Chapter 222: Slap the Elder Four (Three)

Wen Ruihe guessed correctly. Yinzuo did make a heavy move, but he did not try hard to attack the Ministry of Revenue as Wen Ruihe expected, but was preparing to give a huge "credit" to Lao Si. Of course, this huge "credit" was just a flower in the water and a moon in the mirror, which could be seen but could not be touched - let alone the fourth brother, even if Yinzuo lived for two lifetimes, he only knew the basics of the money method. Yinzuo did not believe that Lao Si could successfully develop a reasonable currency system.

After the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the Ministry of Industry established the Baoyuan Bureau in the capital, and the Ministry of Revenue established the Baoquan Bureau to cast the "Shunzhi Tongbao". The money law ten years later stipulated that 70% of the coins were made of red copper and 30% of the white lead; the money law in the eighth year of the Kangxi Dynasty once again stipulated that copper and lead were made of half each, and one thousand ci was a string, and each ci was a qian (later increased to one cigarette and two cents and five cents), and two thousand strings were one Mao, and the official price of one Mao was converted into one tael of silver. The collection method stipulates that any accumulated coins would be more than one hundred thousand, and the violation of the system was considered as a violation of the system; there was also a private casting law: the leader was killed and the craftsman was killed, and the property was denied; in order to buy the envoys, the ten parents of the general A were informed and did not report the information, and the local officials were sentenced separately; fifty taels of silver were rewarded, and then the punishment of cutting money was set as a prison sentence, and the ban on private sales was strictly imposed, and private money was confiscated within a time limit.

The money-legal currency system of the Qing Dynasty basically followed the money law of the Ming Dynasty. Although the regulations were strict, they were actually unsatisfactory. Instead, they became a profit-making path for collusion between officials and businessmen. The annual income lost to the treasury every year was astonishingly high, which was also an extremely heavy burden for ordinary people. It was really difficult to reform the money law. The currency system involved was very wide, and it was not solved by changing the ratio of copper or lead or issuing paper money.

To have a stable currency system, we must first determine the total amount required for circulation, and also determine the reserves of gold and silver as the basic ones, the banking system across the country, and a complete legal system and law enforcement system. Of course, minting coins and printing paper money also involves anti-counterfeiting issues. This series of work involves all departments of the court and is a systematic project. As for the current Qing Dynasty, a decent money method cannot be produced in less than ten years. If the currency is made, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the national fiscal system. Of course, if it can be successful, it will indeed have great benefits to the national economic take-off.

Yinzuo took two days, combined with his own little financial knowledge, and discussed a memorable merit with Wu and Lin. It was about money law, some frameworks and wonderful prospects of currency reform, and was waiting for the fourth brother to go out and be busy. If he had changed to a mediocre monarch, Yinzuo's comment might not be taken seriously. But the problem is that Mr. Kangxi is really smart and can be regarded as a monarch who compassionately cares about the people. Faced with such a wonderful prospect, the possibility of his old man not being moved is extremely small. If the old man is moved, it will be a matter of busyness on the fourth brother. Who asked him to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue?

Isn't the fourth brother planning to compete for his performance? Hey, let's let you work hard. As soon as the note was released, the fourth brother was busy. The guy had not had many people in his hands. He was busy spreading his ranks into acres. In addition to paying food, officials and gentry also had to work on money and currency. Let's see how you achieved results. Haha, it's great! Very beautiful! Yinzuo looked at the note he had made after spending his efforts, and he was very beautiful in his heart. He was not worried that the fourth brother could really make a name for himself. Even if the fourth brother could make a result, it would have been many years later. For Yinzuo, this period of time was enough to do a lot of things, and what Yinzuo wanted was the time needed for the development of the Thunder Plan.

On March 14, 2019, the imperial examination case had just passed, and officials of the court were still in shock. In the morning court, everyone was silent. No one wanted to get into trouble at this time, and there was no major matter to discuss. They only discussed the matter of North Korea's request for assistance. In the autumn of the 41st year of the Kangxi reign, North Korea had a severe drought and failed to get married. Now it was a green and yellow one. Park Sung-tae was sent as an envoy to the Qing Dynasty for help.

Mr. Kangxi was generous. With a wave of his hand, he sent two million stones of rice to the rescue, which made Yinzuo feel distressed for a while: North Korea just paid some tribute to jewelry, and the beauty received so much assistance. The old man was really an internationalist spirit. If it were us, the food would be fine. For things to exchange, marten, wood, etc., it would be good to exchange for mining rights. There is no reason to give food for free. Damn, that's the cheaper one. The knight, Goryeo, was a stick. Yinzuo was secretly talking.

, Mr. Kangxi had already stood up and was about to retire from the court. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Prince Lian, Yinsi, stood up, knelt down in front of the hall, and said loudly: "Report to Emperor Ama, I have a copy of the book: The Ministry of Revenue's money law has many disadvantages, and the folk money is expensive and the silver is cheap. One or two pieces of silver can only be exchanged for 750 yuan. It is inconvenient to circulation. There are even illegal officials colluding with copper merchants to raise money to make tools to make huge profits. This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue. The minister dares not conceal it, and riskes his life to hear it. Please ask the Emperor Ama to understand it." As soon as he finished speaking, he raised the copy above his head.

Yinsi was also a person who rarely spoke in the court. He was the one who was behind the slaves. He was a person who was hiding behind him. Now that he suddenly published this book, it really made Mr. Kangxi a little strange. He was stunned for a moment before waved his hand to signal the eunuch Li Dequan to take the note. He looked it carefully and frowned. The examples on this note were detailed, which could be considered as telling the shortcomings of the current money law and currency system. It should be just a matter of pertinence. It was just that Mr. Kangxi had always understood that Yinsi had never done any serious things, and he did not believe that Yinsi had submitted this note out of public opinion.

Mr. Kangxi put down the memorial, frowned and looked at Yinsi for a long time, pondered for a moment, and waved his hand, "Xuan." The eunuch Li Dequan of the Sili Li hurriedly picked up the memorial on the dragon table and read it loudly: "My son Aisin Jueluo? Yinsi made a comment on the emperor: Since the Qing Dynasty was established, the money method and currency system were initially established, but it has been a long time, and the disadvantages have arisen..."

The writing style of Lao Ba’s writing is good, and the flowers are blooming. Unfortunately, the court officials have no intention of exploring the writing style at all. They are shocked by the money method and the disadvantages of the currency system listed in it. The court has been lost nearly half of the year, and this is really shocking. Lao Ba’s writing finger pointed directly at the Prince Yong of the Ministry of Revenue, Yinzhen, who was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and almost pointed at Yinzhen's nose to scold him for his negligence. The court officials all understand people, and naturally know that this is the beginning of another battle between the princes, and no one wants to be involved. After Li Dequan finished reading the memorial, the huge court became quiet and silent.

Mr. Kangxi glanced at the ministers calmly and said slowly: "What are your opinions on this, please come and listen to me."

The eighth son's subordinates have been taken care of long ago. Don't bother with this matter, so they will naturally not speak. The third son waited calmly to watch the show and was ready to beat the stick at any time. Just see who was at a disadvantage, the third son's stick could be smashed immediately. When the minister went to the study room, he didn't prepare in advance, and he was completely unsure at all, so he naturally wouldn't speak. When the fourth son Yinzhen heard this, he understood that the letter was for himself, but he could not come up with any countermeasures for a moment. He couldn't help but feel anxious. He stood up pale and knelt in front of the hall and said, "Emperor Ahma, I think what the eighth son said is very much. This matter is something that the son should be in charge. I dereliction of duty, so I asked the emperor Ahma to deal with it. However, this matter is serious and cannot be accomplished in one day. I asked the emperor to give him a while and make an agreement in the morning court next time."

Mr. Kangxi nodded, did not answer Yinzhen's proposal, and looked at Ma Qi and said, "Ma Qi, you are the old Ministry of Revenue, what is your opinion on this matter?"

Ma Qi turned back to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. As soon as the eighth brother in front of him was released, Comrade Ma had been thinking about it for a long time in his mind and could barely come up with a solution. At this time, he heard the old man Kangxi asks, and hurriedly answered: "I am ashamed. I have served as the Minister of Revenue for several times but failed to find such a big loophole. I am guilty. However, I think that the money law and the currency system do have loopholes, but it is not impossible to regulate it. I think that if the current half-copper and half-lead are converted into four and six copper leads and increase the efforts to crack down on illegal copper merchants, it may be able to suppress the drawbacks of the money law."

"Sir, I think this move may be done. Although the strokes of copper, four, lead and six are a little blurred, it can eliminate the disadvantages of the money method and are still a good move to benefit the country and the people. I ask the emperor to give a clear review." Wang Yu, the minister of Shangshu, took the lead in standing up for an interview.

Nian Xialing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, also came out and said: "Master Ma's words are feasible, so please give the priest a clarification." As soon as Nian Xialing came out, the few slaves in the court also came out and agreed, and it was a little lively for a while. After the Eighth Lao lifted the lid, he knelt in front of the hall with a calm face, and never said a word again, as if the memorial was not what he had said. He was waiting, waiting for Yinzuo to take action.

Mr. Kangxi looked at the ministers who were kneeling in the hall, without expressing their opinions, smiled, looked at Zhang Tingyu who was silent and said, "Hengchen, tell me what you think."

Zhang Tingyu was suffering from an unpredictable disaster. He was already taciturn and cautious in his actions. He had no intention of speaking. However, when Mr. Kangxi asked, he could only go forward and said, "I think Lord Ma's words are feasible, but there seems to be something wrong with it. I still can't figure it out for a while. I respectfully ask the emperor for the sage."
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