Li Linfu and Li Shizhi glanced at each other, and in the absence of knowing the holy will, the two of them couldn't help but have some feelings of common hatred. The two were thinking about how to speak, when they heard Emperor Xuanzong continue: "A few days ago, Taifu Siqing handed over a note, saying that at present, the branches of Abu Hotel are distributed in all state roads across the country, and there should be dozens of them, mainly engaged in glass products, villain books, soap, perfume and other products, all of which are high-profit industries.

But at the same time as they deal in these goods, they also introduce a voucher exchange business that can exchange bulky goods or coins in their hands for this kind of banknote.

With paper money, it is possible to buy goods in their stores or exchange them for the equivalent copper coins, but with the gradual expansion of circulation, more and more people and fields are currently using this currency.

Come on, the two Aiqing will take a look at this banknote first. ”

Xuanzong said, handed over some things in his hand to Gao Lishi, and the big eunuch hurriedly took it and handed it to Li Linfu and the others at a trot.

After the two took it, they found that these were several pieces of paper with the same paper, different sizes and patterns, the paper pieces were soft and rigid, and the rigidity was tough, and there should be no problem in terms of solidity.

The front of the 100 yuan note depicts a blast furnace resembling iron-making, and the back shows the vast desert and snow-capped mountains. Other banknotes are painted with horses, human heads, etc., with simple and smooth lines, which are quite skillful.

At this time, Xuanzong continued: "Taifuqing stated that they originally thought that this kind of voucher was a bit like the flying money of the bank, and they didn't care about it at first, but with the expansion of the trade volume and the increase in the number of users, the circulation field has gradually expanded.

It should be said that the advantages of this kind of banknote are obvious, one is that it is indeed light to carry, and the other is that most of the items that these merchants are looking for are scarce and sought-after goods in Abu Inn, and they can enjoy a lot of discounts by using paper money settlement. Tell me, is this a kind of private coinage? ”

Li Shizhi thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, when Gaozu was in power, he once ordered 'to abolish five baht coins, open yuan through treasure money, eight points in diameter, weigh two baht and four threads, accumulate ten wen and weigh one tael, and one thousand wen weighs six catties and four taels', which established the status of national coinage.

However, with the expansion of trade from the Western Regions to various countries, a large outflow of copper coins was caused, and various Buddhist shrines, incense burners, and copper utensils were minted, which made copper coins in short supply in our dynasty, and we had to use silk silk as a supplement to currency.

Just now the minister looked at this banknote, the texture is flexible, tearing and difficult to break, and at the same time easy to carry, the denomination on it can also be different than the copper coin for printing, if this law can be implemented, will be able to save a large number of copper goods. ”

Li Linfu thought of the antique treasures sent by the Wang family of Qianzhuang a few days ago that made him feel his eyes warm and his heart beat, and said that he had already accepted this person's gift, and now it was time for him to make some efforts, so he said: "The minister thinks it is inappropriate, throughout the ages, in all dynasties, the salt and iron business, and the manufacture of coins can only be in the hands of the saint.

Moreover, since Gaozu, I have dealt a very severe blow to those who mint money privately and indiscriminately, and this mouth must not be opened lightly. Or in the name of privately minting coins, they will be strictly investigated? ”

"The two Aiqing are reasonable, if this kind of banknote is allowed to continue, it will indeed cause very serious consequences, but if they are directly arrested and interrogated now, there is no legitimate reason, after all, they can use a reason similar to flying money to prevaricate. In addition, they are also honest and have a commendable reputation, and they have made great contributions to our dynasty. ”

Hearing this, Li Linfu suddenly remembered that the Abu Hotel did often present some strange objects to the Holy Lord and the harem, and the most favored Yang Meiren of the Holy Lord seemed to be very fond of this Abu.

Originally, he wanted to check the Abu Hotel with the idea of falling into the well, but after thinking of this, his heart suddenly changed his attention again, and he said that it was better to let Li Shizhi express his position first, and it was better to be careful, in case he offended this beauty, then his position in the court would not be very stable.

Li Shizhi said at this time: "Your Majesty, it is very strange for the minister to observe this paper, I don't know what kind of material it is made of, how can it be tough?" If you can learn this technique and then ask the craftsman to distribute it in the name of the official, it will be foolproof. ”

Xuanzong said: "Li Qing observed very carefully, before Taifu Siqing had ordered skilled craftsmen to conduct research, they didn't know how to make this kind of paper, they put the banknotes in water and soaked for a long time, and after taking them out to dry, they could continue to use them." Later, after much deliberation, they speculated that this thin paper may have been extruded from multiple layers of thinner paper. ”

Even Li Linfu, who was good at scheming, was interested, took the banknote and looked at it over and over, and praised it: "I really can't see that this thin piece of paper has another mystery, and there seem to be two silk threads in the middle." ”

Li Shizhi continued: "This pattern is concisely outlined, convex and concave, but it does not fade for a long time, they may have put the color layer in the middle, and each side is covered with a layer. The patterns and silk threads in this may be used as anti-counterfeiting marks, even if others want to imitate the printing, they may be helpless. ”

Xuanzong laughed on the dragon chair: "It seems that this Abu is still a little clever. But you can't just let the current situation continue, so let's talk about your own opinions. ”

Li Shizhi pondered for a moment and said: "I think that with the expansion of foreign trade, the currency of our dynasty has been seriously insufficient, and this phenomenon is deteriorating, and the most valuable thing about this kind of banknote launched by Abu Hotel is that it can be exchanged for goods or coins of unequal value by marking different denominations, which depends on their own credit and the difficulty of counterfeiting this currency."

Therefore, if our government masters the manufacturing technology of this kind of banknote, and then the government produces similar banknotes, it can alleviate or eliminate the problem of insufficient currency in our country.

The most important thing is why the Abu Hotel launched this kind of banknote at this juncture, is there any one among them who sees the potential problem of our dynasty, if this is really the case, then this person is very clever, not in the court, not in charge of trade, can know the current economic situation of our dynasty, such a person must be dug up.

Taking a step back, even if they are blind cats and dead rats, we will try to get this kind of banknote manufacturing technology, but it is estimated that they will not let go easily, so the minister recommended himself to go on a trip to get in touch with Abu, the backer, to see what kind of role he is. ”

Li Linfu also answered: "The Holy Lord just showed up at the June 1st event held at the Abu Hotel, if you do it now, it seems that the timing is not right, so the minister thinks that it is not appropriate to press them too hard for the time being, but it should still be okay to slaughter them fiercely." He said, gesturing with his hand.

Xuanzong smiled: "Li Xiang's words are very agreeable." A profiteer like Abu should let them have more blood, and the last time he sent me some perfume, it seemed so unpleasant. If you don't go over to contact Abu, Li Qing doesn't have to go in person. ”

Li Shizhi said: "Your Majesty, I have also studied the business and trade of my dynasty before, and I have a deep understanding of this, and if they really hide a worldly master in the store, if they send other people, it seems that we are not sincere enough, don't snub others." ”

In fact, his remarks are really deduced, this reason is untenable, who needs to be the prime minister of the court to contact in person, and this person exists or not and is ambiguous, in fact, he is just unwilling to be a minister with Li Linfu, and he can hide for a day.

Xuanzong said: "Since this is the case, as Qing played, if Li Qing can really find out the master hidden in the aftermath, it will also be a great achievement." Li Xiang, another day, you can send someone to the Abu Hotel and tell them that it's time to pay the tax. Hahaha! ”