I remember the last time I ate Zhu Di's meal, it was the last time.

Today's ministers are very happy, the father and son are harmonious, the monarch and the minister are harmonious, the spring breeze turns into rain, the Ming Dynasty is harmonious, the smoke is blowing slightly, and it must be another good year.

"I ascended the throne to change the yuan, the world wants to rule, within this year, I must have great achievements, in order to comfort the emperor's soul in the sky, you must be of one heart and one mind with me."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Gaoxu again and said with a smile: "How much money does Wu'er plan to release, and what is the strategy?" ”

"Nope!"

Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, replied very simply, "Father, the child does not dare to promise casually, after all, doing business is not an order. If someone is willing to borrow, they also need to have the ability to repay, otherwise the money will be wasted if they are lent out. Children still have to make money. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Di was a little hesitant, he, the emperor, only spent money, and let him be careful in his calculations, which was really a little embarrassing.

But he wanted to get results as soon as possible, so he could only say: "In this way, let your cousin Xu Jingchang, as well as Xia Qing's family in the household department, and Zheng Qing's family in the criminal department, discuss this matter together, so as to be successful and fast, and live up to my expectations." ”

After the royal banquet was over, the big guys came out together, Xu Jingchang walked to Xia Yuanji's side, and took the opportunity to whisper: "How many treasure money have you overissued?" ”

Xia Yuanji's eyes widened and said, "Why do you slander people's innocence out of thin air like this?" ”

Xu Jingchang chuckled, "What innocence?" A few days ago, I saw someone paste the window with treasure money, saying that this is cheaper than window paper. ”

"You talk nonsense!" Xia Yuanji's eyes were red, and he argued, "How can it be cheaper than window paper?" No, not at all. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly: "Xia Shangshu, even if it is more expensive than window paper, we won't show our faces!" ”

Xia Yuanji darkened his old face, let this bastard boy give a routine, and said helplessly: "Xu Tongzheng, last time we made an appointment with comrades, but you got the benefits and hurt me so badly." If you still play tricks this time, and you don't have the same heart as me, don't blame me for dying and breaking the net, let's die together! ”

This threat is somewhat weak and timid, and can only be regarded as incompetent rage.

"Alright, alright." Xu Jingchang waved his hand, "Don't worry, this time I'm more concerned than you!" After all, I still have the errand of collecting taxes, and whether I can replenish the treasury and deal with His Majesty depends on this time. ”

Xia Yuanji groaned slightly, he also understood that although Xu Jingchang couldn't come out of the prison not long ago, forcing the six ministries and Jiuqing to make a promise, but in the end, the matter of taxation is still on the General Administration, if at the end of the year, there is no way to make a difference, Xu Jingchang will be in trouble.

"So far, we have no way out, only a desperate fight. Tomorrow, the big guys will gather in the household department to discuss things together. ”

Xu Jingchang nodded, and on the second day, the four of them gathered in the household department early.

Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, and Zheng Ci, the secretary of the criminal department, were relatively relaxed, and Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, first said: "I am in accordance with the rules of doing business, how much I give out, how much I take back, I pay the interest tax, and the rest is mine." I don't think the court will blackmail me, and you can't rob the rich and help the poor, right? ”

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "Yes, His Royal Highness King Han, it seems that your burden is the lightest, but I can remind you, if the treasure money can only depreciate three times in a month, from one hundred to twenty or thirty wen, what should you do?" Is there still a way to make money? ”

"What?" Zhu Gaoxu's face changed suddenly, he was completely panicked, he exchanged the treasure money from the imperial court and released it to the people, he knew that the treasure money was depreciating, but he had a way to cover the depreciation of one or two percent, and he could make enough profits.

But once the treasure money suddenly depreciates several times, even if he has the ability to penetrate the world, he will not want to fill the hole.

"If the court does this, it will definitely lose the hearts of the people, and there will be endless troubles in the future!"

Even Zhu Gaoxu knows how to say things with the will of the people, which shows the horror behind this.

Xu Jingchang didn't continue to tell him, but glanced at Zheng Ci.

"Zheng Shangshu, I know you have the courage to fight hard, which is very good. But I would like to remind you that in the same way, if the treasure money plummets, the common people will refuse the treasure money and still borrow money from the gentry and wealthy families, and if you force the gentry and the magnates to cut off a bunch of heads, you will really commit public anger, and then you will be dead. ”

Zheng Ci was also frightened at this moment, he really wanted to fight, the gentry couldn't spare him, so he leaned on the side of King Han, so he could mix up with the second master party and be a lonely minister, maybe there would be a glimmer of life.

But listening to Xu Jingchang, how can he think that the pit here is bigger!

He got on a big ship that seemed luxurious, but it didn't even have a bottom!

"Xu Tongzheng, Xia Shangshu, don't be dumb, hurry up and say, what's wrong with the treasure money, how much is there a deficit here!" Zheng Ci also heard a lot of news in the court, and he stared at Xia Yuanji, "I heard that you printed half more treasure money, is there such a thing?" ”

Xia Yuanji rolled his eyelids and said lightly: "Who do you look down on!" It's only half, and the official disdains it! ”

Zheng Ci was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood, "Okay, how many times did you print more?" You want to kill us! He opened his teeth and claws, pounced on Xia Yuanji, and was about to strangle this guy!

Xia Yuanji snorted: "I don't do this, where do so many vassal kings' salaries and your allowances come from?" I don't hide it, since the new year, I have been using new treasure money and quietly recycling old money. But it won't be long before the new banknotes will still become old ones, and the number of them will be issued more and more, and the people will notice it sooner or later. ”

When Zheng Ci heard this, he screamed and was about to faint.

Zhu Gaoxu has done the business of lending money, and he also understands the truth in this. Daming treasure banknotes, from the very beginning, there is a problem of over-issuance, and so on to the Jianwen years, the treasure banknotes that have always been billed with a face value of 1,000 Wen can only be exchanged for 150 copper coins, which is still the official price, and when it comes to the market, it will be even worse.

When Zhu Di ascended the throne, the treasure banknote depreciated further, and the usual treasure banknote was exchanged for fifty or sixty wen, and due to the problem of depreciation, the depreciation was faster, and the old treasure banknote may only be one or twenty wen.

Zhu Gaoxu's trick to make money is that he can exchange the latest treasure money from the household, and when he lend, as long as the old and new treasure money are matched, there will be huge profits.

As for Xia Yuanji, he also found that there were too many treasure banknotes on the market, and there was a danger of collapse, so he had to use a small amount of new banknotes to recover the old banknotes.

But the problem is that this trick will not last long, and there will be a risk of collapse, and at that time, the fiscal and taxation system will definitely suffer a heavy blow, and what the consequences will be, Xia Yuanji is not easy to say.

But the Great Yuan Dynasty lost the country because of the change of money and the opening of the river.

Xia Yuanji didn't know what would happen to the Ming Dynasty, but his life was estimated to be over.

The four of them got together and communicated with each other, Zheng Ci directly picked up, "I now ask Your Majesty to cut it with a thousand knives, can you still keep the Nine Clans?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Xu Jingchang faintly, and said with a wry smile: "Cousin, you still helped the boss in the end!" ”

Xu Jingchang snorted, "If you don't want the jade to burn and finish together, be honest with me." ”

Zhu Gaoxu rolled his eyelids, his stomach was dissatisfied, but he still pressed it down and shut up obediently.

Zheng Ci said: "Xu Tongzheng, the matter is now, you hurry up and say, what to do, if there is no proper way, not only the corporal of the world, even the common people will not be grateful to us." ”

Xu Jingchang took a deep breath, "Until now, there is only one way, that is, the household department must recognize the value of the treasure banknote, of course, when we collect commercial tax, we can't refuse to accept the treasure banknote, we have to let the treasure money circulate, and it is circulated at a stable currency value." ”

Xia Yuanji snorted: "You haven't thought about it? The expenses of the imperial court are so large, and His Majesty's persecution is too tight, and it is helpless to issue more treasure money, and when the time comes, a pile of waste paper will be collected, what will you let me do? ”

"That's why I want King Han's help!" Xu Jingchang suddenly said sharply: "We are now using the fame of the King of Han to lend the treasure money to the people in the countryside...... In the past, this part of the people used grain to pay taxes, and borrowed money from the gentry, and many places did not recognize treasure money, and still used gold, silver, copper money, and even grain, which the court could not manage. If we can grab the rural areas in our hands, with the support of the peasants, who account for 90 percent of the entire population, and use the rural areas as a reservoir, we will absorb several times the treasure money. At that time, the transaction between urban and rural areas can also use treasure money, which is more than ten times the number of treasure money. Xia Shangshu, are you still afraid that the treasure money will turn into waste paper? ”

Xia Yuanji was stunned, he was a master of financial management, how could he not understand this, just wanted to extend the hand of the imperial court to the countryside, it was too difficult.

"Xu Tongzheng, are you sure enough?"

"No more than thirty percent." Xu Jingchang said honestly: "I plan to try it in Yingtian first, and then implement it to Su Songchang Town, even if it is only the land south of the Yangtze River that can accept the treasure money, even if we win." This matter must not rely on the decree of the imperial court alone, it must be carried out with the king of Han as the vanguard, the household department as the backing, and the criminal department as the escort, so as to move forward. ”

Xia Yuanji nodded subconsciously, but soon asked again: "We are all in trouble, what are you doing?" You don't want to pull away, do you? ”

Xu Jingchang snorted angrily: "I want to withdraw, where can I go?" You're busy and don't need to be in the middle? Is it okay if the newspaper doesn't wave the flag and shout? Don't worry, we're grasshoppers on a rope, and I can't run away. ”

The four of them finally discussed it, and the big guys all knew that the situation was urgent and didn't dare to slack off...... First of all, on the side of King Han, the news was re-issued, the loan is still the same, the interest is still the same, and it is still one into five!

The people who heard the news all sighed: King Han is benevolent and righteous!