щ.. Overnight, the news that the imperial court was about to 'scrap the old coins and mint new money' spread all over the streets and alleys of Xuchang, which immediately caused an uproar, some people were panicked, some people were mourning, and some people were secretly calculating, whether they could take the opportunity to make a fortune, and the national disaster and wealth would always be the fattest!

The first to react were the ordinary people, people took out all the copper coins from their homes, rushed into the streets, frantically bought everything, food and clothing, ......, the price was not asked, what to buy, even the coffin did not let go, locusts swept the market, just to use the copper coins, eat a small loss, it is better than nothing!

Currency reform, in fact, the impact on the ordinary people is not big, during the war, the people can have a few dollars in their hands, buy a few buckets of corn and spend it all, in the future, it is a big deal to barter, although it is a little troublesome, but there is no risk!

The real blood in the heart is the Shi clan gate valve, these families have a long heritage, profound heritage, the treasure trove is piled up with tens of millions of coins, used to make huge profits, but now it has become a big trouble, once the 'five baht money' is invalid, they will immediately go bankrupt, hang their necks!

First of all, they have too many coins in their hands, and they can't spend them in a short period of time, and the current prices are extremely high, and they buy things indiscriminately, and they lose too much, they feel distressed!

Secondly, whether the news of the 'currency reform' is accurate, it is still difficult to say, if a Hou Mansion housekeeper is drunk and says, how much credibility is there, if all the coins are scattered, and finally there is an oolong incident, then it is to cry without tears!

It is imperative to find out the truth of the news first, and then think about countermeasures, which is a safe approach, so the scholars of Xuchang immediately took action, asking around for news, asking relatives, friends, and colleagues, as long as there is a little inside information, they do not hesitate to exchange their gold for it!

A few days later, the scholars returned home with black faces, depressed and wanted to scold their mother, they didn't hear the news, on the contrary, they heard too much news, mixed fish and dragons, it was difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and their hearts were even more hesitant!

In order to alleviate the 'money shortage', the Prime Minister's Office issued a Jun order to depose the five-baht coin and replace it with a newly minted eight-baht coin, and the emperor's year name should be engraved on it to show his loyalty to the monarch.

The exaggerated news touched the gold school captain excavated the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the gold inside was piled up, inexhaustible, the prime minister decided to mint gold coins, instead of the original five baht coins, the currency system from the copper standard, replaced by the gold standard, the treasury will no longer be short of money!

Crazy news In order to solve the money shortage, the prime minister listened to the advice of some scholars, restored the ancient system, abolished the copper coin, and replaced it with shell coins.

There is even more powerful, it is said that the Prime Minister has found a group of wizards, who are proficient in the 'art of alchemy', and can turn loess into gold, so they want to depose the copper coins and mint new coins instead......

In short, the news spreads more and more, people's hearts are getting more and more confused, and in the end, the scholars can't be stable, it's a matter of their lives, it's better to believe it than to believe it, no matter what, you have to find out!

It's useless to guess, about the 'currency reform', there are three people who must know the inside story, Cao Cao Xiao Yi Xunyu, as long as one of them is willing to speak, he will know the truth of the matter, the problem is, these three are not easy to ask!

For Cao Cao, they don't dare to ask, the prime minister is known as the 'traitorous male', and he is extremely thoughtful, how can he easily reveal the news, besides, Cao Cao has always had no good impression of the Shi clan gate valve, and he is suppressed everywhere, wishing they were unlucky!

To Xiao Yi, they couldn't ask for news, and tentatively sent a few people to visit the Hou Mansion, but the governor of the capital was warmly received, a heavy drink, and a blow of the sea and the sky, it was really a lot of flowers, clouds and mountains and fog covered ......, and so everyone got the news a synthesis, an analysis, and then remove the water, and finally the valuable news is equal to ...... Zero!

There is no way, the scholars have to pin their hopes on Xun Yu, this 'Shang Shuling' has a generous personality, is helpful, and is from the scholar family, everyone has the same background, it should be much easier to ask the insider!

Riding in the carriage and bringing heavy gifts, the scholars went to Xun Yu's mansion to visit, and immediately bowed when they met, pleading and wiping their tears, hoping that Lord Shangshu Ling would give a truth, and the dethronement of the five baht money was true or false?

Xun Yu's attitude is more interesting, he accepts the gift when people give him, and he hands the handkerchief ...... when people cry, but as soon as he asks about the dethronement of the coin, his face is immediately gloomy, and he doesn't say a word, neither nodding nor shaking his head!

"Thank you Lord Shang Shuling, great kindness, there will be a great reward!" The scholars are all thoughtful people, and not saying a word, in fact, it is an attitude, and people who are mixed with officialdom know that if they don't object, it is a disguised recognition!

Shang Shuling admitted, the dethronement of the five-bead money must not be fake, thinking of this, the scholars did not dare to stay longer, and ran home with a burning butt, they must spend the five-bead money in the treasure house as soon as possible, and if they stay for a few more days, it will become a pile of scrap copper!

"Ghost-faced Xiao Lang, good means, good intentions, true and false, the military salary is available, and the money shortage has been solved!" As soon as the guests left, Xun Yu let out a sigh of relief and took out a note from his sleeve, which was sent by Xiao Yigang, and there were only four words on it...... Silence is golden!

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After the news of the scrap coin was confirmed, the people of Xuchang City were panicked, and people seemed to have returned to the ancient society, and if they wanted to buy something, they either bartered or took out real money, and as for the copper coin, it became a useless waste!

In the face of this situation, the scholars have the heart to hang, this 'money shortage', that is, they are behind the scenes, they want to hoard coins, disturb people's hearts, and when the money is cheap, and then release a large number of them, and make a lot of money, then know that it backfired, and as soon as the news of the scrap coin came out, they were completely sent into the eighteenth layer of hell!

"What to do? …… What to do? ”

Tens of millions of copper coins, melt money to get copper, violate the law, the whole family will be killed, hoarded in their hands, turned into a pile of waste, the same will be bankrupt, the scholars are anxious to fill their mouths with fire bubbles, many people untied their belts, hung on the beams of the house, ready to die, anyway, living is also a ...... to suffer, just when they put their brains into the rope sleeve, ready to kick the bricks under their feet, the good news came!

Someone suddenly found that other places have refused to accept copper coins, but the 'Fortune Treasury' is an exception, it was originally for the country to gather wealth, in preparation for the army's westward expedition, before the imperial court officially announced the abolition of coins, the treasury still accepted copper coin bets!

Upon hearing the news, the scholars shrank their necks back, but there was a glimmer of life, no one wanted to die, people immediately took out all the copper coins, rushed to the treasury, and cried and shouted that they wanted to contribute to the country, share the worries of the prime minister, and support the western expedition of the metropolitan governor, even if they were bankrupt, they could not even do anything interest, just keep the capital!

'Cold Yamen' has become a 'hot market', the carriages and horses pulling coins have been lined up from the East Market to the West Market, Xun Yujia has sent ten times the manpower to help, but it is still not enough, there are too many coins that need to be counted, and the busy day and night are not enough, in desperation, the little officials are also lazy to count, directly find a big scale, and begin to weigh catties, as for the quantity, naturally they have the final say!

The public scale rod will never be accurate, a hundred catties of coins, can give seventy catties of weight is good, but because the coins are too old, not enough fineness and other reasons, and then a twenty-percent discount, even so, the scholars are still grateful, they have only one thought in their hearts, don't smash it in your hands!

The income of the treasury day and night took seven or eight days before the convoy of coins gradually disappeared, and Shang Shuling-Xun Yu checked the account book and received a total of 300,000 copper coins, which was ten times the estimated military expenditure!

"With this money, the treasury is full, the armor can be prepared, and the world is enough!" Looking at the mountains of copper coins in the treasury, Cao Cao sighed, and then issued a holy decree in the name of the little emperor

"Five-baht coins, created by Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty, more than 400 years of benefiting the country, future generations of descendants can be abandoned at will, for the stability of the community, for the people of Li, I am determined to implement a comprehensive law, the old currency and the new currency, together in the world, exchange ...... with each other, in a simple sentence - money, money again!

When the decree came out, Xuchang City was full of heartbroken voices, and the scholars wanted to cry without tears, "God, it's all over the place, who is cheating us, and losing hundreds of millions of dollars at once!" ”

Cao Cao waved his hand domineeringly, "This is a loyal man, assisting the government, Your Majesty's will must not be changed!" ”

Xun Yu waved his hand innocently, "This official didn't say anything, it's all your guessing!" ”

Xiao Yi beckoned happily, "A gentleman loves money, there is no way to take it, and there is a way to use it!" ”