216 Destruction or Auction
Hu Guang talked with the general during the day and had to explain the banknotes at night. After that, his voice became a little hoarse.
He turned to look at the night outside the hall, and after estimating it, he did not plan to work overtime. He turned to Wen Tiren and explained: "Whether this banknote can be promoted is of great importance and the impact is even far beyond your imagination. However, this requires the court to have enough silver reserves. Wen Qing, our Ming Dynasty's fiscal and tax reform must be accelerated!"
When Wen Tiren heard this, he looked terrified and immediately replied respectfully: "I understand!"
Hu Guang knew that during the period before the New Year, Wen Tiren was actually busy with a series of matters related to the war, so he didn't say anything after reminding him. He turned to look at Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and said: "I have asked someone to print 620,000 taels of paper money. I have previously asked the Ministry of War to count the registered soldiers and meritorious soldiers outside the city. Tomorrow morning, I will send Jinyiwei and Dongchang foreign soldiers to escort the bank money to the Qing, etc., and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will distribute the bank money to them according to the roster."
"I obey the order!" Bi Ziyan immediately replied, and then wanted to say something, but the emperor explained: "The sixty-two thousand silver deposited by the Ministry of Revenue will also be moved out of the city together, and the soldiers outside the city exchanged banknotes for silver. There must be no difficulties. The credibility of banknotes must be established from the beginning!"
Bi Ziyan was a little stunned when he heard this. If it were the past, it would be a blessing to not use the imperial court's majesty to deter the soldiers and prevent them from changing silver, let alone prepare for them to change silver. In the end, these banknotes returned to the court, so why bother!
But now, they have to prepare for redemption work specifically for them, so there must be no difficulties! This world has really changed!
However, Bi Ziyan immediately came to his senses. After all, the emperor said it clearly enough. If he was actually unhappy to exchange paper money, it would be useless to have a silver standard and others would not believe it.
Thinking of this, Bi Ziyan sighed in his heart. Even if these banknotes finally returned to the court and worked in vain, they still had to do it. As he thought about this, he immediately agreed.
Seeing that he agreed, Hu Guang didn't care what he was thinking, so he turned to look at Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Rites, and said: "The Ministry of Rites should start to advance the matters about the national anthem and national flag as soon as possible. What I mean, the faster the better!"
Awakening the concept of the country and nation of the Ming Dynasty and letting them understand that the unity of family and country cannot be immediate, and it is a long-term process. Therefore, it must be implemented as soon as possible to let time witness it.
"I obey the order!" Xu Guangqi responded immediately, and he felt a little excited.
Because this is something that has not been done in all dynasties, and from now on, even if there are dynasties in later generations, there will definitely be a national anthem and flag. When it comes to the origin of the national anthem and flag, I, as the Minister of Rites, will definitely be mentioned and remembered by future generations.
After Hu Guang finished explaining, he remembered something again, turned to look at the chief minister and said, "Wen Qing, the matter of this banknote will also be announced to the world as it is issued tomorrow. This matter must not be forgotten. Otherwise, if a small number of soldiers brought the banknotes back and the local area did not receive the orders for the banknotes, that would be bad!"
"Old minister obeys the order, this matter will be done tomorrow morning!" Wen Tiren's face was serious and nodded immediately responded.
After giving these instructions, Hu Guangcai asked the three ministers to go back and rest early. But after they left, he looked at the banknote on the imperial desk and slapped his head: I'm so dizzy, there are flaws in this banknote, what should I do?
I didn't know what I was thinking at the beginning, but I forgot to print the "Ming Dynasty Central Bank". This is to tell the world that only the Ming Dynasty Central Bank has the power to print and issue paper money, which is very important.
But I have to say that, I originally thought that with cement, I would have time to build the Central Bank of the Ming Dynasty and the Zhonglie Hall of the Ming Dynasty at the same time. I didn’t expect that the weather was too cold and the cold weather increased the difficulty of construction. The most important thing is that the lack of materials and grain control also affected the construction progress.
All resources had to be satisfied with the Ming Zhonglie Tang first. The central bank's affairs were put on hold and they did not even discuss them. But even so, the Ming Zhonglie Tang did not complete the first phase of the project as scheduled.
Hu Guang thought, picked up the few banknotes on the imperial case and continued to look at them. He was also a little lucky. Because the Ministry of Revenue's silver is limited, the first issuance is only 620,000 yuan, and the scale is not large. I will go to a ceremony tomorrow and wait until the soldiers exchange the banknotes for silver, and then destroy it in a concentrated manner. The new version will be issued.
When he thought about destroying it, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. In such a difficult period in the court, these banknotes were costly! Isn't it too much to destroy them?
Thinking of this, Hu Guang suddenly had an idea. Otherwise, if you auction these banknotes, you can auction them for collection. Why don’t others think that they can be sure that these banknotes will definitely appreciate in the future!
This is a good idea! Hu Guang couldn't help but be happy. But then he immediately remembered his identity and couldn't help but squint his lips. What's this? He is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the maker and ruling of all rules. Can he play like this?
So Hu Guang was confused. It was ruined? In these difficult years, it was really a waste of family! If it was not ruined, wouldn't there be an emperor who played like this! Otherwise, he could use the emperor's power to deliberately make Hu Zhengyan print a little wrong, and then do this again?
The imperial court needs credibility. If you play like this, who will believe you? If you really play like this, it is better to issue bonds!
Thinking of this, Hu Guang was determined to destroy it. After all, as a dignified Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he must not be short-sighted!
"Your Majesty, the night is already deep, you need to rest!" Fang Zhenghua saw that the emperor's face changed rapidly, and he was a little worried, so he reminded him with a word.
When Hu Guang heard this, he came to his senses and remembered that tomorrow would be another busy day, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This emperor is really hardworking! Go to bed!
In the early morning of the next day, the sky to the east showed a trace of white fish. Before the soldiers in the curfew had withdrawn, officials on the street were busy.
When the winter was fully revealed, the martial law that had been imposed for one day in the capital city did not continue, and the number of people on the street began to increase.
This day is New Year's Eve and the last day of the second year of Chongzhen. Although the emperor has issued an order but the New Year's Day, there are still folk New Year's activities. As long as it is not extravagant and wasteful, no one will really care about it when hiding at home and keeping it silent.
However, on the main street leading to Deshengmen, there were still soldiers guarding them, and idle people were not allowed to occupy the road. Only some officials passed by from time to time.
Outside the capital city, when dawn was shining in the east, the Jinyiwei School Commander was ordered to urge the camps to make fire and prepare for gathering.
Chapter completed!