Fortunately, I wanted to give Li Shimin a slap in the face, but I almost slapped him in the leg.

"Actually, I am also a little worried. This gold coin is too exquisite. Some people are unwilling to circulate it after they get it. They keep it like a family heirloom. However, if it is too rough, it will be difficult for everyone to accept it."

Li Kuan is well aware that people these days have a fanatical desire to save.

In the later dynasties where gold and silver circulated, many rich men liked to store gold and silver in earthen jars, dig a hole somewhere, and store it there.

If currency does not circulate, it loses its currency properties.

"Actually, has the prince ever thought about lowering the gold content of these gold coins appropriately? In this case, everyone will be less tempted to save them and not use them."

Li Kuan glanced at Cheng Jingwen in surprise.

She actually understands this truth?

If Wu Meiniang said this, he wouldn't be surprised at all.

It seems that we really can't treat her as a fool.

"Well, this is one way, but we also need to take into account the situation of privately minted gold coins. If the gold content is low, the profit of privately minted gold coins will become very high, which will encourage people to take risks."

One gold coin is exchanged for ten silver coins, and one silver coin is exchanged for one copper coin.

For the same gold coin, if the gold content decreases, it means that less gold can be exchanged for more copper coins, and the benefits become huge.

As long as the benefits are sufficient, no laws or penalties will work.

Otherwise, why would people say that if you want to know which business is the most profitable, you can just look it up in the criminal law.

…

Just when Li Kuan was leisurely spending time with his daughter at home, a battle of great significance took place in the distant Middle East.

The forces of the emerging Arab Empire captured Ctesiphon, the capital of the ancient Persian Empire.

In recent years, more and more Arab merchants have been traveling in Southeast Asia, and even in Guangzhou and Quanzhou. Their shadows can even be seen in Chang'an City from time to time.

Although the merchants of the Persian Empire were still the most common maritime merchants in the Southeast Asian region, without the support of a powerful country, it is conceivable that their future would become confused.

This matter, which seems to have nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty, will slowly bring about various impacts.

As the first fishery in the East China Sea to go out of the mainland, it will feel this change immediately.

The situation in Nanyang is bound to become more and more complicated.

Yuchi Huan and his party had already felt this subtle change when they returned.

Although they did not know yet that the Arab Empire had captured the capital of the Persian Empire, forcing the other side to retreat into a corner, laying the groundwork for its eventual demise.

However, as I approached the port several times to replenish fresh water and food along the way, I could feel that the number of Arab merchants was greater than before.

Of course, with Yu Chihuan and Fang Yiai's brains, they wouldn't think so much.

Anyway, in their view, wherever the East China Sea fishery footprints go, they can only eat the meat themselves, and others can only drink some soup.

If anyone is dissatisfied, then the bed crossbow on the clipper ship will come into play.

…

In the West Market of Chang'an City, a new spice shop was established at the beginning of this year. The shopkeeper is Abdul, a maritime merchant from Arabia.

As one of the first maritime merchants to enter the Tang Dynasty, Abdul had his own shops in Guangzhou and Quanzhou. Last year, Abdul made a major decision, that is, to go to the most prosperous city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.

Open a new spice shop.

Abdul has his own regular partners, and every year a steady stream of spices is transported from Nanyang to Datang.

To put it bluntly, in Quanzhou and Guangzhou, he is the largest local spice supplier, and his every move can affect the local spice prices.

Even among the maritime merchants in Hangzhou and Mingzhou, many of them purchased goods from Abdul's shop.

Either don’t do it, or do your best if you do it.

This is Abdul’s business philosophy.

From planning last year to its opening at the beginning of this year, Abdul's shop became the largest spice shop in the West Market on the day it opened, accounting for more than 40% of its sales.

An ordinary businessman would definitely be extremely satisfied with this achievement.

But Abdul thought it was not enough. Throughout the eleventh year of Zhenguan, he kept taking actions and bankrupted several Hu merchants.

The spice sellers in the West Market were originally mainly Hu merchants, and the influence of the Tang Dynasty people was very weak.

As a result, Abdul immediately became a major player accounting for more than 60% of Xishi's spice sales.

What is the purpose of monopoly?

Of course the price has increased.
Chapter completed!