Chapter 619: I have no money

Shaofu Clan Ling Tongshaofu Tongcheng stepped into the imperial palace with one foot deep and one shallow foot.
"The snow was not cleaned up in time!" Shao Fu Jia Ling muttered.
Shaofu Tongcheng Gu Zhixin said: "The snow is too heavy to clear it. Mr. Jialing, the next official will help you."
"No! Don't look at the old man, he is still very strong."
Shaofu Jialing refused the help of Master Gu Zhixin from Tongcheng of Shaofu.
Entering the palace, the closer to Xingqing Palace, the less snow.
When I arrived at Xingqing Palace, there were only a few newly fallen snowflakes on the ground, and there was no snow at all.
Some people in the palace are holding broomsticks to keep the ground clean at all times to ensure that there is no snow on the ground.
After the briefing, the two finally walked into the warm and spring Zhengyang Hall.
"Weichen see your majesty!"
"Free gift!"
Shaofu Jialing pointed to the account book in the basket, "Here are the accounts that your majesty wants."
Emperor Wen De gave a hum, his eyes stayed on the face of Shaofu Tongcheng Gu Zhixin for two seconds before he said: "Present the bank account book first!"
A stack of ledgers was placed in front of Emperor Wen De.
Emperor Wen De flipped through the ledger and quickly reached the final ledger.
"Oh, 30 million coppers were recovered just last month? So much?"
Xiaofu Jialing said: "This is still very small. There are more people saving money this month. In less than half a month, the amount of copper recovered has exceeded that of the previous month. Weichen estimated that this month I said that I can recover 5,000. Millions of copper coins."
Master Gu Zhixin from Tongcheng of Shaofu, watching his nose and nose, he is as quiet as a chicken.
He thought to himself that the amount of copper recovered this month is definitely more than 50 million. Twelve months a year is the most prosperous twelfth lunar month. If only 50 million coppers were collected during the entire twelfth lunar month, then the system of depositing money for interest would only be considered satisfactory, and it would definitely not be a magical touch.
He thought so in his heart, but didn't say a word.
It’s also for the good of everyone that the Shao Fu Jia Ling put down the data.
Anyone knows how to zoom in, but he is afraid that he will not be able to complete the task.
Therefore, the practice of the family order of the young man is the real old and stable.
Emperor Wen De asked: "How many new coins can be minted from the recovered copper coins?"
Emperor Wen De's gaze fell on the face of Gu Zhixin, Tong Cheng, Shaofu.
Xiaofu Jialing winked at Gu Zhi messenger.
Gu Zhixin settled his mind and stood up, "Return to your Majesty, according to the case, copper coins will be recovered and recast, and there will be about 30% loss. However, after the reform of the casting process by the supervisor, the loss can basically be controlled at about 25%. ."
When Emperor Wende heard this, his brows frowned, "Isn't the court losing so much with such a great loss?"
"Your Majesty can rest assured that once the newly minted coins are put into the private sector, they can be earned back exponentially."
"How to earn money, please talk to me carefully."
Emperor Wen De didn't really know how to make money in the operation of coin casting.
Gu Zhixin looked at Shaofu Jialing, this question should be answered by Shaofu Jialing.
After some consideration, the young official said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the private coinage is rampant is that the number of coins minted by the court officials is scarce, and the second is that private coinage is a huge profit.
Just say that a small copper coin is brought to the market for a penny, and it can buy goods for a penny. But in fact, the brass contained in this copper coin is not worth a penny..."
The Young Master Ling talked eloquently, and briefly talked about the concept of coins with Emperor Wen De. The state issued coins has always been profitable.
Even the copper coins with the highest brass content cast during the Taizu period are still profitable.
Why is it that once the supply of official coins exceeds demand, private coins from the private sector will be flooded, because there is really a huge profit.
All copper coins, regardless of whether they are minted by officials or privately minted, are actually copper alloys.
The official copper coin contains about 70% of the copper.
Privately minted coins can contain 50% or 50% copper, which is a great conscience.
What's more, a privately cast copper coin contains only 30% of the copper. What kind of copper coin is this? Lead coin, zinc coin is more appropriate.
According to the method of the imperial court, one pound of brass, considering the damage, can cast about 205 copper coins. Two hundred and five cents.
Privately cast coins, powerful, a pound of brass can cast three hundred copper coins.
In the market, unrefined brass is mined at about fifty to seventy wen per catty, and transportation costs must be considered.
After refining, including various losses, it will not exceed one hundred and twenty wen per catty.
A pound of brass is used to make coins, earning two hundred and five liters, which is still the official price.
What is this not profiteering?
Privately minted coins are more profitable.
From ancient times to the present, whoever has the right to issue coins has the money bag.
In the past, the imperial court suffered from insufficient brass reserves, and the folks had a tradition of hiding money. The coins minted by the imperial court every year were simply in short supply.
The coin market has gradually been occupied by privately minted coins.
A large part of the profit in this market goes to various banks.
The Ministry of Household once calculated an account in private. In the coin market, the court officials had less than 20% of the coins minted. At least one million taels are lost every year.
However, all interest classes are involved.
Even if it was the Ministry of Households, he dared not lift the lid.
It wasn't until the Shaofu Bank Deposited money for interest that this lid was lifted by the tip of the iceberg.
Do you really think that money houses rely on loan sharks to make money?
Most of the bank's profits this year came from private coinage.
Even at the feet of the emperor, Huangchenggen, when he goes out to the market, he can come across private coins of various models and weights.
Not to mention the South, where private coins are flooded.
The south, especially the Jiangnan boundary, has become a stronghold for private coinage. There are almost no official coins in sight.
The loss of the imperial court in the coin market, one can imagine, what a huge amount of data.
After Shaofu Jialing's in-depth explanation, Emperor Wen De realized for the first time the importance of official coinage.
There is also a vague sense of whoever has the right to coin casting and who has the money bag.
Emperor Wen De had his hands behind his back with a solemn expression.
"In this way, every year the imperial court loses millions of taels just in the coin?"
Xiaofu Jialing lowered his head, "Weichen is incompetent."
Emperor Wen De waved his hand, "It has nothing to do with you. This is a stubborn disease accumulated by the court over decades and hundreds of years. After all, beside the Emperor Xian, there was a lack of a real financial manager, and he did not realize that a small coin is also a big one. There is such a huge profit hidden behind the article.
If the first emperor realized this problem early, now I don't have to worry about money every day.
In the past, courtiers blindly suppressed commerce, saying only that merchants were lowly. Now it seems that courtiers suppress business, not necessarily because merchants are lowly, but because they want to monopolize the market and do exclusive business.
Once the imperial court suppressed, there was no way for ordinary merchants to survive. Only those big businessmen, those big business houses backed by aristocratic families, can continue to be active in the market.
However, the imperial court was in trouble. It never saw these big merchants come out with money. Instead, they even dig my corner.
The courtiers only knew to impose taxes on the small people in the world, forcing the small people to ruin their lives, fall into the grass, and kill officials to rebel.
Haha... Connect these things and think about it. Sitting in this position, I am simply the world's biggest fool, deaf, blind, and pauper.
Thinking about it now, somebody always says that problems that can be solved with money are not big problems. This is really correct. The point is, I have no money! "
Grandma has a leg.
As an emperor, he is rich in the world, and he cannot make ends meet every year.
The Ministry of Households has collected more taxes this year, but still has no balance of a penny. It is necessary to fill in the shortfalls of previous years, to make up for the salaries of officials, and to make up for the monthly salaries of the big soldiers.
I don’t know if I check it, but I know after a check that the big soldiers in some places have not received a penny of monthly salary for five years.
In other words, the imperial court owed the big soldiers for five years.
The accumulation of five years is an astronomical figure.
Not to mention that I haven’t changed clothes for five years, and haven’t changed ordnance.
Relying on the deduction of the household department, and don't know the year and month, can we make up for the past deficits. Only then can the whole army be changed into ordnance.
If you don't have the money to raise your troops, how can you expect the army to be effective?
Emperor Wen De is worried!
Counting the numbers, there are really only a handful of troops in Da Zhou who are truly capable of fighting.
Shaofu Jialing and Shaofu Tongcheng Gu Zhixin both lowered their heads and dared not speak.
Shaofu Jialing guessed that the person mentioned by Emperor Wende should be Gu Jiu.
Only Gu Jiu can say that the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.
Snapped!
Emperor Wen De slapped the table.
"Are you both dumb? I don't have money, so what do you guys say!"
Shaofu Tongcheng Gu Zhixin: "..." The emperor is also called Qiong, and the ministers and ministers can't help it.
The young man coughed slightly, "Your Majesty, the income will increase next year and the situation will be better."
"I know the situation will be better, but this is not enough. The money is still not enough! This year, the salary of the Beijing officials has not been paid. Is it still two months of salary?"
Xiaofu Jialing nodded, "This year's heavy snowfall, and many places have suffered snow disasters. The Ministry of Households is temporarily unable to spend money to pay the salary."
Emperor Wende snorted, "That’s why I said that the speed of your Shaofu is too slow. Private coinmaking is a violation of national law. Isn’t there a better way to suppress private coinage? If it’s not possible, I will let King Goe is dispatched."
"Your Majesty, think twice! Don't send Jinwuwei! Once Jinwuwei moves, the people will be completely chaotic. The old minister still said what he said in the past, and this matter has to be slowly explained."
Snapped!
Emperor Wende patted the table again, "I can't wait. At least I have to drive out all the private coins in Gyeonggi first. What good idea do you two have?"
Shaofu Tongcheng Gu Zhixin deliberately said: "The only way is to increase the number of official coins. However, with the amount of brass mined by the imperial court, the coins minted are simply not enough to drive private coins out of Gyeonggi. "
Emperor Wen De angrily asked: "Where did the brass used for private coin-casting come from? Why is there such a huge amount that the imperial court can't match the amount of brass reserved by the people?"
Shaofu Jialing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty does not know anything. Since the Zhongzong Dynasty, private mining has gradually spread. Among them, most of them are well-known families. Let’s not hide it from your Majesty. Secretly mining.
In addition, the royal family members, honorable military commanders, and many others are also secretly mining. Most of the copper mines they mined have flowed into private banks. "
"As a court official, why not sell copper mines to the court?"
Shaofu Jialing gave a wry smile, "Firstly, he was afraid of leaving a handle and being settled by the autumn queen. Secondly, the private purchase price is often higher than the court."
"Absurd! These bastards, assholes, don't forget who is supporting them. They don't want to share the worries for the court and me, but they dare to dig my corner secretly. Damn it, it!"
Emperor Wen De kicked over the stool, smashed the teacup, and threw the inkstone.
There was a mess in the hall.
The palace people all held their breath, and the atmosphere did not dare to breathe.
The young man made his heart nervous, and his face was calm.
Shaofu Tongcheng Gu Zhixin saw the angry look of Emperor Wende for the first time, and he couldn't stop trembling with fear.
Damn!
The position of Shaofu Tongcheng looks resplendent and has a promising future. Who could have imagined that he would have to endure the wrath of Emperor Wen De at all times.
The courtiers also said that Emperor Wen De had a good temper.
That was the look of Emperor Wen De getting angry.
After finishing his vent, Emperor Wen De asked angrily: "Could it be that there is no way to cure them?"
Shaofujialing gave a wry smile. He is the brother of Emperor Zhongzong, who came from that era, and he knew the situation at that time too well.
He said: "Your Majesty, calm down! The old official said something rebellious. The reason why private mining is so rampant is that Zhongzong is all responsible.
The Emperor Zhongzong favored the imperial concubine Su in the harem, so he allowed Concubine Su’s father and brother to open a mine and allowed him to choose a mine. The local government fully cooperated. This is how the private mining of minerals became public.
Later, Emperor Xian became the throne. Although the Su family was ransacked and beheaded, Concubine Su was also imprisoned in Ganye Temple. However, the trend of privately opening mines has spread, and the first emperor has not been able to contain this trend in the first time. After decades, it has become the current situation. "
Emperor Wen De: "..."
I want to cry!
How to do?
Others are all sons cheating.
When you come to him, you will be my son and grandson.
He is the pitted grandson!
mmp, the ancestor of shit.
At this moment, Emperor Wen De even had an impulse to move Zhongzong's tablet from Fengxian Temple and smash it!
Emperor Wen De is so rebellious, nothing wrong!