Chapter 258 Going to Jiangnan

In the warehouse, the shopkeeper Chang found an iron chisel, pried out all the copper locks from the ten wooden boxes, and then stepped out.

Ma Cheng first opened a wooden box, and the silver light was dazzling. The box was filled with ingots of fine silver on one ingot, and there were five layers of wooden racks. Each layer of wooden rack was stacked with twenty ingots of silver, all of which were twenty taels.

The silver of the ingot is 2,000 taels on the fifth floor. There are six such silver boxes, totaling 12,000 taels of silver. Macheng knew that the rich gentry and wealthy families in the late Ming Dynasty liked to hoard gold and silver, and many silvers were taken as soon as they entered these big investors.

It melts into large ingots to collect so that it can retain its descendants and no longer enters the circulation channel. This will cause a shortage of silver on the market and seriously affect the development of the commodity economy. In a hurry, the Chang family of Yuci can collect nearly 15,000 taels of silver and send it to the public.

Filial piety shows how much money you have earned over the years.

There were ten boxes in total, and Macheng opened another one. This time it was dazzling golden light, and it was a box of gold ingots, ten taels and one ingot, eighty ingots, that is, one thousand six hundred taels of gold, gold in the late Ming Dynasty

The silver exchange rate is about one to eight, and this thousand six hundred taels of gold is worth ten thousand three thousand taels of silver.

With Liu Zihua's mind, it was difficult to calm down at this time. He held his breath and opened a wooden box. The box was full of jade, wrapped in thick and soft cotton cloth. Ma Cheng took out a few pieces and looked at it. A pair of purple jade cups.

, a pair of jade coral bottles, a jade flower feather cup, two jade Buddhas, there are still many jade artifacts in the box, and there is no time to see them one by one, so Ding Wenchao wrapped the jade cups and put them back in the box

Inside, the eighth box was opened. In this box, there were gold utensils, including gold flying fish pot, gold dragon ear round cup, golden phoenix flower plate and other gold utensils, as well as many jewelry, probably thousands of taels of gold

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Ninth, the tenth box is lighter, probably not gold, silver and jade. Open one, and the books are full of precious ancient books. The Song version of "Fengshu" is two volumes, and the Song version of "Jingde Chuan Lanlu" is a total of

Six volumes, four volumes of the Song version of "Qianxu Yanyi" and five volumes of the Song version of "Spring and Autumn An Question"...

In addition to the rare version of the Song Dynasty, there are many Yuan versions of books, such as the Yuan version of "The Gathering of the Mean", "The Book of Zhu Zi", etc. In addition, there are some handwritten copies, these Song Dynasty and Yuan versions of books include

How precious, especially in later generations, after experiencing wars, Song and Yuan versions are as rare as morning stars, and all the remaining books are all lonely books, so they must preserve these books and jade artifacts for future generations. The inheritance of culture is sometimes more important than life.

There are also books and some stationery in the ten boxes.

Ten boxes of gold, silver and treasures tens of thousands of taels of silver were the great backer of the Chang family's filial piety, and it was enough to go to Jiangnan to become a rich man. Ma Cheng knew that Chang was in Mongolia and made a big profit in Kaiyuan, but he was absolutely

Unexpectedly, the profits of trading with the Mongolians were so terrible. Now Chang is also the guest of Lin Danhan. In recent years, Mongolia has made great fortunes in trading and filial piety, which shows how much profit it has been.

When doing business, Macheng didn't think anything was wrong. Shaanxi's decay is now empty. Chang's family has been involved in Macheng, Shaanxi. With Shaanxi Governor Fu Zonglong, the Yuci Chang family is unobstructed in Shaanxi.

It has vaguely surpassed the other seven families and became the richest man in Shanxi businessmen. As for the ugly things in it, Ma Cheng didn't care. Fu Zonglong was not a nerd who was not as good as the ancients, and he had his own sense. As long as the Chang family could provide sufficient supply to Kaiyuan military demand.

, it would be fine to keep Lin Danhan from living in Baicheng halfway, even if he grows older, it would be fine.

In the late Chongzhen period, Li Zicheng broke through Datong and threatened the capital. Chongzhen ordered the abandonment of Ningyuan and transferred Wu Sangui's Guanning Iron Cavalry into the Guard of the Capital. He needed to raise funds when the troops were transferred, but the palace treasury and the Ministry of Revenue Taicang Silver could no longer afford the money. He was helpless.

Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to donate money according to the official title, but only a few eunuchs donated some money. Most officials were like iron roosters and were not a single penny. The cabinet minister Wei Dezao only donated five hundred taels, and Chen Yan even cried and confessed that he was honest.

Silver can be donated.

But later, the peasant army captured Beijing, Wei Dezao surrendered first, and Chen Yan even offered 40,000 taels of silver. Many officials who were originally unlucky were forced to take out the silver they were often tens of thousands of taels of silver, which shows that the Ming Dynasty was also

It’s not that there is no money, but money is in the hands of corrupt officials and wealthy businessmen. Once a stolen official and bad gentry like Qian Qianyi encounters a revolution, it must be similar to Wei Dezao and Chen Yansheng. It’s not the same as any official in which dynasty, so why be loyal to the same surname.

The mentality of the late Ming gentry is very common. As long as you save your life and property, the rise and fall of the country, the people will not do anything else.

The fleet stopped and stopped on the canal. It took many days to travel. It was a hot summer. It was a great pleasure to hide in the cabin and drink a cup of tea. It was a great pleasure to go through the treasures of the Tang and Song Dynasties. Macheng was surrounded by beautiful women, enjoying them.

The beauty of the words is quite comfortable, and when it is cool at night, you will be entertained. If it weren't for the strong fragrance of books in the luxurious cabin, you would almost feel the confusion of time and space, and you will become two otakus and stools in later generations. The beauty of the words used to be unappreciated.

It is likely that their identity, status and vision are different. They enjoyed the Tang and Song dynasties and were addicted to it.

The ship is progressing slowly on the Grand Canal waterway of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Although it is the late summer and early autumn season, the golden waterway connecting the capital and the south of the Yangtze River is still facing each other from south to north. It is already Yangzhou's boundary, with a lot of 100,000 yuan in front of it.

Guan, riding a crane to Yangzhou, Yangzhou is a place that gods and immortals yearn for.

Ma Cheng hid in the cabin this day, and in the morning he appreciated a Song version of "Fishings and Concubines" with the bloated and powerless Liu Zihua. In the afternoon, the shopkeeper often placed wine on the boat to invite guests, called "Traveling in Guangling Shanxi Association", and invited some of his ancestral homes in Shanxi.

The scholars living in Yangzhou, officials and gentry recited Yangzhou poems, drank Yangzhou wine, savored the sway of the Twenty-Four Bridges, and listed a long list of names.

Ma Cheng knew that the hometown association was the real customs and customs of the Ming Dynasty. The hometown and the region were a hurdle that could not be overcome. When going out to do business, it was all up to the hometown to take care of the hometown. At home, relying on parents to go out to friends, this is what I said.

The fellow townsmen are much more reliable than their friends. Changda shopkeeper is very generous and rich, and he refuses everyone. In this way, Chang's family can only be eaten in Jiangnan. If a stingy shopkeeper comes, he will be criticized by Yangzhou fellow townsmen and will not give up any penniless ones.
Chapter completed!