In all dynasties, the issuance of currency is a cautious thing, especially in the hand of this Kaiyuan Tongbao, it may be the best copper coin in history, far behind the five baht money, it can be seen that the Tang Dynasty attaches great importance to this, in order to rectify the economy, the imperial court in the matter of private coinage of the law strictly, put an end to all private minting, in addition to the official permission, even if you are the prince and noble, there is no negotiable, this is Lao Li's attitude. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But he still opened his mouth and gave a privilege to the people closest to him, Li Er, Li Yuanji, Pei Lian, one person and one official furnace, impartiality, this is simply a great grace.

Wei Zheng stood up first, he got up and arched his hand towards Li Er: "Your Highness, I think it is more appropriate to build this furnace in Luoyang, Luoyang City is full of flowers, extending in all directions, and building in Luoyang is conducive to circulation, and the price of Chang'an remains high, and there are many official furnaces, which will inevitably cause prices to soar...... Moreover, the crown prince and the king of Qi have been operating in Chang'an for a long time, and His Royal Highness is mostly outside, and Chang'an is not the first choice. ”

Wang Mai nodded, although Wei Zheng's words were vague, but they were very clear, even if Lao Wei didn't understand the economy, he also knew the truth that scarcity is expensive, and now it seems that the purchasing power of a copper coin in Chang'an is not as good as that of Luoyang, this is one of them; And then Chang'an is Li Jiancheng's home field in the final analysis, Li Er is controlled everywhere here, Luoyang is just the opposite, he is carefully laid out there, and has vaguely become the base camp of the Qin Wang faction, and although Li Er has stepped down from the post of Daxingtai in Eastern Shaanxi, but now the person who takes over Luoyang is Qu Tutong, Lao Shuai is Li Er's number one supporter in the army, and he sits in Luoyang.

The question of where to build the coinage is really a question of where the future development will be centered, and it is a strategic decision that cannot be missed.

After listening to Wei Zheng's words, Li Er nodded, his heart was also inclined to Luoyang, but the importance of Chang'an was self-evident, so he set his eyes on Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling thought for a long time, and said slowly: "Now it seems that Chang'an still can't afford to lose, although Luoyang is good, it can't replace the role of Chang'an." ”

Lao Fang's words went to the hearts of Li Er and the people here, losing Chang'an means withdrawing from the competition for the highest power, and if Li Er wants to ascend to the dragon throne, there is only one last way left, which is what everyone does not want to see, including Li Er himself.

He has always been inferior in the Chang'an game, but if he gives up Chang'an, the consequences will be very serious, even if Li Er's current prestige is above 10,000 people, but legally, he is not orthodox, and he will always be tied up in Chang'an.

Li Er still did not give up hope of ascending to the throne through political means, and a discerning person can see it from his various behaviors to please his father. Helplessly, the opponent is not weak, Li Jiancheng has always been cautious, even if it is today's banquet, it is not like Li Er's fanfare to engage in internal gatherings, he is very smart to invite some forces from all sides, so that no one can say anything wrong, for him, a smooth and stable accession to the throne is the biggest thing, this is the overriding problem, as long as his father is satisfied, his future throne is a sure thing.

Du Ruhui's opinion is only two words: "Luoyang." ”

Lao Du, as a native of Guanzhong, even he opened his mouth to support Luoyang, and the balance slowly began to tilt, but there were still many people who objected. Yan Xiangshi was one of them, he tidied up his clothes and gave a salute to Li Er: "Since ancient times, those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help, the Tao is in Chang'an, and the Tao is lost in Chang'an." ”

Wang Mai lowered his head and thought about Yan Xiangshi's words, at first glance it sounded like a scholar's words, but after listening carefully, he felt that it contained a great truth, and took 10,000 steps back to say, if Li Er really embarked on that road in the future, the outcome is actually difficult to predict, Chang'an is orthodox and has great righteousness, this is not only a matter of reputation, how to face the soldiers, how to face the people of the world, but when I am afraid that everyone will regard him as a chaotic minister and thief, how can the supporters have?

Li Er let out a long sigh, in the final analysis, it was because he was not the legitimate heir, he was most worried that he was also here, and it was up to the people to succeed, and this road would not be easy to follow no matter how he chose. However, Li Er quickly cleaned up his mood, no matter what, since he was unwilling to do this, he had to fight to the end, and he would not know who would die until the last moment. Cheering up and looking at the strategists in the room, Li Er's heart rose with endless pride, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others are all generals, this is the biggest capital, if it is replaced by the boss, can he have so many henchmen to support him? There is also a Wang Mai, Li Er set his eyes on him: "What is Wang Tejin's opinion?" ”

Wang Mai shook his head when he heard this: "You have already analyzed the problem very thoroughly, and you have no opinions. ”

Everyone shook their heads when they heard this, obviously very dissatisfied with his answer, Li Er also frowned and continued to ask: "Then Wang Tejin thinks which one is suitable for Chang'an or Luoyang?" ”

"If you talk about coinage alone, I don't think it's appropriate anywhere." Wang Mai replied.

"Oh?" Li Er suddenly became interested, "Does Wang Tejin think there are other locations to choose from?" ”

Everyone also pricked up their ears, especially Fang Xuanling and others, who had nothing to do with Wang Mai before, they all stared at Wang Mai intently, they had long heard that the entry point of this person's treatment of the problem was very different from that of others, and today I want to listen to his high opinion.

Wang Mai got up and picked up a vase with white glaze, walked to the center of the hall and put it down, and took out a Kaiyuan Tongbao gold coin that he had just obtained from the prince today and held it up: "If all the materials produced by the people are replaced by this vase, it is originally worth one gold coin." ”

Everyone looked at Wang Mai's actions curiously, not knowing what he wanted to say. Wang Mai walked up to Li Er and stopped, and stretched out his hand to him: "Your Highness still has a gold coin in his hand, please give it to me." ”

Li Er's face was also full of curiosity, and he handed the gold coin he had just played with to Wang Mai.

Wang Mai walked to the vase and stopped: "Now, King Qin has minted a gold coin, then this vase is worth two gold coins, do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?" ”

"This ......" the crowd looked at each other, then frowned and began to ponder the question.

Wang Mai walked in front of the eldest grandson Wuji again: "For another example, the eldest grandson brother originally had a gold coin in his pocket, which could just afford to buy this vase, but King Qin has a gold mountain there, which can make gold coins without restrictions, how much is this vase worth?" ”