Chapter 219: The Duke's Face
readx;? Farousi's face was full of doubts, but what was even more puzzled was what this little duke was doing at this time?
Inglie snorted coldly, the two of them were talking about something that had nothing to do with him, and they couldn't change his decision. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The reason why he came here was just a formality of courtesy, and by the way, he looked at Russy's stupid face.
Of course, there is another purpose, which is to see what kind of character is raising this black flag again.
But from now on, it really disappointed him, just this kid's performance, to the place in the royal capital that eats people and doesn't spit out bones.
It's only for people to die for fun.
Inglie turned around and was about to leave, there was no point in staying any longer.
However, Lin Ye, who had not yet answered Farousi's question at this time, moved his gaze to him.
"Lord Ingley, don't be in a hurry, I heard that your Excellency made an agreement with Eagle Harbor two months ago to buy twenty ships of cargo, including beer, paper paper, and a large amount of glasswork, etc., which is worth about four million silver coins, right?"
Lin Ye was amazed with his hands on his back, even for a wealthy province like Maple Leaf Province, this was not a small amount.
After all, the Governor's Mansion can only turn over about six million silver coins at any time, and this figure is more than half.
Ingle's discoloration was also done in private.
In order to buy these things, he also spent a lot of energy.
If you get these things in your hands and sell them in a few major stores on the west side, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money.
He is still very discerning in business.
But how did this leak out?
If this allows others to grasp the purchase channel, his loss will be very large.
"How do you know?" said Ingle, staring at the young man's eyes.
For Maple Leaf Province, business is life, and only through a steady stream of goods can it make huge profits.
Now this batch of emerging commodities has appeared, and a whirlwind has blown in the royal capital.
If he can grasp the business opportunity and quickly seize the relatively closed market on the west side, he will definitely be in an advantageous position in the competition.
He has even explained that several major chambers of commerce in the province are ready to open up the western market.
But now, this trade secret, which can almost affect the future of Maple Leaf Province, has come out of someone else's mouth.
It's no wonder he's so uncomfortable.
"If the two insist on leaving, this duke will never stay, but before leaving, this duke wants the two adults to see if they know this thing. Lin Ye took the pen and paper from Fant's hand.
He signed a name on a piece of paper and displayed it before the eyes of the two governors.
Ingley's eyes, which were already full of doubts, widened instantly.
It was a font he had never seen before, but the shape was still recognizable.
Because this is exactly the signature provided on the agreement by the Chamber of Commerce with whom he signed the secret agreement.
And this signature is also widely used on something called banknotes.
Banknotes are written with numbers, and this number represents an equal amount of silver coins or even gold coins.
It is difficult for ordinary citizens to understand what this kind of thing is, and it can represent silver coins.
But near the ports along the coast, this kind of thing is unimpeded, and it is better than gold.
Because it represents prestige and wealth in itself, it is similar to the name signed by His Majesty the Emperor in an executive decree.
With this thing called banknotes, you can exchange it for the goods and goods you want.
The most important thing is that there is also an institution called a bank in the port, and you can go to the bank with banknotes and cash the same amount of silver or gold at any time, and there is a story about the bank's creditworthiness that spreads very widely.
There was a big businessman from other places who was very untrustworthy about this bank when he passed through Seagull Harbor.
He borrowed 800,000 silver coins from a local friend, went to the bank, and asked him to cash them.
He didn't believe that such a thin pile of things could really be exchanged for 800,000 silver coins.
It's worth eight silver coins, isn't it?
What his friends say about the credibility guarantee is a joke.
He had been in business for so many years, and he had never heard of such a broken thing being so valuable.
It wasn't until the bank staff applied to their manager that in just two hours, sixteen boxes were placed in front of him.
When the big merchant opened the box, he was dumbfounded, and the white flowers were all silver coins.
He asked in a trembling voice if he could really move the coins away.
The banks said there was no problem.
He really moved the silver coins, and secretly observed them for a few days, and found that the black fire company behind the bank had strong financial resources, and half of the business in the entire port was related to them, and not only Seagull Port, but also branches in other ports.
He still wondered if this so-called bank was a liar in order to trick more people into depositing silver coins.
His friend told him with a smile that there were more than ten cargo ships of the Black Fire Company that arrived in Hong Kong every day, and the purchase and sale of hundreds of thousands of silver coins by others were all delivered by this kind of banknote, and the transaction volume alone was nearly one million silver coins, if he didn't trust it, he would drag dozens of boxes to buy it.
The great merchant finally dispelled his doubts, and not only exchanged the sixteen boxes of silver coins for bills, but also added another twenty boxes of silver coins himself.
Since then, he has also started to do business with this black fire company, and he is prosperous, showing off the money in his hand whenever he meets people.
In addition, the bank will record the large amount of banknotes according to the number, and cannot be taken away without the customer's autograph.
This also allows merchants to carry hundreds of thousands of silver coins on their bodies every day, their faces are not red and breathless, and they do not have to worry about being stolen.
After all, even if the thief takes the banknote, even if he wants to exchange it for the goods, the other party will take it to the bank for verification.
This kind of system was designed by Lin Ye, but compared with banknotes, this kind of super-large amount is closer to the function of a check.
It was only for fear that people would be confused about it, so they continued to bear the name of banknotes, and at the same time, small bills began to circulate.
It was only a matter of time before more convenient and accurate banknotes replaced the everyday use of gold and silver coins.
"This signature...... Is that you?" Inglie looked at the young man in front of him with a shocked face.
This Duke of the Far East turned out to be the person behind the chambers of commerce with whom he had signed the agreement.
But how is this possible? How can that poor and remote Far East support a huge economy?
They made all of those things?
How wide is their territory? How many people are there?
"If the two lords are really unwilling to give this Duke this face, then these two agreements will probably be null and void. ”
Lin Ye's smile was extremely relaxed.
And the arrogant Ingle, his face became extremely ugly. (To be continued.) )