Morning.

The city of Jinling was silent.

It was especially dark, and except for the watchmen and woodcutters, the people in the city had not yet gotten up early, and almost no one moved.

However, there was already a lot of traffic outside the palace, and all the three princes and nine secretaries took their own cars and arrived outside the palace gate early.

It's the time of the early dynasty again.

Chu Tianxiu was dressed as a marquis, sitting in the carriage, fidgeting, holding a fold in his sleeve, his face hesitant.

He knows it well.

Once this piece of music is submitted to the court, it will definitely be a big wave.

Whether it is the courtiers, the powerful people in the opposition, the kings and grandsons of the Xiang royal family, those princes, princesses, and even distant princes and kings..... But whoever has a copper mine at home will not be on his side.

Countless people will hate him to the bone, not only want to scold him, but also want to assassinate him.

Except for the emperor, no one likes this "Prohibition of Private Minting of Copper Coins". This is to cut the flesh of all the princes, kings and grandsons, and powerful people, so that the Great Chu court can gain great benefits.

It's a talisman.

But.

If you don't do this, the emperor will be annoyed.

Treat his little dusk as a second or five boy who only talks but doesn't practice, is disloyal, dishonest, and talks empty words, and he will still have good fruits to eat in the future? It's all trivial to lose office, and it's normal to find a crime and put him in prison.

This time, it is either on the side of the emperor or on the side of the super magnates who have copper mines in the world.

Alas~!

What a dilemma!

Knowing that this was a big pit, he didn't dig it and buried himself in it.

Isn't the little dusk fragrant?

Isn't it fragrant to come to the door?

Why do you want to wade into these troubled waters?

Chu Tianxiu felt bitter in his heart.

Li Yu saw that his face was pale, and couldn't help but grab his hand, and comforted: "Husband, rest assured." There are hundreds of Li clan's disciples in the Pingwang Mansion, each of whom can fight well, and no one in Jinling City can move you. In this world, at most, I will scold you...! ”

She heard Chu Tianxiu say about the "Prohibition of Private Minting of Copper Coins", and she knew about it for a long time.

It's just that I didn't expect this policy to be introduced so soon.

The copper mine in Ma'anshan has only had time to dig a small half, and it has not yet been dug up.

Her father, King Ping, also had copper mines in his fiefdom.

After the father and the second lady learned about this, they were also angry enough last night, and the loss was too great. A good annual income from copper coins, and that's gone.

This is all money, and it is related to the expenses of hundreds of people up and down the Pingwang Mansion.

Fortunately, she and Xiao Duhou earned a lot of silver in the past half a year, and subsidized 10,000 taels to Pingwangfu every year, so that her father and second lady could dissipate their anger.

At least my father's side won't embarrass her husband anymore.

"Well, just scold!"

Chu Tianxiu smiled bitterly and nodded.

...

Chu Tianxiu arrived outside the palace and got out of the carriage, but saw Cai and the great eunuch waiting at the palace gate.

When the officials saw Cai and the big eunuch near the palace gate, they seemed to be waiting for someone, they were all surprised, they greeted each other, and the officials entered the palace one after another.

Seeing that the little marquis had arrived, Cai and the big eunuch stepped forward and laughed in a low voice: "Little marquis, how are the preparations for the things ordered by the emperor?" The emperor is not at ease, so let our family come over and ask first. ”

Chu Tianxiu said bitterly: "The emperor has an order, can this little marquis not obey?" ... It's just that it's too risky, and maybe I'll lose my head.

Besides, if all the ministers oppose it together, the matter will still not be done. My little arms can't reach my thighs. ”

"This is up to the little marquis to do his best!

It's just the last one, and it can't be done.

The emperor has high hopes, you not only have to play a trick, but also get this thing done. ”

Cai He and the great eunuch smiled: "Of course, you can rest assured. This thing is done, it is a miracle for the court, you are a hero, and the emperor will definitely add you to the rank and knighthood. ”

"How big is the officer?"

Chu Tianxiu's heart moved.

"At least one county guard, or a 2,000-stone official on an equal footing with the county guard. If you are promoted to Taishou, you will be the youngest Taishou in the Great Chu Dynasty. ”

Cai and the great eunuch said.

The emperor did not say what officials would be added.

However, Cai and the great eunuch have been driving for more than ten years and know the emperor's temper.

The rewards and punishments are clear, as long as you make great achievements, you will never be stingy with rewards.

The first place in the palace test and the county order are the rewards for this policy to the little dusk marquis, not the reward for the little dusk marquis to do this great thing.

If the matter of "Prohibiting the Private Minting of Copper Coins" can be completed, the world's copper mines will be absorbed, and the treasury of the imperial court will at least double its finances, and the treasury will have money, how many great things can it do.

Can the emperor not be pleased!

This great merit is inevitable to be promoted to the knighthood.

Marquis Xiaodun is already a marquis, and it is impossible to be crowned a prince again, only to add officials. A 2,000-stone official at the level of a county guard is definitely more than enough.

Chu Tianxiu listened, felt a little better, and nodded slightly.

Reward for your work.

The emperor was also generous, and he didn't treat him too badly.

In just a few months, if you are promoted from a county commander to a county magistrate, this is almost a flying promotion speed.

The county taishou is already a considerable official, that is the minister of the feudal territory, and he has a lot of power.

He originally took a fancy to the position of the Danyang County Guard, and was promoted from the Danyang County Commander to the Danyang County Guard, and it was only natural that he was in charge of more than ten county towns in the county.

However, Xie Anran, the master of the horse, because of the relationship between Princess Xiang Ling and the resignation of the old Prime Minister Xie Huyong, was recently recruited as the county guard of Danyang, sitting in Wanling City, to prevent the princes from rebelling, and the county guard should not be changed for the time being.

It is estimated that it can only be other official positions at the same level.

Except for Xie Anran, the emperor's son-in-law, who can be directly recruited as a county guard. Everyone else has to exchange merit for merit, otherwise they can only slowly boil up their qualifications and wait in line for promotion.

"Let's do this thing first, and then talk about it, if you can't do it, it's in vain."

Chu Tianxiu said bitterly.

He and Cai He talked in a low voice, discussing how to deal with it in the court, and went to the palace.

This matter is too difficult to do, and it concerns the interests of almost all powerful families.

It is conceivable that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will probably rise up against it.

How many ministers will stand up in support of Xiao Duhou?

No one supports it, how can the court pass this policy.

Chu Tianxiu didn't have a bottom in his heart, and the emperor didn't know the bottom in his heart, so he asked Cai and the big eunuch to come to Xiao Duan Hou and ask how sure he was first.

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PS: The normal year of the Western Han Dynasty that I found was 10 billion copper coins, and during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, various methods were used to collect money, and the peak period quadrupled to 40 billion copper coins. Decades of constant wars have emptied the treasury.

I don't know who knows this aspect better?

If there are no significant discrepancies, this amount is used as the financial reference basis.

However, considering that the Great Chu Dynasty developed Jiangnan ahead of schedule, the population and cultivated land increased a lot. The fiscal will be a little more, 15 billion copper coins in a normal year.