"A year ago, we gathered together a group of people who knew the most about money management in the Ming Dynasty, and even set up a special 'Treasure Banknote Lifting Division' to take the lead in studying banknote methods!" Zhu Yuanzhang loudly defended his treasure: "As long as we strictly implement this
With strict banknote regulations, our Ming Dynasty banknotes will never repeat the mistakes of the Yuan Dynasty!"
"Father, banknotes from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, at least initially, can be exchanged for gold, silver and copper coins." Zhu Biao knew that his father had made up his mind, but he still tried his best to remind: "Our treasure banknotes cannot be exchanged for gold."
Silver, how to win the trust of the people?"
"Yes, the ones from the Song and Yuan Dynasties were redeemable at the beginning, why didn't you say what happened to them later?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked rhetorically.
"Later, there were too many spam and I couldn't cash it out..." Zhu Biao said softly.
"So, since sooner or later we will reach the point where we can't honor it, then if we just don't honor it from the beginning, can't we avoid breaking the trust of the people?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.
"Uh..." Zhu Biao was dumbfounded. What kind of logic is this? People can't eat poop just because food turns into poop in their stomachs?
"Oh, well, actually our treasury has no money, so we can't make this promise at all." Zhu Yuanzhang finally told the truth: "Don't worry, we know how much to print, and the full set of banknote laws will be strictly implemented, and there will be nothing you worry about.
That kind of situation!”
"Oh, okay." Zhu Biao actually knew that if the money problem was not solved, the newly founded Ming Dynasty would either die in poverty or in chaos.
The country, the court, and the common people all need money, no matter what form of currency. Just like a traveler who is dying of thirst in the desert, he is grateful to God if he can have water to drink, and he doesn't care about the quality of the water.
As for problems that may arise in the future, try to patch them when they occur...
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In April of the eighth year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty Tongxingbao banknote was issued.
Each banknote is always worth one thousand copper coins and one tael of silver; four banknotes are equal to one tael of gold.
At the same time, the Banknote Law was promulgated, prohibiting private transactions in gold and silver. Violators would be punished, and those who reported the matter would be rewarded with money. However, if anyone exchanged gold and silver for banknotes, they should be left to their own devices.
All business taxes, courses, money, and banknotes are collected, and only copper coins are used for those with less than 100 yuan...
As soon as the treasure banknote and banknote laws were promulgated, the whole country was in an uproar. The wealthy people were so panicked that they dug into the ground to bury gold and silver. Some even sold the gold and silver at low prices overnight and exchanged it for property, jewelry and antiques... How could such chaos arise?
But the Zhu brothers were at a loss as they were very busy with the performance.
Nowadays, they are no longer performing on East Street, which is an important thoroughfare for people to come and go. As soon as they perform, the traffic will be blocked immediately, and traffic cannot be restored until the performance is over.
So at the invitation of the Chenghuang Temple, they moved to the stage in front of the Chenghuang Temple to perform. This place can accommodate more than a thousand spectators at the same time, which is much more spacious than on East Street.
Moreover, you can buy tickets for performances here, and the income is much higher and more stable than on the street.
But a bigger stage means higher requirements. Although the audience's favorite thing to watch is "Wu Song Fights the Tiger", new plots must be constantly introduced to keep the audience's enthusiasm going.
This is also an important reason why the brothers finally decided to accept the gangsters, because as the show continues, more and more roles are needed, such as Wu Dalang, Pan Jinlian, Ximen Qing, Yun Geer, He Jiushu, Zhang Qing, Sun Erniang
Such things, they definitely can't do it just by relying on his three brothers.
I need to add extras.
At first, Zhu Zhen was worried about whether these gangsters could do it and whether they would make a mess.
Unexpectedly, the fourth brother was not only a born actor, but also had a special tyranny to conquer his younger brothers. Under the kindness and power of the son of the plane, these gangsters soon became respectful to his brothers, especially to Zhu Di, who obeyed and obeyed orders and prohibitions.
Moreover, these gangsters may not be able to act in other roles, but if they act in "Water Margin", it's a different matter.
If you don’t believe me, just watch today’s performance of “Happy Forest” where Wu Song drunkenly beats up Chiang Men-Shen. They played Chiang Men-Shen’s subordinates, and they acted in their true colors…
In Zhu Zhen's passionate narration, Wu Song, played by Zhu Di, performed a drunken fist to perfection, beating Jiang Menshen's group of younger men to a pulp, and then fought with Zhu Xi, who played Jiang Menshen.
"This time Wu Song used his mandarin duck kicks. Each one was stronger than the other. Jiang Menshen was unable to resist. Wu Song was beaten until he staggered and sat down on the wine vat!"
When the fight between the two protagonists was at its most intense, Zhu Zhen actually made people play the suona in a unique way.
As soon as the high-pitched suona sounded, the emotions of the audience immediately reached a peak. Everyone watched in ecstasy, shouting at the top of their lungs. The waves of applause were louder than the waves, directly piercing the sky!
In this fanatical atmosphere, no one would notice that among the people in the audience, there was a short-sighted man with a round face and a long beard, whose nose was so angry that his nose was crooked.
It’s outrageous, it’s outrageous!
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The sound spread from the stage to the restaurant across the street, where everyone could hear it clearly.
In the single room facing the street on the second floor of the restaurant, the window was open. A middle-aged man with an ordinary figure, appearance and clothes was looking at the crowd of people under the stage in trance with his hands behind his back.
"How about it? It's great, isn't it?" A man with a goatee and a teacher-like appearance laughed and said, "They moved from East Street to the Chenghuang Stage and performed three performances. Every performance was full. Many people came from Zhongdu City.
Came here to cheer."
"It's really amazing." The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's neither a drama nor a comedy. It's a completely new form that I've never seen before."
"Well, the lyrics are crude and the acting is messy, without any elegance, but it just fascinated the people." Goatee sighed and said: "I have been to many corners of the Chenghuang Theater in Linhuai County.
I don’t have the ability.”
"Is there some evil magic?" the middle-aged man asked in confusion.
"What kind of magic? It's just that the things in the show suit the taste of the Liba people." Goatee said: "Wu Song fighting a tiger, Pan Jinlian stealing a man, fighting and killing Ximen Qing, these are all the things that the common people like most."
"So, they are gifted?" the middle-aged man asked.
"You can say that." Goatee twirled his beard and looked at the crowd and said: "To make so many people confused, what is it but extraordinary talent?"
"Can it be used by us?" the middle-aged man asked again.
"It should be possible." Goatee nodded and said, "I asked someone from the government office to copy their household stickers and publish them."
As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to the middle-aged man. The man took it and read softly:
"Hong Hao, Hong Bin, Hong Ji, Hong Yan, Hong E, five brothers, all from Linhuai County..."
Halfway through reading, he frowned and said, "Why didn't you fill in your parents' names?"
"I have inquired about it, and there are many cases like this among the children of prisoners. When they settled in, they did not fill in their father's name, so that they could start over from the cause and effect." Goatee explained: "I heard from Li Sili in the county that this brother
Their father is the old boss of Hanzhi County. At first, Hanzhi County took some care of them. But he soon turned his back and no longer cared about their life and death."
"The surname is Hong, Han Yike's boss..." The middle-aged man seemed to know the situation of the Ming Dynasty very well and began to take the seats, but he could not remember that such a famous person came.
"The surname may also be fake." Goatee said quietly: "Anyway, as long as the government is willing to help you change it, you can have the same surname as the emperor."
"Yeah." The middle-aged man nodded and gave up the idea of taking a seat. He pondered for a moment and said, "Please come forward and invite them to Fengyang to help me!"
"Yes, Prince Ming." Goatbeard respectfully accepted the order.
ps. Fifth update, additional update for 9500 orders.
