Chapter 350: The Shadow of the New Currency
Yangjin threw a lychee pit at him and said that he was so desperate for money that he even set his sights on women's underwear, which made Zhao Feiyan laugh heartily.
At this time, Xiao Chu was heard shouting from a distance: Third Young Master, Master Lu is here.
Zhao Yulin immediately stood up to greet Lao Lu, and the two walked towards the study together.
After the courtyard quieted down, Yangjin and Zhao Feiyan felt that what he said was indeed a good business opportunity, especially the fierce mask designed by Zhao Yulin, which would definitely be a hundred times better than the bellybands that girls nowadays could only use.
Zhao Feiyan told Yangjin that what her brother said made sense, and that the fierce mask would definitely sell well.
Yangjin said they were all samples, and she then made two wooden figures in a one-to-one ratio according to the human body shape to demonstrate how to put on the clothes. There were definitely quite a few young ladies who came to buy the clothes.
After a while of whispering, the two women came up with the idea of using the time before childbirth to create value.
In the study, Lao Lu came in with two subordinates. He called out "Third Young Master", and the two subordinates obediently called him "Third Young Master".
Lu Youpeng said that they were all his capable disciples who had brought Qian Fuxing back together, and then handed over Qian Fuxing's confession.
Zhao Yulin took the confession and read it. It turned out that Zhao Yan had indeed received a big golden rat. There was also a long list of high-ranking officials who invested heavily in the money shop to make a profit.
He knocked on the table and asked, "Where are the people?"
Have you cleaned up?
Lao Lu said that after the guy confessed, he was fed to the fish, and he personally supervised the case.
Zhao Yulin nodded and told them: After the incident, Lord Ding handed over the golden rat and proposed to resign as the king. Now that the new Song Dynasty has just been established, it must be stable and focus on dealing with the invasion of the Mongolian army.
He returned the confession to Lao Lu and told them to sort out the names on the list below to see if any of them had committed any crime and to investigate their sources of income.
After Lu Youpeng gave some instructions, the two apprentices said goodbye and left .
Zhao Yulin asked him with a smile: Can’t you even take care of a disciple?
Lao Lu said that his brother's fairness and justice were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. These two young men were confused when they saw that they involved high-ranking officials of the Central Council, so he had no choice but to bring them here to let his brother teach them and solve their doubts.
These people are loyal to the Shenwei Army. Seeing that Lu Youpeng set up a private punishment hall and secretly executed Qian Fuxing, which seriously violated the rules of the Shunfeng Division, it is normal for them to have doubts. He did not want to have any rift with these two apprentices, so he brought them to meet Zhao Yulin to prove that it was the Third Young Master who issued the military order.
He asked Lao Lu: A big case has been solved, aren’t you happy?
I was just an unknown hero and didn't even get a reward.
Lao Lu said happily that he didn't need the reward. There were so many unknown warriors who sacrificed their lives at the border. What was the point of doing this?
Zhao Yulin brewed a bowl of Qingcheng tea and handed it to Lao Lu, saying slowly that we can't let down those brothers and sisters who work silently. Without their efforts, we would be deaf and blind, and there would be no chance of success in doing things.
He said that the territory operated by the Shenwei Army was getting bigger and bigger, and if the business of Shunfengsi could support it, he would use the money to give rewards to the brothers, and reward them according to their merits, and he would never let the brothers down.
Lao Lu nodded, exchanged some greetings and left.
The next day, Zhao Yulin left Cuiping Mountain and headed south to Guiyang.
It was already March, and the water level in the rivers was still low. After the official ship entered the Chishui River, it moved even slower. Zhao Yulin dozed off as the boat swayed.
In Chengdu, after Ma Ling received the newly made banknotes from Zhao Yulin, he quickly expanded the circulation. The new currency was seen throughout the entire territory of the New Song Dynasty, including the distant Chamdo.
However, a problem arose. Jinghu South Road and Jinghu North Road reported to her that Jiangdong and Beiman were looking for agents to take old money to the bank to exchange for new currency.
They wanted to exchange, but they watched the country lose money because the exchange rate between the notes and silver in these places was already below 20%. The northern barbarians were even more ruthless, and they directly forced them to exchange their wolf-head knife coins at 10%, and then secretly took them to the bank of the new Song Dynasty to exchange for new currency. Isn't this naked robbery?
If they don't exchange it, the bank will announce the rules and regulations when it opens. As long as there is no problem with the money, the bank should exchange it for new currency at 30% of the exchange rate.
The people below were confused when they saw a large amount of money being brought into the warehouse and burned, and the new coins being rushed out.
The king, Mr. Ding, had the Shunfeng Division, and the information came faster. After seeing the situation, he became anxious and immediately summoned Ma Ling'er for questioning.
Ma Linger was also unhappy with this situation. Fortunately, Zhao Yulin had enlightened her, and now she was able to sit back and do her job step by step.
She went to tell Ding Gong: Whether it is the Northern Barbarians or the Jiangdong people, they seem to have made a lot of money by bringing them to exchange for our new currency, but in fact, we are the biggest winners.
Mr. Ding looked at her without knowing what was going on, wondering what the hell this woman was talking about? It was obvious that she had lost more than 10% on this exchange, so why did she say she had made a profit?
Ma Ling'er handed over the letter that Zhao Yulin had prepared before he left, and reported to him that Yulin had already calculated this.
Jiangdong and Beiman have to exchange their old currency for new one and use it, which makes our new currency become the currency in circulation among them. The more they exchange, the more it will be used by the people, which is equivalent to helping us issue new currency in the territory they control.
The people are all using the currency of our New Song, so they must be leaning towards our New Song.
We can unify them without fighting, this is what Brother Yulin said.
So that's how it is. Mr. Ding let out a long sigh of relief.
Seeing that he was still sighing, Ma Ling'er thought that the old man was not satisfied. She told the old man not to worry, the new currency would be circulated in the Beiman and Jiangdong areas, and would definitely win the favor of the people. In the future, our Shenwei Army will have fewer obstacles when marching into these places, and it will be much easier. This is the money we earn.
She reminded him in a low voice: Grandpa, you must keep it a secret this time. We will also send a special envoy to the banks at the border to investigate the criminals who are smuggling money for huge profits.
The old man started laughing when he saw her cute expression, and said, "I know, I know."
As a result, the border bank of the New Song Dynasty quickly received the confirmation document , allowing foreign merchants to exchange money at the bank according to the exchange rate set by the New Song Dynasty for border trade.
However, merchants were strictly prohibited from accepting wolf-head knife coins and money notes in trade within the territory of the New Song Dynasty. In particular, the money notes that continued to be issued recklessly in Jiangdong after the founding of the New Song Dynasty were all regarded as waste paper.
In this way, the new currency issued by Zhao Yulin was very strong. When it entered the control area of the Great Mongol Empire and the Lin'an court, the new Song currency, which was directly linked to the silver coin, was used by them as silver and became a hard currency loved by everyone from top to bottom.
When the wolf-head knife coins of the Grassland Empire met the currency of the New Song Dynasty, their value immediately plummeted. When they were first issued, the exchange rate was 1 to 0.8, but within a month, it fell to 0.7.
There is no need to mention the Qianyin of Jiangdong. The new Song Dynasty only wanted new currency and silver for transactions, and blocked all their newly issued Qianyin within the territory. Even the officials who received the Qianyin were too embarrassed to take them to the market to rob the common people's wealth. Only the soldiers had no choice but to force the common people to exchange things with swords and spears. From then on, the common people gradually called Qianyin military notes.
Two days later, Zhao Yulin arrived in Renhuai. The aroma of wine from the Sifangjing Ancient Well Distillery had already filled the valley, and in the General Manager's Mansion, only Old Madam Shun was busy and trembling.
The old woman happily told him that Zhidi had given birth to another little prince.
The old woman once dreamed that her lovely granddaughter would become a queen or imperial concubine, but Zhao Yulin refused to become emperor. She had to settle for the next best thing and smiled as Zhidi gave birth to a little prince.
Because Zhao Yulin was once named King of Han by the government of Lin'an.
He said with some confusion, "Zhidi never told him?"
Mrs. Shun said that Zhidi knew that her brother was thinking about her and always went to see her. She was afraid that her brother would be too tired, so she kept telling him not to tell anyone even when she knew she was pregnant.
Zhao Yulin felt as if his chest had been hit by Zhidi's hammer. He was speechless and went out to ask Chen Zhongshun for a drink.
When Chen Zhongshun saw Zhao Yulin coming, he was very happy. He pulled his youngest son asked him to call him brother-in-law. He also boasted to Zhao Yulin that his mother was pregnant again and they should wait for the wedding.
Zhao Yulin began to sigh at Chen Zhongshun's strong sexual ability. He was already an old man in his sixties, but he still had a baby.
The old man saw him in a daze and asked him what he was thinking about.
Zhao Yulin smiled and toasted with the old man. The sauce-flavored liquor that had been aged for three years was really different, and its taste was almost catching up with that of Maotai in later generations.
He asked Xiaoshu, “He’s already four years old, why don’t you send him to school for enlightenment?”
The old man said cheerfully that he was just about to discuss this with him. He planned to send Chen Xiaoshu to Caotang Academy in Chengdu and let Zhang Xiangyang teach him.
My god, what is this old man thinking about?
Zhang Xiangyang is a master of Chinese studies and the vice president of Caotang Academy. He wants Zhang Xiangyang to be Chen Xiaoshu's enlightenment teacher, and only teach his Chen Xiaoshu?
Seeing his expectant look, Zhao Yulin said, "Take Xiaoshu to Chengdu for a visit. The old teacher is old and may not have enough energy. Ma Yuan and the others are studying in Cuiping Mountain. The teachers there are also very good."
The old man thought he would support it, but he was poured a bucket of cold water unexpectedly. He said a little disappointedly that he would not go, and sent Xiaoshu to Cuiping Mountain to study.
Zhao Yulin told him that a new military school was being built in Chengdu. After it was completed, the soldiers in the Cuiping military camp would move out. He wanted to turn it into a youth military camp so that the kids could go in for training.
Chen Zhongshun said sternly: His child would never get involved in fighting and killing.
Damn, Zhao Yulin felt like he stepped on shit today and he and the old man had a quarrel. The two old men drank three cups of wine and then parted.
The next morning, he set off for Guiyang.
In the western Shanchan Prefecture of the Dali Kingdom, Duan Xiaolin was discussing matters with his three wives . Zhao Sihan said that their eldest son Duan Yu was seven years old, and she wanted to send the child to her mother's home, Cuiping Academy in the New Song Kingdom, for education.
Because the education provided by Cuiping Academy is divided by grade and subject, it is already a relatively systematic learning system.
This is very different from inviting two teachers to teach the Four Books and Five Classics at home.
There is a large group of students in the academy, and there can also be various sports and cultural activities, which is beneficial to the growth of children. This is an advantage that private schools and family education cannot match.
