Looking at the top of the imperial steps, Liu Bang looked at himself with a sly look, Xiao He also smiled knowingly, and lowered his head gently.

——After working together for so many years, this basic tacit understanding is still shared by the monarch and the minister.

It's just that when recalling this and at the same time solving the reason for the plan of 'deposing the three-baht coin' and 'not letting the Son of Heaven Liu Bang admit that he made a mistake in governance', Xiao He's face swelled up with a little hesitation.

"Grace comes from above, loss comes from ······ below"

"Hmmm······"

The day before yesterday, Liu Ying silently recited his words in his heart, and Xiao He's expression only quietly brought a little sigh.

"yes······"

"The ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee eat the king's fortune, and they should be loyal to the king."

"If in previous years, when the government and treasury were empty, and the Kanto region was in turmoil, the ministers and officials came up with a good strategy, and Your Majesty would not be in danger of chess, so that three baht would be cast?"

Thinking to himself, Xiao He only nodded to himself with vicissitudes on his face.

"That's true."

"Even if you are an old man, there are also ineffective suggestions."

Thinking of this, Xiao He finally raised his head again, and looked at Liu Bang with only a touch of determination in his eyes.

"Your Majesty."

With a solemn hand towards Liu Bang, Xiao He got up from his seat, took out another cloth bag from his arms, and handed it to the temple man beside him.

As the saying goes, once born, two times ripe - without waiting for Xiao He to open his mouth, the temple people were blessed, trotted up the royal steps with a cloth bag, and handed the cloth bag to Liu Bang.

As the temple people trotted from the imperial steps to Liu Bang's side, the crisp sound of metal collision sounded in the Changxin Palace, which made Liu Bang's face twist again.

"Money again?"

With a slight exclamation in his heart, Liu Bang took the money bag hesitantly, but he did not lower his head in a hurry, but cast his confused gaze on Xiao He, who was standing under the imperial steps.

Seeing that Xiao He didn't mean to speak at all, he only raised his head, glanced at the money bag in his hand, and then nodded slightly, Liu Bang opened the second money bag with doubts.

And when the coin in this money bag was carefully taken by Liu Bang and brought to his chest, Liu Bang's face suddenly brought a little surprise.

"Money ······"

"Five baht?"

Lonely and muttered to himself, Liu Bang glanced at Xiao He again, seeing that Xiao He was still indifferent, Liu Bang finally took a deep breath, and immediately sat back on the royal couch, carefully examining the coins in his hand.

Like Qin Banliang and Han Sanbaht, the copper coin in front of you is still round and square, symbolizing the round sky and place.

The text on the convex face of the money is the same as the three-baht coin that Shaofu used to cast, and the word 'Hanxing' is written on one side.

It's just that there is another side of the text that should have been 'half a tael', but the word 'five baht' is written on it.

It was after seeing these two words that Liu Bang let out the previous exclamation.

After seeing the engraving on both sides of the front and back, Liu Bang groaned slightly, then put the money bag in his hand on the imperial case, pinched the five-baht coin in his right hand, and picked up one of the three-baht coins on the imperial case with his left hand, and then bent his hands and handed the two coins slightly closer to his eyes.

Only after such a comparison, Liu Bang found that the outer diameter of the five-baht coin on his right hand was almost the same as that of the three-baht coin on his left hand, all of which were five cents, that is, about half an inch.

But the inner hole of this five-baht coin is not as big as the three-baht coin, and it looks like it is only about two cents.

Judging from the ratio of the outer diameter and the inner hole, this five-baht coin seems to be more like a small Qin Banliang?

On the other hand, the 'Han Half Liang' on Liu Bang's left hand has an outer diameter of five points, and the diagonal of the square hole in the money is nearly four points!

- Such a 'Han and a half tael' is not so much a coin as a ring!

In addition to the surprise of the size of the inner hole, the fineness of these two coins is basically very different.

Needless to say, the 'Han Half Liang' has a dull silver sheen peculiar to lead, and it is only occasionally a little coppery yellow that can only be seen when the money is repeatedly moved against the light.

On the other hand, the well-made five-baht coin with a clear inscription, although the copper-yellow luster is not as pure as that of Qin Banliang, it is also generally copper-yellow, only slightly lighter in color.

As for the weight, there is no need to weigh it again - the outer diameter is as large as the three-baht coin, but the inner hole is nearly half a circle, which is enough to make this 'copper coin five baht', reaching the weight of at least five baht.

"Hmm~"

"Very good."

"Such a size, slightly lighter than the Qin half tael, and more than the Han half tael."

"The fineness is not as good as the foot copper of the Qin half-tael, and it is slightly better than the color of the Han half-tael······"

"Hmm!"

"Such money should be feasible in the world!"

Nodding with praise on his face, Liu Bang subconsciously straightened up, and when he saw Xiao He's slightly bitter face, he finally came back to his senses: Now, it seems that this is not the time to discuss 'whether the five-baht coin can become a universal currency'······

"Ahem."

"Ahem······"

Slightly embarrassed dry cough twice, only a moment of effort, Liu Bang returned to the previous slightly serious sitting posture, and then stiffly smiled and pinched the five-baht coin in his hand, and bowed to Xiao He slightly.

"What does it mean to offer this money of five baht today?"

"Could it be that today, the people of the world use a lot of money?"

Hearing Liu Bang's question, which can almost be called an 'explicit' question, Xiao He only lowered his head and smiled slightly, and then bowed his hand to Liu Bang again.

"Your Majesty'······"

"This money of five baht is not offered by the minister, but when the prince is leaving, he entrusts it to the minister and forwards it to His Majesty ······in person."

"Oh?"

As soon as Xiao He's words fell, he saw Liu Bang leaning back his upper body in surprise, and immediately squinted the corners of his eyes with interest.

"The prince returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, and he should return in October, so why did he give a gift to me?"

said this with a gentle face, and saw Liu Bang bowing his head with a light smile, and gently stroking the five baht money in his hand with his thumb and fingertips, as if he asked casually.

"And why, the prince used this money for five baht as a gift?"

Listening to Liu Bang's meaningful tone, Xiao He immediately met and only raised his head with a chuckle.

"The prince said: This is abundant, the road is a little farther, and when it returns to Chang'an, it should be the winter and autumn of tomorrow."

"But in a few months, it will be Your Majesty's birthday."

"The prince was afraid that at that time, he would be blocked by the 'way' of Kanto, so he prepared this gift and dedicated it to His Majesty first······"

Calmly pointed out the origin of this five-baht coin, and when Liu Bang smiled a little meaningfully, Xiao He finally smiled back and raised his head a little solemnly.

"And why did the prince use this money and five baht as a gift, and the minister was also surprised, so he asked each other."

"The prince said: In the past, His Majesty remembered the importance of Qin money for all the people in the world, and because the countries were very mixed before, he ordered to cast half a tael of Han money to be cheap with the people; His Majesty was afraid that the world's money would not be enough, and he issued an edict to allow the people to mint money privately. ”

"However, Your Majesty has cheapened the benevolent government of all the people in the world, but it has been tarnished by thieves with ulterior motives, so that thieves compete to cast inferior money and pod money that is not heavy and colorless, in order to seek huge profits!"

Speaking of this, Xiao He's tone was only abrupt, and his face was already solemn.

"Your Majesty's benevolence is used by thieves for profiteering; At the beginning, the people praised the 'cheap' Han half tael, but now it is no longer believed! ”

"What's more, there are two or three such thieves, who have half a tael of Qin or the money of other countries, all of which are melted to get copper, and then cast lead money with a ratio of one to nine, so as to damage the virtue of Your Majesty!"

"Such a chaotic minister and thief who disrupts the society and damages the morality of the monarch can be punished in his heart, and everyone can be punished for it!!"

Full of annoyance, he let out a low sigh, Xiao He didn't even forget to twist his eyebrows, and slapped it heavily on the table in front of him!

Seeing Xiao He's 'heartbreaking' posture, Liu Bang couldn't help but be startled!

There was even a moment when Liu Bang was a little drumming in his heart.

This guy is talking about 'rebels and thieves'······

It can't be me, right?

Raising his head with this doubt, seeing that Xiao He still maintained his previous righteous words, and the appearance of being incompatible with the 'traitor', Liu Bang almost didn't think about it, so he naturally frowned!

"What the prince said is very true!"

"I cast half a tael, it was the cheapest in the world, but I never thought that it would be used by the rebellious ministers and thieves, thinking that it was a tool for the remnants of the people!"

"Humph!"

With a muffled snort without any traces of contrivedness, he saw Liu Bang turning his head away in anger, and put on a sulking appearance of himself and himself.

Xiao He was not the slightest surprise at Liu Bang's behavior, he only nodded with a gloomy face, and continued: "When the minister heard the prince's words, he also thought it was true, and he hated to hold the sword of the Son of Heaven in person, and patrol the world with a dumbfounded gaze, and get rid of such chaotic ministers and thieves on behalf of His Majesty!" ”

"How can Naichen be old and frail, and he has no ambitions, but he can't do it······"

Saying that, Xiao He didn't forget to put on a 'It's a pity' expression at the right time, and shook his head and sighed as if he blamed himself.

Then, under Liu Bang's 'conviving' gaze, Xiao He put all the suggestions he 'listened' from Liu Ying's mouth in front of Liu Bang.

"The minister has this ambition, and the prince can't bear to end up with regrets, so he tries to talk to the minister with the matter of 'wasting money and half a tael'."

"The prince said: Through its changes, the people will not be tired, and the gods will transform it, so that the people will be suitable for it ("I Ching: The Second Resignation").

"Although Qin Banliang is heavy, it is too heavy, and it is inconvenient for civil use;"

"And the Han half tael, the Han money minted by His Majesty, how can the thief make trouble, and it has lost its original effect of 'cheap all the people in the world'."

"Therefore, the prince wills: If you want to stop such chaotic ministers and thieves, and continue to mint bad money to hurt the people of the world, the first person to bear the brunt is to prohibit the people from casting privately!"

said this with a serious expression, and Xiao He had a little sigh and regret on his face.

"Your Majesty's permission to the people is a good deed to benefit the people; However, His Majesty's willfulness has been used by thieves to ruin and harm the people. ”

"In order to prevent the people from being cruel to thieves, Your Majesty is unbearable, and I am afraid that the people should be forbidden to mint money privately, and make the Shaofu ······"

cooperated with Xiao He for a long time, and when he saw that Xiao He finally talked about the meat, Liu Bang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and in his temperament, he suddenly brought caution when dealing with state affairs.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Bang nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he agreed with Xiao He's statement.

——Under the premise that 'the Son of Heaven cannot admit his mistakes', it is naturally unacceptable for Liu Bang to directly admit that 'I should not have allowed the people to mint money privately in the first place'.

But a little bit of Spring and Autumn brushwork, interpreting it as: 'It is not wrong to allow the people to mint money privately, but how can the thieves take advantage of this loophole to harm my people; In order to protect the people, I can only ignore my heart and depose this original system, which is not right, and I can reluctantly accept it.

In order to increase the credibility of this statement, Liu Bang can even pretend to add a sentence in the edict: Allow the people to mint money privately, and it is not yet time, wait for me to eradicate those rebellious ministers and thieves who have ulterior motives and harm the people of the world, and then study the private issue of coinage.

As for later?

——After living at this age, how long does Liu Bang have to live, which can be called 'later'?

After a few years, Liu Bang kicked his legs, and the topic of 'Xu Min's private casting' could be brought into Changling by Liu Bang.

Even if there are really two goods that are not eye-opening, ask Liu Ying in the future, and even the Han Tianzi after Liu Ying: When will the people be allowed to mint money privately? There is also a way.

If you are a little cowardly, you can say: I am weak in virtue and dare not follow the benevolent government of Emperor Gao, so as to hurt the virtue of my ancestors; Let's discuss this matter later.

- The word 'drag' is not a bureaucratic initiative!

In today's Han Dynasty, only the Son of Heaven is qualified to implement the word "drag", which is generally called: the song is not sent in the middle of the fold.

It can also be translated as 'to be burned as firewood'.

Those who are cowardly have the word 'drag' that can be used, let alone the hard-hearted ones - it is completely possible to directly reply to a sentence: three generations of different rites, five kings different methods!

Anyway, the final interpretation right is still in the hands of the Son of Heaven.

If there really is a day when the dignified son of heaven has reached the point where he can't refuse 'Xu Min mints money privately', then Liu Hansheji will basically reach the day when he deserves to perish······

In general, for Xiao He······

No, it should be Liu Ying.

Regarding Liu Ying's proposal, although Liu Bang was not too satisfied, he could barely accept it.

Seeing Liu Bang nodding, Xiao He's heart was also a big stone on the ground.

- Liu Bang's issuance of the three-baht coin, which really laid the bane for the Han family, is actually not the three-baht coin itself at all, but the opening of the 'Xu Min private casting'!

As long as this gamble is made and any individual or institution outside the Shaofu is prohibited from minting money, the problem of three baht coins can be said to be solved by half.

All that's left is some supplementary measures, as well as aftermath work.

"In addition to prohibiting the private casting of the people, Your Majesty should also make it clear in the edict: All colors that do not see yellow, the outer diameter is less than twice the diameter of the inner hole, and the weight is less than the money on the face of the text, it is not feasible in the market."

"In this way, even if there are rebellious ministers and thieves who get bad money, they should no longer be able to do anything to ruin the people."

Hearing this, Liu Bang only subconsciously frowned, and looked at Xiao He with a slight hesitation in his eyes.

Seeing this, Xiao He only smiled and lowered his head, and bowed his hand to Liu Bang slightly.

"Your Majesty's worries, the crown prince has also found out."

"The bad money and pod money that the internal money has been used by the prince to buy grain merchants in the past."

"And since His Majesty ordered the Shaofu to cast half a tael of Han, the people of the world have been disabled by thieves who privately cast bad money and businessmen who raised grain prices, and there is no money left."

"Even if there is, it is mostly Qin money, not Han and half ······"

Hearing this, Liu Bang hesitated before quietly retreating.

The lack of money in the hands of the common people means that the value of the three baht is denied, and it will not hurt the basic plate of the Han family.

Shaofu's three-baht money was thrown out early, which also means that the central government will not be hit.

Speaking of which, the deposition of the three-baht coin will only hurt those who hold the three-baht coin.

And at the moment when the credit of the three-baht coin is completely lost, the person who still holds the three-baht coin can only be the coin minter himself.

In this way, the abolition of the three-baht coin at the moment can indeed control the gaffe to a minimum······

"Uh-huh·······"

"It's not a good idea, but it's not a ······ idea"

With a thoughtful look, dropping such an ambiguous sentence, Liu Bang seemed to be sleepwalking, and slowly walked to the direction of the apse.

And behind Liu Bang, looking at Liu Bang's departing back, Prime Minister Xiao He's face finally swelled up with a relieved smile······