Baidu otaku as Chongzhen

Chapter 227 Not Covered

Yang Reform plans to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch silver coins, hoping that the chances of success will be greatly increased.

Wang Chengen had already distributed a brocade box of silver coins, and many ministers took a few of them.All the officials looked at the silver coin with strange eyes, and then looked at the emperor with strange eyes.

Yang Reform was burned by so many eyes, and felt a little guilty. Today, he was going to fool these guys...

"All the ministers and workers have seen this. I made it out of silver on a whim. I think that since everyone uses silver, why not make silver into money like copper coins? Wouldn't it be more Convenience? This silver coin was designed by someone, and this silver coin, I named it one yuan." Yang Reform thought for a long time before saying this, for fear that those ministers would give him one If life and death do not agree, then my half-day sensationalism is in vain.

Just when the officials were still hesitating and thinking about what was going on, Shi Fenglai, who was determined to talk to the emperor, immediately stepped forward to stand up for the emperor.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think this is a very good thing. I see that the silver coin is beautifully made, the color is good, and the weight is also enough. It is completely fine to make money. Thinking about it, even fragmentary silver is not easy to use now. , You even need to cut it with scissors before you can use it. There are also various kinds of silver. The fineness of the silver is different, so you have to estimate the fineness of the silver. Buyers and sellers will often argue endlessly because of the different estimates. If your majesty casts the same fineness, A large amount of silver coins must be a blessing to all the people!" Shi Fenglai doesn't care about the three sevens and twenty-ones now, and sings praises to the emperor when he grabs a few, but these few words are still effective.

After listening to Shi Fenglai's words, many ministers felt that what he said made sense, and they kept nodding their heads. Although it was usually done by servants when spending money, they also knew that it was really not good to use small amounts of money. It is convenient, you have to cut it with scissors, then weigh it, you have to check whether the bread is wrapped with lead, and you have to estimate the fineness of the silver. The silver coins can indeed reduce a lot of troubles. Isn't the imperial court making copper coins for this?It seems that there is no problem making silver coins now, not to mention that the emperor has even made silver coins.

"I want to report to Your Majesty, I dare to ask, what percentage of your Majesty's money is in silver? How much is this dollar worth?" A minister was enlightened and asked the core question of the silver coin.

"In my silver coins, silver accounts for [-]%. Each silver coin weighs seven cents and two cents, and one dollar silver coin is worth seven cents and two cents of silver. Hehe, it takes some fire and labor to mint silver coins. I believe everyone understands this." Yes." This data is Yuan Datou's data, and Yang Reform memorized it, and explained the value of his silver coin, and made it clear that he had to earn part of the money.

As soon as the words are exported.The ministers were even more arguing.This silver accounted for [-]% of the money. This silver coin is indeed of good quality. You must know that the imperial court casts copper coins. It is considered good money if there are copper, six lead and four. This is [-]% silver. It is really not easy to make it so exquisitely. However, Some people began to envy the emperor's [-]% fire consumption again. What fire consumption needs to be paid for a penny?No wonder the emperor wanted to mint silver coins. It turned out that it was because of the [-]% fire consumption.

In Yang Reform's heart, he was very worried, and his heart beat a little. He was afraid that these ministers would pick up the bowl for him to eat, put down the bowl and scold their mothers, and objected to this matter. He just shared a lot of fruits with everyone. If you oppose yourself and don't give yourself a little face, then you are really a tragedy.I'm going to scold them for being shameless in the street!

Although Zhou Yanru has not competed against Xu Guangqi today, he has not become an imperial envoy, but he has won the title of deputy imperial envoy. This is almost enough for him. He is only in his thirties this year, and Xu Guangqi can be his if he has enough time. Grandpa, how many more years can you do?The days to come are still long, and it will hardly be a problem to join the cabinet in the future. Of course, the premise is that the relationship with the emperor should not be too bad, so as to win the emperor's favor. Seeing the emperor throwing out the question of silver coins, his mind immediately turned , I feel that it is time for me to reciprocate, this is an opportunity to please the emperor.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have something to say." Zhou Yanru still had some cleverness, so he quickly thought up his words and stood up.The officials saw that it was today's celebrity, the new star of the Donglin Party, a competitor for the imperial envoy, Zhou Yanru, the real deputy imperial envoy, and they were all going to see what Zhou Yanru had to say. If Zhou Yanru said something good, this matter, It is probably done, and this is probably the Donglin Party's attitude towards this matter. With the support of the Donglin Party and the God Party itself, there is almost nothing that cannot be done, let alone those who have gained a lot of money. There is no reason why you should not give the emperor face.

"Oh, hehe, Zhou Aiqing, what do you have to say?" Yang Reform looked at Zhou Yanru's face, and found that this guy's face seemed very warm, which should be a good thing.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that the casting of this copper coin is in chaos in our dynasty, and it is time for your Majesty to mint new coins. Moreover, the use of scattered silver is indeed inconvenient. Firstly, the color is uniform, and secondly, the weight is uniform. This is definitely a good thing that will last for thousands of years. Your Majesty, I agree with this matter."

Zhou Yanru lived up to the emperor's expectations of him and said something in favor.

Hearing Zhou Yanru's words, Yang Reform felt relieved. This can be regarded as the Donglin Party supporting him, and if he has his own imperial party, this matter is basically a success.Regarding this matter, those nobles did not open their mouths to speak.It seems that those fruits of my own are not in vain.

"Hehe, what Zhou Aiqing said is good." Yang Reform said with a smile, Yang Reform said something in favor, and suddenly realized that maybe he was doing something wrong today.

Seeing that the basic situation of this matter has been settled, other ministers also came out to talk about this matter.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing. I want to start with minting money for the purpose of passing through the world. Now minting silver coins is convenient for the people of the world to use. It's a good thing! A good thing!"

"The Qing family's words are reasonable." Yang Reform said with a smile, this is because of the silver coin, and Yang Reform can be considered as a smiley face.

"Report to Your Majesty, I dare to ask, Your Majesty mints silver coins, which are so beautifully minted, what about copper coins? Does Your Majesty still mint copper coins? Are they both issued at the same time?"

"I thought it would be better to issue both of them and complement each other." In order to issue silver coins, Yang Reform began to accept repeated bombardments from ministers. Yang Reform felt that he had really made a mistake.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, is His Majesty going to abolish the money bureaus in each province by consolidating the right to mint coins? Does Your Majesty plan to keep the money bureaus in those places?"

"Indeed, there are too many money bureaus, and the money issued is too bad, and the value of the currency is not stable. After I am going to take back the right to mint coins, I will only keep two or three money bureaus..." Yang reformed a little I am dizzying.It's all in time for the press conference.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that the value of your Majesty's just issuing one kind of silver coin is still too heavy. It may still be inconvenient for ordinary people to use it. I implore Your Majesty, why don't you issue half a yuan, or one worth one or two silver coins?" Silver coins? The copper coins of the latter are added as fifty renminbi, or ten renminbi?" Zhang Jiude saw that everyone was talking, and felt that he should also say something. What's the matter, now that he is the deputy imperial envoy of immigration, he should also be in front of the emperor. Show your face and support the emperor.

Yang Reform took a look and found that it was the newly appointed deputy imperial envoy, minister of the Ministry of Industry and censor of Youqin capital, governor of Hedao, and admiral Zhang Jiude who raised this question.Zhang Jiude's suggestion is still very constructive.

"That's right, that's right. Zhang Qing's proposal is really good. This is indeed because I didn't consider it thoroughly and was negligent. Is Bi Ziyan, the servant of the household department, here?" Everything was done very well, but one thing was overlooked and a big taboo was committed, that is, this matter should not be played by oneself, and there was no room for manoeuvre, and everything had to be faced directly For everyone, for example, nowadays, the ministers have to answer all the questions by themselves. This makes me very passive. Fortunately, there is no resistance to this matter, and it has been passed by default. Yang Reform feels better In the second half of the year, I can rely on the fire consumption of this coin to live!
"The minister is here." Bi Ziyan immediately came out and replied.

"Bi Aiqing, the Ministry of Accounts should be responsible for minting coins. Now, let's leave it to the Ministry of Accounts. You reminded me to mint new money, so you are responsible for minting new money and issuing silver coins. , Copper coins, sum up the opinions of all the ministers, make a good total, and write a note to present it, I want to use it... The matter of minting silver coins was also a whim, and I didn't think too much about it. It’s not perfect, this is up to you..." Yang Reform planned to run away...

Yang Reform burst into tears, facing the firepower of all the ministers alone was indeed not an easy task.I really made a mistake today. In the future, it is better not to go to battle in person. It is better to ask for help. However, today I can’t help myself. In order to hurry up, I didn’t discuss with others, and I didn’t arrange it. Even the silver coins were in the It was only delivered at the last moment, and there was nothing I could do.

"The minister takes orders." Bi Ziyan was a participant in this matter, knew what the emperor meant, and immediately took over the task.

Although Yang Reform called Bi Ziyan out to help him resist the fire, the firepower of the ministers was still wave after wave.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Say."

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask Your Majesty, how much is this coin to be minted? How much is the mint? Who pays the mint? Who does the interest go to? The Ministry of Households as a rule draws money and interest. How much interest should be drawn?" The minister may have seen After understanding the problem, I immediately asked the question to the core of the core.

This question is very professional, and Yang Reform really burst into tears. I have never considered such a complicated issue. What I consider is the fire consumption of [-]% of the silver. Is the rest considered by myself?
"Of course, the more you cast, the better, and I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes. The more you cast, the more profit I'll make. I'll cast the original, and the interest will of course belong to me. Of course, the Ministry of Households can share part of the profit. My present Everyone knows that the internal money is about to run away. The many expenses I promised in the second half of the year have not yet been settled. Everyone can’t just watch me go hungry? So, don’t fight with me for this money interest Let's go." Yang Reform said to the ministers in a joking tone, he only hoped that the ministers would stop bombing him in turn and pretend to be pitiful, and hope that these people have not yet realized how the silver coins are made to make money, and they are going to send the Hebu The profit sharing is settled, so that even tomorrow, I am not afraid, and I want to change the things that have been settled, but there is no way.

All the ministers realized the emperor's predicament and laughed knowingly. The emperor was too naughty. What do you mean that money can run away from mice?However, it is true that the emperor's expenses are high. Just the 200 million taels of military pay in the second half of the year has made many people feel dizzy.Also no longer ask the emperor.

Seeing that many ministers stopped asking questions and looked amused, Yang Reform secretly rejoiced, and tried to find an excuse. Before this group of people came back to their senses and figured out how profitable the silver coins were, they decided on the share ratio.

Although Yang Reform ran away with his head in his arms and talked to the ministers in a tone of begging for mercy, there was still someone who did not intend to let it go so easily. This person was Guo Yunhou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Bi Ziyan, the servant of the ministry, did not call himself the emperor. Obviously, the emperor had a problem with him. Guo Yunhou felt useless and angry, so why not call him the minister, but only the servant?I can't go on working as a minister of the household department. The household department only knows that there is a servant, but I don't know that there is a minister. Didn't the emperor mean to tell me to get out?Guo Yunhou felt that he had been abandoned by the emperor, that the emperor had hurt him, and he planned to reflect his own existence before being driven away by the emperor.

"Oh... Your Majesty, I understand, I understand!" Guo Yunhou pretended to be greatly surprised!A look like this.

This time, it not only attracted the attention of all the ministers, but also attracted the attention of Yang Reform.

"Oh, hehe, this Qing family, what do you understand?" Yang Reform asked, Yang Reform was secretly happy, secretly happy that he had deceived all the ministers, and was about to set a proportion with the household department.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand that Your Majesty uses silver coins instead of silver. Thinking about the disaster relief alone, it will cost tens of millions of taels of silver. If all of them are replaced with silver coins, wouldn't it mean that at least one million silver can be saved?" Guo Yunhou as the accountant Bu Shangshu is still very good at money. However, the emperor obviously didn't value him, and he may have to drive him to walk. Before walking, Guo Yunhou decided to show his existence.

Guo Yunhou's shout immediately lifted the fog of the silver coin minting. This silver coin minting is a new thing, and many people don't understand the mystery. It is an open secret that copper coins are profitable. I know, but the profit is also limited, and it is taken for granted that even if silver coins are minted, the income is also limited.In the past, when the new emperor came to the throne and cast new money, his income was only tens of thousands of taels, and it was only a hundred thousand taels. Therefore, even if the emperor said that he wanted to keep the money as his own, most people They didn't even care about it, thinking that there was not much money, and it was only tens of thousands of taels, which was not worth fighting with the emperor. Besides, the emperor also said that some of the profits should be distributed to the household department, so everyone didn't think too deeply.

Now that Guo Yunhou yelled, he fully understood that the silver coin minted was so profitable. It turned out that the emperor's ambition was not small!Everyone first looked at Guo Yunhou in unison, and then looked at the emperor in unison. The look in their eyes became different.From the sudden realization at the beginning, it became like this.

Yang Reform secretly yelled "Oops, now, his little calculations are in broad daylight, and he wanted to get away with it, but now it seems that it is impossible."

The views of the ministers towards the emperor have undergone earth-shaking changes again.Damn, the emperor is really good at making money, so he put millions of taels of silver into his pockets without compromising, and we are still counting the money for the emperor. Still in the dark.

Being scorched by several fiery "lasers", Yang Reform felt very stressed.Hastily tapped the table with his fingers to give Wang Chengen a hint.

"Your Majesty, this person is Guo Yunhou, Minister of the Household Department."

"Ahem... Guo Qing's family is indeed a great talent! Great talent! Why didn't I expect it? It turns out that this silver coin has such a great use, yes, yes! This must speed up the casting of silver coins , Bi Ziyan, tomorrow I will see the notice to issue new money, and tomorrow I will vigorously mint new money. There is such a matter of reducing expenditure and increasing revenue, thanks to Guo Aiqing's point of view!..." Yang Reform had no choice but to hypocritically attribute this incident to Guo Yunhou.

Although Yang Reform said he was grateful to Guo Yunhou, in fact, he wanted to strangle this guy to death in his heart. Yang Reform's plan was to muddle through first, to settle this matter, and to determine the most critical, the proportion of the household share.In this way, even if these guys who have been fooled by themselves and are so sensational that they can't use their brains think of something tomorrow, it will be too late. Generous.How do you know that such a guy came out and spoiled his good deeds, and all the officials are now looking at him with "retinae eyes", and he wants to swallow or eat most of the fire consumption of the [-]% of the silver, I am afraid it will not work.

Sure enough, the layer of mist that cast silver coins was uncovered, and the tricks inside were immediately exposed to the sun in broad daylight, and people came out again immediately, demanding a share of the silver.

"My Majesty, I believe that Master Guo's words are reasonable. Since the minting of silver coins is so profitable, Your Majesty, you should vigorously issue silver coins. It is best to exchange all taxes, transactions, tributes, etc. in the world with silver coins. , In this way, the amount of silver coins needed is huge! In this way, each silver coin saves [-]% of the silver, this is a great thing..."

"His Majesty, I believe that not only should we vigorously issue silver coins, but we must also strictly prohibit private minting. For those who dare to mint coins privately, copy their families and exterminate their families, they must also stipulate that they must use silver coins issued by the imperial court. Only in this way can the imperial court benefit. Can be pictured..."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is a blessing for the country! I just don't know how much money His Majesty plans to give to the family..."

A group of ministers jumped out immediately, wanting to divide the money, severely punishing the illegally minted, and the most abominable thing is to propose a share with the Ministry of Households...

Yang Reform was crying in his heart, and collapsed. He originally planned to pass the test, and took advantage of the fact that everyone didn't understand and came to eat alone. Now it seems that it can't be done, and he can only cut a part of the meat to the household department. This, his own loss will be great. The plan is to mint at least 700 million silver coins per year. If you save 300% of each silver coin, you can still earn at least six or seven cents per coin, that is to say, at least you can earn money every year. Sixty-seven million, now, it’s gone, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has cut the meat, now, at least two to three million!
(End of this chapter)