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Chapter 261

Sun Chengzong was sent away, Yang Reform was alone, and he was still wandering in the Forbidden City. There was always a haze in his heart, and he was always thinking hard about where to get money. Although there are many ways, but when it comes to getting money quickly and getting a lot of money, it’s really true. There is no good way, many gold fingers are only suitable for one person to do it alone, earning a few hundred taels, tens of thousands of taels is no problem, but it is not enough to subsidize the holes at the national level, such as what to make ice I can't use it for myself. For example, if I am a fast food restaurant, this is of no use to me. I can only play it when I have time in the future, earn a little money, and have fun.

Wandering, wandering, passing through countless palaces, Yang Reform walked in the front sullenly alone, and the eunuchs followed at a distance. The emperor was in a bad mood and told the eunuchs not to follow too closely, except for Wang Chengen.

When Yang Reform passed a certain palace, he suddenly heard someone talking in the palace, so, curious, he got closer and prepared to listen carefully. There were a few maids at the door, and he wanted to reprimand this bold eavesdropper, but he saw It was the emperor who was eavesdropping, and he immediately covered his mouth in fright, not daring to speak. If the emperor was regarded as an eavesdropper, then the joke would be big.

Yang Reform, who was depressed and had nowhere to release, finally found a more interesting thing, that is to eavesdrop on other people's conversations. A few court ladies stood at the door, wanting to speak but dare not speak, so they could only lower their heads and pretend not to see.

The content of the conversation inside, through the door and window, only heard the general idea.

"...Father, although my daughter is now a concubine, the situation in this palace is different from before. Her Majesty's favor cannot be won by relying on her appearance and beauty....The one your Majesty loves now is The empress will not mention the person who can solve problems for His Majesty, and his father was urged to go to Leizhou by her, but the woman in Liulizhai, because she can earn money for His Majesty, do you think she is favored by His Majesty?  … ...Not only are there maids and eunuchs sent by the palace to serve her, His Majesty even sent a Jinyiwei Qianhu to protect her safety, and through Liulizhai, to send things to the palace... You say, if she can do it for you Your Majesty earns money, how can Your Majesty pamper her like this?..." The jealousy of the person who spoke was not ordinary, and Yang Reform could smell the sour smell on the partition wall.

Yang Reform was sticking to the wooden window. He heard it clearly and thought it was interesting. The person who spoke was none other than Concubine Li. It's like glue, like paint, today I was walking around, and I arrived at Chengqian Palace, which is the residence of Concubine Li.

"...Daughter! No, ma'am! What do you mean? Let your father learn from that Zhou Kui? Go to Leizhou?...Daughter! That's Leizhou...You can't bear to see your father go to that end of the world Go?..." The man pleaded pitifully.

The person who said this was a man, and Yang Reform could tell that it was Concubine Li's father and his other father-in-law. Unexpectedly, the content of their chat was to compare how to solve their own problems. Yang Reform thought it was a bit unbelievable. When did these relatives become so enlightened?Yang Reform became even more interested.

"...Father, my daughter didn't want you to go to Leizhou, but you also have to think of a way. You can't worry about your majesty all the time. You can only rely on your daughter's appearance to attract your majesty. One day, a more beautiful one will come. What will my daughter do? ..." Concubine Li's voice was pleasant to hear, and the words she spoke were delicate.

"...Daughter, then tell me, why do you call your father? Your father is just a businessman. Is it possible that he is still in business? We are relatives of the state, how can we make a living like that of inferior people?..."

Before Concubine Li's father finished speaking, Concubine Li interrupted.

"What's wrong with that? Didn't my family always do this in Shaanxi before? It wasn't like this when my family was in Yangzhou? Why don't you dare to mention the past now that you have entered the palace and become a concubine? Father, now , this is not a scandal. Now, it is our family's strength. You see, the old man of the Zhou family can't do anything with his virtue. What else can he do except help His Majesty buy some land? Unlike Dad, it's okay In business, look at that woman in Liulizhai, isn’t she favored by His Majesty because of her good business? She can do such a big business, so there’s no reason why you can’t do it, Dad? Only when the business is done well can my daughter get Your Majesty loves you, and if you can earn money for His Majesty, His Majesty will take a high look..., your daughter and I are in the palace, so I can hold my head up..."

"...Daughter..., Madam, then tell me, what do you call your father for?" Concubine Li's father begged for mercy, and he was also envious of Liulizhai's gold-digging business.

"...Well, for the past few days, His Majesty has come to the daughter's palace. My daughter finds an opportunity to ask His Majesty to find an errand for you. You can also do big business like Liulizhai. My family It can also become His Majesty's purse..."

"Daughter is right, daughter is right..." Concubine Li's father quickly agreed that if his daughter had the ability to get Liuli Zhai's business for him, he would be happy to ask for it.

Yang Reform almost laughed out loud when he heard this, he has heard of those in the harem fighting for favor, but he has never seen anyone scrambling to earn money for himself in order to compete for favor, what kind of world is this!

Yang Reform held back his laughter, turned his head and left, laughing out loud for fear of staying here.

Seeing that the emperor had finally left, several court ladies rushed in and reported to the concubine...

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May 21.

Yang Reform woke up energetically. To be an emperor, in theory, he could do whatever he wanted. Unfortunately, this Emperor Chongzhen is not that easy to be. If you don’t want to hang yourself in Meishan in the future, you should work harder.What made Yang Reform so depressed yesterday was that he had no money. Today, Yang Reform has a countermeasure, which is to quickly get out the banknotes and issue banknotes quickly to relieve his financial pressure. Now, everything is ready , I only owe Dongfeng, that is silver, and I will not believe that I will not change this history if I scatter a lot of silver.

Yang Reform got up early in the morning and dealt with political affairs in the Qianqing Palace.Some memorials, which are not important and do not need to be discussed during the court meeting, are dealt with directly in the Qianqing Palace.

"Big companion, go and call Liu Awu here." Before Yang Reform dealt with political affairs, he ordered Wang Chengen to find the guy who made paper money. Now, he can only count on paper money to fill his financial hole, and this has to be a priority.

"Your servant complies, I will send someone there." Wang Chengen agreed.

"In addition, let Zhang De'an from Neishutang hold an exam. In addition to the new courses, such as arithmetic and geography, the exam content also includes some exams about the Department of Shipping. Let him do it. Be careful not to cheat. I don't want to see it. There will be cheaters getting in." Yang Reform has already settled down the matter of the sea and land customs yesterday. The name of the customs in ancient times was Shibosi. Get it on the agenda for faster processing.

"Your servant obeys, I'll go now." Wang Chengen promised again.

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Handling political affairs, Yang Reform is now relatively familiar.For some memorials, you can give some opinions. At this time, Yang Reform will directly say what to do, and then someone will write the words according to the emperor's wishes, and then hand them over to the emperor for review.After Yang Reform saw that it was correct, he considered it finished.

After a while, the memorabilia was processed.

Yang Reform stretched a little and drank some tea.He asked, "Big companion, is anyone here?"

Wang Chengen quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the person has arrived."

"Let him come in." Yang Reformed, now this Liu Awu can be regarded as a frequent visitor to Qianqing Palace, and he is more diligent than many ministers. I have to say that fate is very strange.

"Grassman Liu Awu kowtows to His Majesty, long live, long live, long live." Liu Awu kowtowed skillfully.

"Okay, that's all waived. I called you here today, just to ask you, how are you busy with the banknote?" Here, it's only a few days.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the grassroots are trying their best. At present, they have made some progress." The last time Liu Awu got advice from the emperor, the emperor asked him to use cotton to make banknotes. He went back and bought a lot of cotton to try. After a while, I didn't expect that the paper made of cotton is different. It is true that it is durable, but there are many other problems. Liu Awu has not yet made the kind of paper that the emperor needs.

"What's the result?" Yang Reform asked impatiently.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Caomin tried to produce some cotton paper. It is wear-resistant and foldable. However, there are other problems, such as strong water absorption. When it encounters water, the paper will lose its shape... Caomin waited for a while. Please take a look at the sample, Your Majesty." Liu Awu said carefully.

"Oh, show me quickly." Yang Reform couldn't wait to see what the paper made of cotton looked like.

Wang Chenen took some paper from the eunuch's hand and sent it to the emperor.

Yang Reform looked at it, and found that this paper was somewhat similar to the printing paper of later generations, it was very white [nonsense, it is made of cotton, is it still black? ], also has a certain thickness, which is very different from the rice paper used on a large scale today. I touched it with my hands, and it was not rough. I folded it again and smoothed it out. This paper is still relatively resistant to folding, and the marks are not obvious. Pick up a hard pen and write a few words on it. Judging by the feel, it seems that it is not much different from the printing paper in the future. The ink absorption is better, and the handwriting is very clear. Unlike rice paper, I always feel afraid of piercing the paper when writing.Yang Reform tore off a piece of paper and threw it into the teacup. Soon, the water in the teacup was absorbed by the piece of paper, and the piece of paper immediately "swelled".

Yang Reform also noticed that Liu Awu's paper is fine when it is not exposed to water. It is somewhat similar to the printing paper in the future, and it is more suitable for writing hard-tipped characters.Let Yang Reform, who was devoted to making banknotes, feel depressed. Although he opened the golden finger, unfortunately, the time was too short. Liu Awu didn't grasp the key to it, and it was really hard for him to directly tell him the specific formula of banknote paper. .

Yang Reform was worrying, when suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. In fact, Liu Awu's current paper is very similar to the office paper in the future. He can completely position this paper as office paper and take the lead in promoting this paper in the palace Office, and then you can start the paper industry, open a few paper mills, maybe, you can make a lot of money from it...

Thinking of the beauty of it, Yang Reform, who had been worrying about money, became happy.

"Hehe, Liu Awu, you did a good job with this piece of paper. I like it, and this piece of paper is useful!" Yang Reform found a way to make money, and immediately praised Liu Awu happily.

Liu Awu was very depressed, what is the emperor doing?Is this kind of paper that is afraid of water okay?Didn't the emperor say that paper is not afraid of water?But now, this is?Liu Awu was very puzzled.

"Return to Your Majesty, this paper is very afraid of water. Once it meets water, the paper will be full and useless." Liu Awu said tremblingly.

Afraid of water, you will be full when you encounter water?When Yang Reform heard this, he had another flash of inspiration, as if he had caught something. By the way, since this paper is so water-absorbent, why didn't he use it for household paper?For example... huh, for example, paper for wiping buttocks... Yang Reform suddenly discovered that the paper industry, in fact, has a lot to do!

Yang Reform thought of the astonishing profits in the paper industry, so he jumped up and stood up. This is a very powerful industry!Yang Reform sees hope and money, isn't this exactly what he needs?Now, right in front of my eyes!

The emperor stood up suddenly, almost scaring Liu Awu to death. Liu Awu thought that the emperor was going to kill his own head, and blamed himself for not making things well, so he knelt and kowtowed tremblingly.

"Hehehe...hahaha..." Yang Reform thought of the happy place and laughed.Liu Awu was even more frightened to death.

"Liu Awu, stop kneeling, get up, you did a good job in today's matter, and you will be rewarded later." Yang Reform saw Qian Tu, so naturally he had to give himself some benefits to his subordinate.

Liu Awu looked at the emperor inexplicably.

"Caomin thank Your Majesty Long En."

Yang Reform hurriedly walked around in front of his desk with an excited expression, thinking about the issue of paper, how to make paper for banknotes, then paper for office use, and finally, paper for daily use...

"Liu Awu, I will teach you another method. After you go back, follow this method to make paper, and you will definitely be able to make the kind of paper I want." Yang Reform has already made up his mind.

"Caomin, please give your majesty instructions. Caomin must do what your majesty asks." Liu Awu hoped that the emperor would come up with his own ideas, so that he could be relieved earlier.The pressure to do these things for the emperor is really too great. Up to now, he has not accomplished anything.

"In this way, after you go back, you can use the exhaustive method to make paper." Yang Reform has been fond of the exhaustive method since he was making thermometers. This is a royal method, and many things can be produced directly. You need to do it yourself.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the law of brute force?" Liu Awu asked in confusion.

"The so-called exhaustive enumeration is to give all possible examples one by one, and record the results of each experiment one by one. For example, if you make this kind of paper money, it is made of cotton. Then, you can use Different amounts of cotton are used to make paper. For example, cotton accounts for half, then [-]%, then [-]%, until [-]%. In this way, what kind of cotton and how much cotton has different effects? Is it clear at a glance? Paper is not necessarily only made of cotton, so you can use various materials to match cotton, and see what materials and cotton have different effects, and start with semi-finished products. , [-] percent, [-] percent, until [-] percent, it's so exhaustive. When you exhaust everything in the world that can make paper, or can make paper, I won't believe it, and you can't make what I want. paper..." Yang Reform has been the emperor for a long time now, and he speaks and does things with an obvious royal style, that is, he does things in a large and comprehensive way, and takes all possibilities into consideration one by one. The paper needed for banknotes, because Yang Reform searched for the paper used in the future RMB, it is said that [-]% of the cotton linters are used, and half of other things.If this is the case, Yang Reform believes that he can quickly have high-quality banknote paper, not to mention the same quality as the paper of RMB in the future, and it can be regarded as very good paper if there is one, so that there is no need to use low-quality banknote paper. It is not easy to issue banknotes in the first place. If the quality of the banknotes is not good, then the banknotes will be even more difficult to promote. We can only use poor paper as a last resort.

Liu Awu was stunned by the emperor's words. The emperor asked him to exhaustively list all kinds of things that can make paper, and record the differences in different weights.It weighed him down.

"...Also, paper is not only made of one kind, but also soft and absorbent, and paper that is convenient for writing with a hard pen. In addition, which kind of raw material is cheap, which can save the cost of papermaking. This, It’s all your exhaustive content, you record every possible possibility, hehe, I believe, it will be very interesting..." Yang Reform is now doing things, and he directly resorts to exhaustive methods. This is the benefit of being an emperor, and it is also Strengths, you don’t need to do everything yourself, you don’t need strong theories, you don’t need to keep plagiarizing future methods, and you don’t need specific formulas, even design drawings, industrial processes, etc., as long as you have a general direction, and then exhaustively, You can always find what you want.If someone came from the grass roots and started from the grassroots, obviously, it would be impossible for him to be as rich and powerful as himself, and it would be impossible to use the energy of the whole country to do things like himself, but he is an emperor, and he has to act like an emperor.

Not only Liu Awu, but even Wang Chengen was frightened by the emperor's words. What a large-scale project this is!I'm afraid it will be easier than building a palace.

"Caomin obey,..." Liu Awu, who had been so frightened for a long time, came back to his senses, and quickly agreed to the emperor's words. No matter what, he agreed first.As for whether it will be successful, didn’t the emperor say that Liu Awu really didn’t believe that every possibility should be recorded. After exhausting all the possibilities in the world, there is no paper that the emperor wants. This kind of paper, the emperor can also rest his mind, no wonder others, no wonder him, there is no such kind of paper in the world.

"... Your Majesty, it is possible to do this, but the cost, is it..., and this manpower, I am afraid that Caomin can't do it alone!" Liu Awu knew this kind of thing, and he couldn't do it alone. It can't be done with a little money, so I asked the emperor for money.

"It's simple. I'll give you as much money as you want. If you want someone, you can find it yourself. If I offer you money, I won't believe it. There is nothing that can't be done under exhaustive methods. Of course, this banknote is made of paper. You have to do it yourself, you have to keep it secret, and the rest doesn’t matter.” With a wave of his hand, Yang Reform decided to exhaustively list the paper used for banknotes, but it’s not easy for Yang Reform himself to tell others directly, how much the paper used for banknotes costs, how much What to do, you can only guide others and give the answer directly, this is really cheating.

"The grassroots obey." Liu Awu is no longer pretentious with the emperor. He knows that he has been doing errands for the emperor for so long, and he has not done a single thing well. Now, he can only be ruthless and achieve results. , to create a few things that the emperor likes, otherwise, he will be in danger, the emperor may change people, what is modest and not, it is not important to him now.

"Okay, let's do it right away, remember, get out the paper for banknotes first, and then do other things, go quickly..." Yang Reform can't wait to have paper for banknotes right away, can't wait to open a household paper factory immediately, can't wait to start a household paper factory right away. Make money, keep urging.

Wang Chengen reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that you want to reward him?" Seeing that the emperor forgot what he said about rewarding, Wang Chengen immediately reminded him.

"... oh, Liu Awu, I will reward you with 200 taels of silver..." Yang Reform was reminded by Wang Chengen, and then he remembered what he had said, and immediately rewarded Liu Awu 200 taels of silver. As for the others, no Yang Reform is stingy, some things can be casual, and some things can't be casual, such as official positions and so on. Now this Liu Awu doesn't have any successful things to get, so it is naturally impossible to give this reward casually.

"Caomin thank His Majesty for the reward, Caomin will go now." Liu Awu agreed loudly.

(End of this chapter)