Chapter 45: Private Money

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Xie Shen was slightly stunned, obviously at a loss. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info not to force the people's daughters? Could it be that he was wrong?

"To tell you the truth, the father of this little lady of the Chen family owed us gambling debts and committed suicide by jumping into a well. She wanted to sell herself to bury her father, but we found her, so we thought of using her to pay off the debt. Father's debt and daughter's repayment are a matter of course. Uncle, I can't bear to see the little lady of the Chen family sleeping in the open air, so I thought about one thing and two strokes, and you kid jumped out and commented nonsense. Da Ming Law? It is written in the law that the debt can not be repaid? ”

Xie Shen suddenly realized. During the Ming Dynasty, casinos were often opened in various prefectures and some county towns, and these casinos were aimed at not only dignitaries, wealthy gentry, but also ordinary people. From this point of view, the father of the little lady of the Chen family is estimated to have owed a huge amount of gambling debts due to gambling, and he can't think of jumping into a well to commit suicide in a fit of anger.

Looking at this evil ruffian's fearless appearance, Daming's attitude towards the rectification of the casino should not be very strict, at least not the kind of thunderous wind.

Pity this little lady of the Chen family who sold herself to bury her father, and was bullied by these villains......

"How much does he owe you?"

Wang Shouwen was angry and took a step forward.

"One hundred taels of silver!"

Scarface didn't give in, and threw out a sentence viciously.

"You!"

Wang Shouwen was like a slap in the face, he couldn't use his strength at all, and he hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched.

With the strength of the Wang family, it is still not a problem to come up with a hundred taels of silver. However, they came to Shaoxing Mansion this time to participate in the government examination, and Wang Shouwen decided to stay at the Lu family in advance, so naturally he would not bring so much silver with him.

Looking at the attitude of these evil ruffians, they will not let people go for a penny.

Although Wang Shouren is angry, he can't use force to rob people. After all, nominally, the father of the little lady of the Chen family owes these ruffian gambling debts, and this debt should naturally be repaid by the little lady of the Chen family.

Xie Shen said coldly: "Isn't it just one hundred taels, I'll pay it back!" ”

Wang Shouwen was overjoyed, he couldn't imagine that Xie Shen would carry so much money with him, and this could be regarded as a relief for the little lady of the Chen family.

"Okay, if you can come up with a hundred taels of silver, we will naturally not pester this little lady of the Chen family again."

Scarface said very "righteously", and the corners of his mouth hooked up a treacherous smile.

"But you'll have to come with me to the bank."

Hearing that Xie Shen didn't have any cash, Scarface's face dropped for a while.

"Do you have any money, don't play uncle here!"

Xie Shen sneered: "Do I need to play with you, besides, I can play you in this Shaoxing realm?" ”

Scarface thought for a moment, and felt that there was nothing to be afraid of a few hairy little dolls, so he responded, "Okay, you guys go with him to get the money, and I'll wait here." When you kid gets the money back, uncle, when will I release him. ”

Xie Pi whispered with some concern: "Is it really good for Brother Shen to be like this?" Do you want me to go back to Lu Mansion and let me know? ”

Xie Shen smiled: "No need, what they want is money, just give them money." ”

A few ruffians followed the three of them towards the money village in the east of the city.

Qianzhuang appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it became more and more popular in various prefectures and counties.

In short, the bank has two uses, one is to exchange gold and silver money. Needless to say, this money refers to the copper coins issued by the government, and the money bank must strictly abide by the rules of the government in the process of exchanging it for customers.

Of course, there are also those who take risks and use non-official channels to exchange money or even mint coins privately. As for the treasure money, although it can also be exchanged, no one is stupid enough to exchange these waste papers.

Although the Ming government has repeatedly emphasized that the treasure banknote has always been a thousand dollars and one or two silver. The treasure banknote runs through one or two of gold. But in practice, no one likes this kind of insecure treasure money. Over time, merchants are unwilling to accept it, and the people are unwilling to use it, and the so-called treasure money has really become a pile of waste paper.

Therefore, paper money was not well circulated in the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with the official money issued by the government, the circulation of private money is more common, and if there are some connections in the bank, you can also exchange a large amount of private money. In actual use, these private money can also be circulated, and because of the high exchange ratio, it is favored by many merchants.

Although the imperial court and government repeatedly ordered that the money village should not use private money, it was repeatedly prohibited, and over time, the local government turned a blind eye. As long as Qian Zhuang doesn't make too much trouble, they won't come forward to stop it.

Of course, among them, the money bank will inevitably have to pay a filial piety to the government. In Qianzhuang's view, as long as he can keep his peace, the money is worth it.

In addition to exchanging money, the bank also made a profit from money lending. This is much simpler and less risky.

Although Yuyao is not far from Shaoxing Mansion, it will take a whole day to ride a fast horse. In order to make sure that there were no accidents, Xie Shen brought a bill similar to a membership ticket with him. In fact, the sale of bulk commodities in the Ming Dynasty needed to be supported by a meeting ticket. After all, the security in the Ming Dynasty was not very good, and carrying so much money with you would cause disaster.

Xie Shen put more than half of the remuneration from "The Story of Stones" to Shui Yun and his sister-in-law, and the rest was saved in a money bank called Huixingtang.

With the bill in his hand, Xie Shen could naturally get the silver in the Huixing Hall of Shaoxing Mansion.

When he arrived outside the Qian Village, Xie Shen turned around and said to the few evil ruffians who followed: "I'm going in to get the silver, you wait outside for a while." ”

A wicked ruffian frowned and said, "Don't play tricks on your kid, the little lady of the Chen family is still in our hands." ”

Xie Shen ignored him anymore and walked straight into the bank.

As soon as the young man entered the Huixing Hall, a man enthusiastically stepped forward and greeted: "This son, is he going to exchange gold and silver or lend money and do business?" ”

Xie Shen smiled bitterly: "Do you think I look like a moneylender, I'm here to withdraw money." ”

"That son, please come in, today is our shopkeeper's personal exchange."

Xie Shen walked in the direction guided by the man, sat down in front of a long case, and said lightly to the shopkeeper of the bank: "I want to take a hundred taels of silver." ”

After speaking, Xie Shen handed the bill to the shopkeeper of the bank.

"Childe, please wait a moment."

The shopkeeper took the bill with a pleasant face, and after checking it carefully, he turned around and went to the inner room to get the silver for Xie Shen.

"Wait."

"Childe, what else do you have to say?"

The shopkeeper was slightly stunned and asked casually.

"Exchange all the money for private money."

"What did Childe just say?"

"Ahem, I said to exchange a hundred taels of silver for private money."

Xie Shen looked harmless to humans and animals, and the shopkeeper of the money village was a little hairy.

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