Li Yi smiled bitterly: "You can't push it off, the household department is officially written, what reason does the local government have to refuse?" It's just that he did this, which can only be said to be an intention, and the minting of coins, which is a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood, must always be implemented by the imperial court. ”

"Therefore, as for the matter of making Yunnan responsible for the minting of coins, our principle is that we can neither actively promote it, nor fail to make an appearance. What we need to do now is to lay out our own difficulties, explain to the imperial court the disadvantages we have, and then bargain to minimize our losses. ”

Lin Yi nodded and said, "As I expected, the will of the imperial court will be issued soon, and it will not be up to us to disobey it when the time comes." Therefore, there is still room for bargaining, and we should go to the imperial court as soon as possible, explain our current difficulties clearly, and minimize the expenses that we should bear in Yunnan. At the same time, we should also take this as an opportunity to take the initiative in our hands by minting coins. ”

"I have an immature idea, that is, many wealthy businessmen and merchants now, the transaction amount is very huge, and it is very inconvenient to carry the acceptance. We can take this opportunity to mint large coins instead of bulky lead and iron coins, but the ratio of this exchange is difficult to calculate, and I have not thought of a good way to do it so far. ”

Li Yi smiled and nodded, "It's a good idea, but I have a better way." I have long wanted to circulate my own currency in Yunnan, but there is no legal basis. Now with the permission of the imperial court, we can justifiably mint a large number of gold, silver, and copper coins, and enter the circulation market according to the corresponding ratio, so as to replace the old coins that are rough in workmanship and bulky and difficult to carry. ”

"The key to this is to determine the appropriate ratio, not only to ensure that it reflects its due value, but also to prevent the private and foreign countries from storing and collecting a large number of new coins, so that they cannot circulate smoothly. This has already been learned from the past in all countries, so we should be cautious about it. ”

"In addition, in order to make up for the possible losses caused by our minting coins, we can correspondingly mint some commemorative coins, mainly gold and silver, which are not only commemorative, but also can be smoothly circulated in the world, rich people are definitely willing to collect, and we can also recover some costs."

"But we also need to know that as long as the coin is issued, there is very little chance that it will be recovered and put into circulation, and most people will store it and pass it on as family wealth. Therefore, the selling price must be higher than the cost to compensate for the loss of these precious metals. This is just one of my ideas, and we need to discuss it carefully. ”

After listening to Li Yi's words, Lin Yi thought for a while and said: "Since we want to prevent a large number of people from collecting, the coins we mint don't matter with iron and lead coins, but those gold, silver, copper coins, or those commemorative coins, the fineness should not be too pure." In my opinion, the fineness of gold, silver, and copper should be three of them, and the rest should be mixed with lead, so that many people will not be able to store them privately. ”

"At the same time, we will issue a decree prohibiting the collection and storage of coins in circulation in excess of a certain amount, except for commemorative coins. Although it is impossible to completely eradicate the phenomenon of private coins, those who dare to risk their lives are in the minority, and most people will certainly turn their attention to commemorative coins in order to satisfy their original desire to collect coins. In comparison, commemorative coins have a lower cost and a higher selling price, which may compensate for the loss caused by the withdrawal of these coins from circulation. ”

Hearing Lin Yi say this, Li Yi also deeply agreed, but he still had some doubts in his heart. As far as Li Yi knows, until the Ming and Qing dynasties, the blending, kneading and technology of various metal substances have become more and more mature.

But Lin Yi calmly told Li Yi that the skilled craftsmen of the 'Zhenghe Art Workshop' had already brought this technology into full play. No matter which metal is blended, the technology is quite mature, and there is no need to worry about it.

Li Yi was overjoyed, and immediately arranged for Lin Yi to start drafting the chapter, and laid out the difficulties that exist in Yunnan, the inability to bear such an arduous task, and the idea that if we want to insist on letting Yunnan mint coins, we must give Yunnan greater autonomy and recoup the huge expenditure by minting and issuing commemorative coins.

We also asked the Imperial Court to allow us to reduce our annual tribute in order to compensate for the huge losses caused by the coinage. This last one is actually a trump card, the imperial court is now busy building Buddhist temples, Taoist temples, and there will certainly not be much abundance on hand, once Yunnan reduces the gold, silver, copper and other valuable utensils offered to the imperial court, the construction of these projects will definitely be greatly affected, which is a phenomenon that the imperial court does not want to see.

Li Yi believed that after this piece was presented, there would definitely be considerable controversy in the court. Some guys who hope for a big bloodletting in Yunnan will certainly vigorously oppose the proposal put forward by Yunnan. And if the imperial court did not have an urgent desire, it may also give up the idea of having Yunnan mint coins. Even if the imperial court insisted that Yunnan mint coins, Yunnan's losses would be minimized.

After the medal was submitted, it took only twenty days to receive a reply from the imperial court on the matter of Yunnan coinage. The edict abolished the letter ordering Yunnan to mint coins, and did not allow Yunnan to reduce the amount of tribute paid to the imperial court, but allowed Yunnan to mint commemorative coins on its own, which could be circulated and sold throughout the Han Dynasty.

For this result, Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief, but also slightly regretted. In fact, Li Yi really wanted to do something for the numismatic reform in this era, at least to speed up the weight of gold and silver in the circulation of coins, and gradually eliminate the backward currencies such as iron money and lead money.

But Li Yi also knows that after all, it is the chaotic period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms, and there is no unified country, and the reform of the currency is like a flower in a mirror and a moon in the water, which is out of reach.

Wishes are beautiful, but reality will never allow you to cross at will, there are many beautiful things in ancient times, such as a clear sky and clear and pure water, which are not enjoyed by future generations.

And many skilled craftsmen in this era have already produced a lot of exquisite works of art, daily necessities, and even industrialized products that can greatly improve productivity beyond the reach of future generations, but due to the limitations of this era, many things have been slowly lost, even if they can be left more or less to future generations, it has already made people marvel.

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