Chapter 1239 Public Betrayal(2/2)
So it spreads rapidly like a plague and cannot be controlled.
A large number of workshops and shops closed one after another.
Something big has happened.
"Your Majesty, the morale of the army is also a little unstable."
The military soldiers in the palace were united by the farmers, but the imperial guards relied on military salaries to support their families. The imperial court had long changed the salary and salary of officials and soldiers to paying money.
It was indeed convenient in the past.
But now, there is a problem with the banknotes. The banknotes have depreciated twice. A thousand coins can only be exchanged for 500 copper coins, but they can't be exchanged for the banknotes in their hands. They can't exchange them for food and can't support their families.
I can’t even eat enough, so no one has complained?
"Get money from the national treasury and inner treasury, and first pay salaries to the officials and soldiers. If it is not enough, take silk and cloth to fold it. If it is not enough, send grain from the granary to deduct it."
Li Shimin had no choice.
He was not afraid of anyone when he fought immediately, but it was difficult enough to rule the world, let alone economics.
Chapter completed!