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Chapter 204 Everything is new

He Da’s wife carefully wrapped the incense and candles and said, “No matter how poor our family is, those who worship our ancestors cannot be careless. Stay at the big spot and let our ancestors enjoy some incense. In daily life, just use it for the lonely ghosts. When you go back, just buy some in the nearby village.”

He Da nodded and agreed: "When I talk about it, I have lived for decades and I didn't order a few branches for my ancestors."

While talking, the couple left the mall and asked about the roads. They arrived at the food street where they met He Sanlang and others. As soon as they arrived at the intersection, they saw Liu Huai and He Sanlang standing on the street talking while chopping oranges to eat.

When we went up to meet, He Dadao: "Didn't Tixia and Saburo come to buy goods? Why don't we see each other?"

Liu Huai said: "Two soldiers have been arranged to hire people to transport the goods to the ferry first, so as not to be transported in time."

He Da couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "I forgot that Tixia has been promoted, and this time I bought it for the army."

Seeing the restaurants on both sides, He Dadao said, "I don't know which one has a good taste and is clean. This is my first time here."

He Sanlang said: "The people in our army don't eat that much. They just eat meat and drink wine in big mouthfuls. There is a shed there that makes it under the shed, which is the most portion and the price is cheap, so go to his house."

He Dadao: "How can this make it? I have some money left here, so I can only give my benefactors a special offer, so how can I be careless!"

Liu Huai smiled and said, "He Dalang, I really told you that you should eat high-quality dishes on this street. A few cents of money per person are nothing. Are those we eat? Rich people pay attention to exquisite food, and the dishes look good. They should be served on silver plates, and there is no need to use a bird! If you are interested, go to the shed there to have a beautiful meal. I will accept your love."

Seeing that they said this, He Da followed them and walked forward. Not long after, there was an open space in front of them, and many sheds were built, which were sold in food. It was the same level when doing business, and there was a store in the house, and it was the same level when eating under the shed outside. The shop at the beginning was rich people, and ordinary people came to the shed for affordability. He Sanlang was the official who planned the food and grass, and he came here often, and he was the most familiar.

After passing a few stores, He Sanlang stopped and said to everyone: "I often come to eat this family. The owner's family is honest and the food is the most affordable. So here we use some wine and meat."

He Da saw the elderly couple standing in front of the stove, cutting vegetables and cooking soup. Two young people, one standing in front of the stove, cooking vegetables, and the other wearing a towel on his shoulder, making a servant. The appearance of several people looked like a family.

Walking forward, He Da asked, "Master, what are your specialties here?"

The old man said, "The food here is cheap and it is not as exquisite as the restaurant there. I wonder if the dishes we have specialties are stewed?"

He Sanlang walked up and said with a smile: "Okay, let's have a pot of stewed meat, a large plate of tofu, a large plate of all kinds of mutton and vegetables. By the way, if you have any rice fresh today, let's stir-fry some."

The owner agreed and said, "Today there are excellent river shrimps and a few big fish. How about it if you cut them and stir-fry them for you to cook?"

He Sanlang shouted ok and pulled He Dadao: "That's it. We eat a pot of meat and a large plate of fish, which should be enough. What we do here is the business of the people, and the portions of the dishes are sufficient, so there is no need to order too much."

He Da’s wife stood aside and paid attention to the people who cooked the dishes there. Now that life is getting better, the food in the countryside is getting more and more particular, and they need to use oil. Some people think that cooking is stir-frying. He Da’s wife is determined to go back and buy a wok and learn it by herself. When the customer comes, she serves the cooking.

Several people went to the side and sat down. He Da’s wife pulled the dog’s head and asked in a low voice: “I see the guy who cooks over there. Every time he cooks it well, he will add a few seasonings. I recognize the salt sauce. He also needs to add a small spoonful of dark red powder. What is that?”

He Sanlang said: "That is a seasoning sold in the mall, called Fried Vegetable. Why haven't you used Taiwan?"

He Da’s wife said: “We rural people don’t know how to cook, how can we know what the cooking is fragrant?”

He Sanlang said, "Sister-in-law is thinking badly. The aroma of this dish is not just used when cooking. When cooking other dishes, it is just as fragrant when adding them. I heard that it is made of star anise, cinnamon and other seasonings, ground into finely and mixed according to the recipe. The ingredients are very good and the price is not too expensive. Why don't you buy some back? Before the New Year, it was either stewed meat to make fish, and some added flavors will be added."

He Da’s wife nodded and stood there thinking, feeling quite moved.

Liu Huai ordered someone to pour tea, and saw He Da’s wife standing there, and asked, “How can sister-in-law not sit?”

He Da’s wife said, “Just just now, my son saw a family of chicken-head wontons next to him, and he was determined to eat them. I took him over to drink two bowls.”

Several men sit here for dinner, and it is very inconvenient for women and children to go together. Doghead really wants to eat wontons, so He Da’s wife took this opportunity to separate from everyone. Although ordinary people do not pay attention to the difference between men and women, they are not particularly familiar with each other, and men and women try to avoid sitting at a table.

Seeing his wife standing aside and not leaving, He Da finally understood and took out a piece of paper money from his arms and handed it to his wife: "This is Yi Guan money. You took your son to drink wontons and roam around. If you have any favorite things, just buy them."

After receiving the banknotes, He Da’s wife pulled her son together, apologized to everyone, and went to the wonton stall on the other side to eat wonton.

He Dadao: "This time I came to Fancheng to buy New Year's goods. I originally took a few stakes of money from Mr. Ruan, saying that I could withdraw money even if I went to Fancheng. But I never thought that when I arrived at Fancheng's savings office, I only gave me a few pieces of paper, saying it was money. Although this paper was beautifully printed, how could it be used as money? I kept muttering in my heart, thinking that if people outside didn't accept it, they would go there to exchange for money. I didn't expect that many people in the mall would use this paper money, which is very convenient. You have seen the world, and tell me if the people in the city use this kind of money now?"

He Sanlang said: "Brother, don't you know that Changpingshi has been learning about Jiaoziwu in Yizhou recently and started printing money? Such money can be exchanged for copper coins in various savings offices at any time and used as money. Any shopping mall under Changpingshi can be used for money and must not be rejected for no reason. I heard that after a while, even taxes can be paid with this kind of money."

He was shocked and said, "Oh, people in Yizhou use Jiaozi. I have heard people say that, but I didn't expect that we used it here too. This money is just a piece of paper with some words, pictures and so on. I'm not afraid that others will make it according to their appearance."

He Sanlang smiled and said, "How can we think of Chang Pingsi? This money must be extremely difficult to imitate."

After the savings bank was widely spread in urban and rural areas, Du Zhongxiao formally established a bank under Changping Corporation based on the cash collected by the mall, called Changping Qianyinfu, and began to issue paper money. Now the denomination is large, the largest is Yishen, and the smallest is 100 cents. The money and the savings bank are two unrelated yamen, one issuance and the other is collected and redeemed. There are shopping malls in the middle, and paper money is quickly promoted in the city.

The banknotes issued now are actually exchange coupons, and the private sector is collected by the savings bank. When all savings are necessary, they will be exchanged with the money. The cash capital of the money comes from the shopping malls, thus forming a cycle. As long as the development goes smoothly, the taxes and money collected by various states on Jingxi Road will be truly promoted. The official use is a reassurance for the people. With a shopping mall connecting to the commercial system, it can be circulated among the people.

Du Zhongxiao has been to Yingtian on Jingxi Road for several years. The Iron and Jinshi Road, Yingtianwu and Changpingshi have created a lot of profits. At this time, Jingxi Road was already the richest place in the world, and the taxes provided occupy an important position. However, due to the limited copper coins in the world and poor circulation, there is not much cash transported from Jingxi Road to Beijing, and it is mainly based on physical goods. The iron and various industrial products of the Iron and Jinshi Road, grains for Yingtianwu, and silk from Changpingshi have been taken away by the Sanshi, which has been over 10 million yuan a year, and is the main source of funds for other places to build railways in recent years. In addition, a large amount of wealth has been deposited in various entities of Jingxi Road. Once the banknotes are successful, these wealth will appear, which may cause explosive growth in industry and commerce.

Nowadays, issuing paper money is a must. Due to the lack of copper coins, the development of industry and commerce on Jingxi Road has been restricted. The goods in the Iron Supervision have been backlogged, and the shopping malls use a lot of cash from procurement to transportation to storage, resulting in poor circulation.

He heard from He Sanlang that money was now available in various prefectures on Jingxi Road. He Da sighed: "We countrymen are really unaware of this big thing. If we don't know the money given by others, wouldn't we be laughed at by the people in the city?"

He Sanlang said: "What's the matter? As long as you take the money and buy something a few times, everyone will know that this thing is easy to use."

At this moment, the owner brought a large pot of meat, placed a small charcoal basin next to it, and sat the meat on it.

He Da looked at the Qi Qi and said, "It turns out that the meat here is sold in this way, so you won't be afraid of cold."

He Sanlang received the tofu and mutton offal brought by the owner and said, "It's not just that I'm not afraid of coldness. The meat inside is almost the same. You can also put it in and cook it together. Although these are not good meat, they have the same meaty flavor and are the most affordable."

The pot of meat soup inside is the essence. Where can ordinary people eat meat in the whole basin? After eating the meat, put these valuable things in it, and still have a strong meaty flavor, which can satisfy their cravings. This is the benefit of eating it.

After a while, the fish came up and burned a pot of wine. Several people were eating and chatting about gossip.
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