Xu You gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Who said that military generals are easy to bully? For a warrior like Jia Rong, it is impossible to talk about the truth.
"Today we will only drink wine and not talk about political affairs," Jia Rong said.
Xu You had no objection and immediately agreed. As long as he could establish a relationship with Jia Rong, Xu You thought it was very important.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the food in the General's Mansion was naturally not as good as Feng Lailou. Xu You ate slowly, and kept talking to Jia Rong about Xueyue. Xu You was always good at flattering people.
Otherwise, Yuan Shao's men would not have defeated Tian Feng, Jushu and others.
"General, Feng Ya wants to see you." A guard walked in and said with fists in his hands.
Jia Rong frowned slightly. Every time Fengya came here, he interacted with several ladies in the mansion. Why did he ask to see him today? Could it be that Fengxiao ate and drank at Fenglailou without paying the bill? Now that Xu You is by his side, Fengya wants to pay.
, how shameless.
Xu You said: "General, I'd better stay out of my way." Naturally, he didn't know who Feng Ya was.
Jia Rong waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, just stay here."
Fengya is smart and naturally not so ignorant. In addition, she has close contacts with several ladies, and her status in the city has been improved a lot. Jia Rong doesn't mind this either. He has already ordered people to secretly investigate Fengya.
Clearly.
Seeing Jia Rong at the top and Xu You at the bottom, Fengya's expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal. Yingying bowed and said, "My little lady, pay homage to the general."
When Xu You saw the visitor, his heart was already pounding. He secretly thought that Fengya could take care of Jia Rong's face and not mention the restaurant.
"Please get up, I wonder why Miss Feng came here?" Jia Rong said lightly.
"The little girl is here to collect debts." Feng Ya turned her attention to Xu You.
Xu You's body trembled and his face turned slightly pale. Jia Rong's face also changed slightly. Of course, neither of them looked at each other and saw no clues.
"Oh, what debt?" Jia Rong's shame has long been developed. He knew Feng Ya was coming, but still deliberately pretended to be confused.
"Commander Guo owes another 100,000 yuan in the shop." Feng Ya did not seem to notice Jia Rong's slightly ugly expression.
Jia Rong laughed and said, "It's Military Advisor Guo again. I have already told him not to charge his food and drinks to my account in the future. I didn't expect that."
"Miss Feng, you can go to the workshop later to collect the wine worth 100,000 yuan. Next time Military Advisor Guo goes to eat and drink, don't record it in my general's account." Jia Rong is very good at handling such matters.
We don’t have money, but we have plenty of wine. We don’t have to worry about these merchants not wanting it, and the prices they offer are quite low.
Feng Ya readily agreed.
Seeing that she still hadn't left, Jia Rong's tone contained a hint of sullenness: "What else can Miss Feng do? I have some distinguished guests to receive, General."
"This must be a distinguished guest from the General's Mansion, the envoy from Jizhou, right?" Feng Ya pointed at Xu You.
Jia Rong nodded, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Fengya Gourd. "That's right. This Master Xu is an important counselor under General Yuan of Jizhou."
Xu You didn't feel happy at all because of Jia Rong's grand introduction. He now owed more money than Jia Rong, a full two hundred thousand. It was impossible to get it all in a short time. It seemed that he was in the General's Mansion today.
Shame is inevitable.
"Master Xu, do you recognize the little girl? We were at Feng Lai Tower yesterday."
Before Feng Ya finished speaking, Xu You took over and said, "We'll talk about Feng Lailou later. Now I and the general have important matters to discuss."
Jia Rong was curious and stopped him: "I'm not in a hurry. Miss Feng, tell me what's going on?"
"Mr. Xu was drinking at Fenglailou yesterday. Since he didn't bring enough money, he wrote an IOU." Fengya said it quite appropriately in order to take care of Xu You's face.
Xu You said: "There is no need to worry about money. I will definitely pay it back when I turn around. I will definitely pay it back."
"How much is owed?" Jia Rong asked regardless of Xu You's feelings.
"Two hundred thousand dollars."
Jia Rong was slightly shocked. Xu You had only been in Chang'an for only one day, but he had already eaten two hundred thousand yuan. Could it be that he didn't check the price of the food before eating, or there was some other reason.
"Master Xu, is this true?" Jia Rong asked. Since there were differences between him and Yuan Shao, he didn't care about Xu You's feelings.
"To be fair to the general, this is indeed the case." Seeing that he couldn't escape the matter, Xu You said with his hands in hand.
Jia Rong and Feng Ya looked at each other and immediately thought that Xu You's status in Jizhou was not low, and the wine money he owed Feng Lailou might be a breakthrough to get some important news from Xu You.
"Well, um, this general is responsible for all matters in Chang'an. The interests of the merchants in the city are naturally not of concern. Feng Lai Lou is also a small business. Mr. Xu, you see that Feng Ya is also a woman. It is quite difficult. Please return it as soon as possible.
"Okay." Jia Rongyi said righteously.
Xu You repeatedly said yes, but he was thinking of a way to escape. Two hundred thousand dollars was not a small amount, and even with Xu You's wealth, it was quite heartbreaking to spend it.
"That's good. When the money owed to Feng Lailou is paid off, we can discuss reconciliation between the two parties," Jia Rong said.
After that, Xu You was almost imprisoned in the general's palace. No matter whether he was eating or going out on the street, there would always be soldiers watching secretly. Xu You was honest and returned on time for meals every day. He had not missed it in the past few days.
You also have troubles that you can’t tell. There is no money in your pocket. Even if you like something, you can’t afford it. This is not Jizhou. People will give Mr. Xu a face and give it away for free. Under the rule of the Xiliang Army, let alone Xu.
You, the general Jia Rong is still being collected by Fengya for his debts.
After Xu You's matter was handed over to Jia Xu, Jia Rong began to prepare bank matters. This matter was related to the entire economic problem of the Han Dynasty under the rule of the Xiliang Army. It was very important and needed to be fully prepared.
Paper money was definitely an epoch-making move in the Han Dynasty, and it was definitely difficult for the people to accept it in a short period of time. The General's Office had absolute authority in Chang'an, and it was easy for merchants to use paper money for transactions in the city. This reform would not be accepted as long as they were reported.
The soldiers of the Xiliang Army would immediately go to arrest the banknotes. As time passed, no mistakes were made.
Jia Rong summoned the core civil servants under his command to discuss the issuance of banknotes. He had only studied banks in the General's Mansion before and did not specifically point out the issuance of banknotes.
After listening to the story, several people in the room had a general concept of banknotes, which is to replace the money used by merchants in transactions with banknotes. It is convenient, but the merchants will foolishly exchange the money in their hands.
Should it be exchanged into a pile of paper? This question is hard to say, especially the common people, who are more practical and would rather keep their money at home than exchange it for banknotes.
Zhang Zhaodao: "General, the matter of banknotes is of great importance. If someone deliberately takes the opportunity to forge it, the general's government will lose a lot of money."
Jia Rong said with a smile: "We can use tricks on the banknotes to prevent those people from counterfeiting them, and replace the banknotes regularly. In this way, a large number of banknotes can be avoided. We can temporarily implement it in Chang'an City and see what the effect is."
Jia Rong put forward very constructive opinions, which did not happen overnight. Looking at the development of the Xiliang Army, many other princes did not have it. They reused craftsmen, peacefully solved the Qiang people, and dominated the grasslands. Which of them is not impressive?
Talk about it with pleasure.
"Let Master Zhang Zhao and the military advisor work together to complete this matter. If you have anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me at any time." Jia Rong ordered.
"Lord, even if paper money is convenient to use, it is difficult for merchants to exchange the money in their hands. After all, money is applicable to the entire Han Dynasty, while paper money can only be used within Chang'an City." Although Guo Jia is a military advisor,
Looking at the problem, I still see blood.
Chen Zhen also nodded in agreement with Guo Jia's remarks.
The rest of the people also turned their attention to Jia Rong, obviously this was also their concern.
Jia Rong smiled and said: "It's so simple. What businessmen pursue is nothing more than profits. With enough profits, why don't they worry about taking out the money in their hands."
"The money deposited in the bank can give them a certain profit. For example, if one thousand dollars is deposited in the bank, if they have not withdrawn it after one year, they will be given an extra ten dollars."
"Lord, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this. Businessmen and ordinary people deposit money in banks. The banks themselves have no profit. If things go on like this, they will suffer huge losses." Zhang Lidao.
"No, the money in the bank belongs to us, and the General's Office can withdraw cash from it and buy food and supplies for other purposes. Ten dollars may not be able to do anything big, but a hundred thousand dollars or tens of millions of dollars, and there are
With the bank, we have a treasury that is inexhaustible."
The issuance of banknotes caused an uproar in the city. After hearing the propaganda sent by the general government, not only the people, but also the businessmen did not dare to believe too much. If those soldiers were not indeed wearing the uniforms of the Xiliang Army, they would have been killed long ago.
He was arrested and brought to court.
The General's Mansion has absolute prestige in the city. Even if some people doubt it, there will still be people who will handle it. For a wealthy businessman, ten thousand or one hundred thousand dollars is nothing, and if you exchange banknotes, you might be punished for it.
What Jia Rong watched was that the merchants had made an unknown amount of money in Chang'an City, and they also had an instinctive trust in the General's Mansion.
The denomination of banknotes has been temporarily set at one hundred, and the smallest denomination is dime, which is the one cent previously set. Now banks have just emerged, and many systems are imperfect. The General's Office is also issuing them with a trial attitude.
For the first time, only 10 million banknotes were produced. Under the urging of the General's Office, a lot of techniques were used to prevent counterfeiting.
There is a pattern printed on the one hundred banknotes. On the front is a Xiliang Army cavalryman with a big horse and a scimitar, majestic and vivid, and on the back is a pattern of swords and guns intersecting.
