Chapter 2 Currency Reform

When Yue Su's squadron returned to the court, the emperor issued an order, ordering Han Xu to lead all the civil and military officials to Shiliting to greet him, and also asked Liu Mingguo to go and express condolences on his behalf.~~

When the people in the capital heard that Lord Yue was back, they were all very happy and spontaneously went to greet him. Outside the Shili Pavilion, there was no mention of the excitement. The officials headed by Han Xu all greeted Yue Su with smiles and praised Yue Su.

, even Han Xu praised Yue Su "without conscience" and said some flattering words.

Liu Mingguo led the emperor to announce the decree, highly praised Yue Su, and after letting Yue Su enter the city, he went to the capital to see his Majesty.

The team moved forward slowly, and the generals following Yue Su were all very proud. Jin Chan and others had seen this kind of scene before, and they didn't find it unusual. The military generals accompanying the court were, to say the least, the surrendered generals.

, Lao Gao, with his breasts raised, claims to be a meritorious minister. It seems that his friendship with Mr. Yue is not in vain.

This is indeed the case. This group of people did not follow Yue Suhun in vain. After entering Beijing, the imperial court had already arranged residences for them. The specifications of their residences were much better than those of the previous batch of surrendered generals. They even received rewards.

A lot more, too.

Yue Su paraded across the street and attracted much attention. Countless people shouted for Yue Qingtian. The spectacle was indescribable. After the parade, Yue Su asked the generals to go back to rest, leading only Jin Chan, Tie Qiu and dozens of others.

The famous guards went to the Forbidden City to meet the saint.

This time, Mr. Yue did not need to hand over the sign. As soon as he arrived at the city gate, Supervisor Huang Meng came forward with a smile, bowed and saluted, "Sir Yue, the emperor has a decree. When you arrive, you don't need to announce it. Go directly."

See you in the royal study."

Yue Su nodded, got off his horse, entered the palace with Liu Minguo, and headed to the imperial study.

Zhang Yan and Zhu Ciyan had been waiting in the imperial study room for a long time. When they heard that Yue Su had arrived, they immediately heard about it. Yue Su and Liu Minguo entered the door and took two steps forward. "Your Majesty Yue Su, I wish you long live the emperor, long live the queen, and the queen mother is a thousand thousand years old..."

…” “My slave, I say long live my emperor, long live my queen, and my queen mother is a thousand years old…”

After saying that, Yue Su and Liu Minguo lifted up their clothes and fell to their knees.

"Yue Qing, excuse yourself quickly. Come on, please give me a seat." Zhu Ciyan shouted quickly before Yue Su could kneel down.

Compared with Mr. Yue, Liu Minguo's treatment was not that good. The emperor called him "Yue Qing", which had nothing to do with him. He could only kneel down and kowtow.

A young eunuch moved a chair and asked Yue Su to sit down. Only then did the emperor notice Liu Mingguo and said, "Be merciful and stay safe."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Liu Minguo stood up and stood aside carefully.

"Yue Qing, you issued a military order three years ago and promised to clear out the bandits within three years. Today's great success is truly a blessing to our Ming Dynasty and an honor to me. The Qing family has worked hard and achieved great results. They should set an example for all officials and are worthy of the great honor of the late emperor.

"Now I have a special decree to grant the Qing family the right to ride horses in the Forbidden City." Zhu Ciyan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yue Su responded by bowing.

At this time, Zhu Cizhen seemed to have no idea what to say and turned to look at his mother. For him, rewarding Yue Su with the right to ride a horse in the Forbidden City was considered as completing his mission.

A smile appeared on Zhang Yan's face and she said: "Yue Qing's hard work has made great achievements, and the Ai family is deeply gratified. Originally, after a long journey, I should have gone home early to rest today. However, the Qing family announced earlier that they would keep the three surrendered people.

There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Such a large number of soldiers and horses have huge food and salary. With the current strength of the court, it is really difficult to support them. The Qing family said that they have their own way to deal with it, so at this moment, the Ai family and Your Majesty both want to hear, Qing

Is there any good way for the family to generate so much money to raise troops?"

"Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are concerned about this, but I firmly believe that my method will enable the court to earn a large amount of gold and silver to raise troops. In just two years, the soldiers and horses will be well-trained and the recovery of Liaodong will be just around the corner. As for what method it is,

I will make it clear to the Emperor and the Queen Mother here that this method is called reforming the currency system." Yue Su said confidently.

"Reform the currency system..." The emperor was young, so of course he didn't understand what it meant. Zhang Yan meant it on the surface, so she immediately asked: "The Qing family wants to reform the currency system. I don't know how to change the law, and how can I give it to the court?"

How about earning a lot of gold and silver?”

"The currency currently circulating on the market has always been based on real gold and silver. Although the imperial court also issued jiaozi, the paper-and-pen method has been recognized by the people. However, it is not convenient to use real gold and silver when purchasing items.

, the silver must be weighed and even divided. Therefore, I am thinking that it is better to unify the currency and issue unified silver coins by the court. The silver coins weigh one tael. One silver coin is equivalent to one tael of silver and is called a silver dollar. Except

In addition to one or two silver coins, silver dimes can also be issued, divided into one dime, two dimes and five cents. Among them, the silver coins with a face value of one dime are "one cent" silver, and so on. In this way, it not only benefits the people, but also contributes to the country.

Bring benefits." Yue Su said plausibly.

Zhang Yan nodded and said: "The Ai family understands what the Qing family means. This will indeed facilitate currency circulation and benefit the people. However, what benefit will this bring to the court? The court prints silver coins and silver horns.

, it requires a lot of effort, manpower, and material resources, but these are all for money."

"What the Queen Mother said is true. Printing silver coins and silver horns does cost a lot of manpower and material resources. However, the silver coins printed by the court cannot be 100% silver, because silver is soft and not hard enough, so it needs to be added

Copper to increase its hardness. I thought it would be most reasonable to use 70% of silver and 30% of copper to print silver coins and silver horns. After printing by the court, it can be exchanged externally, and one silver dollar can be exchanged for one tael of silver.

Then it is printed, so that each silver dollar can earn nearly three coins of silver for the court. There are hundreds of millions of silver in the world, and the benefits this brings to the court can be imagined." Yue Suyong affirmed.

said in a tone of voice.

"This..." After listening to Yue Su's story, Zhang Yan couldn't help but admire Yue Su even more. Who said Lord Yue could lead troops and try cases, and he was also very sound in running the country and making money. According to what Yue Su said

It is said that reforming the currency system not only facilitates the people, but also brings a large amount of income to the court, which is indeed beneficial to the country and the people. "What the Qing family said is true, it is beneficial to the country and the people, it is beneficial to the country and the people... I just don't know, this

How long will it take to implement it?”

"I intend to print five million taels first, and then issue them in the city of Beijing, post notices, and inform the people that future purchases and sales must use the coins made by the imperial court, otherwise they will not be traded. If the case is serious, it will be punished as treason. After the implementation in Beijing City

, and then print more copies, and implement them in Northern Zhili and Southern Zhili, so that they can be spread throughout the country. I plan to complete this matter within fifteen months." Yue Su said.

"Fifteen months is a bit short, but both the Ai family and Your Majesty believe that the Qing family can do it. Your Majesty has approved this matter. The Qing family can draft it in the cabinet tomorrow and submit it to the Emperor." Zhang

Yan said.

"I obey the decree." Yue Su bowed and responded.

"By the way, Qing's family, your Majesty plans to hold a banquet for meritorious ministers in three days. You can also help arrange this matter." Zhang Yan added.

"I obey the decree."

After the matter was settled, Yue Su said goodbye and returned to his home. The next day, at the cabinet meeting, the matter of currency reform was brought up for the cabinet ministers to vote on. In the current Ming Dynasty, Minister Tuogu and the Queen Mother agreed on the matter.

Naturally, it is a done deal and the cabinet vote is just a formality. Let me ask the cabinet ministers, who dares to object.

The vote was drafted very simply, and it was unanimously approved. It was then reported to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and forwarded to the Empress Dowager. Zhang Yan approved it, and the decree was implemented on that day. Yue Su, together with the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Internal Affairs Supervisor, jointly handled the matter.

To print currency, you must at least have a mold first, and then print it in batches. After some discussion, Yue Su decided to use the current emperor's portrait on the front and the image of the Forbidden City on the back for the pattern of the silver dollar. He submitted it to the Queen Mother, who thought it was okay.

, he also praised Yue Su greatly and told Yue Su that you were the first person to raise this matter. The five-cent currency might as well use your profile picture as recognition of your achievements.

How could Yue Su dare to agree to this kind of thing? She resolutely refused. The Queen Mother gave up and was very satisfied with Yue Su's performance. Finally, the five-cent currency was written five cents on the front, dragon patterns were engraved on both sides, and the pattern of the Forbidden City was engraved on the back;

The same is true for the dime currency, but the size is different.

After the drawing was finalized, the molds were made, and then developed according to the proportions. The royal family naturally used the best craftsmen in the world to handle the affairs. It only took ten days. Not only was the mold made, but the configuration method was also studied properly, and the first printing was completed.

After finishing it, the effect was very good. Yue Su showed it to the emperor and the queen mother, and both of them were very satisfied and praised it full of praise.

If Carpenter Zhu was alive, he would have liked this kind of thing even more. He would probably even be involved in making molds. During the conversation, Yue Su couldn't help but express his longing for the late emperor. When he mentioned it, he opened his mouth.

Yan immediately cried and said: "Your Majesty, the Ai family suddenly felt that it would be better to replace the silver dollar's portrait with your father's. In this way, the people of the world can also deepen the longing for your father, and

Recognize your father's achievements to the world. Moreover, when His Majesty was in power, it was really beneath the dignity of the royal family to have his face engraved on the currency."

Originally, when Zhu Ciyan saw his face engraved on the silver dollar, he was very happy and felt very proud. But when his mother said this, how dare he disobey it, and he didn't have to print someone else's, but his father's, so

, could only reluctantly nodded and agreed, "That's what the Queen Mother said."

In one sentence, the model was changed, and the portrait of the silver dollar was changed to Zhu Youxiao's, and it was reprinted. However, this incident aroused Yue Su's motivation even more. He led everyone to rush to make it, covered with stars and moon, and it didn't take two seconds.

God, new silver coins were printed.

As the saying goes, Zhang Yan shed tears once again when she saw the newly printed silver coins. For a time, the matter of currency reform suddenly sublimated. It was not only for making money, but also became a project to punish Zhu Youxiao.

Memorial project.

But what is even more unexpected is that the value of the first edition of the silver coin engraved with Zhu Cizhan's face has soared several times hundreds of years later, far exceeding all other editions.
Chapter completed!