Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 70 Public Resentment

Ever since Zhao Guangmei spent almost 100 million yuan of Nan money, it seemed that everything had suddenly died down, and suddenly there was no movement at all.

On the surface, it seems that Zhao Guangmei just spent 100 million to pay for some errands. Seeing that the price did not change, he immediately stopped.

What's more, it was reported that Sun Liancheng, who was Zhao Guangmei's secretary, secretly purchased Nanqian in large sums from outside.

It is difficult for ordinary people to tell whether this is true or false. However, there are well-informed people who really know that Sun Liancheng is really collecting, but not particularly much.

But I don't know whether this was his private behavior as a businessman, or whether it was Zhao Guangmei's instigation behind his back.

Zhao Guangyi was naturally one of the first people to know the news. He went to find Zhao Kuangyin almost immediately. Zhao Kuangyin didn't pay much attention when he heard this. He said with a smile: "Our third brother is not such a person. He disdains this kind of thing." For this, I guess he has some motive, since he didn’t tell us, let’s just leave him alone.”

Zhao Guangyi smiled bitterly and said: "Of course I know that the third brother is not such a person. He disdains doing such things, not to mention that he wants to compete with me for reserves. But could it be that his secretary in charge is secretly making profits behind his back?" ? Otherwise, I'd better go ask him and ask him clearly."

"No, smart people won't do stupid things. I believe in Third Brother's vision. Come on, come on, you're just in time. Come play Cuju with me for a while."

"Brother, how can you be so free today?"

"It's rare that my third brother understands the righteousness and takes over this mess. This big stone has been weighing on my heart for a long time. Once this matter is gone, I feel relaxed all over. Speaking of which, I haven't practiced Cuju for a long time, and you haven't for a long time either." Have you played? Come on, let’s do some activities.”

"Eldest brother has great confidence in third brother. As far as I know, the price of Song Qian has not increased yet."

"Hahaha, what should I worry about when the third brother has already taken action? If even the third brother can't handle this matter, I don't think anyone in Zhongwenwu can handle it, so what else is there to say? Why don't we take advantage of the opportunity? Now that you're in a good mood, let's play some, come on, catch the ball~"

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"Sir, sir, it's gone up. It's gone up as expected. Song money and Nan money have gone up to four for one, and Shu money has gone up to two for one. Many merchants would rather accept our Shu money than Song money." Money.”

"Hahaha, okay, okay, this is a God-given opportunity. Most of the Nan coins on the market have been hoarded and no one will use them. Song coins are not trustworthy. It is a good time to use Shu coins. If It is a great blessing for our country to be able to use a large amount of Shu money in the Song Dynasty, even if it is only [-]% of Nan money. It is a gift from God and it would be against the will of heaven not to take it."

Everyone looked happy when they heard this.

You must know that among the currencies of the three countries, the coins of Hou Shu have always been the worst, because there are really no copper mines in Shu, but the iron ore is extremely rich, so the country of Shu has not minted many copper coins in total, all of them are iron. currency.

In addition, the road to Shu was difficult and difficult to get in and out. Meng Chang was ambitious and had been thinking about the Northern Expedition. Although he was beaten up by Chai Rong and his head was full of bruises, he still refused to accept it and gave it to the army. The main force of the army was named Mie Chai Army. His prime minister Wang Zhaoyuan held a Tie Ruyi cosplay of Zhuge Liang all day long. He opened his mouth and set his sights on the Central Plains in the north, and shut his mouth and left the Qishan Mountains. This was in sharp contrast to the respectfulness of the Southern Tang Dynasty.The Southern Tang Dynasty, at least nominally, was a vassal of the Song Dynasty, so its foreign trade was also very developed, and it received annual coins, so the Song Dynasty itself had a large inflow of southern coins.

Later Shu was still dissatisfied and continued to invade Guanzhong. Most of its goods were transferred to the Southern Tang Dynasty, so exchanges were naturally not that frequent, and Shu money naturally did not circulate in the market.

It is for these reasons that although Meng Chang was actually the longest-reigning emperor in the world during the Five Dynasties, and the country of Later Shu was relatively the most stable, his Shu money has never been recognized very much, and its use in the Central Plains The quantity is far from comparable to that of Nanqian, and even within the territory of Shu, its credibility is far inferior to that of Nanqian.

Meng Chang really wants Shu money to get out of Shu country. There is a money shortage and deflation in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but there is real inflation in Hou Shu. Too much money is issued and the price has not been able to rise. If they do this, If it is done successfully, then this is simply a great achievement.

In any case, the Hou Shu regime is also a stable regime, which has not been easy for decades, and it is relatively much richer than the Central Plains. Shu brocade and Shu tea are both hard currencies. Although iron money is light, doesn't it have a smaller face value?Besides, iron is produced in the middle of Shu, and the casting cost is here. Even if you exchange two for one with Song Qian, or eight for one with Nan Qian, this is a huge profit.

And if we can take this opportunity to get the people of Song Dynasty accustomed to using Shu money, even if it accounts for only one-third of Southern money, so that Shu can export currency to the Song Dynasty, then the strategic significance of this matter is simply not as great as robbing. It’s not a long time to come to Qinzhou.

"Tell the Prime Minister that no matter what, he is asked to transport a batch of Shu brocade and Shu money, use Shu money to buy Shu brocade, and raise the price of Shu money. At the same time, we are here to throw Song money and collect Shu money. Within three months, I want to make the replacement of Song and Shu to two for three, gentlemen, if this is done, we will do great service to the country!"

Everyone heard the words and responded one after another.

In this way, just half a month later, a large amount of Shu money poured into the Song Dynasty. Things that originally only had a certain degree of circulation in the Guanzhong area have gradually become common in Kaifeng. Nan Qian has risen to a It’s incredible. No one in the market is willing to exchange it. If they insist on exchanging it, three hundred pence will be exchanged for one tael of silver. Most big merchants have already noticed that there is something wrong with this, and instinctively know that this price cannot be maintained at all. live.

All the people who still have Nan Qian in their hands basically keep the money in their hands and don't spend it. However, this makes the circulation rate of Song Qian in the market extremely high and leaves a huge space for Shu Qian. .

In fact, such a price has nothing to do with ordinary people. If they are not business people, how much money can ordinary people save in total?In the past, when the price of Nanqian was low, most people had already exchanged it. Now, even if the Nanqian rises higher, they cannot exchange it for silver and can only continue to save it.

These are still the people in the city. In fact, the people in the countryside who farm may not have a few copper coins in their hands. Whether it rises or falls has nothing to do with them from the beginning to the end.

After all, in the Song Dynasty, silver was not a currency in circulation. It was used to hold down inventory. There was no loose silver in circulation on the market. Silver ingots were generally more than one kilogram, and most of them were even fifty kilograms each.

Apart from the government, big businessmen, and the military, who would keep silver in their homes?Isn't it wrong for ordinary people to sell all their belongings and keep them for a big silver weight?
This matter has long since become a zero-sum game for a few powerful people.

However, money is not circulating in the market. The value of Song money and Shu money is chaotic and fluctuates back and forth. Merchants have become more conservative and prefer to survive rather than ship. This series of currency wars has become serious. It has affected people's livelihood and the economy.

It is definitely not possible to say that the people are in dire straits, but because of this matter, the resentment among the people has become very great.

(End of this chapter)