The king behind the empress

Chapter 348 Plan to Promote Banknotes

Shen Qisheng didn't care much about the issue of counterfeit banknotes. Firstly, as he said, counterfeiting banknotes was very difficult, and most people would not be able to copy banknotes at all, and those who could do so would not take risks for this benefit.

After all, there is no such thing as human rights in this era. Anyone who dares to print counterfeit banknotes and is discovered will usually end up being executed. The risk is indeed a bit too high, but anyone with a little family business will not take this risk.

"Is that so?"

Hearing what Shen Qisheng said, Mo Zizai was a little stunned. When paper money was used in the previous life, counterfeit money was always rampant at that time. Now it seems that too few people were killed.

But this matter is understandable. After all, the national conditions are different. The banknotes in the previous life have been very stable. Even if there are counterfeit banknotes, it will not cause any damage to the banknote system. Well, if some counterfeit money appears, it will easily damage the credibility of the imperial court, so the imperial court will naturally not be lenient when they kill it.

"Since you don't have to worry about counterfeit banknotes, you should take the time to go to the Ministry of Industry and ask them to make masters for several sets of banknotes."

Mo Zizai thought for a while, and said, "Bring it to me for a look at the time, if there is no problem, just implement it directly."

"My lord, I'm afraid it's not easy to promote this banknote, right?"

Shen Qisheng showed embarrassment, when he heard Mo Zizai talking about banknotes just now, he wanted to dissuade him, but he didn't know what to say, so he swallowed the words again, and at this moment Mo Zizai actually wanted to make the master version directly Suddenly, he couldn't help it anymore, "Emperor Gao Zu issued banknotes for a period of time, but due to various circumstances, the banknotes were only circulated for three years, and after three years, those banknotes were almost completely reduced to waste paper."

"At the time when the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu failed to promote paper money. Now the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty..."

Shen Qisheng didn't continue to speak, but the meaning of the words was already obvious. Emperor Gaozu couldn't promote paper currency in the peaceful and prosperous age, and now Dazhou is almost a mess. If you promote it, I'm afraid you haven't woken up yet.

"What Grandpa Gao can't do doesn't mean that this king can't do it either."

Mo Zizai didn't mind Shen Qisheng's will either, he just smiled lightly, Mo Zizai also knew a thing or two about the reasons why Grandpa Gao failed to promote banknotes back then.

The fundamental willingness lies in those aristocratic families. If the imperial court wants to control the economic power, those aristocratic families will definitely not agree. Therefore, even if Grandpa Gao was cruel and killed several opposing aristocratic families, he could not stop the wave of opposition from those aristocratic families. .

Seeing that the turmoil caused by banknotes was getting bigger and bigger, Grandpa Gao was worried that things would get out of hand, so he could only take a step back and stopped issuing banknotes after three years.

But Grandfather Gao was afraid of rebellion from those aristocratic families, Mo Zizai was not afraid. After he slaughtered the ministers in the court, the conflict between the two sides had reached the point of irreconcilability, no matter whether Mo Zizai issued banknotes or not, those aristocratic families would rebel.

If so, why bother with them.

Directly promote paper money, if the Yuzhi Army can continue to win and pacify the entire Great Zhou, then all the families will be cut off, and the paper money will naturally circulate throughout the Great Zhou with the iron hooves of the Yuzhi Army.

And if it fails... If you fail, what a fart, the court is gone, so let's run away.

But Mo Zizai didn't tell Shen Qisheng much, he thought for a while, and said: "When the banknotes are minted, they will be used in the army and the court first, and the salaries of officials and the salaries of soldiers will be exchanged for banknotes."

"All in paper money?"

Shen Qisheng frowned, he was worried that Mo Zizai's forced promotion would cause conflicts among officials and soldiers, and it would be bad if it was self-defeating and caused troubles, so he asked with some hesitation: "My lord, is it a bit too much to do this?" Quick success?"

"It's ok."

Mo Zizai shrugged his shoulders indifferently. He killed half of the officials of the court, not to mention distributing banknotes, even if they were not given money, few dared to say anything.

As for the soldiers, as long as Mo Zizai can guarantee the value of the banknotes so that they can exchange them for something corresponding to the value of the banknotes, there will be no problem.

So after pondering for a while, he continued to speak: "Before I asked you to nationalize Qisheng Bank, it was to deal with this matter."

"I plan to bring Qisheng Bank under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs and officially make it the official bank of Da Zhou."

"If you are worried about banknotes, you can go to the bank to exchange banknotes for silver taels, and you will not be charged any interest for withdrawals and deposits."

Mo Zizai didn't intend to become a fat man in one bite, and it is obviously not obvious to directly ban silver, so his early plan was to make banknotes into the form of small silver bills, after all, although most people have never used silver bills , but they still know about the existence of banknotes.

When the Great Zhou was stabilized and the common people got used to the existence of this kind of banknotes, such things as silver taels would naturally be gradually outlawed by banknotes.

"If that's the case, there's nothing wrong with that."

Hearing that Mo Zizai didn't intend to use strong means to promote it, Shen Qisheng was relieved. He was really afraid that Mo Zizai would go his own way and force those officials and common people to accept banknotes with a knife. If that happened, the situation might get out of hand. Fortunately, Mo Zizai had no such plan.

"Oh, right."

Mo Zizai suddenly thought of one thing, and said, "Song Hui is in charge of the grain store now. You can tell him later that anyone who buys grain with banknotes will be given a [-]% discount."

No matter what era people are, it is always difficult to resist such things as petty profits given away for nothing.

Therefore, once the news of the [-]% discount on buying food with silver tickets spreads, many people will definitely go to the bank to exchange for banknotes.

"My lord, is it necessary?"

Shen Qisheng guessed Mo Zizai's plan in an instant, and couldn't help but frown slightly. Those common people are not stupid. Although they can exchange banknotes, they must exchange as much as they need to spend, and they will definitely not keep the banknotes in their own hands. of.

So in this way, the flow of banknotes from the bank to the grain store is just a left hand to the right hand for the court. Apart from losing [-]% of the price in vain, there is no benefit at all.

"It is necessary, very necessary."

Mo Zizai nodded seriously, wanting to implement something without letting the common people know how to implement it.

Although the common people would definitely not trust it at the beginning, as long as the banknotes can be stabilized for a long time, after those common people gradually become familiar with these banknotes, they will naturally slowly accept them.

After all, compared with banknotes, those silver coins that cost several catties are simply too inconvenient.

And this is just the first step of Mo Zizai. After the people gradually become familiar with these banknotes, Mo Zizai will let the imperial court stop minting copper coins, and at the same time gradually recycle the copper coins in the world, so that the copper coins will no longer be in circulation.

And if copper coins are abolished, will the day of abolishing gold and silver currencies be far behind?
(End of this chapter)