In the Han Dynasty, it was forbidden to mint private money
In the early Han Dynasty, counties were allowed to mint money freely. On the one hand, this caused chaos in the currency system and hindered the normal exchange of goods. On the other hand, some aristocrats, bureaucrats, and wealthy merchants manipulated the power of coinage and became richer than the emperor, threatening the central government. Wu Chu
During the War of the Seven Kingdoms, coinage provided important financial support.
In 113 BC (the fourth year of Yuan Ding), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an order prohibiting the minting of money by counties and counties. He transported privately minted coins from all over the country to the capital for destruction, and returned the power of coins to the central government. A special minting institution was established, namely, the Mint Mining Agency.
Zhongguan, the subordinate officer of Captain Heng, was responsible for casting the five-baht coins (also known as Shanglin coins or Sanguan coins). The coins were as important as their inscriptions and were of high quality.
, facilitated circulation and became the only legal currency at that time.
To sum up, it is illegal to mint private money and counterfeit money at this time, and it can only be done in secret. If it is openly publicized, or even minted other coins, and handed over to the central government, it can only be an open rebellion. If it is not
After Dong Zhuo's chaos, that is, after 190, there was only a dead end. Moreover, the common people would not recognize it. This matter can be cited by Yuan Datou, who was not as good as Yuan Datou in the pre-liberation district.