Good things happened one after another, and all the soldiers took turns to take a bath in the newly blocked open space, where dozens of large pots were boiling hot water. A huge pool built with plastic woven cloth is the bathhouse. thrifty
After washing, new mandarin duck jackets were given out.
These are all transferred from the Beijing camp. The Beijing camp no longer wears this stuff, they all wear plate armor. Before Yang Fan went on the expedition, he wiped out all the mandarin ducks and jackets in the Ministry of War. This time it was sent directly to Shanxi Town.
The changes in Shanxi Town made the officers and soldiers of the other three towns look with envy, jealousy and hatred.
Man Gui was released again.
It is said that the black account in Shanxi Town has nothing to do with him. He's only been here a few months. He should not be responsible for these illegal things.
However, the officers in the other three towns were talking. This black guy had to hug the British prince's thick legs to settle the matter.
When Man Gui came out of the temporary cell, he looked like a different person. He had a low eyebrow and was no longer as brutal and arrogant as before. The other three towns were envious of Shanxi Town's benefits, and were worried that the commander-in-chief would investigate and deal with them. People are really panicked and worried about gains and losses. thrifty
It was a time when some of the officers and soldiers in the four towns were happy and some were sad. Businessmen from all over the Ming Dynasty were happy.
They got the news from Xinghe Bank. Dingyuan Bo sent troops this time and achieved a complete victory, wiping out most of the Tumut and Ordos tribes. A huge amount of livestock was seized. In order to thank its major customers, Xinghe Bank notified them of this news.
As soon as the news spread, businessmen everywhere went crazy.
Horses and cattle are the most in-demand goods. The price of shipping back to the mainland is at least five times higher.
Xinghe Bank said that as long as they open an account at the bank and have a deposit of more than one thousand taels, they are eligible to participate in the auction. For a time, the Xinghe Bank was bustling with people, and many businessmen who had not deposited money here before were using horse-drawn carriages to pull money to deposit money.
Just hoping to qualify for the auction.
It is hard to get tickets for clipper boats at various ports along the Yangtze River and coastal ports. Businessmen know clearly that time is money. If we hadn’t taken a clipper boat, rode a horse or taken a car to the capital, the cucumbers and vegetables would have been cold. thrifty
Tanggu is building a railway. If the small train is opened to traffic in the future, you can get off the boat from Tanggu and take the train directly to Jiuyuan City. In the future, we also plan to enter Yinchuan City in Ningxia Town and repair to Lanzhou City. I heard that there is a long-term plan to build a small train through the Hexi Corridor to the Ili River Valley.
From now on, the northwest region will be closely connected with shipping. From Guangdong, we first took a clipper boat, then changed to a small train in Tanggu, and arrived in Yili in half a month. That's the Western Region. Where Zhang Qian went. Just thinking about it makes me excited. The Western Region is a great place, with too many business opportunities.
In the past two years, Xinghe Bank's business has been getting better and better. Because of the clipper ships, the time between major port cities and various ports on the Yangtze River is shortened. It seemed that the territory of Ming Dynasty was suddenly reduced.
In the past, it took a month to travel from Nanjing to Beijing. But now, the clipper boat arrives in a day and a half.
With the powerful weapon of the clipper ship, the money allocation speed of various port banks has been greatly accelerated. All of this also provides the possibility of deposits and withdrawals.
In the past, when large merchants went out to purchase goods, they had to hire caravans to escort large amounts of silver. The journey takes a long time, is very expensive, and is full of tax and local extortion. Along the way, we have to take care of the green forest heroes along the way.
Now, just deposit money into any branch of Xinghe Bank. Just change the money into banknotes, carry it in your pocket, and go directly to Xinghe Bank when you get to the place to exchange it for cash. thrifty
People carry banknotes and get on the scissor passenger ship. We will go from Nanjing to Beijing in two days. It’s something I never dared to think about before. The transportation is really convenient now. It takes a day and a half to get off the boat in Tanggu. Opposite the pier is a carriage shop.
You can rent a separate four-wheeled European-style carriage and reach the capital in half a day.
If you want to save money, you can also buy a passenger car converted from a caravan, which is more crowded, slower, more crowded, and more uncomfortable. These horse-drawn carriages, similar to buses of later generations, stopped at every stop. One day and one night I also arrived in the capital.
Soon, these businessmen discovered it. There is actually no need to exchange banknotes for cash. For every exchange, Xinghe Bank also charges
Handling fee. Many people just accept banknotes as payment. Just use banknotes.
The credit of Xinghe Bank is strong, and it has completely gained the trust of the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty in the past two years. They even paid military salaries, and the emperor kept money in their treasury. What else do the people not believe?
The key is that the people don't know that the emperor's money is stored in his own treasury, and 5% of it evaporates every year. Even if he kills Kudin who searched the bank, it won't work. Yinzi can run on his own.
And when you deposit money into Xinghe Bank, you will not only get a penny less, but you will also get an annual interest rate of 1%. thrifty
The emperor would not agree unless he was a fool. The savvy empresses have already begun to purchase trust plans and financial products from Xinghe Bank. The empress understood clearly that there was no one in the world who could make money better than Uncle Dingyuan. If he doesn't vote for him, who will he vote for?
The emperor was planning to incorporate the money from the Ministry of Revenue into Xinghe Bank. The money was used by the court, but the interest brought by the huge turnover was happily accepted by the emperor. This is extra money.
Even if it's a demand deposit, that's a lot of money worth hundreds of thousands of taels a year. As if facing a formidable enemy, the household department was in panic and was desperately opposing it.
In the future, taxes from various places will be handed over to Xinghe Bank for remittance. Then there is no chance to do anything about fire consumption, kicking buckets, or drifting.
The scariest thing is that banknotes are becoming more and more accepted by the public.
Yang Fan bought hundreds of tons of these soft girl coin practice coupons from Hyundai. They are all stored in the underground warehouse of Xincheng Mansion. Huang Siya led the female soldiers holding fire guns and kept a close watch at twelve hours.
When this thing flows out, it becomes money, which can be exchanged for silver from Xinghe Bank. thrifty
This banknote is not the kind of money that cannot be used to wipe people's butts.
The paper used for this thing is special tissue paper, which is not afraid of washing. The printing ink is also not available in the Ming Dynasty, and various anti-counterfeiting measures are hundreds of years ahead of here. So there are no counterfeit coins in this thing.
No one can make counterfeit coins in this era. As long as Yang Fan does not issue money indiscriminately, there will be no problems. Yang Fan has been carefully following the flow of Xinghe Bank and cooperating with the issuance.
The first people to accept banknotes were large business groups. Then gradually spread to small and medium-sized businessmen. Then, officials, especially civil servants, hated Uncle Dingyuan. However, he will never refuse the good things he makes, especially the things he enjoys.
They quickly fell in love with such a useful thing as banknotes.
Xiao Niangpi was once worried that if too many banknotes were released, their value would depreciate. Yang Fan told her that if there are too many banknotes, they can be recovered by putting in supplies, and they can also reduce the stock of banknotes on the market by raising interest rates and increasing deposits.
Yang Fan told her not to worry. The most serious problem in Ming Dynasty now is deflation. thrifty
Officials embezzled too much silver. They took the silver off the market and hoarded it. As a result, there is not enough money in the market and prices skyrocket. The imperial court was financially bankrupt.
Only the issuance of large amounts of banknotes can solve the problem of deflation. There are so many places in the market that need money.
