When Zhao Xu returned to the palace, the big boxes and copper coins were already placed in front of Funing Hall.

Under the eaves of the Funing Hall, there were small tables, Zhao Xu, Cai Bian, and Liang Tao, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, sat opposite each other.

Cai Bian and Liang Tao both saw these big boxes. The boxes were opened and filled with copper coins.

Cai Bian and Liang Tao looked at each other, not knowing what this meant. Liang Tao spoke, "Officials, what are these?"

Zhao Xu smiled, took out a stack of small jackpots from the table, and handed them to the two of them, "These are the first jackpots in the royal number. There are one, three, five, ten, fifty, and one hundred. Please take a closer look."

Cai Bian knew about the Royal Pin Number, but he didn't expect it to be so soon. He took it over with curiosity and examined it one by one.

Liang Tao knew a lot. After taking a look, he looked up cautiously at Zhao Xu and said, "Officials, these papers are still very rough at present. I am also considering doing better, but the cost is a bit high..."

Zhao Xu nodded and said with a smile: "I know, don't worry, take your time."

Liang Tao did not say anything and waited for Cai Bian to finish reading.

Cai Bian looked at it very seriously. The Royal Piao number had an approval from the Political Affairs Hall, so Cai Bian naturally knew about this institution.

This institution, which undertakes the power of Jiaoziwu, is not in the political affairs hall sequence and belongs to the "civil institution".

Cai Bian could guess some of Zhao Xu's intentions, and he also believed that putting aside some people and things in the court, it might be possible to avoid many dirty things.

But looking at these small-scale Jiaozi, Cai Bian thought of more, put it down gently, looked up at Zhao Xu, and said, "Does the official family want to use these Jiaozi to replace the heavy copper coins?"

Zhao Xu said with a nod, "We have talked about these things before. However, in my opinion, copper coins are not only bulky and inconvenient to carry. In the future, I will also consider abolishing copper coins."

The reason why copper coins exist is that it is difficult to refine copper, but with the development of technology, it is inevitable that copper coins will withdraw from the historical stage of coins.

Not only Cai Bian, but also Liang Tao were shocked.

Now there are many dissatisfactions with the court outside the palace. The "new law" has been accused of "robbing people's wealth and being futile". If the court introduced the law to "abolition of copper coins" at this time, it would probably cause even greater trouble.

Cai Biansu said with a slight look: "Officials, how long will it take to 'future'?"

"I haven't considered this in detail yet, nor did I decide."

Zhao Xu gave the truth and said: "You should know that the development of coins was initially shells, and later some rare things such as cloth, silk, silk, etc. In the final analysis, it was still a problem of 'quantity' and 'fake'. To this day, copper coins are no longer so easy and difficult to obtain. One day in the future, copper coins can be refined at will, and then copper coins will not be valuable."

Cai Bian understood it, to put it bluntly, copper coins can be seen everywhere, and then it will lose the measurement characteristics of currency and will quickly defeat the trading system.

Seeing that Zhao Xu did not abolish the copper coins immediately, Cai Bian felt relieved and said, "Although the issuance of Jiaozi bypassed the officials' intervention, it is probably not easy to replace the copper coins."

Jiaozi has been around for many years. It should have developed and it is very good, but none of them failed in the end. The reason cannot be entirely blamed on the court, but it is still because a "credit system" cannot be fully established.

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea and said, "This matter cannot be done overnight, and it must be done. I don't expect that the banknotes will completely replace food, or mix them with two sides. It's just a matter of proportion. You have seen that I have gotten back so many copper coins and so many friends. I think, start with Kaifeng Prefecture first."

"How should the official start?" Liang Tao asked with some restraint.

He really couldn't guess Zhao Xu. This official's behavior has always been very different from that of ordinary people and would cause trouble in the court and the country.

Cai Bian looked at Zhao Xu and thought about how to use copper coins for these Jiaozi.

It is not easy to push copper coins to the gentry and the people.

Give them a pile of paper and ask them to hand over the copper coins?

It may not be possible to hold a knife around their necks!

It is equivalent to giving those people a handle and confirming that the court is robbing people’s wealth!

Zhao Xu looked at the two and said, "I am considering reforming the court's salary system."

In addition to cash, the salary of the Song Dynasty also included rice, silk, Luo, Mian, etc. A small official from the ninth rank had eight jin of coins per month, plus annual cotton and various strange subsidies, such as tea, wine, kitchen materials, charcoal, horses, etc., and the rated wages of servants in the mansion, food, clothing, housing and transportation, etc., were also paid by the court. In total, it could be as high as fifteen jin per month, which is fifteen taels of silver per month!

Such high income is twenty times that of the Han Dynasty and fifteen times that of the Tang Dynasty!

In addition, officials also have jobs and fields, and various departments usually have small treasuries. They pay for benefits from time to time, and local governments can pay for business trips, and they can even receive additional food, clothes, etc. from the court.

The cost of retirement of high-ranking officials is even higher. Not only are there various rewards, but their salary is twice as high as that of the court, which is called vocational money.

Under the complexity, the officials' income is so high!

This is also one of the important reasons why the imperial court has "redundant expenses"!

Cai Bian and Liang Tao were not surprised that Zhao Xu wanted to reform the court's salary system. In fact, the court has always been tacitly trying to solve the "three redundant" problem.

The "military reform" between the Ministry of War and the Privy Council is aimed at solving the "redundant soldiers" problem; the court has taken action against the "redundant officials" twice, and it is getting heavier and heavier.

The reform of the salary system is to go straight to the key point of "redundant expenses".

Although Cai and Liang understood Zhao Xu's words, they did not speak for a while.

‘Red-officials’ are not a matter of one or two people, but not everyone’s business.

But the ‘salary’ is!

With so much money and food, and having enjoyed the benefits of so long, the court suddenly wanted to "treat" them. How many people can accept it?

The "new law" is already very controversial, and almost everyone in the world is against each other. If they really want to reduce their salary significantly, it will really add fuel to the fire and everyone in the world will reverse it!

Cai Bian pondered over and said, "Do you have any specific ideas for the official family?"

Zhao Xu knew what the two of them were thinking, so he leaned over and said, "Well, start with Kaifeng Prefecture and the Beijing officials. I will teach you the specific operation..."

Cai Bian and Liang Tao stretched their heads and listened to Zhao Xu's words.

The expressions of the two changed rapidly, and in the end they didn't know what expressions they should have.

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he looked at the copper coins and Jiaozi in front of him and smiled with Liang Tao: "Take these back to the Ministry of Revenue, don't leak the news for the time being, and we will act together at the beginning of next month."

Cai Bian and Liang Tao looked at each other. Although this method is a bit... "outsided", it is indeed a solution.

The problem of ‘redundant fees’ was a major difficulty in the Shenzong Dynasty. Wang Anshi used many methods to reform, but eventually failed.

At the beginning of Yuanyou, the "new law" was abolished, and the "old party" became more and more serious and difficult to recover.

In addition to "military expenses", the salaries of officials are another big deal, and very few treasury taxes can be used for people's livelihood.

Liang Tao glanced at Jiaozi in front of him and said, "The official family should not have a big problem when they send it out. However, officials may not be able to use these Jiaozi. I am afraid that if they go in and out with their left hand, they will immediately go to the royal ticket to exchange for copper coins. The official family and the court worked hard for so long, but in the end they were futile..."

Jiaozi, to put it bluntly, is just a piece of paper. Who would like to hold the money in your hand? Jiaozi has long been infamous and no one is willing to keep it.

Zhao Xu nodded and said, "I know this. However, I can't hurry up with some things, especially the word "credit". It takes a long time to accumulate. The most important thing is to have a start. Once Jiaozi is circulated, it will be able to solve many problems for the court in ten years."

In addition to the role of Jiaozi itself, if the royal bill is operated properly, it will have an unpredictable huge impact on regulating people's livelihood, economy, court functions, taxes, and grain transportation!

Liang Tao was looking forward to Jiaozi's effect in his heart, but looking at Jiaozi's history, he was a little afraid to expect it, and said, "Yes, I will pay attention to the Royal Piao, and work together to do this."

Zhao Xu could see that Liang Tao was not so expectant, but he didn't care. He had his own thoughts in his heart, looked at Cai Bian and said, "This is like this in advance. What do Cai Qing's family think about the Political Affairs Hall?"

In the Political Affairs Hall, Han Zongdao has retired, Su Song is about to leave, and only Zhang Dun and Cai Bian are left.

Liang Tao listened, his face remained motionless, but Yu Guang was staring at Cai Bian.

After the restructuring of the court, the status of the Zhengshi Hall was unprecedentedly highlighted. It was no longer the kind of "master" of senior officials in the three provinces, but a powerful man with fewer constraints. He looked at each other in the face and was a real man!

Cai Bian obviously had thought about this issue for a long time, but he still pondered for a while and said, "Officials, I am considering some candidates, but I may not be able to do it. I would like to wait until Zhang Zihou returns to Beijing before discussing it."

“Not added for the time being.”

Zhao Xu said directly: "In the Zhengshi Hall, there are two people from Zhang Qing's family and Cai Qing's family, and the six ministers of the ministers of the Ministry of Education, so there is no need to add anyone else."
Chapter completed!