Chapter 467 Queen Mother Xiao’s Dilemma
It is said that as long as you are a human being, you cannot escape the word "fame and wealth".
In fact, this is also true. Those who do not love money must love fame. It is not that there are people in the world who do not love fame and fortune, but such people are definitely very rare.
The Supreme Emperor was not immune to this. He wanted his face to be printed on silver coins and be admired by future generations.
I am also worried about being laughed at by future generations.
This is like conferring Zen, Mount Tai is there, but there are very few emperors in history who dared to confer Zen.
Because Feng Chan requires merit. Without enough merit, Feng Chan becomes a joke.
"Father, there is no problem in printing Taizu's seal, but you can also print it. When you were in power, you paid less taxes and did less corvee work. You were deeply loved by the people. Who dares to say that you have no merit?" Zhao Xing said with a smile.
After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "No! It is my duty to govern the world, how can it be regarded as merit? Emperor Taizu unified the world and ended the war. Only he is worthy."
"Yes, I will ask someone to re-print it." Seeing his father's insistence, Zhao Xing thought for a while and agreed.
"Yeah."
The Supreme Emperor nodded, hesitated, and asked: "Can minting new coins really have such great benefits? Will there be problems if there is too much money?"
Although the ancients didn't understand finance, let alone inflation, they still understood the general meaning.
Otherwise, if the court has no money, it can mint coins on a large scale.
It’s not like no one has ever done something similar.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Dong Zhuo had no money, he remade his coins, which led to serious inflation at that time.
In the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu also did this. Whenever there was no money, he would print treasure banknotes, which destroyed the treasure banknote system.
In order to curb the depreciation of treasure banknotes, Lao Zhu directly issued treasure banknotes when paying salaries to officials.
Originally, officials' salaries were low, but what they received was precious money.
At first, it was fine when the depreciation was not serious. Later, the depreciation became serious and it became impossible to support the family.
But Lao Zhu was very ruthless in killing corrupt officials, forcing many officials to buy things with the face value of the treasure banknotes, leaving a mess on the ground.
The Supreme Emperor didn't know anything about future generations, and he didn't even know about Dong Zhuo's making of five baht coins.
But he still understands that money cannot be made in large quantities, otherwise he would have done this long ago if the court was short of money.
"Father, don't worry, these sons and ministers know what they know."
Zhao Xing knew these things better than his father. He told his father about the massive outflow of coins from the Song Dynasty.
Coins must be released slowly to ensure that private prices remain stable and the currency does not depreciate.
"As long as you have an idea. I'm old and I don't understand these things. But I heard you say it's feasible. Just go ahead and do it." The Supreme Emperor waved his hand.
"Yes!"
Zhao Xing said with a smile: "When the currency is implemented, the Song Dynasty will not be short of money. When the emperor wants to move the capital in the future, people will definitely rebuild the Luoyang Palace, and then build a big palace for my father."
"I am getting old and I don't know how many years I have left to live. Don't waste that money." The Supreme Emperor waved his hand.
"My father is getting younger and younger now, and he will definitely live a long life in the future. And with cement, it is easier to build a palace and it won't cost much." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Haha, let's talk about it later."
He does feel much better now than before.
Zhao Xing chatted with his father for a while, then resigned and left.
Since his father said to use Taizu's, Zhao Xing went to the Ancestral Temple to take down the portrait of Taizu, asked the painter to draw a bust according to the portrait, and sent it to the Ministry of Works to make a new mold according to the portrait of Taizu.
The Ministry of Industry didn't know what Zhao Xing asked them to mint silver coins for, and they didn't even recognize Taizu's portrait.
After all, it had been so many years since Taizu passed away, and the emperor's portrait was only in the palace, and none of the courtiers could see it.
So I didn't think much about it. After receiving the portrait, I got busy.
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After the morning court, Empress Dowager Xiao returned to the harem with an ugly face.
"Crack!"
He took the tea offered by the palace maid, took a sip and threw it out.
The maid serving tea and the eunuch in the palace were so frightened that they knelt down quickly, not daring to breathe.
"Everyone, get down."
The forty-year-old mother on the side waved her hands and said.
The maids and eunuchs in the palace quickly bowed and left as if they had been pardoned.
"Mom, please calm down. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this place now." Mammy advised.
"Calm down?"
Empress Dowager Xiao said angrily: "His hands have been inserted into the forbidden army in the palace. If this continues, I will really become a puppet!"
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This morning at court, someone impeached the deputy commander of the imperial army, saying that he was corrupt, violated the law, and robbed civilian women.
At first, before Empress Dowager Xiao could react, Yelu Yixin stood up and said that the matter needed to be investigated carefully. Until the investigation was clear, someone needed to be replaced to serve as deputy capital unified.
Empress Dowager Xiao was not stupid, so she naturally knew that Yelu Yixin wanted to get involved with the Forbidden Army.
Nowadays, most of the troops and horses of the Liao Kingdom are in the hands of Yelu Yixin. The reason why she can compete with him is that in addition to controlling some of the troops and horses, the most important thing is that the imperial army in the palace is completely in her hands.
Including the imperial army, she had more soldiers and horses in the upper capital than Yelu Yixin.
It was precisely because of this that Yelu Yixin did not dare to be too presumptuous.
But once Yelu Yixin inserted his hand into the forbidden army and slowly encroached on it, she would not be able to sleep well in the future.
"Mother, didn't King Zhao fail in the end?" Mammy consoled her.
"Hmph!"
Empress Dowager Xiao sneered: "It was unsuccessful, but look at the many officials in the court today who turned to him. If this continues, it may not be possible."
"Doesn't the empress have another hidden move? King Liang has not been wiped out, so King Zhao does not dare to be too presumptuous."
"Yelü Chongyuan is not a light-hearted person. He actually proposed that after Yelu Yixin is eliminated, he will become the emperor and I will be the queen. He will also make Hong Ji the crown prince! He really thinks that I am a fool."
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"My dear, haven't the princes of the Xu Kingdom established a foothold in Hehuang? Why not use the title of king as bait to lure the princes of the Xu Kingdom into the Liao Dynasty?" Mammy suggested.
"Huh?"
Queen Mother Xiao was stunned when she heard this.
The prince-in-law of Xu State whom Mammy mentioned was Dong Felt.
The relationship between the three kingdoms of Song, Liao and Xixia and some surrounding small forces was very confusing.
Although the Zusiluobu was nominally a vassal of the Song Dynasty, Dong Xiang married a princess of the Liao Kingdom.
This is why Xixia was not worried that the Song Dynasty would help the Xixia tribe when they attacked the plateau.
"Let's not talk about whether Zunsiluobu will agree to it. Yelu Yixin is not unprepared. Such command forces him to quarrel with me." After hearing this, Queen Mother Xiao shook her head.
After Zusiluobu established a foothold in Hehuang, she also considered joining forces with Zusiluobu. After careful consideration, she gave up the idea.
There are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in the Gusilu tribe. If the Xisilu tribe is lured into the Liao Dynasty, and the troops and horses under her control are indeed able to check and balance Yelu Yixin.
But Zunsiluobu was an outsider after all, and it was impossible for him to enter the Liao Kingdom quietly.
If it were raised in court, not only the people on Yelu Yixin's side would not agree, but even those who support her might not agree.
(End of chapter)