The shop owner smiled and said,
"Oh."
"Yes."
"They gave me paper money."
"Paper money?" " A currency made of paper?" Ying Zheng frowned and asked. However, wasn't Great Qin's currency only gold and silver?”
"Where did these notes come from?"
"I don't remember Great Qin's government ever providing endorsement for such currency, and privately minting coins is a serious crime that can lead to the death of an entire clan. You knew about this and didn't report it, but you still circulated it privately, which is a serious crime.”
"They will be beheaded!"
Wang Ben didn't dare to speak anymore.
The Tenth Prince had opened an official shop. Although he was surprised by the variety of things inside, it was not impossible for the Tenth Prince to get some strange things with his status. Moreover, they mainly circulated in Mount Li. There were very few outsiders here, so the impact was not bad.
But privately minted money
This was a capital offense no matter where or when!
The kind that would not be tolerated!
Coins!
It was an important source of national income.
If the imperial court monopolized the right to coin, they would be able to obtain the coinage tax, which would form a large amount of financial income.
Private Coins.
This was no different from robbing the imperial court of money.
Privately minted currency was mostly low-quality currency. Once it appeared in large quantities, it would seriously affect the credibility and purchasing power of legal currency.
In the end, the imperial court had to pay for it.
This was something that no dynasty or emperor could tolerate.
Regarding this.
The Qin Dynasty issued extremely strict laws.
From beheading, hanging, to exile, even so, private coining of money was still banned, but under the strict suppression of the imperial court, it was always curbed.
but now
In front of the Emperor's Mausoleum, there were actually people who privately minted money. Moreover, the privately minted money was not the legal currency of the imperial court, but a new type of currency. More importantly, the people here were very happy to use it.
What were they trying to do?
Treason?
Or did he want to establish a Kingdom in Great Qin?
Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with a strong killing intent.
This kind of thing could not be tolerated.
Dragons had reverse scales, and anyone who touched them would die!
Even if Ying Che was his son, he would still kill him!
He had already crossed the line!
The innkeeper gave Ying Zheng a few surprised glances.
"I know."
"Isn't this a trial run?"
"The Tenth Prince has already said that if this set of currency can circulate, he will hand over the printing and distribution rights of this set of currency to the Imperial Court.”
"However, it's only circulating in Mount Li now.”
"And…"
"The Tenth Prince is the son of the First Emperor."
"How could he not inform Qin Shi Huang in advance? You're thinking too much.”
Hearing this.
Ying Zheng's face darkened.
I know nothing!
Ying Che, this unfilial son, never told me.
Deceive the superior and deceive the subordinate.
Lawless!
Ying Zheng was truly enraged.
He had never thought that Ying Che would be so shameless as to do whatever he wanted in Mount Li just because he was the Tenth Prince of Great Qin.
This was really doing whatever he wanted.
However, the commoners here thought that they had tacitly agreed to it.
He couldn't even flare up now.
The innkeeper did not notice that Ying Zheng's face had darkened.
He continued,
"Actually, this isn't considered privately minted currency.”
"Before the banknotes were issued, Young Master Che brought the township and village chiefs of Mount Li to see how the banknotes were made. It wasn't actually difficult, but no one in Mount Li would be willing to privately make them.”
"Why?" Ying Zheng asked in confusion.
The shop owner blurted out.
"What a loss."
" When printing the banknotes, Young Master Che calculated the bill for everyone on the spot. In the end, guess what happened? The printing of banknotes was a loss. To print ten thousand one-dollar notes, it would cost more than eleven thousand dollars.”
"Who would be willing to do this?"
Ying Zheng frowned, the confusion in his eyes growing stronger.
"However, privately minting currency is to make some low-quality currency. There's no need to use high-quality materials at all.”
Ying Zheng was telling the truth.
Privately minted currency was for profit.
How could they forge coins according to official standards? In order to make more profits, they would choose to cut corners, and in the end, the quality of the currency would only become worse.
The shop owner chuckled and said,
"This is the reason why the Tenth Prince promoted paper money.”
"This note is anti-counterfeit!"
"I can't explain it in a short time, so I'll show you one.”While speaking, the shopkeeper took out a note from his hand and handed it to Ying Zheng.
Then, he continued,
"Look at the printed patterns on the front and back sides of this banknote. They are not something that ordinary people can copy. Then, if you fold this banknote up and down, or fold it left and right, will it be able to fit perfectly? This is also a matter of craftsmanship.”
"Of course, this is not the most important thing.”
"If you place this currency above your head and look at it under the sun, you will see a clear Qin seal character 'One Coin' in the lower left corner, and it can change color.”
"Also,"
"Touch the head of the black bird. Don't you feel a little uncomfortable? But when you touch other parts, it's very smooth. There's a lot of knowledge about paper money.”
"And…"
"Tell me the simplest one."
"Have you seen paper before? And this kind of cloth-like paper?”
"I don't think so."
"And these colorful things, only the Tenth Prince can make these things, no one else can.”
"There's a lot to pay attention to with paper money."
"Right now, only the Tenth Prince has the raw materials. Even if the outside world wants to imitate it, they can't.”
"Just the materials, patterns, printing process, and anti-counterfeit are not something that ordinary people can do. Even if they do, it's very easy for them to be exposed in the anti-counterfeit aspect. Once someone finds out that they used fake money and gets sued, they'll have a hard time.”
He heard the shop owner brag about the paper money.
Ying Zheng's face darkened.
Especially when he heard that someone had used fake money to sue the government, he almost broke his defense.
Did Lishan tacitly acknowledge this as legal tender?
He really wanted to emphasize.
The notes themselves were fake.
It was not Great Qin's legal currency at all.
To use fake money to report fake money that was forged, this was ridiculous!
but
Touching the smooth texture, a strange look appeared in Ying Zheng's eyes.
"Eh ~~~"
"This fake money is quite interesting."
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