Chapter 159: The Regent's butcher's knife is raised high again

After all three of them arrived, Jiang Chuan explained his idea of establishing Zhongzhou Bank and issuing banknotes.

Although there are three in front of him, the first two are all big names in history.

And Xia Junze is also a great Confucian who reads poetry and books.

But they have little idea about modern financial literacy.

After all, since ancient times, the education system has basically been based on the words of the sages, the Four Books and the Five Classics.

Coupled with the Ming Dynasty's eight-share scholar system, there are very few scholars who are familiar with arithmetic, not to mention this slightly complex modern financial knowledge.

So Jiang Chuan spent some more time explaining all the benefits and significance of the establishment of the Chung State Bank and the issuance of paper money in an easy-to-understand manner.

Although the three of them have no relevant knowledge of finance, Jiang Chuan said it simply, and this knowledge is not difficult to understand, so the three of them can understand it as soon as they hear it.

Liu Ji and Su Qin naturally agreed with both hands.

After Jiang Chuan's remarks, they can naturally be keenly aware of the huge benefits of issuing banknotes.

And Xia Junze's reaction after listening to it was a little intriguing.

The expression on his face looked complicated.

There is excitement, hesitation, apprehension, and even some emotions that Jiang Chuan can't understand.

He stared at Jiang Chuan for a long time. In his eyes, all kinds of emotions turned like a marquee.

His lips moved several times, but in the end nothing came out.

This is the first time that Xia Junze has looked directly at Jiang Chuan for such a long time.

In ancient society, this was extremely impolite, and it could even be said to be a kind of disobedience.

Many people have seen in the TV series that when the minister went to court, he held a jade gui in his hand.

That Yugui was not held for the sake of good looks, but was used to block the view when the courtiers were talking to the emperor, to show that the courtiers did not dare to look directly at the emperor's dragon face.

Although Jiang Chuan has not really become the emperor now, everyone knows that his power is no less powerful than that of the emperor, and he is the real emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Xia Junze's behavior is an extremely unusual move in the eyes of outsiders.

Su Qin and Liu Ji also saw Xia Junze's strangeness, and the two glanced at each other and didn't speak.

Although Jiang Chuan had doubts about this, he was very calm, with a faint smile on his mouth, looking at Xia Junze calmly.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became very strange, some solemn, some awkward, and some nervous.

Xia Junze himself was obviously aware of the subtlety of this atmosphere, and after taking a deep breath, he got up from his stool and walked in front of Jiang Chuan. Deeply squeezed:

"Your Highness, please bow down to the old minister!"

Jiang Chuan, Su Qin, and Liu Ji were all surprised by Xia Junze's strange behavior and glanced at each other.

Jiang Chuan didn't stop Xia Junze, and generously accepted his worship.

After he finished worshipping, Jiang Chuan looked at Xia Junze's eyes with a smile and said, "Elder Xia Ge still has something unclear, if there is something in doubt. He should be the elder of the pavilion to solve his doubts. The establishment of Zhongzhou Bank to issue banknotes, far-reaching significance, is a great thing for the country and the people, I hope that the elder can help the king. ”

Although Jiang Chuan's words were polite, the northeast people present were all extremely intelligent people, so they could naturally hear the subtext in his words.

These words obviously not only show Jiang Chuan's tough attitude, but also hope that he will be handsome, be able to understand the current affairs, follow the trend, and not do something out of place.

Xia Junze knew that it was time for him to take a stand.

He straightened up, looked at Jiang Chuan and said in a deep voice: "As His Highness said, the establishment of a banking system and the issuance of paper money are a major event for the benefit of the country and the people. Moreover, His Highness also clarified the basic principle of issuing banknotes, and although the minister had never dabbled in the financial knowledge mentioned by His Highness, he believed that His Highness must have thought carefully before he planned to implement this matter. ”

Minister, Xia Junze, is willing to do his best to follow His Royal Highness in order to reproduce the prosperity of the strong and unified state of our Zhongzhou. ”

Xia Junzhe's words made Su Qin, Liu Ji and Jiang Chuan stunned at first, and then they were all happy.

Especially Jiang Chuan, he thought that Xia Junze would raise some objections, and even use the previous Daming treasure money matter to oppose it, but he didn't expect it to be such an attitude, so he immediately got up and walked around the table, walked in front of Xia Junze, helped her up, and said with a smile: "With the words of the elder Ge, this king is very pleased." ”

The elder told him from the bottom of his heart, and the king might as well give the elder a bottom: the establishment of a banking system and the issuance of paper money, the king knows that the resistance is great, and it may set off huge waves. However, please rest assured that no matter how many people oppose it in front of him, this king will do his best to implement it. Whoever dares to stand in the way, the king will let them learn the king's means. ”

Jiang Chuan's words were very calm, but Xia Junze heard Jiang Chuan's unusually tough determination from these words.

And during the period of working under Jiang Chuan, Xia Junze also basically understood Jiang Chuan's temper.

If he doesn't do it, it will be thunderous, and no one can stop him from doing what he wants to do.

Now the bones of more than 500 people including Liu Lin, Duke of Wei, are not yet cold, if anyone dares to jump out this time and argue with His Royal Highness the Regent, I believe they will soon follow in the footsteps of Duke Wei and others.

Moreover, with Xia Junze's understanding of the imperial court, human nature, and world affairs, he also knew that although the regent Jiangchuan would strongly promote the banking system and issue paper money this time, this matter would definitely encounter huge resistance.

After all, the emperor was under house arrest before, and the killing of traitors could be regarded as political matters, but this time the establishment of the banking system and the issuance of paper money were major matters of vital interest from top to bottom, from princes and nobles to peddlers and pawns.

As the saying goes: taking away someone's money is like killing someone's parents.

Everything related to money is never so easy to do.

And Xia Junze looked at this matter from another angle and came to a different conclusion.

To put it bluntly, on the surface, it was the establishment of a banking system and the issuance of paper money, but in essence, it was another opportunity for the imperial court to reshuffle its cards.

In this wave, those who choose the wrong team will definitely end up in a catastrophe.

And those who choose the right team, from now on, as long as they don't make big mistakes, can basically rise to the top and be reused by the regent.

Xia Junze saw this very clearly, and he was already planning in his heart, and when he returned to the mansion, he would order him to go down, explain his family and close protégés, and make friends with others, so that they would not participate in this wave.

After several people reached a consensus, Jiang Chuan roughly explained some details to the three of them, and finally decided: reopen the palace gate in three days, hold a great court meeting in the Qianqing Palace, and all the officials above the seventh grade in the capital will go to the court to attend the meeting.

Moreover, Jiang Chuan specifically explained that this matter needs to be kept secret for the time being, and he does not want to hear any rumors before the grand court meeting.

Xia Junze was shocked in his heart, he knew that this time, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent would raise the butcher's knife high, ready to swing it at those stupid and conservative iron-headed babies who didn't know the times.