I want to be a grandson

Chapter 519 Zhu Yuanzhang's Prestige
The relationship between Wang Zhong and Jiang Yu is not bad at ordinary times, they both serve in front of His Majesty, at least they have to live with face.

Besides, Jiang Yu sometimes had to get some inside information about His Majesty from Wang Zhong, so that he could deal with it well, so as not to be in a hurry, and what he did was not in line with the Sacred Heart.

But it is obvious that the two are in a competitive relationship now, so naturally neither of them is willing to slack off, for fear of being caught by the other party.

It is most appropriate to explain the state of the two of them at this time with the phrase "a knife hidden in a smile"!
During this period of time, when Wang Zhong was on duty, Wang Baoyuan ran away, and sometimes he would rather spend less time in front of Zhu Yunxi and stare here.

He pays special attention to the things His Majesty values.

And he also knew what His Majesty would most like him to do.

So no matter how soft Jiang Yu is, how hard he hides the needle, Wang Zhong will stare at the Baoyuan Bureau, and you will not relax.

Not only did he take care of himself, he also transferred a few eunuchs from the palace to watch here, almost every process was watched by eunuchs,

The accounts of the money going out of the warehouse and into the warehouse have to be checked many times, lest something goes wrong.

This day Wang Zhong came to watch again, but when he walked to the gate of Baoyuan Bureau, he saw a man wearing general armor now at the gate,

With the knife resting on the ground, pressing the handle of the knife with both hands, a majestic appearance made everyone passing by couldn't help but look sideways.

Especially those pair of tiger eyes wide open, sharp and full of murderous intent, no one dared to provoke them.

Wang Zhong looked intently, and found out that it was Wang Bi, Hou of Dingyuan. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Master Hou, what are you doing? I said when did Baoyuan Bureau have a majestic door god? you……"

Wang Bi glanced at him, and said arrogantly: "Your Majesty ordered me to be on duty here. Today is my first day on duty. I will come every day from now on, don't be surprised!"

Wang Zhong smiled and said: "Dingyuanhou is really... In fact, what your Majesty said was angry, you are a dignified Dingyuanhou, you are the Marquis of Daming, let you stand guard here, what is it like?

If you want me to tell you, go back quickly, let alone the Baoyuan Bureau or the entire Ministry of Industry, they are not qualified to make you condescend like this..."

Wang Bi twisted his neck, and said very stubbornly: "Your Majesty's eloquent words, telling me to stand guard here, is an imperial decree! I dare not disrespect the holy order!"

"Then I'll go and talk to His Majesty? It's not like His Majesty doesn't know about your honorable generals' attitude. You just scold him, but you don't dare to take it seriously...

And if you stand here, isn't this embarrassing His Majesty...

Even if you want to stand, it's enough to stand for two days less, and you don't have to suffer in front of His Majesty, how about it? "

"That can't be done!
Wang Bi said solemnly: "A month is a month, and even one day less will do! Besides, I have already agreed with Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, that we will take turns guarding the gate, and we must be gatekeepers once in a while!
Tnd, my legs are numb, old thief Cao is still here!Maybe in which gentle town to drink flower wine again!I'll come later next time too..."

Wang Zhong persuaded him a few more words, but Wang Bi was a general who fought on the battlefield, so he couldn't listen, so those words of persuasion were like sinking into the sea, without any effect.

And talking too much, in exchange for Wang Bi rolling his eyes, obviously he was getting impatient...

Wang Zhong had no choice but to leave resentfully, and let him stand there.

When they came to Baoyuan Bureau, they were connected with Jiang Yu, and the two greeted politely.

Wang Zhong began to listen to the eunuch's report, and the eunuch told him what happened in the Baoyuan Bureau during Wang Zhong's absence, and showed him the accounts.
After confirming that everything was as usual and there were no other problems, Wang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and took a teacup to moisten his parched throat.

Jiang Yu on the side said: "Eunuch Wang is really serious. He has to check the accounts every time to check for gaps and make up for omissions. It also makes our Jinyiwei a lot easier..."

Wang Zhong knew that he was saying that he stole Jin Yiwei's job, but he couldn't help it, this was a holy order!
After taking a sip of tea, he said slowly: "This is a major matter, and there is no room for carelessness. It's good to be cautious, so as not to make mistakes, otherwise...then you will lose your head!"

Jiang Yu chuckled and said, "What my father-in-law said is that it is precisely because the matter is so important that our Jinyiwei dare not slack off, and we are here to watch all the time, like walking on thin ice..."

Wang Zhong was not interested in fighting with him, and asked, "Dingyuanhou is guarding the door, do you know about this?"

"I know, I have already asked, but he just stood there and refused to move. It's useless to say anything, but I can understand it. Who dares to disobey His Majesty's will!"

Wang Zhong nodded and said nothing more.

After returning to the palace, Wang Zhong reported the matter to Zhu Yunxie, Zhu Yunxie just smiled and said: "He is really serious, not bad..." There was no other words.

The order was given by myself, and you have no jokes, so there is no reason to take it back as a fate.

Since Wang Bi and Cao Zhen like to stand, let them stand. Anyway, they are thick-skinned and have experienced many battles, so it is not a problem to stand guard.

In the following month, as Wang Bi said, he and Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen took turns to stand at the gate of Baoyuan Bureau.

Although some people stood in the distance to watch the excitement and even pointed, they still insisted on coming.

When I was short of breath, I grabbed the small stones on the ground and threw them at the melon-eating crowd. The people who watched the excitement burst into laughter, and then walked away quickly, not wanting to suffer innocent disasters.

That day Zhu Yunxi promulgated the order in the court hall, and Jian Yi drafted it into a decree and conveyed it to the world with the imperial palace report.

In a rural market town, small and medium-sized county officials posted notices in places where the common people often gather, instantly attracting crowds of onlookers.

Some of the people were literate and some were not. In order to correctly convey the will of the imperial court, the small officials who posted the notices would also be responsible for reading and speaking.

Under the urging of the people, the little official read the notice again, and then explained: "Do you understand? Now you can take the money at home and go to the government to get the bill.
After the imperial court casts the silver into silver coins and ships them over, you can come and collect them with your tickets! "

The common people who were listening looked confused and asked, "Officer, what do you mean that the money can be used now?"

"Yeah, can you use silver now? Does the court ignore it? If you use silver to buy things now, the government won't arrest people, right?"

The little official said: "Everyone, folks, now it is only allowed to exchange the silver in your hands for silver coins, but it doesn't say that you can buy and sell things directly with silver!
Let me say it again, scattered silver is still not usable!The imperial court has a ban!Silver can't be used but silver coins can be used, just exchange it! "

Another commoner asked: "Then why don't you give us silver coins directly, and have to give us bills first..."

"That's right, it's better to give the silver coins directly! Who knows if this bill is real or not, and whether it can be exchanged? What if it goes wrong..."

"The key is whether you will give us silver coins. If you give us treasure notes, which are not even as good as treasure notes, then what should we do..."

"Bang bang bang!"

The little official knocked on the notice posted on the wall, pointed to the big seal on it and said, "Have you seen it? Do you see what this is? This is the big seal of the Ministry of Households, and this is the big seal of the government. What is this?" ?This is the voucher!
And to tell you the truth, the minting of silver coins is supervised by His Majesty himself, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for casting, the Ministry of Households is responsible for exchanging

The Procuratorate and the Sixth Division are responsible for reviewing and supervising the matter, and Jin Yiwei is also watching. How could such a thing be fake!How could it be impossible to exchange it! "

He also explained: "Why pay the silver first and then exchange it? You listen to me first! This is because the imperial court wants to mint silver coins, so there must be silver? Otherwise, what will be used for casting?
If you don't hand over the silver to the imperial court, if the imperial court has no silver to mint, where can you get the silver coins?So all the elders, don't worry, His Majesty's decree, can there be anything wrong with it! "

"Oh……"

Only then did the people understand what was going on when they came here, and it was the same reason after thinking about it, so they didn't get too entangled in this issue.

"Officer, you said exchange, how much silver can be exchanged for one silver coin?"

"Yes, sir, how much is this silver coin worth? My daughter-in-law still has two silver bracelets, I don't know how much I can exchange for..."

"Hey, old Zheng Xing, I dare to exchange the same bracelet, and I'm not afraid that you won't be allowed to go to the kang at night..."

"Fuck off! I don't need you to take care of my affairs! That woman, I have repaired her into obedience, it doesn't look like you are all like a mouse meeting a cat..."

"Blow it! I don't know who was kicked out in the middle of the night, and stayed in the firewood pile all night..."

"Old Zheng, your wife is here!"

"Where is it! Where is it! Help me block it..."

Everyone was laughing and joking, the joyful atmosphere passed, and the smiles stopped.This is the real deal.

The little official said: "Let me tell everyone first, the silver coins minted by our Daming this time are very exquisite, and the white flowers are so bright that they can almost be used as a mirror to reflect people's shadows!

The pattern is really clear, and the printed words are also clear. The key is that it is durable and durable, and it is very strong!No matter how long you use it, you don't have to worry about being worn out! "

"And the silver coins minted this time can't be faked by anyone!"

The little official pointed to a line of words on the notice and said, "Do you know what is written here?"

Someone who could read read the notice and said, "This means that real silver coins will buzz when blown, which can be clearly heard, but fake ones will have no sound..."

"Yes! That's right!"

Seeing someone cooperating, the little official said happily: "This is the peculiarity of silver coins! Folks, think about it, everyone else can fake it, but this voice cannot be faked.

You can hear the sound as long as you blow on the silver coin with your mouth, and it can ring for several breaths!This is also the way to distinguish the authenticity of silver coins!Everyone has to keep it in mind! "

The little official added to the fire, "What is the most important thing? It is the head of our founding emperor of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu, who is cast on the silver coin! Every silver coin has it!"

"Really? There is really a portrait of Master Hong Wu, can you see it clearly?"

"Can you really tell what Master Hongwu looks like?"

The little official said confidently: "That's natural! Fellow folks, as long as you hold the silver coins in your hands, you can clearly see Hongwu Lord's holy face!

Not to mention that this silver coin can still be spent, even if it is placed at home! "

"A silver coin is worth one tael of silver, and anyone who has silver at home can exchange it!"

As soon as they heard that there was Zhu Yuanzhang's head portrait, the enthusiasm of the people was instantly ignited!
I can't wait to take out the broken silver at home and quickly exchange the silver coins back, so that I can pay my respects to the honor of the founding emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty!
In this era when the news was blocked, even though the common people knew that the Ming Dynasty was ruled by the Zhu family, and that it was Emperor Zhu who defeated Meng Yuan and restored the Han people,

Although they were proud and grateful, they didn't know what Emperor Zhu looked like.

Now that the silver coin has Lord Hong Wu's head on it, then he has to get one!
So the common people returned home one after another, took out the silver earrings, rings, and scattered silver and handed them over to the government.
Then I got the receipt from the government to receive the silver coins, and I was satisfied and returned happily.

When the household department reported the amount of money received, Zhu Yunxi was really surprised.

In a short period of time, a large amount of silver was handed over to the Ministry of Accounts, which is too surprising.

When asked the reason again, several officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs faltered about the common people's enthusiasm for Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait.

Obviously, they were afraid of the embarrassment of the new king...

When Zhu Yunxi heard the news, he thought about it for a while and understood why the people were so enthusiastic about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige in this era is too great. He is the founding emperor, expelled Meng Yuan, and regained Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. How can such prestige be underestimated!

Even in the later generations when the wisdom of the people was enlightened, in that era, it was proud to have an aluminum head badge of a great man...

Wang Bi and Cao Zhen have been on duty at Baoyuan Bureau for one month in a row, and they have always behaved well and never slack off.

During the period, the two of them will also wander around the Baoyuan Bureau to see how the craftsmen cast it.

Because of their noble status, as long as they don't involve core craftsmanship and don't delay the craftsmen's production, the people of Baoyuan Bureau will let them.

Thinking that they probably got bored standing at the door and wanted to walk around to relax, so they didn't take it seriously.

The two are careless, and they are not as polite and courteous as the literati.

Therefore, among the rough people in Baoyuan Bureau, they are more likable, so they also get along well with the small officials in Baoyuan Bureau.

When Cao Zhen was strolling around, he saw a few officials eating dim sum, and immediately smiled and said, "Okay, there are still dim sum to eat, Rongyuezhai's or Qiao's shop? How does it taste?"

"Master Hou, I bought it on the side of the road. The one you said is too expensive, we can't afford it... If you don't dislike it, why don't you try it?"

The petty official extended the invitation politely, but according to their thinking, he was Lord Hou, who had never eaten any delicious food, so how could he be so rare about the snacks at the roadside stalls, and how could he eat with them.

Unexpectedly, Cao Zhen's reaction was far beyond their expectations, "The side of the road is good, this is the fireworks, don't mention it, I'm still thinking about it after a long time..."

When the little official heard this, he quickly greeted him to eat and enjoy.

Cao Zhen was not too polite, so he went over and rolled up his sleeves, picked up a piece of snack and ate it, chatting and laughing with them.

While eating, he said: "Why are you so busy today, and you still have time to enjoy snacks. I usually see you moving silver coins into the warehouse, and you are so tired..."

He has a Marquis and is so approachable, so the petty officials naturally greeted each other with smiles, "The warehouse we guard is full, so don't be busy anymore, please use it, Lord Marquis..."

"Well, well..."

Cao Zhen had a snack in his mouth, with a smile on his face, but his eyes were on fire!
(End of this chapter)