Chapter 40: Reformulating the Monetary System, and Tearing Down the Table.
After he was full of wine and food, Zhu Yuanzhang lay back on the couch, and then looked at Xiao Han again, and said with a slow smile: "Before you came, the boss had already told us that the excerpt you handed in today was just a primary election, so let's just ask, and then hand it in when your review is over." ”
"Uh-uh..."
"Yes."
Xiao Han is really a little helpless, but who let Lao Zhu is emperor can't afford to offend, otherwise, he will have to scold the street now.
"Why, you kid aren't happy?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Han's somewhat sullen expression, and suddenly said a little happily.
"Superior, do you think this list can be easily collected?"
"Weichen called all the guards in the house, and after assessment and review, he came up with this primary list, which is really not easy."
Xiao Han didn't hide it, but shrugged his shoulders and said.
As a courtier, you have to mix both truth and falsehood when you speak, otherwise, it will be full of loopholes, not only will you not be able to please Zhu Yuanzhang's smiling face, but you may also offend Zhu Yuanzhang, so Xiao Han is lying this time.
Of course, it's not entirely a lie, but I just want Lao Zhu to know that he, Xiao Han, really did his best for the sake of the court and the Hongwu ceremony, and he didn't mess up.
Moreover, even if Xiao Han is telling a lie, Lao Zhu will take it seriously, after all, such a small thing is not a court affair, so it will not be investigated.
"The prince will have you in the future, which is a real blessing."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xiao Han approvingly, and nodded again.
Lao Zhu is still innocent after all, and he is a good compliment to Xiao Han.
The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth twitched slightly.
Good luck?
Lao Tzu is really convinced!
Others can't understand Xiao Han's operation, can Zhu Biao understand it?
What's more, this morning, Zhu Biao was still drinking tea with Xiao Han, and when Zhu Biao went, Xiao Han was still asleep, so Xiao Han was tired of six cakes!
"The superior is falsely praised."
"Wechen is really ashamed."
Xiao Han is still humble and polite.
didn't notice Zhu Biao's helplessness at all.
On one side is his father, and on the other side is his brother.
The competition between the two of them, whether they are brothers or sons, how can Zhu Biao not understand that this is a wave of extreme pulling, and it is a psychological game, but these are not the point, the point is that Zhu Biao is sandwiched between the two, which is somewhat miserable.
"Don't pull the cat basket anymore."
"Now, the primary list of the Hongwu Grand Ceremony has come out."
"Shall you tell us what you are going to do with the money?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the maid beside him and beckoned gently, the maid came over and pinched Zhu Yuanzhang's legs, and Lao Zhu's face also showed a pleasant smile, and then he looked at Xiao Han and asked.
"Enlightenment."
"Wechen didn't plan to prepare the silver."
Xiao Han deserved to be an old bachelor, and directly shook his head and said.
This is stunned by Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as Queen Ma!
At that time, it was very pleasant, but now I regret it, I'm afraid it's too late, right?
Sure enough, Lao Zhu's eyes were a little gloomy in an instant, and then, he narrowed his eyes again, looked at Xiao Han and said, "So, are you joking with us?" ”
"Weichen has ten lives, and he doesn't have the courage to joke with his superiors."
Xiao Han still shook his head.
This made Zhu Biao, who originally wanted to speak for Xiao Han, stunned in place again.
Queen Ma glanced at Xiao Han angrily.
This little clever ghost has liked to play sloppy since he was a child, and he is still here?
"Don't pull the calf, let it go if you have a fart."
Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression returned to his usual smile and scolded.
"The minister has a plan, which can make the thousand-year-old dark room bright with a light."
Xiao Han confidently raised his eyes, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, and bowed slightly.
"What do you mean?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Han a little puzzled and asked.
"What does this have to do with silver?"
Zhu Biao also looked at Xiao Han a little puzzled and asked.
A thousand-year-old dark room, a light is on.
I'm afraid it's not suitable for use here, right?
"Hehe, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the minister has a question."
"From the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the three years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
"What is the currency used by the court and even the people?"
Xiao Han smiled mysteriously, and then looked at Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang again and asked.
"You're not asking nonsense?"
"Of course, copper coins and silver are the mainstay, supplemented by gold."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Han angrily and said directly.
But what Lao Zhu said was not all right, and he was crazy about pasting gold on his face, and the court and the people in the early Hongwu period used copper coins the most.
Because, in the Ming Dynasty at this time, the reserves of gold and silver, tsk, are simply pitiful, but it is an extreme lack of silver and gold, after all, who doesn't know, the officials of the Hongwu Dynasty, the army's salaries, are settled according to grain.
In addition, the treasury was empty, and after two years, Lao Zhu couldn't stand it, so he opened a Daming treasure banknote, and finally because he couldn't control it, the system of the Ming treasure banknote completely collapsed and became worthless.
But if you think about it, in fact, you can't blame Lao Zhu entirely, after all, Lao Zhu is a bitter haha, he is poor and afraid in this life, and it is normal to be crazy about the money printing machine, but this time, with Xiao Han, Lao Zhu can't play like this!
"Gold and silver, let's not mention it for now."
"Let's talk about the copper coins that are in circulation in the hands of the people."
"This is the base currency of my Daming trade."
"And whether it is a common man or a merchant, all transactions, except for the equal exchange of goods, are basically traded in copper coins, right?"
But who made Zhu Yuanzhang his own boss, Xiao Han naturally couldn't debunk it, so he cleared his throat again, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao and asked.
"Hmm."
"Currency transactions have been used for thousands of years, not only my Ming Dynasty, but all dynasties and dynasties, it is like this, and there is no longer any controversy."
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, and he likes to read since he was a child, how could he not understand such a simple truth, but he was still a little curious, what did Xiao Han want to say?
"Yes!"
"It's a currency trading system that's been passed down for thousands of years."
"Then why can't we be flexible?"
"Just like Your Majesty."
"A cloth cloth ascends to the world, sits and lies in Kyushu Huanyu, and the world dare not be disrespected."
"Then I Daming, why can't I have my own currency trading system!"
Xiao Han's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his expression was extremely serious.
The bluffing Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, but for some reason, a sudden upheaval surged in his heart!
"He's not a cloth coat, he's a hooligan at best."
And at this moment of fierce and solemn solemnity, the sound of Queen Ma's demolition sounded, and Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened even more, this matter, there is no need to pull it out and talk about it!