Chapter 554 Redemption

In this world, in the previous dynasties, under the self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy, most of the goods were bartered, and the currency was still mainly copper coins.

Neither gold nor silver is considered the main currency.

Before and after the state of Chu, some commercial prohibitions were opened, and commerce was developed, which also caused a large increase in the demand for money.

At that time, in addition to the discovery of many large silver mines in China, some silver was also brought from overseas.

The supply of silver is relatively abundant.

It was only the founding emperor of Chu that gold and silver were established as the main currency, and on the silver standard, silver and copper coins became the main currency in circulation.

As commerce grew, so did the amount of money in circulation.

However, it is silver, and if you take a few thousand taels away, it will be very heavy, not to mention copper coins.

Especially for large-scale transactions, when buying a house in the capital, you have to carry a few boxes of copper coins and silver to trade......

So the government stepped forward and set up a silver number, which was delivered to the silver number in cash or copper coins, and the silver number was given the corresponding silver ticket.

Silver tickets can be used instead of cash silver circulation, thus saving the trouble of bringing the old and heavy silver copper coins.

It's convenient.

But there is a problem that arises again.

Although the silver trumpet is guaranteed by the imperial court's treasury, it is not guaranteed that silver can be mentioned anywhere.

In a big city like Yangzhou, the capital, there is no problem with the payment of silver tickets.

However, in small rural towns, and even in some states and counties, the larger amount of silver bills cannot be redeemed at all.

Moreover, for those merchants who buy small products from the countryside and then sell them, you can't take a hundred taels of silver to pay for hundreds of copper coins, right?

All they needed was a large amount of silver and copper coins.

Therefore, the real use of silver tickets can only be in large and medium-sized cities.

Whether it's to go to Ganzhou, it's still this way, and the daily shopping in the hotel or something is still paid by copper coins and broken silver.

So, again, another question arises.

If the silver ticket is not easy to use, then those merchants who traffic remotely will have another problem of carrying.

Let's put it this way, trafficking goods from the capital to Ganzhou or Mobei.

The people over there paid cash or copper coins, and of course there were barter.

When the goods were sold, they became heaps of copper coins and silver.

You can only ship it back as cargo.

This way, not to mention the hardships on the road, is to meet a bandit, but I am afraid that all people and money will be lost.

Moreover, not to mention the space ships, cars and trains now, even the carriages are not used by the whole people (Chu does not produce horses, and fights with Rouran, and there are few horses that come in).

Caravan trafficking, as well as those with ox carts and manpower, go back and forth, and walk for more than half a year.

Then the funds will also be pressed in it, and there are those that can only be turned over once a year.

If something happens on a commercial road, it is equivalent to losing all your money.

The ticket number, on the other hand, solves this problem.

For a simple example, someone sold a batch of goods in Mobei and got a lot of cash, and he didn't want to transport it back, so he deposited Mobei Jubaozhai, and then took a remittance slip and went to Hangzhou Jubaozhai to withdraw the silver.

It's not like she hasn't thought about it.

However, the most important thing for the ticket number is that the cash must be sufficient, and the ticket number should mobilize the cash, and the transportation must be guaranteed.

Jubao Zhai is not yet a firm foothold, so he went to open a branch, which is looking for death.

And knowing that her husband and cheap brother are going to rebel, then opening these branches is also looking for death.

Therefore, this thought was just passed by and she was choked to death, and she never told anyone.

But Gu Xinyue really didn't expect that even Yuan Zisu hadn't thought of it, this person actually thought of it.

Seeing the look on Gu Xinyue's face, Wang Han pondered in his heart, bit his lower lip, and said: "The county lord also knows that our Huaiyang salt merchants are rich in the world, relying on the salt introduction system, we rely on salt to attract salt, and then transport it to distant places to sell, the price can be increased several times or even ten times, even if the cost of salt introduction and salt tax are removed, we can make a net profit of two or three times, and salt is eaten by everyone, so the amount of silver and copper coins that we circulate in a year is so large that outsiders can't imagine it." ”

Gu Xinyue nodded, seeing that he was kneeling uncomfortably, and motioned for him to get up and continue.

Wang Han thanked him, got up and sat down on a chair, organized the language, and said: "County Lord, please forgive me for overstepping, I used to follow my father to run business, and in the past few years, I have run by myself, and my Wang family's salt shop is opened along the river, two lakes, Jingzhou, there are, every year to collect money, it is very nerve-wracking." ”

"Isn't it possible for the local government to support the exchange of silver tickets for huàn?" Yuan Zisu said lightly.

Wang Han smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, it's okay, it's just that when saving money, we have to remove the change, and when we estimate the silver, it will also be short of two catties, we save a thousand taels of silver, and what comes out is only a hundred taels of silver tickets, and when we take the silver tickets to exchange for huàn into cash, we often can't withdraw because the government's cash silver or copper coins are insufficient, even if we can withdraw it, we have to deduct one or two, and even the silver that comes up is not in good condition, copper coins, I don't know if the county lord can know the words of ** money? It was supposed to be a thousand copper coins, but when it was paid from the government, it was always only eight hundred and ninety-nine copper coins. ”

Gu Xinyue's face was slightly gloomy, and her mind was in a hurry.

The reason why she tried her best to exchange for cash and use the silver ticket was also to find the problem.

Those who use silver tickets, especially large silver tickets (one hundred and two thousand taels), are all rich masters, and in the capital, rich people have backgrounds, and the people with silver numbers dare not offend.

In terms of access, I don't dare to play too much slippery.

However, that doesn't mean you don't have to play tricks.

When she asked Gu Dong to redeem the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver tickets, she was blackmailed by the people with the silver number, and she insisted on going for the hard work of two thousand taels.

Even those high-ranking officials will also reserve cash silver and copper coins, and those who copied out the house can have a lot of cash.

Jubao Zhai is like this, and those local merchants have no place to speak.

It's no wonder that those merchants would rather have cash than silver tickets.

As soon as this deposit is redeemed, it loses at least 10 percent......

Twenty percent of those who encounter black hearts!

"Our merchants, to talk to the official, there is no reason to talk about, and we long-distance trafficking, and we can't all take cash and copper coins away, that is too dangerous, so it is generally in exchange for half of the silver tickets, so that when you return to Yangzhou or the capital of Hangzhou, you can also use it as cash, and the other half is still hired and shipped back." Wang Han smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, there are still 250,000 taels of silver and copper coins in the secret treasury of Wang's mansion. ”

But at this time, the silver and copper coins can't be shipped.

After a pause, Wang Han said: "I don't know if the county lord has ever thought about why Jubao Zhai's deposit business is getting more and more." ”

Without waiting for Gu Xinyue to speak, Wang Han smiled and said: "Of course, the interest of Jubaozhai is very attractive, but for us merchants, the silver deposited in Jubaozhai is only deducted from natural loss, and taking the silver out is even more real, a lot!" For this reason, even if there is no interest on a penny, we are willing to deposit all the money. ”

Gu Xinyue's heart suddenly lifted.

She suddenly realized that what Wang Han was about to say was not just a matter of a ticket number.

Rather, it is enough to affect the foundation of the Chu State.

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