The younger lady was curious when she heard this, and asked, "Shopkeeper, I also know that the proprietor behind the store on this Lion Street is not simple. However, the issuance of fiat currency and the refusal to accept gold and silver were decreed by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent himself, aren't you afraid? ”

The shopkeeper gestured to a small guy next to him, and the little guy cleverly ran to the door to let off steam.

The shopkeeper looked left and right and lowered his voice, pretending to be mysterious: "The two ladies should have heard that this dynasty also issued treasure banknotes a hundred years ago, right?" ”

The two women glanced at each other, shook their heads and said, "Please also ask the shopkeeper to solve your doubts." ”

The shopkeeper also intended to show off, so he added fuel and vinegar to the situation of the issuance of treasure banknotes that year, and then summed up his statement: "With the experience of this Ming treasure banknote, who would dare to exchange the real money in their hands for waste paper?" To put it bluntly, this thing is to rob people of money. Taking someone's money is like killing someone's parents, and no one can be so stupid. After all, this court is not a one-man court. I think it won't be long before this royal decree is issued and it will have to be taken back. ”

"Shopkeeper, you can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing, now His Royal Highness the regent is decisive, if you don't obey the order, I'm afraid it will lead to death." The young lady said in surprise.

"The two ladies don't know that the princes of the court and the central government have already ......, so let's not talk about this. The villain will help you settle the bill. When the shopkeeper's words came to his lips, he suddenly realized something and hurriedly changed the topic.

The two ladies glanced at each other and gave each other a tacit look.

The maid who followed behind her counted out a few silver tickets from the small box in her hand and handed them to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took the ticket and sang it, then bowed his head and began to write the receipt.

At this time, suddenly the little guy who was letting the wind at the door stumbled in and shouted: "Shopkeeper, it's not good, there is, there is ......."

Before the little guy could finish speaking, a group of soldiers wearing big-brimmed hats, Y-shaped armed belts around their waists, and wearing new military uniforms rushed in with guns.

Looking at the muzzle of the black hole, the shopkeeper took two steps back, and shouted in horror but still fiercely: "Who are you?" What do you want to do? Do you know whose property it is? ”

At the head was a corporal, a squad leader of the New Army, a real soldier of the fortress base.

"On the orders of the regent, inspect the forbidden use of gold and silver in the capital. Someone just reported that you have openly disobeyed the king's order and continued to collect gold and silver, but is there such a thing? The corporal led by him glanced left and right and said coldly.

The shopkeeper was quick-eyed, and when the group of soldiers rushed in, he had already stuffed the silver from the counter into the drawer below.

After listening to the corporal's words, the shopkeeper said aggrievedly: "It's nonsense." The store has just opened today, and there is not a penny in the account today, so how to collect gold and silver and say directly, it is clear that someone is framing. ”

"If you don't believe me, these two ladies can testify for the store." The shopkeeper looked at the two ladies just now.

In his opinion, these two female dependents must have the same idea as him, and they will definitely cover for him.

After all, now in the entire capital, whether it is powerful officials or ordinary people, almost the attitude is almost the same, and no one is willing to exchange their real money for waste paper.

Moreover, the law clearly states that it is forbidden to trade in gold and silver.

In order to avoid being affected by themselves, these two female dependents naturally have to cover for him.

When the corporal heard what the shopkeeper said, his brows furrowed, he looked at the two ladies and asked aloud, "Two ladies, is what this person said true?" ”

Everyone in the store looked at the two women, and the shopkeeper was even more confident.

The young lady glanced at the shopkeeper and smiled at him, reassuring the shopkeeper even more.

"Hmph, if it can be proved that the store collects gold and silver, the store is willing to accept any punishment. If not, I am afraid that this matter will not be easy to understand. The shopkeeper snorted confidently.

Speaking of which, the shopkeeper still doesn't have a correct understanding of the team of soldiers in front of him.

In ancient times, the status of a soldier was the lowest.

As the saying goes, good iron does not hit nails, and good men do not serve as soldiers. If it wasn't a last resort, no one would want to be a soldier.

In the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu fixed people's occupations and household registrations, and imprisoned the direct flow of the population in all classes, resulting in the status of military households being even more low.

In the eyes of this shopkeeper, the small group of soldiers in strange uniforms in front of him was a group of lowly military households, and they didn't dare to do anything to him.

He didn't understand that the world now was no longer what it used to be.

The shopkeeper's words made the faces of the soldiers resentful, but the corporal squad leader did not give the order, they just glared at the shopkeeper fiercely.

Although the shopkeeper was a little worried in his heart, he still put on a very proud look.

At this time, the young lady suddenly spoke:

"Brother Bing, I can prove that this person just received our money."

The young woman's words suddenly made the shopkeeper stunned.

"I was just about to go to the bank to exchange fiat currency, and I happened to pass by here and came in to take a look and take a look at a few clothes. But when we were about to go to the bank to exchange fiat currency, the shopkeeper stopped us and told us that we could settle in silver. I said that this was disobeying the king's order, but the treasurer was ashamed to say that the king's order would be withdrawn sooner or later, and he also slandered His Royal Highness the regent and said many unpleasant things. ”

The young lady ignored the shopkeeper's flushed face like pig's liver, and continued.

When the soldiers heard the words of the young woman, their eyes instantly became wrong, and their eyes became cold, and they looked at the shopkeeper like a lamb to the slaughter.

You must know that in the Qin army, especially in the entire new army, Jiang Chuan is definitely a god-like status.

After all, it is said that the Qin army was founded by Jiang Chuan. Coupled with the instinctive loyalty of the soldiers given by the fortress base, their loyalty and worship of Jiang Chuan are even more fanatical.

It can be said that Jiang Chuan asked them to go to the soup, and these soldiers would carry out the order without blinking.

Therefore, daring to speak ill of Jiang Chuan in front of these soldiers is tantamount to suicide.

"You are talking nonsense, you are slandering! I didn't say these words at all, not at all! and did not take any of your money! The shopkeeper sensed the danger in the cannibalistic eyes of the soldiers, and immediately screamed.

"Whether you have taken my money or not, you will find out by searching. Brother Bing, we just gave him two hundred and thirty-four taels of silver, all of which were taken to the drawer below where he just received. Those silver tickets are all silver tickets of Changlong Money, and you will know it when you check it. ”

The young woman pointed to the counter and said aloud.

"Search!" The corporal ordered with a cold wave of his hand.

"Yes!" The two soldiers jumped behind the counter and pulled open the runaway shopkeeper like an eagle catching chickens, and opened the drawer under the counter, revealing a wad of silver tickets and the shopkeeper's half-written receipt.