I'm playing tricks in Daqin

It shrank by more than half at once, and Li Wei was taken aback by this sentence, "Is there such a big difference? Why is the difference so big?"

"This is because the ratio of copper to lead is wrong. In the past, the ratio of copper to lead was half to half. Merchants could buy two thousand copper coins with one tael of silver. After they got them, they melted them in a furnace and made them into bronze wares. They changed hands for more than ten dollars. double the profit."

"so much?"

Xu Zuxing was obviously a veteran of coins, weighed it, and said with a smile: "Look at the copper coin in your hand, the copper content is greater, right?"

Nodding his head, Li Wei replied, "Bronze, six, lead and four."

"Hehe, this copper coin with higher copper content is indeed more beautiful, but its disadvantages are even greater. The imperial court spent a lot of manpower and material resources on mine mining, mining, copper smelting, and coin casting. The result? It is nothing more than fattening corrupt officials and profiteers. , it is the people who suffer.”

"This, this, how could this be?"

"Not only that, the imperial court minted copper coins, but the merchants took them away and cast them into bronze wares, and the copper coins were less. Not only the profits were made by the merchants, but the copper coins in the hands of the people were scarce, and they even had to barter.

The most important thing is that when the government collects taxes, it only collects silver. People have no silver in their hands, so they can only exchange two thousand copper coins for one or two silver coins at the official price of the court. At the market price of one tael of silver for a hundred papers, two thousand copper coins instantly became two taels of silver. "

He abolished the bad government, eliminated fire consumption, improved grain collection, and now there is a tax exchange to make a profit. His grandma, how come there are so many ways for the dog officials in this world to get money?

I can't get rid of it myself.

They all ate their brains full of fat, but they were still not satisfied. They moved their purses a little, and jumped out to make trouble.

"It's unreasonable, it's really unreasonable! I will kill all these beasts!"

In a fit of rage, Li Wei also forgot about the Weifu, revealing his identity in one sentence, but Xu Zuxing was not surprised, and looked at Li Wei with a smile on his face.

"You, you already know my identity?"

"Your Majesty is the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and his aura is overwhelming. How can the grassroots not see it?"

"speak English."

Li Wei said with a dark face.

"Um, Your Majesty's copper coin looks like it's newly minted, and the style has never been seen before. Now the imperial court has not issued an edict to promote the new copper coin. Whether there is a new copper coin in circulation in the hand is determined by extraordinary people.

His Majesty is not very old, and he is by no means an important minister in the court. The only possibility is that His Majesty is now the Holy One. "

"Knowing my identity, are you willing to say that?"

"That's right, if you use my method, it can be considered that I have done something for the people. If you don't dare to use it, then I can get one hundred silver dollars, which is enough to spend for a while. It is not a loss at all."

After taking a closer look at Xu Zuxing, Li Wei also understood that his rogue appearance was probably due to his ambition and hard work.

"After I ascended the throne, new money must be minted. This is a matter of face in every dynasty. Is there any way?"

"Simple, cast according to the ratio of copper, four lead, and six. In this way, the writing on it will be blurred, but it is a good thing for the country and the people."

"Okay, then follow this ratio."

Li Wei agreed so happily, this time it was Xu Zuxing's turn to be surprised.

"Your Majesty, let's talk about the grassroots. Such a ratio will make the writing on the copper coins blurred. This will affect the face of Your Majesty and the court."

"I don't intend to be a rabbit master. What do I want to do with face? Can I sell it for money? As long as it can benefit the common people, so what if I am shameless?"

Xu Zuxing has been an official for a long time. He first served in the Tang Dynasty, then changed to an official in the Jin Dynasty, and finally became a Qin official, and was dismissed by Li Wei's father. Counting Li Wei, he has seen four kings, only Li Wei You can be shameless for the sake of the people.

The king chooses the ministers, and the ministers also choose the emperor. Xu Zuxing is very satisfied with Li Wei, a king who is determined to forge ahead and can withstand the pressure of his ministers.

"Enter the court and become an official, and help me carry out the reform of the currency system and get rid of this bad government."

"No."

"What? You still want me to play the game of visiting the thatched cottage?"

"Your Majesty, the first emperor issued an edict to demote the grassroots to common people and never hire them."

Li Wei had already been checked by people. Back then, Xu Zuxing proposed the reform of the currency system. Like Li Wei, Xu Zuxing attracted opposition from the Manchu Dynasty. In order to stabilize the situation in the court, Li Gang could only severely punish Xu Zuxing, which was regarded as an explanation to all officials.

Li Wei took out the backup he found in the palace and asked, "Is this the imperial decree?"

After taking a look at it, he sent the imperial decree back, "Exactly, Your Majesty, the grassroots will never see their day in this life. If your majesty does not give up, the grassroots will have no regrets if they can speak more. Your Majesty, what are you doing?" !"

Xu Zuxing discovered that while he was speaking, Li Wei actually took out the torch and ignited the imperial decree directly.

"What do you say I'm doing?"

"Your Majesty ignited the imperial decree..."

"Nonsense, how can I burn the late emperor's decree? I obviously didn't do anything."

Looking at the burning imperial decree and Li Wei's playful smile, Xu Zuxing smiled wryly and said, "Your Majesty, when the first emperor demoted the grassroots people to common people, many ministers knew that they are still officials in the court."

"Do they still dare to pretend to be successful?"

Dazed for a moment, Xu Zuxing immediately understood what Li Wei meant. If he really wanted to be more truthful, if he wanted to judge the authenticity of an imperial decree, he had to look at whether there was an archive in the palace. Now that the archive was destroyed by Li Wei himself, it could be true Now, whoever dares to say that he has a part in the imperial decree of never employing Xu Zuxing will commit the crime of false edict.

"Your Majesty Long En, even if the grass people are smashed to pieces, they can't repay what happened."

"Don't call yourself a grassroots, I let you be an official..."

"No, Your Majesty, something big is going to happen in Chang'an. It may be more useful for Caomin not to show up at this time and hide behind the scenes."

"What's the big deal? What's the big deal?"

"Copper shortage."

Xu Zuxing used his own experience to explain what it means to be humble and dare not forget to worry about the country. This stinky rascal who plays cards with women always pays attention to the changes in the currency market.

Li Wei's reform of the currency system was something he wanted to do most in his life but couldn't do it. He was humble and light-hearted, but he could see it more clearly when he was not in the game.

Xu Zuxing is keenly aware that starting today, someone secretly buys copper coins at high prices, and the new copper coins with deliberately increased copper content may also be able to reduce the court's copper reserves.

Chapter 6 and Four: The Silver Car Enters Beijing

"Is it the ghost of the Qianzhuang Alliance?"

"They have been cornered, and the copper shortage must be their desperate counterattack."

Once the copper shortage breaks out, it will have a great impact on Daqin's economy. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a depression in all industries. The economy is severely sluggish, and the business of the bank will also be affected. It won't work either.

Not to mention whether Li Wei, who has always had a bad temper, would become angry and directly kill the bank, but once this trick is used, as long as Chang'an's economy does not want to collapse completely and return to the primitive era of bartering, Li Wei will have to bow your head.

Hearing this, Li Wei also secretly admired Xu Zuxing's vision. The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. He relied on the economic knowledge of later generations to make the bank alliance suffer one after another. But in terms of professional knowledge, the self from later generations is really not as good as Xu Zuxing This financial talent.

"Is there any way?"

"It's easy to say, but it's also difficult to say. As long as there is enough copper, the bank's counterattack can be defeated."

"Okay, if they want to play, I will play this last hand with them!"

With Xu Zuxing's reminder, Li Wei began to prepare after returning to the palace, but he didn't know if he didn't check. After checking, Li Wei wished to kill more than half of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

There was only silver in the treasury of the household department, but Li Wei ignored it, but there were copper coins in the treasuries of the counties near Chang'an. Originally, Li Wei wanted to exchange silver dollars for the copper coins of the counties, and concentrated in Chang'an to fight the sniper battle.

However, after the investigation by the black guards, the result was that there were no copper coins in the money banks of the counties. It was obvious that the local officials colluded with the bank and exchanged the copper coins first.

The guard in black got a secret order to purchase copper coins from the private sector, but it was still one step behind the bank, and the purchase quantity was quite limited. If a money shortage broke out, the copper coins would be sucked up in an instant when they were put into the market.

"Your Majesty, there is important news!"

"Copper Desolation appeared?"

Li Wei asked in surprise.

"No, it's not the copper shortage, but it's also news about the bank..."

"It's getting late, everyone hurry up and keep up, don't fall behind."

The team in charge of escorting the silver car walked on the road in disguise. Although it was to deceive people, such a group of people would always attract the attention of others.

"Did you hear anything?"

In the team, several guards noticed something strange and whispered: "My right eyelid is always twitching, and I am worried that something will happen."

"Bah, bah, don't say such bad words, I just want to finish the ticket quickly and go home to hug my big fat boy. I haven't seen my son since he was born for a few months."

"I also hope to go back soon, and I hope this time it will go smoothly."

The leader of the escort car suddenly turned around, and sternly reprimanded them: "What are you all muttering down there, let me tell you, if you delay the trip because of you, I will make you suffer..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a "whoosh", and the leader of the escort suddenly opened his eyes and opened his mouth wide, his expression gradually became ferocious, and the guards thought they were about to lose their temper, so they quickly admitted their mistake in fright.

"We knew we were wrong, so let's hurry up."

Suddenly, with a "bang", the leader of the escort fell heavily from his horse, only to see a long arrow sticking out of his back, which hit the door of his life.

The guards were stunned for a moment, and those who reacted quickly began to scream loudly, "No, there is an ambush!"

The scene became chaotic at one point, the leaders were all killed, and these guards were like snakes that had been beaten to seven inches, fatal with one blow.

At this time, dozens of men in black rushed out from both sides of the road, full of murderous aura, and the long swords in their hands were like sword shadows flying across. Seal the throat with a sword.

Although these men in black were not many in number, they were extremely fierce. The group of guards looked like lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of them.

Without a leader, now that they are in such a situation, there is no way to hide. A few courageous guards drew their long swords and shouted: "Brothers, if you want to survive, fight them!"

When everyone thought about it, it was indeed the reason. Seeing that these men in black wanted to catch them all, the guards gritted their teeth and drew their swords to meet the enemy.

Soon, the two sides fell into a fierce battle. These black-clothed men were all agile. Although the guards knew some fists and kicks, they were insignificant in front of these people.

"I don't want to die, I really don't want to die."

In a panic, a younger guard tightly held the long sword in his arms, closed his eyes, and kept praying in his mouth. Seeing this, the fellow who came with him suddenly used his body to block a ray of fire towards him. The white light coming from the chopping.

Immediately, blood slowly flowed down his neck, hitting the little guard's face tick-tock, and saw the little guard raised his head and opened his eyes, and the fellow he was most familiar with suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing the fellow smiling, the little guard was so scared that he hugged the fellow tightly.

"Run if you can, don't stay here, you will die."

The fellow struggled to leave a word and then died. The little guard saw another man in black attacking behind him, and he didn't know where the courage came from. He drew his sword and swung it suddenly, only feeling a burst of warmth on his face, waiting for him After opening his eyes, the man in black was cut off by him.

The red-eyed little guards chopped at everyone when they saw them, and the others were killed or injured. After a while, they were beaten back by these men in black.

"What should we do now, we will all die if this continues."

"It's a death anyway, don't care, I'm going to fight it out."

The guards had already been envied by these black-clothed robbers. A dozen of them formed a circle back to back, holding long swords in their hands, ready to deal with the robbers who were staring at them at any time.

"Our goal is only Yinche, cooperate with us obediently, and save you from death."

"Brothers, don't be fooled. When the time comes, we will die even worse. Stop talking nonsense. At worst, we will die together."

The guards refused to compromise and guarded the silver car one by one. The robbers saw that these people were so ignorant, so they prepared to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Preemptively, the guards rushed over directly, and the long sword pierced their bodies, making a frightening "cluck" sound.

Seeing that there were only four or five guards left, these people were considered to be quite skilled. Only one of them yelled, and then rushed towards the robbers brandishing a long sword.

He was unable to deal with the approaching blade from the robber's side, and only felt a warm current gushing out from his neck. Then he clenched the long sword with both hands, and with all his strength, inserted it into the robber's abdomen from bottom to top, lifting him high , and then both of them fell to the ground, motionless.

"It's quite tenacious, but it's also the courage of ordinary people, so I'll send you on your way."

The few remaining people couldn't hold on any longer, seeing that the robbers were about to succeed, suddenly, a group of soldiers rushed out and surrounded the robbers.

Seeing the soldiers coming to support, the guard finally breathed a sigh of relief, and fell limp on the ground. He finally escaped the catastrophe. Looking at the sacrificed companions beside him, tears welled up from his eyes.

There were originally so many brothers who were chatting and laughing just now, but now there are only a few of them left.

"No, hurry up!"

The leader in black saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly ordered to retreat, but now their numbers were also damaged, and several injured robbers were dragged along.

These soldiers are not good stumps, how can they allow them to escape under their noses, only to see them keep shrinking the encirclement and pressing the robbers.

The number of soldiers is large, and three or five people can easily deal with a robber. Soon, there will be new soldiers to support them.

Seeing that the group of soldiers was pressing hard, the leader of the robbers ordered to disperse and retreat, so as not to be taken away in one pot. Unexpectedly, these soldiers had expected that they would disperse and evacuate, and made preparations early in the morning.

"I advise you not to waste your efforts in vain, and catch them as soon as possible, you can't escape."

"Joke, if you want to trap us, it depends on whether you have the ability."

The leader of Heiyi led a few people to attack from the weak defensive place. Unexpectedly, after a while, the rest of the soldiers came to fill their positions.

The robbers who broke out from the other directions were killed one after another, and in a blink of an eye there were only a few of them left.

"Brother, we are finished."

"shut up!"