Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

"Sir Shen, if it is inconvenient for you to keep the silver ingots, you can go to the official bank to exchange them for official silver notes, which are gold ingots..."

The gold and silver bestowed by the emperor came from the national treasury, and they were all marked with official titles to prevent them from being mixed with the gold and silver of the people.

In the old words, it means disrespecting the emperor.

But since the current emperor ascended the throne, this system has been abolished.

The emperor originally wanted to open up an exchange channel for both gold and silver - the gold and silver awarded by the government could be exchanged for silver notes at official money houses, and it would be best if they were exchanged for silver notes.

This “best” is very spiritual.

I will not force you, but I have proposed it. Whether you change or not is your business.

But I have a little hobby, which is to occasionally order people to check the account books of official banks to see which officials who received rewards have been replaced and which have not.

But no one is willing except His Majesty.

Civil and military officials kowtowed and shouted: Etiquette and laws cannot be abolished, Your Majesty, please think twice!

The emperor and the officials argued for a while, and finally each took a step back: silver ingots could be exchanged, but gold ingots could not.

Shen Zheng suddenly remembered this system and chuckled in her heart.

If His Majesty were in her previous world, he would definitely be a financial genius. Now, without any guidance, he can learn everything on his own.

As we all know, gold and silver are both hard currencies in circulation, but silver notes are not.

To put it bluntly, a silver note is just a piece of paper that is complicated to make, difficult to imitate, and engraved with an official seal.

When the country is stable, without war, with a sound system and government-run banks, silver bills and gold and silver are indeed currencies that can be exchanged at equal value.

It's a bit troublesome for you to take your silver notes to a money shop to exchange them for gold and silver, but the money shop has to exchange them for you according to the law.

But if...the rule of law collapses, and the country is no longer a country, who will exchange paper for gold and silver with you?

So this is the reason why all civil and military officials refused.

So gold and silver are hard currencies, but silver notes are not, because the circulation of silver notes has prerequisites.

The emperor was very smart and called on all officials to exchange their gold and silver for silver notes at the official banks, so that the national treasury would control the economic lifeline of the entire Great Zhou.

The real gold and silver were awarded, and then exchanged for silver notes that were given meaning by the state, and the real gold and silver returned to the national treasury.

The emperor is rewarding his court officials, which is a great honor, and there is no loss, so why not do it?

but......

To put it bluntly, even if there is a war, the money is still in the hands of the state, so it won't get much worse, unless...

But if all the civil and military officials exchanged all the gold and silver, wouldn’t their survival be guaranteed?

So although the emperor is smart, the officials are not stupid. Paper banknotes are not as reassuring as holding real gold and silver in your hands.

So the two sides argued for a while and finally decided that silver ingots could be exchanged, but gold ingots could not.

So this time, the emperor rewarded Shen Zheng not only with silver ingots, but also with gold ingots.

Even if the silver ingots were exchanged for silver notes, she still had gold ingots, so the emperor treated her very well.

But Shen Zheng thought that if the Great Zhou Kingdom became rich and powerful, and its system was perfect, the exchange of gold ingots would only be a matter of time.

Moreover, she will also help the emperor accomplish this task - a wise ruler controls the country, and the currency securities issued by the state are the foundation of a country's stability.

"Soldier, I have a favor to do you." After Shen Zheng figured it out, he said to the leader of the soldiers.

The leader of the officers and soldiers immediately straightened his back and saluted, saying, "Sir Shen, please don't bother me. You are now a meritorious official of our entire Great Zhou. If there is anything I can do for you, just give me your orders."

He is a soldier directly under His Majesty and obeys His Majesty's orders in everything.

Before they set out on this trip, His Majesty had specifically instructed them that if Lord Shen encountered any trouble, they could directly clear the obstacles for him.

Besides, he would be more than happy to work for Lord Shen. When he returns to the capital, His Majesty will certainly inquire about it, and maybe even reward him then...

"We won't move the silver ingots from the car. The nearest official bank is at..."

Shen Zheng thought for a moment, "It's in the neighboring Quanyang County. Please send two soldiers to bring the silver ingots over and exchange them for silver notes for me."

Normally, official money houses were usually only found where government offices were located, but the Fang family's business was quite big and had boosted the economy of the entire Quanyang County.

In cases like theirs, the government can apply to open an official money house in the county to facilitate business transactions with merchants.

This is of course a good thing for the national treasury, so after being assessed by the upper-level money houses and the local area meets the standards for opening an official money house, it can open a branch there.

Shen Zheng's behavior surprised the officers and soldiers.

The officials he met in the past would not exchange silver notes if possible.

Even if His Majesty does not replace an official like Lord Shen who is on the rise, he will be dissatisfied but will hold back and not say much.

He had just considered that it was inconvenient to store the goods in Tongan County now, and made a routine suggestion, but he did not expect that Lord Shen would agree immediately.

"I will take people there right away."

Now he finally understood why His Majesty thought so highly of her, apart from the contributions of Lord Shen.

Today she was rewarded with countless gold, silver and jewelry, but the people were not jealous at all, but congratulated her instead. This was very rare.

In the past, when some officials were rewarded in the capital, even passing dogs would curse them, not to mention ordinary people...

After the soldiers left, Shen Zheng set his sights on the "socially anxious" Shen Xingjian.

This Lord Shen is really interesting. Shen Zheng has never seen anyone with such social anxiety in her life.

As she led Shen Xingjian and the other two to the county government office, she asked, "Sir Shen, why did His Majesty and the Minister of Revenue send you to Tong'an County?"

"what--"

Shen Xingjian was thinking about how to take the initiative to speak, but Shen Zheng's words left him stunned.

Yes, he came to Tongan County on official business. What was he here for?

rice!

Yes! Rice!

That day in the palace, His Majesty took out the rice to show them, and he took a look from afar. After returning home, he went back to the imperial study to meet him, wanting to take a closer look at the rice - there were too many people before, and he was embarrassed.

I saw it, but...

His Majesty looks at the rice as if it were some treasure and won't let him touch it!

His Majesty also said that there were too many people who came to touch the rice just now, and some even secretly plucked two grains in the name of "touching", two grains per person, two grains per person, and with so many people, the rice was almost plucked out.

So His Majesty said he would not let him touch it no matter what, which made him very anxious.

This time when he came to Tongan County, he wanted to touch enough!

"Rice...Shen, Master Shen."

Shen Zheng waited for a long time, and Shen Xingjian finally uttered a word.

Shen Zheng was amused and deliberately said, "I know you are here to study rice, but what happened to the rice?"

Shen Xingjian blushed.