"The third thing is about coins. I asked you guys some time ago, and they all said the same thing as Prefect Yuwen. They all said that it is a major national issue and there is no good solution, so it is better to mint coins to solve the problem. Read"
"Not to mention anything else, when Grand Administrator Yuwen took office, he was able to detect the troubles in advance and report them to me. He concentrated on governance. He is extremely talented and deserves praise."
Having said this, Li Po smiled and nodded to Yu Wenxin, "I will not begrudge you the reward you deserve, and I hope you will encourage me."
Yu Wenxin stood up immediately and thanked him repeatedly. At this time, his mental arithmetic was completely in his stomach. As for what the reward was, he really didn't care much.
He has already served as the governor of Yanmen. According to the current situation, it is unlikely that he will be promoted to a higher position. At most, he will be rewarded with some gold, silver, cloth or mountain forest land.
For him who came from a wealthy family in Yuwen, it was nothing.
And if he hadn't gone to Yanmen, he might have wanted to be the counselor of the shogunate in the general manager's office. Now, in addition to being the prefect, he has already received several blows.
The image of this general manager in his mind was quite unpredictable and unpredictable, so it can be said that it is better to be his governor than to be his governor.
Li Po pressed his hand and asked Yu Wenxin, who was full of joy, to sit down, and then continued: "This matter is quite complicated, so I recruited Su Taishou. Su Taishou came from a famous family and had a profound family knowledge. He took this matter seriously.
There is real insight.”
Su Dan had been preparing for a long time. He stood up and said a few words of humility before sitting down again at Li Po's signal.
He pondered for a moment and then said: "It is not advisable to mint coins."
"As soon as the world was established in the former Qin Dynasty, the coins were unified. It has been more than a thousand years now. During this period, there were many tripods and coins in the coin system, so there is no need to count them one by one."
"Today, the currency system has certain rules, and it can't be easily changed based on the efforts of previous generations."
"The Emperor's five baht can be used all over the world. It is not unreasonable. The coins must be distributed in the central government. Those who mint the coins privately will be killed. The format, weight, etc. of the coins are all carefully considered. They have been used for many years to facilitate business transactions.
He is praised by people all over the world."
"The minting of coins in the early years of Daye started in a hurry, and soon after that it was known as white money. Many people refused to accept it. In Chang'an, you can sometimes hear that one or five baht can be exchanged for two or three Wen in white money.
Xian Da must be well aware of the disadvantages of this, so I don’t need to elaborate on it.”
"As for today's matter, I have thought about it for a long time. If the general manager really wants to mint coins, with the material resources of the two states now, it will definitely not be possible to issue new coins. Besides, if the people refuse to accept them, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Then it would be better to imitate the Kaihuang Five Baht, but the lower official is not optimistic about this. Craftsmen, copper, lead and other materials must be available, and if you want to issue coins, you also need a name. Therefore, the lower official does not advocate minting coins. Doubling the effort will result in half the effort."
Say, if it causes chaos in the currency system"
At this time, Su Dan shook his head, his meaning self-evident.
The others didn't care. Some of them nodded frequently, thinking that what Su Dan said made sense.
But Yu Wenxin frowned and listened, but wanted to say a few words to refute it. After all, he was the one who proposed the idea of minting coins. At this time, he was criticized in public for being completely bruised. How could his face look good?
Of course, it was impossible for him to refute at this time.
First of all, Su Tan's family background does have a convincing truth. People have been in charge of the branch affairs for generations. If you compare with them in this regard, you may be disgraced.
Secondly, it is obvious that Su Dan was recruited to Jinyang to solve the coin shortage, and he had been following Li Po for a long time and had to bear a much heavier responsibility than him.
Su Dan talked for a long time, and while organizing his next words, he picked up the tea cup and took a few sips. Seeing that no one refuted, he felt a little proud.
Li Po finally nodded and said with a smile: "What Sheriff Su said is reasonable and well-founded, and he is worthy of the descendants of the Su family. If there is a good way, there is no harm in saying it clearly."
Su Dan cupped his hand. After the previous buffering, his confidence finally reached its peak. He was the youngest here and had the least qualifications. To say he wasn't nervous would be nonsense.
The self-esteem of children from famous families is cultivated since childhood, and their self-confidence is honed in such speeches and political and military affairs.
"This matter is not difficult. I have two strategies to deal with it."
Well, after hearing this, Li Po immediately felt disgusted. Can't he just talk to people? He had to do it like this, which immediately reminded him of the story of Longzhong Zhuge. Hum, literati love to make things mysterious.
"One is to exchange currency. Nowadays, except for the two states that I have merged with, the price of food has soared to an unheard of level. You only need a few grains, cattle and sheep, and you can exchange for countless coins. If you can transport food into Hebei, Dou Jiande and others will surely come."
Rejoice and cheer, all the coins are useless to them."
"A little change can solve my urgent need."
Well, this is an eccentric idea, and has little to do with the matter of Du Zhi.
Without anyone else speaking, Li Po shook his head slightly and said to himself, this is not a good idea. He moved here and there to scrape together, so that the people of the two states were not short of food. How abundant it was.
, like Li Mi and Wang Shichong who only focused on the war without caring about it, that is nonsense.
Li Po felt a little cold when he thought about the process of immigrating from Youzhou while transporting grain to Hebei and taking the Taihang Mountain Trail.
Li Po smiled and said tactfully: "Let's talk about another way. My treasure is a substitute for someone else's grass seed. I always feel that I am at a loss. Do you think so?"
Everyone didn't say much, they just nodded in agreement.
Naturally, there are many kinds of thoughts in my mind, but it is true that no one is willing to exchange grain and grass for anything else. These days, you can have no money, but grain can save people's lives, and it is one of the most precious things in this troubled world.
The war has been going on for several years. Regardless of whether one is full or not, this principle has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Moreover, most of them are thinking that they are about to start a war with Li Tang in Jin. If Dou Jiande and others see that you have food, it would be disgusting if they threaten you from time to time.
Frustrated, Su Tan wanted to make a rebuttal: "People's grass seeds are my treasures."
But he still had reason. He took a deep breath and said, "I have another idea. I would like to ask the manager for your consideration."
Monthly ticket, monthly ticket, Ah Cao got off work late today, it was too late, it was so unlucky, this happened during the promotion period, Ah Cao cried, the progress of the plot has indeed been slow these days, but I have to write about the war in the future, let Ah Cao think about it carefully.
Fortunately, everyone is very patient and urged me to update, but I haven’t seen the plot yet. With such kind and righteous readers, Ah Cao can accomplish great things. To be continued.