Hearing Li Er say the same, there were no stupid people present, and they all knew that Li Er was buying people's hearts.

Wang Jishan knew very well that this matter had nothing to do with him or the Seventh Family. But if you oppose it, I'm afraid it will arouse the hostility of the nobles, so it's better to support it.

Of course, Cui Junsu will also sell Li Yuanxing a good one.

"The minister has a proposal!"

"Qing said that Qing is the secretary of the household department, and he must have experience in making money!" Li Er opened his mouth to support Cui Junsu.

Cui Junsu arched his hand to the few people around him: "Holy Lord, King Qin." I think that one or two gold coins are the portrait of the saint, and five coins are the image of the eldest grandson queen, which is extremely appropriate. In the Tang Dynasty, the saint and the queen are naturally admired by all the people. The gold coin of this money, the minister thought, should not put the image of the prince, but should be His Royal Highness the King of Qin. ”

"The ministers seconded it!" The courtiers immediately spoke.

"Ah, that's how it should be. I also noticed that Gorou didn't even make his own. I think that in the future, this gold coin should be the most in circulation, Gorou should be here! Li Er immediately spoke in support.

Just as Li Yuanxing wants to shoot Li Er's sycophants, Li Er will also carry a sedan chair for Li Yuanxing at the right time.

"Brother ......" Li Yuanxing wanted to refuse.

Li Er pressed Li Yuanxing's hand: "Wulang, if you refuse, ask the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty who would dare to leave a mark on this coin!" ”

Li Yuanxing had nothing to say, so he had to nod.

"As the crown prince, Cheng Qian is naturally the prince of the country. One or two silver coins are just right for him, and five silver coins will be given to Mingyue. Then the silver coin design of one coin is twenty-four, and these twenty-four meritorious people are candidates. The princes carefully discussed one or two, arranged the candidates, and publicized the world. ”

Li Er has made a decision, and this decision is the final result of gold and silver coins.

"Your Highness, who is on this copper coin?" Fang Xuanling asked again.

"This is my old Li head of Zhuangzi, and he has contributed a lot to the matter of immortal grain and the harvest in Luoyang. He was chosen not because of his merits, but because the king of this copper coin thought that the people could eat a full meal with one penny. Agriculture is the foundation of the world, so this avatar is also blurred, and it reflects more of the appearance of farmers. ”

Li Yuanxing's explanation is also reasonable.

"Agriculture is the foundation of the world. Your Highness! The ministers still supported it. Wang Jishan's words changed: "But." Lao Chen thought that this portrait was still too clear, and it should reflect more farmers than people. Therefore, I asked His Highness to add some designs, such as scythes. Or farm implements. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Li Yuanxing understood. This is the gentry clans. A farmer's avatar will never be allowed to remain on a coin.

There is no way, it is impossible for Li Yuanxing to oppose this matter.

"Your Highness, these five coins seem to be soldiers?" Wang Jishan is asking again.

"Yes." Li Yuanxing didn't say who it was this time. Because there is no need. This will definitely be blurred as well.

Wang Jishan turned to Li Er and said, "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that His Highness's money casting technique must be unparalleled in the world. Then the minister thinks that the copper coins that increase the two coins are for the soldiers, and the Tang army protects the family for the country, which is naturally a symbol of national strength and feasible. The five coins are for scholars, holding the book of sages. ”

After listening to Wang Jishan's words, Li Yuanxing replied: "Soldiers, farmers, industrialists, merchants, and soldiers!" ”

Li Yuanxing only said these five words, which means that the taxi is added, and the workers and merchants should all have a response.

"What does Your Highness think?"

"This king thinks, add a big sum of twenty dollars. Or one penny for the merchant and five for the workers and peasants. It's nothing more than a matter of playing one more set of molds. It is necessary to let the people of the world know that the court has not forgotten them. ”

"Your Highness is wise!"

What to add one, what to add one more set of molds, these guys don't care. What they care about is that if they put the scholars on the big ten yuan, this is enough.

Li Yuanxing doesn't care, the purpose of making money is not to satisfy anyone, or to dissatisfy anyone.

The real reason is that Li Yuanxing needs to reform the monetary system.

The first step is to let the messy miscellaneous money squeeze out of the currency market. Let silk be a kind of currency and withdraw from the monetary system.

"The words on these coins have been corrected by you, and this king may not have thought it through enough. The word "this king" is naturally poorly written, and Mr. Yu and other celebrities are invited to write by hand. ”

"Your Highness has thought it through, and I am willing to serve this detail."

After thinking about it, Li Yuanxing said again: "In Chang'an City, you can buy four meat buns for a penny. Many small items such as needles and threads can be bought for a penny. This king considers the steel money, which is extremely small and extremely thin. I wonder if it's necessary? For example, what if someone wants to eat a meat bun? ”

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that steel money is more expensive than copper money. And the money made of stainless steel, I am afraid that it will be exchanged by a large number of foreign countries, because it is stainless steel! Fang Xuanling got to the point in one sentence.

How much steel money Li Yuanxing makes, how much steel money will disappear.

"What about the iron money? The most common pig iron coinage? Li Yuanxing asked again.

This time, Cui Junsu replied: "Your Highness, the cost of minting money is not low, unless Your Highness has a very clever method, it is of little significance." But His Majesty thought that if His Royal Highness's iron money, according to the price of Chang'an rice, exchanged for one pound of rice, the minister believed that this would be a great good thing. If the small amount of transactions between the people increases, the people's lives will be better, the business market will be prosperous, and the small craftsmen will get more income! ”

Who said that the ancients did not understand the economy, but they just looked at the direction of the economy differently.

Cui Junsu said it very reasonably, even farther than Li Yuanxing thought.

Li Yuanxing just knows that a penny is the purchasing power of four yuan in modern times, so don't you make change? In other words, you can only buy something worth four yuan at the minimum, so for some products, the lowest price must be placed at a penny. This is not conducive to the circulation of the market.

As for iron money.

Pig iron is added with tin, and then molybdenum is mixed. As long as it does not rust, making coins the size of a fingernail like a penny in later generations, the machine industrialization process, and the mass production, although the cost may be close to or exceed the value of the money, it is beneficial to the entire Datang.

But there are no more minute coins in later generations.

There are two reasons for this, one is that there is nothing left on the market that can be bought for a penny, let alone a penny, or a dime of coins has almost disappeared. Because there is nothing to buy for a dime.

Another reason is the cost of production.

In the era of great industrialization, the cost of a penny exceeded the value of the coin itself.

Li Yuanxing dared to do it, and he didn't do it for a penny, but an iron coin worth almost five cents to one yuan. In terms of the price of Datang, the price of rice in Chang'an City is relatively high, and the price of rice in other places is relatively low.

A bucket is almost 12 catties in modern times, about 10 wen in Chang'an, and the lowest is 5 wen. The coin purchase of Datang is a modern four-yuan coin, that is to say, the price of rice in Chang'an is equivalent to four yuan a catty in later generations, and the coin made by Li Yuanxing can be equivalent to a catty of rice, which exceeds the meaning of a one-yuan coin.

"You guys take a back and rest, and come up with a detailed result of King Qin's money as soon as possible. Needless to say, the result must be made tomorrow. ”

Li Er drove people away, and the ministers hurriedly retreated.

When everyone came out of Li Er's study, they saw Qin Qiong standing outside the door.

There must be something, because it was His Royal Highness King Qin who summoned Qin Qiong just now, and he had doubts, but no one dared to ask. After the polite salute, the courtiers withdrew one by one.

Li Er, who was in the study, waved his hand: "Go out." ”

Gonggong Gao immediately took the eunuchs, and the palace maids quickly retreated, and Li Yuanxing touched his chin and was thinking about something. Li Er asked Li Yuanxing before Qin Qiong came in: "Wulang, but I'm thinking about the cost of that iron money." ”

"Brother Huang, a few months ago, my brother had a press driven by a waterwheel, and now he has a steam engine. 100,000 catties of iron hammer on the iron sheet, the coins made by some people want to imitate it, and when there is really a can be imitated, the younger brother will have new money, and the cost of their imitation of the old money is not cost-effective. ”

Li Er shook his head: "Gorou's work is always unexpected. ”

"Brother Huang, but this is still my private money, and I don't know when it will be!"

When Li Yuanxing said, it was a matter of becoming the official money of the household department, Li Er also understood that things had to come step by step, and it was impossible to say that the reform would be reformed on the current side of the household department, and it happened that Li Yuanxing made private money, and you can also take a look at the reaction of the people.

Qin Qiong had already come in at this time, and Li Er glanced at Li Yuanxing with his head sideways.

Li Yuanxing let out a long breath and approached Qin Qiong: "Brother Shubao, the jade seal of the country is in Queen Xiao!" ”

When Qin Qiong heard Li Yuanxing speak, her face turned white. He didn't dare to repeat, just looked at Li Yuanxing in horror. This news is too shocking, you must know that Empress Xiao has been living in Chang'an for several months, and such a treasure should be obtained as soon as possible.

However, Qin Qiong knew what to ask and what not to ask.

He is qualified to hear this news, which represents the absolute trust of the royal family in him.

Li Yuanxing turned around and took the barrier knife of the Tang Emperor Li Er from the shelf. After Li Er nodded slightly, he put it in Qin Qiong's hand, and then took out his Tiance General's Mansion and put it in Qin Qiong's hand: "Brother Shubao, this matter must not be lost." The forces of Chang'an City are at your disposal, and if you can take it, you don't want to take it. ”

"I understand, anyone who dares to touch it, kill!" There is really no second way other than killing.

Because it's a national jade seal, what do you want to do with this thing? Rebellion?

However, Li Yuanxing also didn't understand, it is recorded in history that Empress Xiao was taken back to Chang'an in the fourth year of Zhenguan, and she returned to Chang'an with the jade seal of the country, and dedicated the jade seal to Li Er at that time. But this time, she didn't give it immediately when she brought it back, and she didn't dare to hide this thing privately, otherwise Li Yuanxing would not have misunderstood that Li Er had already obtained the jade seal of the country. (To be continued......)