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Chapter 221

"The purpose of this Daming banknote is the same as the Daming banknote. It is used to replace silver and copper coins. I don't need to talk about the benefits? It is convenient, there is no worry about fineness, etc. But what I said is that this banknote is different from the treasure banknote." , because I have poured a lot of effort into building a new money system for the Ming Dynasty."

When Hu Guang said this, he pointed to the banknotes in the hands of a famous soldier in front of him and said, "You can see that the exquisiteness of these banknotes is far beyond that of precious banknotes. There is almost no possibility of counterfeiting, so Don’t worry about the money you receive! That’s one.”

Back then, the Daming Banknotes relied on the deterrence of severe penalties, but if there were profits, someone would make them. It was for high risks and high returns.However, the printing technology of Ming Dynasty banknotes is the top of Ming Dynasty. No matter in terms of ink or printing skills, this is equivalent to adding a bumper on the basis of severe punishment. Therefore, Hu Guang has the confidence to say so.

Seeing that the soldiers were all paying attention to his words, he continued: "Secondly, and the biggest difference is that the paper currency cannot be printed by the imperial court if it wants to! For example, the Kuyin only has 1 taels, so I will give it to you." Only 1 taels of Daming banknotes are allowed to be printed; if Ku Yin has 100 million taels, then I will print 100 million taels of Daming banknotes, and there will never be many. So, you should understand, right?"

The emperor gave such a simple and easy-to-understand example, if you don't understand it, you are a fool, Xu Wenbo thought in his heart.But he still couldn't figure it out, what did the emperor mean by this?

Of course he was not the only one who had such an idea, and the faces of the other soldiers also showed dumbfounding expressions, wondering whether they understood or not?

Hu Guang noticed their faces, and then continued: "Why do I want to do this? I want to preserve the value of this banknote! A banknote of one tael of silver is worth one tael of silver, and there will never be only five cents left! For this reason, I also have another rule, that is, the banknotes issued can be exchanged with the imperial court for the amount of silver taels printed on them at any time, without charging any fees!"

Xu Wenbo was shocked when he heard this, is this true?He couldn't believe it, and stared at the emperor with wide eyes.

I saw the emperor turned around and waved to the Minister of the Household Department behind him, and then saw the Minister of the Household Department bowed and walked to the front of the stage, and said solemnly to the officials below the stage: "Put out the silver and get ready Change paper money!"

After finishing speaking, Bi Ziyan sighed in his heart, and he was going to work all morning for nothing.But on the surface, he didn't dare to say anything, took a step back from the emperor, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you are ready!"

Xu Wenbo could see clearly that the officials took out silver taels of different specifications from the boxes behind them, and placed them neatly on the table, reflecting the winter sun, which was very eye-catching.

When he saw it clearly, he was really surprised.He looked up at the emperor in disbelief. Could it be that what the emperor said was true, that the banknotes in his hand could be exchanged for real gold and silver?
Thinking of this, he always felt a little impossible, so he turned his head to look at the comrades around him, trying to find an answer.However, he found that the people around him were also suspicious, turning their heads around like him.

Hu Guang looked at these on the stage and understood what they were thinking, so he announced loudly: "This banknote is the most important cornerstone for me to reform the government and increase the revenue of the national treasury! Therefore, I will never allow the depreciation of the banknotes. Now Kuyin is Here, if you don’t trust the imperial court, if you feel uneasy about holding banknotes, then you can use banknotes to exchange silver taels back, I have told them to prepare it, and you can exchange it now!”

Hearing these words, the officers and soldiers of King Qin's army were all stunned.Don't believe it?Or are you afraid that there will be bad consequences if you change in the past, or are you thinking of something else?Anyway, for a while, no one responded.

Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, turned his head to look at his colleagues, and found that Shen Yongmao was also looking at him.There was a wry smile on the faces of the two of them, and they shook their heads slightly at the same time.

This scene was seen by Xu Wenbo who was not far from the stage.He understands that this is not optimistic, and feels that the emperor is busy for nothing!
He turned his head and looked at the young emperor, his gaze swept over them slowly, there seemed to be a kind of anticipation in his eyes, or a kind of determination?
Xu Wenbo couldn't help but looked down at the pieces of paper in his hand, no, they were some Ming banknotes.The emperor just said that the court wants to save people, and there is no other reward.If I can bring a few taels of silver back home, my mother will be more or less happy, and I can buy some delicious food for my mother, which can be regarded as a good meal for the New Year.If you bring this banknote, can you still respect this filial piety?
He was a little undecided, after all, the reputation of Daming Baochao was completely rotten.But at the same time, scenes about the emperor and what he said in the morning flashed through his mind...

Hu Guang saw that the soldiers of King Qin's army seemed a little moved, or a little hesitant, looking around, afraid that he would be punished first and wait for others to replace them first?
To be honest, he really hoped that these soldiers would support him and not exchange banknotes for taels of silver.But he also knew that even though there were only a few taels of silver, it could be distributed to them, which was a considerable sum for them.With the original reputation of the Daming Treasure Banknote, it is understandable that they want to exchange it for real money.

Thinking of this, he thought about the decision he had already made in his heart, so he stopped hesitating, and said loudly again: "Are you worried about something? What I said definitely counts! Change it if you want, gentlemen, don't twist it. Ni!"

After he finished speaking, he scanned the audience, ready to watch the first soldier come out to exchange paper money.

Xu Wenbo was engaged in an ideological struggle, but was urged by the emperor, especially when he heard the words of the elders, blood rushed to his head, and suddenly stood there and shouted loudly: "No, the emperor treats us like this, who is it? Whoever you change is not a big man!"

The fellow next to him also blushed when he heard this, and echoed loudly: "No, I won't change either!"

If there is one, there will be two. Among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the king's army, the voices of "no change" sounded one after another, endlessly!

Hu Guang heard the sound, his eyes swept across Xu Wenbo's face, and then looked at those soldiers who said "no change" one by one.

All of them were flushed and emotional, and seemed to feel a lot better after roaring out.Looking at those faces, he was also a little excited!

This point was also discovered by Xu Wenbo who was looking at him.For some reason, there was no trace of regret in his heart immediately.How could such a good emperor not support him when he needed it!
At the same time, he also saw the two ministers behind the emperor, and seeing their stunned expressions, his mood suddenly became more relaxed, as if he had done something extraordinary!
　Thanks to Shui Banqing, Dugu Qiushu for his rewards!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)