"Han Zong" Emperor Li Shou was the first emperor in history to cast "annual money"

During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, it was prosperous and collectors bought a piece of "jade" at a high price. He was as thin as a pea and was passed down as a joke to all his friends. Qian had seen other people's jokes, but he didn't take it seriously. He smiled and still had a good time. Soon, there was news in the circle that Qian's "jade" was actually replaced by a three-sided front house in Liulichang, Beijing. After careful investigation, it was found that this money was not an ordinary "jade money", but the earliest "annual money" in Chinese history.

As the name suggests, the currency named "Hao" is a currency named by ancient emperors and is an inseparable and important part of the history of Chinese currency science. From the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, and after the Tang and Five Dynasties, New Year greeting money became popular in the Song Dynasty. This tradition continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty, when it gradually withdrew from the stage of history and was replaced by the new monetary system. In Chinese history, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the first emperor to use this title, but the first emperor to use this title was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Li Shou of the Sixteen Kingdoms.

Li Shou, the monarch of the Sixteen Kingdoms and Li Xiong's cousin, was a smart man who always occupied an important position. He made great contributions to the establishment of the National Foundation and was known as a "saint". After Li Xiong died, his son Li Qi came to the throne and took charge of Li Shou. Li was very suspicious of Li Shou and was afraid that he would be killed. He often used the tense border situation as an excuse not to go to Chengdu, and secretly planned to capture Chengdu. In April of the fourth year of Heng Dynasty, Li Shou captured Chengdu, deposed Li, established him as emperor, changed his name to Han, and changed his surname to Han.

Li Shou is arrogant and a complete loser. After becoming emperor, Li Shou looked down upon his father and brother more and more, feeling that he was better than them. He was "ashamed of hearing about the current affairs of his father and brother and winning by himself" and ordered that "people who studied in the past must not be politicized", and violators would be severely punished. He didn't like the testimony left by his predecessor, so "all the systems were changed." During his reign, Li Shou did not do much, but he reformed the currency system and created "Han Xing Money", but he created China's New Year Money.

Why did Li Shou invest his lucky money? In my opinion, this can be understood from three aspects. First, Li Shou seized the throne through a coup. His name wasn't correct and he didn't speak fluently. Casting the reign name on coins can show the emperor's prestige, declare the country's reputation, and thereby stabilize his rule; secondly, Li Shou created new currency, abolished the old currency system, and promoted the management of domestic currency circulation. It promotes economic development and prevents bad foreign currencies from flooding into the domestic market; third, and the main purpose, is to satisfy selfish desires through currency reform.

Han Cheng’s territory was mainly in Shu. At that time, Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei used military force for many years, which led to the decline of all walks of life in Shu and the economic decline. The imperial court had to repeatedly reduce the weight of the currency and maintain the weight of the currency through devaluation. In the late Western Jin Dynasty, eight kings fought for power, social unrest, soaring prices, and currency depreciation. During the Western Han Dynasty, five baht was often cut into two pieces, which was called "cut money". Public and private investors rushed to invest small sums of money to rescue the crisis. Coupled with Li's war against the Jin Dynasty for the hegemony of Shu, the economic crisis of the Han Dynasty was no different from that of the Shu Kingdom in its final years.

At the beginning of Li Shou's reign, he could still inherit Li Xiong's political style, combining leniency with severity and being diligent in political affairs, but it soon became extravagant and wasteful. Especially after Li Hong returned to China, he praised Hou Zhao for "the beautiful scenery in the palace and the strong national power". Li Shou "sincerely admired" after hearing this, so he "overhauled the palace, diverted water into the city, and indulged in luxury." Large-scale construction requires huge amounts of money. If Li wanted to "show his ambition", he could only increase the exploitation of the people by casting small coins in the last generation.

Although the Korean star's money is thin and small, weighing about one gram, it makes people "hoarse and speechless", unable to make ends meet, and miserable, witnessing Li Shou's greed for money. According to the arrangement of Qianwen, Hanxing coins can be divided into two types: Hanxing coins that are straight up and down and Hanxing coins that are horizontal to the left and right. In the Western Han Dynasty, Han Xingqian was mistakenly regarded as "pod money" by later generations because of its thinness. In the thirteenth year of Qianlong's reign, "Lu Qian" corrected this statement and pointed out that the money for Han Xing was provided by Li Shoushi, who later became Han Dynasty.

By issuing "Han Xing Qian", the court became rich and the people became poor. Instead of spending money on people's livelihood, Li Shou became more luxurious and even wanted to be on par with the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the third year of the late Han Dynasty, Hu Shi, the king of Later Zhao, invited Li Shou to join him in cutting down the gold and dividing the world equally. Li Shou repaired the boat, Yan Bing trimmed it, and led the troops to Yingjiang, preparing to jump into the river. His ministers "kowtowed for advice" on the grounds that "Wu Hui's danger is far away but difficult to achieve". Li Shou was also afraid that the world would say that he had colluded with Hu and became a traitor.

Li Shou became very cold-blooded, cruel and bloodthirsty in the later period of his rule.

In order to "kill and punish them and control the country", Li Shou had no respect for those who "tried to kill and control" those who had minor deviants. For Li Shou's tyranny, the left servant shot and killed Cai Xing, and the right servant shot and killed Li Ben and others. They scolded him bluntly, but Li Shou dismissed them all. For a time, the people and officials were frightened, and people all over the world "thought there were nine people in ten rooms." In the sixth year of Han Dynasty, Li Shou died of illness. The posthumous name Zhao Wen lived in Zhongzong.

Li Shouding's title is "Leng Xing", which means that Han Cheng's regime can prosper like the Han Dynasty and the country can last for a long time. His unique and original "Han Xingqian" has political significance. Although Li Shou met the actual needs of social development at that time and avoided the chaos of the currency circulation market to a certain extent, he governed the country with severe punishments and strict laws, and at the same time he was extremely extravagant, which was unbearable and distracted. Under his rule, Han Cheng's regime gradually declined. A few years after Cheng Han's death, he was destroyed by the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Although Li Shou only reigned for six years, the money he earned was the pioneer of China's annual salary system and occupied an important position in the history of Qian Wen's development. Its currency adopts the calendar, breaking through the two currency systems of the Thai baht. It was the turning point from counting to numbering in ancient China and had a great influence on later generations. Since then, most emperors have considered minting digital currencies as one of the hallmarks of their dynasties. In addition, the New Year's money has also led neighboring countries such as Japan and Vietnam to follow suit, which may be something Li Shou did not expect.