During the discussion, everyone's doubts gradually dispelled and their opinions were gradually unified. First of all, the policy and significance of the issuance of new currency were widely publicized through various forms such as imperial decrees, newspapers and announcements, so as to gradually dispel various concerns of the people and create a good social and psychological atmosphere for the issuance of new currency. Secondly, it is necessary to set up a wide range of old and new currency exchange stations and mobile exchange groups, which can make use of post stations and reputable chambers of commerce in various places to exchange old banknotes on their behalf; For remote areas, the bank can send personnel to implement slicing, fixed-point and timed exchange by giving notice in advance.

Because the currencies in circulation in the market are mainly copper coins and salt banknotes, the Jiaozi left over from the defeat of the previous dynasty have basically been 'exchanged' by the Zhiyuan banknotes issued by the Mengyuan Yuan, and the Zhiyuan banknotes and Zhongtong banknotes have been exchanged or digested by the salt banknotes in the Qiongzhou smuggling trade for many years. Salt banknotes are good to say, there is currently enough salt production to support its value, since it can be exchanged in equal amounts, everyone estimates that the resistance to exchange will be relatively small, the problem is still copper coins.

As an ancient currency in China, metal coins have been in circulation for thousands of years, and the stock is very large, and because the metal coins circulating in circulation in various eras are minted in different fineness, the value varies in actual circulation. Therefore, Zhao Yu initially planned to carry out differential exchange for different currency values in different places to avoid inflation caused by equal exchange, and temporarily exchanged paper money instead of newly minted copper coins, gradually eliminating inferior metal coins from the market.

However, Zhao Hao's idea was opposed by Lu Xiufu and others, who thought that most of the lead coins, tin coins and iron coins minted by previous dynasties had been eliminated in the process of changing dynasties and circulation, and that the Sichuan and Shu regions, which had the largest circulation of iron coins in this dynasty, were still under the control of the Mengyuan Dynasty.

Zhao Yu thought about it, the current ruling class is, to put it bluntly, the landlord class and the bureaucratic class represented by the royal family and the emerging warrior class, and the merchants hold a lot of wealth, and in order to avoid danger, these people often hoard a large amount of gold, silver and metal currency in their homes. Therefore, when issuing new currency, they will worry about the damage to their interests, the fear that the paper money is worthless, the price of goods will rise, the fear of revealing their wealth, the fear of crowding the exchange, and the fear of being forcibly donated when exchanging. However, the peasants, the main body of the current society, live a self-sufficient life, and do not have much property themselves, but have the least impact on them.

According to what Zhao Yu learned in his previous life, the emperor was the agent of the ruling class in feudal society and represented the interests of the exploiting class. So from this point of view, what Lu Xiufu and others said is not wrong, and harming the interests of these people will naturally cause their dissatisfaction, and then threaten their own rule. He figured out the truth, and in the spirit of what to say, Zhao Hao, who was born in the working class, could only temporarily choose to compromise and agree with their opinions.

In addition, Wang Yinglin, Liu Huang and others were worried that the people in Jiangnan, who had experienced the pain of many currency exchanges, would rush to buy goods and gold at the stage of publicizing the issuance of new currencies and at the beginning of the exchange because they were worried that the new currency would depreciate. Zhao Hao also deeply believes that in modern society, there will also be a rush to buy daily necessities when the exchange rate and monetary policy change, especially the grassroots people such as uncles and aunts, who frantically rush to buy wool, wool, cloth, bed sheets, knitwear, gold and silver hand accessories, and even pots and pans, soy sauce, rice and noodles are among them.

Zhao Yu felt that there was no need to worry too much, because although there was still fighting at present, it did not affect Jiangnan, and after two years, the land distribution had entered the final stage, and the policy of lightly dispensing with the weak endowment also made the people's hearts stable, and the politics were relatively clear, and the people's trust in the imperial court was obtained. In addition, as long as the people find that the new currency can buy things of the same value as the old currency, the phenomenon of grabbing shopping money will quickly subside.

There has also been a lot of controversy over the timing of the issuance of new coins. Zhao Yu and Chen Zeweng initially chose to issue after the summer tax, so that the local government could defer the payment of taxes to the central government, so that the local government's ability to resist the exchange and rush purchase caused by the issuance of new currency could be enhanced. However, Ying Jieyan and others were worried that the postponement of the summer tax would affect the expenses of the imperial court, after all, there were still tens of thousands of officials and hundreds of thousands of troops who needed to be paid by the imperial court for salaries and support. If this leads to a delay in the payment of salaries, it will cause panic among the bureaucracy, which will then spread to the people, triggering even greater chaos.

However, Lu Xiufu agreed with the emperor's opinion. He thought that the summer tax mainly included silk, cotton, silk fabrics, wheat, coins, etc., and the autumn tax was levied on rice, millet, beans, grass, etc. The difference in the variety of crops in the south and the north also leads to the difference in the types of tax items. Therefore, in the south, it is more common for summer tax to be converted into tax goods, which can ensure that taxes can be paid in Singapore currency at the same time, which can also play a role in stabilizing the market.

As for the possible delay in the payment of salaries to central and local officials and the military in the imperial court, Lu Xiufu believes that this is not unsolvable; as early as the time of Qiongzhou, the imperial court gradually replaced the goods with money, or in order to solve the problems of Qiongzhou's lack of abundant products and the abnormally high prices of individual materials. At present, Jiangnan is rich in materials and convenient for allocation, most of the materials can be bought in the market, and there are still some illegal officials who use shoddy goods in the process of distribution and fill their own pockets, which causes dissatisfaction among the recipients.

It is therefore an opportunity to abolish the system of payment in kind and then convert it into currency according to local prices. In this way, it can not only reduce the loss and cost of material turnover, but also facilitate the recipient, anyway, what should be given to you, whether it is spent, or saved all in yourself. At the same time, the issuance of currency can also promote the development of local commerce, after all, there is no special supply channel, but some things are still indispensable in life, so it can also increase the income of commercial tax, which is beneficial to the country.

It was decided to postpone the payment of this year's taxes in kind to the state treasury for two months, and the salaries of officials and the military were issued in monetary form from May onwards, in tandem with the issuance of new coins. At the same time, Wang Yinglin suggested that there should be 10% of copper coins when paying salaries, so as to alleviate the shortage of auxiliary coins in the market, and also gain market recognition and speed up the exchange and repatriation of old metal coins. As for the possibility of a new hoarding of new copper coins, he thinks that the most important task at present is to get the new coins recognized first.

Wen Tianxiang believes that what Wang Yinglin said is reasonable, as for the prevention of people hoarding new coins for re-smelting bronze and smuggling, the recovery time of old metal coins can be appropriately delayed, and the new and old metal coins can be paralleled for a certain period of time, so that the total number of new copper coins in circulation can be less than the number of old auxiliary coins in circulation, and after the paper money is credited, it can be gradually replaced by small paper money until the copper coins are withdrawn from the market.

After finalizing the details of the new currency issuance and the countermeasures, Zhao Hao requested that the relevant regulations should be quickly formulated and issued to all levels of government in advance, all the way to the township, so as to make it known to everyone. At the same time, it is also necessary to severely crack down on merchants who refuse to accept new currency and lawless elements who take advantage of the opportunity of the issuance of new currency to raise prices and spread rumors and cause chaos, so as to ensure the smooth development of the work of issuing new currency.

In addition to undertaking the functions of the past exchange office issuance and recycling, exchange of jiaozi, and salt introduction, it can also undertake the dispatch and handling of large amounts of funds in the imperial court, the issuance and recovery of securities, and the business of lending to merchants and farmers. As for the other functions, he felt that the time was not ripe enough, and he would wait until the current things were sorted out.

Zhao Hao also stressed once again that the Department of Financial Affairs and the Municipal Department of Shipping should strictly prohibit and crack down on barter trade, and that the funds used by the merchants must be converted into new currency at the bank at a set rate before they can purchase goods, otherwise they will be charged with smuggling, and the silver will not go abroad on deposit, while the gold and silver from outside will flow into the country, so as to obtain hard currency and support the issuance and preservation of the value of paper money......

The problem of issuing new coins was solved, but Zhao Yu was not idle at all, and he summoned Chen Renweng, the secretary of the military department, and Han Zhen, the deputy privy envoy, for several days to discuss the military. At present, with the annihilation of the Mengyuan Huihui water army and the Goryeo water army, and the arrival of the rainy season, the river began to surge, and it was impossible for the enemy army to invade the south. At the beginning of the year, it was agreed that the plan to capture Sichuan and Shu and contain the enemy forces in Yunnan was being implemented in full swing.

After Jiang Cheng was instructed, he had already submitted the compilation and material list. According to its plan, the regiment in the name of the White Army was formed and trained by the Tenth Army of the main Qinzhou. Some officers and men of the She nationality who were familiar with mountain and jungle operations were selected from the Tenth Army as the backbone, and the remnants of the Bai Army and some young men of the Slang and She nationalities were recruited into the army, forming an army of about 10,000 people, still with Han officers and soldiers as the main body, to participate in the war against Yunnan.

After discussion, Zhao Yu and Chen Renweng reviewed and approved their plan, and gave the army the name Guangsheng Army, which was organized into a division, four regiments and some directly subordinate teams, with Sima Changkuan of the Tenth Army as the commander. However, for the time being, the Song Army cannot be branded, but it is fought in the name of the Dali Restoration Army, and the military uniform is a traditional military uniform, and it is not allowed to carry the Song Army logo. In the early stage, Qinzhou was used as a base to organize training in a centralized and secret manner, and after the training was completed, it was put into combat.

Because there are still Song officers and soldiers in the Chongqing area at present, the Western Army was formed under the banner of aiding Sichuan. The soldiers were drawn from the 1st Regiment of the Mountain Brigade stationed in Beijing, the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Artillery Division, the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Baggage Division, and the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Cavalry Division to form a special forces column. The infantry army was composed of the Sixth Army stationed in Ezhou and the Seventh Army in Jiangling to form an infantry brigade each, and the 1st Independent Division stationed in Huguang was transferred to form three infantry divisions, and the Yangtze River Navy was organized into a support transport fleet to join the combat sequence. There are more than 26,000 soldiers in the whole army, with Qi Bin, deputy commander of the Seventh Army, as the commander.

At the same time, a logistics supply base was established in Ezhou, and the Huguang Department was responsible for raising and allocating materials to support the war against Sichuan and Shu, while the imperial court supported it through tax reduction and exemption and allocation of funds, so as not to increase the burden on the people of Huguang. After receiving the order, all armies must arrive at Ezhou in May and assemble and immediately put into training after reorganization. Since the water was already rising and it was difficult to sail up the river, it was tentatively scheduled to send troops in September, when the upstream rainy season was over, and the current was slowed down, but the water depth was feasible for large boats.

For more than ten days, Zhao Hao signed several orders one after another to mobilize troops to go on the expedition. On this day, he was busy with official business, and it was already dark, and he went out but smelled a foul smell. At first, he thought it was a cat or dog that didn't have long eyes pulling wild feces around, but the little yellow doors searched around and couldn't find it, but Zhao Hao walked to the lake and the smell was stronger, and then he realized that the stench in the palace came from the lake.

Zhao Hao was a little puzzled, the water in the small West Lake in the back garden of the North Palace came from the West Lake outside the city, and it was not a pool of stagnant water that was guided here through the waterway, and the silt at the bottom of the lake that had just been cleaned up during the overhaul last year was why the lake water stinked? The next day, he took a boat around the lake, and found no large number of dead fish, dead shrimp and aquatic plants that could emit a stench, which also showed that the stench was not self-produced, but brought by the source. Although this stench will not smoke people to death, it is not comfortable for an emperor to live by guarding a pool of stinky water all day long!

So Zhao Hao urgently ordered Cai Wanyi, the prefect of Lin'an, to enter the palace to meet him, and only after asking did he know that the matter was big. Due to the early stage of Lin'an fell into the hands of the enemy, negligent management, resulting in the silting of the waterways in the city, the deterioration of water quality, the encroachment of people's houses on the river, and the residents along the river mostly throw dung and rubble into the river, which will also lead to the congestion of the urban waterways, the water flow is not smooth, the residents on both sides of the river cross the river to build sheds, filth and suffocation, such as ditches, the water has no leakage, the breath is fumigated, and the passers-by cover their noses", which has become a stinky ditch. makes the situation even more serious.

After the recovery of Lin'an, although management was strengthened and dredging was carried out, there were still people who secretly discharged sewage into the river. After the return of the capital, a large number of officials and troops were stationed in the country, and the population increased dramatically, which was also one of the causes of river pollution. In addition, during the occupation of the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, many people took advantage of the chaos to buy land near the lake, and even took advantage of it, they built gardens near the lake, planted water chestnut roots, and poured in fecal garbage, and the West Lake resort was also threatened with water pollution.

Zhao Yu was shocked when he heard it, West Lake is not only a tourist attraction in Hangzhou, but also a water source for the whole city. And the imperial court also has a winery in the lake, using the lake water to make wine, and this wine is still for the royal sacrifices, thinking about taking the wine brewed in stinky water to the ancestors to drink is disgusting enough, not to mention that the wine they drink is also produced in it. And he knew that polluted water sources were the most likely to cause plagues, and that if an outbreak broke out in such a densely populated place, it would be tens of thousands, not ten or eight. Therefore, it is an urgent matter to control water pollution, and the situation must not be allowed to develop......