Li Shimin had already tasted some of it. He had prepared it a long time ago and then gave it to himself. Otherwise, if he took it out and sold it directly, would he be afraid that he would beat him?
"You can do it. Now when there are good things, you don't know how to honor your father first." Li Shimin glared at Li Ke.
"Dad, look at what you said, am I not filial to you? These things are actually of no use. I gave you too much, so that Duke Zheng wouldn't nag you again, so I didn't prepare them for you, and you don't lack them. These things." Li Ke said quickly.
"So your feelings are better for me?" Li Shimin was happy. Your excuses are getting more and more perfunctory. How come you, a son of yours, can give things to you and me, and Wei Zheng can still talk nonsense? When did it become wrong for a son to honor his father?
"No, dad, I will add one more to the twenty-one items my son gave you." Li Ke quickly changed the subject.
Li Shimin was a little speechless, but he didn't dwell on this issue. It was useless to dwell on it. However, he was quite interested in the new article, because to be honest, if any of the "Twenty-One Articles" were reformed, Even if it is not enough, it does not have the right to be written on.
So since Li Ke said it, it is naturally very important.
"you say."
"The preparation to establish the Central Bank of the Tang Dynasty is related to the reform of the monetary system of the Tang Dynasty." Li Ke said.
"Central bank? Currency system?" Li Shimin was a little confused. Li Ke had written about the currency system in Twenty-one Articles before. Li Shimin looked at it and found that it mainly issued a new currency system and replaced existing silk and silk with currency. All functions have been cancelled.
Apart from this, there is no other role, but what does this central bank mean by Li Ke?
"What does this central bank do you mean?"
"The national central bank is used to issue currency. Of course, there is no need to set up so many banks in the Tang Dynasty at present. For the time being, one central bank is enough. Its main function is to issue this." Li Ke said from his mind He took out a voucher for a shopping mall and handed it over.
"Exchange coupon? What does issuing this mean?" Li Shimin was a little confused.
"Banknotes." Li Ke said.
"Ah?! Paper money? Isn't that for dead people?" Li Shimin was dumbfounded. Can paper be used as money? "Can paper be used as money?"
"Why not, dad, this is a redemption coupon, right?" Li Ke asked with a smile.
"yes."
"In my Youjian mall, all the members have this. Not long ago, a member, he is a businessman, purchased about 5,000 guan of goods with another businessman, but because he did not have that much copper coins, This businessman's home is not in Chang'an. So he directly gave another businessman five thousand guan of exchange coupons."
"The other merchant is not a member of one of my malls, but he still accepted this transaction method. So during this process, father, what do you think this exchange coupon is?" Li Ke pointed to the exchange coupon in Li Shimin's hand.
What is it? Of course it's money. Li Shimin was in a daze. Has anyone admitted this? Although it was hard for him to believe it, it had happened.
"This... what if someone imitates it?" Li Shimin asked, pointing to the exchange coupon in his hand.
"Father, use it to face the light." Li Ke said with a smile.
Li Shimin was a little confused, but he still picked up the coin. When he held the money against the light, an orchid inside appeared in his sight. In fact, this watermark can barely be seen even if it is not facing the light, but it is more obvious when facing the light.
"How... was this done?" Li Shimin was shocked. He took the thing off and looked at it carefully several times, only to find that the thing seemed to be engraved inside the paper.
"A unique papermaking method. It is made directly in the paper during the manufacturing process. This papermaking method is top secret." Li Ke said seriously, "Currently only three craftsmen know about it, and Erchen strictly Even the son himself doesn’t know the specific craftsmanship, because the more people who know, the greater the possibility of leakage.”
"After this papermaking method was invented, I protected these people. The three of them were protected in different places to avoid problems, and there were multiple means to prevent them from leaking secrets. In fact, even if they leaked the production I’m afraid no one else can make it in this way, because the production methods of the tools required for papermaking are also top secret.”
"Well done. You had already thought about using it as currency?" Li Shimin took a deep breath and nodded seriously.
"Yes, in fact, it is very simple to issue banknotes. The National Central Bank is a national institution of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty has stipulated that the currency issued can be exchanged for gold, silver or copper coins of equivalent value in the bank. Of course, I personally I think it is enough to exchange for gold and silver, because there are still a lot of copper reserves, and there are too many copper mines in the world. Copper coins can be circulated directly, and banknotes are issued in large denominations, so it is more reasonable to exchange them directly for gold and silver."
"Linking banknotes to gold and silver means that the value of banknotes is absolutely guaranteed, and everyone will naturally recognize its currency status."
"Actually, the main users of banknotes are merchants, aristocratic families, treasury and other large-value usage scenarios. Father, you should know that some businessmen now need to carry several carts or even dozens of carts of copper coins around for transactions. The transportation is unsafe and too heavy, which is one of the reasons why Datang Business Tax cannot develop."
"With banknotes, a person can only carry hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of money in his arms. In this way, merchants can achieve great convenience in trade." Li Ke said seriously.
When Li Shimin thought about it, this was indeed the truth. Just the continuous carriages of copper coins that came into Chang'an City some time ago explained the problem. If you just change a small piece of paper, think about it, how many strings are printed on it? How many strings, that's so convenient.
"Okay, I will seriously consider this. You also said that it is not mature enough to implement it now." Li Shimin took a deep breath and nodded, "But do you have enough paper?"
Li Ke smiled and said, "Anyway, we use large-denomination banknotes. In fact, the quantity is not large. The copper coins used most by ordinary people must be copper coins. I have also developed a better casting method for copper coins, which is faster. I will wait for the copper coins to be cast. It’s almost done, and we can launch the bank.”
As for the quantity of paper, the paper in the underground warehouse... was probably enough for the Tang Dynasty to last hundreds of years.
