Emperor Chongzhen put down the copper coin in his hand, stared at Fang Yuegong, and said, "Minister Fang, has the Ministry of Revenue considered minting silver coins?"
In the Great Ming Dynasty, there were two government offices responsible for minting coins.
One was the Baoquan Bureau of the Ministry of Works, and the other was the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Revenue.
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