Others, such as the water for making tea, were a bit hot, and she was hit in the head and face with a bowl of hot tea by the concubine De. It happened almost every day that the King of Song, who had been domineering since he was a child, would bite the maids who were waiting for him to rest all over their bodies with bruises and bruises. I heard that within a few years of the Song king leaving the palace, he changed several princes.
A long history officer heard that he did not stop the King of Song from riding a horse. As a result, the King of Song fell off his horse and injured his horse, so he was directly sent to Qianzhong Road. Those who can be sent to the prince's palace to serve as long-term historians are all second-ranked scholars who came out of the imperial examination, and they all suffered so much in the Song Dynasty palace. What's more, slaves like myself are even more unworthy of human beings, aren't they?
If he hadn't spent all his savings since entering the palace, he would have borrowed a lot of money from several of his fellow villagers. After following the path of being the eunuch in charge of the Wende Palace, he was transferred to the Wende Palace to serve as a small sweeping eunuch. I guess I have already entrusted my life to the Palace of Concubine De, or to the Palace of Prince Song.
What's more, it is said that this prince has been in Tingxuexuan for eighteen years. Who knows if he will take out all his anger from being trapped for so many years on his slaves. These masters are all smiling, and their opinions are as fast as flipping through a book, so it's better for you to be careful.
Seeing that the eunuch always acted respectfully in front of him no matter what he said, Huang Qiong could only shake his head and smile helplessly. He also knew that it was difficult to change the ideas that were deeply ingrained in these people's minds in a short period of time. He didn't say much, just urged him to change clothes as soon as possible and go out with him for a walk.
When I left the palace, I spent most of my time in the wild mountains. Even if they go into the city, most of them are in the outer city. Huang Qiong, the most prosperous inner city of Luoyang City, which is currently the most prosperous place in the world, has rarely been seen before. In Luoyang City during the day, even in the outer city where refugees gathered, Huang Qiong had not seen many opportunities.
Since this time my emperor, I, allowed myself to recruit some slaves. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to find some available people and go shopping, you would be really sorry for yourself. He didn't say anything in the palace these years, but in fact, he was going crazy in his heart.
As for asking this guy to change clothes, it was because the eunuch clothes on this guy were too obvious. Coupled with the eunuch's unique drake voice, others would know that he came from the palace at a glance. Maybe others will avoid you like a snake or a scorpion, so what fun is there in shopping like this?
This time out of the mansion, Huang Qiong was leisurely for the first time. He could be free in broad daylight and take a closer look at Luoyang City, the most beautiful place under the emperor's feet and the most prosperous capital of the Qi Dynasty today. In particular, this was the first time he saw the inner city where various government offices and official residences were gathered.
Huang Qiong had no interest in what the government offices of this era looked like. Huang Qiong was also not interested in what the official residence looked like. What he wanted to see even more was what the streets of ancient China looked like. He didn't believe the ancient street scenes in later TV series.
However, after coming out of the mansion, he discovered that the planning of Luoyang City at this time was quite neat, at least in the inner city. Regardless of the size of the street, the road surface is paved with stone slabs or stones. It is not the dirt road I imagined. There is actually a complete drainage system on both sides of the streets in the inner city.
The inner city is not only well-constructed, but also looks extremely prosperous compared to the outer cities I have seen before. There are many shops on both sides of the streets in the inner city. Restaurants, inns, pawn shops, grain stores, silk and satin shops, antique shops, banks, and shops selling all kinds of rare and rare treasures are almost one after another.
Huang Qiong naturally has no interest in restaurants, inns and other shops. But he is not particularly interested in antique shops. Huang Qiong's family had been in almost every antique store they passed by. It's a pity that there isn't much that can catch his eye here.
The few bronze wares that I barely took a fancy to were mostly fakes or high imitations. It cannot but be said that the antique counterfeits of this era are much more authentic than those imitated by later generations. At least the counterfeiters would not create it out of thin air by reading a few ancient books like later generations did. If later generations hadn't specialized in selling antiques, even Huang Qiong would have been fooled.
The only ones that really caught my eye were a few Fei Bai calligraphy works that the store said were authentic works by Emperor Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty. However, despite the shop owner's solemn guarantee, these calligraphy paintings are authentic works by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the seal on them is also a personal treasure of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. But from the strokes of the pen, Huang Qiong could still tell that this was a high imitation copied by Princess Jinyang, the daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
Although it was not written by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, it is considered a rare masterpiece in calligraphy. Huang Qiong thought for a while, and after some bargaining, he bought it. Huang Qiong's money can be said to be quite loose now, except for the internal bank and salary allocated by the emperor when he left the palace. Before leaving the palace, his mother gave him a full twenty thousand taels in silver notes.
Although currency circulation in this era was mainly made of money, silk fabrics could also be regarded as auxiliary coins. As a currency, silver coins are not widely circulated. After all, China is a country short of silver. Silver is only used as a high-value currency and is usually carried when making large settlements.
In this dynasty, silver coins were generally distributed only as part of the salary. Generally, when officials pay out their salaries, the settlement is half in silver and half in money. Because the price of silver is stable, military pay is generally distributed in silver taels to stabilize military morale. As for private circulation, it has always been based on making money.
Just like when Huang Qiong left the palace this time, his emperor, I, transferred ten thousand taels of silver from the inner treasury. The actual amount of cash he got was only three thousand taels, and the rest was converted into coins and brought to his house on a cart. According to the law of Daqi, one tael of silver is converted into two guans, and one tael of silver is converted into one guan. Seven thousand taels of silver were converted into coins, which amounted to more than fourteen thousand taels.
Of course, because the overall amount of silver is limited, and when private circulation is still mainly about making money, it is still inconvenient to go out to do business. For example, a northern businessman goes to the south to purchase tea. It takes 10,000 pieces of money to make, which means that 12 million pieces of money are needed to make money.
Even transporting such a large amount of money would require more than a dozen trucks, which would be inconvenient and unsafe along the way. Moreover, to make such a large amount of money, even if you use silk that can be used to make money, it will still take dozens of pieces. Not to mention having to use a cart to pull the silk, once the silk gets damp or damaged, its value will also drop significantly.
If there is a need, there will naturally be a market. In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the king of Guilin, who was doing business all over the world, and the seven founding princes established Wuwei Bank and adopted the banknote system. When you need to carry a large amount of money, you only need to deposit the money into the branches of Wuwei Bank and receive one or several banknotes equivalent to deposit certificates, which can be easily carried for transactions.
This Wuwei bank, following the advancement of the Qi army, opened in almost every state and county in Daqi's jurisdiction. The bank is widely distributed, and you can deposit and withdraw money wherever you go. In addition, it has a good reputation and is easy to carry. There has never been a default in payment. The banknotes issued by Wuwei Bank can be circulated in almost all of Daqi.
Even now, the salaries of officials from other places are paid based on the bank notes. At the end of each year, the Ministry of Accounts deposits a sum of money or makes money to Wuwei Bank's head office in Luoyang. At the beginning of the second year, officials from various places went to the local Wuwei Bank with the license issued by the court when they took office, which was equivalent to the salary card for future generations, and received their salary in accordance with the court system.
With branches all over the country, a good credit for exchanges, a business method of buying low and selling high, and a confidentiality method that never leaks depositors' information. Especially with its good relationship network with the government, this Wuwei bank has become the largest bank in Daqi and the most powerful bank.
The profits brought to the Guilin County Prince's Mansion and the descendants of several other founding princes every year are unimaginable. Especially the descendants of the founding princes and uncles who have fallen into decline and only rely on the merits of their ancestors to maintain their salaries. Almost entirely relying on the bank's large annual dividends, he can maintain his daily life of luxury and leisure.
Although as time goes by, many banks have appeared one after another in various places. But there is nothing that can compare with this Wuwei Bank, at least not yet. Moreover, even if these banks are established and start doing business, they will basically have to act according to the face of Wuwei Bank.
When each bank is established, it must deposit a sum of three thousand taels of silver to Wuwei Bank, and as long as the cash bank does not require a reserve fund, it can obtain a ticket to enter the bank industry. The banknotes used can only be purchased from Wuwei Bank. There is no other reason. Without Wuwei Bank's right to exchange silver notes recognized by Wuwei Bank, it is simply impossible to receive business.
You can't even exchange the banknotes from Wuwei Bank, which means you have not been recognized by Wuwei Bank. Who knows whether your bank is reliable? What should I do if I can't exchange money when I need cash? In terms of the production of your banknotes, who can guarantee that they will not be fake?
The most important thing is that your bank does not have as many bank semicolons as others. If people don't give you the right to exchange and don't recognize your banknote circulation ability, your banknotes won't be issued at all. Unless you have so much money, you can open banks to every corner of the country. Otherwise, there is no place to exchange your banknotes, and who would be willing to use your banknotes?
There are two types of banknotes at this Wuwei bank. One is that it can only be exchanged for cash at banks within its own system. One is that as long as there is a bank, whether it is a branch of Wuwei Bank or not, you can cash it on the spot. Before Huang Qiong left the palace, his mother gave him the banknotes circulated in Wuwei Bank that can be redeemed on sight, which is equivalent to the UnionPay card of later banks plus a gold card.
These banknotes can be exchanged for the required cash not only at any bank in Luoyang. It is Daqi Chao 24th Road, and any bank in each state or county can exchange a sufficient amount of cash. Even when you go to Beiliao outside the customs, you can still exchange cash.
Although I don't know where my mother got so much money, judging from the banknote she gave me, she is still a high-level VIP customer of the bank. But Huang Qiong, who has been practicing martial arts with her mother since she was a child, knows that her mother has never been short of money. Although Huang Qiong has never seen her mother buy anything big, Huang Qiong at least knows that her mother is not short of money.
The money allocated by the old man, plus the salary allocated in advance by the Ministry of Accounts, plus these banknotes given by my mother. Now Huang Qiong is basically a nouveau riche, so he can take care of some noisy things. Just like when he left the inner city and was about to go to the population market in the outer city, he met the man who sold his body to bury his father. Huang Qiong felt interested and wanted to take care of him.
