Three days later.
According to Han Lin's request.
The new version of banknotes has been designed and promoted.
The job isn't too difficult.
After all, banknotes are used in every country.
It's just that the denomination is huge, and it is only used by merchants for trade. Ordinary people generally use copper coins, or simply barter.
However, due to the weight of copper coins, there are naturally many inconveniences in transactions.
Now,
Han Lin wants to be the first to eat crabs.
start a bank,
Introducing banknotes.
This banknote is actually based on the banknote, with slight changes.
Moreover, in the early stage, Han Lin only planned to implement it in Linzi City, and after everything was in normal operation, it would be extended to the entire Qi Kingdom.
for a time,
The whole people caused a stir because of this incident.
"Old Han, have you heard that His Majesty is going to introduce banknotes?"
"What are banknotes?"
"It's something like a banknote. We won't have to carry so many copper coins when we go out in the future."
...
"bank?"
"What is a bank? You still need to go to the bank to exchange banknotes."
"What are you talking about, you actually asked us to exchange copper coins for banknotes?"
"What banknotes? Isn't this just a piece of paper? You actually asked us to exchange it with copper coins and silver. Isn't this a money grab?"
...
"Hmph! Your Majesty said that in the future, new banknotes must be issued for transactions between the two parties. How dare you refuse to accept them? I think you want to go to prison for a few days, right?"
"Master official, I really don't know about this matter. I will definitely change it in the future."
"In the future? Go to the bank to exchange it for me now. If it's still like this when I come back in the afternoon, don't blame me for being rude."
.......
People were curious from the very beginning.
To the resistance in the middle.
Finally, under the pressure of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, he had to bite the bullet and use banknotes.
for a time,
The entire Linzi city can be described as filled with complaints.
In their eyes,
Food is the most valuable and the basis for their livelihood.
besides,
It's the external things like money.
But the money must be precious things such as gold, silver, jewelry, or even copper coins.
But now,
With a single order, His Majesty directly announced the cancellation of copper coins and changed the currency to a piece of paper.
Naturally, countless people are unwilling.
After all, precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper can be directly used as currency not only in Qi but also in other countries.
But your paper money,
But it's just a piece of paper. If you can't buy anything, isn't it even worse than toilet paper?
And that’s not all,
His Majesty even built many strange things in the city and issued various instructions.
For example, littering is not allowed and garbage must be thrown away in designated places.
When purchasing items from a store, an invoice must be issued.
For imported and exported goods, additional duties must be paid.
Your Majesty not only discourages farming, but even encourages doing business.
Such a move, in the eyes of the world, is already a recipe for national subjugation.
Food is the most important thing for the people.
If the people in the world are not engaged in production, they will go to business instead.
If there is no one to cultivate the fields, Qi will all starve to death in the future.
Just after various implementations and formal promotions began,
royal palace,
Eunuch Wei ran to the door of Han Lin's palace in panic.
"Your Majesty, all the officials, led by Mr. Lin Ge, are kneeling in front of the palace gate, begging you to take back the order."
"They said that if Your Majesty does not take back your order, they will kneel and die at the gate of the palace."
"Kneel to death?"
Han Lin sneered: "Play this trick with me."
"Tell them, if you want to die, stay away from the palace and die. It's bad luck!"
Do you want to play this game with me?
See who can outlast whom.
After that, he stopped paying attention to what was going on outside and turned to look at Liu Shishi, whose hands were tied up by Bai Ling, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, with a sinister smile.
"Since you refuse to admit it, don't blame me for being rude, Jie Jie Jie~"
...
"Eunuch Wei, does your Majesty really say that?"
Outside the palace,
Many officials, headed by Mr. Lin Ge, looked at Eunuch Wei in disbelief.
They never expected it,
Not only did His Majesty not see them, he was able to say such heartless words.
"Alas~"
Eunuch Wei shook his head: "I have already conveyed my message to His Majesty. Don't kneel here. Your Majesty will not see you."
"impossible!"
The old voice of Lin Ge said sadly: "Businessmen value profits. This is the consensus of everyone since ancient times."
"Scholarship, agriculture, industry and commerce are regulations handed down from our ancestors. How can your Majesty support businessmen?"
"It's enough to indulge in beauty and ignore government affairs. How can your Majesty do such a thing that violates the laws of our ancestors and encourages people to do business? This is the way to destroy the country."
"If Your Majesty doesn't take back your life, we will kneel down and die here!"
After he finished speaking,
There were many officials behind him who agreed.
"There is no business without treachery. If all the wealth in the world is concentrated in the hands of businessmen and the people are starved of food, Da Qi will surely be in danger of subjugation."
"Your Majesty, please take back your order."
"Your Majesty, think twice."
Some officials present kept banging their heads on the ground until their heads were bleeding, and they still kept shouting.
Not long ago,
Because of corruption, Han Lin has killed many corrupt officials.
Those left behind are either upright and upright officials with clean sleeves and high integrity.
Either the amount of corruption was not large and the crime was not punishable by death, so Han Lin did not pursue the case.
But these people,
They all have one problem, and that is pedantry.
Among them, Lin Ge Lao was the worst.
He had been an official in the dynasty for decades and worked conscientiously, never doing anything against his will.
Like Ye Jinglong, they all hope that Qi will become more prosperous.
but,
The older the person is, the more he studies Confucianism.
They all have a common problem.
That is pedantic and ignorant of flexibility.
It is believed that the laws of the ancestors are immutable.
In their eyes, Han Lin now not only violated the laws of his ancestors.
Just encouraging commerce is the way to ruin a country.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.
This is the consensus of all countries in the world.
Food is the most important thing for the people. Every country encourages its people to cultivate fields and reclaim wasteland.
But now,
This new king of Qi actually encouraged people to engage in business?
And in this regard, all kinds of messy regulations have been formulated.
Indulging in women's sex, ignoring government affairs, and canceling the morning court, they tolerated it and passed it by.
But now they couldn't bear it any longer.
Many people came to see Han Lin.
After being rejected,
They all knelt at the entrance of the palace, praying for Han Lin to take back his life.
But slowly, as time goes by.
The patience of many ministers was exhausted.
Some people shouted the word "faint king" angrily!
"The king of a country ignores government affairs, indulges in drinking and sex every day, and spends all his thoughts on business management. Do you want the country of Qi to perish?"
"Hunjun! As the emperor of Qi, you run filthy places such as brothels, wine shops, and gambling houses without regard for your face. Will you still have the face to face the late emperor of Qi after your death?"
"Businessmen pursue profits, but you don't suppress them but support them. Do you want the people of Qi to starve to death?"
"You are a foolish king, you are a foolish king! If the Qi State has such a foolish leader as you, is it possible that God wants to destroy our Qi State?"
