An official and a luxurious manor, if placed in modern times, would definitely be a symbol of corruption and corruption in the eyes of many people, but Li Zexuan is not afraid of such criticism, because every penny he earns is innocent, and he is not afraid.

Someone else checks!

Having said that, isn't it just for enjoyment when a person works hard to earn money? If he spends his own money to build a manor for himself, what else can others say?

In the afternoon, news finally came from Song Xiaosi that everything was ready in the workshop, just waiting for Li Zexuan to go over in person to give instructions on the next task!

Li Zexuan was so happy that he quickly put on his cloak, followed Song Xiaosi down to Yunshan, and went straight to the workshop.

"Master, are you here?"

In the workshop, Uncle Fu saw that Li Zexuan had finally arrived, and he quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Li Zexuan smiled slightly, looked at Uncle Fu, then at Liu Yidao, and said:

"Well! Uncle Fu, Master Liu, I heard that everything is ready here. It's been really hard on you these past two days!"

It was not hard for the two of them to talk, but Liu Yidao still had a little bit of shame on his face. He just heard him say: "Master Hou, it took me nearly two days to carve this seal. Compared with the speed of the young master, Liu Yidao's...

The nickname seems a bit unwarranted!"

Li Zexuan shook his head and said: "Master Liu, you are just talking about something. Because of my martial arts skills, I sometimes move faster than ordinary people. Master Liu, you can carve this seal in two days."

It is extremely difficult to achieve success. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who can achieve your level!"

"Master Hou, you have given me the award!"

When Liu Yidao heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and then he said humbly.

"Ahem! Master, we have already made a batch of watermark paper this morning, and some of it should have dried by now. You see what happens next..."

Uncle Fu coughed dryly and got down to business.

Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Uncle Fu, come with me to take a look first!"

Several people came to a factory building to the east, where the papermaking workshop was.

"Master, this is water-patterned paper. Please see if the talisman meets the requirements!"

Uncle Fu pointed to the pieces of white paper hanging under an old locust tree in the courtyard and said to Li Zexuan.

Li Zexuan took a few steps forward, found a piece of water-textured paper that had dried, took it off the shelf, and then looked at the sun and observed carefully, he saw neatly arranged lines faintly appearing on the white paper.

The secret word - Tang!

After spreading the water-grained paper flat, the hidden words disappeared. It might seem strange to a first-time observer, but for a modern person like Li Zexuan, it was no surprise. However, he was impressed by the quality of the paper.

I am quite satisfied with it. Just speaking of the feel, it is not comparable to those ordinary papers.

"Yeah! Not bad! Uncle Fu, let's use the soft steel master I gave you yesterday to print patterns on the upper teeth! The thing pressing the steel plate must be heavy, the heavier the better, otherwise the effect will not show up.

!”

Li Zexuan nodded with satisfaction, put down the water-grained paper in his hand, and said to Uncle Fu.

"Yes! I understand what the young master means, and I will make arrangements now!"

Fu Bo replied with a smile.

Nowadays, the printing technology in the workshop is quite mature, and the most difficult part of concave printing is only the production of the engraving plate. The actual imprinting process is not complicated, so Li Zexuan gave a rough introduction and Fu Bo understood what should be done.

It took Fubo half an hour to temporarily set up a concave imprinting workbench. The water-grained paper to be imprinted has been fixed. The soft steel master is also attached to the bottom of a square boulder. After the master is dipped in green

After inking, the boulder is controlled to press on a specific position of the water-grained paper by manual pulling. After the ink in the master groove dries up, the boulder is pulled up, and the first side of the water-gray paper is embossed.

Following the same pattern, the second side was printed quickly. The cutter in the own workshop came forward and carefully cut out the printed note, and then handed it to Li Zexuan.

"1 Tang Yuan! Datang Yanhuang Bank!"

After seeing the well-printed Tang Yuan banknote in his hand, which had obvious bumps to the touch, Li Zexuan felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. This was the first edition of Tang Yuan banknotes, and also the first edition of banknotes in Chinese history.

!

This can really leave a mark in history!

The color of the Tang Yuan is mainly green, and the patterns on it are very dense. "1 Tang Yuan" is written in the lower left corner, and "Datang Yanhuang Bank" is written on the top of the back. The banknotes of one Tang Yuan are somewhat similar to modern ones.

The new version of the one-yuan RMB does not have a human head on it, so it looks much simpler.

"Master, I forgot to ask earlier, what does the Tang Yuan written above mean? And what is the Tang Yanhuang Bank?"

Uncle Fu also thought that the banknote in Li Zexuan's hand was quite exquisite, but he was a little confused about the words on the banknote.

Li Zexuan's face became solemn, he backed away and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Fu, Master Liu, come here, I have something important to tell you!"

The matter of banknotes is no small matter. The workshop must make thorough arrangements.

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Inside Forbes' "office".

Li Zexuan told Uncle Fu and Master Liu about the plan to promote banknotes in Yanhuang Academy.

These two people have been obsessed with technology all their lives and are not good at economics, so they did not comment on Li Zexuan's behavior.

"Young Master, although it would indeed be much more convenient to use banknotes instead of copper coins inside the academy, our workshop must strictly control it. Otherwise, if the master or the prepared banknotes are stolen by someone with intentions, it will be very difficult for the young master.

It’s also a big loss!”

Having personally experienced the manufacturing and printing of banknotes, Fubo knew very well that it would be impossible for others to imitate banknotes. What he was worried about was that there would be people in the workshop who were "money-minded".

Li Zexuan nodded and said:

"Uncle Fu, this is what I want to tell you! In the near future, Uncle Fu, please organize a group of trustworthy people as soon as possible and set up a separate team to print Tang Yuan for me. The master version of Tang Yuan will be kept by you personally. As for the

The seal carved by Master Liu will be kept by me. From now on, every batch of Tang Yuan printing must be stamped with a serial number. Uncle Fu will review it regularly to prevent anyone from secretly stealing it!"

Uncle Fu agreed with deep understanding: "Young master, this method is very clever. In this way, many cases of Tang Yuan being stolen can be prevented!"

"Master Liu, Uncle Fu usually has a lot of things to do. From now on, you should pay more attention to the team that prints Tang Yuan Dynasties!"

Li Zexuan said to Liu Yidao again that this man has been in the workshop for nearly a year and is considered an old man. There is no doubt about his loyalty.

"Okay! I will do it!"

Liu Yidao responded with a smile.

Li Zexuan nodded, chatted with the two of them for a few more words, and then left the workshop towards Yunshan with the world's first Tang Yuan.

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Second update!
Chapter completed!