When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Regarding the relocation of the capital of Dayi Shang, Lu Fu did send the news to Xin Qu very quickly.

Coincidentally, there was an early morning court session the next day.

Xin Qu plans to talk about this matter tomorrow and consider everyone's opinions.

As a result, after attending court the next day, he still hadn't spoken.

The traveler Chun from the Palace of Imperial Households was the first to step forward. After bowing to Xin Qu, he said, "My Lord, the matter of relocating the capital of Dayi Shang has intensified recently. In addition, Dayi Shang seems to be promoting a new system called the right of commoners to join the army. It intends to classify the large number of multi-son clans and Dianjue as commoners like our Yan State, and allow them to go to the battlefield to fight.

At the same time, there is also a supporting so-called Dayi commercial core area of ​​the royal capital and border areas.

Because of this system, many clans living in the core area intended to migrate out, or sell slaves and purchase copper coins in order to avoid being targeted by the merchants in Dayi.

For a time, the value of copper coins was still rising.

In this case, should we increase the supply of copper coins to the South?"

Hearing this, many people's eyes lit up.

But some people also expressed opposition.

"Your Majesty, I object." Yao Ce was the first to speak up. "It is not easy to cast copper coins. Just the proportion is a delicate job. We don't even have enough for ourselves! And we have to sell them to the south? Besides, the big merchants in the south will definitely not circulate or collect these copper coins.

They purchased in large quantities, and most likely took them back and directly cast them into weapons.

It would be fine if they completely broke off relations with Dayi Shang. Perhaps these weapons could still serve as a guarantee for them to resist Dayi Shang. But I am afraid that they will eventually be bribed by Dayi Shang and turn around to deal with us.

Therefore, if you can avoid selling, don’t sell. Even if you have to sell, you have to raise the price of copper coins.”

"What the Grand Chancellor said makes sense."

"Master, this money must not be sold easily."

Xin Qu sat in the upper seat, listening to the discussion below.

At this time, someone stood up.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the new governor of Beijing, Sutan.

Although Sutan is a little lazy, he has long gotten rid of his laziness after years of experience and has been developing into a politician for several years.

When he was the county magistrate of Haiyang County, he developed it from a barren land into a large county with a population of nearly 5,000 people, which was enough to illustrate his ability.

Therefore, after the establishment of Beijing Prefecture, as the capital of the dynasty, the best place, and the foot of the emperor, Xinqu needed someone to be responsible for governing the local area and accelerating local development.

After choosing for a long time, he is the most suitable one.

As a result, he became the fourth-rank prefect of Beijing and was qualified to attend court.

After he stood up, most eyes were on him.

Before becoming the magistrate of Haiyang County, Sutan was the general manager of the early grain store of Yan State, responsible for the local donations in exchange for titles.

His network of contacts is terrifyingly wide.

So everyone wanted to see what his insights would be.

"My Lord." Sutan straightened his expression, "Beijing Prefecture's newly planned Daxing, Fangshan, Zhuoxian and other places require the excavation of a large-scale reservoir to ensure the regulation of water during drought and flood seasons, and also to ensure the future water volume of the canal.

Such a project, relying solely on the annual corvee labor of the Beijing government, would seriously affect the future development of the country.

Our Yan State has a lot of copper reserves, but the people's farming tools and weapons are mostly made of iron.

For a country, copper is mostly used to make currency for trade, and for some reasons, copper coins tend to flood the market.

This year alone, the price of grain in Beijing has increased by as much as 70% compared with previous years.

This is another increase after the stock price doubled after Zhuzijun returned to China.

From this we can see that too many copper coins were minted in the court.

Since the South needs money now and we need manpower, why increase trade?"

The expressions of many people at the scene changed.

Yao Ce wanted to speak out, but Sutan did not give him a chance and continued, "Besides, if copper coins continue to be so rampant, I'm afraid the people near Beijing will not be able to survive. The slaves are almost being squeezed dry.

Their meager salaries, coupled with the current skyrocketing prices, may lead to slaves rebelling this winter because they cannot afford firewood. "

Sutan's words immediately aroused Xinqu's vigilance.

As his mind raced, his sharp eyes fell on Yao Ce and the others.

Everyone just felt a chill and shrank back.

In the State of Yan, even slaves had a certain "salary". Of course, this money was not for them to do business or anything like that, but to allow them to meet some physiological needs.

Apart from being astringent, it helps them get through the winter.

Slave management has always been a technical job.

The slaves of Yan State were adjusted after Xin Qu returned from the Western Expedition, including the four-level slave system of A, B, C and D.

Class A and B are slaves who can work in the house. They are also naturalized reserve personnel and assistants who can be taken to the battlefield. They are the priority arrangement for every nobleman.

Levels C and D are completely uncivilized, barbaric, and coolies.

Most of the time, they still rely on working for the government in exchange for a chance to survive.

However, the government officials of this era were limited and it was impossible to take care of everything. So Xin Qu had to consider how to solve their resistance problem.

Finally, he thought of the old method he used before, which was to give the slaves a little money and a bowl of rice every day. At least they would not starve to death. If they wanted to have hope and live a good life, they could spend their own money to support themselves.

Doing so would certainly lead to the creation of hierarchy among the slaves again.

In this way, Xinqu could choose to treat the leaders of these slaves by treating them to a meal, beheading them, or keeping them as dogs, and then he could recruit a bunch of obedient and cooperative subordinates.

It is exactly the same as the system of ministers and minor officials in the big cities of Shang in the south.

It’s just that Xin Qu’s use of commercial means can provide a certain level of consumption capacity.

The result of this was that "firewood", the most expensive thing in agricultural society, officially entered the historical stage thousands of years ahead of schedule.

Although the land around Beijing Prefecture was all public property of the State of Yan, it was ultimately the political and cultural center of the State of Yan and the earliest developed place. There were landlords everywhere, so how could they not enclose and occupy the land?

Therefore, firewood prices are rising.

The slaves' wages were still affordable now because winter had not yet arrived.

Otherwise, when winter really comes, facing hunger and cold, there is a real possibility that the slaves will rebel.

Although this could also be considered a military achievement, Xin Qu was not interested in suppressing the rebellion at the moment.

What he needs is highly efficient development to compete with the south for development high ground.

Sutan also knew Xinqu's thoughts, and he was also the prefect of Beijing. He didn't want a rebellion to break out in Beijing in his first year in office, which would affect his resume.

More importantly, he needs to rub these nobles.

Who told them to be so disobedient?
How many things were caused by them?

Since one or two people are looking down on me because of their outstanding achievements, I will ask someone who can take charge to come.

Anyway, he has been busy in Sutan for so many years that he has come to understand one thing: power is only responsible to the source of power.

Therefore, Sutan now has only one idea, which is to keep prices as stable as possible.

Since the soaring prices are caused by the flood of copper coins, to put it bluntly, it is inflation + scarcity makes things more valuable, so let's deal with them together.

The South needs copper coins and the North needs slaves, so Sutan supports the actions of Diankefu.

The nobles ignored him, and the prefect was having a hard time, so he let Xin Qu know that the local area might be in chaos, thus affecting development.

Use your strength to fight.

Xin Qu nodded and said, "I know about the firewood issue. But it's not a big problem. Coal has been used for a while. It was used for smelting before. Now that the output has increased, it will be made into honeycomb coal and used as a new fuel, solving 99% of the fuel problem.

As for the rising prices, since there are too many copper coins, the Dianke Mansion will take over and buy them back.

Slaves no longer had to pay for trade, as bamboo coins were used instead.

Separate the two.

All the copper coins nowadays will be collected. Lords with surplus coins can deposit them in money houses, pay interest on them, and then take them directly to the south to obtain a considerable number of slaves from the south as soon as possible.

In addition, an isolation area was added downstream of Zhuo County to properly arrange for the slaves purchased from the south.

Finally, there is the issue of moving the capital to the south. We just need to arrange someone to keep an eye on it.

It will take time for the conflict among Dayi merchants to erupt. We cannot intervene at will, so as not to become the outlet for the conflict among Dayi merchants.

Next, they calmed down, concentrated on studying, practicing martial arts, and completing their respective tasks as quickly as possible according to the plan.

Don’t let all your hard work over the years go to waste when the time comes to evaluate your achievements.”

Xin Qu gave the following warning, and many people shuddered.

The accumulated power is so great that it can be seen from this.

"My Lord is wise."

No one dared to object and could only respond.

Xin Qu nodded: "Don't worry about the impact of bronze ware on us. The output of steel has increased.

New internal adjustment appointments for the Sikong Mansion have been issued.

Tao Ao will be promoted from the Iron Officials to the Junior Minister of Works. Seven days later, he should rush back to officially become the Assistant Minister of Works.

The reason he was promoted was because he mastered a technology.

If this technology is proven to be successful, we will be able to mass-produce refined steel.

Everyone knows what tempered steel means.

Once the success is achieved, he, as a county magistrate, will not be able to escape."

Xin Qu gave a reassurance to all those who opposed selling copper coins to the south.

Their eager eyes were fixed on the golden gourd warriors standing around the hall.

The armor and swords of these warriors are all made of tempered steel.

A real treasure!
What is the technology that Tao Ao has mastered? (End of this chapter)