Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Xu You gently wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. Whoever said that military generals are easy to bully, for a martial arts man like Jia Rong, it will not work to speak the truth.

"Today we only drink and don't talk about political affairs." Jia Rong said.

Xu You also had no objection, and immediately agreed. As long as he can establish a relationship with Jia Rong, it is very important to Xu You.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the food in the general's mansion is naturally not as good as Feng Lai Lou, Xu You eats slowly, and keeps talking about snow and moon with Jia Rong, Xu You's ability to flatter is not weak. Otherwise, they wouldn't have overwhelmed Tian Feng, Jushou and others under Yuan Shao's command.

"General, please see Feng Ya." A guard walked in and cupped his fists.

Jia Rong frowned slightly, every time this Fengya came here, she was in contact with the wives in the mansion, why did she ask to see herself today, could it be that Fengxiao was eating and drinking in Fenglai Tower without paying the bill, now with Xu You by her side, Fengya wants to pay , How shameless.

Xu You said: "General, I'd better avoid it for a while." Naturally, he didn't know who Feng Ya was.

Jia Rong waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, just here."

Fengya is smart, so naturally she won't be so ignorant, plus she has a close relationship with several wives, her status in the city has been raised a lot, Jia Rong doesn't mind these, he has already ordered someone to secretly investigate Fengya Clearly.

Seeing Jia Rong in the upper position and Xu You in the lower position, Feng Ya's expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal, and Yingying said: "Little girl pays homage to the general."

After Xu You saw the person coming, his heart was already pounding, thinking in his heart that Feng Ya could take care of Jia Rong's face and not mention the restaurant.

"Please, I don't know why Miss Feng came here?" Jia Rong said lightly.

"The little girl came here to collect debts." Feng Ya cast her eyes on Xu You.

Xu You's body shook, his face paled, and Jia Rong's face changed slightly. Of course, the two of them didn't look at each other, and didn't see any clues.

"Oh, what's the debt?" Jia Rong's face has been cultivated for a long time, and he still deliberately pretends to be confused when he knows about Fengya's visit.

"Junshi Guo owes another [-] yuan at the shop." Feng Ya didn't seem to notice Jia Rong's slightly ugly face.

Jia Rong laughed and said, "It's Guo Junshi again. The general has already told him not to charge the general's account for eating and drinking in the future. I didn't expect..."

"Miss Feng, you can go to the general workshop later to get wine worth [-] yuan. Next time Master Guo goes to eat and drink, don't charge it to the general's account." Jia Rong is very good at handling such things, anyway, he wants money No, there is plenty of wine, and these merchants don't worry about it, and the price they give is quite low.

Feng Ya readily agreed.

Seeing that she still didn't leave, Jia Rong's tone contained a touch of sullenness, "What else is there for Miss Feng? This general still has distinguished guests to receive."

"This must be the distinguished guest of the General's Mansion, the envoy of Jizhou?" Feng Ya pointed to Xu You.

Jia Rong nodded, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Fengya Gourd, "Exactly, this Mr. Xu is an important counselor under General Yuan of Jizhou."

Xu You was not at all happy because of Jia Rong's grand introduction. He now owes more money than Jia Rong, a total of 20. It is impossible to get it all together in a short time. It seems that today he is ashamed in the General's Mansion It is inevitable.

"Master Xu recognizes the little girl? Yesterday at Fenglai Tower..."

Before Fengya could finish speaking, Xu You took over and said, "I'll talk about Feng Lailou later, but now I have important matters to discuss with the general."

Jia Rong was curious, and stopped him: "Don't be in a hurry, what's the matter, Miss Feng?"

"Yesterday Master Xu was drinking in Fenglai Building, because he didn't have enough money, so he issued an IOU." Feng Ya said it decently in order to take care of Xu You's face.

Xu You said: "The matter of money is nothing to worry about. I will definitely return it later, and I will definitely return it."

"How much do you owe?" Jia Rong asked Xu You regardless of his feelings.

"20 dollars."

Jia Rong was slightly startled, it took only a day for Xu You to come to Chang'an, how could he eat 20 yuan, maybe there is some other reason why he didn't check the price of the food before eating.

"Master Xu, is that so?" Jia Rong asked, anyway, he and Yuan Shao had disagreements, so he didn't care about Xu You's feelings.

"Don't hide it from the general, there is indeed such a thing." Seeing that the matter could not be avoided, Xu You cupped his hands and said.

Jia Rong and Feng Ya glanced at each other, and immediately took into account that Xu You's status in Jizhou was not low, and the wine money owed to Feng Lailou might just be a breakthrough to get some important news from Xu You.

"Well, this, this general is in charge of various matters in Chang'an, and the interests of the merchants in the city are naturally not a problem. Fenglailou is also a small business. Master Xu, Fengya is also a woman. It is not easy, so I will return it as soon as possible. .” Jia Rong said righteously.

Xu You repeatedly said yes, but he was thinking of getting out. 20 yuan is not a small amount, even if it is given out with Xu You's net worth, it is quite heartbreaking.

"That's good. When the money owed to Xiafeng Lailou is paid off, we will discuss the reconciliation between the two parties." Jia Rong said.

Afterwards, Xu You was almost imprisoned in the general's mansion. Whether he was eating or going out on the street, there would always be soldiers watching secretly. Xu You was honest, and he returned on time every day when eating, and he hadn't missed it for a few days. Yau is also suffering and can't tell. There is no money in his pocket, even if he fancy something, he can't afford it. This is not Jizhou. They will give Mr. Xu a face and give it away for free. Under the rule of the Xiliang Army, let alone Xu Yau, even the great general Jia Rong is being chased by Feng Ya for his debts.

After Xu You's affairs were ordered to be handled by Jia Xu, Jia Rong began to prepare for the bank affairs. This matter is related to the economic problems of the entire Xiliang Army, which is a big man. It is very important and must be fully prepared.

Paper currency is definitely an epoch-making move in this Han Dynasty. It is absolutely difficult for the people to accept it in a short period of time. The General’s Mansion has absolute authority in Chang’an, and it is easy for merchants to use paper currency transactions in the city. This reform, as long as it is reported, it will not be accepted. Soldiers from the Xiliang Army would go to arrest the banknotes immediately, but nothing went wrong after a long time.

Jia Rong summoned the core civil servants under his command to discuss the issue of banknotes. Before that, he only studied the bank in the General's Mansion, and did not specifically point out the issue of banknotes.

After listening to the narration, the people in the room had a general concept of banknotes, which is to exchange the money used by merchants for banknotes. It is convenient, but merchants will foolishly exchange the money in their hands. Exchange it for a pile of paper?This problem is still hard to say, especially the common people, who are more practical and would rather keep money at home than exchange it into banknotes.

Zhang Zhaodao: "General, the issue of banknotes is very important. If someone with a heart takes the opportunity to forge it, it will cost the General's mansion a lot of money."

Jia Rong said with a smile: "We can make means on the banknotes, so that those people can't copy them, and replace the banknotes regularly. This way, a lot of money can be avoided. We will implement it in Chang'an City temporarily and see how it works."

Jia Rong put forward very constructive suggestions, and it didn't happen overnight. Looking at the development of the Xiliang Army, many of them were not available to other princes. relish.

"Let Mr. Zhang Zhao and the military adviser work together to complete this matter. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask the general at any time." Jia Rong ordered.

"My lord, even though banknotes are convenient to use, it is difficult for merchants to take out the money in their hands to exchange. After all, money is applicable to the entire Han Dynasty, but banknotes can only be used in Chang'an City." Although Guo Jia is a military adviser, Seeing the problem is still a burst of blood.

Chen Zhen also nodded in agreement with Guo Jia's remarks.

The rest of the people also turned their attention to Jia Rong, obviously this was also their concern.

Jia Rong said with a smile: "It's so simple. What businessmen pursue is nothing more than profit. If there is enough profit, why don't they take out the money in their hands."

"The money deposited in the bank can give them a certain amount of profit. For example, if [-] yuan is deposited in the bank, if it is not withdrawn after a year, they will be given an extra ten yuan."

"My lord, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this. Merchants and people deposit money in the bank. The bank itself has no profit. If things go on like this, the loss will be huge." Zhang Lidao.

"No, the money in the bank belongs to us, and the General's Mansion can withdraw cash from it to buy food and supplies for other purposes. Ten dollars may not be able to do much, but one hundred thousand or ten million dollars, and there are If we enter the bank, we have a treasury that is inexhaustible.”

The issuance of banknotes caused an uproar in the city. Hearing the propaganda of the people sent by the General's Mansion, not only the common people, but even the businessmen did not dare to believe it too much. He was arrested and brought before the officer.

The General's Mansion has absolute prestige in the city. Even if someone doubts it, there will still be people handling it. To a wealthy businessman, ten thousand or one hundred thousand is nothing, and if they exchange banknotes, they might be able to be accepted According to Jia Rong's attention, the businessman has earned an unknown amount of money in Chang'an City, and he also has an instinctive trust in the General's Mansion.

The denomination of banknotes is temporarily set at one hundred, and the smallest denomination is a dime, which is the one penny set before. Now that the bank has just emerged, many systems are not perfect, and the General’s Mansion is also issuing it with an attitude of trying. For the first time, only 1000 million yuan banknotes were produced. Under the urging of the General's Mansion, many techniques were adopted for anti-counterfeiting.

On the one-hundred banknote, there is a pattern printed on the front, a cavalry of the Xiliang Army with a scimitar on a horse, majestic and vivid, and a pattern of intersecting swords and guns on the back.