The weather in Yan'an Prefecture is very dry, and there seems to be a heavy smell of dust floating everywhere in the air. Compared with the humidity and heat in Hao Jing'ao, it is like going from one extreme to the other.
Zhao Huchen didn't know how Catherine could adapt to the weather in this place. Anyway, when he walked outside, he always felt itchy in his throat, as if half of the dust in the air he breathed in every day was left in his throat.
Inside.
Walking to the street of Yan'an Mansion, Zhao Huchen coughed heavily, which made several people around him tremble. Those people widened their eyes, as if they wanted to scold him, but when they saw him and the people around him,
The bright red military uniform and the expression on his face suddenly turned into a smile.
It's just that the change was too rapid, making the smiles on their faces look a little weird.
Zhao Huchen nodded to them, said nothing, and walked straight forward. The whispers behind him came over, as if they were complaining that their companions were meddling and almost offended him.
Turning around a street, he saw his destination, which was a newly opened shop. This was probably the most prosperous place in Yan'an Prefecture, but even so, the door of the shop was deserted and there were not many people in sight.
In the grain shops opposite the shop, there was a two-day long queue of people. They were people who came to the grain shops to buy food. However, judging from their clothes, most of these people were people from the city. Outside the city,
I'm afraid those people who don't have any extra "Sihai Tickets" can go to the city to exchange for food.
Yes, in the four grain shops in the city, in addition to directly buying grain with copper coins, you can also use the "Sihai Ticket" issued by the shop he is about to go to to exchange for grain.
This is the new thing that Miss Catherine came up with after arriving at Yan'an Mansion. Zhao Huchen followed Renlao all the way to escort Catherine to Yan'an Mansion. Wei Li did not arrange for them to work in other Qianhu households, but directly assigned them to
Miss Catherine, specializes in this matter.
Wei Li did not give a reason, but Zhao Huchen felt that Wei Li probably felt that they were familiar enough with Miss Catherine and had run a shop in Hao Jing Oli before, so they always wanted to do this in their old business.
It is much more appropriate than asking them to go out with swords and guns to fight the bandits outside the city.
Zhao Huchen was not opposed to this arrangement at all. To be honest, after staying in Haojing'ao for more than a year, he doubted that he had almost forgotten all the things he had learned in Zhuangzi. Hearing from Mei Baihu and others, that day
The local bandits attacked the city, and thousands of people died just outside the city. If he really wanted to make arrangements to fight the bandits, he said that although he had the courage, it was hard to say whether he could defeat the bandits.
"Coming!"
After walking into the shop, Qian Wubing suddenly stood up and greeted him. Although the shop where they work now does not have a name yet, it still uses the old brand of "Sihai Trading Company", but roughly
He should be the one in charge of food, wages and supplies from the health department, and he is the nominal head of the shop. However, everyone knows that they, the hundred households, have to listen to Miss Catherine's command when doing things.
This was what Ren Baihu personally told him and Qian Wubing when he came back after meeting Mr. Jiang.
He and Qian Wubing are currently taking turns in the shop, but there really isn't much to do in the shop right now.
"Here you go, take your brothers back to rest, leave this to me!" Zhao Huchen nodded: "Miss Catherine is in the shop, right!?"
"Well, we're settling the accounts behind!" Qian Wubing laughed: "Let me remind you, if you hear a quarrel coming from behind, don't rush in to look. It's Miss Catherine lecturing those people named Fan.
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"Ha, as soon as you hear it, you will know that you will be criticized if you go in!" Zhao Huchen said happily: "Are you stupid? This city is full of our people. Who dares to do anything bad to Miss Catherine under our noses?
Isn’t that seeking death?”
"I shouldn't have reminded you!" Qian Wubing rolled his eyes: "I'm leaving!"
A group of people changed inside and outside the shop, and the new arrivals each found their own place to stay. Zhao Huchen took a look inside and outside, and indeed saw Miss Catherine and the guys named Fan talking about something, and retreated from inside.
I came out and found a corner in the shop to sit down.
Most of the things on duty in the shop are quite boring, especially now that there is nothing going on in the shop. Outside the city, Sihai's "Sihai Tickets" are used to pay the refugees for doing things. It has only been a few days. As for taking them
Almost no one came to the shop to change money with these Sihai tickets.
However, it is said that this is temporary. In a few days, the entire Wei will also issue this kind of "Four Sea Tickets" when paying salaries. By then, I am afraid there will be a lot of people using this thing to exchange for money in shops. After all, what is it?
It is more secure than not having the copper coins and silver to hold on to.
Thinking of this, he took out a "Sihai Ticket" from his hand. He also knew what Miss Catherine and the few people named Fan behind were thinking. They actually used the "Da Ming Bao" that is almost like a piece of waste paper on the market
The banknotes are stamped with the seal of Sihai Commercial Bank and used as "Sihai Tickets!"
Anyway, Zhao Huchen felt that this was not Miss Catherine's idea. It might have been the idea of those people named Fan. However, this method is not bad. Although the treasure banknote is like a piece of waste paper and no one will use it, it will be counterfeited by others.
It is not easy, especially if it is stamped with the seal of Sihai Trading Company, it will be even more difficult.
Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes generally come in denominations of one hundred Wen, two hundred Wen, three hundred Wen, five hundred Wen and Yiguan. After the issuance of Sihai banknotes, their denominations have not changed. The only difference is that these treasure banknotes have
It just has the seal of Sihai Trading Company.
Now, although these Sihai Tickets can be used directly as silver coins except for a few grain shops and salt shops, other shops will not recognize them. However, no matter who is holding the Sihai Tickets in their hands, they can go to the store with these Sihai Tickets.
Sihai Commercial Bank can directly exchange it into silver or copper coins.
Sihai Commercial Bank pays upon seeing the ticket without asking where it came from.
"It seems that you have to be careful when it rains in the future!" Zhao Huchen muttered softly and collected the Sihai tickets next to him. As the first batch of beneficiaries, Catherine protected everyone who came to Taiyuan Mansion.
Each person was rewarded with ten taels of silver. Of course, it was also given in the form of Sihai tickets. If they were willing, they could exchange these Sihai tickets for silver at any time.
The sound coming from the yard behind became louder again, and several of his men at the door looked towards him.
After listening, he shook his head slightly and signaled his subordinates not to interfere. Qian Wubing said something wrong. He was worried that the guys named Fan would quarrel with Miss Catherine and that Miss Catherine would be hurt, but he forgot
Well, this Miss Catherine is actually very good at fighting. Anyone who really thinks that she is a delicate little girl is really being stupid.