Chapter 98 The world knows
Tian Cheng responded and walked towards the five people over there. He didn't know what Tian Cheng said in the ear of the merchant surnamed Chang. The merchant surnamed Chang's face turned pale at first, then showed a hint of joy. He accused his companions and followed Tian Cheng to Wang Fu's table.
Wang Fu looked at him lightly: "Sit down."
As the saying goes, to nourish and move the air, Wang Fu has been worshipping all officials every day for more than a year, and has led the army twice in person to personally witness the sea of blood. He looked at it lightly and felt that he was facing a towering mountain and had an urge to kneel down. He had just doubted the nobleman who suddenly came to invite him. At this moment, the suspicion disappeared and a smile quickly spread on his face: "The villain Chang Baili has seen the master, but I wonder what the master has to give?"
"I just heard you talk about banknotes, so tell me about banknotes
"It turns out that the master is also concerned about paper money. I wonder what the master is doing?" Chang Baili asked cautiously.
"You don't have to worry about what I do. Where did you hear that the court is going to have paper money? What is the matter with these paper money?"
The other party refused to say anything, just asked questions blindly. If it were normal, Chang Baili would have been too lazy to pay attention to it. Strangely, he didn't even have any resistance in his heart: "It turns out that the master wants to listen to paper money. The court has abolished paper money for more than a hundred years. Most people really don't know that villains wouldn't remember it if they didn't listen to people mention it."
"So, if the Ministry of Revenue Bank wants to issue it, it is not what you remembered, but what others said?"
"By the master, what happened more than a hundred years ago, if I hadn't heard from someone, how could the villain remember?"
Wang Fu frowned slightly. He just now boasted that it was what he thought of. But he denied it now. Is it someone deliberately spreading it or unintentionally connecting it?
"Master, the food is here." Several waiters from the restaurant came up with a plate, interrupting Wang Fudi's contemplation. Every time they served a plate, the waiter would introduce it: "Master, this is the chicken on the ground, this is the braised lion's head, the crystal duck..." After serving more than ten dishes in a row, the waiter asked the waiter to stop serving the dishes, and smiled and asked everyone to use it slowly, without fearing that the three of them would not finish it.
Fortunately, the three of them didn't care at all. The emperor only had a dozen dishes for a meal, which was considered a saving. As soon as the dishes came up, Tian Cheng quickly picked up a chopstick in each dish and put it in a bowl to eat it. Chang Baili was a little puzzled. Before the master could move the chopsticks, the servant started first.
When Tian Cheng ate the vegetables in the bowl as fast as possible, poured the wine into the cup and took a sip. Chang Baili had realized that some noble people were worried that someone would poison them when they went out to eat. Some people would taste the dishes. Most of the master and servants in front of him were like this. Sure enough, after waiting for a while, he was sure that the wine and food were fine. The noble people started to pick up the food with chopsticks and started eating. Chang Baili felt even more at ease. He didn't know what the identity of the noble people in front of him was.
The local dishes in the palace emphasize health preservation. Lightness is the main thing. In order to attract customers, the local dishes in the restaurant are often working on the taste. I am used to eating the local dishes in the palace. Occasionally, I tasted the local flavor outside. Wang Fu only felt very excited. He tasted each dish several times before he stopped. Looking at Ma Bingjie, including Tian Baili, who came over, did not dare to hold the local dishes. He said, "Let's eat together."
"Master Xie." Ma Bingjie then picked up the chopsticks and gently picked up a braised lion's head and started eating slowly.
Seeing Ma Bingjie's appearance, Chang Baili became trembling. After eating this meal for about half an hour, Wang Fu was already full of wine and food. Although the other three were full, they always felt extremely restrained at the dinner table. Chang Baili had to accept Wang Fu's questions from time to time. He only felt that there were many problems with the noble people in front of him, but he had to deal with it. He had never been as difficult as a meal.
After eating and drinking, Wang Fu had basically asked about the local banknotes. He only realized that the local banknotes in the Ming Dynasty had been passed for more than a hundred years. The strong national strength in the early Ming Dynasty had a lot to do with the issuance of banknotes. The issuance of banknotes itself was plundering. However, plundering completely nakedly could not last long. In his heart, he secretly slandered Zhu Yuanzhang about the short-sightedness of money. If it weren't for such a plundering issue, the local banknotes in the Ming Dynasty now had no need to use gold and silver. It could completely store gold and silver.
It is still early to launch banknotes now, and at least it will be possible to wait until the people fully accept the bank. However, I didn’t expect that someone would connect banknotes to the bank now. After Yitiancheng checked out, Wang Fu walked out of Taibai Restaurant. Chang Baili was stunned and hurriedly chased him out: "Master Huang, I don’t know where to go next. Chang knows everything about the streets and alleys of the capital well, and can also serve as a guide for the master."
After Chang Baili finished speaking, he even despised himself. He refused to reveal his identity. He was so stupid that he had a net worth of tens of thousands of taels of silver. He had a lot of maids and servants in his family, but he was like a servant of this person. However, Chang Baili's eyes told him that the person in front of him must be an ordinary noble person, but if he missed this opportunity, he would definitely regret it for the rest of his life.
There is a free guide, and Wang Fu refused to comment: "Since that's the case, then you can take us to the teahouse to sit."
"Okay, Mr. Huang, please come here." Chang Baili said attentively.
Under Chang Baili's guidance, Wang Fu visited several teahouses and taverns, basically listening to others' opinions on the Ministry of Revenue Banking, and sometimes he would invite several people to come and ask. Chang Baili became more and more unable to find out the depth of Wang Fu. He accidentally found that more than twenty powerful men followed behind him, and Wang Fu and the other two seemed to have not yet realized it, and they were even more shocked and more careful in serving Wang Fu.
It was almost dark. At Tian Cheng's reminder, Wang Fu finished his wandering and returned to the palace. When Chang Baili wanted to follow him, Tian Cheng politely refused. Chang Baili stayed with him for a day without even knowing other people's names. He was very upset inside, but he was unable to have angered.
"I don't know where the shopkeeper Chang lives, Fu suddenly asked.
"When I go back to Mr. Huang, my number is on Chang'an Street, and the small number Ju Fuxiang." Chang Baili replied happily.
"Ju Fuxiang, I remember that I will visit the new account next time I have time."
"Thank you, Mr. Huang, for coming." Chang Baili sighed. Although the noble man in front of him was not sure. However, there is always hope. If a businessman does not have a backer behind him, it is difficult to grow. For example, Chang Baili's Jufuxiang is a businessman in cloth and silk. His net worth of tens of thousands of taels can only be considered a small and medium-sized household. However, in order to expand the capital, other officials are also indispensable.
In the next few days, Wang Fu took Tian Cheng and Ma Bingjie out of the palace to stroll, and visited the teahouses and restaurants in Nanjing. The news about the court's reissuance of banknotes became more and more popular. It spread throughout the streets and alleys within a few days. Many people didn't understand what banknotes mean at first. When they heard others explain that the court was going to print them into money for the gold and silver in their hands, many people were panicked. Some timid people had already begun to close shops, and ordinary families began to hide gold and silver. As the rumors of banknotes spread, the always prosperous Beijing city began to depress.
"I am here to see the emperor, long live my emperor! Long live my emperor! Long live!" Xiong Rulin was urgently summoned by the emperor, not knowing what had happened. There was a hint of unrest in his heart.
"Xiong Aiqing, I heard the rumors outside that the Ministry of Revenue was about to issue banknotes. What's going on?" He was shocked. He was not surprised by the rumors, but because the rumor flowed into the emperor's ears so quickly. The news that the Ministry of Revenue Bank was about to issue banknotes suddenly spread in the capital. Xiong Rulin was of course concerned. But he didn't have time to investigate, but the emperor asked first. He quickly looked back and said, "I have heard of it back to the emperor. However, this matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue. I can be sure that it was not from the Ministry of Revenue."
Seeing Xiong Rulin still kneeling on the ground, Wang Fu raised his hand and said, "Don't give me a gift."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I also know that this is unlikely to be reported by the Ministry of Revenue. However, Xiong Aiqing should not be careless. The Ministry of Revenue Bank will be officially established in about a month, and there must be no mistakes during this period."
"Yes, I must work diligently and do it well." Xiong Rulin responded, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face, and finally said: "I have a question, don't you know whether to speak or not?"
Wang Fu smiled slightly: "I am not a person who cannot listen to loyalty, righteousness and good words. Could you compare me to King Zhou and Emperor Yang?"
Xiong Rulin was shocked: "I deserve to die."
Seeing Xiong Rulin kneeling again, Wang Fu waved his hand quickly: "Forget it, you don't feel tired when you kowtow, I'm tired to see it too. I know you don't mean it, so I just say anything.
Xiong Rulin then stopped kneeling, cheered up his clothes, and said, "Emperor, the matter of the Ministry of Revenue Bank is of great importance. With the emperor's prestige, it is possible that all officials will discuss it after they are born. The officials are selfish. The minting of gold, silver and currency in the Ministry of Revenue Bank greatly harms the interests of officials, and collecting loans and deposits has also damaged the interests of many gentry. Now, because of the banknotes, even the people have opposed it. Today, they do not agree with the establishment of the Ministry of Revenue Bank, the emperor... the emperor..."
"Now, it is not feasible for me to dominate the rules now?"
Rulin did not shy away from authenticity.
"Yes, aren't people selfless? It's because the Ministry of Revenue Bank has a great relationship that I have to hand it over to all officials for discussion. Can you tell me what is the most important thing about a bank?"
"I don't know when I go back to the emperor."
"I can tell you that it is not a strong capital, nor a big storefront, nor a force, but a credibility. Of course, a strong capital, a big storefront, and a part of the credibility of a deep force itself."
Xiong Rulin asked in confusion: "Emperor, isn't it enough for the Ministry of Revenue Bank to be guaranteed by the imperial court?"
Wang Fu smiled and said, "I have said that the most important thing about a bank is its reputation. The Ministry of Revenue has the court as its guarantee, but it is just the reputation of power. But what should the people do if they don't know it? I want the Ministry of Revenue Bank to be known to everyone in the world at the beginning of its establishment, and it is nothing more than to let all officials discuss it first."
Chapter completed!