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Chapter 808 Edo University Hall (third shift)

"What is this?" An Japanese businessman raised the paper with various seals in his hand, and asked the Chinese businessman opposite him in puzzlement.

"Silver tickets, haven't you Dongpu used them before?" The Huaxia businessman was not surprised.

"Is this a bank note from the Bank of Kyushu?" Of course the merchants in Japan knew the bank note, but in the era of the shogunate when gold, silver, and copper coins were used for transactions, it was almost impossible to use silver notes for cross-border trade!

Before, no organization could span several countries. If you received a bank note from another country, it would be a waste of paper to return to your own country.However, the establishment of the Tokyo branch of Kyushu Bank in Edo Castle seems to have broken this situation, enabling the use of bank notes in cross-border trade.

"It's the bank note of Kyushu Bank. With this bank note, we don't have to go to the bank to transfer the money in person, but just deliver it directly. You can go to the bank to withdraw the cash at any time with the bank note." Huaxia merchant said.

"It's really strange. This thing is similar to cash. The bank first restricted the use of cash for transactions, and now allows face-to-face transactions with bank notes." The Japanese businessman was very depressed.

"The share of bank notes is very small, suitable for transactions below 100 taels. Only transactions above 100 taels need to be settled directly through the bank account. We only had 10 taels of balance payment last time, so I don't want to settle for 10 taels. Go to the bank in person," said the Huaxia businessman.

"Is this banknote real or fake?" The Dongying businessman touched the banknotes of Kyushu Bank for the first time, and it felt very good to the touch.

"Of course it's true. It's only 10 taels of silver. How could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, just wait for someone to take it to Kyushu Bank to withdraw money. Not just 10 taels of silver, but also 5 taels, 1 taels of silver Tickets. This is what I exchanged from Kyushu Bank, and it has recently become popular among our Huaxia businessmen, usually playing cards or something, and those who lose money are directly paid with silver tickets." The Huaxia businessman said.

"It turned out to be like this." The Dongying businessman suddenly realized.

While they were talking, the sound of firecrackers came from outside the tea house, which made the Huaxia merchants a little curious.

"Why are there firecrackers in the city? Is there any shop opening?" Huaxia merchant asked.

"The Edo University Hall opened by the shogunate is about to start construction, so burn paper and set off firecrackers to pray for good luck." Dongying businessman said.

"Cough, cough cough..." The Huaxia businessman almost choked out the tea in his mouth, "Isn't burning paper and setting off firecrackers our Huaxia tradition?"

"Because it is your Chinese engineers who presided over the construction of the Edo University Hall." The Dongying businessman replied.

"..."

Edo University Hall was placed high hopes by the Tokugawa shogunate.

After the Tokugawa Shogunate’s Huawu Movement was put on the agenda, Abe Tadaaki, Matsudaira Nobuzuna and others continued to build schools and factories without stopping, so that residents in Edo Castle also noticed the movement of the Shogunate.

Tokugawa Iemitsu and others knew that such a big move like their own reforms would not be able to hide the Kyushu Army at all, so they might as well put it upright, and then hire a large number of Chinese engineers to design buildings and factories.There are currently Edo University Hall and three factories under construction.

"Small bank notes seem to be accepted by people, but I didn't expect that they were first used in poker games and horse hanging..." Da Yuer rested her chin on the wooden table with one hand, and turned the writing brush in her other hand .

She also did not expect that the reason why small-value banknotes became popular among Chinese merchants was that small-value banknotes had the function of bargaining chips.

Merchants are too bored on the long sea journey, they often play cards and horses, and then small bank notes become chips... After using them smoothly, small transactions between Chinese merchants and Japanese merchants are also used bank note.

"Miss, do you know that the shogunate is going to establish the Edo University? They hired engineers from our Huaxia, and they are setting off firecrackers outside. It's really funny. This is the first time I saw the shogunate setting off firecrackers when building a house." Firecrackers to drive away evil spirits." President Qian came back from watching the excitement outside, and said with relish.

"It seems that the shogunate has also learned to be flexible." Da Yuer couldn't help laughing, "I'm going to have a look."

"Let's go too!" The young officials from the household department who came to Japan with Dayuer said one after another.

A group of them left the Tokyo branch and strode on the streets of Edo Castle, turning their heads back.Because of the beating of Tadaki Sakai, they became celebrities in Edo Castle in one fell swoop, and almost every household in Edo Castle knew them.

The place where the Edo University Hall chose to be located was not far from the Shogun’s Palace. In order to show the determination of the Shogunate, the Shogunate bulldozed the houses of several nearby samurai and cleared an open space for the Edo University Hall.

The person who presided over the construction of the Edo University Hall was a craftsman who had been a bricklayer for generations. Later, he entered the Academy of Sciences by virtue of his flexible mind. A well-known civil engineer.

It’s just that after this person arrived in Dongying, he still believed in what his ancestors said. He was burning paper and setting off firecrackers in front of the construction site, praying for the safety of the construction. ?
"It is said that the shogun paid him this amount." The official of the household department pointed his finger at his companion.

"So many! It turns out that being a craftsman can also make a fortune." After understanding the market, the other companions were surprised.

"He built the new patrol house building in the Port of Yokohama. He is not an ordinary craftsman. He just doesn't understand why the Port of Yokohama is willing to give this craftsman to the shogunate to build a school. They built the Edo University, not with ours. Did the Tokyo Academy form a competition?" An official was puzzled.

But Da Yuer said: "We help them build houses, using their materials and labor, and earning their money...and building a school is a good thing. It saves us from spending a lot of manpower and material resources on construction after we control this place. It's..."

When the group was watching the construction of the Edo University, an employee of the Tokyo branch squeezed through the crowd and saw Da Yuer and the others: "Miss, President Qian said that he forgot to hand over this letter to you just now. Bring the little one over."

Da Yuer took the letter. There was no address on the envelope, no sender, and there was wax on the seal of the letter. She couldn't help asking curiously: "Where did this letter come from?"

The employee shook his head and said, "President Qian said that it was brought from the capital. I don't know who it is."

(End of this chapter)