Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

A steam locomotive without rubber is more bumpy.

Even with the addition of a sofa seat with springs, it still wobbles a lot.

When you look out the window, you can't see clearly either.

After not returning to Beijing for half a year, Zhu Youjian looked greedily at everything outside the window.

The familiar yet unfamiliar scene in front of him, yet completely different from his memory, made him confused whether it was a dream or reality.

Within Zhu Youjian's field of vision, a building with overhanging eaves and cliffs suddenly appeared, but a whole piece of light blue glass was used as the floor-to-ceiling windows.

That six-story building was very ordinary in later generations, but at this time, it was a high-rise building.

Zhu Youjian was stunned.

This kind of combination of classical and modern architecture will be rare in later generations...

Even though there are some so-called ancient-style buildings, they still look different.

Even if there are one or two manufactured buildings, it looks like it has been pieced together abruptly, without any sense of beauty at all.

The beauty of Chinese architecture can no longer be seen in the reinforced concrete of the city...

Unexpectedly, China, which has not been destroyed by "Wo Shengqing", even if there is no so-called "architectural design profession", the combination of classical and modern can crush the masters of later generations.

Zhu Youjian was shocked:

‘This is the China I want! ’

Based on the development of science and technology, but not leaving behind the ancestral heritage...

‘This is the China I want! ’

Zhu Youjian was moved.

"parking!"

Zhu Youjian spoke softly.

"According to the decree.

Your Majesty, please wait a moment. "

Wang Zheng grabbed a small red lever next to the steering wheel and pulled it repeatedly.

A long siren sounded.

This is the operating handle that controls the steam flow and blows the special trumpet.

The horn sounded, and the motorcade suddenly slowed down and gradually came to a stop.

The cavalry on both sides of the road quickly lined up on both sides and occupied the surrounding crossings.

The four main traffic arteries in the southeast, northwest and northwest of the Han capital followed the practice of previous feudal dynasties and were all equipped with imperial roads.

Something strange suddenly happened on the wide imperial road, which made the people around him look at each other in surprise.

Someone looked up and saw that the place where the emperor's vehicle stopped was the Ming Royal Bank, which had just opened.

……

The vehicle stopped and Wang Zheng turned around:

"Your Majesty, do you want to get out of the car and go to the bank to have a look?"

As the most important technology master around the emperor, Wang Zheng knew the emperor's thoughts just by glancing around.

Zhang Shutang was ordered to open the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty. With an exchange fee as low as one percent or even losing money, this new bank business quickly spread to every state capital.

Wang Zheng knew that judging from the ratio of bank employees to revenue and expenditure, this was a loss.

However, things cannot be calculated that way.

The emergence of the bank is the beginning of the implementation of a series of plans by His Majesty.

For example - military stamps.

The Ming Dynasty paper banknotes, treasure banknotes, have long lost the possibility of continued issuance.

Military notes are another kind of banknotes introduced by the emperor.

The bank's main business - banknotes - is the guarantee for the implementation of military bills.

Just imagine, when it becomes a consensus that banknotes can be redeemed on sight, not only will the bank's reputation be supreme, but small military bills will also become popular among the people.

According to the method currently implemented by the emperor, military supplies collected from the private sector will be given military stamps based on market prices.

These military notes are actually a different kind of banknotes.

The common people took the military coupons and could exchange them for enough silver dollars without going to the local government.

This policy, which has been implemented for more than a year, is so stable that people now will not rush to redeem it as soon as they get the military coupons.

Military stamps collected from various places were even distributed half a year ago!

It can be seen that ordinary people have begun to trust military votes.

Now, this business is also placed in banks.

In other words, banknotes are aimed at the rich.

Military tickets, on the other hand, are aimed at ordinary people.

Although banks are currently only extended to government-level units, the exchange of military tickets below the county level is mostly handled by local governments.

However, in time, as long as banks are spread to the county level, ordinary people can go to the bank to exchange enough money with military stamps...

You can redeem the full amount anytime, anywhere!

Then, among the people, military tickets will be equivalent to silver.

The redemption cycle for people will also be greatly extended!

what will happen?

——Banknotes begin to circulate again!

On that day - just as His Majesty said, the royal family only needs to spend 100 million silver dollars to issue 300 million silver dollars in currency.

Even more!

Thoughts flashed rapidly in Wang Zheng's mind, but he put his hand in front of the window.

Zhu Youjian looked at the tall building built at the foot of the mountain and said:

"How much deposits does the bank have now?"

"More than 3000 million silver dollars, and in addition, there are 83 taels of gold."

Wang Zheng is indeed a big man in technology, and detailed data can be found at the drop of a hat.

Zhu Youjian nodded:

"Get off the car and accompany me to the bank."

Wang Zheng placed his hand by the window and made several gestures.

Liu Tichun waved his hand, and a group of marching soldiers immediately dismounted and headed for the bank with guns in hand.

Ta Tianbao, who was a little further away, led his soldiers from the Bingma Division and began to control the adjacent streets on the left and right.

Before long, the soldiers had everything under control, and even the surrounding high-rise buildings were full of snipers.

Liu Tichun came to Zhu Youjian's car, bent slightly, stretched out his hand and knocked on the glass:

"Your Majesty, everything is ready."

Zhu Youjian then said to Wang Zheng:

"Open the door."

Wang Zheng got out of the car first and looked around cautiously before reaching out and opening the door next to Zhu Youjian:

"Please, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian got out of the carriage, and Liu Tichun tied a big cloak on Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, and then nodded to Ta Tianbao who was slightly outside.

Then, accompanied by everyone, he headed to the bank.

In later generations, this bank was just like a township bank.

As for the government office building, it is even worse.

However, in this era, a building with eighteen rooms and six floors, a small marble-paved square in front of the door, and a group of buildings in the backyard behind it really shocked people's nerves.

Just this picture is enough to ensure that the rich will keep it in their hearts.

Zhu Youjian glanced at it casually and walked inside.

……

A big order came from the bank today.

Li Shusheng invested 300 million in the emperor's hydraulic textile workshop, and so far has received more than [-] in dividends.

Although this rate of return is not high, it is far less than if they lend usury.

But - this is doing business with the emperor!

The most important thing is that just because the Li family has taken a stake, the Hanjiang Business Group also has a quota for the Li family.

Just relying on the Hanjiang Merchant Group, the Li family's goods are simply not very popular.

There has always been a monopoly, how can it not make money?

The Li family did some calculations at the end of the year and found that they had made back [-]% of their investment.