Destiny Only Han

Chapter 870 Liu Ying: slipped away...

"What? What are you talking about, speak up!"

Liu Bang tilted his ears and his face was dull.

Opposite him, Liu Ying stopped talking, slowly took off the earmuffs, and then pulled out a ball of cotton from her ears, trying her best to restrain her mocking expression.

Liu Bang is deaf.

To be precise, it was temporarily hard to hear.

After all, when entering the mint workshop, Liu Ying reminded the old man to wear earmuffs, but Liu Bang didn't care about it.

Therefore, if you don't listen to the child, you will suffer a disadvantage...

After a while, Liu Bang felt that the buzzing and roaring sound in his ears gradually stopped, and he didn't feel that all the sounds came from an extremely distant place, rumbling, but Indistinct.

So Liu Bang asked again: "What were you talking about just now?"

Liu Ying replied: "I'm asking, what shall we have for lunch today? Should we go back to Bianliang or go to a nearby post house to eat some local specialties?"

Liu Bang waved his hand indifferently: "Whatever, I can do it."

After he got older, apart from still drinking well, he didn't pay much attention to his appetite.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ying looked at Bank of China and nodded slightly.

The latter understood in seconds, bowed and hurried away after saluting.

Since Liu Bang said that it doesn't matter, today's lunch can be settled at the factory.

This is not only to show closeness to the people, but also to see if the factory management has deducted workers' meals.

Seeing that everything was well arranged, Wang Ling praised with a smile: "Your Majesty, these machines are really ingenious. They can make coins with patterns on both sides and serrated edges in the blink of an eye. It really makes the lawless people sigh!"

Liu Bang smiled at the corner of his mouth, with a meaningful expression on his face.

He was born and raised in Peixian County, so the activities of Wang Ling's family in Peixian County cannot be hidden from him.

Therefore, it is easy to understand his profound meaning, that is, fortunately, Wang Ling joined the anti-Qin coalition army back then, otherwise, this so-called "civilian lawbreaker" would most likely be Wang Ling himself.

Wang Ling was stunned for a moment, and gave full play to his old ranger and the talent of being self-sufficient from Pei County, just pretending not to know, and still kept a flattering smile on his face.

Liu Ying smiled reservedly: "This is the power of technology."

"A philosopher once said that science and technology are the primary productive forces, talents are the primary resource, and innovation is the primary driving force. We will thoroughly implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of strengthening the country with talents, and the strategy of innovation-driven development, and open up new fields and new tracks for development. Constantly shaping new growth drivers and new advantages..."

Wang Ling was silent for a long time, then cupped his hands and said, "I understand. After I return to Bianliang, I will immediately stamp the letter of request for education funds submitted by the Marquis of Tangyi..."

The Marquis of Tangyi he was referring to was Chen Wu, the eldest son of Chen Ying. After Chen Ying died of illness last year in the position of Prime Minister of the Zhongshan Kingdom, Chen Wu inherited the title of Marquis of Tangyi, and now holds the post of Taixue Jijiu.

Taixue originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Taizhe, Daye, so Taixue is also called a university.

It’s just that Taixue at that time was not only a place for teaching and educating people, but also assumed part of the responsibilities of the court. The emperor and princes held sacrifices, held banquets, selected warriors, and negotiated battle plans here...

But now the Taixue in the Han Dynasty is just a simple institution, which does not undertake the functions of teaching and educating people, offering sacrifices, and banquets. Guoxue at the county level and all universities whose names bear the name of the Empire.

Well, the imperial academies are not in this category. After all, the main sources of funding for such academies are the "donations" from princes and kings, and the Shaofu, which is Liu Ying's small treasury.

Therefore, according to the procedure, Chen Wu had to first apply to Wang Ling, Prime Minister Zuo who was in charge of civil affairs, to transfer the money. After Wang Ling agreed, he would pass it on to Cao Shen for a second review, and finally, it would be handed over to Liu Ying for the final decision.

Therefore, Liu Ying's previous excellent reading is to open a green channel for this process.

On the other side, Liu Bang was playing with a newest silver dollar in his hand, and asked with a slight frown, "What does the word 'Dang Wu' mean?"

Liu Ying did not answer directly, but rummaged through the residual coins that were piled up in the box next to it due to machine failure, and showed the silver coins with "one yuan" printed on the front, or steel coins:
"Look, what Dang Wu means is that one silver coin can be exchanged for five such coins!"

"There are Dang Shi and Dang Bai here."

"Well, the value of a one-yuan coin is equivalent to a five-baht coin."

Liu Bang looked it over, frowned and asked: "I don't think there is any difference in the color of these coins. Why are they counted as ten or hundred? Isn't this a scam?"

Liu Ying explained:
"These coins are alloys, that is, made of a mixture of various metals. The main reason is that they are new coins, so the colors look similar. After a long time, they will be seen naturally. Therefore, the sizes, thicknesses and patterns of various coins are different. The difference is almost the same, there is only a slight difference, for the sake of easy identification, so as not to confuse them."

"As for ten and one hundred, it depends on the silver content of the coin. The silver content of ten coins is ten times that of one yuan, and five times that of one yuan."

"How can you talk about cheating?"

Liu Bang nodded and asked again: "Is this the new money you plan to replace the five baht money?"

Liu Ying smiled and said, "That's right."

"Five baht coins are round and square hole coins, which are melted and cast. In order to ensure the same size, the coins must be pierced with square wooden sticks and polished by machines."

"The process is cumbersome."

"This means that the cost and time to make money is too long."

"In the past, it was only available for domestic use. In addition, we have also issued a hundred banknotes equal to one five baht coin, which can basically meet the needs of ordinary people."

"But the crux of the problem is that now big Han dominates world trade, and we only use Han five baht when buying and selling things. This has led to the fact that the amount of five baht coins in foreign countries is far from meeting market demand!"

"Even if you work overtime..."

"So, in order to meet the needs of the people of the world, this has to require changes."

Liu Bang felt that something was weird, but he couldn't explain it, so he just nodded with a blank face.

On the other side, Zhang Buyi finally asked the question he had held back for a long time:

"By the way, aren't copper coins bad? We've been using them for thousands of years, why do we suddenly think of replacing brass with silver, and using silver dollars instead of five baht coins?"

"I remember you said that the precious metal content in Dahan is not high, so I always thought that the currency system composed of five baht coins plus silver dollars and gold would be much better than the current single silver as the main one!"

Liu Bang showed some agreement on his face, and he changed his mind about Zhang Busu...

To be precise, it's just a little bit, an invisible little bit!

On the other side, Wang Ling held a few broken coins and cast his eyes on Liu Ying.

Today's high-ranking Han officials are all believers of Huang Lao, and they all pursue the idea of ​​​​governing by doing nothing, and doing nothing if you can, so he actually has reservations about this comprehensive change of the country's currency system.

Well, Wang Ling's previous flattery behavior was actually to be afraid of Liu Ying and to please Liu Ying, and he wanted to get some benefits from Liu Ying...

After all, to put it bluntly, Wang Ling is only the professional manager and shareholder of Liu's Dahan Group. The important thing is that the shares in his hands can be taken back by the chairman Liu Ying effortlessly.

So, just be dedicated.

Liu Ying walked with them to a place out of the way, and explained with a smile:

"Let's talk about the copper coins first."

"As I said before, the five baht coin is made by melting and casting, which takes time and effort, and is not suitable for the current era of unprecedented major changes, so it needs to be innovated."

"Again, this kind of machine can also make copper coins, but the problem is that we need to open another production line to produce copper materials, which will invisibly increase the cost of making money..."

"After all, making money is a very profitable thing. The profit of coin minting is more than [-]%. When the number of coins minted is calculated in units of tens of millions, every increase of even [-] in cost will eventually be a very considerable profit." number!"

Wang Ling nodded vigorously.

After all, he had made counterfeit coins of the Qin Dynasty before, so he naturally knew the secrets of them. The important profit of coinage is also called seigniorage. Now this money is nationalized, that is to say, the higher the profit of coinage, the richer the country , when these big housekeepers allocate funds on weekdays, they won't be able to piece together...

Zhang Buyi also nodded:
"I get it, but I have another question."

"Where did you get so much silver?"

"Based on the output of overseas silver mines at this stage, I'm afraid it's not enough for the world to use silver coins, right?"

Liu Ying smiled: "Actually, it's not too much difference."

"The important thing is to replace the new currency all over the world. It will take about three to five years. During this period, the silver ore will be shipped back to the country, and the new money will be slowly rolled out to completely replace the old money. gone."

Zhang Buyi squinted his eyes, and thought of another thing in his mind again.

Last night, on the way back to Longhu Palace with Liu Le, Liu Le read the urgent message from Guan Zhong in the carriage.

Well, it was actually a telegram from Changle Palace Xu Negative, which basically said to ask Liu Le to sell the copper mine bonds he held and short the copper ore in the futures market.

Xu negative judged that the price of copper ore will have a sharp depreciation, and after the run is over, there will be no bitter tea leaves left!

At that time, Zhang Buyi felt that Xu negative was unfounded. After all, the big man is a copper-poor country. Even though copper ore is continuously imported from overseas, with the development of industries, such as the demand for copper wires due to the popularization of electric energy, copper ore The price has risen steadily.

What's more, the copper ingots after melting the copper ore can even be used as money!
How is it possible to reduce the price of copper ore?

But now he believed.

After all, after copper coins are no longer legal tender, depreciation is inevitable!
So, there are people in the court who are good at being officials, bah, there are people in the palace who are good at making money... Zhang Buyi is very happy.

Liu Ying went on to say: "At this stage, there is another way to obtain silver. It is different from the silver ore dug from the Iwami Silver Mine in Whale Island, and the silver coins obtained from overseas trade, but industrial production."

Liu Bang asked curiously: "Industrial production, does it still produce silver?"

Liu Ying explained: "Production, for example, when making electric wires. The copper materials used for electric wires are no longer smelting copper ore with fire and then drawing them directly. Instead, they are energized and electrolytic copper is used to produce pure copper. Copper, then covered with patent leather."

"In the process of electrolytic copper, a large amount of anode slime will be produced, and there is also a lot of gold and silver in this waste."

"For example, at the Mint in Guanzhong, most of the raw materials for coinage are waste from the wire factory..."

Liu Bang nodded, looked at Wang Ling and said:
"Actually, the Empress Dowager's family was a single father who migrated from the state of Jin in the early years. You don't think Liu Ying looks like a businessman from the state of Jin. He is careful about his budget, doesn't waste anything, and thinks about turning waste into treasure..."

"For example, this yang, what kind of mud, and the old oil left over from frying instant noodles, he also asked people to use it to make soap..."

Wang Ling's face was stiff, and he didn't know whether to echo the Supreme Emperor or refute it for the emperor...

On the other side, Zhang Buyi rolled his eyes, and for the sake of his close friendship with Wang Ji, he began to rescue Wang Ling.

He cleared his throat and raised a hundred silver coin in his hand: "Tsk tsk tsk, the portrait on the back of this coin is really lifelike!"

Liu Ying froze for a moment, turned around and left.

But it's too late.

On the back of his neck, a pair of big hands like eagle claws suddenly appeared.

Liu Bang's big hand.

"What are you going for?" Liu Bang's face was full of a fatherly smile, but his tone was a little dark: "Nai Gong remembers that you said at the beginning that the portrait on the back of this coin is your father's."

"What are you talking about, the founder of the country, it should be preserved forever!"

"So it's not suitable to use Nai Gong's profile picture!"

"Right?"

Liu Ying nodded with a smile on her face.

Then, taking advantage of the time when Liu Bang went to take the coin from Zhang Buyi, he quickly jumped half a step back: "Oh, I'm so hungry all of a sudden..."

As he said, he turned around and walked away as if fleeing.

Wang Ling and Zhang Buyi looked at each other, and slowly looked away, pretending that nothing happened and they didn't know anything.

Liu Bang held the silver coin and looked at it again and again, sneering again and again.

He remembered Taigong Liu's appearance very clearly. Old Liu had a face with Chinese characters and a nearly square chin, while he had inherited Mrs. Liu's round face with a round chin, but Liu Ying had an oval face like Lu Zhi. , is a pointed chin!

Therefore, although the head portrait on the back of this 'Dangbai' silver coin is not clear due to the template problem, the chin of the head portrait is definitely not Liu Taigong himself!
Because, that is a pointed chin!
Little bastard, don't let me catch you... Liu Bang clenched his fists.

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Longhu Palace.

After having breakfast with Liu Ying and sending him away, Lu Yu fell asleep again and didn't wake up until near noon, still feeling that he hadn't woken up yet.

After all, she hasn't slept much in the past two days.

On the day I set off from Chang'an City, I didn't sleep well because of excitement and other reasons, and I didn't sleep well yesterday because of other reasons...

Therefore, she decided that she could no longer have that reason for saying anything tonight.

But at the moment when she was sitting in front of the dressing table arranging her bun, she suddenly remembered what Liu Ying said before she left.

Twintails, God forever...

So, she untied her bun, grabbed her full head of hair with both hands and gestured a few times in front of the mirror, a bold idea suddenly popped up in her heart...

(End of this chapter)