That night, from the courtyard of the Gu family, there was a heart-rending cry......

Liangyi Palace, study.

Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, Fang Xuanling, eldest grandson Wuji, Hou Junji, Gao Jingming, and Wei Zheng were listening to Li You's report.

Li You took the newly printed Kaiyuan Tongbao banknote and distributed it to everyone.

Everyone saw that the size of 100 Wen Kaiyuan Tongbao is: 155*77mm. The front is a portrait of Li Shimin, with a plum blossom background; The back pattern is the Suzaku Gate pattern, red tones. The usual banknotes (1000 buns) and 100 bun banknotes are exactly the same except for the numbers, and the other banknotes are different in size and design.

Gao Jingming took a consistent banknote and said: "Your Majesty, the consistent money weighs 6.4 catties, this banknote is of the same value as it, it is much more convenient to use, and it can also save 6.4 catties of various metals. ”

Li You said: "Father, the matter of anti-counterfeiting is now absolutely certain, and the son dares to guarantee that in this world, no one will be able to imitate it within 1,000 years." "Advanced papermaking technology, special inks, and various anti-counterfeiting marks, even in the technology of the Ming Dynasty, can not be imitated.

There was no doubt about the superiority and safety of the banknotes, and the next step was to discuss the issue of issuance.

Any new thing, when it first appears, has a process of gradual adaptation, and the issuance of banknotes will definitely encounter resistance due to the problem of usage habits. With the operation of the previous bank, the people's trust in the household department is very high, and the foundation has been laid for the issuance of banknotes.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that paper money should not be replaced with copper coins all at once, can it be stipulated that for a period of time, paper money and copper coins will circulate together." When people discover the superiority of paper money in the process of using it, they will gradually accept paper money. ”

Fang Xuanling said: "The minister agrees with the opinion of the eldest grandson, and it is not advisable to use copper coins to exchange paper money for paper money in the short term, and it is better to do it gradually. ”

Li Shimin said: "Don't procrastinate, do this thing within a year." From the beginning of the year, only paper money was used for procurement in the inner government. The government will take the lead in implementing it, and from next month, all officials' salaries will be changed to paper money. ”

Gao Jingming said: "From next year, the imperial court's taxes will also be collected in paper money. The bank handles business and only carries out banknote operations. ”

Li Chengqian said: "All government-run institutions, such as salt administration and weaving, only accept paper money for all government procurement, and only paper money is charged for school tuition and road tolls. ”

Li You said: "All government-run industries and businesses, as well as local chambers of commerce, also use paper money. The taxes and management fees of the eastern and western cities are also only paper money, and domestic and foreign merchants are treated equally. ”

Wei Zheng said: "The eastern and western cities are places where commerce and trade are concentrated, and the minister suggested that the household department should set up currency exchange points in the eastern and western cities to facilitate the exchange of merchants. ”

The elites of the Tang Dynasty quickly formed a series of methods to promote the issuance of banknotes.

Next, Li You talked about the power of currency issuance in particular

(1) It can avoid the collapse of money banks and financial chaos caused by the decentralized issuance of currency, facilitate the circulation of commodities, and maintain stable economic development. (2) It is conducive to the state's management of currency circulation, so that currency issuance can be easily controlled, so as to maintain an appropriate ratio between the amount of money in circulation in the market and the development of the national economy, and ensure the stability of currency. (3) Conducive to the central bank...

After talking about the domestic ones, he began to describe the role of creating an international currency.

In later generations, there is no need to describe the role and superiority of Mi Yuan here. The status of the Tang Dynasty in the world at this time was higher than that of the United States in later generations. The JDP of the Tang Dynasty was the first in the world, the comprehensive national strength was also a well-deserved boss, and the import and export were also the first in the world.

After popularizing the relevant knowledge of the world currency and the world trade system, Li Youxue said: "Whoever controls the power to issue the world's currency and who formulates the WTO rules controls the world and plunders the world's material wealth." ”

In the past few years, the economic development of the Tang Dynasty has made a qualitative leap, in just three years, the financial revenue of the Tang Dynasty has exceeded the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, from the first year of Wude to the tenth year of Zhenguan nearly 20 years of all income more than double, all this is basically based on Li You's opinion to achieve, for Li You's words, everyone is convinced.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up with excitement, and the ministers were also enthusiastic.

City.

The procurement office of the palace came to buy spices with paper money, and the shopkeeper saw that the big customer was coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to entertain him. The procurement selected a large number of goods, and the shopkeeper calculated it, a total of 52 and 300 documents.

The purchaser took out a stack of banknotes, and the shopkeeper was a little embarrassed, and he said, "My lord, can you give copper coins?" ”

The procurement office said: "Your Majesty has decreed that in the future, only paper money can be used for procurement in the inner government. ”

"This?" The shopkeeper hesitated.

The procurement manager said unhappily: "Since you don't want to accept paper money, then forget it, our family will not buy anything from you in the future." After saying that, he turned around and left.

The shopkeeper was taken aback, a big customer like Neifu was maintained by him for many years, and if he lost this customer, the loss would be too great. He gritted his teeth and said, "Paper money is paper money, please settle it." ”

A Tibetan businessman took a sample of the goods and came to the Xishi Equalization Bureau, asking the officials of the Equalization Bureau to set the price. When officials collect a fixed price fee, they only accept paper money. The Tibetan merchants reluctantly came to the exchange point set up by the household department and exchanged for paper money.

A few days later, the eastern and western cities basically began to use paper money, and with the leadership of the eastern and western cities, the commercial traffic of the streets of the Great Wall also began to use paper money.

Liangyi Palace, study.

Gao Jingming reported to Li Shimin on the issuance and use of banknotes, Li Shimin was very happy, he said: "The banknotes are good, we must speed up the exchange of the people, and strive to stop the use of Kaiyuan Tongbao copper coins within half a year, which will put an end to the private minting of coins and avoid the huge losses caused by this." ”

Gao Jingming said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister obeys the order." ”

Then he said with some concern: "Your Majesty, this banknote is good, but the minister is still worried that someone will be able to copy it." Copper coins require large quantities of various metals to make, and the number of imitations is limited. However, like paper money, not only the cost is low, but the denomination is also large, and if it is imitated, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

When he said this, Li Shimin was also worried. He said, "What's your opinion?" ”