After entering the palace, he went straight to the East Palace, but there was no slack in the inspections along the way. At most, Zhu Biao no longer had to get off the carriage, but he had to stop when he needed to. Even though the rules were cumbersome, they really prevented any eventuality.
Just imagine how difficult it is for Crown Prince Zhu Biao to come in, let alone other people. This is very meaningful to ensure the safety of the royal family and maintain the royal bloodline.
After struggling for a long time, he successfully returned to the East Palace. Without disturbing Chang Luohua, Zhu Biao, who was already a little sleepy, washed his feet and hugged Nuanyu who warmed the bed and fell asleep.
I guess I hadn't slept for two or three hours when Nuan Yu gently woke me up again: "Sir, it's time to go to the morning court."
Zhu Biao was also very sleepy after being shaken awake. He stubbornly closed his eyes and refused to open them. Seeing this, Nuan Yu also felt distressed and said: "Then let Liu Jin go and talk to the Lord. I came back late last night and didn't even sleep well."
Woolen cloth."
Hearing this, Zhu Biao opened his eyes and sighed, pulled Nuanyu over and took a bite on her chest, causing her to groan in dissatisfaction. Only then did Zhu Biao stand up. The tent was opened by the big and small pairs, and the lights in the room were turned on.
The candles also gradually lighted up.
To be honest, Zhu Biao thinks that going to court early every day is actually a bit redundant. Even though there are many people attending court, there are only a few who can talk. The effect is not as enjoyable as having a small meeting, and it also saves people from talking too much.
Miscellaneous.
This was probably his father's bad taste. The official couldn't sleep comfortably with his wife and concubine in his arms. He had to work early in the morning and late at night. Of course, this might also be the reason for changing the loose and lazy atmosphere in the officialdom.
After Zhu Biao had a hasty breakfast, he went to the morning court, just like every other day. He waited in the waiting room for a while and then went to the hajj. After paying homage, everyone expressed their opinions and discussed politics. The morning court was exceptionally harmonious.
After going to court, Zhu Biao followed his father back to Jinshen Palace and helped review some of the memorials. At this time, his father also began to call the officials from Zhongshu Province or the Sixth Ministry to hold small meetings. In fact, this is the case for most government affairs.
Completed.
When Lao Zhu's side was almost finished, Zhu Biao left several ministers from the Ministry of Revenue, Work, and the Ministry of Etiquette to ask questions. The ministers had no choice but to salute the emperor, and then went to the side to stand in line with the prince's writing desk.
Lao Zhu glanced at it and then lowered his head to read his memorial. However, looking at the way he was hesitant to start writing, it was clear that he had turned his attention to his son. It seemed that he was curious about what Zhu Biao wanted to ask.
With the pen and ink in Zhu Biao's hand, he first asked the officials of the Ministry of Industry about the arrangement of coal, and after he explained the situation in detail, he nodded with satisfaction. The arrangements of the Ministry of Industry cannot be said to be brilliant, but they are better than being safe. The imperial court never needs anything.
For an exceptionally brilliant plan, safety is the most important thing.
The same is true for coal manufacturing. Zhu Biao also thought about assembly line production, but when he thought about it, there were many problems. After all, it was too different from traditional manufacturing. It was already autumn, and winter was imminent, so he might as well wait until next year to experiment.
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The others who stayed behind wanted to ask about banknotes. As the fourth year of Hongwu was about to pass, the Ming Dynasty's economy had regained a certain degree of vitality, and Zhu Biao was also preparing to promote it.
Moreover, the promotion of banknotes is inevitable. Even if the court does not promote it, wealthy merchants from all over the country will open banknotes to facilitate transactions. After all, the convenience of banknotes is well known.
Although copper coins are good, their denominations are too small. It's okay to buy a steamed bun and a bowl of herbal tea. But to buy a cow, horse, donkey, and sheep, you have to hang them around your neck and waist several times, let alone buy a house, a car, and the like.
Gold and silver can also be traded, but unless it is official silver, the fineness and quality of each one vary, some are light and some are heavy, and their value has to be calculated through mutual consultation. There is no accurate exchange rate. After all, the currency that the imperial court really recognizes is still the currency.
Copper coins, not gold and silver.
Moreover, gold and silver trading is not that easy. If you want to buy small items, you have to use scissors to cut the silver bars into several pieces and weigh them before you can complete the transaction.
No one who really makes a living would take a silver ingot and slap it on the table. If you dare to take a picture, people will think your silver ingot is fake. If you don't cut it open to see the quality inside, they won't dare to accept it at all.
Therefore, large-scale transactions now use banknotes from large merchants, but banknote transactions are also cumbersome. Moreover, banknotes are guaranteed by the merchant's integrity. No one really dares to deposit too much, and no one dares to deposit them for too long.
Who knows if this businessman will one day offend a nobleman and confiscate his family and exterminate his family? How will the money stored in it be calculated at that time? Can it be exchanged with the government?
I'm afraid that if the money doesn't come back, I'll have to pay for it myself, so I basically use my own banknotes. If I accept someone else's money, I take it out as soon as possible. It's more secure to bury it under your own ground than to entrust it to someone else.
Moreover, cashing banknotes is not that easy. Most of them have to go through a long procedure. It does not mean that a beggar can just pick up a few large-denomination banknotes and redeem them. There are many things to say about it. Every household
They are all different, and I can’t tell you anything. Not only will the banknote not be cashed to you, but you will also have to be dragged to see the official.
Zhu Biao first asked a few people to talk about the banknotes issued in the former Yuan Dynasty. These people are not young and have spent most of their lives in the Yuan Dynasty. Naturally, they are familiar with the banknotes necessary for their own clothing, food, housing and transportation.
What's more, the remaining minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Zhang, was recognized by both the government and the public as being knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand something, or if he wanted to ask about the systems of past dynasties, he would always ask him.
Master Zhang is a traditional scholar who adheres to the golden mean and has many colleagues around him, so he did not speak first, so as not to leave others speechless and prepare to fill in the gaps at the end.
The rest of the people also knew the old master's character, so they told themselves that they were all smart people and naturally guessed the prince's intention in asking about this matter, so what Zhu Biao said was what Zhu Biao wanted to know.
Although Zhu Biao was also born in the Zhizheng period from the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the currency issued by the Yuan Dynasty at that time had already collapsed. The heroes of the Yuan Dynasty were doing their own thing and minting their own currency, just like a one-time government. However, these were just short-lived, and the currency they minted was also short-lived.
Appears for a moment.
For example, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng took Gaoyou and took the name Dazhou. In the 13th year of Zhizheng, he changed it to Tianyou, destroyed the bronze Buddha and cast Tianyou Tongbao, Xu Shouhui cast Tianqi, and Tianding Erqian. After Chen Youliang killed Xu Shouhui, he changed it to Dayi in the Yuan Dynasty and cast Dayi Tongbao.
The only money Zhu Biao ever touched when he was a child was Han Lin'er's Longfeng Tongbao and the Dazhong Tongbao minted by himself. The Yuan Dynasty banknotes were no longer as good as paper, and they were probably burned by the common people.
Therefore, Zhu Biao has no idea about the banknotes of the former Yuan Dynasty, and the banknotes of later generations are very different from the current situation. We can learn from them but cannot apply them. After all, the gap between the current times is too big.
As several people narrated, Zhu Yuanzhang on the other side also put down the pen and ink in his hand. In fact, as early as the first year of Hongwu, he had thought about making banknotes. It was difficult to make copper coins. Who knows who actually made them.
