Datang Royal Bank has now completely established its foothold in Datang.

Whether it is the use of gold and silver coins or the issuance of deposits and loans, the acceptance level is already very high.

However, Datang Royal Bank, which has always been open no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, rain or shine, today is the rare occasion when it issued a notice to close early in the afternoon.

"Shopkeeper Wang, all these gold nuggets and gold sand have been moved to the vault, but it may take a few days to evaluate the gold content of these gold nuggets."

In the underground vault of the Royal Bank of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Fugui looked at the big iron door that had just been closed and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time the Gewu Academy brought back so much gold that it was naturally moved to the Royal Bank of the Tang Dynasty immediately.

Whether these gold nuggets or gold sands, they are not directly circulated.

Besides, putting it anywhere else is not as safe as putting it in a vault.

"There is no need to evaluate each piece. After taking a sample to confirm the gold content, just give a calculated value. This work must be done quickly. His Highness the King of Chu is still waiting for our evaluation results to distribute rewards to everyone."

"Shopkeeper Wang, I heard that 20% of the gold will be used to reward sailors who go to sea. Is it true?"

"Of course it's true! His Royal Highness King Chu made this rule before the fleet went to sea. How could he modify it at will just because he brought back a large amount of gold? Besides, in the words of the prince, gold itself is not wealth.

Only by letting these things circulate can real wealth be created."

Wang Fugui was in a good mood today and gave a rare explanation to others.

However, his efforts were obviously in vain.

In the eyes of most people, gold is wealth.

…

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. But these rewards, if so many gold and silver coins are given out at once, there won't be much left in the bank."

Wang Fugui stood next to Li Kuan and expressed his worries.

As the actual person in charge of the Royal Bank of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Fugui is quite familiar with the situation of the bank.

Although the bank has stored a lot of gold and silver coins in branches all over the country, it is still very stressful to take out more than 200,000 taels of gold and silver coins at once.

"I arranged for you to go find the banknotes from the printing workshop. Have you done it yet?"

Li Kuan did not directly answer Wang Fugui's words, but asked about other things.

Due to the very rapid development of Datang's business in recent years, the demand for large-amount capital flows is also very high.

Although there are gold coins now, for ordinary people, the currency value is already very high.

However, for some merchants, it is actually a bit inconvenient to prepare silver coins for transactions involving thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

Especially when going to other places, carrying a large amount of silver coins with you at all times is not very safe or convenient.

Although the Tang Dynasty is now a unified dynasty, it is impossible for some bandits to disappear completely.

Therefore, including the East China Sea fishery and northwest trade, everyone hopes that a new method will emerge that can make everyone's large transactions more convenient and safer.

After Li Kuan heard about this, he immediately thought of banknotes.

This thing has been circulating in China for nearly a thousand years since it first appeared in the Song Dynasty, so it naturally has its value.

As for banknotes, this step is too big, and Li Kuan has not considered it yet.

"It's basically ready. The first batch of samples have been made. I will come over tomorrow with the shopkeeper of the printing workshop to explain it to you, Prince."

Wang Fugui definitely paid 200% attention to the matters arranged by Li Kuan.

This is also the reason why he can secure his current position.

"Have you seen these samples?"

"I've seen it. One hundred guan, five hundred guan, one thousand guan, the three initial fixed-amount banknotes are all very beautifully made, and the anti-counterfeiting methods you specifically mentioned are also reflected in it. I have to say.

, This bank note is really a good thing, I can all imagine how happy the merchants in the east and west cities will be once they have these bank notes."

Wang Fugui deals with a lot of merchants every day, and he himself manages many commercial affairs of the Chu Palace. Naturally, he is very aware of the problems faced in today's large-value transactions.

If this kind of banknote can really circulate, it will immediately solve the urgent needs of many merchants.

"If all the problems have been solved, let's use it first on these students who have returned from overseas. We must reward at least one million yuan in one go. Many problems can be solved with banknotes."

With the current business reputation of Datang Royal Bank, Li Kuan was not worried that merchants would not be able to accept banknotes.

Now that the crew of the Gewu Academy can try it out first, there is no risk.

Even if someone is worried, at most they will use it to buy something immediately.

No one dares to retreat!

"Your Majesty, we have another method that we can use. That is, all merchants purchase supplies from our workshop. Once the amount exceeds one hundred guan, they must use banknotes, otherwise we will refuse to trade."

Wang Fugui's move is not a new one.

However, I have to say that the effect should be very good.

Who made the various workshops in the Chu Palace now occupy the leading position in the business of the Tang Dynasty?

"You are responsible for checking the specific process. I only care about the results. Now Datang Royal Bank has more than fifty branches in various places. The next step is to strive to have our bank in every state capital. As for the scale,

It can be adjusted according to the actual situation, but it must be done.”

In fact, according to Li Kuan's idea, it would be ideal if there were banks in every major county.

However, according to the current business development situation, many counties have few good businessmen in the county towns. Just setting up a bank in the state capital can basically meet most of the needs.

If you just spread it out blindly, it will be easy for others to take advantage of it, and the cultivation of talents will not keep up.

"My subordinates understand! By the end of this year, the number of our Datang Royal Bank will exceed 100, and next year we will exceed 200. We will strive to spread it across every state the year after that."

Wang Fugui promised like a military order.

…

The crew of the Gewu Shuyuan are very excited today.

Datang Royal Bank took stock of the gold everyone brought back from Australia, and now they finally have an accurate result.

Li Kuan said before that 20% of the proceeds would be used to reward crew members, and that will be fulfilled today.

So, early in the morning, the crew arrived in front of the Datang Royal Bank and lined up in a long line.

Even Li Geng, Li Yixie, Zhu Yin, and Zhu Tong are no exception.

Everyone on board the Gewu Shuyuan, from the captain to the sailors, all had a share.

Of course, equal distribution is impossible.

Many people believe that equal distribution is fair.

actually not.

Big pot rice is often the most unfair.

"Brother Li, how much do you think His Highness the King of Chu will reward us?"

Li Yixie is no longer the kind of wealthy man who finds it embarrassing to talk about money.

He had a rough idea of ​​the value of the gold brought back by the fleet.

Comparatively, it was already roughly weighed when the Shipping Department collected taxes.

Now it's just the Tang Dynasty Royal Bank that confirms the purity of the gold.

"I don't know, but it's definitely not a small amount of money."

Li Geng had heard some rumors and knew that the amount of his reward might exceed some people's imagination, so naturally he didn't want to discuss it among the team.

After all, sometimes the thought of not worrying about scarcity but about inequality always surrounds people's hearts.

"When the crew followed His Majesty the King of Chu to the Japanese country, the value of the gold and silver they brought back was not as good as ours this time, but the reward they received was the worst, more than a hundred guan. Now we have fewer people and more wealth.

, everyone’s reward will definitely be more abundant.”

Yang Qiwa next to me had a say in this matter.

This is also the second time he has participated in such a large-scale reward collection.

It can be said that Yang Qiwa's current mood is both calm and exciting.

Calmness means that compared to others, he is well aware of the scale of the reward this time.

He was excited because he roughly knew how much reward he could get, but the amount was so big that he couldn't calm down his heart.

Money moves people's hearts.

Especially this kind of legitimate and huge income.

He planned to buy a big yard in Chang'an City, bring his mother and sister over from Dengzhou, and then marry a daughter-in-law, and live in Chang'an City from now on.

Of course, you still have to go to sea when you need to.

Without the sea, Yang Qiwa feels that her life is not perfect.

"Shopkeeper Wang is here!"

"It's time to start giving out rewards!"
To be continued...