Chapter 547: The New Monetary Deal
Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study.
Yun Haoyu finished reviewing the stack of documents that the Imperial Prime Minister had just sent and signed his name. Then the female officer next to him sent it over.
Suddenly laid down such a huge empire, there are many things in all aspects, plus the purge of the family's forces some time ago, and then they have to pacify the central part of the country, and they are busy expanding their armaments. The Imperial Monarch hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past two months!
Yun Haoyu simply asked Zhong Mingrui to move the cabinet office from outside the imperial palace to the side hall next to the imperial study, separated by a corridor from each other, and they could come over immediately to discuss when they had something.
In this era, although a lot of government affairs can be handled on the light brain, if necessary, notify the heads of the departments below to hold a video conference, and most of the things can be decided! But there are always some extremely confidential issues that cannot be enshrined in the light brain, or even in words, but can only be passed on and agreed upon by word of mouth among a very small number of core figures of power! This has to be done in person.
It was already night, he looked at the light brain in front of him, today's matter was finally almost handled, and it could be done in ten or so minutes, and he was a little relieved.
"Your Majesty!" Shuangyan came over and asked, "It's dinner time, look ......"
"Let them send it!" Yun Haoyu said casually, "Let's go to the prime minister's side to take a look, there are still a few people left, call them over and use them together!" ”
"Yes!"
After a while, a team of palace maids in colorful clothes rushed in. Under the command of the foreman, the tables and chairs were put on the table, the white tablecloth was spread, the tableware was placed, and then the delicate crystal dinner plates were taken out of the food box and placed them one by one.
Then, Zhong Mingrui also arrived, followed by Meng Xuan, Crassus, Trump and others.
Yun Haoyu walked down the jade steps and greeted with a smile: "Everyone doesn't have to be formal, just sit down and use it!" ”
As he spoke, he sat down on the throne first.
After the ministers smiled and thanked him, they sat down one after another, only Meng Xuan came over to him with two boxes in his hand and said, "Your Majesty, before eating, you better solve this problem first!" ”
"What is it?" He asked helplessly, who had just picked up his glass.
She opened the box, and on the blue velvet cushion were more than a dozen metal coins of various sizes and delicate appearances.
"This is ......" Yun Haoyu glanced at it and understood.
"It's a pattern of the new currency made by the designers of the Ministry of Finance," she explained, "and you see, and if you're satisfied, settle on it." Counting the lead time, it will be officially released in a month! ”
Now that the empire has changed owners, the issuance of new currency has become a proper and cannot be delayed for long. As soon as Meng Xuan arrived in the imperial capital, he ordered the Ministry of Finance to start this major event.
Those design masters, who had a long list of prestigious titles on their bodies and were well-known throughout the empire, took this matter as a political task, and worked hard for half a month to come up with their most proud works.
After Meng Xuan read it, according to Yun Haoyu's preferences, he selected three out of more than ten design plans, and then asked the design center to make samples and send them to him today.
The coin is minted from a mixture of five high-melting metals, which are divided into eight denominations, such as one, five, and ten; On the second level of the box is a stack of beautifully printed banknotes, divided into twelve denominations, measured in credits.
Coins and banknotes come in three different designs, pale red, azure, and silver, with different patterns on them.
He looked at it for a while and said, "The design is good, but, can you not use my avatar on this?" It's a little awkward to look at! ”
Meng Xuan said suspiciously: "Don't need your majesty's avatar?" Whose is that going to be used? Who better fit than you? ”
Trump hurriedly stood up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty! Take the portrait of the head of state as a positive pattern on the currency! This is a common practice since the time of the earth, and it is also a common practice in all countries of the Star Sea today! Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Miss Meng Xuan's approach! ”
"That being said, those heads of state and kings are all great men who are famous in the sea of stars, and their merits and prestige are extremely prominent, and there are even many of them who are founding heroes......" He said halfway through, and suddenly stopped.
Sure enough, Crassus smiled and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you?" They all have privileges, so why can't you have them? Are you not as good as the so-called great kings? ”
After staring at the coins for a while, he finally understood what the problem was!
Compared with the common portraits of great men in the past, he, the monarch, is too young! The heads of state and kings who are qualified to have their portraits printed on coins are all old men, or at least middle-aged! For example, the currency used by the people of the empire in the past has the image of the founder of the Shuofeng Empire: a majestic old man with white hair!
In the history of the human world, kings in their twenties are not uncommon, but they are all dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren who have taken over the power from their fathers, or at least have an extremely strong family background, with a solid foundation, and it is naturally easier to achieve the imperial cause! It is really difficult to find a similar example of a founder like him, who laid down such a large country in an almost self-made way!
As they said, if he didn't use the portrait of the founding master, then who in the current Starlight Empire would be more qualified to have his portrait printed on the currency of the empire?
"Your Majesty, the minister can understand your concerns, but being young has never been a shortcoming! On the contrary, the minister thought that it would better reflect the advantages and characteristics of the empire! Trump persuaded again, "The Starlight Empire was born in your hands, and in just a few years, it has the grand pattern it has today!" The empire is like the rising sun, and the prosperity of the national fortune is rare in ancient and modern times! The achievements of the future are limitless! That's not a hard thing to accept! ”
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that their statement was indeed reasonable, and he was not a hypocritical person, so he no longer shirked.
The second box contains coins in the form of Source Crystals.
The coins are smelted from a mixture of 15 precious metals, which are also divided into eight denominations, and the banknotes are made from a mixture of precious metals such as marble and blue gold sand, and are divided into 12 denominations. Of course, the scope of application of this currency is much smaller, and only the supernatural and the upper class can afford to use it.
However, in this day and age, electronic transactions have become a generally accepted method for all classes of the empire! Very few people go out with a large amount of physical coins. And the empire also has a decree that the exchange of funds in excess of a certain amount must be carried out by electronic payment! So today's physical currency is more of a political symbol, and then it is the meaning of the commemorative collection!
"Alright! That's it! He compared them and settled on a light blue design. The document handed over by Meng Xuan was signed and stamped with a seal, and the decree came into effect.
The major mints under the Imperial Treasury were already ready, and with just one order from her return, they could be fully operational, and in a month they would have enough money to stockpile! At that time, all online electronic transactions will be based on the new currency!
"It's also good to have the remaining two design schemes, let's produce some of them!" He said to Meng Xuan again.
"Why is that?" She said with some confusion.
Yun Haoyu said with a smile: "I plan to treat it as a gift and reward it to the heroes of the empire separately, everyone has a share!" That's a good idea, right? ”
"Oh, that's it!" She blinked, nodded in agreement.
Although these two currencies are not publicly available, they are still collectible, and their value will surely rise to an astonishing extent after a hundred and eighty years! The emperor intends to distribute some benefits to the imperial ministers in this way, and it is a welfare that can benefit future generations!
Trump hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Your Majesty, since the new currency will be issued in a month, the exchange business with the old currency of the previous dynasty will also be opened simultaneously, this ......"
"That's right! Is there anything wrong with that? Yun Haoyu looked at him puzzled.
This veteran has been in charge of the Treasury of the Shuofeng Empire for more than twenty years, and he can be regarded as an extremely professional and technical minister. It's just that he's older, a little sleek, timid and afraid, and a grass-like character. When Zhu Zhaoyuan was in charge, he saw that he had always been obedient, so he didn't embarrass him, and still let him take charge of the errand of the Ministry of Finance.
After Yun Haoyu entered the imperial capital, he reviewed his resume and found that he had not committed anything hurtful, but he just liked to be greedy for small things. So it was decided to continue the appointment and make him Meng Xuan's deputy.
He looked at the emperor's face and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty! How to calculate the ratio of the old and new currency exchange? You have an idea! ”
This is a relatively sensitive issue, in the past history of the Star Sea World, there were many newly established regimes, when dealing with this kind of problem, for their own interests, they all deliberately depressed the monetary value of the previous dynasty, and used this kind of means that were close to overt robbery to accumulate wealth! There are almost no people who are willing to exchange for the same price!
"I want to hear from you!" He said quietly.
Trump said nervously: "If you think the empire's finances are in trouble, then set it at one to two!" Or, one to three is fine! ”
Meng Xuanxiu frowned slightly, and glanced at him with some displeasure.
He couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly said, "Otherwise, just ...... One to four! ”
The new currency is one, the old currency is four, and if it is really exchanged like this, it means that three-quarters of the wealth in the pockets of the common people will flow into the hands of the empire!
"You're really thinking about me!" Yun Haoyu snorted coldly, "I really want to listen to you, it's strange that the people of the empire don't scold me!" ”
"One-to-one exchange! That's it! ”
Meng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded.
"Alright, let's eat! If I continue to ramble, I will faint from hunger! Yun Haoyu couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks.
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