Chapter 202 Getting drunk and boasting about wealth

After explaining Li Yilao's matter to Hu Fulang, Zhao Heju thought of another thing, so he asked Hu Fulang: "Hu Qing, when you have been dealing with people recently, is there a risk that you will not have enough copper money?" ”

Hu Fulang frowned and said: "The money exchanged by ministers is large, generally using gold dollars or gold dollar coupons, and there are also those who use coins, but they have never used money. It's just that the wages of workers are paid in these two months, and the scattered money is also used in gold dollar coupons, and copper coins are rare. ”

With the establishment of the Liuqiu Bank in various economic centers of the Great Song Dynasty, the gold dollar coupons issued by Liuqiu have also changed accordingly, in addition to the previous large denominations, the most are still small coins representing one Wen, Wu Wen, and Ten Wen. Because of the credibility of the gold dollar bills, these small new banknotes have gradually become popular, at least in the vicinity of Lin'an, Xuzhou, Chuzhou, Quanzhou and other cities, such small new banknotes are comparable to the best copper coins.

Zhao and Ju bowed slightly, copper coins and banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in a normal way, and it would be better if they were replaced by unified gold dollar bills, but now in this situation, copper coins are not normally withdrawn from circulation through banks, but very strangely disappear in circulation, if it is not for the small amount of gold dollar bills that can fill the vacancy at this time, then it is bound to cause a new round of money shortage in the Great Song Dynasty, and then hit the economy of the Great Song Dynasty hard.

The three of them chatted for a while, Zhao Heju had something in his heart, and he couldn't help but be a little absent-minded, Hu Fulang knew the opportunity, gave Li Yilao a look and left. After they left, Zhao and Ju muttered for a while, and then ordered someone to summon Huo Chongcheng.

is different from when he was in King Yi's Hidden Mansion, at that time he was in the dark, his opponent was in the light, and now he is in the light, and his opponent is in the dark. He doesn't know when and where a new trouble will arise, and this trouble may not even be trying to cause him trouble at all, but will happen naturally, such as a natural disaster.

Huo Chongcheng is now a member of the Ministry of Affairs, his main responsibility is to control the situation in Lin'an through the heads of the various lines in Lin'an, after the last incident of burning the arsenal, although Zhao and Ju did not reprimand, but he expressed his disappointment in him, so during this time he was almost exhausted to weave his net more finely. Compared with Hu Fulang, he was easier to find, and appeared in front of Zhao Youju in less than half an hour.

"How did you do what I told you last time?" Zhao and Ju asked him.

"I have sent a competent man, Your Majesty is relieved, now there are a lot of clues, the minister is sorting out, if it is fast, the person behind the curtain can be found out in three or five days."

"Who did you send, and is it reliable?"

"Reliable, it's Zhang Xingpei." Huo Chongcheng Road.

This Zhang Xingpei was his assistant in the Heroes Association, when Shi Miyuan launched a coup d'état, in order to prevent accidents, Zhao and Ju Ziliu begged to transfer the secret camp, but he found out. At that time, he was restrained, packed in a box and sent to Liuqiu, and Huo Chongcheng only said that he resigned. In the past two years, Zhang Xingpei learned a lot from Li Yunrui in Liuqiu, and after burning the arsenal, Huo Chongcheng felt that there was a shortage of people available in his hands, so he asked Li Yunrui to transfer him back. After two years of investigation, Li Yunrui felt that he could be trusted, and he had a talent that ordinary people could not match in collecting and analyzing intelligence, so he agreed to transfer him back to Lin'an.

At this moment, Zhang Xingpei was in the Rixin Building, accompanying some merchants to drink.

When he returned to Lin'an this time, his appearance was completely different from that of two years ago, two years ago he was a diligent accountant, but now he is dressed as a wealthy businessman, and his speech and demeanor are all high-roller styles.

"Brother Zhang, how is the business going?"

Since they are all giant businessmen, they are naturally inseparable from business in a few words, and someone asked Zhang Xingpei.

"Don't mention it, I originally took the path of a thief and sold tea in Shudi, but now the thief has traveled overseas, and the line is broken, and he has been idle at home for more than a year, sitting on the mountain and eating empty, so he wants to come to Lin'an to see if there is a way to make money. You are all fellow seniors, if you have a way, please give me some advice. ”

Everyone laughed, and said "politely" again and again, but in fact, they secretly scolded the stupid tea seller in their hearts. Zhang Xingpei clapped his hands with a smile, and trotted in and asked, "What do you command?" ”

"I heard that your new building is stunning, and there are huge businessmen here who can reach the country, why don't you come out?"

He smiled knowingly, and trotted out. Among the famous restaurants in Lin'an, almost all of them have famous prostitutes who accompany wine, most of them are dozens, and there are more than ten of them, even the Qunying Club and Sanyuanlou are not exempt from vulgarity. And although this Rixin Building is a famous building in Lin'an, under the fierce competition between the Heroes Club and the Sanyuan Building, they have to find another way to work this good sound. This building is a famous prostitute, and it is indeed stunning.

After a while, more than a dozen women entered gracefully, leaving one of each, and the rest left, and carefully lit the lantern and closed the door as they left. With these women joining, the atmosphere in the banquet is even more enthusiastic, and after two or two strong drinks, there will inevitably be more people's words.

"Business is not doing well these days...... Some profitable transactions in the past are now ...... not successful," Zhang Xingpei nagged with drunkenness: "Everyone...... The same must be true of you. ”

"Brother Zhang, you are from Shudi, you don't know anything." One of them also replied with a big tongue: "It's not that business is not easy to do now, it's just that you haven't got it." Buying and selling foreign goods is a good way! ”

"In the buying and selling of foreign goods, the bulk of the money is not earned by the flow, how many can we earn after our hard work?" Another said: "It's better to set up your own factory, I heard that the Liuqiu Manufacturing Bureau also sells machines, and we can set up our own factories and hire workers, and we can produce the goods we want to produce, isn't it better than working for others?" ”

Between these gossips, everyone has their own opinions, and from the initial drunken words, it has gradually become a fight for wealth. Zhang Xingpei nodded, while deliberately provoking them, and when they got drunk, these giant businessmen were even more silent.

"Cultivated land and farming, the annual income is not more than one percent, the south goods are sold in the north, the annual income is not doubled, and the sales of foreign goods are not more than twice the annual income, these are nothing!" A wealthy businessman shouted: "What are these things, it takes a hard year to earn this money......

"Besides, could it be that there are other ways to make a lot of money?"

"Naturally, there are nature, the biggest is the salt seller, followed by the tea ......," said the rich merchant, and then everyone laughed.

It is true that there are huge profits in selling salt and tea, but it is not easy to get a slip for salt and tea from the government. The identity that Zhang Xingpei pretended to be was to go through Shi Miyuan's path and spend countless sums of money to open the way to get this voucher.

"It's a pity...... It's a pity that I have millions of assets in my family, and I originally wanted to take it out as the capital......" Feeling that the time had come, Zhang Xingpei sighed: "Now I hear that I can only sell foreign goods......"

Hearing that his family has millions of assets, these rich businessmen are all bright-eyed, exchanging glances with each other, they seem to be drunk, but they are only drunk.

"Brother Zhang really has millions of assets, but the younger brother has a way to make money." One person got everyone's signal, leaned to Zhang Xingpei's side and said with a smile: "It's just that it costs a lot, but it can't be sent by tens of thousands of yuan." ”

Zhang Xingpei sneered, stood up, and pointed at everyone one by one: "You, you, and you, and you!" It's not that I'm underestimated, or I'm tied to one place, and I can't deserve my wealth alone! ”

"What a big breath." Another businessman also sneered: "I Huang has no more, no less, and 500,000 pieces of furniture, and your brother Zhang claims to have millions of assets, I don't know how much it can be worth for me Huang?" ”

"500,000 Guan dare to argue with Lao Tzu?" Zhang Xingpei staggered over, and then took out a stack of red-skinned pamphlets from his arms, which were full of six copies. These wealthy merchants were familiar with this kind of booklet, which was called "passbook", which was specially prepared for those who deposited money into the bank after the establishment of the Liuqiu Bank.

"This book is 500,000 yuan, and this book is still 500,000 yuan!" Zhang Xingpei casually threw out two small books and showed the number recorded on the small books to everyone. This fold is a fake made by the big account of the bank, and the above expenses and loans are clearly remembered, where can these wealthy businessmen see the flaws.

"For the sake of convenience, I, Zhang, have deposited half of my belongings in the Liuqiu Bank of Chengdu Prefecture, and if I want to, I can withdraw it at any time in Lin'an." Zhang Xingpei waved the stack of passbooks and shouted at the wealthy businessmen: "Even with you, dare to fight with me to get rich?" Shudi tea sellers, my Zhang family has been operating since Gaozong Nandu, and now it is five generations, five generations! ”

Hearing that he was so rich, all the businessmen kept their mouths shut. Zhang Xingpei crossed his waist, pushed away the woman beside him, glanced at everyone, and snorted: "Hugh said that the money deposited in the bank is the copper coins buried in my house, which is more than all the belongings of some of you!" ”

The eyes of the businessmen lit up again, and after exchanging glances with each other, someone smiled and came up to persuade them: "Don't fight for idleness, stop fighting for idleness, Brother Zhang is rich, the younger brother is obedient, everyone drinks, drinks!" ”

The next thing everyone talked about was the matter of Fengyue, the banquet was dispersed, and the payment was naturally Zhang Xingpei, and the number of this meal was the imperial cuisine in the palace, so it cost a lot, and Zhang Xingpei did not change his face when he paid more than 100 yuan, but the merchants noticed that what he paid in his hand was actually a banknote, not the increasingly popular flow of gold yuan coupons.

After saying goodbye to Zhang Xingpei, these people went out, but they found a secluded tavern to get together and discussed for a while before dispersing.

For several days in a row, Zhang Xingpei went around in a serious manner, asking people to introduce middle-of-the-middle wealthy merchants who could resell foreign goods, and even really set up a store in Yujiepan, as if he wanted to do both wholesale and retail sales. He "bought" a mansion in Lin'an, recruited slaves, and looked like he was going to settle down in Lin'an.

On June 2nd, he finally waited for the guest he had been waiting for.

The guest's surname is Tan, his name is thick, and he can be regarded as the number one person among the wealthy businessmen in Lin'an City, and he was among the people Zhang Xingpei invited that day. He came to Zhang Xingpei's "mansion" in the evening, and chatted for a long time under the pretext, and tried a few times in the middle, but Zhang Xingpei dealt with it.

If you change the stream and ask the rest of the people to come, I am afraid that I will not be able to deceive these profiteers, but Zhang Xingpei has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he has been studying for two years, so he is learning what to do. After confirming that Zhang Xingpei was indeed here to find a way to make money, Tan Hou said: "Brother Zhang Xian, if you really come to find a way to make money, brother, I have a way to guide you." ”

"Oh?"

"Copper."

Tan Hou said very vaguely, and Zhang Xingpei's eyes widened: "Copper? What is there to say about copper? ”

"Brother Zhang Xian, it depends on whether you have the guts." Tan Hou smiled deeply.

"If you don't have the guts, how did my Zhang family's millions of Guan family wealth come from?" Zhang Xingpei's mind turned, and then he said in surprise: "Could it be ...... You mean minting money? ”

"No, no, no, what can you make by casting private money, and the risk is also big, it doesn't hurt to cast thousands or hundreds of thousands, but you can cast a million, how do you use it to get out?" Tan Hou said with a smile: "Unless it is deposited into the bank, the bank has its own set of skills to judge the quality of money, and it is not allowed to privately mint bad money." ”

"That's ...... Bronze? Zhang Xingpei asked again: "This is one way, far better than the rest!" ”

"If it's just a bronze cast, it's only five times the profit." Tan Hou smiled faintly: "There are still the rest." ”

"The little brother is contemptible in the countryside, and his knowledge is shallow, so I still ask Brother Tan for advice!" Zhang Xingpei said eagerly.

"Nowadays, copper is used as money, and there is an extreme shortage of copper, and if there is a huge amount of money to follow, all copper, whether it is copper coins and copper utensils, will be bought, and the more copper is scarce in the market, the higher the price of copper. The higher the price of copper, the greater the profit when the copper is thrown. Tan Hou pen a finger: "In previous years, the copper money into copperware, the profit is only five times, this year, the copper shortage on the market is becoming more and more serious, brother, I have calculated, now turn copper money into copper, the profit can be more than seven times!" ”

"Oh?" Zhang Xingpei couldn't help but be thrilled when he heard this huge profit, there was no need to disguise it.

"I only hate that Menghu failed to break into the two Huai, if Menghu enters the two Huai, the people's will fluctuate, and the profit is more likely to be more than ten times - haha." When it came to the tenfold benefit, Tan Hou laughed even more.

"Really?" Zhang Xingpei laughed dryly: "It's a pity." ”

"But it doesn't have to be a chance." Tan Hou tapped his fingers meaningfully: "It just depends on whether Brother Zhang Xian is bold enough." ”

"Brother Tan wants to provoke me." Zhang Xingpei sneered: "My surname Zhang has a strong temperament, and I can't be provoked the most. ”

Tan Hou was also cunning, and refused to continue to say this point, Zhang Xingpei judged that he still had a hidden hand, so he was not in a hurry to attack, the two went around again, talked about business for a while, and Tan Hou said goodbye and left.

That night, the entire content of the conversation between Zhang Xingpei and Tan Hou was presented to the case of Zhao and Ju. After Zhao Youju finished reading it, he couldn't help laughing.

During this time, the copper famine that puzzled him was actually a group of businessmen who made things out of their profit-seeking nature, but it must be admitted that they instinctively used the law of value, and they took the initiative to create the conditions for the law of value to work.

This made Zhao Youju feel quite interesting, he just pushed it a little, and soon this kind of thing appeared, so what else can these businessmen play?

Note 1: Overselling is the second child, the cousin.

Note 2: In the Song Dynasty, because of the intention to lower the value of copper coins, the state minted copper coins were actually made at a loss, which caused copper coins to be even cheaper than copper.