After hearing the two people's intentions, Han Du glanced at Fu Yong and asked, "What do you think?"
Fu Yong immediately said: "Uncle, this old port is a gathering place for merchants, and it is convenient to purchase goods. If you can sell goods here, there is no need to go to Java."
Second Sister Shi smiled proudly after hearing this. As long as Fu Yong is willing to sell, she is absolutely sure that she will eat all the goods.
Han Du saw that Fu Yong had this idea and had no objection. After all, the goods belong to Fu Yong and the others, so it's up to them how they want to sell them.
"However, Uncle Ben has only one request."
"Uncle, please tell me." Before Fu Yong could speak, Second Sister Shi said impatiently.
Han Du glanced at Fu Yong and said: "If I want to buy your things, I can't use gold and silver, I have to use treasure notes to trade."
Fu Yong nodded, indicating that he understood.
But the second sister Shi heard about Baochao for the first time, so she asked: "May I ask my uncle, what is Baochao?"
"This is the Ming Dynasty treasure banknote." Han Du took out a treasure banknote of the same denomination and handed it to Sister Shi.
Second Sister Shi’s eyes were sharp and she quickly discovered the extraordinary features of the treasure notes. "This is this?" Second Sister Shi faced the light and saw the watermark on the banknotes. She covered her mouth with her small hands in shock.
"This is the emperor's holy statue." Han Du said with a smile.
"Your Majesty?" Second Sister Shi couldn't help but look at it curiously. As for the Ming Emperor, she had only heard Han Du briefly mention it. But even with just such a general understanding, she deeply felt how extraordinary the Ming Emperor was.
I didn't expect that I would be able to see the portrait of the Ming Emperor so soon.
Fu Yong saw it and said with a smile: "The Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes are unique in the world. Miss Shi, don't think this treasure banknote is made of paper, but it is not. It is a very rare material. This material can make the treasure Money cannot penetrate water."
"Are you kidding?" Second Sister Shi didn't believe Fu Yong's words.
Seeing this, Fu Yong didn't say much. He took out a treasure note, threw it directly into the water bowl, and stretched out his fingers to press the treasure note into the bottom of the bowl. After a while, he picked it up, wiped it dry, and handed it to Sister Shi.
Sister Shi took the two banknotes and compared them. The one that had been soaked in water was obviously a little wet, but the writing was still as clear as the other one.
Fu Yong pointed to the wet treasure note and said: "This one seems wet now, but as long as it is dried in the sun, it will be the same as the other one."
"Can uncle provide treasure money for the Shi family?" Sister Shi's eyes were bright and she was eager to give it a try.
Han Du nodded and said: "Since I have taken out the treasure banknotes, I can naturally provide them for you. If you want treasure banknotes, just exchange them with real gold and silver."
"No matter how much you change, it's okay?" Second Sister Shi asked quickly.
"As much or as little as you like."
"Okay, I wonder how uncle wants to change the method?" Second Sister Shi asked again.
Han Du did not hesitate and said with a smile: "A consistent treasure banknote, one tael of gold, or ten taels of silver. The fineness of gold and silver must reach more than 90%."
Second Sister Shi's face changed when she heard this, her chest was rising and falling with anger, and she said dissatisfiedly: "Uncle, are you bullying the younger ones? The little girl doesn't know anything else, but copper coins can only be exchanged for one tael of silver. Why? Do you want us to pay ten times the price in exchange?"
Han Du stretched out two fingers and said: "There are two reasons. First, I also know that copper coins are very valuable overseas. In the Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver can be exchanged for 100 copper coins, but here overseas, one tael of silver can only be exchanged for 2 Three hundred coins. Secondly, in the Ming Dynasty, it was true that treasure notes were exchanged for one tael of silver, but you have to listen clearly, that is silver, silver with a fineness of more than 95%. You don’t know that the value of this kind of silver is higher than ordinary silver Is that a lot? If you can provide silver with a fineness of more than 95%, I can exchange it for you."
Second Sister Shi was speechless when she heard this. Let alone 95% silver, silver that barely reaches 90% overseas is the best hard currency.
Han Du watched Second Sister Shi's face turn red and white without saying anything. This was something Han Du had planned. After all, the difference in the exchange of treasure banknotes is too obvious. In the Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver can be exchanged for a consistent treasure banknote, but outside the Ming Dynasty, it takes ten taels of silver to exchange for a consistent treasure banknote. No one is a fool, there are always people who will raise objections.
Han Du can't just eliminate all those who raise objections. Who will Daming trade with without them?
In this case, there must be a reason for everyone to accept it. It just so happens that the world is extremely interested in the fineness of gold and silver. The higher the fineness of gold and silver, the larger it is, and it may even reach more than ten times of the same important gold and silver.
Han Du seized on this point and claimed that the silver that could be exchanged for treasure banknotes had a fineness of 95%. The value of silver of this quality is almost ten times that of ordinary silver. This is because the silver purification technology is still very complicated in this era. To purify ordinary silver to 95%, it requires such a huge expense.
In this way, the world will be more accepting.
And Han Du has the technology to purify silver. Even if someone doubts it in the future, Han Du can instantly purify a large amount of 95% silver from ordinary silver. Others don't have this technology, so they can only bite the bullet and suffer the consequences.
"Uncle, is it too high to exchange ten taels for a consistent price? For the sake of the Shi family's attachment to the Ming Dynasty, can it be lower?" Sister Shi still felt that such an exchange would be too much of a disadvantage.
Han Du shook his head and refused to let go at all, "No matter who exchanges treasure notes from Uncle Ben, it will be at this price. Of course, if you have the ability to exchange it for someone else at a higher price, Uncle Ben will not care."
"Okay, I'll change." Second Sister Shi was so angry that her teeth were itching, but there was nothing she could do about Han Du. Although she wanted to ask Han Du, did the Ming Dynasty have so much silver with a fineness of 95%? Besides, given the exquisiteness of the Ming Dynasty banknotes, she might actually be able to make a profit by exchanging them.
Who told Fu Yong and others to only recognize treasure notes now, not gold and silver? If she wants to buy Ming Dynasty goods, she must use treasure notes. Therefore, even if she doesn't want to redeem it, she can't.
The Shi family exchanged all the hundreds of thousands of treasure notes in Han Du's hands in one go, found Fu Yong and others, and bought all their goods at a slightly higher price. They monopolized all the Ming Dynasty goods in the entire old port. If Han Du hadn't supported them, they might have been torn alive by the jealous people around them.
Unlike the high-spirited Shi family, Fu Yong and others were almost in tears and came to Han Du to cry.
"Uncle, help me!"
"What's wrong?" Han Du almost burst into tears when he saw Fu Yong. Looking at his tall and thick appearance, it was indeed too difficult for him.