The Tang Dynasty now uses copper coins as its basic currency. At the same time, copper coins are also the only currency recognized by the imperial court.
But there is a problem here,
That is: Copper coins are used in ordinary people's lives to buy rice, oil, salt, ginger, vinegar and tea, which is naturally enough.
But if it is used for large-scale commercial activities, the disadvantages of copper coins will immediately become apparent.
Not to mention anything else, but a single piece of money, a thousand daizi, weighs seven kilograms!
If you were to do a business worth 10,000 jins, you would need to bring 70,000 jins of copper coins!
You can imagine going into business with so many copper coins.
Whether it is pulled by a car or carried by boat, it is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive! Not to mention how many accountants will be needed when the 70,000 kilograms of copper coins are finally counted!
Therefore, the private use of valuable gold and silk as coins has long been a tacit understanding among businessmen.
Even the imperial court turned a blind eye to this.
Even after the first copper-cast cannon was developed by the Firearms Research Institute, the court no longer paid officials with copper coins, but also used some silk and gold as payment.
Don't ask why money is not used.
Because although the earliest silver collars (the most primitive silver ingots and silver ingots) did appear in the Tang Dynasty, due to the refining process and other reasons, the output of silver in the Tang Dynasty was still very small.
And because of its rarity, the value of silver was once higher than gold.
Compared with gold, silver also has the problem of turning black after being stored for a long time, which is not as good-looking as gold, which is always bright and shiny. Therefore, many people are not interested in silver.
Including when the bank was first established, many people actually questioned its name: why it was not called a gold bank but a bank.
As everyone knows, this is what Xiao Han has always been used to doing at the bank.
In addition, the name "Golden Bank" is easily associated with a shop selling gold and silver jewelry, so in the end, the name "Bank" was decided upon.
Today is the day when banks issue bonds.
And those who can come to this bank to buy bonds are all big businessmen who are extremely wealthy. If anyone here says that he has a lot of money, it will probably only make people laugh!
These people gathered here at the bank, originally planning to buy hundreds of thousands of bonds at a time!
For such a large transaction, naturally you can't bring copper coins, otherwise dozens or even millions of catties of copper coins would be enough to bury the bank.
So what was unloaded in the backyard at this time was still mainly gold, supplemented by the finest silks, and a small amount of jewelry.
Turning to the back window, he looked at the bank accountants below struggling to carry gold back and forth. Xiao Han's heart was not pounding like it had been in previous years.
After all, he has gone through so many years of experience, and he will not rush towards gold when he sees it like he did back then...
"Hey, there's nothing to see, let's go!" Looking at the busy people, Xiao Han sighed quietly. He knew that just counting these belongings would be enough for the people in the bank to lose their pants, so naturally no one would come.
Take care of yourself.
Moreover, he had seen the bank's charter and the emperor's new rules on the spot, and he no longer had the previous curiosity about this place.
Anyway, if we stay any longer, we can only have some tea and snacks, so we might as well go somewhere else.
"Why are you leaving so quickly?"
Ziyi originally wanted to explore the bank's operating mode in detail, but she didn't expect Xiao Han to leave so soon. She was surprised at first, and then she figured it out and snickered.
"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Han turned around and asked in confusion when he heard the laughter.
Ziyi covered her mouth lightly, looked at Xiao Han, and then at the bank staff carrying the gold downstairs. She didn't speak, but the meaning was quite obvious: Master, are you greedy for other people's gold?
"What do you mean? I've fallen in love with someone else's gold?" Xiao Han was not stupid either. He quickly understood what she meant from Ziyi's eyes, and suddenly became a little angry:
"I am such a noble person, a person who regards money as dirt, how can I covet other people's gold? What a joke! Do you believe it? Even if he puts a mountain of gold in front of me, I will not blink an eye?"
"Oh, you're really not hungry? Then let's go through the backyard?" Ziyi couldn't help laughing when he heard this and asked Xiao Han deliberately.
However, this time it was Xiao Han's turn to hesitate. He originally wanted to agree, but when he thought of the golden gold, he finally shook his head with difficulty: "What are you going to do from the back? I'm not going through the back door. Let's go from the back door."
Take the side door in front!”
"Okay, let's go through the side door!" When Ziyi heard Xiao Han's seemingly tough words, he smiled so hard that his eyes turned into crescent moons. He put his arm around Xiao Han's arm and said while walking downstairs: "Absolutely
If you don't go through the backyard, you will save me from being tempted to take action when I see those bastards again..."
"Snapped!"
"Ah~"
Soon, a crisp sound interrupted Zi Yi's words, and he didn't know where Xiao Han's claws hit him. He heard Zi Yi let out a sweet cry, and immediately covered his mouth, not daring to make any sound.
Then, what followed was Xiao Han's deliberately lowered voice: "Okay, if you dare to make fun of your husband-in-law, you are going against the grain. I don't know how to serve you..."
"No... no, this is outside, be careful of being seen... ah?!"
I don’t know what the so-called Xiao family law is. Anyway, when they came out of the side door of the bank, Ziyi’s face was already as red as a ripe persimmon, almost dripping with water.
Xiaodong, who was following behind, was confused. He couldn't understand what happened to Mrs. Ru, who had always acted decisively, and why she became like this just because of a cup of tea.
"Hey, hey, hey! Look, is that little lady the same one who got on the carriage just now?"
After passing through the side door, Xiao Han and Zi Yi returned to the street in front of the bank, except for the idiot driving behind.
Outside, the sharp-eyed guards who were still waiting at the door immediately spotted Ziyi who was still on the carriage just now. They couldn't help but widen their eyes and hurriedly called on their accomplices to identify him together.
"That's her!" At this time, another guard also recognized Ziyi and exclaimed in low voice: "Didn't she leave just now? Why did she come out of the bank again? Also, the one holding her arm
Who is that bastard? He’s not as good-looking as I am!”
"That's right! It's just like a flower that fell on cow dung!"
"Huh? That's not right! Didn't the boss just say that she is the wife of Xiao Hou of Sanyuan County? Then the bastard next to her, isn't it..."
"Hiss... Sanyuan County, Xiaohou! He is Sanyuan County, Xiaohou!"
