Chapter 86 War (Part 1)

Four stacks of Chinese-made coins were neatly placed on Zhu Chongjiu's table, each of which had a warm luster.

"Last month, we invested 50,000 guan Tongbao, 20,000 small silver dollars and 3,000 small gold dollars to Qihuang, in Qihuang, in the center of the meeting hall, Yu Changlin, head of the household registration bureau of Huaiyang General Administration, held a thick account book and talked happily, "Now near Qizhou, brown rice has been pushed up to 350 one stone in Huaxia Tongbao. If you buy it with small square dollars in Mongolia, it will cost at least 900 yuan."

"So high." Feng Guoyong was startled and interrupted instinctively, "Will the people around him all starve to death?"

"That's not that Feng Zongjun was overly worried." Yu Changlin shook his head, his face full of unfathomableness. "The summer grain has just been put into warehousing for a few days. The food price has been high in the past few months. It only has no harm to the people, but it is a huge trouble for the Yahachituru and his son."

"How could this happen? Feng is willing to hear it carefully." Feng Guoyong was confused when he heard it, bowed his hand and humbly asked for advice.

"It's very simple. When the people get food, in addition to paying rent to the landlords, the first thing they reserve is their own food. Therefore, the Household Bureau and the Military Intelligence Department chose to take action after entering the warehouse, so they can try to avoid the impact of fish in the pond." Yu Changlin smiled proudly, increasing his voice a little more.

Unlike the resistance at the beginning, he is now more and more fond of the head of the Household Bureau. Not only is he a high position and powerful position, he can also sit in the central army tent like the rumored Zhuge Wuhou, and make the enemy thousands of miles away bleeding. Compared to leading troops on the front line, the effect is not bad at all, and in some aspects, it is even farther than that.

"I remember that our Tongbao is not worth two small flat money at one time? Why does it take more than two and a half to get there?" Huang Laowai was not concerned about the high and low food, but whether the Huaxia Tongbao could be accepted by the people around him. While everyone else was digesting the information provided by Chang Lin, he asked with some show of advice.

It was not as if Chang Lin had spoken. Chen Ji, the head of the Military Intelligence Department, took the initiative to take the conversation and explained loudly: "The small flat coins in the Mongolian Yuan are worse than those in the next generation. Especially in recent years, the lead has been mixed to 65% to 70%, and the amount is far from enough. So now, no matter where our Tongbao goes, it is a real hard currency. You can change three small flat coins. If you change to the privately cast iron coins in Quanzhou, you can even exchange fifteen or sixteen."

Like Yu Changlin, he is now extremely proud of the mission he has undertaken. Not only can he spy on the enemy situation, provide reliable support to the frontline soldiers, but he can also directly attack the enemy and shake the foundation of the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. This makes him feel that his talents can be fully utilized and he has endless strength every day.

Compared with the two of them, Liu Ji, the performance of joining the Central Army, was a little depressed. Some time ago, when discussing whether to sign the "Jingzhou Covenant", this man once talked about the heroes, but in the end, he lost because Zhu Chongjiu and Su Mingzhe both stood on the side of the opponent, which made him suffer a heavy blow, so that he still did not want to give Zhu Chongjiu any more advice. Every time he was discussing matters, he chose not to say a word.

Zhu Chongjiu knew that he was resentful and did not blame him, because Zhu Chongjiu's huge influence on the Huaiyang Business Company was also mixed. However, in the recent conspiracy against the Yaharatulu father and son, the lack of feminine beauty without Liu Ji's participation. The MIIS and the Ministry of Revenue joined forces to fight the area around the war zone, and the smashing of Yaharatulu father and son was too late to resist, and the officials and people around Jingzhou were all mourning.

"We spent money to buy grain, and some of it was stocked up in Qizhou City to supply three brigades of the Fifth Army, and the other part was transported back to Yangzhou. Because the price of grain in Huaiyang has always been more expensive than outside, it was transported back to Yangzhou, and only one hundred and fifty cents per stone." Seeing that everyone stopped asking questions, Yu Changlin flipped the account book and continued to report, "But the Military Information Department sold a large amount of cotton, silk and satin through the local branch of the Huaiyang merchant, and the dividends obtained were almost the same as the cost of redeeming the purchase of grain."

"Hiss, I can't lose money."

"Will the company suffer another loss?"

"Do the people in Jingzhou have a lot of money? How could they buy so many cotton cloths and ironware?"

"Then the people don't hate us. Don't get some money or lose the people's hearts."

There were also a lot of inquiries around. Many of the newly-employed staff and officials from various bureaus had no idea about the circulation of wealth and goods, and they couldn't understand what wonderful truths Yu Changlin said contained.

"In previous years, it was the lowest price of grain. The black-hearted vendors were all suppressing the price. Originally, the market could sell 300 yuan, which is 150 yuan, and they dared to buy the brown rice from Huaxia Tongbao in less than 100 yuan. However, the famine that the people owe in spring must be paid at a fast time, so they even know that they have to sell it to them at a low price." Cai Liang, deputy director of the Works Bureau, was obviously an alien among scholars. After thinking about it, he took the initiative to explain to Chang Lin, "So at this time, we collect grain at a high price. The only ones who suffer from the loss are those grain dealers and big hoarding households. Ordinary people can get a lot of benefits from it. With the remaining money in their hands, they will naturally buy some things. Director Yu and Chen Zongjun, I don't know if Cai guessed correctly."

"Master Cai is as keen as a wise man." Yu Changlin bowed in admiration, "That's why when he decided to purchase grain at a high price, the Ministry of Revenue discussed with the shopkeepers of the business how to make the enemy unable to eat without losing too much."

"I dare not take it as the head of the chief praise. Cai was just a fool, but he was just a fool." Cai Liang, deputy head of the Works Bureau, immediately responded with a fat little slap, but the pride on his face undoubtedly exposed his true thoughts.

"The Chief Cai doesn't have to be too humble. The next thing needs full support from the Industrial Bureau." Yu Changlin had a very good impression of this fat rising star. He shook his head and added with a smile, "Next month, the Military Information Department and the Ministry of Revenue plan to use another 200,000 Tongbao to hit the vicinity of Jingzhou. The Chief Cai must not say that he can't come up with enough money at that time."

"How could it be, I'm in the Industrial Bureau?" The deputy director of the Industrial Bureau made a move and prepared to take over the big deal. However, he suddenly remembered his identity and quickly pushed Huang Laowai forward. "The Industrial Bureau now has about twenty sets of machines making money, so it won't delay the effort. However, whether the specific materials and construction period can be guaranteed, I have to ask Huang. The post-official office is short, and I only know some basic knowledge of many things."

"Yes." Huang Laowai was very employed, coughed proudly, and stood up with a smile, "It is indeed a bit troublesome to just use Tongbao. You must know that not only Jingzhou is used for money, but other places, our Huaxia Tongbao is just as popular, but it is a small gold yuan."

"The little gold yuan is absolutely not good." Before he finished speaking, Chen Ji interrupted anxiously, "Our little gold yuan is so good. One gold yuan is only exchanged for ten silver dollars. I want to use one tael of gold for ten taels of silver. Recently, the price of gold on the market is far higher than ten taels, so if you use the small gold yuan, you will soon be exchanged for gold ingots by smart people, and you will not be used on the market at all."

Note 1: I will update today. Don’t wait any longer. Have a cold and keep working hard tomorrow.
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