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314 The business of paper money

He was thinking about it, and the people next to him were talking about other things.

"I heard you deposited your money to the Ming Construction Bank? You have to be cautious!"

"I have no choice but to go to Hangzhou in two days. The money will remain unchanged. Even if the paper money is not convenient, the journey is too long."

"Oh, you're right. Thanks to the fact that the Ming Dynasty Construction Bank has the participation of the imperial court. It's a strong capital. It's open any branches in many places. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for you!"

“…”

Cao Bianjiao heard that the people in the capital were still concerned about depositing money in the bank, but some businessmen were very convenient. He frowned and thought about whether the little money he brought and the future military pay would be exchanged into paper money or deposited in the bank? After all, it would be more inconvenient to carry the money with him in the future!

But he didn't know that it was not his turn to worry about this matter. Emperor Chongzhen had already made up his mind that the army, officials and the court would open accounts for them in the Ming Construction Bank, and the military pay and salary would be distributed to this account.

If someone is worried, it’s okay, you can withdraw it from the collector yourself. But there will always be people who don’t withdraw it, and the money will become money that the bank can make money. Moreover, military pay and salary are both stored in the bank. Over time, it will give ordinary people confidence and then lead the people to deposit the money in the bank.

The reason why this matter has not been announced yet is that the Ming Dynasty Construction Bank has too few staff and is already busy. If this matter is done, the current bankers will probably work overtime to die. After all, the first time the matter is done, the account will increase too much again, which is too unrealistic.

Cao Bianjiao and the others were soldiers, and they could not eat slowly like the people in the capital. After a while, they finished eating like the wind swept away the remaining clouds.

"Let's go and see the brothers who died in battle!" Cao Bianjiao greeted him, and the four of them settled the bill and left, heading straight for the Zhonglie Hall of the Ming Dynasty.

Unlike the last time Cao Bianjiao entered the capital, there was no martial law and the supply of food was slowed down. On the streets, people were coming and going, bustling, and it was very lively. The shops on both sides had doors, and all kinds of goods were available, which was very prosperous.

Walking in the crowd, let alone the other three, even Cao Bianjiao was overwhelmed with his eyes and was secretly amazed by the prosperity of the capital.

"If my little sister is still there, that would be great!" Brother Zhao suddenly showed a trace of sadness on his face and said in sighing, "She likes lively the most!"

When he heard this, the other people also remembered their home in Liaodong, and they couldn't help but feel depressed. Cao Bianjiao knew that they missed their relatives who were killed by Jianlu, so he said to them: "I believe in the new army and the emperor, and I will definitely avenge them in the future!"

The others nodded vigorously, and they couldn't help but look forward to the new army, just like Emperor Chongzhen.

After this incident, they had no intention of watching the fun anymore, so they speeded up and soon arrived at Fengtianmen Square.

Although the weather was still cold at this time, the empty square seemed even colder. However, there were still many people, most of them came from the Zhonglie Hall of the Ming Dynasty.

Before Cao Bianjiao and the others approached, they saw a quarrel at the entrance of Zhonglie Hall. When they approached, they saw that there was a place selling incense, and someone was arguing with the officials there.

"My copper coins were minted by the imperial court, why don't you collect them?"

"I told you that we have regulations to only collect banknotes, not coins. If you don't have banknotes, then you can go to the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty to exchange banknotes. Otherwise, you can also go to the streets over there to buy incense and candles, whatever you want!"

The people watching the audience also interrupted and all kinds of remarks were heard.

"Haha, if they are all copper coins, they will be exhausted. How many copper coins do they have to be a day! They also have to worry about the quality, so how can paper money be convenient for them!"

"Brother, do you buy it or not? If you don't buy it, don't delay the people behind us!"

"I came from other places, I don't know the market at all. Now many shops don't like to use copper coins."

“…”

After hearing this, Cao Bianjiao looked at each other and decided to go to the Central Bank of the Ming Dynasty first. Unexpectedly, there were five long queues of people who exchanged paper money here, and there were soldiers from the five-city military commanders maintaining order, and no one was allowed to go to the line.

Suddenly, Brother Sun found that there was also a window on the other side, and there were not many people in line, just about ten. He quickly pointed at him and said, "Shao... Brother Cao Xian, there are few people over there!"

When Cao Bianjiao heard this, he quickly jogged over. However, when he ran to the back, his face turned dark, and turned around and walked: "This is the place where paper money is exchanged for money."

"Ah, no wonder there are so few people!" Brother Sun responded a little embarrassedly.

Brother Zhao, the oldest in the grade, thought for a while and approached the people who were queuing up and said, "Brothers, we want to change the banknotes. Otherwise, you don't have to line up?"

When Cao Bianjiao and others heard this, they stopped. Yes, this is a good way to change to paper money.

But who knew that those people ignored Brother Zhao at all. There was only one younger one and said with a little disdain: "Who knows whether you are real money or price, and how good is it? We should exchange it at the bank, so you can save worry, no one will exchange it with you!"

"You..." Brother Zhao was furious when he heard this.

The man was not afraid at all and sneered: "Why, I still want to hit someone, do you want to go to prison? It is strictly forbidden to cause trouble here!"

After hearing this, Cao Bianjiao called Brother Zhao and had to walk back, preparing to line up behind Changlong.

A few people who were away from the long dragon had noticed them long ago. Seeing that they were going to the end of the team, one of them quickly walked towards them.

"Brother, do you want to exchange banknotes?" the man greeted enthusiastically.

Cao Bianjiao stopped and nodded at the man, a little confused.

When the man saw it, he leaned closer and said enthusiastically: "This team is too long. It's your turn and you don't know when. In this way, I have banknotes here, why don't you exchange them for you?"

When he heard this, Cao Bianjiao and the others suddenly showed a hint of suspicion on their faces. The man said what they were just now was still ringing in his ears!

The man obviously had experience and immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, I'm a serious banknote exchanged from the bank. Besides, I have a few brains, so why don't I get a fake currency?"

Speaking of this, he paused, revealing a hint of you-knowing expression and said, "But it took me a lot of time to exchange banknotes before. Therefore, if I exchange banknotes for you, I have to exchange them in the ratio of ten copper plates for eight copper plates. How about it, can I change it?"
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