Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 595 Money dealers want to make profits, Wei Yao worries about people's losses

Gu Daqi's manor was actually used as a warehouse in Nanjing. There were originally four underground money cellars.

But in the past month or so, he bought Zhaowu Tongbao frantically and almost filled up the four money cellars. Now he can only put the purchased copper coins into the ground warehouse.

Based on his original idea, he should be ecstatic to have acquired so many Zhaowu Tongbao.

But he didn't.

It's not that he is so good at nourishing qi, but that he has noticed a big problem: based on the crazy acquisitions he and many colleagues have made in the past month, logically speaking, Zhaowu Tongbao should have disappeared in the market.

Because after the continuous appreciation of Zhaowu Tongbao, ordinary people are also consciously hoarding it, which not only contributes to the appreciation of Zhaowu Tongbao, but also accelerates the reduction of Zhaowu Tongbao on the market.

However, Zhaowu Tongbao is still appearing on the market now, and even a few times, other money dealers came to him and sold a large number of Zhaowu Tongbao to him.

This made him wonder if other peers didn't buy it now, but took advantage of the high price to directly extract money from the country.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why Zhaowu Tongbao was outflowing from the market—it couldn’t be that the imperial court has been releasing money, right?Even if the imperial court's ability to mint coins is stronger than them, it is impossible to withstand the collection and hoarding of many money dealers in multiple provinces and tens of thousands of ordinary people.

As a result, after he sent people to inquire about the news, he learned that there are some people who directly release goods for arbitrage while the value of Zhaowu Tongbao is rising, but there are only a small number of small players who get up early to stock up; more big players are like him , Thinking of buying more and selling them overseas to make huge profits before the imperial court stopped casting such Zhaowu Tongbao.

This made it difficult for him to understand.

After the servants put away the dozens of boxes of copper coins exchanged today in the warehouse, Gu Daqi waved the others away and asked, "Mr. Fan, why do you think there are so many Zhaowu Tongbao in the market?
You may not know, but I actually have a plan to directly sell a part of it in Daming when the Zhaowu Tongbao is cut off in the market and the price rises to the highest point.

Although it can be sold at a higher price overseas, after all, we have to share profits with maritime merchants, and our final profit is actually not much more than that sold in Daming. "

Under the reflection of the lights, Fan Lao's expression looked dim.

It was a hot day, but he put his hands in his sleeves and said: "In this situation, there are only two possibilities.

First, there are other peers who secretly made a move to Zhaowu Tongbao, but we didn't find out.

Second, the imperial court did not stop casting Zhaowu Tongbao, but instead increased the amount, accelerated the casting, and continued to release money into the market.

Or maybe both.

In addition, some ordinary people who collected Zhaowu Tongbao earlier, seeing the high price at this time, may not be able to resist selling. "

Gu Daqi's face darkened when he heard this.

He was silent for a while, and said: "The price of Zhaowu Tongbao is about to reach its peak. If the price rises further, even if we sell it to Japan and Vietnam, we will not make much profit."

He said that the profit is not much, not that there is no profit.

Maritime trade is generally profitable, and selling money is also profitable, and selling money overseas is even more profitable.

However, selling money needs to bear the risk of crime, and sea trade needs to bear the risk of losing goods due to storms, pirates, etc., so selling copper coins overseas is even more risky.

Taking such a big risk, if the final profit is not high enough, it is a loss.

"Patriarch wants to stop?" Fan Lao asked.

Gu Daqi said: "Not only do I want to stop, I am also going to directly sell a batch of Zhaowu Tongbao in Daming. We know that the price of Zhaowu Tongbao is about to rise to the top, but those ordinary people may not know it."

When it came to the end, Gu Daqi thought of the scene of making profits from those ordinary people, and the scene of ordinary people finally being hurt and crying, the gloom on his face finally dissipated, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

So many people lost money, but he made money, even if he didn't make as much as expected, it was a kind of happiness.

Old Fan's expression didn't change when he heard the words, he just nodded slightly, "Understood. The servant will do as the Patriarch ordered tomorrow."

···
The time entered August of the second year of Zhaowu.

Seeing that the ninth day of August is the time for the township examinations in various provinces, it has not been able to block the people's heated discussions and enthusiasm for collecting Zhaowu Tongbao.

Now basically there are no common people who don't know about the high black market price of Zhaowu Tongbao, so almost all the people are buying Zhaowu Tongbao.

On this day, Wei Yao, who worked at the secretariat, felt uncomfortable due to her menstruation, so she asked for leave and went home.

As a result, when she got home, her father, Wei Songqing, asked her a few words about her health, and then said, "Daughter, where is your salary for this month?"

"Why did father ask about this?" Wei Yao felt strange.

Not to mention that she was an only child, she later became the treasurer of the "Yingchunfang" in her family, and took control of the financial power. Her father never asked her for money.

Later, he worked as a clerk in the secretariat in the palace, and the "Yingchunfang" in the family was handed over to other houses for management. With his father's dividends in hand, he would never ask her for money.

Why did you suddenly ask about her salary today?
Perhaps it is because her daughter has a bright future and people keep coming to ask for marriage, Wei Songqing's poor health is now getting better.

Hearing this, he smiled and said: "You stay in the palace all day long, you may not know it, but now the price of Zhaowu Tongbao has skyrocketed outside.

Even for ordinary Chongzhen money, it takes more than a dozen coins to exchange for one Wen Zhaowu Tongbao.

Now it is spreading wildly outside, and the price of this Zhaowu Tongbao will continue to rise, and everyone is collecting it.

Wei's father found out about this news late, and now he doesn't participate in the operation of Yingchunfang, so he can only send his servants outside to see if he can buy some, but he couldn't get any at all.

I was thinking that your July salary should be paid out, it must be Zhaowu Tongbao, so don't waste it, dad will keep it for you, let it continue to appreciate.

If you want to spend money, you can spend silver directly, or use other copper coins. "

As a clerk of the secretariat, although Wei Yao's rank is very low, she can hear about many important affairs of the court, but she abides by the discipline of the secretariat, never mentions the political affairs of the court at home, and is even more tight-lipped about confidential matters.

In addition, she is rarely at home, and now she knows very little about family affairs.

Hearing what her father said, she suddenly felt that the matter was serious.

He couldn't help saying solemnly: "Didn't the imperial court do propaganda, calling on the people not to hoard new money? Why is father still doing this?"

Although Wei Songqing doted on his daughter, he still couldn't hold back when he was questioned like this, and said unnaturally: "Everyone is collecting and hoarding, and it's not just for the father.

Not to mention other houses, just the other rooms of our old Wei's house, but they have stockpiled a lot of Zhaowu Tongbao through Yingchunfang.

In addition, the imperial court only called on the common people not to hoard new money, but did not say that it was illegal. "

Wei Yao touched her forehead, feeling tired.

She said: "Father, did the court not mention it in the publicity, or did it not be clearly stated in the notice? It is risky to collect Zhaowu Tongbao.

You see its price is high now, who knows when the price will drop?And it may not be possible to exchange Zhaowu Tongbao for other copper coins in the future. "

"Could it be that my daughter has some inside information?" Wei Qingsong wondered.

Wei Yao frowned, "Don't worry about what news I got, just follow the imperial court's order, don't confront the imperial court—is our family short of the profit from exchanging money?"

Wei Qingsong couldn't help muttering in a low voice when he heard this, "It's a little bit less, but more than a little profit."

"What did father say?"

"Ah, it's nothing." Wei Qingsong felt a little guilty, "I mean, should I tell the other houses to stop hoarding money and be careful not to lose money."

Wei Yao knew the virtues of the other rooms in the house, and felt that they might not listen to them, but she still said, "Father, let me tell you, it's up to them whether they will listen or not."

After drinking a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup at home and feeling a little better, Wei Yaosi and his father's matter of collecting money reminded him of other common people.

'If the price of Zhaowu Tongbao drops suddenly, some people may lose their fortunes.Although the imperial court issued a notice a long time ago, calling on the people not to collect new money, it may not be enough. '

Thinking of this, Wei Yao immediately left home in a hurry and came to the Forbidden City again.

When they arrived at the Secretariat of the Hall of Martial Arts, Wei Yao shared her concerns with Liu Shuying.

After hearing this, Liu Shuying not only did not feel worried, but smiled slightly.

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)