Great Tang princess

Chapter 777 Bank Official Operation
After the conversation with Di Renjie was over, Li Yuechen left the room, leaving the last space for his family.

In the Xu Dynasty, Di Renjie finally closed his eyes forever and passed away forever.

The wives, concubines and children cried together, Li Yuechen finally went in to take a look, then turned and left.

When leaving Di Renjie's mansion, he saw a carriage parked outside the door, and Zhang Chengxin stood beside the carriage.

"Eunuch Zhang, did Auntie send you here?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Return to Your Highness, that's right." Zhang Chengxin replied respectfully, "Mr. Di..."

"Let's go." Li Yuechen replied.

Zhang Chengxin sighed and nodded slightly: "Since that's the case, the old slave will go back and report to the saint first."

"Okay, tell Aniang not to be too sad, I will go to the palace to accompany her tomorrow."

After explaining a sentence, Li Yuechen left first.

Di Renjie is my mother's boyfriend. If he left, my mother would probably be sad.

But even so, Li Yuechen didn't enter the palace tonight, because she knew that it might be better to let her mother stay alone at a time like this.

Back at the Princess Mansion, Shangguan Wan'er came over as soon as she sat down.

"Your Highness, I've heard about it. It's a pity that Mr. Di left just like that."

"Oh, who said no..."

Li Yuechen also sighed slightly, feeling somewhat sad in his heart.

Di Renjie is a good official, and he has worked hard for the country for so many years.

If we had followed the doctor's advice last year and kept healthy, we should have been able to stay for a longer period of time.

Such a person is very respectable.

"Your Highness, don't be too sad, Duke Di finally..."

"Don't worry, I understand!" Li Yuechen shook her hand and smiled slightly.

……

The next morning, after Li Yuechen did a simple warm-up, he went into the palace to find his mother.

When I came to Jixian Temple, I saw my mother sitting by the window with a cup, staring at the sky outside in a daze.

As if he didn't even hear his daughter coming in, he lay blankly on the rocking chair and looked at the clouds in the sky.

Li Yuechen looked at his elder brother Li Xian next to him, and asked what was going on with his eyes.

However, he just shrugged his shoulders, saying that he came here and that's it.

So Li Yuechen came to her side and called softly: "Aniang?"

"Ah, here we come."

Wu Zetian turned his head and agreed, then said nothing else, and continued to look at the sky outside in a daze.

"Is A Niang sad because of Di Gong?" Li Yuechen sat beside her and asked.

"Alas..." Wu Zetian sighed slightly, "The court is empty..."

"Don't say that, Auntie, Duke Di has quite a few disciples, and they can be regarded as full of peaches and plums." Li Yuechen comforted beside him.

Di Renjie was considered one of the few friends of my mother, and he would naturally feel sad when he left.

It was because of this that Li Yuechen didn't practice kung fu today and went to the palace early to accompany her.

However, Wu Zetian was also an emperor after all. Although he felt sad, he didn't have too much emotional ups and downs because of this.

Coupled with the fact that I am getting older, I can see this kind of thing openly, and my mood is relatively stable.

After staying with my mother for a day, seeing that she had nothing to do, Li Yuechen went back first.

The next day, in the court hall, Wu Zetian announced Di Renjie's affairs.

Posthumously presented the right minister of Luantai, posthumously named Wenhui, and ordered all officials to go to his home to mourn.

Di Renjie's ability and character are obvious to all, and the officials have no doubts about this order.

Afterwards, Di Renjie's three sons were also promoted, and each of them was promoted one level.

Li Yuechen didn't have any objection to this either, at least for now, his sons were all capable under the influence of his side.

After this matter was resolved, Li Yuechen returned to his daily life.

After carefully observing the drawings, the engineering institute has already started making models.

After all, the fractionation tower is a big thing, so before starting to make it, I plan to make a small model to confirm some details.

After the model is made, consider officially starting the experiment.

Li Yuechen asked them to let go and get this matter done as quickly as possible.

After all, the oil refinery will be built in the Great Food Country, so all kinds of accidents that may happen there must be considered in advance.

The other is ceramic tubes. There are also natural gas mines in China, so they can make some of them first and conduct experiments in China.

After returning to the Ministry of War, Li Yuechen received an application letter from the Qingdao Institute of Engineering, wanting a batch of metal.

The reason is because now that the steam engine already exists, I plan to consider the experiment of the steel ship.

Seeing this application form, Li Yuechen couldn't help but burst out laughing.

These guys really dare to think, with the weight of the steel ship, do you want to use a steam engine to propel it?
But after all, they are ancient people, so it is understandable that they are not clear about these details.

She didn't refuse, she agreed to the application, but told them not to worry, they could make a model and try it out first.

It doesn't need to be too big, first make a one-foot-long model, and if it can be done, then consider the next step.

After all, the internal combustion engine is already under development. If it can be achieved, this steel ship will be equipped with an internal combustion engine in the future, and it will definitely become the most terrifying mobile fortress on the sea in this era.

……

On the ninth day of March, the previous project was gradually completed, which sparked another round of discussions in the city.

First of all, the Imperial Central Bank is completely completed, and it will be officially opened from today.

People can deposit money in the bank, but they have to pay a storage fee, which is [-]% of the deposit fee.

The other is the loan business. You can get a loan from a bank, but the review is relatively strict. At present, ordinary people should not have the ability to borrow.

The other is the bill of exchange system, the bank is Dongdu, and Chang'an and Fan Yang are both open.

If you deposit money in Dongdu, you need to pay an additional handling fee, which is [-]% of the total amount, if you want to withdraw it at Fanyang Bank.

It may sound like a lot, but it is actually a lot cheaper for businessmen in this era.

After all, with a lot of property on the road, it actually costs more to hire bodyguards than this.

So the price is really not too expensive, and it is acceptable to most merchants.

After all, it costs money for businessmen to hire bodyguards, which will eventually be included in the cost.

And in this way, it is equivalent to reducing the cost of the product in a disguised form, and it can be sold cheaper.

At the same time, in Jixian Hall, Wu Zetian also felt a little puzzled after listening to his daughter's explanation.

"How is this Royal Bank different from a central bank?"

Li Xian on the side also had a curious look on his face, as if he was also full of doubts about this.

"The Royal Bank is not in the nature of foreign operations. It is the leading financial center in my country and an important institution for the state to intervene and regulate the national economy. It is mainly responsible for formulating and implementing the country's monetary policy. It has the sole right to issue currency and implement financial supervision! "

"In the future, the banknote printing factory will be managed by the Royal Bank, and the Royal Bank will be directly responsible to the emperor!"

Li Yuechen explained the differences bit by bit.

"In the future, if there are other operational banks, the main business scope of the Imperial Central Bank will also change from savings and loans to foreign exchange and private enterprise financial services..."

Li Xian nodded slightly: "So, the position of president of the Royal Bank must be held by a member of the royal family?"

"Not necessarily, but to ensure this person's loyalty to the country and the emperor, after all, he is directly responsible to the emperor, so we can see its importance." Wu Zetian said slowly.

But he frowned quickly: "But now, no matter whether it's Niang or Saburo, they don't understand the way of economics. If..."

Li Yuechen replied: "The current Royal Bank is not too busy. Why don't you let my elder sister take over the job? Young members of the royal family have corresponding courses. In the future, if there are talents in this field, it will be good to promote them."

After Wu Zetian thought about it, he nodded slightly: "Yes!"

The next day, the emperor directly issued an edict that Princess Xuancheng, Minister of the Household Department, would concurrently serve as the president of the Royal Bank.

After years of immersion and active learning, the ministers already know what this bank is.

Of course they have ideas about this position, after all, this is tantamount to directly holding the country's economic power in their hands.

However, even if you think about it, you know that it is impossible. After all, the title is Royal Bank, which is enough to explain the problem.

It is absolutely impossible for outsiders to enter this place, either the surname Li or the surname Wu.

Of course, after the edict came down, it was not unexpected.

After all, Li Xian has already become the prince now, if this position is given to someone surnamed Wu, wouldn't it be causing trouble for his son?
The emperor was not stupid, so naturally he would not make such a low-level mistake.

And Princess Xuancheng's ability has been obvious to all since she became the Minister of the Household Department, so no one can say anything about her concurrently taking up this position.

As for the Imperial Central Bank, it is managed by the Household Department, and the president was personally appointed by Princess Xuancheng.

It was actually Lu Yao who was just in her early twenties.

This candidate is actually not unexpected.

As the saying goes, thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young scholars.

Those who can be admitted to Jinshi at the age of 50 are considered young people.

However, when Lu Yao was admitted to Jinshi, she was only 16 years old, which is enough to show her extraordinary talent.

Through several years of training in the household department, coupled with his genius understanding and execution ability, he has already gained a reputation.

To be nominated by Princess Xuancheng, a science expert, to be the president, her ability is definitely not bad.

In addition, he usually likes this little girl very much, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is obviously cultivated by Princess Xuancheng as an apprentice.

As long as I don't make mistakes and accumulate some qualifications and grades in the future, I am afraid that it is not impossible to become a minister of the household department in the future.

Li Yuechen did not interfere with her sister's decision, and believed that her ability must be fine.

Therefore, after the bank affairs are settled, it is a little free for the time being. Apart from attending classes every day, I just occasionally go to the engineering institute to check on their experimental progress.

The operation of the bank has not had much impact on the lives of most people.

Because of the current cost of banknotes, there are only two denominations of 100 and [-], which are still not seen in the lives of most ordinary people.

Li Yuechen didn't care about these things either. Anyway, the cost would be reduced sooner or later with the development of technology.

After returning home early, I lie on the rocking chair, drink tea, and read the newspaper or something.

Shangguan Wan'er published a new poem, which is quite well written and has an extremely beautiful artistic conception.

Although Li Yuechen didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the literary world, she was very aware of Shangguan Wan'er's position in the literary world.

In the past few years, with the gradual increase of her poems published in newspapers, she has faintly become a generation leader in the literary world.

In this era when many famous poets of later generations have not yet appeared, he has already secured the top spot in the literary world.

Li Yuechen vaguely remembered that great poets like Li Bai and Du Fu should all be from Li Longji's era, and I don't know if they have grown up now...

No, it should be said, was he born?

After all, the many things I have done since I was a child should have caused history to deviate from the original track and embarked on another path.

The butterfly effect in this is extremely terrifying, and may even indirectly lead to these people not being born at all.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen shook his head and drove the thought out of his mind.

If you continue to think about this kind of problem, you will go to quantum physics, and you may even have philosophical questions.

And this kind of thing is best not to think about it, otherwise it is easy to get stuck.

If you understand it thoroughly, you may become a god, but if you don't understand it, you may become a neuropathy.

At this moment, Li Yuechen's ears moved slightly, and he heard footsteps behind him.

The next moment, Shangguan Wan'er wrapped her arms around her shoulders: "Your Highness came back early today!"

"If you have nothing to do, you should come back early." Li Yuechen held her hand and smiled slightly, "Wan'er seems to be very early today."

Usually, Shangguan Wan'er would come back after having dinner in the palace, but today was indeed early, and the sun hadn't set yet.

"The sage said that there isn't much going on recently, and it would be nice to come back earlier to rest." Shangguan Wan'er chuckled, "Also said that I will be busy in the future."

Li Yuechen sighed: "Aniang should still feel sorry for Di Gong..."

After all, it is difficult to make friends as an emperor, so he is said to be a loner.

As for Di Renjie, even my mother's only old friend, it would be a lie to say that he was not sad when he passed away.

Even though it may not be too emotionally volatile, it is impossible to not care about it at all.

"I'll go to the palace to accompany her tomorrow." Li Yuechen smiled, "It should be better if we talk more."

"Well, the sage will be happy when His Highness goes down." Shangguan Wan'er put her head on her shoulder and said.

"That's true!"

Li Yuechen nodded in agreement without humility, and was quite confident in his ability to coax his mother.

After all, I have been doing this for 30 years since I was a child, and I can already be considered familiar with it.

The two were chatting in the pavilion. After a short time, the sun gradually set.

The two figures snuggling together cast long shadows in the orange glow.

It wasn't until Princess Yiyang came out to call them for dinner that the two stopped talking and returned to the room.

As soon as he came in, Princess Yiyang said beside him: "You two are not young anymore, isn't it cold outside?"

"Holding His Highness will not be cold!" Shangguan Wan'er replied with a smile.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and eat!" Princess Xuancheng urged from the side.

Seeing the family enjoying themselves happily, Li Yuechen's mood became much better.

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