Chapter 113 The Threat from the Great Yan Dynasty
Nan Yan was feeling aggrieved when she heard Ye Zheng's voice beside her: "Aren't you two hot standing in the sun?"
Looking back, he was holding a huge tray covered with a piece of bright yellow silk, and was speaking with difficulty.
The two of them turned around quickly: "Master Ye."
"Ye Zheng."
Ye Zheng also smiled and said, "Master Jian, I am the lady-in-chief. I am honored to meet you." Then he looked at Si Nanyan and said, "Are you okay?"
Jian Ruocheng was stunned and turned to look at Nan Yan: "What's wrong with you?"
Nan Yan waved her hands hastily. After all, it was too embarrassing to talk about the spanking she had received. She just said perfunctorily, "It's okay. By the way, Ye Zheng, what are you holding?"
Ye Zheng walked over, but before he could answer, he heard Zhu Feng's cold voice coming from Wuying Hall.
"How much do you have to say outside?"
When the three heard him speak, they were startled and hurried in to kneel down and salute.
Zhu Feng was sitting behind the desk, reading some letters. He looked up at them at this time, and his eyes fell on Nan Yan.
"Why are you here?"
"This servant—this servant wants to come and take a look."
"Get up."
Nan Yan quickly got up from the ground, her movements swift and effortless, and her buttocks didn't hurt at all. Zhu Feng glanced at her again, then ignored her and said to Ye Zheng and Jian Ruocheng, "Stand up."
The two of them then stood up.
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Ye Zheng stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is the first batch of coins minted by our dynasty. They were just brought over from the Ministry of Works."
"oh."
Zhu Feng raised his brows slightly: "Present it."
Ye Zheng hurriedly carried the tray over and reached out to lift the silk on it.
Nan Yan couldn't help but stretch her neck to look.
Hundreds of copper coins were neatly stacked on the wide tray, shining brightly, with the four words "Dayan Tongbao" written on them. He wrote them himself, and the writing was neat and vigorous.
Ye Zheng said, "Because this is the first batch of copper coins, the ratio of copper to lead is six to four, and one million coins will be minted."
Zhu Feng picked up one and weighed it; it was heavy.
He nodded and said, "Okay."
Seeing him gently fiddling with the copper coin with his fingers, Jian Ruocheng frowned slightly and said softly, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"you say."
"I just heard from Lord Ye that the ratio of copper coins in the first batch of coins was six to four. Is this inappropriate?"
“…”
"The copper mines that the imperial court can mine are already very scarce. With such a large proportion of them used in coinage, there is probably very little left. Moreover, if these coins were to circulate among the people, I'm afraid those unscrupulous merchants would buy them in large quantities, melt them down and cast them into copper. Then—"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zheng frowned slightly and said, "Jian Youcheng——"
Zhu Feng raised his hand to stop him from saying anything further, then turned to Jian Ruocheng and said, "I understand what you mean. A high copper content is indeed harmful to the people. However, this is the first batch of coins, and it concerns the reputation of our Great Yan Dynasty."
After saying that, he threw the coins back onto the tray.
"For the next batch, do it the other way around."
When Jian Ruocheng heard him say this, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
Zhu Feng waved his hand, asking Ye Zheng to put the heavy tray aside, and asked, "Jian Youcheng, what brings you here today?"
"I have come here to report something important."
"speak."
"Prince Jing submitted a letter stating that the Southern Yue Kingdom has once again invaded our border."
Zhu Feng's brows suddenly furrowed.
For a long time, to the north of the Great Yan Dynasty, there was the powerful and fierce Dian Kingdom. They were skilled in riding and shooting, and had invaded the border several times. Since he was named King of Yan, he had been fighting with the Dian Kingdom in the north for more than ten years.
However, the threat to the Great Yan Dynasty did not only come from the north.
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