In the lobby of the General's Mansion, Xie Xiuniang sat quietly, watching everyone talk, sometimes listening, sometimes nodding slowly, after years of recuperation, as well as the formal dress of the wife on her body, and the golden crown on her head, she exuded a faint graceful air. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Listen more and talk less, and speak slowly, this is the experience of Xie Xiuniang in making friends with outsiders summarized over the years, but it also gives people a gentle and quiet feeling.

Wang Dou was not there, Wang Dou's mother asked her daughter-in-law to come forward, as Wang Dou's wife, the most noble person in the East Road, everyone in the shogunate, had the need to communicate affairs to Xie Xiuniang, which was the respect and etiquette at this time.

However, Xie Xiuniang is a sensible person, and she will not participate in the decision-making of specific affairs of the shogunate without authorization, she just listens quietly, and all the members of the shogunate also report to Xie Xiuniang politely one by one.

When facing Wang Dou, it was okay, Zhang Gui, Qi Tianliang and others would occasionally laugh a few words, and in the face of Mrs. Hou, they were all well-behaved and behaved.

“…… Hmph, the Department of Civil Affairs is determined to print a batch of food stamps again to alleviate the shortage of food stamps in various cities and forts, and also make those profiteers who hoard food stamps bleed again. ”

Looking at everyone, Zhang Gui said angrily, with a short beard like a steel needle, his halberd opened, and when he faced Xie Xiuniang, he hurriedly changed to a gentle expression.

The methods of the eight masters, although simple, are not so easy to deal with.

They used various means to hoard and purchase a large number of food stamps on the East Road early on.

The reduction of grain stamps in the market cannot be so easily detected by the managers, and because of the decrease in food stamps at this time, the higher the value of the stamps, the stronger the purchasing power, and the military and the people welcome it, and they are even more dissatisfied.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, profiteers took the opportunity to use the food stamps they had on hand to vigorously buy grain or other commercial goods, resulting in a shortage of goods in the market. At the same time, an external blockade was imposed to prohibit the inflow of foreign goods, and prices began to rise violently. Sometimes, food stamps cannot be bought, or they are bought with commercial goods that are much inferior to those of the past, and their value has depreciated.

Credit this thing. It's very easy to keep it up, it's easy to destroy. People's psychology is also to buy up and not buy down.

Some soldiers and civilians on the East Road began to be suspicious of these food stamps, and some even resumed the use of copper coins, and at this time, various profiteers began to use silver again. or by other means, and then from the hands of the military and civilians, in exchange for a large number of food stamps.

At this time, the Department of Civil Affairs reacted, and it is no wonder that they reacted slowly, after all, everyone is a big family that has been running a business for a hundred years. The background is incomparably profound, and they have very rich experience in commercial struggles, and the merchants of the East Road, if they do not have the support of the army, may not be able to fight them.

Fortunately, Donglu has a stable system at this time, and the response is relatively fast, if it is replaced by Daming elsewhere, maybe the manager is still at a loss at this time, and he doesn't know what is going on even if he dies.

The joint finance department and the civil affairs department threw a batch of commercial goods into the market, and the situation was slightly stabilized, but soon, a large number of commercial goods were bought by people using a large number of food stamps, and the prices were rising violently, and the military and the people were even more suspicious of the food stamps.

This has been done several times, and as the import of external commodities decreases, the prices are getting higher and higher, especially the prices of salt and tea.

Even when the civil affairs department threw out the goods, some people had no food stamps in their hands, so they had to resume using silver or copper coins.

Look at the more cheap the food stamps in your hand, it is inevitable that the people's army will panic, and at this time, there are faint rumors on the East Road, saying that the food stamps have been like the Ming treasure banknotes, and the Civil Affairs Department believes that the food stamps will become waste paper, and intends to abolish the issuance of food stamps and resume the use of silver.

A word woke up the dreamer, and over the years, everyone on the East Road had already used the food stamp as silver, and had forgotten that it was equivalent to food.

The concept of running on money has disappeared from many people's minds, yes, when I held food stamps, I also exchanged the grain I had worked hard to grow or the silver I had saved, so I naturally wanted to get the capital back before it became waste paper.

In some localities, a trend of running on grain and rice has begun to appear, because the Financial Secretary has continued to transport grain and rice from the grain depots and warehouses to various grain stores, but the full amount is still exchanged, and many soldiers and civilians have come to their senses again.

In addition, Xie Xiuniang inspected the East Road to appease people's hearts, and the hearts of the soldiers and civilians were more stable.

But anyone can tell that it's just the calm before the storm.

At present, the situation on the East Road, the number of food stamps on the market has decreased, and the suspicion of food stamps has increased, many people dare not use them, but just hold them in their hands and wait and see.

“…… Is it easy for me to work hard to get a food stamp? ”

Zhang Gui was furious.

He shouted, "You want to crush what I have worked so hard to put together, unless I die!" ”

Beside him, sitting nearly forty years old, medium build, with a round face, some short beards under the chin, looking forward to the radiant Ye Xizhi, in addition to serving in the Department of Civil Affairs, he also served in the Department of Education.

Over the years, he has also been quite valued by Zhang Gui, and he is Wang Zheng's teacher, so his identity is also quite transcendent, and he can follow Zhang Gui into the general's mansion to discuss matters, and there is a chair to sit on.

Like his friend Qin Yi, the two of them are in different fields, one army and one civilian, and they are slowly showing their value.

He said proudly: "In the opinion of the students, there are two plans for profiteers. ”

"First, the blow to the grain stamps on our East Road has dealt a heavy blow to the business of our district, and it has also allowed outsiders to see that although the Jingbian Army has a stake in the war, it is still up to them in business and people's livelihood. If this plan is successful, the general will be stationed in the town, and the benefits of the food stamps will also be in vain, and the use of silver money will have to be resumed in the future. And if you use silver money, in the future, the thieves can make Xuanzhen's business panic boiling. ”

Everyone nodded, it is true, in fact, at the beginning, the East Road was also used with food stamps and silver, but the food stamps remained unchanged, and the silver money fluctuated and fluctuated, especially in a year of great disaster, which highlighted the benefits of food stamps.

On the East Road, even after the grain stamps were issued, there was never a rule that silver could not be used, just because the price of the grain stamps was higher and the exchange of grain was stable, and before you knew it, silver slowly withdrew from the circulation market.

Foreign merchants also had to exchange silver stamps for use, which was higher than the exchange ratio, and went all the way up, that is, the sergeants came back from the war, and they also wanted food stamps instead of silver, of course, now the merit value is more popular than food stamps.

"Second, profiteers hoard and collect food stamps, and they also have the idea of making a profit and making a big profit."

Ye Xizhi stroked the short beard under his chin and said: "At present, there is a shortage of commercial goods on the East Road, and the higher the price of goods, the higher the price of goods, when it reaches a certain increase, they will definitely sell the commercial goods and take away the people in the road, and the wealth they have accumulated for many years." At the same time, they went to various grain stores to run on food stamps, causing panic again, and at the same time, they seized a large amount of grain and rice, and returned with a full plunder, which can be described as sinister intentions! ”

A chill swelled in everyone's hearts, it was really a profiteer, that is, a traitorous to the bone, if it was hit by this blow, how could there still be vitality in Donglu?

Lin Daofu, ambassador of the Military Training Division, reacted first: "A notice should be issued to prohibit the people from running on food stamps, and at the same time raid the collapsed houses and warehouses of profiteers everywhere, and all the profiteers' dens on the road. ”

"No!"

Zhong Rong and Zhang Gui returned to Qi Tianliang at the same time.

Zhang Guidao: "If the people are forbidden to run on food stamps, won't they confess to the outside world, are my food stamps really waste paper?" ”

Zhong Rong said: "The general has an order, and the profiteers are upright and upright, and preach to outsiders that my East Road is not only martial arts, but also good at cultural governance. ”

Lin Daofu shook his head, he was blank about the operation, it was better to talk less and concentrate on training.

"Even if it is to be confiscated, it will be said after the war."

Qi Tianliang is still so thin, and he is also quite moved by the wealth of the profiteers, so he said this.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said: "However, Lao Qi doesn't understand a little, during the business war, how could the profiteers of the major families buy a large number of food stamps on the East Road so easily, and after that, the business war is also quite strange, isn't it a little weird?" ”

He said: "You must know that in the past, in order to prevent spies, all merchants on the East Road, all states and cities, all guarded against Shunxiang Fort and implemented the merchant city registration system, and only after registration and review were allowed to open the market. If foreign merchants want to settle down and operate on the East Road, they must also have a local innocent person as a guarantor, and implement joint sitting, and those businessmen have an accident, and the guarantor will be guilty together, so strict, and ......"

Zhang Gui burst out: "There must be internal thieves, there must be some wolf-hearted things in the road, fornicating with those traitors!" ”

The hall was quiet, and everyone's eyes looked at Liu Benshen, the director of internal affairs of the Intelligence Department, all of them were extremely angry, only Feng Dachang, the head of copywriting, was still sitting upright and maintaining a good demeanor.

Liu Benshen sat expressionlessly, and he said: "This matter, the lower official has reported to the general, and when the general returns, the truth will naturally be revealed." ”

Xie Xiuniang said: "The matter of the internal thief will be discussed when the general comes back." ”

With a worried look on her face, she asked Zhang Guidao: "Ambassador Zhang, the profiteers are pressing forward step by step, does the Department of Civil Affairs have a way to deal with it?" ”

Zhang Gui hurriedly said: "Madam, please rest assured, my subordinates have already drawn up a detailed plan, and they will definitely let those traitors return their blood without returning." ”

He will report it carefully, and the key point is to ask for the full support of the Financial Secretary.

Xie Xiuniang looked at Zhong Rong: "Mr. Zhong, the grain depots are stored, and the grain and commercial goods are sufficient?" ”

Zhong Rong gave a salute and said respectfully: "Mrs. Hui, the autumn grain has already been put into the warehouse, plus the purchase of surplus grain from various military households, the treasury has accumulated a lot of grain. ”

"The merchants of the army outside the Seychelles have already gathered in a full set of places, but they do not publicize it to the outside world, they have brought back countless commercial goods, and the caravans that have gone out to buy goods have also returned one after another, and the money, silver, grain and grass reserves in the treasury, as well as all kinds of commercial goods, will be very rich."

"Those traitors, who treat my East Road as an ordinary place, will definitely reap the consequences!"

Zhang Gui laughed: "Yes, just when those profiteers thought they could dump the goods, we supplied a large number of goods to various cities, forcing them to sell at a low price at a loss...... Don't worry about the grain depot here, if you want to run, let them run...... Haha, I'm looking forward to seeing how they die! ”

Xie Xiuniang put her mind at ease and said, "The general is not here, and the affairs in the road will bother you gentlemen." ”

Everyone hurriedly got up together and said, "Madame's words are serious, this is a matter within the subordinates, and you should do your best." (To be continued.) )