Looking at the brand-new 1935 hundred-dollar bill in my hand, I guess it is a new currency that has just been released for less than a month.
After all, this thing was only officially released in November, and Shanghai is relatively close to Jinling.
It is also an economic zone, so when this currency was issued, it was immediately circulated in Shanghai, Jinling and other places.
"Fuck! With my brain, why don't I buy a whole set of clothes? If I wasn't thick-skinned and thick-skinned, I really wouldn't be able to withstand such a cold weather."
Nan Beichen, who was walking on the street and had just sat next to a small vendor, was blown by the wind and got goosebumps all over his body.
Only then did I realize that I was wearing summer clothes, and it was already the end of November.
“Boss, a bowl of wontons!”
The boss shouted to greet him, ready to eat a bowl of hot wontons and then get dressed.
"Good!"
The boss immediately started making the wontons on his own.
Soon a bowl of wontons arrived.
“Not bad! Original flavor, without any additives, it’s different.”
Nan Beichen nodded with satisfaction.
"The boss gives you money"
After speaking, he took out a hundred-yuan national currency and handed it to the boss.
"this!"
The boss was stunned when he looked at a hundred-yuan national currency.
Are you planning to buy from your own stall and your wife, children, and children at home?
"Master, this money is too big, I really can't find it."
Looking at the national currency of one hundred yuan, this is equivalent to the weight of two cows.
At that time, the weight of cattle was greater than that of humans. You can imagine the value of this one hundred yuan national currency.
If calculated based on the current beef average.
If the meat of a scalper weighs 500 kilograms, it costs 30 yuan per kilogram, which is about 15,000 yuan.
The purchasing power of those two cows is about 30,000 yuan.
This bowl of wontons is priced at ten yuan, and you directly hand the boss thirty thousand yuan in change.
Combined with the situation of scarcity and depreciation at that time, and the employment rate.
This one hundred yuan national currency is far from comparable to the current thirty thousand yuan.
Because an ordinary person can earn 30,000 yuan in a year.
But at that time, if you gave an ordinary person three years, he might not be able to earn one hundred yuan.
A net profit of 100 yuan is equivalent to the deposit of 500,000 yuan for ordinary people today.
"Boss, do you have a receipt here? Show it to me."
Nan Beichen said helplessly.
The boss took out a two-cent dime note and handed it to Nan Beichen.
Nan Beichen took it and gave it back to the boss, then pretended to rummage through his body.
He actually took out a two-cent dime and handed it to the boss.
"Okay! I'll give you a dime, here's your change."
The boss smiled and handed the dime to Nan Beichen.
After taking the money, Nan Beichen came to the street.
I stopped a rickshaw casually.
A rickshaw is a form of transportation that is pulled by people.
These are tools provided to wealthy people.
After all, which poor person would be so extravagant to spend a dime to ride a rickshaw.
The starting price of a rickshaw is ten cents, and then an additional ten cents is added depending on the distance.
A young and capable coachman pulled Nan Beichen with a washed white towel around his neck.
"Hello, help me find a good clothing store!"
Nan Beichen signaled to the other party.
"Okay, this master!"
After that, he picked up the rickshaw and went straight to the clothing store.
The driver took Nan Beichen to the door of the shop where he sold clothes.
“Isn’t there a better store than here?”
Nan Beichen had already seen the clothes inside, and what he was wearing was not at all ugly and inappropriate.
The finished clothes are basically ready-made.
At the same time, with his height of 183cm, he stands out from the crowd on the entire street.
In this era where people are less than 170cm tall, at 183cm he really stands out from the crowd.
"Young Master, there is nothing better than the concession!"
The driver opened his mouth to respond to the North and South Chendao.
"Then go to the concession. By the way, I will rent your car for these two days. You can tell me how much it will cost!"
Nan Beichen asked while sitting in the car with his legs crossed.
"If it takes two days, it will cost at least two yuan."
The young coachman's face turned red and he responded to the North and South Dust Road.
"Okay, here is the deposit of five cents for you. By the way, what is your name?"
Nan Beichen asked.
Rickshaws are just like taxis in later generations. First you have to rent a car and then you can pull a rickshaw yourself.
At the same time, because there are only a limited number of rich people at this time, most of the time they are poor.
Only when things are extremely urgent will you call a rickshaw.
And these rickshaws that are active in Zhabei District don't even get a few orders a day.
Two yuan is equivalent to picking up five customers a day, and they are all people who have just traveled ten miles away.
The maximum limit for the young coachman in front of him in a day is seven customers.
Not every day does such a good thing happen, sometimes there may be only one customer at the end of the day.
Even if you run empty, you can only consider yourself unlucky.
"In reply to this young master, my name is Xiangzi."
The coachman responded with a smile, showing a set of white teeth on his bronze face.
"Xiangzi!"
Nan Beichen suddenly remembered Luotuo Xiangzi, a poor man who had never bought a rickshaw of his own in his entire life.
"Let's go to the concession!"
Nan Beichen gestured.
"Good!"
After saying that, Xiangzi pulled the car and went straight to the concession.
This time they went to the public concession, and only the public concession was easier to get in and out of.
So Xiangzi took Nan Beichen into the public concession.
This is very different from the low-rise and dilapidated houses in Zhabei District.
The streets here are also paved with trams.
Pedestrians on the street wear better clothes than those in Zhabei District.
Inside a high-end suit store.
When the waiter saw Nan Beichen come in, he was ready to chase people away.
Nan Beichen has known for a long time that if you don't reveal your identity in a place like this, they won't take you seriously.
"Coffee, add sugar, add milk, take care of the car at the door, otherwise your legs will be broken!"
Nan Beichen took out a hundred yuan of national currency and stuffed it into the other party's pocket and said calmly.
The more this happens, the more the other party suspects that Nan Beichen's identity is unattainable.
What we want is this kind of effect, and this hundred yuan is like tissue paper to Nan Beichen.
"Please come in, young master! Serve this young master the best coffee, add sugar and milk! And have cigars ready!"
The waiters had never seen such a generous young man. The hundred yuan they shared was equivalent to an extra year's salary for each of them.
What kind of scene has Nan Beichen never seen before? These childish Nan Beichen are nothing to worry about.
In later generations, even if they saw the provincial governor traveling, he would have a look of disdain for these spirited young men with a soft "ha..."
"I need four custom-made suits! And a suit for my coachman!"
After saying that, Nan Beichen took out three hundred-yuan national coins and threw them on the table.
This is equivalent to taking millions and throwing them on the table.
"Don't worry, we'll take care of all this!"
At this time, the national currency of one hundred yuan is definitely a big note! You must know that a ten-yuan currency in circulation for ordinary people is a very large currency.
What's more, this is one hundred yuan of national currency, and it's as if it's free money.
