At this time, an official walked in from the outside, holding a flat wooden box in his hand, and the official opened the wooden box and presented it one by one in front of the Xiangguo, and there were more than 20 copper coins in the box. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Xuan said to everyone: "These more than 20 kinds of money are currently circulating copper coins in the counties of the Northern Sui Dynasty, which can be described as varied, at most the Kaihuang five baht coins, as well as the Kaihuang five baht coins minted during the Great Cause, as well as the five baht coins of the Chen Dynasty, and even the copper coins of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and even the Jin Dynasty, as well as a lot of privately minted copper coins, how to exchange there are no clear rules, everyone does what they want, the money law is very chaotic, I used to be in Beihai when I encountered the situation of not collecting the big business money, this is the ......"

Zhang Xuan took out a copper coin with a dark color from the box, "This is also called the Kaihuang five-baht coin, but it was minted in the tenth year of Daye, so everyone calls it Daye Rotten Money, how rotten is it?" ”

Zhang Xuan lightly broke it, the copper coin was easily broken in half, and then rubbed it, and the crumbs fell, "Everyone has seen that this kind of five-baht coin has a very low copper content, and there are confetti, cloth and other messy things in it, but such a rotten money minting amount is very large, it seriously affects the reputation of the emperor five-baht coin, everyone has experience, go to the wine shop to eat, when paying, the bartender has to identify one by one, for fear of receiving the big business rotten money, time-consuming and laborious, and even buy valuable things only for gold." ”

At this time, Zhang Xuan took out a coin from the box again, "Let's take a look at this copper coin, this is the Kaiyuan Tongbao that the Tang Dynasty began to cast two months ago, slightly larger than the five-baht coin, the consistent money weighs six catties and four taels, and the consistent Kaihuang five-baht coin is only four catties and two taels, I heard that the Tang Dynasty has minted 200,000 yuan, which is extremely popular in the market, and a Kaiyuan Tongbao can be exchanged for five Kaihuang five-baht coins, what does it mean?" It is Chang'an that can buy our goods with five dollars by casting consistent money, and it is very easy to hollow out our resources, and the situation is very serious, so the first time I asked for a clear money law, I propose to cast new money to replace the five baht money of Kaihuang, let's talk about it! ”

Zhang Xuan sent the content of today's deliberations to all of you yesterday, so everyone is prepared, Su Wei is the first ruling minister, he stood up and said: "Everyone can see the chaos of the money law in this dynasty, as early as four months ago, Pei Xiang and I discussed this matter, but His Royal Highness was in Poyang Lake at that time, and the imperial court was busy with the imperial examination, so this matter was not discussed in depth, but we still have a preliminary idea." ”

Su Wei walked to the table and took out a five-baht coin and said to everyone: "This is the Kaihuang five-baht coin that we minted in Qingzhou a few years ago. Green money', the copper content is very high, extremely popular in the market, has a high reputation, but because of the small amount of minting, so most of them have been collected, in the market but rarely seen, our first plan, is to use the reputation of the current green money, expand the amount of green money minted, with green money to gradually replace the previous great cause of five baht money and Kaihuang five baht money, the second plan is to restore the minting of the Kaihuang five baht coin......"

At this time, Wei Yunqi next to him smiled and said: "I'm sorry to interrupt Su Xiangguo, it is no longer possible to resume the emperor's five-baht coin, the money mold has been melted down, I have confirmed it yesterday." ”

Zhang Xuan also said: "I also think that it is not necessary to resume the opening of the emperor's five-baht coin, and it is recommended to mint new money, what do you think?" ”

Everyone has expressed their attitudes, all think that it is not necessary to recast the five baht money of the emperor, this is actually a matter of principle, although their country name is also called Northern Sui, but this Sui is not the other Sui, the new empire will be established sooner or later, at this time they need to draw a clear line with the old Sui, especially in the money law must be clear.

Su Wei also understood this truth, so he nodded and continued: "Then I will talk about the third plan, the third plan is the minting of new money proposed by His Royal Highness, His Highness also said just now, the Tang Dynasty began to cast Kaiyuan Tongbao, a Kaiyuan Tongbao only increased by fifty percent, you can exchange for five Kaihuang five baht coins, which shows that the great cause of five baht coins has seriously dragged down the reputation of Kaihuang five baht coins, and the people have no confidence in Kaihuang five baht coins, so it is imperative to mint new money." ”

After a pause, Su Wei smiled: "Then according to the new rules, everyone has to make a vote, the money law belongs to the system change, which is beyond the authority of Ziweitang, but at the same time it is a major government affairs, so Ziweitang needs to vote first, at least six votes in favor, and then submit it to the regent for signature, only after the regent signs it can take effect, everyone see if there are any opinions, if there is no opinion, then prepare to vote." ”

There was silence in the hall for a moment, and no one expressed a different opinion, and Su Wei said, "Get ready to vote!" ”

This is the first multi-phase vote, the content of the vote is whether to draw up a money law and mint new money, in fact, once the decision to mint new money is decided, it means that the money law will be changed, in fact, one vote is tied to two issues.

Voting is simple, raise your hand if you agree, don't raise your hand if you don't, and there is no option to abstain.

Su Wei said slowly: "Those who agree to mint new money and redraft the new money method, please raise your hand!" ”

Su Wei was the first to raise his hand, followed by Wei Yunqi, followed by Xiao Yu, Li Gang, Chen Ling, Lu Chu and Yang Gongren all raised their hands, everyone thought that the reform of the money law was imminent, and also agreed to mint new money to replace the Kaihuang five-baht coin, so the vote was unanimously passed.

Zhang Xuan was quite pleased, he could see that everyone did not raise their hands against their will because of themselves, these are Xiangguo with their own principles, and they will not be easily swayed by anyone.

Su Wei nodded, "Since it was unanimously passed, then this case can be officially implemented after being signed by the regent." ”

Everyone looked at Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan smiled: "I will go back to the official office now, ready to sign the bill passed by everyone, and everyone please continue to discuss the specific implementation plan of the new money!" ”

Zhang Xuan left first, at this time, Li Gang, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in charge of finance, said: "There is no doubt about casting new money, but what kind of new money to mint still needs to be discussed, whether to continue to mint five baht coins, or imitate Kaiyuan Tongbao, and whether the casting materials of new money need to add a little gold to increase the value of new money, I think these are all things that need to be fully discussed." ”

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At noon, Su Wei and Wei Yunqi found Zhang Xuan, and the three of them sat down separately, Zhang Xuan asked with a smile, "Is the discussion over?" ”

"Everyone has been discussing for a whole morning, and finally reached a compromise, please take a look!"

Su Wei handed a memorandum to Zhang Xuan, but Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry to read the memorandum, he put the memorandum aside and said with a smile: "There is one more thing I want to discuss with Xiang Guo." ”

"Your Highness, please speak!"

"Today, I watched the deliberations of the Xiangguo, I think the audit system should still be implemented, and the chief officials of the ministries and the chief officials of the temple supervisors should be allowed to participate in the deliberations of the Ziwei Pavilion, and when necessary, they can also express their opinions, but they do not have the right to vote, so that government affairs can be made public, of course, if confidential matters are involved, then they can be discussed behind closed doors, what does Xiangguo think?"

Su Wei thought for a while and said: "As long as it doesn't involve voting rights, I don't think everyone will object, but there is no need for all the chief officials to come to observe, as long as the ministry and temple involved in the topic can be audited, we can announce the topic and the ministry and temple involved the day before, and then the chief officials involved must come to observe, what does Your Highness think?" ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "This plan is feasible, and in addition, someone from the Imperial Observatory must come to observe every day and sign the memo." ”

Su Wei and Wei Yunqi glanced at each other, and Su Wei said: "The old minister understands, let's go back and discuss it with everyone, and then draw up another draft for His Highness to see." ”

Zhang Xuan picked up the memorandum of the change of the money law and read it carefully, Su Wei explained on the side: "Everyone put forward a lot of plans, and finally voted between the five-baht money and Tongbao, except for Chen Xiangguo and Lu Xiangguo in favor of continuing to use the five-baht money, the remaining five Xiangguo are in favor of using Tongbao new money, and after discussion, everyone unanimously decided that the shape, weight and material are exactly the same as Kaiyuan Tongbao, but the name of Tongbao needs to be decided by His Royal Highness." ”

"In fact, I am also in favor of using Tongbao, the use of five-baht money is easy to be confused with various five-baht coins in the past, which is also the main reason for the use of Tongbao in the Tang Dynasty, as for the name of Tongbao, you can consider using 'Datong'."

Next to him, Wei Yunqi smiled and asked, "Why does Your Highness want to use the name 'Datong'?" ”

Zhang Xuan said unhurriedly: "Once the name is decided, it will be used for the rest of the day, my ideal is to achieve the great harmony of the world, so the great harmony will never be outdated, in addition, the future name of the year, maybe called the great harmony." ”

"Datong Tongbao!"

Su Wei muttered twice, and said with a smile: "This name is good, and the old minister is also in favor of using it, in addition, everyone also asked whether gold can also be used to mint money to increase its value and buy valuable goods." ”

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "I have considered this problem, gold is still a strategic material, we can use it to concentrate on buying a large number of materials in the Guanlong region, making the Guanlong region scarce, and the use of gold now will weaken the status of Datong Tongbao." So I suggest not using it for the time being, and then consider it after the world is unified. ”

Su Wei praised: "Your Highness is wise! ”

Zhang Xuan asked Wei Yunqi again: "Has the copper mine problem been solved?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, in the past, the source of copper ore in the imperial court was mainly Liyang County and Jiangxia County, but Weichen once checked the official old documents of the Chen Dynasty and found that the annual output of blister copper in the Chen Dynasty was more than five million catties, which is also an important reason for the wealth of Jiangnan."

"Then where is the copper mine of the Chen Dynasty?"

"It is mainly concentrated in Poyang County and Yuzhang County, among which there are many lead mountains in Yiyang County, Poyang County, which is the largest source of blister copper in the Chen Dynasty, with an annual output of 3.5 million catties of blister copper."

Zhang Xuan was slightly stunned, he had passed through Yiyang County when he was crusading against Lin Shihong, but he had not heard of copper production there, could it be that the copper mine had been abandoned? He had to ask Laihu'er to investigate this matter in detail, and it was not enough to rely on the copper mines in Liyang County.

"I know, I'll let the general investigate this."

The two immediately said goodbye, Zhang Xuan gave Wei Yunqi a look, and told him that he still had something to explain, Wei Yunqi understood and stayed.

"What else does Your Highness have to explain?"

"It's about Kaiyuan Tongbao!"

Zhang Xuan said lightly: "We can secretly cast a batch of inferior Kaiyuan Tongbao and let them circulate at the same time as the 'Datong Tongbao' in the territory of Northern Sui, does Yunqi understand what I mean?" ”

Although Wei Yunqi did not approve of Zhang Xuan doing this, he knew that since Zhang Xuan had decided, he would definitely implement this smearing strategy, destroy the credibility of Kaiyuan Tongbao, and ensure the circulation of Datong Tongbao.

Wei Yun bowed and bowed, "Weichen understands!" ”

Zhang Xuan picked up a piece of information and said, "Does Yunqi care about the war situation in the state?" ”

"Weichen knows a little bit about it, Liu Wuzhou is already in danger."

"It's really unexpected! Li Jiancheng sat in Taiyuan for only a few months, and Liu Wuzhou had no power to fight back, and in the first battle of Jingle County, Liu Wuzhou's army was almost wiped out, indicating that Li Yuanji was indeed suspected of releasing water in the past. ”

Wei Yunqi said with a smile: "In fact, everyone can see that the Taiyuan Tang army is strong and strong, and although Liu Wuzhou has an army of more than 100,000 people, most of them are rabble, and the Tang army has suffered heavy casualties in the past few years, and finally has to retreat in Taiyuan City, either Li Yuanji is incompetent, or he is selfish." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I think it's the latter." ”

Wei Yunqi knew that Zhang Xuan would not mention this matter for no reason, and he smiled slightly: "Does Your Highness think the time has come to send troops?" ”

Zhang Xuan squinted and laughed, "When the fruit is ripe, I naturally have to pick it, but I don't just want to pick one fruit, I also want to harvest the entire orchard as own." (To be continued.) )