Li Shiming was not happy to see Zhangsun Wuji like this, but as an emperor, he had to choose the side that was beneficial to the Great Tang and the Li Family. It was clear that Lin Fei was more beneficial to the Great Tang and the Li Family than Zhangsun Wuji.
Therefore, Li Shiming chose Lin Fei.
However, in terms of feelings, Zhangsun Wuji was an old man who helped him to ascend to the throne. In the past, he had indeed helped him a lot. The relationship between the two was also very deep. If there was a chance to help Zhangsun Wuji, or to reconcile the contradiction between the two, Li Shimin was still very willing.
However, it was just a reconciliation. Li Shiming did not want to see these two people get close to each other. After all, no matter who was the emperor, he did not want his ministers to stick together. If so, it would be difficult for him to be the emperor. To be an emperor, the most important thing was to maintain balance.
Li Shiming wanted to mediate, but now was not the best time. He could only do it later. What he needed to do now was to get Lin Fei to tell him exactly how to deal with the bank.
"Alright, congratulations. We'll talk about it after the court leaves. Now, let Lin Fei explain what to do with the bank.”
Since Li Shiming had spoken, the officials naturally wouldn't ignore him. They all returned to their positions.
Seeing that everyone was waiting for him, Lin Fei didn't hesitate. He cupped his hands and said to Li Shiming,"Just now, I said that after we let the commoners deposit their money in the bank, we can lend the money to the merchants, but we can't lend it randomly. Before we borrow money, we have to know if they can repay the money in the future and how much they can repay at most. Otherwise, if we lend the money and can't get it back, it's useless even if we kill the person who lent the money.
"The second is that we can't break our promise. The people deposited their money in the bank because they trust us. If we break our promise, it will be impossible for the people to deposit their money in the future. Therefore, we have to do this well.
" The third is to invent a kind of paper money to replace silver. After all, if merchants carry hundreds of taels of silver or copper coins to do business, I'm afraid that they will die of exhaustion before they reach their destination. Even if they don't die of exhaustion, thieves on the road will have evil intentions when they see them. But paper money is different. It's convenient. As long as you don't take it out, no one will know that you have it. Yes, I have some on me now. Let me show you.”
As he spoke, Lin Fei took out some of the remaining notes that he had given to the soldiers and handed them to Li Shimin, Wei Zheng, and the other heavyweight officials.
Li Shimin looked at the cross and shook his head."This thing won't do. It's too easy to be forged. At that time, the people who will be harmed will still be the commoners.”
" It's easier to forge this now, but this is just a temporary template. I gave it to the soldiers to use as a loan receipt. In the future, I'll set up a template that can't be forged. Let's not talk about this now. What I want to say is that this kind of paper money is just a kind of proof, so the number of hairstyles can't exceed the amount of gold and silver in the bank. This is very important. Otherwise, the bank won't be able to take out so much gold and silver to exchange for these paper money. The consequences will be very serious.”
Li Shi Min nodded and understood the reason. He said to the eunuch beside him,"This is written into the ancestral teachings so that future generations won't randomly distribute banknotes.”
"Is there anything else?" After the eunuch answered, Li Shimin turned around and asked Lin Fei.
What else? Lin Fei recalled for a moment and even flipped through the Encyclopedia in his mind. He found that it was about the same. In detail, it could not be realized in the Great Tang. Even if he said it out loud, he still felt that something was missing!
Just as Lin Fei was deep in thought, he suddenly saw the dragon pillar in the throne room. He thought of Li Shiming, the royal family. Yes, the royal family.
This was a feudal society, and the royal family was bigger than anyone else. It was impossible to restrict the imperial power, but it was still possible to restrict the imperial power from reaching into the bank.
Thinking of this, Lin Fei no longer hesitated. He cupped his hands and said to Li Shiming,"Emperor, I hope you can promise me something very important. It concerns the Great Tang's later years.”
Seeing how serious Lin Fei was, Li Shiming subconsciously sat up straight and said to Lin Fei,"Tell me!"
"Restrain the royal family. We absolutely cannot allow the royal family to put their hands into the bank. Once they do, they will not restrain themselves and will empty the bank. When the bank is unable to take out any more money, it will be the time for chaos in the Great Tang. Thus, we must restrain them. All the profits of the bank must go to the national treasury.”
Li Shiming, who was about to get angry, was discouraged after hearing Lin Fei's words. He knew very well what kind of people the prince's disciples and some officials were. He also knew that what Lin Fei said was true, so he could not get angry at all.
But was this bank going to continue operating?
Li Shi Min hesitated, but he was unwilling to let go of such a good method.
Finally, Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said,"Alright, I promise you that the royal family will not interfere with the bank. Once they do, I will cut off his hand.”
After hearing Li Shiming's words, Lin Fei let out a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Li Shiming wouldn't agree. Fortunately, Li Shiming agreed in the end.
But what Lin Fei did not expect was that his actions today would set a precedent for restricting imperial power in the Great Tang, and it would have a great impact on the Great Tang several hundred years later.
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