In the next few days, Zhong Jinwei stayed at the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty, monitoring various data and reporting on the situation after being sent out.
Perhaps this move of chess pieces was really effective. On the fourth day, some people came to exchange banknotes. Although the amount was small, they finally got it.
In addition, Zhong Jinwei also noticed that a small number of restaurants and various shops began to accept Ming Dynasty Jiusi Bao banknotes, and at the same time, ordinary people also took Jiusi Bao banknotes to exchange them for silver coins.
Another report in Zhong Jinwei's hand showed that the growth momentum of using Jiusi Bao banknotes to exchange silver coins seemed to have reached its highest point yesterday. The number of people who came to exchange it so far today was obviously not as many as at the same time two days ago.
It seems that the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank's move to exchange silver taels every day has given some wait-and-seeers confidence. As long as there are no problems later, there should be a good situation.[
But there is one thing. Now the imperial court has been losing money in banknotes. The more treasure banknotes are printed, the greater the loss. This loss will continue until the credibility is established and more banknotes can be printed. Fortunately, after large-scale printing
, the cost of banknotes is not very high, otherwise it will definitely not be able to sustain that moment.
Zhong Jinwei thought that after the Jianlu captives in the capital were driven away and everything was in ruins, the demand for funds would be great. He should be able to start the second step of the plan to reduce the financial burden of the Ming Dynasty.
Then he thought about the purchase of Ming Dynasty Tongxing Baobao in the past few days. Judging from the feedback, someone seemed to have caught wind of the rumor. The price of purchasing Tongxing Baobao with silver taels has been gradually rising, but in Zhong Jinwei's view, the price is still
It's very cheap, but it's hard to say whether it will become cheaper after a while.
After Zhong Jinwei thought for a while, he packed up some reports and went to see Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen knew that Wei Zhong Jin would not go to the Sanbao Hall, so he summoned him alone in the Wenhua Hall.
Zhong Jinwei first reported the current situation of the bank to Emperor Chongzhen. These situations were all within his expectations, and some aspects were even better than expected.
Next, Zhong Jinwei reported the repurchase of Tongdong Baobao to Emperor Chongzhen. After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, do you have any idea?"
The imperial court had already squeezed out the money to repurchase the currency notes through its teeth. If the repurchase price was too high, the imperial court would not be able to afford it.
Zhong Jinwei asked to see Emperor Chongzhen after he had an idea. When he asked now, Zhong Jinwei replied: "Your Majesty, I have a way to control the cost of repurchasing the currency, but it requires additional silver coins for the repurchase."
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When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he said that you were going to add more silver needed for the repurchase, and you still said that there was a way. Isn't this contradictory?
He asked with confusion: "Master Zhong, I don't understand what you mean."
Zhong Jinwei looked at the chambermaid, and then said: "Your Majesty, I would like to report this alone."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought that what Zhong Jinwei said was related to future generations, so he ordered all the maids to withdraw.
When there were only two of them in the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Chongzhen asked: "Master Zhong, does your method involve matters that must be explained as being for future generations?"
Zhong Jinwei smiled and shook his head, then replied: "No, it's just a matter of confidentiality. The fewer people who know, the better."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he became even more puzzled. When he heard Zhong Jinwei talk about military and state affairs before, he had never made such a request.
Zhong Jinwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen's expression and knew what he was thinking, so he explained: "Your Majesty, the way I want to lower the price of repurchasing popular banknotes is to add more silver taels and then secretly purchase the banknotes."
Emperor Chongzhen heard this and said, "What kind of method is this? It's still so mysterious."
"Master Zhong, this"[
"Your Majesty, wait until I finish speaking, there will be more below."
"Master Zhong, please speak." Emperor Chongzhen knew that he was impatient.
"All the repurchased banknotes will not be destroyed, but will be saved first. When the price of the repurchased banknotes reaches the predetermined price limit, the banknotes will no longer be purchased, but the banknotes purchased at low prices will be sold."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but want to ask again, but he held it back in the end.
"In this way, it is equivalent to buying low and selling high. In order to avoid self-defeating in the end, it is necessary to buy back additional silver coins in advance so that there are enough treasure coins to sell, and keep the price down."
When Zhong Jinwei said this, Emperor Chongzhen finally couldn't help it anymore and asked: "Master Zhong, what I want is to destroy the Ming Dynasty's currency notes, not to make money from them!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, there are still tricks later." After Zhong Jinwei explained, he continued to talk about his method, "When the price is low enough, I will buy back the treasure banknotes. If you do this several times, no one will follow suit. The court will
You can buy back most of the treasure banknotes at the lowest price."
"I see, Master Zhong is so smart!" Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but praise Zhong Jin Wei Dao directly.
These are actually just a method of stock trading in later generations. Anyone who has some experience in later generations will know it.
Zhong Jinwei didn't blush at all when he heard this. He continued to pretend to be a master and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, there are risks in these operations that I just mentioned and they need to be avoided."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he quickly asked: "What's the risk?"
"Just in case someone tries their best to eat the treasure money that I put out, the purpose I mentioned just now will not be achieved."
"What should we do?"
"So, in addition to the need to reserve enough Ming Dynasty currency notes just mentioned, we also need the cooperation of the imperial court." Zhong Jinwei replied.
"How to cooperate?"
"Your Majesty, the purpose of my purchasing the banknotes is to destroy them, while the purpose of others purchasing the banknotes is to make money by waiting for the banknotes to appreciate in value. Why did the banknotes appreciate in value? I think they saw the power of the Ming Dynasty Royal Family
Because banks can freely exchange silver taels and Jiusi banknotes, I hope that Tongxing banknotes can also be exchanged. Even if it is not a one-to-one exchange, based on the current price of Tongxing banknotes, it is a one-to-two or one-to-three exchange.
, they can all make a fortune."
Zhong Jinwei first explained the purpose of everyone's acquisition of Tongbao Banknotes, and then answered Emperor Chongzhen's question: "So, I will send people out to spread the news that Tonggong Baonotes cannot be exchanged for silver taels, in order to suppress the price of Tonggong Baonotes.
, If those people still have a sense of luck and insist on not lowering the price of the treasure banknotes, then the court needs to come forward and issue an announcement to reiterate that the Royal Bank cannot exchange the Ming Dynasty currency notes."
The decision that banks cannot exchange Ming Dynasty currency notes was made by Emperor Chongzhen before. Now it is just announced one more time when needed. So after listening to Zhong Jinwei's request, Emperor Chongzhen nodded without thinking and said: "This is no problem, let's
Just issue a notice from the cabinet.”
Zhong Jinwei hesitated for a moment and lowered his head, not knowing whether to say the next thing.
Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhong Jinwei's hesitation and asked him: "Master Zhong, is there anything else that is inconvenient to say?"
Zhong Jinwei looked up at Emperor Chongzhen and felt that those people were not good people, so he made up his mind and replied: "Your Majesty, these people who are trying to fight against me and make profits by acquiring Ming Dynasty treasures are not ordinary people.
. Because ordinary people do not have the strength to resist the repurchase of the minister, they can only be big businessmen or powerful people. If the methods just mentioned cannot make them sell off the treasures in their hands, they may have to shed blood."
Emperor Chongzhen understood what Zhong Jinwei said about seeing blood, that is, whoever dared to resist the wind would find a way to deal with them.[
This matter did not put any psychological pressure on Emperor Chongzhen. Trying to profit from the imperial court was a crime worthy of death, although what they did did not violate the Ming Law.
Emperor Chongzhen even further thought of the benefits of Zhong Jinwei's strategy. After doing this for several times, the Ming Dynasty's currency notes would be concentrated in the hands of a few people, and the court would save time and effort.
When the time comes, even if Zhong Jinwei's suppression strategy fails and Zhong Jinwei doesn't say the last bloody words, he can still make those people spit out their treasure.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, this plan is very good. I am very satisfied."
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's happy look, Zhong Jinwei quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, this matter must be kept secret. The fewer people know about it, the better. Otherwise, the news will be leaked and this strategy will not work. This is why I want to report to Your Majesty alone."
Emperor Chongzhen nodded, only now did he understand the reason why Zhong Jinwei asked the maid to withdraw.
He said to Zhong Jinwei: "I understand. Master Zhong will be solely responsible for this matter. All situations can only be reported to me."