This child is really right. Although Han Yi really doesn't care about these things, it can be considered as a matter of Yang and Han families, and it can also allow the two families to devote themselves to their careers.

Han Yi is about to usher in the busiest period.

That is issuing currency.

This time, issuing currency is not only of great significance, but also of very cumbersome process. It does not mean that you can simply spread the currency out.

Because this time, the previous issuance model has been changed, with macro-control in it, and it is a long-term plan to lay the foundation for paper money.

There is an unknown archway near Furong Garden in the southeast corner of Chang'an City. Because it is close to this royal garden, it is subject to a lot of restrictions. Therefore, the guards who lived here before were all here, but now all of them have been bought from the court by Jinxing for money. Han Yi wanted to build a gold store vault here. The gold store in Beixiang could no longer meet the current needs of Jinxing.

As for the Yuan family, you don’t need to worry about this, because the Yuan family fort itself is a large treasury, and the food inside can be eaten for three years.

Now this Wumingfang has become the focus of attention and is also very lively. I saw carriages driving into this Wumingfang. There were also a large number of staff in the yard, busy with them, including both guards and accountants of Jinxing.

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"Wow! Why did the imperial court suddenly appear so much copper?"

Yuwen Xiumi looked at the endless convoy in surprise.

"You don't think there are stones in it!"

Han Yi smiled slightly and shouted at a carriage that had just passed by: "Stop for a moment."

The carriage stopped immediately.

Han Yi said: "Open the box."

"Here!"

The two imperial guards who were escorting the carriage immediately stepped forward and opened the two large wooden boxes on the carriage.

But it was shining with gold, but it was not gold, but copper ingots. China has lacked gold and silver since ancient times, and this copper was gold in the Central Plains.

Han Yi took out a copper ingot and threw it at Yuwen Xiumi.

Yuwen Xiumi took it in a hurry, looked carefully, and said, "This is really copper!"

Han Yi smiled and said, "Look at it slowly, there is no hurry. You must understand that this is a transaction between the gold and the Yuanxing and the court, not the gold and the Yuanxing. The Yuanxing serves the imperial court. There is still a difference between the two. If the gold and Yuanxing do not receive enough copper, it will definitely not dare to print more vouchers. If the gold and Yuanxing collapse, even the Yuanxing and the Yuanxing will not be able to bear it!"

"That's it, that's it, of course we believe in Brother Han!"

Qian Dafang nodded flatteringly.

After Yuwen Xiumi put the copper ingot back, Han Yi waved his hand and the soldier immediately walked towards the warehouse with the carriage.

Han Yi waved to a person beside him again, and the man walked over quickly. Han Yi took a long box made of sandalwood from him and said to the merchants: "In the past, the imperial court would mint a kind of currency, but this time, the imperial court would issue a complete set of currency, including five denominations."

"A whole set of currencies?"

The merchants said a little surprised.

This is something they don't know yet.

Han Yi nodded and said, "In the past, the goods on the market were very limited, and there were only a few prices back and forth. Now, with the diversification of goods, the prices naturally became diversified. Moreover, the people in Chang'an are used to buying on the market instead of making everything themselves. Therefore, the previous currency could no longer meet the current market demand. Just talk about this copper coin, now there are products less than one cent on the market, but if the merchants sell it, they can only say a few cents. However, some people only want to buy one, which makes both the buyer and the seller very embarrassed. In order to meet the market demand, the court planned to issue a multi-faceted currency."

After saying that, he opened the wooden box and saw a very exquisite set of currencies inside, with a total of five currencies, both of which are of different sizes and colors.

The merchant's eyes glowed. This copper coin was much more exquisite than before!

You should know that the currency in the early Tang Dynasty has always been very exquisite. There is no mention of cutting corners. It was not until the middle of the Tang Dynasty that there were inferior currencies.

This is the change brought about by the improvement of production technology.

Han Yi took out the smallest copper coin and said, "This copper coin is minted at one tenth of a cent, which is called a cent." As he said, he took out another currency with a slightly black color and said, "This is five cents. Although the size is similar to our current copper coin, it is mixed with other raw materials, so it is lighter to pick it up."

As he said that, he picked up the largest copper coin and said, "This is also the latest currency, the unit is Yuan, this is a copper coin, ten is one penny, ten is one yuan, and hundreds is one penny. We will disclose the configuration of the raw materials of the currency at that time, and you can supervise it to ensure the value of each currency, which is true."

The merchants surrounded them, holding the latest currency and watching carefully.

"This idea is pretty good. With this set of currency, our commodity pricing will be more flexible in the future."

“It’s more convenient.”

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These merchants are very supportive of this because the currency in the early Tang Dynasty was full of weight, and now the currency is in popularity, but the minimum currency is only one cent, which has brought many inconveniences to consumers and merchants. Although they did not expect it, after Han Yi said this, he immediately saw the favorable side of it.

Han Yi also said: "In addition, vouchers will also set the face value based on the value of the currency. In addition, there will be a hundred coins, five hundred coins, and the face value of the consistent money."

Zhao Sijia said: "Brother Han, since that's the case, will the court abolish the policy of silk cloth as currency?"

Han Yi shook his head and said, "Of course not, because silk is a commodity that is mainly traded and has value. However, in the future, the unit of silk can only be calculated based on one piece, not less than one piece. Moreover, the value of silk will be more considered as trade factors. You also know that with the emergence of hydraulic spinning machines and looms, the number of silk will increase greatly. If things are considered as rare as precious, the value of silk will definitely drop sharply. This requires trade to stabilize the value of silk. In addition, the gold store will also issue vouchers with a face value of silk at that time. In addition, there are gold and silver."

Jia Fugui said: "But we use very little gold and silver!"

Han Yi smiled and said, "But there will be transactions in this regard in trade. The court will encourage everyone to trade in the future. The court stipulates the exchange of gold, silver and copper coins, but in fact it is to prepare for the future."

Dou Heng suddenly asked, "I wonder how the court will distribute these three million chunks of currency? Should it be invested in Chang'an or scattered to various places."

The businessmen looked at Han Yi in anticipation.

Of course they hope to invest all in Chang'an, so their currency will be very sufficient.

Han Yi nodded and smiled, "Most of them invested in Chang'an, followed by Yangzhou."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel happy.

Han Yi also said: "The reason for this is to hope that other prefectures and counties will transport grain to Chang'an for currency exchange. Everyone knows that the grain in Chang'an is no longer able to maintain Chang'an's population demand. This must be imported from all prefectures and counties. In the past, they relied on grain transportation, but the court and the people were unable to bear such heavy grain transportation. Therefore, the court hopes to change its methods and use policy regulation and market demand to attract more grain merchants to transport grain to Chang'an. Monetary policy is one of them."

"It's fairer to do this!" Dou Heng said happily.

This is very beneficial to them. First, Chang'an resources are not as good as those in the Jiangnan region. If the currency is still placed in Jiangnan, Chang'an will be out of the way. Second, the imperial court's grain transportation is very unfavorable for private transportation, because the imperial court's grain transportation is served by the people, and labor is free, so how can private competition be fought?

He Ruohan asked, "Who doesn't know where to print the voucher then?"

"There!"

Han Yi pointed to the two big houses in the middle of the yard and said, "The court will and Yuanxing at that time, and the Jinxing will print vouchers in those two big houses. At the same time, we will let the wealthy businessmen in Chang'an come here to supervise, that is, you people, be as transparent as possible."

Qian Dafang said: "Brother Han, don't blame me for being careful. I just want to ask, how do you prevent one party from secretly printing the voucher?"

Isn’t one of the parties referring to the imperial court? It is impossible for the Jinxing and Yuanxing to do this. If you do this, the Jinxing and Yuanxing will go bankrupt.

Han Yi smiled and said, "I am actually more nervous about this aspect than you, because this small voucher is directly related to the life and death of Jinxing and Yuanxing. Therefore, the new voucher will use our Jinxing's latest printing technology, called two-side printing. One side will be printed by the court, using the secret recipe of the court, but the other side will be printed by us, so that we can supervise each other."

By this, those businessmen became even more at ease.

A voucher is a piece of paper after all, and playing with it is credit. Everything about vouchers must be transparent.

However, this monetary policy is not just about issuing paper money. After all, Han Yi has put in so much effort to deceive, so many policies can be extended. One of them is very, very important, which is the salary of officials.

The salaries of officials in the Tang Dynasty were dual-track, including salary, jobs, land, food, etc.

Han Yi intends to carry out comprehensive reforms in salary, without any dual-track system, just a single-track system, and unified settlement with currency, distributing grain and clothing, which requires a lot of manpower, and the calculation is complicated, so it saves much trouble for those who send money.

This is also a huge project!

Ministry of Revenue!

"Wow! It turns out that my annual salary is as high as 800 coins!"

Han Yi was shocked when he saw the salary calculated by the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhang Daxiang, who was standing beside him, said: "Shangshu Ling, you don't know that your salary should be 1,200 stalemates."

Han Yi couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning and said, "So much?"

Zhang Daxiang nodded and explained: "The past salary was mainly food. Now the money is valuable. If the grain is exchanged into coins, it will be less. In addition, the salary of officials assigned to the prime minister in the past was also counted in the prime minister's salary. Now, it is calculated separately, which has also been reduced a lot."

In fact, the Tang Dynasty also had a high salary to support the integrity, with a pure salary of 800 jin a year. The welfare of the Chinese New Year and the holidays was not reduced, which means that the grain and field were converted into currency. This is why there were very few corrupt officials in the early Tang Dynasty.

"I see!"

Han Yi nodded slightly.

Zhang Daxiang said again: "Fortunately, the officials were streamlined in advance and the treatment after the meritorious service was reduced. Otherwise, this currency would be really not enough."

Han Yi nodded and said, "There is another point you didn't say, just I don't want a salary."

Zhang Daxiang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's right, that's right. Not to mention, among the ministers of the Shujiao, there are not only Shangshu who ask you for salary. For example, Zheng Shanxing, Cui Jiren, Wang Xuandao, and Lu Shigua, they don't get salary."

Han Yi smiled and said, "The reason is the same as theirs, I don't like that little salary."

Zhang Daxiang nodded with a smile and said, "But the court still has many doubts about the salary reform."

Han Yi said: "Don't worry, as long as we do not deliberately reduce their salary, they will not object. On the contrary, they will strongly support it, and there will be no obstacles in this matter."

Zhang Daxiang said suspiciously: "Shangshu Ling is so sure?"

Han Yi smiled and said, "If I were not sure, I wouldn't have put in this regard. I would only put in such a little effort. This is not a problem. Please order people to let go and see what everyone's reaction."
Chapter completed!