Chapter 487: On the Salt Market

Thinking of others from the setting of Shioshi, it is easy to draw inferences, and Megumi thinks of more.

After drinking less than half a cup of tea, a steward from Yangzhou stood up and said cautiously: "Jin Ye, the little one has lived here for more than ten days, and I always heard the guys say that Hejiazhuang Market is prosperous, can you please enter the master and lead everyone over to have a look, so that the small one and the owners can know the regulations of the salt market in the future?" ”

This person spoke carefully, many people turned their heads to look over, and knew that this person was the housekeeper of a small salt merchant in Yangzhou, the salt merchant's surname was Wang, and the housekeeper also followed the surname Wang.

No one cares, and when I come here, I stay alone, and there are a total of two envoys around me, and they are sent to live in Xiaoshi Village in order to save money for housing, and this shabby appearance is even more contemptible, and no one even speaks.

Just now, some people were talking about the good luck of this family, and they were able to catch up with the salt market first, and maybe they could make a small turnaround.

But at this time, it makes people feel upset, everyone is in a hurry to rush back, how can there be time to see what market, a market in Zhuangzi, and what can be seen, stay here for more than ten days, should have been visited a long time ago, and said with a big grin What please take everyone to see, who do you think you are!

But the last sentence of this Wang Steward made everyone moved, Hejiazhuang This market is also run by Zhao Jin, and the future salt market must be almost regulated, look at the past, and there is a plan for the future, but this Wang Steward is too disproportionate to speak, and he actually let Jin Ye lead, what kind of identity does Jin Ye have, so that the following stewards and entourage can lead it, it is already a face.

Zhao Jin, who was sitting there, glanced at the steward Wang, with a smile on his face, exchanged glances with his partners around him, nodded and said, "It's okay, it's up to me to do the friendship of this host, everyone come with me!" ”

There was a slight commotion in the crowd, and Jin Ye really gave face to the ignorant Wang Steward, and the Wang Steward's face flashed with a hint of joy, and then it was replaced by greater panic, and he hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "There is Lao Jinye, there is Lao Jinye!" ”

A group of people walked out of the cart shop again, but except for Zhao Jin, only Wang Zhaojing and Ruhui followed Zhao Jin, and the other partners were all busy, so everyone naturally couldn't find fault with it. Everyone turned around and didn't go far before they came to the location of the bazaar.

Yangzhou people in Hejiazhuang these ten days stay boring, Hejiazhuang inside and outside, in addition to the important places that are not allowed to enter, other places have been strolled, this bazaar wandered around I don't know how many times, but the first few times to see is to wander, this time you can see more things.

The bazaar is actually a separate village, with wide streets, simple but regular rows of houses, and pergolas for vendors, all kinds of vendors gather, but the streets are very clean, some people walk around from time to time to sweep up the garbage and debris, and there are strong men in black clothes and short sticks patrolling in groups, and there are traitors here, or there are disputes, people will come to deal with them in time.

"This is a fair scale, if there is a dispute between the two catties, this scale shall prevail"

"Rent and miscellaneous fees are required to rent shops and stalls, and all the expenses in this market come from this."

"Over there is a tea shed, which is equipped with cold boiled water and anti-heat medicine, which is not needed yet, but it will be useful when the weather is hot and the heat is heavy."

"Oh, you ask why you don't deserve a cup, if you want to come here to drink water, you have to bring your own cup, if you come temporarily, someone will give him a cup"

Zhao Jin didn't explain carefully, the temporary cup will be washed and soaked in boiling water, it seems troublesome, but it avoids the infection of some epidemics, there are more and more people in this bazaar, and it is troublesome to cause a disaster, but these things are only regarded as too detailed, rich and noble, but there is no way to explain in detail.

At the beginning, most of the salt merchants and stewards in Yangzhou were absent-minded, but the more they looked, the more attentive they became, listening to Zhao Jin's explanation and nodding frequently, if this regulation is followed, the future salt market will not be bad.

Some people even thought that Yangzhou could also do such a thing, instead of discussing it in the lobby of the Salt Industry Guild, or designating it in the yamen of the government, there was such a salt market, and a big man like the Feng family would not be able to manipulate the salt industry.

Being able to see these and draw so many conclusions is all because of Steward Wang's courageous request, unconsciously, everyone's attitude towards Steward Wang has improved a lot, and Steward Wang also realized that it was an opportunity, and desperately squeezed forward, and had come to the back of Zhao Jin.

In addition to the stalls under the shops and pergolas on the street, there are also some vendors who set up stalls on the spot, which are all from nearby villages to earn a pocket money for the family, and can come to set up stalls, that is, Lianbao several villages, Zhao Ziying is quite tolerant of these people, and every time they bring the goods, they leave the same even if they pay the miscellaneous fees, that is to say, the seller of the steamed bun leaves a bun.

"Master Jin, what's that place over there?"

"That's where the money ticket is issued." Zhao Jin replied with a smile, that faΓ§ade looked completely different from other street shops, and it looked much more solemn and magnificent, and it was very conspicuous on the market street.

The salt merchants and stewards from Yangzhou were shocked, but they didn't expect that there was still a place in Xuzhou that could exchange silver tickets.

The silver ticket only appeared in the last years of Jiajing, it was a method that was pondered by the Jin merchants, and it began to be popular in Wanli, but the scope of use was not large, the north was Shanxi and the thoroughfare along the canal, plus the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and the important towns along the Yangtze River, to put it bluntly, the canal and the Yangtze River basin plus a rich and developed Shanxi because of the trade in the grassland.

Fujian and Canton also used bills extensively, but it was a different system, where local magnates, maritime merchants and pirates, as well as colonists from all walks of life, and even Southeast Asian civilized chieftains and Nanyang Chinese merchants, all recognized the bills issued by Indian Brahmins, which were equivalent to cash silver, and credit had been established.

Merchants in different places, it is very inconvenient to bring a large amount of gold and silver, it is easier to be targeted by gangsters, and cause trouble, this Xuzhou salt market was established, a large amount of salt came in, and a large amount of silver money came to buy on the other side, how to bring this large amount of silver back to bring over, it is also inconvenient and unsafe.

But I didn't expect that there was a ticket number here, when the canal was diverted from Xuzhou to Pizhou, the silver ticket had just appeared on the front line of the canal, and then Xuzhou quickly withered, and there was no possibility of using the silver ticket and ticket number.

I didn't expect that there was a ticket number in the market in Hejiazhuang, which made it much more convenient for everyone.

"Master Jin, can you take everyone over to have a look." Steward Wang was a little nervous and a little excited, and this also said everyone's thoughts, and everyone was very curious.

Zhao Jin nodded, and walked over there, the salt merchants and stewards were more polite to Steward Wang, and asked him to come to the front to walk, and some people whispered: "No wonder Zhao Ziying is so capable of fighting, these lords' armor has not been taken off until now." ”

"My ticket number can be exchanged in one store now, it is the Sun family firm in Yutou Town, and the tickets of about 3,000 taels can be paid in cash at any time." Zhao Jin explained with a smile.

The Sun family exchanged grain for wine, as well as buying grain, wholesale shochu, and a lot of silver in and out, the Sun family firm and Zhao Ziying were one, trusted each other, and directly learned the method of this silver ticket.

"That's also very convenient, in the Sun family to exchange money or issue tickets, there are other ticket numbers in Yutou Town!" Everyone said with a smile.

Yutou Town is just on the first line of the canal, and it is a prosperous and wealthy node town, and the convenient way of silver tickets is naturally there, and the exchange of silver deposit is nothing more than a transfer in the Sunjia Commercial Bank, although there is an extra layer of procedures, it is much more convenient than carrying a large amount of cash.

A cadre walked over, and could also see two vendors buying dried fruits and snacks in front of the store, the people in the store were much richer than the vendors, so they naturally needed this, and there were also a few vendors selling local products, who were warmly greeting guests over there.

On the roof opposite the ticket number, on the street side, a figure was crawling slowly downward, carrying an oilcloth bag, vaguely shaped like a bow.

This archer surnamed Wu Mingbiao was originally a soldier in Liao Town, because the Li family was too ruthless, he swallowed a sum of money in a private raid together and ran away, all the way to Nanzhili's side, the money on his body was scattered, fortunately, the style is still there, so he used this to make money.

Street private fight or bloody battle in the rivers and lakes, whoever has a bow here will have a big upper hand, Wu Biao is from the army, he knows how to find a position, and the shooting is also accurate, and he will be famous again and again.

Now please ask this Wu Biao to make a move, there is no ten taels of silver, please don't move, and an arrow will cost two taels afterwards, but everyone is willing to ask, because if you invite him, you will have a chance of winning, and each arrow must have a life.

Now Wu Biao has picked up the good fans on the painting boat, and found a house in Yangzhou City, looking like he is going to live a long life, and the asking price is much higher than before.

However, on this errand, Wu Biao took three hundred taels just for the deposit, and there were five hundred taels afterwards, looking at the amount of silver, Wu Biao also knew that what Lu Dao had to deal with was not good stubble, and he also knew that Lu Dao could not afford to offend the silver.

Thinking that his family was pregnant and wanted to have a long peaceful life, Wu Biao responded to this errand, he was arranged to be an entourage under a certain salt merchant, and after he came, he wandered around all day and found this suitable place.

Where to do it is Wu Biao to decide, he chose the opposite side of this ticket number, but also to lead Zhao in to have a rhetoric, although the ticket number is a heavy land, but the grain store on the opposite side is very lax, and it is easy to get in.