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The shortage of supplies meant that the imperial study room could not be brightly lit, just enough so that it would not affect writing.

Hu Guang looked at the three courtiers sitting in front of him, nodded, and Fang Zhenghua beside him picked up the small box on the imperial desk and handed it to the chief assistant.

At the same time, Hu Guangze said: "Please take a look first."

When Bi Ziyan and Xu Guangqi saw it, they both looked at the small box in Wen Tiren's hand with curiosity. They were surprised that the emperor summoned them to the palace overnight to see what was in the box. It also involves the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites?

Wen Tiren opened the box with the same curiosity and took a look inside. His expression suddenly changed and he became a little cautious. Then he reached out and carefully took out a stack of paper from the inside and read it carefully.

The paper in this hand is roughly divided into three categories of different sizes, with the paper with the smallest length and width at the top. There are patterns and text printed on the paper, which are very beautiful. You can tell at a glance that a lot of effort was put into this kind of printing.

On the top paper, there was a copper plate printed in the most conspicuous place in the middle. The words "Tong Bao" seemed to have been replaced. The handwriting was a bit small, and Wen Tiren had a hard time reading it.

At this time, Fang Zhenghua brought over a mirror. When Wen Tiren saw it was a magnifying glass, he couldn't help but look up at the emperor. After thanking him gratefully, he started observing with the magnifying glass.

I saw four words printed on the copper plate: "Da Ming Banknotes". There was a vertical line in the middle of the outer circle and the inner square of the copper plate, which did not touch the frame of the copper plate.

On the top of the copper plate, "One Penny" was written in block letters. On the right side of the copper plate is "Da Ming Banknotes" and on the left side is "Tongxing Tianxia". There are patterns printed on the four sides of the paper, and the pattern at the top of the middle seems to be a dragon.

Seeing this, Wen Tiren's face became more serious, and he was also a little surprised. When he raised his head and was about to speak, he saw the emperor smiling at him and saying, "There's another side!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Tiren had no choice but to pick up the top piece of paper and turn it over to look. In the middle was the pattern on the Vice Sanchen Flag, but it was different. The light representing the stars was longer in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest. Quite a few.

Under the Sanchen pattern, there is a line of small words printed "If one side is in trouble, support from all sides!"

Wen Tiren didn't understand what he meant. He looked up at Emperor Chongzhen and wanted to speak again, but he heard the emperor say first: "Wen Qing, don't be in a hurry, wait until you finish reading everything!"

Wen Tiren had no choice but to look at the papers below again. He discovered that there were nine pieces of this kind of paper, or according to the meaning printed on it, of which one, two and five coins were the same size. The difference was the number of copper coins and the explanatory text;

The other three cards are one coin, two coins, and five coins. They are a little larger than the first three cards, but smaller than the last three cards. The color is no longer the most common black, but black and red, of which red is just an embellishment.

The last three are one liang, two liang, and five liang. These are printed in color and are far more beautiful than the previous ones. At the same time, on the pattern on the back of the banknotes, the last five-tael one summarizes the sentences behind all the previous banknotes.

If one side is in trouble, support from all sides will come!

When all people are united, their power can cut through gold!

There is waterlogging in the south and drought in the north. What’s the point?

Corrupt officials will have to pay back sooner or later!

Protect your home and country, and swear to destroy the enemy!

Everyone performs his duties, everyone does his job!

The country is rich and the people are strong, and they can live and work in peace and contentment!

Weijia comes from all over the world, and congratulations come from all directions!

Wen Tiren really didn't understand what he saw. After reading it, he passed the banknotes to two other colleagues who stretched their necks. Then he looked at the emperor again, wanting to ask for more information.

Hu Guang seemed to deliberately suppress him, and spoke one step ahead of him: "Wen Qing, don't be anxious, think about it first, and I will give a unified explanation after they both read it."

"..." Wen Tiren had no choice but to shut up and think about it for himself first.

Not long after, Bi Ziyan and Xu Guangqi also finished reading, with shocked expressions on their faces. They turned to look at Chief Fu Wen Tiren, and then turned back to look at the emperor, waiting for explanation.

Hu Guang looked at the three of them, smiled slightly and said: "Three dear friends, your guess is good. This is the latest type of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes that I plan to issue to the world!"

Upon hearing this and confirming what they were thinking, the three ministers almost spoke in unison and admonished: "Your Majesty, you must not do this!"

Nowadays, the imperial court really has no money. This is a fact. But the emperor wanted to solve the problem by issuing Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. This was really unrealistic, or in other words, it was simply impossible!

"Why not?" Hu Guang immediately asked, "Don't you see that these banknotes are actually different from Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes?"

"..." The three ministers were speechless after hearing this, and couldn't help but look at each other.

At the same time, they were thinking to themselves: Hasn't the emperor become very powerful? Why did he still say such childish words? Could it be that Taizu showed up before and now he has turned back into the young emperor who has not had much experience in the world?

As the first assistant, Wen Tiren had no choice but to admonish him first: "Your Majesty, I admit that a lot of effort has been put into printing these banknotes, and they are much more exquisite than the original Ming Dynasty banknotes. But if your Majesty wants to use this kind of banknotes, , I dare to say that this, like the original Ming Dynasty treasure banknote, will eventually become a piece of waste paper!"

The Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are printed on mulberry paper. They are square, one foot high and six inches wide, cyan, with a dragon-patterned flower railing on the outside. The horizontal inscription is "Da Ming Tong Xing Bao Chao", and on both sides of it are the eight characters "Da Ming Bao Chao" in seal script. Universally accepted." In the middle picture, there is a Qian Guan, and below it is printed "Zhongshu Provincial Government has approved the printing of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes and copper coins for general use. Forgers will be executed, and those who accuse the arrest will be rewarded with two hundred and fifty taels of silver, and the property of the prisoner will still be given."

What Wen Tiren said is indeed true. The two banknotes are not on the same level in terms of feel, printing, or size and application. At a glance, you can tell that the former is thoughtful, while the latter is obviously just so-so.

If the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were to be re-issued, the person with the most responsibility would be the Minister of Household Affairs, so Bi Ziyan immediately followed suit and advised: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were no longer printed during the Zhengde period because they were of no use. Now if it is repeated Fa, the result is the same, it has nothing to do with whether the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes look good or not!"

At this time, only Xu Guangqi remained silent. Because what he wants to say has already been said by his colleagues, and if he says it again, he will just repeat it.

Secondly, he found that this banknote was indeed special. Many things inside were original. Others may not recognize the symbols in the copper coin, but he knew that those were numbers written by Westerners, which were one, two, and Wu; It seems that your Majesty said before that those things from Xiyi are not that good. It is really possible, because Your Majesty also understands!

Xu Guangqi concluded: Your Majesty has put so much thought into it, maybe there will be changes in other aspects!

Sure enough, I heard Hu Guang smile slightly and say: "I naturally know the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes! It's easy to avoid making the same mistakes again!"

It took me three hours to write this chapter, and my butt hurts from sitting!