Chapter 12: Connecting the World
Yinzhen was used to Zheng Shichang being stunned, ignored him and said to himself. "Don't be afraid of spending money. We must establish the "Four Great Hengs"'s own printing workshops and papermaking workshops to dig up printing and papermaking talents across the country. Only by constantly improving can we make it impossible for others to make even if they want to imitate and counterfeit, we can do it for a long time."
Zheng Shichang was completely numb. The 14th Master was so determined that he opened a silver account and had to build his own printing workshop and paper workshop. He also went to poach all over the country. This silver was not like splashing water. How much money would it cost? It would be better to sell the land of his master. [The latest updates are all in the search.]
Yinzhen ignored him, stamped two seals on the sample ticket, and threw them over and said, "Look, are you completely insured now?"
Zheng Shichang picked it up and saw that there was a sign that recognized the sign. Another long list of small prints was unknown. When he was wondering, Yinzhen handed over another note. Zheng Shichang took it over and took a look. There were a long list of names of provinces and prefectures across the country. Every day, each provincial government had a corresponding long list of small prints, but they were different. At the bottom, there were the most familiar numbers from zero to pick up and the strange numbers on the printed one by one.
Zheng Shichang refused to recognize Arabic numerals, but after hearing about them, he immediately understood what was going on. This is a number, which not only prevents counterfeiting, but also greatly simplifies the difficulty of management.
Yinzhen's voice rang out again without any chance, "This fingerprint is my fingerprint. I promise you that this fingerprint is definitely unique. In the future, whether it is a ticket or a silver note, you will first verify the fingerprint." As he said that, he handed over a booklet, "This is a method to identify fingerprints. There are secret notes left in my fingerprints, which are explained on it."
Looking at the perfect sample ticket in his hand, Zheng Shichang was filled with joy and sorrow. This ticket was definitely the most perfect insurance in the entire Qing Dynasty. But for this ticket, he spent a full million yuan in silver, one million yuan. Thinking that he only had 20% of the shares of the "Four Great Hengs", he couldn't help but ask with hope: "Fourth Master, can we really dominate the ticket market and issue silver notes circulating across the country?"
"Of course, do you think I spent a lot of effort to make those three miscellaneous things?" Yinzhen said proudly: "You have two things to do now. First, arrange for the shopkeeper to immediately identify the secret notes, code words, numbers, fingerprints on the tickets, and build a semicolon. First, build more than five semicolons in the prosperous areas inside and outside the capital. Outside the capital, first build a semicolon in various provinces and provincial governments, and the prosperous prefectures of Liangjiang, Guangxi, Beijing and Tianjin, and also build a semicolon on the ports. These semicolons must be opened on the same day. Not only should they be called the name of connecting the world, but they should also publish the distribution of each semicolon."
Zheng Shichang's eyes were wider than bull's eyes, "Master, there are at least forty semicolons. Just count as one semicolon, 30,000 taels of silver, and only one is spent 1.2 million taels. Besides, if there is no silver, these semicolons are all empty numbers."
‘What are you afraid of when an empty account? The shopkeepers of these semicolons are instructed to absorb deposits of the bank. If the deposit is not interest, the meeting ticket or bank notes can be issued without handling fees. Besides, if you want to hold a meeting ticket, you have to deposit the bank. Are you still afraid of not having any money? Liangjiang, Guangdong and Guangxi are the fundamentals. It should be enough to allocate one million and two million to make the capital."
"Then there are only 500,000 left in the capital city?" Zheng Shichang murmured, "The capital city is the general number."
"On the day all semicolons are opened, Beijing issued three million silver notes."
"Three million?" Zheng Shichang opened his mouth in surprise, and then stammered for a while: "Then someone should buy it."
"Haha, I have my own tricks, just do it." Yinzhen said confidently, but he laughed in his heart. Once the silver notes are released, not to mention three million, even five million is not enough to sell. This thing is a big killer in the officialdom and is actually a must-have item for bribery and bribery.
Considering that Kangxi usually returns to Beijing in September, these things must be handled before he leaves Beijing, Yinzhen continued: "In early September, you can choose a good day, and all the semicolons must be opened in early September."
Time is so tight, how can it be too late? What is the Fourteenth Master thinking? Zheng Shichang refused to object, "Fourth Master, it's too late for more than three months. I'm afraid that there will be no way to go in some places for three months."
"These things are what you should consider. In short, the Holy Lord must open before returning to Beijing. If the road is long, you should send someone to rent a house and hang a sign. You must grab the entire market in one fell swoop." Yinzhen said without doubt: "In addition, there must be a big difference between silver tickets and meeting tickets. The amount must be marked, and it is best to have a watermark."
After leaving the Fourteen Beizi Mansion, Zheng Shichang couldn't help but sigh, "I am worthy of being a grandson of the dragon and phoenix. However, the little kid who is only twenty years old has amazing methods. I am 65 years old and have been rolling in the mall all my life. Even though he knew he had sold it whole, he still had to count the money for him."
As June begins, the weather is getting hotter.
Haifeng became more and more busy, and the reconstruction of the private school in Daer'er Hutong was coming to an end. Although he didn't have to worry about the missionaries who taught Western learning, he still had to find the teacher who taught Chinese learning. What bothered him the most was the source of students. Although he didn't charge money, he heard that it was a strange thing about missionaries, even poor families were unwilling to send their children.
Yinzhen was not idle either. Since he wanted to go to Jiangning to supervise the construction of the Agricultural College, he would do this job more beautifully. The planning of the Agricultural College is probably a bit mysterious, so he would do it by himself. He was a little more real. Although he had never planned it, there were many universities he had seen. In the past few days, he has been plagiarizing in his study.
Early that morning, Haifeng rushed to Yinzhen's study. After seeing the ceremony, he said directly: "Fourth Master, the private school in Daer'er Hutong is almost complete, but this gentleman and the students are not easy to find. When he heard that there were missionaries involved, no one was willing to come."
Yinzhen nodded and said with some depression: "I had long expected this situation. I have sent someone to my Baoyi Zuo collar to pick children of the right age. In addition, I also sent someone to Xuanhua, Baoding, Yongping and other places to spend money to buy children of the right age. Students do not have to worry about it. You can't just study Western learning. This Chinese study cannot be depressed no matter what."
Hearing that the students were not worried, Haifeng immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He tentatively said: "There are a few failed candidates in Gaosheng Inn on Xijia Road. Can you please invite them...?"
"The exam has been completed, why are they still stranded in the capital?"
"The slave didn't care at first, but later he couldn't find the teacher and asked someone to inquire carefully." Seeing that Yinzhen had no objection, Haifeng knew that there was a chance, so he hurriedly said in detail, "There are six of them in total, namely Yun, Gui and Sichuan Province. Because the journey is long and they are unwilling to waste their time on the road, so the six of them are waiting for the next exam in Beijing."
Yinzhen said without thinking, "You go and try it, and give them three taels of silver a month to keep food and accommodation."
On June 19th, Prince Heshuo Kang Chuntai died, and the relatives in Beijing naturally went to worship.
The next morning, Yinzhen received the deceased news from the Kang Prince's Mansion. After cleaning up a little, he went to pay his respects. As soon as he entered the Kang Prince's Mansion, he bumped into Lao Jiu and Lao Shi. Yinzhen hurried forward and greeted intimately, "Brother Ninth, Brother Ten."
Old Shi Yinzi smiled and said, "Fourteen, I haven't seen each other some days, you've come quickly today."
The old ninth Yinzhen said with a smile: "How come we, the fourteenth, have changed our temperament now? We are like a lady from a family, and we can't leave the house."
Listening to Lao Jiu's sarcastic words, Yinzhen didn't care and smiled: "It's rare to bump into one today. Let's kowtow first and look for a place to gather together."
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