Chapter 229: Not Blindfolded

Yang Gengai is ready to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch silver coins, hoping that the chances of success will be greatly increased.

Wang Chengen had already distributed a box of silver coins, and many ministers had taken a few. The ministers all looked at the silver coin with strange eyes, and then at the emperor with strange eyes.

Yang Gai was burned by many eyes, and felt a little weak-hearted, but today he is ready to be blinded by these guys...... "All the ministers have seen it, this is my whim, made of silver, I think, since everyone makes silver, why not make silver into the same money as copper coins?" Wouldn't it be more convenient? This silver coin was designed by me, and I gave him a name for this silver coin, which is called One Yuan. Yang Gengai thought for a long time before he said this, for fear that those ministers would give him a life and death disagreement, and his sensationalism for half a day would be in vain.

Just when the ministers were still hesitating and thinking about what was going on, Shi Fenglai, who was determined to follow the emperor, immediately stood up for the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is a great thing, the minister sees that this silver coin is beautifully made, and the color is also good, and the weight is enough, when the money is made, it is completely possible, think now, the fragments of silver are not good, and even need to be cut with scissors to use, and this kind of silver, he is not the same, and he has to estimate the quality of the silver, the buyer and seller, often because of the different estimates and quarrels, if Your Majesty casts a silver coin with uniform fineness and sufficient weight, this must be the blessing of all the people!" Shi Fenglai is now ignoring the three-seven-twenty-one, and he will sing praises to the emperor when he grabs a few articles, but these few words still have an effect.

Many ministers listened to Shi Fenglai's words, they all felt that this was reasonable, and they couldn't stop nodding, although they usually spend money when they are all done by subordinates, but they also know that it is really inconvenient to use a small amount of silver, you have to cut it with scissors, and then use it to scale, and you have to see if the bread is not wrapped in lead, and you have to estimate the fineness of the silver, which is indeed very troublesome, if as Shi Fenglai said, the production of uniform color, sufficient amount of silver coins, can indeed reduce a lot of trouble, the imperial court makes copper coins is not for this? Now it seems that there is no problem in making silver coins, not to mention, the emperor has even made silver coins.

"Your Majesty, dare to ask Your Majesty how much of the silver is accounted for? How much is this dollar worth? A minister enlightened himself and asked the central question of the coin.

"In this silver coin of mine, silver accounts for ninety percent, each silver coin weighs seven coins and two cents, and one yuan silver coin is worth seven coins and two cents of silver. This data is Yuan Datou's data, Yang Reform recited it, and also explained the value of his silver coin, and even more clearly explained that he wanted to make some money in this.

As soon as these words came out. The ministers were even more discussed. This silver accounts for ninety percent, this silver coin is indeed full of color, you know, the imperial court minted copper coins, there are copper six lead four is considered good money, this has ninety percent of silver, it is so exquisitely made, it is indeed not easy, however, some people began to be jealous of the emperor's what one percent of the fire consumption, what fire consumption needs to go to a penny of silver? No wonder the emperor Baba wanted to mint silver coins, it turned out that he was interested in the fire consumption.

Yang Reform was very worried in his heart, and he was a little drumming in his heart, for fear that these ministers would bring themselves a bowl to eat, put down the bowl and scold their mother, and oppose this matter, just now they shared a lot of fruits for everyone, if everyone opposes themselves at this time and does not give themselves a little face, then they will really be a tragedy. I'm going to scold them in the street for being shameless!

Although Zhou Yanru didn't fight for Xu Guangqi today, he didn't become a messenger, but he got the title of deputy messenger, this has almost made him very satisfied, he is only in his thirties this year, and there is time, Xu Guangqi can be his grandfather, how many years can he work? Of course, the premise is that the relationship with the emperor is not too bad, and the emperor must be favored.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." Zhou Yanru still has some cleverness, and he quickly thought of his rhetoric and stood up. The ministers looked at it, it turned out to be today's celebrity, the new star of the Donglin Party, the competitor of the Qincha, and the deputy Qincha Zhou Yanru, they were all ready to see what this Zhou Yanru said, if Zhou Yanru said good things, this matter is estimated to be done, this is probably the attitude of the Donglin Party to this matter, with the support of the Donglin Party, plus the God Party itself, there is almost nothing that cannot be done, not to mention those nobles who have got a lot of cheapness, there is no reason not to give the emperor face.

"Oh, hehe, Zhou Aiqing, what's the matter?" Yang Gai looked at this Zhou Yanru's face and found that this guy's face seemed to be very kind, which should be a good thing.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that now my dynasty, the casting of this copper coin has been chaotic, it is time for Your Majesty to cast new money, and furthermore, the use of this scattered silver, there are indeed many inconveniences, cast into the use of money, one to unify the color, the other to unify the weight, this is definitely a good thing in the future, Your Majesty, the minister agrees with this matter."

Zhou Yanru lived up to the emperor's expectations of him and said words of approval.

Yang Reform listened to Zhou Yanru's words, and his heart was light, this can be seen as the Donglin Party supporting him, and then having his own imperial party, this matter is basically done. For this matter, those nobles did not speak. It seems that there is no vain division of his own fruits.

"Hehe, Zhou Aiqing is right." Yang Reform said with a smile, Yang Reform said something in favor, and suddenly realized that maybe he did something wrong by himself today.

Seeing that the basic situation of this matter had been decided, other ministers also came out to talk about it.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is a good thing, and wants to start with money, in order to pass the world, and now the silver coins are minted, which is convenient for the people of the world to use, a good thing! Meddlesome! ”

"What this secretary said is reasonable." Yang Reform said with a smile, this is done for the sake of this silver coin, and Yang Reform can be regarded as accompanying the smiling face.

"Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask, Your Majesty minted silver coins, and they were so beautifully minted, what about copper coins? Does Your Majesty still mint copper coins? Are both released at the same time? ”

"I think it's better to release both, complement each other." In order to issue silver coins, Yang Gai began to accept the bombardment of ministers in turn, and Yang Gai felt that he had really made a mistake.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has collected the right to mint money, is it going to abolish the money bureaus of the provinces? What does Your Majesty plan to keep in those places? ”

"Indeed, this money bureau is too much, the money issued is too bad, and the currency value is also unstable, and I am ready to take back the coinage right, and only keep two or three money bureaus...... "Yang Reform was a little dizzying. It all came in time for the press conference.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Majesty just issues a silver coin, which is still too heavy, and ordinary people's homes may still be inconvenient to use at ordinary times, so I implore Your Majesty, why not issue half a dollar, or a silver coin worth one or two dollars of silver? The latter copper coin is added as 50 wen, when 10 wen? Zhang Jiude saw that everyone had spoken, and felt that he should say something, what's the matter, now that he is the deputy minister of immigration, it is time to show his face in front of the emperor and support the emperor.

Yang Reform looked at it and said that it was the new deputy Qincha who raised this question, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the imperial history of the right capital, the governor of the river, and Zhang Jiude, the commander of military affairs. This Zhang Jiude's suggestion is still very construction.

"Yes, yes, Zhang Qing's family's proposal is really good, this, it is indeed that I did not think it through well and was negligent, and the household servant Bi Ziyan can be strict?" Yang Reform found that today's matter of his own, although the layout, sensationalism and everything is done very well, but he ignored one thing and committed a big taboo, that is, this thing should not be played by himself, this is played by himself, there is no room for maneuver, everything, you have to face everyone directly, for example, now the ministers' questions, you have to answer them all by yourself, this, let yourself be very passive, fortunately there is no resistance to this matter, has been passed in the default state, Yang Reform feels a little better, in the second half of the year, But I can count on the fire of this coinage to be consumed!

"The minister is here." Bi Ziyan immediately came out and replied.

"Bi Aiqing, the minting of coins should have been the responsibility of the Ministry of Households, and now, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Households, this minting of new money, you also reminded me, and you are responsible for the minting of new money, the issuance of silver coins and copper coins, summarize the opinions of all your ministers, sum them up, write a note and submit it, I want to use it,...... I minted silver coins on a whim, and I didn't think too much about it, many things, it's not perfect, this, it's up to you......" Yang Reform planned to hold his head and run away...... Yang Reform burst into tears, and it was indeed not an easy task to face the firepower of all the ministers alone. I really made a mistake today, and it was better to go into battle in person after the future, and it was better to find a trust, but I couldn't do this today, in order to hurry, I didn't discuss with others, I didn't arrange it, and even the silver coin was sent at the last moment, and I couldn't help it.

"The minister commands." Bi Ziyan was a participant in this matter, and he knew what the emperor meant, so he immediately took over this errand.

Although Yang Reform called Bi Ziyan out to give himself the firepower, the firepower of the ministers was still wave after wave.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say."

"Say."

"Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask Your Majesty, how much will this coin be minted? How much is the mint? Who produces the cast? Who does the money go to? The household department is usually required to withdraw money and interest, how much interest should be drawn? The minister probably understood the problem and asked the question to the core of the core.

This question is so professional, Yang Reform is really in tears, he has never considered such a complex problem, he is thinking about the fire consumption of one percent of silver, and the rest, is it for himself?

"Of course, the more you cast, the better, and I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes, the more I cast, the more I will profit, the more I will pay, of course, the money and interest will go to me, of course, the household can share a part of the profits, I am now in the internal money, everyone also knows, they are about to run mice, and the many expenses I promised in the second half of the year have not yet been settled, so everyone can't watch me hungry, right? So, don't fight with me for this money. Yang Gengai said to the ministers in a joking tone, I only hope that the ministers will no longer bombard themselves in turn, and they are also pretending to be pitiful, hoping that this group of people has not woken up to how to make money in this minted silver coin, and is ready to get the profit sharing of the household department, so that tomorrow, I am not afraid, and I still want to change the things that have been decided, no way.

The ministers realized the emperor's predicament, and they all laughed knowingly, the emperor said too naughty, what does it mean that the inner money can also run mice? However, it is true that the emperor's expenses are large, and the two million taels of silver in the second half of the year alone made many people have a big head, and they found that this emperor is indeed not easy, and he should indeed let the emperor a little. I don't ask the emperor anymore.

Seeing that many ministers stopped asking questions, looking funny, Yang Reform was secretly happy in his heart, and he was ready to find a reason, before this group of people came back to their senses and did not understand how profitable this minted silver coin was, they would figure out the proportion of the share.

Although Yang Reform hugged his head and scurried to talk to the ministers in a tone of begging for mercy, however, there are still people who don't plan to let go so easily, this person is Guo Yunhou, the head of the household department, every time he does things, he bypasses himself, and he is directly handed over to the household servant Bi Ziyan, not called himself, obviously the emperor has an opinion on himself, Guo Yunhou feels nesty, and also feels angry, why not call Shangshu, but only call Shilang? I can't do it anymore, I only know that there is a waiter, I don't know that there is a book, the emperor meant, didn't he tell himself to get out? Guo Yunhou felt that he had been abandoned by the emperor, that the emperor had hurt him, and that he was ready to embody his existence before being driven away by the emperor.

"Oh...... Your Majesty, the minister understands, understands! Guo Yunhou pretended to be a big surprise! This is what it is.

At this time, it not only attracted the attention of the ministers, but also attracted the attention of Yang Reform.

"Oh, hehe, this Qing family, what do you understand?" Yang Reform asked, Yang Reform was secretly happy, secretly happy to be blinded by the ministers, and was preparing to set the proportion of the household.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister understands, Your Majesty replaces silver with silver coins, thinking that now just disaster relief costs tens of millions of taels of silver, if all of them are exchanged for silver coins, doesn't that mean that at least one million silver can be saved?" Guo Yunhou, as the secretary of the household department, is still very good at this money, but the emperor obviously does not value him, and may have to drive him to walk, before walking, Guo Yunhou decided to show his existence.

Guo Yunhou shouted, immediately unveiled the fog of minting silver coins, this minting silver coins is a new thing, many people do not understand the mystery, minting copper coins is profitable, this is an open secret, everyone knows, but the profit is also limited, and they all take it for granted that even if they mint silver coins, this income is also limited. In the past, the new emperor ascended the throne and minted new money, and the income was only tens of thousands of taels of silver, and it was only a hundred thousand taels when the sky was over, so even if the emperor said that he wanted to collect the money and interest for himself, most people didn't care, thinking that there was not much money, and it was not worth fighting with the emperor for a mere tens of thousands of taels.

Now that Guo Yunhou shouted, he completely understood, it turned out that this minting of silver coins was so profitable, and it turned out that the emperor's ambition was not small! Everyone first looked at Guo Yunhou in unison, and then at the emperor in unison, and that look became different. From the beginning of the sudden realization, it has become the same.

Yang Reform secretly screamed badly, now, his little abacus is in broad daylight, and he wanted to get through the trick, but now it seems that it is impossible.

The courtiers' views on the emperor have changed dramatically again. I rely on, the emperor is really good at making money, and quietly, he put millions of taels of silver into his pocket, and we are still helping the emperor count the money, if it weren't for Lao Guozi shouting out, we would still be in the dark.

was scorched by several blazing "lasers", and Yang Gai felt very stressed. Hurriedly tapped his fingers on the table to give Wang Chengen a hint.

"Your Majesty, this person is Guo Yunhou, the head of the household department."

"Ahem...... Guo Qing's family, it's really a talent! Great talent! Why didn't I think of that? It turns out that this silver coin has such a great use, yes, yes! This must speed up the minting of silver coins, Bi Ziyan, tomorrow I will see the new money to be reissued, I will vigorously mint new money tomorrow, there is such a throttling and open source thing, thanks to Guo Aiqing's words to point out! ...... "Yang Reform had to hypocritically attribute this incident to Guo Yunhou.

Although Yang Reform said that he was grateful to Guo Yunhou, in fact, he wanted to strangle this guy in his heart, and Yang Reform's plan was to get through the trick first, settle this matter, and set the most critical one, and the proportion of the household. In this way, even if these guys who are fooled by themselves and sensationalized so bad that their brains think of something tomorrow, it will be too late, this ratio is set for everything, and it is useless to say more, so they pretend to be pitiful and generous. I know that such a guy has ruined his good deeds, and all the ministers are now looking at themselves with "laser eyes", and they want to swallow or eat most of the fire consumption of the silver, but I am afraid that it will not be possible.

Sure enough, the mist of the silver coins was revealed, and the name in it was immediately exposed to the sun in broad daylight, and immediately another person came out and demanded a share of the silver.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Guo said is reasonable, since the minting of silver coins is so profitable, Your Majesty, you should vigorously issue silver coins, and it is best to exchange the taxes, transactions, tributes, etc., of the whole world into silver coins, so that the amount of silver coins needed is huge! In this way, every silver coin saves ten percent of silver, which is a great thing......"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that not only must we vigorously issue silver coins, but also strictly prohibit private minting, and for those who dare to mint coins privately, they must exterminate their families, and they must also stipulate that silver coins issued by the imperial court must be used, so as to ensure that the imperial court is profitable......"

"Your Majesty, this is a blessing for the country! It's just that I don't know how much interest His Majesty plans to give to the household......"

The ministers who did it immediately jumped out and wanted to divide the silver, and to severely punish the privately minted, and the most hateful thing was to propose a share with the household department...... Yang Reform was crying in his heart, collapsed, originally planned to get through, taking advantage of the fact that everyone didn't understand to come and eat alone, now it seems that it is not done, only a part of the meat can be cut to the household, this, their own loss is big, their plan is at least 100 million silver coins per year, if each saves one percent of silver, in addition to fire consumption, labor, each silver, they can still earn at least six or seven cents, that is, at least six or seven million per year, now, the soup, this and the household to cut the meat, this, At least two or three million!

(To be continued)