Chapter 315

Officials from Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Shangshu Province, Liubu, Jiusi, Wujian, Yushitai, jingzhaofu, and other officials in Chang'an City, as well as dignitaries, great scholars and relatives of the imperial family, stood in their own places in xuanzheng hall.

With the loud and clear voice of the ritual officials sounded again, the early Dynasty began at this moment.

The Historiographer was on one side, and the brush in his hand had been ready for a long time. It is a great honor for us to record today's events by ourselves.

Peiyan, the official of Zhongshu Province, made a pilgrimage to the court, which opened the curtain of today's court.

Pei Yan just wanted to continue to show the various classes above the court hall in front of the court, but Li Hong coldly interrupted: "don't bother. Today, you with status have met with your majesty these days and complained bitterly. I think you are willing to get straight into today's main topic: new money and old money exchange. Since the Imperial Court banned the trading of old money, it can only be exchanged. You must have failed to plan to make a big profit in the new year? Today, the meritorious and powerful families, the officials, the great scholars and so on, who have accomplished the foundation of the Tang Dynasty are all here. Are you recommending people to express them, or should I ask questions one by one? The time for a cup of tea has been discussed and started. "

With Li Hong's words landing, the main hall of the xuanzheng hall seemed to fly into countless flies all of a sudden. They were still caught off guard by Li Hong's direct entry into the main topic. Everyone also thought that Li Hong should take into account the large number of people in the xuanzheng hall and adopt a softer strategy. However, they did not expect that there was a big one Man against all.

After the xuanzheng hall made a unanimous decision, the voice of discussion gradually came to rest. What Li Hong didn't expect was that Kong Zhiyue, a great scholar of Hongwen University, was the first to come forward.

"I would like to ask your highness what I mean by" Kaiyuan Tongbao "in the Tang Dynasty? How many kinds are there? What's the difference between each? How much is each Kaiyuan Tongbao Kong Zhiyue stood in the center of the main hall, and was a model of human behavior.

Li Hong looked up at Kong Zhiyue and said, "in the fourth year of Wude, the wuzhu coin was abolished and the new coin Kaiyuan Tongbao was used. The new money increased by about 20% compared with the copper of the wuzhu coin. One coin weighs two baht and four silk. A thousand Wen coin, which is always the same coin, weighs six catties and four Liang, and uses the decimal system of Li, Fen, Qian and Liang. Because of the increase of copper and the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the abolition of the five baht coin did not meet such a great resistance. Including the gold and silver coins used by the Imperial Palace, there are 14 kinds of Kaiyuan Tongbao. The differences are big characters, small characters and so on. However, no matter what kind of money is, the weight of each coin is strictly controlled on the standard of two baht and four silk. Of course, if you add some people's private Tongbao, there will be more than 14 kinds of money. Kaiyuan Tongbao means the foundation of the country and the circulation of treasure and goods. "

After that, Li Hong looked at the silent crowd below. Kong Zhiyue's expression did not change. If his royal highness of the Tang Dynasty didn't even know the meaning of Kaiyuan Tongbao, it would be strange.

"Since the prince knows that Kaiyuan Tongbao was made by the Tang Dynasty, why should we abolish the meaning of Kaiyuan Tongbao? The founding of the country and the circulation of treasures and goods are the expectations of emperor Gaozu for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. When the former Emperor was alive, he was wise, intelligent, martial arts, and had no thought of making new money or abolishing Tongbao. Why did his royal highness insist on Abolishing the money Kong Zhiyue's words are sharp, but his attitude is respectful. Obviously, he doesn't want Li Hong to grasp him from other places.

"The times are progressing and things are developing, and nothing can remain unchanged. Kaiyuan Tongbao is an old system since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Just like the jade pendant you brought today is different from that of yesterday's crystal pendant, we need to develop in innovation. We can't stick to the old system and follow the tradition. Whether the new money has a far-reaching significance and influence on our Datang in recent years. Is it more convenient to trade than Kaiyuan Tongbao? Everyone here has a say. You have seen it with your own eyes. If you take the old money as the basis, how to carry out large amount transaction? Since the reign of Zhenguan, there has been a problem that the total amount of money is less than 1000 Wen. However, there is no good way to solve it. Do you think that if we continue to use the old system, we can continue to use the consistent money to 1000 Wen? "

Kong Zhiyue's face was flushed. He went to court today and specially changed his jade pendant to wear. He wanted to be held by his highness, but he didn't expect that the prince could see the problem.

As for the development of things and the progress of the times, the Imperial College is still Hongwen hall. No one has ever discussed these topics. Only the prince's Chongwen hall has students blushing over these disputes every day.

"As for the fact that money is less than 1000 Wen, no one can do anything about it. No one even knows when it started. With the advent of some natural and man-made disasters, the people in the Migui period in Chang'an were naturally willing to do something about money in order to be able to fill their stomachs." Wang Yifang, the imperial historian, stood up and saluted when he was meditating on Kong Zhiyue.

Li carried forward the paper in his hand, and Yang Wu handed it to Wang Yifang. Looking at Wang Yifang's reading, Li Hong looked at the crowd and said, "according to the statistics of the Royal Bank, in the past two years, the amount of money exchanged by the common people is far more than that of all the people, such as the meritorious men and so on. Wang Yifang, you are also recommended to be an official by the Wang family of Jinyang. It is said that half of the old money in Jinyang was exchanged by you with the new money, one for one, but there was always a handling charge of ten dollars for each one, but this is the case? ""This..." Wang Yifang didn't expect that the matter of Jinyang had been mastered by his Highness the prince. He hesitated and hesitated and said, "I don't know about this matter. If it is true, I think the old money is too heavy, so I need to pay some freight."

"It's your duty to be a royal historian. Why don't you know? Or not to report? Fang Xianzhong, you just went to Jinyang with your mother a few days ago. Do you know about this? " Li Hong raised his eyebrows and asked.

He found that Kong Zhiyue, Wang Yifang and Fang Xianzhong, who were the first to challenge him today, were all closely related to the Wang family in Jinyang. Kong Zhiyue was always close to the five surnames and seven families. Because of the imperial examination system, it is no longer a secret that the five surnames and seven families have reached out to cheat in the imperial examination.

Wang Yifang, needless to say, was recommended by the Wang family in Jinyang. Fang Xianzhong may have been keeping a low profile, but his mother is the Wang family in Jinyang, and he has a daughter, who is the imperial concubine after Li Xian.

It can be seen from this that the Wang family in Taiyuan used the common women of their own family to make friends with officials and win over the court hall, while the direct line maintained the marriage order with other families. The rich and powerful families got married, and the common people got involved in the chaotang. This is the reason why the aristocratic powerful family could not stand up and could influence the direction of chaotang all the time.

"The minister is loyal first and does not know the truth." After Yan Liben resigned, the Minister of the Ministry of work Fang Xianzhong said calmly.

Li Hong waved his hand at will, indicating that he should go back. Sooner or later, Wang's family will be in decline. Although the other four surnames are standing with him, some people have already begun to secretly hand out the book to themselves.

"Your Highness, we all know the advantages and disadvantages of the new money and the old money. But now there are many people who have the old money. Now we are short of copper to make new money. If you stop using the old money, the new money can't meet the daily expenses. So, isn't the business of Datang in trouble? I think it's better for your highness to allow the account department to open the exchange with the Royal Bank. How about the old money Within the royal family, a man came out of the room and said, it was king Cao, Li Ming.

"Uncle Cao, the Tang Dynasty is the Li family, and the old money is less than 700 Wen. Why do you have the heart to see the royal family suffer such losses? Or are you hoarding too much old money? " Li Hong asked.

Li Ming shook his head, still smiling, and said, "I do have a lot of old money in my hand. I even have a lot of gold and silver Tongbao, which were awarded by the previous emperor. But this money can't be traded. It can only be used as a souvenir or as a toy. Besides, I'm not the only one in the royal family? It is said that Princess Yiyang and Princess Gao'an have exchanged a lot of old money in other places a few days ago. What do you plan to do with it? Or the royal family alone? "

What kind of people did Li Xian, a little bastard, get close to? How could someone close to him make trouble?

Li Hong looks at Li Ming, the king of Cao. He wants to see through who gives him the courage to speak so in the face of himself?

"Not only princess Yiyang and Princess Gao'an, but also Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, the Royal relatives, also hoarded a lot of old money last year, at least tens of thousands." Li Zhen, the king of Yue, also stood up and said.

Kong Zhiyue and Yan Zhaofu looked at each other and saw a hint of excitement in each other's eyes. The corners of their mouths slightly pulled out an arc, and then they immediately began to close their eyes.

Li Hong sneered at the two Wang uncles singing a duel. He thought that these people would use Yiyang and Gao'an as an excuse and then stop their mouths. Unexpectedly, they came out to talk to Gao'an about Yiyang only after the Wang family in Jinyang took the lead.

However, this is also his weakness. Up to now, he does not know whether Yiyang and Gao'an have disposed of all their old money.

As for Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, I have never learned much from his mother. Wu Yuanqing and Wu yuanshuang were demoted to Lingnan. Their sons, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, were left in Chang'an by their mother after the death of South Korea's wife Yang. Now they are two idle people in Chang'an City after he Lanmin.

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