"So, now there is no difference between a treasure banknote and a tael of silver. Isn't it the same whether the master's salary is a banknote or a tael of silver?"
The official thought for a moment and understood. In other words, in the past, you would suffer a loss if you took treasure banknotes, but now you won't suffer a loss if you take treasure coins. Since you won't suffer a loss, aren't treasure banknotes and silver the same?
Seeing the master's stunned expression, the lady guessed what he was thinking. She couldn't help but said, "But even so, there are some differences between treasure notes and silver. A tael of silver remains the same for as long as it lasts.
Silver. But the treasure banknote was only worth nine hundred coins before, and now it has become one tael of silver. But what will happen in the future? No one can tell what will happen in the future, so it is better to spend the treasure banknote as soon as possible."
The official's wife looked like she was in her thirties, a time when her charm was still there. When she said these words, her eyes were like those of a fox, shining with shrewd light.
"Hahaha," the official laughed suddenly and said to his wife: "This treasure note is different from the previous ones. My wife may not be willing to spend it after holding it in her hand."
After saying that, he smiled and took out the treasure banknotes, deliberately folded them in his sleeves and put them on the table in front of his wife.
As the official's hand was withdrawn, several small but exquisite treasure notes appeared in the lady's eyes.
"Is this a treasure note?" Madam originally wondered if it was a fake, but then she thought, where could there be such beautifully made fakes? This treasure note was much smaller than the previous one, which made her confused for a moment.
After getting used to it, she picked up a treasure note with her delicate hands, rubbed it in her hand, and looked at it carefully.
After a long time, the lady raised her head and praised: "It's so beautiful. This treasure is so beautiful. Master, you are right, I really don't want to spend it."
When the official saw his beautiful and shrewd wife, she surrendered in front of him for the first time, and it was only because of a treasure banknote. The official felt that he had become a little tougher, thinking of the first time he saw this treasure banknote in the Fengtian Palace.
I felt so shocked that I felt the need to shock my wife as well. Maybe there would be other benefits in the evening.
So the official, like a pug, flattered his wife and introduced all the magical features of the banknotes.
The more the lady listened, the brighter her eyes became. In the end, her eyes were no longer bright, but shone with the luster of silver. The lady suddenly stood up, scaring the officials.
"Ma'am, what are you doing?"
"What to do?" Madam said with a big smile on her face, "Of course I want to spend this precious money."
The lady's words made the official a little confused, so he asked in confusion: "Didn't Madam just say that this treasure banknote is so exquisite that you can't bear to use it? Why are you in a hurry to use it now?"
"What do you know?" She rolled her eyes at her husband, and the lady took all the banknotes in her hand and looked at them with a smile, "Things are rare and valuable. If all the banknotes are spent consistently, then of course it is not worth it.
.But if you spend one guan of treasure money at the value of two or three guan, do you think it’s worth it?”
Can treasure money still be spent like this?
The official said that he had read so many books, but none of them contained this method of flowering.
He asked timidly and tentatively in his heart: "But is this okay? This treasure note has the same name clearly written on it. Who would be so stupid as to spend several times more money to accept this treasure note?"
The madam was unable to explain, and she didn't want to explain, so she said: "You don't understand even after I tell you, but don't worry, sir, just take a good look at how my madam will use your precious coins to exchange you for several times the amount of silver tomorrow.
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That's right, after all, hearing is false and seeing is believing. Will we know if it will work or not? The worry in his heart was relieved. The official suddenly felt hungry again and hurriedly picked up the bowl to eat.
...
Just after the end of the dynasty, it was only two hours before it got dark. A piece of news came from an unknown source and was quickly passed from market to market.
"Hey, did you know? The imperial court has issued new treasure banknotes."
"What's all the fuss about? The imperial court doesn't issue treasure notes in that month and year?"
The issue of treasure banknotes by the imperial court is nothing new. Perhaps six years ago, this topic might have attracted the curiosity of the people in the capital. What time has it been now, and the issuance of treasure banknotes is still regarded as
Is this a new thing? This is a country bumpkin from there. He must not be from the capital.
The person who answered the call glanced at the mysterious person and gave a vaguely disdainful sneer.
"I also know that the imperial court issues treasure banknotes. But I heard that the treasure banknotes issued this time are different. I heard that they are only issued to hundreds of officials."
"What's the difference?" someone next to me asked quickly.
Distributing it to hundreds of officials is nothing new, but this time the treasure banknotes are different, which piques people's curiosity.
Pretending to be mysterious, he lowered his head and started talking to the people around him in a low and lively voice.
The more they listened, the more dumbfounded they became. They couldn't believe their ears.
It is exquisite, invulnerable to water, and protected by the emperor...
This is simply not like talking about treasures, but like storytellers telling strange stories.
Everyone looked at the speaker with doubtful expressions, as if they were saying why he wanted to lie to them. Could it be that it was easier to lie to them when they saw them?
Especially one of the people dressed as a wealthy businessman laughed out loud. "If there is such a treasure banknote, I would be willing to exchange it for two taels of silver."
The people next to him thought that the wealthy businessman was mocking the man, and they started to criticize him one by one. "That's right, if there really is such a treasure, I'm afraid I can't even buy it with two taels of silver."
The wealthy businessman was also stubborn and laughed and said: "Two taels of silver is not enough, then five taels." After saying that, he asked the man: "Do you have such a treasure? If so, then you can show it to everyone.
Broaden your horizons, exchange five taels of silver for a treasure banknote, I will never hesitate."
Naturally, the person who told the news couldn't produce it. He only heard it from other people's mouths. Where would he get such a treasure? But the person who revealed the news to him was someone he trusted very much. Seeing that he had said it himself
News, being ridiculed by these people, I couldn't help but say: "I don't have it, but I must have such treasures."
"Hahaha, you should take it out if you want. Five taels of silver is always the same, but you don't even make any money?"
The surrounding laughter suddenly erupted.
Such a scene made the popular person blush, but he had no way to explain it to everyone.
At this time, a woman and a maid, Shi Shiran, walked up to the businessman and gave him a blessing.