Kai Fu Han

Chapter 219 Private Visit 6
Afterwards, the government also got involved, and was eventually banned from issuance due to excessive issuance for military needs, the issuer's inability to cash in due to financial constraints or bankruptcy, and the serious devaluation of Jiaozi.

However, the government had already tasted the sweetness. How could it give up such a good "business"? Jiaozi was banned, and the government began to issue "Qian Yin" again. This time it was a nationwide issuance led by the government.

The biggest difference between "Qian Yin" and "Jiao Zi" is that it uses "痯" as the unit. The paper, printing, drawings and seals of "Qian Yin" are all excellent, surpassing the "Jiao Zi" issued by merchants.However, "Qian Yin" does not have a banknote book, is not allowed to be exchanged, and can be issued at will. Therefore, the value of the paper notes has fallen rapidly. Now it has devalued and is basically not recognized by small businessmen and ordinary people.

This is also the reason why Xu Han asked Jiang Bin.If it was a "money offer", it would be impossible for the shop owner's son to accept it happily.

"This is not a 'money guide', it is a food stamp issued by our Xinghan League. One pound of food stamps can be exchanged for one pound of grain at any grain store within the jurisdiction of the Xinghan League. It is limited to coarse grains. It can also be exchanged for fine grains and For other daily needs, the required food stamps will be calculated based on the difference between the market price and the value of coarse grains," Jiang Bin explained.

"Show me." Xu Han stretched out his hand.

Jiang Bin had no choice but to take out the food stamps from his pocket again and handed a stack of food stamps to Xu Han.

Xu Han took the food stamps, took out one and looked at it carefully. The food stamps were four inches long and two inches wide. On the front were wheat ears and flying birds, with the words "Printed by the Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Xinghan League" and "One" written on the front. "jin", "the first year of Jingyan" and other words.

Turn to the back and there is a painting of Mount Tai in the middle.

The pattern is so detailed that Xu Han's eyesight can no longer see the details, and he can only vaguely see the awns on the wheat ears.

"It's so detailed and exquisite. It's amazing." Xu Han marveled.

"It's really beautiful. This food stamp has been issued for almost a year. This is already the second edition. There are no counterfeit stamps from the first edition on the market now. With ordinary people's skills, even if they are at their best, they can't imitate it." Jiang Bin said proudly.

"Since your Xinghan League has such ingenious skills, why don't you just issue banknotes like 'Qian Yin'. If this paper can be used as money, then your Xinghan League will never be short of money again." Xu Han asked.

"That's not the case. Someone in the alliance has also raised the same question. Our alliance leader specially held a meeting to explain this issue in detail. He explained to us the dangers of random additional issuances, which will destroy the credibility of the Xinghan Alliance. Due to the sexual blow, our Xinghan League is still very weak, and our reputation is the foundation of our foothold, and it is not enough for us to squander it." Jiang Bin explained.

Xu Han actually understood this truth. Zhao Guo's "Jiaozi" and "Qian Yin" were a lesson learned from the past. He just wanted Jiang Bin to tell him more information about Xinghan Alliance.

Seeing Jiang Bin stop here, he continued to ask: "That makes sense. What else did your alliance leader tell you?"

"He said a lot, but I can't remember much. He said that the 'Jiaozi' and 'Qianyin' issued by Zhao State are not essentially different from the 'food stamps' issued by our Xinghan League. They are both the same. A credit currency. Reputation is the basis of this currency. If there is no credibility, these currencies will be worthless. It is also said that 'Jiaozi' is a credit currency based on silver, and 'grain stamps' are a credit currency based on grain." Jiang Bin explained.

"What's the 'silver standard'?" Xu Han asked.

"They are banknotes issued with silver as the principal." After Jiang Bin finished speaking, he said no more and had already realized that Xu Han was not one of his own yet.

In fact, Liu Xinqi hesitated between issuing a "silver standard" or a "grain standard" currency at the beginning, but finally decided to issue a "grain standard" currency. Now in the economic system of the Xinghan League, food occupies an absolutely important position. Industry is still in its infancy and cannot yet feed agriculture, so food security must be given top priority.

In fact, ancient China has always been grain-based, and grain revenue accounts for the majority of fiscal revenue statistics. The salaries of ancient officials were mostly based on grain as the income standard.Before Liu Xinqi traveled through time, he read a post about some trivial knowledge. He knew that in later generations, when the Republic was just established, the fiscal revenue in the first year was also settled in grain. He vaguely remembered that the annual revenue at that time was more than 300 billion catties.Seeing that Jiang Bin did not give a more detailed explanation, Xu Han stopped and returned the stack of food stamps in his left hand to him, but kept the one-pound food stamp in his right hand: "How about giving this to me? I use the money." Exchange with you."

"No need to exchange it, I'll give it to you. This pound of food stamps is only worth five cents and can be exchanged at any grain store. If you want it, you can go directly to the grain store to exchange it when you return to the city. All kinds of noodles are worth it. Yes, the maximum denomination is one hundred pounds." After Jiang Bin finished speaking, he continued to lead the way, and Xu Han followed.

The two left Yangjiacun and continued heading west for three miles before finally arriving at the refugee resettlement site.

This settlement site is composed of neatly arranged tents. At a glance, there are thirty or forty tents.Fences are set up around the perimeter, and there are gates on all four sides.The two entered the resettlement site after being checked by guards at the east gate.

After Xu Han entered the resettlement site, he started to look around and found that the settlement site was very lively with people coming and going. It didn't look like the lifeless and wailing refugee camps he had seen before.

"There is thick porridge prepared for the refugees in the north. Let's go and eat some. After walking for a long time, we will be very hungry by now." Jiang Bin said.

"Okay, you lead the way."

The two came to the north of the resettlement site. There were already two lines of people lined up, with nearly a hundred people in each line. Jiang Bin and Xu Han randomly selected a group and lined up at the end of the line.

Because it was just thick porridge, the rice was cooked very quickly, and he arrived in front of Jiang Bin in a short while.

"Aren't you refugees? You don't have bowls, and you don't have meal tickets." The cook put down his spoon and asked.

Jiang Bin took out his ID and two one-pound food stamps and handed them to the person who was collecting food: "This is my work ID. I have official business here. These are the food stamps for the two of us to eat."

The guard who had been standing next to him stepped forward to take it, opened the ID and looked at it. He looked up and checked Jiang Bin's appearance. After confirming that it was correct, he closed the ID and asked, "You are fine, what about him?"

The person asking was Xu Han.

"This is Mr. Xu Hanxu, a guest of the Li Secretary." Jiang Bin introduced.

"Give them food." Seeing that he was just a frail old man, the guard did not continue the interrogation and said to the cook.

The cook took Jiang Bin's food stamps, took out two sets of clean bowls and chopsticks from the bamboo basket behind him, and filled a bowl of thick porridge for each of them: "Return the bowls and chopsticks after you're done."

"Okay." The two found an open space and sat on the ground.

(End of this chapter)