Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

"Okay, don't care about these little money." Li Ke waved his hand and said directly, "How about our strategy?"

"There is no problem at present, but all the money needs to be transported by the other party. We do not accept silk and silk, but only copper coins. However, more than 40 copper coins need to be loaded in horse-drawn carts. The money cannot be taken at once. Come." For the first time, Tian Meng felt that having too much money was also an annoyance.

Because Li Ke told him not to use silk, although silk can be used as money in the Tang Dynasty, but Tian Meng knows how cheap his own silk is to produce, so how could he accept high-priced silk from outsiders.

"It's too inconvenient." Li Ke suddenly had a headache. Tian Meng and the others did all the shopping before, but now Li Ke suddenly realized how inconvenient it was in ancient times.

The amount of gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty was not much, not to say that there was no, but the amount was not much. It is not easy and unrealistic to replace silk with gold and silver standard and turn it into a large amount of currency.

There is only one way to solve this problem!That's paper money!

But you can’t use banknotes openly. People in this era may not have such a strong vision, but they are definitely not stupid. If you use banknotes openly, wait for them to be confiscated by Li Shimin.

My own cheap father Li Ke knows it all too well. It is absolutely impossible for him to let go of some things that are related to the fundamentals of the country.

So you have to change the name, such as money ticket exchange voucher?

I can encourage customers to deposit money in advance to my mall and become our VIP members!Then we provide you with this money ticket exchange voucher!You can spend directly in our mall with the money ticket exchange coupon.

At first, no one will see the effect of this thing.

And no one will spend it as money, but as time goes by, Li Ke can quietly expand its role.

For example, the silk currently produced by Li Ke is definitely the highest quality and lowest price product in Datang. It is impossible for other merchants to catch up with Li Ke, unless they can also produce more advanced looms in a short period of time.

But modern people know the power of technological blockade.

In ancient times, when information circulation was difficult, and the craftsmen at the bottom had hardly read many books, it was even more difficult to break through the technological blockade!

Therefore, if other businessmen want to make profits, they must buy Li Ke's silk in the future.

So here comes the problem. It is extremely inconvenient to transport a large amount of copper coins each time, and you have to buy them from Li Ke. In the case of long-term cooperation, can you deposit a payment in advance to Li Ke, and then take my exchange voucher? , when the time comes to pick up the goods directly?

After everyone agrees, the exchange voucher is outside. For example, Li Si and Zhang San bought other goods, but Li Si has no money in his hand, but I have the exchange voucher of His Royal Highness Shu, and Zhang San also wants it. Are you shopping with His Royal Highness the King of Shu?I'll give you the voucher directly.

Zhang Sanyi thought, hey, this is really good, so let's do it, so a deal was completed.

After the completion, it is impossible for Zhang San to run to pick up the goods with the exchange voucher immediately, and he will pick up the goods when he needs them.

During this process... In fact, the exchange voucher has become the concept of currency.

By that time, it would be difficult even for Li Shimin to take it back.

Because the exchange coupons are linked to the silk or other hard currencies in Li Ke's hands, without the support of these goods, these exchange coupons are waste paper.

Is the whole routine very familiar, any modern person understands, isn’t this the reason why the US dollar is forcibly pegged to oil? !

Although Li Ke is not a financier, as a modern person, the principle of currency should not be too simple.

The problem is... he didn't expect to develop so fast at first!This... is forced by the situation!

Sure enough, that sentence makes sense, I don't like money, but when there is more money, it keeps increasing by itself, which is really troublesome!

"Tian Meng, within the scope of Shu Wangzhuang, find a large piece of relatively secluded land with no shade around it. There is a lot of open space, preferably wasteland. Don't occupy cultivated land, and it is suitable for keeping secret." Li Ke directly ordered Order.

"No!" Tian Meng straightened his face immediately and saluted decisively.

"In addition, how is movable type printing improved?" Li Ke asked again. Li Ke has already developed movable type printing. I don't plan to upgrade gradually. Woodblock printing is too troublesome, so I just print with movable type.

"The lead block has already been made, and the carving of the characters is also being carried out step by step. It is estimated that it will take at least one month to complete the carving of the characters." Tian Meng said seriously.

"Use pottery characters first, and quickly complete a few sets. We are going to print something." Li Ke took a deep breath. "Don't forget the art of papermaking, that is fundamental."

"Your Highness, we have already manufactured brand new paper that can be printed. According to your suggestion, workers are testing bamboo, trees, hemp, and reed, and the ratio of mixed glue is also constantly improving. Although Our paper is not as good as rice paper, but the production of rice paper is too complicated, our paper is cheaper, and it is enough to print ordinary books. We have already stockpiled a lot of paper." Tian Meng said seriously.

Li Ke started to lay out papermaking and printing two years ago. Movable type printing is simple. As long as the principle is told, craftsmen of this era can quickly figure it out. Li Ke mainly asked them to improve and test with different materials. How to make movable type last longer and cost less.

The quality of the printed ones is better. Anyway, Li Ke has nothing to use urgently. Those craftsmen have been improving it for more than two years.

Papermaking technology was earlier, and Li Ke was even more confused about papermaking technology. He didn't know how to make paper at all, but papermaking technology already existed in this era. What Li Ke needed was to tell them what materials were expanded in later generations, and let them go one by one. Try it out, and make better quality, more writing-friendly paper.

On the contrary, Li Ke just gave some material hints, and the others were improved by craftsmen of this era, but Li Ke gave enough benefits, so these craftsmen improved very quickly.

"Well, you prepare the open space first. I will return to Shuwangzhuang in a few days. I have something new to use." Li Ke reminded.

What he wants to explain is naturally the matter of the exchange vouchers. Don't forget that Li Ke's underground warehouse has a large amount of paper for making banknotes.

It couldn't be easier to print those vouchers on paper, and there are too many papers in the warehouse, and Li Ke probably won't be able to use them up in his lifetime, so he doesn't feel distressed.

What is more tangled now is the printing machine. Movable type printing is definitely not good. The printing quality is too poor and it is easy to be copied. Although the paper itself is anti-counterfeiting, not everyone has seen his paper.

So I can only find a way from other places. The printing machine is the best way, but he can't use the printing machine dedicated to the money printing machine. The level... is too exaggerated, and it doesn't need to be.

In fact, with a modern printer, it is enough to print black and white related text. No one can imitate that level of printed text in this era.

Electricity is also a problem, but he has a solution.