Unexpectedly, the national debt issue was easily approved by the imperial court and Zhu Gaochi.
Not only did they pass it, they even supported it with excitement.
The reason is very simple, it can bring in money.
The Ming court did not understand what court credit was at all, otherwise it would not have turned good treasure banknotes into waste paper.
If it were Li Yunze who did this, it would definitely be a mess.
"Your Majesty." Yang Shiqi took the initiative to approach Zhu Di, "As for the national debt, we can issue more."
Everyone is willing to make more money, and Zhu Di really wants to get hundreds of millions of taels of silver at a time, so that he no longer has to worry about running out of money during the war.
"How much more?"
Yang Shiqi, who was obviously a little excited, immediately saluted and said an astonishing number, "I can get an extra ten million taels."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court.
You must know that at this time, Daming's annual fiscal revenue was only 30 million taels, and Yang Shiqi would generate one-third of the revenue as soon as he opened his mouth.
Indeed, the annual income is only 30 million taels. Comparing it with the income of several million taels during the Chongzhen period, you will know how ugly the appearance of civil servants is.
Zhu Di was very moved by this and felt that if he had money, he could accomplish anything.
Just when he subconsciously wanted to agree, he accidentally saw Li Yunze's face full of absurdity.
My heart moved slightly, and I swallowed my promise, "Zhanji, you can talk about the national debt issue and see if it's okay."
All the officials and nobles looked at Li Yunze.
This grandson has a good way of making money.
"You are really a person who has harmed the country."
His words caused everyone in the hall to have different expressions.
There is no hesitation in defining a certain minister. The key is that he is not an emperor yet.
This kind of thing will cause a stir.
I didn't see the prince over there, but he was already blushing anxiously and winking at the grandson desperately?
Because his previous performance was very good, Zhu Di was not angry about it.
Just look at Li Yunze and see what he has to say.
Walking up to Yang Shiqi, Li Yunze handed him over and said, "Xueshi Yang, are you treating the national debt as treasure money?"
As the leader of the Three Yangs, Yang Shiqi naturally has no problem with his ability.
However, I naturally don’t understand such a novel thing as national debt, and really regard it as a treasure banknote that can be used as silver.
"National debt is not a treasure, it is an IOU."
Li Yunze sincerely explained, "This is to use the reputation of the imperial court and His Majesty as a guarantee to borrow money from the people all over the world. In essence, it is a matter of hard work."
“If you borrow money, you have to pay it back, and you’ll also get interest.”
He sighed, "Are you not going to pay it back?"
"This." Yang Shiqi was a little confused. He really never thought about returning it.
After all, if the money is in the hands of the imperial court, how can it be sent back?
"You have abolished the treasure banknotes. Now no one is willing to accept the treasure banknotes ten to one." At this point, Li Yunze hated the iron. The treasure banknotes that could have been issued in excess were directly destroyed by these guys.
Waste paper.
"In order to make up for this loss of credibility, the issuance of national debt this time has forced His Majesty to use his reputation as a guarantee. And he also promised that it would not be confiscated."
Li Yunze looked around and said, "If it is abused, where will His Majesty's face be at stake?"
No matter what happens, as long as the emperor's name is used, he will surely be invincible in terms of justice.
His meaning is very clear. If you are just trying to make money, you are stepping on the emperor's face.
Civil servants can trample on the faces of many emperors, and even make the emperors fall into the water, fall from their horses, poison themselves, infect themselves with so much that they commit suicide, etc.
But civil servants would not dare to do this to an emperor like Zhu Di.
Because people really dare to make mistakes.
After all, Yang Shiqi is still a member of the East Palace. In essence, he is a member of the prince's line.
Facing Li Yunze's scolding, he respectfully saluted Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, I am wrong."
"Leave this matter to Zhan Ji." Zhu Di waved his hand, "All ministries and departments should try their best to coordinate and cooperate without any mistakes."
Everyone saluted and expressed that they would definitely help.
After the dynasty was over, Zhu Gaoxu invited his third brother Zhu Gaosui to his house for a drink.
When he was still drunk, he waved the girls out, and Zhu Gaoxu went directly to the topic, "I plan to counterfeit national debt."
Zhu Gaosui was not surprised at all, because he thought so too.
That's a huge amount of ten million taels, and it can't be confiscated.
As someone who was the quickest to get in touch with the trends of the imperial court, it was obvious that once these things were put on sale, they would inevitably cause a rush.
Different from the treasure banknotes that are like waste paper, these national debts are IOUs issued by Zhu Di under the Ming Dynasty, using taxes as guarantee and his own face as credit.
People in the world may not trust the imperial court very much, but the emperor who fought in the north and south can still gain the trust of many people.
According to the views of people of this era, the emperor's face is more important than anything else. The emperor has used his own face as a guarantee, so he is naturally trustworthy.
Three points of profit or something, I didn’t say much and people didn’t care.
After all, this kind of national debt, which is said to cost at least one thousand taels, must be bought by wealthy families.
The invulnerability feature is like pouring a basin of oil on a fire. Brother Zhu Gaoxu wants to buy it himself.
But what they are discussing now is not to buy it themselves, but to make it themselves.
"I've been looking around, but it's just the master craftsmen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry." Zhu Gaoxu said nothing more than this, "I know their craftsmanship. Once they come out, I'll just bring them over and do it."
"How much do you plan to do?" Zhu Gaosui was silent for a moment and asked a crucial question.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was drinking leisurely with a glass of wine, said slowly, "The old man keeps a close eye on me, so it's hard to do too much. And it's the first time our eldest nephew does something serious, so naturally we have to give him some face. Let's do it first."
Two million taels, maybe."
Zhu Gaosui almost spit out a mouthful of wine here.
Two million taels still gives you face, or is it difficult to get too much?
If you are ruthless and refuse to give face, wouldn't it mean that you are going to get everything done?
"Third brother." Zhu Gaoxu held out the wine glass and said, "Give you half."
Zhu Gaosui's complexion immediately improved.
Although the second child is said to be ambitious, he is also generous.
Well, he is a man capable of doing great things!
He immediately raised his wine glass and clinked it with his second brother with a smile, "Let's wait until Naoshizi's national debt is completed."
The national debt model did not keep everyone waiting for too long. It only took a few days to build it here.
As core members, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui also saw the model treasury bonds in the imperial study room for the first time.
After seeing it, everyone was dumbfounded.
The denominations of national bonds are divided into four denominations: one thousand taels, two thousand taels, five thousand taels and ten thousand taels.
From the face value, you can tell that this thing is not for ordinary people.
The paper is high-quality rice paper, and the various marks on it are also the work of master craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and the Imperial Household.
As for the various seals, there is no need to say much. There are more than ten seals up and down, almost covering the entire paper.
Things are considered normal up to this point. After all, in Zhu Gaoxu's opinion, there is no problem at all in hiring master craftsmen to make new ones.
But the real problem is that the outer layer of the paper of these national debts is wrapped with a layer of transparent stuff.
It's like two pieces of transparent glass, directly sandwiching the paper.
This kind of thing has never been heard of, let alone seen.
Of course they have never heard of it, because bakelite and celluloid haven't even appeared these days, let alone modern plastic lamination.
On the outside of the plastic cover, there are the words "Treasury Bond" printed by laser.
This kind of anti-counterfeiting technology, in this era, the whole world does not have the ability to crack.
Even if a master craftsman can peel off the two layers of film, they still can't imitate it.
"Eldest nephew." Zhu Gaoxu's face turned dark. "What is this?"
"This is called Bakelite." Li Yunze responded seriously, "It is obtained through the method of alchemy. It is rare in the world. It is used to prevent counterfeiting of national debt. No one can make money from it."
Zhu Gaoxu's face turned darker.
Just say it, why are you staring at me in front of so many people? It's like I'm trying to counterfeit national debt. You want to kill me.
"Not only that." Li Yunze said again, "Everyone who purchases treasury bonds must register with the Ministry of Accounts, and the three files are stored separately. If you want to exchange, you must hold the treasury bonds and register in person."
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu asked a silly question, "What should I do if a person dies?"
Everyone looked at him in a somewhat unfriendly way.
Of course, when a person dies, it is handled according to the rules. Whoever inherits the family property will naturally belong to him. If you don't want to change, then come over and change the registration information.
Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to expand his strength and buy more manpower.
But once Li Yunze performed the operation, any chance was gone.
Zhu Gaoxu couldn't suppress his anger and directly targeted Li Yunze, "My nephew, if you get a few million more taels of national debt, wouldn't the East Palace be issued?"
Everyone looked at him as if they were looking at a humanoid sand sculpture.
Still Zhu Gaosui couldn't stand it, so he picked up a piece of national debt and stretched it in front of Zhu Gaoxu, pointing to the largest seal on it, "See clearly for yourself, what is this."
Now Zhu Gaoxu could see clearly, this was Zhu Di's seal.
If Li Yunze wanted to imitate it, he would have to have Zhu Di's seal.
If Zhu Di is willing to give it, there is no need to say more.
If he doesn't want to give it but creates it himself, that would be treason.
Now Zhu Gaoxu had nothing to say, and Li Yunze had wiped out his own chance to make a fortune from it.
'Why do you work so loyally? Even if the old man is gone, it won't be your turn to take over. You still have so many brothers.'
The helpless Zhu Gaoxu could only slander him.
"That's it." Zhu Di nodded and said, "Do it as soon as possible and then send it out."
He is really short of money, and now he has the opportunity to get a big sum, which means that he has the confidence to plan to send troops.
As for bakelite, I just don't bother to bother with it.
Everyone bowed their hands and saluted, saying that they would push forward the matter as soon as possible.
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, his eyes fell on Li Yunze.