At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

All the ministers were silent.

Wen Yan continued, "Whether it was the ancient Wu, the ancient Shu, or the native barbarians, they feared not the might of the ancient Han Dynasty, but the soldiers stationed at the border."

"If I agree to disarm, not only will it discourage the soldiers, but they will also invade Han territory again."

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty!!!" Zhao Ping'an hurriedly stepped out and complimented.

Seeing that the prime minister came out to flatter the emperor without being rebuked, all the ministers began to shout along.

Looking at the bunch of lazy people who only know how to follow the crowd, Wen Yan cursed inwardly, "What's the point of being so wise and powerful? Why don't you just take out the money!!!"

Wen Yan glanced at Zhao Ping'an and Xu Tianyin.

Both of them avoided each other's gazes, not daring to look directly at each other.

They were afraid that the emperor would ask them for money.

Seeing this, Wen Yan sighed and spoke: "Since none of you have a way to make money, I have no choice but to take a risk and give the coinage right to Ren Hao."

"Your Majesty, this matter..."

Zhao Ping'an wanted to stop him, but Wen Yan interrupted him with a determined look on her face: "It's settled."

Wen Yan stood up and left with a flick of his sleeves. The eunuch next to him immediately shouted, "Dismiss the court!!!"

Seeing that the matter was a done deal, the ministers had no choice but to give up.

……

On the other side, Ren Mansion.

Since Ren Hao slept very late last night, he slowly got up from the bed when the sun had already passed noon.

Qingzhu and Qian'er, who were waiting outside the door, saw Ren Hao got up, so they went in to help Ren Hao wash and tidy up his clothes.

After Ren Haomu was dressed, he was about to enjoy lunch when Cai Lun ran in in a panic: "Master, something terrible has happened."

"Why is it so bad?" Ren Hao put down his chopsticks and lost his appetite.

"Master, there are so many people standing outside our mansion. They don't say anything when I ask them. They just stand at the door." Cai Lun thought for a moment and reported.

"Take me to see the situation." Ren Hao stood up and went out of the mansion with Cai Lun.

There was a sea of ​​people standing outside the palace. Although they were all wearing plain linen clothes, they all stood tall and had bright eyes, just like living door gods.

"Master Ren, how are you?"

A scarred man walked out of the crowd and clasped his fists towards Ren Hao.

This person is Wen Yan’s confidant, Wuming.

"Wuming, you brought so many people to my house. You don't want to rob me of my money blatantly, do you?" Ren Hao asked jokingly.

"Master, you are joking. These brothers I brought here are all here specifically to wait for your orders." Ren Hao turned around and pointed at these people.

Ren Hao immediately understood what it meant.

No wonder these people look like door gods, they are actually the royal guards.

It seems that Wen Yan really got his royal brother's consent to give him the right to mint coins.

"Mr. Ren, can I have a word with you?" Wuming asked.

"Please." Ren Hao made a gesture of invitation and invited Wuming into the mansion.

After Wuming entered the palace, he took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it to Ren Hao, saying, "Master Ren, the coinage is a matter of great importance. The emperor is afraid that it may cause trouble among the vassal kings, so it is not easy to announce it clearly."

"I understand." Ren Hao nodded and took the imperial edict from Wuming's hand.

There was no explicit decree in the imperial edict, only two words.

Cast Xu.

Even though there are only two words on the imperial edict, these two words are what many princes desire.

"Master Ren, now the right to mint coins has been given to you. Don't let the emperor and Princess Wenyan down." Wuming said meaningfully.

"Don't worry, I will never let the emperor down."

"I said that we can make the national treasury more than full within a month, and we can definitely do it." Ren Hao promised solemnly.

"That's great. I've brought a thousand royal guards with me this time, and they will all obey Master Ren's orders." Wuming nodded and took out a token from his sleeve.

There are dragon patterns engraved on both sides of this token, with "in" written on the front and "out" written on the back.

"What is this?" Ren Hao took the token puzzled.

"With this token, you can enter and exit the palace at will to meet His Majesty." Wuming explained.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, Your Majesty." Ren Hao thanked him casually and began to prepare.

Now that he was planning to open a brewery, he not only needed a large space, but also a relatively secret place that would not be easily discovered.

This place, Prime Minister's Kiln, is a good place.

The Prime Minister's Kiln could easily accommodate one thousand imperial guards, and the distillation and purification of the liquor in the cave would not be easily discovered.

Even if someone could come here by smelling the wine, the imperial guards in the courtyard are not vegetarians.

Ren Hao decided to take over the Prime Minister's Kiln and make it his own winery.

"Liu Min, Chen Fei." Ren Hao looked at the two people sitting at the table.

"Yes." The two men stepped out and answered at the same time.

"I will give you 20 dan of grain, and 3,000 strings of cash to go to the Prime Minister's kiln."

"Distribute the food and money to the refugees living wherever they are, and ask them to move out of the Prime Minister's Kiln." Ren Hao instructed the two.

Zhang Kuai, who was drinking nearby, saw that there was no one to dispatch him, so he got up drunk from the table and said, "Master, why bother you brothers with such a small matter? Why not leave it to me?"

"I... I can use two axes to not only move the refugees away, but also save food and money for you."

Zhang Kuai was about to touch the axe beside him, and Liu Min on the side quickly rebuked him: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense and ruin the reputation of the master."

"Master, my third brother is drunk. Don't take his nonsense to heart." Chen Fei quickly apologized on behalf of Zhang Kuai.

"It's okay." Ren Hao waved his hand nonchalantly. Who knows, maybe he would really need to use Zhang Kuai later.

After all, with so many refugees, there are always some who don’t know what’s good for them.

After Liu Min and Chen Fei left with the grain and three thousand strings of money, Ren Hao began to think about how to mint wine coins.

Wine coins must not be made of copper, silver or gold.

After all, copper, silver, and gold were all circulating currencies in ancient China.

If he used it to mint wine coins, it would definitely offend the emperor's authority.

Although iron is suitable, it is too heavy and inconvenient to carry.

What should be used instead?

Ren Hao was troubled for a moment. After all, there were very few minerals in ancient times, unlike the abundant minerals in modern times which are impossible to remember.

"My dear, what do you think of this silver bottle?"

Su Wan'er walked in excitedly holding a silver bottle and placed the bottle in front of Ren Hao as if she was offering a treasure.

This silver bottle appears to be made of silver, but it does not have the luster or heaviness of silver.

Ren Hao could tell at a glance that the silver bottle was a fake, made of tin.

锡？

Ren Hao suddenly had an epiphany.

He could use tin to mint wine coins, which would not offend the emperor's authority and would not have to worry about counterfeiting.

Tin was a rare element in ancient China. If Ren Hao had not been a well-informed modern man, he would have been deceived by this tin bottle and mistakenly thought it was a silver bottle.