Emperor Qianwen would not say anything in such a public place. The ancients valued talent, learning, and virtue, and even talked about people's livelihood. Although they did not regard the lives of the real people as their lives, they did not mind that they would. Saying this is a way to show off one's own nobility. But few people talk about money openly and silently. That is not considered the way of a gentleman.
It is not an exaggeration to say that money is treated like dirt.
Under such a general trend, if Emperor Qianwen appeared here, he would already risk being discussed, so how could he speak openly? In fact, his arrival is an attitude, and anyone with a brain knows that What's going on?
After getting off the dragon chariot, Emperor Qianwen walked into the bank. The first thing he saw was the dazzling light of gold and silver piled up.
In order to express the strength of Daqian Bank, and to tell everyone that they can safely deposit their money here, Shen Ao first asked the Su family to turn his 20 million taels of silver into gold and then recycle it into gold, and then turned it into a gold ingot. This is also Jin Yuanbao appeared in front of the world for the first time.
When a full two million gold ingots are piled together, they emit a dazzling golden light, which will make people deeply shocked at a glance. With the addition of 100 million taels of silver pulled from the treasury behind them, the gold ingots are When paired with silver, the light emitted is eye-catching and creates a shocking effect.
"Okay, not bad!" After Emperor Qianwen was shocked, he was stunned for a few breaths, and then nodded with satisfaction. He knew that this must be Shen Ao's idea, and no one else would be able to think of such a method.
But I have to say that although it seems a bit tacky to put the gold and silver out, the effect is really achieved. Seeing these gold and silver here, why don’t you feel confident about doing money business? What else can you do? worried?
Many people who followed the emperor into the bank also saw the gold and silver mountains, and they sighed one after another. Although many people thought this was too tacky, they had to admit that such a The visual effect is really good. Even rich people like them were shocked. You can imagine how other people will feel when they see this.
The Gold and Silver Mountain was placed there, with fifty sturdy men standing around it. They stood separately outside the red cloth that had been drawn long ago, giving people a sense of inaccessibility. In fact, there were so many A lot of gold and silver are placed here, but not many people really have any idea. Not to mention other things, it is a big trouble to move these things away. It can’t be done with few people, but with many people? What more can you do? Are the two thousand security guards around the bank more numerous than the number of golden-armored guards and silver-armored guards in the city?
Beside the Gold and Silver Mountain, there are some individual counters. The counters are separated by wooden boards. There are three bank clerks in each wooden board. They are responsible for the cashier matters. The three people who did not know each other before work together. To protect gold and silver from being defrauded to the greatest extent. In an era without computers and surveillance, Shen Ao could only use more manpower to do safety precautions.
Emperor Qianwen walked into a counter casually. The three people in charge of reception stood up with some trepidation, and then knelt down to salute. Emperor Qianwen allowed him to get up with a kind face, and then asked some questions about depositing money. Fortunately, these guys had been personally trained by Shen Ao for a period of time, and they were very familiar with them when it came to talking about their business. They opened their mouths and answered a lot of questions for Emperor Qianwen.
Shen Ao's memorial had already written very clearly how the bank operated, and Emperor Qianwen also knew it. Asking these guys now was just a formality to show the emperor's attention. Then he looked at Da Qian again. The bank's banknotes are made of special green paper.
The front of the banknote has the words Daqian Yinqiao, and the reverse has the words One Hundred Liang, Two Hundred Liang, Five Hundred Liang, etc. On the side, there are Shen's numbers 100, 200, 500 and other words on the side, corresponding to different ticket values. Each ticket The anti-counterfeiting of silver and gold threads on the banknotes, and the addition of dark lines and watermarks by changing the thickness of the papermaking raw materials, greatly increase the difficulty of counterfeiting banknotes, and those who do not know the principle cannot imitate them.
"Well, that's right, Mr. Zhongguo, you can exchange silver for banknotes. In the future, you won't need to carry silver when you go out, but you will only need to carry light banknotes?" In front of all the officials, Emperor Qianwen waved to Shen Ao who was standing among the officials, called him to his side, and asked loudly.
Of course Emperor Qianwen already knew the rules, but he still asked them, just for everyone to listen to.
Shen Ao saw the emperor's intention, and immediately clasped his fists and said like a bow: "Your Majesty, this is exactly the truth. From now on, you can just bring banknotes when you go out, and you don't need to go to the trouble of carrying a large amount of money."
"Huh? Convenience is convenient, and it can also reduce necessary losses, but banknotes are also made of paper after all. What should I do if they are lost?" Emperor Qianwen nodded while asking another question.
"Your Majesty, this matter is easy to handle. Once the banknote is damaged, you can take it to the bank to exchange the old one for a new one. As long as it is kept intact, even the fragments can be replaced with new ones without any additional charges." Shen Ao explained with his fists clasped again.
"Okay, that's very good. Even if it is like this, in the future, when paying out salaries to ministers, they can use banknotes instead, and it will save officials the trouble of moving around. Also, according to my decree, in the future, there will be only one person in Daliang City. Anyone who trades items with an amount of more than one hundred taels must use silver notes. Those who are caught will be given a warning for the first time, and those who are caught for the second time will be sent to the Yamen for punishment." Emperor Qianwen nodded and suddenly raised his voice, then waved his hand and issued the order. A mandatory order.
After the decree was issued, the faces of many officials suddenly became ugly. Especially the officials headed by King Xiang had bitter expressions on their faces.
After knowing King Xiang's attitude towards Shen Ao, some officials who liked to flatter him were showing their loyalty to King Xiang just now, saying that they would not deposit the money in the bank and would not give Shen Ao an advantage. But now they heard that Shen Ao Ao's will, they were completely confused. If this was the case, wouldn't they have to exchange the banknotes? Otherwise, once they encounter a large transaction, wouldn't they be targeted by the government and find themselves in trouble?
Prince Xiang's face was extremely ugly at this moment, but he did not dare to question it. This was the decree just issued by his father. If he immediately raised a different opinion, wouldn't he be going against his father? Then would he want to be the prince? Do you still want to inherit the legacy of the Daqian Dynasty?
Prince Qing, Fan Shitong and others also looked shocked.
They thought that the emperor would support Daqian Bank and Shen Ao. However, they did not expect that his attitude would be so resolute. The two could not help but look at each other and became more determined to cooperate with Shen Ao. They could see that His Majesty was interested in The intensity of Duke Zhongguo's support far exceeded their imagination.
After Emperor Qianwen made this decree, he no longer looked at the people, but turned around and walked away. His goal had been achieved, and now it was time to leave here and return to the palace. The next thing would be left to Shen Ao. Finish.
To say that the reason why Emperor Qianwen made such a big effort was not only because Daqian Bank could bring convenience and benefits to Daqian, but not just to support Shen Ao, he did it mostly for himself.
Even Emperor Qianwen couldn't figure out how much wealth the Daqian officials had? How many of them were sincerely working for Daqian? Even if there was a spy agency like Tianzi Shen around him, due to limited manpower, The reason is that there are still many things that cannot be found out.
It's different with Daqian Bank. He can know exactly how much money an official has deposited in the bank. He can also find out what the official did with the money. Although he can't tell everything, he can at least prevent it. The corruption of most officials and the problem of the source of money will be more beneficial to him in controlling the government. This is also the most important reason why he supports the bank so strongly.
After openly expressing his position, Emperor Qianwen chose to leave, leaving behind a group of officials who looked at each other in fear and didn't know what to say. Soon, King Xiang, who had reacted, snorted coldly in front of everyone, and walked away, and some officials from King Xiang's line walked away. He also followed closely and walked away.
Officials from King Xiang's family left, and many neutral officials also left. In the end, the remaining officials were less than one-third of the total, which proved the power and influence of Emperor Qianwen's decree.
Many people left, Shen Ao saw it, and had no intention of stopping it. After all, this involved the privacy of some officials, so it was natural for them to reject it. But this was the general trend, even if the emperor had already made up his mind. , King Xiang and those officials could not stop it, and in the end they could only passively accept it.
Besides, Shen Ao has other things to do. For example, Daqian Bank has opened, and some people have started to handle bank deposit business, such as Rui Butong, the Minister of Revenue, and others. Naturally, they want to support it, so they became The first batch of people to deposit money after opening, no matter how much they deposit, must at least make a gesture. As for Shen Ao, he was sitting in the back room of the bank with Fan Shixi, the king of Daqian Iron Tools.
In order to better discuss business and allow people to conclude business in a relaxed and pleasant environment, a luxurious box is prepared behind each bank so that they will not be disturbed. Shen Ao was chatting with Fan Shixi in such a box.
Just now, both King Qing and Fan Shitong, Zuo Pushe, expressed enough goodwill. Fan Shixi's arrival was the time for them to fulfill their promise. Facing the Fan family, known as the King of Daqian Iron Tools, Shen Ao also gave Showing enough respect that he not only received him personally, but also poured tea in person, showing how a junior should be.
Fan Shixi is an old man with a long face. Compared with Fan Shitong, his appearance is at least seven times more similar. The only difference is that his elder brother has a fierce domineering air and a sense of self-reliance. As the younger brother, Fan Shixi has more face. Some kind-hearted people were sitting there smiling all the time, watching Shen Ao introduce the benefits of saving money in banks and the convenience of withdrawing money.