Chapter 460: All civil and military officials in the court exchange money! Big chapter!

Guo Feiming: "Then why does this banknote prevent fire?"

It shouldn't be!

Everyone really couldn't understand. Some ministers came over to continue to check what was going on with the banknote. They looked at it for a long time, but they still had no idea.

Although this feels a little different from ordinary paper, it definitely makes people unable to imagine that this thing can be fire-proof and waterproof, which is incredible.

You know, folding this banknote is not in any way, it is very soft, which means it is really paper.

How can a piece of paper be so powerful?

It's a bit surprising.

Is this still paper?

Paper is extremely easy to be destroyed by water or burned by flames, but Wu Zhi just tried it in front of so many people and demonstrated it to them without any problem.

It's unimaginable.

I also hope Wu Zhi can give an answer.

Wu Zhi smiled and said, "This is actually very simple. If you look closely, you will find that although the 100 yuan is still paper, in addition to the waterproof paraffin, there is actually a layer of gold foil inside."

"Golden foil?"

"Yes!"

"Didn't you add paraffin? How can you add gold foil?"

Everyone was a little surprised.

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhi popularized this group of ancient people who did not understand modern culture: "Add paraffin does not mean that gold foil cannot be fused. As long as the gold foil is dissolved in the process of adding paraffin, and every side and corner of the entire paper is being molded and a layer of metal film is added!"

"Don't underestimate this layer of gold foil. If this little bit is fused, it can be stored in the flame for a long time. Although it may be destroyed for too long, it will not be so fragile.

The banknotes achieve such fireproof effect and can be retained as long as they are not dissolved at ultra-high temperatures. This is completely enough for the banknotes!"

"The banknote I issued has such an effect and effect, so it is suitable for people all over the world!"

Many court officials nodded, not understanding.

The people on Wu Zhi immediately agreed and began to help.

Everyone was also amazed at the technology of the paper mill.

Too awesome!

If Wu Zhi hadn't told them that this would be possible, they wouldn't have thought of this at all.

What a good piece of paper can actually be made so mysterious.

Even Guo Feiming didn't know what to question at this moment, it was really unexpected.

Wu Zhi continued: "Just said just now that this banknote is not easy to store. Now it has proved that there is no problem with the quality of banknote circulation. Do you have any doubts to raise?

However, this is a matter that benefits the country and the people. Paper money solves the problem of fire and waterproofing. I believe no one will object to you!"

Didn’t they say that the issue of waterproofing and waterproofing is not allowed to be released?

What about now?

Wu Zhi solved these problems.

So what else can they say?

Wu Zhi's eyes scandalized at Guo Feiming and the other ministers.

Guo Feiming insisted on not knowing what to say for a long time. Even though the banknotes were made, they still didn't want Wu Zhi to pass so easily.

But it is indeed not easy to refute anything.

And even if it refutes, the government may not agree.

Seeing that everyone was not as intense as before, Song Huizong immediately smiled and said, "Okay, this matter is settled. When Wu Zhi talked to me before, I learned that such banknotes had been stored in several warehouses and can be issued now!"

“But what is the price of this banknote?

Compared with gold, how should it be priced? You still need to discuss this. What do Wu Aiqing thinks?”

All items have prices, especially now that banknotes replace gold and silver, the banknotes should also have corresponding value of 100 yuan, fifty yuan, and twenty yuan.

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhi smiled and said, "This is not difficult. The amount on the banknote represents different purchasing power. For example, in our Song Dynasty, watermelons are very rare. They were very expensive when they were sold before, so we don't mention such a high price. For example, the one that is more expensive now sells one or two or three silvers, and this banknote costs four hundred."

Wu Zhi said.

Of course, watermelon is not so expensive in modern times. It can be bought at most 10 or 20 yuan. In ancient times, this thing is rare, so it is sold for 400 yuan.

Four hundred yuan is equivalent to the purchasing power of one or two or three silver in ancient times.

If you buy other pancakes, snacks, etc., you can buy them for a few dollars, five dollars, or ten dollars.

The purchase value of 100 yuan is still quite large.

Song Huizong thought for a while: "One or two, three or four hundred, it's almost done!"

Everyone saw that the matter had been decided, but they were too lazy to care about the price.

The prices set by Wu Zhi don’t seem to be a problem.

Wu Zhi smiled and said, "There is no change in this or two taels, but if the people do business or buy something of high value, they can move a few hundred taels. If there is copper coins in it, they have to use boxes and exchange them in the bank. It is a waste of time to trade them in one go!"

"It would be very easy to change it to banknotes. You don't need a carriage, just carry a small bag."

"Especially in the market, frequent transactions every day, it is very troublesome to carry these heavy objects on them. If you have paper money, it will reduce transaction costs and save material, manpower and time, which is very amazing."

Wu Zhi: "Since Your Majesty agrees to the issuance of paper money, I feel that the Song Dynasty court wants to issue new paper money, then the Song Dynasty court officials should set an example and take the lead.

If the officials of the Song Dynasty were using it, the people had no reason not to use it. If the officials were not using it, the people would not use it if they knew it. Therefore, the first batch of these paper money exchanged requires the ministers to take the lead. And the weak ministers can exchange one million taels of silver first!"

When Wu Zhi spoke one million, the people present exclaimed.

Is the secretly Taoist martial artist so rich?

One million taels?

Wu Xiang is definitely a rich man!

Many court officials changed their expressions.

Of course, they also knew what kind of business department Wu Zhi had established. They had cooperated with His Majesty before, so it was not difficult to make this money.

And this is open money, so it won’t be anything if you take it out.

Originally, Guo Feiming and the others could no longer stop the issuance of paper money, so they were too lazy to care too much. Who knew that after Wu Zhi said this, everyone understood.

This matter still needs to be brought together.

They are used to using gold and silver, so they are absolutely unwilling to exchange it for banknotes.

But Song Huizong said, "My dear friends, what Wu Xiang said makes sense. Ministers should take this head well. This is an important matter related to the economy of the Song Dynasty."

"It is also a good thing that benefits the country and the people. What do you think?"

Song Huizong glanced at the people present.

Wu Zhi suddenly looked at Cai Jing again.

Cai Jing stood up with a tough bullet. Since things could not be stopped, this was imperative. He said: "Your Majesty, I can take the lead and exchange 30,000 taels of silver first!"

Thirty thousand taels are not a lot for Cai Jing, but his leading role is very effective.

Cai Kyoto stood up, and Wu Zhi also expressed that the atmosphere was here, and the other court officials present had to set an example.

First of all, there are people from Wu Zhi.

For example, Wang Wei took out two thousand taels, Yue Fei took out five hundred taels, and Song Jiang took out two thousand taels.

Wu Song also has more than 500 taels.

Li Gefei also took out two thousand taels.

In fact, these are just exchanged for banknotes, not to let them donate them, as banknotes are also money!

"Martial Success, I want five hundred taels!"

"There is not much money from the officials, just exchange it for 300 taels!"

"I want a thousand taels..."

All the court officials began to come up to report their own amounts.

Officials with little money can get less, while some officials of high-quality grades are looking at the eyes of the officials and Wu Xiang, and they are not embarrassed to exchange too little.

The people on Wu Zhi support unconditionally, and they will not lose money.

There are also Cai Jing's men. After Cai Jingdu is in charge, they naturally cannot fall behind. They also expressed their willingness to exchange them into paper money.

Afterwards, Wu Zhi brought a large box of paper money to the scene, and after opening it, they were all piles of paper money.

Let the eunuchs, palace maids, and ministers come out to count the money together. As for the ministers who don’t have so much silver in their hands, they need to go home to get it. This is not a big problem. This is the money from the court. If they give the banknotes, they will naturally hand over the silver to the treasury.

So, the scene was like a vegetable market, with one click and one click, and everyone was holding a pile of banknotes in their hands, especially Guo Feiming's face was strange.
To be continued...