Prime Minister

Chapter 405 Banknote Law
Zhang Yue returned from Duyanyuan to the Sansi Yamen, but saw an official waiting at the door, and when he saw Zhang Yue returned to the Yamen, he went up to greet him and said, "Judge Zhang, the Deputy Envoy has been waiting for you in the Yantie Hall for half a day. "

As soon as Zhang Yue heard that Fan Shidao was still the boss who implemented everything, he said that if he wanted results today, he would get results today.

Zhang Yue immediately went to Yantie hall to meet Fan Shidao.

But seeing Fan Shidao sitting in the hall with a stern face, Zhang Yue immediately went to the vestibule to attend: "I have seen Deputy Envoy Fan!"

Fan Shidao didn't have a good face and said: "Why is Judge Zhang not in the Yamen today? Don't you remember today that the official asked you to take out the regulations?"

Fan Shidao's expression was very serious, like a severe winter of killing.

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Deputy Envoy Fan, I was appointed as an official for the first time, and everything is unknown, so today I want Zhang Kongmu to accompany me to the Duyan Courtyard to have a look at the details, and now I will go back to the hall to play."

"Oh?" Fan Shidao asked, "What did the judge say?"

Zhang Yue said: "At present, the salt money in Beijing is soaring, because there is no money to pay in the Capital Salt Court, so that merchants panic, chasing the rise and killing the fall!"

Fan Shidao said: "Nowadays, the big merchants in Beijing and China are manipulating the price of salt, there is nothing they can do."

Zhang Yue said: "No matter how big the shop is, as long as the power to issue banknotes belongs to the imperial court, the imperial court is not afraid that it will not be able to lower the price of salt banknotes. Now that the price of salt banknotes in Beijing and China has been reduced, it is necessary to transfer the Shaanxi Transshipment Department to provide banknotes, but Luo Jianyuan is only willing to give seven. Thousand seats!"

Fan Shidao raised his eyebrows and asked, "How did you say that?"

Zhang Yue recounted the process.

Fan Shidao's face was livid, Zhang Yue thought that the other party was going to be angry, but saw Fan Shidao scolding: "Xue Xiang is really deceiving people too much! This person"

"Who are you fooling with the seven thousand salt bills?"

Zhang Yue said: "It's the lower officials who lose face. Seeing that the whole courtyard is kneeling on the ground, they... heart softens."

Fan Shidao sneered and said: "It's just a bitter trick, this old man has a lot of tricks like this, and the court has followed his way many times, let alone you."

"This time, the third secretary asked him to issue salt notes to relieve the difficulties of the Salt Courtyard in the capital. What do you think he said? He said that the reason why the salt notes soared was because powerful merchants monopolized the market for salt notes. The court needed to change the big notes to Small banknotes not only make people's livelihood more convenient, but also make salt banknotes more widely circulated!"

"He said that if the court allows him to make this proposal, he is willing to print another 20 small notes!"

After Zhang Yue heard Fan Shidao's words, he was absolutely overwhelmed.

This Xue Xiang can be described as... I can't use any words to describe it for a while, even if I want to scold you, I can't find an adjective for a while.

What are petty bills?

Generally, merchants have fixed denominations when they go to pick up salt. For example, how much money they pay, they will give as many seats, such as 320 seats, 130 five seats, etc. There is no specific amount.

The least one seat is 110 six catties, worth six pennies.

Bills worth hundreds of seats must be bought by big merchants, but for small merchants without strong capital, and those wealthy people, they cannot afford so much money to buy banknotes in one go.

The so-called small banknotes are small banknotes worth three pennies that are changed to sixty catties per seat.At the same time, a large number of small salt banknotes such as one seat, two seats, five seats, ten seats, twenty seats, and fifty seats are issued to increase the sales of salt notes.

Anyway, it's going down layer by layer.

To put it bluntly, after we have finished cheating big investors, let's cheat retail investors again!
But the truth is, the annual output of the desalination pool is only so much, and it will not increase because you issue big and small banknotes, so what will be the result in the end?
……

When the streets were full of salt banknotes, the imperial court closed the Duyanyuan again, and everything was clean.

Why does Wang Anshi admire such people?

Zhang Yue and Fan Shidao couldn't help saying with the same hatred: "Changing to small banknotes can indeed increase the profit of the northwest, but once there will be more and more salt banknotes on the market for a long time, so that they will not be leaked, and in the end it will inevitably corrupt the imperial court's banknote law." !"

Master Fan said: "Of course! I've seen the same thing as you. It's absolutely unacceptable to use small banknotes! However, there are many people who support Xue Xiang in the ruling and opposition parties, and they even praise him as a follower. It's really embarrassing hateful!"

Zhang Yue then immediately followed the leader and vomited a few words to Xue Xiang, and by the way expressed a few words of loyalty in a timely manner.

Fan Shidao originally thought that Zhang Yue was sent by Han Qi to fight against him, but now he has relieved some doubts.

After Zhang Yue was released from the third division, he knew that Shi Qi Niang had already cooked a table of vegetables and was waiting for him at home, and was about to go home in a carriage.But he saw a person waiting in front of him, this person was none other than his brother-in-law Wu Anshi.

Wu Anshi immediately pulled Zhang Yue into the carriage in the name of going to a banquet, but Zhang Yue wanted to refuse, but in the end he still couldn't save his brother-in-law's face.

After they came to a residential house in Tianshui Lane, they passed a long and winding alley, and the winding path led to a house near the Bian River.

Zhang Yue and Wu Anshi walked into the house, although it looked inconspicuous from the outside, but the interior was extremely ornately furnished, with pavilions, terraces and pavilions, and everywhere you could see the scene of the first lights on the Bian River.

It was early summer at this time, and it was really refreshing to have such a good place to enjoy the river view in Bianjing. Zhang Yue just wanted to take a look at Wu Anshi beside him, but he couldn't help but feel vigilant.

There was a painting boat parked near the river, and Wu Anshi immediately led Zhang to board the painting boat.

But I saw pavilions open on all sides in the painting boat, and there were several people sitting there.When they met Zhang Yue, Wu Anshi stood up and saluted together.Zhang Yue looked at the visitor, Luo Dujian, whom he had met in Duyanyuan during the day, was among them.

The other is Xia Boqing, the son of Xia Anqi, another son-in-law of the Wu family.

However, Luo Dujian and Xia Boqing are not the real protagonists today. Wu Anshi introduced a young man to Zhang Yue and said, "This is the son of Xue Caoshuai's family from Shaanxi Transportation Department..."

Zhang Yue glanced at this person, and he said with a smile: "Xue Shaopeng, I have admired the name of the champion for a long time. I and Mr. Wu Dalang are close friends, but we have been in the northwest for the past few years. Otherwise, I would have met the champion through Mr. Wu Dalang."

Wu Anshi introduced Zhang Yue enthusiastically: "This Mr. Xue Lang is generous and generous. He loves making friends the most in his life."

Zhang Yuezao knew that his Yue family had a close relationship with the Shaanxi Transportation Department.

Seeing Xue Shaopeng, Zhang Yue nodded, and Zhang Yue greeted Xia Boqing again. Xia Boqing's father, Xia Anqi, was once the transport envoy of Shaanxi.

Afterwards, Luo Jianyuan got up and said to Zhang Yue: "I don't know that Bachelor Zhang is the son-in-law of Wu Taishou. If I was disrespectful before, I would like to invite Haihan."

Zhang Yue said indifferently: "The Luo Supervisor is serious."

Father-in-law Wu Chong was the magistrate of Shanzhou before, and he also lived in the northwest.

After everyone was seated, there were singers and dancers on the side of the painting boat to pour wine for everyone, and then danced and danced to add to the fun.Appreciating the beautiful scenery in front of the Bian River, listening to the tactful removal, it is also a beautiful thing, but Zhang Yue has something in his heart, but he is always tense, although there are singers and dancers persuading him to drink, he always drinks less.

Xue Shaopeng smiled at Zhang Yue: "Here are all my family members, why don't Mr. Sanlang drink to his heart's content, and let everyone get drunk together!"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "This wine is not intoxicating, everyone is intoxicated. I have drunk too much now."

Xue Shaopeng and everyone laughed.

Soon after Wu Anshi asked the singer and dancer to step down, Zhang Yue also knew that the real conversation had begun.

At this time Xue Shaopeng said: "I heard that Luo Jianyuan offended Mr. Sanlang today, I am really uneasy, I will use today's wine to make amends first."

Luo Jianyuan got up quickly and punished himself with three cups, apparently in awe in front of Xue Shaopeng.Zhang Yue couldn't help taking a high look at Xue Xiang. This Luo Jianyuan was an official of the Beijing Dynasty after all, but he was just a pawn in front of Xue Shaopeng.

Zhang Yue raised his glass and said: "Everyone is doing their own business, if you offend someone, it's too serious!"

Xue Shaopeng smiled boldly: "Since we are a family, let's talk straight to the point. Before Luo Jianyuan said that he would only give [-] seats of salt notes, I felt that it was too little. He didn't know that Bachelor Zhang was the son-in-law of Wu Taishou. Now brother Wu and Xia Brothers are here, and we have been friends for many years, not to mention Mr. Sanlang is ordered by the Queen Mother, so I need to support him no matter what."

"My Shaanxi Transshipment Department gave [-] seats of salt bills to the Capital Salt Institute in one go!"

Zhang Yue said, "Then what should I do?"

Xue Shaopeng said: "It's very simple, as long as Mr. Sanlang can facilitate the matter of small banknotes, it doesn't have to be done this year, it can be done next year."

Zhang Yue said: "Brother Xue means that starting from next year, the Shaanxi Transshipment Department will print 20 more small notes every year. Now the Shaanxi Transit Department prints 170 million seats a year, and after printing small notes, it will reach 190 million seats every year, but ?”

Xue Shaopeng nodded and said, "Of course!"

Zhang Yue said: "This matter can't be done. This person, Deputy Envoy Fan, has already explained that he is never allowed to print any more small notes! Besides, the governor of the province does not approve of this matter."

At this time, Xia Boqing said: "Don't worry, this Fan Shidao has been serving as Yantie's deputy envoy for a short time. As for Cai Junmo, he is suspected of being involved in the reserve position, and he can't protect himself!"

Xia Boqing's words seemed to be very sure.

Wu Anshi also said: "Brother-in-law, look at Brother Xue, what Brother Xia said is very reasonable, as long as you facilitate this matter, the Queen Mother will have an explanation from the Prime Minister, and the people of the capital will appreciate your kindness and help Xue at the same time." Brother is very busy."

Xue Shaopeng laughed and said, "Yes, if it wasn't for brother Wu and Wu Shibo, who would have given such a big credit? Why must you push it to Mr. Sanlang? Mr. Sanlang might as well think about this matter carefully, and don't rush to reply , come let's drink."

After finishing speaking, Xue Shaopeng raised his glass to persuade him to drink.

Zhang Yue stopped drinking, but said: "Brother Xue, don't think about it, I can answer today. In my opinion, the court's banknotes are the most important thing. What is this banknote based on is credit. Two words!"

"Since the existence of salt banknotes, in the past, rich families preferred to store salt banknotes instead of copper utensils. Why? It is because of the credit of the imperial court. If there is only one consequence if false banknotes are issued indiscriminately, the credit of the imperial court will be wiped out Save! And as the inspector of the Sansi Duyan case, I can't claim this matter anyway!"

After hearing Zhang Yueyi's words, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, Wu Anshi's face was a little ugly, he didn't expect Zhang Yue to reject it so thoroughly.

If he wanted to refuse, he would say it after he went back. Wouldn't such an on-the-spot objection make everyone unable to step down?

At this moment Zhang Yue said: "Brother Xue, I am sure to get the 20 salt notes, but I will not agree to the [-] small notes. But since Brother Xue treats me as a friend, I have a way to get the best of both worlds. Can you all listen to me?"

Xue Shaopeng said seriously: "Please speak up!"

(End of this chapter)