After Li Hao returned to Tancheng, he immediately rushed to a heavily guarded courtyard, where some wooden tools were placed and some special papers were placed.

When Yi Wei and Fan Zhong saw Li Hao, they hurriedly greeted him and said, "Your Majesty, the silver paper, oil paint, and stereotype are all ready, do you want to start?" ”

Li Hao nodded and said, "Since you're ready, let's print a version first and see the effect." ”

With an order, the long-prepared banknote plan finally took its first step.

That's right, Li Hao wants to issue banknotes.

Today's currency, whether it is a knife and pen, or a gold cake, has the disadvantage that it is heavy and inconvenient to carry. Of course, they are precious metals in their own right, and they are naturally credible. But compared to this stage, paper money also has such advantages, and even more obvious advantages.

People often use one or two Hui ink, one or two gold, one or two Tianhuang and one or two gold, one or two tangerine peels and one or two gold, etc., to describe the valuable value of items. And today's Tang paper, but real paper is more expensive than gold.

With the successive production of the four treasures of the study and fine salt, the Ministry of Commerce was completely hot. There is an endless stream of caravans from various countries, and according to Li Hao's understanding, just to obtain a Tang State business license, you have to pay a business tax of 5,000 gold, and you can't buy Tang goods without a business name.

The Ministry of Commerce received Li Hao's order that the Four Treasures of the Scholar were not open to other countries except for the two kingdoms of Qi and Chu. Then let the Ministry of Commerce secretly arrange a group of people to secretly trade with caravans of other countries in the name of smuggling, and the price suddenly rose by a large margin.

This is what Li Hao wants, in modern parlance, that is hunger marketing.

It's a little more expensive, but the four treasures of the study have long been spread among the scholars, and whoever doesn't have the four treasures of the study is embarrassed to say that they are a big family. If the nobles have demand, the caravans of various countries will rush forward one after another, and in the end, it will be those nobles who will pay.

Slave society, the world's wealth and resources, the scholars control ninety percent, Li Hao just wants to pick up the wool of these people.

"Your Majesty, the first edition of the silver paper has been printed, you can see it." Yiwei took a piece of paper and handed it over.

Silver paper is Li Hao's improved paper, in addition to the main material is hemp, the toughness is very strong, but also added some plant pigments, the paper presents a light silver, has anti-counterfeiting effect, specially used as Tang State banknotes.

Banknotes come in denominations of 1 yuan, 2 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan, 100 yuan, 500 yuan, 1,000 yuan, 5,000 yuan, and 10,000 yuan. 100 yuan is used for daily expenses, and 1,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan are mainly used for commodity trade.

These caravans often hauled cartloads of knives or gold to trade, which was not only troublesome, but also unsafe. Usually I carry a bunch of hard things in my chest, and it is not comfortable.

One hundred banknotes, three centimeters wide and six centimeters long. The banknotes within 100 yuan are dark red pigments, the 100 yuan and 10000 yuan banknotes are dark green pigments, and the 1000 yuan and 10000 yuan banknotes are bright gold pigments.

The banknote typography is basically the same, with denomination numbers on the left side and floral embellishments. In the center is a plum vase, representing porcelain. On the right is the traditional Chinese character Tang, which represents the Tang Kingdom.

In addition to the different denominations of 100 yuan and 1,000 yuan, in the middle of the banknote is a treasure ship, which represents the determination of the Tang Kingdom to conquer the sea in the future.

The 10,000 yuan banknote is a dragon, the totem of the future of the Tang Kingdom.

Li Hao also wants to be like Grandpa Mao, painting his own portrait on the 10,000 yuan banknote, and he is hung up by others every day, and he is a Grandpa Li when he opens and closes his mouth. But he felt that it was too narcissistic to do this, and he was still alive on paper money, which made people a little shy, maybe his son could do it for him in the future.

All banknote stereotypes are engraved by Li Hao's own hands, and the oil paint is also Li Hao's own hand-blending, and repeated experiments have been done before use, and there is basically no problem with improving many times.

The first version of the trial print, the effect is not bad. The font is clear, the pattern is complete, and the oil paint adhesion is also very good.

"Yiwei, according to the plan, print with all your might."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Are the money houses and grain stores ready?"

"On the courtesy, there are four Qianzhuang, mainly located in the four major cities of Tan, Yu, Donghai and Dongyang, with one hundred and thirty-seven grain shops, ninety-six in the township, twenty-seven gathering points for displaced people, and three in each of the four cities, which can be opened at any time."

Li Hao nodded and said: "From next month, the currency of the Tang Kingdom will officially use paper money, and the sword money in the hands of the people of the Shi clan can be exchanged for equivalent paper money in the money bank, and the circulation of sword money is not allowed in the Tang Kingdom." ”

"All officials, soldiers, and laborers in the Tang State were paid paper money, and no more food was distributed. If you want food, you can buy it at the various grain stores with paper money. All goods in the Tang Kingdom must be settled in paper money, and caravans from various countries can exchange paper money at any money bank in the Tang Kingdom. Grain is hard currency, paper money is linked to grain, and the exchange rate is tentatively set at one yuan and one pound of grain. ”

"The money bank has opened a storage business, and anyone of any nationality can save money, gold, knife money, and grain can be exchanged for equivalent paper money, with an annual interest rate of 5 percent, and 10,000 yuan can be saved for one year, and a profit of 500 yuan can be made when withdrawing money."

The announcement of the Tang Kingdom immediately caused a huge sensation, mainly in two aspects, one is the homeless group, and the other is the caravan of various countries.

Compared with the local people of the Tang Kingdom, as early as when the retired soldiers exchanged the retirement documents for 300 catties of grain, the Tang State already had basic credibility. Not to mention that since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people of the Tang Kingdom have trusted and supported the monarch, and the paper money is like a retired document, and they have no worries about the exchange problem.

This calmness of the local people of the Tang Kingdom directly affected the attitude of the displaced people. When they saw that everyone was the same, the uneasiness of the displaced people was dispelled a lot.

When the homeless people successfully bought grain in the grain store with paper money, this panic and anxiety disappeared completely. Instead, they fell in love with paper money.

The grain obtained by remuneration is often hundreds of catties, and it is inconvenient for the displaced people to carry it regardless of the distance. Not to mention the safety issue, it is a big problem to transport hundreds of catties of grain back.

Now that they have paper money, they only need to buy food at the nearest grain store, saving time, effort and safety. This alone gave the displaced people a sense of belonging to the Tang Kingdom.

The caravans of various countries were very resistant at first, but now it is not a buyer's market, but a seller's market. So, in the end, I had to be forced to accept it. But after using paper money, they are not used to physical transactions, and they have a hard bump on their chests, how can they be comfortable with paper money.

The incident fermented for a month, and now the caravans of various countries entered the territory of the Tang Kingdom, and the first thing they did was to go to the nearest city, exchange the gold they carried for equivalent paper money, and then rush to Tancheng with the paper money.

Things happened one after another, and as soon as the banknote turmoil subsided, there was another sensational news in the Tang Kingdom, and the yield of sweet potatoes per mu was 7,000 catties, which completely ignited the entire Tang Kingdom.

The people of the Tang Kingdom, the displaced people, and the caravans of various countries were all blown up.

Not to mention the homeless people and caravans from various countries, even the people of the Tang Kingdom have many people who don't know what sweet potatoes are.

I didn't let everyone wait too long, and there were more and more rumors about sweet potatoes. Some people say that the yield per mu is more than 5,000 catties, and some people say that the yield per mu is more than 8,000 catties, anyway, the yield per mu is not less than 5,000 catties. Regarding the ins and outs of sweet potatoes, everyone has heard a lot and gradually become clear.

The basic meaning is that the monarch Li Hao, determined to solve the problem of eating the people within two years, specially sent people to buy back sweet potato seeds from overseas, and opened up 50 acres of experimental fields in the east of the city to encourage everyone to transplant sweet potatoes. The people who transplanted sweet potato seedlings privately at the beginning, now that it is the harvest season, a little statistics, the yield per mu is actually more than 5,000 catties.

At the same time, Tang Guo took the opportunity to issue an announcement, informing the original 300 laborers and ordinary people to go to the experimental field to collect grain together. At the same time, everyone is also welcome to visit, the Ministry of Agriculture will count the yield of sweet potatoes per mu.

Li Hao is no longer involved in this matter, and it can all be handed over to Yin Wen to preside.

The result of the matter once again stunned everyone, especially the major caravans, who had already set their eyes on sweet potatoes.

According to the statistical results of the experimental field, the average yield of sweet potatoes per mu is 8,600 catties.

Li Hao was once again deified, and this time he almost confirmed his identity as the reincarnation of a god. Such a delicious food, such a yield per mu, and such a sweet food should not be a mortal thing, but can only be brought down from heaven by the gods, and even the caravans of various countries believe in this statement.

Tang Guo's next edict once again caused an uproar. The people of Tang and the displaced people were fine, but the caravans of various countries were desperate.

Sweet potatoes are not for sale in the Tang Kingdom and are not sold as commodities. The sweet potatoes obtained from the experimental field will be used as seeds next year, and all of them will be distributed to the people of Tang for free planting. The grain obtained by the people of the Tang State was not allowed to be bought and sold privately without the permission of the state. If there is an inexhaustible surplus of grain, it can be pulled to the grain stores in various places, and the state will purchase it at the market price.

The matter of food made Li Hao's prestige unmatched for a while. If anyone dares to say bad things about Li Hao, the people can tear him apart.

"Fan Zhong, how is the new system of the Tang Kingdom progressing?"

"Your Excellency, with the land measurement and population census, the new system of the Tang Kingdom has basically been implemented."

The new system of the Tang Kingdom was determined by Li Hao, and combined with the system of later generations, it is naturally much better than the current township army. The new system is to have a village head for 500 households, a town head for 20 villages and a town, and a county head for 20 towns and one county.

At present, the Tang Kingdom has a total of four counties, 80 towns and 800 villages, because to measure and distribute land, it is necessary to re-plan the layout of villages, and it will be much easier to implement at this time.

"What about the homeless?"

"Since the founding of the People's Republic of China more than four months ago, a total of 260,000 displaced people have settled down, 320,000 local people, and the total population of the Tang State is 580,000. Because many villages and towns have not reached full capacity, they are just used for the resettlement of displaced people. The State has ordered villages to build resettlement houses for displaced people, to temporarily house displaced people, and for villages to assist displaced people in building houses. In this way, the local people and the displaced people live together, which is more conducive to the assimilation of the displaced people. ”

Li Hao nodded and said, "You have done a good job, mixed living can make the homeless people integrate into the Tang Kingdom faster." You must make sure that the problem of food and housing for the displaced people is solved, so that they can settle down, and you are responsible for keeping an eye on this matter, and you must not make a mistake. The displaced people will also be the people of the Tang Kingdom in the future, and they must not favor one over the other, but also ensure that they enjoy the same policy treatment. The state will introduce relevant policies to prevent locals from bullying outsiders, and deal with them strictly once discovered. ”

"Chen Zhen, how is the system of each ministry system?"

"Since the Tang State issued a recruitment order, a total of 528 people have been admitted to the Tang Dynasty, 36 people have been screened out, and a total of 492 people have been absorbed. In addition, 65 talented people from the country were recruited. According to each person's ability and strengths, all of them are incorporated into the management system of each department. Among them, the appointment of the director and the director of the bureau will be personally inspected by Chen Zhen, and the problem will not be too big, and the current system of various ministries has been basically improved. ”

The official system is very important, and whether the policies of the Tang State can be communicated and issued from the top to the top basically depend on the support of various ministries. All departments are operating normally, and Li Hao is also a lot more relieved.

In addition, the Department of Public Security recruited a total of 1,382 retired soldiers, all of whom were between the ages of 30 and 40. At present, the town public security department has a temporary establishment of 10 people, and the county public security department has a temporary establishment of 100 people. ”

Li Hao nodded and said: "The Public Security Department has a great responsibility, now that the population of the Tang Kingdom is increasing rapidly, the displaced people from all over the country are constantly gathering, the personal quality is uneven, and the personnel of the factories and workshops are mixed, which is most likely to cause contradictions and conflicts, and the Public Security Department must not take it lightly." In addition, an inspection department has been set up under the Department of Public Security, and all members of the Department of Public Security who have not been assigned to the department are included in the inspection department, so that they can inspect various factories to maintain law and order. ”

"What about the rest of the ministries?"

"Your Excellency, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Department of Communications has set up 84 post stations in various counties and towns, and established a system of communication, horse exchange, food and lodging. In addition, the Department of Transportation inspected the distribution of rivers in the territory, drew a map of the distribution of rivers, and made a detailed plan for opening rivers and digging canals, so that the waterways will connect more than 420 villages in 52 towns in four counties, with a total excavation mileage of 535 miles. ”

As one of the twelve vassal states of Sishang, the Tang State has many rivers in its own territory, such as the Si River, the Shu River, the Yi River, the Linhong River, the Qingkou River and so on. Only a part of the river can be dug to connect the major rivers and build a huge waterway system.

Li Hao looked at the map, and after some discussion, the ministers divided the river digging project into two phases.

In the first phase, only the Shu River and the Qingkou River were dug to expand the course of the Qingkou River. The Qingkou River leads to the sea, and in the future, it can be sailed directly from the sea into the inland river to reach Tancheng.

In this way, 535 li will be reduced by 400 li in an instant, and only the middle of the Shu River and the Qingkou River needs to be dug through.

The excavation of the river is a major project, all 535 miles of digging through, without the assistance of modern machinery, which requires a large amount of labor. Now, the construction of the new capital is imminent, and a large number of laborers are also needed, and the population of the Tang Kingdom cannot support so many large projects.

"On the throne, the Ministry of Commerce and Donghu carried out three trade trades, and obtained a total of 6,000 ploughing cattle and 8,000 good horses. The Ministry of Commerce has opened up a stable trade route in Donghu, and in the future, it will continue to trade with each other, and continue to obtain cattle and good horses. ”

Donghu is located in the northern grassland, itself depends on animal husbandry for a living, out-and-out nomadic people, cattle and sheep are the source of food for Donghu people. According to records, the Donghu people never brought grain when they fought wars, and directly drove hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep to make grain and grass.

"In addition, the caravan from the Western Regions has returned, but on the way back, it encountered robbers, and most of the cotton seeds were lost, and only eighty catties were brought back. The corn seeds were not found, and the king was asked to condemn him. Yi Wei stepped forward and bowed.

Li Hao shook his head and said: "It's a matter of luck in itself, the caravan from the Western Regions can find cotton seeds and bring them back, the Ministry of Commerce has already made a great contribution, what is the crime?" The Western Regions are far away, and the troubled times are not peaceful, so it is not easy to bring back the seeds under such a crisis. Yi Wei listened to the order, the people of the caravan in the Western Regions this time, the deceased were buried thickly, the family members were given a pension of 500,000 Tang coins, and the rest were rewarded with 300,000 Tang coins. ”

"Your Excellency, the land distribution has been completed, the people of the Tang State have each been allocated five acres of land, and the 580,000 population occupies a total of 193,000 hectares of fertile land, and there is still a large amount of land idle. The Ministry of Agriculture has received all the cattle brought back by the Ministry of Commerce, and all of them have been distributed to the villages, which are under the unified management of the village committees. Because there are not many of them, basically three households share one head. With the assistance of ploughing cattle, the farming efficiency has been greatly improved. ”

The total area of the Tang Kingdom was the size of five counties, equivalent to a prefecture-level city in modern times, but the population was only 580,000, which was not as large as the population of a large county. Even if there are five acres of land per person, it is still far from saturated.

"One acre of cotton needs almost two catties of seeds, and about 40 acres of experimental fields can be used for breeding. Yin Wen, cotton is a big matter, if there is cotton in my Tang Kingdom, the people will no longer be afraid of the cold winter. This matter is left to you with full responsibility and must not be taken lightly. ”

The Tang Dynasty held a whole day, and in addition to reporting on the recent work progress, the various ministries also had plans for the future and next year.

Among them, the Ministry of Engineering is the busiest.

At the beginning of spring next year, it is necessary not only to organize manpower to start expanding the capital, but also to repair rivers and dig canals.

The same is true for cement plants, cement is needed for the construction of Xindu, and cement is indispensable for road construction in Tang Guo, and cement factories need a large number of manpower.

Of the population of 580,000, more than half are old, weak, women and children, and there are almost 200,000 young and strong laborers. After all, there is food to be obtained, and the people are highly motivated, and they are not afraid of fatigue or lack of job opportunities.

Nowadays, the Tang State is famous, especially some policies, which have a fatal attraction for the people. Now that the incident has not yet fermented, the displaced people gathered at this time are all people from the nearby area, and they are far from reaching the peak. With the passage of time, I am afraid that more and more people will come to settle down, even not limited to the homeless, and people from other countries may also migrate here.

At the end of the court meeting, Li Hao left Chen Zhen, Fan Zhong, Lian Po, Yiwei and Zheng Shan behind.

The Six Kingdoms failed to attack Qin, and the Qin State took the opportunity to attack Bashu and Shu. In the future, with the backing of the granary of Tianfu, the Qin State will soar into the sky and will no longer be constrained.

Time is pressing, Tang Guo must also move, do you want to find a country to train troops?