: "Wadao is too small, as a base, a foothold is still possible, I think the place we want to go must be a little bigger." ”

"Continental Australia...!" Li Cheng's eyes lit up.

Li Zhan laughed.

Li Cheng nodded and said with a smile: "It's not smaller than Datang, it just takes some time to take care of it, I can prepare now, right?" ”

"It's ready .... Let's explore with the Wajima people...! ”

"Good...!" Li Cheng smiled slightly.

"Your Highness... It's home...!" The way of the shadow light.

Li Zhan jumped out of the carriage first, and followed Li Zhan to help Li Cheng down, because Li Cheng's legs and feet were not good, and Li Cheng still liked his son-in-law's carefulness.

"Daddy...!" Who knows, as soon as he got out of the car, Li Cheng heard a shout from his daughter.

Li Cheng looked up and saw his daughter standing on the steps in front of the mansion with a child in her arms.

"Oops... It's cold, how can you stand outside the house with your child! Li Cheng lame, three steps and two steps rushed to Li Jing'an's side, Li Jing'an showed his baby face in swaddling clothes and smiled: "He is your grandson named Li An...!" ”

Li Zhan's eldest son is called Li Ping, which is Yang Qiaoer's son, the second son is called Li An, and the eldest daughter is called Li Yuxi...!

"Daddy... Hug your grandson...! ”

"May I?" Li Cheng looked at Li Zhan and asked with some excitement.

"What's not to do with your grandson...!" After speaking, Li An made a gesture, Li Jingan handed Li An into Li Cheng's hands, and Li Cheng carefully hugged Li An with both hands, as if he was hugging his whole world.

In an instant, Li Cheng's tears fell, and Li Jing'an also cried.

"I, Li Cheng, can still see my grandson, this life is worth it...!" Li Cheng smiled happily.

"Don't talk about it... Let's go inside...! Li Zhan smiled and patted the emotional Li Cheng.

followed the family into the house, and at this time in the house, Li Dafu, Yue Niang and others were all in... called Li Ping and Li Yuxi again, and soon laughter rang out, which was a very warm scene that made people envious.

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"I'm not leaving...!"

Qinzhou... That is, now Gansu, Lu Dongzan smiled slightly and waved his hand, so that his greeting team stopped.

"Daxiang, why don't you leave."

The name of the person who came was Songtsen Inca, who inherited the position of Songtsen Gampo after the death of Songtsen cadres.

Seeing the Songtsan Inca, Lu Dongzan smiled and said, "It's not early, we're going to rest." ”

"Huh...?" Songtsan Inca looked at the heavenly way: "Great Minister, there is still sunshine here, why don't you go?" ”

"If there's sunshine, it's not gone... No hurry...!" Lu Dongzan smiled and shook his head.

"Not in a hurry?" Songtsan Inca asked a little incomprehensibly: "If we don't hurry up, it is likely that the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in Chang'an, so our request will be very troublesome." ”

"Will it be troublesome?" Lu Dongzan laughed and said: "You can rest assured, you won't be troublesome, the Tang Dynasty is about to be closed, but Suzhou is besieged, and Ganzhou is also under the iron hooves of my Tubo."

We proposed marriage during the New Year, which is to give them a psychological blow, this year I want to make the officials of Datang have a bad time! ”

After speaking, Lu Dongzan laughed evilly, while the Songtsan Inca on the other side pondered Lu Dongzan's words!

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