314 The Business of Paper Money (4th Update)
On his side, he was thinking, and the people on the side chatted and talked about other things.
"I heard that you deposited your money in Daming Construction Bank? Be cautious! ”
"I can't do it, I'm going to go to Hangzhou in two days, and the money will not change, even if the paper money is not convenient, the journey is too far."
"Oh, you're right, thanks to the participation of the imperial court, this capital is abundant, what branches are opened in many places, otherwise, you are really inconvenient!"
“……”
Cao Bianjiao heard that the people in Jingshi still had scruples about depositing money in the bank, but some traders were very convenient. He frowned and pondered, should the little silver he brought, as well as the future military salary, be exchanged for paper money or deposited in the bank? After all, after marching and fighting, it will be more inconvenient to carry silver with you!
He didn't know that it wasn't his turn to worry about it. Emperor Chongzhen had already made up his mind that the army in Beijing, as well as the officials, would open an account for them in the Daming Construction Bank, and the distribution of military salaries and salaries would be distributed to this account.
If anyone is worried, no problem, you can take it out and hide it at home. But there will always be people who will not take it, and then this money will become the money that the bank can make money. Moreover, military salaries and salaries are stored in the bank, and over time, it can give confidence to the common people, and then drive the people to deposit their money in the bank.
The reason why this matter has not been announced now is that the staff of Daming Construction Bank is too small, and it is already very busy, if this matter is done, it is estimated that those people in the existing bank will work overtime and die. After all, it's the first time to do things, and the account will increase too much at once, which is too unrealistic.
Cao Bianjiao They are soldiers, and they don't eat slowly like those people in Beijing, and after a while, they finished eating.
"Let's go, go see the brothers who died in battle!" Cao Bianjiao said hello, and the four of them checked out and left, and went straight to the Daming Martyrs' Hall.
Unlike the last time Cao Bianjiao entered Beijing, there was no martial law, and the food supply was also eased. On the street, people come and go, bustling, so lively. The shops on both sides are open, and all kinds of goods are available, and they are very prosperous.
Walking in the crowd, not to mention the other three, even Cao Bianjiao was also dizzying, secretly amazed by the prosperity of the Beijing Division.
"It would be great if my little sister was still around!" Brother Zhao suddenly showed a trace of sadness on his face, and said with a sigh, "She likes to be lively the most!" ”
As soon as they heard this, several other people also remembered their home in Liaodong, and they couldn't help but feel depressed. Cao Bianjiao knew that they missed their relatives who were killed by Jianjiao, so he said to them: "Believe in the new army, believe in the emperor, he will be able to avenge them one day!" ”
Several other people nodded vigorously, and they couldn't help but look forward to the new army a little more, just like Emperor Chongzhen.
After this, they didn't have the intention to see the excitement anymore, so they quickened their pace, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at Fengtianmen Square.
Although it was still cold at this time, it was even colder in this empty square. However, there are still a lot of people, and most of them are from Ben Daming Martyrs' Hall.
Before they approached, they saw that there seemed to be a quarrel at the door of the Martyrs' Hall, and when they got closer, it was a place selling incense, and someone was arguing with the officials there.
"My copper coin was minted by the imperial court, why don't you accept it?"
"I've told you, we have a rule that we only accept paper money, not silver and copper coins. If you don't have banknotes, you can go to the Central Bank of Daming to exchange banknotes. Otherwise, you can go to the street over there and buy incense sticks, whatever! ”
The onlookers on the side also interjected, and there were all kinds of remarks.
"Hehe, if it's all copper coins, they have to die of exhaustion, how many copper coins do they have to ask for a day! You also have to worry about the color problem, how can there be paper money to come conveniently! ”
"This brother, do you want to buy it or not? If you don't buy it, don't delay these people behind us! ”
"It's from other places, I don't know the market at all, and now many stores don't like to use copper coins."
“……”
Cao Bianjiao listened, looked at each other, and decided to go to the Daming Central Bank first. What I didn't expect was that there were five long queues of people exchanging banknotes here, and there were soldiers from the Five Cities Terracotta Division to maintain order, and no one was allowed to cut in line.
Suddenly, Brother Sun found that on the other side, there was also a window, and there were people queuing, and there were not many people in line, just a dozen. He hurriedly pointed, "Shao...... Brother Cao Xian, over there, there are few people over there! ”
When Cao Bianjiao heard this, he hurriedly trotted over. But when he came to the back of the house, his face darkened, and he turned and walked away: "This is the place where paper money is exchanged for silver money." ”
"Ah, no wonder there are so few people!" Brother Sun replied a little embarrassed.
Brother Zhao, the eldest in the grade, thought about it and approached the people in line: "Brothers, we want to change banknotes, or if we change them, you don't have to queue up?" ”
When Cao Bianjiao and the others heard this, they all stopped. Yes, it's a great way to get banknotes.
But who knows, those people didn't pay attention to Brother Zhao at all, only one was younger, and said with a little disdain: "Who knows if you are real money or price, and how much is the quality?" Let's exchange it at the bank, you can save your worry, no one will exchange with you! ”
"You ......" When Brother Zhao heard this, he was immediately furious.
The man was not afraid at all, and sneered: "What, do you still want to beat people and go to prison?" It's strictly forbidden here! ”
When Cao Bianjiao heard this, he stopped Brother Zhao and had to go back, ready to line up behind the long line.
There were a few people who were outside the long dragon and had noticed them for a long time. Seeing that they were going to the back of the line, one of them walked quickly towards them.
"Brother, do you want to exchange banknotes?" The man greeted warmly.
Cao Bianjiao stopped, looked at the man and nodded, a little puzzled.
When the man saw this, he leaned closer and said enthusiastically: "This line is too long, you don't know when it will be your turn, so I have paper money here, why don't I exchange it for you?" ”
As soon as they heard this, Cao Bianjiao and their faces suddenly showed a hint of suspicion. The man just said what they said, but it was still ringing in his ears!
The man was obviously experienced, and immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, I have a serious banknote from the bank, besides, I have a few heads, dare to touch counterfeit money!" ”
Speaking of this, he paused, and said with a hint of an expression you understand: "It's just that it took me a lot of time to exchange paper money before, so I have to exchange paper money for you here, and you have to exchange it according to the ratio of ten copper plates for eight copper plate banknotes, how about it, can you exchange it?" ”