"The functions of the Royal Bank of the Song Dynasty will be far more than those of the previous Papermaking Institute. Issuing banknotes is only one of them. It also has credit intermediary functions such as deposits, loans, and remittances. Ruan Aiqing, the original Papermaking Institute of the imperial court,
The local Jiaoziwu, Qianyinwu, etc. were all transferred to Dasong Yinzhuang. Two months later
The bank was officially established, and gradually developed to all states, and finally spread throughout the country. In addition, you compiled the purpose of the bank's establishment, the main functions of the bank in the future, the issuance criteria of new banknotes, and the exchange method with the original banknotes.
Register and distribute it to officials at all levels above the county government."
"Yes, I obey your order."
"Dear dear friends, I plan to issue new banknotes to replace the existing coins and other coins after the bank is officially established. After the new banknotes are put into circulation, they will be the only legal currency in circulation in our country and the original place will be cancelled.
Various types of money issued and current flows
After the common silver and copper coins have coexisted for a period of time, only new banknotes will be allowed to circulate in the market. If local or private individuals have counterfeited new banknotes, they will be beheaded in public. This will be revised by the Ministry of Punishment and the relevant laws before the bank is officially established.
promulgated and widely publicized.”
Chen Zongli, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, came out and said: "The Ministry of Punishment has received the order."
"Well, do you have any opinions on the name of this new banknote?"
Ma Tingluan said: "I think it can be called the Great Song Dynasty Coin. It is concise and concise. It represents the banknotes issued by our Great Song Dynasty."
Liao Yingzhong said: "Your Majesty, I think it can be called Dragon Coin, named after our Chinese totem dragon that has been around for thousands of years."
Ma Tingluan and Liao Yingzhong represent the two major camps of the DPRK and China respectively, and these two names have the most support. "Great Song Coin, Dragon Coin." Both sound good, and the neutral faction is also divided into two factions, each holding their own opinions.
"Your Majesty, Zan Wanshou, Minister of Commerce of Weichen, is here to leave."
Zan Wanshou, as the number one scholar in Xianchun's new department, patrols on behalf of the sky, and has just returned to the capital a few days ago.
"Zan Aiqing, tell me."
"Your Majesty, after combining the opinions of Lord Ma and Lord Liao, I think it would be better to call it the Dragon Coin of the Song Dynasty, or Song Yin for short. This not only reflects that it is a paper currency issued by our Song Dynasty, but also uses the thousands of years of Chinese heritage in it. It can be said that
Kill two birds with one stone.”
"Song Yin? Later generations talked about US dollars, so Song Yin also means the same thing." I was a little surprised, and secretly praised it. It is not difficult to call it the Song Dynasty Dragon Coin. The abbreviation of Song Yin is quite interesting. Since the Song Dynasty,
Silver is the first currency in circulation, so it is quite meaningful to call it Song Yin.
Jia Sidao agreed: "This is very good. I second my opinion."
I nodded and said: "Since my teacher and I agree, Ruan Aiqing, the new banknote will be called the Song Dynasty Dragon Coin, or Song Yin for short."
Ruan Dengbing said: "I obey the decree."
"The matter of Yinzhuang will be discussed here today. Ruan Aiqing, Yinzhuang is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs for the time being. All system approvals need to be approved by me personally. We will make final decisions on other matters later."
"Yes, I will leave first."
Fan Wenhuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, saw that the Yinzhuang matter had come to an end and went out to report: "Your Majesty, last night we received an urgent report from Eight Hundred Miles in Central Sichuan that Zhang Shun, the commander-in-chief of the Chengdu Prefectural Army Infantry, died in a royal matter."
I thought for a moment and realized that this was an opportunity. I sighed and said, "General Manager Zhang Shun is also a veteran of our dynasty, but it's a pity. Fan Aiqing, the imperial edict granted him a special gift of five official positions, and his son and eight officials have benefited from him."
"I obey the order." Fan Wenhuan said, "Your Majesty, who will take over?"
"Fan Aiqing, does the Ministry of War have anyone selected?"
"Your Majesty, there was a war in Chengdu Fulu a few years ago. We need a man with both talent and virtue to take charge. The Ministry of War does not have suitable personnel at the moment."
Chengdu Prefecture fought a war with Mongolia in 1259, and many places in western Sichuan have fallen. Chengdu Prefecture, like Yangzhou and Xiangfan, has become the three regions closest to Mongolia. Few people are willing to work there, especially high-ranking officials in the capital.
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Regarding Sichuan, I already have three candidates in my mind.
After the fall of Xiangyang, Zan Wanshou served as Sichuan's pacification envoy, leading the army and people of Shu to prepare for the war against the Mongols, so that the imperial court had no worries for the time being, and Shu was also safe.
The other person is Zhang Jue, known as the "Sichuan Owl General". He served as the deputy envoy of Sichuan, guarded Chongqing, and controlled the entrance to Sichuan for several years. Zhang Jue sat in Diaoyu City (belonging to Chongqing) for a long time, preventing and crushing
Defeated the massive Mongol invasion and defended half of the Southern Song Dynasty
Jiangshan. In the struggle to resist the Mongols and defend the country, he relied on the broad masses of the army and the people, resolutely resisted the Mongolian soldiers, and opposed compromise and surrender. Not only did he achieve brilliant results and outstanding achievements, he also foresighted the idea of uniting all enslaved ethnic groups to fight against the Jin Dynasty. All ethnic groups in the country and
Its advocacy of peaceful coexistence among regimes.
The third person is Peng Daya, the former prefect of Chongqing. This prefect, who was unknown in later generations, can be regarded as the main contributor to the persistence of Chongqing Prefecture for decades in the late Song Dynasty.
In his early years, as the prefect, Peng Daya knew that the geographical location of Chongqing City was easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the mud wall was its Achilles heel and the key to success or failure. When he was on a mission to the north, he had already seen with his own eyes the swiftness of the Mongolian cavalry.
He was very worried that the next target of the Mongolian army would be the Southern Song Dynasty, so he returned to Chongqing
Later, during the war, he immediately ordered the reinforcement of Chongqing City. The ancient city walls were all made of mud and were very fragile. He ordered the entire city's military and civilians to build walls with bricks and stones, and expanded the scale of the entire Chongqing City.
It extended to the Tongyuan Gate and Linjiang Gate areas, forming the "ancient Chongqing City" we see today.
The people and officials at that time were very incomprehensible and were very dissatisfied with Peng Daya's large-scale construction projects during this difficult economic period. They went to the government office and scolded him loudly, but Peng Daya said: "Don't regard money as money, and don't regard people as human beings."
, there is no reason that cannot be established”, which means that all
At this time, the emperor and the ministers in the palace no longer regard money as money, but people as human beings. Now building cities and protecting the country has become the reason for large-scale construction. However, due to time constraints, Peng Daya has no time to explain to everyone.
, still led his men to build the city wall day and night.
It was precisely because of Peng Daya's "intention to act" at this critical moment that the Mongolian army with one hundred thousand cavalry failed to capture the city, and the Mongolian army suffered multiple defeats in Chongqing City when it went south, causing the shaky Southern Song Dynasty regime to
It can last for more than 40 years. At this time,
The surname and officials only realized later and showed off their merits. Unfortunately, just when Peng Daya was completing the construction of the city and fighting fiercely with the enemy, he was jealous of others because of his achievements and was repeatedly slandered by traitors. The fatuous Song Lizong
He was dismissed from his post and investigated, and Peng Daya was demoted to a commoner. Finally, he passed away forever with sorrow, anger and regret.
However, after I ascended the throne, I saw this dismissal order from the late emperor's study, and I had someone bring a letter to Peng Daya, asking him to cultivate his moral character in Ganzhou and wait for my further instructions. After Peng Daya received my letter,
His mood immediately reversed, and he replied to the letter saying that he would definitely take care of himself and serve the country.
These three people are all loyal and brave men in the late Southern Song Dynasty, and they are not members of Jia Sidao's party. In this way, I can control two of the three major border troops.
I can rest assured about Zhang Jue and Peng Daya from Chongqing. For Chengdu, Zan Wanshou is not yet qualified enough to become the boss in Sichuan. However, Zhang Jue and others have been in Chongqing all year round and belong to Kuizhou Road. For Chengdu,
I am not familiar with the roads in the mansion. If I rashly order Zan Wanshou to rule Chengdu, will it be counterproductive? I have no idea at all.
I looked at the courtiers and said, "My dear friends, who is suitable?"
For a long time, no one among the generals made a sound. Firstly, most of these people were members of Jia Sidao's party. Secondly, they were unwilling to go to dangerous places, so they simply remained silent.
"Your Majesty, if you don't mind my old age, I am willing to go."