Chapter 508: Minting New Coins (8)

Li Jiancheng's execution ground released the death row prisoner to go home to visit his parents, and the death row prisoner also returned automatically under the spread of people with a heart, spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, and then, Li Jiancheng issued an imperial list and ordered the world to circulate a new currency - Kaiyuan Tongbao. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 On the one hand, Kaiyuan Tongbao's currency is full of weight, on the other hand, Li Jiancheng originally paid attention to the people's livelihood, and now there is news that His Majesty has issued the four major merchants in the world - Jiangnan Wuzhong Zhangjia, Qilu Hengjia, Hedong Lu family and Changsha Gong family. For the Lu family in Hedong and the Gong family in Changsha, the people of the world have no impression, but for the Zhang family and Qilu Heng family in Wuzhong in the south of the Yangtze River, the people of the world know a lot. The first is the Zhang family in Wuzhong, Jiangnan. His family history can be traced back to the time of the Three Kingdoms, when Sun Ce and Sun Quan were the chief strategists of the two brothers, Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao, the word Zibu. A native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu). During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Wu Chongchen. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhao crossed south to Yangzhou to avoid war. When Sun Ce started his business, he appointed him as the general of Changshi and Fujun, and entrusted Zhang Zhao with all civil and military affairs. Before Sun Ce died, he entrusted his younger brother Sun Quan to Zhang Zhao, who led a group of officials to assist Sun Quan, pacify the people, crusade against the rebels, and help Sun Quan stabilize the situation. During the Battle of Chibi, Zhang Zhao held the theory of surrender. When Sun Quan acted as the general of the Che Cai, he appointed Zhang Zhao as his military advisor. Sun Quan was named the queen of Wu, worshiped as the general of Suiyuan, and was named the Marquis of Fist, and then participated in the compilation of the imperial ceremony. When Sun Quan wanted to set up the prime minister twice, everyone recommended Zhang Zhao, and Sun Quan used Sun Shao and Gu Yong successively on the grounds that Zhang Zhao dared to give direct advice and had a straightforward personality. In the first year of Huanglong, after Sun Quan was proclaimed emperor, Zhang Zhao returned his official position and his subordinates on the grounds of old age and illness, and changed his worship to General Wu and Ban Ya, and changed his title to Marquis Lou. In his later years, he did not participate in political affairs for a time, and wrote "The Biography of the Zuo Family in the Spring and Autumn Period" and "Commentary on the Analects" at home, which are now lost. In the fifth year of Jiahe (236), Zhang Zhao died at the age of eighty-one, and his nickname was "Wen". And Zhang Zhao's sons were all hated by Sun Quan because Zhang Zhao contradicted Sun Quan many times when he was alive, and because of their participation in Sun Quan's internal heir struggle, after Zhang Zhao's death, they were eradicated by Sun Quan under various pretexts, so when they reached Zhang Zhao's great-grandson Zhang Min's generation, they felt that their career was sinister, so they ordered that the descendants of the Zhang family should not go deep into the officialdom from now on, and all of them should be engaged in business. Since then, the Zhang family in Wuzhong in the south of the Yangtze River has focused on business, and when Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty became a domain in Yangzhou, Zhang Jiling first pledged allegiance to Yang Guang and took out a lot of money to seek work for Yang Guang, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, Zhang Jiling expanded his business empire to the entire territory of the Great Sui, so that the Zhang family became the first merchant of the Great Sui, and the Zhang family paid attention to business reputation in Zhang Min's generation, especially the money business, there was such a story - in the former Sui Dynasty, Zhang Jiling had a time to go out in the layman's business, once, On the way to the northwest, a sum of goods worth millions of dollars was lost, Zhang Jiling would rather stay alone in the owner's house as a slave, and let the servant go to Jiangnan with the owner with his own saber to make up the money, and when the owner came back, Zhang Jiling had been a slave in the owner's house for more than a year. It can be seen from this that the Zhang family in Wuzhong in Jiangnan attaches great importance to credibility, and it is precisely because of this that no matter how the Southern Dynasty changed and how the situation changed, the Zhang family in Wuzhong in Jiangnan always stood tall and was not completely driven out of the commercial stage. And Qilu Heng's family is not a business that can be underestimated. At the beginning, the Qilu Heng family was only a smuggling of salt in the Qilu Jianghuai area, and later because of the funding of Dou Jiande to raise troops, the original black history was officially washed away, and then, the Heng family and Dou Jiande's chief minister, Cao Dan, a relative of Cao Dan, colluded in marriage to monopolize the entire Qilu salt field, and then, because of the snow sugar and Li Jiancheng, the prince of Li Tang at that time, had a relationship, using the world's salt and snow sugar to benefit the world, and suddenly became a big businessman in the world. Since Heng Guangyuan officially took charge of the Heng family, his temperament has changed greatly, from the original pompous playboy to a large businessman with a deep face, who is difficult to follow. With the Zhang family and the Qilu Heng family in Wuzhong in the south of the Yangtze River in front, coupled with the connections of the Lu family in the original Mayi area of Hedong, and the propaganda of the Gong family in Changsha in Lingnan, even the barbarians in Lingnan and the Turks entrenched in the north began to trade with the merchants of the Central Plains with Kaiyuan Tongbao. Due to the circulation of Kaiyuan Tongbao, all the bad coins on the market have turned into a pot of copper and iron, which has become the raw material of Kaiyuan Tongbao.

The circulation of new currency has made Li Tang's business lively, and this incident not only stimulates Li Tang's people, but also stimulates a person's nerves. Zhongnan Mountain Sanqingguan:

"Yingden! Since you came back from Chang'an, you have been restless, is there something on your mind? Daoist Xie Hong saw that Xie Yingdeng had a mind, so he didn't ask as a senior brother, but as a family elder. Xie Yingdeng replied to Daoist Xie Hong:

"Uncle, did you say that it was right or wrong for your nephew to leave Li Jiancheng in the first place?" Xie Hong knew that his nephew seemed to see through the red dust, but in fact, Xie Yingdeng's heart for fame and fortune was very heavy, and when he was at home, he always hummed the old Wang Xie Tang Qianyan and flew into the homes of ordinary people. Thinking back to the beginning, Xie Yingdeng came to Sanqingguan to find himself:

"Uncle, my nephew has seen through the red dust, and now in this world, what you are fighting for me is that the new dynasty has just been built, but now several princes are fighting for the throne, if the nephew stays in Chang'an again, sooner or later he will become a lackey of the royal family fighting for power and profit, uncle, you take me to practice together!" Xie Hong knew that Xie Yingdeng seemed to have been hit by a huge blow, but in fact, Xie Hong could see that Xie Yingdeng's heart of fame and fortune was not dead. However, as an elder in the family, seeing his nephew, who has been like a son since he was a child, ask him like this, Daoist Xie Hong has no choice. However, Xie Hong's time as a monk is still short, and he is not yet qualified to accept apprentices, but fortunately, the monk of Sanqingguan helped and personally accepted Xie Yingdeng as an apprentice, but now, Xie Hong can see that Xie Yingdeng's anxious heart has begun to surge again. Perhaps, it was all providence! On the night when Xie Hong and Xie Yingdeng's uncle and nephew returned, the presiding monk of the Sanqing Temple, secretly sent someone to find Xie Hong:

"Master, what are you calling your apprentices for?"

"Lingtai, what did you and Lingguan gain from going down the mountain this time?"

"Master, after the apprentice went down the mountain this time, I found that Li Jiancheng deserved to be the hero of the world, not only wise and decisive, but also concerned about the people's livelihood. Ay! To tell the truth, if it weren't for the vain, I would have been almost sixty years old, and I would have wanted to go out of the mountain, so that the British lord and the auxiliary country would govern the country to protect the people. The Elder nodded:

"Brother Xie Hongxian!" As soon as Daoist Xie Hong heard Monk Xian call himself Brother Xie Hongxian, he immediately knelt down in front of Monk Xian:

"Master, what did the apprentice do wrong, and the master wants to drive the apprentice out of the sect?" Monk Xian helped Daoist Xie Hong up:

"Brother Xie Hongxian, you misunderstood what I meant, I didn't want to drive you out of the sect, but Lingguan is extremely talented, and he is really wronged in my Daomen."

"What does the master mean." The Manifest Cultivator took out the letter from the Qihui Sect Chief:

"Senior Brother Xianxiu, according to reliable sources, Your Majesty is very appreciative of the Lingtu Lingguan Xie Yingdeng, but the Lingtu is very arrogant and unwilling to fight many times, and now Li Tang is very dependent on Taoism, but don't forget, now the saints are very interested in Buddhism and Taoism, and they don't support it, for today's plan, the only way to do this is to send close disciples into the officialdom and stay by Your Majesty's side, so as to influence Your Majesty, drive out the heresy of Buddhism from Middle Earth, and return me to the Central Plains Orthodox Church to return home." After Xie Hongdao looked at it:

"Master, what does that master mean ......"

"For the sake of our Taoist inheritance, we must push out the spiritual officials. On the one hand, this is for the future of the spiritual officials, and on the other hand, the struggle between the two sides of my Buddhism and Taoism is fierce, and your uncle, the national teacher, Qihui, also made it very clear in his letter that he wants us to send disciples to exert influence on His Majesty. Daoist Xie Hong lowered his head:

"Master, then Li Jiancheng issued the Buddha restriction decree at the beginning. It was decreed that if a monk takes refuge in Buddhism, he must take the official examination after three years, and those who pass will be given a spy, and those who fail to pass will not be allowed to become a monk, and all of them will return to the world. Our Taoists were originally happy, but we didn't expect that Li Jiancheng said that everything should be handled the same, from this matter, your majesty not only wants to be the emperor of the world, but also the god realm, and your majesty also wants to be the king of gods, can we influence your majesty? "Xie Hong is reluctant to agree immediately, mainly because at the beginning, Li Jiancheng has not yet ascended the throne, when he was still the prince, Xie Yingdeng said goodbye to Li Jiancheng, Xie Hong was afraid that Li Jiancheng would take the opportunity to retaliate, secondly, Xie Yingdeng was arrogant, he insisted on becoming a Taoist priest at the beginning, and he persuaded him for a long time, but he didn't listen. Xie Hong's attitude caused displeasure in the heart of the cultivator - hum! Xie Hong, your Xie family was indeed beautiful at the beginning, but now that time has passed, besides, I did fancy your talent at the beginning, but at that time, I was not in charge of the Sanqingguan, just a Taoist priest of Youfang, and now, since I am already the head of the Sanqingguan, I will naturally be considered for the inheritance of the Sanqingguan. Besides, if I had a good family affair and could let me continue to eat three meals and enter the court, why would I become a Taoist priest?

"Lingtai, can't you really talk about any favors?" Daoist Xie Hong was about to refuse, but suddenly found that Daoist Xian's face was as cold as ice, and a chill suddenly rose, as if he was about to send himself into an ice cave. Daoist Xie Hong suddenly remembered that Daoist Xian was also a martial arts master, and now that he reacted like this, he should have been angry with himself! Although he has also practiced martial arts, compared to the long appearance of cultivation, it is tantamount to the bright moon in the sky and the candles on the ground:

"Master...... Master, you ......" Cultivator Xian probably also noticed his gaffe, and immediately calmed down - no, His Majesty named Xie Yingdeng, and this person also has some old friends in the court. You can't tear your face. The Elder Cultivator immediately said to Daoist Xie Hong with a pleasant face:

"Lingtai, I beg you for the teacher, you can persuade the spirit officer! If you can go to Your Majesty's side, it is also the glory of our Sanqingguan, and the teacher promised you, after the matter is completed, then, after the teacher ascends to the immortal, the presiding position of the Sanqingguan is yours. "The monk continued to lure. Recalling the scene at that time, coupled with seeing Xie Yingdeng's reaction, Daoist Xie Hong said in his heart, "Hmph! What is the difference between being a monk and not leaving a family, entering the world and escaping from the world, in fact, they are all in the red dust? As long as it is a human being, it will be wrapped in this red dust and burdened by this fame and fortune. Everyone is the same, master, and I can't live up to your trust. ’