This time it was Jia Changchao's turn to be surprised, "Lord Wang, don't blame the old man for not reminding you, national affairs, you can't make any jokes, 8 million copper coins is not a small amount, in case you can't take it out, I'm afraid that Your Majesty won't be able to protect you at that time." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Lao Jia is not bad, and he knows to remind Wang Ning'an.

"Thank you Xianggong Jia, the lower officials understand the severity."

Wang Ningan is iron-hearted, Fu Bi calculated slightly, presumably this kid thought that he had Yunnan copper, so he was unscrupulous, thinking that he could mint more copper coins every year and make a lot of profits, so he was desperate.

But Wang Ningan, you will be unlucky after all.

Fu Bi smiled and said: "Lord Wang, since you dare to make a military order, the old man is not good to insist on objecting, but if the right to mint money is handed over to the Royal Bank, what will happen to those craftsmen who open mines and mint money?" In the past, they all received money from the three divisions, and this expense ......"

"I'm out!"

Wang Ningan did not flinch, "Since I am from the bank, I naturally want the bank to pay the money, and I will arrange the miners properly." ”

Fu Bi secretly rejoiced in his heart, little cub, you have been fooled!

18 money prisons, mines around the country, implicated hundreds of thousands of miners, even if one person has a consistent monthly money, it is still millions of expenses!

How much ability do you Wang Ning'an have, how much money can you make, and you can also carry this hole?

That's it, let this kid be unlucky as soon as possible, and if something happens, he will be kicked out of the court, and he will not be able to bewitch the king's heart and continue to make moths.

The political hall could not come up with any other reason to refute it, so it could only sign a contract under the witness of Zhao Zhen, and since then, 18 money supervisors and the power to mint coins have fallen into the hands of Wang Ningan.

The ministers left one after another, Zhao Zhen took the initiative to stop Wang Ning'an, he still had doubts in his heart, although Wang Ning'an's ability to do things is not doubtful, but the power of a country's currency, can Wang Ningan afford it?

"Wang Qing, I have high hopes for you, do you have an idea?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that the Great Song Dynasty had set up a money prison, but in fact, it was scattered manpower, and the gains outweighed the losses. In the past, the imperial court lacked copper mines, so it had to be so, this time the minister proposed to set up a new money prison in Lingnan, and then mobilize craftsmen from all walks of life to gather in Lingnan to mint currency, with the copper ore output of Jiaozhi and Dali, which can definitely support the consumption of the whole country...... As for more specific matters, the minister has to carefully understand the situation before he can report back to His Majesty. ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Okay, there is a money prison in the capital, you can go and see it as soon as possible." ”

"Yes."

……

Coming out of the palace, Wang Ningan looked up at the blue sky and let out a long breath, only to feel relaxed and comfortable, as if he was about to fly.

That's right! That's how it feels!

It's ridiculous to say that the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty didn't realize the importance of the coinage power, and they were bought off for 8 million yuan a year, what a complete fool! Silly cute!

Fu Bi also thought that by forcing himself to pay money every year and bear the wages of craftsmen, he would be able to retreat from the difficulties. What do you think? I also underestimate my Wang Ning'an's IQ.

As long as the bank is running, Lao Tzu can issue Jiaozi and use paper as money, not to mention that he can also instigate Zhao Zhen and let him make an order, and the expenses of the government at all levels must go through the bank in the future, and there are clear accounts to check.

In this way, I don't have to work hard to mint money at all, I just need to add a few numbers to the ledger and I can cope with it.

The more Wang Ningan thought about it, the happier he became, humming a little song, returning to his residence, and immediately set about wooing allies, allocating shares, and weighing them properly to see who could join the Royal Bank and enjoy this gluttonous feast.

Wang Ningan was planning, leaving the palace over there, Wang Yaochen and Tang Jie found Fu Bi together, and both of them didn't look good, especially Tang Jie, who looked like the bottom of the pot.

Without waiting to sit down, he said: "Fu Xianggong, how can you easily hand over national affairs to Wang Ning'an, isn't this a mess?" ”

Fu Bi spread his hands, "What can the old man do, Your Majesty trusts him, Jia Changchao is like that again, even if the old man resists, he can't bear it!" ”

Wang Yaochen lamented: "There are thousands of difficulties, the rich minister is the most difficult, Wang Ningan is really hateful, if he smashes the bank, the Great Song Dynasty will be unlucky." ”

Fu Bi suddenly raised his head and said quietly: "If he does it, I am afraid that the disaster will not be small." ”

Is it done, or is it a scourge?

Tang Jie couldn't turn a corner, but Wang Yaochen understood.

Yes, there has been a shortage of money for decades, and the ministers of the court have no idea, so they let Wang Ningan solve it, where will their old faces go?

Counting on his fingers, there have been a lot of things in the face of civil officials in the past few years.

In the disaster relief in Hebei and Chenzhou, under his auspices, ninety percent of the victims survived, compared with less than fifty percent of the previous ones, how many people were ashamed, and even had no place to be ashamed.

In Donghuamen, Wufu showed his big face, and Di Qing became an inspirational example of the Great Song Dynasty.

It is said that some people also imitated Di Qing and deliberately tattooed words on their faces, which was called "golden makeup". Finally, relying on the butcher's knife, the scenery of Donghua Gate's roll call was erected, and most of it was snatched away.

There is also Nong Zhigao's rebellion, Jiaozhi is attached, and the current money shortage is ......

Every slap made the civil official hurt to the bone marrow and lost his face. Fu Bi is modest and modest, a moral gentleman, he disdains to play conspiracy and tricks, and secretly kills people.

But the problem is that Wang Ningan has repeatedly trampled on the civil official limit, and as the second minister, Fu Bi can't help but do something to protect the interests of scholars.

"Your Majesty these days, more and more trust military generals, relatives, reuse Wang Ning'an, and obey his words, this is not a good sign! It was not easy to establish a country in the Great Song Dynasty, the feudal towns were divided at the end of the Tang Dynasty, five dynasties and ten kingdoms, the literati were as humble as artemisia grass, the wars were continuous, the people were not happy, it was easy to rule the world, and it was categorically impossible to let the demons take power and destroy the world! ”

Fu Bi gradually clenched his fists, seeing that he was really angry, Wang Yaochen was secretly happy in his heart, he knew the ability of this rich minister, as long as he could pick the lead, Wang Ningan was nothing.

"Fu Xianggong, you just give the order, how to deal with it, we will arrange it."

"Not busy!"

Fu Bi waved his hand and said lightly: "Qian Jian is not so easy to eat, let's take a look." ”

Fu Xianggong is as stable as Mount Tai, but he is not pretending, he knows very well how deep the water of the money prison is, if Wang Ningan thinks that if he gets the money prison, he will get the cornucopia, then it is a big mistake, maybe Wang Ningan will be completely trapped this time!

……

The wind and the sun are beautiful, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, Wang Ningan picked a good day, just in time for Cao Tong to come back from Chenzhou, so he asked Cao Tong to be a guide and go to Qian Jian together.

On the way, Cao Yan frowned, and said with some worry: "Erlang, I think you are too hasty, and you shouldn't take the matter of minting money." ”

Wang Ningan was stunned for a moment, "I said, Uncle Guo, did you go to Chenzhou once, cultivate the Buddha's heart, and you are not even interested in making money?" ”

Cao Tong glanced at him, "Follow you, you won't be able to cultivate a Buddha in ten lifetimes, I just heard people say that Qian Jian doesn't make much money every year, and sometimes, he has to lose money!" ”

"What?"

Wang Ningan was really stunned, "Uncle Guo, you're not sick, are you?" It's not a joke that those who mint money can lose money? ”

Cao Tong smiled bitterly: "I used to think it was a joke, but this time I went to Chenzhou, I think anything can happen, it's a big deal, you just admit defeat, just open a bank, don't touch the coinage." ”

"Phew, I can't mint coins, what's the use of my bank?"

Wang Ningan was full of suspicions, and couldn't figure it out, so he had to urge the coachman to hurry up and go to the money prison to take a look.

They left the capital, walked less than 20 miles to the east, not far from the Bianhe River, and could see a piece of buildings, thick smoke billowing out, and from time to time craftsmen wearing short fights and revealing rat meat.

There are also horse-drawn wagons that bring copper mines from the other side of the Bianhe River, and they are heavily guarded by soldiers along the way.

Wang Ning'an didn't wear official clothes for convenience, they got out of the carriage, and as soon as they walked over, a young man ran over laughing.

"Two guest officers, are you here to see the mirror?"

"Guest officer? Mirror? Wang Ningan was stunned, could it be that he had gone to the wrong place, "Isn't this the Bianjing Money Prison?" ”

The young man nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "No, it's right to come to us, the bronze mirror here is the cheapest, and there are many styles, and many nobles in the capital have come to us to buy mirrors." Seeing that the two of you are not the children of ordinary families, this is a happy event, who can have a bronze mirror, pick a good-looking mirror, and the lady will be happy for a lifetime. ”

Wang Ningan really can't understand that the place where money is minted actually sells mirrors, how does it feel like a money printing factory, selling books part-time, and it doesn't match at all!

Could it be that someone is greedy for ink and has started a business in the money prison?

Thinking of this, Wang Ningan did not reveal his identity, he and Cao Tong entered the room one after the other. Not to mention, it's almost like an ordinary shop, with a total of three doors, with all kinds of bronze utensils, mirrors, basins, candlesticks, and shelves, among which mirrors are the most.

There are round, some oval, some elegant, some fancy, all kinds of mythical beasts and flowers, decorated very luxuriously, and even some copper mirrors are embedded with jewelry, which is extremely luxurious.

Wang Ning'an frowned more and more, and he casually pointed to a mirror, "How much is this?" ”

The young man smiled and took out the bronze mirror and sent it to Wang Ning'an's hands.

"Guest officer, you are really good eyesight, this is a fine brass, it was just made three days ago, don't look at the lack of so many patterns, but the atmosphere is dignified, not much, 35 runs, take it away immediately."

Wang Ningan almost vomited blood, this mirror is not much bigger than a slap, weigh it, at most about a catty.

If calculated according to the weight, the consistent money is 4 catties, 35 catties, 140 catties, just change to a 1 catty copper mirror, the gap between this special mother is too big?

Seeing Wang Ning'an's face full of disbelief, the young man said: "Guest officer, this price is good, have you seen it, the mirror of the double dragon playing with pearls costs 80 guan, the dragon and phoenix are auspicious 100 guan, and those with stars and sun, moon, grass, trees, fish and insects are more than 50 guan." ”

Following the guy's hand, Wang Ningan looked around, but he really didn't understand, how could the bronze mirror be so expensive?

Cao Tong leaned into Wang Ning'an's ear, "Erlang, a few days ago, your sister-in-law bought a two-foot bronze mirror and spent 3,000 yuan!" Our Great Song Dynasty lacks copper, and the price of copper mirrors has not been cheap! Isn't it the same with the Bronze Buddha! ”

Wang Ningan woke up suddenly, slapped his head, and laughed: "No, I also told you a way to make money!" ”