Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 199 Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty
"Your Majesty, I think this bank should be managed by the Accounts Department!"

Xu Hui spoke up.

He had understood before that Li Wei did these things just to take away the authority of the Ministry of Revenue, which he would never allow.

Li Wei glanced at him lightly, raised his hand to Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of treasure banknotes is of great importance. Its importance is no less important than the six departments and five temples of the imperial court. It should be established another Yamen. I suggest the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank to specialize Manage the printing and issuance of treasure banknotes, as well as many affairs of the world bank."

The ministers all frowned when they heard this. The Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, or Minghuang Bank for short, is just one word different from your Minghuang Chamber of Commerce.

"Then who should be in charge of Minghuang Bank?" Zhang Zongyi asked angrily.

Li Wei didn't give in at all: "Of course whoever has the ability will be the one!"

"Huh, you brought this up. Do you mean that you can only be the one to take charge?" Zhao Ben snorted and directly stated Li Wei's intention.

"Master Zhao, what you said is wrong. If you have the ability, you can also do this job." Xue Xiang said calmly.

"Okay, let's not talk about it for now. Li Wei, how is the printing of your new treasure banknotes going?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped the meaningless quarrel between several people.

Zhang Zongyi and Xu Hui temporarily tolerated it and gave the stage back to Li Wei.

In the final analysis, this matter ultimately depends on His Majesty's will. Their quarrel is also for Your Majesty's hearing.

"Your Majesty, the new banknotes have been made. Please take a look at them!" Li Wei said, taking out a wallet from his sleeve and handing it over.

This was specially made by him to imitate the wallets of later generations. It was not only convenient to hold money, but also minimized wear and tear.

Xu Shou, who was waiting at the side, quickly stepped forward, took the genuine leather wallet, and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened it and saw a dozen banknotes stacked neatly inside, some large and some small, not many in number, about a dozen.

He directly took out all the banknotes and saw that the dozen new treasure banknotes only had a curved bend in the middle. After unfolding, they were still as good as new.

"This stuff is good."

Zhu Yuanzhang first praised Li Wei's wallet, and then looked at the treasure notes.

The treasure banknotes made by Li Wei only have four denominations, one hundred, two hundred, five hundred and consistent. Copper coins are still used for those below one hundred. When there is an opportunity in the future, small-denomination banknotes can be issued to replace the copper coins.

In the past, Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes had many denominations, including 30, 4, [-], [-], and [-], and they were quite large, more than [-] centimeters wide, larger than A[-] paper. They were indeed a strange thing among banknotes.

The largest ones made by Li Wei are no more than the size of a palm, which is similar to the hundred-yuan bills of later generations. A wallet can hold dozens of them, and now the average person's annual salary is only twenty or thirty dollars.

Zhu Yuanzhang took these exquisitely crafted banknotes and observed them.

Although he doesn't understand the various craftsmanship of banknotes, he can feel that these banknotes are much better than the previous banknotes when he holds them in his hands. The paper is flexible and the writing on them is much clearer. It feels thick and thick when he touches it. feeling, and also has a concave and convex feeling.

His face is printed in the most conspicuous position in the middle of the banknote, with text indicating the amount next to it, and behind it is the Border Border Great Wall.

After watching for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Why are you so small?"

This bill was good in every way, but it was a little too small for his taste.

Li Wei rolled his eyes in his heart, why do the bills have to be so big? It's not convenient to carry around, really.

"Your Majesty, the banknotes don't need to be too big. If they are too big, they will be inconvenient to carry and easier to damage. This size is just right and fits just right in your hand. It is best to carry it in this kind of wallet. If you don't have it, roll it up and put it in your pocket. It’s also pretty good.”

Li Wei resisted the urge to complain and explained.

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment. Although he liked big ones, what Li Wei said did make sense. The ones he used to have were so big that they were indeed inconvenient to carry. "Okay, tell everyone the benefits of this new banknote."

Zhu Yuanzhang put down the banknotes and signaled Xu Shou to return them to Li Wei.

"According to the order."

Li Wei took the new banknotes and showed them to everyone: "This new banknotes are made of acid-free paper. The paper we usually use will turn yellow over time. This is caused by the acidic substances in the paper." , but acid-free paper does not have this problem. In addition, this kind of paper is more flexible and wear-resistant. You can touch it and try it."

Li Wei separated one of these sets of samples for explanation, and handed the others to Xue Xiang, asking him to circulate them to everyone.

Ruan Quan, Luo Si, Zhao Ben and others all got one or two and started watching.

However, as these banknotes were handed out, the first thing everyone noticed was not the acid-free paper Li Wei mentioned, but the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang on it.

"This...is this a portrait of His Majesty?"

Ge Si, who had been looking at the air for a long time, couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the portrait of the emperor on the banknote.

Li Wei nodded slightly: "Not bad."

After receiving Li Wei's confirmation, the ministers whispered, and even Xue Xiang frowned. He also felt that there was something wrong with this matter.

Heston hesitated for a while, wanting to object but not wanting to stand out.

Fortunately, Xu Hui was willing to take the lead: "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate. The king has seen something but not seen it. How can he print the portrait on this banknote? Wouldn't it be seen by everyone in the world?"

"Hmph, we have nothing to be ashamed of, why can't we let the world see it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted displeasedly.

He understood the meaning of Xu Hui's words, which was to keep the emperor mysterious, but he didn't agree with it.

He felt that these people made up so many high-sounding reasons just to prevent the emperor from getting close to the people, so that they could deceive the superiors and conceal the truth!

The people see the officials but not the emperor, and all government orders are left to their interpretation. Those corrupt officials can exploit the people as hard as they can, and in the end the blame will have to be placed on the emperor!

Why do you want to be the master of the world only if you accept the filth of your country? You are just carrying the blame and fooling the children. He will not admit it!
"Your Majesty, what Mr. Xu said is not unreasonable. After all, money is a filthy thing. How can your Majesty's holy face be engraved on it?"

This fell within the scope of the Ministry of Rites' authority. Since Luo Si did not speak, Li Shuzheng, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, had no choice but to speak for him.

When Li Wei heard this, he frowned and refuted: "Money is a filthy thing? Then you still want it. Don't accept the precious money issued by His Majesty if you dare!"

He hates these hypocrites the most. On the one hand, they try their best to make money and keep complaining that their salary is low. On the other hand, they are self-righteous and regard money as a dirty thing. It is self-contradictory and shameless!

"You!" Uncle Li was speechless for a moment, but he refused to accept it.

Li Wei then said quietly: "A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. This is fragrant money. A villain loves money and cherishes money as much as life. This is stinky money. Bad people collect money and do evil things. This is dirty money. What is dirty is not money. , but the human heart!”

"Well said!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help shouting, and he agreed very much with Li Wei's words. He felt that he fell into the category of a gentleman who loves money and acquires it in a proper way!
"This matter has been settled. We just want people all over the world to know us. If you have any grievances, you can come to me directly to reason!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said sonorously and forcefully.

Seeing that both Li Shuzheng and Xu Hui's advice had been refuted by His Majesty, Ge Si's eyebrows relaxed. Since His Majesty had already set the tone, he didn't say much. Anyway, he wanted to say what Li Shuzheng and Xu Hui wanted to say. Everything was said for him.

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