Recently, on various court meetings and other public occasions, Xue Chongxun has been very silent and low-key, but today's court meetings in Zichen Hall have changed his normal and are very active, of course, because he is promoting his "money method" there.

Even the Gao family, who was sitting in the bead curtain on the side of the throne, could naturally look at Xue Chongxun a few more times, because he had been talking in the hall, and it was natural for the audience to look at the person who was talking, and she was not worried about being suspected by Brother Fen of the two of them "eyebrows" at this time.

Xue Chongxun faced the ministers of the imperial court there, and said very energetically, "Three years ago, the Cao Yun Law was changed, but the rules were changed slightly, and the use of segmented transportation can get twice the result with half the effort." Looking back now, has Chang'an been short of use in the past three years? The Three Rivers Law not only increased the transportation volume, but also saved the people's resources, and the subjects praised the imperial court for doing practical things for the people...... Therefore, things are man-made, and the old law is new. Today, I propose to change the 'money law', which can also be of great benefit to the people's livelihood. ”

Brother Fen sat there solemnly, occasionally nodding slightly, as if he was listening very carefully, whether he was wandering or not was only known to him. However, Xue Chongxun didn't care, because his name was to make a speech to the emperor, but in fact, he said it to the prime ministers and ministers present, and if they agreed, things could be done, and they didn't have to worry about Brother Fen at all.

Xue Chongxun continued: "Think about such a thing, if a scholar wants to travel the world to increase his knowledge after reading the scriptures, it will be several years after leaving the house, and it will be extremely inconvenient to bring his feet and entangle; At this time, with paper money, a consistent denomination of paper money is light and easy to carry, a stack of paper can go all over the world, how convenient!

Zhu Gong thought about another scene, a certain Chang'an businessman wanted to go east to buy tea, first had to transport a large amount of property over, and there might be bandits on the road, and the transportation was difficult and risky, and the cost was high, so Chang'an tea and rice were very expensive; If he had paper money, he hid the money in his clothes and went with Hedong, who knew that a certain person had a large amount of business money hidden on his body? Save commercial costs, since ancient times, the decline in the price of firewood, rice and tea is a sign of peace and prosperity, which can not only benefit the small people of Shengdou, but also increase commercial taxes without complaints. Why not? ”

At this time, everyone in the temple whispered, and the buzz was a little noisy. Zhang Shuo turned around and smiled at Dou Huaizhen: "What does Dou Xianggong think of the law of King Jin?" That's what he said. ”

Because everyone was talking in private, Dou Huaizhen said in a joking tone: "I don't believe that Xue Lang helped our political hall worry about national policies for no reason, most of them are good for him, so he will work so hard." ”

Zhang said: "Of course...... But then again, the change of the money law in the Ministry of Household Affairs is not very harmful to the governance of the country, it is better than him asking us to help him sell his official position, right? ”

"I'm afraid it's not just about money, right?" Xiao Zhizhong, the head of the household department, interjected and said lightly, "I said that the king of Jin said that the treasury uses money for expenditure, and the money bank and the household administration are tied together. In the future, we will issue a decree and want to implement it smoothly, but if we lack money and the support of the King of Jin, can we get it? ”

Zhang said that he didn't say anything about it, and Dou Huaizhen made a sudden statement: "Brother Xiao reminded me that I woke up, Xue Lang is laying out." ”

Xiao Zhizhong nodded and said in a low voice: "This Xue Lang is more clever than His Royal Highness (Princess Taiping), in the past, we sold our official position, causing public resentment, and was especially criticized by scholars. Xue Lang was quiet, what he said was better than what he sang, but his ambition was not small, he wanted to directly get involved in the national finances, and he was not able to be criticized by others, which could not be described as unintelligent. But you have to think about it, what should we do? Do you want to push the boat with the current? ”

Several people were silent, thinking about this matter deeply, but it was a bit strict...... Princess Taiping's dictatorship is a member of the Li family, and Xue Chongxun is a prince with a different surname after all, and he is a man. Most people don't dare to push the boat down the river, but they won't directly oppose Xue Chongxun, why do they need to go against Princess Taiping's son? It is wiser to pretend to be deaf and dumb

Xue Chongxun grasped this point. He also doesn't believe that no one can see through his little bit of the bureau, and the ministers in the court are not stupid, and they can see through it soon...... But there is no need to hide it above the temple, most of everyone is using yang to plan and lay out in a bright and bright way.

The difference between conspiracy and conspiracy is: I tell you what you want to do, you just can't help it.

Unexpectedly, just as Xue Chongxun was determined to win, a voice suddenly said loudly: "I oppose changing the money law like this!" ”

Everyone was surprised, and when they turned their heads to look, they saw that it was Li Chenghong, who had just been established as the crown prince. Although this guy has no power in his hands and is still monitored by the princes' mansions, he is called the prince can participate in the court meeting to "observe and learn", which caused the lights to be dark, and everyone didn't notice this prince, and they didn't want him to be a blockbuster, so he blatantly opposed King Jin when he opened his mouth.

Xue Chongxun was also stunned, and looked at him calmly.

Li Chenghong nodded to Xue Chongxun very gracefully and said, "King Jin, I only talk about business, not about your personality. ”

Xue Chongxun opened his mouth and smiled faintly, "Please make it clear to the prince, what's wrong with me proposing to reform the money law?" ”

Li Chenghong looked calm, but there was a hint of coldness in the corners of his eyes, and he looked back at the ministers and said: "Those who govern the world, the imperial court." What is the Tang Dynasty, it is His Majesty and the three provinces and six departments, and the power of the state should be concentrated here. The king of Jin wanted to open an account with the money bank to print and distribute banknotes, and asked the treasury to spend money on banknotes, which was to touch the national handle! In the future, will the household department listen to Xiao Xianggong or the king of Jin? Or does the state finance need to be discussed with the King of Jin? This joint, the public must not be unknown! ”

Xue Chongxun was naturally unhappy when he was slapped in public, so he replied: "The prince should figure it out first, Xue is a household servant, is there anything strange about a Shangshu waiter discussing government affairs?" ”

"When did King Jin become a household servant?" Li Chenghong was stunned.

A little suppressed laughter suddenly sounded around him, and Li Chenghong felt that someone was laughing at him for being lonely and unheard, and his face suddenly turned red.

Xue Chongxun said: "Three years ago, I was the head of the household and the transfer envoy, who do you think came up with the Three Rivers Law?" It's not that in recent years, the volume of Cao Yun has increased, and there are more and more people in Beijing, so we may have to go to Luoyang from time to time to eat...... In the past, there was an official document appointing me as a household servant, but there is still no document to remove me. ”

In the end, he couldn't help but say in an aggressive tone: "The crown prince has not yet taken power, is he in a hurry to remove us from his post?" ”

The temple was suddenly silent, Xue Chongxun's words were very simple, but it was very serious and provocative to say on this occasion. The meaning seems to say: You can't wait to take the power of Lao Tzu before you are in power, will Lao Tzu be willing to let you take this power?

Li Chenghong didn't expect that he thought he was quick to see through Xue Chongxun's tricks, but he didn't expect it to be like this, he couldn't get up or down there, and he couldn't go down the steps. The prince is really angry like this!

At this moment, Zuo Xiang Lu Xiangxian said lightly: "The prince first appeared in the temple, it is reasonable that he does not know much about the past and the present, he does not know that the king of Jin has the official position of the household department, so he has some doubts, and there is no malicious intent, and the old minister thinks that it is excusable...... However, the old minister dared to advise that the prince needs time to learn and understand government affairs when he is young, and he must not be impatient. ”

Lu Xiangxian naturally didn't want to see the situation escalate, so he came out to calm down, saying good things and bad things at the same time, no one can be offended, he is such a person. Li Chenghong is a shrewd master, and when he heard that someone had lifted the siege, he didn't care about being reckless, and hurriedly went down the steps: "What Zuo Xiang said is extremely ......."

The short-term contradiction gradually eased, but everyone could see that the prince was not an opponent at all now, and it was obviously clear that everyone should stand there now.

Dou Huaizhen, who was the most boneless, reacted the fastest, and immediately asked Xue Chongxun: "The paper money that King Jin said, since the court can print it, the people also print it privately." Under the huge profits, there will be those who defy the law, and if they are not investigated, will it cause a flood trend? ”

When he asked this, it seemed to be difficult for Xue Chongxun, but in fact, he was helping him speak. Since a group of staff members have come up with a plan for paper money, where is there no preparation in the details? Dou Huaizhen is worthy of being an old fritter in the officialdom, and he can do a good job of taking a horse and standing in a single position, and there is no feeling of flattery at all, so he moisturizes things and silently shoots the horse's fart.

Xue Chongxun explained calmly: "Naturally, we must defend against counterfeiting in many ways. First of all, the quality material, to use mulberry plus special ingredients to make paper, control the raw materials, and keep the formula confidential, which can make imitation difficult; Then there is the use of seals, with secret marks in the seals; It is also necessary to code, trade in the old for three years, and if it is found that there are duplicate numbers, there is fraud, and it must be strictly investigated. Finally, it is necessary to reward whistleblowers and severely punish counterfeiters to set an example. In this way, it may not be possible to completely eradicate counterfeiting, but it is never possible to cause a proliferation of counterfeit coins. ”

Dou Huaizhen asked again: "Xue Langyan newly minted silver coins, why are there no gold coins?" Gold is expensive, and it is also easy to measure and carry. ”

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "That's because the ratio of gold and silver to huàn itself is changing, and gold has a big difference in fineness." One tael of silver for a thousand copper coins of good color, eternal and unchanged, silver coins are easy to measure; However, the exchange of gold and silver is different, when I opened the country, there was little silver, one tael of gold was only worth four taels of silver, and now the silver mining and business are prosperous, and the proportion of huàn has greatly increased, and it has changed with the world. Therefore, only silver coins are minted, with two coins of silver as a piece, exchanged for 200 yuan, and then matched with large and small denomination banknotes, so that the standard measurement of coins will greatly promote the prosperity of commerce and trade, increase the taxes of the imperial court, and make the country rich and the people strong! ”

The two of them talked hotly, and Dou Huaizhen tried her best to pick some difficult questions to "make it difficult", which naturally made Xue Chongxun answer fluently. At this time, Lu Xiang first said a more complacent sentence: "Since ancient times, farmers have enriched warehouses, craftsmen have built vast buildings, and businessmen have pursued profits and light righteousness, and too many people have not produced, trying to consume grains and clothes, which is not the blessing of the country." ”

Xue Chongxun smiled, after all, the mind of the Taoist doctor was relatively narrow-minded, and he did not understand the role of business in promoting social development. He didn't want to argue with Lu Xiang about this kind of issue first, and argue with an old man about principled cognition, didn't it hurt? said lightly: "Commerce and trade are prosperous, and the cities are densely populated and prosperous, which is a sign of prosperity, and the harm is not great." ”G