Li Shimin

"Exactly!"

Li Shimin also nodded slightly, "My Datang can also send a fleet to the Americas where Xuanba went two years ago, and bring back all the gold scattered on its land to Datang, and our Datang will be strong for hundreds of years !"

Hearing this, Li Xuan frowned slightly, and asked: "Your Majesty, don't my Tang Dynasty have its own gold mine?"

"Hahaha, Xuanba my Great Tang territory is so vast, how can there be no gold mines?"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Xuan strangely, and laughed directly.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, there are nineteen prefectures in the Tang Dynasty. There are Ling, Ya, Mei, Jia, Zi, and Yao states in Jiannan Road, Rao, Heng, Wu, and Taizhou in Jiangnan Road, and Rong, Rong, and Taizhou in Jiangnan Road. Xiang, Meng, Rong, and four prefectures, Shannan Road has Jin, Li, and Wan prefectures, and Longyou Road has Kuo and Yan prefectures!"

Fang Xuanling then explained to Li Xuan: "In addition, there are gold pits in Xidong of Yongzhou and Annan territory!"

"so much?"

Li Xuan was a little surprised, "Why is Your Majesty so anxious to travel thousands of miles to America to find gold?"

"Xuanba, although there is the Nineteenth State of Tributary Gold in the Tang Dynasty, these gold pits will be mined for hundreds of years, and the gold in the pits has long been sparse. Those miners have to start smelting gold ore to smelt gold. ! The gold that can be tributed to the imperial court in a year does not exceed tens of thousands of catties!"

Li Shimin explained slowly.

"I see!"

Thinking of the efficiency of people's gold refining in this era, Li Xuan nodded slowly. According to the gold smelting technology of this era, it is really difficult to extract gold from those gold ores.

"America is too far away. Your Majesty can send a fleet to Luzon Island and Tianzhu. These two places are also rich in gold!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others couldn't help but move slightly.

Especially Luzon Island, Li Shimin has a very good memory. He remembers that when Li Xuan presented him with a world map for the first time, he marked Luzon on a small island country outside the South China Sea of ​​the Tang Dynasty. Gold was everywhere, and the gold was exposed in the river. !

"Xuanba, how long will it take to travel from Tang Dynasty to Lusong Kingdom?"

"From Datang..."

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is so large...

Thinking about it, he looked directly at the big map on the side.

"Your Majesty, from Chang'an to the Kingdom of Lusong, you can either take a car directly to Qingzhou, take a boat again and go south along the coastal city of Datang, and after arriving in Fuzhou all the way, go from Fuzhou to the Kingdom of Lusong!"

"Furthermore, go from Chang'an to Luoyang, then follow the Grand Canal to the mouth of the Yangtze River, then take a boat to Fuzhou, and from Fuzhou to Luzon!"

"These two routes, no matter which one, will take two months!"

"Two months?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others were obviously very moved.

The journey of two months is much less than half a year to America!

Li Xuan continued: "In addition, there should be a large number of copper mines, gold mines and silver mines on Liuqiu Island. Your Majesty can send someone to investigate!"

"Liuqiu Island?"

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others looked up at the small island no bigger than a palm, and nodded indifferently.

"When the fleet is going to Luzon, it happens to pass through Liuqiu, so we can go to investigate along the way!"

Chapter 834 Your Majesty, Banknotes Can Be Collected

Regarding this, Li Xuan did not force it.

Anyway, to Datang, Liuqiu is just a wild island in a remote place, and not many people will care about it at all.

He was also deeply influenced by another time and space, so he looked at Xiang Liuqiu from time to time.

However, thinking of India, Li Xuan still felt the need to emphasize it again.

"Your Majesty, there is also a lot of gold in Tianzhu!"

"Tianzhu?"

Now, the attention of Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others shifted to Tianzhu Kingdom.

"Tianzhu is closer to Linyi. When my Datang fleet goes to Linyi again, I can take it to Tianzhu to check it out!"

"Everything is decided by His Majesty!"

Li Xuan said calmly.

Anyway, according to his news, in the past few years, the prestige of the Datang Fleet in Linyi Kingdom has far surpassed that of Linyi King, and it can be regarded as the king of Linyi Kingdom!

I believe that in a few years, if there are no accidents, Datang should set up the Linyi Dudu Mansion in Linyi Country.

At that time, as long as the lineage of the king of Linyi is moved to Chang'an City, Linyi will completely become the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

After all, as long as they grow some rice grains at will, Datang will take a lot of silk, glass, beef jerky, refined salt... Each of them is exquisite and luxurious in exchange.

Those barbarians in Linyi are living more and more comfortably now!

Then, after discussing some matters again, Li Shimin took Fang Xuanling and others and left contentedly!

The next day.

Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, proposed to use silver and gold as money at the Great Court Meeting, which can be used to buy things.

The left servant of the Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty shot Fang Xuanling, the right servant of the Shangshu shot Du Ruhui, Sun Wuji, the Duke of Qi, Cheng Zhijie, the Duke of Su, and others all agreed again and again.

In this regard, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty still don't understand. His Majesty has already discussed with the important ministers of Datang.

In addition, in each family, there are basically some gold and silver nuggets stored.

As a result, people from all the aristocratic families also agreed.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan abolished the five baht coins of the former Sui Dynasty and used Kaiyuan Tongbao.

Therefore, some caravans originally needed to carry 12 copper coins, but they needed to carry copper coins weighing [-] catties.

Just carrying copper coins requires more than 100 carriages.

And if the [-] guan copper coins are exchanged for silver, only two thousand catties of silver are needed, and at most three carriages are enough.

It would be even easier if it were exchanged for gold, only two hundred catties of gold would be needed for [-] guan, and a small wooden box would suffice!

Therefore, as the news that gold and silver can be used as coins to buy goods and can be exchanged with copper coins spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, all aristocratic families and merchants were overjoyed.

However, because Jin Wang likes gold, most merchants and aristocratic families prefer to trade with gold rather than silver.

The crisis of the Datang bank in remote states such as Shunzhou, Liangzhou, Qingzhou, and Fuzhou was resolved by more than half.

Since there was not much gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty, most caravans in Chang'an City, Bingzhou, and Luoyang, the prosperous states in the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, traded with gold and silver.

Even when some aristocratic families trade with each other, they are too lazy to go to the bank to withdraw money and then deposit it. In many cases, they have already started to take the deposit certificate and transfer the deposit certificate directly in the bank.

After half a month.

Li Shimin brought Li Xiaogong, Fang Xuanling and others to Li's Village again.

"Wonderful!"

Seeing the banknotes that Li Wei took out from the small wooden box in his arms, Li Xuan's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously praised.

The banknotes this time are more delicate than last time, especially the golden dragon-shaped graphics around the banknotes, and the dragon pattern on the crown robe Li Shimin is wearing in the banknotes. Eyes, as well as dragon horns, all the subtleties are clearly visible!

Being able to engrave such a pattern on such a small piece of paper, this technology has already been regarded as the ceiling of this era!Unless it takes a lifetime, otherwise, in this era when the news is blocked and every craftsman is still guarding his own craftsmanship, it is impossible to forge exactly the same banknotes!

Li Xuan couldn't guarantee whether Letai could imitate this kind of banknotes within five years!

Li Shimin smiled triumphantly, "Xuan Ba, how about this banknote?"

"Your Majesty, it is so ingenious that no one should be able to imitate it!"

Li Xuan spoke the truth.

"That's good!"

Li Shimin was also very happy to get Li Xuan's sincere approval.

"When [-] banknotes are drawn from the scriptures, I will announce to the world that the banknotes will be implemented. At the same time, banknotes will be distributed in the banks of the Tang states!"

"Your Majesty, when the announcement is made, another edict should be issued. Anyone who dares to counterfeit banknotes, once the facts are checked, is like treason, and the nine clans will be punished!"

Li Xuan said coldly.

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but glanced at Li Xuan in surprise.

"Can!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan bowed his hands and saluted, then remembered something, and said again: "Your Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty can exchange some for me after the first batch of banknotes are printed?"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise.

"Xuanba, why do you want banknotes?"

"Collect and play!"

Li Xuan chuckled lightly and said: "Your Majesty, this banknote is the first batch of banknotes issued during His Majesty's reign. This banknote is not only exquisite, but also of great significance.

Therefore, Your Majesty, do not underestimate the value of this note! "

On the side, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Li Xiaogong and others couldn't help but stare.

"Your Majesty, I also request Your Majesty, after the banknotes are produced, give them to Weichen and others to exchange for a batch!"

"You want it too?" Li Shimin couldn't help being suspicious.

"Your Majesty, if the first batch of Qin Banliang issued by Qin Shihuang appeared in Chang'an in the pre-Qin period, would you like to collect a few for fun?"

Li Xiaogong smiled lightly and asked slowly.

Changsun Wuji also asked: "Your Majesty, if a beautiful portrait of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appears in Chang'an City, do you want to put it in the palace?"

Fang Xuanling followed suit and said, "Your Majesty, if the book sage Wang Xizhi's "On Le Yi" appears in Chang'an City, do you want to buy it and take it back to the palace?"

"Do you think this coin can be compared to the calligraphy album of the sages?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't believe it.

"Your Majesty, Qin Shihuang is the same emperor through the ages, because he unified the six countries, unified weights and measures, and unified coins. During your reign, you have conquered Goguryeo, Wa Kingdom, Tuyuhun, Turks, and Tubo for my Tang Dynasty!

They also found sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other fetishes for the people!

In terms of achievements, you should far surpass Qin Shihuang! "

Changsun Wuji said directly with a serious face.

"Qin Shihuang has Qin Banliang, and His Majesty has Tang banknotes, and these banknotes are exquisite and flawless, and can be passed down through the ages!"

"Moreover, there is a portrait of His Majesty engraved on this banknote, which adds a kind of background to the banknote virtually!"

"Your Majesty, after the first batch of banknotes are issued, those aristocratic families will definitely rush to exchange them."

"Therefore, Wei Chen and the others want to beg for a few notes from His Majesty first, otherwise the Wei Chen is worried that after the banknotes are issued, even with the power of Wei Chen and the others, they will not be able to exchange many notes..."

Following Changsun Wuji's words, although Li Shimin still had doubts on his face, his eyes were full of smiles, obviously very useful.

Li Xuan was stunned. He really deserved to be a famous treacherous minister in history, but he could be so blatantly flirtatious!

"Xuanba, is it really as the auxiliary machine said?"

Li Shimin turned his head and asked Li Xuan again, which made Changsun Wuji's expression stiff because he still had a lot of unspoken opinions, but he soon returned to normal.

Li Xuan was also taken aback, but still nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, what Duke Qi said is absolutely true! It would be better if the banknotes produced by His Majesty are rough and ordinary, and can only be used as banknotes. However, the banknotes produced by Your Majesty not only have the portrait of His Majesty's emperor on it, but also dragons around them. Surrounded by patterns, it is obviously the work of the master.

In addition, the banknotes are the first batch of banknotes issued by His Majesty, both in terms of commemorative collection significance and practical value, they are very huge, and there must be many dignitaries of aristocratic families who will collect them! "

Hearing this, Li Shimin looked slightly happy and asked directly.

"How many banknotes does Xuan Ba ​​need?"

"Your Majesty, you should keep the banknotes numbered one by yourself. I only need the banknotes numbered two. Of course, you can give me all the banknotes numbered from two to ten!"

Li Xuan said directly.

"That's the case..." Li Shimin nodded slightly.

On the side, Li Xiaogong, Fang Xuanling and others changed their expressions slightly, and hurriedly bowed their hands to Li Shimin and Li Xuan.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Jin, and the ministers also want a set of banknotes!"