My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 60 Self-made Little Master

It turns out.

Liu Che was not only good at making trouble in the harem, he was also well-known for his ability to make trouble in the court and throughout the world!
The White Deer Coin is priced at four hundred thousand coins.

This thing sounds nice, but it is essentially blackmail!

The emperor used his authority to force the princes to buy white deer coins when they came to the capital to pay homage.

The transaction process is simple.

The princes paid 400,000 yuan, and the emperor gave them a deerskin, the unique white deerskin of Shanglinyuan...

Of course.

Now that Liu Ju had invented paper, Liu Che had an idea and decided to use rarer and more abundant paper to make "paper money".

The White Deer Coin that was supposed to appear was once considered by later generations to be the earliest form of paper currency. Now, by some strange coincidence, "paper currency" has appeared a thousand years earlier.

just.

Liu Che’s paper currency needs to be put in quotation marks.

Because he was not printing paper money worth one or ten cents, but one at a time, each piece costing four hundred thousand coins, and it was printed for a specific group of people!
This kind of operation is rare in ancient and modern times...

Anyway, Liu Ju had no objection to blackmailing the princes and didn't care. It was not his turn to care about this matter.

However, the changes caused by this were related to him.

Paper needed to be promoted, but before that, the emperor had to make a fortune first. He would eat the meat and allow Liu Ju to have a sip of the soup.

"From now on, paper production will be handed over to the Shaofu."

"I leave this white paper to the princes. You can arrange people to spread the yellow and impure paper yourself. Aren't you good friends with Dongfang Shuo?"

"Let him write a few poems on paper, and I will praise them. There are many wealthy families in Chang'an. Even if a piece of paper is priced at one gold coin, people will buy it."

"Okay, go ahead..."

When leaving Xuanshi Hall.

These words were still lingering in Liu Ju's mind.

The emperor's behavior of advertising for himself and formulating marketing strategies at the same time is as cool as the "White Deer Coin".

All I can say is that no matter now or in the past, smart people will always be smart people.

But upon closer inspection, there is a small problem in his words. Why did he mention Dongfang Shuo and not Sima Xiangru?
They were all masters of poetry and prose. Liu Ju was on good terms with them and even hosted Sima Xiangru for a banquet in the Prince's Palace. Why didn't the emperor mention it?
"Humph."

Outside the Xuanshi Hall.

Liu Ju glanced behind him and thought to himself: "Are you trying to scare me with this trick again?"

"Isn't it just that they have planted spies in the Weiyang Palace? All officials have spies in the palace. Why don't you go and punish them?"

"Old Deng..."

After complaining a lot, Liu Ju's gloomy mood dissipated a lot.

The emperor is still the same emperor. He was embarrassed by the soul-calling incident the day before yesterday, but he acted as if nothing had happened the next morning.

It was clearly a reward, but there was also criticism mixed in between the words.

Tsk.

Liu Ju did not comment on this...

But another thing aroused his curiosity, "The court seems to be short of money?"

The prince walked out of the Weiyang Palace while rubbing his chin.

After returning to the Prince's Palace.

Liu Ju put his worries aside, called Jin Midi over, and officially promoted the Xiongnu boy to stable master!
Although we still raise horses, now we can raise a group of horses!

Uh……

There doesn't seem to be anything to praise.

But Jin Midi was still very excited. He would take a small step today and a big step tomorrow. He would take it slow and was not in a hurry.

Liu Ju also explained the reason for his promotion in front of all the palace maids and eunuchs in the Crown Prince's Palace, "Jin Midi was brave in his work last night, and he will be rewarded for his merits!"

"You will all be like this in the future. As long as you have made contributions, no matter what your status is, I can promote a Hun as my confidant, and I can also tolerate slaves!"

The rhetoric used to win people's hearts is very crude.

But it works. You can be subtle when talking to a learned person, but when talking to a lowly servant, it is best to directly display the benefits of real money.

Afterwards, how many people went to ask Jin Midi for the details of "being brave enough to take on responsibilities" and how many people were ready to follow suit were not what Liu Ju wanted to pay attention to...

coincidentally.

On the night when he was dealing with Shao Weng, he saw Jin Midi's enthusiastic attitude and promoted him. The emperor also saw the prince's ability that night!

No matter why Liu Ju suspected Shao Weng, it is an indisputable fact that he exposed his deception.

Sons all know that meritorious service will be rewarded, so how could fathers not know this?
Moreover.

And the killer weapon is paper...

So just as Liu Ju returned to the palace and promoted his trusted generals, the emperor's decree arrived.

"From today on, the Crown Prince will take charge of government affairs in the inner court!"

Not bad.

Liu Che's reward to the prince was still so unique.

No matter how unique it was, the answer that the court officials had been guessing for a long time was finally confirmed from the moment the edict was issued.

The Crown Prince will officially participate in court affairs!

Nowadays, the Han Dynasty’s regular court session is held every five days as per custom.

As for the inner court created by the current emperor, there is no precedent to follow, and the participants are all the emperor's close ministers, so when it is convened depends entirely on the emperor's mood.

Early September.

The prince attended the court meeting for the first time in Xuanshi Hall.

This time was different from the previous times when he either interrupted or slipped in, because there was an official imperial decree!

Liu Ju could feel that even though he had only sat in the Xuanshi Hall for an hour, after he came out, the ministers spoke to him in a much more polite tone.

But it's just politeness...

During the period of holding court, Liu Ju met a new big man, Sang Hongyang, who was as famous as Huo Guang and Jin Midi among the four important ministers.

This time.

Compared with Sang Hongyang, Huo Guang's situation was much inferior.

Others can already speak freely and give advice in front of the emperor, but Xiao Huo is still just a tea-servant beside the emperor...

Ok.

During the inner court, Liu Ju specially enjoyed the service of the "future Grand Marshal". Even though he didn't like drinking tea, he still held his nose and drank three big bowls.

cough cough.

He did not always do things that were tasteless. At least he listened in for a while and asked his uncle Wei Qing about the recent developments in the court.

Liu Ju's previous questions were answered.

The court is really short of money!
There was such a shortage of money that the emperor had to personally blackmail his uncles and brothers, and even... sell the titles!
"Selling the title?"

On the corridor of Weiyang Palace, the Crown Prince and the General walked side by side.

Liu Ju doubtfully said, "Uncle, won't this move cause the collapse of the twenty ranks of nobility? It won't be worth the loss, right?"

This question is clear to any official in the court, but Wei Qing was very patient in answering his nephew's question. He shook his head and said:

"The twenty ranks of nobility inherited from the Qin Dynasty, except for a few upper-level nobles such as Liehou and Guanneihou, the lower-level noble titles have long since collapsed..."

The Han Dynasty followed the Qin system.

The Han Dynasty also had the twenty ranks of military honors of the Qin Dynasty, but in the early days of the Han Dynasty, especially during the reign of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, the country was unified and there were no foreign wars.

This reward system that was designed to support war through war lost its purpose and gradually deteriorated.

Today is the Queen Mother’s birthday, I am happy and will bestow upon her a title!
The emperor is getting married tomorrow. I will be happy and grant him a title!
He did not grant the title to just one or two people, but to hundreds and thousands of people, entire counties and prefectures!
After being issued indiscriminately, except for a few at the top, the 20th rank of nobility no longer has much value...

"Ok?"

Liu Ju frowned, looked at Wei Qing, and said, "Then will it be effective if the court sells twenty ranks of nobility to make money?"

Wei Qing replied with a question, "When did I ever say that the court was selling twenty ranks of nobility?"

Under Liu Ju's surprised gaze, the general said something unexpected but reasonable. Wei Qing said quietly:
"Your Majesty has created a set of martial arts..."

(End of this chapter)