Going around and around, counting and counting, it’s all money.
A few days ago, Cai Mao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came all the way from Jizhou. First, he went to Yi Ji, the minister of household affairs, and wanted to get another three million taels of silver. Yi Ji did not dare to approve such a large amount, so he went up. Found Jia Xu and others. Cai Mao's money was spent on building roads and opening canals, which was a serious use, but the construction in Kyoto had not yet started, so there was no money to approve it.
Zhang Xiu gave all the money confiscated from homes in Jizhou to the navy with a wave of his hand. The Ministry of Revenue had very little money left after last year's war. The summer harvest had not yet begun. Where could the Ministry of Revenue have any money?
There is no other way, so continue to report it to Zhang Xiu.
Seeing another three million taels of silver coming out of Bai Huahua's account, Zhang Xiu grinned distressedly. However, road construction in Jizhou and Youzhou was a major event that could not be stopped halfway, so the money was finally allocated.
There is still one month left before the summer harvest, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has ten million taels of silver left.
This is not the way to go!
How can we generate more money to help Jingguo develop rapidly? In today's world, gold and silver are all in the hands of powerful nobles. These people occupy 60% of the world's wealth. How great would it be if all this wealth could be handed over to the state for safekeeping?
After thinking about it, Zhang Xiu suddenly thought of ways to save money for future generations.
Banknote.
According to records of later generations, silver notes first appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, silver notes were not called silver notes, but "Jiaozi". Silver notes were issued by merchants themselves. In order to facilitate business transactions, they carried huge amounts of silver. It is very inconvenient to go out. It would be very convenient if you can turn a large amount of silver into a piece of paper.
After much thought, Zhang Xiu decided to issue banknotes and named them: Dajing Minbao.
Because with the rapid development of Dajing's commodity economy, the demand for banknotes will inevitably become higher and higher, and their use will inevitably become more and more widespread. But if you want merchants and nobles to pay for the silver notes issued by Dajing, you must ensure the reputation of the Dajing court. Otherwise, who will buy your piece of paper with white money?
If you want to build this credit capital, you must establish the prestige of the court.
Zhang Xiu called Shang Chengge and Yi Ji, the Minister of Household Affairs, to discuss the matter of printing Dajing's banknotes.
After everyone heard Zhang Xiu's idea, they all felt that it was feasible. If Dajing's banknotes are printed and circulated, all the gold and silver in the world can be collected and allocated by the imperial court, which can not only promote the development of the country, but also increase the prestige of the imperial court.
So the decision was unanimously approved immediately.
"If you want the nobles and common people to pay the bill, you must ensure the prestige of the court," Zhang Xiu said. "I think we should start with trade first, and let Dajing people start with large transactions. Merchants have a lot of turnover, which is convenient. The Dajing civilian banknotes they carry are their best choice, and they are more likely to accept it. They can establish the prestige of the court from the interactions between merchants, and then drive the nobles and common people, step by step! What do you think, all the beloved ministers?"
Everyone fell silent and thought rapidly.
If we wait for the start of business, we can indeed achieve the expected results, but the time limit is too long. At present, Dajing is still developing rapidly, and the daily consumption of silver is huge. We must find a breakthrough quickly, otherwise, it will slow down the development of Dajing. The development of Jing. Being able to make ten steps a year becomes five steps.
Jia Xu thought for a moment and glanced at everyone. While others were still thinking, he coughed lightly and said slowly in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, it is certainly possible to use merchants' business contacts to improve the court's prestige, but it takes a longer time. Nowadays, our country, Dajing, is developing extremely rapidly and has huge revenue. I think... we can win over some influential noble families to promote the spread of our Dajing Minbao. With the influence of the big noble families, we can make Dajing Minbao Take a step forward.”
Li Ru smiled bitterly: "Our Dajing national policy is to deprive the nobles of their land, which has made many nobles resentful. Now we want to exchange all the white goods and yellow goods in the noble families with a piece of paper. It is estimated that the nobles will find it difficult to agree."
Jia Xu said: "It depends on people. We can improve their sense of security by doing this. In the past, noble families had tribes to protect their homes. Now, the national law does not require tribes to be kept in captivity. Without enough strength to protect these properties, they will not feel safe." . It’s better to leave it to the state to manage.”
Zhang Xiu nodded: "I can give them interest. They store gold in the country, and the court will return it to them based on the interest of one tael of gold and one tael of silver per year. With such a profit in front of them, it must be able to alleviate some of their concerns."
Liu Ye smiled heartily, "What's so difficult about this? Your Majesty, you can start with the officials! Can we officials in Dajing not trust the court? I will set an example first and be willing to exchange the silver and gold in my family for large amounts of money." Jingmin banknote."
Zhang Xiu glanced at Liu Ye appreciatively.
It has to be said that Liu Ye's EQ and IQ are both very online, and he can make this game live in just one sentence.
As long as all the officials in Dajing are willing to save their money and exchange it for banknotes, why worry about the inability of Dajing's banknotes to circulate? Moreover, we have the foundation of Dajing Tongbao before, so it shouldn’t be difficult to handle.
Jia Xu said with a smile: "Okay! As soon as Ziyang said this, we old guys will have to follow if you don't want to, but our family wealth is not as good as yours, and we may not be able to exchange for much, but it also represents our Attitude."
Everyone smiled and nodded.
The world of Dajing is the result of the joint efforts of everyone who is doing it. Naturally, they will devote themselves to Dajing until death. They also have 100% trust in Dajing and even more trust in Zhang Xiu as the crown prince.
Liu Ye said: "However, I think some big families still need to win over. For example, the Li family in Longxi has declined, but its influence still exists. There are also the Cai family in Nanyang, the Wang family in Bingzhou, the Cui family in Jizhou, etc. , with the support of these big families, the adoption of Dajing’s banknotes will be promoted faster.”
Zhang Xiu nodded: "I will personally go to these families, first to the Cai family. After all, the Cai family is a relative of the country, can they still support them?"
Everyone smiled and nodded.
Jia Xu asked: "Your Majesty, how many specifications are there for printing Dajing's banknotes?"
Zhang Xiu had already thought about it: "It will be divided into five specifications: one hundred taels, two hundred taels, five hundred taels, one thousand taels, and five thousand taels. All banknotes must be printed with the words "Dajing Minbao" written by the imperial court. The seals correspond to different specifications, and they must be inscribed by me, making them 100% impossible to imitate."
Li Ru said: "We can first let people from the Ministry of Industry make the style of the RMB banknotes, and then we can conduct in-depth research on anti-counterfeiting."
Everyone nodded.
Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "In that case, let's leave the matter to the Ministry of Industry first. Cai Mao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, took the money and ran to Jizhou, and asked the people below to do it. Within a month, the work was done Once a pattern is created, I can provide them with a sketch."
"Here!"
Li Ru said.
After discussing the matter, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had an outline of the matter, and it would be easy to handle. As long as he followed the process, it would be done.
