Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

After returning to Yande Palace from Xiaode Palace, Zhang Xin became busy.

"Shang Gong Wu, have the young men inform the other palaces not to go over the wall to avoid collisions."

"Wanxiu, give this snack to the princess and tell her that I will visit her this afternoon."

"Madam Gao, I forgot a few items about Zhanji's diet. Who was in charge of it?"

"All the holiday gift lists from previous years have been sorted out."

"Wu Shanggong, I need to make up for my lessons!"

Zhang Xin, who was suddenly entrusted with an important task by Xu, explained the main things and then quickly grabbed Concubine Wu to find out the relationship between those who had dealings with the palace.

So-and-so and so-and-so are very distant relatives of whom.

So-and-so is not getting along well with so-and-so's family.

The people that the Prince of Yan's Palace currently has contacts with include all the princes, princesses' palaces, officials of the Prince of Yan's Palace, subordinates in the army, etc.

Looking at the gift lists sent by various families, Zhang Xin just wanted to give away the gifts.

It's been many years since I last did this.

"This is already considered a small amount. In the past, in wealthy families, children had to memorize a genealogy book when they were four or five years old, even though they couldn't recognize all the characters."

Seeing Zhang Xin looking hopeless, Wu Shanggong comforted her.

"I heard that for the ladies from noble families in the past, this pedigree was their dowry?"

Zhang Xin asked curiously while watching.

"Yes, Princess. Ordinary families don't have any pedigrees. This is the unspoken understanding between the big families. Once they get married, everyone will put the other party in the pedigree and manage them. Who knows when these relatives in the pedigree will be used?"

"Yes, if you marry off ten sons and ten daughters, that's already twenty families. If you add the sisters-in-law and their families, there will be dozens of families. No wonder they have to start carrying it since they were young."

Zhang Xin shuddered.

"I have to keep correcting the latest ones. If someone gets remarried, it would be very offensive if I make a mistake when I meet them."

Wu Shanggong smiled.

"All these things inherited from our Han era were messed up by the previous Yuan Dynasty."

Zhang Xin sighed.

She had read a lot of history books before, and all the dynasties before that were extremely glorious.

There are so many amazing and stunning people.

So many literati and poets emerged one after another.

Tang poetry and Song lyrics are fascinating to read.

However, from the founding of the Ming Dynasty until the time of Zhu Qizhen, some poems by literati were also brought into the palace.

She didn't remember any of them.

Zhu Gaochi once said that the Ming Dynasty was like a desert, covered with sand and gravel, and could not bloom the literati garden that needed care.

"There are still some aristocratic families, but they are all hidden deep. The emperor doesn't want them to come out and make trouble."

Wu Shanggong also placed the stack of gift lists that Wanxiu brought over on Zhang Xin's desk.

"When is the latest time to start delivering?"

Zhang Xin opened her mouth wide and looked at the gift list that was half her height, gritting her teeth.

"For those that are farther away, the princess should have already arranged to send them out. As for the rest, I estimate it will be at least half a month later."

Wu Shanggong covered her mouth and laughed.

"Then let's get started. Do as much as you can. I'll have to get my brother and sister-in-law over to work with us this afternoon!"

Zhang Xin looked up at the sky.

I read enough memorials in my previous life, so I’m going to exchange them for gift lists in this life.

This is all fate!!!

Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 30th year, December.

The cold winter has arrived. Although the winter in Yan cannot be compared with the truly bitter cold in the north, it is already quite cold in the morning and evening.

Zhu Gaochi is currently in a semi-vacation state.

Most of the time, she brings her son with her and accompanies Zhang Xin in the study.

Seeing that Zhang Xin's hospitality was commendable and that the gift lists were handled in an orderly manner, Xu moved all the account books of the Prince of Yan's Mansion to Zhang Xin to check the accounts, and she became a hands-off manager.

However, for Zhang Xin, this is easier than the gift list.

They were a money-making duo in their previous life.

If Zhang Xin didn't know the details of the food, clothing and other expenses for such a large harem, she wouldn't know how much money she would have wasted.

However, there are some things that Zhang Xin should not understand, so she has to pretend not to understand.

From time to time, I would pull Zhu Gaochi aside and ask:

"Have we in the Ming Dynasty always used treasure notes?"

"No, we used copper coins at the beginning. We also made a batch of Hongwu Tongbao coins."

Zhu Gaochi retorted.

"Ah, I don't think I've seen my mother much?"

Zhang Xin couldn't remember clearly, but she had never seen Bao use it after she came back. Her shop didn't accept many copper coins, only banknotes and silver.

"In March of the first year of Hongwu, the Dazhong coin style and the fifth grade of coins were issued.

Maybe some wealthy families can hide it in their homes.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, large coins were changed to small coins.

In the eighth year of Hongwu, in order to promote the use of treasure notes, the Tongbao coin was no longer minted.

It seems that it was used again in the tenth year of Hongwu.

By the twenty-second year, things had changed.

In the 26th year, the Baochao was completely unusable and the copper coins were banned.

Even if it is banned, this banknote will still be worthless.

Your family may use silver. People below you may exchange things for things.”

Zhu Gaochi counted them on his fingers.

"I heard from my father that in the early years of the Hongwu reign, they used Baochao (treasure notes), one string of Baochao was equivalent to one tael of silver, and could also be exchanged for one stone of rice.

But the year we got married, one tael of silver could buy four dan of rice, but if we used treasure notes, it would cost eight guan.

This year, my grain shops will not accept all treasure notes unless they have no other choice.

If we take it back, not only will we not be able to use it, but it will also lose value day by day.”

There was a hint of complaint in Zhang Xin's tone.

She has been resentful of this precious banknote for a long time.

During the Xuande period, she felt that the price of the treasure banknotes had dropped to the bottom and could not drop any further. One stone of rice required fifty strings of treasure banknotes to buy it.

You can't say that money is worthless because it was made by my great grandfather.

You can only say that rice is fifty times more expensive than in the first year of Hongwu, and that the current imperial court and the Ministry of Revenue are poorly governed.

During the Zhengtong period, the year she died, the seventh year of Zhengtong, the treasure banknotes could no longer be spent.

A banknote of one denomination could be exchanged for two copper coins at most, and this was a friendly price only for acquaintances.

At that time, the people in the Ministry of Revenue didn't know what to say in order to cover up the situation and avoid implicating the emperor's grandfather.