The old man at the head looked at the several pools in front of him again and again without saying a word.
Jingzhai on the side asked tentatively: "Mr. Shen, is the method wrong? This is not how cotton is retted?"
Mr. Shen shook his head in disappointment, "Then I don't know. Over the past few days, I have tried every method I can think of. How did this cotton make paper, or how did the paper of this treasure note come into being?"
If it’s made, then you need to find out more about it.”
Jingzhai was severely blocked, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he immediately felt a heavy pressure. Even if he didn't have the confidence in his heart, he could only bite the bullet and agree to it under such circumstances.
But even if Jingzhai agreed, it didn't really make everyone feel at ease. The failure to make paper, such an unfavorable start, cast a shadow on their hearts.
The old man at the head pondered for a while, and then told Jingzhai in a deep voice: "At any cost, we must obtain the method of making treasure banknotes. If necessary..." The old man paused, and then said sharply: "Even if it is
We will do whatever it takes to expose those people in Jinling as long as we can get the method of making treasure banknotes!"
As soon as the old man said these words, everyone present was stunned. Those people in Jinling were not the peripheral members who went to Han Du's house to play tricks. They were all the children of their respective families. They were just trying to hide themselves in the capital.
Just changed my name.
Does this mean you have to abandon your own people?
Everyone looked at the ruthless old man and wondered whether the situation was really serious or there were other reasons. However, out of respect and trust for the old man, no one raised any objections.
...
Since the treasure banknotes are highly sought after and the price is high, the most urgent thing Han Du needs to do now is to print a large number of treasure banknotes to bring down the price of the treasure banknotes.
Of course, no matter how much Korea prints, it is impossible to satisfy the entire Ming Dynasty's demand for treasure banknotes, but at least it can make the people feel that treasure banknotes are just money used like copper coins. They can be found everywhere in life, and there is no need to go there.
Spend a higher price to exchange. Only in this way can the price of treasure banknotes be reduced.
Therefore, Han Du spent most of the past few days squatting in the second banknote printing bureau, in order to urge the craftsmen to print as many precious banknotes as possible.
But within a few days, Han Du was found by Mr. Huang. "Sir, we don't have enough cotton."
At this critical moment, when Han Du heard the news about the shortage of raw materials, his eyes widened immediately. He asked sternly: "Why is there not enough? Didn't I collect seven or eight thousand kilograms?"
In the eyes of Mr. Huang, Han Du has always been kind and gentle, and it is rare for Han Du to get angry. Seeing that Han Du was about to get angry, Mr. Huang quickly explained, "Sir, we purchased a lot of cotton, but we only use it.
That’s a lot. Don’t even look at how many banknotes we have produced so far.”
When Han Du heard this, he realized that the Baobao Banking Department had printed three million banknotes so far. If it were to print large-denomination banknotes, naturally it would not use much paper, but Han Du
In order to make it easier for the people to use the treasure banknotes, when printing these treasure banknotes, we were specially instructed to print only treasure banknotes of a certain amount or less. In this way, the paper used will naturally be much more than when printing large-denomination treasure banknotes.
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It is only natural that so much cotton will be used up.
Since the problem did not lie with Mr. Huang and others, Han Du would not blame him. He waved his hand with a headache and asked Mr. Huang to step back, "I will find a solution for the cotton matter. Mr. Huang, you need to make banknotes."
Continuing to do so according to the current situation will not reduce the production of banknote paper, let alone stop it."
"Yes, sir." Huang Lao replied, turned around and went out.
Although Han Du agreed, he was confused as to where to get the cotton. First of all, if you think about it again, it was obviously not possible to buy it at a high price like last time. At that time, those businessmen had almost already bought the cotton directly.
The cotton around has been harvested, and now if you want to repeat the same trick, it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Without cotton, no matter how high the price is, those businessmen cannot produce cotton.
Rubbing his temples, Han Du finally had no choice but to decide to leave this problem to Lao Zhu.
Han Du ran to Fengtian Hall to ask for an audience with Lao Zhu.
As soon as Lao Zhu saw Han Du come in, his cheerful laughter spread throughout the hall.
"I was just about to go find you, but I didn't expect you to come." He waved his hand, eliminating Han Du's visit.
"I wonder what the emperor has to do with this minister?" Han Du asked quickly.
Lao Zhu put down the Zhu batch in his hand and said with a smile: "Although I have released some treasure banknotes in the past few days, the curiosity of the people about the treasure banknotes has not diminished at all, so I am afraid you will need to print as many coins as possible.
Making treasure banknotes.”
Due to the various magical properties of Baobao and the difficulty in imitating them, people now have a very high degree of recognition of Baobao. In transactions, everyone expects others to give them new Baobao, but they do not refuse to accept old Baobao.
, but compared to the enthusiasm received by the new banknotes, it is a different matter.
Lao Zhu did not expect that such a situation would occur. Although he had issued treasure banknotes before, they were only used by the people after he ordered them to use them. It has never been like this before, everyone is sought after by the people.
To the extent that I cherish myself.
"I obey," Han Du agreed with a wry smile.
Seeing Han Du's expression, Lao Zhu was surprised and asked quickly: "What? What happened?"
Han Du nodded and explained: "Back to the emperor, I came here today to ask for help from your majesty. Your majesty should know that banknotes are made of cotton, but there is not enough cotton now."
If there isn't enough cotton, doesn't that mean there will be no more banknotes? Without banknotes, how can Han Du make precious banknotes?
"So you came today because you want me to give you cotton?" Lao Zhu suddenly smiled and said.
There's drama!
When Han Du saw Lao Zhu's expression, why didn't he know that this problem must be very easy for Lao Zhu to solve? He suddenly smiled and asked: "Does your Majesty have any cotton?"
Lao Zhu did not explain to Han Du, and directly ordered: "Go to the prince, he will find a solution for you."
"Wei Chen, thank you, Your Majesty." When Han Du heard about the cotton problem, if the prince could solve it, how could he still have time to waste time with Lao Zhu?
After hurriedly saying goodbye, he headed towards the East Palace.
When Lao Zhu saw Han Du eagerly retreating, he was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a slightly sour taste in his heart. "Is it that I, the emperor, am not as important as cotton in Han Du's heart?"