In the early years of Hongwu, Neo-Confucianism was not yet popular. Women did not have so many scruples when going out.
The woman came up to talk to her, but everyone present didn't take it seriously. Just because she came out at this critical moment, she directly attracted everyone's attention and wanted to see what she wanted to do.
"This officer is very polite. I wonder if what he said just now means what he says?" His gentle words made everyone feel nervous.
She asked, could it be that she had that kind of treasure banknote in her hand? How could this be possible? But curiosity made everyone think, what if this was true? Having seen such a treasure banknote with my own eyes, I could brag about my increased knowledge.
how long?
Even the person who told the news was looking at the woman nervously. If the woman could really come up with such treasure, wouldn't she have cleared his name?
The businessman also didn't expect that the woman would come up to talk and say such exciting things. He murmured to himself: "Of course, of course, it's true."
Then, he suddenly asked: "Does Madam have such treasure?"
The woman nodded slightly.
The businessman's eyes narrowed, he pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "I wonder if Madam can move away so that we can find a secluded place to talk in detail?"
The woman frowned slightly.
Although etiquette was not very strict in the early years of Hongwu, it does not mean that it was not there. As a woman, it would be unreasonable for her to live in the same room with a man, even with a maid.
Moreover, in order to avoid trouble, this store will not provide such a private room.
Seeing the woman's frown, the businessman realized that he had made a mistake, and quickly explained: "Madam misunderstood, I just need to find a corner and let me have a look."
This is okay.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief and followed the businessman to a corner.
The businessman turned his back to everyone, blocking everyone's sight.
Out of etiquette, although the others were eager to see what the treasure looked like, no one took a few steps forward to take a look. They all stretched their necks and looked at the merchant's back. But unfortunately,
Nothing can be seen.
In the end, they only saw the satisfied woman holding a small wooden box and leaving with her maid Shi Shiran.
When I looked at the businessman again, I found that the businessman also looked satisfied and hurriedly left here without saying a word.
"Here, what is going on? Are there such treasures?" Someone asked in confusion.
Everyone was originally disappointed because they didn’t see the treasure banknotes, but now this guy pops up. Someone immediately yelled at him, “Are you stupid? Looking at people like that, there must be such treasure banknotes. I didn’t see it.
Did that woman receive a wooden box? I guess it contains the silver exchanged for the treasure notes."
However, there are also steady people who shake their heads and are not sure, "This, it's hard to say, it's hard to say." These days, not everyone is honest, there are still some liars who are playing fairy dance. In case the news is revealed,
Are the businessmen and women colluding? How can we easily draw this conclusion?
However, just a few days after everyone was doubtful, a piece of news from the imperial court revealed the new treasure banknotes to Shi Chui. The imperial court posted a list of the new treasure banknotes, which not only talked about the issuance of the new treasure banknotes by the court, but also focused on the various aspects of the new treasure banknotes.
In terms of anti-counterfeiting, people are also taught in detail how to identify the authenticity of treasure banknotes.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the various magical features of the new banknotes were highly talked about and sought after by the people. As a result, the exchange price of the banknotes with the same denomination has continued to rise. Although only a few people have seen it.
Although the woman exchanged the treasure banknotes that day, the price of the treasure banknotes rushed to the level of five taels in just a few days, and even tended to continue to rise.
This is because the treasure banknotes issued by the imperial court are too few. It is only a month's salary of a Beijing official. How much is this?
Not only that, all these treasure banknotes will not be circulated to the market at once. After all, those who need to spend the treasure banknotes immediately are only those low-level officials, those who live a tight life, and those important officials of the court.
I will rely on this little treasure to support my family.
This has led to a further reduction in the number of treasure banknotes circulating on the market, but the capital is also a place where wealthy businessmen from all over the world gather. Since the imperial court has issued new treasure banknotes, whether it is for familiarity or business, these wealthy businessmen must be in the first place.
They got the treasure banknotes in a short period of time. For these wealthy businessmen, no matter how expensive the treasure banknotes are, they can only be exchanged for a few taels of silver for regular things, and to them it is nothing.
When Han Du learned that a regular banknote could be exchanged for almost five taels of silver, he almost jumped up in excitement. It was not that Han Du wanted to make a fortune through this, but he was frightened when he suddenly thought of the consequences this would lead to.
Originally, Han Du wanted to rely on the treasure banknotes to stabilize the currency of the Ming Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the introduction of the treasure banknotes not only failed to stabilize the currency, but instead took the lead in disrupting the currency.
Coin speculation!
Han Du spit out two words in his mouth, you bastards are really self-taught. But Han Du still can't let it go. If he doesn't, the currency market will be messed up by these bastards. Wait for Lao Zhu in the future.
When he reacted, he would definitely be the first to be picked out and beheaded.
It’s not even possible to punish these bastards severely. The principle is the same as before. If you want to punish them, you will indirectly add fuel to the flames and disrupt the currency market.
The current currency market is too fragile and cannot withstand even a little bit of wind and rain. Stability is now everything that matters to Handu.
For this reason, Han Du rushed into the palace without stopping to ask for an audience with Lao Zhu.
"Wei Chen, I would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Get up, I just have something to ask you." Lao Zhu casually asked the old eunuch to hand a memorial to Han Du.
No matter how anxious Han Du was, he had no choice but to put it down for the time being. He opened the memorial to see what happened that made Lao Zhu so anxious. As he continued to open it, Han Du's eyes grew bigger and bigger.
"The envoys of Korea, Ryukyu, and Siam jointly submitted a memorial, hoping that their tribute this year can be exchanged for treasures. What do you think?" Lao Zhu was smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.
Han Du was silent after hearing this. Seeing Lao Zhu's happy look, he asked: "Did the emperor agree to them?"
At this time, Lao Zhu realized that Han Du's tone was wrong. He quickly asked: "Isn't it possible? I remember you said before that treasure banknotes must not only circulate in the Ming Dynasty, but also the world. Didn't you say that once treasure banknotes circulate in the world?
After that, will Ming Dynasty be able to obtain a steady stream of wealth through treasure banknotes? Now that they have offered it, why should I refuse?"