On the first day of October, as usual, the Shuowang Dynasty meeting originally scheduled to be held today had to be postponed to the next day due to two major events, Yun Feng's coming to the court and Shen Chong privately leading troops to attack Yunfeng's mansion last night.

Yunfeng offered Yizhou with both hands. Although it is difficult to argue whether it is true or not, it appears to be perfect on the surface. The court must reward him, and the Shen Chong incident must be determined and an explanation satisfactory to all parties be made. All of this must be done in private. It can only be put on the table after the negotiations are completed. Although it is all related to Yunfeng, he did not participate in the negotiation process. Yunfeng is just a foreign minister. He has no position in the court and can only be represented by a group of important ministers.

When Yunfeng finished bathing and dressed up, the sky was already slightly white. After having a breakfast with Jiangnan characteristics, he, Zhang Lingyun, Geng Wenjun, and Zhuge Fei led a hundred guards towards Zhongshan. go.

Changganli, where he currently lives temporarily, is located in the south of the city, about thirty miles away from Zhongshan Mountain in the northeast of the city. Yunfeng originally planned to ride a horse all the way from outside the city, but soon gave up on this idea. He had to pass three places to go from outside the city. To reach Baidang Lake (today's Qianhu of Nanjing), which is ten miles away, you have to make a long circle. It is better to walk slowly along the flow of people in the city, speed up after passing the Bianhuai column, and then go north along the Qingxi River and pass through the south Yin Bridge and Dongmen Bridge, exiting Beilimen, not far away is the Huaxianmen Mountain Gate!

In Jiankang in the early morning, although the temperature dropped sharply due to a rapid cold front passing through, the people still left their homes early to seek some livelihood. The turmoil last night did not seem to have an impact on them. There were many people on the streets, hawking goods. The sound kept coming, full of vitality.

The common people have fresh memories of the hundreds of people in this group, who are mainly women. Isn't this the same group of heroic female soldiers who entered the city yesterday? They couldn't help but start to watch again. On the contrary, it was Yunfeng, the real leader, but there was no one. Attention. However, there are a lot of discussions about him, and he has even been given a nickname: Si Jue Shijun!

It is said that he is a master of poetry and a master of tune. These two skills made Yunfeng feel complacent, but later on, the taste changed. Next, there was a skill of lust. In order to compete for Song Bao, Shen Jin was beaten to death on the spot, and with his father Shen and Chong met each other in battle. The lust was so great that it was a masterpiece! In the end, he was a master of cursing. Liangzhou Mu's sharp teeth and sharp mouth really impressed the people of Jiankang. It is unforgettable!

Riding on the horse, Geng Wenjun cackled with laughter and said with a strange voice: "General, you have only been in the city for only one day, but you have made such a big name, especially the last two. Hey, Wenjun is convinced. Take it orally, I admire you!" He said, and he cupped his hands in a serious manner.

Zhang Lingyun was angry and funny. She didn't know what was going on, but she took pleasure in attacking Yunfeng! She had no choice but to look at Yunfeng. Yunfeng smiled slightly and said he didn't care, but looked at Jiankang with relish. On the street, suddenly, his expression condensed, and his eyes almost popped out of his sockets!

But I saw a large cart coming diagonally opposite. There were several iron plates as small as cart pins on the cart. After careful examination, there were four big characters written in front of me, "Big spring is worth a thousand!" It turned out to be iron money!

After a long time, Yunfeng slowly withdrew his surprised gaze, looked at Geng Wenjun and praised: "Little lady Geng, before Jiankang in the future, I never expected that Jiangdong would be so rich. Look, all the money is spent." So big!”

Geng Wenjun didn't know whether what Yunfeng said was true or ironic, but her smile froze. She felt quite embarrassed and quickly turned away and ignored him.

Zhang Lingyun also had a pink face. After much hesitation, she explained: "Jiankang is not like Liangzhou where they only use five baht coins and gold and silver. Most of the money used by the people here is the old money from the Sun Wu period. The first is called Bilun, and the middle is called Siwen. They are mainly made of iron, and there are also some small five-baht coins cast privately by Shen Chong and others. Five-baht coins and gold and silver are not commonly seen. The kind of car just now One ** iron coin is worth one thousand yuan, and a smaller one is worth five hundred. Five baht coins of the same weight on the market can be used as five iron coins. Haha, Yunlang laughed. "

Then he seemed to have thought of something and blamed him: "Yunlang, you are too wasteful! Do you know how much iron money you can exchange for the ingot of silver cake you gave to those two singers last night? No wonder they sang so hard. ."

Yunfeng chuckled and said: "Isn't this unclear to me when I'm new here? I'll pay attention to it in the future. By the way, Lingyun, do you think my husband is laughing at the Jiankang people for using inferior coins?"

"Yes." Zhang Lingyun responded in a low voice with a blushing face.

Yun Feng shook his head and suddenly raised his voice: "What my husband just said to Miss Geng is not an irony. The circulation of iron money on the street just shows that the Jiankang market is prosperous and the commerce is as developed as ever. , silver, and copper are no longer enough for circulation, so the people will use iron coins to make up for it. On the other hand, the prosperity of commerce in our country is far less than that of Jiankang. Gold, silver, and copper are enough for circulation, so the people consciously resist inferior coins. That’s why there is no iron money.”

"Huh?" This was the first time I heard about it. Zhang Lingyun said in confusion: "According to Yunlang, using iron money is a good thing, but why did the court discuss recasting the five baht many times to abolish iron money and Privately minting coins was only a matter of paper because copper was hard to find and resisted by powerful families in various places." In fact, not to mention Zhang Lingyun, the people around him who were deliberately attracted by him, including the common people and merchants, all came with money. His face was full of doubts.

Yunfeng waved his hand, and the entire cavalry slowly stopped. He then signaled to his guards to get pen and paper to make temporary records. He realized that this was an excellent opportunity to win over people's hearts and promote himself. After he was ready, he glanced at , loudly said to the people watching: "No, using iron money is definitely not a good thing, it is a temporary solution. The fact that the court is aware of this shows that there are many knowledgeable people who also see the dangers of the circulation of iron money."

Seeing that everyone was clueless, Yunfeng organized some words and continued: "Private casting of iron money is often earlier than official casting. After the imperial court casts iron money, it tries to ban private casting and use of private money. It seems that it is The struggle between officials and private individuals over the right to mint coins, but there are hidden signs of changes in coin circulation and the need to adjust or improve commercial relations.

The so-called "Zhumo" people who deal with commodity coins every day are often aware of the changes in the relationship between commodity coins before the court. They are naturally sensitive to the value of coins. The temptation of profit makes them illegal. They often took risks and took the lead in destroying the original currency system and reforming or innovating the weight, composition and even value of the coins. Then powerful families took advantage of their privileges to follow suit and cast large amounts of iron money privately to obtain huge profits. Shen Chong was one representative figure. , it is not an exaggeration to call them national traitors! As a result, the market is full of bad money.

It is well known that iron money is inferior and everyone does not want to keep it in their hands. They often try to exchange it for five baht worth of money or store it in gold and silver to maintain its value. As a result, good coins gradually withdraw from circulation, and the market is flooded with iron money, leading to today's A vicious cycle.

The occurrence of this situation just shows that Jiankang's business has developed to a critical point. If you take a step further, the sky will be brighter, but if you take a step back, it will be doomed!

How can we broaden the sea and the sky so that the common people can benefit from it? There are no more than two points. First, the court must cancel many restrictions and discriminatory policies on merchants and treat them as good people. In addition to paying taxes reasonably and legally, they must not pay taxes anymore. Use power to forcibly interfere with normal business practices.

On the other hand, if the court and even the noble families sincerely serve the country and the people, they should unite and exchange private iron money according to the official price. Then let the ratio exchange be allowed to be decided by the market and merchants. In this way, good money can be exchanged The trend will be strong and the value will return to normal, while the bad currency will be like scrap iron and no one cares about it, thus surviving the fittest and completely eliminating the circulation status of iron money in the market! This will allow criminals like Shen Chong to rely on privately cast iron money to illegally make money. The attempt to make huge profits has failed, and the people will become truly prosperous and the country will be strong!"

Yunfeng's words were sonorous and full of momentum. It was like a bomb dropped into the market, causing a storm!

The common people all stood stunned on the spot. The brave ones had already run away for fear of getting into trouble, but more and more people came one after another and surrounded the Yunfeng area.

Yunfeng's words touched their hearts, and the common people were all suffering from iron money. As private iron money became rampant, the quality became worse and worse, and what the people had in their hands became less and less valuable. The ratio of baht coins is five to one, but there is no money to redeem it, so the price on the black market is as high as ten to fifteen to one! And the trend is getting higher and higher.

A large amount of gold, silver and copper were concentrated in the hands of powerful nobles, while ordinary people held a pile of scrap iron. Behind the bustle and bustle of Jiankang, it actually reflected the rapid loss of private wealth!

Although the people were surrounded, no one dared to answer. However, everything was silent. Their eyes showed the anger and helplessness in their hearts. Deep in their hearts, seeds had been sown unknowingly. Seeds of hatred.

In fact, Yunfeng also knew that this method could not be implemented in Jiankang, but it didn't matter. All he wanted to do was to incite dissatisfaction, cause chaos, stir up hatred among the people against the gentry, stimulate social conflicts, and aggravate social unrest. In short, It can be summarized as: chaos!

Seeing the reactions of the people, Yunfeng was secretly satisfied. He raised his hands and said loudly: "Fellow folks of Jiankang, Qinliang and Qinzhou have relaxed all restrictions on commercial activities. You only need to pay taxes normally." , merchants are no longer regarded as humble.

Perhaps everyone still has misunderstandings about Qin and Liangzhou, thinking that it is just a remote and barbaric land invaded by surrounding foreign races. In fact, this is not the case. I have led the local soldiers and civilians to fight bloody battles for several years. If we attack, we will conquer and win! After eliminating the threat of aliens, adding light taxes and low taxes, and hiding wealth among the people, today's Qinliang and Liangzhous have a completely new look. Although the streets are not as prosperous as Jiankang, the granaries of every household are full of grain, and the people's hands are full of grain. That’s a lot of real money and silver, and I’m secretly jealous when I see it! It can be said that the days of eating one meal without finishing the next, and calculating every day are gone forever!

We welcome everyone to go to Guzang or Shanggui to invest and start a business. The money used there is real gold and silver and rich five-baht coins. If you have the ability and ambition, you can make huge profits by transporting Jiangnan specialties there.

, I will welcome you infinitely! Do you have confidence?"

Although the people murmured silently, they could not conceal the burning heat in their eyes. It seemed as if mountains of gold and silver were piled in front of them. Yunfeng smiled slightly and said: "Okay, everyone, I will give you another

I have something important to do, please give me a moment. If you need more details or have any further questions, you can come to see me. I will take the time to answer them one by one. That’s it for today. Okay? Come on, please give me a moment.
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