Chapter 468 The reputation of the Qing treasure banknote collapsed!
Wang Tiangui was Fan Wencheng's Aha before. When Dorgon was preparing to build an official shopping mall, he was promoted by Fan Wencheng and became the shopkeeper of an official shopping mall in Shenyang City.
Without the care of his old master, he would not have been able to take on this job. After working for more than a year, Wang Tiangui made a lot of money. He became a serious serf and sang songs, and his life suddenly became exciting.
A few days ago, Fan Yongdou was executed by Ling Chi in the street. He was so shocked that he put away his money-making hands and thought to wait until the news passed.
I don’t know what happened in the past few days. There have been so many people coming to the mall to buy goods. The goods on the shelves will be sold out within a short time. It’s strange! How come the people in Shenyang suddenly have money?
Already?
"Brother Liu, how are the sales of the goods in your store recently? Why are the goods in our store selling so fast? We can't even make the sales trip to purchase the goods." Selling well is also a worry, Shanhaiguan.
It is not easy to transport goods to Shenyang with the two merchants in Huludao. If all aspects are delayed, the shortage of goods in the mall will become very serious. In the evening, Wang Tiangui chatted with his colleagues to see how the situation was there.
, can you dump some goods for emergency use?
"Brother Wang, there is something wrong with the situation these days. It feels like money has appeared out of thin air. Several of our shopping malls in Shenyang are out of stock. I heard that the situation in Jinzhou, Ningyuan and other cities is even more serious."
"Money appeared out of thin air? Could it be that Fan Yongdou's fake money is still causing trouble?"
"I'm afraid it's not just Fan Yongdou who caused the trouble. He can print fake money that's almost the same as the real thing. There's no guarantee that other villains won't have such an idea. It's too easy to copy the money printed by the court into fake money that's the same as the real thing.
. Unlike the military stamps used by the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the imitation of the stamps is almost the same as the real stamp. Even the imitation is almost difficult to do. The court still kept things simple. Without the diamond, it had to do porcelain work. The Ming court
If it were not possible to print Zhanye, how could banknotes be used instead of money? Some people say that the cost of the money printed by the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to that of copper coins!"
"Brother Li, please be careful. We'd better not discuss the affairs of the imperial court casually."
After chatting with his colleagues for a while, Wang Tiangui suddenly felt a gloom in his mind. If counterfeit banknotes really started to spread, it would be a big problem! The goods in the shopping mall were being sold out with counterfeit banknotes. Those of them who sell the goods
How should I report to the superior?
The situation was exactly as Wang Tiangui and the others thought. Fan Yongdou was beheaded, which did not frighten the businessmen who wanted to take advantage of the loopholes. On the contrary, it inspired them. It turns out that fake money can be printed as if it were real? Fan Yongdou really deserves it.
He was cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. He didn't even tell everyone about his good skills. If a person eats alone, who else will he kill if he doesn't kill him?
Those who make counterfeit money will be beheaded! But businessmen are not intimidated by the high-pressure policies at all. They can't help but go crazy wherever they put the multiple profits. As long as they do things more carefully, they will not be as unlucky as Fan Yongdou.
Under the influence of huge profits and luck, the businessmen in Liaodong went crazy! They tried their best to print fake money from their mouths, and then sold goods in Liaodong. The market in Liaodong is not small.
Just a few thousand taels of counterfeit banknotes could not destroy the Qing Dynasty's monetary system! But when most businessmen got involved, the situation became out of control.
The impact of the proliferation of counterfeit currency spread very quickly. Shopping malls in Manchu Qing Dynasty first began to run out of goods. Many people couldn't buy anything with money, and they panicked. They began to use money to buy goods crazily in private markets. Private markets
It is already fragile, and when there is more money, supplies are also not enough.
As soon as there is a shortage of supplies, prices immediately start to rise, and the curtain of currency devaluation is kicked off.
"Your Majesty, in the past two days, the entire city of Shenyang has been sold out! The profiteers are trying their best to raise the prices, but they still can't stop people from buying things with their money. Our precious banknotes can't even buy them.
Even if you can buy something, it is still less than one-tenth of its original value! Many people who have goods do not even accept treasure notes, only gold and silver. The biggest influence is the banner master, and some bannermen in the city
It’s all over!”
Banknotes have been mainly used to pay wages in the past two years. The Eight Banners disciples have the most of these things, but doesn't it have the greatest impact on them?
After hearing the news reported by his subordinates, Dorgon no longer wanted to scold his mother. He knew that the Qing Dynasty had already sat on the powder keg at this time. He had no time to lose his temper and had to come up with ways to put out the fire immediately. "Quickly.
Go and ask Hong Chengchou to come over!"
After Hong Chengchou rushed to the Prince Regent's Palace in a hurry, he went straight to the topic without saying any nonsense. He naturally knew what Dorgon was talking about in such a hurry! He must have been looking for him because of the collapse of banknotes. After all, it was Lao Hong who had the idea of issuing banknotes in the first place.
given.
"Prince Regent, we must first take an emergency measure to slow down the fire before we make long-term plans. I suggest that the prince immediately issues an order to all official shopping malls. From now on, official shopping malls will only sell goods to people with flag registration.
People with flag status are not allowed to step into the shopping mall!"
"Only sell goods to the bannermen? This is a good idea. At least their money will not be turned into waste paper, and it can stabilize the foundation! This is my decree!"
"I'm afraid this trick won't last long! In a few days, we may still be unable to hold on by just asking the banner people to buy goods from the mall."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"No way! Could it be that the bannermen would also print counterfeit money? They are our core crops of the Qing Dynasty, and they certainly cannot do such things that harm the country!"
If only things were as simple as you think, Hong Chengchou did not refute Dorgon's words face to face, but he was full of slander in his heart. Eight Banners children are also human beings, and they cannot escape human nature. Banner people do not need to print fake money themselves.
There is so much fake money circulating in the market. They only need to be a second-rate dealer to make profits. Who can resist this temptation?
After waiting for a long time and seeing that Hong Chengchou didn't speak again, Dorgon understood that this guy must not agree with his previous judgment. "The bachelor should have a perfect plan! Tell me quickly."
"It's not a foolproof strategy. What I mean is that the prince must quickly arrange for people to print new banknotes, and then limit the time and amount according to the status of the bannermen, so that they can exchange the old banknotes for new ones. After this period, the old banknotes will be replaced by new banknotes.
Invalid. This is one. The second is that before banknotes are made that can prevent private printing like the Ming Dynasty, new banknotes must be replaced every two months. This can block the proliferation of counterfeit banknotes.
. But if you do this, the treasure banknotes cannot be used as real money. What I mean is to use this method for emergencies first, and then slowly figure out a solution for the rest."
"Bachelor, if it's so troublesome, why not just mint silver coins? Use the silver coins to exchange the treasure banknotes in the hands of the bannermen, so as not to print new banknotes every two months!"
"Prince Regent, at this time, you must not send out the money in the treasury! Otherwise, the situation will be completely out of control. With that money at the bottom of the box, there is room for things to turn around, and you must not move it lightly. The money in the treasury depends on the situation.
I have a lot of money, but if I really want to exchange money, it will definitely not be enough. As long as I change the money out, it will be difficult to get it back. I can guarantee that if this money goes out, most of it will go to the Ming court!"