The speech said Cai Lun summarizes the predecessor to experience, the beginning with the bark, the hemp, raw material papermaking and so on rags, the world calls" CaiLun-paper". The new product as soon as promotes, the common people relentless its interesting part of it, causes unsalable. CaiLun in order to massively sells own product, is in conspiracy with the wife to be in cahoots the design. Considers sickness by CaiLun to emperor to return to one's native village, soon namely feigns death lies lies down in the bottomless coffin, his wife unceasingly burns in front of the coffin beforehand prepares, above pastes has the silver leaf the rectangular paper money, some come the relatives and friends which offers a sacrifice to hangs really to be puzzled, finds out the reason, his wife said: This for the netherworld current money, burns this paper money in front of the spirit, may help perishing to dredge the prison guard in the netherworld, the bribe yama, if again continues to burn the paper money, perhaps seven in the future might soberly reactivate. Is as expected, Cai roentgen seven will reactivate in the future from the coffin, the numerous people in great surprise, the salty letter will burn the paper money to be possible to accumulate the merit, will lengthen the life, from this time on will burn wind of the paper money, becomes a custom through usage until now.
Myth 2: The origin of Gold-Silver paper can be traced back to CaiLun's brother in the DongHan Dynasty.
Moreover has one view, said that Cailun's Brother CaiMo study papermaking, but scholarship not fine, makes the paper quality to be inferior, has not thrived visits. Thereupon Cai Moling the wife bright mother feigns death, not burns paper resembling money by Cai to give the bright mother in is deep works as the paper money, thereupon the bright mother has lived, the Cai Mozao coarse paper on is treated as the paper money to sell very much well.
Myth 3 : The origin of Gold-Silver paper is the beginning to Emperor Taitsung of Tang.
After Tang Wei Zheng was killed by the Dragon King, Emperor Taitsung of Tang because of is sad excessively but the asphyxia for this matter, but arrived at the hell . When he arrived at the hell he saw many lives of a carefee hermit in to sob,then he quests the result。 So knew that them were all is Tang founded a country when the enemy troop or the gangster which killed. Too the ancestor does not have the heart, to decide the good merit, bestows for them a storehouse gold. After that, too the ancestor saw the netherworld samsara the situation, after pledged immediately returns to the world of the living, certainly makes the Buddhist ceremony for them ultra to cross. Soon, too the ancestor regains consciousness returns to world of the living, but the netherworld uses the money is the golden paper bank check, too the ancestor issues an imperial order immediately the pardon world, broadly summons the eminent monk, makes the money paper money for the dead, and subscribes surely burns down the paper money the law to want. The fable since comes from emperor, the folk even more to believe burns the ancestors which the paper money can let be reborn in paradise to receive enjoys, unexpectedly helps them to be impoverished in another world, thereupon the golden bank check like this spread down.
Literature record: The Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties Tang Dynasty "Wenzong Prepares Asked" thought when the paper money is beginning Yu the Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties, Nanqi the deposed emperor good ghosts and gods, the paper-cut uses for the money to be buried along with the dead.
Literature record : After five generation of Zhou Shizong has the record is said after five generation of Zhou Shizong the beging date, hundred departments roadside memorial ceremonies, and carves the India writing type of by the paper manufacture gold silver money treasure is beginning of the golden bank check construction.
