Even if he was threatened by Cai Qi, Ye An still had to stand up and explain the importance of re-issuing official banknotes.
"Let me tell the officials, the official relations between the country and the dynasty are only something recognized by Shuzhong, and they are not used throughout the country. Even the shops in Tokyo City are only recognized by Shuzhong shops. Compared with the huge needs, it is still a drop in the bucket. In this case
,Why doesn’t the imperial court uniformly customize official banknotes for large amounts of money?”
Ye An's words made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think deeply. After all, there were already many people using Guanjiaozi in the Song Dynasty. In the past few years, Guanjiaozi issued in Shuzhong had changed hands countless times, which was quite obvious in the face of the huge market.
Out of power.
However, the sixteen merchant houses in Shu only have the right to maintain the normal operation of Guanjiaozi, but do not have the right to increase distribution, so Ye An's proposal is not a bad thing.
The most important thing is that with the continuous improvement of the Song Dynasty's economy in the past few years, both the quantity and quality of trade have made great progress, but the transaction method still remains in copper coins.
This seemingly troublesome thing actually restricts the development of business, restricts economic activities, and also increases costs.
Ye An stood in the court and talked eloquently: "Economy is the lifeblood of a country. The amount of national money means the strength of the country. The court should encourage people to trade and encourage merchants to transport goods to all parts of the country. Only in this way can the economy be revitalized and the national wealth enriched."
, but how to encourage? It is not just to appoint tax officials to supervise, but also to put themselves in their shoes. It is inconvenient to carry a large amount of copper coins with you, so the court will use official banknotes instead of large-amount copper coins for transactions, while retaining small-amount coins.
Copper coin trading can not only maintain the status of copper coins, but also ensure the value of official banknotes. Now that the government wants to cast Jingyou Tongbao, I kindly ask the officials to set up an official banknote department in the third department, set the principal amount, and print
Official banknotes are used in exchange for paying the bills!"
Cai Qi's face finally looked better. What he was most worried about was that Ye An completely abandoned copper coins and did not set a principal. Apart from anything else, Ye An's last sentence of setting a principal amount and issuing official banknotes hit the key point.
at.
It was better for Guanjiaozi in Shu, after all, he made his fortune in Shuzhong, but for the city of Tokyo, the appearance of Guanjiaozi was a good thing at first, but later the frequent transactions became too much.
If Ye An wants to change this situation, the best way is to control the issuance of official banknotes and prepare a large amount of principal. In this way, the court can also charge part of the official banknote exchange fees, which is a good choice.
Zhao Zhen finally agreed to Ye An's suggestion. While casting Jingyou Tongbao, he set up an official banknote department in the Third Division to issue Jingyou official banknotes. At the same time, at the request of Cai Qi, he transferred the Jiaoziwu in Shuzhong to the official banknotes.
The Banknote Department was merged so that Guanjiaozi could be exchanged for Jingyou official banknotes at the same price, and local and state governments were not allowed to charge additional fees.
The emergence of paper banknotes is a signal of the prosperity of the market economy. It is easier to carry than metal currency and can be used in a wider range. It is conducive to the circulation of commodities and promotes the development of the commodity economy.
At present, official banknotes are only defined for large-scale transactions. Once they are circulated, Ye An believes that they will soon become popular throughout the Song Dynasty. After all, people in the Song Dynasty have been suffering from copper coins for a long time.
Small-amount transactions are fine, but large-amount transactions are really driven by truckloads of money. Gold and silver are not circulated in this era, so few people store gold and silver at home. Perhaps the biggest advantage of copper coins is that they prevent theft.
, Rich families are not afraid of the copper coins in their warehouses being stolen. Even if you can steal, how many copper coins can you take away?
After the discussion at the court meeting was basically completed, the admonishers and censors also expressed their opinions and agreed to the use of printing official banknotes to replace the banknotes.
At the end of the court meeting, Zhao Zhencai reluctantly called and appointed the censor Shi Zhangpin to send He Zhengdan as envoy to the Liao Dynasty, and withdrew 300,000 guan of money from the three divisions as annual coins.
When it comes to Sui coins, the faces of all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are not good-looking, but they all know that this is a piece of money that must be paid every year. In any case, the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty have been without war for decades, and the trade and exchanges between the two sides
are constantly increasing.
Nowadays, the Liao Dynasty is in internal chaos. The more it is at this time, the more important it is to fulfill its promise. Otherwise, the Liao Dynasty is likely to use the method of transferring internal conflicts to stabilize the interior. Then the most undesirable scene will happen, and the Liao people will send their troops southward...
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There is nothing to say about spending money to buy peace. Even Ye An is not that passionate and angry. On the contrary, there are many stupid young people among the censors who are very dissatisfied with this, but they want to leave the job but are discouraged by the old ministers.
The court meeting dispersed, Zhao Zhen did not leave any courtiers to report to each other, and the courtiers had no intention of staying to report. Everything was settled in dust. What else is there to say?
Ye An strolled out of the Daqing Hall, stretched out while the censor was not paying attention, and the bones in his body made a cracking sound.
The daily training of the soldiers of the Imperial City Division was on track. Before they got close to the Yamen of the Imperial City Division, Ye An heard the roars on the school field when he was at Youjia Sumen. He looked like some of the elites in the army, at least better than
The soldiers of the Tianwu Guards guarding the Youjiasu Gate were so fierce that they looked like giraffes standing on the gate looking out at the Imperial City Division Campus, almost falling off the city gate.
Chen Lin stood at the door and saw Ye An and said: "The officials should dismiss the Prime Minister! Wang Zeng, the Privy Councilor, was also dismissed as the Prime Minister, but guess who succeeded Wang Zeng as the Privy Councilor?"
Ye An shook his head slightly: "The country cannot be without a prime minister for a day. Li Di also serves as the Ping Zhang of Zhongshu's family. I don't know who can succeed Wang Xianggong and take over the position of Privy Councilor!"
Chen Lin smiled mysteriously: "It was also because of Mr. Wang, who was still unwilling to perform his duties. He was recuperating at home and was invited out by Queen Mother Yang's decree!"
"Wang Shu?!"
Chen Lin raised her eyebrows, looked at Ye An in surprise and said, "What a good Ye Changsheng! I never thought that I usually don't pay much attention to the old ministers in the court, but now I can count them as treasures."
Ye An smiled bitterly and said: "It's okay if you don't know! This old pillar is too famous. He was a Jinshi in the third year of Chunhua of Emperor Taizong. He had been ups and downs in officialdom for many years. Zhenzong boasted that he was not surprised by changes in his place and had good prison management. He was the pillar of the dynasty. Although he was successively defeated
After being demoted, he was finally re-employed. As a minister of household affairs and a bachelor of Zizheng Palace, he knows that he is a mature and prudent minister!"
"Wang Shu once served as a counselor in political affairs, but he resigned due to illness. His body is indeed unable to bear the heavy responsibility. Do you know why he is appointed as Privy Councilor this time?"
Ye An understood now, nodded slightly and said: "This is to let him take over this position temporarily. After the officials find a suitable candidate, he will be dismissed from the privy post and another virtuous person will be selected!"
"Smart people will tell you the truth. Let's go and follow me to the Bingjing Service. Yan Wenying is still detained there. As for the other palace people involved, they should be handed over to the Internal Affairs Bureau for investigation. Only this Yan Wenying is different. After all, he is the Internal Affairs Bureau.
The deputy capital of the province has a very high status."
Ye An shook his head: "I have no right to deal with these officials' servants. All decisions must be made to the officials."
Chen Lin patted Ye An on the shoulder and said as she walked: "Don't worry, the officials have given instructions. If you don't want to see him again, you won't let him go!"
Got it! Ye An looked at the bottomless Bingjing Prison, which would be Yan Wenying's last place.
The water prison is terrible, but the ice prison is even more terrible. The cold here is not life-threatening but it constantly tortures the human spirit. Life in this cold prison is worse than death, let alone staying here forever...