Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 519

The money and food sold by the imperial court can be bought with Daming coins. This news has already spread, and the pot was blown up soon.

The imperial court previously promoted the use of Daming coins, and it is said that this kind of thing has been promoted well in the north.

But here in the South, things are different!

Since ancient times, southerners have active minds, like doing business, and have their own ideas.

And because the products are abundant and there is a lot of food, there is not such a shortage of food. People's brains are well developed, and it is easy to have their own ideas when they are smart.

Although the imperial court implemented the Daming currency policy in the south, for example, the salaries issued by officials were Daming currency, but it was only circulated in a small area, because there were many literate people in the south, and the Daming banknotes issued in the early Ming Dynasty became bad Things about paper spread quickly.

Although the government has implemented some policies, the local land and various resources are more in the hands of some local powerful families. Those people do not support them. The so-called policy implementation is just a superficial. It is powerless.

After all, this era is the same as Qin Shao's previous life. In order to avoid forming parties for personal gain and corruption, officials basically work in other places.

Although this is to avoid forming cliques, as an official from a different place, if you are new to a place, if you have enough ability, you will be directly hijacked by the local tyrants and those local officials, and sometimes you will be splashed with dirty water. , Losing the future life is also a common occurrence.

It is not uncommon for officials to simply turn a blind eye and close one eye in order to avoid offending local tyrants when encountering officials who are slippery and do not want to work hard.

Wang Yun and the others took some Daming coins to buy some daily necessities such as oil and salt. According to the emperor's wishes, they estimated that they would stay here for a while.

However, the current situation is unclear. It seems that all the gates of Xuzhou Fucheng are under martial law. It is really not that easy to go out. Fortunately, the guards they brought are all outside the city and are not among the trapped ranks.

They wanted to see what Tu Dashan was going to do!
There were not too many people who bought things at the beginning, and they all took a tentative attitude, and only used Daming coins. To be honest, some ignorant people, especially poor people, do not have such things.

In many cases, the poor and low-level people are the fate of cannon fodder.

For example, those who resisted the Daming coins were actually some local tyrants. They worried that the Daming coins would become rotten paper like the Daming banknotes, diluting and plundering their property, so they thought of a way to resist.

But these smart and powerful people seldom show up when they resist, and they often have money or power in their own hands to direct some people who don't know the truth to go into battle.

Those at the bottom who do not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong are generally the most susceptible to public opinion, and it is difficult to have their own ability to distinguish.

In their view, the result is that so many people don't like Daming coins, and these things are naturally worthless.

They already have little money in their hands, let alone exchange the money in their hands for Daming coins.

And those local tyrants often make two-handed preparations. They are dubious about the Daming coins, so naturally they will not exchange the silver taels in their hands for Daming coins, but they will also save a part of them for backup, just in case. The Daming coins are really valuable...

This is the difference between the rich and the poor. They have spare money and many choices.

Therefore, when the government sells rice, those who can buy it are some families with better economic conditions.

People who just started buying are just testing their attitudes. When they find that they can really buy, more and more people come.

Some people don’t have Daming coins and they don’t have food at home, so they can only exchange some silver taels in their hands for some Daming coins. The value of Daming coins is getting higher and higher, but the silver taels have depreciated a lot.

"Little boss, do you...do you have Ming coins?"

Just as Wang Yun was about to wander the street again after dinner, Landlord Yang walked over quickly.

Landlord Yang actually observed Qin Shao and the others for several days, but the more he watched, the more confused he became.

At the beginning, he really thought that these people were caravans doing business, and it was a helpless move for these people to live in his home.

The family has spent too much money these years. There was still some land, but now it has been handed over. Although the family has some surplus food, it is not much.

Since they can't get out of Xuzhou City, the family still needs to manage their lives, earn as much as they can.

It is not yet known when the situation will return to normal, so Landlord Yang is naturally worried.

It’s not just Landlord Yang who is worried. Living in this era, to be honest, there are only a very small number of people who don’t worry about food and drink. Most people have memories of hunger, even if the conditions of Landlord Yang were okay before.

People who live on the food and clothing line don't talk about the sense of urgency about food!

In the years of famine and war, food is the first big thing!
Tun food!Tun food!This thing lives in everyone's memory.

Although Landlord Yang has a year's worth of grain in his cellar, they still dare not eat too much. These days, when his daughter-in-law cooks, he only makes some porridge, and the children can drink it a little thicker.

As a result, the adults all drink some dilute soup, as long as they can hang their lives.

I don't know what will happen in the future, and now I can save as much as I can.

Knowing that Daming coins can be used to buy grain, Landlord Yang beat his chest with regret.

He also had some Daming coins in his hand before, but the Daming coins in Xuzhou were not used much, and he was in a hurry to use the money to see a doctor for his son and wife, and those were all in taels of silver, so he spent those Daming coins.

I didn't expect those silver taels to be useless now!
Landlord Yang was very worried. He walked around the grain selling place and saw the people who lived in his house buying grain there.

Those people seem to have large denominations of Ming coins!
Landlord Yang was very surprised. At first he thought that the people who came to live in their house were just ordinary merchants. After all, the people who entered Xuzhou City at this time should be merchants from the north who were not very well-informed.

I asked about the situation, and it turned out that it was from the north, or from Qufu in Ludi.

After these people moved in, Landlord Yang was still worried for a few days. After all, there were a few big men, old and young in their family.

Therefore, after Qin Shao and the others lived in the front yard, the door to their backyard was tightly closed.

After two or three days like this, he found that those people were very polite and polite to them, and they were also generous in eating, and even gave them some food, and gradually he felt at ease.

It's just that these people seem to be well-dressed, and for some reason, they behave with a calm and self-confidence.

Just like the person he struck up a conversation with today, he looks like a leader in his speech and actions, and the others are the same, at least they don't look like a helper.

But these people were respectful in front of one of them, who was also relatively young.

The young man looked young, and he spoke kindly to others, except that his eyes were a little cold.

For some reason, he felt more and more that these people were not like ordinary merchants.

He also did business in the early years and met many merchants. Although everyone has made money, they are cautious in doing things for others.

But right now, Landlord Yang didn't think too much about it. These people are polite and don't cause trouble, and they can bring them income. Where can I find such a good job?

What's more, right now, he still wants to ask these people for help.

"Daming coins?"

Wang Yun looked at Landlord Yang, a little confused.

"It's like this, little boss, I... I don't have Daming coins here, only silver taels. I... I know that Daming coins are more expensive now, and this silver is worthless... But, I just want to ask, before... before The accommodation you said for us...can you pay for the accommodation...can you give Cheng Daming coins..."

Landlord Yang asked hesitantly.

Now that the value of silver has depreciated so much that you can't buy anything, even if someone is willing to use Daming coins to exchange for silver, the price is also very depressed. What a loss!

It took Wang Yun a while to understand what was going on.

When they first moved in, they planned to give them money to Landlord Yang.

Because they gave food as a gift, Landlord Yang repeatedly pleaded that he would give him a piece of food when he left.

The people's houses these days are actually the same as Qin Shao's previous life of farmers in remote villages. Although there are various situations in the countryside, such as poor villages and remote areas, the emphasis is on politeness and dodging.

For example, if a group of relatives gives a gift, before leaving, the host family has to evade, and you and I will be courteous to both parties.

Residents' homes are not inns, so they seldom accept money immediately, but often accept it when they leave.

Wang Yun thought that the time they lived in was uncertain, and he would just give some later, and then the settlement would be completed before leaving. He didn't expect that Landlord Yang would take the initiative to ask for it right now.

"Uh, it's okay. I'll give you 30 yuan first, and I'll give you the rest when we leave. We're not sure how long we'll be staying."

Wang Yun took out some Daming coins from his pocket, took out 30 yuan and handed them to Landlord Yang.

"This... this is too much, just give... ten yuan is enough... that's enough..."

Landlord Yang said with some excitement.

You must know that the purchasing power of silver is already high these days, and ordinary people spend more than ten taels of silver a year, not to mention that the purchasing power of Daming coins has already surpassed that of silver.

Landlord Yang also thought that Wang Yun would give him some Daming coins in exchange for silver, but he didn't expect to give him so much. It seemed that he would give some more before leaving. They really met generous customers.
……

In the following time, the number of people on the street gradually increased one after another.

The number of people who bought things also began to increase, and the Daming coins increased even more.

Some people also began to exchange things. For example, people who do not have Daming coins have food at home, and they will exchange some salt with their neighbors.

Of course, there are also people who have Daming coins who will buy some needed items from some merchants that appear to be closed.

There are two circulation methods for commodity transactions in the world today, one is barter exchange, and the other is Daming currency.

Because food, salt, medicinal materials and other major items are mainly sold by the government, what they want is Daming coins.

In any case, at least food can still be bought. This is different from the famine era or the war-torn era. People will starve to death at any time. Even if you have money, you can’t buy anything. The phenomenon is very frequent.

At least for now, regardless of whether the government is in the same group as the Ming court or not, at least the current magistrate Tu Dashan completely controls the city of Xuzhou, and there has been no looting.

Of course, there are occasional people who want to escape from the city or get together, but they are quickly discovered.

Yesterday, a big landlord, Landlord Xu, was arrested. This landlord has a large amount of land in Xuzhou Mansion. A few years ago, his ancestors held the position of minister in the imperial court. .

After Tu Dashan came, he first attacked Landlord Xu, directly sent troops to surround his manor, and took down the manor guard team he had formed privately to protect the manor.

That Landlord Xu was tough at the beginning, saying that they were fighting against the court and going to sue the imperial court or something, but then he didn't know why he didn't dare to say anything.

Everyone thought that Landlord Xu surrendered, and other families with some power and wealth did not dare to say anything, and obediently obeyed.

Who knew that Landlord Xu still had the stamina to organize a group of armed forces to attack the city yesterday, but they failed very quickly.

Dozens of people were arrested at once, and they were escorted directly to the mine in Pei County the next day.

I heard that not only a large number of coal mines have been discovered in Pei County, but also iron ore and copper mines, and there is a shortage of personnel.

Tu Zhifu directly lectured on the platform in the square, saying that if you want to stay in this Xuzhou boundary, you must be obedient!If there is any idea, the Peixian Mine is their destination, and there are still many places there.

The people below were silent for a while.

Many people were implicated in the matter of Landlord Xu. The main culprit was sent directly to the mine. As for the accomplices or those who did not report the knowledge, they were also punished, such as paying for crimes, such as helping with physical labor and so on.

The people in the city have become honest and honest in a few days.

When Tu Dashan was lecturing in the square, Wang Yun and Wang Yin went there.

Naturally, Wang Yun had never met Tu Dashan, but he had some impression of the name of this young official who was promoted very quickly.

Although the name of this person is very rough, he is indeed a thin young official, not too big difference in age with them, and he is not very tall, just of medium height.

This is normal. This person is from the south. Because of soil and water or genetic reasons, southerners have not been as tall as northerners since ancient times. Of course, there are some tall ones, but the proportion is still small.

However, the southerners are very resilient, and Tu Dashan's eyes are firm, with ease, and he is obviously very familiar with handling these matters.

Although he was young, his composure was fierce and intimidating.

Tu Dashan was surrounded by many officials from the city, who were much older than him, but they were respectful in front of him.

An official was involved in the matter of Landlord Xu, and Tu Dashan immediately arrested him, beat him [-] times, and put him in prison. Many people speculated that whether the official could survive was also a question.

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What happened to Landlord Xu made the popularity on the streets in the city weaken a bit, and there were very few people who dared to take to the streets.

In addition, the reason why many people dare not go out is that the government sent people to each household to register the population in the city.

"Li Baihu, there are merchants from other places who live in our house. They are the few people who came in when you closed the city gate on the last day. They didn't find the inn. I think they have no place to live, so they stay here temporarily. Here, people can't live on the street... I wanted to report it at first, and you all know that everyone doesn't go out very much these days, so I thought I would have time tomorrow..."

"Yang Kun, you have so many things to do! Earlier, you said you were going to visit your relatives in Lincheng, and you went to the city gate on the last day, but you didn't go again in the end! I think you have other thoughts, if it weren't for us My lord, a large number, should have sent you and your son to Meishan long ago!"

Someone shouted loudly.

Qin Shao had just had breakfast when he heard the noise at the door.

"Father!"

Wang Yin stepped forward and said in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)