Chapter 217 Oil
Bi Ziyan had something to say about this matter. After looking at Sun Chengzong, he saw that Sun Chengzong had no intention of speaking, so he said, "Report to Your Majesty, I think there is no big conflict between the issuance of paper money and the issuance of silver coins. Your Majesty's treasure banknotes are supported by reserve silver. As long as Your Majesty guarantees not to use reserve silver and exchange them for this treasure banknote at any time, this banknote will be truly called the word "bao"... I think there is no need to worry too much about the banknote."
Bi Ziyan was very optimistic about the emperor's issuance of paper money. This paper money has a very obvious advantage over silver coins and copper coins. The premise is that it must maintain its value and be able to exchange. If these can be done, the future of this paper money will be broader than silver coins.
Yang Jing felt that it was right. However, the currency used by all countries in the future will be used to issue paper money, which is not much related to silver coins. Moreover, the denomination of his first batch of paper money is about two or three million taels of silver. If there is one million silver as a deposit, it is not a big problem. Just strictly prevent counterfeit money.
"Well, it makes sense. Do you have anything else to add?" Yang Jingwei asked.
Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, and Bi Ziyan looked at each other again, without saying a word.
"Well, that's nothing? Well, then that's it. Remember to mention the matter of taking back the right to mint coins in the morning next time. Well, that's almost that." Yang Jing wiped his forehead. The turmoil and chaos in the late Ming Dynasty and the incompetent administrative capabilities of the court had a blow to Yang Jing. His head was really painful. Today, the things we talked about were very happy and sad, which was extremely unfavorable to our health. Yang Jing just wanted to find a place to rest.
After almost the discussion, Yang Jingwei also sent away several of his confidants before he was about to go back and have a good sleep. This was a very headache.
"Big partner, remember to ask the lottery player to make the lottery tomorrow, what is the name of Wu. Come to me tomorrow. I have something to ask for instructions..." Yang Jing ordered this matter again before "falling down". The issuance of banknotes is not over yet. This matter cannot be dependent on the Ministry of Revenue, nor on anyone, but on himself. He also has to decide the style, color, denomination, etc. of the banknotes.
After explaining this, Yang Jie fell on the bed and fell asleep "huhu".
The next day, I slept for extraordinary times and felt more relaxed and better.
Yesterday's blow to Yang Jing did not have much impact. Yang Jing got up early in the morning and sorted out the information he got last night. This banknote is unlikely to be as exquisite as it will be made in the future. Yang Jing plans to use the version of Baochao before the Ming Dynasty. Based on the previous period, it will be slightly improved. Without seeking to make it more exquisitely, it will be better than before. As for the others, it can slowly evolve in the future. There are many useful information found in this silver coin.
Among them, the biggest impact on Yang Jingjing was that even Yuan Shikai, who was known for his unluckyness in the early years of the Republic of China, issued "Yuan Datou" worth hundreds of millions of yuan within one or two years. If he compared Yuan Shikai's scale, the silver coins would not be less than 100 million yuan. According to the situation of saving 10% of silver, he could at least earn tens of millions of silver coins. This huge wealth made Yang Jingjing completely amazed.
However, there are differences. Yuan Datou used a coin minting machine from the industrial era. He could only use the method of minting copper coins to mint silver coins. This cost may be more than Yuan Datou and may earn less. However, this is not a problem. Judging from the situation where coins were easily over 100 million yuan in the Ming Dynasty, the ability and technology of minting were quite strong. The larger the scale, the lower the cost, and the smaller the loss. In any case, it has to be passed. Yang Jing also checked the ratio of the silver coins. Yuan Datou thought almost exactly the same as himself, and it was nearly 90% of the silver. At this point, Yang Jing finally got more relaxed. If Yuan Datou used sterling silver, then his plan might be problematic. Fortunately, Yuan Datou also used 90% of the silver. Compared with Yuan Datou's example of successful issuance, it should be much easier.
Yang Jing understood the silver coin and the stone in his heart fell to the ground. Only then did he have the confidence to face the decay in the late Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, he would have to deal with his burden and run to Nanjing, and he would not be able to hang himself.
Seeing that the emperor had finished packing up and was about to deal with today's affairs, Wang Chengen came over and said, "Report to Your Majesty, what Your Majesty ordered yesterday that the man named Liu Awu arrived early this morning. Is Your Majesty going to summon him?" Wang Chengen clearly remembered that last night, before the emperor went to bed, he ordered him to see Liu Awu early in the morning.
"Liu Awu? Come? Very good, then see you." Yang Jing has been doing the issuance of this currency. He doesn't have to worry too much about this silver coin. There are ready-made technologies and systems, and there are also examples of successful issuance for his own reference. He just needs to change the copper coin to a silver coin, and there is no big problem. He has to ask about this banknote, and the situation is much more complicated. Only when the issuance of this currency is done well will he be much easier.
Liu Awu entered the palace early in the morning and was waiting for the emperor's summons. It was so difficult for him to be summoned by the emperor many times, and of course he would not mess up this job.
Wenhua Palace.
As soon as Liu Awu came in, he kowtowed: "Long live the emperor, Liu Awu, the grass man, to see him." He was quite pious.
"Get up, Liu Awu." Yang Jie looked at this guy, afraid that he had lived a good life recently. He looked at him and his face was a little brighter, which was completely different from the dish he had when he first met.
"Thank you for your kindness." Liu Awu carefully thanked you for your kindness. These etiquettes cannot be wrong in any case.
"Liu Awu, I asked you today to ask you how much progress has been made in the production of new treasure banknotes and what are the difficulties? If it were the kind of treasure banknotes used to be made, would there be difficulties?" Yang Jie asked directly.
When the emperor asked about the treasure money, Liu Awu's heart beat hard. It turned out that the emperor asked him to study the lottery, but in fact he asked him to study the treasure money! This treasure money can be exchanged for silver and can be used as money, and this is up to him to study and make it? Thinking of this, Liu Awu became excited.
"Report to Your Majesty, the new treasure banknotes you mentioned need not be afraid of water, durable, faded, and cheap. This is a bit difficult. The grass people are not making much progress now. At most, they only make some articles on paper. At most, they can do a little water resistance. If they are durable, they can only thicken them. The cost is more expensive than the previous treasure banknotes. The color ink mentioned by Your Majesty has not made much progress. I don't know where to start... If it is the old treasure banknotes of the past, the grass people are 100% sure." Liu Awu replied confidently that it is indeed not difficult to make this treasure banknotes before the Ming Dynasty. It can be made by an ordinary carving master. The problem is that what new treasure banknotes the emperor wants to make now, and this requirement for treasure banknotes is high. It is scary to say it out loud. The time is short, so I really can't make any name.
"Um...is that's the case?" Yang Jing learned about the progress of his new banknote research, which was very unsatisfactory, but there was nothing we could do about it. Even if he had opened his gold finger, it would not be possible to study it in such a short time.
"All kinds of denominations are available?" Yang Jing no longer wants colorful bills now, and is preparing to make black and white paper bills. To put it simply, it is the same as the previous treasure bills. This matter is not done as much as you want. It has to be considered in facts and abilities. This variety of colorful inks, this is a long way to go. I will issue the bills first to help you.
"Pretty examples? Some, some, the grass-roots have prepared a lot of plain examples, but they are all uncolored." Liu Awu understood and immediately presented the sample tickets he made.
Yang Jie looked at the sample tickets sent by Liu Awu. There were all kinds of denominations, including one, two, five, one cent, five cent, one yuan, one yuan, and ten yuan, all of which were a lot.
Yang Jing looked at it and saw that the plain style of the bill was still very exquisite, and the plain style was very similar to the villain's book in the 20th century in China in the future. However, the content of the painting was afraid of being changed. According to Yang Jing's intention before, the various denominations and patterns were different. Yang Jing decided to combine the previous Baochao to reflect the natural "anti-counterfeiting" function of Baochao. On each coin, the passage "The arrester rewarded 250 taels of silver..." was printed. In this way, this Baochao can be very good for anti-counterfeiting. His own banknotes were really not well made. Without this sentence, it would be impossible to save the situation.
"Liu Awu, I am going to use this new and old treasure banknote. You will study this new treasure banknote when you have time in the future. First, print the words printed on the original treasure banknote, "... the arrester rewards 250 taels of silver...', all printed on all the banknotes. Do you understand? You can redesign this layout... Also, this new treasure banknote is printed on both sides. Now, you can print one side, and the paper does not have to be too thick. Do you understand?" Since Yang Jing decided to combine the previous treasure banknotes, he naturally had to learn a little bit. The previous treasure banknotes had only one side, and this also saved ink.
"Your Majesty, this is the minimum denomination of the new treasure banknote is only one cent. This place is too small, so I am afraid that I can't print it! Even if I print it, I'm afraid that I can't see it clearly!" Liu Awu thought this was a problem when he heard the emperor's request. Why was the treasure banknote so big in the past? Isn't it because others couldn't see the words on the paper clearly? Now the emperor's new treasure banknote is already very small. If you have to print it like this, you have to test your skills! It's difficult! It's not ordinary difficult! As for printing one side or two sides, this problem is not big.
"Well, this is the reason why I look for you. If everything is easy, will I still need you?" Yang Jing's typical question is to just talk and not do anything. If he depends on himself, then he, the emperor, will do nothing.
Liu Awu looked at the treasure money that cost a penny, and recalled the words, and he was stunned...
Yang Jing saw Liu Awu in a dilemma, looked at the penny on his desk, and then thought about the length of the words, and said, "I will give you another magnifying glass to help you carve smaller characters. In this way, you will definitely be printed." Yang Jing was determined to cancel the previous fancy patterns, and instead printed the most powerful sentence on it, and then printed the key denomination on the banknotes. Decorate it slightly. This banknote is considered to be a good one. He only printed one side of this kind of banknote...
Although it is only of such a rough production level, it is still more advanced than the previous Baochao, at least, thicker than the previous Baochao. At least, this kind of paper is slightly water resistant. At least, according to Yang Jing's requirements, it must be printed very clearly. Yang Jing's reform does not seek to be in one step. It is good to only seek a little progress.
Liu Awu knew that he could not refuse the emperor. There was only one emperor in the world, but there were countless people like him. When he heard that the emperor felt sorry for him and gave him a magnifying glass, he immediately thanked him: "The people thanked His Majesty for his kindness."
"Big companion, go and get a magnifying glass for him." Yang Jing ordered.
"As for your order, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen agreed and asked someone to go to the treasure house and take a magnifying glass to Liu Awu. He thought to himself that Liu Awu had not done anything, but he got a lot of things. This treasure is worth a lot of money.
After explaining what he wanted to do, Yang Jingwei was preparing to solve some of the problems encountered by this guy. Although he was not an engineer in the money printing factory, he also knew some common sense. In addition to the hard work last night, he also got a lot of information and gave this guy some advice. That was more than enough.
"Liu Awu, tell me about the problems you are facing now. If I can help you solve them, I will solve them."
Liu Awu was very grateful to the emperor. The emperor was still very concerned about people. He not only gave him a magnifying glass, but also asked him what problems he had. Such an emperor was really a good emperor.
Liu Awu thought for a while and said, "Report to Your Majesty, if the Caomin is making the treasure money that His Majesty now requires, it will be no difficulty. The difficulty is the treasure money that His Majesty asked for before. That is the difficulty. The problem encountered is mainly on ink, followed by paper, and finally a carved plate. This is all difficult." Liu Awu told the truth.
Yang Jing was speechless for a while. He might have reduced the quality of this treasure banknote too low. In the past, it was double-sided, complex patterns, exquisitely printed, and even required color, and even had anti-counterfeiting functions. Now, it is better, directly comparable to the treasure banknotes used in the Ming Dynasty. The quality is really powerful. The two sides change to one side, the color changes to monochrome, and the exquisitely printed patterns are changed to those words printed, which is paper, which is a little stronger...
"The problem with ink, this, I think about it, this ink must be waterproof and not faded, this, oil can be waterproof... If you add some oil to the ink, it may be useful... Well, I heard that in Shaanxi, a kind of oil-related black water is produced underground, which seems to be called stone liquid, petroleum, and it is said to be able to burn, and this kind of thing may work. The problem with paper, this, it must be waterproof and wear-resistant, is afraid it is related to this material. I thought about it, I was afraid that this paper material, you have to try other things. I recommend you several materials, such as cotton, hemp, etc., maybe it works. You want to wear-proof clothing made of cotton, hemp, etc. You want to use clothes made of cotton, hemp, etc.
Can't you wash the clothes multiple times when wearing them? You're not afraid of water. Maybe the solution is here. I have given you a magnifying glass to print the problem of engraving. Maybe it can help you solve many problems. Make complex patterns. Have you ever thought about using small needles? Use many small needles and arrange them according to certain patterns. You can't you print more complex patterns..." Yang Jing said all the information he got in one breath. These are all materials for printing money in the future. This is the use of needles as a breakthrough in printing technology. This is indeed a direction.
Liu Awu looked at the emperor with a surprised look on his face. The feeling that the emperor gave him was really surprising! How did the emperor know so much? If the emperor was also a printing craftsman like him, he was afraid that the emperor's skills would be far beyond him.
Wang Chengen was also wondering how the emperor knew so much. However, this emperor was the emperor, and he must be different from ordinary people. This emperor and the god-man professor in his dreams, the emperor is really different.
Yang Jing told everything he got in one breath, and that's all for this matter. The rest is nothing to do with him, and the rest is nothing to wait.
"By the way, Liu Awu, what's wrong with the printing of the newspaper?" Yang Jingwei finished speaking and was about to drive people away, but he remembered that the newspaper he printed was still studying.
"Report to Your Majesty, the grass-roots are doing it. I have been busy with this treasure money recently, so I have been wasting some time..."
"Well, do it with peace of mind, don't worry, make this treasure money first..." Yang Jing chose the money between newspapers and money.
"The grass-roots follow the order..." Liu Awu peeked at the emperor and agreed.
Liu Awu left, and his mind was full of what the emperor had just said. When he left the palace, he had an extra magnifying glass on his body.
After leaving Liu Awu, the person who was responsible for making banknotes and making newspapers, Yang Jingxiu breathed a sigh of relief. The issuance of these banknotes and silver coins must be seized.
"Big partner, remember to let someone go to Shaanxi and give me some of the black, burying oil that I said was buried underground. No, I will do a lot of it, and I will send it to Liu Awu where to go..." Yang Jing remembered that he had to pay attention to this oil himself. The oil from Shaanxi had been recorded for a long time. Maybe he should make a simple purification equipment and separate some of the oil. Maybe he will use it when he is dry with the wild boar skin in the future.
Wang Chengen looked at the emperor in surprise, not understanding how the emperor knew that there was such a thing in Shaanxi.
Chapter completed!