Chapter 0589 - Pie in the Sky
"The notice is out! The notice is out! â
Someone was shouting in the streets, and the idle peddlers and pawns rushed to leave, running to the city gate to crowd onlookers to watch the new notices issued by the imperial court.
Every notice of the imperial court is related to the people's livelihood, the military, and national affairs, and they are also closely related to the ordinary people, so the common people attach great importance to the notices of the imperial court.
"What's written on that?"
There was a lot of noise and noise below, but considering that many of these people were illiterate, every time the court or local government posted a notice, a civil official or a military official would be sent to orally explain the literal meaning of the notice, and at the same time patiently explain.
This time, standing on the high platform in front of the notice board is a civil official, which shows that this notice is related to people's livelihood.
"Fellow villagers, the notice issued by the imperial court this time is for two things. One is the Great Wei Bao Banknote, the other is the Qian Zhuang, the imperial court will take the Great Liang as the first test site, the implementation of the Great Wei Bao Banknote and the Qian Zhuang! â
"My lord, I don't know what this big Wei treasure banknote and money bank are for?" There were people who didn't know the inside story and asked.
That's a good question. Da Wei Bao banknote is money, and the unit of measurement is through. Your Majesty has taken into account that since the advent of money, private money has been a huge and complex matter, copper coins have different weights and fineness, and there is a large difference in the price between money, private money, and white money, and there are many changes. â
"And there is no main currency and vice currency, gold, silver, copper, grain, silk can be used as currency, circulating in the market, so I want to use this big Wei treasure banknote as the main currency! That is to say, from now on, Dawei treasure banknotes will circulate in the market of Daliang! â
"What?"
Hearing these words, the people present were very surprised, what kind of big Wei treasure banknotes to use, the broken silver and copper coins in their hands were worthless, and they were all stunned.
The official took out a Da Wei Bao banknote with a face value of consistent money, and said, "Have you seen it, this is the Da Wei Bao banknote!" From now on, Dawei treasure banknotes will be circulated in the market! â
At this time, the people who had come to their senses said angrily: "Isn't this a bond?" This lord, is the court trying to bully us honest Shengdou people? Don't think that we don't know, Wang Er next door came home a few days ago and talked to me about it. Last year, the imperial court's treasury was poor, and he couldn't pay military salaries and bounties for the time being, so he used this bond as collateral, and the imperial court will reissue it in the future! â
"But what's going on now? Is the imperial court going to issue bonds to our people? We don't have much money in our hands, how can we lend money to the imperial court? â
"Yes, yes! I've heard about it, too. The imperial court also issued bonds to those scholars and borrowed tens of millions of dollars! What we want is silver, we want copper coins, what is the use of asking for this treasure money? â
"That's it! This so-called Da Wei Bao banknote is made of paper, what if you don't want to damage it? For example, when I wash clothes, I still have two treasure bills in my pocket, what should I do if the treasure money is washed? â
Looking at the excited people, the honest official was also a little numb, but when he thought of Shangguan's advice, he straightened his waist, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please listen to me!" â
When the official spoke, the ordinary people naturally had to obey, so soon the people present stopped and put their eyes on this official to see what he wanted to express.
The official beckoned to bring a basin of water.
"Please be optimistic, seeing is believing!"
"This is ordinary paper, and this is Da Wei Bao banknotes." The official put an ordinary white paper into the basin of water, then took it out, put it aside, and took out the big Wei treasure banknote and put it in the basin to soak it for a while, and then took it out.
The official took out the submerged Da Wei treasure banknotes and white paper, shook them in front of the people, and said, "Rank, do you see the difference?" â
"Oh! This treasure is so beautiful! â
Isn't that the focus of the "......" good?
"Hey! The white paper is blistered and badly damaged, but this treasure is still in good condition! â
"Yes!" The officials breathed a sigh of relief, and finally had the knowledge.
"Take a good look, everybody. This banknote is different from ordinary white paper, it is made of special short cotton lint, so the paper is crisp, strong and durable, and makes a crisp sound when shaken. â
In order to prove that his words were true, the official asked people to send a few Da Wei Bao banknotes, and put them in the ears of a few people to shake, and it really made a crisp sound, which was very good.
The official said with a straight face: "So you are worried that this kind of big Wei treasure banknote is easy to be damaged, it is simply unfounded!" As long as you don't damage it on purpose and tear up the treasure banknote, the Dawei treasure banknote will be fine if it is placed for hundreds of years! â
Everyone thought it made sense.
"It makes sense for the imperial court to promote this kind of Great Wei treasure banknote. Rank, presumably you carry the broken silver and copper coins of the past with you, although you have money bags on you, but it is actually not convenient, right? And it is easy to steal, or lose silver and copper coins! But with this kind of big Wei treasure banknote, you just just find a random money and wrap it. You see, that's the wallet. â
The official took out a wallet made of pigskin, shook it, and then put the big Wei treasure banknote in his hand.
"Isn't it convenient?"
"That's right! Right! â
Seeing that everyone seemed to be able to accept this kind of Great Wei Treasure Banknote, the official said again: "This official believes, you must be very confused in your hearts, where to exchange this Great Wei Treasure Banknote?" Go to the bank! The money bank can exchange real money, silver and copper coins for you who hold treasure money, and you can also exchange silver money for treasure money! I believe that you will have such troubles in the past, that is, you don't know where to put the money at home, and you are worried about theft, which is not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves! â
"Yes! My lord, I like to leave money around. It's not safe to put on the body, it's not good to put it under the pillow, it's forgotten to put it under the bed, some money doesn't know where to put it, and when you want money, you often have to turn your home upside down! â
"Qian Zhuang can solve this kind of trouble for you!" The official said in a subdued tone: "When you exchange money in the bank, you can also deposit money in the bank, and you can withdraw it at any time. â
When the official said this, many of the people present had bad faces. After all, putting their own money in other people's places, even if it is the imperial court, they can't accept it in their hearts for a while.
And the official said: "Moreover, the money bank can also give you a certain amount of interest!" â
"My lord, what is this interest?"
"Interest is money! The money you made in the bank! â
"What? Qianzhuang helps us people save money, can we still make money? â
"Is there really such a good thing now?"
"Did you drop the pie?"
Many people don't believe it.
The official said loudly: "It's the pie!" In the past, big guys liked to keep money at home, and wanted to do business to make money but didn't dare to try, but now the emergence of the money bank will give you this opportunity to make money! So how much money can you make? For example, if I deposited 10,000 yuan in a bank three months ago, I will get 65 yuan in interest after three months! â
"So much?"
Some people were very excited when they heard it, but some of the more rational people were still quite worried: "My lord, not everyone has a lot of money!" For us ordinary people, it's already very good to have ten yuan at home! Where will there be Wanguan furniture? â
"Haha! Let's just change the analogy. For example, the official now has ten pieces of money, and ten pieces of money is equal to ten thousand copper coins. Three months ago, I deposited 10,000 copper coins in the bank, and after three months, I can get 65 copper coins with interest! So everyone understands, right? â
It is worth mentioning that consistent money generally refers to 1,000 copper coins, but there are also changes with different dynasties, the Han Dynasty is called a "įž", and the Qing Dynasty is called "a hang".
Consistent money, that is, consistent copper coins, a thousand pieces. It is equivalent to a tael of silver. It is a relatively large number, with hemp rope to raise a thousand copper coins, it is also very heavy, about 4.5 kilograms, to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, a piece of ocean, equivalent to a hanging copper coin, or a tael of silver.
After this official's explanation, everyone understood.
The official said, "In addition, if you have urgent needs, you can also go to the bank to borrow money, and the bank can lend you money." It's just that when you take out a loan, you have to pledge something of equal value. â
The implementation of the Great Wei Bao Banknote and Qian Zhuang is of great significance to Wei Guolai.
Many civil disputes have been resolved, and the implementation of this money village alone has made many businessmen appear in Wei for a while, they rely on the money bank's loans, have started business, because there is a house or land mortgage, even if they go bankrupt, no money to pay back to the money bank, in the end they will not be forced to hang themselves, because as long as their houses and land are confiscated!
I have to do it, the reputation of the imperial court is still very good, some people tried to go to the money village to exchange the Da Wei treasure banknotes, and after a few years took the big Wei treasure banknotes to exchange for silver, but I didn't expect it to be really good, this time they can completely put their minds at ease.
This big Wei Bao banknote is not hard currency, but you can still buy what you want in the market. It's the same with that kind of dealer, who was originally very disgusted and repulsed by this kind of Dawei treasure banknote, but this time he came and went, and he also accepted the existence of treasure money in his heart!
There are also some people who have gone to the money bank to take loans to do business, and after going through various procedures, they really got the loans.
Suddenly, the implementation of the Great Wei Bao Banknote and Qian Zhuang was well received, and Ran Min took advantage of the trend and implemented the Bao Banknote and Qian Zhuang throughout the country, striving to replace the gold, silver, copper, and silk hard currencies in the current status of hard currencies in the Wei State.