Wentang

Chapter 393 Bank
Li Shimin, who was already very excited, no longer hesitated when he saw Yue Shan was so thoughtful, and agreed to give it to Huang Shanghang for a try.So the two went to the Legislative Hall to find the eldest grandson Wugou to discuss this matter together.

Yue Shan first told her about his plans, but found that her ability to accept these things was terrifying, and most of them understood after just one listen.The remaining few can understand what is going on with a little explanation.

It took Li Shimin five hours to barely understand, but she understood everything in less than half an hour, and her understanding was deeper than him.

This had to surprise Yue Shan, and Li Shimin, who noticed his strange gaze, couldn't help but blushed a little, coughed uncomfortably and quickly changed the subject.

The three quickly came up with a set of feasible plans, and then redesigned new coin styles and patterns.

There is nothing to say about the style, it is a round coin with a gear edge, mainly the pattern on it.Now the internal circulation currency is minted in the name of a private firm, so naturally names such as Datang, Tongbao, and Zhenguan cannot be used.

The three of them together, anyway, don't think it's so complicated if it's a temporary transitional product, just keep it simple.The front is a number representing the denomination, and the back is a pattern.

On the obverse of the ten-character silver coin is a capitalized "pickup", and on the back is a steelyard; on the obverse of fifty-vern "wushi" is a saw on the back;On the front of the gold coin is a character 'Guan', and on the back is a stack of books.

Books represent scholars, ears of wheat represent farmers, saws represent workers, and scales represent merchants.

The patterns and characters are naturally from the hands of the eldest grandson Wugou, what Yue Shan means is that the couple draws and writes while the other is meaningful.Just considering Li Shimin's identity, it would be too obvious to do so, so it was changed to let the eldest grandson Wugou do it.

As for why Yue Shan, a great calligrapher, was not allowed to write the previous characters... There are countless ways to die, and there is no need to choose this method of death.

Everyone is a vigorous person, and they started to split up the next day.The eldest grandson Wugou mobilized people to open banks in all famous cities in the world, and Yueshan was in charge of minting coins.

In order to prevent the secrets of the stamping machine from leaking out, the location of the coinage was set in a royal forbidden garden by the Weishui River.

This place is exclusively for the royal family to play, and ordinary people dare not approach it at all. There are several other courtyards for people to rest. Li Shimin emptied one of the courtyards and used it as a coinage workshop.Heavy soldiers were sent to guard it, and no one was allowed to enter or leave casually.

The location is selected for tool making. Dozens of skilled craftsmen were transferred from the Ministry of Industry to build [-] stamping machines.Then, some experts in gold and silver smelting were found to reconfigure the formula of gold and silver for coinage.

When everything was ready, the machine started to operate, and exquisite gold and silver coins were produced, and then they were packaged and secretly transported to banks across the country for storage.

It took almost a month to complete this work. So many Tianyue Mountains basically lived and boarded in the mint workshop, and rarely even went home.

Although the bank has not yet opened, gold and silver coins have begun to spread in a small area of ​​Dizhou.

After the first batch of gold and silver coins were minted, Yue Shan issued several tasks one after another, sending out nearly ten thousand gold and silver coins in one go.

Although the officials in Dizhou didn't know what Yueshan was going to do, they knew that it must be a big plan, and after receiving his order, they have been trying their best to promote gold and silver coins.

The gold and silver coins recovered by the saltworks were redistributed by them in various ways.

For example, a businessman did something for the government of Dizhou. He used to give money, but now he has an option to ask for gold and silver coins.When gold and silver coins can be used to buy salt directly, most merchants choose it.

Even when paying wages and benefits to officials and workers, two options were given, money and grain and gold and silver coins.

At the beginning, some people chose money and food, and they were worried about things that had never been heard of gold and silver coins.But it didn't take long for everyone to change their minds.

Because some businessmen discovered this business opportunity and directly yelled at high prices to buy gold and silver coins at the gate of the yamen and the gate of the factory.

If one person does this, there will be a second one. When the wages are paid soon, these places are crowded with merchants who come to buy gold and silver coins. Some people even shouted a premium of 50.00% to buy.

Officials and workers are not stupid, how could they miss such a good opportunity to take advantage, they all chose gold and silver coins when paying wages.

Some small merchants and hawkers also found business opportunities, and put up a sign at the door, offering a [-]% discount on gold and silver coins.

When ordinary people and small traders accept this kind of thing, the popularization and circulation of gold and silver coins will be unstoppable.

Many merchants have discovered the convenience of large amounts of gold and silver coins, and try to keep some in their hands instead of exchanging all of them for table salt.

Looking at the report in his hand, Yue Shan showed a happy smile: "The use of gold and silver coins in Dizhou is very good, and it's a good start."

Grandson Wugou also nodded and said: "Yes, with this good start, I have more confidence in the issuance of gold and silver coins."

"How many banks have you opened?" Yue Shan asked again.

"Luoyang, Taiyuan, Yangzhou, Chengdu and other twelve big cities have already opened, and a large amount of gold and silver coins have been transferred and stored. The next step is to open in Jingzhou, Qianzhou, Liangzhou, Qingzhou and other places to ensure that the bank can cover the whole country. "Eldest grandson Wugou said.

"It is not necessary to cover the whole country. Famous cities are the weathervanes of the world. What arises here will soon spread throughout the country, so we only need to manage these famous cities well. As long as gold and silver coins can circulate in these famous cities, we can Let the imperial court start issuing new coins." Yue Shan shook his head.

The eldest grandson Wugou was not angry, but chuckled lightly: "I am preparing for the court to issue new money. In your book, the bank is not only used to mint coins, it has more functions. I am going to Develop these functions well.”

Yue Shan was silent for a while, and then quietly said: "Is that so, I know. You can do it at ease, and you can ask me if you don't understand, although I can't guarantee that there will be a solution."

The eldest grandson Wugou smiled and said: "You want to escape now? Don't even think about it. Anyone can avoid this matter, but you can't. Give me advice and make the bank a success."

"Hey, okay." Yue Shan said dejectedly.

He doesn't know anything about banking or finance, and the superficial things that he doesn't know much about have already been covered. There is really nothing new, and he can only grope for answers step by step when he encounters any problems in the future.

But he has too many things to do, and he really doesn't want to worry about the bank's construction.It's a pity that Changsun Wugou is not going to let him go just like that.He didn't dare to confront his future mother-in-law, so he had no choice but to accept the exploitation.

But...he said seriously: "There is something that has to be dealt with, and now I have to go back to the academy to deal with this matter."

(End of this chapter)