Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 241 The great Bodhisattva roars like a lion

The establishment of a bank was a clever move made by Emperor Qianyuan to revitalize David's economy. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, which had a highly developed economy and had emerging capitalism, his Davidic state was still in the transition stage from slavery to feudalism. Although there were a large number of homesteaders and freedmen, there were also a large number of slaves. The great nobles own numerous manors, pastures and slaves, which are like cancerous tumors, seriously hindering the development of the country's economy.

Sultan has not yet been able to attack these nobles. Quite a number of Conglong heroes came from noble families. The emperor himself is the largest rancher and manor owner in the Kingdom of David, and owns a large number of slaves. One move can affect the whole body. The country has just been founded and its foundation is unstable. If the reform is not carried out properly, there will be big troubles. We cannot rush, we have to do it step by step.

He wanted to revitalize the country's economy first, not only developing animal husbandry and agriculture, but also developing handicrafts and commerce. As the economy develops, there will be a solid foundation for the complete abolition of slavery and the transition from feudalism to a capitalist system.

It can be used for mining, smelting, textiles, shipbuilding, pottery, etc. The development of any industry is inseparable from the support of money. Banks can absorb people's spare money and lend it to various industries in need, which is equivalent to a blood transfusion for the economy, which is naturally extremely necessary. The Ming Dynasty was full of money banks, but the David Dynasty currently had none. If merchants needed funds, they could only borrow money from major firms, which was extremely inconvenient. Therefore, no matter what, even if the emperor personally takes action, he must set up a bank throughout the country.

In fact, this emperor had a big plan. He not only wanted to mint coins, but also wanted to issue treasure banknotes. Baobao is a thing. Emperor Taizu Gao of the Ming Dynasty once issued it. It costs nothing and is just a piece of paper. Zhu wanted to issue treasure banknotes to replace copper coins. In August of the 27th year of Hongwu's reign, he simply ordered a ban on copper coins and forced private copper coins to be handed over to the government within half a month in exchange for small banknotes. He wanted to completely convert the currency into paper currency. This attempt to break away from the level of economic development is doomed to failure. Gold, silver and copper coins are still secretly used by the people, and the value of treasure banknotes is increasingly depreciating. Soon, the monetary system of the Ming Dynasty returned to the era of silver-copper dual currency system, that is, the government issued copper coins, and silver was allowed to circulate among the people.

The warning is not far away, Sultan is not stupid enough to issue banknotes out of touch with reality. Although it is not feasible to print a large amount of treasure banknotes, it is feasible to establish a bank and use the bank to issue banknotes. Bank notes are guaranteed by bank deposits and have a much stronger reputation than treasure notes. They can be used as a powerful attempt to promote treasure notes in the future.

Therefore, the emperor personally took action and established the first bank of the David Dynasty: David Bank. With Lhasa as its headquarters, this bank quickly opened branches in provincial capitals and important cities. Because of its official background, its business was booming and its tentacles expanded wider and wider.

"Is this the banknote issued by David Bank?" Emperor Qianyuan asked happily, looking at the stack of bills in front of him.

"Your Majesty, these are the samples of one tael, five taels, ten taels, fifty taels, one hundred taels, five hundred taels, and one thousand taels that the bank is preparing to issue. For the sake of beauty, I have printed the masterpieces of famous people on the banknotes. "On top of the votes," Liu Cheng, the newly-established bank manager of the Banking Department of the Ministry of Household, said flatteringly. Behind him stood Zhang Baoyuan, the head of the Banking Department and the head of David Bank. Liu Cheng was an official recommended by Xue Zongzhou, while Zhang Baoyuan was a talent selected from the bankers of major merchants and bankers, and was suddenly awarded the official status of a sixth-rank official.

Although the official system reform implemented by Sultan in David adopted a large amount of the official system of the Ming Dynasty, major surgery was performed on the Ministry of Household Affairs. Without him, the thirteen Qing officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty were divided not according to specific businesses but by region. Each department is responsible for managing the affairs of one or two provinces, as well as a national specialized affairs. For example, in addition to being in charge of Zhejiang's civil affairs, money and grain, the Zhejiang Department is also responsible for statistics on the national population and grain; in addition to being in charge of Guizhou's civil affairs, money and grain, the Guizhou Department is also in charge of the national customs and tariffs.

The Ministry of Household Affairs is a central administrative agency. How can it be randomly divided according to regions? No wonder the Ming Dynasty often had financial crises!
Emperor Qianyuan didn't care about so many. With a stroke of his pen, he established seven departments in the Ministry of Household Affairs according to their functions: the Department of Household Affairs manages the country's land, household registration, taxation, military supplies, salaries and financial revenue and expenditure; the Department of Duzhi is responsible for the statistics and taxation of the country. Scheduling of expenditures; the Warehouse Department is responsible for the revenue, expenditure and management of the treasury; the Land and Sea Customs Department is responsible for customs clearance and the collection of sea and land tariffs; the Commercial and Taxation Department is in charge of handicrafts, commerce, mining, and fishery taxation; the Salt Collection Department is in charge of salt affairs; the Banking Department In charge of bank affairs. Originally, he wanted to set up a treasure banknote lifting department to be responsible for the manufacture, issuance and circulation management of treasure banknotes, but the current national conditions did not allow it, so he would put it aside for the time being. In addition, a branch of the Qing Dynasty was set up in each province. Each branch had a Yuanwailang and several principals, who were in charge of the affairs of each province.

"Oh, let me see what famous works you have printed." Emperor Qianyuan smiled and picked up the thousand-tael silver note with the largest face value with his fingers. He was a big shot, so he naturally looked at the big note first.

"There is a place on the grassland called Baomuba, where it is like spring all year round, and there is no poverty or death." A passage from Oirat's Mongolian epic "Janggar" is printed on the bank note; the 500 taels of silver note is printed with "Ge "The Biography of King Sal"; one hundred taels of silver notes were printed with "Manas"; fifty taels of silver notes were printed with "Ode to the Former Red Cliff"; 10 taels of silver notes were printed with "The Wine Will Be Entered"; five taels of silver notes were printed with "The Wine Will Be Entered"; "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion".

When he saw the "Masterpieces of Famous People" printed on the one-tael silver notes, Emperor Qianyuan suddenly changed his color, and the manifested body of Padmasambhava also became a Bodhisattva with angry eyes.

"Fishing a warrior with a fishing rod, he looks like a majestic hero. The mighty Khan is late in the war. The seven-treasure sword in his hand can be obtained by casting it hundreds of times." The silver note is clearly printed with the song "Sultan composed when his army attacked Shigatse". Sultan Khan marches towards Shigatse".

The servant wanted to flatter His Majesty the Emperor, but unexpectedly it aroused his anger. "Are the poems I wrote worth only a tael of silver?" Thunder and lightning suddenly flashed in the sunny sky. As soon as these words came out, the accompanying officials, regardless of their official position, all turned pale with horror. When the emperor is angry, he will lay down millions of corpses and bleed in the oars. This is no joke!

No one dared to answer, and Emperor Qianyuan's face became increasingly gloomy.

"Your Majesty's poems are full of lofty sentiments and magnanimity. The ministers recited them with wandering minds and tears in their eyes." Suddenly, there was a burst of flattery, but it was Zhang Baoyuan, the newly appointed head of the sixth-grade bank department and the grand master of David Bank. .

Emperor Qianyuan's face looked better, but he did not give up. He stared at Zhang Baoyuan like a lion staring at a sheep, "Then why can my poem be printed on only one or two silver notes?"

Everyone was sweating for Zhang Baoyuan. If he couldn't answer this question well, his life would be in danger.

"This is my sincere loyalty to Your Majesty." Zhang Baoyuan knelt down and kowtowed, making a "bang bang" sound.

"Save your life," Emperor Qianyuan asked calmly, "How did this turn into your loyalty to me?"

"May I ask Your Majesty, are there more poor people or rich people in the world?" Zhang Baoyuan asked calmly without hesitation.

"Of course there are many poor people. The poor are like crucian carp crossing the river, while the rich are really rare."

"I dare to ask Your Majesty again, do more people use one-tael silver notes, or do more people use one-thousand-tael silver notes?"

"You are saying~" Emperor Qianyuan seemed to have some realization.

"Your Majesty's mind is as majestic as a mountain, and his poems are unprecedented and unprecedented. They should be appreciated by more people. Since the largest number of people use one-tael silver notes, I have the courage to engrave the imperial poem on one-tael silver notes. Above. A quick pause, a capital crime!" What a Zhang Baoyuan! After saying this, he kowtowed again.

The more he talked about the death penalty, the more reluctant Suletan was to kill him. Looking at him like a treasure, his eyes are kind and kind like a loving father, "Oh, I almost misunderstood Zhang Aiqing's loyalty! Aiqing wants more people to see my poems, it is really out of loyalty to me, what crime is there? ? Get flat, get flat quickly!"

"Zhang Qing" became "Zhang Aiqing". The difference of one word was a big difference, which marked that this person became a figure in the heart of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)