Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 63 The January Period Has Arrived

"Your Highness! The soldiers on the Western Front are short of military pay and are crying for food. Yelu Xiezhen may lead the elite of the South Academy south to invade the Song Dynasty at any time. These are the rewards for the soldiers who bravely kill the enemy in the future! Please, Your Highness, please Please, change it for me!"

In the Control He Army, there are no classes or teaching in the two pavilions now. They are all people from the Prince of Qin's Palace. The staff in his palace each set up a small table, and the soldiers lined up to take Nanqian. Exchange for some silver, gold, silk and other things that can serve as general equivalents.

The Forbidden Army's barracks may indeed have a relatively large amount of Southern money, especially since the He Controlling Army followed Zhao Hongyin to conquer Yangzhou and looted Yangzhou, and the Southern Tang Dynasty also paid a lot of annual tribute over the years. They were paid directly as military pay, so there were long queues in front of every small table, and the two pavilions were also crowded with people.

Li Shoujie knelt in front of Zhao Guangmei, and with all his good words, he begged him to accept his money.

Zhao Guangmei said, I know it's difficult for you, but it's difficult for the Forbidden Army after all. The palms and backs of my hands are all flesh, and there's really nothing I can do. Otherwise, why don't you give me [-] yuan in exchange first?No matter how much it is, I really don’t dare to change it for you.

Then, in front of the soldiers of the Forbidden Army, Zhao Guangmei actually exchanged him for truckloads of money.

Then the next day, Li Shoujie would come again, stalking him, asking Zhao Guangmei to give him a little more, but Zhao Guangmei was really embarrassed by him and wanted to give him tens of thousands more. .

Then the third day, the fourth day, now Li Shoujie was completely dependent on Zhao Guangmei. He came to him every day to exchange money, with snot and tears, and he spoke as emotionally as he wanted.

As for Zhao Guangmei, she told him every time that this was the last time and that he could only exchange so much. He wanted to keep more money to protect the interests of the Forbidden Army in Beijing, and then she would change it for him the next day, every time. Every time is the last time.

It has been like this for seven or eight days in a row. In fact, smart people have noticed that something is wrong.

He, Li Jun, was originally the military envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, and is now the King of Jin stationed in Taiyuan. Even if he inherited the Northern Han Dynasty, the people he mainly faced were the Khitans, Dangxiang, and Tubo people. They were far away from the Southern Tang people. .

It's normal for Li Jun to have some Nanqian in his hand, because Nanqian is indeed a common currency in the world, and even the Khitans recognize it, but you can't have that much!

Which public treasury does not store gold and silver?Who would keep several warehouses of copper coins?Was the Northern Han Dynasty so individual before?

Even if you are saving copper coins, shouldn't you be saving Han coins?
This wave of Han coins was also abolished by Zhao Kuangyin. Why did Li Shoujie always take Nan coins, but never took out a penny of Han coins?

After a little calculation, Li Shoujie has exchanged 40 to 40 Nanqian with Zhao Guangmei in the past few days. Not to mention where Zhao Guangmei got the [-], [-], Li Shoujie's change is still Nanqian. , conjured out of thin air?Transported all the way from Taiyuan to Kaifeng?
Isn't it just that the two of you are playing with each other with your left hand and your right hand, with the same amount of money going back and forth?

The smart people now saw that there was a problem between the two of them. They were obviously in the same group!
But what should be said, there are far more fools than smart people at any time, and they are also blind. Even if a truly smart person sees the fishy nature of these two people, they will never dare to say anything.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army naturally felt that this Li Shoujie was so bad. He had more than 30 yuan, but he was actually given away. How much money did His Highness King Qin prepare in total?
You have to change it quickly. If you don't change it, it will be changed to King Jin!The melon is so big. If the Hedong Army and Zhaoyi Army eat one more bite, our Imperial Army will eat less!

So much so that no one thought about whether the price was reasonable. In fact, at the price Zhao Guangmei charged, even if he used the money to sell copper and iron, he would not necessarily lose money. In fact, there was no need for them to sell it in such a hurry. goods.

Then of course he broke his head, fought, scrambled, and exchanged the Nanqian in his hand for Zhao Guangmei at a low price. Zhao Guangmei also said to everyone he met, "Oh, I will pay, I will lose money and almost lose everything."Just pay, pay, and soon, the one-month deadline is up.

The whole of Kaifeng suddenly became very tense.

Zhao Guangyi personally led the team, and all the troops were dispatched, going door to door in various shops, large and small. Anyone who dared to make money was immediately arrested. The first offender was criticized and educated, and the second offender was beaten severely. It's a sin to recommend.

Suddenly, the city of Kaifeng was in turmoil, and many people were miserable.

The price of Nanqian just stayed in a range of around [-] yuan on the black market without moving.

However, very quickly, in just two or three days, Nan Qian quickly rebounded and increased at the price of [-], and directly rushed to the position of [-].

Zhao Guangyi was stunned. He quickly sent someone to investigate the situation, and then his subordinates told him: No matter how much he checked, it was useless. Now Nanqian's large-scale transactions are not in Kaifeng, but in Zhengzhou and Xingren Mansion next door. The speed there is not as fast as before. So quickly, the people still have a lot of money in their hands, but the merchants are still collecting it, but it has depreciated a little.

Zhao Guangyi was furious when he heard this, and then he did not hesitate to lead a mighty massacre to Zhengzhou, personally destroyed the Zhengzhou coin exchange market, and even arrested many people.

Then I happily returned to Kaifeng City, thinking to myself, this time, the third child must have lost money, right?
As a result, his subordinates told him: It has risen again, and it has risen back to one thousand penny to exchange for one tael of silver.

Zhao Guangmei had already closed down all the stalls of the He Controlling Army. He was really afraid that the Forbidden Army who had lost money inexplicably would block him and beat him, so he hid in the palace and did not dare to come out.

"Where... where is it being used and where is it being collected?"

"Except for Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, and Xingsui, all other regions are using it, and there is no ban at all. And...the largest currency transactions now are all in Yangzhou."

When he heard that he was in Yangzhou, Zhao Guangyi was discouraged. Yangzhou was the territory of Li Chongjin in the past, the front line between the Song Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty. Now that Li Chongjin has returned to the dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin has been replaced by his most trusted Han Lingkun, who also has an official position. He was not the Jiedushi envoy, but the Ma Bujun Commander of the Guards who replaced Li Chongjin.

In other words, he is the number one soldier in the world just like Murong Yanzhao who is always being inspected in front of the palace. Zhao Guangyi would definitely not dare to go to Yangzhou to show off his power even if his brain was kicked.

Another question, not only Han Lingkun, but also Wang Yanchao, Wu Xingde, Guo Congyi, Bai Chongzan, Yang Yanzhang, Li Jun, Wang Quanbin, Fu Yanqing, all of these border military envoys who hold real power in the local area are acting against the will!
This is simply not something that a mere Kaifeng governor can control!

What else is there to say?Go into the palace to find your elder brother.

(End of this chapter)