Chapter 1099: Success in the East and Success in the West (Ninety-Two)

A riot that occurred in September of the Second Year of the Han Dynasty quickly calmed down before outsiders could figure out what the situation was. In this turmoil, it seemed that only Cao Tianci was punished. , the Military Justice Department affiliated with the Supervisory Yuan was separated and became a separate military court, directly under the leadership of the Ministry of War. After Cao Tianci himself was severely reprimanded by the King of Han, he was punished in seclusion for three months. And based on what the King of Han said to Cao Tianci The level of trust, after a short period of retreat and reflection, is only a matter of time before it regains its trust.

However, in October, Sihai Trading announced its reorganization. The huge Sihai Trading was divided into dozens of single industry associations. Each association had the autonomy that it had previously dreamed of. Cao Tiancheng, the former boss of Sihai Trading, was transferred to the newly established Secretary of Commerce.

This sudden blow knocked everyone out of their wits and before they woke up, Wu Kai, the magistrate of Jishi County, resigned and was promoted to the Political Affairs Hall to discuss affairs. Xu Yong took over as the magistrate of Jishi County.

Only then did everyone wake up. Although Cao Tiancheng and Wu Kai seemed to have been promoted, the real power in their hands was firmly deprived of them.

The fact that the Fufeng Clan suffered a heavy blow in this battle frightened all the officials within the Han Dynasty. The Fufeng Clan was the direct subordinate of the King of Han. Once he made a mistake, the King of Han would still deal with it like thunder and lightning, mercilessly and even more panic-stricken. As for them, anything that challenges the authority of the King of Han seems to be a dangerous move.

Everyone was speculating about what the Fufeng clan had done to make King Lei Lei of Han Dynasty furious, but the people involved remained silent, and the few people who knew about it were all the core dignitaries of the Han Kingdom. No one dared to ask about this matter, so they could only talk about it in private. There was a lot of discussion below.

Gao Yuan naturally didn't care what other people thought about this matter. In his opinion, this was just a small miscommunication between him and Fufeng's old subordinates, and Cao Tiancheng's transfer was only due to the greater need for business in the world. If we move forward step by step, then reform is imperative, and Wu Kai, who has been in Jishi County for too long and is also very old, is transferred back to Jicheng, so that old friends can get along with each other more and avoid unnecessary trouble. They were far apart and had bad feelings.

All his attention is now focused on the central bank and the issuance of banknotes in Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the biggest danger in the circulation of banknotes is counterfeiting, so we spend the most time on this. Please see, Your Majesty, this is the paper we have prepared for the issuance of banknotes. This paper is all made of bamboo. In terms of quality, the paper is far superior to other papers on the market. The gentlemen from the Chemistry Department of Jicheng Comprehensive University used several minerals to make synthetic liquids to rinse the paper twice, making it The surface of this paper shows a special metallic luster, and the hardness is greatly increased." Mei Yipo kneaded the rectangular paper in his hands for a while, and after unfolding it again, the paper was still relatively shiny and not obvious. The combination of these two wrinkles has made it extremely difficult to counterfeit. When we print banknotes, we will also add other anti-counterfeiting measures inside, striving to make it easy for those with evil intentions to take advantage of them. .”

Gao Yuan nodded: "You have been very careful, but you must be more careful to prevent counterfeiting of banknotes. If it can be easily forged by outsiders, it will be fine if it is a small scale, but if it is a large scale , the impact on the national economy will not be underestimated.”

"Your Majesty, rest assured that there are currently no more than five companies in the entire Han Dynasty that have the technical capabilities to manufacture this kind of paper, and these five companies will become our paper suppliers. Of course, we will also strengthen monitoring of them and their security. Strength, in this regard, Vice President Zhang of the Supervisory Yuan has already begun to intervene in the early stage. As for anti-counterfeiting measures, several gentlemen from the Comprehensive University have signed a confidentiality agreement, and they have destroyed the formula for secondary processing of paper. .The technology is completely in the hands of our central bank." Mei Yipo nodded.

"Legislation must also keep up!" Gao Yuan turned to look at Jiang Jiaquan: "Anyone who forges banknotes must be punished severely, severely, and quickly!"

"The Grand Council has organized a small-scale discussion, and the first draft is almost finalized. We strive to release it before the banknotes are put into circulation." Jiang Jiaquan replied.

"Okay, it seems that everything is well coordinated." Gao Yuan looked at everyone with a smile, "President Mei, how many banknotes are you planning to issue this time?"

Mei Yipo looked at Wang Wu and smiled and said: "Minister Wang's gold and silver reserves are currently 10 million taels of silver. I plan to issue them with three times the surplus. For the first time, a total of 30 million taels of banknotes will be issued. The maximum The denomination is one hundred taels, and the minimum denomination is five cents. There are ten denominations, such as one hundred taels, fifty taels, ten taels, five taels, one tael, one hundred cents, fifty cents, ten cents, five cents, and one cent. "Mei Yipo turned around and took a tray from someone behind him, which contained sample banknotes of ten denominations.

Three times the surplus! Gao Yuan grinned. When these 30 million taels of banknotes flow into the market, it means that his Han Dynasty will soon become rich. Money will no longer be a problem. .

"Mei Yipi and Wang Wucheng are working closely together on this matter. I hope to complete this matter this year." Gao Yuan waved his hand: "I will not care about the specific process. I only look at the results."

"I will not let you down!" Wang Wuyi and Mei Yipo said, patting their chests.

Gao Yuan looked at Jiang Jiaquan and said with a smile: "I am very much looking forward to the rapid circulation of paper money. When our trade with Qin is fully liberalized, with the help of paper money, the gold and silver of the Qin people will be supplied to us on a large scale." The big man is flowing, haha, sir, do you think that to a certain extent, is this more effective than war?"

"The people of Qin will soon discover this trick of ours!" Jiang Jiaquan said with a smile: "The issuance of these banknotes will not only plunder the wealth of the enemy, but also the wealth of our own people."

"As long as the Han Dynasty is strong and the country's credibility remains strong, there is no need to worry that our people will rebel because of this!" Gao Yuan chuckled and said: "But to make the enemy submit obediently, I'm afraid it will take a lot of means. The Political Affairs Hall is here We need to work more closely with the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank on this."

"This minister understands!" Jiang Jiaquan nodded. Monetary and economic war is also a brand new topic for Jiang Jiaquan, but with the establishment of the central bank and the imminent issuance of banknotes, he also got a glimpse of it. Threshold, this is a bloodless war, of course, it will definitely end in bloodshed. I think that his senior brother in Qin State, now, absolutely does not realize the power of the Han Kingdom to issue banknotes and start to circulate. of.

With the current strong economy and national power of the Han Dynasty, paper money will inevitably not only circulate within the Han Dynasty in the near future, but will also spread in all directions following the footsteps of the Han merchants. The final result is that the gold and silver of the Qin people will be reduced. Little by little, it flowed to the treasury of the Han Dynasty, but what the people of Qin were holding were Han people's banknotes.

After seeing off Jiang Jiaquan and others, Ye Zhong and others from the Ministry of War had been waiting for Gao Yuan for a long time. However, Gao Yuan summoned Ye Zhong and others in the Qinzheng Hall. In the center of the hall, there was a huge sand table. Ye Zhong and Qin Lei The man and several staff officers were standing next to the sand table.

Gao Yuan appeared in the hall with He Weiyuan.

"Within this year, I want Chu to bow down to my great man." Gao Yuan held the edge of the sand table with both hands, "This battle has been going on for nearly half a year. People say that Chu people are cowardly, but this time King Huai of Chu is very You're so strong, and you still haven't shown any intention of giving up."

Ye Chong pointed to the sand table: "Your Majesty, the reason why King Chu Huai is still very stubborn is because until now, we still have no way to defeat their Kangping City. Kangping City is our gateway to the Chu Kingdom, but attacking Up to now, Kangping City is still standing strong. General Qu Wan of Chu State has rich experience, and Qu Zhong has constantly mobilized troops and generals. Along Kangping City, we have set up a chain defense. This defensive line is Like a snake, if you poke any point on it, it will bounce a few times and move a few times. If you are not careful, it will open its big mouth to bite you. The only most effective attack is to attack Kang Ping. city, but Kangping City is really too difficult to fight."

"It seems that this is because we have no confidence in the offensive, and we are worried about too many casualties of soldiers, so we have set up such a formation, hehe, but now it is not difficult for us. Kangping City, I must Beaten."

Ye Chong looked at Gao Yuan, "Your Majesty, do you want to use that thing?"

Gao Yuan nodded slightly, "It's time for him to make some moves. In the past few months, Yizhen Research Institute has produced a total of one thousand kilograms of this stuff. This time, all of it will be shipped to Meng Chong."

"One thousand kilograms?" Ye Zhong's face changed color. Last time at Yizhen Research Institute, such a terrifying explosion occurred in a small amount. In the subsequent experiments, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, he also went to observe them in person. I have lingering fears about the power of this thing.

"That's right, since you want to make some noise, it naturally has to be earth-shattering and shocking to the world." Gao Yuan laughed. "But you have to be careful during this transportation process. Yizhen Research Institute has a group of researchers. Follow along and protect the safety of these things on the road. At the same time, they will also teach the soldiers how to use him along the way, so Ye Chong, the soldiers escorted this time must be smarter."

Ye Chong's face shone with dazzling light, "Your Majesty, this time, I want to go in person. As the Minister of War of the Han Dynasty, I don't want to be absent from such a historic moment."

"You can go if you want!" Gao Yuan waved his hand disapprovingly, "This is just the most primitive application of this thing. You see, this thing will shine in the future. Because of his appearance, War in this world will change because of this!” (To be continued)