A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhao Xu took his sister shopping and bought a lot of things along the way. The guards who followed him became laborers.

When they arrived at Shen's house, Huahua jumped out and rushed out.

"This is... Huahua!"

Zhao Qianyu happily went up to him, and when he saw Huahua's tail tied to his hind legs, he couldn't help but get angry, "Who did this?"

In the past, Guoguo would do this, but now that she is older, she refuses.

Zhuang Laoshi, who greeted him, said seriously: "The yamen of the Bao family is here."

"Bao Shou?"

"yes."

Damn it!

The boy who was rumored to be the one who went to Fang Jie Wa is actually here?

Later, Zhao Qianyu was taken to have a party with Guoguo, and Shen An also came out.

And with a little kid.

The little kid saluted politely, "I've met the king."

The cunning look in his eyes made Zhao Xu feel that this child was not Lao Bao's son.

"Very naughty!"

Shen An looked very relaxed and didn't look like he was being tormented by a naughty child at all.

"The banknotes came out and they are very beautiful."

Zhao Xu took out a few banknotes.

"I know." Shen An said, "These are all opinions given by me."

"Including those imperial pens?"

"right."

Most of the words on the banknotes were written by Zhao Shu's imperial pen. According to Shen An, this can increase the authority of the banknotes.

"I'm going to use it today."

"congratulations."

Zhao Xu nodded, "Am I the first to use banknotes?"

"No." Shen An cruelly deprived him of this slang, "The first one to use is Guoguo."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but laugh when he heard it was Guo Guo.

Where can a girl use banknotes?

"Guoguo bought a bunch of candies and came back with a piece of paper money."

"The merchant is willing to accept it?"

Zhao Xu thought this was impossible, but soon realized that he was wrong.

Shen An said proudly: "Those businessmen recognized her, let alone consistent, they dared to accept her ten times."

Shen An didn't need this little money. It would be better if the banknotes were worthless. In this way, Shen An would be in debt to them.

Shen An's favor is rare!

If he gets it right, maybe he will become the second Wang Tiande.

"Are you confident?"

Zhao Xu has been thinking about the banknotes recently, and the more he thinks about it, the more important it becomes.

If the Song Dynasty wanted to reform, money was the foundation. However, the Song Dynasty, which was trapped in a money shortage, had a shallow foundation, which made all previous reforms appear to be somewhat deficient.

Redundant soldiers, redundant officials, redundant expenses... agriculture, taxation, army construction... these national elements are closely related to money. It's easier to do things if you have more money, but if you don't have money, you can only live a miserable life.

Later, Wang Anshi went there with his sights on money. After using various methods, he got the money, but it also caused chaos.

The birth of banknotes is an attempt. If successful, it will lay a solid foundation for the future New Deal.

"You have far-reaching vision, and in the first step you grasp the lifeblood of innovation, money."

Zhao Xu praised: "Others mentioned that the reforms and the New Deal were all vigorous, but you were squatting at home, doing something for a while, doing something for a while, and the situation was slowly turning around... You said that at the beginning Don't be impatient. Those enemies will try their best to bury the New Deal. I didn't think so at the time, but now I have a lot of insights."

"I'm just lazy." Shen An dismissed Zhao Xu casually.

"You are not lazy." Zhao Xu sighed: "You worked piecemeal on the side, but you did a lot of big things. The training of the Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army... the Golden Fertilizer, the telescope, the diversion of the Yellow River... many big things have been done. But I didn’t see much opposition. This is the silent effect of moisturizing things, and I understand it now.”

"That's good." Shen An still had a calm and elegant demeanor, but the anger in his heart almost surged out.

Later, Zhao Xu took his sister back to the palace.

"Your Majesty, the officials have summoned you."

Zhao Xu thought of the few servants who were following him earlier, and said to his sister: "Go and give the things to them. If you want to go out later, just ask, big brother will take you out."

Zhao Qianyu's little face immediately became radiant, and his eyes widened: "Brother, can I still go out in the future? They won't allow me!"

"They don't allow it, but my eldest brother allows it."

Zhao Xu smiled. This was a rare moment of relaxation for him. After a while, he would face a challenge from his father.

"Your Majesty, please."

I met Zhao Shu along the way, and Zhao Xu stood there quietly.

"Why do you want those businessmen to go to the dark incense to exchange for copper coins?" Zhao Shu had already figured out the cause and effect of this matter, so he was not very happy, "You gave them banknotes, but asked them to go to the dark incense to exchange for copper coins, and you paid more than 100 yuan for each Exchange a penny..."

What kind of behavior is this?

"You are trying to take advantage!" Zhao Shu became angry, "Luring him with profit! But those banknotes have been changed into copper coins, so what's the use? What's the use of the banknotes?"

In his opinion, the people will definitely exchange banknotes for copper coins, no matter how much money they have, they will not be enough.

"Banknotes are useful!" Zhao Xu said: "Shang Yang stood up to gain trust before the reform, and only then could the New Deal be carried out smoothly. If banknotes want to win the trust of the people, they must first make them believe that banknotes can be exchanged for gold, silver and copper, otherwise the people will I won’t believe it…”

"But they will keep changing..." Zhao Shu felt that this son was a bit idealistic, "How long can the Song Dynasty last?"

Once the copper coins and gold and silver are exchanged, the banknotes become waste paper.

"This will collapse!" Zhao Shu felt the crisis, and he even wanted to suspend the issuance of banknotes.

He glanced at his son to see his panic.

Zhao Xu said seriously: "But dad, those banknotes... they are just paper!"

Boom!

Zhao Shu seemed to hear thunder sounding out of thin air.

He murmured: "They are just paper..."

"Yes." Zhao Xu felt that his father's understanding of finance was still a little biased. "They are just paper, and the government gave them value. If they are exchanged, they are of equal value, and the government will not lose!"

The banknotes sent out will be exchanged for real money and silver, and these real money will not escape if left in the warehouse...

"Issue less banknotes first, and then people will slowly accept it when they see that they can be exchanged for copper coins. Those businessmen have seen the advantages of portability of banknotes. They only need to carry a few with them and do not need to use them as before. The convoy dragged the copper coins to trade..."

Zhao Xu said seriously: "Dad, businessmen are the most attentive group of people. Anxiang's first purchase of banknotes will lead to a large number of businessmen. As long as the three companies are steady and don't issue excessive amounts of money, the banknotes will never be damaged."

Business in the Song Dynasty was developed, and merchants had long been disgusted with using copper coins to trade, so they created Jiaozi.

"This is what An Xiang did with the banknotes he produced earlier. The merchants are reassured by An Xiang, so they are willing to accept the banknotes issued by An Xiang. How can the government trust them? This is the key."

"Don't send spam!" Zhao Xu finally said: "This is the basis for businessmen's trust."

Zhao Shu was a little shocked by these words, "In exchange for one cent for every hundred cents, the people will find ways to get the banknotes, but... no, the government has issued less banknotes, where will they get them?"

He looked at his son with relief and surprise in his eyes, "How did you figure this out?"

Taking advantage of the people's greed for petty gains to heat up banknotes, and then taking advantage of businessmen's desire for banknotes to issue small amounts of banknotes... If everything goes well...

"We will slowly increase the number in the future. In a few years, the banknotes of the Song Dynasty will be so deeply rooted in people's hearts that even the people of the Liao Dynasty will use them."

The more Zhao Shu thought about it, the more excited he became, "When the time comes, everyone in the world will have banknotes. Anyone who dares to say that he doesn't use it will be a public enemy... Okay! Okay! Okay!"

He shouted hello three times, and then ordered: "Reward the prince with banknotes."

Well!

Zhao Xu felt that his thinking was very clear and he should be rewarded heavily, but he didn't expect that his father would give him banknotes...

Is this revenge?

Definitely is.

The father was educated by his son, and only then did he gain an understanding of progressive financial reform.

Isn’t it embarrassing?

Zhao Shu felt a little embarrassed, so he rewarded his son with banknotes as a prank.

"Just take it and use it!"

He couldn't help but laugh when he looked at his son's dull face.

…

The holidays continue...

On his first day at the Yamen, Han Qi was surprised to find someone collecting things outside the courtyard.

"Do you have any banknotes?"

A man walked over sneakily, first asked a few officials, and then walked to Han Qi's side without knowing whether he was alive or dead.

It gets light late in the first month of the year, so visibility is not very good at this moment.

The man came over quietly, sniffed, and then asked, "Do you have any banknotes?"

Damn it!

This actually led to Han Qi being asked!

At this moment, Han Qi asked out of nowhere: "What's the price?"

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"That high?"

A lot of banknotes were quietly issued during the New Year, and most of them were held by important ministers and clan members. But everyone is here to have fun during the New Year, not to be depressed, so they all put the banknotes away, thinking that they would try to use them after the New Year begins.

But now someone actually gives out copper coins to collect banknotes?

And they even offered a high price.

Taking into account the cost of running errands and the hardship of waiting in the cold wind for business, the exchange of one hundred Wen notes for ninety-eight copper coins is really not much, and it is even a loss.

But there are still people who are willing to exchange, which shows that the strength of banknotes is gradually gaining popularity.

Why is this?

Han Qi, who had been on vacation, asked in confusion: "You also charge ninety-nine cents? How do you make money?"

The man sniffed, put his hands into his cuffs, and said proudly: "Anxiang will pay for it, one hundred and one hundred cents."

Is that so?

Han Qi was immediately worried, and the man kept chattering: "Does the noble man have any banknotes? If so, just bring them, and the villain will exchange them for copper coins immediately..."

"Prime Minister Han came so early!"

At this time, Zeng Gongliang came from a distance, and he smiled and said hello.

The man took a step back sluggishly, "Are you... are you the Prime Minister of Han?"

Damn it!

Han Qi actually asked about the exchange of banknotes. It was really... hard to explain in words!

Han Qi was holding back his anger, and after the palace door opened, he hurried to see Zhao Shu.

Not counting the grand meeting, today is the first day of the New Year for the Board of Directors.

Zhao Shu was in good spirits, so when he saw Han Qi's ugly expression, he smiled and said, "Why is Han Qing angry?"

"I dare to ask your majesty, who made the decision to change the banknotes to 101 cents for every 100 cents? If this continues, no matter how many banknotes are issued, it will be in vain..."