What Li Yuanji wants to sell to the little devil will naturally not be an improved grenade.

It was the batch that Li Shimin frantically produced before.

It's not that those grenades can't be used, but in comparison, the power is not enough, and it is not difficult to improve the process of grenades, and it is too laborious to reassemble and assemble, so many of them are planned to be used for training.

And Li Yuanji himself plans to sell to the little devils, and it is that batch.

At present, there are almost a million pieces in the warehouse, and the original rare objects are now uncared for.

That's it, this thing is a high-risk product, and even the garrison guarding the warehouse can only be worried every day.

Once you have decided on a goal, you have to move naturally.

The next day, the Cabinet meeting.

Li Yuanji brought a large amount of gold and silver to the newly set up cabinet hall.

Seeing that the table was full of gold and silver, the ministers expressed their confusion and muttered something in their hearts.

The devil knows what the emperor is going to do again.

"Isn't there always a headache and no money in the household department? I've got you money. Pointing to the pile of gold and silver on the table, Li Yuanji said with a smile on his face.

Huangfu Wuyi, who had just taken office and had not yet fully figured out the specific situation of the household, could only listen secretly at this time, and had no intention of speaking.

Which one of them can sit here who is not at the level of a big guy? Which one is not more senior than yourself?

In fact, it is not only the household department that is short of money, but all departments are short of money, but only the royal family is not short of money.

Although it was separated from the treasury, the more than 20,000 yuan of property on the books was still very eye-catching, but no one dared to fight the royal idea.

It's enough to don't toss you, who dares to carry a burden on your body at this time?

"Your Majesty wants to use gold and silver as currency?" Shangshu's left servant shot Xiao Yu frowned slightly, there were gold and silver in front of him, and Li Yuanji shouted that the money was coming, if it wasn't that, what did it mean?

Even if Xiao Yu didn't ask, the other ministers reacted at this time.

Some of their faces began to be dull, some were tangled, and some were dissatisfied.

"It is not impossible to use gold and silver as currency, but Your Majesty, if the quantity is not enough, it will inevitably have a greater impact." Wei Zheng opened his mouth to admonish.

Wei Zheng is a new member of the cabinet, but he is not the former prime minister, nor is he a secretary of the ministries, but a cabinet that entered as a counselor, which is one of the few places vacated by Li Yuanji before.

The ministers did not have much objection to Wei Zheng's entry into the cabinet, after all, the cabinet also needed opposing voices, and they also needed to hear different sides.

Besides, this is the emperor who proposed it, who can refuse? Do you feel that your life is too comfortable?

"The minister thinks that it is more appropriate to increase the intensity of mining."

"The minister thinks so too!"

The ministers have their own opinions, each with their own reasoning, some for support, and some against, so that people can't find anything wrong for a while.

But after careful analysis, both have a certain amount of truth, those who support them are more in line with their own positioning, and those who oppose them are relatively conservative.

It turns out that no matter who ascends the throne, no matter when it is, the composition of a top level must have the cooperation of radicals and conservatives, and if one of them has the upper hand, it may lead to more serious problems.

Although Li Yuanji also belongs to the radical faction, this is destined to the entire high-level of Datang, and it must be inclined to the radical side.

But fortunately, Li Yuanji has some understanding of later generations, although it is not comprehensive, but some general directions are still fine.

Banknotes are the best and most suitable, but now there is no such technology.

The monetary system with copper money as the core, history has proved that it is not long-term, and in the later period, it is also the common circulation of gold, silver, and copper.

"Xuan Ling, what do you think?" Fang Xuanling, who was regarded as a think tank, never spoke, and Li Yuanji asked with some curiosity.

The minister thinks there are two points, the first is that how should the exchange rate between gold and silver as currency and the current currency be measured? Second, gold and silver are used as ornaments, how can the imperial court avoid private coinage? Fang Xuanling directly raised two questions, which were very simple, very direct, and very thorough.

Since Li Yuanji raised this question, he must be prepared, even if it cannot be fully implemented in a short period of time, it can still be implemented in a small area, so Fang Xuanling is not worried about the lack of gold and silver.

"Yes, the people have a lot of gold and silver, and if the exchange rate is unreasonable, I am afraid that some people will have some crooked thoughts." Du Ruhui also echoed.

Gold, silver, copper and other precious metal currency, it is impossible to prevent counterfeiting, as long as the material is not adulterated, the minted currency is real, it is difficult to prevent.

As for what code to make and the like, there is still no need to mention it, it won't work at all, you can do it, and so can others.

Therefore, the key to the problem lies in the exchange rate, an appropriate official exchange rate, and the most important issue is to balance the impact of private casting as much as possible.

"My idea is that one tael of gold can be exchanged for a hundred yuan, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for two taels of gold." Li Yuanji said what he thought, although he didn't know whether it was reasonable or not.

"No, the price of gold on the market is not only one hundred yuan, but as little as seven or eight hundred yuan, and as many as a few yuan, this exchange rate is too low." Fang Xuanling immediately opened his mouth to admonish.

Gold belongs to jewelry, and since it is a jewelry, the price is naturally very high, which is not in doubt.

In the early years, some people even melted copper coins privately in order to make a profit, and then sold them as jewelry, so as to get the price difference, and they made a lot of money, even now, there are such people.

But under the suppression of the imperial court, this behavior has been curtailed a lot.

If the price is really like this, I am afraid that some people will go crazy and grab it out, and then take it back to create jewelry for sale.

How much gold and silver can the imperial court exchange for them? In the end, this change can only end in nothing.

At this point, Li Yuanji was indeed negligent in investigating, and he didn't think about it more, let alone what the current price on the market was?

However, in the case of silver being more expensive than gold, I have accurately grasped it.

It's helpless and embarrassing, but that's the way it is, gold is indeed cheaper than silver in this period.

Although the storage of silver is much larger than that of gold, due to the restriction of smelting technology, the production of real gold is much higher than that of silver, which also causes this result.

As far as the origin of the little devil family is concerned, until the seventeenth century, the exchange rate of gold and silver was still one to one.

In the 15th and 17th centuries, Egypt set an official exchange rate, fixing the exchange rate of gold and silver at two to one.

In addition, the Central Plains Dynasty was not a large producer of silver, so the silver here is even more precious, and it may not even be able to be exchanged for ten to one on the black market.

Li Yuanji felt as if he had been injured by a critical hit, and if he didn't investigate, he wouldn't have the right to speak, and although no one blamed him, he still couldn't help but blush.

But the emperor also has the privileges of the emperor, for example, now, Li Yuanji spread his hands and directly ordered: "Renjian, this matter is handed over to your household department, investigate the gold, silver, and copper exchange rates of the last ten years as soon as possible, and formulate a reasonable exchange rate." ”

"Obey the order!" Huangfu Wuyi nodded, there was no reason not to agree.

This is a good thing to reduce the pressure on their households, once it can be implemented, the pockets of the household are equivalent to bulging instantly, don't look at the gold and silver exchange rate is not high, but the exchange rate of copper coins is not low, and this is not a difficult thing, arrange a few people to check the information, and then arrange for people to visit to know.

"Yes!" Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction, the emperor is so good, he can't handle it himself, just open his mouth, and leave the troublesome things to others to do.

Got the problem of currency, although there was no voting, but in fact it is almost there, there is no need for large-scale promotion in the early stage, only need to implement it among the royal and family families, and then slowly, there will be more people to accept, and then there will be more stocks of gold and silver, which can be promoted on a large scale.

Although I don't want to say it, but it is related to military affairs, another thing Li Yuanji still has to say: "A few years ago, the Yamato envoy found me, hoping to buy some grenades from me to go back, and I also understood that he did not have the official identity of Yamato, or rather, his family belonged to the defeated side in Yamato, but it was extremely rich. So I also agreed to him, yesterday the Yamato envoy returned to Chang'an, bringing more than 3,000 catties of gold and silver, I decided to give him 20,000 grenades for emergency use, in addition, there will be a large amount of gold and silver to be transported over, so the Ministry of Industry, in the near future, will arrange the construction of some cargo ships that can go to the sea, and the Ministry of War will also organize an army that can protect the ocean fleet, and you will discuss the specific number and number of people first. The matter of contacting the Yamato envoy will be in charge of Shigeyo. ”

"More than 3,000 catties of gold and silver, 20,000 grenades? This wave of trading is not a loss! Now we have a place to go for the grenades in stock. Tang Jian nodded with a smile, and couldn't close his mouth happily.

How much does a grenade cost? Tang Jian didn't know, but he knew very well that the cost of grenades was not high at all, 20,000 grenades, not even a hundred catties of silver.

I secretly sighed in my heart, or the emperor will do business, and it will be a profit of thousands of catties of gold and silver.

Li Yuanji suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something, slapped his head sharply, and continued: "I forget, the price I agreed with the Yamato envoy is a 15-25-year-old woman, plus ten catties of silver for a grenade, you have to keep a good record of this account, and when they come later, you have to deduct it, as for the grenade, master it well." ”

'Poof......'

Tang Jian almost failed to squirt out a mouthful of blood and fainted directly, I thought it was black enough, but I didn't expect that there was no blackest, only blacker, the emperor was so good at making money, and now it seems that it is not unreasonable.

At least compared to him, these ministers here have no face to compare.