Ming Dynasty: Is a mere unruly commoner rebelling against heaven?

Chapter 44: Liu Jin Transferred to the Eastern Depot!

When Huai'en arrived at the Bell and Drum Office, Liu Jin and several other eunuchs were secretly eating beef.

They had spent a lot of copper coins to buy it from the eunuchs of the Shangshan Supervisorate.

The Shangshan Supervisorate was responsible for the emperor's meals, and some of the uneaten food fell into their hands.

These things were treasures, and many people coveted the position of the Shangshan Supervisorate.

When Liu Jin and the others suddenly saw Huai'en, the Chief Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, at the Bell and Drum Office, they were all dumbfounded.

The Chief Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial was the highest-ranking and most powerful eunuch in the entire palace, not to mention that he also supervised the Eastern Depot.

Such a great figure suddenly coming to the remote Bell and Drum Office made Liu Jin and the others panic.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Liu Jin and his group of four eunuchs immediately knelt before Huai'en, trembling.

"Greetings, Grandfather."

Liu Jin's heart was in a panic, because according to the rules, even the emperor's leftover food was not something that their few small eunuchs could eat.

No matter the reason, stealing food was against the rules.

Of course, the punishment could be big or small, from physical punishment to caning, all depending on the mood of the supervising eunuch.

Huai'en glanced at them, not bothering with their petty theft of food, and simply asked, "Where is Liu Jin?"

The four eunuchs were first stunned, and then Liu Jian tremblingly raised his hand: "Reporting to Grandfather, this humble one is Liu Jin."

Huai'en frowned as he looked at Liu Jin's trembling appearance.

"Stand up and let this old one take a look."

Liu Jin slowly stood up, still keeping his head down, not daring to face Huai'en's gaze directly.

Looking at the timid Liu Jian, Huai'en was now truly confused.

How could the name of such a timid eunuch be spoken from the emperor's mouth?

Huai'en had thought that a eunuch who could be named by Zhu Youcheng would at least be like Li Guang, tall and mighty, and meticulous in his work.

He didn't expect that upon meeting him, he would be such a coward.

Huai'en shook his head with some self-deprecation: "Liu Jin, starting tomorrow, you don't have to work in the Bell and Drum Office anymore. Go to this old one's Eastern Depot and be a Chief Centurion in charge of punishments."

After speaking, Huai'en turned and left the Bell and Drum Office, leaving only the few people who were still in a daze.

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

"Liu Jin! You're something else! You can actually go to the Eastern Depot to work, you lucky bastard!"

"Working in the Eastern Depot is so prestigious! I heard that the great lords in the court are now afraid of the Eastern Depot!"

"Liu Jin, don't forget about us when you become successful in the future!"

"…"

The other three all cast envious and jealous glances at Liu Jin.

Their words already carried a humble flattery.

And this change was only due to Huai'en's simple sentence.

Liu Jin also reacted, his face flushed with excitement: "Haha, easy to say, easy to say."

At this moment, Liu Jin only felt that his body was light and airy, as if he could fly up at any time, filled with an unreal feeling.

His heart was beating fast, and his whole person was in an abnormally excited state.

From the Chief of the Bell and Drum Office to the Chief Centurion in charge of punishments in the Eastern Depot, the happiness was simply like a dream.

…

Qianqing Palace.

After Gu Dayong entered the hall, he knelt respectfully before Zhu Youcheng and kowtowed: "This old servant Gu Dayong greets Your Majesty."

"Rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youcheng threw the memorial in his hand on the dragon desk and questioned Gu Dayong.

"How is the matter of re-issuing the Great Ming Treasure Notes that I ordered you to do?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, printing has officially begun."

Gu Dayong respectfully replied: "The Treasure Note Directorate still has the printing plates that were previously retained, and it only takes a little effort to change two characters."

Zhu Youcheng nodded and asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Does the new Great Ming Treasure Note have any anti-counterfeiting methods?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, naturally there are."

Gu Dayong explained: "The Great Ming Treasure Note uses mulberry paper as the printing material, which is an extremely thin inner bark layer of the mulberry tree. This material is extremely difficult to counterfeit."

"At the same time, the printing process also uses multiple colors and complex patterns, including micro-text and hidden markings."

"Furthermore, multiple seals are required during circulation, and local governments also have note identifiers in the money bureaus, which greatly eliminates the possibility of counterfeiting by the people."

Hearing this, Zhu Youcheng nodded.

It seems that the anti-counterfeiting technology of the Ming Dynasty is already very advanced.

The possibility of counterfeiting by the people is extremely low.

"Then how many new Great Ming Treasure Notes has the Treasure Note Directorate printed now?" Zhu Youcheng asked again.

Gu Dayong recited them like a treasure: "Reporting to Your Majesty, a total of 50,000 strings of new Great Ming Treasure Notes have been printed."

"The Treasure Note Directorate is working urgently, printing day and night, and can only print a maximum of 50,000 strings of money a day."

"There are six denominations: one hundred Wen, two hundred Wen, three hundred Wen, four hundred Wen, five hundred Wen, and one string of money."

Although this printing speed is slow, it is barely enough.

After Zhu Youcheng understood the progress, he waved his hand: "Go and find He Yong for me."

"Yes."

After Gu Dayong retreated, He Yong, the Supervising Eunuch of the Directorate of Palace Attendants, hurriedly arrived.

"This old servant He Yong greets Your Majesty."

"You may dispense with the formalities."

"He Yong, I ask you, how is the matter of the capital branch of the Great Ming Bank progressing?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, everything is going smoothly."

He Yong was tall and thin, in his forties, with two triangular eyes, and had a knack for managing accounts.

"The capital branch is opened on Qianmen Street, with two shops, two floors, four warehouses, and twenty-seven palace attendants working in it."

"At most five days, the capital branch will be able to open in five days."

"Good!"

Zhu Youcheng clapped his hands, stood up, took the wolf毫 brush, and personally wrote the characters for it.

"Great Ming Bank"

Four vigorous characters leaped onto the paper.

Zhu Youcheng wiped his hands and instructed: "Make these four characters into a plaque and hang it on the yamen of the Great Ming Central Bank."

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

He Yong was excited and quickly kowtowed: "This old servant thanks Your Majesty for writing the characters!"

Two small eunuchs from the Directorate of Ceremonial carefully absorbed the remaining ink, and then took this calligraphy to the Directorate of Ceremonial.

He Yong left Qianqing Palace with the two small eunuchs from the Directorate of Ceremonial.

After doing all this, Zhu Youcheng took a sip of tea and rested for a while.

Now the Treasure Note Directorate and the capital branch have been put on the agenda.

The memorials presented by the Grand Secretariat also provide a complete set of specific implementation measures for this currency reform.

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

Zhu Youcheng was really looking forward to how wonderful the expressions of the officials in the capital would be when they knew this news.

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