Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 331 Silver Note
Su Guansheng also knew very well about Jiaozi in the Song Dynasty. With the economic development of Guangnan, large transactions ranged from a thousand taels of silver to tens of thousands. .

Merchants from Hunan and Guangxi often have to spend a lot of effort to transport money, and merchants have to carry silver boxes when they go out to buy things, which is really troublesome.

In ancient times, half a catty was half a catty, but now the unit is ten taels per catty. When people travel, it is uncomfortable to carry a catty of money anywhere.

With the development of the commodity economy and ordinary private trade, if something like Jiaozi can appear, it will definitely have a huge role in promoting the economy.

"Master Ge, are you interested in this bank note?" Chen Bangyan who was at the side saw Su Guansheng stop, and laughed.

Su Guansheng nodded and said: "If this thing is popular, it will be of great benefit to trade! I want to hold this thing in my hands, what do Iwano think?"

Hearing the words, Chen Bangyan frowned slightly, stroked his long beard a few times and said: "Although this thing is wonderful, we don't know its law, its reason, or its operation. If we act rashly, I'm afraid it will not be beautiful." , to turn this bank note into another treasure note. I thought it would be better to let it develop, and after the common people agree, the government has also figured out the way to do this bank note."

A piece of paper can be equivalent to silver money, which makes it easy for people to think of treasure banknotes, and treasure banknotes have completely chilled people's hearts. If the government hastily issued some banknotes, the people will only think that the government wants to collect money. Not only will the reputation of the banknotes be damaged If it stinks completely, the commercial firms in Guangzhou will also be hit, so the gain outweighs the loss.

"What Iwano said makes sense~" Su Guansheng nodded slightly, "Then let's help it develop first and wait and see how it changes."

At this time, Su Guansheng smiled slightly outside, and winked at the guarding soldiers, who immediately separated from the crowd, "Let the elders come in and take a look!" Only then did the crowd realize that Su Guansheng, the chief envoy of Guangdong, was also here , scared everyone out of the way, when Xi Yi and shopkeeper Qian heard that Su Ge was old, they were also shocked immediately.

Su Guansheng walked into the inner circle, and the money shopkeeper immediately bowed, "Xiaomin salutes the old man!" But Xiyi put one hand on his chest, bent down and said, "Portuguese businessman Ferdinand Diola, see the noble man Mr. Ministry~" Su Guansheng looked at Shopkeeper Qian, helped him up and asked, "What's the name of Shopkeeper Qian, and where is he from?" If it fails, I came to Guangzhou ten years ago to invest in Yueshengheng, and now I am the shopkeeper of Guangzhou Headquarters."

Su Guansheng looked at the piece of paper in his hand and asked with a smile, "Is this the bank note issued by thirteen commercial banks? Is it really worth 3 taels?"

"Don't dare to deceive Master Gebu. This bank note can indeed withdraw 3 taels of silver from any of the thirteen companies. It is said in the world that businessmen value profits, but in fact businessmen value loyalty even more. Today there are so many colleagues here , How can I ruin my reputation if I am popular? Please also ask the cabinet to learn from it!"

Qian Donglou said while passing the bank note in his hand to Su Guansheng. Su Guansheng nodded, took the bank note and checked it. He saw a line of beautiful lower characters in the bank note, which read "Silver 3 taels". He thought it was not unusual. But after a closer look, there are many fonts around the lowercase script, and there are seven or eight kinds of notes alone. In addition, there are many symbols and code words that he cannot understand. don't understand.

At this time, Su Guansheng was even more sure that the silver note was really worth 3 taels, so he smiled and said to the Portuguese businessman beside him, "How about I give you two a witness today to see how this silver note can be exchanged for 3 taels?" Two silvers, okay?"

"How do I exchange this bank note?" Su Guansheng asked, looking at the shopkeeper.This bank note is currently only in circulation among thirteen commercial banks. If there is Su Guansheng, the chief minister of Guangdong, to witness, it will definitely be much easier to spread. Hearing the words, Qian Donglou felt a burst of excitement in his heart, and quickly said: "Reporting to the Pavilion Ministry, this banknote was originally going to be exchanged in the city, but today the Ministry of Pavilion can send someone to take this banknote, and you can withdraw 3 taels of silver at any branch of any of the thirteen commercial banks in the city."

"Wouldn't it be okay if it wasn't Yue Shengxing?"

"Of course, today, in order for the Ministry of Cabinet and all of you to witness, I Yuesheng will pay for the money at my own expense, and let the bank that exchanges the money deliver the money." Seeing this, Su Guansheng ordered an aide to tell a banker among the crowd. Businessmen who dared to be interested also entered the city together to see what happened.

Merchants are very sensitive to money, and they soon realized that if this kind of bank notes can be exchanged in full, then they can exchange the silver money they earned in Guangzhou into bank notes, and then go back and exchange the money in commercial banks in Hunan and Guangxi. It is pointed out that even if the commercial bank will charge some fees, it is far more cost-effective and safer than transporting the bank yourself.

Su Guansheng stood on the pier for a while, checked the rice grains purchased from Nanyang, and learned about the annual income of the Guangzhou Shipping Department in July. The team of money delivery teams in the city finally arrived at the pier.

"Look, it's Shopkeeper Zhou from Heshengtang~"

On the pier, a group of businessmen exclaimed when they saw the old man coming over with the silver. Obviously, the old man was quite prestigious in the business circle of Guangzhou.

The old man bowed his hands to everyone, walked up to Qian Donglou, and immediately sang: "Yue Shengxing took 3 taels of silver, and asked the shopkeeper Qian to check and accept it, and asked the shopkeeper Qian to pay 30 taels of handling fees and [-] taels of shipping fees." .”

Su Guansheng saw that Zhou's shopkeeper wrote a line of small characters on the bank note with a brush, which was also the completion of the handover between the two, and he couldn't help admiring slightly in his heart.

Seeing this, the Portuguese businessman on the side was even more surprised. He couldn't help being surprised and said: "Oh God, I suddenly remembered a legend. It was in the time of Marco Polo. He told the emperor of Byzantium about the richness of the East and took out a A piece of paper, told the emperor that this is money from the East, the emperor laughed, threw the paper into the fire, and the paper was turned into ashes, then the emperor took out a gold coin and burned it on the fire, and said arrogantly, "You This fool, you were cheated by the Orientals, this is the money!" Marco Polo also laughed, "Your Majesty, you just burned a hundred gold!" ~ Oh ~ this is actually true ~ my God ~"

Yue Shengxing's transaction with the Portuguese was successfully completed, so Su Guansheng called the two shopkeepers to him and asked, "Do you have a branch in Huguang? If the government deposits millions of dollars in Guangzhou, can you withdraw the money from Changsha?" , and how much is the handling fee?"

When the two of them heard the words, they were immediately startled. Both of them realized that this was a huge opportunity. Once they took over, not only would the names of thirteen commercial firms be sold, but they would also transfer silver taels to the government every year. an astronomical figure.

"This~this~" Both of them are people who have been in the mall for a long time, but they are facing the court department of the court, and the two of them must not be the people in charge of the family and cannot be the master. Although they are excited, they dare not hide from Su Guansheng. , So he said: "The thirteenth bank has not yet started the business of exchanging provinces. We can't guarantee the specific things. We need to go back and ask the owner. Please forgive me."

Su Guansheng thought for a while when he heard the words, and felt that the two shopkeepers really couldn't decide on such a big matter, so he nodded and said: "Then you go back and ask your Patriarchs, let them come to the government office to pay a visit to the main hall tomorrow, and the two of you will come together Come here, understand?"

The two quickly knelt down, and the words of the conversation just now aroused a lot of discussion among the surrounding businessmen. Anyone who is a little bit smarter knows that Thirteen Xings is about to be released.Su Guansheng then stepped out of the crowd, got on his horse, and headed for the city. He heard two people shouting from a distance behind him, "Thank you for your support!" Su Guansheng turned his head and waved his hands. Suddenly a large number of ships sailed from Haikou to Guangzhou
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