Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 745 We are different

  The banknotes are divided into gold notes and silver notes.

   Up to a hundred taels, then ten taels, in addition to that, there is also a denomination of one tael.

  Everything needs to be designed.

  For example, on the hundred taels of silver banknotes, Zhu Houzhao drew his father's head on the engraving block.

  Emperor Hongzhi was lifelike, appearing dignified and dignified on the face value of these hundred taels of gold and silver tickets, with the words "Fairness of Heaven, Peace of Eternity" written on it.

  Fang Jifan felt that this was not good, but after seeing the engraving of the twelve taels, Fang Jifan almost exploded on the spot.

Above it is a portrait of Zhu Houzhao. Of course, the face is not very clear, because he is riding on a horse, holding a long dagger, and is covered in military uniform. He sits on a fierce horse and raises his front hooves. Qingtian, heroic and extraordinary. Immediately, it seemed vaguely, and the head of the enemy chieftain could be seen hanging under the horse's neck.

How shameless is this? If the portrait of a hundred liang is sketched with only a hundred strokes, the image of these ten liang has been drawn with at least ten times the ink. The Duke of Fuyun Town is sincere, the commander-in-chief of the soldiers and horses of the world, the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, the governor of Jiangxi...

   This long list of names made Fang Jifan invincible. This grandson definitely wants to waste ink money. Printing money costs money. Your uncle, can you be more serious.

  Fang Jifan raised his eyes, looked at Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao was confident: "What are you looking at?"

   "..." Fang Jifan took a deep breath: "Twelve taels...do you want to change it?"

   "No way." Zhu Houzhao said: "I have made up my mind!"

  Fang Jifan thought for a while: "This is a waste of ink."

   "Ben Gong took out the ink money." Zhu Houzhao said, "Just do it like this!"

  Fang Jifan was ashamed: "If Your Majesty knows..."

   "If you know it, you will know it. What can he do if the raw rice is cooked?" Zhu Houzhao started to whine and hum again, saying vaguely that it was just a beating, Bengong is strong and so on.

  Fang Jifan endured it.

   When I saw the third edition, the one or two bills, I was a little unhappy.

   This third edition is actually me.

  No, to be precise, it was me and Princess Taikang, face to face, what does that mean? Made to be together forever? Does this count as anti-brother-in-law?

  On the left is the name of Princess Taikang, and on the right is the name of Prince Consort Duwei and Marquis Jinglu.

   And the font size is very small, why is it that I am not handsome enough, too realistic, there is no trace of PS at all, why is yours so handsome?

  Fang Jifan wanted to smash the copper plate!

   "I'm running out of time, hurry up and print." Zhu Houzhao lost all confidence now, looked at Fang Jifan pitifully, and seemed to feel that he was a little sorry for Fang Jifan.

  Fang Jifan said: "I also want to ride on a horse!"

  Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "It took a lot of effort to carve all the carvings."

  Fang Jifan said: "Then add a fan, that kind of feather fan with goose feathers. Add a poem beside it..."

  Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "Just let it go, and change it later."

  Fang Jifan gritted his teeth, and finally... endured it.

  Because... I don't have time.

  The sailors have all entered Beijing.

  Fang Jifan had no choice but to say: "Then...let's open the seal."

  In fact, engraving is only second. Although there are anti-counterfeiting marks, to truly achieve anti-counterfeiting, you must use different paper. As long as you are interested, you can feel the difference when you touch the paper quality.

Fang Jifan almost ignored the cost, and used various seasonings to prepare different papers. As money, it must have a certain degree of water resistance, and it cannot be pasted when it rains. The paper must be harder... To meet its requirements, it must be Constant deployment.

   Fortunately, Daming's papermaking technology has long been at the forefront of the world, and it only needs to be improved on this basis.

  After a lot of tossing, the next thing is to use the most assured craftsman to print.

All the printing inks are all red ink, and the craftsmen are all their own people. After each edition was printed, Fang Jifan probably checked it out, and the results were not bad. At least in this era, it is still very difficult to forge. of.

   When the counterfeiting technology begins to advance by leaps and bounds, it is time to continue to improve the anti-counterfeiting technology.

  Then, the sailors have arrived in Xishan one after another.

  These people who were incompatible with the surrounding people were called together.

   Arrived at Minglun Hall, and then Zhu Houzhao came in person.

   Zhang Heling followed with a smile on his face. Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was about to hit him, he hurriedly held his head: "Oh, my head hurts, my head hurts."

  Fang Jifan: "..."

  Xu Jing saluted Zhu Houzhao at this time: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

  His Royal Highness...

  Chen Ergou, no, Chen Hu and the others were shocked when they saw it.

  His Royal Highness, come to visit in person?

But Zhu Houzhao was surrounded by Fang Jifan, Xu Jing, Shou Ninghou and others. Chen Hu and others are fools, and they know that this person is extraordinary. In front of His Highness the Crown Prince who was sailing to the West, he never dared to be presumptuous, and everyone saluted one after another.

  Zhu Houzhao smiled: "There is no need to be polite, I have long wanted to see you, and I know that it is not easy for you to go to sea. Now, the fleet has returned with a full load, and the father is also very happy, and praises you for your great achievements."

  Fang Jifan smiled at the side, criticizing your mother in his heart, and here he used the guise of His Majesty again.

  Zhu Houzhao immediately said: "So, I want to see you, and see what this hero looks like."

  Chen Hu was very excited. This is the prince. He is alive. Only in the legend can he see it.

Zhu Houzhao said carelessly: "There are too many dangers on this vast ocean. To be honest, I am a little envious of you. You can go to the sea and see the vastness of the world. I also want to see and see, but I was stopped by others. I see, I can’t see you, now, when you come back, you’re going to live a good life, but I want to ask, do you still want to go to sea?”

  Everyone was silent.

  Everyone here has made a fortune, made a fortune, and with this wealth, it is enough to become a rich man.

   But to be honest, after landing, there are not many happy people.

  Because... Since landing on the shore, many people feel that after three years of wandering at sea, there is a kind of strangeness and alienation between them and the world on land, and they are incompatible with the people around them.

Above the vast ocean, although there is a hard side, there is also joy and hatred. The taste of licking blood with a knife head is certainly not stable enough, and there are too many bad things, but once people try it, they find that the world has changed. People have also changed, and the way they see people and things is also different. There are too many human relationships and rules on land, which makes them feel uncomfortable.

   Besides, going to sea once is a sudden wealth.

   This silver came too easily.

  Who wouldn't wish, one more time?

   So, after a short silence.

  Then Chen Hu said: "Your Highness, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."

  Zhu Houzhao smiled: "Speak." He had already planned that if this guy dared to talk nonsense here and ruin the morale of the army, he would be shot to death.

  Chen Hu's lips trembled, he was ugly.

   No matter how handsome a person is, he can still be ugly after going to sea for several years, wind, waves and exposure to the sun.

   What's more, he was already ugly.

Chen Hu said: "Young one, I used to be a military household, a **** poor military household, the superior, was bullied by the superiors, and the inferior, with an old lady, wife and children at home, three meals a day, all the hardships that should have been suffered. Our Daming Military household, it’s hard, it’s not a human life..."

  As soon as this remark came out, it seemed to arouse some thoughts.

  Many sailors and sailors had tears in their eyes.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the military guard system began to be implemented, and countless soldiers had land to cultivate. At that time, their lives were not bad. At that time, they still had pride. It was at that time that they followed Emperor Taizu Gao and countless famous generals attacked everywhere and made great achievements. When it came to Emperor Wen, they swept everything like wolves and tigers.

But with the passage of time, the will of the people has long since faded away. The military officers who used to make great military exploits and only wanted military exploits have become landlords and slave owners. how to devour their lands.

  In Daming, military households were the main force of the refugees. Countless military households couldn't take it anymore and fled one after another. A large number of military households had no food to eat and no clothing to cover their bodies. They were miserable to the extreme, even worse than ordinary tenant farmers.

  Chen Hu and the others were born in such an environment for the first half of their lives.

Chen Hu couldn't hold back his tears when he thought of all the things in the past: "The sadness in it, His Royal Highness must not have imagined that the superiors neither regard the small ones as human beings, nor the small self, and never dare to treat themselves as human beings... "

  Zhu Houzhao didn't make a sound, and fell silent.

  In fact, he is the prince, and he has heard his father and ministers discuss the issue of military households again and again. It can be said that there are many problems, but in the end, he wanted to change, but he gave up.

  Because of the intertwined roots, it is too difficult to change. The interests involved are too great.

   Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but blushed, and suddenly felt a little sorry for him.

Chen Hu immediately smiled and puffed up his chest: "When I first went to sea, the little one never thought that he would come back alive, let alone that he would see such a world. He didn't think that the little one is also a human being. It's okay. One day, if you turn around, you can ignore those hundreds and thousands of households. With this life, you can go out and gain glory and wealth. At the beginning, I never thought about this, but I went to sea with Ambassador Xu and Shou Ninghou , the little one has today!"

Many sailors all showed ferocious expressions and fierce eyes. Their natures have changed. From a group of lambs to be slaughtered, they became a group of wolves, and the sheep became wolves, and they could never go back. . Because...they want to eat meat!

Chen Hu said: "In the vast sea, it is difficult, but you little ones, are you still afraid of suffering? The greatest suffering in this world is not being displaced, but being despised, trampled underfoot, and ignored by others! Little Ergou, now, people call me my name, Chen Hu, in this life, no one dares to call me little Ergou, and all of this is thanks to Xia Xiyang!"

  (end of this chapter)