I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 220 This is the trouble

A copper coin weighs five baht, even if you cut corners, it won't be much less.

According to the calculation of later generations, copper coins always weigh about ten catties.Wanguan, that is one hundred thousand catties, fifty tons!
This ox cart is not made of steel, it is made of wood.

Zhao Xi took a look at the mighty bullock cart...it was just a good looking car, and it really didn't have much money.

Just go to the nearly a hundred exchange points in Kaifeng Mansion to prepare new coins, which is almost equivalent to the transshipment of a large-scale war.

The imperial court specially arranged for the forbidden army of the two armies, and it took three days to complete it.Zhao Xi really didn't believe how much copper coins these merchants could bring.

The first bullock cart has arrived at the exchange point, but standing at the window of the restaurant, I still can't see the tail of the bullock cart.

This is a bit interesting.Zhao Xi really didn't want the opponent to be too weak, that would be very unfulfilling.

The merchants were still very angry. It was past noon and they felt that they had too much money.

Tomorrow?So willing to give the imperial court a chance to wait for tomorrow?
Therefore, it is very generous to use a scale to weigh money, and the amount is just like that, and it doesn't matter.

And people made this decision after weighing the new coins. The new coins are lighter than the old coins. They understand that there is less lead and more copper.

Therefore, when weighing money for exchange, I didn't care about more or less at all, and let the court do it.

Very attractive, very awesome, very imposing!Even the people who were still in line, when they saw the bullock carts pulling money, they also consciously stepped aside, and praised the generosity of the merchants.

From time to time, laughter and chatter could be heard from the surrounding restaurants, and some people and the young lady who accompanied the wine were booing.Playing this hand, it seems that the victory is really sealed.

No, this has already been exchanged for several cars, but I still can't see the car at the end.

"How is it, Your Highness?"

This voice...why does it sound like Fu Bi?Zhao Xi turned her head, that's right.

The minister of the Manchu Dynasty just left his post during official hours.

Fortunately, they all know that they have changed into casual clothes... Even if they have changed into casual clothes, it is too difficult for them to not be recognized.

This is not to tell other merchants... The court has no idea.

"Everyone, this is... nothing."

What can be done, just this scene, Zhao Xi really didn't think what was going to happen.

The ministers didn't think there would be any surprises at first, after all, they had seen the speed of the new money supervisor's coin production.But when I heard that a team of bullock carts appeared, I was still worried, and I couldn't calm down to deal with official duties.

So, they just let the government go by themselves and came here.

Seeing that His Royal Highness is so calm, he is relieved.

Come here, just treat it as watching the fun.

The restaurant recognizes the husbands, and Dou, the shopkeeper, came up to make tea himself.

"You wait, don't come up unless called!"

Wen Yanbo was very disrespectful and dismissed the shopkeeper directly.

Ever since drinking the bland and tasteless tea of ​​His Royal Highness, the husbands who consider themselves gentlemen no longer like to make tea.

The prince is staying here, the servant must have brought tea.

Zhao Xi also knew what was going on, and made tea for all the gentlemen in a leisurely manner.A bunch of people just watched the jokes of those merchants.

"Click, rub, rub..."

It seemed that someone had gone upstairs again.The same goes for the guard battalion, why did anyone put it up?

They all frowned. They had just set the scene and were about to talk about the exchange turmoil. Just as they were getting emotional, they were interrupted by the sound of going upstairs.

"Report... to all the gentlemen, Your Highness..."

Originally, I came to hear about His Highness, but I didn't expect the husbands to be there.No one here knows whether to speak or not.

"Report truthfully."

Zhao Xi didn't have the idea of ​​hiding it. At this time, the people from the Investigation Department of the Imperial City Department came to talk about the currency exchange business.Now that the husbands are here, there is no need to avoid them.

"Yes. Your Highness, according to the investigatory department's investigation, only the first [-] bullock carts carrying copper coins on Fuqian Street actually tow the coins. Buy bricks and stone fragments for the things entrusted by the bullock carts..."

"What? Really?"

"My lord, it's true. The little ones heard it so, and it was witnessed by the coolies who loaded and unloaded the ox carts. There are only fifty carts towing copper coins!"

This... Fu Bi waved his hand to the person who came, signaling that he can leave.

Then the couple looked at each other, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.A group of elites at the top of the empire were slipped around like this.

I heard in the office that several of them had the same opinion, and they let go of the government unequivocally. They didn't even stop when they went home, they just changed into casual clothes and came.

I'm really worried that the prince will play off this matter.

Unexpectedly, these merchants also played a bluff.Unexpectedly, the military strategy actually made the merchants use it in the way of wealth.

Originally, the thoughts that were going to talk a few words suddenly turned cold.How to make fun of other merchants?They just played a trick...

Regardless of this trick, if the imperial court cannot exchange the copper coins for the first fifty bullock carts, then the bullock carts with brick fragments behind them will work...

That is to tell the world that there are still a lot of old coins, but the court cannot make new coins.Then the exchange ratio between old and new coins can be raised again, even more violently than last time.

After all, this time the imperial court notified every Lifang of the exchange of coins, as did all the prefectures and counties of the imperial court.

The inability of the imperial court to exchange it today means that after today, not only merchants and wealthy families are speculating on the new currency, but even the coolies and common people will panic because of this, leading to a run on the whole people.

More serious cases will cause chaos in the entire country!
"Damn!"

Thinking carefully, even the gentlemen who are tolerant of merchants can't help but scold.

Damn it or not, the hearts of these merchants should die now.

The exchange has been going on, it depends on the thirty ox carts have been exchanged, but the officials in charge of the exchange are still not in a hurry.This has proved that the imperial court is really not afraid of exchange...

The noise from the restaurants around was gone, even quieter than Zhao Xi's place.

The windows that were opened one after another were crowded with heads, and the faces of each one became more and more ugly.

Just now I heard the voice of the exchange singing scales is a beautiful melody, but at this time the voice of the exchange singing scales has become a reminder.

A fake will always be a fake and will always reveal itself.

"That is……"

Obviously, looking from a distance, the setting sun reflected the bald heads and gray monk robes... also driving a bunch of ox carts.

"The monks of Xiangguo Temple..."

If you want to say where the country is the richest, the merchants and upper echelons of the whole country will unanimously say: Xiangguo Temple.

Not only occupying the largest territory in Bianliang, but also operating the largest market in Bianliang, the key is also the largest banker of usury in Guochao.

This is a life-saving straw for merchants, and they happily vacated their positions... There is not much money to exchange.

But for Zhao Xi... this is a real big trouble.

For a moment, the whole room was tense.These monks will never play tricks like merchants. These ox carts must be real copper coins... and the end of the ox cart is still invisible.

(End of this chapter)