The beggar emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty - Chapter 563

Xiangyang.

As the place where Qin Huan started, as well as the north-south goods transit station, it developed very rapidly. There were countless restaurants in the city, and there were many shops and warehouses in Fancheng opposite.

In the past, people came and went, and the bustling Xiangyang City has been depressed recently. Basically, all shops and restaurants, including Daqin firm, have been closed.

Obviously, there are too many people shopping and eating with treasure bills. The Qin law clearly stipulates that all businesses must not reject treasure bills, which makes everyone have to choose to close the door.

As soon as the door was closed, the treasure money in the hands of ordinary people could not buy anything. Therefore, they followed the trend and surrounded the bank or yamen all day, hoping to change the treasure money in their hands into silver, even copper money.

However, not everyone is like treasure money. Some smart people are secretly hoarding treasure money to make a big fortune in the future.

In a shop in Xiangyang City, a man and his wife were sorting out a large number of treasure bills on the table in the backyard. The man looked at bundles of treasure bills with excitement, while his wife was worried.

“Xianggong, you have taken out all the valuable things in your family to exchange for treasure money. If you can’t exchange silver and buy things in the end, we LU’s family will be finished!”

“You woman, what do people know? In the end, even if the treasure money can’t be exchanged for silver, you can pay taxes, and you can definitely buy things in the future. Madam, I believe as a husband, we Lu family will definitely make a lot of money this time. ”

The man said, looking at the banknotes arranged on the table, touched his beard and said, “no, it’s only 10000 Liang. It’s too little. We have to get more.”

“But there are no valuable things in my husband’s house?”

The woman looked surprised. The Lu family was a small family. They ran a large shop in the city and saved up thousands of liang of silver. This time, in order to store treasure money, the husband not only took out all her jewelry, but also took out a few calligraphy, painting and porcelain. Even the books, pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the study were exchanged for treasure money.

“The opportunity is rare. We have no way back. We might as well sell the shop.” The man clenched his teeth and looked crazy.

“Ah! Don’t, my husband, I beg you. Don’t sell it. Ten thousand Liang is enough. If we sell all the shops, we don’t even have a place to live. What shall we do if… In the end, if the treasure money is worthless? ”

“Not in case.”

The man said firmly on his face. Ignoring his wife’s pleading, he turned out of the house and strode away.

This man was only twenty-five or six years old. His name was Lu Yong. Originally, he was just a small paralyzed man in the city, but he was bold by nature. In addition, he was flexible. When the Chinese army attacked the city, he not only didn’t escape, but later the bank was ready to lend money to support small merchants and hawkers. Everyone was still waiting and worried. However, he was the first to stand up and buy a shop with a bank loan, Started a small business.

Over the past few years, I have not only made a lot of money, changed a bigger shop, but also married a wife. My childhood can be said to be very happy.

But Lu Yong is not satisfied with the current situation. He always wants to expand his business. However, his financial resources are limited. Now everyone is closed and closed down. He desperately wants to exchange his treasure money for silver, grain or other valuable things. However, he does the opposite. He not only sells all the things in the store, He also took out the silver he had saved and all the valuable things in his family and exchanged them for treasure money.

Although the denomination of the treasure note is several times higher than the previous price, it is still scolded as a fool by neighbors and peers, and its head cramps.

So when Lu Yong came to the door of the bank and announced that he would sell the shop, he immediately provoked an uproar among the businessmen around the door, all looking at him like a ghost.

“Shopkeeper Lu, I haven’t heard of it. Do you want to sell shops and collect treasure bills?”

“Yes, you Lu really want to sell the store, and then go to Nanjing to try your luck. Everyone must know that Lu’s store can offer a price if you are interested. If Lu is satisfied, you can sign a contract on the spot.” Lu Yong arched his hand.

“Good! Even if shopkeeper Lu wants to make a fortune in Nanjing, Wang is not polite. He is willing to pay 3000 Liang. Of course, he can only give treasure money. ”

A member immediately said, adding a special sentence.

“I’ll give you 3102. Of course, I can only give you treasure notes. What does shopkeeper Lu think?” Another member came out and said.

For a time, everyone was scrambling to make a price. There was no way. They were all merchants in Xiangyang City. Because they usually used treasure banknotes for transactions, they hoarded a large number of treasure banknotes for convenience, thousands of denominations and thousands of Liang less.

After all, going to the bank for exchange is troublesome and requires a handling fee, and we are not at ease about bank transfer and remittance, so we all deal face-to-face with treasure bills directly.

Now we’ve been around here for more than half a month, and we still can’t exchange silver or buy anything valuable. So I heard that Lu Yong wants to sell shops and collect treasure money. Will you be excited there?

Even if you don’t have enough treasure money in your hand, you can exchange other things for some treasure money with others. I believe no one will refuse.

Lu Yong smiled without saying anything and continued to wait.

“I’ll give you five thousand Liang.” A well-dressed old man with a cane came up from behind and said loudly.

When they heard the sound, they all turned sideways and gave way. Obviously, the newcomer has a high position in Xiangyang’s business circles. The fact is true. The old man’s surname is Xiao and he is a subsidiary of the Xiao family in Wuchang.

“Well, the deal is still Xiao Lao’s atmosphere, which Lu admires.”

Seeing the silence around him and knowing that no one would bid, Lu Yong immediately arched his hands and smiled.

People around him praised him one after another. After all, Lu Yong’s shop was only 500 taels of silver at most, which was ten times higher.

The old man was not vague. He immediately asked his servants to draft the script. Both sides signed the pledge, and found several people as guarantors. Then he took out a stack of treasure notes from his arms and handed them to Lu Yong. He carefully took the script. Only then did he breathe a heavy sigh of relief, and his frown finally stretched out.

These five thousand taels of treasure money have made him unable to eat and sleep. If he drags on, he may die one day.

Just as everyone was going to go back and come back tomorrow, and Lu Yong was also going to pack up with treasure money, a team of carriages appeared at the end of the street, suddenly with the logo of the Royal Bank of Qin, and the guards on both sides were bank guards with fire guns and knives.

Everyone was surprised. When the motorcade approached, they saw that the carriage was full of big boxes and hundreds of carts. They suddenly became nervous.

Lao Xiao, trembling all over, stepped forward and asked, “dare you ask, is this carriage loaded with silver?”

“Don’t you see this is a special silver car for the bank? What if you don’t pull silver? Get out of the way. Anyone who dares to come near, be careful of getting a knife. ” The captain of the guard rolled his eyes and raised the big knife in his hand.

At this time, the female shopkeeper of the bank had come out, immediately asked the guard to carry the silver inside, and then announced: “everyone, from tomorrow, the bank will officially open for business. The exchange rate of treasure notes and Yuanbao will remain unchanged, and the handling fee will remain unchanged. This is only the first batch of Yuanbao. In the follow-up, you’d better come back tomorrow!”

“Good!”

The crowd burst into a burst of cheers, but there were two muffled noises in the cheers. Subconsciously, they looked at Lao Xiao and Lu Yong, their eyes turned white and fell back at the same time.