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The title of Grand Secretary of the Hall of Literary Brilliance was an honorary one.
It's just an honorary title.
In the Song Dynasty, this title was generally awarded to the prime minister.
But there are exceptions.
For example, Xu Churen.
In his capacity as the prefect of Daming,
He was awarded the title of Grand Academician of the Guanwen Hall.
This Ming Dynasty is not that Ming Dynasty.
The cabinet members were assigned official ranks and titles immediately upon arrival.
He doesn't need to rely on the title of Grand Secretary to get things done.
Therefore, the Grand Secretaries of the Hall of Imperial Sacrifices in the new Ming Dynasty
He had connections with cabinet ministers and prime ministers.
However, the two are not linked.
Zhao Yuan read the article repeatedly, then suddenly shouted,
"Give me the lottery coins!"
The term "colorful coins" did not originally refer to currency.
It is a general term for the wealth bestowed by the emperor upon his ministers.
It can be swords, horses, and cloth.
But by the time of the Ming Dynasty...
It really does turn into money.
Juan Guo held the lottery coins he had just received.
I couldn't help but take a closer look.
Five gold coins, five silver coins,
It is not the traditional outer circle and inner square design.
Instead, they were thick, round coins.
The front features a sun and moon design.
The back is printed with the words "One Tael".
The sides also have serrations to prevent intentional wear.
Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "These are gold and silver coins from the new dynasty."
"It is divided into two types: imperial bestowal and civilian use."
"The imperial-bestowed coins have slightly different sun and moon designs."
"One gold or silver coin was legally equivalent to one tael,"
"It contains some impurities,"
"To prevent gold and silver from being too soft and easily deformed."
Hu Anguo asked, "Will it also be used by ordinary people in the future?"
Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Copper coins are too heavy."
"Gold and silver are inconvenient to use,"
"So they minted these gold and silver coins,"
"Used to facilitate large-scale transactions among the public."
The mint that produced gold and silver coins
Currently, only two have been established.
One is in Hanzhong, and the other is in Luoyang.
Once Shandong is completely stable,
One will also be set up in Shandong.
Because that place is rich in gold and silver.
It is said to be coinage,
It was actually forged using hydraulic pressing.
A gold or silver coin,
The gold and silver content is only 85%.
It can prevent coins from deforming.
They could also make money by minting coins.
Chapter 1762 Order to Mint Coins
Zhao Yuan said, "Gold, silver, and copper coins minted in the old Song Dynasty."
"It can still be used."
"But no more casting will be carried out."
"Old money received by the government,"
"They will be gradually melted down and new coins will be minted."
Hu Anguo quickly said, "Unifying the currency is also the new king's unification of the three systems."
During the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song, many large-denomination copper coins and tin-plated copper coins were produced.
The new Ming Dynasty did not recognize it.
Not to mention the Ming Dynasty court,
Even the old Song Dynasty itself did not recognize it.
These are clearly coins minted by the imperial court.
When it came time to collect taxes, the government refused to pay.
Because that thing has too low an actual monetary value.
However, starting from the mid-Northern Song Dynasty
Due to a surge in demand for currency
However, copper production is severely insufficient.
This has led to a nationwide cash shortage.
The Ming Dynasty also lacked copper reserves.
Therefore, when collecting taxes,
People were allowed to pay taxes in large denominations of copper coins.
The old-fashioned copper coins that were collected
Gradually proceed with smelting and recasting.
It can recycle a lot of coinage materials.
How exactly will the discount be applied?
Calculated based on the actual local currency value
This approach offers a great deal of flexibility.
There must be officials who deceive their superiors and subordinates to profit from the situation.
But in the long run,
Short-term losses are acceptable.
Of course, we absolutely refuse to accept coins that are either tin-plated or lead-plated!
Hu Anguo held the gold and silver coins.
He returned to the Hanlin Academy with a beaming smile.
He was the first person to be awarded the new type of colored coins.
He was only rewarded with five taels of gold coins and five taels of silver coins.
This is not because Zhao Yuan is too stingy.
On the contrary, this was the norm for rewards in ancient times.
He would often bestow upon them thousands of taels of gold and silver.
That would be abnormal.
After Hu Anguo left,
Zhao Yuan read the article again.
He liked this article very much.
Although it distorts the original meaning of the Spring and Autumn Annals,
But aren't classics meant to be distorted?
Emperor Wu of Han heavily relied on Dong Zhongshu.
It is precisely for the purpose of unifying thinking.
This provides a theoretical basis for their northern expedition to the grasslands.
At that time, the term "great revenge" was used to wage wars against foreign powers.
This is actually a very far-fetched argument.
Therefore, one more sentence is added.
"The world is one, as the principle of the Spring and Autumn Annals dictates; the king has no outside."
There is no king without equal.
It was during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han.
A new definition of the Spring and Autumn Annals's themes of unification and revenge.
Under the influence of this idea,
It is estimated that future Ming Dynasty envoys,
They would deliberately go abroad to cause trouble.
This provided a pretext for the Ming Dynasty's expansion and "great revenge."
.....
Zhao Yuangang put down Hu Anguo's article.
Reading the materials on the reorganization of the new army sent from Shandong,
The attending eunuch Li Hua stood at the door and said,
"Your Highness, the Emperor has sent someone to summon you,"
"They say the cotton has arrived."
cotton?
Zhao Yuan suddenly stood up.
He walked quickly outside.
Li Hua quickly followed.