"Finally, on the day you graduate, I will personally come and present you with your graduation certificate." Zhu Youxiao said.

Although the word graduation is the first time everyone has heard it, they probably know what it means when they listen to Zhu Youxiao's tone. On the graduation certificate, Zhu Youxiao is ready to stamp his private seal to show their identity as a protégé of the Son of Heaven.

Ten days later, the Imperial Artillery Academy officially opened, and Zhu Youxiao appeared in the academy again. Zhu Youxiao is still the nominal dean. And at the Artillery Academy, Zhu Youxiao hired the Dutch as instructors.

At the opening ceremony, Zhu Youxiao once again emphasized the status of the protégés of the Son of Heaven of all the officers present.

This identity is very important to both the students of the academy and Zhu Youxiao. At this time, Zhu Youxiao invisibly occupied two positions, and more importantly, he prevented the generals who led troops from all over the country from supporting the troops and respecting themselves. Zhu Youxiao not only carried out ideological education at the academy and cultivated the students' loyalty and patriotism, but also established a relationship with these officers.

It is conceivable that if most of the officers of an army are from military schools, then the possibility of rebellion in this army will be much lower.

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The advertisement of the exchange also appeared in the "Daming Imperial Daily" at this time, and this advertisement caused a great response among the merchants.

At this time, it is not like in later generations, where large transactions are completed on the phone or on the exchange, and then only the payment and delivery can be made according to the agreement. At this time, someone may drag a shipload of goods from Jiangnan and stay in Beijing for half a month or even half a year and can't sell it, which causes great waste and invisibly increases the cost. There must be some people who may need such goods again and cannot find them everywhere.

This old way of trading is extremely unfavorable to the circulation of commodities and virtually restricts the development of the commodity economy.

The advantages of trading on the exchange are very obvious, first, this exchange is opened by Zhu Youxiao, with an official background, and the official can be used as a third party to witness the signing of the contract and assist in the execution of the contract;

Second, for the qualification certification of both parties to the transaction, Zhu Youxiao can take advantage of the government's advantages to quickly verify the identity.

But now it is impossible to get a property certificate, in this era, you can show off your wealth, but the vast majority of businessmen do not trust the government, it is impossible for the government to inspect the property, Zhu Youxiao decided to implement two ways: joint insurance and official certification, the first is that the member of the exchange joint insurance has completed the qualification certification, and the second is through the certificate issued by the government to prove the person's qualifications. However, the first method of certification cannot be processed now, while the second method requires a payment of one or two silver.

Third, this transaction method is much more convenient than in the past, the seller does not need to drag the goods to Beijing or other places and then look for the seller, the buyer does not have to go to the local procurement, as long as the two parties reach a deal, the two parties can specify how to transport, where to ship.

Of course, there are many advantages, not enough to go through them all.

Zhu Youxiao's exchange is not free, he will charge the seller a 3% handling fee, and the buyer will also have a 3% handling fee. For both buyers and sellers, the three percent handling fee is not worth mentioning at this time, and the warehouse fee, freight, as well as loss, time, etc., add up to more than that.

But Zhu Youxiao also decided that the first three months of trial operation will be free of charge. Zhu Youxiao even stipulated that such an exchange was only allowed to be run by the royal family, and the private sector was not allowed to run such an exchange, and the proceeds of the exchange would be confiscated once discovered.

When they heard about this new model, many businessmen were eager to try it, especially those who were in Beijing or those who had been traveling back and forth to Beijing for a long time, and they were all seeking qualifications at this time.

It's just that the exchange is still under construction, and the veil of mystery has not yet been revealed. But at this time, it has attracted a large number of businessmen to stop and watch here.

"Do you think this exchange is reliable?"

"You want to die! This transaction is His Majesty's, how can it be unreliable? ”

"With this exchange, it is indeed a lot more convenient, in the past, after dragging the remaining goods sold every year to Jingshi, you must find the help of the local head snake, not to mention paying a lot of money every time, sometimes it may not be able to do it for you."

This kind of trading method mentioned by businessmen still exists even in the 21st century, especially in the sale of agricultural products, and many transactions still use this sales model.

"Indeed, this is also a good thing for me, and I don't have to go to Jiangnan every year for the sake of raw silk. My old bones are going to fall apart if they continue to be so bumpy. ”

"When will this exchange open?"

"The newspaper said that on March 22, it is said that His Majesty will be present at the opening ceremony in person."

"Then be sure to check it out."

"Have you got your credentials?"

"It's still being done, it should be delivered in the next few days."

"What about this qualification?"

"It can only be handled at the local yamen or Jinyiwei. It costs a little more to handle it in the local yamen, and it costs one or two silver in the Jinyi Health Office. ”

There is a way: the eight-character yamen is open to the south, and there is no reason to come in without money. Zhu Youxiao stipulated that he could only accept one tael of silver, but many local officials did not only accept one or two taels of silver, and after Luo Sigong's rectification, Jinyiwei now has a much better atmosphere than before.

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By this time, Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan's scam had come to an end, and today was a sum of money they handed over to Zhu Youxiao, and after handing over this silver, their goal of defrauding 100 million taels had been achieved.

"What should I do?" Jeon Won asked softly.

"What can I do? Man is a sword, I am a fish. Zhang Hui sneered.

"Also, this life is worth it, for most of the past six months, we have lived like a fairy, playing with the most beautiful women, eating the best food, living in the best hook fence and house, except for the current emperor, there may be few people who can compare to us." Joy in the suffering.

"Let's go, see what they do with us? Anyway, we don't have to worry about it. Zhang Hui shook his head and said.

"If you want to die in the sky, you won't die for 10,000,000 years." Jeon Yuan said proudly.

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Li Da was now waiting for Zhang Hui and Quan Yuan in the silver vault, and when they entered the silver vault and saw Li Da, they couldn't help but feel their hearts tighten, and their heartbeats began to speed up inexplicably.

"Li Zhangban, this is the last amount of silver, the amount has exceeded 100 million taels, and there are more than 100 million and 4 million taels." Zhang Hui said.

"Ledger." Li Da said coldly.

"The ledger is here." Zhang Hui handed over the ledger.

"Do you have any money?" Li Da asked as if he were routine.