Jiangbei people also have a habit of drinking tea, and all kinds of tartars outside the mouth are completely inseparable from tea, so the north has been expanding the scale of tea cultivation in mountainous areas.

In fact, when he first came to Jiangbei, Zhang Zong had no confidence in the North Currency, and he felt that it was ridiculous to use that colorful paper as money.

However, what seems ridiculous is actually not ridiculous.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, the currency that is now in circulation is actually copper coins, but gold, silver and cloth can be used as general equivalents, and in fact, when it comes to large transactions, it is more popular to use these more expensive light goods to circulate.

But in Jiangbei, it is no longer possible to buy anything directly with copper coins, gold and silver, and cloth.

Zhang Zong brought money from Jiangnan, and if he wanted to buy things, he had to go to the banks in Huaxia to exchange them for a currency called Beiyuan by the southerners.

At first, he basically exchanged coins and silver coins, but even so, the change he got back after buying things was still paper money (the auxiliary coins of Huaxia have been fully paper money).

Moreover, if you are purchasing more than 10 large quantities of goods, it is indeed more convenient to use paper money than coins.

Because there are actually only two kinds of coins in Huaxia, there are only two kinds of gold coins and one or two silver coins.

As the shopping journey progressed, Zhang Zong had to use more and more paper money to buy what he wanted.

The advantage is that the purchasing power of the North Coin is indeed okay, the face value of one tael, it is indeed the same as the purchasing power of one or two silver coins, the face value of ten taels, it is equivalent to a gold coin.

And no one refused to accept this banknote, which means that at least in the north, banknotes are circulating smoothly.

Zhang Zong's companions went to the bank with silk and silver nuggets to exchange for ten northern silver coins, ten banknotes of one tael and three banknotes of ten taels, a total of five hundred taels, which was a large sum of money, enough for the gentleman to continue his shopping.

Next, Zhang Zong visited a candy store and bought a lot of candy with different flavors.

In the era before the rise of China, the world's sugar industry center was in Dazhou, although the output was not large, and the quality was not too high, but there was no such thing as sugar anywhere else.

But after the rise of China, this situation has changed a lot.

Nowadays, the sugar production and quality of Jiangbei have faintly surpassed the momentum of Dazhou.

Zhang Zong received information that Jiangbei's cane sugar was mainly produced in the vassal state of Ryukyu, and that Jiangbei also cultivated sugar beets and produced maltose locally.

In terms of output, Jiangbei is not much more than Jiangnan, but the quality is much better.

The brown sugar and white sugar in Jiangbei are more delicate and crystal clear than those in Jiangnan, and the appearance is much better.

There are also a lot of special sugar products, such as fruit-flavored hard candies and a long strip of milk candy.

The name of the toffee is called "White Rabbit", which is said to have been named by Xu Shiyang, the prince of the north, and no one knows why it is called, but Xu Shiyang especially likes to give similar new products some inexplicable names, and many people are used to it.

Zhang Zong, who prides himself on being a glutton, naturally will not let go of these blessings, he bought a lot of every candy, put it in a straw bag, carried by his companion, and ate it as he went.

Well, the White Rabbit toffee is really good, you must know that milk is still something that will only be eaten at the bottom of the tartar, I really didn't expect the toffee to be so delicious.

Zhang Zong especially likes the thin layer of icing wrapped in toffee, and every time he eats toffee, he always eats the icing first.

Well, the preserved fruit is a bit sweet.

Oh, the fruit candy tastes quite fresh, but there is no sugar coating, which is a small defect.

Cut, the maltose is too sticky to the teeth, it's not delicious, I won't buy it next time.

Zhang Zong walked around while eating, commenting, he had fruit candy in his mouth, walked into a small shop very casually, picked up an enamel rice bowl, and looked at the pictures and slogans printed on it with interest:

A man and a woman, both strong, dressed in short blue clothes, running towards the sun, holding a red-skinned book in their hands.

The slogan is: Earnestly study knowledge and run towards a better life.

"Hehe, is this persuasion? It's funny. Zhang Zong said to himself: "I heard that the north wants to carry out education for all, and it seems that there is indeed this intention." ”

Then I picked up another one, and there was a young soldier of the Northern Army with a big red flower on his body, and next to him seemed to be some ordinary people, looking at the soldier with a smile on his face.

The slogan is: One person joins the army, the whole family is glorious.

"It is said that the status of the soldiers of the north is very high, and it seems that this is true."

"Hey, little two." Zhang Zong shouted loudly: "Come here." ”

No one paid any attention to him.

Zhang Zong frowned, this service attitude is not very good.

"Hey! Little two! Are you there? ”

When there was really no way, Zhang Zong's companion made a special trip and called the store waiter over.

This is a young man, good-looking, tall, cleanly dressed, and looks quite energetic.

"Why didn't you come to serve just now?" Zhang Zong's companion scolded dissatisfiedly: "Didn't you hear my master call you? ”

"Who's calling? I don't call for hey. The young man smiled and said, "I am a middle school student working here and have citizenship qualifications." The guest should have just called out to the citizens below. ”

Zhang Zong glanced at him in surprise, middle school student? If it is calculated according to the fact that college students in the north are equal to Jinshi, and middle school students in the north are equivalent to lifting people, then for a literati, it is really not polite to call himself just now.

"This little friend, I'm really sorry just now." Zhang Zong happily admitted his mistake and said generously: "Can you help me put these things together?" ”

He raised the enamel vessel in his hand and said, "I like the painting on the bottom, thank you." ”

"You're so polite, please wait." The young man nodded with a smile and turned around to help Zhang Zong prepare the goods.

"This person is unreasonable, why should the master be so polite?" The companion whispered dissatisfiedly.

"Young scholars, self-esteem and self-love are good things." Zhang Zong picked up a new utensil, and the slogan on it was: self-esteem, self-love, self-improvement.

The picture shows a peasant with a towel on his shoulder, living with a hoe and a straight waist, smiling and wiping his sweat while talking to an official-like person.

At this moment, Zhang Zong's other companion hurriedly broke into the store while shouting: "Master! Master! Oh no! ”

"Quiet!" Zhang Zong scolded in a low voice.

He felt a little embarrassed that his companion was yelling in the young man's shop—it seemed that he was not very good at disciplining himself.

Seeing that the new companion laughed, Zhang Zongcai calmly asked:

"What's going on, why are you so panicked?"

The companion swallowed and foamed, and tried to report in a calm tone: "That's right, sir, when the little ones were carrying the things you bought back to the inn, they collided with another carriage on the way, and someone was injured, and the injuries were not light!" ”