"Uncle Guo, do you have any ideas when you see that bronze mirrors are so expensive and profitable hundreds of times?"

Wang Ning'an asked with a smile while drinking tea.?

Cao Qi curled his lips, "I can't understand your little bit of intestines. Now that you have got the copper mine, you must want to build a bronze mirror and make a good fortune!"

Cao Qi smiled and came to Wang Ning'an and said with a smile: "Erlang, my friend's friendship, I'm going to give that farm to you as a wedding gift. How about it? Are you still satisfied?"

Wang Ning'an put the teacup, crossed his legs, and said bluntly: "If I told me before this, it would be a generous gift. I have to accept your affection, but now I will say to me, that would be different."

Cao Qi hehehe: "The common people often say, "If you don't see a rabbit, don't show an eagle, how about you? How much does it take for your brother to make a bronze mirror?"

"Not at all." Wang Ning'an shook his fingers.

No?

Cao Qi was very unhappy. He stepped on the chair with one foot and said angrily: "Do you have eyes? I worked hard to clean that farm a few months ago, just to make it according to the new house. Don't you think I was just thinking about it temporarily?"

If you want to talk about Cao Guojiu, you are really a friend. Wang Ning'an had known about his actions for a long time. He stood up and patted Cao Qi on the shoulder, "Brother, you are so good, I know it. I won't let you get involved because this matter is not profitable."

Cao Qi shook his head like a rattle, "Wang Ning'an, you are lying! You kid never get up early without profit. If you don't make money, I won't believe it if you die!"

No matter what, if you don’t believe it, Wang Ning'an can’t do anything about it.

At this moment, the young man ran in from outside, followed by an official in a green robe. His name was Yang Longsheng, who was the supervisor of Qianjian.

He hurriedly smiled and said, "I don't know if it's Lord Wang and the uncle who came here. I'm not here to welcome you. I'd like to ask my uncle to forgive me."

Wang Ning'an smiled and said, "No gifts, we came suddenly, I want to ask about some information."

Yang Longsheng was busy answering, "The officials must know everything."

"Okay, how much does it cost to mint money in the capital city's money supervisor every year and how much materials are needed?"

"Sir, the Bianjing Coin Supervision minted 10,000 jin of coins every year, and required 50,000 jin of copper, 180,000 jin of lead, and 60,000 jin of tin."

A 10,000 guan per money was 18 guan per Song Dynasty. On average, the output of 10,000 guan is the annual money supply, which is similar to the statistics everywhere.

"I'll ask you again, why does this money manager make a bronze mirror?"

Yang Longsheng smiled and said, "Maybe I don't know that the bronze mirror and money are made of copper, and they are both round. With some patterns, the raw materials are the same, and the craftsmanship is similar. Over the years, the imperial court has strictly prohibited copper from copper, and the people are not allowed to make bronze mirrors privately. Therefore, the bronze mirrors are made by the money supervisor, and there are marks on it, so there will definitely be no mistakes."

Cao Qi said curiously: "Mr. Yang, as you said, both bronze mirrors and bronze are made of copper, but a bronze mirror weighing a pound is worth dozens of stakes. Why don't you all make bronze mirrors? Wouldn't you make more money?"

Yang Longsheng quickly waved his hand, "Uncle Guo was joking. The money steward is minting coins for the court. How can we just take care of the moment? How much money is minted every year? There are regulations on how much money is minted every year, and it cannot be missed at all. If it is used as bronze mirrors, how can we pay for coins? The Song Dynasty lacks copper, so we have to purchase copper ingots from the people every year. It is not enough to rely on the copper ingots given by the court, so how can we dare to waste it?"

Cao Qi became even more confused, "I said to Lord Yang, aren't your words contradictory? Since you said that there is not enough copper, why are you still making mirrors? Why don't you mint money?"

"My uncle doesn't know anything. If he didn't build a bronze mirror, how could he have money to collect copper?"

Cao Qi's eyes widened, and he was still confused for a while, but Wang Ning'an could hear it clearly.

Because the imperial court lacks copper ore and needs to mint coins, a copper ban must be implemented to ensure that limited copper resources are used for minting coins. However, this has caused the lack of copper ware, making the price more outrageous.

Everything else is easy to say. The bronze mirror used for dressing is something that all women cannot do without.

Just like later generations wanted to buy a house and get married, getting married in the Song Dynasty was inseparable from bronze mirrors. Moreover, the Song Dynasty was richer than before, and bronze ware was no longer exclusive to the great families. When I first came, the simple and elegant bronze mirrors I saw were prepared for ordinary people.

The court also cannot do without the necessities of the people. How to distribute limited copper becomes a big problem. Therefore, the court of the Song Dynasty stipulated that bronze mirrors must be paid for production, and even stipulated the size of the bronze mirrors to avoid waste.

The money supervisor had to complete the minting amount stipulated by the court, but the copper material was sparse and exploited and deducted. Often, a large amount of copper material obtained was missing and the task was completed.

Under the pressure, they came up with a solution that was not a solution. They sold copper mirrors at high prices. After making money, they collected copper materials from the public to fill the gap.

After clarifying these reasons, Cao Qi suddenly realized that no wonder someone said that the China Merchants Commission had lost money! The loss was due to the copper material in the area!

Sometimes the price of copper materials is very expensive, and a pound of copper materials costs more than ten jin. Sometimes, it even reaches jin. In short, they make copper mirrors, which means they earn hard money.

"You are stupid, just use the copper coins you get from selling bronze mirrors to make up the number. What kind of copper material do you have to buy?"

Yang Longsheng grinned bitterly, "Uncle, the imperial court wants new coins, and it is strictly forbidden to recast them with intact copper coins. We have no choice but to come up with this bad strategy."

Wang Ning'an listened carefully to Yang Longsheng's introduction and went to Qianjian for a walk. It was not until afternoon that he and Cao Qi returned to the city in a carriage.

On the way, Cao Qi kept asking Wang Ning'an, "Erlang, you haven't said yet, what business you want to do?"

"Bronze mirror." Wang Ning'an simply said.

Cao Qi screamed again, "Who is surnamed Wang, you can't be so foolish. Didn't I just say that you want to make money with a bronze mirror?"

"Wrong, I'm going to pay for it!"

"How is it possible? The bronze mirror is so expensive, how can I pay for it?"

Wang Ning'an suddenly smiled mysteriously, "I'm going to sell bronze mirrors at a low price, 3 o-chan, I only sell 3 o-chan. Do you think there is still a profit?"

...

After Wang Ning'an inspected the Chuigong Hall, he came to report the situation to Zhao Zhen. He kept telling Zhao Zhen what he saw and heard.

"I think there is something very ridiculous and I want to report to Your Majesty."

"speak."

"The price of bronze mirrors on the market is the cheapest and dozens of stakes. The price of bronze ware is extremely high, and it is far from the cost, and it has reached a pathological level. In the final analysis, it lies in two words: copper ban!"

Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "The copper ban measures have been present throughout the ages, and our Song Dynasty is no exception. Wang Qing has now found the source of copper ore. Perhaps the copper ban can be gradually relaxed, but it cannot be abolished, otherwise it will shake the foundation of the country."

Obviously, Zhao Zhen still insisted on the copper ban, and even if there were too many copper mines, he would not dare to relax easily.

Wang Ning'an took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, I want to ask for advice. What harm will be caused by the high price of bronze ware?"

"Wang Qing, it is obvious that the people have to pay more. It is because I don't care about the sufferings of the people, but because I am really short of money!"

"I think there are more important dangers!" Wang Ning'an shook his head, "Your Majesty, the high price of copper ware naturally leads to the high price of copper materials. The high price of copper materials also leads to the increase in the cost of minting. This is to cause a ridiculous situation of loss in the prestigious money supervisor. I wonder if Your Majesty agrees?"

boom!

Zhao Zhen was hit by a powerful bomb and his head was a little dizzy.

"Wang Qing, my intuition is clear."

"Your Majesty, I think that blindly implementing the copper ban will cause market tension, which will increase the price of copper ware to an abnormal high. Although the court can obtain some benefits through the monopoly of bronze mirrors, most of this benefit is swallowed up by the cost of minting. As a result, the people have to bear out a ridiculous price, and the court cannot make much benefit. The real benefits fall into the hands of the rich merchants and nobles who have mastered copper materials."

Wang Ning'an studied the situation of Qianjian. Now it is very similar to the housing prices in later generations, and the logic of the two is similar.

First, land is scarce, so it must be strictly controlled. In this way, it will push up the land price, just like the situation in the Song Dynasty that caused copper shortages in the Song Dynasty.

Next, if land is expensive, houses will inevitably be expensive, copper materials will be expensive, and the cost of minting will be high.

The people of later generations endured high housing prices, while the people of the Song Dynasty endured high copper prices.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, high housing prices will inevitably lead to mortgage loans, borrowing money to buy houses, and paying mortgages every month. As a result, mortgages squeeze out consumption, reduce the quality of life, and put a lot of pressure on people, as if they are tight, and they cannot relax for a moment. The most serious thing is that mortgages are equivalent to compressing consumption, causing overall insufficient consumption in society, and thus creating the problem of overcapacity... If you really calculate it carefully, the price paid by the entire society is far from what the land finance can fill...

He had no say in later generations, but in the Song Dynasty, he still had a chance.

"Your Majesty, I think that if the money shortage is solved, the key is to lift the copper ban, increase the supply of copper ware, and suppress the copper price, reduce the cost of coin, and the money supervision can operate safely without any deficits. Moreover, after the copper price falls, those who originally hoarded copper ware in large quantities have to sell it out. If the supply increases further, the money shortage will be much better. If you work hard to mine in Jiaozhi and Dali, maybe three or five years later, the money shortage in the Song Dynasty can be solved."

Very shocking! Very thought-provoking!

Zhao Zhen carefully considered Wang Ning'an's views, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting he felt. In the past, he only thought about minting money and even melted all the bronze ware.

But don’t forget that people’s lives cannot be separated from copper. The more they emphasize, the more they pursue and block, the more they will be, the more distorted the copper price will be. It will be unreasonable to get a few hundred kilograms of copper coins and not be able to exchange for a bronze mirror.

Since it is unreasonable, there will inevitably be many contradictions and will be difficult to sustain.

Wang Ning'an did the opposite, lifted the copper ban and let the copper price go first. This move is indeed new and worth trying!

"Wang Qing, please carefully draw a note and I will immediately issue an order to abolish the copper ban!" 8
Chapter completed!