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Chapter 18 Issuance of bank notes

Zheng Shichang's eyes rolled, and he was almost angry. I was a long-term worker for you, and you were the boss who was angry. He didn't dare to say this with his courage. He could only frown with a bitter face and said, "Fourth Master, although I have been operating a bank account for many years, it is the first time I issued bank notes. Besides, although the previous dynasty also issued bank notes, they were all issued by the government. They did not consider recycling at all, and there was no experience to learn from."

"If you learn from it, you only know how to learn from it? Can't you innovate yourself?" Yinzhen complained angrily. [The latest updates are all in search.]

Zheng Shichang didn't dare to say anything, but he muttered to himself, "Innovation, and speaking lightly, you should create something new."

After scrambling for a long time, Yinzhen did not come up with a proper way, but issuing bank notes was imperative. He sighed and said, "Shopkeeper Zheng, I have no proper way to do this problem for the time being, so I can only start with the system."

"System?" Zheng Shichang was stunned.

"It is the store rules. First, it stipulates that all silver bills cannot be exchanged across provinces. Second, the collected silver bills must be stamped by the shopkeeper, account room, and warehouse manager before the bank can be redeemed. Third, the above three parties will be disbanded and rotated regularly. Fourth, check the accounts regularly and count the silver bills. Five, all the "Four Great Hengs" friends and servants can report them at any time, which is a real reward. I think of these five items now. You have always had some experience in operating a bank account for so many years. You can improve the others."

Zheng Shichang nodded straight after hearing this. He was increasingly unable to understand the Fourteenth Master. Although these five points were not innovative, they were even more and more difficult to say the points in a hurry, and it was even more impossible to be so comprehensive and meticulous. In particular, the idea of ​​not being able to exchange cross-provincial exchanges not only guaranteed the profits of the bills, but also greatly strengthened supervision.

At noon on the sixth day of the ninth month, the silver notes of the "Four Great Hengs" spread in the capital.

Officials, minor officials, gatekeepers, eunuchs, and businessmen were all fond of playing with silver notes. Everyone was very curious. Just this piece of paper could I exchange silver for the "Four Great Hengs"?

As more and more silver bills became more and more, the entire capital caused a sensation. All the wineries, teahouses, brothels, shops, downtowns, wharves, streets and alleys, as long as there are crowds, they are talking about the silver bills of the "Four Great Hengs".

"Can this piece of paper really get the 'Four Great Hengs' to exchange for silver?"

"How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? Isn't this the same as losing money from heaven?"

"I don't know if I don't talk nonsense. The 'Four Great Hengs' is a golden signboard. How can I smash my own signboard?"

"I said, why are you fighting for? Let's try it out at the 'Four Great Hengs', you'll know."

"You haven't heard of it. It will be replaced on the day after tomorrow, which is the ninth day of the ninth month."

"Hey, snapshot, I heard there is a five-pointed star in the paper."

With the seventh day of the lunar month and the eighth day of the lunar month, a large amount of silver notes were released, and the whole city of Beijing went crazy.

For three days, the only topic in the entire capital was the silver notes of the "Four Great Hengs".

Among all the discussions, Zheng Shichang is the well-deserved protagonist. Even the matter of wearing open-crotch pants and playing with mud was so amazing that he was yelled. Of course, there are also many of them who said he was crazy.

However, what is really crazy is the bank shopkeepers in Beijing who studied the bank notes of the "Four Great Hengs" for a long time, and they were all extremely frustrated and secretly plagiarized. However, the watermarks inside could not be made available for a while. Not to mention issuing bank notes, they were afraid that it would be too late to make a ticket.

The "Four Great Hengs" were originally the only one in Beijing. Now they can vote and get silver tickets together. In the future, there will be no place for their silver account to establish themselves.

On the ninth day of the ninth month, the Double Ninth Festival, the "Four Great Hengs" opened in the five semicolons in the capital, and people who came to exchange silver notes for silver were lined up.

Whether it is a general number or a semicolon, there are different amounts of silver notes posted in the shop, with ticket styles, and what is even more shocking is that the arrangements are densely arranged and semicolons are opened all over the country.

Although the shopkeepers of various bank accounts who came to congratulate him expected that the "Four Great Hengs" would launch a ticket service, they were all disgusted when they saw the two rows of densely packed semicolon place names.

The "Four Great Evergreens" made such a big move, and it actually blossomed everywhere. It seized the entire wealthy land in the southeast in one fell swoop. The shopkeepers had no intention of staying there. After a few polite words, they all pulled away. Time was too late, so they quickly went to grab the territory.

Seeing that the semicolons of the "Four Great Hengs" are so wide, many customers who came to watch are amazed at the "Four Great Hengs" that they also have extreme trust in the "Four Great Hengs". They were originally waiting and watching, and they condemned people to go back to get the money and began to tentatively exchange silver notes.

The people are not interested in silver notes, but they still feel that they are more solid in holding copper coins and white silver. However, officials and merchants think that silver notes are good. They hold thousands or tens of thousands of yuan on them, and they are not exposed. They are convenient for transactions, rewards, and they are convenient for bribery and accepting bribes.

In just a few days, silver notes became the most fashionable thing in the capital. Whether it is officials or businessmen, especially those who like to pay attention to their status and face, they would not dare to go out without having a few silver notes on them.

In the first few days, there were taverns, teahouses, brothel theaters, and large and small businesses in the capital. After a few exchanges, I found that the loss was going to be made. There was a handling fee for exchange for silver notes. A few days later, the "Four Great Hengs" only saw that they exchanged silver notes and rarely could they recycle cash notes.

In just a few days, more than one million silver notes were exchanged, making Zheng Shichang laugh secretly when he was sleeping.

Seeing that the issuance of silver notes in the capital was successful, Yinzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and immediately asked Zheng Shichang to send people to Tianjin, Lushun, Baoding and other surrounding areas to issue small amounts of bank notes, slowly expanding outward.

On September 17th, Kangxi returned to Rehe. On the same day, he issued an edict, Nian Gengyao governor Sichuan.

This edict was issued, the fourth brother Yinzhen and Nian Gengyao were happy, the ninth brother was depressed, and the tenth brother was also depressed, and there was also a little admiration for Yinzhen, while the eighth brother Yinsi was extremely shocked. He has been with Kangxi for the past five months. During the past five months, Kangxi's edicts frequently occurred, and the appointment and removal of senior officials were completely dictatorial. Why did the fourteenth brother dare to be sure that Nian Gengyao would serve as the governor of Sichuan half a year ago?

Yinsi was puzzled. Kangxi could not have been exposed to the transfer and appointment of first-rank second-rank officials half a year ago. How did the Fourteenth brother know? Was he guessed the best intentions? Or did he see through the Emperor's strategy of employing people?

Yinzhen did not expect that Kangxi made an appointment to Nian Gengyao in Rehe, and he also felt a little headache. If the brothers asked about it, it would be a bit difficult to justify themselves.

On September 23rd, Kangxi returned to the capital.

On the 24th, after the court meeting, Yinzhen was named by Kangxi and stayed there.

After seeing the ceremony, Kangxi asked, "Where are your recommendation votes? Where have you been thrown away? It's quite hard to get the clouds outside the border. Only so many geniuses have won five votes! How can you bear it?"
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