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Compared with the turmoil in the Central Plains, under the control of Li Yu and his son, the political situation in Huainan and Jiangbiao was relatively stable, the people's lives were better, and the economy was relatively good. An important manifestation of the economy is that the common people will have some surplus money in their hands, so that they will not eat grain, precisely because everyone has some money in their hands, and the Chinese people especially love to save money, which leads to the shortage of copper money in the circulation field of Li Tang. In fact, in the early years of Li Jing's accession to the throne, Han Xizai and others proposed to mint a lot of money, but due to the opposition of Feng Yansi and other "five ghosts", they were stillborn. In the twelfth year of Tianfu, Li Tang's copper price soared, and Feng Yansi and others had to pin their hopes on the Lingnan victory, in fact, this policy was not unfeasible. Before the Song Dynasty, the Lingnan region (present-day Liangguang) was an important source of gold and silver in China at that time, and Shaozhou and other places were also rich in copper mines. The important occupation of part of Lingnan, coupled with Liu's decades of savings, is completely able to survive the current economic crisis, but unfortunately, in the end, he lost his wife and soldiers.

During the 8 months that Zhou Zong was the prime minister, the discussion inside and outside the court about making a lot of money never stopped, especially when Feng Yansi's life and death in the prison were uncertain, Chen Jue and they kept jumping out to ask for a lot of money in order to disrupt Zhou Zong's deployment, delay the interrogation time, and constantly jump out to ask for a lot of money, which was suppressed by Zhou Zong for 8 months. He fell, and there were still a lot of officials who supported Xing Da Qiang, and they once again wrote to urge the imperial court to make a decision early: the day earlier the decision was made, the day earlier the profit.

In the face of overwhelming pressure from the government and the opposition, Song Qiqiu, the newly appointed Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhang, finally brought his own chapter to Hanyuan Hall to meet Li Jing after discussing for many days.

The failure of Lingnan made Li Jinghao decadent for a while. He has just recovered recently, and he is discussing poetry with Feng Yansi, Cha Wenhui and others. After Feng Yansi and several people came back from pardoning, he became a petty official of the Hanlin Bachelor, no longer in office, but just listened to Li Jing's edicts, and entered the palace from time to time to conduct literary discussions. ‘

"Song Aiqing is exempt, is there anything important today?" Li Jing seemed to be in a good mood, and looked at Song Qiqiu who had just walked in and was about to give a salute.

Song Qiqiu said: "The minister has a good performance, and now there is a shortage of copper coins in the Tang Dynasty, so please ask Your Majesty whether to make a big money." ”

"Oh" Li Jing glanced at a few people in the hall, Li Jing already knew about the big money argument. In contrast to his adventurism in military operations, he was conservative in his domestic political reforms. The disadvantages of the lack of copper coins, he has heard people say it a hundred times, but he has never paid for it himself, has not practiced, has no perceptual understanding, and he does not feel that the lack of copper coins has any major drawbacks, his father's policy, if he can not change it, he is unwilling to change it, who made the entire Li Tang country evaluate his father so highly.

Li Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Song Aiqing, you are the old minister who founded the country. I remember that when Liezu (Li Yu's temple number) was in Japan, this copper coin was also in short supply, why didn't Liezu make a lot of money? ”

"Your Majesty, the matter of big money does affect the country. If it is not a last resort, the minister also thinks that it is not easy. The reason why this copper coin is in short supply is that the price of copper is higher than that of copper coins, and some people secretly converge copper coins and cast copper coins. But why didn't Liezu make a lot of money back then, in fact, this matter has a big impact, from high-ranking officials and nobles to peddlers and pawns, everyone will be affected by it. There are two difficulties in casting big money, first, in the big money, should it be cast as one as ten, or one as five, or one as two? The extent to which this big money is is worth investigating. If the price of copper coins exceeds the price of copperware, I am afraid that some people will in turn destroy bronze utensils to make private money, so that the big money is all over the world, this copper money is worthless, and the rich people's homes are just that, and the savings of the poor people for many years may be wiped out and become a pile of waste. However, if there are few, the contradiction cannot be truly solved, and copper coins are still in short supply. Second, it is a question of exchange, this big money is in the world, so what should be done with the copper coins that were originally in circulation? If the old money is exchanged for new money, the court will definitely not be able to take out so many copper coins for a while, but if the old money is still used as the original price, then, the problem arises again, after the big money is put into the market, the price of the copper money will inevitably fall, then for the people, the money in his hands has invisibly depreciated a little, which... I'm afraid the people will complain! ”

"In that case, then we... Li Jing hesitated.

"Your Majesty, at this time, we can't afford to make a lot of money. Besides, there are benefits to making a lot of money. Song Qiqiu said.

"Oh? What's in it for you? Li Jing asked.

"Please Your Majesty, the Chinese scholar Chang Mengxi, to meet Your Majesty." The great eunuch Huang Hao said respectfully outside the door.

"Oh, let him in." Li Jing said expressionlessly, and then he glanced at Song Qiqiu and motioned for him to continue.

"This has the advantages, first, that it solves the contradiction of the scarcity of copper coins, so that the merchants who are close to exhaustion and collapse have spare money in circulation. Now everyone knows that the price of copper money is rising, even if someone has copper money in their hands is not willing to take it out, once the big money is good, then the price of copper money will fall, people are likely to be eager to buy something that is not very urgent, so that those who are trapped in the goods can not be sold, will live. Second, for the imperial court, if you make a lot of money, not only will you not lose as much as you thought in the past, but you will also have a little surplus. Now in the imperial court, the treasury is empty, and there is no money to recruit troops and horses, and there is no money to repair the city. This money is for us Datang, but it is a long drought and a rain! ”

Feng Yansi said on the side: "Lord Song, our Datang only printed more than 70,000 copper coins every year in previous years. If we were to print 70,000 pieces now, but since it could be used as one for five, wouldn't that be equivalent to 350,000 pieces? This... Will this hurt the people? "In the Five Dynasties, the study of the economy was still in a hazy stage, and Feng Yansi only said it out of prudence.

The corners of Song Qiqiu's mouth twitched, and he said, "What Lord Feng said, the old man has already thought about it!" Our big money cannot be a one-time investment, but a batch of investment, according to the decline in the price of copper coins, step by step. Your Majesty, the minister thinks that as long as you are cautious, this big money is not terrible, and even take this opportunity to completely eradicate the disadvantages of high copper coin prices over the years and reduce the burden on the people! At first, he just said that Li Jingsheng would judge, but as he spoke, he actually put on a posture that the affairs of the world were under my control, and his expression clearly said: Listen to me, that's right!

Feng Yansi smiled, stepped aside, and stopped talking!

At this time, Chang Mengxi walked in: "Your Majesty, Yuanzhou Assassin Shi Kaohsiung sent a notebook, saying that the State of Chu once again sent envoys to make us Tang." ”

"What?" Li Jing lost his voice. At the beginning of the year, the Chu army besieged Qianzhou, and there was a huge Li Tang, but he couldn't send many troops to rescue, so he was forced to lower his body and negotiate peace with Chu in a low voice! Although Li Jing was angry that Chu Guo was not a thing, he went back on his word, but he was more or less afraid! Now, why did the state of Chu send envoys? Did they know that I had exiled Zhou Zong? This week, Zong and Ma Yun are relatives. Kindness? Is this guy Zhou Zong really in touch with foreign countries?

Song Qiqiu said: "Lord Chang, did Kaohsiung ever say that the envoy of Chu State came to me? Feng Yansi and the others also looked at Chang Mengxi nervously.

Chang Mengxi said: "The one sent by the Chu State is Xiao Yi, the Qing of Honglu Temple, according to the report of Lord Gao, this Xiao Yi came to my Tang Dynasty to discuss how to increase the circulation of goods between the two countries and how to jointly fight against the Central Plains!" ”

"Oh, aren't they for Zhou Zong?" Li Jing asked subconsciously.

"Lord Zhou is loyal to the country, that is our loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty. Even if the king of Chu is related, he will definitely not only delay state affairs because of this. Your Majesty, Lord Zhou is the founding father, and the first emperor is also more trustworthy in Japan, he will definitely not do anything that is not conducive to the imperial court! Chang Mengxi couldn't understand Li Jing's mind in the officialdom for a long time, so he hurriedly refuted Zhou Zong.

Li Jing said: "I don't want to see this person, Song Aiqing, Feng Aiqing, you will replace me, and gradually this Xiao Yi." Let's see what the hell the hell Chu has in mind. It's easy to talk about trade or anything, but borrowing money and grain is no longer allowed! ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

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On the remote official road outside Hongzhou City, Xiao Yi and his entourage, who carried the flag of Chu State, quietly met with a mysterious guest from Jinling.

"Xueyun has seen Lord Xiao!" A young woman saluted Xiao Yi.

"Miss Xueyun, please get up, the next official is here to Li Tang. The king once instructed that he must meet the girl Xueyun. Xiao Yi said.

"Thank you, King Chu for your concern. Xueyun is here to tell the adults good news: Yesterday, Li Jing had unified the big money of one and five, and the model of this big money has been done. As he spoke, Xue Yun stretched out his hand and handed a copper coin to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi was overjoyed. After he entered the high-level of the Chu State, he knew the plan of the King of Chu for Li Tang. One of the most important purposes of his mission this time was to observe Li Tang on the spot and make an assessment of Li Tang's forces! With this big money model, the workshop in Qianzhou can start work immediately, use a large number of counterfeit money to buy Li Tang's materials, and wait for the spring of the next year, you can attack Li Tang.

"Lord Xiao is here to Li Tang, I'm afraid there won't be anything to gain? With all due respect to Xueyun, other people may not know the heart of your country, but Li Tang definitely knows it. Li Tang was weak, so he didn't dare to turn his face with Chu Guo categorically, but his vigilance would never relax easily. ”

"In this way, I'm afraid I won't gain anything from this mission!" Xiao Yi sighed, if Li Tang's officials still couldn't see the purpose of the Chu State, it would be extremely stupid. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to persuade Li Tang's troops to Huainan and empty Jiangbiao through a flickering method. You must know that this article is not a small white article, and the rigorous author will never allow this kind of thing to happen.

"Not necessarily. When the adults arrived in Jinling, they might be able to say some good things for Lord Zhou Zong. Xue Yun said ill-intentionedly.

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