The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 567
After Liu Yong left, the three of Jiang Chuan did not buy clothes in this store.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to say anything more, knowing that his buddy's virtue of judging people by their appearance offended these distinguished guests, so he gave the buddy a hard look, and then sent them out of the shop with a smile.

"Shopkeeper, I'm afraid it will be really difficult for you to do business for a long time." Jiang Chuan said lightly before leaving.

The shopkeeper said: "Thank you, young master, for your suggestion, we will definitely change it in the future." But he didn't think so in his heart.

Jiang Chuan didn't say any more, and continued shopping with his two daughters.

When it comes to shopping, the two women's attention is on eating, drinking and shopping, while Jiang Chuan's focus is on the public security and sanitation of the capital, as well as the issuance and use of legal currency.

The three of them strolled around for about two hours, and Jiang Chuan found that basically all the shops accepted legal currency normally, but some shops deliberately raised prices. If customers paid with legal currency, the price would be [-] to [-]% higher than usual.If paying by cash, that is the normal price.

In these shops, less than an hour after Jiang Chuan left, the people in the shops were taken to the Yamen, and the shops were also sealed up.

The joint law enforcement and inspection team established to forcefully promote the legal currency has not been cancelled.

The situation of the shops is relatively better, but the legal currency is still not popular among the small merchants and hawkers who set up stalls on the street.These small vendors still favor broken silver and copper coins, and these are the only things that make them feel at ease.

In a tea shed that was ventilated on three sides, the three of Jiang Chuan drank a big pot of tea and when they settled the bill, the boss refused to accept legal currency.

If it weren't for seeing Jiang Chuan's three people dressed in extraordinary clothes, they might have stepped forward and threatened to cheat.

Anyway, it’s all kinds of complaints, saying that legal currency is not easy to use in the countryside. In a word, this thing is worthless, and we only care about gold and silver.

In the end, Deng Xiaojin settled the bill with some copper coins he had with him.

And at that time, there were guards from the Shuntian Mansion who were patrolling by the street, and they just took a look and left, and they didn't care about it at all.

Although Jiang Chuan was a little depressed, he also knew that this situation was normal.

After all, gold, silver and copper coins have been circulated as legal tender for thousands of years, and in the eyes of these ordinary people, they are the natural currency.

Now that banknotes are used instead, they will naturally feel that this is the hard-earned money that the court wants to use to deceive themselves.

Those who can open a store in the capital basically have some knowledge and know the power of the imperial court, so they can only accept it under the strong promotion of the imperial court.

But many of these hawkers are poor or villagers in the suburbs of Beijing. They don't think so much, they only recognize gold, silver and copper coins in their eyes.

In addition, the places where they make a living are all on the edge of the city, and all kinds of law enforcement forces are very weak here. In addition, they are all small businesses, and the transaction volume cannot be too large, so this has caused the current situation.

Jiang Chuan had been psychologically prepared for this situation, knowing that it would take quite a while for the legal currency to be fully implemented.

I came out today to look for problems, and if I find problems, I will naturally take corresponding corrective measures after I go back.

In the end, the three of Jiang Chuan went to Zhongzhou Bank and four branches to check the situation, focusing on the situation of coming to exchange legal currency.

After revealing his identity, the principal of the bank reported to Jiang Chuan the recent exchange of legal currency.

Generally speaking, the number of people who come to exchange is showing an increasing trend, which is also inevitable.

But most of these people who came to exchange were wealthy businessmen, or families of officials.Moreover, the amount of gold and silver exchanged each time is relatively small.

Ordinary people come to exchange less, and many people have just exchanged gold and silver for legal currency and then go out for a turn and then come back to exchange for gold and silver.

The bank also knows that they don't trust the bank, and want to try to see if it is really freely convertible.

Therefore, the tellers at the bank counters are still very patient. This situation was expected from the beginning, so it is not surprising.

Jiang Chuan asked if anyone was causing trouble, and was told that he hadn't found it yet.

After all, the established gold troop was not a decoration. If someone really dared to cause trouble in the bank, he could definitely be killed on the spot.

The most direct beneficiaries of the establishment of a bank and the issuance of banknotes are naturally Jiang Chuan and the imperial court, but they have violated the interests of all parties, especially those banks.

Qianzhuang originally issued bank notes and assumed some basic exchange functions.Now that the bank is opened in this way, the business of the bank will naturally be greatly affected.

At present, Jiang Chuan has not ordered the banning of banks.

After all, the bank has just been established, and the scope of the bank's business and the use of legal currency is still limited to the generation of Gyeonggi and Beizhili, which can be regarded as a kind of pilot.

Other regions, not only recovered or not, still maintain the original currency system.

Businessmen or tourists from other places want to go to the capital to do business and travel. The first thing to do after coming here is to exchange the gold and silver in their hands into legal currency at the bank before they can be used normally.

Banks do not accept cashier's checks.All holders of banknotes must exchange them into a sufficient amount of gold and silver at the bank before they can exchange them for legal tender at the bank.

Banks themselves issue banknotes, so they naturally understand the risks of banknotes.

More importantly, these exchanged bank notes are not recognized at the base.

Jiang Chuan's idea is very clear, that is, after establishing the status of legal currency in the capital city and the entire Northern Zhili area, and then using the influence and radiation of the capital city, it will be gradually promoted in the nearby Jinzhou, Liaodong, Qingzhou, and Jiangnan. Establish a new financial system based on legal currency.

In the process of establishing this financial system, branches of Zhongzhou Bank will gradually be established in various places.

At that time, the living space of those original banks will naturally be squeezed smaller and smaller by Zhongzhou Bank, and eventually they can only close down or become underground banks or usury.

Therefore, there is no need to ban the banks now. Firstly, there is no need to stimulate the emotions of the banks. Second, they are still needed in the current market.

After leaving the bank, it was already dusk, so Jiang Chuan walked back slowly with his two daughters.

Along the way, it can be seen that the streets of the entire capital city are clean and tidy, and the scene of defecation and sewage flowing everywhere in the past is rarely seen.

And from time to time, some white-faced and beardless men in uniform vests with "Beijing" written on the chest and "cleaning" written on the back can be seen cleaning up dirt with cleaning tools.

And I also saw a team of three, wearing hoods, with the words "urban management" on their clothes, patrolling with rulers and iron chains, and when they met people who defecated, littered, and filthy people The meeting will stop the punishment.

(End of this chapter)