Chapter 144: Fire in the Backyard

Yun Zhao never dared to have too many expectations for Yun Yang.

Behind him stood countless proud soldiers. Once these people wanted to speak, they would push Yun Yang in front and let him be the spokesperson.

For now, Yun Yang, the minister of the Ministry of War, has done a good job in ensuring the interests of the Ministry of War.

Therefore, those in the army were also willing to leave the matter to Yunyang Shangdatian.

And Yun Zhao also controlled the army through Yun Yang, the most loyal person.

Yun Yang is not the most capable in the army, nor is he the most resourceful. Because he has the most suitable identity, his position in the army cannot be replaced, and he becomes the leader of the generals.

Because of his existence, the generals did not worry that they would be bullied by the civil servants if they had no one in the court. The civil servants somewhat looked down on the rude Yun Yang, and did not think that he could lead others above the court. Helping the generals to change the current situation in the court.

Zhang Xiu rubbed his eyes and brought Yun Yang tea.

As for Yun Yang beating Zhang Xiu, Yun Zhao pretended not to have seen it, and Zhang Xiu did not go to Yun Zhao specifically to cry.

It’s a bit of a loss. It doesn’t make sense to eat, but I have to eat.

To this day, although Yun Yang is already the Minister of War, he is still stationed in Tongguan and rarely returns to Yushan, so whenever he comes back, he will visit Yun Niang.

After talking to Yun Yang in the big study for a while, eating a sweet potato and drinking some tea, Yun Zhao returned to the back house.

"Mother is looking for you."

After he entered the house and washed himself, Qian Duoduo told his husband that his mother was looking for him.

Yun Zhao hurriedly went to the courtyard where his mother lived. In his impression, his mother rarely came to him in such a hurry. She usually just said a few words at the dinner table when something happened.

To be in such a hurry now, it seems like something big is going on.

The big white goose in my mother’s yard is not dead yet, but it was a little frightened after seeing Yun Zhao. After it dispersed, it hid in a secluded place and refused to come out again.

Grandma Qin has almost lost her human form. However, she is still in good spirits and sits under the eaves to bask in the sun. For now, it is better to say that Grandma Qin is serving her mother than her mother is serving Qin. Mother-in-law.

"The Emperor is here..."

When Granny Qin saw Yun Zhao, she would definitely call her the Emperor. As long as Yun Zhao responded to her, it would be her greatest happiness.

Yun Zhao came to Granny Qin’s recliner as usual, held her wrinkled hands and said some nonsense that Yun Zhao could not understand and Granny Qin could not understand, and then said goodbye to Granny Qin. Go into the room to see your mother.

Mother is looking at the map!

And I was looking at a huge military map. The cities and passes on the map were densely packed, and I didn’t know what my mother could see from it.

"Build the railway!"

The mother dropped the pencil in her hand and said with unquestionable angerHe said to Yun Zhao in a powerful tone.

"It's being built. Xia Wanchun is working very hard on the road. In the spring of this year, my mother will be able to take the train to Chang'an."

"I mean building the railway from Chang'an to Tongguan!" "

"Huh? It's a full three hundred miles from Chang'an to Tongguan. The cost is staggering. Today's national treasury can't afford so much money."

"No need for national funds. Mom is rich!"

Yun Zhao scratched the back of his head and said doubtfully: "This three hundred miles of railway cannot be repaired without three million silver dollars."

Yun Niangyi. He slapped his hand on the table and said in an imposing manner: "It's just three million silver!"

Yun Zhao looked at his mother suspiciously and said: "Three million? Just?"

Yun Niang glanced at her son proudly, clapped her hands, and Liu Ru, wearing a gorgeous dress, walked out of the room.

Yunniang said to the tall Liu Ru: "Give the money to the emperor."

Liu Ru bowed to the emperor Yun Zhao in a serious manner and then said softly: "Your Majesty, I am my concubine. ..."

"Wait, when did you become an official?"

Liu Ru was a little panicked when she faced Yun Zhao's questioning, and her eyes for help fell on Yun Zhao. On my mother.

Yunniang snorted and said: "She is my personal female official, seventh level civil servant, clean official department, secretary supervisor, have a record, do you want to call her out and have a look?"

Yun Zhao looked at his mother with a smiling face and said: "A seventh-level civil servant, with the same position as the Zhongzhou prefect, is very suitable."

Yun Niang glared at her son, and then said to Liu Ru: "Continue."

Liu Ru said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is rich."

Yun Zhao glared at Liu Ru and said: "How much?"

Yun Niang was angry. Said: "You asked so clearly what to do. Didn't you say that three million is enough? Liu Ru, give His Majesty four million in banknotes, and we will buy the train together. Then, next spring we will take the train to Tongguan. "

This time, Liu Ru stopped talking and quickly took out a beautifully printed huge transfer note that was one foot wide and one and a half feet long and placed it in the cloud. On the table in front of Zhao.

Yun Zhao picked up the colorful banknote, glanced at Liu Ru sideways and said, "When did this thing appear?"

Liu Ru lowered his head and said, "Qi. Your Majesty, this is a transfer voucher used internally by merchants, which eliminates the red tape of moving large amounts of silver coins. Nowadays, it is very popular among merchants."

Yun Zhao frowned and said: "Pledge. What is it? Also, who can issue a bank note of such a large denomination?"

Liu Ru whispered: "Your Majesty, this bank note was issued by Fuliansheng Bank. The pledge made with the Guanzhong property can be redeemed upon receipt."

Yun Zhao's face darkened and he whispered to Liu Ru: "Whose business is Fuliansheng's?"< /p>

Liu Ru knelt on the ground with a thud, not daring to say a word, just shaking non-stop.

Yunniang said lazily on the side: "Fu Liansheng is a bank owned by your mother and me. Why, do you think it is inappropriate?"

Yun Zhao looked at his mother and said: "It is indeed inappropriate. "

Yunniang snorted and said: "If it's not appropriate, then turn it off."

Yun Zhao frowned and said: "Mother, it's not that the child is not allowed, it's this. The matter is too involved, and if it is not handled well, it will lead to widespread grief. I believe that the only people who can issue such banknotes are the government and cannot be entrusted to private individuals, not even the royal family."

Seeing that Yun Zhao was serious, Yun Niang nodded and said: "It seems to be mother Meng Lang. I thought this was a good way to facilitate merchants to do business. I didn't expect that there are still disadvantages in it. My son will just take care of it." "

Yun Zhao nodded and said: "Mother is wise, tomorrow I will order the Minister of Treasury to inventory Fuliansheng's assets and replace his mother's assets with national funds. From then on, Fuliansheng will be nationalized. .

As for the construction of railways, the country will naturally consider it. This is people's livelihood and does not require mother to pay. However, I promise you that next spring, mother can still take the train to Tongguan to visit Yun. Yang is such a bastard."

Yunniang burst out laughing when her son said something vulgar. She took her son's hand and said, "Yun Yang said that Tongguan is the key to my pass and my Yushan City. The first line of defense.

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer troops stationed in Guanzhong. It is not safe to rely solely on one Phoenix Mountain camp. He hopes that we can build a railway from Chang'an to Tongguan.

In this way, as long as something happens to Yushan, he can rush back to Yushan City with his troops and horses as soon as possible.

My mother also sees him as loyal, so she I am going to use my own money to build this road, so that the pressure on my son will be much less."

Yun Zhao said with a smile: "The son naturally knows the mother's love for his son, but... There are many things to consider in this kind of construction.

For example, once the railway is built to Tongguan, the next step must be the railway from Tongguan to Luoyang. There are too many stakeholders at work.

Liu Ru, you should be contributing to this, right?"

When Liu Ru heard what Yun Zhao said, she immediately kowtowed and said, "I think this is a good thing. , There is absolutely no other thought in it."

Seeing Liu Ru kowtow, Yun Niang said to Yun Zhao: "Son, this is indeed a good thing, so don't blame her."

Yun Zhao looked at Liu Ru, who had a bruised forehead, and said coldly: "The national economy and people's livelihood are handled by each department, and you are not allowed to arbitrarily instigate and coerce the government because of some petty conveniences.

Yun Niang waved her hand, and Liu Ru quickly left the room.

After Liu Ru disappeared, Yun Niang asked Yun Zhao.

"Son, is this thing really important?"

Yun Zhao nodded and said:"The Minister of Treasury is now setting up banks all over the country, backed by the national credit and based on the gold in the treasury, preparing to implement this kind of promissory note that can be directly exchanged for money in the Ming Dynasty.

After five years of the promissory note being implemented, After the credit of the promissory note has been established, the country will implement small-denomination promissory notes in the Ming Dynasty, which will circulate together with the silver coins and copper coins circulating in the market.

Such silver coins, copper coins, and small-denomination promissory notes will be circulated together. After a few years of circulation, if small-denomination promissory notes are gradually accepted by the people, then copper coins and silver coins will slowly withdraw from the market, leaving only small-denomination promissory notes to continue to circulate.

Until silver coins and copper coins are left. After completely withdrawing from the market, this small promissory note will become Ming Dynasty's money.

Haier and a group of officials have been planning this for many years. This approach has great benefits. More, being easy to carry is just one of them. It can also reduce the cost of casting silver coins and copper coins.

The most important point is that once the small promissory note is recognized by the people, the court can communicate with the people. Mixed together, it is no longer possible to distinguish each other. After all, once the Ming Dynasty collapses, the money in the hands of the people will become a piece of waste paper.

This will greatly benefit my Yun family's contribution to the country. Governance.

This is the most important matter in the country. When we were preparing for this matter, we were all trembling with fear. In order to prevent this small amount of promissory notes from ending up with the Ming Dynasty treasure notes, We have racked our brains and worked step by step.

Even so, it will be more than ten years before small promissory notes completely replace silver and copper coins, and the people will completely recognize promissory notes, even fifty. Things will happen after 10 years.

This is a valuable weapon of the country. How can I let it fall into private hands?

Even the royal family cannot get its hands on it."

Yun Niang sighed and touched her son's forehead with her forehead and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my son."

Yun Zhao smiled and said, "Don't my mother just want a Yun family that will last forever? The child will fulfill your wish."