Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 359 The princes proposed, Fang Yuan objected

After Qing Jun came out, the world shook,

Not only the territory of Datang, but also the surrounding countries were shocked.

At this moment, Western Turks, Xue Yantuo, Tubo and other countries all stared at Datang.

The vast land and resources of the Tang Dynasty deeply attracted these countries, and they have always coveted the land of the Central Plains.

After Qing Jun’s side was brought up, the five surnames Qiwang made his voice for the first time:

"The emperor has no virtue, and the treacherous ministers are in power. From today onwards, the five surnames and Qiwang will stop using the Seven Star Banknote Masters and will no longer serve the court!"

This was the first time Wu Xing Qiwang made a move. After all, it was not Wu Xing Qiwang who proposed the Qing emperor's side, but Qingshan in Qingzhou.

In an instant, Datang, who was originally incited to be uneasy because of the side of the Qing emperor, was completely boiled because of the actions of the five surnames and seven Wangs.

After Li Shimin and others learned about this incident, their first reaction was to think it was ridiculous.

The seven-star banknotes themselves were introduced by Wuxing Qiwang, and if they were stopped, the loss would also be caused by Wuxing Qiwang.

But soon, problems arose.

As Wu Xing Qiwang stopped using Qixing banknotes, private shops began to reject Qixing banknotes.

In an instant, the seven-star banknote representing money became a piece of waste paper, unable to buy anything, and having no value anymore.

And some people exchanged all their net worth for seven-star banknotes, and they went bankrupt in an instant, and even had problems eating and drinking.

It's okay for a person to go bankrupt and have nothing to eat.

A hundred people go bankrupt and have nothing to eat, nothing to do.

A thousand people go bankrupt and have nothing to eat, nothing to do.

But when 1 people have nothing to eat, things start to change.

"So it is, so it is!"

"The five surnames Qiwang are so cruel, no wonder they didn't spare any effort to promote their banknotes before!"

After Li Shimin realized the seriousness of the matter, his expression was as ugly as he wanted.

He summoned the ministers to come to discuss, including Fang Yuan, because now Fang Yuan is the only household servant in charge of the household department.

"His heart is sinister!"

"They vigorously promoted the replacement of seven-star banknotes with copper coins, and [-]% of the banknotes in Datang belonged to them."

"Now, the seven-star banknotes are declared invalid, and the responsibility is still on our court. It's really sinister!"

Changsun Wuji and the others shouted innocently, blushing with anger.

The pot was produced by Wu Xing Qiwang, but the imperial court had to pay for it.

The small problem is easy to solve, but the promotion of Seven Star banknotes is so big, how can it be solved?

"Your Majesty, this matter is far more terrifying than the Qingzhou Rebellion, and it will affect the entire Tang Dynasty!"

Fang Xuanling said solemnly.

If the money is not used, naturally there will be no food.

Without food, the only options left are to rob and be robbed.

After all, not everyone has land to grow food.

"What about countermeasures?"

Li Shimin said solemnly.

How could he not know the seriousness of the situation.

Calling the ministers over for discussion as soon as they knew the news was to understand the seriousness of the situation.

"Your Majesty, how about replacing the seven-star banknotes with Tang treasure banknotes?"

"Anyway, the Tang treasure banknotes are also printed, so it doesn't have much impact to replace them, and we can use this opportunity to replace the Seven Star banknotes."

Wang Gui suggested.

Said, looked at Fang Yuan at the side.

The same is true for Li Shimin, who also looked at Fang Yuan.

It seems a good idea to replace Qixing banknotes with Tangbao banknotes.

But everyone felt that they should look at Fang Yuan's opinion, after all Fang Yuan proposed the concept of banknotes.

Now that there is a problem with the banknotes, it is natural to think of Fang Yuan, to see if Fang Yuan has any ideas.

"no!"

"The seven-star banknotes are thundering, and the Tang Dynasty banknotes will also be suspected by the market. Many merchants will not dare to accept banknotes."

"In the future, countless people will exchange banknotes for copper coins. Our reserves of copper coins are too small. Large-scale printing of banknotes may cause credit collapse!"

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

Inflation and reserve funds are actually half-knowledgeable.

But we can know that blindly printing money will definitely not bring good things, and it will cause the paper currency system to be paralyzed.

"Don't dare to accept banknotes, the court has strictly ordered to accept them!"

"The reserves of copper coins are not enough, we can make more copper coins!"

Wang Gui thought for a while and continued.

He felt that as long as the court wanted to do it, there was nothing it couldn't do.

Unless there is a big family, like the five surnames and seven Wangs, intervening.

"First, there is a saying that doesn't please you, but it's true. Tell Shan Gao to stay away from the emperor. The shops that are close to the imperial capital may listen to the court, but what about the ones that are further away?"

"Secondly, making copper coins requires cost, and printing banknotes requires cost. I just want to print them blindly to replace Wuxing Qiwang's banknotes. How many banknotes does Wuxing Qiwang have?"

Fang Yuan retorted.

Wang Gui opened his mouth, but did not refute this time.

Li Shimin and the others frowned even deeper, they were extremely afraid of Fang Yuan's second point.

The discontinuation of Qixing banknotes was caused by Wu Xing Qiwang, God knows how many banknotes he has.

If money is printed instead of Qixing banknotes, it will send a huge amount of copper coins to the five surnames Qiwang.

Not only did they harvest a large amount of copper coins with the seven-star banknotes, but now they print and make money, and they have earned all the benefits.

"There are indeed problems with the method mentioned by Wang Xiang, but at present, there is no way out."

"I thought that printing a lot of banknotes and making a lot of copper coins would change the market situation if we gritted our teeth in the early stage, and then we would promote banknotes and recycle copper coins in the later stage."

"It just takes some time. For us, in the long run, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages!"

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.

Everyone listened, some pondered, some nodded.

Making paper money and copper coins requires a lot of cost, but these costs can be paid for by the paper money and copper coins produced.

As long as the situation in the early stage is stabilized, after the Tang Dynasty banknotes replace the seven-star banknotes in the later period, the money matter is the court's words, and the court will print as much as it says.

It's just time, the Empire has plenty of it.

"No, in the long run, it still does more harm than good."

"Whether it is printing a lot of paper money or making a lot of copper coins, it will cause inflation problems."

"When there is more money in the world, the value of goods will depreciate. Originally, it only cost one yuan to buy, but in the end it may cost 100 yuan to buy."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Inflation will bring great crisis to the empire.

Especially in the case of such a small-scale peasant economy, it is difficult to make money but you have to buy a lot of money, which has a greater impact.

"What does inflation mean?"

Changsun Wuji frowned and said.

Li Shimin and others also looked at Fang Yuan, unable to understand this word.

But with Fang Yuan's explanation later, he can understand a little bit, but he thinks the problem is not big.

"It's the explanation behind me."

"Inflation will have a great impact on the people and society."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Since the harm outweighs the benefit, is there a better way?"

Li Shimin believed in Fang Yuan.

But this is not important, what is important is the solution.

"There will be no way for a while."

Fang Yuan shook his head and said.

Things happen too fast, there is no time to react, there is no good way.

"Since there is no good way, shouldn't we consider the way I just said?"

Wang Gui interjected.

By default, whoever proposes the method will be allowed to operate.

This is related to the manufacture of paper money and copper coins, which is a lot of oil and water, and a rare good job.

Naturally, Wang Gui is not short of money, and he will not bend his waist for money, but the Wang family is so big, not everyone is like this.

Wouldn't it be a shame to give such a beautiful job to the people under him?
"I object!"

"It is recommended to take a long-term plan and don't rush to make a decision!"

Fang Yuan said again in a deep voice.

The matter is of great importance, and it is too hasty to decide something in such a short time.

Li Shimin frowned, thinking about whether he should discuss it again.

"Your Majesty, we have time, but the people of the world don't have time."

"It has been two days since we knew the news, and it will take a few more days for the news to spread everywhere."

"If you don't have food for a day, there may be troubles. After so many days in panic, who knows what will happen."

Changsun Wuji interjected.

He was dissatisfied with Fang Yuan, seeing that Li Shimin had another idea of ​​favoring Fang Yuan, he immediately spoke out.

"Then do it according to Wang Xiang's wishes."

"Wang Xiang, you are responsible for this matter, Fang Xiang and Wuji cooperate."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and made a decision.

Indeed, I can wait, but the people of the world cannot wait.

There is a problem with Wang Gui's method, but Fang Yuan said the problem is in the future.

Then solve the immediate problem first, and wait until later to solve the problem raised by Fang Yuan.

"I will obey your orders!"

Wang Gui and the others immediately agreed.

Fang Yuan frowned and didn't object anymore.

He has no better way, and his words are also slight.

I just hope that the five surnames and Qiwang don't exchange their banknotes for Tang Bao banknotes, and then exchange them for copper coins.

If this is the case, it will not be long before the court will usher in a crisis, the money will no longer be valuable, and the copper coins may be used up quickly.

The meeting adjourned and everyone left.

After leaving the imperial study room, Fang Yuan did not go to the household department, but left the palace.

He wanted to see for himself the situation after the seven-star banknotes were deactivated, and see if the news had spread.

When he first left the Vermilion Bird Gate, Fang Yuan didn't feel anything, but as he moved away from the Vermilion Bird Gate, he felt a difference in the atmosphere.

"Sorry, we don't accept Seven Star banknotes!"

"I'm sorry, but our store doesn't accept banknotes from the Tang Dynasty, we only accept copper coins!"

Fang Yuan heard similar words several times.

Seven Star Treasure Banknotes were completely discontinued, and even the Seven Star Bank did not know when there was no one there.

Datang treasure banknotes are okay, but a few shops do not accept them, and most of them still accept them, but they find that they are hesitant when accepting money.

When Fang Yuan came to the Huaxia Bank, Fang Yuan found that there were several long queues, and after a little inquiring, he found out that paper money was exchanged for copper coins.

Looking at the scene, more people will come to exchange.

The news of the discontinuation of the seven-star banknotes has spread throughout Chang'an City.

As soon as the news reached Li Shimin from the outside, the people in Chang'an City knew about it.

It can be seen that there are also people controlling it.

"Hey, can you Huaxia Bank hurry up?"

"Are you also going to stop using the Tang Dynasty banknotes?"

"Hurry up, can you, believe it or not, I smashed your shop?"

The people in line were restless, urging Huaxia Bank to hurry up.

Although the staff of Huaxia Bank wanted to hurry up, the process of exchanging banknotes for copper coins was very slow every time.

It is necessary to distinguish the authenticity, etc., and also set the difficulty of exchange, etc., so that fewer people come to exchange.

"Everyone, don't be impatient!"

"I am Fang Yuan, and I promise everyone that the Tang treasure banknotes will be exchanged for copper coins, please don't worry!"

Fang Yuan sighed in his heart.

Stand up to appease everyone's emotions.

After receiving Fang Yuan's personal promise, everyone relaxed a lot, and some even chose to leave.

Because there are too many people at the scene, even if they line up until dark, they may not be able to reach them.

But there are still many people queuing up, and there are still a steady stream of people coming and queuing up.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan did not comfort him, and left the bank.

Not long after, the imperial court's announcement appeared.

The announcement is longer, with a lot of comforting space.

But there are two main contents: the seven-star banknotes can be exchanged for Tang treasure banknotes, and the Tang treasure banknotes can be exchanged for copper coins.

As soon as the announcement came out, the dark clouds hanging over people's hearts finally dissipated a lot, shouting long live the court.

Those ordinary people who were all worth seven-star banknotes were so excited that their eyes filled with tears, and they hurried to Huaxia Bank to exchange them.

"Look, the method of truth is practical."

After Wang Gui learned of the situation, he laughed and ordered someone to inform Li Shimin in the palace of the situation.

Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief after learning of the response, but his face soon sank, thinking about the issue of five surnames and seven hopes.

When Li Shimin, Wang Gui and others felt that the new method was easy to use, Huaxia Bank was facing the most difficult period in history.

There are more queues at the gate of Huaxia Qianzhuang, five times more than when Fang Yuan was there, there are as many as 6000 people, the street is blocked, and the speed is even slower.

The reason for the slowdown was that those holding Seven Star Treasure Banknotes came to exchange Datang Treasure Banknotes, and immediately after exchanging Datang Treasure Banknotes, they immediately exchanged Datang Treasure Banknotes for copper coins, so that the flow of people hardly moved.

Soon, new problems emerged.

Huaxia Bank's banknotes were quickly exchanged, and copper coins were also exchanged.

And the people queuing at the gate of Huaxia Bank were not less, but much more.

The imperial court is now printing and making money quickly, but it does not mean that there will be money.

But the people who lined up didn't care about this, thinking it was just an excuse, and the restlessness became even greater.

What happened at the gate of Huaxia Qianzhuang quickly reached Fang Yuan's ears.

Fang Yuan ignored this, and ordered someone to pass the news to Wang Gui.

"Didn't you say you can exchange it?"

"Why are everyone so anxious to be reincarnated?"

Wang Gui was speechless.

Immediately organize people to publicize and appease.

Action plays a role, but it doesn't seem to have much effect compared to the huge crowd.

At the same time, there are new problems waiting for Wang Gui and Li Shimin.

"Heh, the court's response method is really surprising."

"Since this is the case, let's continue printing the Seven Star banknotes and use our waste paper to exchange for copper coins."

"There is no need to add complicated defenses. Anyway, they don't know our technology, even if they find out that it is a pile of fake money and waste paper."

"Li Shimin must regret introducing this method, God help me!"

somewhere.

People with five surnames and seven Wangs are in a meeting.

They are some high-level people who stayed in Chang'an City.

Act on behalf of the various patriarchs and cooperate with their patriarchs.

(End of this chapter)