Chapter 570: Debt Collection
Xu You gently wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, who said that generals are easy to bully, a martial artist like Jia Rong, it will not work to be reasonable.
"Today we only drink alcohol and do not talk about politics." Jia Rong said.
Xu You had no opinion, and immediately agreed, as long as he could get in touch with Jia Rong, it was very important in Xu You's opinion.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the food in the general's mansion is naturally not as good as the wind to come to the building, Xu You eats slowly, and constantly talks to Jia Rong about some things about Xueyue, and Xu You's ability to slap horses is not weak, otherwise he would not have overwhelmed Tian Feng and others under Yuan Shao's hands.
"General, Fengya asks to see you." A guard walked in and hugged his fist.
Jia Rong frowned slightly, this Fengya is in contact with several ladies in the house every time he comes, how can he ask to see himself today, could it be that Fengxiao ate and drank in Fenglai Lou and did not pay the bill, and now there is Xu Yu by his side, Fengya wants to pay the account, and there is no face.
Xu You said: "General, the lower official should avoid it." Naturally, he didn't know who Fengya was.
Jia Rong waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, it's just here." ”
Feng Ya is smart, so naturally she will not be so ignorant, plus she has a close relationship with several ladies, and her status in the city has faintly improved a lot, Jia Rong doesn't mind this, he has already ordered someone to secretly investigate Feng Ya clearly.
Seeing Jia Rong in the top position and Xu Yu below, Feng Ya's expression froze slightly, and then returned to normal, Ying Ying bowed and said, "The little woman greets the general." ”
After Xu You saw the visitor, his heart was already beating suddenly, and he secretly thought that Fengya would be able to take care of Jia Rong's face and not mention the matter of the restaurant.
"Please, I don't know why Miss Wind came?" Jia Rong said lightly.
"The little woman came to collect her debts." Feng Ya set her eyes on Xu You.
Xu You's body was shocked, his face was slightly pale, and Jia Rong's face changed slightly, of course, neither of them looked at each other, and they didn't see the clues.
"Oh, what debt?" Jia Rong's cheek has long been practiced, and he still deliberately pretends to be confused knowing that Feng Ya is coming.
"Guo Junshi owes another 100,000 yuan in the shop." Feng Ya didn't seem to see Jia Rong's slightly ugly face.
Jia Rong snorted and said: "It's Guo Junshi again, General Ben has already told him not to eat and drink in the future, don't record it in General Ben's account, I didn't expect it"
"Wind girl, you go to the workshop later to receive wine worth 100,000 yuan, next time Guo Junshi goes to eat and drink, don't record it in the general's account." Jia Rong is very good at dealing with such things, anyway, there is no money, there is wine, I don't have to worry about these merchants not wanting, and the price is quite low.
Feng Ya readily agreed.
Seeing that he still hadn't left, Jia Rong's tone contained a faint anger, "What's the matter with Miss Feng?" General Ben still has distinguished guests to receive. ”
"This must be the distinguished guest of the General's Mansion and the envoy of Jizhou, right?" Feng Ya pointed at Xu Youdao.
Jia Rong nodded, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Fengya's gourd, "That's right, this Lord Xu is an important strategist under General Yuan of Jizhou. ”
Xu You didn't feel happy at all because of Jia Rong's grand introduction, he now owes more money than Jia Rong, a full 200,000, it is impossible to get it together in a short time, it seems that it is inevitable to lose people in the General's Mansion today.
"Lord Xu recognizes the little girl, right? Yesterday in the Wind Tower"
Without waiting for Feng Ya to finish speaking, Xu You took it and said: "The matter of Feng Lailou will be talked about later, and now the official and the general still have important matters to discuss." ”
Jia Rong was curious and stopped: "Don't be in a hurry, Miss Feng, what is the matter?" ”
"Yesterday, Lord Xu was drinking in Fenglai Building, and because he didn't have enough money, he made an IOU." In order to take care of Xu Yu's face, Fengya said it quite decently.
Xu Yu said: "There is no need to worry about money, and it must be returned when you turn back, and it must be returned." ”
"How much do you owe?" Jia Rong ignored Xu You's feelings and asked.
"Two hundred thousand dollars."
Jia Rong was slightly shocked in his heart, this Xu You came to Chang'an, it was only a day, how could he eat 200,000 yuan, could it be that he didn't look at the price of the food before eating, or there was another reason.
"Lord Xu, but that's the case?" Jia Rong asked, anyway, there was a disagreement between him and Yuan Shao, so he didn't care about any feelings.
"Don't hide it from the general, it is true." Xu You saw that he couldn't hide from the matter, so he arched his hand and said.
Jia Rong and Feng Ya glanced at each other, and immediately thought about it, this Xu You's status in Jizhou is not low, and the wine money owed to Feng Lailou may be just a breakthrough, and he got some important news from Xu You's mouth.
"Well, this, this general is responsible for various matters in Chang'an, the interests of the merchants in the city are naturally not a problem, Fenglailou is also a small business, Lord Xu, you see that Fengya is also a woman, it is not easy, return it as soon as possible." Jia Rong said righteously.
Xu You said yes again and again, but in his heart he was thinking of a way to get out, 200,000 yuan was not a small amount, and it was quite heartbreaking to take it out with Xu You's net worth.
"That's good, when the money owed to the wind is over, we will discuss the reconciliation between the two sides." Jia Rong said.
After that, Xu You was almost imprisoned in the general's mansion, whether it was eating or going to the street, there would always be soldiers secretly staring, this Xu You was also honest, he returned on time every day to eat, and he didn't miss it for a few days, Xu You also couldn't say it, there was no money in his pocket, he just fancied some things, and he couldn't afford it, this is not Jizhou, people will give Xu a face, give it away for free, under the rule of the Xiliang Army, don't say it's Xu You, that is, the general Jia Rong is not yet being collected by Fengya.
After Xu You's matter was instructed to Jia Xu to deal with, Jia Rong began to prepare for the bank, which was related to the economic problems of the Han Dynasty under the rule of the entire Xiliang Army, which was very important and should be fully prepared.
Paper money in this Han Dynasty is definitely an epoch-making move, it is absolutely difficult for the people to accept it in a short period of time, the general's mansion has absolute authority in Chang'an, it is easy for merchants to use paper money in the city to trade this reform, as long as it is reported not to accept paper money, there will be soldiers of the Xiliang Army to arrest immediately, after a long time, there is no mistake.
Jia Rong convened the core civil officials under his command to discuss the issue of paper money, but he had only studied the bank in the general's mansion before, and did not specify the issuance of paper money.
After listening to the story, several people in the room had a general concept of paper money, that is, the money used by the merchant in the transaction was exchanged for paper money, which was convenient, but would the merchant be stupid to exchange the money in his hand for a pile of paper? This question can still be difficult to say, especially the common people, who are more practical, and would rather keep their money at home than exchange it for paper money.
Zhang Zhao said: "General, the matter of paper money is very important, if someone takes the opportunity to forge it, it will cause the General's Mansion to lose a lot of money." ”
Jia Rong said with a smile: "We can do a means on paper money, so that those people can't imitate it, and regularly replace paper money, so that a large number of things can be avoided, temporarily implemented in Chang'an City, see how the effect is." ”
Jia Rong put forward very constructive opinions, it is not an overnight thing, looking at the development of the Xiliang army, many of them are not available to other princes, reuse craftsmen, peacefully solve the Qiang people, and dominate the grassland, which one is not something to talk about.
"This matter will be completed by Lord Zhang Zhao and the military advisor, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask General Ben at any time." Jia Rong ordered.
"My lord, even if paper money is convenient to use, it is difficult for merchants to exchange the money in their hands, after all, money is applicable in the entire Han Dynasty, and paper money can only be used in Chang'an City." Although Guo Jia is a military advisor, he still sees the problem for a while.
Chen Zhen also nodded in agreement with Guo Jia's remarks.
The rest of the people also set their eyes on Jia Rong, and it was obvious that this was also their concern.
Jia Rong said with a smile: "It's simple, what businessmen are pursuing is nothing more than profit, and with enough profit, why worry about them not taking out the money in their hands." ”
"The money deposited in the bank can give them a certain profit, such as 1,000 yuan deposited in the bank, and if they don't take it out after a year, they will be given more than ten dollars."
"My lord, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this, the merchants and the common people deposit their money in the bank, and the bank itself has no profit, and in the long run, the loss is huge." Zhang Lidao.
"No, the money in the bank belongs to us, and the general's government can withdraw cash from it to buy grain and grass materials for other purposes, ten dollars may not be able to do anything big, but 100,000 yuan, 10 million dollars, and with the bank, even if we have a vault, it is inexhaustible."
The issuance of paper money caused an uproar in the city, and when he heard the propaganda of the people sent by the general's mansion, not only the people, but also the merchants did not dare to believe too much, if it were not for the fact that those soldiers were indeed wearing the clothes of the Xiliang Army, they would have arrested him a long time ago.
The General's Mansion has absolute prestige in the city, even if some people doubt it, but there are still people who can't stop it, for the wealthy businessman, 100,000 yuan is nothing, and the exchange of paper money, maybe it can be watched by Jia Rong because of this, the merchant has earned an unknown amount of money in Chang'an City, and he also has an instinctive trust in the General's Mansion.
The denomination of the banknote was temporarily set at one hundred, the smallest denomination is a dime, that is, a penny that was set before, and now the bank has just emerged, many systems are not perfect, the general's mansion is also holding a try attitude to issue, the first time only made 10 million banknotes, anti-counterfeiting in the general's office under the urging, take a lot of technology.
On the 100 banknote, there is a pattern printed, the front is a horse scimitar of the Xiliang Army cavalry, majestic, vivid, the back is a pattern of swords and guns intersecting.