Chapter 583 Not Enough Gold and Silver to Circulate and Ready to Dig a Grave
Li Yunfei finally understood why during the Qin and Han Dynasties, people liked to use food as salary, but the money that could be circulated was really too little. With the recovery of the economy or more prosperity than before, the minted gold and silver coins are not enough for market transactions. As a result, people in many places still have to trade by barter. Although they also thought about issuing banknotes to replace gold, silver and copper coins, However, after thinking about it for a long time, I finally gave up this idea, and now is not the time.
As for why there is a lack of circulating gold and silver, it has a lot to do with the ancient people's burial habits. Most people at this time had a bad habit. Especially the richness of the funerary objects of the emperors and princes is really jaw-dropping, such as the tomb of Liu Wuling, King Xiao of the Han Dynasty in Mangdang Mountain, from which Cao Cao dug out a large amount of gold and silver, enough for his hundreds of thousands The army has paid military salaries for more than ten years. This is only the tomb of one king, so it can be seen that the number is huge. This is not a random guess, it was said by the surrendered general of Cao Jun who took refuge here. In the Cao army, there was indeed the position of Lieutenant Jin, and there was a team of nearly ten thousand tomb robbers.
According to the historical records of Xianguan, if all the gold and silver buried in the ground were dug up, it would be more than ten times more than the current circulation of gold and silver, so Li Yunfei finally moved some crooked thoughts.
There are several advantages to doing this. The first is of course that a large amount of gold and silver treasures buried in the ground can be excavated.
The second advantage is to end the customary custom of burials, and let everyone know that the burial is so rich, it is very likely to be dug up.
The third advantage is that it can really protect cultural relics, otherwise many things will be destroyed if they are randomly dug up by other tomb robbers.
In fact, another advantage is that this world is strange, and those things buried underground should be able to unearth a lot of precious information.
It's just that you have to carefully consider who to find to be in charge of this matter. People who are too upright can't do it, people who are too greedy can't do it, people who have too many scruples can't do it, people who pay too much attention to reputation can't do it, and of course reckless people can't do it...
On the way back to the palace, Li Yunfei kept thinking about who would be better in charge of this matter, and suddenly thought of Jia Xu who had no taboos in doing things.
Now the northern Gongsundu and Xianbei tribes are being attacked by Thirty-Six, Zhang Liao, Liu Xiu and other major armies, and they are defeated. There is no room for him to play. Nothing.
In fact, the Chinese Army attacked everywhere, relying entirely on their strength to push them flat, and there was no need for a conspiracy at all, so he didn't get much credit in the north. This guy is a talent and can't be wasted.
"Thirty-nine, go and get Jia Xu for me." He ordered Thirty-Nine beside him.
"No!" Thirty-nine and the two quickly galloped towards Jia Xu's mansion.
But what surprised Li Yunfei was that he had just returned to the palace, and then Jia Xu had arrived, and it wasn't that he rushed over after receiving the thirty-nine's notice.
"Your Majesty, I think I can set up a post to dig out the gold and silver buried in the ground, keep the valuable ones, and use the worthless ones to make money..." Li Yunfei didn't even mention it, but Jia Xu said it first , I almost thought of going with myself.
"Well, what Wen Hejun said is very reasonable, but who do you think can take on this important task?" Li Yunfei asked knowingly.
"...I am not talented, I am willing to share your majesty's worries!" Seeing that Li Yunfei agreed without thinking much, he knew that he had guessed right, so he simply recommended himself.
"In this way, Wen Hejun's reputation will not be very good..."
"Weichen's reputation has never been good!"
"Okay, you'll bring this matter up tomorrow morning. As long as you convince the ministers, I will formally establish the archeology and cultural relics protection department and appoint you as the head of the department. Don't let me down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle the matter well." He just wanted a more formal position, but he didn't expect that His Majesty would directly give him the same treatment as a senior minister. This is one of the nine ministers, and he can be regarded as a real core high-level figure, which makes him a little ecstatic.
Of course, Jia Xu is delighted, and Li Yunfei is also looking forward to it. This world is obviously not simple. There are even cultivators who are like gods and gods. There must be many secrets buried in the underground tombs. Maybe you can find something good from them , things like powerful array treasures are also possible...
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As soon as he stepped into the gate of the palace, he saw a few beauties gathered together in a small pavilion in the garden, talking and laughing. Although they didn't know what they were talking about, they didn't see much intrigue, which made Li Yunfei He was really happy, but he was really afraid that the beauties in the harem would fight, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
There are more and more women. After thinking about it for a long time last night, I finally gave up that Chen Miner, so that her status in the palace is more worthy of the name. Otherwise, even if I don’t say it, I still feel a little bit Resentful.
That is indeed a good horse. It is well-behaved, docile, and has good endurance. No matter how you ride it, it will not collapse...
"Welcome Your Majesty back to the palace!" Seeing Li Yunfei, several beauties rushed over to pay their respects, interrupting Li Yunfei's lustful memories.
"Uh, you don't need to be so polite, get up quickly." Although I have said many times that there is no need to be so polite, Diao Chan, Zhen Mi and others insist that the courtesy is indispensable, and they will kneel down to greet each time, so of course the maids will follow. Kneeling to welcome, Li Yunfei felt a feeling of getting used to it after a long time.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Yunfei went to the small pavilion to sit down, and several beauties followed.
"Well, don't stand up, sit down and talk... what were you talking about just now?"
"The concubine and the others are discussing a short story in the China Weekly. So what should Cao Cao's concubine do to survive."
"Uh, is there such a thing? Let me hear it."
"Sister Min'er, since you handed in this story, it's up to you to tell it!"
"It's sister, Your Majesty's concubine also heard this story from other places, I don't know if it's true or not..." In fact, she learned that story from one of Cao Cao's concubines, and it is very likely to be true. It sounded rather scary and made her shudder.
"It's okay, let's tell the story quickly."
"This story is about Cao Cao... In the second year of Jian'an, it was midsummer, and he called his concubine to bring in melons on a jade plate, and the concubine bowed her head to enter with the plate. Cao asked: Is the melon ripe? The concubine said: Very ripe. Cao Nu Cut it off. No one dared to ask why. Cao Cao called another concubine to buy melons. The group of concubines were all shocked. One of them was smart and had plastic surgery. Cao asked if they were familiar with each other. The concubine said to him: No child. Cut it again. Call in the melon again, but no one dares to enter. One concubine named Lanxiang was very pleased with Cao. Said: "It's very sweet. Cao Da called: Kill him quickly! All the guests bowed down and pleaded guilty. Cao said: "Everyone, sit down and listen to me about the crimes of the three concubines. The reason why I beheaded the first two concubines has been promised for a long time. Don't you know how to advance?" The melon must be raised with eyebrows to hold the plate? And answer my questions, they all open their mouths, beheading their fools! Lanxiang has not been around for a long time, but is very intelligent, holding his plate high, and answering the words together, it is enough to know my heart. I use soldiers. People, cut them off to eliminate their troubles..."
Li Yunfei listened vaguely, and probably understood the meaning. In order to frighten the officials, Cao Cao killed three of his own concubines for no reason, and even killed a concubine whom he loved very much. Extremely bastard... Although this story may be fabricated, but if it comes from Chen Min'er's mouth, it may be true...
"This bastard, actually used his concubine to serve him?"
"...Your Majesty, don't be angry. In fact, there are very few monarchs who treat their wives and concubines as human beings like Your Majesty!" Diao Chan also said with deep emotion.
In fact, although Wang Yun said that she was accepted as a righteous daughter, in fact, it was only a tool that could be sacrificed at any time, and only the general in front of him would always regard himself as a treasure from the beginning to the end. A woman feels the same way.
"...Your Majesty, I'd like to analyze it for the concubine, how can Lan Xiang survive?" Zhen Mi asked curiously, saying that although this girl has excellent literary skills, her political acumen is almost zero. , Such an obvious thing did not appear.
"I can't live no matter what I do, unless it doesn't make money..." Li Yunfei said angrily.
"...Cao Cao is really scary, fortunately he was wiped out by His Majesty."
"Yes, fortunately, Your Majesty killed that thief Cao, otherwise, I... don't know how many innocent people died at the hands of that thief Cao."