Chapter Eighty-Six: The War (I)

Gold, silver, copper and steel, four stacks of Chinese coins are neatly placed on Zhu Chongjiu's table, and each stack exudes a warm luster.

"Last month, we invested another 50,000 Guanbao, 20,000 small silver dollars and 3,000 small gold dollars in Qihuang, Anqing and Huguang near Qizhou." In the center of the chamber, Yu Changlin, the head of the Household Bureau of the Huaiyang Governor's Mansion, held a thick account book and talked eloquently, "Now near Qizhou, brown rice has been pushed up to 350 yuan of Huaxia Tongbao one stone, if you buy it with Mengyuan Xiaoping money, you need at least 900 Wen."

"So tall?" Feng Guoyong was taken aback, and instinctively interrupted, "Wouldn't the people around have to starve to death?" ”

"Not really... Feng joined the army and was too worried. Yu Changlin shook his head, his face full of incomprehensibility. Summer grain has just been in storage for a few days, and the price of grain has become expensive in the past few months, which is only good for the people. But for the father and son of Aya Badulu, it is a big trouble..."

"How can this be, Feng is willing to hear about it?" Feng Guoyong was confused when he heard this, arched his hand, and humbly asked for advice.

"Very simply, when the people beat the grain, in addition to paying rent to the landlords, the first thing to set aside must be their own rations. That's why the Household Bureau and the Military Intelligence Department chose to start after the summer grain was put into storage, so as to avoid harming the pond fish as much as possible..."Yu Changlin smiled proudly and raised his voice a little more.

Unlike the resistance in his heart at the beginning, he now likes the errand of the head of the household bureau more and more. Not to mention the high power, he can also sit in the tent of the Chinese army like the rumored Zhuge Wuhou, and he can make the heads of the enemy troops thousands of miles away bleed. Compared with leading troops on the front line, the effect is not bad at all, and in some respects, it is even far better.

"I remember our Tongbao, isn't it a top two small flat coins? How did you get over there, and you have to top two and a half more? "Huang Laowei is not concerned about the price of food, but whether Huaxia Tongbao can be accepted by the surrounding people. While everyone else was digesting the information provided by Chang Lin, he asked with a bit of ostentation.

Without Chang Lin opening his mouth, Chen Ji, the director of the Military Intelligence Department, took the initiative to take over the conversation and explained loudly: "The small flat money over there in Meng Yuan is not as good as the generation. Especially in recent years, lead has been mixed to 61/2 to 70 percent, and the amount is far from enough. So at present, no matter where our Tongbao goes, it is a real hard currency. If you change the small flat money, you can already exchange it for three, and if you change the iron money privately minted in Quanzhou, you can even exchange it for fifteen or sixteen..."

Like Yu Changlin, he is now extremely proud of the mission he has undertaken. Not only can it spy on the enemy, provide reliable support to the front-line soldiers, but also directly attack the enemy and shake the foundation of the rule of the Mengyuan court. This makes him feel that his talents can be used to the fullest, and he has endless strength every day.

Compared with the eyebrows of the two of them, Liu Ji's cousin, who joined the army, was a little depressed. Some time ago, when discussing whether to sign the "Jingzhou Covenant", this prince once fought with the crowd, but in the end, because Zhu Chongjiu and Su Mingzhe both stood on the opponent's side, and lost a big loss. This hit him very hard, so much so that until now, he is still unwilling to give Zhu Chongjiu any more advice, and every time it comes to the agenda, he chooses not to say a word.

Zhu Chongjiu knew that he had resentment in his heart, and he was not harsh. Because Zhu Chongjiu's own huge influence on Huaiyang Firm is also a mixed blessing. But in the recent conspiracy against the father and son of Aya Badulu, because there was no participation of Liu Ji, there was a clear lack of feminine beauty. The Military Intelligence Department and the Household Department joined hands and just desperately took the money and threw it around the war zone, smashing it so that the father and son of Badulu could not parry, and the officials and people near Jingzhou were in mourning.

"We spent money to buy food, and some of it was hoarded in Qizhou City to supply the three brigades of the Fifth Army. The other part was shipped back to Yangzhou. Because the price of grain in Huaiyang has always been more expensive than that outside, the part of the grain transported back to Yangzhou is only about 150 wen per stone. Seeing that everyone didn't ask any more questions, Yu Changlin flipped through the account book and continued to report, "But the Military Intelligence Department has sold a large number of cotton, silk and other kinds of agricultural tools produced by Huaiyang through the local branch of the Huaiyang firm. The dividends obtained are almost enough to recover the cost of buying grain..."

"Hey, can you still afford to lose money?"

"Isn't the firm another loss?"

"Are the people in Jingzhou very rich, how can they buy so much cotton cloth and ironware?"

"Then the people don't hate us? Don't get some money, lose the hearts of the people..."

In all directions, there was another inquiry. Many staff officers and officials of various bureaus who have just joined the company have no concept of the circulation of goods and goods, and they do not understand what wonderful truth is contained in what Yu Changlin said.

"This time of year is when food prices are at their lowest. The black-hearted traders lowered the price one after another, and they dared to buy it if they could sell it for 300 wen on the market, that is, brown rice for 150 Huaxia Tongbao. And the famine owed by the people at the beginning of the spring must be repaid in a hurry, so they have to sell it to them at a low price knowing that they will suffer a loss..."Cai Liang, deputy director of the Industrial Bureau, is obviously an outlier among scholars, thought about it, and took the initiative to explain for Yu Changlin. "Therefore, when we collect grain at a high price at this time, it is only those grain dealers and big hoarders who suffer losses, and ordinary people can get a lot of benefits from it. And when they have money in their hands, they will naturally buy something. Director Yu, Chen joined the army, I don't know if Cai guessed right? ”

"Chief Cai's eyes are like a torch..."Yu Changlin gave his hand in admiration, "It is exactly like this, when it was decided to buy grain at a high price, the household department discussed with the shopkeepers of the business how to make the enemy army unable to eat, and not lose too much. ”

"Don't dare to praise it as a presiding officer... Cai was just blinded, blinded..."Cai Liang, deputy director of the Industrial Bureau, immediately responded with a chubby little slap, but the smug look on his face revealed his true thoughts.

"Director Cai doesn't have to be too humble, and the next thing still needs the full support of the Industrial Bureau..." Shaking his head, he added with a smile, "Next month, the Military Intelligence Department and the Household Department plan to use another 200,000 Guanbao to smash it near Jingzhou." When the time comes, don't say that you can't come up with enough money..."

"How come, the package is in the Industrial Bureau" The deputy director of the Industrial Bureau arched his hand and prepared to take care of it. However, he suddenly remembered his identity, and hurriedly pushed Huang Lao crookedly forward, "The Industrial Bureau now has almost twenty sets of machines making money, but it will not delay the effort." However, whether the specific materials and construction period can be guaranteed have to ask Director Huang. The subordinate officials have been in office for a short time, and they only know a few things at the surface..."

"Hmm..."Huang Lao Crooked was very satisfied, coughed proudly, and stood up with a smile, "It's indeed a bit troublesome to use Tongbao alone." You must know that at present, not only the money in Jingzhou, but also in other places, our Huaxia Tongbao is as sought-after. It's a little gold dollar."

"Xiao Jin Yuan is definitely not good..."Before he could finish speaking, Chen Ji interrupted anxiously, "Our little Jin Yuan is in too good condition, one is only exchanged for ten silver dollars." I want to exchange a tael of gold for ten taels of silver. Recently, the price of gold in the market has been much higher than ten taels. Therefore, if the little gold yuan is used, it will soon be exchanged by smart people and melted into gold ingots. It won't be on the market at all..."

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