Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 306
Changle Palace.

The turmoil on the grassland and the shocking changes thousands of miles away seem to never reach here. This is the political center of Zhuxia, attracting everyone's attention all the time.

Liu Ying sat upright and listened carefully beside Luo Xin. Luo Xin almost led Liu Ying to deal with government affairs, "Your Majesty, you don't need to be proficient in everything, as long as you can judge one thing. It doesn't matter if something is wrong.

The minister will definitely go before you.

I am afraid that the third and fifth younger brothers of the minister will not be able to assist you for a long time. You must mature as soon as possible. "

Upon hearing this, Liu Ying said earnestly: "Father Xiang, I will learn from you, and the peace and morals created by my mother and you will be maintained."

Luo Xin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are a benevolent monarch. Emperor Gao and Empress Gao have paved the way for you in the world. Now we need a monarch like you who is willing to recuperate. A generation of holy kings."

Liu Ying was very happy to be praised by Luo Xin. She picked up a letter, unfolded it, and immediately frowned slightly, and asked curiously: "Father Xiang, Ying has always had a question, since the Bangzhou era. , all countries do not allow private coinage, but why do we Dahan allow private coinage?
Many ministers said that allowing private coinage would only benefit the powerful and would be detrimental to the country's court, but Ying knew that this matter was decided by you personally, and you could not do anything wrong, but Ying was puzzled. Please also clear up the doubts for Ying. "

Luo Xin is best at playing with money, and allowing folks to mint coins is one of his major moves, now when he heard Liu Ying ask, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is a very complicated question, and Rong Chen will explain it to you in detail.

First of all, if the court wants to take back the right to mint coins, but the princes and kings disagree, what should we do? "

Liu Ying pondered: "I'm afraid we can only fight.

As you said, when it comes to matters related to the unification, the imperial court must never bow its head and compromise, it must fight to the end, and only you will live to the death. "

Luo Xin said in a deep voice: "Yes, but do you think the current world can experience a war that stretches across the entire world?
No!

This is why Chen and Empress Gao have turned a blind eye to many illegal acts of princes and kings for so many years.

General Han Zimu supports the imperial court. We can win the war, but what happens after we win?
The loser is the whole world, and the loser is the whole Zhu Xia.

The great general led the army to severely injure the Xiongnu, and the elder brother went to the grassland again. Only now is the stability of the Han court, and the common people have lived a good life without war for a few days.

If wars are started at this time, the little wealth that the world has just accumulated and the little economic recovery will be lost.

The Hun Shanyu would probably laugh outright.

This kind of stupid thing that the enemy is quick and the loved ones are painful is absolutely unacceptable. "

Liu Ying is a true benevolent king. He didn't want to fight at first, so he asked, "You are right, but Ying knows that you will not stop doing this just because of this."

Luo Xin was taken aback and then replied: "Your Majesty, you really understand me, indeed, although I don't want to let the world fall into the flames of war, I will not be afraid of a necessary war.

In fact, it is beneficial to let the princes and kings mint coins now.

Let me talk about the benefits to the imperial court first. Although minting coins is very profitable, it also consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. Most of the world is in the hands of princes and kings. Our population is not large. If these people are used to mint If money is not used to grow food, our strength will decline.

You remember, no matter how much money there is, it is all fake and empty. In this world, agriculture is the foundation, and only food and bows and crossbows and armor are the real strength of the court.

As long as we have food and armor, no matter how much money the princes and kings and the world’s tyrants make, it will belong to the imperial court. If they move to Shandong to guard the tombs of Emperor Gao and Empress Gao, they can only take it to Guanzhong no matter how much money they have. He was beaten to the bone by the heroes, and the money of the heroes finally flowed into the treasury. "

Liu Ying was completely shocked. She never expected that there would be such a method, especially what Luo Xin said, that if there is food and armor, he can rob money, which made him dumbfounded.

So you are such a father!
Then he was deeply moved, because he knew that doing these things was of no benefit to Luo Xin himself, it was purely for the sake of the court and him.

Liu Ying said softly: "Father Xiang, I understand what you said. This is good for the court, but you are a person with the world in mind, so this method must be good for the world, right?"

Luo Xin laughed loudly: "Exactly.

You see, this is a roll of bamboo slips, sold for a penny in the market, and the common people think it is worth a penny, so the deal can be concluded.

But if there is no more money in the market, but there are more bamboo slips, then one penny can buy more bamboo slips, what will happen to the people? "

Liu Ying suddenly realized: "Ordinary people will not spend money anymore, because a penny is getting more and more valuable.

This is also the reason why the folks say that cheap grain hurts farmers.

Ying knows, as you said, money is only when it flows. If you save all the money and don’t use it, it will do great harm to the big man.

So you let the folks mint coins and let the folks have more and more money?
But if there is a lot of money, won't there be a phenomenon that money is worthless?

If this roll of bamboo slips requires two pennies to afford, then the common people will have less money, while the powerful and the princes and kings can mint coins at will, but the money will increase, which is also harmful to the world. ah. "

Luo Xin reached out and took out two copper coins, and took out two scrolls of bamboo slips, and said: "The situation you mentioned, Your Majesty, will definitely happen in the future.

But not now.

Because there is a lot of waste in the world now, the food in the whole world is increasing year by year, and there are more and more commodities such as cloth and silk, just like the bamboo slips in the hands are constantly increasing.

Judging from the current speed of recovery, within 30 years, the world will only be short of money and will not dislike the abundance of money, and will need more coins from them.

If one day there are really more coins and no more money is needed, it means that the world has recovered and can withstand a long war. "

Luo Xin's last sentence is very plain, but it contains a deep meaning, which can withstand a long war, that is when the imperial court takes back the right to mint coins.

Liu Ying nodded and asked again: "Father Xiang, I heard that some folks are casting money with poor quality. What should I do?"

Of course, poor-quality copper coins entering the market will cause great damage, which is another form of wealth plundering, especially when private minting of currency is allowed, it must be minting poor money.

Luo Xin said: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about the reason why the poor money can be circulated in the world and why the people have to use it?"

Liu Ying thought for a while, shook her head, and looked at Luo Xin suspiciously, only to see Luo Xin categorically said: "The reason for this is because of the imperial court's coercion, forcing the people to collect poor money, and forcing the people to not be able to distinguish money. Good or bad, otherwise the government will arrest them.

The reason for this is that in the past, the coins were minted by the royal families of various countries themselves, and the bad money was also made by the courts of various countries themselves, which was done deliberately by the courts.

The eyes of the people are sharp when they are critical, but the power of the court makes them blindfolded and accept it with gritted teeth, because at least they can spend the bad money, and if they don’t take it, they will go to jail directly. "

Liu Ying was sweating coldly when she heard the words, and asked quickly: "Father, is my big man like this too?
The people in the world are so innocent. You said that it is already very difficult for them to live simply. If the imperial court wants to put a huge burden on them, isn't this what Tyranny did?

In the past, the Tyrant Qin ruled the six kingdoms, and the soldiers were elite and armored, but lost the hearts of the people of the world, and the country collapsed when the heroes shouted. If the big man followed in the footsteps, would the ending be different from the Tyrant Qin?
I don't think so, Father Xiang, please teach me. "

Luo Xin comforted Liu Ying and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if the heaven and the earth collapse, the mountains and rivers are cut off, and the earth dragon turns over, such a natural disaster, there is really nothing I can do.

But man-made disasters can always be resolved.

In fact, it is very simple to solve the problem of poor money. Now that the imperial court no longer enjoys the power to mint coins alone, there is no need to waste the imperial court's reputation and power to protect the coins of princes and powerful kings.

As long as you issue an imperial edict to the world, allowing the people to freely choose coins to collect, and allowing the people to reject those bad money in the transaction, those low-quality bad money will be rejected by the people, and they will soon find that the bad money in their hands is completely It fell into the hands, no one took it, and it couldn't be spent.

And they didn't dare to say anything, because casting bad money was not allowed by the court, and their only choice was to melt the bad money and increase the copper content in the coins.

As long as this is the case, good money will naturally drive out bad money.

The money that can be earned by minting good coins is far less than that of bad coins, so that the burden on the people of the world will be easier. During these years of recuperation, private coinage and the permission to reject bad coins can be implemented at the same time, and they can pass through smoothly. these years.

Wait until the world has regained its vitality, and then cancel the power of private coin minting and take it back to the imperial court. As for the policy of allowing the rejection of poor coins, it depends on whether you are willing to do so at that time. "

Would you like to?

How many emperors can resist this temptation when the wealth accumulated by the people all over the world can be collected by minting coins, and the treasury can be enriched?

Liu Ying didn't think too much, and said directly: "Father Xiang, please draw up an edict immediately. If it is too late, things will change. Now the poor money has just started to circulate. I am afraid that it is best to issue an edict now."

Luo Xin nodded in satisfaction. Liu Ying is a true benevolent monarch, and his love for the people of the world comes from the bottom of his heart. At least in his tenure, there is no need to worry about this matter.

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When any dynasty prospers, its financial system must be harmonious, and any dynasty's decline must be caused by financial problems.

The prosperity of the Han Empire in the early days was due to its flexible financial system. Among them, Luoxin, the Marquis of Dong'e, played the most critical role. The title of Emperor Zhi can highlight his status even more.

He adjusted the financial policy of the Han Dynasty three times before and after, and formulated policies according to the actual situation with ease. He was one of the biggest contributors to the prosperity of the Han Empire in the early days. ——"Global History Classical Empire"

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