When Tang Hongwen heard that His Majesty had summoned him, he quickly went to the Imperial Study to listen to His Majesty's orders. After all, His Majesty would not summon ministers like them unless it was a major event.

Tang Hongwen bowed respectfully to Chu Fan and said, "Your humble servant, Tang Hongwen, pays homage to Your Majesty."

Chu Fan nodded, indicating that he didn't need to be polite, and then said, "Get up. I summoned you here today because I have an important matter that requires your assistance. I want to show you an item and see if the skilled craftsmen in your Ministry of Industry can replicate it."

As Chu Fan spoke, he picked up the trial-printed currency from the table and handed it to Tang Hongwen.

Tang Hongwen stood up from the ground and took the money handed over by Chu Fan with an extremely respectful attitude.

He examined the currency carefully and found that it had a wide variety of colors, many of which he had never seen before. What shocked him even more was the vividness and detail of the portrait of His Majesty, which was depicted on such a small piece of paper.

When Tang Hongwen's eyes fell on the words "ten taels" on the banknote, he couldn't help but feel confused, so he asked Chu Fan: "Your Majesty, what does the 'ten taels' on this piece of paper mean?"

Chu Fan smiled slightly and began to explain, "This paper currency will become the currency circulating within our villa. The 'ten taels' written on the banknote means that the face value of this banknote is equivalent to ten taels of silver. This is to facilitate transactions and circulation within the villa.

After the villa was built, the nobles and wealthy could easily use this specially designed currency when making purchases within the villa. This eliminated the need to carry bulky gold and silver treasures, making it both convenient and safe. It also greatly improved the consumer experience.

I summoned you here specifically to ask if you and your Ministry of Industry team can replicate this kind of currency." Of course, Chu Fan had one more thing to say, which was that if the Ministry of Industry could replicate such a banknote, then he would have to consider giving up this sample banknote.

Tang Hongwen now examined the banknotes His Majesty handed him more carefully, and the more he looked, the more astonished he became. Not only were the banknotes painted in colors he had never seen before, but the text seemed to change color depending on the angle from which he looked.

Even Tang Hongwen, the Minister of Industry, had never heard of this kind of technology. He had to admire His Majesty, wondering from which mysterious corner he had found such a miraculous item.

As the Minister of Works, Tang Hongwen naturally had his own unique insights into economic affairs. He believed that if His Majesty could provide a sufficient amount of this difficult-to-counterfeit paper money, the Ministry of Revenue would be fully capable of using this paper money as a basis to carry out a thorough reform of the current monetary system.

This would make it more convenient for the people to carry around, not only for daily transactions but also to reduce their burden on long journeys. However, Tang Hongwen couldn't help but wonder if His Majesty had any smaller denomination banknotes to facilitate smaller transactions.

Chu Fan noticed that Tang Hongwen did not respond immediately, but stood there blankly, lost in thought.

Chu Fan then reminded him, "Lord Tang, Lord Tang?"

Tang Hongwen finally woke up from his dream and quickly explained to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, I was simply stunned by the exquisite design of this banknote and lost my mind for a moment. Regarding the counterfeiting of this banknote, I believe that although the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works are highly skilled, it would be difficult to counterfeit this kind of banknote even if the entire Ministry of Works craftsmen were combined.

I even doubt whether anyone in the entire Wei state could have collected all the pigments needed to counterfeit such paper money."

After hearing Tang Hongwen's answer, Chu Fan felt a little relieved. It seemed that he really scared himself.

After all, in this world, it is indeed unimaginable to create a pigment like ink that can change color.

Some might question whether the appearance of a money printing machine in this world is too advanced. But aren't time travel and the existence of systems themselves extremely advanced concepts?

If after obtaining the system, you cannot do something beyond the current era, then what is the meaning of time travel and the existence of the system?

Chu Fan pondered inwardly, knowing full well that even in this technologically backward world, as long as he had the system, nothing was impossible. Furthermore, the monthly sign-in rewards were randomly provided by the system (the system itself claimed to be random).

Even if you accidentally get a super weapon like a mushroom bomb when you sign in next month, it is not completely impossible.

After answering Chu Fan's question, Tang Hongwen continued in an inquiring tone, "Your Majesty, is the banknote you just showed me only available in denominations of ten taels?"

Chu Fan also came back to his senses from his previous contemplation at this time. He replied: "Actually, I have set six denominations of banknotes, including one tael, five taels, ten taels, twenty taels, fifty taels, and one hundred taels."

After hearing Chu Fan's answer, Tang Hongwen couldn't help but have a little doubt in his mind. He was confused as to why His Majesty did not set up banknotes with smaller denominations.

After all, in daily life, ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to use large-denomination banknotes such as one tael of silver. Not to mention large-denomination banknotes such as fifty taels and one hundred taels. For most ordinary families, their total assets may be less than fifty taels.

In order to understand why His Majesty had set such a large denomination of banknotes, Tang Hongwen immediately asked his own question: "Your Majesty, have you ever considered issuing banknotes with smaller denominations?"

Chu Fan seemed stunned for a moment after hearing Tang Hongwen's question. He didn't react immediately. Without thinking, Chu Fan asked, "Lord Tang, why do you want a smaller denomination of currency?"

Tang Hongwen understood that His Majesty was very concerned about and valued the living conditions of the people. He believed that if he could clearly express his needs and reasons, His Majesty might consider and find a way to solve this problem.

Tang Hongwen said, "Your Majesty, the denomination of the banknotes you mentioned is far too high for ordinary people. People spend a few or even dozens of copper coins daily. Even one or two ounces of silver is considered a large sum for ordinary people."

After Tang Hongwen finished speaking, Chu Fan really wanted to pick up the storybook next to him and smash it over his head. Why was he always thinking about the little money in the hands of the common people? Didn't he say at the beginning that this kind of paper money was only for internal circulation within the villa?