Seeing that the matter was exposed, the shopkeeper was anxious, and wanted to pounce on the corporal squad leader to grab the silver ticket and receipt, but was smashed back by a soldier next to him with a rifle butt.

"Flagrantly disobey the king's orders, slander His Royal Highness the Regent, and take all the people in the store away!" The corporal ordered loudly.

The soldiers escorted the white-faced shopkeeper and a few dejected men out.

"You'll regret it, this is not a place for you to go wild......" The shopkeeper was unwilling, but before he finished speaking, he was smashed on the mouth by the butt of a gun, and two front teeth flew out.

"Brother Bing, shouldn't the silver ticket be returned to us, we still need to go to the next store to buy something." The young woman smiled and said to the corporal.

The corporal squad leader naturally understood the identity of the other party and returned the silver ticket in his hand to her.

The two ladies took the maid out of the store and walked towards a silk shop not far away.

The remaining soldiers were instructed to close the door of the shop, and the Iron General locked the door, and the two seals were crossed and affixed to the door panel.

……

The same thing is happening on Lion Street and among the shops on other high streets.

It's just that some people with a better attitude and a little smarter can avoid the pain of flesh and blood and prison.

Of course, there are also a small number of people with higher consciousness who did not seize it, but exchanged a part of the fiat currency for transitional use.

Of course, many people prepare for the worst when exchanging this fiat currency.

This method of fishing law enforcement was also thought up by Jiang Chuan, and these ladies dressed as noble ladies are all maids and mothers-in-law in the palace.

Jiang Chuan doesn't care about any means, what he wants is to make fiat money available as soon as possible.

……

When the forbidden acts were investigated and dealt with everywhere in the city, it was also crowded in front of the Hubu Bank in Tiemu Hutong.

Today is the day when the officials of the capital are making their fortunes.

In the original history, the income of officials was divided into two parts: salary and rice.

In layman's terms, it is silver and grain.

However, in the Ming Dynasty of this era, because the grain production was not bad, and there were crops such as potatoes and corn, the price of grain was generally not high.

Therefore, all the officials' salaries were converted into cash and distributed.

The official's salary is distributed on the first day of the new month of the previous month, and today is the first day of the new year.

In fact, before Jiang Chuan entered Beijing, the entire imperial court had been in arrears for three months because of the empty treasury, and even officials in some places had been in arrears for half a year.

Although the officials were very dissatisfied, the imperial court at that time was already in danger and could not afford to pay their salaries.

After Jiang Chuan entered Beijing, the regent did not make up for the arrears of these officials at the beginning, and there were more places to use the money, and these people were not worrying, so they couldn't take care of them at all.

These officials didn't dare to ask for salaries, after all, the previous Yulu had nothing to do with Jiang Chuan.

The last time he announced the reform of the banking system and the issuance of fiat currency at the Great Imperial Conference, Jiang Chuan announced by the way that he would make up for the officials' salaries, and that he would issue them as usual in the future.

Therefore, the officials were looking forward to it today, and gathered in front of the bank of the household department early in the morning to wait for the money.

Speaking of receiving money, throughout the ages, whether it is an official or an ordinary person, they are almost the same, and their eyes are full of excitement.

However, today's Ming officials are not only excited, but also with various emotions such as apprehension and anxiety.

Because they know that what they will most likely get today is a pile of banknotes.

In front of the silver vault, there was already a row of tables, but the people sitting behind the tables were not household officials familiar to the officials, but a group of strangers wearing short clothes and short hair.

This kind of short coat is a tunic in later words, which is a style designed by Jiang Chuan, which was produced by the quilt factory for non-military public officials.

The one who came to give these officials a handout today was someone sent by the Zhongzhou Bank.

Looking at these unfamiliar faces, the officials became even more anxious.

And there was also a group of heavily armed Forces nouvelles soldiers maintaining order, lined up on both sides, watching the officials with fierce eyes.

This formation made the atmosphere even more tense.

The distribution of the money was distributed according to the various yamen, and each yamen corresponded to a bank staff member behind the desk, and people belonging to the same yamen formed a long line and distributed according to the official rank.

The Grandmasters and Lords also lined up in their own lines.

A bank clerk in a tunic stood up and glanced at the well-dressed beasts with a serious expression, looking like the person in charge of the scene.

The officials at the scene talked a lot, and the scene was very noisy.

"Be quiet, be quiet!" The bank's principals shouted, but the effect was apparently limited.

He had no choice but to turn his head and glance at the lieutenant and company commander of the New Army who was leading the team next to him.

The lieutenant company commander understood, took out the pistol on his waist, loaded the bullet, and "snapped" twice.

The crowd looked around in panic and fell silent.

"Quiet, Director Zhou has something to say. If there is any more noise, it will be taken down on the spot for the crime of causing trouble! The captain's company commander yelled with a sinister face.

Many of the officials had angry looks on their faces, but none of them dared to speak out again.

If it was an ordinary soldier, he would not dare to reprimand them like this.

Even a first-class military attache would not dare to do this.

The Ming Dynasty was noble and despised by you, so these civil officials were used to their nostrils facing the sky.

But that was before, these Jiangchuan's descendants didn't bird them at all, even if they were in front of them, these soldiers didn't take care of them.

The scene was quiet, and Director Zhou said loudly: "Everyone, listen well, all the future distribution of Yulu will be distributed by Zhongzhou Bank on behalf of the bank, and the household department will not have to deal with this matter in the future." In addition, you should also understand that now that the imperial court issues fiat currency, all of you will issue fiat currency from today. It is issued at the exchange rate of one tael of silver for one yuan of fiat currency. Did I hear all the words clearly? ”

Director Zhou's words caused a riot at the scene, and some people shouted dissatisfiedly: "This official has worked hard for the imperial court, why should he use waste paper for perfunctory?" The official is not convinced, not convinced! ”

"Yes, I don't accept it! Since ancient times, there has been no reason to use paper money, if the silver ticket is acceptable, what fiat currency is resolutely not! ”

"That's right, the imperial court is competing with the people for profit and taking away the people's property, and we resolutely do not accept paper money!"

……

One person took the lead, and soon some people shouted and echoed, and the scene became a little chaotic and noisy for a while.

However, there are also some people who are watching the development of the situation coldly and do not echo it.

Director Zhou was not in a hurry, obviously expecting this situation for a long time.

With a faint smile on his face, he waited for the scene to be quiet and then said loudly: "Okay, all adults who are unwilling to accept fiat money, please stand in the open space on the left, and the court will give you an explanation." ”

As he spoke, Director Zhou made a gesture of please.