Xianjin and Hengxi closed the cabin door for several days and worked on the project plan.

Hengxi didn't dare to think about it at first, and could only borrow Zhen Sanlang's ships and waterways at Longchuanxi Wharf.

Xianjin hated her for not fighting back, "Ships carrying salt! All ships, make way for me! Sister, we are transporting money!"

After doing this, Hengxi was like a stone monkey who had his mind opened. He had a very whimsical idea to requisition the Imperial Guard Battalion of the Capital to escort the money. "...Each ship should be equipped with ten guards from the Imperial Guard Battalion! They must be tall! They must be handsome! Their breasts must be bigger than those of the Loyal and Martial Marquis!"

Xianjin: “Haha.” Then he handed the pen to Hengxi: Brave people enjoy life first. Write these requirements in the business plan and see if Qiao Hui will kill you.

The night before arriving at Yingtian Prefecture, the fleet stopped ashore to allow people to rest and recuperate. Xianjin took the project plan and asked to see Princess Bai'an.

Princess Bai'an had just finished washing and dressing. The whole room was filled with the scent of roses, warm and elegant. Her hair was still moisturized. Standing beside her, Concubine Jiang was using a velvet blanket to dry her hair over hot charcoal and then covering it from the hair upwards.

Princess Bai'an lowered her head and flipped through the business plan. "Points one, two, three, and four are very clearly stated. Although it's not very literary, it wins in being direct."

When Princess Bai'an had finished reading almost everything, Xianjin took out the varnished wooden board that he had used a few days ago from behind the screen and hung it on the wall. There was a thick layer of paper pasted on the board, and the paper was only pasted on the four corners to make it easy to tear off and look at the next page.

PPT is the most convenient tool for presentations, although only the manual version can be used these days.

Xianjin followed the plan and took out a feather duster, a feudal substitute for laser pointers, and calmly began his performance, "...using rice paper to issue banknotes can make ordinary people trust it, and it can also prevent bandits from committing crimes. Because of its special material, rice paper is difficult to imitate in other places, which can meet these two points."

First, we need to affirm the advancement of this idea, and then discuss its practicality and implementation.

"As I said, Xuan paper is difficult to imitate and can only be made in Xuancheng Prefecture. Then the production of Jiaozi can be completed in two steps. The paper is made in Xuancheng and transported to Northern Zhili by the salt transport official ship. It is printed and handed over to the eunuchs. The material of Xuan paper and the method of engraving are used. The paper can last for a long time, and outsiders cannot forge it without knowing the method."

These words turned Hengxi's worry about poor communication due to the long distance into an advantage that the two processes were completed separately, thus ensuring the confidentiality of banknote production to the greatest extent.

"Back to the raw materials for making banknotes, we plan to use the imperial edict paper sent to Japan, and adopt a lenient and cheap method, making the width of the pattern more than one inch, and first make a few large characters in the interlayer, so that both the front and back can be seen, and use the watermark to ensure the uniqueness and non-copyability of the paper."

Xianjin tore off the first few pages of display paper pasted on the wooden board. On this page, Xianjin drew a rough sketch of the paper she described, and even marked the length, width and height on the picture. Xianjin took out a copy of the Analects of Confucius commonly used in private schools and said with a smile, "As the saying goes, books contain beautiful women and golden houses. I use the size of the school's teachings as the size of this banknote, intending to warn scholars to study hard and make progress every day, so that we can make a lot of money in the future."

Princess Bai'an laughed with joy, and listened to Xianjin's illustrated explanation of the paper pulp ratio, personnel control, and transportation plans. After a moment's silence, she asked, "Since Xuan paper cannot leave Xuancheng Prefecture, how will the Treasury Department communicate with you during the banknote production period? Send pigeons?"

Xianjin raised his head and said, "I will go to the capital and be in charge of the liaison line."

Princess Bai'an raised her eyebrows with a smile, "Are you going alone?"

Xianjin nodded, "I will go to the capital to negotiate on behalf of the Xuancheng Paper Industry Chamber of Commerce, and Vice President Heng will return to Xuancheng Prefecture to specialize in banknote making."

It is just one company with two bases, one in the factory for production and one in Beijing for business.

Princess Bai'an nodded slightly, "We won't know if it's feasible until we try it."

Xianjin tore off a page of paper and continued, "I plan to set up a workshop in Xuancheng Prefecture to make paper materials. I have calculated that the issuance of Jiaozi is based on the 'number of circles'. Three years is one circle, new Jiaozi is issued, and old Jiaozi is collected. The issuance volume of one circle is about 1.5 million strings. According to the large amounts of 100 taels, 50 taels, and 30 taels, the paper required to issue one circle of Jiaozi is about 25,000 sheets. In other words, the production volume we need is more than 25,000 sheets in three years. If there is a papermaking team of more than 20 people, this production volume can be completed within a month."

"To ensure that this team of 20 people does not leak secrets, circulate, or change, it is recommended that this workshop be used for no other purpose but to produce official banknotes. These 20 people will also not be used for other purposes and will be replaced every three years. They are not allowed to leave Xuancheng Prefecture during the banknote-making period."

As Xianjin was talking, he changed from "common people" to "I". Princess Bai'an didn't care about the empty formalities. When she heard Xianjin say this, she was shocked at the source of the data. "The official banknotes issued in one world are 1.5 million. How do you know this number?"

Xianjin scratched his head, "Books contain beautiful women and golden houses..."

Princess Bai'an raised an eyebrow, "Hmm?"

Xianjin had to tell the truth, "Master Qiao is my teacher. Some of the numbers in my first article, "The Great Business Road, the Ultimate Theory for Travelers," were given to me by my teacher..."

Princess Bai'an looked at Xianjin with a gentle and warm gaze. Her moist hair had been dried. Concubine Jiang lowered her head to apply rose water to her. The whole room was like a rose blooming in the morning sun. Princess Bai'an's tone became more and more gentle. She closed the plan and said softly, "Okay, let's do it first."

After hearing what his leader said, Xianjin immediately took out a set of identical plans from his arms and presented them to Princess Bai'an with both hands. "Since you agree, can you write a red seal on the plan? Or put a stamp on it? It will be easier for us to get things done with the imperial pen..."

The lady in charge of your private seal, Jiang Shang Gong, is right next to you!

Princess Bai'an was slightly stunned, then took the soft brush that was licked with vermilion ink, drew a big circle on the cover of the plan she had read, and wrote the word "read". She then took the round private seal that Jiang Shanggong presented with both hands, pressed it on the cover, and returned it to Xianjin, "You write it as a memorial, and I will review it as a memorial, so as to repay your hard work day and night."

Xianjin was a little moved and walked away with his head down.

Only after I went out did I vaguely hear intermittent conversations from inside.

"...It shows that the court recruits talents regardless of their background. Among the memorials submitted by the court officials, one asked three times whether my birthday was good or not, one kept asking if I ate mangoes, and there was also one who submitted a memorial in August about the riots that occurred in March and sent it to the court in October...The little girl has never taken an imperial examination or studied properly, but she can make such an excellent interpretation...I really want those officials who are in office but do nothing to learn from this. Fame, wealth and honor are no match for a sincere heart to do things."

Xianjin smiled silently, and all the fatigue from staying up all night was gone.

Princess Bai'an was wrong in one thing.

She has studied seriously and is a graduate student. She even finished her graduation thesis while on her hospital bed!