Currencies depreciate and prices soar.

Some people rejoice and some people worry.

What rejoices is that a small number of people who have eaten the sweetness, but from the court to the common people, they are all bitter.

In just one month, the multigrain pancakes on the streets of Bianliang have risen from one penny to two cents.

The only thing that has not risen in price in eating is tofu, a penny is still square, but the water, but I don't know how much it contains, and when I cook it in the pot, there is no tofu taste.

On the first day of May, an even greater crisis emerged.

- Mutiny.

Before the Song Dynasty, there were more than a few festivals a year, and only two festivals for sons-in-law to give gifts to their father-in-law's house, one was the New Year's Festival, and the other was the Dragon Boat Festival, but no one mentioned the Mid-Autumn Festival, because the Mid-Autumn Festival would take a long time to form a trend under the influence of the scholars who had nothing to do when they were full of food and had nothing to do. It is also because the mid-year festival on July 15 is a big festival.

The big-headed soldiers also have wives and children, but they found that they couldn't even prepare a slightly decent festival after a month's salary, not to mention that the wives and children at home were still hungry and skinny, waiting for the rice to be cooked.

Then there was a commotion, first, the lowest-paid box soldiers were making trouble, and then the forbidden army also participated, and those who made two troubles pulled the knife. Although a few people were not injured, the nature of the knife changed completely.

Song Jiuzhong used thunderbolt means to sacrifice all the nearly 100 guys who were ruthless, and at the same time ordered that from June, the salary will be increased by 30%.

What to do in May, everyone who is registered goes to the barracks to receive a pound of meat and two buckets of rice, thinking that the Dragon Boat Festival is welfare, which can be regarded as calming down the situation.

Then, the problems that the people can't see are the real problems, as soon as the positions are opened, the money bags are loosened, and the treasury savings are like floods that have leaked the floodgates, gushing out, and no matter how much copper coins are minted, they will not be able to make ends meet.

In ancient times, the cost of coinage was much higher than that of later generations, and the impact of currency depreciation was much higher than that of later generations.

Years of savings were ruined.

Song Jiu's heart ached like a knife.

Fortunately, at a critical time, Wu Desi made great contributions, and during the trial of the bribery case of Wang Chengzhe, the servant Shaoqing, he found in the secret room of his house, a whole seven boxes of Sejong Tongbao with a face value of one yuan issued against Qin, as well as nine deposit receipts from the people's bank, with a total value of 3,500 yuan.

Then a large number of them were strung up like a chain, and Liu Zhixin, who took over Wang Renzhen and sat as the commander of the Wude Division, smiled fiercely, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to do a big job, but was stopped by Song Jiuzhong.

When a major event is approaching, it is nothing more than the four-character method of "priority", with the heads of more than a dozen unlucky officials, plus some "disobedient" businessmen, which are barely enough.

This time, with one stroke of the magic knife, the resentment of the common people was finally transferred from the court to the corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and to the side against Qin.

My Great Song Dynasty is very rich, and I am very rich in China, some are grain, some are salt, and there is no shortage of all kinds of materials, and the reason why prices are desperately rising is all because of the ghosts who are against Qin, and those corrupt officials and profiteers are the leaders.

Under the guidance of such public opinion, the businessmen were a little unbearable, and began to reduce the price one by one, but it was only one or two percent lower. The common people had better fool themselves, yesterday's 991 buckets of corn can be robbed by selling 89 wen today, and if it doesn't work, it will be lowered again to 85 wen.

But I have long forgotten the price of less than 50 yuan three months ago.

(Digression: The price of rice in the Northern Song Dynasty has always been very high, basically in the two Zhao periods of 600 to 700 wen a stone, the more the currency depreciates in the future, and 23456 runs a stone becomes the norm, of course, it is also possible that the rice behind is rice, maybe it is different.) ）

Those who can do business have a goblin brain, and even those who sell pancakes are also treacherous, since it has risen to two cents a piece, it can't go down any longer, old customers, you see, this cake is bigger than before, and chives are added.

As soon as the local government saw it, the complaints of the common people subsided, no one made trouble, Amitabha, thank God, it was finally time to show merit.

While Song Jiuzhong took a breath of fresh air, he could only watch Song Yuan Tongbao continue to depreciate.

Depreciate, depreciate, it's really not good, change the money mold, and launch Qiande Tongbao.

However, Song Jiuzhong also knew very well that this time he was passively defeated, and if he wanted to turn the situation around, the only way was to fight.

Expedition to the west, skinned the nine-tailed fox, this is the solution once and for all.

Song Jiu changed into civilian clothes, took only a few guards of the dragon straight, and went out of the palace gate.

Since he ascended the throne, the most he has done is a white dragon fish suit, and then he appeared in front of a nobleman's house.

In terms of consolidating state power, he absorbed the lessons of the previous week, Guo Rong was too upright, hated and resolved private affairs, and did not doubt the use of people, and did not use suspicious people, which allowed people with bad intentions to take advantage of the loopholes.

Therefore, after the Song Dynasty, he single-handedly set up the Wude Division, and on the other hand, he visited the ministers and nobles from time to time, and took a look. As a result, the important ministers in Beijing did not dare to take off their official robes casually when they went home, for fear that the speed of greeting the official family would be too slow and cause trouble to the family.

Even Zhao Pu is not exempt from vulgarity, and the historical record: "Taizu has passed the meritorious family, and every time he retreats from the dynasty, he does not dare to dress properly." One day, the heavy snow turned into the night, and Emperor Puyi did not come out. After a long time, when I heard the knock on the door, I came out, and in the wind and snow, I was afraid to greet ......"

This time, Song Jiuzhong walked around east and west, and finally came to Zhao's mansion again.

Zhao Pu's talent, not in virtuous literature, nor in governing the country and the country, but in making suggestions, is a military adviser, the reason why he is arranged as a servant of his subordinates, one is to reward him for several contributions, and secondly, it is also convenient to recover the power of domination.

Therefore, in terms of government affairs and civil affairs, Song Jiuzhong rarely asks him, but often listens to Zhao Pu's opinions on military aircraft matters.

The sky is still early, the sun has not yet set, but the heat has gradually subsided, it is a good time to do things and work, Song Jiuzhong is also a good time to come, the door of the Zhao Mansion is open, and several servants are busy, moving and unloading things from the car, but they are big jars with big bellies and round waists, neatly stacked under the corridor.

Song Jiuzhong coughed lightly, and suddenly a guard shouted: "The official family has arrived ......"

The servants of the Zhao Mansion knelt on the ground in fright, Song Jiu re-entered the mansion gate, looked at them with interest, and after a while, Zhao Pu ran out of the inner house with vigorous steps, "The minister didn't know that the official family had arrived, and he was disappointed, so he asked the official family to forgive him." ”

"He who does not know is not guilty." Song Jiuzhong smiled, pointed to the ten big jars and asked, "What is this?" ”

Zhao Pu hurriedly said: "This is sent by Qian Yu, the king of Wuyue, and it is a sea object." ”

"Oh, what is produced in the East China Sea will be the best, open up and see what kind of sea it is, and if it is good, cure some wine."

"No."

Zhao Pu didn't dare to slack off, and was busy ordering the servants to open the altar.

Outcome......

As soon as the lid of the altar was opened, the golden light was brilliant.

The altar is filled with seafood, which is clearly dazzling melon seed gold, even the ten altars, the altars are all there.

Zhao Pu trembled with fright, sweated on his back, his knees were weak, and he knelt down and cried: "The minister has not enlightened the concept of faith, and I really don't know that Pi Fang actually committed this bribe." ”

Song Jiuzhong's smile on his face did not decrease, and he looked at the altar with great interest, and at the end he picked up a handful of melon seeds and gold, held it up to look carefully in the sunset, and finally, he clapped his hands and said: "It's okay to accept it, I think that Qian Yu thinks that the major affairs of the country are all decided by you, a scholar, ha...... Haha......"

Song Jiu took a heavy step, but did not go inward again, but turned around and walked out of the mansion.

Only Zhao Pu and his family members who knelt on the ground were left uneasy.

After a long time, the housekeeper stepped forward to pick up Zhao Pu, and asked with a trembling tongue: "Ah Lang, how is it good now?" ”

Zhao Pu supported his knees with both hands, kept rubbing, thought for a while and asked, "What about those silver tickets of Zhongyuan Tongbao?" ”

"It's all the lady who takes it, and the servant doesn't know."

"Let Mrs. quickly find the quality shop, and replace it all with my Song Yuan Tongbao."

"Yes...... Now if you exchange it, you will lose a lot. ”

"Confused."

Zhao Pu straightened up, his eyes gradually becoming firmer: "Go to Piaoxiang Pavilion to pass a word, and the East Pavilion will clean the field." ”

"No."

Zhao Pu glanced at the melon seed gold in the altar again, sighed and said: "Clean up, send it to the palace at the first moment, plus three boxes of silver ingots, don't make a noise." ”

"No."

After Zhao Pu finished the order, he went back to the inner courtyard, but he was not busy washing his face and changing clothes, but went to the inner study, picked up the pen and book, and then stuffed the paper into the thin bamboo tube, went to the pigeon house in the side courtyard, argued the number plate, tied it to the leg of the No. 3 carrier pigeon, and flew in the twilight.

The carrier pigeon circled in the air, made two circles in a row, and finally flew towards the eastern city.