Chapter 1176: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Sixty-Six) Currency

Mei Yipo sat on the alley outside Mingguang Pavilion. Although there was a small stove in front of him, his feet were still numb from the cold. He could only ask the guards next to him to keep pouring hot water for him. In the past few years, in Mei Yipo's own words, he has been as busy as a dog. In order to complete the task of establishing the Central Bank of the Han Kingdom, he has been running around here and there in the past six months. He was not born in Jicheng with a lot of bank accounts. The subordinates discussed the details and went to the palace to ask Gao Yuan some questions. They were running around the Han Kingdom to discuss the issue of unifying the currency value with major banknotes. The central bank would issue a unified paper currency across the country, and all major banknotes would issue The bank notes will no longer have circulation effect. How to compensate them and organically integrate them under the central bank are also issues that he must consider.

The major bank accounts have been operating for many years and have considerable credibility among the people. If they do not obtain their support, the issuance of currency will inevitably be greatly reduced. However, Gao Yuan does not allow them to intervene with the power of the state. For commercial matters, use commercial methods. means to solve it.

Cao Tianci was swept out like the wind, and Mei Yipo at the door was stunned. Was this because of the king's scolding? After looking around, Mei Yipo stood up. Sure enough, Gao Yuan's voice came from inside: "President Mei, come in!"

"Your Majesty." Mei Yipo has been a frequent visitor here in the past six months. He is not too formal. He just cupped his hands and arched his fists, then walked to the chair in front of Gao Yuan's major case and sat down on his own.

"You came to me today. It should be that the central bank's affairs are basically settled. When will you let me go to cut the ribbon?" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I just want to report to you about the central bank," Mei Yipo said: "The first thing is the matter of the bank accounts in various places. Now it has finally been solved satisfactorily."

"Well, tell me your solution."

"Your Majesty, most of these ticket accounts have been operating for many years, and two of them are even hundreds of years old. Now it is definitely inappropriate to kick them out. And doing so will probably not be conducive to our future development. , In the past few months, I have repeatedly negotiated with the bosses of these bank accounts, and you are still allowing them to operate. Didn’t you say that our central bank will become more of a management bank in the future, so I am sorry to these bosses. He said, you can change your bill number to that of a commercial bank. Of course, you can only use bills printed by our central bank, and their bills are no longer allowed to circulate. "

"Have you taken over their account books?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Of course, the moment the two parties reached an agreement, the personnel I had prepared immediately took over all the accounts of their main account and sub-account as quickly as possible, sealed them, and brought them back to the central bank headquarters. Of course. It is not ruled out. Some smart people are doing something wrong here, but I have something to say first. If we find out who is doing something wrong here and want to make a profit, the laws of the country are ruthless. I believe these bosses will know the power of this. " Meiyi ramp.

"Don't you have any resistance?" Gao Yuan asked with a smile.

Mei Yipo laughed twice, "There are always a few ignorant people, but they are not the main shareholders of the bank. This has been solved. This is not a problem. These people just want some compensation."

"How did you convince these ticket account bosses? This is not an easy problem to solve." Gao Yuan shook his head.

"Actually, it's easy to say. In the past, most ticket companies had their own territory. If I don't go to your territory, you won't even think of coming to me. But it will be different in the future. Under the jurisdiction of the central bank, all commercial banks can open branches wherever they want, as long as they can occupy the territory and attract business. In this way, they can expand their business. , after all, we have the Han Dynasty behind us, and those people have to consider this. The king personally proposed the establishment of the central bank. If they support it, they will not be afraid of annoying you. Furthermore, if they fail to cooperate, etc. We are officially open. With our strength, how can his small S ticket account be able to withstand it? Three times five divided by two can make him bankrupt. Even if they can't think of this, I will remind them. of."

"Threats, inducements, and using tiger skin as a banner. It seems that you, Mei Yipo, have done a lot of bad things in the past six months!" Gao Yuan laughed, "How big is the overall plate?"

"Wang Wucheng and I calculated it together. Based on the annual budget compiled by the Ministry of Finance and the overall plan, we are prepared to issue 500 million yuan."

"Is five hundred million too much? I remember I told you that once too much currency is issued, it will cause inflation. That is not a trivial matter." Gao Yuan said hesitantly, speaking from his heart. , he didn't even have a partial knowledge of these things, he just heard about them in his previous life.

"Not much. Ordinary people have the habit of hiding money at home. With these 500 million yuan in the plate, I am afraid that there will still be a money shortage situation. Once the bank operates smoothly, people are afraid that they will hide the money at home. When we take out the silver and copper and exchange it, Wang Wuyi and I are not worried enough!" Mei Yipo said with confidence.

"You are experts in these aspects, so you don't need to discuss with me. Anyway, there is only one thing. Currency issuance is related to a country's financial plan. If one fails, it will be a disaster. You people are all immersed in this industry. In many years, he knew more than I did.”

"To tell you the truth, Your Majesty, Wang Wu and I are crossing the river by feeling the stones. We are not afraid of losing our reputation, but we are afraid of screwing up the job!" Mei Yipo said.

"Be careful. Everything will never be smooth sailing. It's normal to have ups and downs. As long as it's within control, it's not a big deal. There will always be teaching fees." Gao Yuan said with a smile: " I heard that you have already made the sample coins.”

"I brought it here. I was about to ask the king to correct me. If there is anything wrong, we can correct it." Mei Yipo opened the box he carried with him, took out a cowhide bag from it, and carefully took out a piece of paper. Sample coins are placed on the table.

"Colorful?" Gao Yuan was surprised.

"Yes, this is a technology that has just been successfully tested by Jicheng Comprehensive University." Mei Yipo said proudly, "We have bought this technology from Jicheng Comprehensive University, and the entire team researching this project. We have all After being recruited to the headquarters of the Central Bank, I will specialize in studying this thing. This technology cannot be copied now. Even if someone has come up with the same technology, different formulas will produce different colors, shades, and shades. But it’s all very particular.”

The sample coins are divided into one hundred yuan, fifty yuan and ten yuan. There are seven kinds of coins: five yuan, one yuan, one dime, and one cent. Among them, one dime and one cent are all iron coins. Reaching out to pick up the one hundred yuan sample coin, Gao Yuan looked at his own portrait on it and said in astonishment, "Whose idea was this? And who drew this image? It really does look like me."

Mei Yipo smiled and said: "This was Wang Wu's idea. He said that our Han Dynasty has the largest currency of one hundred yuan, so naturally it should have the image of our king printed on it. This is like what he asked Wu Qi and Wu Yizheng to draw. , Wu Xiang is a good painter. The words on it were written by Jiang Yizheng himself. Your Majesty, in addition to the color, we have also taken other anti-counterfeiting measures. The word "Yuan" will change color. When exposed to the sun, it will turn into another color. This is also the result of Jicheng Comprehensive University. Of course, the people have also become ours. "

"Not bad, not bad." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "In this way, outsiders want to imitate. But it will be difficult, but the Tao is as high as the devil. Jicheng University can develop this anti-counterfeiting technology, and it does not rule out that others can also do it. It can be done, so anti-counterfeiting technology still needs to keep pace with the times, and we must not take it lightly.”

"Yes, that's why my subordinates hired people to go to the Central Bank. We always have to be one step ahead or even several steps ahead."

What was printed on the fifty-yuan note was a landscape painting. The appearance seemed familiar to Gao Yuan, "Where is this painting?"

"Fufeng Nanshan!" Mei Yipo said with a smile, "This is a place worth remembering."

Gao Yuan coughed twice. It seemed that this painting was also based on his own story.

The ten yuan is printed with the image of Jishi City. Gao Yuan can tell it at a glance. As the most important base for the rise of the Han Dynasty, it is normal for it to have a place on the coin.

Above the five yuan are several heroic soldiers, some on horseback and some on foot, representing the army of the Han Dynasty.

"Seeing this, I think the generals in the army will be extremely happy." Gao Yuan raised the five-yuan note and said with a smile.

"No, this is Mr. Jiang's proposal. Mr. Jiang said that in our Han Dynasty, the status of the army is very important. Without the bloodshed and sacrifice of countless soldiers, there would not be today, so we must reflect their Meritorious."

"The currency value of this yuan and one cent is relatively low, so the technical content is not that bad. It is completely made using stamping technology and is made of one-time molds. The iron is mixed with other metals. It will not rust and can be manufactured in large quantities. ”

"Okay, overall it's pretty good. You can go back and study it carefully. If there's no problem, just leave it like this." Gao Yuan said with a smile. In the previous life, I looked at Grandpa Mao on the red banknotes. In this life, my face is also on the banknotes, which is enough to make me proud.

"After the issuance of banknotes, all transactions nationwide must use banknotes and eliminate direct transactions of gold, silver and copper coins. The same requirements apply to overseas businessmen. If they want to do business in our country, they must first exchange our currency and silver. We don’t need tickets, we only need gold and silver in exchange.” Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Given the strong commercial strength of our Han Dynasty, it won't be long before our currency will become the most universal currency in the world. By then, we will be able to attract a large amount of gold and silver from Qin and Chu to our country at a very low cost. The money situation will be great. Ah!" Mei Yipo said with a smile: "I have discussed this matter with Wang Wudi, and the results are greater than the results achieved by the army in the war. This is a killing move without blood."

"Of course, economic war is always a battlefield without smoke." Gao Yuan said coldly: "If we want to defeat Qin and Chu, we must defeat them economically first. If we can do this, then we can become the final military minister. When we meet, it will be much easier. Can an army with no money and a clanking poverty still be able to fight against our army armed to the teeth? So Mei Yipo, your mission is related to national affairs. When it comes to life or death, you must not take it lightly.”

"I understand." Mei Yipo stood up, "I will never let down the king's trust and hope." (To be continued)