"You see, who said this bond can't be used as money? Tell me, who said this piece of paper can't be used as money? Why did I use this waste paper to buy a table of cheap noodles? "Prince Chun looked at these self-righteous guys with cold eyes.
"They know you are the prince, and they dare not refuse to accept your waste paper..." There was a low murmur from the crowd.
"Oh, aren't you convinced? Well, I'll replace you with someone else... you, that's you." Yixuan pointed his hand, and an old handyman named Huang from the Ministry of Households came out tremblingly.
"I'll give you this five-yuan bond. Go and show it to them."
Lao Huang was stunned: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you rewarded me with this money."
"Nonsense, will this king come back to you for help?" Yixuan almost fainted from anger.
"Oh, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. I kowtow to you..." After three bang bang bang bangs, Lao Huang rushed into the group of guys and shouted, "Where are the guys from Ruifuxiang, are they coming... I'll be the next one." Yue bought her daughter’s dowry and owes you ten taels of silver. I will repay you five yuan first..."
"Ten taels of full amount of silver coins, totaling 13 dragon-patterned silver coins. At that time, we agreed on a 20% interest rate, which means we will add three more silver coins, making a total of sixteen coins, right?" Old Huang dragged Ruifuxiang's man carefully. Calculate it.
"Hey Mr. Huang, you don't need so much. My shopkeeper said that if you use all bonds to pay off your debts, I will give you a discount. Fifteen bonds will be enough. Take a look, I even brought you the IOU. Already..."
The officials at the household gate were all dumbfounded. They watched directly as Mr. Huang from the household department took out a ten-yuan bond from his arms, plus the five-yuan bond rewarded by the prince, and handed the two pieces of waste paper to Ruifuxiang's clerk. Then he tore the signed note into pieces.
"Haha, I, Lao Huang, have paid off my last debt. Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
At this time, no one dared to question. They rushed over and surrounded the clerks of each family to ask questions. Of course, they had to ask clearly about such matters that were related to their own interests.
"Aren't you fooling us in front of the prince? You also want this kind of tattered paper."
"Oh, sir, please don't say that. This is not some scrap of paper. This is money. The court will issue these bonds to you. You can go to Rakuten Bank to exchange them later, or you can come to us to spend money. We all I admit it.”
"Stop lying to me. There are more than 2 million taels of these bonds. If they are all exchanged at Lotte Bank, can they exchange them? If they have so much cash, why don't they just return the money to the account department?"
Hearing such a professional question, shopkeeper Ding could no longer drink oil tea. He came over with a professional smile, "This gentleman is right. If all the court officials take the bonds to run on Lotte Bank at the same time, we will definitely be I can’t prepare that much money…”
"The reason is very simple. Silver has weight. We must prepare ships and escort forces in advance. Whether it is transported up from the south or Ryukyu, it will take time. The reason is very simple. I think all of you can clear."
"But let's think about it, why does the court want money? This thing can't be eaten or worn, and it's uncomfortable to sleep on it... Haha, in fact, the purpose of asking for money is not to spend it. In exchange for the food in our mouths, clothes on our bodies, and various utensils we need, housing."
"The same goes for the imperial court. Even if the two million taels of silver are sent to the Ministry of Revenue, it will probably be spent in less than half a month, because the imperial court is currently training a new army and needs money for guns, ammunition, military uniforms and uniforms. bought……"
"Since the ultimate purpose of asking for money is to spend it, then why can't we use physical objects or bonds that can also be turned into physical objects to replace it?"
Shopkeeper Ding smiled and explained to all the officials present, "To be honest, the two million in cash we just deported to the Ministry of Finance three days ago, now half a million has returned to Lotte Foreign Bank, because Prince Gong The trained recruits need bullets and customized armed belts, and this money is the advance payment for the arms..."
"Look, this is what money is for. It's not something you can hold in your arms and sleep with. It needs to be liquid before it's money... You adults don't understand why all the merchants in the capital are willing to accept such bonds. , and even rush to block the door of the Ministry of Revenue to promote business, that is because they urgently need these bonds..."
"These time-honored brands in the capital need to sell goods and buy raw materials at the same time. Restaurants need rice, flour and oil, clothing stores need silk and cloth, pharmacies need Chinese medicinal materials from all over the world... No business is isolated in the economic circle, as long as every If both upstream and downstream merchants accept this kind of bond, then this kind of bond is not junk, but real money.”
"Since the day the bonds came to Beijing, all the shops of Lotte & Co., including Lotte & Co.'s fellow shops, have accepted bonds in unlimited quantities. Anyone can use these bonds to buy rice from Nanyang, wheat from the United States, and raw silk from Jiangnan. And tea, cattle and sheep outside the mouth and leather..."
"Not only that, Rakuten Foreign Company also has discounts for merchants who make large purchases. As long as a single transaction exceeds 10,000 silver coins, and the transaction is completed entirely with bonds, then we will give a 1% discount..."
"Hahaha, now you know why the merchants in the capital are rushing to collect bonds. These bonds, which you think are waste paper, are treasures in the eyes of others. As long as you save enough 10,000 yuan and use them to trade with Lotte Matheson, you can There is a one percent discount..."
"Not only that, merchants in Jiangnan even get discounts for using bonds to pay taxes. Are you saying that a piece of paper is still waste paper?"
At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that people who can be officials are not fools. They just have not broad enough vision and are constrained by old ideas. They cannot see the mountain with a blind eye.
Now they have understood everything, but after they understood it, when they saw the mess everywhere, these poor officials and the half-remnants of the Eight Banners suddenly collapsed.
"My ancestors from Emperor Tian... What I just tore up was all silver... My salary, oh oh oh oh..." The whole door of the Hubu Yamen burst into tears.
At this time, the chief officials of the Ministry of Revenue who had been beaten stood on the dry bank one by one and made sarcastic remarks: "Humph, anyway, you just signed and received your salary. The court will not lose a penny. You tear up." It's your own money... You really deserve it. Wasn't it a brutal beating just now? Don't cry if you have the guts."
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