Chapter 28 28. The Currency War in the Western Han Dynasty (please vote for further reading)

Author: Lan Xinlanshan

Chapter 28 28. The Currency War in the Western Han Dynasty (please vote for further reading)

"Deng Tong?" Wang Quan suddenly remembered that Yao Weng had mentioned this person - the richest man who starved to death.

"It was him who sucked the pus from my father, so he asked me to do the same thing! It depends on whether I am filial enough or not, and whether I can do better than him!" Liu Qi said, with a murderous look in his narrowed eyes.

The prince was morally kidnapped by Deng Tong and Emperor Wen. To suck the pus from hemorrhoids was not a problem if he didn't do it, nor if he didn't do it well... The prince couldn't help vomiting, and was scolded by his father. No wonder he was so angry!

"Did the father give him the Tongshan Mountain?" Wang Quan understood why Emperor Wen was so close to such a villain. A wise king ruined his reputation because of a villain!

"Yes." Liu Qi replied, "My father also opened up private coinage because of him."

"What? Isn't that legal for private coinage?" Wang Quan was surprised.

Emperor Wen, this old man! Are you confused or too smart? Once this policy is launched, it means that counterfeit currency will be legalized. In other words, the concept of counterfeit currency will no longer exist, and whoever makes money will be real.

Marx said that people would commit any crime for 300% profit, even if they were hanged. Then Deng Tong guarding Tongshan was turning on the non-stop money printing press. This momentum is approaching

Fed! How crazy!

"Then it is legal to make money among the people, but not everyone can make money. First, it requires craftsmanship, secondly, technology, thirdly, equipment, and fourthly, raw materials. Then the number of people who can make money is limited, right?" Wang Quan asked.

"The national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business was abolished because my father opened up private coinage!" Liu Qi was worried. "Farmers have worked hard for a year to harvest, but the profit from coinage is not as big. Who will farm? Some traitors have stolen the copperware at home.

, take out the copper coins and melt them down, mix them with iron, lead and other impurities, or change a four-baht coin into two or four to make a profit. The money becomes lighter and smaller..."

"It turns out that one stone of grain can be bought for three hundred yuan with heavy coins; if it is light coins, it will cost more than five hundred yuan..." Liu Qi sighed.

"The four baht in the hands of ordinary people has become three baht, two baht, one baht, and the family's savings have depreciated... This is inflation!" Wang Quan murmured.

Money is becoming less and less valuable, and it takes more distorted values ​​​​to make those honest and honest farmers say: Everyone who mints money is making money! It’s my fault that I have no ability, and I have to mint coins even if I don’t cultivate the fields!

"What expansion?" Liu Qi asked.

"Oh, it's nothing. Does my father really favor Deng Tong? Is there any purpose?" Wang Quan couldn't figure it out.

Liu Qi's facial muscles twitched a few times and he made no sound.

This was the first time Liu Qi talked to her about court affairs. Being in the harem and having no contact with the people or people in the court, Wang Quan knew nothing about the outside world.

As a son and minister, Prince Liu Qi could only be respectful to his father, what else could he say?

"Why did Qi'er come and leave in such a hurry yesterday?" Queen Dou asked Wang Quan.

Wang Quan is massaging the acupoints on Queen Dou's eyes.

"The prince was raped by his father..." Remembering that the prince had no choice but to suck the pus from his father, even without letting Queen Dou know about it, Wang Quan held it back again.

"What's the matter with Qi'er?" Queen Dou, whose mother is dear to her son, is really concerned about the prince.

"It's nothing. After the prince went to pay respects to his father, he had a discussion with Mr. Chao Cuochao, the prince's family minister, and left in a hurry." Wang Quan said perfunctorily.

Bad money drives out good money.

Wang Quan was a little worried about the current folk coinage, and asked softly: "Mother, I heard that after my father promulgated the legalization of folk coinage, the four baht coins among the people have become lighter..."

Empress Dou sighed: "Your father has nothing to do! Your father ascended the throne as the acting king. There are a group of heroes inside who are trying to support the emperor, and there are princes and kings outside who can't get rid of him."

"When Empress Lu was in power, she tried to take back the right to mint coins. The hero group and the princes and kings took the lead in causing trouble, and privately minted inferior coins were everywhere. Empress Lu had to make concessions and acquiesced in the private minting."

"The root of the disaster has always been there. Especially the king of Wu, Liu Bi, had copper mines and sea salt in his territory. He became a wealthy man based on this, and Wu's coins were everywhere, suppressing the coins minted by the imperial court."

"Your father has decreed that copper coins are not allowed to be adulterated. Violators will be punished by being tattooed."

Tattooing means tattooing words on the face. What is the use of this law except that the court wastes more ink?

Wang Quan thought, if you don't allow adulteration, then you won't adulterate? Under heavy profits, there must be brave men. Come on, come on, if you have the ability, I can get an Ultraman tattoo for you!

"The punishment of tattooing still cannot prevent adulteration. Your father ordered money to be minted, but it must be according to the official standards. He introduced a thing called Qian Weighing, which is specially used to weigh the weight of currency. That is, buyers and sellers can distinguish between good and bad money.

Coins and bad coins. Coins of the same size, those with higher copper content are heavier, while those with lower copper content are lighter."

Oh, money weighing can accurately help people judge the quality of coins, smoothing the information gap between buyers and sellers.

But this cannot guarantee farmers’ enthusiasm for farming! It will only make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Is this the laissez-faire economic proposition in the thoughts of Emperor Wen and Huang Lao?

"So, are Deng's coins better than Wu's coins now? What is the purpose of my father giving Deng Tong Tongshan to mint coins?" After hesitating, Wang Quan asked.

Queen Dou sneered: "Qi'er killed Wu Prince Liu Xian and forced the King of Wu to rebel! Liu Bi was a cunning old man and would no longer come to the capital for court invitations. This Liu Bi, who is occupying a wealthy land and accumulating money, is afraid that he will rebel!

"

Wait a minute! Liu Qi kills Liu Xian and forces the King of Wu to rebel?!

Wang Quan covered his eyes, fearing that they would fall out of shock!

My brother! You are the Oscar-winning actor, right? You are fifteen years old, big brother with chessboard KO, what a big game! I thought you were a violent man, but you turned out to be a scheming boy!

"The purpose of casting Deng's coins is to squeeze out Wu's coins." Empress Dou said a little unnaturally, "Deng Tong's coinage was also deliberately arranged by your father. If Wu's coins don't have checks and balances, I'm afraid it will be a drain on the imperial court! Wu Wang Liu

Bi, he is so ambitious that he must be eliminated quickly!"

Wang Ao really admired Empress Dou! Although Emperor Wen ignored her, the one who understood him best was Empress Dou. They had a tacit understanding for many years! A bad wife will not leave the court. Did Emperor Wen also have this idea?

Wu's coin, Deng's coin, this is a currency war in BC!

After all, old age is hotter! Prince Liu Qi and Empress Dou have very different views and thoughts.

Empress Dou had a deep understanding and support for Emperor Wen. She could find reasons to explain and support whatever Emperor Wen did.

The prince had opinions, differences, and an urgency to improve on what his father had done. This was the difference between father and son, old and young.

The emperor's home is indeed extraordinary. Wang Quan's originally simple thoughts became more and more heavy.

I heard in private that Deng Tong was Emperor Wen's favorite male, the kind with a broken back. The seemingly absurd preference of Emperor Wen turned out to be a chess game behind it!

Emperor Wen's wealth-making plan made Deng Tong the richest man. But how could a rich man who printed money starve to death in the future?

Yao Weng said that Deng Tong's death from starvation was related to her husband after entering the palace. So, was it because of Liu Qi's hatred of Deng Tong? Or was it because Deng Tong had a huge amount of money and was arrogant and caused trouble?

What about the upper body?

Wang Quan remembered a passage.

The wealth is great, the inheritance is great, and the descendants will be in great trouble later on! What is the truth? The descendants have more money and are bolder. They are not afraid of any big thing! They will not give up until they lose their wealth.

The wealth is small, the inheritance is small, and the disasters of the descendants are also small. What is the truth? The descendants have little money and are timid. They know how to protect themselves even if they have a small property, and they are frugal and frugal.

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