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Chapter 566 Banknotes and Proclaiming Emperor

After thinking about the above, Fang Qiang said to Du Lu: "I must keep an eye on the train. The work of the steel plant cannot be stopped. Enough rails must be produced, otherwise it will all be nonsense! If you do this, the workers' wages will be We can’t owe them money first. We give them things at a discount according to the market price, such as grain, cloth, firewood, rice, oil, salt, etc. They can go to the store to choose these things by themselves. The voucher is a paper document issued by the Ministry of Finance! We have to do this step by step Come on, let’s test the workers’ reaction first!”

Fang Qiang knows that the issuance of banknotes does not happen overnight, so this matter has to be done little by little. The paper documents issued by the Ministry of Finance are anonymous and have a certain denomination. To put it bluntly, they are the prototype of banknotes. up!
Early the next morning, Fang Qiang summoned all the important officials in the territory.There are many issues to discuss, but the most important thing is the paper money!

After everyone arrived, Fang Qiang said to Shen Wansan: "God of Wealth, what do you think about the issue of banknotes? Does your Ministry of Finance have any feasible suggestions?"

"This..." Shen Wansan is no longer that down-and-out young man begging for food on the street. His long-term high position and weight have given him an air of stability in times of crisis. He organized his words and said neither humble nor overbearing: "His Royal Highness, The reserves of gold and silver in this world are limited. With the development of the economy and the deepening of trade, these precious metals will withdraw from the currency market sooner or later, so the use of banknotes is imperative! But this is a new thing after all. We must be cautious, the common people's cognition is narrow, and it will definitely take a long time for them to change their gold and silver into paper, so my suggestion is that it cannot be done overnight, and this measure must be implemented slowly, as long as we guarantee The purchasing power of banknotes, the promotion of the entire banknotes can be completed in about 1 to 2 years!"

"kindness!"

Hearing these words, Fang Qiang couldn't help but nodded secretly. It seemed that Shen Wansan had indeed worked hard, and he finally lived up to his trust in him!

"Talk about the specific details, I believe you already have a detailed plan!"

"Okay, Your Highness King Wu!" Shen Wansan continued: "It takes a process to accept any new thing, so we must proceed step by step. Weichen suggested that we can find a few pilot sites for banknotes first, and then gradually promote them to counties. , to the city, to the province and even the whole country..."

"That's a good suggestion, keep talking!"

"Yes!" Shen Wansan agreed and continued: "I heard that the Ministry of Industry is planning to build three large-scale steel plants, and they have begun to take shape. It is a pretty good place. We made it clear in advance when recruiting workers. Traditional gold and silver coins are very inconvenient to carry, so we distribute banknotes and greet the surrounding large-scale retail stores. Banknotes have the same purchasing power as precious metal currencies, and there is a certain discount. This discount does not need to be too much, it is just a small thing. That’s it!”

"Shen Wansan, I'm afraid the common people will see through your ghostly tricks immediately, after all, paper is paper!"

It was Li Shanchang who said this. His original position was the chief of staff, but Fang Qiang let him manage the official department because of his seniority, which is equivalent to the current organization minister. big.

"Li Gong, don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet!"

Li Shanchang's qualifications are very old, so Shen Wansan respects him a lot!
"Tell me, tell me, I want to see what tricks you can come up with, anyway, paper won't turn into gold!"

"Hey..." Shen Wansan smiled and said, "Who says paper won't turn into gold? We just need the cooperation of the banks in the territory. In this way, the people will automatically agree with the banknotes, and the promotion of banknotes will be imperative after a long time!"

"Without taking too long, I think we can speed up the process!"

Just at this moment, Liu Bowen, who had been silent all the time, spoke. He looked at Shen Wansan, then at Fang Qiang, and said: "His Royal Highness King Wu is deeply loved by the people, and he has already become a Buddha of thousands of families in the territory. Do a good deed to benefit the people, distribute money! And it’s banknotes, counted on the basis of head count, one silver dollar per person! The people will not dislike things that are given for free, so the people in the territory only need a moment to appreciate the banknotes With a comprehensive understanding, it will be logical for us to vigorously promote banknotes at that time!"

"That's a pretty good idea!"

Fang Qiang nodded secretly in his heart, or else he was brainstorming, although the idea of ​​giving out money is a bit rich, it is effective!
"Your Highness King Wu, although Mr. Liu's idea is good, it needs a reason. After all, we can't give money to the people for no reason. This special case has a very bad impact at first, so there must be something universally celebrated as a reason!"

The person who said this was Song Lian, the old man was the Minister of Education. What he was most worried about was the problem of civility, for fear that the people in the territory would have some lazy ideas!

"A thing about universal celebration?"

Fang Qiang's brows were deeply frowned, and there is no National Day in the Wulin Mainland, where can we find such universal celebrations?
wrong!These courtiers under him are planned!
In just a moment, all the civil servants and generals present knelt down. Although they had not yet said it clearly, Fang Qiang already understood what they meant. They were supporting him to become emperor!
Once proclaimed emperor, wouldn't the whole world celebrate together!There is nothing wrong with giving money to the people below!
"We sincerely request King Wu to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

"We sincerely request His Highness King Wu to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

……

I don't know who was the first to yell, and then they couldn't stop. The ministers under him made Fang Qiang enthroned and proclaimed emperor one after another!

Fang Qiang thought about it carefully and found that he had now unified most of the land south of the Yangtze River. The territory also had strong soldiers and horses, and the economy was prosperous. He indeed had the conditions to claim the title of emperor!So I reluctantly accepted it!
Why do you say reluctantly?

Because enthronement and proclaiming the emperor have a lot of particularities, according to the ancient rituals, there must be three concessions!

In short, do as the Romans do!Although Fang Qiang was willing in his heart, he pretended to shirk it three times, and it was the fourth time that he reached a formal intention!

Fang Qiang doesn't intend to change the history of this world too much, so the country name is Daming, and the reign name is Hongwu!
In this way, the Ming Empire was officially established!
Fang Qiang's prestige in the hearts of the people is very high, and everyone is naturally cheering!
Later, I heard that the emperor would give money to everyone for free, and I was even more grateful in my heart. How could there be such an emperor throughout the ages!

(End of this chapter)