"Who told you that this was made privately? I made it openly." Li Ke said with a serious look, what said it was made privately? Anyway, I don’t believe it.
Li Yan was a little speechless, but she really didn't know whether Li Ke made it by herself, but there was a high possibility that it was. She knew her Highness very well.
"Your Highness, why don't we make a mistake, otherwise His Majesty will beat you up again." Li Yan paused for a moment, then said helplessly.
"No, this time I am in charge of a department with so many people. Of course it makes sense for me to make the court uniforms myself. Otherwise, the Dyeing and Weaving Department would be too slow to make them. Come on, put it on and go to work quickly. , I now appoint you as the right minister of Datang Central Bank, responsible for daily handling of all matters of Datang Central Bank." Li Ke said simply.
Li Yan: "..."
"Your Highness, are you serious?" Li Yan was a little helpless. In the Tang Dynasty, the left was the most respected, and the right was the deputy. However, in most departments, there were only ministers and then ministers. Being able to be called a minister means that the level of the Central Bank of the Tang Dynasty is the same as the previous six.
The departmental ministers have actual positions of the third rank, and others such as Shi Zhong, Zhongshu Ling, the minister under the door, the minister of Zhongshu, the left and right guards, and other generals of the Sixteenth Guards, Taichang Qing, etc. are all the third rank.
For example, although Wei Zheng is currently serving as a minister, and his actual position is the third rank, if Wei Zheng is granted the title of Sikong, he will be the first rank.
There were only a few first-level officials in the Tang Dynasty: Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Taiwei, Situ and Sikong.
From the first rank, there are: Prince Taishi, Prince Taifu, Prince Taibao, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, etc. Many of them are casual officials.
Li Yan is only seventeen years old this year, and she is still a woman. She has been working as a third-level official since she was promoted. This... let alone all dynasties, I have never heard of it even in the history books.
"Seriously, hurry up. The Shangshu Province must have vacated office space for the Central Bank today. You go over and take it. After all, you often go to the office in the back. What's the point of you always staying here now? All your knowledge has been wasted. It is not easy to learn something in this life, but it is even more difficult to have the opportunity to use it in practice. I don't want you to become a woman who only cares about her husband and children."
"I think you can definitely leave your name in the history books and let them all know. Who said women are inferior to men?" Li Ke said seriously.
Li Yan felt a little shy and excited after hearing this. Yes, which woman in this world would meet someone like His Highness? That’s just me. Speaking of which, I’m really lucky.
"Then I'll go." Li Yan said seriously.
"Let's go, I'll take you to the gate of the imperial city." Li Ke nodded.
In addition to Li Yan, the accountant Li Ke who helped Li Ke with the statistics of the six departments last time was also assigned to Li Yan. The person in charge was named Ning Quan, and he was asked to serve as Li Yan's deputy.
There are not many tasks in the early stage of Datang Central Bank. The main task is the acceptance task. Li Yan does not need to worry about these. When the time comes, there will naturally be trained personnel to take charge. To put it bluntly, all the banknotes in Li Ke's hands will be distributed. , if they want to exchange silver or copper coins, they can go to the bank to exchange them directly.
Another task is similar to the checks of later generations. This is a remittance business. The reason why checks are used is that copies of checks are kept, and copies are important vouchers for reconciliation. For expenditures by some commercial banks and the treasury, etc. , check remittance is a must.
This check is different from the checks of later generations. Many people have misunderstandings and think that it is the same as in later generations. The owner of the check signs, fills in the relevant amount and then goes to the bank to exchange it. The bank deducts it directly from the account of the owner of the check.
This is of course impossible. In this era, there is no condition to play this kind of account system.
The checks introduced at this time are fixed-amount checks. Like banknotes, they also have a fixed amount, but there will be other information on them. For example, if it is issued for the Ministry of Finance, it will be printed on it: Special checks for the Ministry of Finance, Special The anti-counterfeiting label and matching exclusive password will also indicate that circulation is prohibited. If it cannot be redeemed due to circulation, we will not be responsible. Each check must have a dedicated person to deduct the official seal and both parties to the check to sign and privately seal it.
The person who gets the check needs to go to the bank to exchange it into banknotes of equal amount. The check will be collected by the bank. When exchanging it, a relevant signature and seal will be left at the bank.
Checks are used for reconciliation. They may seem a bit cumbersome, but in fact they are relatively simple to make. They don't even require currency-specific paper or modern printing machines.
This thing is specifically aimed at large customers. At the end of the year, large customers can even go to the bank to withdraw relevant backups, and then go back to reconcile the accounts themselves.
Another kind of money order is similar to a check. Some people are afraid that it is not safe to carry large amounts of money, so they can use exchange. This kind of money order is an exclusive money order between Datang Central Bank and local branch banks. It has The unique anti-counterfeiting verification between the two places is unknown to outsiders.
For example, if Li Ke didn't want to carry 1 million guan of money from Chang'an to Guangzhou, nor did he want to carry 1 million guan of banknotes, he would use this method to exchange it for a money order. The money order was transported from Chang'an to Guangzhou by internal personnel of the Central Bank, and was accompanied by a sketch of the person handling the money order, a verbal code, and a token cut in two to guarantee it.
Of course, the fee is not cheap.
Anyway, the purpose of this thing is to research and implement a feasible routine. It does not support sending money to others for the time being. As for whether anyone uses it, Li Ke doesn't care. When there were no banks and paper money, it was nothing if someone could transport a large amount of gold and silver.
Later, when electromagnetism developed to a certain extent and radio became available, it would be possible for different people to remit money to each other in this kind of long-distance exchange.
In addition to these temporarily launched businesses, other businesses are more about investigating how many banks need to be opened, the circulation of banknotes, etc.
After sending Li Yan to the imperial city, Li Ke left. She would have to take this step sooner or later, so Li Ke just gave her the relevant tokens and ignored the rest.
Entering the imperial city, Li Yan took a deep breath. At this moment, she was wearing a red court dress and an official hat on her head, but she did not hide her feminine features. She even put on makeup and wore a lot of hats. The earrings are small, so anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that she is a woman.
To be honest, Li Yan once thought about how she could pacify these vassal states for the Tang Dynasty if she became a kinsman. But she never thought that one day she would become a great vassal country like those famous ministers of the dynasty. Tang officials! And here comes a third-grade official!
