Yang Jing picked up a silver dollar and looked at it carefully, feeling like he couldn't put it down.

He blew a breath and immediately put it to his ear, and he really heard the sound.

After the surprise, his face became a little more solemn.

Can his workshop really make such a silver coin?

Yang Jing was very suspicious.

Just have to give it a try.

No matter what time of year, minting money is a good business. If you take a commission on the fire consumption and pass it off as good, the profit will be quite large.

Even casting copper coins was very profitable, but the copper material was expensive and difficult to transport. Moreover, the court was very strict about copper materials, so he did not dare to be too bold.

Silver dollars are different. He has buried a lot of silver in his own courtyard. The old nobles always have some background, so this is a ready-made raw material.

It was precisely because he knew the profit involved that he dared to take such a risk.

I tried it once a few days ago, which was to print treasure banknotes. It was easy to print them, but I didn’t dare to spend them.

So fake!

The paper used for printing banknotes is very different. Some real banknotes feel soft to the touch, while our own banknotes feel rough. There is another very critical problem.

Many anti-counterfeiting methods for genuine banknotes have not been thoroughly studied and ultimately ended in failure.

Where did your Majesty get all these abilities?

Yang Jing couldn't figure it out.

Hope it can be successful this time.

In his heart, he still has the thinking of an old aristocrat, always wanting to make some money with the imperial court...

Yang Jing waited patiently, and by midnight, the first batch of ten silver coins was made.

The first step is to determine the process flow and samples before large-scale casting.

Naturally, they didn't know the craftsmanship used by the Mint, and the management in this area was quite strict. The craftsmen who worked in the Mint had to work with bare shoulders and shorts, not because of the heat.

It's to prevent someone from stealing money.

Before going out, you must go through strict inspections, and doctors from Taiyuan Hospital will be on hand.

This is to check whether there is any entrainment in the body.

Something like this once happened. Some workers wrapped silver in fish intestines, swallowed it, and then took it out...

They will do anything to steal money, and supervision is naturally quite strict!

No one can ask outsiders.

Chief craftsman Wang Lang came over with a tray.

Yang Jing looked over expectantly, but his brows immediately wrinkled.

So fake!

The quality of the silver coins is not good, which is caused by the wrong proportion of tin and copper, and the craftsmanship is also very different.

The silver coins cast by the imperial court have clear lines on wheat ears and sharp edges on hoe heads. This is a large piece.

As for the sound, you don’t have to listen to know it, it’s definitely not making any sound!

Just take out this silver dollar?

Yang Jing is not dissatisfied with his long life.

"Can it be improved?"

Wang Lang shook his head and said: "Master, we tried our best."

Seeing that Yang Jing looked wrong, he hurriedly said: "The real silver dollar is 90% silver, ours is 70% silver."

"Seventy percent silver?"

Yang Jing's son Yang Juncai said hurriedly: "The difference is only 20%, which is too little. There is almost no profit."

Labor consumption is also capital.

He is telling the truth. With such a gap, there is indeed no profit.

"This is the bottom line, otherwise it would be even more fake."

The chief craftsman was also in a dilemma.

"Can this wheat hoe be carved by hand?"

Yang Jing proposed an idea.

"Master, let's not talk about whether it can be carved. If it is really carved manually, it will not be no profit, but a loss of money."

The reason is that it takes too much work!

"this……"

Yang Juncai was slightly stunned.

How can you do such a thing if you risk losing your head and end up losing money?

"Can't you press it out?"

Yang Jing looked at the chief craftsman.

"Sir, to be honest, if I had such ability, I would go to the Mint."

To put it simply, if I wanted to be able to do this, I would eat public food and mint real coins. Why are I still minting counterfeit coins here?

He also went out of his way to tell the truth.

Since the establishment of the new dynasty, His Majesty has paid special attention to craftsmen. No matter what kind of craftsman they are, their treatment and status are quite high.

It is said that there is also a pension.

Yang Jing was speechless and waved his hand, signaling to retreat.

He understands.

Don't even think about minting coins.

"Father, let's still..."

"never mind."

Yang Jing leaned back and sighed: "Tomorrow we will dig up all the silver deposits in our backyard, and then go to Daning Bank to exchange them into treasure notes."

"It's not our turn to exchange silver coins, but it should be no problem to exchange treasure notes, right?"

"Father, how could you..."

Yang Juncai grabbed the silver dollar.

"This is real money. What's the point of asking for cash?"

"Baoqian is also money!"

"Do you have a solid silver dollar? Why do you suddenly have this idea?"

Yang Jing sighed lowly.

"Don't you understand yet? His Majesty wants us powerful families to take out their silver and convert it into precious banknotes. The silver obtained will be melted and then minted into silver coins for the common people."

"This way money will circulate."

"But what does this have to do with us?"

"What does it matter?"

Yang Jing stood up.

"Before the Duke died, I was also at the bedside. His instructions before his death were that we should all obey His Majesty and be the first to stand up and support His Majesty no matter what he did. The Duke is dead and we have no shelter.

If you can no longer see the form clearly, the last single seedling will be gone.”

"Admit it."

Yang Jing sighed: "Father, I understand now."

"We can't defeat His Majesty."

This sentence also expressed all the energy in my heart, and my tone was full of loneliness.

Dynasties have changed.

These remaining nobles are really in trouble.

In the previous dynasty, I could toss around with Emperor Yuanwu and gain some benefits.

Would you like to try it with Emperor Yuanwu?

It would be weird if I didn't chop your head off.

New policies come one after another, which one is better for powerful families?
To be continued...