Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 44 Liu Jin was transferred to the East Factory!

When Huai En arrived at the Bell and Drum Department, Liu Jin was secretly eating beef with several other eunuchs.

They spent a lot of copper coins to buy this from the eunuchs of the Shangshenjian.

The Shangshenjian was responsible for the emperor's meals, and any unfinished meals would fall into their hands.

These things are all treasures, and many people are jealous of the position of Shangshenjian.

Liu Jin and others suddenly saw Huai En, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, in the Bell and Drum Department. He was completely shocked.

The eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department is the eunuch with the highest status and the most power in the entire imperial palace, not to mention that he also supervises the Eastern Depot.

Such a great god suddenly came to the remote place of Bell and Drum Department, which made Liu Jin and others panic.

After a brief moment of daze, Liu Jin and his group of four eunuchs immediately knelt in front of Huai En, trembling.

"The young ones have met the ancestors."

Liu Jin felt nervous because according to the rules, even the leftovers of the emperor's meal were not allowed to be eaten by these eunuchs.

Whatever the reason, sneaking meals is a violation of the rules.

Of course, the punishment can be severe or minor, from corporal punishment to caning, all depending on the mood of the eunuch in charge.

Huai En glanced at a few people, not caring about the little thing of them stealing meals, and just asked: "Where is Liu Jin?"

The four eunuchs were stunned at first, and then Liu Jian raised his hand tremblingly: "Answering the ancestors, I am Liu Jin."

Huai En couldn't help but frowned as he looked at Liu Jin trembling.

"Stand up and let us see."

Liu Jin stood up slowly, still with his head down, not daring to meet Huai En's gaze.

Looking at the cowardly Liu Jian, Huai En was really confused.

How could the emperor say the name of such a cowardly eunuch?
Huai'en thought that the eunuchs selected by Zhu Youtang would at least be like Li Guang, tall and mighty, and bold and careful in doing things.

I didn't expect that he would be such a coward when we met.

Huai En shook his head in self-mockery: "Liu Jin, starting tomorrow, you don't have to work in the Bell and Drum Department anymore. Go to our East Factory and be a hundred households in charge of punishment."

After saying that, Huai En turned around and left the Bell and Drum Division, leaving behind only a few people who were still in a daze.

The first person to react was not Liu Jin himself, but several other eunuchs.

"Liu Jin! You can do it! You are so lucky to be able to work in the East Factory!"

"It's so impressive to work in the East Factory! I heard that the big men in the court are now afraid of the East Factory!"

"When you become rich, Liu Jin, don't forget us!"

"..."

The other three looked at Liu Jin with envy and jealousy.

There was already a hint of humble flattery in his words.

And this change came from just a simple sentence from Huai En.

Liu Jin also reacted and blushed with excitement: "Haha, no problem, no problem."

At this moment, Liu Jin felt that his body was light, as if he could fly at any time, and it was full of unreality.

His heart was beating fast and he was in a state of extreme excitement.

From being the chief of the Bell and Drum Department to being the chief of the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the East Factory, his happiness was like a dream.

……

Qianqing Palace.

After Gu Dayong entered the palace, he knelt down and kowtowed in front of Zhu Youtang in a proper manner: "I am Gu Dayong, the old servant, and I pay my respects to the Emperor."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youtang threw the memorial in his hand onto the dragon table and asked Gu Dayong a question.

"I ordered you to start printing the Ming Dynasty's treasure notes again. How are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, the banknotes are already being printed," Gu Dayong replied respectfully, "The Baochao Tizhusi still has the printed version from before. It's just a matter of changing two words. It won't take much effort."

Zhu Youtang nodded and asked another question that he was most concerned about.

"Then is there any way to prevent counterfeiting of the new Ming Dynasty banknotes?"

"Your Majesty, of course there is."

Gu Dayong explained: "The Ming Dynasty's treasure notes were printed on mulberry paper, which is a very thin layer of the inner bark of the mulberry tree. This material is extremely difficult to imitate."

“Also, the printing process uses multiple colors and complex patterns that include microtext and hidden markings.”

"And when it is in circulation, it needs multiple seals, and local governments have banknote identification personnel in their money bureaus, which greatly eliminates the possibility of counterfeit banknotes by the public."

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang nodded.

It seems that the anti-counterfeiting technology in the Ming Dynasty was already very advanced.

The possibility of private counterfeiting banknotes is extremely low.

"So how many new Ming Dynasty treasure notes has the Baochao Division printed now?" Zhu Youtang asked again.

Gu Dayong listed all the treasures: "Your Majesty, a total of 50,000 strings of new Ming treasure notes were printed."

"The Baochaosi is printing money day and night, but the maximum it can print is 50,000 strings of cash a day."

"There are six denominations printed: 100 wen, 200 wen, 300 wen, 400 wen, 500 wen and 1 guan."

Although the speed of printing money is slow, it is barely enough.

After Zhu Youtang learned about the progress, he waved his hand and said, "Go and find He Yong for me."

"Here."

After Gu Dayong left, He Yong, the eunuch in charge of writing for the Internal Affairs Bureau, came hurriedly.

"This old slave, He Yong, kowtows to Your Majesty."

"No gift."

"He Yong, I want to ask you, how is the matter of the Ming Bank's Beijing branch going?"

"My Lord, everything went well."

He Yong is tall and thin, in his forties, with triangular eyes, and is very good at managing accounts.

"The Beijing branch was opened on Qianmen Street. It had two shops, two floors, four warehouses, and 27 eunuchs working there."

"In five days at most, the Beijing branch will be able to open for business."

"it is good!"

Zhu Youtang clapped his hands, stood up, took the wolf hair brush, and wrote the words himself.

"Da Ming Bank"

Four large characters written in a flamboyant style appear on the paper.

Zhu Youtang wiped his hands and ordered: "These four words should be made into a plaque and hung on the office of the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty."

"As for your Beijing branch, you can make a copy yourself and mark it with Beijing branch, and use it as the plaque of the Beijing branch."

He Yong was very excited and kowtowed immediately: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your words!"

The two young eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department carefully absorbed the remaining ink and then took the calligraphy to the Imperial Household Department.

He Yong left the Qianqing Palace with two young eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department.

After doing all this, Zhu Youtang drank a sip of tea and rested for a while.

Now the Baochaosi and the Beijing branch have been put on the agenda.

The memorial submitted by the cabinet also provided a complete set of specific implementation measures for this currency reform.

It's time to tell the officials in the capital this good news.

Zhu Youtang was really looking forward to seeing how interesting the expressions of officials in the capital would be when they learned the news.

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