Chapter 18: Leaving the palace for silver
The treasure banknotes were inherited from the Yuan Dynasty.
The reason for the depreciation, in the popular words of later generations, is that a hundred people take treasure money to the bank to exchange silver taels, and all of them can be exchanged for the equivalent amount of silver taels.
But in reality, only fifty out of a hundred people redeemed.
There are fifty left, sorry, sorry, the bank has no money, so let's change it when I have it.
In other words, the seal does not matter.
How did the people trust the court?
Zhu Yuanzhang also formulated a strange rule that gold and silver can be exchanged for treasure banknotes, and treasure banknotes cannot be exchanged for gold and silver, resulting in the later generations when Wuzong Zhu Houzhao arrived, treasure banknotes were basically out of circulation.
Zhu Rong can't return it to Zhu Yuanzhang if he wants to, because the officials all issue treasure money, isn't this a blockage for his father?
"This also reflects that the imperial court has no gold and silver currency."
Because of the birth of the Ming treasure banknote, it was the lack of copper and silver materials for casting, coupled with the military expenses and financial difficulties of the imperial court, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this method, and changed the Hongwu big money to small money to save copper materials.
Zhu Yu looked at the cyan treasure banknote in his hand, "If you didn't say that you were a treasure banknote, I thought the Qingming Festival had arrived......... I don't know how many silver taels I can exchange? ”
Before I leave the palace, I want to freshen up.
It's been a long time since I've taken a shower and changed clothes, and my body is like a catfish when I run back from Jiangning County...... Zhu Rong's mansion is between the east and west gates of Chang'an, a place similar to the three southern schools.
There are three quadrangles in the gate.
If you can't call the name, you can't call it a palace, because in the palace, the palace can't be called casually, the queen's residence can be called the palace, and the general concubine's residence is called a palace.
Today's Yingtian Forbidden City, Zhu Yuanzhang was built by filling in the lake when he was the king of Wu, the scale is not large, and it has not yet formed a magnificent and huge building complex like that of later generations.
Zhu Yuanzhang is spreading branches every year, the palace seems a little crowded, and the princes live in it is not as luxurious as the royal family of the Yuan court.
Zhu Yu returned to the big room and instructed Liu Jiu: "Go to the mixed hall to fetch three buckets of water, take another honey locust, and bathe and change clothes." ”
Liu Jiu's face was crying, and every inch of muscle in his body was uncomfortable.
He just came back from Jiangning County.
"Can't Your Highness go to the hall?"
"Did Lone like to go before?"
"Slaves and maidservants used to wash you there."
Zhu Rong couldn't laugh all of a sudden, but it was a mixed hall dedicated to kings, but now, Zhu Rong didn't want to go.
"Go!"
Liu Jiu gritted his teeth and trotted out with two wooden barrels, and after a while, he dragged two buckets of water back with a flushed face, swaying so much that only half a bucket was left.
Zhu Yu sat in the wooden barrel, smeared with honey locust powder, took a comfortable bath, changed into refreshing and clean clothes, and suddenly felt refreshed.
At this time, outside the courtyard, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Division brought a jujube red war horse.
This is the most valuable reward!
Daming does not produce war horses, the court is exchanged for tea and salt with nomads, this war horse is really good, after leaving the palace, Zhu Yu deliberately ran for two miles without panting.
Zhongzheng Street in the capital is as shabby and decayed as I saw before, Zhu Rong rode a war horse on Zhongzheng Street, walked slowly, thought about it, and suddenly got off the horse and bought three steamed cakes.
The peddler took the treasure money and handed it back, "Master, the villain really can't find it." ”
Liu Jiu pointed at him and said, "You dare not accept it!" ”
"The villain's money here is all added up, and it's not enough to ...... consistent money."
The treasure money has always been 1,000 wen (originally 400 wen), and if the dealer had so many copper coins, he would not come out to sell steamed cakes.
Therefore, most of the treasure banknotes circulate between merchants, long distances, it is inconvenient to carry too many silver taels, and the treasure banknotes just provide convenience, and the people rarely use the treasure banknotes.
Some officials also exchanged treasure money for gold and silver currency.
If you want to exchange silver taels, you must find a powerful trading house.
Zhu Rong didn't know how much he could change, so he found a tooth shop that looked not big, but after explaining his intentions, the shopkeeper of the tooth shop invited him out.
The shopkeeper of the tooth shop glanced at Zhu Rong and said: "The imperial court stipulates that gold and silver cannot be exchanged, regardless of the size of the business, there is a record in the government, once it is discovered, it will violate the law, but I will show you a clear way." ”
Soon, Zhu Yu came to the place where the shopkeeper of the tooth shop said.
"Uncle, come in and have fun?"
"Childe, what's wrong with the slave family?"
The flamboyant girl stood in the attic, shaking a silk silk in her hand, and was showing off to the men who passed by.
Fireworks, is a Jiangnan specialty.
Yingtian is the economic center of the south of the Yangtze River again, with Yingtian being the richest, the most prosperous, and the later generations have the thirteen hairpins of Jinling, famous all over the world.
There are two places in the hook column of the capital, one is in the east of Wuding Bridge, one is in the south of Huitong Bridge, and there are green buildings everywhere here.
And the wildflower boat of the Qinhuai River,
In front of him, where Zhu Rong is located, is the Cuixiang Building in the east of Wuding Bridge, famous prostitutes gather, and the legend is that it is a gold cave that does not see the bottom of how much silver is smashed.
"Temple...... Young master, do you really want to go in? Liu Jiu pulled Zhu Rong.
Zhu Yan thought about it, the imperial court explicitly forbade the exchange of treasure banknotes for gold and silver, and there were so many reserves of silver taels and dared to exchange them, only this kind of place with three religions and nine streams.
If you don't redeem it, buy a bun, and the dealer won't dare to accept it.
More importantly, Zhu Yu wanted to see to what extent the treasure banknotes had been exchanged.
Zhu Yu instructed Liu Jiu a few words, and Liu Jiu immediately ran in, and soon brought out an old woman who still had charm, which could really be exchanged here.
It's just that the exchange ratio makes Zhu Yu's mouth open wide.
Ten to nine.
One hundred big tickets will be exchanged for ninety taels of silver, and I will report to the official......... Zhu Yan was stunned, and finally knew why those officials liked to come to Goulan to listen to music.
The finances of the Ming court were tight, and Zhu Yuanzhang issued treasure money to officials, which happened to be in the hook column, and the treasure money was spent justifiably, and then found some silver taels to support the family.
It's only been released for a few years.
The old woman looks like she can't get it.
Zhu Yu thought about it, and the deal was ninety-five taels.
Zhu Rong threw Liu Jiu'er two taels of silver, and rewarded him with a tael, Liu Jiule was broken, followed Zhu Rong with a fart, and said good things about him in his mouth.
"If my father knew that Lone was here, he would definitely punish Lone, and if I asked you, you would say that Lone rode a horse, went out of the palace for a turn, and did nothing, so he went back to the palace."
Liu Jiu blinked, "Your Highness, you weren't afraid before. ”
"Lone is not afraid now."
Zhu Yan held the silver tael in his hand, and with the silver tael, he could do some things in the palace, and he could buy things he liked, such as buying a silk dress for Miss Liu.
At this time, in the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was holding the sparse music, his brows were wrinkling more and more, and there were few reports that made him happy recently.
Mao Xiang walked in and reported: "King Qi exchanged a hundred silver tickets for silver taels. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped flipping through the sparse music, looked displeased, raised his head, and his eyes couldn't see the brilliance, "Oh, where did he exchange it?" ”
"In the Cuixiang Building in the east of Wuding Bridge, the bustard's mother has already confessed."
Mao Xiang reached into his arms and offered a stack of cyan treasure money in both hands.
It was exactly what Zhu Rong had just redeemed.
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the sparse music, stretched out his hand to take a pile of treasure money, and suddenly looked at Mao Xiang, who seemed a little incredulous.
"The imperial court ordered that treasure money should not be exchanged for gold and silver, and this inferior son, as a prince, took the lead in violating the laws and regulations set by the imperial court without permission, and did a good job, very good!"
"How many taels of silver did you change?"
"Ninety-five taels."
Zhu Yuanzhang is not like other emperors, he has no understanding of the purchasing power of silver taels, and ordinary people may not be able to save five taels of silver all year round.
Mao Xiang hurriedly said: "The humble post has ordered someone to seize the Cuixiang Building. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said word by word: "Let King Qi come." ”
Zhu Rong didn't know that his transaction had been discovered by a certain inspector who was good at concealment, and even the transaction partner was arrested.
At this time, he was in the Jiangdong Building on Chang'an Avenue, and invited Liu Jiu to eat roast goose.
"Bring one to the mother, Lone promised her last time." Zhu Yu commanded.
Before Liu Jiu could pack up, a group of officers and soldiers appeared in front of him in a hurry, Mao Xiang turned over and dismounted, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "His Royal Highness King Qi, Your Majesty has summoned you back to the palace!" ”
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Author's Note:
In the official history of the Ming Dynasty, the prince called himself "this king", in the 55th volume of the "Ming Huidian", "according to a certain county Wang and others, he was called this king, and the eldest son, Changsun Zhenfu, the lieutenant of the general of Fengguo, and the first son of the concubine, etc., were old enough", and it was also the official written language of the request.
The prince of the Ming Dynasty claimed to have a lot, such as Benwang and Lone, the author has been hesitating which one to use, and considering the problem of bringing in, he decided to change it to Lone, because the King TV series is used too much.
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