For more than half a month, huge transport teams were shuttled back and forth on all the official roads leading to Macau. As the last batch of goods began to enter Guangdong, the Western envoys who had stayed in the Ming Dynasty for more than half a year finally left. Originally, they were not allowed to leave.
They would have left so quickly, after all, they had sent so many princesses here, and they were still wondering whether they should ask the Ming Dynasty to issue a receipt, or let the stupid emperor who got the advantage give him some preferential treatment.
But Mr. Xiong Wencan, who is in charge of diplomatic work, said that Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and the emperor’s marriage is a top priority and must not be careless at all. In order to allow the princesses from the West enough time to learn court etiquette and avoid making mistakes in the future
Being punished further showed the Ming Empire's respect for its allies. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty decided to spend more than half a year planning a luxurious wedding for these princesses who were far away from home.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty will open its doors to welcome the Western envoys to come again. Although he does not care about dowries or anything, Lord Xiong still kindly reminded the envoys from various countries that they had better dismantle the cannons and fill the boats with silver when they come next time.
Only then can you buy more exquisite products to take home.
Of course, such an explanation can only coax those Western allies. In the Ming Dynasty, concubinage did not require any ceremony. Zheng Xuan, a great scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was
"Dudu..." There were two gentle knocks on the door, and after receiving permission, an old man walked in. "I am the shopkeeper here. May I ask if this young man is from the North?"
"Where did my young master come from, and what does it have to do with you?" In order to allow the emperor to kick him into the Imperial College smoothly, Wu Linzheng's donkey face became even longer.
"I am from the capital. Is there any problem?" He glared at Wu Linzheng fiercely and took over the conversation himself. He planned to never give this guy another chance to scare people.
"No! No! Sir, you are dressed gorgeously, and the servants around you are looking at you. You are clearly a wealthy and noble person. Since you are from the north, can I ask you a bold question..." I didn't dare to look at the livid face over there.
Wu Linzheng, the shopkeeper, said to Chongzhen with a smile on his face: "Master, do you have the newly issued treasure banknotes from the imperial court?"
"Bao Chao?" Having learned lessons from the past, Chongzhen was extremely cautious in this matter. So far, the imperial court had asked the institute to test-print less than 20 million taels. In addition, in order to prevent damage to the Ming Dynasty's domestic economy
It has had a negative impact, and it is now only distributed to businessmen on the Japanese island for them to use when paying taxes to the court. It is impossible to circulate in the market. How could this little restaurant owner ask about this thing.
"Yes! Yes! It's the treasure banknote! May I ask if you have it, sir?" Afraid of being rejected, the shopkeeper quickly continued: "If you can use the new treasure banknote to settle the bill, I am willing to give you a 10% discount! If you still have it in your hand,
If you have as much treasure money as you like, I am willing to exchange it with you at a price of ten to nine!"
Using cash to exchange for local currency at a loss? The shopkeeper must be busy and confused, right? Chongzhen doesn't understand what this person can do with something that has not yet been circulated on the market.
"I have treasure notes here, and I can exchange them for five hundred taels for you, but you have to tell me what you want to exchange them for!" Those colorful pieces of paper did not appeal to Chongzhen. He preferred to see them piled up all over the house.
Although Zhu Youcong couldn't put it down after seeing it for the first time, he also tried his best to deceive two of the largest denominations from Zhu Qiji when submitting samples to the institute.
In order to improve the anti-counterfeiting effect of the new banknotes, this time the institute assigned dozens of masters to take charge of the project. The red and blue fiber paper specially developed for the new banknotes cannot be produced anywhere except the institute, and is produced using gravure.
The color overprinting method makes the new banknotes look clearer and more three-dimensional, while the watermark technology used thirty years earlier than the Swedes was a completely unexpected product. As for the miniature carvings that Chongzhen used to deceive his younger brother
Technology, of course, has not been spared. In a certain corner, you can use a microscope to see the words "Ming Dynasty Chongzhen Edition Treasure Banknote".
"This..." The treasure banknotes placed on the table looked cuter than the fat man with a smile. After hesitating for a long time, the green light in the shopkeeper's eyes gradually disappeared, and he lowered his voice and said: "Old man
Seeing that this young master is also a person with a great background, he will definitely not care about such small profits, but I also ask him not to tell anyone..."
It's the business school's dealer again. They've already made hundreds of thousands of taels from the few samples they traded with the West. Even though the profit is not big now, compared with the existing inventory,
What is sold is not even a cent. It is conceivable that the next time Western businessmen start to make formal purchases, the amount of each transaction will definitely be an astronomical figure. They will not be too satisfied with the money they earn, and they will also save it.
It's not that there is no solution, but how to transport the money has become a big problem.
Since it is a large-scale industrial production, it is impossible for all goods to be purchased in one place. The Jiangnan region produces light industrial products, but many raw materials need to be transported from the north. Although after the Central Army Group’s vigorous suppression, the products in various places have
The bandits and bandits have been almost wiped out, but the people employed to transport the silver must also be paid, and the escort agencies in various places will not let people work for free. The latest market price is that every one hundred taels of silver only costs one tael to cross the Yellow River. This
It's really too dark.
The appearance of the new banknotes made the merchants' eyes brighter. According to the information obtained by Zhou Yanru, the imperial court was indeed planning to re-baobao the banknotes. Although the specific time has not yet been set, the Six Ministries have allocated manpower to study the banknotes of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
Practice, and refer to the relevant regulations specified by Fan Thief. Such a cautious approach also made the businessmen feel that this time should not be a joke. Otherwise, the foolish emperor of Chongzhen could just imitate the Hongwu Emperor and force the spread, and there would be no need to spend a lot of time on anti-counterfeiting design, nor would it
Maybe the imperial tax was used as an experiment. Not to mention that the issue of recycling was not considered before the official release.
Since you can use this to pay taxes, why not use this to trade? In the future, to buy something, you no longer have to carry hundreds of thousands or even millions of silver all day long and wander around the Ming Dynasty.
It was up to Zhou Yanru to decide when the imperial court was going to distribute Baochao, but the profiteers under him came up with a way to force the imperial court to implement this good policy as soon as possible. Just like Chongzhen bullied them back then.
First mobilize the people to build momentum. According to statistics from Min Hongxue on the Japanese island, the face value of the new treasure banknotes scattered in the Ming Dynasty this time will not exceed one million taels. Although the quantity is not large, it is enough.
As a result, the news spread like wildfire that Japanese merchants on the island could use the new treasure banknotes to pay taxes and enjoy a 30% discount. Although the commercial tax collection method announced by the imperial court in the sixth year of Chongzhen would not be officially implemented for another two years, Jiangnan large and small businesses
But the merchants couldn't sit still. It's no problem to pay taxes, but why don't they enjoy the benefits that maritime merchants can enjoy? Isn't it just treasure money? If it can't be copied, it can't be purchased at a high price?
Under the temptation of the five hundred taels, the shopkeeper even told the latest market conditions. Using ten taels of silver to collect nine taels of treasure banknotes, he could still make one tael on the black market! Just him
He is not willing to sell it yet. He wants to save it first and then take it out when he starts paying taxes. That will be a 30% discount!
"Brother Emperor, who gave you this bad idea?" Even if Zhu Youcong died, he would not believe that Zhou Yanru had such courage. No one was supporting him to dare to confuse people's hearts?
"What do you mean by a bad idea? In your mind, my brother is so indecisive?" It was disrespectful to kick someone on the street. Chongzhen muttered angrily: "Brother Wei came up with this method himself. Anyway, the Japanese
The island has promised them tax exemption for three years, so let them cooperate to test the internal circulation first, and at the same time let the news out, so that the people can get used to the existence of this thing and build up their confidence!" (To be continued. If you
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