"Why are you looking at me like this?"
"Did I say anything wrong?"
"Or is there any provision that you find confusing?"
"If you have any doubts, speak up loudly, just like that young man just now."
"You guys are looking at me like this, and I feel very angry!"
Seeing everyone staring at him closely, Bi Ziyan naturally knew what everyone was thinking?
But the more times like this, the more you have to hold back. Only when the money order is announced can people remember it deeply, be unforgettable, and feel that it is really an ingenious design.
Listening to Bi Ziyan's question, everyone's expressions became even weirder. They wanted to ask but were too embarrassed to ask.
Finally, all eyes were focused on the businessman who had just answered the question.
"What the hell...why are you staring at me like this? You don't dare to offend me, but I dare to offend you?"
Seeing everyone staring at him, the businessman who had just spoken made some harsh words in his heart, then gritted his teeth and stood up.
"Bi, Bi Shangshu, it's like this. We can all understand the cross-regional withdrawal you just mentioned.
But you said you don’t want to take a stub or even go there in person, which makes us feel…very unreliable! "
"Hey, I thought this was such a big deal!"
I don't know if Bi Ziyan did it on purpose. After listening to the businessman's explanation, he responded in a very soft tone.
Such a simple sentence instantly aroused everyone's curiosity to the sky.
"This is nothing to worry about. Since we dare to do this, it means that we have been prepared for it. Although we cannot say that it is foolproof, it is definitely not comparable to those before.
Now that we’ve talked about it, let me show you the real thing, so that you don’t have to talk too much about me! "
Having said this, Bi Ziyan waved his hand, and dozens of sergeants entered the field, passing a piece of paper across a few people.
Everyone took the paper curiously and gathered around to look at it carefully.
The eight characters "Da Ming Royal Bank Draft" are printed in front of my eyes.
"This silver...the size of the money order seems to be the same as the size of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, nine inches and nine cents long and seven inches wide!"
"What kind of paper is this? It doesn't seem to be the mulberry paper of Ming Dynasty treasure notes!"
"It's not like that. Raw mulberry paper is light yellow, and cooked paper is white. But this paper is as white as silk, but it seems to glow golden yellow when facing the light. It looks a bit like Chupichuan paper."
"Chupichuan paper? No way, the imperial court is so extravagant?"
An old man exclaimed, and then touched the money order carefully: "It looks like it, but it's not like it. Chupichuan paper is as white as jade, with fine fibers, smooth surface, and durable.
But this paper is as white as damask, tough as silk, and turns yellow when exposed to light. It has the characteristics of Chupi Sichuan paper, but it also has other characteristics! "
"The production process of Chupi Sichuan paper, I heard from some elderly people when I was traveling in Sichuan, first soak the Pu material in water for several days, step on it with your feet, then tie it into small handfuls, steam the Pu material in clean water... there are twenty six steps,
The whole process includes four times of cooking, including two times of water cooking and two times of alkali cooking. If you ask carefully about the process, you should know it.
But in the last few steps, soak it in a medicinal soup. This medicinal soup is a top secret of the imperial court.
It takes at least three months for a piece of mulberry paper to be prepared from raw materials to ready for use. This is under good weather conditions. If the weather is bad, it can take up to four months.
A fully opened Chupichuan paper may cost about one tael of silver. "
"Hiss... you mean that the paper alone for such a money order costs half a penny?"
"It's hard to say. If the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty uses this in large quantities, the cost will be greatly reduced. However, it is also mixed with other paper techniques, which is difficult to calculate, but the worst is probably more than a dozen lines!"
"Don't discuss the paper now, let's continue looking at the other features of the money order!"
"The two sides are printed with the Twenty-Four Filial Piety pictures, but from the printed pictures, you can see that the engraving is an absolute masterpiece."
"The bottom seems to be Mount Tai, Mount Huang, and the Five Sacred Mountains!"
"What's on top? Flowers, birds, insects, fish?"
"This kind of carving must be a copper carving, and it is impossible for wood carving to reach this level."
"This carving is absolutely master-level, and the printing is even more precise."
"What are the densely packed grids on the five mountains? You can't see clearly!"
Everyone looked at the money order and discussed quietly.
They finally understood why Bi Ziyan's words were trivial.
Firstly, this kind of paper cannot be made, and secondly, the carving is even more difficult. It is even more difficult to combine the two into one.
But that’s definitely not to say that it can’t be done. There are many skilled craftsmen and strange people among the people, so it is still possible.
But since the imperial court dares to do it, there must be anti-counterfeiting marks. It is estimated that there are hidden secrets on this pattern that only the manager of the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty knows.
"Don't just look at the materials and carvings. Look at the content above that. You can't understand it at all. There is no amount, date, etc."
"It's not that there's nothing, it's that we don't understand the meaning. If you look at it and it says 'Don't be a person's treasure,' I guess these five words have a certain meaning, but we don't know it."
"It must be so. This is equivalent to a lock, and only the bank treasurer and the depositor have the key.
If you want to get the silver, you have to open the lock. If you don't do this, you won't be able to get it out.
If you give this key to the clerk, he can open the lock with the money order, so there is no need to go there in person! "
"That's the truth, but it shouldn't be that simple. There are probably other ways, such as marking it on the money order. Does it need to be collected in person or can it be collected on your behalf? There must be this mark but we don't know where it is! "
"Hey...wait a minute!"
One person stared at the money order and exclaimed, his eyes fixed on the money order: "Give me the money order and I'll do a trick for you!"
Under the curious eyes of everyone, the person who spoke out held the money order and faced the sunset.
Through the light, the six characters "Da Ming Royal Bank" were actually revealed on the paper.
“Holy shit… there’s even a watermark!”
"That's awesome. So far, we have discovered... four anti-counterfeiting methods: paper, watermarks, engravings, and code words."
"No, there are five types. The fifth type is the court's harsh punishment method!"
"No wonder Bi Shangshu is not worried at all. With the methods we have seen now, it is almost impossible to imitate them!"
…
Everyone turned the money order over and over and stared at it, their eyes full of novelty.
By now, they can already imagine the scene of going out with this kind of money order in the future, which is called a comfort.
clang……
A crisp bell rang, and everyone stared at the platform. Bi Ziyan scanned everyone on the stage.
He said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet. Now, I will tell you about the three final mysteries of this bill of exchange. These three points are the fundamental reason why the imperial court dares to issue the bill of exchange."
