Chapter 817: A clever trick to break through the currency crisis
Fan Shaobai snorted and said, "Is your purpose not just to get them to lower their prices?"
Li Qidao: "Of course not. If it were just a price reduction, the people would be satisfied. But as an economic envoy, I naturally have the overall situation in mind. I have to let them beg me."
Yu Junjie said: "Then if they really lower the price, what are the economic envoys going to do?"
Li Qi said with a smile: "If they want to lower the price, they must drop it to about two hundred cents, otherwise they won't be able to sell it. Then I will cover it all for them, and give a part to other restaurants to support them, and the rest will be compared with theirs."
If I continue to sell it outside at a penny lower price, I can still afford to lose this little money. Besides, there are dozens of restaurants behind me. If they buy, I will accept it. If they lower it, I will lower it by a penny. Anyway, I don’t make money by buying rice.
, My business is still making money, but they are different. If the price of rice drops by a penny, they will all have to peel off their skin. Humph, you drag a batch of old rice and dare to be arrogant in front of me, I will see how you die."
When several people heard this, they secretly thought that this economic officer looked handsome, kind, and kind, but when he was doing business, he was really life-threatening.
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Hangzhou.
Not long after Qin Hui was released from prison, another batch of tabloids dropped from the sky. However, the content of the tabloids this time was completely opposite to the previous two. The content was all about Li Qi's return as economic envoy, Qin Hui's release from prison, and the court's re-enactment of new laws.
On the second day after the tabloid appeared, the suspended projects started again, the construction workers came back, all the stores were opened, and everything became orderly again. However, the number of people on the street not only did not decrease, but increased sharply, but they
This time is not making trouble, but celebrating.
For the people of Jiangnan, this was a rare victory in a century. It was the first time they defeated the superior scholar-bureaucrats. This was something they had never dared to imagine before. However, they really did it this time.
In addition, after this incident, they also knew the new law very well, because during this period, everyone had nothing to do and gathered together to talk about the benefits of the new law. Therefore, regardless of whether they were businessmen, scholars, farmers, or craftsmen, they
They all know it very well, and they also know how much benefit the new law will bring to them. Just from the increase in land tax, they will benefit a lot, so they are also celebrating the arrival of the new law.
A relatively high-end silk shop in Hangzhou welcomed a group of special customers today.
The shopkeeper saw that these guests were all dressed in luxurious clothes and did not dare to let the waiters greet them. He went to greet them himself and said: "Guests, what do you need from my store?"
The leader didn't wait for him to finish his words. He said in an authentic Tokyo accent: "Are you the shopkeeper of this store?"
A flash of astonishment flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, he nodded and said: "Yes, yes, are these distinguished guests from Tokyo?"
The man nodded and said, "That's right. How many goods do you still have in this store?"
This made the shopkeeper stunned, and he said cautiously: "Please forgive me for being stupid, but I don't know what the guest meant by this?"
Another person said anxiously: "No need to ask, my eldest brother is asking this. Of course he wants to buy all the goods in your store."
"What?"
The shopkeeper's jaw almost dropped in shock, and he trembled with dry lips and said: "All of them?"
The leader nodded and said, "Yes, everything."
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment.
The latter person shouted again: "What's going on? Are you afraid that we have no money?" Then he shouted outside: "Bring all the money in."
Boom, boom, boom!
I saw more than ten big men walking in carrying four large wooden boxes on thick and round bamboo tubes.
"Open."
"yes."
Bang bang bang bang!
But when I saw the same copper coins in the four wooden boxes, one after another, an alluring "copper smell" suddenly exploded.
Hungry!
The shopkeeper's expression looked extremely hungry at this time. He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen so many copper coins. He stared at those coins and felt hot all over. He couldn't help but pull his collar, as if
Somewhat breathless.
The leader opened the paper fan and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, is it enough? If not, I will order someone to bring more."
"Enough---enough."
The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva, suddenly straightened up, and shouted loudly: "Come here, come here, hurry up and bring me all the silks."
This roar can be described as hysterical.
The guests looked at each other with a strange smile on their lips.
Almost at the same time, the largest paper shop in Hangzhou also welcomed a group of merchants who spoke with an authentic Tokyo accent. The process was the same as that of the previous silk shop. They also had to buy all the goods.
The shopkeeper was also shocked when he bought a cart of copper coins.
Not only that, within these three days, all the slightly famous shops in Hangzhou, whether they were selling ink or wood, were bought out, and the currency used was all copper coins.
This group of mysterious and heroic Tokyo merchants immediately attracted strong attention. The people in Hangzhou began to talk about this group of merchants, but no one could figure out what was going on.
It was not until seven days later that a businessman from Suzhou heard people talking about this matter while having dinner in a restaurant, and he revealed the mystery with one word.
It turns out that a few days ago, a group of merchants from the capital also came to Suzhou. The situation was exactly the same as in Hangzhou, which made the people of Suzhou look at things in a fog.
Within a few days, the inspector led an army to Suzhou to investigate and deal with corrupt officials. One day, an official named Ouyang Che, who was next to him, went to a restaurant for a drink and finally revealed the reason. According to him, the imperial court had violated the law not long ago.
A large amount of silver mines were discovered in the north. However, in order to re-establish a new order, the economic envoy proposed to use silver as the main currency to make up for the shortage of copper mines. The emperor has already approved it, so the merchants in the capital learned that
After hearing this news, he was afraid that the copper coins would be replaced by silver, so he quickly exchanged the copper coins for goods.
The Suzhou businessman also said that this official named Ouyang Che was a close confidant of the economic envoy. This news was absolutely correct. Nowadays, a large amount of copper coins poured into their Suzhou market every day, and it has begun to flood.
This news quickly spread throughout the entire city of Hangzhou. The people of Hangzhou suddenly realized that they remembered Zuixianju, Hongwan Casino, Jade Pavilion, and Cuju Alliance. In recent days, they have also begun to use a large amount of copper coins to purchase materials needed for the project. You must know
The proprietors behind these transactions were all well-known officials and wealthy businessmen in the capital. Now the people were even more certain that the news was correct.
The situation was the same as in Suzhou. Soon, a large amount of money began to pour out of Hangzhou, and the economy developed by leaps and bounds. The sales on that day reached the peak in the past three years. The initial shortage of money turned into a shortage of goods.
Almost within a few days, the news spread throughout Jiangnan, and the currency crisis in Jiangnan was quietly eased.
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"it is finally over."
In the backyard of the Hangzhou government office, Bai Qiannuo was sitting on the swing, reading the letter sent by Li Qi. A tired but happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Zheng Yi, who was sitting opposite her, breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Yes, everything is just like what the economist calculated. The slightest error can completely subvert everything with just one sentence. What a method. Haha.
, I admire the economic envoy so much now, even if he says that the sun will not rise again tomorrow, I am afraid I will believe it."
Bai Qiannuo smiled and said, "I've already been like this."
Zheng Yi laughed, and then said seriously: "But having said that, Qin Xuezheng really has some tricks. He solved the crisis in Jiangnan in a few days. No wonder the economic envoy thinks highly of him."
Bai Qiannuo nodded and said: "Of course, brother never uses mediocre people."
"Haha---I seem to hear someone talking about Qin."
Following a burst of hearty laughter, Qin Hui and Han Shizhong walked in.
"Inspector."
Zheng Yi and Bai Qiannuo turned to look. They were startled and exclaimed in unison.
Qin Hui stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Prefect Zheng, Madam White Snake. You are well."
It turns out that a few days ago, Zheng Yi had been promoted from general magistrate to Hangzhou magistrate. As for the original Hangzhou magistrate, he had been imprisoned for being suspected of corruption, and his accomplices were also the first ones Zheng Yi took office.
On the same day, they were all arrested. The Zheng family plus the Bai family, even if Qin Hui did not come, it is conceivable that the power would be more than enough to deal with a few corrupt officials.
After reacting, Zheng and Bai quickly stood up and saluted Qin Hui.
Qin Hui introduced Han Shizhong to the two of them.
Zheng Yi smiled and said: "Zheng Yi has heard about General Han's reputation a few days ago."
Han Shizhong laughed and said: "Where, where, the second son of the Zheng family and the second most talented girl in Tokyo are like thunder."
A few people chatted for a while and sat down around the stone table in the middle. Zheng Yi asked curiously: "Inspector, how did you get here so fast?"
Qin Hui laughed and said: "Since the victory of the Economic Revolution, every time I go to a place, there are many people outside the city who come to complain to me without having to investigate. This has helped me a lot.
In addition, General Han was unstoppable, and those grassroots bandits were really vulnerable to General Han, so I came half a month earlier than originally expected. Since Chen Dong and Ouyang still had to deal with the aftermath, it would take some time before I could come.
"
Bai Qiannuo smiled and nodded, saying: "The inspector solved the currency crisis in Jiangnan with one move. Qiniang is very impressed."
Qin Hui waved his hand and said: "I learned this from the economic envoy. Since this statement can defeat those scholar-bureaucrats, it can definitely resolve the currency crisis. I am just following the rules and not worth mentioning. Besides, this is also expedient.
If the plan cannot be fundamentally resolved, there is still a chance that the currency crisis will resurface."
Bai Qiannuo nodded slightly.
Qin Hui added: "I have already sent someone to tell you what happened here, and everything still has to be decided by you. Oh, there is another reason why I came to Hangzhou, that is, the economic envoy sent me another
The letter mentioned a new legal system. Your Excellency said that although the court has not decided yet, we can take precautions and publicize this new law in advance."
As he spoke, he took out a letter and handed it to Zheng Yi, and said: "Also, along the way, I have killed too many officials, which has left the officialdom in Jiangnan empty. For this reason, your Excellency has already petitioned the imperial court to make extraordinary appointments.
Local scholars will serve as temporary officials to fill the Jiangnan officialdom, and the court has agreed."
Bai Qiannuo reacted immediately and said: "Brother's move is to rehabilitate scholars. In fact, in this incident, many children from poor families showed their talents, and their articles were also sought after by the people, and now they are somewhat famous.
, I think they can use it."
Qin Hui laughed and said: "White Snake's idea really coincides with your lord's. Your lord has said that this time we will use the people's voting system to select officials below the chief executive."
Bai Qiannuo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "Is this---serious?"
Zheng Yi handed the letter over and said, "You will understand after you read it yourself."
Bai Qiannuo hurriedly took the letter and read it. Zheng Yi said in disbelief: "I didn't expect that the imperial court would agree to this and use the common people to select officials. This is really unprecedented. I can't even think about it."
Qin Hui chuckled and said: "The imperial court is currently riding a tiger. If you don't kill corrupt officials, the people will not be angry. But if you kill too many, you must find someone to replace them immediately, otherwise the government will be paralyzed. What else can be done faster than local recruitment?"
In this way, we can better tell the people that the imperial court still values scholars very much. Moreover, they are only temporarily employed and cannot be regarded as formal, so the imperial court will naturally not object. To use your words, it is very
Period, treat it very much.”
Bai Qiannuo raised his head and said: "Not only that, if the Chang Pingcang is implemented properly, it will benefit the people of the entire Jiangnan."
Qin Hui said: "So, we still have a long way to go. This matter has just begun today!" (To be continued...)