If all the officials just now had objections to the emperor's disbursement of all salaries according to treasure notes. The moment they saw the new treasure banknotes, those little opinions disappeared.
Just based on the appearance of this treasure note, it is much better than the previous ones.
Lao Zhu walked towards Danbi, holding a treasure note in his hand, and displayed it in front of the ministers. He continued to pull hard, making a crisp sound, which made the ministers widen their eyes.
Apart from anything else, just by listening to the sound of the paper, you can tell how tough and extraordinary the paper is.
The eunuch holding a small basin of water stood aside and quickly stepped forward when he saw this.
Lao Zhu didn't say a word and put the treasure money into the basin. He waved his hand and told the eunuch, "Go and show it to all your loved ones. Take a good look at it." After saying that, Lao Zhu returned to the dragon chair.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The eunuch, carrying a basin, was the first to come to Li Shanchang.
"Mr. Korea, please look."
Li Shanchang looked at the treasure banknotes floating on the water. Seeing that the banknotes were not soaked by the water at all, he raised his eyebrows and picked up the banknotes in disbelief. I saw that the water on the banknotes was floating on the paper, with no sign of soaking into it.
At this time, Li Shanchang had no choice but to believe the emperor's words, and quickly exclaimed: "Your Majesty, this, this is really miraculous, this treasure note is actually indestructible to water. It is really unimaginable for the old minister. It is hard to imagine what this treasure note is." How is it made?"
Li Shanchang turned over and over carefully looking at the treasure note in disbelief.
Among the officials, Li Shanchang has always been famous for his knowledge of allusions, decisive judgment, and steady rhetoric. Things that can surprise even Li Shanchang are rarely seen by ministers.
When Lao Zhu saw the commotion among the officials, not only was he not dissatisfied at all, but he smiled. He raised his finger and pointed at Li Shanchang and said: "Shanchang, why don't you hold it alone? Let other dear friends also see it."
Li Shanchang heard this and said quickly: "Your Majesty, forgive me." After saying that, he put the treasure money back into the basin.
The eunuch carried the basin and showed it to the six ministers one by one. It was obviously impossible for the eunuch to show it to the hundreds of officials present. At most, they could only read six ministers' books once, so the other ministers became commotion, stretching their necks one by one, as if they wanted to see more clearly.
After finishing the six ministerial books, Lao Zhu waved the eunuch to retreat. He continued: "That's not all. Since all my dear friends have accepted the treasure notes, why not take one out and hold it up to the light to see if you can see anything."
Many ministers did not see how the treasure banknotes could not be invaded by water. Now when I hear the emperor talking about treasure money, there is something magical about it, and everyone can do it. He quickly took out a piece of treasure money and looked at the light.
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it. I saw Lao Zhu's portrait clearly displayed in the banknotes, with a circle of bright light surrounding the portrait, giving it a sacred flavor. Many ministers' legs went weak and they knelt down on the spot. His mouth was trembling and shaking, he simply couldn't believe what he saw. Unwilling to give up, he raised the treasure note again and saw the clear portrait of the emperor. When he put the treasure note down, the emperor's portrait disappeared and could no longer be seen.
You can see it when you lift it up, but you can't see it when you put it down. Many ministers did not know what to say after trying many times without giving up but with the same result.
Lao Zhu saw the reactions of the ministers in his eyes and knew very well how much shock the watermark created by Han Du would bring to the ministers. When Lao Zhu saw it himself, he was also shocked. Of course, the avatar is his own after all, so Lao Zhu quickly came to his senses. But looking at the people in front of them, they may not be able to recover from such stimulation in a short time.
Lao Zhu didn't urge him. He waited until all the officials had finished looking at it over and over before he asked with a smile: "What do you all think of this treasure note?"
The six ministers turned to look at Li Shanchang with shocked expressions.
Li Shanchang couldn't refuse, and controlled his mood with self-control.
He bowed and replied: "Back to the emperor, I think this treasure note is exquisite, ingenious and magical. I am not afraid of the emperor's joke if I tell it. If I didn't see it with my own eyes today, I'm afraid someone else told me that there is such a difference in this world. Extraordinary treasure. I will only think that this person is a liar and will not believe it."
After Li Shanchang finished speaking, he laughed.
Lao Zhu laughed happily and asked: "From now on, all official salaries will be distributed with treasure notes. What do you think, dear friends?"
"My emperor is wise, and I have no objections." All the officials shouted in unison.
Only an idiot would object. Don't call it a treasure, even if it is a piece of paper, it can be so exquisite and magical that it is worth thousands of dollars to buy it back. Even if you take this piece of paper out right now and shout it on the street, you might be able to make more than just selling it.
Some officials' eyes suddenly lit up when they thought of this. Yes, although this treasure note is printed with Yiyi, why can it only be worth Yiyi? Things are rare and valuable, so why can't such a treasure note be worth three or five coins? Thinking of this, the officials were even more grateful to the emperor. This was giving them money in disguise.
"Long live my emperor, long live long live." The mountain's voice shouted louder.
When the officials outside heard it, although they didn't know what was going on in Fengtian Hall, they also started shouting. Although Han Du had some guesses, he was not sure whether it was because of the treasure money.
After the matter of seeing Baochao was agreed upon, Lao Zhu did not delay and directly said the second thing.
"The Department of Treasure Banknote Collection has made great contributions to the printing of treasure banknotes. From today on, it will be independent and will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Household Department. In addition, I will be promoted to the sixth rank of the Yamen. What do you think of it?"
The Bao Chao Lifting Department can print such magical treasure banknotes, so it is natural to reward them based on their merits. But what Baiguan didn't expect was that the emperor did not reward the person in charge of the Baochao Prosecution Department, but instead divided the Baochao Proposal Department.
What is this operation?
However, among the hundreds of officials, except for the Minister of Household Affairs, I am afraid there is no objection to this. After all, even yamen like Zhongshu Sheng were withdrawn at the request of the Emperor, leaving all officials with no choice but to express their dissatisfaction by reporting trivial matters. For the emperor, to appoint a mere six-grade treasure banknote lifting department from the household department was to kill a chicken with a sledgehammer.
Perhaps the only person who was dissatisfied was Xu Hui, the Minister of Household Affairs. After finally seeing such a magical treasure banknote, he was just about to rely on the treasure banknote lifting department to show off, but he didn't expect that the treasure banknote lifting department would no longer be under his jurisdiction in the blink of an eye. But when no one among the officials stood on his side, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he could only sigh and let it go.
"My emperor is wise."
