At this time, Xiong Huai saw that no one in the group spoke, so he took the initiative to ask: "Ling Yin, do you have a way to stop the currency of Wei and Han from flowing into my Chu State, so that all the fathers and elders in our country are willing to use the copper coins of my Chu State." ”

Zhao Ju thought for a while and arched his hand: "King, there are two ways for the ministers. First, that is, the Yin Mansion of our Chu State Gonggong directly minted Wei Han cloth coins, so that my Chu State would not lose, and the people would not be damaged. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he nodded and said: "Good way, it's just that if my Chu State directly adopts the Wei and Han currency, then do you still want the face of the widow, and do you want the face of my Chu State?" ”

Zhao Ju hesitated for a moment, and then arched his hand and said: "King, there is another way for the minister, that is, to reduce the weight of the copper coins of my Chu State and cast the copper coins into three baht copper coins, so that the value of the copper coins of my Chu State is roughly equal to the copper coins of Wei and Han." ”

"Hmmm! This is also a way. It's just ~~" Xiong Huai nodded, and then took out a copper coin from his sleeve that was slightly larger than the nail cover of an adult's thumb, looked like a shell, and was engraved with insect and bird inscriptions, and hesitated: "It's just that Ling Yin, this copper coin in the hands of the widow is a copper coin minted by my Chu Guogong Yin Mansion, which weighs about five baht." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai pressed the ends of the copper coin with his thumb and index finger, and signaled to Zhaoju: "This five-baht copper coin is small enough, if it is a three-baht copper coin, the widow is worried that as soon as the copper coin in the hands of the people falls to the ground, the people will not be able to find it." ”

Zhao Ju carefully looked at the copper coin in King Chu's hand, was silent for a moment, and pleaded guilty: "King, the minister is stupid. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he turned to Gong Yin Gongzheng and asked: "Gong Yin, please take charge of the matter of coining money in my Chu State, and there are countermeasures to solve the worries of widows." ”

When the public lost the words, he bowed his head directly and said: "The king, the minister is stupid, please ask the king to surrender." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he looked at the other ministers again and said, "Qing and the others have a countermeasure." ”

All the ministers pleaded guilty.

At this time, Xiong Huai sighed and said: "Before, when Da Si Nong was in Jiangdong, I saw that most of the Yue people used knife money, which was different from my Chu country, in order to naturalize Jiangdong, Da Si Nong had written a letter to the widow, and was ready to waste knife money in Jiangdong and make Chu money.

The widow allowed it. ”

As soon as the ministers heard the king of Chu talk about the late Dasi Nong Xu Xing, they immediately knew that the focus of the day had come.

On the other side, Xiong Huai continued: "It's just that when Dasi Nong was preparing to implement Chu Qian in Jiangdong, he made a difficulty.

In his early years, Dasi Nong lived in Huaibei of my Chu State, and used Wei cloth coins on a daily basis, and then, Dasi Nong temporarily lived in Teng State, using Qi Wei knife money, and later lived in Huainan Yingdu, using Wei Han cloth coins.

And my Chu money, the people in the country have rarely used it.

Moreover, even if Chu Qian was implemented in Jiangdong, it would inevitably be taken advantage of by Wei and Han. Yes, Dasi Nong wrote to the widow again, saying that Chu Qian was inconvenient, please make new money.

The widow thought about it again and again, and finally thought that Chu Qian was too ugly and inconvenient to carry, so he allowed Dasi Nong to promote new money in Jiangdong. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai took out a round square hole coin from his sleeve and signaled to the ministers: "This money is made by Dasi Nong in Jiangdong, weighing five baht, engraved with the blessing of my Chu State, the appearance is simple, generous and beautiful, and it is very easy to carry.

The most important thing is that it is far easier to mint this kind of round coin than to mint copper shell coins.

Moreover, because of the lack of a hole in the middle of this round coin, it is also a five-baht copper coin, but the round coin looks nearly half larger than the shell coin, as if the copper coin is full of weight.

Therefore, Dasi Nong implemented this money in Jiangdong for five years, and it completely replaced the knife money originally used in Jiangdong. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai paused, and after letting the ministers think for a moment, he spoke again: "Not long ago, Dasi Nong wrote a widow, saying that among the Chu Kingdom, the copper coins of the three kingdoms of Wei, Han and Chu were parallel, and the Chu money was less circulated, which was not good for the Chu State.

Therefore, Dasi Nong wrote a letter to the widow, based on the new money in Jiangdong, and unified the currency to resist Wei and Han from profiting from the Chu State.

The widow thought about it again and again, and felt that what Da Si Nong said was right. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at the ministers and said: "Therefore, today, the widow convened the secretaries, in addition to discussing the new candidate for the new Great Si Nong, he also wanted to discuss the implementation of the new money of the Chu State. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai waved his hand, and immediately a group of messengers entered the temple, and then gave each minister a newly minted round square hole coin.

Then, the ministers observed the new money for a while, and their first feeling was that this new money was far more beautiful than the copper shell money of the Chu State.

To be honest, they don't know why the ancestors of Chu State made such an ugly copper coin, so ugly that the people in the country hated it, and even jokingly called it "grimace money".

Seeing this, Zhao Ju arched his hand and asked: "Dare to ask the king, if this money is implemented, how to take back the cloth money in the hands of the people." ”

Xiong Huai responded as a matter of course: "In exchange for weight equivalence, Wei Han's cloth money is twenty baht, and the new money is five baht, then I will exchange four new coins for Wei Han's big coin." ”

When the ministers heard it, it was all five baht a piece of Chu money, which had changed from one for seven to one for four now, and the benefits could be seen as long as they were not fools.

Some ministers who had originally planned to speak out against the old system on the grounds that the old system could not be changed or that it was inconvenient for the people did not dare to speak up in the face of the two conspicuous numbers of seven and four.

If you open your mouth at this time to stop the King of Chu from promoting new money, you will definitely be exterminated by the King of Chu, and after being exterminated, you will be abused and ridiculed by the people.

The ministers were silent for a while, but Zhao Ju was the first to speak: "The king is wise, and the ministers think that it is feasible to implement new money. ”

As soon as Zhao Ju's voice fell, Qu Yuan, who had long known about the new money, immediately echoed and said: "The king is wise, and the minister seconds it." ”

As soon as Zhaoju Qu Yuan spoke, the other ministers, whether willing or unwilling, all spoke: "The king is wise, and the ministers seconded it." ”

After Xiong Huai saw that none of the important ministers in the court objected, he spoke again: "Da Si Nong has promoted new money in Jiangdong, and the effect is good.

The widow decided to use Pingyi Mansion as the basis to associate all key items such as grain and cloth with the new money, and convert them into new money based on the current cloth money of Wei and Han. From now on, my Chu State Pingfu will purchase and sell grain and cloth, and only use new money, no longer use the original shell money, and no longer use Wei Han cloth money.

At the same time, in order to make it easier for the people to buy grain, the local governments will assume the responsibility of exchanging money for the people, and one big money will be exchanged for four new coins, and five small coins will be exchanged for twelve new coins. ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai saw that no one objected, and said again: "At the same time, in order to smoothly implement the new money, the widow will be subordinate to the minting workshop of the Gongyin Mansion, as well as the Pinglian Mansion under the Taifu Yin, all under the Dasi Nong Mansion. ”

As soon as these words came out, Taifu Yin Jinjun, as well as Gong Yin Gongzheng, all changed their faces, but none of them opened their mouths to object.

Then, Xiong Huai spoke again: "The implementation of new money, as well as the persuasion of agriculture, all need a capable minister who is proficient in agricultural affairs and knows money well.

Chen Xiang, the shou of Hanbei County, as a proud protégé of the late Dasi Nong, is proficient in agricultural affairs, familiar with coins, and virtuous.

Therefore, the widow decided to replace the post of Dasi Nong with Chen Xiang, presiding over the national agricultural affairs, leveling and new money. ”

When the ministers heard this, many of them gasped.

The previous Dasi Nong was Xu Xing, and now the King of Chu has appointed Chen Xiang, who is in the prime of life, as the Dasi Nong, and the two Dasi Nong before and after are all peasant people, which not only shows that the peasant family has gained a firm foothold in the Chu State, but also may be the peasant family has always advocated the importance of agriculture and suppression of commerce, the unification of currency, the unification of weights and measures, the unification of prices, and so on, will be introduced into the new law.

And this may have a great impact on the pattern of paying equal attention to commerce and agriculture in Chu State.

But at this moment, the king of Chu did not explicitly agree to weights and measures and the unification of prices, but only said that he was issuing new money to counter the plundering of the wealth of Chu by the coins of Wei and Han, which made those who were willing to oppose it find no reason to object.

After a pause, Xiong Huai spoke again: "Hanbei County Shou Chen Xiang was transferred to Dasi Nong, and Hanbei County Shou is vacant, I don't know if there is a candidate for Zhuqing?" ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai immediately looked at Prince Heng: "Prince, do you have a candidate?" ”

When the prince heard this, he groaned for a while, and said: "Father, Xiangyang County guards Ye Xunxian, and can be the county guard of Hanbei." ”

Xiong Huai saw that the prince Heng recommended Ye Xun again, and immediately nodded and said, "Good!" ”

After responding, Xiong Huai asked again: "Prince, there is a vacancy in Xiangyang County, is there a candidate for the prince?" ”

When the prince heard this, his heart moved, and he spoke again: "Father, Pan Jun is virtuous and virtuous, and he can guard Xiangyang County." ”

As soon as the prince's voice fell, on the other side, Yin Zhaoju suddenly frowned slightly.

Hanbei County Shouye Xun is the younger brother of Prince Heng, if the Xiangyang County Guard is replaced by Prince Heng's henchman Pan Jun, plus Jingyang, who has a close relationship with Prince Heng, is sitting in Yingdu.

In this way, this is too dangerous for the State of Chu, for the King of Chu, and for the crown prince.

Thinking about it, Zhao Ju took the lead when the prince's voice fell, and before the king of Chu could speak, he preemptively said: "The king, the minister thinks that it is a little inappropriate to let Pan Jun serve as the county guard of Xiangyang, Pan Jun is proficient in military affairs, but he has never governed the place.

And the land of Xiangyang is deep in the land of our Chu, and there are few wars, so the minister thinks that he should choose another virtuous person. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he looked at Zhao Ju and smiled, and asked, "That makes Yin think that who should be the guard of Xiangyang County." ”

Zhao Ju was stunned for a moment, and then, he thought about it, knowing that Xiangyang County was an important base for the reform party, and if he recommended others, the king of Chu would definitely not agree.

Therefore, this Xiangyang County Guard still has to fall into the hands of the New Law Reform faction.

Thinking about it, Zhao Ju looked at Qu Yuan, he wanted to recommend Qu Yuan's second son Qu Tian, but thinking that Qu Yuan had served as a city guard in Xiangyang for many years, he gave up Qu Tian, and then gave up Tang Yu's disciple, after thinking about it, he arched his hand and said: "The king, the son of the Sanlu doctor, the general Qu Huixian, can be the county guard of Xiangyang." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he looked at Zhao Ju, then at Prince Heng, nodded and said, "However, the general Qu Hui is the county guard of Xiangyang, and Pan Jun is the great Si Nongcheng." ”

As soon as these words came out, Prince Heng and Zhao Ju's faces changed at the same time.

At this time, the prince glanced at Zhao Ju, and his heart was extremely uneasy.

Last time, in the selection of Gong Yin, it was Zhao Ju who prevented Gong Yi from serving as Gong Yin, but fortunately, Tang Yu opened his mouth, which made Gong Yi Zheng successfully serve as Gong Yin.

And this time, he recommended his henchman Pan Jun, but Zhaoju spoke again, and also prevented Pan Jun from serving as the county guard of Xiangyang.

On the other side, Zhao Ju ignored Prince Heng, but looked at King Chu with a shocked face.

He opened his mouth for the sake of the Chu country, for the king of Chu, and for the crown prince.

As a result, although the king of Chu appointed Qu Hui as the county guard of Xiangyang, he appointed the prince's henchman Pan Jun as the chief Si Nongcheng.

Although the position of Dasi Nong Cheng is not as powerful as that of Xiangyang County, Dasi Nong is in charge of national agricultural affairs, and is also responsible for purchasing and selling key items such as grain and cloth, and is also responsible for minting and promoting new money.

Therefore, Dasi Nongcheng is also an extremely wealthy position, and more importantly, Dasi Nongcheng will always stay in Shouying and stay by the prince's side.

This...

The move of the king of Chu... This not only made his efforts come to naught, but also made him deeply offended the prince.

At this moment, a chill suddenly appeared in Zhao Ju's heart, and then, he inexplicably remembered Chen Zhenlai, who died of illness not long ago.

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