Chapter 106 Copper Coins for Paper Money

When the hustle and bustle ends, everything returns to tranquility, everything does not exist, and the songs and laughter that once existed have also dissipated like a dream.

The so-called dream, in the end, needs more than just enthusiasm, it can support the dream has become a kind of belief. Although belief is sometimes ridiculous, it has to be said that the power of faith is endless.

Sometimes Mei Xiaohan feels like a lonely walker, he is doing something that he doesn't quite approve of. And sometimes the goal is clear, sometimes it is a little vague, and he often feels a wave of soreness in the choices he has made.

Sometimes he gets closer and closer to that goal, but more often he feels like he's drifting away so much that he doesn't quite know himself well.

The prosperity of the world will eventually return to peace. What needs to be done is not to wait in confusion, but to make a choice in confusion.

This is true for individuals, for a nation, and even more so for a country.

Legend has it that the phoenix burns itself to ashes every 500 years, and then reborn from the ashes, and the cycle is endless, becoming immortal.

The phoenix is the messenger of happiness in the world, and every 500 years, it will bear all the unhappiness and hatred and grievances accumulated in the world, and throw itself into the raging fire to burn itself, exchanging the end of life and beauty for the peace and happiness of the world.

In the same way, it is only after the physical body has undergone great pain and tribulation that they can be reborn in a better body. This allusion implies the persistent spirit of not being afraid of pain, never looking back, constantly pursuing, and improving oneself.

It's time to make a decision, where to go, whether to sharpen your mind or let time pass. This era is a different era, this era needs strong and kings, and more importantly, people who lead the development of the times.

This journey through time and space, because of a simple dream "paper money dream", which seems to be an ordinary thing in contemporary times, but for the dynasty of the agrarian society, any progress is precious.

The prosperity is gone, and the sorrow is indescribable.

Mei Xiaohan always felt that she had lost something, but she couldn't figure out what she had lost.

On the one hand, they are fighting in the south and the north, and on the other hand, they are accumulating strength and burying themselves deep in the soil, but they are fully armed. Not willing to accept the status quo, but not in a hurry to develop and grow, this is the experience that Mei Xiaohan has learned from repeated failures, neither humble nor arrogant.

At the moment of the arrival of the banknote, Mei Xiaohan faintly felt that things were far from going as smoothly as he expected, and he wanted to make the local people accept this "product", which was by no means just a few words.

Ordinary people who are accustomed to copper coins, when they see these colorful banknotes, they can't understand that these banknotes and copper coins can be equivalent, which is simply a fantasy, which is a huge joke.

If you want the people to honestly hand over the copper coins in their hands, it is not enough to rely on lobbying, and how easy is it to really circulate in the market? Although Mei Xiaohan realized this problem a long time ago, the seriousness and complexity of the problem still far exceeded his thoughts.

The local people do not buy it, the shops also refuse to accept paper money, although the copper money is very troublesome to carry, but they still feel very real and at ease, although the paper money is very beautifully printed, but for the vast majority of the people, this kind of thing is impossible to circulate.

"It seems that the problem is far more serious than I imagined."

Mei Xiaohan paced back and forth in the room, unable to find any solution. If banknotes don't circulate smoothly, all reforms won't be able to continue. We must not sit idly by like this, we must take the initiative.

Notices were posted one after another, and the use of paper money and the exchange ratio with copper coins were clearly explained, but few people came to inquire, and even fewer people came to exchange paper money.

"An edict abolishing the use of copper coins!"

A civil official beside Mei Xiaohan said.

"Anyone who does great things must have a certain amount of courage, and if there is no disobedience, they will be killed!"

The person who said this was a weak and talented person, born in the late Qing Dynasty, studied in Europe, had a solid family condition, drank a lot of foreign ink, and belonged to a new school.

The main reason for wanting to use paper money and abolish copper coins and silver is to distinguish themselves from other regions and to keep the economy firmly in their own hands.

Since it is difficult to promote the reform, presumably the use of the method of forced exchange will inevitably cause greater commotion, Mei Xiaohan vetoed several plans in a row, at this time Mei Xiaohan suddenly remembered a sentence:

"I can't bear the child's wolf!"

With a plan in mind, he decided to give generous concessions to those who exchanged copper coins for paper money. New commercial streets have already been built, and with the establishment of new business circles, the economy of this area has begun to develop.

Mei Xiaohan decided to start with this commercial street and began to promote his reform plan. All the goods in this shopping street are carefully selected and high-quality products, and although the quality of these products is very high, the price is only half of that of ordinary goods. If you want to buy the goods inside, you can only use paper money, otherwise no amount of copper plate and silver will be sold.

When a new day came, when the villagers poured into the shopping street, they found that the prices of goods were extremely low, so they began to buy on a large scale, but when they were about to pay for the copper plates, they were told not to accept copper plates and silver, but only paper money.

The names of the village were all stunned, and the notices posted all over the city wall, they thought that they were too far away from their lives, and they didn't even have time to look at them, and they paid little attention. But when this notice could have a profound impact on their lives, the villagers still let out a sigh.

"It turns out that you can only buy things than you can really use them!"

Some village names tried to start exchanging, although it was only in small denominations, but this change really happened.

When the villagers who exchanged copper plates and silver for paper money bought goods in the shopping street, they finally believed that this magical paper money was stronger than the copper plate in their hands.

In order to facilitate the villagers to exchange paper money, Mei Xiaohan specially opened up several large warehouses, which are used to stack copper coins. Temporary dustiness.

The reform started in this commercial street, not only farmers, but also some small businessmen who also noticed this change, and exchanged copper plates for paper money, which can make huge profits, so why not?

Because of the use of modern technology to print banknotes, it is almost impossible to counterfeit such banknotes, which can also discourage some unscrupulous traders who mint copper coins without permission, leaving them with no recourse.