Let us pull the picture back to Tianfu and Forbidden City.

In the Jingren Hall of the East Palace, Zhu Yunsheng was meeting with Lian Zining, who had just been promoted to the Minister of Works.

Lian Zining was in his early forties, and he was both elegant and capable as a scholar. At this time, the people he was awarded were not those nerds who only knew how to read, nor those scholars who were later with bad intentions. Although there were some flaws in the local officialdom now, most of the officials in the center were still righteous people.

Me, see His Highness the Grand Prince!

There is no need to be too polite! Zhu Yunxiu always looked up to these loyal ministers and righteous men in history, and smiled gently and gave him a seat!

Thank you for your recommendation! Lian Zining said after sitting down, I am stupid and can only devote my life to the death!

After this, I am a minister now and I will die! I still hope to be a bigger official for you in the future? Zhu Yunsheng smiled and said, "You are in the Ministry of Works, and you are in charge of coin making responsibilities, right?"

It is the matter of my minister! Lian Zining replied, "Is Your Highness willing to cast coins?" As he said that, his face paused and said seriously, Your Highness, there is no shortage of money in the Ming Dynasty. The coin making involves local mining and recruiting households.........

This is the ministers Zhu Yunyu likes. Good ministers are not necessarily all people who can understand thousands of miles away. Good ministers must first let the monarch see the harm of what they do, and cannot report good news or bad news.

It's not a copper coin! Zhu Yunxiu interrupted the other party and smiled, "Come on, come forward and see what this is?"

Lian Zining stepped forward and saw a fifty taels of silver ingots placed on Zhu Yunxi's imperial desk.

This is the Ministry of Revenue’s treasury silver, and I borrowed a ingot! Zhu Yunxi smiled.

Your Highness, do you want to make silver coins? Lian Zining suddenly realized something and said, "But although the silver is good, there are still few people. People pay taxes, so they still focus on grain, copper coins!"

It is not the era when the great voyage is coming and silver is pouring in all over the world. However, silver as a currency has existed since ancient times.

There were no farmers and people, but I heard that merchants in Jiangnan had already started to convert silver. Zhu Yunxiu said that silver is good for carrying and will not depreciate. Those maritime merchants also used silver to buy things from the Ming Dynasty.

I have heard of it for a little while, but the silver among the people is mixed...

This is why I wanted to make coins! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said that the Ministry of Revenue's silver was collected and then re-melted and minted. The result was the best, but this resulted in a large loss. Often, ten taels of silver could only get eight or nine taels of sterling silver. In this way, the country suffered a loss?

Moreover, among the people, due to the complexity of silver, it has been difficult to have clear conversion standards, which is not conducive to circulation and exchange. It is not conducive to large local merchants. If they are small families and have silver of different colors in their hands, they often exchange copper coins for less than the official price ratio.

They can't change it, but local governments can make profits in it, charge it according to the official price, and then give away the deducted private pockets and then hand over the inferior silver to the treasury. Isn't this a vicious cycle?

It is not very beneficial to the country and the people, so I just thought about it and the country would simply make coins, unified measurement, style and weight. It can be convenient for exchange and also beneficial for circulation. Why not do it?

The silver coins were actually not difficult at all. The ancients could have thought of using copper coins, but how could they have thought of using silver to mint coins? It was convenient and eliminated some hidden loopholes.

It’s not that I didn’t expect it but that I didn’t do it. Both the Ming and Qing dynasties were silver as the national currency. If the silver specifications and exchange rates were unified, then wouldn’t the officialdom have lost a large income? If it is not determined now, when the fire and silver consumption are added to the people in the future, even the gods will not be able to move this cake.

(The fire consumes silver from the Ming Dynasty. Most officials in the Ming Dynasty really couldn’t fight and govern the country, but the name of collecting money was first-class.)

The same thing is said, reform should be done as soon as possible. We should not leave the problem until it becomes an unsolvable dead end.

Lian Zining pondered for a moment, but the imperial court made silver coins, which may cause a sharp rise in silver prices.

Cow less and cast hard, and secretly cast it. The only thing that raises the price in this way is silver coins! Zhu Yunyu had long anticipated these. The ratio of silver to copper coins in the Ming Dynasty is one to one thousand, but in some places among the people, it is one to one thousand and two. If silver prices rise, the exchange rate will definitely change.

However, Zhu Yunxiu believed that when the exquisite silver coins produced flowed into the market, the exchange rate would stabilize immediately. Even if the price rose, the silver coins of the imperial court would rise.

Besides, the farmers do not have silver in their hands at this time, and they do not have to exchange it for silver to pay taxes. Even if the price increases, they will not hurt them. Once the silver coins begin to circulate, they will benefit.

(The Ming Dynasty started with Zhang Juzheng's one-whip method, and the people paid taxes with silver. A-whip temporarily alleviated the Ming Dynasty's finances, but in fact, the exploitation of the lower-class people became more and more powerful.)

Your Highness, making coins is not a trivial matter. I think it is time to summon the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Works and others to discuss it together! Lian Zining thought about it and said cautiously.

This is natural. Gu said to you that he would not let you do it immediately, but let you make a look and a real thing first! As he said that, Zhu Yunyu picked up a pen and drew a circle on the paper. Look, the copper coins are square holes, and there is no need for us to do that. It is better to make it into a circle directly.

Yingui, this is the case! Lian Zining said.

A silver coin weighs one or two taels, and it doesn’t require all silver, it can be 70% or 80% of the remaining silver and copper, etc.! Zhu Yunsheng smiled and said, "I just wanted to give a thought. After all, if I decide, I still have to brainstorm what proportion to use."

If there is any admixture, the court can benefit from it! Lian Zining thinks that this item will probably cost millions of sterling silver every year! However, if there is less silver, it will inevitably affect the prestige of the court. According to my opinion, at least 8.5% silver and 1.5% copper will be required!

This Minister of Works, I chose the right choice!

Zhu Yunxiu was amazed in his heart and said, "Today, we will set our appearance first. There is nothing on the round silver coins, and it is not good-looking. What should we carve them?"

As he said, he pondered slightly, is it on the back, is it written on the top, bottom, left and right, and is the sun, moon and stars in the middle. Is it on the front, just use a portrait, how about it?

Portrait? Lian Zining thought for a moment, but carved the statue of His Royal Highness the Grand His Majesty on the silver coins?

I think! But the old man is still there. If I carve my avatar on it, the old man won’t beat me!

He cursed twice in his heart and said seriously on his face, do you think Ke Gu is suitable?

Lian Zining thought about it and exclaimed, Your Majesty? As he said that, he suddenly became excited. If you use Your Majesty's imperial minister, the price of silver coins would rise again and again! At that time, the stamps were sold out by Your Majesty's imperial pen! As he said that, he became frightened again. But Your Majesty, can you know this?

A private portrait of the emperor is a death sentence!

If you have a support, you can do it with confidence and courage! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Grandpa Emperor, there are people who come to tell me about it." After the samples are caused, it will be considered a surprise for him!"

With Zhu Yunyu's words, Lian Zining felt relieved. The civil officials all knew how much the emperor favored the emperor's grandson, let alone carved statues in silver coins. Even if the emperor's grandson lit the Forbidden City with a torch, it was probably just a few shoes.

However, according to Your Highness’s method of making it, what is the cost of artificial mold? Lian Zining isn’t it that the Ministry of Revenue is willing to give this money!

Using an orphan private room! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said that when he was the King of Wu, the old man's reward included 800 kilograms of gold. Now, there are more gold and silver in the large warehouse of the Eastern Palace.

As he said that, Zhu Yunxiu waved his hand and brought the portrait!

Among all the portraits of the old man, Zhu Yunxiu picked one of the most majestic ones.

Do you understand if you follow this picture? Zhu Yunxi continued, looking back, you can calculate how much money you need, let the turtle be sent to you!

There are actually two meanings in coin making. One is indeed for economic circulation, but the second is to divert the old man's attention. With new things, the old man's attention is all about people's livelihood. Perhaps he doesn't think so much about Lan Yu and the others.

Alas, no! After practicing Zining, Zhu Yunyu suddenly looked a little strange. This silver coin was imitated by the silver coin in later generations. The silver coin was called Yuan Datou. After the silver coin of the Ming Dynasty was cast, would it be called Zhu Datou?

Well, Zhu Datou may be the old man. When his avatar is hung up in the future, he may be called Zhu Xiaotou!

After Lian Zining retreated, Zhu Yunqiu's face, which was originally full of smile, had a little fatigue.

tired!

I got up early in the morning to study, and then I had to meet my ministers and review memorials. I fell asleep in bed without a moment.

He obviously didn't do any heavy work, but he was exhausted both physically and mentally and had no skills.

The old man wants his grandson! Zhu Yunxiu sat down and sighed in his heart. If this continues, his grandson will be exhausted, so how can he have the energy to give birth to his grandson!

Just as I was thinking, a slight step came from behind me, and a pair of gentle hands gently rubbed Zhu Yun's temples.

Zhu Yunxiu swept the corner of the person's skirt and said with a smile, "You are here!"

Did Your Highness have a meal? Zhao Ning'er smiled.

Not yet, I'll eat it later! Zhu Yunxiu leaned back his head, closed his eyes and enjoyed the massage, and said, "You are the maid of the Eastern Palace, and you are wearing too plain clothes!" If you don't wear so many good clothes, you have to wear ordinary cloth clothes."

After Zhao Ning'er entered the palace, she did not change her status due to her noble status. She still wore simple clothes and did not wear any jewelry.

It was Empress Hui who told her concubine that Your Majesty likes simple and unpretentious women! Zhao Ning'er smiled.

What she said? Zhu Yunyu opened her eyes, what else did she say?

Concubine Hui told me all about Your Majesty and your preferences, saying that Your Majesty respects the queen the most in his life and the most proud of the princess among his daughters-in-law. He said that these two are examples of women in the world. They are simple people, and even the mother of the country, they handle housework themselves. Not only that, they are considerate and virtuous and kind!

Zhu Yunxi smiled and grabbed his wife's hand. No wonder you made the old man look at him with admiration as soon as you entered the palace. Feelings are behind you, and someone gives you advice! As he said, he said meaningfully, Empress Hui also has good intentions!

But I always feel uneasy! Zhao Ning'er whispered.

What's wrong with being uneasy? You were appointed by Grandpa Emperor. Besides, you are so naturally, and you didn't do it on purpose?

I am not talking about this! Zhao Ning'er whispered in a low voice, why did Concubine Hui say this to me? And I always talk about it in and out of my words, so that I can remember her good deeds! She is already a concubine, and even in the future, she will be the elder of her, and she will treat her with courtesy. Why is she like this? As the saying goes, politeness must be something for others. Although I am a small family, I still understand the human nature.

You are so happy that you can think of this! Zhu Yunxiu patted her hand and said.

In fact, he was not understanding. It is true that Concubine Hui has always been very nice to him, but there is no need to curry favor with Zhao Ning'er like this. She is already a concubine, what is she afraid of? What is she trying to ask for? What is she trying to do?

There is only one possibility. Empress Hui is buying double insurance. She bought herself and her future queen. If she really had a hurdle that she couldn't overcome one day, both of them would help her!

As for what the hurdle is, Zhu Yunxiu has actually guessed a little in his heart!

Concubine Hui has no bad intentions, but you can't listen to her if you have something to do. How you should live and do it, it depends on your own heart. There is no need to deliberately do anything in front of the old man or the orphan. The old man chose you as his grandson-in-law, not for those little things. Zhu Yunxiu continued, just talk to the orphan, just talk to others about these things!

The husband and wife are united, I can only talk to you! Zhao Ning'er said softly, "I won't talk to others!"

The husband and wife are united!

Zhu Yunxi smiled, turned to face Zhao Ning'er, looked up and said, "I am too busy these days, I have neglected you!"

Zhao Ning'er was slightly shy and said, "Your Highness is a state affairs..."

Let’s study the matter of the young grandson while we have time! Zhu Yunxiu laughed twice, turtle shame!

I'm here!

Get out!

yes!
Chapter completed!