Even if he opened his mouth, he couldn't get the banknotes from Han Du, so who else could get the slightest secret about the banknotes from Han Du?
Only in this way can the banknotes be safe enough.
Looking at Han Du who looked calm, the anger on Lao Zhu's face quickly faded, and he suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahaha, okay, if it doesn't work, then it won't work. Let's just ask casually. If it doesn't work, forget it."
When Mao Xiang heard this, he suddenly raised his head in shock and looked at the emperor in disbelief. Then he quickly looked away and turned to look at Han Du in shock.
When Han Du bluntly rejected the emperor's request, Mao Xiang felt a pity for Han Du in his heart. If you offend the emperor, what good consequences can there be? Mao Xiang has followed the emperor for so many years. You can tell from the emperor's words that the emperor really loves this banknote very much, without looking at the emperor's expression. The emperor wants to take him away, who can stop him? Over the years, Mao Xiang has only seen the Queen and His Highness the Crown Prince succeed in speaking out to stop the Emperor on rare occasions. Apart from this, no one can stop the emperor.
But now, Mao Xiang watched helplessly as another person who could stop the emperor appeared.
A trace of extreme jealousy lingered in Mao Xiang's heart, but he didn't dare to show it yet.
"Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty." Han Du was not an ignorant person and thanked him quickly. It's not that Han Du has the guts to oppose Lao Zhu, but that the treasure and money are closely related, and Han Du doesn't want any extraneous things to happen.
Lao Zhu seemed to be really lifeless. He smiled and patted Han Du on the shoulder and said, "Let's go. After reading the banknotes, let's go see how the banknotes are printed."
Han Du naturally had no objection. He nodded and motioned for Mr. Huang to stay, and then took Mr. Zhu to the banknote printing bureau next door. Today Xiong Shi is no longer in the Banknote Printing Bureau, so only Han Du and Lao Zhu came in.
The Banknote Printing Bureau is much smaller than the Banknote Bureau. There is only one large room for printing banknotes that is interesting, and the others are small and inconspicuous rooms.
Han Du and Lao Zhu quickly read through the printing of treasure notes from beginning to end.
Watch with your own eyes the busy craftsmen printing out the treasures one after another. They don't even need to be dried, they are just stacked together. Finally, the finished treasure banknotes were cut into individual pieces, counted, placed in a wooden box, locked, and sealed.
Lao Zhu felt very satisfied when he saw other people working for him without touching the ground. When the interest came, he even printed a few treasure banknotes with his own hands, and then left here satisfied.
As soon as he went out, Lao Zhu caught a glimpse of someone stirring something in a room. Lao Zhu, who was curious, walked straight in without signaling Han Du.
"What are you doing?" Lao Zhu asked curiously.
The man in front of him was holding a copper basin with something black and oily inside. He was stirring the basin with a wooden stick. His concentrated attitude prevented him from even knowing that Lao Zhu and others were approaching.
Hearing the sound, Guo Liang came back to his senses. When he saw the stranger, he couldn't help but be stunned. Fortunately, he saw Han Du standing behind him at the same time, otherwise he would have shouted out immediately.
This is what Mr. Han specially ordered him to do. As long as he is in the printing office and someone he doesn't know approaches him, he should just yell without any hesitation.
"Young man, I've seen you. I've seen this old man." Guo Liang didn't know Lao Zhu and didn't know how to call him, so he used a common name.
"What are you doing?" Lao Zhu nodded casually, not caring about Guo Liang's rudeness, and continued to ask.
Guo Liang remembered Han Du's instructions and would not talk about ink with anyone. Facing Lao Zhu's questioning, Guo Liang did not answer, but looked at Han Du.
Han Du quickly explained to Lao Zhu: "Ahem, this is Guo Liang. He is now the best ink craftsman in the Banknote Printing Bureau. Now all the inks for printing treasure banknotes are prepared by him. It came out. He was the one who accidentally made the ink in the first place, and he was also one of the people who knew the ink formula."
After Han Du said the last sentence, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly remembered that when Han Du reported it to him, he said that a craftsman made the ink. He also said that only three people in the world knew the exact formula of the ink. He is one, Han Du is another, and the other is a craftsman who makes ink.
At that time, Lao Zhu was curious about this craftsman, but later he forgot about it because he was too busy with work. Unexpectedly, I saw a living person with my own eyes today.
Lao Zhu couldn't help but look at Guo Liang a few more times, tut-tutting.
Han Du continued: "In order to keep the ink formula secret, Guo Liang was given a special room to prepare the ink."
Lao Zhu nodded while listening, and suddenly smiled and said to Guo Liang: "You have made merit in making ink, and you deserve a reward."
Guo Liang felt something was wrong after listening to the old man's words, but he didn't understand what was going on. He quickly replied: "No, no need. Master Han has already rewarded the younger one."
"Oh? What did he reward you for?" Lao Zhu became interested and asked curiously.
"Fifty taels of silver." Guo Liang replied truthfully.
After hearing this, Lao Zhu felt his mouth was blocked. He raised his eyes and glanced at Han Du, as if to say, you will be generous when the time comes.
Han Du smiled sheepishly and glanced back at Lao Zhu with understanding. 'There is no way, the emperor should understand that only brave men can be rewarded with heavy rewards. '
Lao Zhu did not argue with Han Du, and looked back at Guo Liang and continued: "Although fifty taels of silver is a lot, it is not enough to reward your merits. Well, I will give you the official rank of ninth grade to encourage you for your merits. . In the future, you must work more diligently for the court."
Han Du emphasized the importance of confidentiality again and again, and Lao Zhu believed it. Regarding the matter of Bao Chao, Lao Zhu saw clearly that there were two key aspects of Bao Chao. One is the production of cotton pulp, and the other is the ink used for printing.
The formula for making cotton pulp is in Han Du's hands. Han Du is an official of the imperial court, so Lao Zhu can naturally rest assured. But the formula of the ink is in the hands of a craftsman. At this time, Lao Zhu felt that Xu Guoliang should be given an official position and could only win him over firmly.
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Guo Liang suddenly heard what Lao Zhu called himself, but he didn't react yet. After all, for him, the title of Emperor is too far away from him.
Han Du was standing aside. Seeing Guo Liang in a daze, he couldn't help but kick him in the crook of his foot. "Hurry up and thank the emperor for your kindness."
