In the Jiedushi official's room, Qiu Xuan placed more than a dozen Qianyuan treasures on Li Ye's table, "This is the big money that caused a stir in Chang'an. Please take a look at it, Your Highness!"
Li Ye picked up the big money and played with it for a while, then asked: "How many big coins does the court intend to issue?"
"It is said that about 800,000 yuan will be issued!"
Li Ye sneered, "What will be the consequences if 800,000 guan are distributed to the army?"
"Your Highness, I heard that many shops in Chang'an do not accept such large sums of money, and then the court is preparing to force circulation."
“What does forced circulation mean?”
"That is, all the grain and grass materials purchased by the imperial court were paid with large sums of money, including the salaries of officials and the army, and then ordered that all merchants and shops in the world must accept them at the price of ten cents. If they do not accept them, the Plum Blossom Guards will be dispatched to arrest people."
Li Ye nodded and asked Liu Yan, who was sitting beside him: "What does the military advisor think?"
Liu Yan fiddled with a few big coins and said calmly: "Businesses will not suffer losses. There is only one consequence of forced circulation, and that is a comprehensive price increase, starting with the price of rice, and then other firewood, salt, oil, soy, vinegar, tea, etc. will not be left behind."
, the final result will inevitably be boiling public dissatisfaction and demoralization of the military."
Qiu Xuan smiled and said: "The prices are already rising. The price of rice has risen to one hundred and twenty cents per dou, and other daily necessities have doubled. It is said that the rent has also increased."
Liu Yan shook his head, "This is just a rise after hearing the news. The real price increase due to the depreciation of money has not yet begun. Generally, it will be one month after the issuance of large amounts of money, and there will be a transmission process in the middle, which will take about a month."
After a pause, Liu Yan smiled again and said: "Can you please Qiu Shijun to always report to me the price of goods in Chang'an, which is firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, and seven items, plus a rent!"
Qiu Xuan nodded, "No problem, I'll ask them to collect it every day and distribute it every three days!"
At this time, Li Ye asked again: "Is Liang Chongyi's son still staring at you?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, we are still monitoring and you can take action at any time!"
"Wait a moment and wait until the eldest son's family arrives in Jincheng."
"I humbly obey orders!"
Qiu Xuan bowed and left in a hurry.
At this time, Liu Yan smiled and said: "I think this big coin is relatively rough in workmanship and can be easily copied. Is Your Highness interested in making some and investing it in Chang'an?"
Li Ye shook his head, "It doesn't mean much to me, but I guess Liang Chongyi and others will be interested."
"They may not expect it, they have to be reminded in time."
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "Let Liang Chongyi forge a large number of copies and then invest them in Chang'an. At the same time, let the court discover that Liang Chongyi made a lot of money privately. At this critical moment, Liang Chongyi's son suddenly died tragically, and the conflict intensified."
"Your Highness's counter-insurgency strategy is a good one. It would be better if the court discovers that Liang Chongyi is recruiting troops and recruits troops secretly. The effect will be even better."
Li Ye knew the court very well, or to be precise, he knew Li Heng very well. Of course Li Heng knew that Liang Chongyi was recruiting troops, but he would pretend not to know. But if Liang Chongyi was making big money privately and robbing the court of benefits, then Li Heng would
Henry will definitely be furious.
There is a small alley diagonally opposite the gate of Guan Gong Temple in Xiangyang, which is called Guan Miao Lane. There are three families living in the alley. The surname of the innermost family is Shen. The owner is called Shen Chenzhou, who is from Xiangzhou. He once served as the registrar of Tangyin County. When Chaoen surrounded An Qingxu in Anyang County, Shen Chenzhou realized that a war was about to break out and fled with his family to Xiangyang.
Six months ago, he was recommended by Huang Yuan, the head of the famous Huang family in Xiangyang, and became Liang Chongyi's staff. He was good at money management, so Liang Chongyi asked him to manage his finances.
In the past six months, he has done a very good job, keeping Liang Chongyi's personal accounts in order, so that Liang Chongyi can clearly see the increase or decrease in his wealth, and Liang Chongyi is full of praise for him.
Shen Chenzhou is about forty years old, with a medium build, thin appearance and a rather elegant temperament.
Early that morning, he left home and took a carriage to the Jiedushi Mansion.
Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of Jiedu Mansion. Shen Chenzhou turned around and saw Liang Chongyi coming down, escorted by hundreds of soldiers.
He hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and said, "Meet the envoy?"
Liang Chongyi asked with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with Mr. Shen?"
"I have something important to report to the envoy."
Liang Chongyi nodded, "Go to the official office and talk!"
Shen Chenzhou followed Liang Chongyi to the official room. Liang Chongyi sat down and asked, "What's the matter?"
Shen Chenzhou took out a few large coins and put them on the table, "How is your envoy?"
Liang Chongyi picked up the big money and asked curiously: "What is this?"
"This is the Qianyuan treasure that was just issued by the imperial court. It is worth ten coins in advance, commonly known as big money. The humble trustee got a few coins from the Chang'an market."
"Can this shit be worth ten cents?"
Liang Chongyi's eyes widened, "It's so small that one is worth two. Is the court crazy? Who would use this money?"
"Now the imperial court is forcing big money to circulate. Anyone who dares not to collect it will be arrested. The Plum Blossom Guards have been dispatched."
Liang Chongyi shook his head, "It seems that the imperial court's finances are very tight! They actually came up with such a bad trick to plunder wealth."
Shen Chenzhou lowered his voice and said, "Bizhi thinks this is an opportunity for us to make a lot of money."
"How do you say this?" Liang Chongyi immediately became interested.
"Your Majesty, please take a look!"
Shen Chenzhou pointed at the big money and said: "The big money is rough in workmanship and simple in craftsmanship, and it is easy to imitate. We can make a batch urgently and then take it to Chang'an to buy supplies, such as medicinal materials, leather, livestock, etc. It only costs 20% of the price. For the money, we can get five times the profit. Anyway, with the Plum Blossom Guards enforcing it, how could you not seize this opportunity?"
Liang Chongyi has been making copper coins privately. Everything is ready-made, and he can make a large number of them soon.
Liang Chongyi was overjoyed and gave a thumbs up and said, "If this plan succeeds, I will give you first-class credit!"
"I don't dare. This is a matter within the scope of my duties. I will do my best to do this."
"I will leave this matter to you, my king!"
At noon, Shen Chenzhou went back to Qingfeng Tea House, which was less than a hundred steps away from Jiedu Mansion, to have lunch as usual.
This Qingfeng Teahouse is owned by the Huang family. The biggest difference between a teahouse and a restaurant is that the teahouse does not provide wine. Of course, if the guests want to drink, the teahouse clerk can run errands to buy it for them.
Shen Chenzhou doesn't drink alcohol and is addicted to tea, so it's normal for him to come to the teahouse to eat and drink tea at noon every day. Sometimes Liang Chongyi will come here to have a cup of afternoon tea, but today he is not free.
Shen Chenzhou came to the teahouse, sat in the same seat as usual, and walked to the back on the pretext of going to the toilet, but he did not go to the toilet, but went directly to the shopkeeper's shop.
This teahouse has temporarily become the intelligence station of Helong Jiedu Mansion in Xiangyang. The general manager is none other than Miao Qi, the head of the Chengdu intelligence station, who was transferred to Xiangyang with a group of subordinates.
Shen Chenzhou's real name is Zhang Fengnian, and he is also a counselor of the Guanlong Intelligence Agency. He is quite strategic. It is true that Shen Chenzhou also works in the Guanlong Intelligence Agency. Zhang Fengnian pretended to be his identity and came to Huang's house in Xiangyang. Huang Yuan followed Li Ye's instructions recommended Shen Chenzhou to Liang Chongyi.
After half a year of testing, although Liang Chongyi was suspicious by nature, he still believed in Shen Chenzhou.
Miao Qi handed a box to Shen Chenzhou, "This is evidence that Li Qian secretly colluded with the court."