At night, Chen Qing was playing with Yinjiaozi in his study. He knew that neither Zhou Kuan nor other counselors in the Internal Affairs Hall understood it very well. Why should he bother to promote Yinjiaozi?
Because currency is not just currency, it is also a powerful weapon. When everyone in the world recognizes the currency you issue, they actually recognize you.
At this time, his wife Lu Xiu came in with a cup of tea. She put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "This Yinjiaozi Xue'er and Bing'er like it the most. Everyone collected a small bag and played with it all day long."
"Do the other servants in the mansion like this?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
"They seem to prefer silver money. They said that this is only worth three hundred cents, but it is used as five hundred cents. They think it is not cost-effective."
Chen Qing said calmly: "Silver coins will no longer be minted in the future. After minting for so long, there is not a single one on the market. They are all stored up. This shows that silver coins have failed as circulating coins, so I was thinking, can I find one?"
Yinjiaozi may be the best way to grow coins that no one will save, but that can be accepted by everyone."
Lu Xiu hesitated and said, "But... this can easily be copied by those who own silver and then exchanged for money to make huge profits. Aren't you worried, husband?"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "How can there be such an easy exchange? The inner guards are not vegetarians. If you dare to exchange on a large scale, the inner guards will find out immediately."
"But I still don't quite understand. Since your husband is using Yinjiaozi for ordinary people's consumption, what's the difference between using Yinjiaozi and copper coins?"
Chen Qing motioned his wife to sit down, and sighed: "There are some things that I can't explain clearly, so I can only tell you. It's not accidental that I'm promoting Bank Jiaozi at this time. In fact, I'm launching a campaign against the imperial court."
Currency war."
"Currency war?" It was the first time Lu Xiu heard this word, and it really felt fresh to her.
"The imperial court is preparing to issue Huizi and iron coins. This is my opportunity."
Lu Xiu frowned, "Okay, what are you doing with issuing iron money and Huizi? How many Huizi and Jiaozi were issued during the Xuanhe period, but later they all became waste paper. The eight thousand Guanhuizi in my family finally had to
Burn it down and they won’t learn their lesson?”
"It's not that they don't learn lessons, it's that they have no choice. The largest copper-producing area in the imperial court is on Jiangnan West Road. Now it is in our hands. Millions of kilograms of copper ingots were not shipped out in time. They were captured by Zhang Jun's army, and now they are all lost again.
In our hands, the imperial court has less than one million catties of copper ingots and 300,000 taels of silver in stock. Half of the coins circulating in the market are our Yong coins. They want to recruit an army and receive a monthly military salary of hundreds of thousands. Where does the money come from?
Come? We can only bite the bullet and issue huizi and iron money."
"But what does this Yinjiaozi have to do with it?"
"Of course it does matter. Once the imperial court issues Huizi and iron coins, the people in the southeast are unwilling to use them, so what will they use? So I need to increase the supply of coins and make the Jiangnan area use Yong coins and even Yinjiao coins.
If no one uses huizi and iron money, then the court can only use coercive means to promote huizi and iron money, and the court will completely lose the support of the people. This is what I expect."
Lu Xiu pondered for a long time and said: "Husband, you can explain it clearly to the counselors and let them understand."
Chen Qing shook his head, "It's useless if I talk too much. The key is to let the facts prove it, so that they can fully understand."
In Lin'an, Zhang Jun's rebellion was fierce, but was destroyed by the Western Army like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. The danger was lifted, and Lin'an City returned to its former prosperity.
"Lin'an City is more prosperous than before!" In the reopened Changfeng Tea House, an old man sighed while holding a cup of tea and looking at the endless flow of pedestrians on the outer street.
"That's because it's not easy to make a living elsewhere, so everyone flocked to Lin'an." Dong An walked up with a teapot and smiled.
The teahouse reopened and Dong An came back with the guys. Hu Yun reached an agreement with the court and did not allow the court to arrest Western Army intelligence officers again. However, Hu Yun also promised to follow the three rules of intelligence scouts and not undermine military security.
, do not assassinate court officials, do not help businessmen escape Lin'an.
The so-called not undermining military security means that incidents like the Yangzhou warehouse fire will not happen again, nor will the personal safety of court officials be threatened. Incidents like the kidnapping of uncle Wei Tong will not happen again, and of course they will not help businessmen.
When money is transferred out of Lin'an, it is temporary help. Businessmen have to rely on themselves to leave Lin'an.
For example, merchants can deposit money into the newly opened Wanbao Cabinet and Jiangnan Cabinet. Both of these cabinets have branches in Jingzhao. They can withdraw money directly in Jingzhao with a counter ticket and a money-withdrawing jade.
Money is not subject to the supervision of the Tyumen Division.
In the final analysis, as long as no violent and bloody incidents occur, the imperial court will not drive people away. If you want to detect intelligence, it depends on your own ability. And since everyone is playing openly, the imperial court will also send people to secretly monitor every move of the intelligence station.
Shopkeeper Dong An's conclusion resonated with everyone, and everyone said: "That's right. It's too difficult to make money elsewhere. Money is concentrated in Lin'an. If you want to make a living, you can only live in Lin'an."
"The rent for the cheapest house in Lin'an has increased, but the house price has dropped. Compared with the highest level last year, it has dropped by half. Now there is a price but no market, and no one is willing to take over."
"Lin'an is pretty good. How come no one takes over the house?"
"Then it depends on the price. If the house price is like that in Suzhou, someone will be willing to take it over. According to the current price, it will have to drop by half before it will be recognized."
When it comes to housing prices, which everyone is concerned about, everyone is interested and the discussion is lively.
In the elegant room by the window on the second floor, one could faintly hear the conversation of the tea guests downstairs. Hu Yun took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "In fact, in addition to housing prices, the rise and fall of silver prices is also the best explanation. Brother Shaofu should
Do you know what the price of silver is on the black market now?"
After experiencing the closure of the imperial court, Wang Mu has been officially appointed by Chen Qing as the director of the "Beijing News", and he has been granted the title of fifth-rank Zhongsan doctor, which means that he has changed from an aide to an official court official.
It also means a new starting point in Wang Mu's life. He can serve as the prefect of big cities such as Luoyang, Kaifeng, Taiyuan, Chengdu, and Xiangyang.
Of course, Wang Mu's fifth grade is a little worse than Hu Yun's, and Hu Yun's is fourth grade.
Wang Mu pondered for a moment and said: "I didn't pay attention to the price of silver. It seems that one tael of silver is exchanged for seven guan of money!"
"It's already up to one to nine this morning!"
Dong An walked in and said with a smile: "One tael of silver was exchanged for nine guan. A tea guest told me that he spent ninety guan this morning to exchange for ten taels of silver."
Hu Yun asked Dong An to sit down and then said: "I received a letter from His Highness yesterday. His Highness asked us to collect all the information about the imperial court's issuance of huizi and iron money. The more the better."
Dong An frowned and said, "I heard that iron coins have appeared in the market. If Your Highness wants to stop it now, I'm afraid it will be too late."
Wang Mu laughed at the side and said: "Old Dong, you must have misunderstood. Your Highness does not want to stop Tie Qian and Huizi. How could His Highness stop such a thing that tarnishes his own reputation?"
Hu Yun nodded, "Young Master is right. His Highness is only concerned about the impact of this matter and the consequences of its forced implementation. He has no intention of letting us stop it."
Dong An was a little embarrassed and said: "It seems that I misunderstood, but no one wants iron money. Our teahouse doesn't accept it, nor the teahouses I know accept it, and the vendors don't even want it. Everyone just accepts it."
Copper coins, Hui Zi, and a pile of rags of paper, who would want them?"
"It has nothing to do with us. Our mission is to collect intelligence, not to interfere with it. We ask everyone to focus on this during this period. After the New Year, I will report to His Highness."
Hu Yun said to Wang Mu again: "The same goes for the Beijing News. Before His Highness has no order, do not publish any articles to intervene, and avoid this matter completely."
Wang Mu and Dong An both nodded, with solemn expressions on their faces. Hu Yun specifically told them about this matter, indicating that it was of great importance.