"Wan Sheng!"

While Chen Zilong and Xiang Bin were chatting, the militia on the other side of the river had already fled in all directions, leaving behind hundreds of corpses, and this small stream of gangsters who didn't know where they came from fled to the east.

The militia groups on the other side did not continue to pursue, but instead established a front on the spot to continue to prevent the rogues from returning again.

On the side of Jitan Town, after sending scouts to confirm that the Liukou had fled, the town sent hundreds of strong men to the other side of the river to help dispose of the corpses on the other side of the river.

A small battle by the river in Jitan Town gave Chen Zilong a great shock, not that the results were brilliant, but that a market town under Dengzhou could deal with the surprise brought to him by a small stream of rogues alone.

If Dengzhou is like Jitan Town, then Huang Zongxi's statement that Dengzhou has fought several wars with the Liukou but has not appeared in the official newspaper makes sense.

Chen Zilong, who had settled down, had the heart to take his family around Jitan Town.

There are 7,000 people in Jitan Town, which is close to the size of a small county town in Daming, and the town is very prosperous.

Walking on Tongyuan Street in the center of the town, Chen Zilong looked up and saw that the banners made of various styles were densely hung, giving people a sense of commercial prosperity.

It's just that Chen Zilong noticed that the doors of these shops are hung under the guise of Han Yuan and Hengshun, and the items sold inside are even more diverse and complete.

After walking a few steps, there was a rice shop on the left side of the street, and Chen Zilong moved his feet and walked in.

This shop is different from other shops in Daming, all the white rice is packed in bags and placed in the innermost part of the store, and a circle of counter-like things outside the store surrounds the whole store, and people who buy grain can only wait outside the counter.

Seeing that the shop was crowded, Chen Zilong looked in front without saying a word, and then his eyes shrank.

"One hundred and forty wen per bucket!"

A family member who followed Chen Zilong couldn't help but shout out in a low voice, and when he saw Chen Zilong staring at him fiercely, he muttered in a low voice: "Young master, this price is less than one tael of silver." ”

Chen Zilong is not unfamiliar with general affairs, where would he not know this, at present, even the price of rice in Jiangnan has risen to more than two taels of silver and one stone, what kind of immortal means did this Dengzhou use, and it can be so low.

Chen Zilong took a deep breath, and he suddenly found that next to this price card, there was another brand, which was written with the words equivalent to 13 yuan and 5 jiao per bucket.

Before he could ask, a man at the front of the queue took out a few pale green bills from his bosom and handed them over with a small paperwork.

"Man, I'll buy five liters of rice."

"Haole", a young man at the counter cheered, took what the man handed him and turned to load the rice for him.

Chen Zilong couldn't help but lean up and ask the man who bought rice: "This brother, what are you using to buy rice, can you give it a certain view?" ”

The man who bought rice subconsciously carried himself in front of Ichigo, but Chen Zilong's brocade dress made him let down his vigilance again.

This man showed a sincere smile on his face, "This nobleman, you are new to Dengzhou, and you don't even know the money ticket." ”

Without waiting for Chen Zilong's little guy to get angry, the man hurriedly took out a money ticket and held it in his hand.

"This money bill is said to have been jointly issued by a number of firms, such as the Han Yuan firm and the Hengshun firm, so that they can purchase goods at will in their firms. Well, you see, this money ticket is 10 yuan. ”

"Have you finished buying your things, don't delay my waiting."

The man explained the kung fu to Chen Zilong, and the rice shop guy had already packed the rice he wanted and handed it over, and the group of people behind the man were immediately dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Chen Zilong hurriedly pulled the man aside, "This little brother, this money ticket seems to be able to be exchanged with copper and silver, I don't know how to exchange it, besides, where did you get this money ticket from?" ”

"Hehe, the noble man asked right, this money ticket can be used as 100 yuan for 10 yuan, and 1 dime can be used as 1 yuan, which is very convenient to exchange. As for the rest, I still have urgent matters, so I have to go back first. ”

The man resisted his rice and said a few words and was about to turn away, Chen Zilong hurriedly grabbed him, "Brother and slow, let's do it, I'll exchange two hundred yuan for your money ticket, how about you tell me in detail?" ”

As soon as he heard about the double exchange, the man's eyes widened suddenly.

He immediately put down the rice bag and rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Hehe, your noble man is generous, I suddenly remembered that the affairs at home don't seem to be so urgent." ”

Ignoring the roll of his family's eyes, Chen Zilong smiled and motioned for the man to continue to introduce.

This man was not ashamed, and he smiled and continued: "There is a specially opened Chase money bank in the town, and this money ticket issued by Han Yuan Firm, Hengshun Firm and other firms can be exchanged for gold and silver in the bank. ”

"But at present, the whole state of Dengzhou is using this money ticket, and I heard that several nearby counties in Guanghua and Neixiang have also begun to use it, and it is cheaper to buy and sell goods and grain with money tickets, so everyone is willing to use this money ticket."

"As for me, I originally opened a blacksmith shop in the town in the Han Yuan firm, and this monthly salary is issued with money tickets."

"I don't know how much silver the little brother can get in a month, no, money tickets?" , Chen Zilong arched his hand.

The man picked his head and showed a hint of pride, "I can get 300 yuan a month, which is worth two taels of silver." ”

"Hiss"

A few of the family members who followed Chen Zilong smashed their mouths, and they all felt a little painful.

"Hmm, thank you little brother for solving your doubts, Chen Hou, quickly get the money to this little brother."

Chen Zilong nodded thoughtfully, while motioning for his family to fulfill his promise.

However, he couldn't help but ask: "This money ticket seems to be similar to the treasure banknote, why don't you use the treasure banknote?" ”

"Treasure money?" , the man sneered, "What did that Rausch do, it's hard to wipe the stocks." ”

Chen Houxin, who followed Chen Zilong's family, reluctantly escaped and handed over the two hundred yuan, and the man happily took the copper coin, carefully put it into his arms, and finally said as if he remembered something:

"By the way, this nobleman, if you don't want to buy something with this money, you can also use it to pay off the various expenses of the government."

This man's unintentional words set off a storm in Chen Zilong's heart.

Even the Dengzhou government is involved, no wonder these businesses dare to do such things on the charge of privately printing treasure money, although the court itself knows that treasure money is useless, but the ancestral law is still there.

Pacing out of the rice shop, Chen Zilong picked up the money ticket in his hand and observed it carefully.

On a small piece of paper, two fingers long and one finger wide, there is an image of a building complex on the front, and a picture of four different figures of men, women and children on the back.

The whole ticket is a pale green color, revealing an elegant atmosphere, and the front of the ticket is written in block letters with the words "issued by Chase Bank, only for internal circulation".

On either side of the stamps are two patterns circled by patterns, one with the words "Pick Yuan" written on it, and the other with a vertical and a small circle.

No matter how you look at this money ticket, it is much more beautiful than the treasure money issued by the imperial court, Chen Zilong sighed in his heart, just looking at his appearance, he is willing to use this money ticket.

What Chen Zilong didn't know was that when Liujiacun designed the money ticket, the front used the portrait painted by Su Jin for Liu Ximing.

However, with the expansion of Liu's territory, it would be too easy to expose himself by using this kind of money ticket, so Liu Ximing ordered the re-making of the plate, and at the same time stopped circulating the original first version of the money ticket and gradually recycled it.

However, because the first version of the money ticket is really meaningful, many villagers in Liujia Village, who have become well-off, would rather keep it than exchange it, which caused later generations to be crazy and reversed, which is the story of the future.

Chen Zilong, who discovered the extraordinary things about Jitan Town, was willing to leave directly, so he made a special trip to stay in the town for another day, just to inquire about the reality here.

Not to mention, after some tossing, he really discovered a lot of tricks in the town's management.

For example, why do several rice shops in the town sell rice so cheaply, it turns out that buying rice not only requires money, but also relies on the household registration in Jitan Town, and each person has a limited amount to buy.

Coupled with the checkpoints at several ends of the town, even those who want to speculate and resell grain are helpless.

It's just that after these few days, Chen Zilong's desire to meet with Dou Yuquan has become more urgent.