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    "Coining gold coins?" Li Min said with a surprised look on his face.  Just now Xijun said that she had a way to temporarily make up for the shortage of silver coins, but Li Min never imagined that Xijun would actually propose to mint gold coins.

    "Although gold is of high value, it is much rarer than silver. How can it be used to mint coins?" Li Min then asked very puzzledly.

    "Who told that gold is less than silver?" Xi Jun rolled his eyes at Li Min and said, "Although the gold output in our Central Plains region is not much, the official and private gold reserves accumulated over the past dynasties are not small, and as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period  During this period, some people have already used gold as currency, and people also have the habit of collecting gold. Although I have not done statistics, in my opinion, the gold reserves of our Datang Dynasty are probably more than silver. If it hadn't been before  If my husband discovers a large silver mine in Watian, I will not agree to use silver as currency!"

    Hearing Xijun's words, Li Min felt as if he had been enlightened. He suddenly woke up and found that he had been trapped in a strange thinking circle. From the perspective of future generations like him, gold was more valuable than silver, and  The quantity is also scarcer than silver, but he forgot that the silver in the Central Plains only flowed in from abroad during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the previous dynasties, gold and silver were both precious metals. Although they were different in value,  There are some differences, but they are not as big as in later generations. Even the circulation of gold is much wider than that of silver. Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, the reserves of gold should actually be greater than that of silver.

    Wanting to understand this, Li Min touched his forehead and sighed, then admitted his mistake to Xijun: "I see. Fortunately, Xijun reminded me, otherwise I really didn't know that gold is no less than silver. It seems that we need to make a plan.  At the same time as silver coins are issued, gold coins will also be issued, but the exchange ratio between gold coins and silver coins must be determined in advance, so as not to allow some people with ulterior motives to take advantage of the loopholes."

    The loophole mentioned in Li Min's words is actually the issue of currency value. For example, in the case of silver coins, one silver coin can be used as regular money, but the price of silver was low in the past. If someone secretly minted silver coins, there would be  Huge profit margins.  Fortunately, the amount of silver is not much, and after Li Min controls Ishimi Silver Mountain, he is equivalent to controlling most of the silver output. Under his operation, the price of silver has been raised. Now one silver coin is no longer available.  Including the cost of casting, the value itself is already consistent, so even if someone mints coins in silver, there is no room for them to obtain it.

    ? And the same is true for gold.  The value of a gold coin should preferably correspond to its own value, so that it would be unprofitable for those who want to mint coins privately.  However, making the currency value equal to its actual value cannot completely eliminate private coinage. Others can still make a profit by reducing the gold and silver content, although there will be a difference in fineness.  But it is difficult for ordinary people to tell the difference, so the most important thing is to legislate to prohibit private minting of gold and silver coins.  In addition, we must intensify the crackdown to make the other party feel that the risks taken are not proportional to the benefits.  Only in this way can we fundamentally eliminate the possibility of private coinage for profit.

    Xijun naturally understood what Li Min meant, so he nodded after listening.  Then he said again: "Husband, although the Iwami Silver Mine in Watian has huge reserves, our Tang Dynasty's commercial development is extremely fast, and the demand for gold and silver coins will be greater and greater, so I am afraid that this silver mine alone is still not enough."  To meet our needs, don¡¯t you know the location of many mineral deposits? Can you find some more?¡±

    Regarding the fact that Li Min knew where the mineral deposits were, the people around him were shocked at first, but gradually got used to it, and now Xijun even took the initiative to ask Li Min to provide the location of some gold and silver mines.

    After hearing this, Li Min smiled bitterly and said: "I do know where the gold and silver reserves are the largest in the world, but unfortunately it is in South America. With our current navigation capabilities, it is difficult to reach the Americas, let alone mine them.  !¡±

    Xijun had seen the world map drawn by Li Min and knew where South America was, so when he heard that the largest source of gold and silver was there, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

    However, Li Min quickly comforted her and said: "We can't go to South America for the time being, but Nanyang is also one of the important producing areas of gold and silver. That will be my husband's next goal. As it is  Let¡¯s develop slowly, and I believe some gold and silver mines will also be discovered, which should be able to alleviate the shortage of gold and silver!¡±

    When Li Min said this, his tone paused, and then he said again: "By the way, metal currency will be eliminated sooner or later. In the future, our development direction will still be towards credit currencies such as paper money. Although paper money is now promoted  It¡¯s not feasible yet, but you also need to urge banks to carry out some check transaction business to prepare for the issuance of banknotes in the future!¡±

    Xijun also learned a lot from Li Min, such as about banking. Li Min taught him all the knowledge he knew about banking and finance.However, Li Min didn't know much, and he didn't even understand many of the things he knew. However, these unsystematic knowledge sounded very enlightening to Xijun. It is precisely because of this that Xijun is the only one.  Someone you can discuss banking business with Li Min.

    After hearing this, Xijun also nodded and said: "My husband is absolutely right. Paper money is definitely the future development trend, but as my husband said before, the issuance of paper money must have a standard currency, but whether it is a gold standard or a silver standard  , all require huge reserves of gold or silver, so husband, you still have to find a gold and silver mine quickly."

    The conversation turned around and finally turned to gold and silver reserves. Li Min was quite helpless about this. It seemed that while he was invading the islands in Southeast Asia, he also had to pay attention to collecting some information on gold and silver mines. Unfortunately, although he  We know that gold and silver are produced in Nanyang, but we don¡¯t know exactly where they are. Otherwise, we would have sent people to occupy the places with gold and silver mines.

    I chatted with Xijun about banking matters for a while, and then asked her to rest. After all, she had been running all morning, so she was naturally tired.  However, when Xijun left, Li Min left Feng Shuyu behind her. As a result, Xijun gave Li Min a warning smile before returning to the room to rest.

    Regarding the warning behind Xijun's smile, Li Min also felt aggrieved. He really had no other thoughts about Feng Shuyu, but he aroused the suspicion of Wen Xin and Xijun since he brought him back to the palace.  The reason why Xijun brought Feng Shuyu with him was not only to have more helpers, but also to prevent Li Min from stealing food.

    If you misunderstand, just misunderstand. Anyway, you are not afraid of your shadow being tilted!  Li Min encouraged himself in his heart.

    "Shuyu, last time your brother took out Qianguan to redeem your life, why don't you go back with him?" Li Min asked Feng Shuyu after he sat down.

    The last time they met Lu Wan's fleet in Taiwan, Feng Shijie immediately offered to redeem his sister's life and handed over a thousand strings to Li Min. Li Min also kept his promise and restored Feng Shuyu's freedom, but Feng Shuyu was unwilling to leave.  Instead, he chose to stay. No matter how Feng Shijie tried to persuade her, it was of no use. In the end, he had to respect his sister's choice.  Li Min was also a little surprised by this, but he waited until today before he had the opportunity to ask Feng Shuyu.

    Hearing Li Min¡¯s question, Feng Shuyu¡¯s delicate face showed a mischievous smile, blinked a pair of beautiful big eyes and said: ¡°Your Highness, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?¡±

    "Oh, how can I tell the truth, and how can I tell lies?" Li Min suddenly felt that this girl had become a lot more cheerful, and she even had the feeling of a strong business woman in her expression. It seems that she has learned a lot from Xijun during this period.  With the lack of things, even his personality has changed, which makes Li Min feel that the other party is much more interesting.

    Feng Shuyu showed a sly smile again, but said with a slightly red face: "The lie is that the little girl likes His Highness, so she is reluctant to leave His Highness."

    Li Min was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that the other party would say such a thing. Although he knew it was a joke and the other party also told lies, it still made Li Min a little uncomfortable.

    However, Feng Shuyu didn't seem to notice anything strange at all, and continued with a smile: "As for the truth, it is that Shuyu likes his current life and doesn't want to go back with his brother, and then stays at home every day. When he reaches the age, he will obey  My brother¡¯s arrangement is to marry, have children and live out my life, I want to arrange my own life!¡±

    When she said the last few words, the expression on Feng Shuyu's face became very serious. It was obvious that she was not joking, but was telling the truth.  This surprised Li Min and at the same time he admired Feng Shuyu's ** spirit. He really didn't expect that the other party already had a feminist consciousness. Although it was still very basic, he already knew clearly that he  To make decisions for oneself and not to be dependent on men. In an era like the Tang Dynasty, there were very few women who could have this kind of thinking. It is precisely because of this that they are even more admirable.

    Seeing Li Min staring at him blankly without speaking, Feng Shuyu lowered his head in embarrassment.  When she and Li Min first met, she was in awe of each other's identity. However, after getting along with each other later, she found that His Highness King Qi was a very easy-to-get-together person. She could tell him anything happy or unhappy, and he  He also respects his own life and does not interfere too much.  It is precisely because of this that Feng Shuyu regards Li Min as a friend who talks about everything. He will not hide anything from him, and occasionally makes little jokes with him.

    Although Li Min's eyes were fixed on Feng Shuyu, what came to his mind was a very important issue. He really didn't pay much attention to this issue before, but today he finally discovered from Feng Shuyu and another acquaintance in front of him.  There is one more problem in front of me.
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