The weather was getting colder and colder. The snow had accumulated on both sides of the road a few days ago, and there was no sign of melting at all. Li Zhang walked out of a gold shop, sighed and got on the carriage. Today he was idle, so he went to the street to check the acceptance of banknotes by the money store. What disappointed him was that he had gone to a total of ten stores, but only one store was willing to accept banknotes, and this store still had business dealings with Huiweizhai.

The Qianxing officially opened two months ago, and the banknotes were also issued. The Qianxing's name was Tokyo Qianxing. Originally, Li Zhang wanted to call it the Dasong Qianxing directly, but he told the name of the country name as the store, which may attract criticism from others, so he simply changed it to Tokyo Qianxing, and the issuing banknotes were called Qianxing.

However, in the past two months, although Li Zhang and the others have tried their best to promote money, the progress has been too slow. The money they used is often taken to the money store and exchanged for copper coins at the first time. Few people are willing to hold it for a long time, and money is only circulated in a small range. Not to mention ordinary people, even most businesses do not recognize this emerging paper currency.

Of course, in comparison, money has developed very quickly, and within the circulation range, it has a good reputation because it can be exchanged at any time. At least compared with the various types of Jiaozi, Li Zhang's money performance is very eye-catching. If it continues at this speed, perhaps in a few years, money can gain a foothold in the entire capital and achieve Li Zhang's first goal.

"It's still too slow. It takes several years for a mere capital city. How can I spend so much time on it?" Li Zhang, who was in the carriage, whispered to himself at this time.

During this period, for the sake of money, Li Zhang also handed over most of the matters of the firearms prison to his deputy Liu Shu. Of course, the firearms prison has now been on track. Although there are many affairs, there are nothing important, so Li Zhang is happy to be idle.

However, Li Zhang is now devoted his leisure time to the money market. For example, today he personally conducted a market research, but the response was not optimistic. If more people want money to accept it, they must add new ways. However, Li Zhang cannot think of any good idea for the time being. After all, the emergence of a new thing will definitely take some time to let others accept it.

"It's snowing!" At this moment, Li Zhang suddenly interrupted his thoughts by a scream on the road. When he opened the car window, he found that snowflakes were indeed floating outside. It was December. It was just the Chengtian Festival a few days ago, which was Zhao Heng's birthday. It snowed heavily that day, but the snow started to snow again before it melted.

It was just noon now, but the sky was gloomy outside, and I don’t know when the snow would fall? It just so happened that Li Zhang found that he was actually on Gaotou Street, and to the west was the tall wall of the imperial city, so he simply ordered the coachman to enter the imperial city and prepare to have lunch at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen did not expect Li Zhang to visit this kind of weather. He was very happy to invite Li Zhang in and then ordered someone to prepare hot pot. This was what Li Zhang taught him, and it was the most suitable for warming up in this cold weather.

"It's snowing outside. Cousin, where are you?" After eating a few bites of mutton, Zhao Zhen also asked Li Zhang very curiously.

"It's not a matter of money. I went to several merchants for a walk, but only one person was willing to collect money. Moreover, this is the most prosperous area around the imperial city. If I went to a more remote area, I'm afraid that people wouldn't even hear money." Li Zhang shook his head while eating, and he could only complain about these words with Zhao Zhen.

"It's indeed a little slower. Is there any way for people to know more about money?" Zhao Zhen nodded when he heard this. He was also very concerned about money. First, Li Zhang told him the importance of paper money, and second, he invested all his wealth in the money market, and he accounted for 40% of the whole money market.

"Yes, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and officials will pay their salaries. If you can turn all the salaries of officials into money, you will definitely make money famous overnight!" Li Zhang immediately ate a few bites of mutton, and replied without raising his head. The fresh mutton is indeed delicious, but there is no chili, which always makes him feel uncomfortable.

"Cousin, don't joke, the salaries of officials can be changed easily? Don't say that I have not taken power now, even if I have taken power, I dare not make such a mess, and the great lady will not agree." Zhao Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Li Zhang's words. Officials are the basis for the royal rule of the world. If their salaries are really moved, even if there is a little problem, it may shake the rule of the court and cause a huge rebound.

Of course, Li Zhang knew about the above. He was an official himself, so he naturally knew that the salary of officials was very complicated, and the salary was actually not just money. Most of them were physical goods, such as grain, cloth, etc., and the salary of officials was paid once a year, so it was called "annual salary".

"Li Duwei, I don't know whether I should say it or not?" At this moment, the eunuch who was standing beside Zhao Zhen to serve him for food spoke. The eunuch named Yan Shilang, the most beloved eunuch around Zhao Zhen. He has been serving him since Zhao Zhen was a child. Zhao Zhen's daily food and clothing must be his hands. He is also the person Zhao Zhen is the most inseparable, and he takes him with him wherever he goes.

"Yan is polite, you can say whatever you have!" Li Zhang is still very familiar with Yan Shilang. He usually only cares about Zhao Zhen to do his best, and he rarely sees him speak. From this we can see that he is a very cautious person, and he suddenly spoke today surprised Li Zhang.

"My cousin said it well. Shirou, do you have any opinions on this matter?" Zhao Zhen also asked with a smile.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang did not blame him for his excessive talk, Yan Shilang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although these eunuchs are of grade, they are actually very low-ranking. Others may not dare to provoke them outside, but in Zhao Zhen's eyes, they are actually servants, and they can determine their life and death with just one word, so he usually has to be cautious.

"Reporting to Li Duwei, it may be difficult to change the salaries of officials without authorization, but the expenses in the palace are all from the royal family. Why don't you think of a solution in this regard?" Yan Shilang said with a smile at this time. As someone around Zhao Zhen, he naturally knew Li Zhang's influence on Zhao Zhen more than anyone else, so he naturally hoped to have a good relationship with Li Zhang, and today is an excellent opportunity.

"Yes! Yes, why didn't I expect this!" As soon as Yan Shilang finished speaking, Zhao Zhen slapped the table vigorously and said excitedly. There are thousands of people living in the palace, and the daily expenses are extremely expensive. If all the money used for these expenses can be exchanged for money, it will definitely increase the influence of money. After all, even the people in the palace use money. What reasons do the merchants and the people outside have to doubt it?

Li Zhang's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he said with some concern: "This is a good idea, but who is in charge of the expenses of the palace now?"

Theoretically, the expenses of the palace are all under the control of the queen, but Zhang has just become the queen, and now Liu E is in power, Li Zhang doesn’t know who will manage the power within the palace?

Li Zhang didn't know, and Zhao Zhen didn't know either, because in his opinion, these were trivial matters, so he didn't care at all. Fortunately, there was Yan Shilang, an insider next to him, so he smiled and said, "The expenses in the palace must have been managed by the great-grandson, but the empress dowager was busy with government affairs, so he handed over to Luo Duzhi, who was around her to take care of these matters. However, now that His Majesty has established the queen, according to the rules of the palace, all these matters must be handed over to the queen. During this period, Luo Duzhi has been handing over these matters to the queen."

"After a long time, it turns out that my queen has such great power, so let's just go and find the queen!" Zhao Zhen also slapped his brain when he heard this. No wonder he saw her tired look when he went to find the queen several times. He originally thought that the other party had not had a good sleep, but now he thought that it must be because of the things in the palace.

Li Zhang was also surprised at this time, and Zhao Zhen was even more impatient. He immediately pulled Li Zhang to find Empress Zhang. Now Empress Zhang has moved out of Jingfu Hall. After all, as the queen, she already has her own palace, and Zhao Zhen should not be staying in Jingfu Hall anymore. It’s just that he is used to living here, so unless it’s the day when he comes to power, he will be ready to live here forever.

When Zhao Zhen brought Li Zhang to Empress Zhang, he happened to see Luo Chongxun here, and there were also several eunuchs in the palace, and there were a lot of books in front of Empress Zhang. It seemed that Luo Chongxun was indeed handing over the affairs of the palace to Empress Zhang.

"See Your Majesty!" Luo Chongxun and others immediately saluted when they saw Zhao Zhen coming in.

"No need to be polite. You are here just right. I have something to discuss with my cousin with the queen, and I also need to use you!" Zhao Zhen said with a smile at this time.

Empress Zhang also stood up to greet her. When she heard Zhao Zhen's words, she asked curiously: "What should you discuss with me if you have anything to do?"

"This matter is a long story, and I can't explain it clearly for a while. Let my cousin say!" Zhao Zhen pointed at Li Zhang and said, "He is indeed not as eloquent as Li Zhang, and Qian Xing just invested money, but he didn't know much about Qian Xing."

Empress Zhang also looked at Li Zhang curiously, and Li Zhang also talked about Qian Xing's affairs at this time, but he did not say that Zhao Zhen had a possession of Qian Xing, because in addition to Empress Zhang, there were also people like Luo Chongxun. If someone knew that he was urging Zhao Zhen to do business, the censors would have to impeach him.
Chapter completed!