C749 Ignorant officials

"See? Who said this bond could not be used as money? Tell me, who said that this piece of paper could not be used as money? Why did I just use this piece of scrap paper to buy a table of cheap food? " Prince of Alcohol looked coldly at the bunch of arrogant brats.

"They know you're a prince, so they don't dare to not take your waste paper …" Whispers could be heard from the crowd.

"Oh? You're not convinced, are you? Alright, I'll change someone else … "You, are you!" Yi Xuan pointed with his finger, and an old servant from the Department of Revenue walked out, trembling.

"This five-circle bond is for you. Go and show it to them!"

Old Yellow froze, "Wang …" Your Highness! Did you reward me with this money? "

"Nonsense!" Could it be that This King will come to you for it!? " Yi Xuan almost fainted from anger.

"Aiyo, thank you for your reward, Your Highness. I've kowtowed to you …" After three bangs, Old Yellow rushed into the group of waiters and shouted, "Where is Ruifuxiang's assistant?" Are you coming or not … "Last month, I took care of my daughter's dowry and owed you ten taels of silver. I'll return five of them to you first …"

"Ten silver taels for a total of thirteen Dragon-striated Silver Coin. At that time, we agreed on twenty percent interest, which was three silver taels, for a total of sixteen, right?" Old Yellow dragged Ruifuxiang's shop assistant and began to count them carefully.

"Oh Yellow Lord, there's no need for that. My manager said that if you use all your bonds to pay your debts, he would give you a discount and pay you 15. Look, I even brought you a promissory note …"

All the officials at the entrance of the Ministry of Revenue were dumbfounded. They stared at the Ministry of Revenue's Old Yellow as he took out a ten-circle bond and a five-circle bond that the Prince had bestowed upon him. Two pieces of scrap paper were handed to Ruixiang's assistant, and the signed white slip was torn into pieces.

"Haha, I, Old Yellow, have paid my last debt. Thank you, Prince, for your reward!"

At this moment, no one dared to question him anymore. They rushed over to the waiters and asked all sorts of questions. Naturally, they had to clarify matters that were related to their own interests.

"Aren't you trying to fool us in front of your highness? You would want this kind of broken piece of paper? "

"Aiyo, don't say that to this lord. This is not some broken piece of paper, this is money! The imperial government is giving you these bonds. When we get back, you can go to the Letian Bank to exchange for them or you can come here to spend.

"Stop lying to me. These bonds are worth more than 2 million gold. If you exchange them all with the Letian Bank, will they be able to exchange with you? If they had so much cash, why didn't they just deliver it directly to the account office? "

He walked over with a professional smile on his face and said, "This lord is right. If all the officials from the imperial court were to go to the Letian Bank at the same time to pressure them with their bonds, we would definitely not be able to prepare that much money …"

"The reason is simple, silver has its weight, we have to prepare a boat in advance to prepare the strength of our guards. Whether it is from the south or from the Ryukyu, it will take time to transport them here, the principle is very simple, I think everyone understand!"

"But let's think about it. Why would the imperial government want money? This thing couldn't be eaten or worn, it was so painful to sleep on it … "Haha, in fact, the reason we want silver, isn't it because we want to spend it in exchange for the food, clothes, utensils, and a house that we need?"

"The same goes for the imperial government. Even if the two million silver were to be delivered to the Ministry of Revenue, it would not even take half a month to spend it all. This is because the imperial government is currently training a new army. They need to buy guns, ammunition, and military uniforms …"

"Since the purpose of our request for silver was to spend it, then why can't I use real objects or bonds that can also be used as real objects?"

Manager Ding smiled as he explained to all the officials present, "To tell everyone the truth, three days ago, we just transferred two million silver taels to the Ministry of Revenue, and now, five hundred thousand silver taels have already returned to Letian Firm. This is because Prince Kung's new recruits need bullets, and also need custom-made military belts.

"Look, this is the use of money. It's not for everyone to sleep in their pockets. It's for everyone to move around, only then can it be considered money …" "The various lords couldn't understand why all the merchants in the capital would be willing to accept this kind of bond. They even tried to block the door of the Ministry of Revenue to set up a business. That's because they were in urgent need of this bond …"

"All these old names in the capital need to sell some while also buying some raw materials. The restaurant needs rice flour oil, the clothing store needs silk and cloth, and the pharmacy needs Chinese medicine from all over the world …" As long as every single merchant accepts this kind of bond from the upper and lower reaches of the business, then this bond will not be trash, but a Real Gold and Silver! "" No, no.

"From the day the bonds entered the capital, all the shops in Letian Firm were the same. There was no limit to the amount of bonds one could receive. Anyone could use this bond to buy rice from the Southern Ocean, wheat from the America, raw silk and tea from Jiangnan.

"Not only that, the Letian Firm also gives preferential treatment to the big buyers. As long as the individual transaction exceeds ten thousand silver coins, and this transaction is completely done with bonds, we will give you one percent of the discount …"

"Hahaha, now do you know why the merchants of the capital are fighting over the bonds?" These paper bonds are treasures in my eyes. As long as I can save up ten thousand Yuan and trade with the Letian Firm, I can get a 1% discount … "

"Not only that, even Jiangnan merchants have a discount when paying taxes with bonds. Are you guys talking about paper being waste?!"

At this time, everyone suddenly came to realize that those who could become officials were not idiots. It was just that their horizons were not broad enough and they were constrained by old thoughts, making them unable to see Mt. Tai.

Now that they understood everything, the ground was a complete mess. The group of poor officials and the eight flags had all crumbled in an instant.

"Oh my ancestor …" I just tore off all the silver … My salary! "Sob, sob, sob …" The entire yamen of the Ministry of Revenue burst into tears.

At this time, the heads of the Ministry of Revenue, who had been beaten, stood on the bank one by one and said sarcastically, "Humph!" In any case, you've all signed and taken your salaries. The imperial government won't lose a single silver coin. What you're tearing is your own money … He deserved it, wasn't the fight just now fierce? Don't cry at all! "