At noon the next day, Yue Su did not go back to the house for dinner, but obeyed the emperor's order and went to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Zhu Ciyan was already waiting in the Yangxin Palace, and as soon as Yue Su arrived, the eunuch went in to spread the word, and Zhu Ciyan immediately invited. Yue Su entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, this familiar place, he hadn't been here for a long time, all kinds of carpentry models, and carpenters' houses, neatly arranged. Yue Su couldn't help but think of Carpenter Zhu, knelt down, and let him enter the inner hall.

The dining table was set up inside, the dishes were placed on the table, Yue Su saw the emperor, and saluted again, Zhu Ciyan asked him to sit down, and the two of them ate together. Yue Sen's words are not wrong at all, the royal meals are not as good as him, which shows how Zhang Yan teaches his son.

Eating without saying a word is the rule that Zhang Yan taught her son, so when eating, Zhu Ciyan didn't say a word, and when the two finished eating, Zhu Ciyan said: "Yue Qing, I don't know what topic I'm going to talk about today." ”

"What the minister wants to tell His Majesty today is this ......" Yue solemnly took out a silver dollar from his arms.

"Silver Dollar...... Qing family, I don't understand, can this thing have any other story? Zhu Ciyan wondered.

"Since the minister is going to tell the emperor about the silver dollar today, there must be a story, but before the story, the minister wants to ask His Majesty a question, does Your Majesty know why the minister wants to ban the circulation of silver and use silver dollars instead?" Yue Su pretended to be a mysterious tunnel.

"I remember that the Qing family was at that time, and the imperial court was now in short supply of silver, so the silver was made into silver dollars, silver seven bronze three, and the difference was earned. Moreover, it is also convenient for merchants to buy and sell

That's just one thing, there's another layer of truth

"Please be careful, what is the other reason?" Zhu Ciyan asked curiously.

"At that time, not only did the imperial court have no silver, but even most of the people in the people did not have silver, and the silver was concentrated in the hands of some people. Some of these people are even richer than the imperial court. Yue Su said solemnly.

"It's richer than the imperial court, so I don't know who this part of the people are?" Zhu Ciyan hurriedly asked.

"This part of the people, some are relatives of the emperor, some are nobles in the court, some are officials, and some are businessmen. But these people only account for 5 percent of the Ming population, and the remaining 95 percent have no money. ”

"Oh......" Zhu Ciyan nodded and said, "It turns out that most of the people don't have money, but they are also my people, can't we also make them rich?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yue Su was shocked, he really didn't expect that Zhu Ciyan would have this kind of Xion who was also committed to this, wanting to make the people of the world rich, but the world has accumulated for a long time, and it is really difficult to do it in a short time. Therefore, the minister's goal now is only to make the people's lives better than before. ”

"But I don't know what the Qing family plans to do?" Zhu Ciyan asked.

"Vigorously promote the circulation of money, develop industry and commerce, and increase employment opportunities for the landless people

"I don't really understand Aiqing's this, but it's another reason for printing silver dollars." This is the truth, the real national affairs, Zhu Ciyan still doesn't understand.

"Another reason is to promote the circulation of money. Those people could not be allowed to keep all the silver in their homes and not take it out and use it, nor could they let the people have no silver to use, so the ministers also printed silver dollars and opened banks. The silver dollars that are being printed now, after being pushed into the market, are enough for a short time, but in the future, they are still not enough, so the minister intends to print not only silver coins, but also gold coins. Let all the gold and silver roll up and prosper the market, so that the Ming Dynasty can be even richer. Yue Su was sure of the authenticity.

"There are some places that I still don't understand enough, but in the words of the Qing family, continuing to print silver and gold coins should be able to make more money for the imperial court

"This is certain, the minister is determined to prosper, not only to make the court rich, but also to make the people rich. By the way, Your Majesty ......" Yue Su suddenly changed his words and said: "In another three years, Your Majesty will be in charge of the government, and the minister intends to launch gold coins and new versions of silver coins at that time." Among them, the gold and silver coins are replaced with His Majesty's avatar, I don't know what His Majesty wants? ”

“…… Use my avatar to make gold and silver coins, this is naturally good......" Zhu Ciyan's spiritual head came all of a sudden.

"In the earliest days, he made a silver coin modeled on His Majesty, but later changed to the first emperor as the blueprint for the purpose of commemorating the first emperor. When His Majesty is in power and the whole world celebrates, this day is naturally worth commemorating. At present, the silver coin has been proudly promoted, and it is easy to make it again, but the process of gold coins has not yet been studied, and the minister intends to let the Mint conduct the test first, I don't know what His Majesty's holy will is? Yue Su said with a smile.

"I have to do it now, I don't know if it's too soon, whether the queen mother will agree

"It's definitely not early, the new currency, the minister intends to promote the use of the new currency on the day His Majesty ascends the throne, so that all the subjects of the world will remember this day, and do it quickly, so that the auspicious day will not be delayed. As for the Queen Mother, as long as Her Majesty is willing, the minister will naturally invite the Queen Mother

"I am approved, Aiqing can tell the queen mother earlier, please make a decision, if the queen mother is also approved, then implement it as soon as possible. As the Qing family is, it is necessary to prepare in advance. Zhu Ciyan said happily.

"Wechen obeys the order, Your Majesty can rest assured. By the way, Your Majesty, this time to make gold coins, there is also a lot of knowledge, Your Majesty can imagine, the gold coins made by the imperial court, how much should be weighed, a gold coin, how many silver dollars to use? Yue Su said with a smile.

"Listen to the teacher, one tael of gold can be exchanged for fifteen taels of silver, if the imperial court makes gold coins, should it also be based on this

"It's nature."

"If the imperial court makes one or two gold coins, it is also the same method as making silver coins, seven gold and three copper, and fifteen yuan for use, is it okay

"Your Majesty is indeed a method, but compared with gold and silver, the density is larger, if you make one or two gold coins, the production process is difficult to grasp, and I am afraid that the luster is not enough. In addition, if a gold coin is worth fifteen yuan, the number is not easy to settle.

"Hmm......" Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "The Qing family is in charge, but I don't know what the Qing family plans?" ”

"The minister intends to make a gold coin weighing seven coins, of which four coins and eight cents for gold, two cents for copper, and one gold coin is equivalent to ten dollars of silver. The use of gold coins is easy to carry and more convenient to circulate, I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? Yue Su said.

"Lighter, it's really easy to carry, it's just ...... The imperial court made it, and it seems to have lost some. Zhu Ciyan said: "According to my algorithm, one tael or four coins of gold, plus six coins of copper, can be used for up to thirty yuan." And the Qing family's algorithm requires gold 124 coins and 4 cents, and copper 6 coins and 6 cents. ”

"Your Majesty is really talented and ......intelligent," Yue solemnized, bowed and bowed, and said: "Your Majesty is right, if you follow the calculation of the ministers, the court will indeed have to pay some compensation, in addition to four points of gold and six points of copper, there will be an extra number of working hours." ”

"Yue Qing has won the award, and I also calculated it silently in my heart." Zhu Ciyan said humbly.

"Your Majesty, how about this, with gold reduced by three points and brass increased by three?"

"That's good, the gold is reduced by three points, each gold coin is according to four coins and five cents, and three coins can save five cents, but the effect of making it, I don't know how?"

"It's slightly lighter, it's relatively easy to master, and the shine shouldn't be a problem. Also, in addition to making a gold coin worth ten yuan each, I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to make a gold coin worth five yuan a piece? Yue Su said.

"It's okay, it's much easier to carry a gold coin worth five dollars than to carry five silver dollars, and anyone wants to do it. I was inspired by the Qing family just now, and I actually had this idea, but let the Qing family go first. For a gold coin worth five yuan, the proportion of yellow turban and brass can be halved, so there should be no problem. Zhu Ciyan said happily.

This was the first time in his life that he had discussed government affairs with his courtiers, and although it was only a matter, he felt that it was very meaningful. Especially the person who talks to him is still Yue Su, he naturally knows that in the court now, Yue Su's words are the same, and they are more effective than his own words. If Yue Su obeys all his orders, then it will be clear that he is the real person.

"Your Majesty, the minister will do it immediately." Yue Su replied.

Without the queen mother by his side, Yue Su looked so polite, which made Zhu Ciyan even more pleased. Nodding and said: "Aiqing doesn't need to be polite, political affairs are convenient, and she is more proficient than me, so I can rest assured if I call to deal with it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment. Your Majesty, the minister still has one more thing to do, and he wants to start playing. ”

"Aiqing has something to do, but it doesn't matter."

"Now that the face value and weight of the gold coin have been decided, the next step is to make a mold. The minister was thinking that the designs on the gold coins should be made with the emperor's head, so they should be carved as soon as possible and sent to the Mint. Yue Su said with a smile.

"The Qing family's reasoning." Zhu Ciyan nodded.

"Your Majesty, the minister and the first emperor used to do carving together, although the first emperor is no longer there, but the skills have not dared to throw down. The minister intends to carve one for His Majesty now, and His Majesty will evaluate and appreciate it, I don't know what His Majesty wants? Yue Su said respectfully.

"It's good. The palace is full of items carved by my father, I love it very much, I often hear about people, the carving skills of the Qing family are not under my father, and today I also want to see it. Come ......" Zhu Ci took out a carving knife from his arms, as well as a round wooden block. "This is the carving knife left by my father, so the Qing family will use this."

Zhu Ciyan is a child after all, and because of his temperament, he can't hide anything. This is indeed true to Fu Guan's, the emperor is indeed deeply interested in this.

Yue Su hurriedly got up and said, "The minister obeys the order." "Finish, take two steps forward, take the carving knife and wooden block from Zhu Ciyan's hand, and then return to his place and sit down, "Your Majesty, the minister will start carving." ”

"Good, good ......"

Yue Su hadn't done this work for many years, but for today's lesson, he specially reviewed it last night and looked for the feel. At present, the hand-carved hand, although not as good as back then, but also very quick, it didn't take too long, a gold coin model was carved.

At such a speed, if it had been changed before, it was estimated that he would have to be laughed at by Carpenter Zhu, but in the face of Carpenter Zhu's son, he has been regarded as a celestial. On the front of the model, the head of Zhu Ciyan is carved, and on the back of the model, in addition to the two words of ten yuan, there are two dragons coiled on the side.

"The Qing family is really a miracle ......"

Yue Su presented the model and carving knife to Zhu Ciyan, and after Zhu Ciyan saw it, he couldn't help but praise it loudly.

"Your Majesty has won the award, and the skills of the ministers are far from the previous emperor

"Aiqing is humble." Zhu Ciyan held this model and looked at it over and over again, and he couldn't put it down. After looking at it for a while, he said, "Aiqing, come with me." ”

Over, Zhu Ciyan stood up.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yue Su also hurriedly got up, and then followed Zhu Ciyan to the outer hall.

Soon, Zhu Ciyan walked to a model of a merging Chinese and Western architecture, pointed to the model and said: "Aiqing, this model was made by my father before his death, I have come here to see it a few times, and I feel that this model seems to be not finished."

"Your Majesty, this model is indeed not finished, the drawings of this model, the minister has seen it, or the first emperor himself painted, compared with the drawings, this model is only two-thirds completed." Yue Su replied truthfully.

"Where is this drawing, do you know?" Zhu Ciyan asked.

"It should be in the Heart Cultivation Palace

"I think so too, but the queen mother rarely lets me play, especially here, and the queen mother often comes, and when I come, I have to be accompanied by the queen mother. I invited my mother last night, and I Aiqing came here for dinner, and I didn't want my mother to agree immediately. Listening to the people in the palace, my father was able to make many models at my age, and I longed for it, but there was no one to teach it, and my mother didn't let me learn it. However, I think that if I am taught by the Qing family, my mother will never stop me

"This ...... Your Majesty should focus on your studies......" Yue Su hurriedly bowed and said.

"Then why is there no one to take care of my father's carpentry?" Zhu Ciyan said with a little displeasure.

"This ......" Yue Su was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Yue Qing, just teach me carpentry, I really want to make the model that my father didn't finish, and it can be regarded as fulfilling my father's last wish." Zhu Ciyan's tone changed to pleading.

"Your Majesty's order, the minister does not dare to disobey, but Your Majesty also, this matter must be discussed with the Queen Mother, otherwise, the minister will consult the Queen Mother, ask the Queen Mother's opinion, and then make a decision." Yue Su bowed and said.

"If the Qing family is willing to teach me, the queen mother will never object. Moreover, my father and the emperor used to do this before, and the queen mother did not object. The affairs of the court, by Yue Qing in charge, I naturally rest assured, Yue Qing also, the emperor and the scholars rule the world together, when the emperor is in power, although it is rare to be in charge of the dynasty, but the big affairs are also in order, can be called a generation of Ming monarch. I would like to emulate the previous emperors. Zhu Ciyan said solemnly.

"Your Majesty is willing to emulate the first emperor, it's not impossible, but the minister wants to teach Your Majesty another lesson when Your Majesty makes a final decision, and this lesson has to be taught in front of the Queen Mother, I don't know if Your Majesty is willing?" Yue Su bowed again.

"Okay, I'm right, when I say hello to my mother tonight, I'll talk to my mother." Zhu Ciyan said awe-inspiringly.

"Your Majesty."

Morning and dusk are determined by the province, which is a filial son must do. After Yue Su left the Yangxin Palace, Zhu Youxiao came to Cining Palace to greet the Queen Mother. Subsequently, he had to repeat his thoughts and the fact that Yue Su wanted to attend class in front of her.

When she first heard that her son was going to be a carpenter, Zhang Yan was inevitably a little annoyed, but after listening to the second half, Zhang Yan became curious again. Because of this curiosity, she decided to listen to what lesson Yue Su wanted to teach her son. So, she agreed to her son's request.

The next day, Yue Su prepared to come and went to the imperial study to meet the driver, and Zhang Yan naturally arrived. After seeing the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, when Yue Su sat down, Zhang Yan said: "Yue Qing, I heard the emperor yesterday, he intends to follow the example of the first emperor and learn carpentry, and hopes that the Qing family will teach him." Before His Majesty decides, the Qing family will teach him a lesson in front of the mourning family, and then discuss it. The mourning family is very curious, and they don't know what the Qing family wants to teach His Majesty today. ”

"If you go back to the Queen Mother, the minister wants to teach the emperor this lesson, which is called the imperial technique of the first emperor." Yue Su was solemn and authentic.

"The Emperor's Imperial Technique......" Although Zhang Yan and her husband are in love, she never thinks that her husband has any imperial skills, at best, he is a senior carpenter, who was played with by Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, what is there to be clever. Now that Yue Su is like this, she really wants to hear what Yue Su has to say, and said with a smile: "Since it is about the first emperor, the mourning family should really listen to it, and the Qing family will talk about it." ”

"Obey." Yue Su bowed, and then said: "Regarding the past of the first emperor, Your Majesty is young, and there may be some places that are not clear, but the Queen Mother is clear. Therefore, when the minister was telling, in some places, he had to ask the queen mother to help. ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Yan smiled and nodded.

"That being the case, the minister began." Yue Su coughed lightly, and said: "When the first emperor succeeded to the throne, he was sixteen years old, and he was detained in the palace by Concubine Kang, and then Wang An and Yang Lian and other officials jointly brought the first emperor out of Concubine Kang. After this incident, the first emperor was very grateful to Wang An and Yang Lian and other officials, so he promoted them greatly. This is the emperor's act of gratitude, what does the queen mother think? ”

"This matter was with me before I entered the palace, but I also heard that it was true. And the first emperor should be grateful for the promotion of these officials. Zhang Yan nodded.

"The first emperor ru mother Ke clan, when the first emperor was a child, served the first emperor shi, until the first emperor ascended the throne. What is the life experience of the first emperor, the minister does not dare to say much, the queen mother should have heard it, and I think that the first emperor is even grateful to the Hakka family, so he was crowned as the holy lady. Wei Zhongxian had a close relationship with the Hakka family, and it was introduced as a counterpoint, so Wei Zhongxian rose to the top and became the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi and the commander of the East Factory. Although Wei Zhongxian formed a party and camped si, what he did was always loyal to the first emperor, and the first emperor was also quite important. However, at this time, Ye Xianggao, the head of the cabinet, was also forming a party, and his actions were even more unbearable than Wei Zhongxian. In the second year of the Apocalypse, the Queen Mother should listen to the fraud incident in the science field. Yue Su said sarcastically.

"These mourners know it," Zhang Yan said.

"The fraud in the field is a move by the Donglin Party to promote its henchmen, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it clearly, and the first emperor certainly knows it well. However, the first emperor did not have a seizure, but only ordered the chief examiner of the Ministry of Rites and Rites Sun Shenxing to return to his hometown, and then ordered the examination to be reopened, and the minister was the main exam, which was the first emperor's intention to promote the ministers, and every time the minister thought about it, his heart was very grateful. It was one thing to cheat in the field, and after that, it was Jingcha again, and it was Shangshuxing of the Ministry of Officials who presided over Jingcha. Xing is also an official of the Donglin lineage, and he has to ask the party to fight against differences, and take the opportunity to purge a large number of dissident officials in the DPRK and China. Many officials were desperate and had no choice but to join Wei Zhongxian's men. In addition to these two incidents, there is another incident, that is, the Yellow River burst its embankment, Henan was hit by a disaster, and the cabinet only allocated 50,000 taels of silver to the ministers to go to the disaster relief. Hehe......" Yue Su couldn't help but shake his head and smile at the end.

All this, the first emperor did not see it, and he also remembered it. At that time, the first emperor had the heart to attack the Donglin Party, and the minister was far away in Henan for disaster relief, so he was able to become the candidate for the sword in the emperor's hand, and only Wei Zhongxian was left. Wei Zhongxian took Yang Lian and others, persecuted them to death, and took Ye Xianggao, Han Yi, Xing and others from Bi to take control of the government. His Majesty knew all these things, but His Majesty deliberately pretended not to know and let Wei Zhongxian decide for himself. In this way, the Manchu dynasty, except for the ministers, Wei Zhongxian has no opponents. In order to monopolize the power, Wei Zhongxian finally made a move to Weichen, he asked Xu Xianchun to come and capture Weichen, fortunately, the first emperor had already expected this, before the minister went out of Beijing, the first emperor had said such a sentence to the minister, but if there is a will that is not conducive to Weichen, it can be regarded as an edict, no matter what, return to Beijing to face the monarch again. It was with the words of the first emperor that the minister took down Xu Xianchun, asked the truth, and sent him back to Beijing. The first emperor Tianzong was talented, couldn't he guess that this matter was instigated by Wei Zhongxian? Yue Su came here and looked at Zhang Yan.

Of course, Zhang Yan knew these things, and at that time, she even thought that Wei Zhongxian was dead. After all, even a fool can guess that Wei Zhongxian instigated such things, but her husband listened to Wei Zhongxian's words and decided that Xu Xianchun was making a claim. At that time, Zhang Yan felt that her husband was too confused, and she couldn't see such an obvious thing. "Could it be that the first emperor deliberately let Wei Zhongxian go at that time?"

Su nodded and said: "At that time, the first emperor did intend to let Wei Zhongxian go, the first emperor was not confused, such a big thing, if no one supported him behind his back, he would not dare to come with a few courages from Xu Xianchun." Isn't he afraid that after the incident, the emperor will ask for his dog's life? ”

"Qing family, if this is the case, do you know, what did the first emperor think at that time?" Zhang Yan hurriedly asked.

"It's simple...... The first is because of Wei Zhongxian's loyalty, Wei Zhongxian never dared to resist, the first emperor is one, two is two, no matter what, Wei Zhongxian is ordered to carry it out, unequivocally, which is much stronger than Ye Xianggao's group. Second, there are checks and balances. If Wei Zhongxian is killed, Weichen will naturally dominate the court, just like Ye Xianggao at the beginning. The first emperor had enough of Ye Xianggao, and naturally he didn't want another Ye Xianggao to appear, so keeping Wei Zhongxian could contain Wei Chen, and Wei Chen could also contain Wei Zhongxian. Haha, what is the difference between doing this and the Queen Mother letting Zou Yi be the eunuch in charge of the seal and recruiting Han Yi back as the first assistant? With that, Yue Su actually smiled, and looked at Zhang Yan while laughing. wW