As soon as the war ended, Shazhou's commerce and trade ushered in a new round of development opportunities. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

However, as foreign trade became more frequent, Shang Cao suddenly found that bartering or using gold and silver as a medium became more and more inconvenient in large transactions.

In order to solve this problem as soon as possible, as soon as Wei Shuo returned to Gaochang, he was approached by Yin E.

"Alas, it's really different when you get married, Wei Langjun's whole person has become radiant."

Hearing Yin E's teasing words, Wei Shuo touched his nose in embarrassment, deliberately changed the topic and asked, "What is the reason why Madame came?" ”

Although he teased Wei Shuo a little, fortunately, Yin E was able to distinguish the weight, sat on the chair, and couldn't help but complain: "Wei Langjun can be good, throw Shang Cao's mess to the concubine alone, and let the concubine be so busy that her feet don't touch the ground." ”

"It was not easy to sort out everything about Shang Cao, but who knew that I encountered a thorny problem, so I had no choice but to come to Wei Langjun to get an idea."

"Oh? What difficulties did you encounter? So that Mrs. is helpless? ”

"It's no wonder that Gaochang's commerce and trade are developing too fast, especially foreign trade, which accounts for more than 40% of Shazhou's total commercial volume."

"Nowadays, when merchants trade with foreign countries, they are faced with the problem of lack of suitable currency."

"Before? What currencies were used to trade in the past? ”

"In the past, it was either bartered or traded directly in gold and silver."

"Now that foreign trade is booming, it is no longer appropriate to choose barter."

"If we trade gold and silver, we will lose again."

"Suffer?"

"Yes, Persian merchants generally use silver coins as the settlement currency when trading, and the silver coin contains only about ninety percent of silver, but it can be used as one or two real gold and silver."

"It seems that I am going to start minting coins, I originally thought that I would not have to think about this issue for at least three or five years, but now it seems that I have underestimated the development of Gaochang commerce."

"Well, to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Shang Cao had the opportunity to have a comprehensive understanding of the business development of the concubine, it is estimated that the development of Gaochang business would have been underestimated."

"It seems that the business revitalization plan proposed by Wei Langjun has begun to take shape."

"There is also a credit to Mrs. in this, if you are lucky in the future, you will not forget the help of Mrs. today."

"Humph! Remember the best, if you dare to forget in the future, I will haunt you for the rest of your life. ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an ambiguity between the two, and Yin E also knew that she was speechless, supporting her forehead with her right hand, and lowering her eyebrows.

And Wei Shuo was also quite embarrassed, and he didn't know what to reply for a while.

Just when the two of them were thinking about their own things and didn't know how to break the deadlock, they heard a sound of footsteps outside, and saw other subordinates walking in.

Everyone was just about to greet Wei Shuo, but suddenly found that there was another person in the hall.

For Yin E, everyone is no stranger, knowing that he is not only Wei Shuo's life-saving benefactor, but also has a large caravan in his hands.

At the same time, Yin E's own knowledge is extraordinary, especially good at dealing with business and political affairs, and is known as the 'female pipe' in Gaochang.

When the government was first opened, Wei Shuo ignored everyone's opposition and strongly advocated leaving the post of chief of Shangcao to Yin E.

"I've seen the lord!" Everyone ignored Yin E's presence and stepped forward to greet Wei Shuo.

"You guys are here at the right time, and it just so happens that Shang Cao has a problem that needs everyone's opinion."

"Mrs. Yin, you can introduce it to everyone."

Because everyone was present, Yin E hurriedly packed up her emotions and said loudly: "Everyone, due to the prosperity of foreign trade, Shazhou is in urgent need of a currency to meet the large transactions. ”

"In Madame's opinion, how should the Metropolitan Protector Mansion deal with it?" Someone asked.

Yin E stretched out her jade hand and lightly touched her forehead, and thought for a while before replying: "Just mint coins, this not only solves the problem of lack of currency for large transactions, but also allows the government to make a lot of money from it, killing two birds with one stone, why not?" ”

"Minting? Does the Metropolitan Protectorate have this condition? It does not mean that there are technical problems, but there is no local copper mine in Shazhou, so how to ensure the source of copper materials required for coinage? ”

"Although there are no copper mines in Gaochang and Hexi, there are other places in the Western Regions."

"For example, in the country of Qiuci, there is a large-scale copper mine in Yancheng, which is also the key to the coinage that Qiuzi relied on in the past."

Wei Shuo was stunned and asked, "There is a copper mine in Qiuzi?" Minted coins? ”

"There are not only copper mines in Qiuzi, but also on a large scale."

"The five baht of Qiuci is an imitation of the Han five-baht coin, which was first cast during the reign of Baiba, the king of Qiuci, and has a history of 100 years."

"This coin is often referred to as the Han Turtle Character Two-Body Coin, the Han Turtle Two-Body Coin, the Han Turtle Two-Body Coin, the Han Turtle Two-Body Five Baht, the Han Turtle Two-Body Copper Coin, and the Turtle Five Baht."

"It is no different from the local five-baht coins that circulate in various parts of the Central Plains, and they all belong to a series of five-baht coins used in specific regions."

"The front of this money is written with the word five baht in seal script, and the back is in Qiuzi script, which is generally circulated among the countries of the Western Regions."

"But as far as Shuo knows, copper coins cannot be used for foreign trade. Even if you mint copper coins, it doesn't seem to be able to solve the problem at hand. ”

"The lord is wise, and the minting of copper coins is just a matter of following the trend. In fact, the real purpose of the concubine was to mint silver dollars and gold coins. ”

"Silver dollars and gold coins? Is it appropriate? However, the Central Plains has never had a tradition of using gold and silver as currency. ”

Zhang Zhan frowned, obviously not very optimistic about Yin E's suggestion, he raised an objection: "I have no objection to minting copper coins, after all, it is conducive to stabilizing the rule of Shazhou." ”

"However, they are suspicious of the minting of gold coins and silver dollars, and it seems that there is no need for such a waste of resources if it is only to satisfy foreign trade."

In the face of everyone's opposition, Wei Shuo had no intention of standing up for Yin E, no one knew Yin E's ability better than him, and it was not a problem to solve the difficulty in front of him.

Sure enough, I saw Yin E raise her eyebrows and ask rhetorically: "If Director Zhang knew that Shazhou lost tens of thousands of yuan in foreign trade every year due to the asymmetry of gold and silver, would he still think it was a waste?" ”

"What?" The faces of everyone who were still dissatisfied with Yin E's proposal all changed greatly, and cold sweat broke out on Zhang Zhan's forehead.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the concubine has spent two years traveling to Western countries and has seen the currencies of various countries, among which silver dollars and gold coins are the currencies used in Western countries."

"The concubine believes that with the increasing frequency of exchanges with the outside world, gold coins and silver dollars will soon become a member of the Chinese monetary system."

"Moreover, all of you here are Hexi Junhiko, and you should know that Hexi is a key part of the Silk Road, and major families and merchants have always had the habit of storing gold and silver."

"Through this coinage, if this gold and silver are allowed to enter the market circulation, it will not only solve the immediate problem in one fell swoop, but also make the Metropolitan Protectorate make a lot of money."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhan, Zong Chang, Shi Wei, Zhao Rou and other officials from Hexi nodded their heads in agreement.

Before, everyone never thought that as a woman, Yin E would have such far-reaching insight, no wonder Wei Shuo insisted that she be in charge of Shang Cao.

"Madame has far-reaching knowledge, and Zhan is deeply admired."

"Hahaha, Zhong Xuan doesn't need to be ashamed, Mrs. Yin is already familiar with business, it's normal that you can't compare to her."

Wei Shuo smiled and played a round, and then he looked at Yin E and asked, "Madam means to mint three kinds of currency, among which copper coins are used as currency for daily people, while silver dollars and gold coins are used for foreign trade or bulk transactions?" ”

"Yes, that's what the concubine means."

"With the amount of gold and silver currently stored in the Imperial Palace, it is not enough to meet the large-scale circulation of gold coins and silver dollars."

"It can only be used for foreign trade temporarily, so as to avoid the further loss of gold and silver, and second, to accumulate experience in circulating gold and silver."

"When the time comes. You can directly promote gold and silver to the whole world. ”

"Well, that's what I like, good! That's it. ”

"I would like to set up a new coin bank to have an overview of the minting and issuance of coins, what do you think?"

"The lord is clear-cut, and the ministers have no objections."

With Wei Shuo's final decision, the matter of coinage was finally decided.

In this incident, Yin E performed well, successfully dispelled everyone's doubts, and temporarily gained a firm foothold.

Originally, Li Wei still had a little thought about Yin E, but as Yin E's status became higher and higher, he gradually died.

Besides, in this world, it is difficult to find three-legged toads, and there are many two-legged beauties.

After the end of the war, Wei Shuo personally rewarded him with the princess of Yanqi Kingdom.