Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 231
King Yu, who has always been diligent in governing, passed Yuwang's mansion but did not enter, so he went directly to Xiangwang's mansion, which is where the Military and Political Department and the Transit Department are now located.

Zhao Shu and Yan Chongxin led the officials to welcome King Yu back from outside the city, then dismissed the crowd and reported directly to His Highness King Yu.

"Your Highness, the army has been on the march for nearly four months, and it has cost about 800,000 taels of money, food, weapons and armor!"

Zhao Shu said with a grim expression, "Among them, 500,000 shi of military rations, about 300,000 taels of equipment and gunpowder, etc., and the rest totaled more than a hundred thousand taels, and the seizures were minimal."

"Nonsense!" Zhu Yixi was taken aback and hurriedly said, "I also seized two or three thousand horses from Jianu, five thousand pairs of armor, and countless other supplies."

"Your Highness, real silver, but two 30,000 taels!"

Zhao Shu sighed, and said: "Henan is too poor, these confiscations still have to be sent to the army, and the military and political department can get very little."

What's even more embarrassing is that the military and political department has to arrange farming for the army. This battle is indeed a loss.

"Don't worry about these gains and losses!"

Zhu Yixi waved his hand. Literati like to compare pennies and pennies. How can political gains be measured in gold and silver:

"The cavalry battalion suffered a lot of losses, especially for war horses. It is very difficult to supply them. The military and political department still needs to set aside a piece of land for raising horses."

"Yes!" Zhao Shu nodded with a wry smile: "Nowadays, Huguang has the most land."

"Your Highness, you can buy it from the intruder."

Yan Chongxin suddenly said: "Businessmen are saying that Shaanxi is short of grain, while Hedong and Gansu are rich in good horses. We can exchange grain for war horses."

"But try!"

Zhu Yixi thought for a moment, nodded and said: "However, we still have to be self-sufficient. We can let Shaanxi merchants go to the plateau to exchange for more war horses."

"Yes!" Zhao Shu clapped his hands in response.

"What about the transfer department?"

King Yu cast his eyes on Yan Chongxin.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Transshipment Department is naturally on the right track!"

Yan Chongxin smiled happily: "Silver coins and silver cents have already been accepted, and they are also widely used by the people. They are often used for taxation, and small businesses and small households can speak easily."

"In this way, merchants from all over the world exchanged copper coins and silver for silver coins, which led to the gradual decrease of silver coins."

"Then cast more!"

Zhu Yixi was also happy, there was [-]% of the net profit in it, the more it was made, the more money it made, subsidizing the expenses of the shogunate.

"So, I intend to mint 2 million silver coins at one time and put them into the folks. This will be more convenient."

Yan Chongxin cupped his hands.

2 million pieces are 2 million taels of silver.

In this way, the market can be initially integrated and all currencies can be unified.

Anyone who has read the book knows that in the financial market, having a unified currency is extremely conspicuous for the promotion of business.

For example, in the so-called golden period of the ten-year period of the Republic of China, its real boost was the promulgation of legal currency, which made the oil boil.

Along with commerce and trade, silver coins will gradually flow into Jiangnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and even the north.

"Can--"

Under Feng Xianzong's astonished gaze, King Yu nodded softly: "You can't leave even a penny."

"By the way, what happened to the copper coins?"

Copper coins are solid copper coins, which are distinguished from copper coins with outer circles and inner squares.

The people at the bottom prefer to use copper coins instead.

"These days when you are away, we are all trying. Solid copper coins are more convenient."

Zhao Shu frowned, and said, "However, in my opinion, one penny is too small and the cost is too high. How about forging it for ten coins or five coins?"

According to the current market price, silver is cheap and copper is expensive, and one tael of silver is equivalent to five hundred Wen.

One silver coin is equivalent to five silver cents, and one silver cent is equal to one hundred Wen.

And if a copper coin is forged, those rich people will smelt it into copperware privately, causing currency losses, or smelt it into bad coins and put them on the market.

Therefore, if forging is worth ten coins, it will be equivalent to the cost of two or three copper coins, which will cost ten Wen coins.

"Take ten coins!"

Zhu Yixi thought over and over again, and said: "One silver cent is equal to ten copper dollars, which happens to be convenient for conversion."

"As for other copper coins on the market, you can also use them. Of course, you can also exchange them for copper coins."

Silver, copper, the unification of these two currencies is of great significance.

"Yes!" Zhao Shu was overjoyed, forging ten coins would be of great benefit to the finances.

"What about Sichuan?"

"Everything is safe!"

Zhao Shu said softly: "However, I heard that the imperial court has sent many envoys to win them over secretly, but the effect is not great."

"After all, it's across Huguang!"

Zhu Yixi said softly: "I'm still stationed there, who dares to be presumptuous?"

After discussing the price of grain and salt for a while, Huguang is still safe and sound. These prices are not chaotic, and other things don't matter.

"By the way, this is the deputy head of the staff department, Feng Xianzong, who was born as a scholar and has some skills."

"I have seen the two seniors!" Feng Xianzong cupped his hands.

"They are all doing things for King Yu!" The two also returned the same salute.

Immediately, King Yu was tired and left Prince Xiang's mansion.

At this time, Zhao Shu waved his hand and called someone: "Director Feng is new here, go and arrange a good house for him."

"Yes!" The young man hurriedly responded.

After Zhao Shushi hurriedly left, Yan Chongxin said softly: "Director Zhao is an old senior, and he is the only one under the huge shogunate."

"Although we are both in charge, we still respect him a lot."

"Thank you!"

Feng Xianzong was very grateful.

Immediately, under the leadership of the young man, Feng Xianzong left Prince Xiang's Mansion, and the nearby streets were filled with houses in both rows.

"Director, these are our houses. His Highness sent someone to repair them and left them for us to live in. Which one do you like?"

The young man said very respectfully.

"so much?"

Feng Xianzong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Just find a room."

"How can that be? The rules are the rules!" The young man hurriedly said, "You are the chief minister. According to the court, you are the cabinet elder, how can you do whatever you want?"

He said in a low voice: "If you can't live well, the other two chiefs will feel uncomfortable."

Feng Xianzong was stunned.

He understands that once he chooses Xiaole, he will be regarded as a philanderer, and he is not a person inside and out.

On the surface, it seems that this is an unhealthy trend, but in fact, it is dictated by the rules, and the top and bottom are clearly distinguished.

It can be seen that the Yuwang shogunate has already separated from the Caotou team, just like a small imperial court.

And the old man made him even more terrified.

Too ostentatious, right?Don't hide it?
Soon, another person came, claiming to belong to Hu Cao, and brought a bag of silver coins, which he said was this month's salary.

"That much money?"

Feng Xianzong was surprised: "His Royal Highness actually changed the salary customized by Taizu?"

This is something that even Cheng Zu dare not do.

He was really shocked.

Looking at the leopard in the tube, who would not be surprised by His Royal Highness Prince Yu's thoughts?

Is the Nanjing court still sleeping soundly?

(End of this chapter)