Straight man of steel

Chapter 424
Princess Pingyang knew Liu Che's attitude and Zhang Yuan's thoughts.

But she has no hope for Zhang Yuan. Right now Liu Che has no intention of targeting Zhang Yuan. In addition, the dividends have not been reduced and have increased compared to before. Only then can Princess Pingyang wait patiently for the development of the matter.

I had thought that the first day Liu Che reacted, things would develop in a direction that no one expected.

At this time, Zhang Yuan, who was enjoying the tranquility in Xin'anhou's mansion, finally knew the law issued by Liu Che belatedly.

However, it was not any official who came to tell him. Instead, the people from Qingpingfang came to tell Zhang Yuan after learning about it from the people who exchanged coins.

"The order issued by His Majesty this morning?"

"Yes, it was just submitted to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it will be implemented in January."

A new law always waits until the whole world knows it before it is enforced.

But the reasoning is the same. After receiving the warrant of the prime minister's office, the governments of various places will immediately launch crackdowns.

Arresting people first and waiting a month before interrogating them doesn't violate the regulations, right?

"How many five-baht coins have Qingpingfang exchanged so far?"

"Nearly 5000 million of the 1000 million five-baht coins have been exchanged, and Ziqian Zhuangzi has also released [-] million of the coins."

"So you can't resist the darkness today?"

"Master Hou, don't say it's getting dark, the villain probably will be gone if he rushes back at this time."

Although Zhang Yuan was delighted, he still had some worries.

What he was worried about was not that things would get out of control, but that he didn't want the five baht to flow out so easily.

There is only one possibility for so many copper coins to flow out in such a short period of time.

"Is the currency exchange in the store accumulated from many small transactions, or is it the sum of 5000 million from large transactions?"

"Master Hou, it's all big transactions. The Guangping Hou Mansion has exchanged tens of millions of five baht coins at one time."

Zhang Yuan was speechless. If those rich merchants exchanged large sums of money for five baht, Zhang Yuan didn't care.

But in exchange for five baht, these princes can only let the money be put into the treasury to eat ashes, just like the money in Zhang Yuan's family.

If it hadn't been made up of the idea to promote the five baht coin and rebuild the market atmosphere of the big man, those coins would probably never see the light of day for a lifetime.

"You go to Qingpingfang on a fast horse, and ask Lao Zhao to only exchange for amounts below [-] yuan.

Those bulk exchanges told them that they can pay first, and then our Xin'anhou Mansion will cast them for free.

After they are all cast, they will be sent directly to their homes, and the exchange ratio will be reduced to [-] to [-], and we will make up for the missing [-].

Only 1000 million yuan or more can enjoy this ratio. "

"Master Hou, I'm afraid the villain's words won't convince those nobles."

Zhang Yuan sighed and didn't say much, and followed this person out of the Xin'anhou Mansion.

Now that such a big commotion happened, it was really necessary for a person to control the situation. A fall on the streets of Chang'an City might knock down a high-ranking relative.

Although this is unrealistic, it is quite normal to knock down some people in the noble house.

After all, there are only 20 people in Chang'an City. There are tens of thousands of palace guards and various servants and craftsmen who serve the royal family.

Such a population ratio is abnormal, but it can greatly highlight the uniqueness of Chang'an City as a political center.

When he arrived at Qingpingfang, Zhang Yuan saw the bustle of Chang'an City.

The last time I saw so many people was when Liu Che held a grand celebration ceremony after his triumphant return from Hetao.

"Give way, everyone!"

When the guards outside the gate of Qingpingfang saw Zhang Yuan coming on horseback, they immediately forcibly evacuated the crowd.

There are vehicles, large and small, at the door. It is estimated that each family has taken out all the copper coins sealed in the house.

"The Marquis of Xin'an is here!"

Zhang Yuan appeared in an extremely high-profile manner.

The crowd fell silent immediately.

There were no big shots among the people present to exchange coins, some were just visitors from various prefectures.

Those high-ranking nobles did not think that anyone could embezzle their property in Chang'an City.

"Go tell Old Zhao, write a piece of paper and stick it on the doorpost."

"Here."

After a while, a piece of paper with the rules Zhang Yuan just set was pasted at the door.

An uproar ensued.

But no one dared to ask Zhang Yuan hastily. What was written on the paper was not a guarantee from Qingpingfang, but a guarantee from Xin'an Hou Mansion.

Soon the uproar subsided, and a small group of people retreated from the crowd.

The paper posted did not delay ordinary people from exchanging copper coins.

The upper limit set by Zhang Yuan is already very high. You can exchange up to 50 five-baht coins, which means you must have [-] copper coins in your home.

Only merchants and nobles can reach this amount.

Ordinary people can exchange hundreds of thousands of five baht coins, which can be regarded as registered households.

The money exchange business continued in an orderly manner.

Merchants and ordinary people still have to spend money in exchange for money, and the market has been revitalized in this way.

Chinese people have always liked to save money.

And a healthy and positive market economy is an obstacle to development.

Banks have lowered interest rates several times and issued credit cards on a large scale, just so that ordinary people can withdraw money from the bank and spend it.

In this way, the country can collect a large amount of consumption tax, instead of continuously providing subsidies to ordinary people and causing a significant reduction in national income.

Officials are well aware of the habits of the common people and Chinese traditions.

They never straight up tax people, they slowly drain your money out of nowhere.

In the end, the advent of an epidemic shattered the economic bubble that told the development, and people also understood that they had to buy all kinds of high-priced necessities without savings.

Of course, this high is relatively speaking.

Capitalists and politicians always fool people into comparing their own prices with those of the most developed countries in the world.

They never let ordinary people know how much is another country in the world that is close to the average wage level of their own country.

Rapid development is to allow the common people to shoulder all the pressure. No matter how rich the capitalists are, the pressure will eventually be passed on to ordinary people.

Zhang Yuan understood this, but at any rate, no one in the Han Dynasty understood the consumption tax, which was the most suitable thing for exploiting the people.

Using money to buy goods is a reflection of the original value of the goods.

If there is a shortage of goods, the price will increase, and if there is an increase in goods, the price will decrease.

People will not suffer losses, no matter what they buy, it is a direct reflection of the value of that commodity in the market, and there is no middleman to make the difference.

Zhang Yuan waited in Qingpingfang for an hour, seeing that it was getting dark soon.

Although the flow of people at the door did not seem to be decreasing, Zhang Yuan planned to close the door.

The vehicles that were blocking the door from Zhang Yuan had been parked there all the time. Just when Zhang Yuan was going to close the business, someone wanted to handle Zhang Yuan's new business.

"Will Mr. Hou still close the door?"

Old Zhao immediately jumped forward to ask.

"Close the door immediately after dark, those who ask us to help mint money, tell them that the limit is seven days.

The daily amount accepted is [-] million as the upper limit, and every time [-] million is reached, it will be pushed back by one day, do you understand? "

"The villain understands, and the villain will explain it."

Copper has a low melting point, so making money is something everyone can do.

Zhang Yuan now has three blacksmith workshops in Lantian County, Lantian Mountain, and Chang'an City.

He kept the high-temperature furnace running day and night, barely able to melt around [-] million copper coins in a day.

The reason for giving seven days is to complete all the orders within the promised time limit.

The nobles in Chang'an City are not all rich.

People like Zhang Yuan who have a net worth of hundreds of millions are already the richest group of people.

Of course, among this group of people, Zhang Yuan is at the bottom.

If the Marquis of Pingyang took out all the money in their treasury, there would definitely be billions.

The huge wealth accumulated over the past 70 years, and the nobles who have survived several wars are all rich people.

Fighting the Xiongnu is a money-losing business, but fighting a domestic war is a profitable business. Of course, the winning side must make money.

When Emperor Han Jing fought the War of the Seven Kingdoms, he didn't even have the money to expand his armaments, and winning the battle directly enriched the treasury.

There are countless people who get rich together.

Tian Fu changed from a person who needed his sister's support in selling jewelry to a rich man who could bribe courtiers with a lot of money.

This can all be seen on the surface. The reorganization of forces after the war is the moment to carve up interests.

Zhang Yuan is not as good as these people, so he can only hang on the rear of these people's cars.

Compared with the above, there is more than enough.

It is estimated that the poor among Liehou can spend tens of millions of dollars.

Of course it is five baht.

As soon as Zhang Yuan's ratio came out, the value of everyone's money depreciated.

Zhang Yuan must have made money by casting money, and it was a huge profit, which is why Zhang Yuan could propose to subsidize large transactions at a ratio of [-].

Even with a ratio of [-], Zhang Yuan still made a lot of money.

If the ratio of [-] for [-] is just for Zhang Yuan to protect his capital, then change it to a ratio of [-], and Zhang Yuan will go bankrupt within seven days.

There is no other meaning in making this money.

If Liu Che had not taken over the coinage business in the future, Zhang Yuan would have spent an astronomical amount of money to promote the five-baht coin nationwide and popularize paper into civilian life.

Lao Zhao just took over two large orders, and it was completely dark.

Zhang Yuan didn't give anyone any favors or points, and directly ordered the door to be closed.

All the nobles and Zhang Yuan who came to Qingpingfang seemed to have overlooked the biggest problem.

Of the nobles who came to Qingpingfang today, the most popular one is naturally the Marquis of Guangping, but only a few members of the Hou family of Guangping are engaged in politics in Chang'an.

None of the other powerful or justly popular nobles came to Qingpingfang.

The richest Marquis of Pingyang reasoned that it is possible to use the relationship between Princess Pingyang and Zhang Yuan to cast money directly.

But Zhang Yuan didn't realize this.

The top families and officials of Dahan collectively expressed their attitude on the first day.

This attitude was of course meant for Liu Che, not Zhang Yuan.

At this moment, Zhang Yuan seemed to have become a blind man. He didn't know anything and there was no ventilation for him.

The business of Qingpingfang lasted for a month.

The copper coins that flowed out eventually reached 20 billion.

The copper coins exchanged between ordinary people and merchants barely add up to [-] million.

The amount of money released was only [-] million, and the rest was the amount reached by the nobles according to the ratio of [-].

This month, Zhang Yuan's wealth doubled.

It seems small, but it is calculated together with Zhang Yuan's nearly [-] catties of gold.

After excluding the money released, Zhang Yuan was left with [-] million in five-baht money. If all the money released was recovered, Zhang Yuan would be able to collect [-] million in five-baht money.

This month wiped out all other coins circulating in the Chang'an market.

The five baht coins have even flowed to the inner history and land boundaries, at least the satellite cities of Chang'an City have started to use five baht coins.

Liu Che didn't mention or ask about this earth-shaking change.

It was only at this moment that Zhang Yuan felt uneasy.

Chang'an City is at Liu Che's feet, and Liu Che can immediately know everything that happens.

But Liu Che never summoned Zhang Yuan, and Zhang Yuan went to the morning court a few times when he felt uneasy, and no one asked him.

As for Wei Qing, Liu Che had already transferred him to the frontier to deal with the revenge of the Huns.

The Xiongnu Da Shanyu's revenge was destined to end without a problem.

Apart from receiving the dividends from Qingpingfang normally, there is no other news about Pingyang Hou Mansion.

During this period, Zhang Yuan received a reply from Zhuo Wangsun.

Zhuo Wangsun said that he could provide Zhang Yuan with coins equivalent to one billion five-baht coins.

After getting the news, Zhang Yuan was overjoyed.

This is estimated to be half or not all of Zhuo Wangsun's wealth.

The Wuyan family lent a thousand pieces of gold to Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty returned ten thousand pieces of gold to their family.

This ten thousand gold is the capital of the Wuyan family's fortune. In the past few decades, it is possible to multiply this ten thousand gold.

After all, for usurious families, rolling interest is the only thing.

Linqiong Zhuo's family must be richer than Wuyan's, which can also provide Zhang Yuan with a side view of how rich Zhuo Wangsun is.

But not long after, Zhang Yuan was hit hard.

Another message came from Shu County, saying that the government ordered the Zhuo family to leave for Maoling within one month.

As for the argument, of course, Liu Che called on the heroes of the world to enter Maoling Town.

The previous time, Zhuo Wangsun gave millions of money to the government, and then used Princess Pingyang's relationship to finally eliminate his family from the list.

The same is true for other families, rich merchants who have no official background.

The big one involved the Huang family, and the small one was also inextricably linked to the local government.

How could the emperor know who was who, how many 10 people moved in at once, and how could Liu Che read all the people on the list?
But now it's basically a direct roll call.

Not only Linqiong Zhuo's family received the notice, Zhuo Wangsun's good brother, Cheng Zheng's family of Linqiong also received the notice.

There is also the Huang family in Shu County, and even Kong Yu's own family in other places has been notified.

Anyway, as long as the famous iron merchants and salt merchants all over the world have received the notice.

The most wronged ones are Huang's family and Cheng Zheng's. Whether these two families became monks halfway or because of Liu Che's order to intervene in iron smelting, the other family threw all the business to Zhuo Wangsun after the development of Zhuo's family, and then devoted themselves to managing the Southwest The trade business of these small countries.

But now the city gate is on fire, affecting Chiyu!
(End of this chapter)