Daqin: Check in at the beginning of 18 and ask Zulong to abdicate

"I'm already very content. I don't dare to ask what your Majesty is giving me. As long as your Majesty can keep his original intention and do something for the people of the world, that's fine."

After hearing this, Ying Zigao sighed.

This Suzaku really cares about the world!
Obviously he was an orphan, but he finally won the emperor's favor and became the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Although he is not a high-ranking official, for Suzaku, a plain-headed commoner, being able to become the second in command of the Ministry of Industry is already a miracle among miracles!

Compared with other people above the court, the minister of the Ministry of Industry is naturally not a high-ranking official.

But looking at the entire Great Qin, how many officials can there be, higher than the minister of the Ministry of Industry!

The minister of the Ministry of Industry, now, at least he is a third grade!

After a long time, Ying Zigao nodded slowly: "That's nature, it's taken from the people and used for the people."

"The steam engine I asked you to develop, the most important thing is to use it on the common people."

"When productivity increases, prices will naturally drop. When prices drop, people's quality of life will also improve."

Hearing this, Suzaku nodded slowly.

"correct!"

Suzaku suddenly raised his head, stared at Ying Zigao with big innocent eyes, and said, "Your Majesty! You said before that you will lead the Great Qin into the industrial revolution! I am very curious. The...revolution you mentioned is to What's going on?"

After hearing this, Ying Zigao smiled and said, "This... how should I explain it?"

"The so-called industrial revolution is a stage of transition to industrialization."

"You should know that this steam engine will herald the future of the Great Qin Kingdom, which will enter the era of industrialization!"

"With the steam engine, productivity will be greatly improved!"

"With the increase in productivity, wouldn't the colonies we developed before our voyages be useful?"

Hearing this, Suzaku suddenly realized!

She looked at Ying Zigao in surprise and said, "Your Majesty! You are so clever!"
"First, I went to the Western Ocean to open up colonies, and when I came back, I asked my ministers to make steam engines! Hahahaha! So, I, the people of Daqin, are about to start enjoying the blessings?!"
"That's natural."

Ying Zigao nodded, and continued: "The raw materials of industrial products can be purchased from those colonies at a low price, then produced in our factories in Great Qin, and finally sold to those colonists at a high price!"

"At that time, industrial products will be given priority to the people of Great Qin."

Suzaku looked excited!
She can't wait to see the great Qin Dynasty!
After leaving Xianyang Palace, Suzaku immediately began to accelerate the research and development of various functions of steam.

In addition to the advantages in infrastructure, industrialization brings many benefits to people's livelihood.

Back in the workshop of the Ministry of Industry, Suzaku first thought of food supply.

In normal times, the people of Daqin spend too much time eating. She wondered whether it is possible to use steam engines to produce food on a large scale, with high efficiency and automation!
Grinding wheat into flour requires labor.

But with the steam engine, Suzaku thought that maybe the steam engine could be used instead of labor, and it could be more efficient to grind wheat into flour.

Meat food is also, perhaps, I can invent some more delicious food with high production efficiency!

So, the research began.

Within a month, Suzaku applied the steam engine to various industries!
On a certain day, in the early morning.

Suzaku showed a brand new industrial product to Ying Zigao and all civil and military officials!

The spinning machine driven by the steam engine, the flour produced by industrialized automatic grinding!

There are even canned luncheon meats in cans!

This shocked Ying Zigao!

This Suzaku is indeed a talented woman!

In front of all civil and military officials, the official historian recorded this scene completely in the book!

After the ministers tried it, they were full of praise for the steam engine!
However, with the increase in productivity, a series of problems have arisen!

People in Daqin now buy things with silver taels or copper coins.

But now, the productivity of the Great Qin Kingdom is booming!
It is time to reform the currency system.

Ying Zigao plans to issue banknotes.

But without a good economic foundation and reputation, banknotes are just a piece of waste paper!
Ying Zigao needs to get the people to voluntarily hand over the coins at home, and then exchange them into banknotes.

It's not easy.

You know, most people in this era have a soft spot for gold and silver.

When paper money is issued suddenly, the common people must not want to believe that such a piece of paper can still buy things.

Therefore, Ying Zigao raised this question in front of the court and the officials.

After hearing this, the officials were all at a loss.

No one has any concept of this banknote.

At this time, Liu Bowen suddenly took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that... the sudden issuance of banknotes will make the people unwilling to hand over their money."

"Therefore, I suggest that you should set up money houses that belong exclusively to the imperial court in all parts of the country!"

"Money?!"

"Where is Qianzhuang?"

The ministers present were at a loss for a while.

During the Qin Dynasty, there was no banking system in China.

Naturally, there is no bank.

After all, Liu Bowen was summoned by the system and did not belong to this era, so he knew the concept of Qianzhuang.

Liu Bowen continued: "Of course, the banks run by rich merchants don't gain the trust of the common people, but what about the banks run by the imperial court?"

"The value of this silver tael is determined by the imperial court!"

Hearing this, Ying Zigao nodded in satisfaction.

This is also what he thought in his heart, so Ying Zigao affirmed: "Very good, I think so too, sure enough! Those who know me, Bowen also!"

Ying Zigao continued to speak: "But the bank can't be called a bank anymore. I decided to call it a bank!"

"And this banknote can't be issued only in Great Qin, I decided to issue it in the whole world! Including all overseas colonies of Great Qin!"

Ying Zigao's purpose is very simple.

That is, to establish currency hegemony!

If you have the right to issue currency all over the world, then, from now on, the Daqin treasury will never be short of money!
Anyway, the problem of inflation is borne by the whole world!

The civil and military officials present had no clue about paper money and currency hegemony.

Naturally, there was no objection or approval.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, not understanding what Ying Zigao and Liu Bowen were talking about.

But it's not important, and Ying Zigao doesn't expect this group of people to understand.

He just said to himself: "Shangshu Hubu! This matter is up to you!"

When Hubu Shangshu heard it, he was stunned for a moment, then slowly took a step forward: "My minister... leads the decree..."

He is still due.

The reason is that he doesn't know how to do it at all.