Chapter 103 Issuance of Notes

Author: Use your soul to aim

Chapter 103 Issuance of Notes

After arranging these, let the manager of the workshop take out the map and divide the road sections on the spot.

During this period, he kept telling everyone that they must find someone else to accompany the bid or provide some benefits to the local gentry. The most difficult parts to be repaired should be repaired by ordinary people who had nothing to do with them.

Anyway, they can't eat up the whole project, they have to show off to the magistrate.

He also told them that after getting the project, he could go to Taiping for a loan based on the project bid document. The interest rate would be very low, that is, one tael of silver and ten cents a month.

In this way, you can basically make money by putting in some effort.

Qian Tongzhi said that according to his experience in Qingjian County, such easy-to-repair roads can earn at least 30% profit.

When everyone heard that he could play like this and make money like this, he was like a wolf with nothing. They quickly gathered around the map to fight for it.

In the end, naturally, the judge made the first choice, followed by the sixth room and the third team leader. Everyone agreed that in the end, 10% of the profits would be given to Tongzhi Qian.

While people in the yamen were competing for bids, Zhang Zongxian took Lao Wangtou to the mountain outside the city to overlook the whole city.

In the end, Zhang Zongxian decided to place the college in the west of the city. He first dug caves as a place for students to stay, and built classrooms first. He already had some ideas about glass. Glass could be made by adding soda ash from sand.

This was also discovered by Zhang Zongxian's disciples through random experiments, and further improvements are being made. Zhang Zongxian's residence will also be built on the side of the college.

The development zone is located in the south of the county. The development zone mainly encourages businessmen to develop the coal and iron industries. Companies that move in will be exempted from taxes for the first three years and use the land for free.

As for the original owner of the land, it will be replaced with the cleared official land.

Later, Zhang Zongxian also asked Mr. Wang whether it was feasible to build a stone arch bridge over the Yellow River and whether it was feasible to build an iron cable bridge.

Lao Wangtou also asked the craftsmen who built the bridge in advance, thinking that since no one had built a stone arch bridge on the Yellow River, it was because it could not be built. As for the iron cable bridge, Lao Wangtou wanted to try building one on the small river.

Zhang Zongxian very much agreed with Lao Wangtou's idea of ​​experimenting first, and then suggested that he could try to build a stone bridge pile with a steel bridge deck on top.

Such a bridge should be able to adapt to the problem of long spans required to build bridges over large rivers.

Lao Wangtou made a calculation in his mind. Putting aside whether it was feasible or not, the cost of building this bridge was astronomical to him.

It’s unthinkable to build a bridge with steel!

Zhang Zongxian saw Lao Wangtou's hesitation and encouraged him:

"When a man is alive, he must do things that others dare not think or do. Lao Wangtou, don't you want to leave your name in history? I want you to build the first bridge on the Yellow River. What a glorious and prosperous age it was for your ancestors. Your Lao Wang's

The name will be resounding throughout the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

Besides, with my support, what are you afraid of? As you said before, try building one on a small river first and see if there are any problems? Then find a wider river and build another one until you feel that there are no problems.

Then build it on the Yellow River.

I look forward to cutting this bridge one day, and maybe the emperor will come back to see the bridge then. I will grant you an official position if I am happy."

Lao Wang was getting older, and he had never thought about whether he would be able to leave a name in history. Now that he was inspired by Zhang Zongxian, his hope of leaving a name in history was suddenly ignited.

"The people of Zhizhou were poor last year. Now it is all thanks to Zhizhou that they are so valuable. Now Zhizhou has shown the way to the people. The people have to spend their money to build this bridge."

"There is no need to go bankrupt. My Taiping is your strong backing. You must remember that man can conquer nature, and the small Yellow River cannot stop the progress of mankind.

You can ask the disciples from the academy to help you with the bridge repair. They are good at arithmetic and will be able to help you."

"Thanks to Zhizhou's support, the people will risk their lives to build the bridge."

"As long as you say this, I can't make enough money. Leaving a name in history is something that will last forever!"

After confirming the location of the college, Zhang Zongxian returned to the Yamen and called Su'e and Ding Bo, asking them to report on the opening of Taiping Grain Store and Bank Branch.

Su'e's belly is not obvious yet, so she still handles the main affairs of the Taiping.

"Official branches in various counties have been opened and are currently operating normally. No one is making it difficult for the opening of the branches. When each store is opened, small flags under Yunong are arranged."

"After all, you are stealing food from others, especially the grain stores in various counties. Let the people below be more careful, both overt and covert. How much money is there in the bank now?"

The money deposits are all managed by Ding Bo.

"Reporting to the master, there are nearly 550,000 taels of silver in the bank."

"Uncle Ding, you are already a member of the Imperial Guards. You should not be called "Master" anymore. If outsiders hear about it and spread the word, it will be a crime for everyone."

"The villain has been in the master's house since he was a child, and he was the housekeeper of the master's family. How can he not be called master now? It's okay for hundreds of families to want this Jin Yiwei."

"Uncle Ding, you have grown up watching me. I have already regarded you as a relative. Letting you be a member of this household is temporary. In the future, I will get you a civil official. From now on, you can be called Zhizhou. Don't do it again."

Argued."

Ding Bo said helplessly:

"It's Zhizhou."

"I have called you here today because I have something to do. From now on, Taiping Bank will start printing bills of one cent, ten cents, fifty cents, one hundred cents, and one tael.

At least let the people of California get used to using the bills of our bank. From now on, whether they are paying or settling payments, they will be given bank bills issued by the bank. In the future, we will also issue one tael of silver dollars. In short, we will let the people use our money.

Banknote.

As for how to make one-note and ten-note bills, I have already prepared them. The printing shop in Changsheng Fort has printed the bills according to my instructions. Let the bankers learn how to distinguish the authenticity from the fake ones and then we can start.

Put it out.

And from now on, no matter how much cash there is in the bank, bills worth twice as much will be issued.

In the future, we must issue more small-denomination bills so that ordinary people can use them. Banks must also be prepared. People will definitely come to the banks to exchange copper coins and silver coins in the beginning. As long as we exchange them for people in time, people will trust our bills.

This is equivalent to us using 500,000 taels of silver to do something worth 1 million taels of silver. After all, I have to build roads, bridges, and colleges. I also have to turn over business, so 500,000 taels will definitely not be enough.

The bank's general treasury must also be built, and money should be piled up on weekdays for the people to see. In the future, money deposited in the bank will be paid interest.

The interest is tentatively set at one tael of silver and three cents per month. This interest will be discussed with the shopkeepers of each branch every month and will be determined according to the proportion of the bank deposits."
Chapter completed!