Chapter 452 Brothers Suffer Together

"Wearing the Gong uniform and being honored by the title?"

Zhao Pu heard the surprise in the voice and looked slightly sideways only to see the official's dark face.

Well, it's already dark, so naturally you can't see anything at this moment.

However, Zhao Pu also understood the officials' surprise. After all, needless to say, the atmosphere after the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty was very different from that in Zhenguan and Kaiyuan.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that the emperor would be honored before the court, but it would be unimaginable to publicly wear the official uniform and honor him before the court.

As for the courtiers who publicly came forward to ask for the Empress Wu's old news, Zhao Pu just listened and passed it.

There is probably quite a lot of room for discussion as to whether there is some temptation or some sincerity in the above list of this letter.

Zhao Guangyi's mentality was a little more relaxed - look at his brother's heir, everything that can be praised is not the emperor's internal affairs, how can he not be a coward?

So Zhao Guangyi agreed with the light curtain:

"This is more appropriate. Empress Wu's governance of the country is not so much high-profile, but rather similar to when Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was the King of Qin."

"Crushing into battle and fighting to be the first, with the remaining majesty to seize the enemy, this is a very powerful strategy to control the government."

Glancing at his brother who was talking at length, Zhao Kuangyin put on a friendly tone and said:

"Is Zeping familiar with this task?"

Zhao Pu lowered his head and thought while laughing in his heart. King Jin's words were too straightforward.

If Wu Zetian is compared to the King of Qin and the people, then later generations will say that Liu E is completely opposite to Empress Wu. Who should she be compared to? Prince Jiancheng of Xuanwumen died?

It's not worth talking about, but when he thought about what officials had said before about the Zhenzong's shameless enshrinement of Zen, as well as his evasive words when talking about the alliance and the annual coins, Zhao Pu also felt a little helpless.

At this moment, after hearing Zhao Kuangyin's inquiry, he finally gathered his thoughts and said seriously:

"Since ancient times, Yizhou has been rich in trade but poor in gold and copper. Businessmen in Shu have a good way of making money, but they only suffer from bad iron and bad money."

"I also heard in Heyang that to buy silk in Shu requires a mule to carry a hundred catties of iron money, which is very inconvenient."

Zhao Kuangyin also understood this. A piece of silk weighs only half a catty, but it needs a hundred catties of iron coins to trade. So why don't businessmen calculate money in terms of silk?

And if this thin piece of paper can be worth half a catty of silk, equivalent to a hundred catties of iron money, then the merchants may have no reason to use it.

But the problem is equally prominent:

"Credit currency? Excessive issuance? Harvesting people's wealth?"

He knew all the words, but he didn't understand them when put together. Coupled with the light screen's unsparing comment that "I can't even figure out the physical currency system," Zhao Kuangyin felt a little anxious at the moment.

This feeling is like seeing a golden mountain but not being able to enter it, which is especially uncomfortable.

Zhao Guangyi, who was standing next to him, was not annoyed. He just wrote down the words Sui coins, Heavenly Book, farce, Feng Chan and so on, intending to think about it carefully and try to piece together a complete context.

Why didn't brother tell him these things?

…

Seeing Jiaozi's appearance in the light curtain, Liu Bei immediately became nervous:

"Kong Ming, the golden ticket from Yizhou..."

"Don't worry, my lord, the golden tickets have been issued, so please use them with caution."

"Nowadays, from Dujiangyan to the East China Sea, merchants all ask for Yizhou gold tickets to facilitate trade."

Kong Ming first gave his lord a reassurance and at the same time nuzzled towards Lu Su.

Lu Su was helpless, but still stood up together and said:

"As Kong Ming said, before leaving Jiangdong, Suye had heard that on the New Year's Day, the Gu family would spend money to buy gold tickets to win money."

In fact, at this moment Lu Su felt deeply about what later generations called "credit currency".

After all, no matter how difficult it is to imitate the golden ticket, in the final analysis it is still paper, neither gold nor copper nor silk.

Large households in Jiangdong can use it, firstly because the Shu brocade and Shu sugar purchased from this product can be resold at several times the profit.

Secondly, I was naturally impressed by Xuande Gong's achievements. Jingzhou defeated Cao, Yizhou and Hanzhong were defeated.

Now that Guanzhong has been decided, Lu Su can already imagine that the Jiangdong family members who are nominally loyal to Sun Hou may privately offer huge profits to buy this golden ticket.

Credibility is to let the people trust and use it. From this, we can see that Kong Ming quietly planned the golden ticket, but from this we can see how many people believe in Xuande Gong.

Kong Ming did not have such complicated thoughts as Lu Su. He just looked at the drawings left by Jiaozi of the Song Dynasty and thought that he might be able to print another version of the golden ticket.

However, such a decision is not easy to make. It is necessary to collect the official and market data of Jiangling, Chengdu, Hanzhong, to calculate the gap in coins, and then to calculate the output of the fields and workshops before making a proposal.

In fact, Kong Ming was extremely cautious about the banknotes he tried to print. He not only had Chengdu's inventory to anchor its value, but also had the official market under Xuande Gong as a guarantee, supplemented by the lord's military record and reputation, and Liu Ba, who was proficient in property. Only when you are based in Chengdu can you implement it carefully.

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"This paper money strategy is not a means of seizing wealth like the White Deer Coin?"

Li Shimin blinked and his thoughts gradually became more active, but at the same time, the instinct in his heart quickly suppressed this thought:

Later generations criticized Song Po a lot but still praised his prosperous trade, but they were still accused of not understanding currency.

Not to mention Tang, even though the younger generation also said that Jianghuai would be troubled by bad money in the future, but after all, there is no such worry now, right?

As for the difference between Jiaozi and Bailu coins, the officials could see it at a glance, and later generations also pointed out that the decline of Jiaozi was due to excessive hair and excessive hair.

For a moment, everyone frowned in thought.

But soon, Changsun Wuji sighed, and Fang and Du also looked at each other and shook their heads together.

"If we can set up a department to control it, it might be a policy that benefits the people." Du Ruhui affirmed.

"But this abuse of excessive issuance is absolutely difficult to eliminate." Fang Xuanling said more decisively.

Changsun Wuji sneered:

"If this policy is implemented, the emperor must be able to see the country clearly, all officials must not be selfish, and the clerks must be diligent."

"If not, if a disaster breaks out, this thing will harm the people even more than bad money. Although it has one benefit to the country, it has a hundred disadvantages."

One benefit and a hundred disadvantages, this is Changsun Wuji's assertion about this credit currency, and Fang Xuanling also agrees.

But Du Ruhui insisted on his own opinion, which was rare:

"In my opinion, if Tang can get Champa rice, open up the sea, and pacify the four directions, the country's expenses will increase by a lot compared with the previous Han Dynasty."

"The use of gold and copper is also much more, but the increase in good currency is only so much, so the problem of bad money is accumulated."

"Looking at what you said, this kind of currency guaranteed by the country's reputation is the best way. Now that you know it, if you are afraid of its badness and throw it away like a worn-out shoe, what is the difference between you and those who throw away food because of choking?"

The two sides rarely hold their own opinions and let Li Shimin decide, but for the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, if he is asked to talk about how to go straight to the enemy's head and break the formation, even if it is ten thousand words, it is nothing.

But when it comes to finances, he is a little confused, and it is also a bit difficult to see that both sides are not giving in.

Seeing her husband so confused, Empress Changsun said gently:

"In my opinion, since the pros and cons are difficult to determine, why don't you open a sheep market in Yunnei and Mayi and try it out for one or two years. You can see the pros and cons by observing the results and then make a decision."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up:

Let the Turkic elders judge whether it is good or not.

It's a pity that there is a superb strategy now, but the people of the Tang Dynasty can only suffer, so that the Turkic brothers can first appreciate this future strategy.

Li Jiaerlang suddenly felt that the title of Tian Khan on his head was more shining:

"Just do as the queen said."

After deciding this matter, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty expressed his curiosity about the Qing Dynasty:

"Declare war on all nations? Why is the situation in the Qing Dynasty so weird?"

If he knew about the declaration of war on all nations in normal times, Li Shimin would be amazed.

But now we know that since the Ming Dynasty, China has been inferior to the West in national strength, and before that, it was said that the Qing Dynasty was defeated by a navy of just over 10,000 people and surrendered. Later generations said that it was the disaster of closing the country to the outside world.

Based on what he saw in his heart, Li Shimin felt that the Qing Dynasty's declaration of war against all nations was more like Yelang's arrogance.

And he couldn't understand why she was illiterate even though she was in power until now.

After all, Liu E was also praised for being born in a humble family, but she was still diligent in learning. In the end, although she was wearing a royal robe and was compared with the queen, she still successfully left a good name.

The second daughter of the Wu family in the palace is the same, and she is extremely diligent in learning.

Why does the Qing Dynasty seem to be going backwards as it grows older?