The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 112
With the guidance of his old man, Xu Yungong could be said to have completely let go.

I won’t deliberately offend anyone, but I won’t deliberately make friends with anyone either.

Everything should be done according to one's own heart. If you have the ability, go up, and if you don't have the ability, go down.

Except for Du Tongli, who received some care, everyone else was treated equally.

But Du Tongli was connected to Chen Jingke, not his.

And on the surface, Du Tongli helped him find out the details of the 500 people transferred from Jinyiwei, and they had made great contributions.

There are good reasons to be reused.

His behavior puzzled everyone at first, and many people privately criticized him for being unreasonable.

But gradually everyone discovered that he never bullied or suppressed anyone. He really did everything only based on ability.

Word of mouth began to improve and soon turned into admiration.

Even the people who hate him the most admire his character.

People who are truly capable begin to express themselves actively and move towards leadership positions.

The framework of the Audit Department was set up at an astonishing speed.

Zhu Biao was very satisfied with this and praised Xu Yungong several times for having the style of a general and that he would become a national talent in the future.

Naturally, it was impossible for the Audit Department to employ all the people from Jinyiwei, and 500 people were transferred from the guards.

A total of 2000 people were all disrupted and regrouped.

Among them, 500 people were divided into thirteen groups and went to the thirteen chief secretaries to take charge.

The remaining 500 people remain at the headquarters in the capital, waiting to be mobilized to support the Chief Secretary's branch at any time, while also taking into account the task of training new personnel.

Du Tongli was naturally left in the capital.

This is not entirely due to Xu Yungong's care. His abilities are indeed very good and he also knows how to do math.

It's perfect for working in the headquarters and training new employees.

These people were originally drawn from the guards. There is no need for training in force, and they are all good hands.

In terms of investigation, 500 people from Jinyiwei are doing this themselves.

Therefore, the Audit Department can go directly to work after simple integration.

Their task is to cooperate with local government agencies to crack down on counterfeit banknotes. There is another person who is responsible for managing the treasure banknotes and understands the local economy.

At the same time, the imperial court also issued several decrees to local government offices.

The scope of authority of the Monetary and Banknote Bureau was clarified and local governments were required to cooperate with their work.

The local government's attitude towards the Financial and Banknote Bureau is naturally opposed to it.

The emperor said it lightly, just managing the issuance and circulation of treasure banknotes and checking for counterfeit coins.

But the emperor also said that they still have a task, which is to understand the local economic situation.

For local officials, this can cost their lives.

The cost of their fraud will be even higher in the future.

At least the people in the Financial Bureau must be fed, otherwise a large number of people will die if they send a memorandum.

As for counterfeit money?What does it have to do with me?

But they also know that they have no power to stop this.

Now we can only think of ways to drag the other party down.

In fact, if you think about it the other way around, the Financial Banknote Bureau specializes in managing precious banknotes. If they are dragged into the water...

hey-hey……

Some people are already beginning to imagine a better future.

They just don't know that when the truth is revealed, things will go as they wish.
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On the other side, Chen Jingke has also been busy.

Acid-free paper is easy to say, but not so easy to do.

For example, how to deal with cotton fiber? After all, no one had the luxury to use cotton to make paper before.

For example, how much sizing agent should be added to achieve the best effect.

After the paper is made, various tests must be done.Test strength by tearing, rubbing, roasting, washing... all kinds of tossing.

If anything falls short of the standard, the recipe proportions must be readjusted or even the entire production process improved.

There are no shortcuts in this process, you can only try it over and over again.

Fortunately, there is a group of skilled craftsmen in Bao Chao Lifting Company, who solved these problems one by one through collective efforts.

In the process, they also invented many new tools under the guidance of Chen Jingke.

After more than 20 days, paper that met the requirements was finally produced.

Looking at the final product, the craftsmen let out loud cheers.

Chen Jingke also let out a sigh of relief and smiled happily.

After nearly a month of hard work, I finally had results that matched my expectations.

But now is not the time to be happy. Soon he led everyone to sort out the entire production process.

Finally, we came up with a more reasonable production process.

After experimenting several times and confirming that there was no problem with the process, he walked out of the Baobao Lifting Office with a roll of sample paper and came to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, you have fulfilled your mission and made it out of paper."

"Bring it over quickly and show it to us."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to come over, took the paper and touched it carefully, feeling that his hands were as smooth as a beautiful woman's skin.

Chen Jingke told him how to test the quality of paper.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that these papers were to be dealt with in this way, he felt a little reluctant to give up.

Then he laughed at himself, but he didn't expect that he would become sentimental.

Immediately follow the method mentioned by Chen Jingke and pass the test.

I couldn't help but look surprised, the quality of this paper was so good.

I picked up ordinary paper and tried it in the same way, and the contrast was even more obvious.

"Okay, okay, Jing Ke, you never break your promises. This paper is really good."

Then he said with some disappointment: "Unfortunately, the cost is too expensive, otherwise we would have to make a batch for our own use."

Chen Jingke consoled him: "Actually, this kind of paper is durable. When it comes to writing and drawing, rice paper is better."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and agreed: "That's true. Not absorbing ink is the biggest shortcoming."

At this time, Chen Jingke said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, there is something mysterious about this piece of paper, and it can also be used to prevent counterfeiting."

Seeing that he was cheating, Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, but said curiously:

"Oh, where is the mystery?"

Chen Jingke said: "You can tell by pointing the paper at the sun."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately picked up the paper and looked at it in the sun. He was surprised to find that there were two words "Hongwu" on it, like words written by water.

Putting the paper down, I found that the words disappeared again.

Put it in the sun again and it will appear again.

When you touch it with your hands, you can only vaguely feel a slight bump.

He asked in surprise: "How is this done?"

Chen Jingke then explained: "This is a watermark. It is printed when the paper is still pulp. When it solidifies, it will look like this."

Zhu Yuanzhang praised again: "Good, good, good, Jing Ke is really amazing."

At this point, he also pretended to be mysterious and said: "Just in time, we also have something to show you."

Chen Jingke's heart moved. Could it be that a sample of new banknotes has been made?

But he pretended to be confused and said: "Oh, I wonder what your Majesty wants to show you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a book from the desk and handed it to him:
"look by youself."

Did you guess wrong?
Thinking like this, Chen Jingke opened the book and was surprised to see a long piece of paper with a pattern on it that would change color.

(End of this chapter)