Chapter 342: Isn't Our Death Just Fulfilling Your Wish?
Several new shops have opened on Gulou Street.
One is called Jinling Stock Exchange, and the other is called Jinling Bank.
The common people have no interest in what kind of exchange, because the things inside are too expensive, and the starting price of a piece of paper is one hundred taels of silver, and it is difficult to say how much money can be bought in the end.
Comparatively speaking, Jinling Bank is much better. As long as you enter with a copper coin, you can exchange it for beautifully made grandson money and grandfather money, and there is no limit!
This made many ordinary people ecstatic, and they stood guard at the door early in the morning with sacks on their backs, for fear that the good money would be exchanged by others.
The copper coins of the Ming Dynasty are very miscellaneous, except for a small amount of Hongwu Tongbao, mixed with a large number of copper coins of the Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and even the Kaiyuan Tongbao of the Tang Dynasty are in circulation.
The good thing is that this thing is a metal currency, and the properties of its value are determined by its metal properties.
Therefore, there is no such thing as depreciation or non-depreciation.
It's just that some iron and lead money are of poor quality, and they will be disliked or even discounted when buying things.
But basically, it will not be rejected.
Because since ancient times, the folk copper coins have never been rich, and they have always been in a state of money shortage and half money shortage.
As long as the copper coins made by the imperial court are not too outrageous, the common people will pinch their noses and admit it.
Even if it is lead money and iron money, as long as it is beautifully made and the handwriting is legible, ordinary traders will not refuse to accept it.
Relatively speaking, the Xuanwu Lake commemorative coin launched by Zhu Yunxi is simply the king of the copper coin world.
Not to mention the high copper content, the production is also very exquisite, and others can't imagine it.
It's just that Zhu Yunxi was just an ordinary emperor and grandson before, and he was embarrassed to mint coins with great fanfare, and he was always half-concealed and sneaky.
Now that he is the emperor's grandson, he immediately put this matter on the agenda.
Regardless of whether the bank can improve the economy of the Ming Dynasty, first change all the miscellaneous copper coins of the Ming Dynasty and mark him with Zhu Yunxi, which is enough for him to be stinky and beautiful.
Zhu Yunxi's little caution is a great grace at the level of the common people, so that they can justifiably obey the opportunity of the emperor's grandson.
Therefore, as soon as the door of Jinling Bank opened, enthusiastic people pushed each other and squeezed in.
Because the people were so enthusiastic, the staff of the bank couldn't stop them at all, until Jinyiwei came forward to maintain order, which made the people orderly.
Everyone lined up to enter the hall, and when they saw that there were more than a dozen windows set up inside, their hearts were suddenly relieved.
It seems that the imperial grandson has prepared a lot of copper coins this time, so don't worry about not being able to exchange them.
Liu Neng is also in the team to exchange copper coins.
Originally, it was enough to send a guy over for this little thing, but Liu Neng didn't worry about others, for fear that the guy would get him, so he came over early in the morning to line up.
It's just that he came too late, and by the time he got to him, there were already dozens of people standing in front of him.
Fortunately, the hall is spacious and there are many counters at the window, so you can line up as long as you hold on for a while.
Sure enough, Liu Neng didn't wait long, and a window was vacated.
Liu Neng looked at the man who had only carried a dozen new coins in his hand, and his face suddenly showed disdain.
Just a few copper coins, and come to line up early in the morning?
When it was Liu Neng's turn, he arrogantly put a large bag of copper coins on the scale and beckoned the bank's guys to weigh it. ….
He had just seen it when he was at the door, and the large number of copper coins here was exchanged by direct weighing.
Liu Neng was very satisfied with this, and even a little happy.
For the copper coins he brought with him were very mixed, and there were a lot of iron and lead coins in them, and if they were exchanged according to their weight, then he would have taken a great advantage.
Just when Liu Neng was happily waiting to exchange money, the guy from the bank opened his sack, grabbed a handful of copper coins from it and looked at it.
"This guest officer, you can't do this copper coin, you have mixed too much iron and lead money, you have to pick it out and weigh it again."
[To tell the truth, I've been using @
"We don't take lead money or iron money."
Liu Neng exploded on the spot when he heard this, and angrily pointed at the guy and roared at filial piety.
"Why not!"
"When Lao Tzu sells goods, he collects them as serious copper coins, so why don't you want them here?"
"This guest officer, this is the rule of the imperial grandson, it's useless for you to yell at me!"
"Besides, you don't have any copper in your iron and lead coins, so it's useless for us to change them!"
"The Emperor's Grandson......
As soon as Liu Neng heard that it was the emperor's grandson's order, he was intimidated on the spot, not because he was afraid of power.
In fact, everything that involves livelihood is about making money. Not to mention the emperor's grandson, even if the emperor Lao Tzu is in front, he dares to complain a few words.
However, now the prestige of the emperor's grandson among their merchants is too high, and he has been offered as a living bodhisattva.
After all, which emperor has seen these lowly merchants since ancient times?
Not only did the emperor not dislike them, but also held a meeting for them and personally answered their questions, which can be said to have given them enough confidence and face.
If he dared to disobey the decree of the emperor's grandson, he didn't need to do anything with Jinyiwei, and the merchants on this street could hammer him to death.
"Then pick and choose......
"But hurry, I'll have to go next door to buy securities in a while!"
When the guy heard this, he immediately looked up at Liu Neng.
It is said that the entry threshold for the stock exchange next door is 10,000 taels of silver.
Can't see that the obscene middle-aged man in front of him is still a rich man?
"This gentleman, our bank has launched a large account system. As long as you deposit 10,000 taels of silver in our bank, you can become a big customer of our bank, and enjoy the privileges of exchanging money anytime and anywhere, making an appointment to withdraw and exchange money, unlimited time, unlimited amount and so on!"
Liu Neng's eyes lit up when he heard this.
It's true that he's a miser, but he's also an official fan!
If it weren't for his poor background, he could only make money as a businessman, who wouldn't want to be in official uniforms and official hats to glorify his ancestors!
Therefore, as soon as Liu Neng heard the word "privilege", he forgot the purpose of the trip, and hurriedly pulled his buddy to make a sound.
"Tell us more, what's this privilege about?"
After the guy explained the privileges of the big household to Liu Neng, Liu Neng didn't even stumble, and set a quota on the spot.
"Isn't it just 10,000 taels of silver, we'll order someone to send it later!"
"What's more, you also support withdrawing at any time and returning the interest mile......
The young man was also very happy to see Liu Neng so refreshing, and hurriedly helped him with the exchange business, as if he was afraid that this person would regret it. ….
Because according to the bank's regulations, they have rewards for recruiting large depositors.
When Liu Neng handled the exchange and deposit business, there were also people in the queue outside the door who kept telling them about the bank's policies.
Lin Ah Huan is one of them.
Since Lin Ahuan fled to the capital with her parents, she entered the Hope School within a few days.
She cherishes this hard-won opportunity very much, and she learns by herself every day in the middle of the night.
The hard work paid off, and it only took her half a year to complete the two-year course of others, know more than 2,000 words, and become a veritable primary school bully in the class.
This time, the school received an order from the emperor's grandson, saying that the newly opened yamen was short of people, and some students were recruited to help, and each person was subsidized with fifty yuan per day, and she was the first to report her name.
In fact, her family is not short of money now, whether it is her father Lin Rongyi or her mother Zhang Yiniang, they can earn a lot of copper money every month.
But when she thought of making money and helping her parents subsidize the family, she was thrilled and felt that she could finally do something for the family.
After Lin Ahuan signed up, he was officially appointed after only a short three-day training.
Fortunately, it is not difficult to do, just introduce the bank's regulations and systems, and then preach about preferential policies and so on.
There's not much in total.
She was all ripe on the first day.
"Uncle, let me tell you about the benefits of our bank."
"Our bank can not only exchange copper and silver coins, but also deposit and withdraw money, and send miles to other places!"
"Moreover, as long as you deposit more than 10,000 taels, there will be no handling fee for withdrawals in other places......
Lin Ahuan introduced it diligently, and after eating at ten people in a row, he caught an interested person.
"Little girl, what do you mean by that remote withdrawal of money you just mentioned?"
"Say hello to this uncle!"
"If you go back to Uncle, withdrawing money from other places means that you have deposited money in Jinling Bank, and if you go to other places to do business in the future, you can withdraw money in other places and use it directly, without running back and forth, and you don't have to toss with silver."
Zhang Bin nodded when he heard this.
"Oh, I see, it's good governance!"
Zhang Bin came to probe the bank's reality in preparation for the impeachment of the emperor's grandson.
After listening to Lin Ah Huan's introduction, he suddenly found that the bank turned out to be a rare good governance.
It's just that I don't know what the follow-up will be, if there are no restrictions when withdrawing money, and there is no attempt to seize the property of the people, it is really a good thing.
"Uncle, are you interested in depositing money in our bank?"
"Not only does our bank not charge a custodian fee when depositing money, but we can also give you a certain amount of interest every month, which is very cost-effective!"
Zhang Bin laughed when he heard this.
"I'll talk about this later, the old man came over today to take a look, and if he needs to come back to you in the future!"
"Oh......"
Lin Ahuan was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he still said goodbye to Zhang Bin very politely and went to the next customer to introduce.
There are many people like her outside Jinling Bank, all of whom are temporary workers recruited from the senior year of the Hope School.
Zhang Bin looked at Lin Ahuan's back as he jumped away, and secretly thought in his heart, can the employment of girls and immorality be used as a clause for impeachment? ….
However, the idea only went around in his head before he dismissed it.
At this stage, the methods of the imperial grandson are a little too superb, not only can he not understand it, but even the ministers of the imperial court can't understand it.
Stock exchanges, banks......
It's something they've never heard of!
Relatively speaking, banks are fine, after all, there are some similar stores in the market.
However, those silver chests only kept the money on their behalf, and instead of interest, they charged a storage fee!
If you want to transport the silver to other places, you also have to charge a freight and premium, and hire a dart board to transport it.
But when he came to the emperor's grandson, instead of collecting money, he returned the money to the depositors, could this be a scam?
First cheat the people's money into the bank, and then after a few years, the bank will not get all the people's money back?
Zhang Bin's worries are not unreasonable, and even many people are worried.
Therefore, no matter how hard Lin Ah Huan lobbied, few people would still be tempted.
Because the lower limit of the government since ancient times has not been high, it is normal to be abducted and deceived by Sven, and it is normal to take it by force. Relatively speaking, a court like the Ming Zhu family is already good for the people.
At the very least, the people paid taxes to the court, and after serving the labor, the emperor really didn't toss you.
Zhang Bin is not alone, in the crowd in the queue, there are many officials of the Imperial Inspectorate, as well as some officials of Dali Temple.
They all came to listen to the truth and prepare for the next step of "persuasion" of the imperial grandson.
Outside of them, there is a group of people with ulterior motives.
For example, Zhu Shuang, King of Qin, Zhu Di, King of Yan, Zhu Hu, King of Zhou, etc.
Of course, they themselves did not dare to enter Beijing, but when they heard that the eldest nephew was making a lot of noise, they still sent their respective housekeepers and shopkeepers to come and watch the excitement.
It's just that Zhu Yunxi's techniques are too high, completely beyond this era, and the housekeepers and shopkeepers they sent out are also lively, and they don't see it at all
I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Zhu Yunxi's gourd.
Han Qing also lined up in the crowd, listening attentively to Lin Ahuan's introduction.
Compared with the ignorance of others, he has already understood a little.
The imperial grandson is very short of money!
The imperial grandson wants to do a lot of great things!
Therefore, in order to attract people to save money, the emperor will give a certain amount of interest to the savers.
It's a kind of borrowing in disguise!
It's just that the imperial grandson can afford it?
As far as he knew, the old emperor did not hand over the power of the court to him at all, and the only thing he could directly manage was Songjiang Mansion.
Thinking of this, Han Qing decided to save 10,000 taels first to see what kind of "big" law the big households had and what privileges they had.
By the way, I also went inside the bank to take a look, and if the opportunity is right, find a way to rob the bank!
As long as people hear that the money in the bank has been robbed, they will definitely flock to withdraw the money.
When the time comes, the imperial grandson will not be able to come up with the money, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the people and the old emperor.
In this way, wouldn't Zhu Yunwen have a chance for that waste?
Han Qing had given up doing things while Zhu Butcher was alive early on, and he was even a little worried about Zhu Yunxi.
Although he has never been in contact with Zhu Yunxi, he has heard a lot about Zhu Yunxi. ….
At the age of twelve, he dared Yang Fan to go to sea to kill the Japanese invaders, no matter how you look at it, this is not a good stubble!
In addition, in just one year, he has created three major industries: Sanwei Study, Minggang, and Briquette, and there are countless novelty workshops under his name, all of which are quite remarkable achievements.
At the gate of Jinling Bank, when everyone was thinking differently, the initiator here left the palace early in the morning and followed the imperial grandfather and a group of princes and grandsons to Zhongshan outside the city.
Today is May 17, the death day of Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen.
Compared with last year's funeral, the scale of this worship is much smaller, with only dozens of subordinate officials of the Wenhua Palace, plus Shangshu, Shilang, Jiuqing, and some royal relatives.
To put it simply, if you are not a person that the old emperor can afford, you are not qualified to come to worship if you want to.
For example, the eldest daughter of the emperor, Princess Ningguo and the concubine Mei Yin, these are the members of the royal family that Lao Zhu values the most, and they must be present today.
Another example is the big family of the Chang family, and the prince Zhu Biao are real relatives, and there is no reason not to come.
In addition, only Feng Sheng and Fu Youde participated in the honorable family.
Because the two of them have the title of three ***, they are the nominal masters of the prince.
In fact, Tang He was also qualified to come, but his two legs were too uncomfortable, so Lao Zhu didn't let him toss.
Lao Zhu personally put incense on the position of the crown prince Zhu Biao, and gave up the position of the main priest.
This is his intention to promote the eldest grandson and let the eldest grandson complete the rest of the process for him.
Zhu Yunxi also lived up to expectations, meticulously held a sacrificial ceremony, and led Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunxi to the grave in the back mountain, symbolically filled Zhu Biao's grave with a few shovels of soil, expressing his sincerity and filial piety.
Lao Zhu saw that his eldest grandson was busy with all this, so he ordered the others to return to Beijing first, and he led his eldest grandson to an unfinished cemetery.
The main building of the cemetery has been basically completed, and the part of the underground palace has been excavated a long time ago, and even the broken dragon stone has been installed, just waiting for the owner here to enter the site and put down the broken dragon stone to use.
Only the Ming Tower, the Hall of Enjoyment and other buildings above the cemetery are still under construction.
However, it is also the minutiae of some withered beams.
If the construction period is accelerated, it is expected that the project will be completed in about half a year.
Lao Zhu led the eldest grandson into the underground palace and pointed to a coffin placed in the middle.
"This is your imperial grandmother's coffin, go and pay respects!"
"No!"
Since it was not a formal worship, Zhu Yunxi did not burn incense or paper, but just bowed to Queen Ma's coffin, and then kowtowed respectfully three times.
"Grandma Huang is above, grandson Zhu Yunxi kowtows to you!"
"You must be there to protect it
Grandpa Youhuang is in good health, and he will live another 180 years......
When Lao Zhu heard this, he was still a little moved in his heart, and sighed that the eldest grandson was still filial to him.
However, when he listened to Zhu Yunxi's words, he was so angry that his old face turned black.
"However, if you miss Grandpa too much, you can also knock him in your dreams."
"Remind him, let him pay attention to his body, and always run to the harem if he has nothing to do......
"The Three Maidens ...... Night"
Lao Zhu couldn't help it, rushed up to cover his mouth, and dragged him out of the underground palace.
Lao Zhu dragged Zhu Yunxi outside and pressed him to the ground for a hammer.
"You rebel grandson, can you say such things in the dungeon!"
"You don't know what your grandmother's temper is, if she really hears those words, she really dares to come to us at night to settle accounts!"
Zhu Yunxi said with a smile when he heard this.
"Who told you not to pay attention to your body!"
"Imperial Physician Hao has told his grandson, you should abstain from sex, sex, and alcohol at your age, keep your kidneys watery, recuperate, and not always run to the harem......
Lao Zhu snorted when he heard this.
"That's not your turn!"
"Besides, wouldn't it be your wish to be fulfilled when we die, and you can ascend the throne as emperor as soon as possible!"
After Lao Zhu said this, he regretted it a little in his heart, feeling that he had spoken too seriously, and he was afraid that this rebellious grandson would not be able to stand it.
When he saw the expression on the eldest grandson's face, he felt a little distressed.
However, just when he wanted to change his words and comfort the rebel grandson for a few words, he saw the rebel grandson's tightly locked brows suddenly relaxed.
"Grandpa Huang, my grandson thinks you have a point."
"When my grandson returns to Beijing this time, I will personally draft for you and gather the beauties of the world to enter the palace to serve you!"
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