Cheng Guoxiang was puzzled: "How is it inappropriate? ”

Zhu Cihong explained: "The grain introduction system has a lot of restrictions on grain merchants, and many small grain merchants can't get grain and they don't do business. There is only one result of this, small grain merchants are dependent on big grain merchants, and large grain merchants take the opportunity to exploit layer by layer, which will not only make it difficult for many small grain merchants to survive, but also take the opportunity to raise prices to balance interests, so that the grain price in Fengyang Mansion will increase again, and the people will be injured in the end! ”

Cheng Guoxiang was dumbfounded when he heard this, he was thinking about how to limit the outflow of grain from Fengyang Mansion, but he didn't expect such a consequence.

Cheng Guoxiang praised from the bottom of his heart: "Your Highness is very intelligent, admired!" But how do you solve it? ”

Zhu Cihong raised his eyebrows and said, "This palace has already thought of another way through Cheng Lao's method!" That's the issuance of food stamps! ”

"Food stamps?" Cheng Guoxiang was a little puzzled by this new term.

Zhu Cihong explained the general situation of the grain stamps in later generations to Cheng Guoxiang in detail, and told him that this is a valuable new gadget, which can be used for the planned distribution of grain, and can also curb the hoarding of grain by unscrupulous profiteers in Fengyang Mansion, which is of great significance.

After the October Revolution in the Soviet Union, when there was instability, civil wars, and a shortage of goods, tickets including food stamps were issued; The United States also issued food stamps during World War II, and it took 30 years for China to make a great contribution to the stability of society.

Cheng Guoxiang understood as soon as he heard it, applauded again and again, and said: "Your Highness is a genius in the sky, the minister only said the grain citation, and His Highness can draw inferences from this food stamp, which is incredible!" ”

"It's better to be reminded by Cheng Lao!" Zhu Cihong's face was not red, and his heart was not beating politely.

After touting each other, the two worked together for a few days to develop a system for issuing food stamps.

Zhu Cihong asked Fengyang's Huangming Times to undertake the task of printing grain stamps, and the paper used for the food stamps was white Taiwanese paper or Korean paper as raw materials, which were difficult for the people to forge.

Subsequently, Zhu Cihong ordered that Fengyang Mansion and other seven prefectures that implemented Tuntian should use grain stamps to purchase more than one stone, and grain stamps could be exchanged for grain in equal amounts at grain shops, and the denomination could be exchanged for as much grain.

Part of the grain stamps were issued to the grain merchants of Fengyang Prefecture at the same price, and part of them were issued through the distribution of official salaries and soldiers' salaries, so that these people who ate the emperor's grain could be tried first.

There are eight denominations of grain stamps issued by Zhu Cihong, which are one he, five he, one liter, five liters, one bucket, five buckets, one stone, and five stones.

The face value of more than one stone is mainly used by large grain merchants, and the small face value of grain shops such as Yihe is used by the common people, and Zhu Cihong plans to promote food stamps for the whole people.

Even Zhu Cihong didn't expect that as soon as the food stamps were issued, they immediately aroused the popularity of the people.

At first, some people didn't believe that they could exchange for the same amount of food, thinking that this thing had the same meaning as the Daming treasure banknote, and many people didn't dare to use it, and the officials were also very entangled.

Within a few days of the issuance of food stamps, some soldiers of the Tianwu Army went to the local grain shops to exchange for grain, all of which were exchanged for equal amounts.

There are officials and gentlemen who eat the emperor's grain to advertise, and the people began to try to get some food stamps to use, and they found that it was really good!

The core of supporting the credibility of grain stamps is the equal exchange, and there are many grain shops established by Zhu Cihong before letting Zhang Dabiao and other Hui merchants, most of the grain shops flow out of the grain shops of these imperial merchants.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is flooded with private money, silver and copper coins are not the same, the value is uncertain, with the war more and more people who privately mint coins, resulting in more and more depreciation of money.

In addition, natural disasters continue to occur, food prices are unstable, only food stamps are stable, no matter how the food price changes, it will not be affected, which makes food stamps quickly become hard currency, and many people with vicious eyes take the initiative to go to grain shops to spend money to buy food stamps, which is regarded as a long-term investment, and some people spend money to buy slightly cheaper food stamps.

Even so, there are still most people in a conservative state, afraid to spend money on food stamps to use, and even some people who have tickets in their hands have heard that the value of food stamps will depreciate, so they have thrown them away.

However, after a while, they regretted it, the value of the food stamps was still strong, and the rumors that the food stamps would depreciate were some profiteers who secretly bought the food stamps!

With the circulation, in a short period of time, more and more people use food stamps in Fengyang and other prefectures, and the food stamps are stable and convenient, not only can they be exchanged for grain, but also can be exchanged for other items, and even the tax can be directly used with food stamps, and there is even a tendency to replace silver and copper coins.

Originally, the food stamps were worthless, and they could not be compared with silver money, but he had a very high reputation, and as long as he exchanged them, he would inevitably exchange them for the same amount of grain, which was not less.

People are realistic, poor people are more realistic, life needs to be calculated, and they choose whatever currency is good for their lives.

Originally, it took three taels of silver to buy a stone of rice, maybe it will rise to four taels of silver in a few days, if you now spend three taels of silver from the grain store or the official's house, buy a one-stone grain stamp and put it in your hand, then you are not afraid of the price of grain rising at any time, unless the price of grain falls before losing money, but if today's disasters continue, it is not easy for the price of grain to come down.

Zhu Cihong issued grain stamps on the grain standard, that is, how much grain was issued before there was any grain stamps, and if there was not much grain issued, it would cause inflation, and the grain stamps would become a pile of waste paper.

At first, Zhu Cihong was thinking about issuing banknotes, but now that he thinks about it, it is not very realistic, as he has seen more and his cognition continues to improve, he knows very well that the current Ming Dynasty, even if it is unrealistic to print banknotes scientifically on the gold standard.

Because the current gold is not a hard currency, grain is the hardest currency, this is the so-called prosperous gold, grain in troubled times.

Zhu Cihong's issuance of grain stamps is also for the future implementation of paper money to make a sample, to make a transition, paper money is the trend of the times, and he will definitely issue paper money when the world is peaceful.

After the first batch of grain stamps was issued, Zhu Cihong set up a separate agency specializing in printing grain stamps, which was incorporated into the Ministry of Taxation and controlled by Cheng Guoxiang.

At the same time, Zhu Cihong sent Jinyiwei to secretly monitor the market, but anyone who dared to forge food stamps was caught first parade to the street for public trial, and then the whole family was beheaded, and those who exceeded a certain number were punished by the three clans!

For those who endanger the national economy and people's livelihood, Zhu Cihong will never be merciful, catch one and kill one by one, kill until no one dares to commit it, and go to prison for reform? Inexistent!