In the early morning, the sun only showed half of its face, and you could only occasionally see a few small businessmen carrying burdens into the city to do business on the street. However, at the pier closest to Zuixianju, the crowds were buzzing, but it was extremely lively.
"Hurry up, hurry up, can you bear the delay?"
"You guys, be careful and don't fall into the river. Otherwise, you won't be able to repay it even if you spend ten lifetimes."
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I saw a group of big men carrying heavy wooden boxes onto the large cargo ship parked by the river, while Chen Anan stood by the river and commanded in a loud voice, with an unusually cautious look on his face.
But it's no wonder, this box doesn't contain anything else, it's really money, boxes of copper coins, the total is close to ten thousand dollars. This money is the third payment that Zui Xianju wants to transport to Hangzhou.
Tired!
The boatman was carrying Tired, Chen Anan shouted Tired, and Li Qi looked tired.
In later generations, if you want to mobilize funds, you can do it with just one phone call, but now, it is simply a huge project. Unfortunately, business is not developed now, but then again, even transferring funds is so difficult, business can develop
Where to reach.
But the passers-by just glanced at it and left without any curiosity. This is all because since the imperial court wanted to reorganize Jiangnan, you can see a large number of people transporting goods or copper coins at every pier almost every now and then.
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Li Qi sighed and said, "It's really troublesome."
Mrs. Qin, who was standing next to him, glanced at him and said calmly: "Do you find it troublesome? We already have enough business in the capital, and we can earn more money than we can spend in ten lifetimes, but you are not greedy enough and want to do it."
If you go to Jiangnan to open a store, you will be asking for this."
Due to the custom of the Northern Song Dynasty, when cargo ships travel, the proprietor must choose an auspicious time to worship the river god, so both of them must be present.
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Madam, I don't mean that opening a store is troublesome. I mean that transporting money is troublesome. Also, huge amounts of money are floating on the river. People with poor psychological quality will have to be on tenterhooks all day long.
I can’t sleep at night.”
Mrs. Qin said: "Everyone is like this, and you are not the only one."
Li Qi argued: "Oh, everyone is like this. That means it must be right. What kind of fallacy is this?"
Mrs. Qin frowned slightly and said, "Then what do you think?"
Li Qi said depressedly: "Isn't that what I'm thinking? It's definitely not the way to go on like this anyway. Unfortunately, Jiaozi has ceased to exist in name only. If we can use a piece of paper to replace these bulky copper coins, that would be great."
Mrs. Qin pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "It's not impossible."
Li Qi snorted and hurriedly asked, "What do you think Madam said?"
Mrs. Qin said: "I remember that in the previous dynasty, those merchants used flying money to do business. Later, they were replaced by Jiaozi from our dynasty."
"Flying money?"
Li Qi frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I remembered it. I once saw this flying money in a book about currency. It is said that it started in the Tang Dynasty and was just a form of exchange. Strictly speaking, it is not
Up the currency.”
Mrs. Qin nodded and said: "The previous dynasty created this kind of flying money in order to make up for the lack of currency and circulation. The merchant only needs to hand the coin to the government and explain where to go, and the government will issue a voucher to the merchant.
, let them go to the designated place to withdraw the coins, this will be much more convenient."
As she spoke, she sighed softly and said: "Actually, our relationship is more convenient. It's just that--it's such a pity." After she finished speaking, she saw that Li Qi was very quiet. She turned around curiously and saw that Li Qi was deep in thought. He shouted softly: "Li Qi, Li Qi, what are you thinking about?"
Li Qi was slightly startled and said with a smile: "It's not a pity. I think the reason why Jiaozi ended up like this is because it appeared too early and there was no complete system to support him. It would be weird if it is not invalidated. Already."
Mrs. Qin nodded and said, "What you said seems to make sense."
Li Qi glanced at it and said with a smile: "Madam, it seems that you don't know how to do business at all. I dare you to hide it. Hehe, you don't want to take less responsibility, so you are just pretending to be stupid, right?"
Mrs. Qin glared slightly and said: "Isn't this your favorite method of pretending to be stupid? Besides, this flying money is recorded in the book. Even those scholars and talents know about this flying money, but they will Doing business?”
"That's true."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Madam, you are very knowledgeable, why don't you tell me about this flying money?"
Mrs. Qin said cautiously: "What do you want to do?"
"Study and study! I am a very studious person."
"Why didn't I see this? However, I don't know much about Feiqian. Why don't you ask Taishi Cai? He must know it very well."
"Yes, that old Grand Master is proficient in money." Li Qi said with a smile on his lips.
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Morning the next day!
Song Huizong sat on the dragon chair and laughed to himself for a while, then he said: "Is Shaoyin of Kaifeng Prefecture here?"
Wang Ding immediately stood up and said: "Wei Chen is here."
Song Huizong laughed and said: "I received a petition yesterday evening. The case is very difficult. I can't think of a solution for a while. You have tried countless cases and have extremely rich experience. I want to ask you for advice. Dear friends, You can also help me think about it."
"I don't dare to be a humble minister." Wang Ding bowed hurriedly and said: "I don't know who is being sued in this case, but he wants to trouble the Holy One."
Song Huizong waved his hands and said: "This case is not about the accuser."
"Ah? What is that?"
"Copper coins." Song Huizong smiled.
"Copper coins?"
Wang Ding's eyes bulged and he was stunned.
The ministers were also extremely curious and whispered.
Song Huizong glanced at it and said: "That's right. What happened was that a businessman wanted to borrow his neighbor's cattle to help him transport four boxes of copper coins to Beijing for business, and promised to give him a certain amount of remuneration. The neighbor also agreed. , Unexpectedly, on the way, the cow was crushed to death because the four boxes of copper coins were too heavy. So the neighbor went to the businessman to ask for compensation, but the businessman refused to compensate and said, "Your cow is not a good person." What's the point of asking me to compensate you for crushing me to death?" The neighbor heard this and thought it was reasonable, so he sued the four boxes of copper coins, saying that these four boxes of copper coins crushed his cattle to death. He hoped to get compensation. It is illegal to kill cattle in the Song Dynasty, but this copper coin is not a human being and cannot be interrogated. Therefore, I can't think of any way to be fair and just, which makes me very distressed!"
Wang Ding said: "If this is the case, the money owner should compensate the cattle owner. His words are obviously unreasonable."
Song Huizong waved his hands and said: "You can't say that. At the beginning, neither of them thought that this cow would be exhausted to death, so they didn't explain it in advance. Moreover, this is a matter of love between you and me. If you want It's unfair to ask the money owner for his crime."
"this---."
Wang Ding was speechless. If he were to interrogate this case, he would have to give the money owner and the cattle owner a slap in the face. One of them would be arrogant, and the other would be unreasonable. You can either sue someone, sue some copper coins, this is not idle.
He came here to make fun of people when he had nothing to do. Unfortunately, he was facing the emperor, so of course he couldn't say this. But he couldn't think of a good way to solve it at the moment.
Gao Qiu suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have a method that may work."
"Oh? I wonder if Gao Aiqing has any clever ideas?"
Gao Qiu said: "Since the cow owner is suing for copper coins, and the fact is that the four boxes of copper coins crushed the cow to death, and in addition, the owner of the money shirks his responsibility, then the four boxes of copper coins should be taken into custody and interrogated and ordered to pay compensation.
Cattle owners, if this happens, both the money owners and the cattle owners will have nothing to say."
Song Huizong laughed loudly and said: "Okay. This is a very clever plan for your love!"
The ministers were stunned when they heard the emperor's applause. Then they realized that the four boxes of copper coins could crush a cow to death. It is conceivable that the number must be quite large, and the compensation for a cow is more than enough.
Song Huizong turned to Li Qi again and said: "Li Qi, are you satisfied with the Taiwei's method?"
When the ministers heard this, they immediately understood that the paper must have been written by Li Qi, and they cheered up. They must know that Li Qi borrowed a piece of plum blossom cake to reduce the price of food last time, and they did not know that this time he had borrowed a piece of plum blossom cake.
What the hell are you planning to do again?
Li Qi stood up and said: "Reporting to the emperor, I am very satisfied. The reason is that the copper coins are too heavy. Even the ox can't bear it, let alone a human being. If it is a human being,
No amount of money can compensate the man for his death! However, without this copper coin, this business cannot be completed, which is really distressing!"
Song Huizong laughed and said: "Okay, stop beating around the bush, what exactly do you want to say?"
Li Qi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, in recent days, under the convening of the Commerce Bureau, our businessmen in the capital have agreed to go to Jiangnan to do business. However, recently, one after another businessmen have come to the Commerce Bureau to complain, talking about copper coins.
There are too many, too heavy, and the number of cargo ships, horses, and donkeys to transport copper coins is extremely limited. In addition, so many merchants are going to Jiangnan at the same time, so they have to wait for a long time before setting off, which may delay business opportunities and lag behind others.
There is a saying in the business world that the early bird catches the worm. One step ahead and one step behind can make a huge difference. However, this copper coin is not indispensable, which makes them very anxious, so they
I would like to ask the Commerce Bureau to help them find a solution."
Since there was a case leading the way, Song Huizong was able to empathize with it quickly, nodded frequently and said, "Then have you come up with a solution?"
Li Qi replied: "Wei Chen thought hard for several nights, but he couldn't come up with a solution, so he went to ask the grand master yesterday. After hearing this, the grand master came up with a plan for Wei Chen, which may solve the urgent problem."
Song Huizong said oh, turned to Cai Jing and said, "I wonder what clever plan Cai Aiqing has come up with?"
Cai Jing saluted and said: "I am ashamed to report back to the emperor, the word "wonderful strategy". In fact, I also want to borrow the methods of my ancestors to solve the current urgent situation. I think I can use the flying money from the previous dynasty to solve this problem."
"Flying money?" Although Song Huizong didn't pay much attention to government affairs, he still knew the basics of flying money. After all, he was the king of a country! He nodded and said: "This is not a bad idea."
Cai You suddenly stood up and said: "I am reporting this to the Emperor. I think this is unnecessary."
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