I am not an ant thief in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 462, the aftermath of credit bankruptcy

Su Shuang took out some banknotes and said, "This is the banknotes used by Dagan!"

Looking at the colorful banknotes, Jian Yong asked in surprise, "Can these things be exchanged for goods?"

Even Liu Bei was surprised that a piece of paper can be used as money. Money should not be made of brass and gold. This simply violates his three views!
But Zhang Shiping said: "Everyone, don't underestimate this piece of white paper. It is because of its existence that Lei Gong can forge so many cannons!"

"We often transport goods to Hebei. We know that Hebei is more prosperous than Jiangnan or even the Central Plains. Although Lei Gong is a rebel, he has to say that he is a good hand in developing places. Now in Hebei, Mayi, Yecheng, Jixian and other places The level of prosperity is no less than that of Luoyang City in the period of the first emperor. Especially in the textile industry, there are more workers in many textile factories in Hebei than in ordinary county towns.”

"It is reasonable to say that the land of Hebei should be more short of copper coins than our Jiangnan! But it is because Lei Gong made banknotes! The copper coins are no longer currency. And other uses of bronze have been replaced by steel and glass. To be honest, in Hebei Hell, if bronze can't be used to cast cannons, it's no different from waste! This is why Lei Gong can make thousands of bronze cannons!"

Yuan Ji couldn't believe it: "How is it possible that only copper and gold can be made into money since ancient times? Although white paper is expensive, how can the common people accept this kind of thing as money!"

No wonder Yuan Ji is so unbelievable. Although the white paper has been around for a long time, it is not only expensive but also fragile, and has not replaced the bamboo slips for a long time.

The real paper that can be written on was made by Cai Lun decades ago, but because Cai Lun was born in the eunuch party, even though the white paper is convenient for writing, light in weight, and has a lot of records, it is still rejected by the world's elite , The blank paper has been shelved for decades, and it has not been popularized at all.

What really made white paper popular was Lei Gong, a rebel. I don’t know where he came up with the formula for white paper, and then made white paper and books wantonly in Mayi, directly reducing the price of white paper and books to the original price. a tenth of the price.

Especially the various books in Lei Gong's hands.The price is outrageously low, and it’s still hard to find high-quality goods on the market. It records the annotations of great scholars. If it weren’t for Lei Gong, who copied the homes of the entire Hebei clan, it would be impossible to spread it.

These treasures have caused a sensation in the entire Han Shilin, as long as the conditions are poor, they will sell a few copies of the heirloom!Paper books became popular, and white paper became popular along the way.

But this is only about ten years, that is to say, for the common people, white paper is still a new thing, how could it be so easily popularized!
Zhang Shiping took out a few banknotes and said: "It is money that can be exchanged for goods. In Dagan territory, one skein can be exchanged for a bolt of woolen cloth, three stones of salt and ten stones of grain. Foreign traders can bring out woolen cloth and table salt. Internal transactions can be exchanged for food!

Grain, salt and cloth are things that the people of the whole world need. Lei Gong's banknotes can be exchanged for these three things, and the people of course recognize him as money! "

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he said, "Can the imperial court follow the example of Lei Gong and use banknotes instead of copper coins? This can not only solve the problem of insufficient copper coins in the south of the Yangtze River, but also solve the problem of insufficient copper materials for the imperial court to make artillery!"

Su Shuang said solemnly: "Paper money is not easy to issue, and a little carelessness will cause a catastrophe. Lei Gong has a large number of textile factories and salt fields in his hands, and the three-tier taxation ensures that Lei Gong can receive hundreds of millions of shi every year.

Therefore, Lei Gong can hoard a large amount of woolen cloth, grain and salt as collateral to issue banknotes.At the same time, because Daqian's finances are so rich, everyone doesn't worry that the banknotes in their hands will not be exchanged for goods, so Lei Gong's banknotes are welcomed by everyone. "

"Now banknotes are not only circulated in Hebei, but also widely circulated in the desert, the Western Regions, and Jiangnan, especially for the sale of bulk goods. It is difficult and unsafe to transport with several carts of copper coins. Now with this banknote , as long as you hide the money well, you don’t have to worry about robbers anymore, and it’s very convenient to trade!”

Yuan Ji said angrily: "Lei Gong trades our goods in Jiangnan with banknotes. This is not plundering our wealth. If Lei Gong does not recognize these banknotes, the merchants in Jiangnan will suffer heavy losses. You must know that the court and Lei Gong are enemies. Such a thing is absolutely possible! It seems that the imperial court is imperative to issue banknotes!"

"Lei Gong can do such a thing, but he didn't do it, and the court said it was to protect us, but when Dong Zhuo issued the order, he didn't see how much you were less greedy! Everyone is not worried about Lei Gong, but worried about your unscrupulous methods. bureaucrats." Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping secretly slandered.

Back then when Dong Zhuo launched a warning order, the merchants in the entire territory of the Han Dynasty were almost wiped out by the officials of the Han Dynasty. Although Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping had already taken refuge in Liu Bei, there was an old saying that the king of Hades is better than a little ghost. Although Dong Zhuo knew this It's time to win over Liu Bei, but the officials below don't care whether you are Liu Bei's subordinate or not.

Su Shuang, Zhang Shiping's caravan was originally doing business in Hebei, and their large caravan was completely killed by the officials at the time in the Central Plains, but they couldn't even find their assistants. The signboard was also useless.

Therefore, the two never looked highly at the integrity of the officials of the Han Dynasty. It has not been more than ten years since the incident was reported, and the merchants in the world have no trust in the Han court at all. How can this banknote be issued?Now the merchants and common people in the Han Dynasty prefer to use Lei Gong's banknotes, and they will not use the imperial court's banknotes.

Because everyone knows that if the imperial court is really short of money, it will directly grab it. Who dares to use all their wealth to guarantee that the imperial court will not let this banknote really become a blank sheet.

Of course Zhang Shiping dare not say that the merchants of the Han Dynasty are afraid of the imperial court, and the imperial court has no credibility at all.

Instead, he said helplessly: "Except for a little more food, the imperial court has no other collateral at all, and Lei Gong can guarantee that prices in Hebei will remain unchanged for 10 years, but the imperial court cannot do so here. For food, there are not many banknotes at all, and it is difficult to replace the role of copper coins in the south of the Yangtze River!"

But Liu Bei said firmly: "Although Leigong has a wool textile factory, we also have a silk textile factory in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the scale is not as large as Leigong, the price of our silk is more expensive than wool. Yantian is near Danyang County in Jiangdong, and Yunchang also produced Quite a few, plus Sichuan’s tribute salt, the imperial court can have these three kinds of goods as collateral to issue banknotes, what Lei Gong can do, we can certainly do.”

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