Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 456: Currency War (Part 1)

"Hmmm...!"

Standing in front of the courtyard gate, Zhang Fei stretched fiercely, listening to the birds chirping on the tree and smelling the light fragrance of flowers, his whole body felt as if he drank a cup of coffee, and suddenly he was refreshed .

Put your hands down, and gently hug the two beauties on the left and right, and feel that the story should end here.

Life is so far, what more can I ask for!

"How did the two ladies rest last night?"

"Not good!"

"Good!"

Gao Wenyin couldn't help but look sideways at Xu Zhiqian, "Zhiqian, aren't you used to this place?"

Xu Zhiqian's cheeks flushed slightly, "That's not true."

"Why is that?" Gao Wenyin asked again.

Xu Zhiqian rolled Zhang Fei's eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "There are...mosquito bites."

Mosquitoes?

Ding?

Three black lines appeared on Zhang Fei's forehead, and he hurriedly said, "Zhiqian, if you don't know how to speak, just don't say anything, what kind of mosquito bite... wait a minute, what you are talking about is not the process, but the consequence. Right?"

"What are the consequences of the process?" Xu Zhiqian looked at Zhang Fei with astonishment.

"Swollen?"

Zhang Fei scratched his chin, shyly shot.

"Swollen...you...you disciple."

Xu Zhiqian stomped her feet hard.

"Hey young!"

Zhang Fei immediately jumped on the spot, "Stomp your feet as long as you stomp, there is no reason to stomp on the backs of others!"

"Sister Gao, let's go and ignore this person."

"Huh?"

Gao Wenyin was still in a dazed state, so she was dragged towards the front yard.

"Hey! Wait for me, one after the other, how can there be a sense of ceremony of a winner in life!"

Zhang Fei limped after him.

Although he caught up, he also lost the benefits of hugging left and right, and became two women hugging each other intimately. He followed silently, with nowhere to put his hands.

"Morning Sanlang, morning ladies."

"Morning Uncle Rong!"

Now the three families are merged into one family. The Xu family's old servant, Rong Borong, was promoted to housekeeper at the same time. At the same time, he also recruited four aunts, two of whom were in charge of laundry and helping Xiaotao, and the other two were in charge of cleaning. Same, the house is big, and the expenses are also big.

Gao Wenyin only cares about the money and Zhang Fei now, Xu Zhiqian can't let Xu Zhiqian take care of the money, it has to be spent.

Originally Zhang Fei wanted to help Gao Wenyin match a maid, but Gao Wenyin was determined not to, she thought Xiaotao was very good, she was not a woman who was good at talking, Xiaotao liked to talk non-stop.

As soon as they came to the front yard, they met Xiaotao and Li Si. The two seemed to be discussing something excitedly. Seeing Zhang Fei, Xiaotao walked over quickly.

"Third brother, third brother, can I ask you a question?"

"What's the problem?"

Zhang Fei asked curiously.

But before Xiaotao could speak, Li Si said first: "Third brother, it's like this. I just went shopping with Xiaotao and found that the meat was reduced by a full ten cents per catty. I said to buy more while it was cheap." A little bit, but Xiaotao said that the price of coins has increased, and she also said that she should buy less and save the coins so that she can buy more in the future, which one of you is right."

"This question...."

Zhang Fei suddenly looked at Gao Wenyin and Xu Zhiqian, "Madam, Zhiqian, what do you think?"

Xu Zhiqian said: "I think what Li Si said is right, it's cheaper, so it's normal to buy more!"

Gao Wenyin said: "I think what Xiaotao said makes sense. It's better to buy less meat. If you eat meat all at once, you will get tired."

Xiaotao still trusts Zhang Fei's authority. After all, he is a master of the generation, so she asked with a tense face, "Third brother, did you say so?"

Wow...that's quite a problem! Zhang Fei said perfunctorily: "You are the one who buys vegetables, so you can make the decisions."

"Do you hear me?"

Xiaotao snorted at Li Si.

Li Siwu refused to accept it, and whispered: "In the end, you are the one who decides, but the third brother didn't say you were right!"

"The third brother just doesn't want you to lose face."

"What face do I have?"

"You..."

It's really one thing, one thing, I thought that the shrewd Xiao Tao could easily handle Li Si, but the upright Li Si sometimes made Xiao Tao want to cry with anger.

The three of Zhang Fei hurriedly fled.

When they came to the front yard, they immediately saw Xu Zun and his son sitting on the corridor.

"Father-in-law, elder brother, sister-in-law."

"Get up, sit down."

Originally, in ancient times, men and women still paid attention to different tables, but Xu Zun has always ate with Xu Zhiqian, so there is no such attention.

After sitting down, Zhang Fei asked: "Father-in-law, brother, sister-in-law, what do you think of having breakfast outside this room?"

This restaurant was designed by him himself. A long table is placed on the corridor, with the garden behind and the courtyard in front.

Xu Lingxiao nodded and said, "It's pretty good, it's very suitable for the recent weather, and it's also convenient for reading newspapers."

"It's just that the content of this newspaper is out of date!"

Xu Zun folded the newspaper, put it aside, shook his head and said.

"What?"

Zhang Fei picked up the newspaper and looked at it, and it was still a matter of coins. Those powerful people used the newspaper to blame the exemption tax, implying that the exemption tax took too much copper money, resulting in a lack of coins.

Xu Lingxiao said: "This incident seems to be getting bigger and bigger recently."

Xu Zunheng said: "Everyday, we keep saying that we are for the country and the people, but if they are asked to pay an extra penny, all kinds of moths will come. It was the same when the Qingli New Deal was in the past. It's too early for this matter. .”

Zhang Fei smiled wryly and said: "My father-in-law is so angry, it also proves that the opponent's move is really effective, even we can feel it personally."

......

Sinong Temple.

"Issuing Jiaozi?"

Han Jiang looked at Wang Anshi with a little hesitation. At present, Jiaozi is generally issued in Shu, and there have been some problems in the middle, that is, Jiaozi was issued privately at the beginning, and later merchants distributed it indiscriminately. Just ran away, and from then on, the imperial court began to intervene and release official Jiaozi, but it was also very strict.

For now, it's still okay, so Wang Anshi is confident.

If he had experienced the spam in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, he probably wouldn't dare to do it to death.

Wang Anshi explained: "It takes time to mint coins, but Jiaozi is relatively faster, especially today's printing technology has improved, which can immediately resolve the current crisis."

Han Jiang said cautiously: "But this friend is afraid of spamming, the consequences will be very serious."

Wang Anshi smiled and said: "I don't know this yet. We collect so much tax now, plus the imperial minting coins, we can reach a reserve fund of one million guan, but we only pay 300,000 in the first batch." A consistent handover, for a period of one year, and then it depends on the situation."

If it lasts for one year, that's easy to say. Han Jiang felt relieved a little, and said again: "But the people may not believe it."

Wang Anshi hehe said: "That's why I came to you. Now that the tax has been collected, the tax police and the royal police have to be paid wages and bonuses. All will be paid to Jiaozi this month."

Han Jiang said: "This may cause their dissatisfaction."

Wang Anshi said: "So we have to tell them that they can exchange copper coins from Sinong Temple, and they promise to come to exchange them, so that the people will know that our Jiaozi can exchange coins at any time, so as to establish Build everyone's trust in Jiaozi."

"Okay then! I'll arrange it later." As she said that, Han Jiang seemed to think of something again, and said, "However, many newspapers have been publishing this matter recently, so we have to use the newspapers to promote it. "

Wang Anshi laughed and said: "I have already written this article, and I will post it tomorrow."

Whatever he does now, he always thinks of promoting it in the newspaper first, which is really delicious.

On the third day, the news paper of the genuine bookstore announced that the imperial court would mint 300,000 guan coins, and there was no reason for that.

Prescribe the right medicine.

At the same time, it is also very honest to say that since it takes a lot of time to mint coins, it will be released in the form of Jiaozi for the time being. After the coins are minted, they can be exchanged for coins immediately for a period of one year.

In other words, this exchange only takes one year.

It can be seen that Wang Anshi was still very thoughtful. He also knew that the copper coins and Jiaozi were in his hands.

......

Bianjing Law Firm.

"Sure enough, I'm more compatible with Wang Xueshi, let's think about going together again."

Zhang Fei looked at the newspaper and muttered to himself.

"Hey! Saburo! Can this friend be trusted?" Fan Li asked suddenly.

Zhang Fei put down the newspaper and said: "This exchange is just a stopgap measure. Didn't you see that it's only for one year. If the coin is minted, the day lily may be cold."

Fan Li nodded and said: "That's true, if the imperial court does nothing, our business for tax calculation will be over."

Because their tax calculation business must rely on coins, if so many people pay the bill with goods, this business will not be able to continue.

Compared to last year, this year's appointment tax calculation will be directly cut in half. If the court makes up for it in time, it will still be able to recover when the summer tax comes.

......

Fufu.

"I don't object to increasing the minting of currency, but the issuance of Jiaozi...!"

Sima Guang shook his head and said, "I really disagree with that."

Wen Yanbo said: "It's also said above that it's only for one year, and it's used for emergency, which is understandable."

In his view, Wang Anshi chose to issue Jiaozi only to deal with this crisis, which is really nothing to say.

Sima Guang snorted and said, "Si Nong Temple currently has sufficient currency, but Wang Jiefu chose to issue Jiaozi first. He said it would be for a period of one year, but it was actually a test. Once the people believe in this Jiaozi, he will definitely return it." It is really terrible to issue Jiaozi again. At the beginning, those Jiaozi shops in Yizhou were not because of lack of money and excessive distribution of Jiaozi, which caused many people to become homeless. If the merchants are like this, the court will only Intensify the situation, and once the imperial court is short of money, it will print and distribute Jiaozi."

It can only be said that he really knows Wang Anshi too well, as long as Wang Anshi sticks his butt, he knows what the other party is going to fart.

Fu Bi also nodded, and said: "This Jiaozi must be used with caution. The reason why the imperial court uses it in Yizhou is because there is indeed a lack of currency in the area, and it is difficult to get in coins from outside. There is no way, but It must not be popularized throughout the country. If Wang Jiefu is only in emergency needs, then that’s fine, but if he wants to use Jiaozi instead of coins, then we must not let him do whatever he wants, and the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Sima Guang nodded and said: "When I meet him tomorrow, I will tell him that it can only be issued for one year, and it must not continue to be issued."

......

Xiangguo Temple.

It is said that Buddhism is a quiet place, but this only exists in TV dramas. At least the temples in the Northern Song Dynasty are by no means a quiet place. Ironically, on the contrary, Xiangguo Temple can be said to be the Wall Street of the Northern Song Dynasty. Know how much money Xiangguo Temple has.

The recent rise of housing loans and charitable foundations all have the shadow of Xiangguo Temple behind them.

And this crisis was also fueled by Xiangguo Temple.

There are many people sitting in a large wing room, all of them are relatives, the Fu family, the Cao family, and some clans and officials.

Some time ago, the clan and officials almost did not fight, but after only a few days, they are united again.

It can be seen that profit is still the priority these days.

They have to pay hundreds of thousands of taxes every year, and their hearts are bleeding!

But seeing a middle-aged man with a big belly, he said: "If we don't move the imperial court's powerful minting of coins, I'm afraid our previous efforts will be in vain!"

The name of this person is Pang Minsun, he is the grandson of Pang Ji, but he did not do well in the court, he just got a loose job and a little salary, but he didn't have any ambitions for an official career. business, but earn a lot of money.

A handsome middle-aged man said: "Brother Pang is right, we have to find a way to deal with it."

This man's name is Fu Chengshou, and he is Fu Shichun's father.

A man in his thirties said: "Our previous calculation was that even if the imperial court wants to mint coins, it is impossible to make up for it immediately. Now that the other party uses Jiaozi, although it can be printed quickly, who would Believe in this Jiaozi, we can start from now on."

This person's name is Chen Zhi, and he is the deputy envoy of Duzhi.

Pang Minsun nodded and said: "That's okay. A piece of paper is worth the money. If anyone dares to ask for it, we can make our shop not accept this Jiaozi. If this happens, this Jiaozi will have to be void."

Xu Ji suddenly said: "Didn't the price of salt go up a lot recently, and I inquired from the shipping department that it will take three months for the next batch of official salt to arrive in the capital. We can take this opportunity to lower the price of salt Let them go up, they are not against private salt, but let them know that without private salt, everyone’s life will be difficult.”

One person suddenly looked at the fat monk sitting at the end, "What does Master Lu think about this?"

Everyone looked at the big monk one after another.

"Amitabha."

Lu Bin clasped his hands together, with a round head and big ears, but he looked very much like the Maitreya Buddha, and then said: "All the benefactors are very reasonable, but I think that since the court dares to make such a confession, there must be enough If the reserves are completely rejected, not only will there be little effect, but it will lead to accountability from the imperial court.”

Pang Minsun said: "Master Yilu, what should we do?"

Lu Bin pondered for a while, and then said: "In the opinion of the young monk, if you have been handing over children, you can only count them as seven hundred wen. Although the imperial court has enough reserves, the imperial court's policy has always been to change from day to day. Who can do it?" Guaranteed whether the currency can be exchanged tomorrow, so it is reasonable to count three hundred less."

Pang Minsun said with a smile: "If the truth is that it can only be counted as seven hundred words, who would dare to use this Jiaozi!"

Lu Bin said again: "As far as I know, there was a situation of indiscriminate distribution of jiaozi in Yizhou. Although the government intervened later, the people did not get any compensation in the end. We can also publish the jiaozi in the newspapers. past history."

"Haha...Master Lu thinks more carefully."

Pang Minsun laughed, and said again: "I'll leave this to Master Lu."

Lu Bin clasped his hands together and saluted eleven, "Don't dare, dare not, it's my honor to be appreciated by all the officials."