The cost of paper money is high, and Han Zhen has been prepared for a long time.

I never thought it would be so high.

Eighty ......

Even if mass production can dilute the cost, it would be nice to reduce it by half.

Wiping the tea stains from the corners of his mouth, Han Zhen asked, "How can it be so high?" ”

Although gold leaf is gold, the price is really not expensive, one gram of gold can hit 0.5 square meters of pure gold leaf.

Moreover, pure gold leaf is a minority after all, and a large amount of other metals such as copper and iron will be doped in normal gold leaf, that is to say, the gold content of one meter square gold leaf is probably less than 0.1 grams.

Craftsman Yuan said with a bitter face: "The county magistrate knows that the reason why the cost is so high is that the big head is Chengxintang paper. With just one knife, it is as high as more than 280 yuan, and it has no price. Or Weichen paid out of his own pocket and spent a lot of money to buy it from Bianjing. ”

One knife of paper, two hundred and eighty strokes?

This is several times more fucking expensive than gold, it's outrageous!

Han Zhen instructed: "It's too expensive, change to a different kind of paper." I don't care what method you use, to ensure that the quality of green money is not too serious, the cost is reduced to less than 300 wen. ”

Three hundred wen a piece, he is still acceptable.

In the future, the technology matures, and the cost can be further reduced.

"Wechen understands."

Craftsman Yuan should get off and turn his head and leave.

For him, as long as the pattern made satisfies the county magistrate, the rest is a trivial matter.

"Wait."

Han Zhen stopped him and asked, "How is this relief carving process made?" ”

Craftsman Yuan replied, "It is made by craftsmen using watermarks and wax paste. ”

Han Zhen asked again: "Can it be easily imitated?" ”

"This ...... Although the craft is cumbersome, if it is a skilled craftsman, it can still be imitated. Craftsman Yuan didn't dare to hide it, and replied truthfully.

Han Zhen is not afraid of folk imitation, such a cumbersome and complex process, the cost of imitation is too high, and it is extremely time-consuming.

Even if there are folk masters, how many can be imitated?

That amount of counterfeit money doesn't make a difference at all.

What he was worried about was the imitation of the Zhao and Song courts, and that was the trouble.

Moreover, with Song Huizong's urine, he can definitely do this kind of thing.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen advised: "Anti-counterfeiting seems to be high-end, but in fact it is full of loopholes, go back and think about it." ”

Paper money is a kind of credit currency, and it is a large amount, once a large number of counterfeit money appears, credit will quickly collapse.

Therefore, anti-counterfeiting is the top priority.

"Provincial."

Craftsman Yuan responded.

After Craftsman Yuan left, Han Zhen picked up the pattern coin again and looked at it carefully.

I have to say that the craftsmen of ancient times were really ingenious.

Although this Chengxintang paper is expensive, it does have a reason, the paper is smooth as jade to the touch, and has a layer of light gloss, and the toughness is several times stronger than ordinary rice paper.

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps.

Han Zhen looked up and saw Xie Ding leading two middle-aged scribes into the main hall.

"Xie Shangshu came just in time."

Han Zhen beckoned to him: "The Academy of Engineering has made the fifth edition of the blue coin pattern, how about you take a look?" ”

Hearing this, Xie Ding also forgot to introduce it for a while, and walked to the front of the court.

The moment he saw Qing Qian, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Carefully took the green money, the more Xie Ding looked at it, the more he liked it, and said happily: "This green money meets the requirements of the county magistrate, the style is exquisite, it is amazing, and it is very different from Jiaozi." In this way, the merchants and the common people will not associate it with Jiaozi. ”

Xu Cun and Liu Mianzhi are the two people who arrived in Yidu yesterday and were personally received by Xie Ding.

stayed in the temporary pavilion for one night, and was brought by Xie Ding to meet Han Zhen on the second day.

Originally, the two of them were quietly looking at Han Zhen, but when they heard Xie Ding's evaluation at this moment, they couldn't help but look at the green coin pattern under curiosity.

After Liu Mianzhi looked at it carefully, he couldn't help but exclaim: "The material is actually Chengxintang paper? ”

Hearing this, Xie Ding touched it, feeling the lubricating touch between his fingers, and he said with a surprised expression: "It is indeed Chengxintang paper." ”

After confirming the material, he frowned and said, "County magistrate, the price of Chengxintang's paper is higher than gold, is it too extravagant to use it to make green money?" ”

Han Zhen nodded and said, "You're right, so I asked Dean Yuan to change a paper to reduce costs." ”

"How about anti-counterfeiting?"

Xie Ding asked again.

Han Zhen replied: "There are two anti-counterfeiting, but I am not satisfied, so I ordered the Engineering Institute to remake it." ”

At this time, Xie Ding also noticed the raised pattern on the back of the pattern.

Putting the pattern back on the court case, he introduced: "County magistrate, this is the minister's friend, Xu Cun Xu Chengsuo. The other is also Mr. Kameyama's senior apprentice, Liu Mianzhi. ”

Han Zhen chuckled and said, "The two gentlemen have come here from thousands of miles away, and they have worked hard all the way, please take a seat." ”

Xu Cun said with emotion: "This trip has been very rewarding for the two of us. ”

Liu Mianzhi on the side smiled knowingly.

Han Zhen asked: "Now that Shandong is initially decided, a hundred wastes are waiting to be revived, and it is the time to employ people, is Mr. willing to help me?" ”

Xu Cun didn't answer immediately, but said, "I have something to ask County Magistrate Han for." ”

"What?"

Han Zhen asked with interest.

Xu Cun asked: "If County Magistrate Han wins the world, how does he see Western Xia and the Jin Kingdom?" ”

This question surprised Han Zhen, and even Xie Ding and Liu Mianzhi were slightly stunned.

He thought that Xu Cun would ask about the development of Luoxue, but he didn't expect that it was about Western Xia and Jinguo.

Han Zhen vaguely smelled the smell of the Ram School from him.

It's kind of interesting.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen said loudly: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land. On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister! ”

"The minister has seen the county magistrate!"

Xu Cun stood up, straightened his clothes, and bowed.

Han Zhen smiled slightly, and his eyes fell on Liu Mianzhi: "What about Mr. Liu?" ”

"The minister has seen the county magistrate!"

Liu Mianzhi already has the intention of being a leader, otherwise how could he have traveled thousands of miles and come here with Xu Cun.

And what he saw and heard along the way made him know that Zhao Song was about to die, and although Han Zhen only occupied the land of Shandong, he was unstoppable like the rising sun in the east.

Especially after seeing the supplementary officials under his rule and the national policy of apportioning the land into the mu, Liu Mianzhi was even more convinced.

Therefore, in the face of Han Zhen's solicitation, Liu Mianzhi responded with little hesitation.

"Good!"

Han Zhen was overjoyed and said: "It is my great luck to have the help of two gentlemen. Mr. Yiping is the dean of the Education Institute, and Mr. Bai Shui is the vice president, so the Education Institute will entrust the two. ”

"The minister should live up to the trust."

Xu Cun and Liu Mianzhi bowed in unison.

"The education institute is newly built, there is a shortage of manpower, and there are five real vacancies in the left and right waiters plus the middle of the door. A group of supplementary officials can be recruited, but the officials are vacant, and the two gentlemen need to find their own way. ”

Han Zhen's implication is obvious.

Dig people from Zhao Song!

Especially those who are from famous families and have no talents, they can dig up for the master.

"I understand."

Xu Cun nodded, and his mind had already begun to search for a suitable candidate.

With the addition of Xu Cun and Liu Mianzhi, the last education institute among the four ministries and five academies was successfully established.

These two people can stand up to their fame, talents, and roots, and just rely on the name of a Yang Shigao disciple to attract countless Luo scholars to come to Shandong.

……

Han Zhen was very happy, hundreds of miles away in Tokyo City, and Song Huizong was also very happy.

The Zhu thief was exterminated.

Yang Weizhong was still brave, and it only took more than a month to pacify the Zhu thief.

Can't cure the Han thief, and can't cure a little Zhu thief?

Yang Weizhong's anger with Han Zhen was all vented on Zhu Thief's head.

In Jinghu, Liu Yanqing is building warships, training sailors, and preparing to crusade against the Zhong thieves again.

The Great Song Dynasty, which originally seemed to be stormy, was stable again.

But Song Huizong's good mood did not last long.

The ninth day of the fourth month.

At the instigation of the Jin State, the Western Xia tore up the peace negotiation covenant and launched a surprise attack on the Zhao-Song border Guanwu and Shuo Erzhou, attacking cities and villages along the way.

Song Huizong was shocked, and he couldn't care about the remnants of the Zhu thief who were still breathing, and hurriedly transferred Yang Weizhong, Wang Yuan and Zhang Jun back to Qinfeng Road to block the Western Xia army.

Just as the Song army was trying its best to resist the party, the Jin army stationed in the clouds suddenly attacked Ulzhou and beheaded Chen Xu, the defender of Ulzhou, in public.

On April 13, the Jin army came to Feihu and Lingqiu, and brutally expelled Su Jing, the governor of Yingzhou.

In just a few days, Wei and Ying all fell into the hands of the Jin army.

Without Wei and Ying as buffer zones, the Jin people could go south at any time and attack Taiyuan.

Once Taiyuan is lost, you can step on Kaifeng.

The intentions of the Jin people were known to Song Huizong, and the princes in the court also knew.

But at this time, what are the ministers doing?

is busy impeaching Tan Zhen.

The Cai Party, led by Cai You, attacked Tan Zhi for being mediocre and not enough to take on the big responsibility.

The most outrageous thing is that Song Huizong actually agreed, thinking that Tan Zhi's actions were perverse and he couldn't do things, not only did the five states behind the mountains not negotiate, but also provoked the Jin army to invade the territory and lose Wei and Ying.

The Jin people violated the realm, and instead of condemning the Jin people, they put all the fault on Tan Zhen.

How ridiculous!

After consulting with a group of courtiers, Song Huizong issued an order to transfer Tan Zhi back, and at the same time let Tong Guan, who was stationed in the Daimyo's Mansion, go north to Yanjing to take over Tan Zhi's position, and at the same time negotiate with the Jin people to redeem Wei and Ying.

Yes, redeem the two states with money.

Now that Song Huizong is facing the Jin people, there is a way to throw money.

As for the use of force, how could he have the guts.

Now the entire Zhao and Song dynasties know that the Jin people are brave and invincible.

At the same time, he ordered Uncle Zhang to succeed Tong Guan and sit in the Daimyo's Mansion.

Blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular.

The seed master who guarded Xingren Mansion and Yingtian Mansion was seriously ill, and Song Huizong was worried that Han Zhen would take the opportunity to attack Xingren Mansion, so he was so frightened that he hurriedly delivered all the more than 400,000 stone grain arrears.

and wrote to her daughter Zhao Fujin, asking her to blow the wind on her pillow.

……

It's night.

Zhao Fujin was wearing a bandeau shirt, bare white and delicate fragrant shoulders, and was rubbing Han Zhen's shoulders.

She has little strength, how can she have any hand strength at all, and she doesn't feel it at all when she pinched Han Zhen's body.

But she couldn't stand her pleading, so Han Zhen lay on the bed honestly, still rubbing her shoulders.

Tilting his head sideways, looking at the candle flame in a daze, Han Zhen's brain spun rapidly.

Jin Ren's move was obviously to prepare for the south, and when to make a move against Zhao Song depended on when Emperor Liao Tianzuo was caught.

Once you catch Emperor Tianzuo, the huge Liao Kingdom can be swallowed in your mouth with confidence.

"Husband."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Fujin finally spoke.

Han Zhen asked casually, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhao Fujin bit his lip and said softly: "My father has a letter today." ”

"What did Daddy say again?"

Han Zhen asked knowingly.

Since two days before the fight, Song Huizong suddenly delivered the grain in arrears, and Han Zhen knew that Song Huizong was really panicked.

"Father asked the slave to persuade the husband, don't raise the sword again."

"What do you think?"

Hearing this, Zhao Fujin pinched his shoulders and sighed: "The slave is a woman after all, and he doesn't understand this, and the husband has his own decision." ”

If these words were heard by Song Huizong, he was afraid that a mouthful of old blood would spurt out.

The daughter who has been raised for more than ten years sold him in a blink of an eye.

Han Zhen patted her little hand lightly and said, "In the future, your father will write to you again, don't pay attention to it, and be happy with Youyou and Suyi." ”

"Hmm."

Zhao Fujin nodded, and said with a touched expression: "Husband, you are so good." ”

"If you're tired, don't pinch it."

Han Zhen turned over violently and hugged Zhao Fujin in his arms.

Lying on his warm chest like a kitten, Zhao Fujin blinked his bright eyes and said with great interest: "Husband, yesterday a slave and a sister Youyou, I learned a pastry making method again, and I will make it for my husband to taste tomorrow." ”

“……”

Han Zhen smiled.

(End of chapter)