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"Manager Li, now the Shaanxi Red Party has actually opened a 'mutual market', openly buying two furs, medicinal herbs, white hemp, honey, and then selling a large number of cotton cloth, hardware, pigments, paper, sugar tea, tobacco and alcohol. And the guys in our store have repeatedly confirmed that they can pay the bill in silver dollars, in this case, what should we do in the 'Tiancheng West', should we participate in it? Dong Qinci, general manager of 'Tiancheng West', who was sitting on the chair, asked,

Manager Li's full name is Li Hongfei, who was an apprentice in Guyuan Taihe Store at the age of 14, and was introduced to 'Tianchengxi' as an apprentice at the age of 15, and was later promoted to the accountant, and was promoted to manager in the 20th year of the Republic of China (1932).

After hearing General Manager Dong Qinci's question, he thought about it for a while, organized the language, and replied: "General Manager, I carefully asked the guy who came back to report the news, the 'mutual market' opened by the Red Party in Shaanxi, the currency used for trading is called 'meritorious coin', which is issued by themselves, and the face value is 1 yuan, 10 yuan and 100 yuan. One of the 1 yuan is made of copper, which they call copper dollars, and the other denominations are banknotes. Of course, there are smaller ones called copper, which can be exchanged for 100 copper dollars when converted into 1 copper dollar, which originally circulated within the Red Party and had little to do with us, but I don't know why, the Red Party recently began to announce a new regulation that allows the exchange of three "meritorious coins" copper dollars for a silver dollar, which has opened up the commercial ties between Shaanxi and other provinces and cities. ”

"Three copper dollars can be exchanged for one silver dollar? So can we imitate copper dollars in large quantities and transport them over to exchange for silver dollars in large quantities (also called Dayang, that is, Yuan Datou)? After the general manager Dong Qinci heard the exchange ratio, his eyes immediately lit up and asked.

"This is the copper dollar, you see, the workmanship is very fine, and the circular sawtooth prevents someone from cutting corners, I asked the old craftsmen, the patterns they carved are too detailed and complicated, and it is very difficult to imitate, even if it is cast, the distortion is more powerful!" Li Hongfei replied.

Writing this, Heaven needs to explain, 'Yuan Datou' must be known to many readers, a Yuan Datou weighs seven coins and two cents (26.86 grams), containing six coins and four cents of sterling silver (about 24 grams), minted with silver and nine bronze coins, and has a huge circulation, and only the Nanjing Mint mint minted silver dollars with a total value of 379,819,210 yuan in the past two years from February of the fourth year of the Republic of China to the fifth year of the Republic of China. There is also information that the total number of "Yuan Datou" minted in the face value of one yuan exceeded 7500000, and the "Yuan Datou" that began to be cast in the third year of the Republic of China was still being cast at least until 1929, and it is particularly necessary to mention here that after the founding of the Yanhuanghong Party, from 1949 to 1951 in order to meet the needs of entering Xizàng, a large number of "Yuan Datou" were also specially cast.

The last sentence of the above paragraph has a lot to do with this chapter, Yuan Datou has a large circulation, and many people recognize it, why? To put it bluntly, it is more valuable and valuable! After all, Yuan Datou still belongs to the category of precious metal currency. Later, the Bald Party nominally unified the whole country, announced the issuance of fiat currency, and banned the continued circulation of precious metal currencies such as gold and silver in the market, but in life, if you are really willing to buy things with silver dollars to pay the bills, the merchants will definitely be very happy and warmly welcome. And unlike the eastern coast, the central and western regions of Yanhuang are relatively backward in their own development, and the speed of accepting new things is also slow, so for the fiat currency issued by the bald party later, whether it is ethnic minorities or the common people of Yanhuang in the central and western regions, they are very disapproved, among which xizàng, xinjiāng and other places are the most powerful.

After the founding of the Yanhuang Republic in 1949, it was planned to build the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. You think, it was a big and expensive project, which required a large number of personnel, materials and supplies, especially when the highway was built to the plateau area, and the Red Party found that if the materials were transported from Qinghai and other places, it would be better to buy them directly from the residents of Xizàng Province and the surrounding Central and South Asian countries. But people do not recognize the "RMB" paper ticket, only recognize "Yuan Datou", no way, at that time the country from Shanghai to find three old fitters, with pure hand, one person made a template, the effect is not said, out of the new silver dollar style and the original Yuan Datou is not bad, plus the material is also enough (or silver nine bronze one), so ethnic minorities and Central Asia and South Asia and other countries, for this payment method is very welcome! So as to ensure the material security and smooth completion of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, here is one more thing, how much does the Qinghai-Tibet Highway cost? You straighten the entire road, and then swing it up according to a group of 2 Yuan Datou, and the total number of pieces needed in the end is the cost, and it is said that in order to build this road, the price is to die a Red Party soldier every 500 meters, think about how many people have been sacrificed in total, they are all real unsung heroes!

Well, Heaven has said so much, I just want to explain one point, that is, Yuan Datou's recognition in the central and western provinces and cities of the Yanhuang Continent at that time was quite high, much stronger than paper money and even the newly issued copper yuan! So, since everyone agrees with Yuan Datou, Comrade Wang Fan came up with an idea, link it to the copper dollar, and formulate an exchange rate, Huo Huohuo, I am here to see the economic war (Comrade Wang Fan laughed in the dark, after all, with a large number of mineral resources in Argentina and the moon, as well as the help of Yadea, whether it is a copper dollar or a silver dollar, the minting cost is infinitely close to zero ^_^)

Okay, let's get down to business.

"In the past few years, because of the continuous war, our 'Tianchengxi' has suffered several losses, the funds on the account are almost exhausted, and a large number of goods cannot be sold in their hands, and now there is a way to obtain a large number of silver dollars for emergency relief, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" General Manager Dong Qinci said.

"I understand, General Manager! Now in the hands of the common people in Yinchuan, because of Ma Hongkui's 'national salvation bonds' and 'national construction savings', there is basically no money. All the businesses on the market have also been plucked and sucked by Ma Hongkuiyan, and various income taxes, profits taxes, stamp duties on tobacco and alcohol, commercial store taxes, transit taxes, landing taxes, etc., are all struggling to survive. Now we have a backlog of goods in the warehouse, it is difficult to sell them quickly, if it can be transported to the Shaanxi Red Party 'mutual market' for trading, then the whole business will be revitalized! Li Hongfei replied.

"It's just that this road is not very peaceful, Ma Hongkui has set up various checkpoints on various traffic arteries...... "Although the general manager Dong Qinci is extremely hopeful that this deal will be completed immediately, he is still very clear about the actual situation.

"General manager, I plan to let Bai Hongru go away, he is here." Li Hongfei was also very clear about the difficulties he might face, so he suggested. Bai Hongru, a business minister of 'Tianchengxi', is good at communicating, widely accepting, often going in and out of the bureaucracy's court, celebrating the New Year's holidays, entertaining and giving gifts, and has a wide range of channels.

"Bai Hongru? He is a suitable candidate, but relying only on our family, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it. And bear the cost of up and down alone, the need is huge, it is likely that the gains outweigh the losses, you will make an appointment with the owners and managers of other businesses for me in the afternoon, and everyone will discuss it to see if they can go together with the goods. Dong Qinci, who was calculating, thought about it and said.

"Yes, then I'll go. However, General Manager, I still have an idea about the Red Party's 'mutual market'. ”

"Say!"

"Now Yinchuan's trading is not easy to do, the original several trade routes, such as Jinhai, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taiyuan routes have been broken, now the Red Party has captured Shanxi, Chahar, recaptured Baotou and Taiyuan, these two are likely to recover, moreover, now the Red Party occupies the four provinces, the demand for buying and selling goods in its own territory is very huge, so we'Tiancheng West' is not also to transfer the main business location and sales focus, first try to set up branches around Shaanxi, and then gradually extend to Baotou, Suiyuan, Taiyuan, So as to restore the original trade routes and scale? Li Hongfei suggested.

"Well, now the Red Party's policy is unclear, so let's try to open a branch near Shaanxi for the time being, and then decide the next step when the market development is clear." Manager Dong Qinci thought for a while and replied.

"Okay!"

At night, the Shanshan Hall in Yinchuan City is brightly lit and guests gather, a lively scene. The whole hall, the momentum of the construction is solemn and generous, there are four big characters of "Xietian Emperor" just above the mountain gate, the left door is high book "in the track", the inscription of the right door is "to make peace", in addition, there are two eight-character shadow walls, the left is "Jing Zhongguan ri", the right is "the righteousness towering to the sky".

The buildings in the hall are beautiful, and the building is carved in the gallery. It is equipped with a bell tower, with two big characters on the inscription "jing", and there are couplets on the left and right: "its sound is loud and far, and the meaning is deep and long". The hall has three entrances and two courtyards. The central building is a large hall, the center of the hall sits the Emperor Guan Sheng, respectfully holding a seven-star card in his hand, Guan Ping stands on the left, and Zhou Cang stands on the right. Under the main hall, a group of seven-star bricks is also arranged in an orderly manner. The seven-star card and the seven-star brick symbolize the "Emperor Jian" and "Heavenly Branding", reminding the merchants of the laws of heaven and earth.

In the hall, in an elegantly decorated Chinese dining room, the stewards and managers of the "Ningxia Eight Families" sat together.

"Manager Dong, I called everyone here today, is there anything you can say?" 'Jing Yitai's shopkeeper Qiu said.

"Of course, of course, I'll show you something!" After speaking, Dong Qinci handed over a few brand-new silver dollars in his hand.

"Huh? This is? ”

"Silver dollars? A brand new silver dollar? ”

"Manager Dong, what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd, tell everyone about it, don't hang everyone's appetite here!"

"Yes, yes!"

"Just say it!"

"Let's talk about it!!"

"Okay, then I'll just say it, that's the case......"

Half an hour later.

"Manager Dong, so the Red Party can directly trade a large number of silver dollars?" Shopkeeper Li of the 'Fuxin Store' took a puff of his cigarette and asked.

"Yes, and they're selling a lot of stuff right now, come on, bring it up!" Dong Qinci shouted outside, and soon the two guys brought in a few things from outside the house.

"Look, everyone, here are a few samples that my guy bought back with his plan!" Dong Qinci pointed to the things brought in and said.

"Oh? I'll see! ”

"Huh~~ This should be soap!"

"Yes!"

"What is this? How is there still water in it? A man with a plastic lighter asked, confused.

"This is a lighter, that's what the Red Party is called, you see, it only takes such a twist~~" Dong Qinci demonstrated.

"Hiss~~~" Shopkeeper Qiu, who was startled by the sudden flames, almost threw the lighter on the ground.

"Compared with matches, this thing is small in size and easy to transport, second, not afraid of cháo gas, and third, it can be used for a long time, as long as the water in it does not disappear, it can be used forever."

"I seem to have seen this thing in other places, it seems to have been passed from a foreigner!" A shopkeeper added.

"This is a towel, but the flower sè style is extremely rich, the fabric is also very comfortable, and there are colored sè cotton cloth, iron kettle, iron pot, knives, plastic basins, etc..."

Ten minutes later, all the shopkeepers returned to their seats.

"Manager Dong, you mean you want to 'exchange the market' with the Red Party, right?"

"Yes, everyone knows their own family affairs, and now every family has a large number of souvenirs piled up in the warehouse, which cannot be sold and resold and pressed there. Therefore, choosing to transport it to the Shaanxi Red Party is a way out. However, there are many hurdles along the way, and it is difficult to achieve anything by any one alone, I invite you today, just to seek cooperation and common development, I don't know what you think? ”

"En~~ Okay, if you have wealth together, Manager Dong is righteous, I agree, what about everyone?" After listening to the shopkeeper of 'Fuxin Store', he was the first to express his position.

"I agree too!"

"Agreed!"

"It's done!"

"Okay, since that's the case, then we..." Dong Qinci was very happy to see that everyone agreed, and immediately struck while the iron was hot and said the specific implementation plan that he had thought of earlier.

Two days later, a team of trucks drove out of Yinchuan city in pieces, assembled in the field, and ran to Shaanxi along the well-laid road out of the province.