Chapter 8: Katsura Palace
"Gold, silver, and copper coins to form a new currency system!"
Liu Xuan simply moved a system that would be very popular in the future (popular in various games), and set the exchange ratio of one gold coin equal to ten silver coins and one silver coin equal to one hundred copper coins.
Xun You didn't know the origin of these things at all, so he didn't think it was strange after listening to it, and even felt that such a straightforward system was more acceptable to the general public.
At the same time, positioning gold coins as the basic currency of the Han Dynasty, and silver coins and copper coins as auxiliary currencies, can also solve the problem of the current currency collapse - precious metals such as gold and silver are recognized by the clans, while copper coins have lost their purchasing power. So if you use gold coins, you don't have to worry about these big clans not approving it.
"So do you use existing coins for copper coins?" Xun You only thought about implementing this system as soon as possible, so it seemed to be the most convenient way to use the coins that already existed.
But there is also a bit of a problem with this method, that is, the existing currency has been resisted by the people of the world, and they no longer recognize the purchasing power of these coins.
Liu Xuan also roughly knew this, so he directly proposed: "All copper coins will be re-minted by grain exchange, and the currency must be minted in strict accordance with the specifications in the future, and there can be no cutting corners...... This matter should have been dealt with with the Ministry of Works, but the Ministry of Industry is now ......"
did not continue, Xun You also knew that the current Ministry of Industry could only ensure the supply of ordnance, as for what technological innovation to drum...... Ma Riyan is obviously not a person who is good at this.
Originally, there was a Jiangzuo Temple under Jiuqing, but the things that the Jiangzuo Temple was responsible for were basically maintaining the palace, repairing the palace, planting trees, etc., and they were also not good at the innovation of this technology.
Liu Xuan proposed a new currency system, so a new casting mold is needed, and appropriate specifications must be formulated, which requires talents, and Xun Yu is now having a headache at this point.
However, these things should have been a headache for these courtiers, and it was not easy for Liu Xuan to only put forward a general concept, if he really wanted to deal with everything, what else should he do with these civil and military forces?
reported the matter to the Son of Heaven again, and finally Xun You also said goodbye and left.
Liu Xuan didn't keep him either, he knew that Xun You, the head of the household, had to deal with a lot of things after he went back, and compared to the emperor who made the busy group of people below with a casual sentence, after determining the direction of the development of the imperial court in the next year or two, he relaxed instead.
As long as there is no sudden change, even if he hides in the palace every day and does not come forward, it will be fine.
Of course, he couldn't really do this, but the time of the last dynasty was undoubtedly reformulated by him:
For a small discussion in three days, it is enough for only six important figures such as Shangshu, Jiuqing, Sangong and Taifu to be present.
At that time, all the court officials were present, and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty saw that the affairs of the court were now on the right track, and they readily agreed to this suggestion of the Son of Heaven.
Because in this way, they can show their ability, and if they ask the emperor every day, these court officials will also feel that they will show their incompetence.
The emperor's move was in line with their intentions.
Of course, they didn't know that Liu Xuan had found the general direction and had a goal, and the rest of the miscellaneous matters would be cumbersome if they handled them personally, so simply letting these officials deal with them on their own could also show their ability - not to mention that he himself hoped that the imperial court would become like this.
His emperor is only responsible for the decision of big things, so don't bother him about trivial things!
Turning back to his palace, Liu Xuan turned around and didn't find Cai Yan, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Usually Wen Ji only stays honestly in the palace, even if she asks her to go out for a walk, she rarely agrees, why is there no shadow today?"
Naturally, there is also the Diao Chan, since Diao Chan entered the palace, he has been with Cai Yan all day long, like twin conjoined sisters, no one can do without anyone.
Liu Xuan naturally has no opinion on this, the relationship between the two is good, and there will be no trouble after giving Diao Chan the title in the future.
But here's the trouble, if you can't catch someone, you can't find either of them.
Looking at the palace maids standing next to him, Liu Xuan scolded secretly: "Stupid!" I couldn't find it, these palace maids must have known, and turned their heads to call a palace maid: "Do you know where the queen went?"
The palace maid was inquired by the emperor, and she seemed very happy, and said busily: "The queen mother and the princess of Wannian went to the Gui Palace to play and take a walk." ”
When Liu Xuan heard this, he knew that Cai Yan actually walked around with his sister, which is also a good thing, after all, his sister and his wife, if the relationship is good, both of them have an extra talking partner. After all, in this palace, with the two of them, it is not so easy to find a suitable friend.
Nodding, Liu Xuan waved his hand and told the palace maid to stand down, although the palace maid still had a smile on her face, Liu Xuan still noticed that the palace maid looked a little disappointed.
Although Liu Xuan saw it sincerely, he would not have any sympathy or anything like that because of this-this palace is so big, the palace maid doesn't know how many there are, does he have to sympathize with them one by one?
Although he likes beautiful women, it is not to this extent - not to mention that his Liu Xuan's vision is still quite high, plus the little 'celebrity control' brought by him in his previous life, he can't be interested in this nameless palace maid.
Knowing where the queen was, Liu Xuan took Cao Bao and a few attendants and went to Gui Palace.
Nagui Palace is also in this Weiyang Palace, located in the northernmost part, although it is also counted as one of the palaces in the Weiyang Palace, but in fact it is an independent palace room, which is connected to the Weiyang Palace by the purple room double road. Because of its remote location, it was not repaired immediately after the capital was moved to Chang'an.
Even at the beginning of this year, the Gui Palace was still not suitable for people to live in, which made this palace, which was originally the emperor's residence, so deserted.
It wasn't until most of the palaces in Weiyang Palace had been repaired that the temple sent people to start tidying up the Guigong Palace - there was no problem with the structure of the Guigong Palace itself, just tinkering and then carefully cleaning and cleaning, and you could move in. That being said, the palace where the emperor lived was such a huge building, and it took a long time to complete such a simple job.
Now that I look at this meaning, the Gui Palace has been sorted out, and Liu Xuan feels that there is nothing to do now anyway, so it is good to go to the Gui Palace to go around.
According to the classics, this Gui Palace has another name for the Four Treasure Palace because of the four treasures that Emperor Wu loved, and the four treasures are the Seven Treasure Bed, the Miscellaneous Treasure Case, the Treasure Screen, and the Treasure Tent.
Although he knew what it was from the name, Liu Xuan didn't know what it looked like, and when he thought of it at this time, he also had the idea of getting a glimpse of it, and the steps under his feet inevitably became a little faster, but it hurt the attendants who followed.
After walking for a while, Liu Xuan finally came to Gui Palace, but Gui Palace is so big, but he is not very familiar with this place, where Cai Yan and Liu Zi's girl ran, he really doesn't know.
Fortunately, after the Gui Palace was sorted out, people were also sent to stay here, and the first thing these palace maids and eunuchs did when they arrived was to figure out the inside and outside of the palace, so Liu Xuan didn't need to worry about this matter.
Cao Bao directly stepped forward and summoned a little eunuch, and then let him lead the way in front.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Liu Xuan to enter a magnificent palace room when he heard the voices of Cai Yan and Liu Zi talking from inside.
As soon as he turned around and entered, he entered what was clearly a living bedroom, and three women appeared in front of him.
"I actually ran here, let me find it for a while!"
Liu Xuan's sudden appearance made the girls startled, and they hurriedly saluted, Liu Zi suddenly asked, "How did the eldest brother find here?"
Originally, Liu Zi was still very cramped in the face of Liu Xuan, but since he took the initiative to share Liu Xuan's worries, Liu Xuan has gradually become closer to this sister, and he talks and chats casually on weekdays, and he is called 'big brother' when there are no outsiders - Liu Xuan was entangled for a while, and he always felt like a gang boss.
"After dealing with the matter, I wanted to find Wen Ji to scatter my mind, but I couldn't find anyone, it turned out that you brought it here!"
After walking a few steps forward, Liu Xuan also saw the legendary Seven Treasure Bed: it was really nothing unusual, but it was very gorgeous, decorated with treasures such as gold and silver, amber, and coral, and it was difficult to think of it if it was not gorgeous.
stepped forward and stroked it, Liu Xuan pursed his lips: "I thought it was some special treasure, but it turned out that it was just looking good!" In fact, he was really looking forward to this legendary four treasures, but unfortunately he felt very disappointed at first sight. Although these things are gorgeous, they are not practical at all, even if these seven treasure beds ...... He still finds it uncomfortable to sleep on.
However, Liu Xuan couldn't look down on it, but Liu Zi liked it very much, and he didn't know if it was because women were born with a special love for this kind of shiny and gorgeous thing, so the appearance of being in love with it was so much that even a blind man could see it.
Liu Xuan saw that she really liked it, so he said: "Since this Gui Palace has been renovated, it is a waste to put it away, if you like it, little sister, why don't you move in and live!"
"Huh?" Liu Zi was stunned for a moment, and then felt that this seemed to be very inappropriate-because the decorations in the Gui Palace were basically arranged according to the emperor's specifications, and it seemed that she was not in accordance with the etiquette system when she lived here: "Isn't this okay?"
"What's wrong? I said it's okay, it's okay! What's more, the place where you live now really doesn't show your identity as a princess, and you should have moved to another palace a long time ago. ”
Liu Zi still lives in the palace that was sorted out for her at the beginning, although it is also clean, but it is really not magnificent, and it is a bit small for a princess. It's just that she felt that she couldn't cause trouble to her eldest brother, so she never mentioned this issue.
I didn't expect my eldest brother to be so bold and directly let the entire Gui Palace live for himself?
was suspicious, only to hear Liu Xuan mutter: "But the name of this Gui Palace is not very good, so why don't you change the name, how about the Wannian Palace?"
At this moment, Zhang Liao actually rushed over, whispered something to Cao Bao at the door, and then came to Liu Xuan, and reported: "Your Majesty, the yellow scarf has resurged, and it has now occupied several places in Yuzhou!"