Zhu Biao laughed a few times and walked into the courtyard. No wonder the emperors of the Qing Dynasty liked to go to the south of the Yangtze River. It was so comfortable. Even Zhu Biao was thinking about staying for half a month longer. There was nothing in the court now.
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Zhu Biao wandered around the courtyard, while Magistrate Chen went to the side and ordered the maids to serve him attentively. These were the sons of the Chen family, and they had been slaves of the Chen family for several generations, so they were naturally trustworthy.
After Magistrate Chen finished his instructions, he went to Liu Jin and asked politely about the prince's preferences and taboos. Afterwards, he made arrangements easily, and Liu Jin was naturally very satisfied. There were no officials along the coast who could handle matters like those from Jiangnan.
When Magistrate Chen saw that it was almost done, he walked up to Zhu Biao and bowed and said: "Your Highness, you have been traveling all the way and have a rest for a while. I will invite you to the dinner party."
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Magistrate Chen."
Magistrate Chen didn't even dare to say anything and left. Zhu Biao was indeed a little tired. A group of maids came over to serve him. They were all very pretty and charming, especially with the graceful and gentle temperament of women from the water town.
After carefully waiting for Zhu Biao to take a bath, Zhu Biao dismissed them. He lay on the bed and sighed comfortably. Camping in the wild for the night was by no means a comfortable thing.
Liu Jin stepped forward and knelt beside the bed. He could not look down at the prince at any time. He gently tucked his highness into bed, took out a piece of paper and said, "Prefect Chen gave this slave a ticket worth five hundred taels."
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Zhu Biao squinted his eyes and said, "What a big deal. Five hundred taels is enough to buy a marquis's mansion in Kyoto."
Zhu Biao reached out and picked up the ticket paper. The material should be mulberry paper with complex patterns on it. These patterns are usually printed with dyes of multiple colors, and each bank note has a line of small words on it. The content of the words is not the focus.
,The point is that these [Biquge www.boquge.info] characters are very small, so small that they are almost unrecognizable.
Banknotes originated in the Northern Song Dynasty and were issued by the government during the Yuan Dynasty. They established the world's earliest complete banknote circulation system and were the first dynasty in Chinese history to use banknotes as their currency in circulation. Unfortunately, due to excessive issuance in the end,
Paper money also causes inflation.
The banknotes issued by large private households are a kind of deposit and withdrawal certificate, not currency. The large-denomination banknote given to Liu Jin by the prefect Chen was obviously specially prepared, presumably to create a good relationship with the eunuch who is the personal eunuch around the prince.
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Zhu Biao casually threw the banknote to Liu Jin. He was not afraid of the eunuchs trying to make money. After all, he was a slave. His wealth and life were at a loss. Putting it in their hands was no different from putting it in his own hands.
Zhu Biao ordered: "Let Quan Xu go check it out."
Liu Jin bowed and retreated, saying a few words to Xu Yungong who was guarding the door before going out. Quan Xu's people were still in the front yard, Xu Yungong was sitting in front of the door to rest, and Chang Mao led his people to guard in front of the courtyard door.
Zhu Biao turned over and started to sleep. The matter of the banknotes reminded him that he had to find some professionals in this field. Although the Ming Dynasty has not used banknotes in recent years, it is always better to be prepared in advance.
It's good, and you can also delve into anti-counterfeiting work.
After all, he can only do this. Lao Zhu is indeed not a talent in this field, and Lao Zhu did not issue banknotes to promote economic prosperity. He was to solve financial difficulties by issuing banknotes that had been used in the history of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
Paper money to make money.
Although the three forms of currency recognized by the country at that time were silver, yuan banknotes and copper coins, in actual circulation, copper coins accounted for the largest share, and Hongwu Tongbao was the only currency officially issued by the government at that time.
However, as a kind of metal currency, copper coins, like silver, are made of thick and heavy materials and are not convenient to carry in actual commercial trade. Casting copper coins in the early Ming Dynasty not only lacked raw materials but also wasted money and money. In addition, in the early Ming Dynasty, the national fiscal and monetary reserves were small.
Years of war have left the national treasury empty and there is insufficient gold, silver and other metal currency reserves.
This reminded Comrade Lao Zhu of the good thing of paper money. It was originally intended to alleviate the dilemma of currency shortage and provide some salary to officials. However, the more Lao Zhu used it, the more comfortable he became. Whoever prints money knows the joy of printing money.
At the beginning of the issuance of Ming Dynasty banknotes, the value of the currency was relatively stable. As recorded in historical records: "In the early Ming Dynasty, banknotes were very popular." However, since then, with the increase in the number of banknotes issued and expenditures, the value of the banknotes has continued to depreciate sharply, and has gone from bad to worse.
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In fact, it is still inflation after all. There are too many treasure notes issued, but there are only so many commodities, so of course the prices continue to rise. In the end, the treasure notes are even worse than copper coins, losing all purchasing power.
The main problem lies with Lao Zhu. As early as the Song and Yuan Dynasties, China had developed a fairly systematic paper currency system. However, by the Ming Dynasty, not only did it not make significant progress, but it regressed.
For example, the "Zhongtong Banknotes" issued in the early Yuan Dynasty established a quite systematic reserve system, that is, the "silk silver standard" system, but the Ming Dynasty Baobao Banknotes issued in the Ming Dynasty did not establish a systematic reserve system.
Comrade Lao Zhu just printed a piece of paper and insisted that this was fucking money. Officials and people all over the country looked at the 30-meter machete in Lao Zhu's hand, thinking that this was the great emperor who would reopen the world, and they finally insisted.
The scalp was recognized, and Baobao became popular during the Hongwu period.
However, we have to admit that Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed a ruthless man. Although the value of treasure banknotes during the Hongwu Dynasty was unstable, they could indeed be used as money. You have to admire how a person's authority can violate economic laws.
But it won’t work in the future. Zhu Di likes to fight. What should he do if he has no money to fight? He learned to print from his father, so the Ming Dynasty’s economy embarked on a road of no return. A large amount of money was issued indiscriminately, which will inevitably devalue the banknotes in people’s hands.
The decline in purchasing power caused price increases and inflation, and the economic chaos also caused the people to lose trust in Ming Dynasty banknotes.
So this kind of thing must be handled by him personally, otherwise he really has no chance to see it. Zhu Biao turned over again and forced himself to sleep quickly. Let's talk about this matter back to Beijing.
After sleeping for about an hour, Zhu Biao woke up when he felt someone entering the room. After a while, Liu Jin sat up and walked into the room. He handed over a warm and fragrant handkerchief. Zhu Biao took it and touched his face.
Got up.
The maid from outside walked into the house to serve and dress her. She did not say a word during the process, and her manners and manners were very natural. Even Liu Jin felt that it was very good. She would be able to serve the nobles directly after being taught in the palace for a few days at most.
After they exited, Liu Jin said: "Prefect Chen has a good reputation in Hangzhou, and the direct descendants of the family are all very well-behaved. Although there are a few incompetent members of the collateral line, they were all punished by Prefect Chen personally when they committed crimes."
After hearing this, Zhu Biao nodded. It was really good for a wealthy family to have such a reputation. Such a person would be more comfortable for Zhu Biao. After a while, Magistrate Chen came to invite him in person. Zhu Biao sat upright so that Liu Jin could invite him in.