331, Casting of Talisman Coins and Five Emperors Coins (Seeking Full Order)

The half-day meeting in the Political Affairs Hall ended smoothly. Google Search Reading

The hidden crisis was cleverly resolved by Bai Gui's method of becoming a disciple of Song Jing.

He entered the palace and met the emperor.

"Prime Minister Song is mature and prudent, and can be in charge of state affairs. You can learn some government affairs from him..."

"This is a good thing!"

Li Longji was fighting cocks in the courtyard, staring at the screaming General Jinyu.

Two fighting cocks were fighting.

He kept his eyes on it and replied casually.

After becoming a disciple of Song Jing, the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall was the one who had the final say.

Although there was suspicion of forming a clique for personal gain.

But Song Jing had a good reputation, was upright and honest, and helped him a lot in eradicating Princess Taiping. Compared with Bai Gui's original reputation as a frontier general, this little taboo was nothing.

Similarly, Bai Gui's statement of entering the court and lying dormant also made him very satisfied.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."

"I have been in the border area for a long time. This is my first time in the government hall. No one has given me advice. I was at a loss. When I saw Prime Minister Song, I vaguely thought of the day when I entered the Ministry of Rites to take the imperial examination... That's why I decided to worship Prime Minister Song as my teacher and learn how to govern the country."

Bai Gui didn't know whether Li Longji was really absent-minded, but he still explained patiently.

To gain people's trust, it takes more effort to do small things than to do big things.

For example, parents are often more partial to their unsuccessful children. The reason is that successful people are steady and will not easily say some flattering words, while unsuccessful people are careless and will say anything flattering...

See the big picture from the small.

You have to learn to put down your airs.

"Prime Minister Song recently ordered the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice and other ministries to ban bad money near Chang'an. Many princes and princesses of the royal family have come to the palace to complain to me. I originally decided to dismiss Prime Minister Song and let him stay out of the limelight for a while."

"You are worshipping him as your master now..."

"I am a little embarrassed now."

The outcome of the cockfight was decided, Li Longji turned around and said.

"Is this true?"

Bai Gui asked knowingly.

He worshipped Song Jing as his master for this reason. If Song Jing fell, his followers would definitely move closer to him, a disciple of the Political Affairs Hall. If Song Jing did not fall, it would not be bad for him.

As for the relationship between royal family and bad money, this is not a rare topic.

Bad money means inferior money.

In the Tang Dynasty, gold and silver were only valuables, not currency, and copper coins were currency.

From the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the Kaiyuan period, the punishment for privately minting money was severe.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, a law was promulgated: "Those who mint private coins shall be exiled for three thousand miles."

But the reason why it is still rampant is because the people who mint private coins have different identities.

Collusion between officials and businessmen has always been the mainstream.

People who dare to mint private coins without the protection of royal relatives and no background would have been implicated and killed with their entire family. And those who are exiled are often not royal relatives, but scapegoats.

Everyone knows this!

The status of royal relatives is noble. Among the eight things that cannot be discussed in the Tang law, even if they are convicted, the most they can do is to lose their titles. They will not be implicated or exiled for three thousand miles. The same crime has different punishments.

"Bad money affects tax revenue, which is a disadvantage for people's livelihood, but many royal relatives use it as a source of income..."

"Song Xiang's handling method is too straightforward. The time has come. Now it's time to save my image among these royal relatives. The word mean and ungrateful is not good."

Li Longji explained.

After hearing this, Bai Gui understood.

Song Jing's actions must have been instructed by Emperor Li Longji. After cracking down on private coinage, it is conceivable that at least the tax revenue in recent years will look better.

But Li Longji certainly couldn't tell his relatives that he authorized Song Jing to do it. Song Jing was Chao Cuo and scapegoat for Li Longji to appease his relatives. Of course, he didn't kill Song Jing, but... it was imperative to remove Song Jing from the position of prime minister.

(Emperor Jing of Han killed Chao Cuo, who proposed to reduce the power of the vassal states, in order to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.)

Li Longji was able to kill Princess Taiping, so he naturally had no feelings for these royal relatives. But the emperor also had to consider the opinions of his relatives to a certain extent. If he treated his relatives too harshly, he would be called mean and ungrateful...

Perhaps some people would wonder, abolishing bad money and prohibiting private coinage is obviously a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Isn't it a matter of course to defeat personal feelings with justice?

But... this is wrong!

It was rare in the feudal era to praise the sacrifice of relatives for the sake of justice.

In the feudal era, the people thought that if the emperor punished his relatives so severely and was so harsh on them, it was conceivable that this emperor would not be very good to the people of the world.

Unless this relative really did all the bad things..., but the crackdown on evil money is almost aimed at the entire clan group, not at individuals, so even the emperor has to be cautious.

"Now that Bai Qing has worshipped Prime Minister Song as his teacher, I am a little embarrassed."

Li Longji smiled.

After he ascended the throne, the royal clan must have moved closer to the royal children he was close to, and the royal children he was close to were Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen, the two princesses.

Although the two princesses were not the clan leaders who governed the clan, they had a lot of say in the clan. This is why the concubines in the harem all wanted to curry favor with Princess Jinxian.

There is no doubt about this.

Power is in the shape of a pyramid.

The emperor is at the top of the pyramid, and below him are the royal family members close to him by blood relationship, and the prime minister who rules the court.

Just like in the Great Qin Empire, after Ying Quliang became Qin Xiaogong, the royal family automatically drew close to Qin Xian Gong's eldest son Ying Qian, who became the person in charge of the royal family.

Therefore, Li Longji's words were very clear. He asked Bai Gui to persuade Princess Jinxian, and then use Princess Jinxian as a medium to let the clan members sell him face, to see if he could appease the resentment of the royal clan members this time.

"I do have a way, which may help your majesty."

"It can also put an end to the future shortage of money..."

Bai Gui's heart moved and he spoke.

The commotion caused by Song Jing's incident was not big, nor was it small.

To put it in a big way, it was just the dismissal of the prime minister, and to put it in a small way, the prime minister of a country was dismissed.

Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen were both female crowns. Although the royal clan members had visited them many times and had a certain say, Bai Gui felt that it was very risky to let the clan members sell him face. Even if he succeeded, it would not be good to lose favors.

"What do you say?"

Li Longji said casually.

He didn't think Bai Gui could come up with any good ideas. There are so many learned scholars in the world, and after thousands of years, no one has found a way to solve the problem of money shortage. Even if Bai Gui is as smart as a demon, he can't come up with any good ideas.

"Cast talisman coins and legal tender!"

"There are Taoist magic and magic power on copper coins..."

"I dare to assert that if this is done, even if someone in the world dares to imitate it and cast private money, the government can easily find the criminals who cast private money by using Taoist magic."

"Similarly, if the money in the world is collected by the government, the court will have surplus coins every year, and reward the kings, which can also dispel resentment."

Bai Gui cupped his hands and said something shocking.

From the Qin Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, money shortages have never disappeared. The reason is that the metal used to cast coins is low-priced when used as copper coins, but after casting copperware, the price has increased several times. If tin, iron, wax, etc. are mixed into the copper coins, the profit can be multiplied several times.

But in later times, there was no shortage of money, because paper money became a unified currency and was unprofitable. Private money... also became counterfeit money, but with anti-counterfeiting technology, even if there are counterfeit money, it is not much, far from the shocking private money phenomenon in the feudal era. More than half of the copper coins may be private money.

"Talisman money? Legal currency?"

Li Longji frowned, as if he had realized something. He hurriedly said: "My dear, please explain it in detail. I still have something to understand."

"Talisman money is condensed with the magic power of monks in copper, jade, and talisman paper, and engraved with talismans to suppress and maintain the magic power. Different monks have different magic power in the talisman money..."

"Therefore, magic power can be used as a basis for judging whether it is real money! If the magic power in the talisman money dissipates, it can be re-injected with magic power by the monks in the government."

"But this is a miscellaneous currency..."

Speaking of this, Bai Gui smiled, "The court recruited high-level Taoists and selected five in ten years. People, minting Five Emperors Coins, each coin has pure magic power, and is a coin of the Five Elements. This coin can also be used by monks for trading and cultivation. Over time, not only will the wealth of the people in the world be gathered in the treasury, but the monks scattered outside will also be unified by the court! "

"Another point is that there are demons everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, taking people's lives. This talisman coin and Five Emperors Coin are carried by the court's luck and are supported by the magic power of high-level Taoists. Gathering together, they can also destroy the demons! Return the world to a bright and clear world!"

After listening, Li Longji paced a few steps, clenched his right fist, and slammed it heavily on the palm of his left hand. After a few slams, he couldn't help but say a few good words.

He is not a shallow person, so he naturally recognizes the benefits of this talisman coin and Five Emperors Coin.

The talisman coin and Five Emperors Coin mentioned by Bai Gui have increased the difficulty of private coin casting and counterfeiting, which is equivalent to a superb anti-counterfeiting method. In the past, private money was mixed with a lot of metals. Although the thinness, weight, and color were different, it was not easy to distinguish. As for Fuqian, as long as the supervision was strict and the source could be traced, counterfeit money could be eliminated.

"I dare to let Zongsheng Temple handle this matter and bypass Shaofujian..."

"The specific rules for casting Fuqian and Wudiqian will be reported to Your Majesty in a secret order. Please keep this secret. The casting and modulation of Fuqian and Wudiqian will take some time..."

Bai Gui said again.

He proposed Fuqian and Wudiqian, not without selfish motives.

On the contrary, he had a lot of selfish motives!

The Shaofujian of the Tang Dynasty had a Minting Bureau, which was in charge of casting coins.

Bypassing Shaofujian and returning the casting of Fuqian and Wudiqian to Zongsheng Temple was equivalent to seizing the power of money! And the importance of money power in the court is self-evident.

In addition, the power of Zhongshuling was very large, responsible for the secret "sealed matters" directly reported to the emperor.

It can be said that from the perspective of the court's procedures, Bai Gui's approach is in line with the procedures, and even if the outsiders know about it, they can't find any faults.

"Taoism, magic, etc., I, Li Tang, was originally responsible for Zongshengguan..."

"Even if the matter of casting talisman coins and five emperors' coins is given to the Shaofujian, the Shaofujian does not have the ability to do so. I agree to this matter."

Li Longji nodded and said.

He can also see that Bai Gui has selfish motives. It would be strange if he didn't have selfish motives. It is very normal for the prime minister to collect power. This is the first step towards becoming a powerful prime minister.

Secondly, it is reasonable for Zongshengguan to do this.

"What about Song Xianghechen?"

Bai Gui asked.

"This matter... I will take it for the time being, and the matter of Song Xiang's dismissal will be forgotten."

"You don't have to look for relatives."

Li Longji waved his hand and said.

As long as this thing is accomplished, he will be one step closer to becoming the greatest emperor in history. He can still pay this small price. After all, the temporary resentment of the royal family will not lead to any major mistakes.