What is this?

In Fengtian Hall, the ministers looked at the things in Zhu Yunyu's hands with novel eyes.

The old man stood on the imperial steps, his body slightly forward, and carefully looked at the round and silver objects in his grandson's hand, asking questions in wonder.

Gradually, the old man seemed to see clearly that the small, exquisitely made object in Zhu Yunhuang's hand seemed to be himself.

Grandpa Huang, this is Zhu Da... Zhu Yunxiu quickly spoke and said with a smile, this is the Ming silver coins and Hongwu Tongbao, which was cast by his grandson for the Ministry of Works.

As he said that, he walked to the old man with the silver coin and continued to smile, "Look, the back of the silver coin is the four words "Hongwu Tongbao", and the middle is carved dragon. This front.........

Speaking of this, reverse the silver coins.

The old man exclaimed, "Oh, is this really us?" Why did we carve our avatar on it?"

The front of the silver coin is the portrait of the old man’s head, and there is a line of small characters on the head, the 26th year of Hongwu, the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty, etc.

The silver coins of the Ming Dynasty are of course your image! Zhu Yunsheng smiled and said, "This silver coins are something that can be passed down through the ages. Your portrait is carved, one is to show the national prestige, and the other is to give the people a chance to see the saint. Three!" As he said that, Zhu Yunsheng paused and continued to laugh, "When the people spend money to make money, when they look at your old portrait, they will think, thanks to the old emperor Hongwu, the people have lived a peaceful life!"

Haha! The old man grinned, really disgusted.

The grandson did not ask for the imperial edict and directly asked the Ministry of Works to cast a sample. Grandpa Huang forgives the crime! Zhu Yunxiu smiled again.

What's the crime? The eldest grandson is giving us a face! The old man held the silver coins in his hand, looked over and over again, and couldn't let go of it. However, the old man frowned and said, "What's the point of making good money?" The Ministry of Works has to make coin, and it has to prepare manpower."

In ancient times, coins were not just made. The cost of coins was even greater than the value of coins themselves.

This is conducive to circulation and convenient for exchange, and it also unifies the weights and measures! Zhu Yunsheng smiled and said, "The silver in our treasury is 90% pure silver, but the people are not so pure." The imperial court has to undergo smelting after checking the cashier, which is a lot of money!"

Moreover, because the quality of silver in different places is different, the standards for exchange are not uniform. If it is made into silver coins, both the people and the court can benefit!

Now, it costs some coins. But in the long run, the court saved a lot of money just by spending fire every year!

Furthermore, with silver coins, when the people exchange copper coins, they do not have to let the unscrupulous merchants and officials exploit them. Moreover, silver coins are smaller than copper coins and are easy to carry, and both officials and businessmen are convenient for use. This is a good thing that can kill multiple birds with one stone!

The old man thought silently for a while, turned his head to Fu Youwen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and said, "Listen, it seems that this is the reason!"

Fu Youwen took his eyes off the silver coins. As the steward who was in charge of the Ming Dynasty's finances, how could he not see the benefits of this silver coins? How could he not know the disadvantages of private copper coins and silver exchange?

Your Highness said very much. With this thing, it not only facilitates circulation, but also saves the resmelting and weighing process while benefiting the court. It is of great benefit to the country and the people!

As he said that, Fu Youwen knelt down solemnly and bowed solemnly.

What are you doing? The old man asked in confusion.

I am bowing to the lord of the great wise and wise king! Fu Youwen said seriously, Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, it is not that no one has seen the disadvantages of coins. It is because of this matter that has a lot to do, so he dare not act rashly.

There have been shortages of money throughout the dynasties. How can the country be rich and strong if it is short of money? Your Highness's move is a strategy for the Ming Dynasty to prosper for generations. This one thing alone is far beyond the predecessors.

Your Highness is loved by the people, Hongwu Tongbao will be remembered by all people, and historical books praise it. The worship of the ministers is to serve the people and scholars in the world. I worship my crown prince who is full of spirit and is not afraid of hardships and dangers!

At the same time, the ministers in the hall bowed and bowed, His Royal Highness, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Years!

When it comes to people's livelihood and economy, the ministers in the hall can get rid of Zhu Yunxiu a few streets. As soon as this thing is released, they see the benefits. Behind the benefits is that Zhu Yunxiu has improved the bad policies of the coins through silver coins, making the exchange rate of silver coins stabilized, and the people no longer suffer from exploitation.

OK, OK! The old man waved his hand and smiled. He was still young and could not praise him like this! As he said that, he looked at the silver coins and said to other ministers, "Tell me, and tell me the benefits!"

The ministers naturally flattered and praised them all.

Good things are good things! Ling Han, the new Minister of Personnel, suddenly spoke, but I think that although this thing is good, it cannot be promoted immediately. To govern a big country and cook small things, you must be careful in everything. This thing is exquisitely made and has an emperor's portrait. Once it is quickly promoted, it will inevitably cause silver prices to rise.

Although the people have no silver in their hands, the price of silver rises, and the people who will eventually suffer will be the people! Furthermore, once this currency is released, the bad money popular among the people will be greatly affected!

All the ministers in the palace congratulated each other, but he was the only one who shouted at him.

Zhu Yunqi smiled and nodded. What Shangshu Ling said was old and polite. As he said, he said to the old man, Grandpa and grandson asked the emperor to issue an order, and silver coins were first issued in Suzhou and Hangzhou and other prosperous trade places. The first batch of mintings of the Ministry of Industry was about 300,000 yuan.

Only the Ministry of Works has the right to mint coins, and local vassal officials are not allowed to mint privately. After promotion, various places will pay taxes and silver coins instead!

Zhu Yunqiu automatically filtered Ling Han's words, everything is beneficial and harmful, and a policy will always have some negative impacts at the beginning. However, national affairs must be considered in the long run, and they cannot be put aside just because of some temporary impacts.

If everything is unchanged because of variables and shortcomings, then the country will become one-size-fits-all in everything no matter what it is.

Don’t be afraid of troubles, but if you find troubles, you can deal with them and make up for them. But if you have a one-size-fits-all approach because of troubles, it will not be worth the loss.

That's great! The old man held up the silver coins and looked carefully. According to your words, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry promoted the coin minting. As he said, the old man said again, it's okay to be careful. You can calculate how much it costs and how much it will cost, and then report it!

I will obey the order!

Tsk tsk! The old man is still holding up silver coins. Our grandson’s head is really useful!

Grandpa Emperor! There is also a simple way to identify the authenticity of this silver coin! Zhu Yunsheng smiled.

How to identify it? The old man smiled.

Zhu Yunyu took the silver coin, pinched it in his fingers, blew it suddenly, and put it in the old man's ear.

Buzz!

The old man listened to the long metal trembling sound in his ears, his eyes narrowed into a slit.

Then, put the silver in the palm of your hand and looked over and over again. When I saw his own portrait, I sighed, even if there are thousands of years, as long as the people use the silver, they will remember us! Our life will not be in vain!

Not only our people in the Ming Dynasty! Zhu Yunsheng smiled and said, if our silver coins flow to the Gentiles, the people of the Gentiles can also pay tribute to your beauty. Throughout history, which emperor can do it?
Chapter completed!