Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 268

Shen Qiancheng took up a pen and wrote down the workshop for privately minting fake money. After less than a cup of tea, he finished writing, and handed the paper to Zhu Biao with both hands.

If the banknotes are standardized, the next thing is commercial law and standardized management.

Zhu Biao glanced over and said with a smile, "You've done a good job."

"I'm just afraid that my old knife, Shen Qiancheng, will be broken in Changqing Bank."

Zhu Biao: "If that's the case, Gu will consider sending some Beijing troops to vent your anger on you."

Shen Qiancheng laughed: "His Royal Highness is humorous. Those usury thugs are ordinary warriors and scoundrels. They dare not act presumptuously as they are ordered by the government."

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Under the bright yellow trouser legs were Lao Zhu's feet, which were soaked in a wooden basin, and standing beside them were Mao Xiang and Lu Zhong.

Lao Zhu put his hands on his knees, raised his eyes and said, "Tell us everything, without missing a word."

"Returning to Your Majesty, some people are only willing to use copper coins and broken silver, and they are unwilling to use precious banknotes. When we go to trade with traders of different sizes, they are all precious banknotes in the face, but in private they are...copper coins."

"The quality of copper coins is not good. There are also many copper coins in circulation from the previous dynasty, and there are even ancient copper coins in circulation."

"The Baoyuan Bureau in Nanzhili and the Baoquan Bureau in various places have found out that officials have privately cast them. Please have a look at the list of criminal evidence." Mao Xiang took out the news collected by Jinyiwei from his arms.

Regarding the casting of private money, Lao Zhu knew very well that although Hongwu Tongbao was cast, the amount of copper coins was not much in general, and a considerable part of the copper coins were stored in the national treasury and had been withdrawn from circulation.

In the past few years, he has only relied on officials to mint money. Although he explicitly forbids private minting of copper coins, he has actually acquiesced in private money.

As long as it does not affect the circulation, he will acquiesce in these things, but it is impossible to acquiesce now.

He is very fond of his eldest grandson, that child can no longer have anything to do, and besides, Biao'er has uncovered something that he has always avoided.

"Immediately go to the East Palace to pass on the crown prince."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Zhu Biao arrived, Lao Zhu was soaking his feet.

"Mao Xiang and the others brought it back, look."

There were some copper coins and ancient coins on a thick stack of paper. Zhu Biao opened it to check and found that it was the list of Nanzhili Baoyuan Bureau and Baoquan Bureau.

This brocade guard is really efficient.

"Biao'er, this matter is exactly as you said, we should take care of it."

Zhu Biao nodded, went to Yuyi, took the foot cloth in his hand, and handed it to Lao Zhu: "Although private money has small benefits, it is a great threat to the official casting of money when it circulates. Continue to implement the ban on private casting." .”

"Let's say, you write it, and then write it into the law of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Lao Zhu waved his hand to let Yu Yi grind his ink: "Anyone who minted money privately for many years, the whole family will be sentenced to death, and the imperial court will confiscate the family property and fine you [-] taels.

For the first casters, one hundred catties of flails are used, and the flails are weighed for one month. The family members of the craftsmen and workers are allotted to the frontier for 40 years, and the land is confiscated.

The insider, the user of buying and selling, is lower than the death penalty and wears shackles for one month.

Both informers and captors will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver.

Those who know but do not report will receive a hundred sticks.

Copper coins are wrongly cut, poor quality, thin and small, and those who use copper coins to seek profit will have a staff of one hundred.

I am willing to take the initiative to hand in privately minted copper coins, and the official money will be purchased by the imperial court at 190 Wen per catty..."

Zhu Biao wrote more than 100 items, and Lao Zhu continued to talk, and it was already past time when he finished writing.

"Unify the size of copper coins, and the rest will follow what you wrote on the reform. After the establishment of Tongbao Bank, incomplete treasure banknotes and old banknotes in various places will be exchanged according to their face value, and we must keep our word." Zhu Biao said.

"Yes." Old Zhu said.

"When recovering some treasure banknotes, we will never issue banknotes at will, and unify the production of copper coins by Baoyuan Bureau and Baoquan Bureau, stipulate that they should be minted and issued, and silver should be used as the standard currency.

The three major currencies are controlled by the imperial court and strictly guarded, and those who violate them will be killed. "

Hearing this, Lao Zhu frowned and said to Zhu Biao, "We'll be sure about that. But how about the expenses of repairing the straight path?"

"Don't worry about this father, the minister will definitely solve it."

Old Zhu: "How about anti-counterfeiting? We are worried about this."

"The imperial court monopolizes materials such as copper and iron, and trades with copper products. If the law is promulgated, those who dare to violate it will be exiled for thousands of miles to cultivate wasteland. If they forge money casting molds, they will be exiled for two years. Participating craftsmen will be punished.

Drawing on the anti-counterfeiting method of Wang Mang's period, one knife equals five thousand, and the National Academy of Scholars conducts anti-counterfeiting of banknotes, making materials that are not available to the public, and eliminating private currency-making materials, so that counterfeiters have no way to start. "

Qianwen is made on money, written by calligraphers and celebrities, each with unique fonts and different shapes that are difficult to imitate.

In order to prevent someone from practicing Qian Wen, the raw materials for casting money should also be controlled.

The outer contour is cast on the copper coin, and a circle of special material is added around the periphery of the coin. The raised contour that is not easy to be polished continuously improves the reliability of the copper coin.

Treasure banknotes use special paper for banknotes, such as cotton, which is developed by the National Academy of Sciences. It is smooth, wear-resistant, and resistant to folding.The printing technology was also continuously improved by the National Academy of Sciences.

The printing and distribution of banknotes by the imperial court must be carried out reasonably according to the situation, and cannot be issued at will. Tongbao Bank must be spread all over the imperial court to always guarantee the coins.

In the Daming Weekly, the anti-counterfeiting identification method was popularized, so that the common people can use it with confidence. "

Zhu Biao finished in one breath: "The National Academy of Scholars now has 350 academicians, who are distributed in all walks of life and have been strictly inspected.

As far as I know, this copper coin is minted at one hundred and sixty coins per catty, and the copper coins cannot be ignored just because of the issuance of treasure banknotes, so as to inspire the confidence of the people to use them. "

Zhu Biao said a lot in one breath: "Tongbaohang is directly managed by the central government of the imperial court,"

Tongbao Bank, many banks that can be used in later generations, copper coins and banknotes anti-counterfeiting, can be carried out by the National Academy of Scholars.

Old Zhu: "What if someone in the Academy of National Scholars enriches their own pockets? How about leaking it?"

Zhu Biao: "The process is controlled separately, and one person cannot understand all the processes. Those academicians involved in anti-counterfeiting and material development, their family members also live in the family building behind the National Scholars Academy, and they are not allowed to mention it when they go home, otherwise it will be a felony."

"Write it all down, and we will discuss it tomorrow morning." Lao Zhu looked at the sky and said, "Go back, lest your mother think we have done something to you."

"Don't worry, what about private usury and the private minting of copper coins? How does the emperor plan to deal with it?"

Lao Zhu: "Tomorrow the court will pass, and we will order the arrest of all workshops in Nanzhili and various prefectures that privately mint copper coins and banknotes.

Zhu Biao: "No, they should be arrested and investigated tonight. No matter what, private money casting, usury, etc., must be strictly investigated and dealt with."

"It's reasonable, Yu Yi immediately passed on our decree, we must cut the weeds and root out the roots, and thoroughly investigate to the end,"

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On the streets of Nanjing City, officers and soldiers quickly ran through the alleys and lanes of the city, holding a string of lists given above in their hands.

The gate of Evergreen Bank was shot open...

Then came the casino...

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More than a dozen doors were knocked open.

Dai Zui, an official of Baoyuan Bureau, stayed on.

On the second day, early morning.

None of the officials objected to the reform of the treasure banknotes. They all thought it was feasible and carried out the reform by subdivision.

"Today, there are people who counterfeit treasure banknotes and copper coins. The mastermind is motivated, and there are many co-conspirators. There are also silversmiths who closely repair tin plates, with clear textures. The households of printing paper and horses, accomplices print and print, and the division of labor is clear. Fang, Liu's iron shop..."

After going to court, Zhu Biao, Yang Xian, Li Shanchang, academicians of the National Academy of Scholars, Hu Weiyong, Zhang Yi, Song Lian, etc... went to the Imperial Study Room for further discussion.

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