Bi Ziyan had something to say about this matter, looked at Sun Chengzong, and saw that Sun Chengzong had no intention of speaking, so he said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the issuance of paper money and the issuance of silver coins are not too much conflict with each other, Your Majesty's treasure banknotes are based on reserve silver, as long as Your Majesty guarantees not to use the reserve silver, and exchange this treasure banknote at any time, this banknote, it can really be called a 'treasure' word...... the minister feels that there is no need to worry too much about the problem of paper money. ”

Bi Ziyan is very optimistic about the emperor's issuance of banknotes, this banknote, than silver coins, than copper coins it has obvious advantages, the premise is that it must maintain its value, to be able to exchange, if you can do this, the future of this banknote is broader than silver coins.

Yang Reform thinks it is also right, this banknote, but the currency used by all countries in the future, their own issuance of banknotes, there is a margin, and the silver coin is not much involved, not to mention, the denomination of his first batch of banknotes, about two or three million taels of silver, this, there is a million silver as a margin, the problem is not big, as long as the counterfeit banknotes are strictly prevented.

"Well, that makes sense, do you have anything else to add?" Yang asked Gengai.

Sun Chengzong, Xu Guangqi, and Bi Ziyan looked at each other again, all silent.

"Well, that's none? Well, so be it, remember to mention the repossession of the right to mint in the next early dynasty, well, that's pretty much it. Yang Reform wiped his forehead, the social turmoil and chaos in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the incompetence of the imperial court's administrative ability, the blow to Yang Reform was too big, and this head really hurt badly. Today, these things that are talked about, one will be happy, the other will be sad, and it is extremely bad for the body, and Yang Reform just wants to find a place to rest.

The matter was almost discussed, and Yang Gai also sent away several of his henchmen before he was ready to go back and sleep well, which was a terrible headache.

"Big companion, remember to let the person who makes the lottery tomorrow, what is it called, come here tomorrow, I have something to order......" Yang Reform before "falling", and ordered this matter, this matter of issuing banknotes, not over, this matter cannot rely on the household department, nor can it rely on anyone, but only on oneself, and you have to determine the style, color, denomination, and so on of this banknote.

After explaining this matter, Yang Gai fell on the bed and fell asleep.

The next day, after sleeping for an extraordinary amount of time, I felt a little more relaxed and felt better.

Yesterday's blow to Yang reform, did not have much impact, Yang reform got up early in the morning, on the finishing of last night to get the information, this banknote, for the time being, I am afraid that it is impossible to have the later production of so exquisite, Yang reform intends to use the Ming Dynasty before the version of the treasure banknote, on the basis of the past, a little improvement, do not seek to make more exquisite, it is better than the previous production, as for the others, after the slow come, can slowly evolve. The matter of this silver coin has found a lot of useful information.

Among them, the biggest touch on Yang reform is that even in the early years of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, who was known for his bad luck, also issued hundreds of millions of yuan of "Yuan Datou" within a year or two, if he compared the scale of Yuan Shikai, this silver coin, how can it not be less than 100 million yuan, according to the situation of saving one percent of silver, he can earn at least tens of millions of silver coins, this huge wealth, so that Yang Reform is completely moved.

However, there are also differences, this Yuan Datou he used the industrial age coinage, he can only use the method of minting copper coins to mint silver coins, this, the cost may be more than Yuan Datou, may make less, however, this is not a problem, in the Ming Dynasty coinage easily over 100 million yuan, the ability and technology of this coinage, is quite strong, the larger the scale, the lower the cost, the smaller the loss, this minting silver coin, in any case, also has to pass, Yang Reform also checked the ratio of this silver coin, This Yuan Datou and his own thinking is almost the same, but also nearly ninety percent of silver, here, Yang Reform is relaxed, if Yuan Datou uses pure silver, then his plan may be problematic, fortunately, Yuan Datou is also used ninety percent of silver, he compares Yuan Datou this model of successful issuance, should be a lot easier.

Yang Reform made the silver coin clear, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground, so he had the confidence to face the erosive situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, I am afraid that I will have to take care of the burden and run to Nanjing, how can I not hang Yanjing.

Wang Chengen saw that the emperor had finished cleaning up and was ready to deal with today's affairs, so he came over and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty ordered yesterday, that person named Liu Awu, arrived early this morning, but Your Majesty wants to summon him?" Wang Chengen clearly remembered that last night, before the emperor went to bed, he ordered him to see Liu Awu early in the morning.

"Liu Awu? Here it comes? Great, then see you. "Yang Reform has been engaged in the issuance of this currency, the matter of silver coins, do not need to be too careful, there are ready-made technologies and systems, and there are more successful examples of issuance for their own reference, they just change copper coins into silver coins, there is no big problem; I have to ask about this banknote, the situation is much more complicated. When the preparations for the issuance of this currency are done well, it will be much easier for me.

Liu Awu entered the palace early in the morning, waiting for the emperor's summons, how difficult it is for a small craftsman to be summoned by the emperor many times, of course, he will not mess up this errand.

Mandarin Palace.

As soon as Liu Awu came in, he kowtowed: "Grass people Liu Awu kowtow to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." "Quite religious.

"Get up, Liu Awu." Yang Gengai looked at this guy, I am afraid that he has been doing well recently, and when he looks at it, his face is also a little bright, which is completely different from the dish when they met for the first time.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long." Liu Awu thanked him carefully, these etiquettes, no matter what, can't be wrong.

"Liu Awu, I called you here today to ask you, how much progress has been made in the production of new treasure banknotes, and what are the difficulties? If it's the kind of treasure money you used to make, is there any difficulty? Yang Gengai asked directly.

Seeing that the emperor asked about the treasure banknote, Liu Awu's heart beat hard, it turned out that the emperor asked himself to study the lottery ticket, but in fact, he called himself to study the treasure banknote! This treasure can be exchanged for silver, and can be used as money, and this belongs to one's own research and production? Thinking of this, Liu Awu became excited.

"Back to Your Majesty, the kind of new treasure money that Your Majesty said, you need not to be afraid of water, durable, not faded, and cheaper, this is a little more difficult, the grass people are now in is not much progress, at most is to make some articles on the paper, at most it can be a little water resistance, durable can only be thickened, this cost, it is more expensive than the previous treasure banknotes, the kind of color ink that Your Majesty said, the grass people really have no progress, this, I don't know where to start,...... If it is the old-fashioned treasure money of the past, the grass people are 100% sure. Liu Awu replied with confidence, this treasure banknote before the Ming Dynasty, he is indeed not difficult to make, and an ordinary engraving master can make it. The problem is that now the emperor wants to engage in a new type of treasure banknote, which has high requirements for treasure money, and it will scare people to death when he says it, and this time is short, and he really can't make any fame.

"Hmm...... Is that so? Yang Gengai learned about the research progress of his new banknotes, which is very weak, but this is also a helpless thing, even if he has his own gold finger, it is impossible to study it in such a short time.

"Plain samples of all denominations, but are they all available?" Yang Reform is not looking for fancy votes now, and is ready to engage in black and white paper tickets, to put it simply, it is the same as the previous treasure money, this matter, not how to do what you want, this has to consider the facts, take into account the ability. This colorful and green ink, this, let's say Fang Chang. Let's issue the ticket first.

“…… Plain? Yes, yes, the grass people have prepared a lot of plain samples, all of which are not colored. Liu Awu understood, and immediately presented the sample ticket he made.

Yang Gengai looked at the sample tickets sent by Liu Awu, there were all kinds of denominations, one penny, two wen, five wen, to one dime, five jiao, one yuan, and then ten yuan, all of which were a lot.

Yang Gengai took a look, this plain ticket sample, the painting is still very exquisite, and the style of white drawing is very similar to the villain book of the first ten years in the twentieth century in post-China. However, the content of this painting, I am afraid to change it, according to the meaning of Yang reform, this variety of different denominations, the pattern of the painting is not the same, Yang Reform decided to combine the previous treasure banknotes, the treasure banknotes of the natural "anti-counterfeiting" function reflected, on each piece of coin, printed "the arrester rewarded two hundred and fifty taels of silver...... that paragraph, so, this treasure banknote can be a good anti-counterfeiting, their own banknotes are really not good, without this sentence town, I am afraid it is not good.

"Liu Awu, I am going to combine this new and old treasure banknotes, and you will study this new treasure banknote when you have time, first call the paragraph printed on the original treasure banknote '...... The accuser's reward of two hundred and fifty taels of silver ......' is printed on all the banknotes, understand? This layout, you can redesign it......, and this new treasure banknote is printed on both sides, now, you can print one side, and the paper doesn't need to be too thick, understand? Since Yang Reform decided to combine the previous treasure banknotes, it is natural to learn a little bit, the previous treasure banknotes, but there is only one side, this, but also save ink.

“…… Your Majesty, here, the minimum denomination of the new-style treasure banknote is only a penny, this place is too small, I'm afraid it can't be printed! Even if it's printed, I'm afraid I won't be able to see it clearly! As soon as Liu Awu heard the emperor's request, he felt that this was a difficult problem. Why is this old treasure money so big? It's not that I'm afraid that others won't be able to see the words on this paper clearly, but now the emperor's new-style treasure money is already very small, and then in such a place, such a long paragraph? I have to print it, which is a test of kung fu! Difficult! It's not your average difficulty! As for whether to print one side or both, this is not a big problem.

"Well, that's why I'm looking for you, if everything is easy, do I still need you?" This problem, Yang Reform typically only moves his mouth, not his hands, if he relies on himself for everything, then he is the emperor in vain.

Liu Awu looked at the penny of the treasure banknote, and then recalled that paragraph, the whole person was stupid...... Yang Gengai looked at Liu Awu with an embarrassed look, then looked at the penny on his desk, and then thought about the length of the words, thought about it, and said: "I will give you a magnifying glass to help you carve smaller characters, so that you will definitely be able to print." Yang Reform is determined to cancel the various patterns that were painted with bells and whistles before, and instead print this most powerful sentence on it, and then print the key denomination on the banknote, and decorate it a little...... Although there is only such a rough production level, it is still more advanced than the previous treasure banknotes, at least, thicker than the previous treasure banknotes, at least, this kind of paper, he is a little resistant to water, at least, according to the requirements of Yang reform, it must be printed very clearly. Yang reform is not seeking to be implemented in one step now. Just a little bit of progress is already good.

Liu Awu knew that he couldn't refuse the emperor, there was only one emperor in the world, but there were countless people like himself, and when he heard that the emperor took pity on himself and gave him a magnifying glass, he immediately thanked him: "The grass people thank Your Majesty Longen." ”

"Ome, go get him a magnifying glass." Yang reformed and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen agreed, and asked someone to go to the treasure house to get a magnifying glass for this Liu Awu, thinking, this Liu Awu didn't do anything, but he got a lot of things, and this treasure is worth a lot of money.

Explain what he wants to do, Yang Reform is ready to solve some of the problems encountered by this guy, although he is not an engineer in the banknote printing factory, but he also knows some common sense, plus last night's hard work, he also got a lot of information, and it is more than enough to give this guy some guidance.

"Liu Awu, tell me about the problems you encounter now, if I can help you solve them, I will help you solve them."

Liu Awu was very grateful to the emperor, the emperor still cared about people, gave himself a magnifying glass, and asked himself what problems he had. Such an emperor is really a good emperor.

Liu Awu thought for a while and said: "Back to Your Majesty, if the grass people are making this kind of treasure money that His Majesty is asking for now, there is no difficulty, the difficult thing is the kind of treasure money that His Majesty asked for before, that is difficult, and the problems encountered are mainly on the ink, followed by paper, and finally engraving, this, it is difficult." Liu Awu told the truth.

Yang Reform was speechless for a while, he may have lowered the quality of this treasure banknote too low, I rely on, it used to be double-sided, complex patterns, beautifully printed, and even required color, and even with anti-counterfeiting functions, etc., now to good, directly and the kind of treasure banknotes used in the Ming Dynasty before, this quality, dropped is really a bit powerful, both sides become one side, color becomes monochrome, and the beautifully printed pattern is changed to print those words, that is, paper, a little stronger...... "The problem of ink, this, I think about it, this ink should be waterproof, And not to fade, this, the oil can be waterproof ......, you mix some oil in the ink to try, maybe it will be useful...... Well, I heard that over there in Shaanxi, there is a kind of black water with the surname of oil produced underground, which seems to be called stone liquid, oil, which is said to be able to burn, this kind of thing, maybe it can work. The problem of paper, this, to be waterproof, but also wear-resistant, I'm afraid it is also related to this material, I thought about it, I'm afraid of this papermaking material, you have to try other things, I recommend you a few materials, such as cotton, hemp or something, maybe it works, you want this cotton, linen clothes to wear on the body, can't it be washed many times? Perhaps, the solution is here, this printing and engraving problem, I have given you a magnifying glass, maybe it can help you solve a lot of problems, make complex patterns, have you ever thought about using a small needle? With many tiny needles, arranged according to a certain pattern, isn't it possible to print a more complex pattern......" Yang Gai said all the information he got in one breath. This is all the information for printing banknotes, which uses the needle as a breakthrough in printing technology, and this is indeed a direction.

Liu Awu looked at the emperor with a surprised face, the feeling that this emperor gave him was really amazing! How did the emperor know so much? If the emperor was also a printer like him, I was afraid that the emperor's skills would far surpass him.

Wang Chengen also wondered how the emperor knew so much, but this emperor is the emperor, he must be different from ordinary people, this emperor, and the god professor in the dream, the emperor is really different.

Yang Gengai told everything he got in one go, and this matter is here, the rest is none of his business, and the others can only wait.

"By the way, Liu Awu, how is the printing of the Di newspaper?" After Yang Gai finished speaking, he was about to drive people away, but he remembered that the newspaper he printed, this guy was still researching it.

"Back to Your Majesty, the grass people are doing it, and they have been busy with this treasure recently, so they have delayed some time......"

"Well, do it with peace of mind, don't worry, let's make this treasure money first......" Yang Gai chose between the newspaper and the banknote.

"The grass people obey the order...... Liu Awu glanced at the emperor and agreed.

…… Liu Awu left, his mind was full of what the emperor had just said, and when he left the palace, he had an extra magnifying glass on his body.

After Liu Awu, the person in charge of making banknotes and running newspapers, Yang Gengai breathed a sigh of relief, and the issuance of banknotes and silver coins had to be hurried.

"Big companion, remember to ask people to go to Shaanxi, and give me some of the kind of oil that is buried in the ground, black, and can burn, no, get a lot of it, and send some to Liu Awu......" Yang Reform remembered, this oil has to pay attention to itself, this Shaanxi oil, has been recorded for a long time, maybe, I should get a simple purification equipment, separate some oil, maybe, in the future, when I dry with wild boar skin, I can use it.

Wang Chengen looked at the emperor in surprise, not understanding how the emperor could know that there was such a thing in Shaanxi.

Seeing Wang Chengen's surprised appearance, Yang Gai smiled and said: "Big companion, as the saying goes, Xiucai doesn't go out, he can know the world's affairs, this oil matter is recorded in the Song Dynasty Shen Kuo's "Mengxi Pen Talk", but there is a poem as evidence, 'Erlang Mountain is snowing, and Xuanzhuo Qionglu learns to be a Sai person. The end of the plain clothes is not old in winter, and the stone smoke is more like Luoyang dust', saying that at the foot of Erlang Mountain in Yanzhou, this kind of oil is produced, and some people use the smoke from it to make ink, which is better than the best pine ink, 'Yanzhou stone liquid' is this, I think, it may be the kind of thing I need to look for, hehe, now do you understand? Yang Reform sold it for a while, this thing was obtained yesterday when he was working on the information, Yang Reform remembered, in the history textbook of primary school or junior high school, there was a description of this "Mengxi Writings", which seemed to mention that Shen Kuo had discovered oil.

(To be continued)