The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 997 Coinage Rights [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

"What a lot of money!" The people sent by Nei Shiteng and Yang Duanhe were a little numb.

The Jinyiwei killed people, and they and the Military Control Commission followed behind to search their houses. They had forgotten how much money was transferred.

Unlike the family businesses abandoned by the nobles when their country was destroyed, this time they have their real foundation and capital, which is no less than the assets that were visible when the country was destroyed.

"Aren't you going to take it?" The Military Control Commission clerk stuffed a few strings of money directly into his pocket, then looked at his temporary partner in confusion.

The Qin officials and soldiers looked at the corpses all over the ground and the cold blood that was still flowing. Who would dare to take the money?

"You dare to take this money?" Qin officials and soldiers asked back.

"Why didn't they take it?" The Military Control Commission member was even more confused. "The Jinyiwei gang of assassins came first. God knows how much they took!"

“……”The Qin officials were all silent.

Why do I feel a little envious?
"Aren't you afraid of impeachment by the Censor and the Supervisory Commissioner?" A Qin official quietly pulled over a member of the Military Control Commission and asked in a low voice.

"???" The Military Control Commission member was confused again and pointed at himself. "The Censorate? The Supervisory Agency?"

The Qin officials also reacted and felt a little shocked by their own stupidity.

The other party is the Military Control Commission, which is Bingzhou’s intelligence surveillance agency.

No matter how long the arms of the Censorate are, can they extend beyond Bingzhou?
"It's Bingzhou's custom that when we confiscate property or fight, we can keep a small portion for ourselves and only hand over the rest. Of course, it's best not to touch those unique and rare items."

"This is what His Majesty and the adults have agreed to."

The military officer continued.

The Qin officials were embarrassed again.

The Qin State also had this rule, and it was accepted by default, but they were too timid.

Or maybe he was frightened by the killing of the Jinyiwei and did not dare to take it.

"Generally speaking, in cases like this where property is confiscated and a family is exterminated, the rule in my Bingzhou is to round off the amount and only require the bulk of the money to be handed over. The rest is the travel expenses of my colleagues who are handling the case." The member of the Military Control Commission once again said something that made the Qin officials envious.

You take it once, and then you can erase it again!
"You guys are in charge of the grain department, so why don't you do anything?" The Qin officials were completely confused.

Li Yao, the superior official, had his calculation ability enhanced after he went to Bingzhou. He could calculate to the millimeter with just one glance. Who would dare to tamper with such a thing?

"We will investigate the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" The Military Commission thought for a moment and shook its head, "Whatever!"

They are a group of perpetually moving oxen and horses. If you dare to calculate every detail for them and increase their workload, will they scold you and still complain that they are not busy enough?
"Brother, you and I hit it off right away. We are not brothers by blood, but brothers in life and death. So, are you still short of people in Bingzhou Military Control? If not, Jinyiwei can also be used. I also know a little bit of martial arts!"

"..."

In Xianyang, Li Yao looked at the carts of valuables being pulled back and fell into deep thought.

"What a lot of money!" Ying Zheng's eyes also lit up.

Li Si started to build his mausoleum as soon as he ascended the throne. However, because a new palace had to be built, the money given for his mausoleum was not much every year.

Coupled with years of war, the construction of the mausoleum had to be temporarily suspended for a few years.

Now... I have money!

It's not that they have never seen money, but ever since Li Yao took office as the Minister of Grain, the national treasury has been in a balance of income and expenditure, and no money has been seen at all.

Now half of the national treasury is filled in an instant, how can they not be excited.

"I must spend the money, otherwise I will die!" Li Yao said in his heart.

Only he could balance the income and expenditure, so unless he was plotting a rebellion, if he killed someone in the street, Ying Zheng would say that he did a good job, and the court officials would all accuse the person of a crime and praise his martial arts skills. Only by being valuable and unique could he survive.

"We must leave some!" Ying Zheng's mind raced. He couldn't let Li Yao spend all of it, otherwise the construction of the Mausoleum of the First Li and the Afang Palace would be delayed again.

So, Ying Zheng and Li Yao looked at each other and saw what the other was thinking.

"Can you leave some for me?" Ying Zheng's tone was more humble than ever before, even with a hint of begging.

There's no way, he really doesn't know how to make money.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to see thousands of miles of fertile land and tens of thousands of acres of good farmland?" Li Yao started to tempt.

Ying Zheng gritted his teeth, it seemed like there was no hope, "I want to!"

"Then this money must be invested somewhere useful!" Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

If Ying Zheng tried to intercept it forcefully, he would have no choice.

But Ying Zheng was still a wise ruler with great ambitions and burdens, and he knew how to make choices.

But it is precisely because of this that he has stayed in Qin. Otherwise, he could have gone to Bingzhou.

"Neishi Teng and Yang Duanhe sent back a secret report saying that Emperor Xuanwu appointed Chen Jian as the Nei Shi in charge of grain in Bingzhou, that is, King Jian of Qi. Do you feel pressured, my dear?" Ying Zheng stopped thinking about it. The money was in Li Yao's hands and was destined to never return to him.

"King Qi... Chen Jian is no simple man. He has been able to stir up the world's economy with several of his moves. He should not be underestimated. However, there are only a few big and small cats in the Bingzhou Grain Administration Office. Chen Jian is a skilled cook who cannot cook without rice. He is not to be feared!" Li Yao said confidently.

He admitted that Chen Jian was no simple man, but how could a makeshift team in Bingzhou compare with the Qin State's Grain Administration and Internal Affairs Office that he had rebuilt with his own hands?

"That's good!" Ying Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Chen Jian was the king of a country who became a subject. Who dares to underestimate him?

"What I am worried about is that Chen Jian controls the entire Qi State's commerce and travel!" Li Yao still expressed his fears.

Although I don’t understand how Chen Jian controls these business travelers, I think Chen Jian definitely has the ability to do so.

As for getting involved in this matter, Li Yao had never thought about it. If he still went ahead to make trouble when the result was already known, it would not only disgust others, but would also completely offend the other party.

If you can disgust the other person, the other person can also disgust you in other ways, so there is no need to make both parties lose.

peace brings money!

"I am planning something big!" Li Yao looked at Ying Zheng and said.

"What's the matter?" Ying Zheng also sat up straight.

"Now that the war has ended, neither Qin nor Bingzhou are likely to fight in the short term, and they are both intentionally reducing the number of troops, so the demand for weapons is not that high." Li Yao spoke slowly.

"So?" Ying Zheng frowned.

"Collect all the soldiers in the world, sell them down, and unify the currency!" Li Yao said seriously.

"Unifying the currency, isn't that what we are already doing?" Ying Zheng wondered.

When Qin conquered various countries, it forcibly promoted the Qin half coin.

Bingzhou was originally based in the grassland and relied on Qin and Zhao for supplies. Because of the tense relationship with Zhao, the currency used in Bingzhou was also Qin half-coin. In exchange, the unified writing of Qin was also the "Wenzhengzi" (Lishu) promoted by Bingzhou.

"It's different. Bingzhou has a shortage of copper, so it doesn't have its own mint. What I want is that all the coins used in the world come from our Qin mint, and according to the number of coins needed by the world, we will impose minting restrictions to ensure the value of the coins." Li Yao said.

(End of this chapter)