Chapter 1005: Islands and Bubbles

The merchant quietly touched a bench next to the greenhouse and found out that there was a cordon inside, which was even more heavily guarded. The sergeants here were also wearing bright and powerful stamped breastplates.

There are two thin rails between the two rows of sergeants. A gantry crane hoisted a wooden box from a large Meishan-type ship. The box was not big, but it seemed to be very heavy. Two sergeants stood on the rail car and adjusted the small wooden box in place.

Put it in the carriage.

The merchant bowed his hand to an old man next to him who was obviously also a merchant: "Old man, what are you doing? When will the auction start?"

The old merchant glanced at the young merchant: "You are new here, right? A foreigner? To be able to get here, did you follow the path of an important person in the court?"

He couldn't show his cowardice at this time, and it was hard for the merchant to say that he had just bribed the outside commander to be let in: "Haha, my family won't let his name be mentioned."

"Oh, that's the concubine... just like me." The old man seemed to have some sympathy, and his tone softened a little: "Now we are unloading the goods for the official family. The things in the box..."

After speaking, he quietly touched the gold signet ring on his ring finger: "This."

Then he touched the silver buckle on his belt: "And this."

The young merchant was shocked. Box after box was sent out in the big ship. When he saw that it was not finished, this box was at least one hundred catties, one thousand six hundred taels!

One box is worth ten thousand yuan! There are at least hundreds of boxes here!

The old man introduced to the young merchant in a low voice: "Did you see the mark of the copper coins on the box? That is the mark of Huangsong Bank. Once these things are put into the vault, the bank will flood the market with treasure notes of the same face value. This is called a margin.

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"That's why my Song Dynasty's treasure banknotes are so strong, and now even the salt and lead have been pushed down."

The young businessman said: "I still think copper coins are safe."

The old businessman smiled: "If you want to be safe when doing business, the profit will be thin. The foreigners overseas like real gold and silver, so now our Song Dynasty has a dual currency system. Domestic treasure banknotes and imported money from abroad, but the imported money flows inward every year

There are a lot of them, and there are also a lot of treasure notes sold outside."

"I can't figure it out, but Sitong Bank has opened a domestic and foreign currency exchange business. There are some price differences and handling fees. I always think it's a big business."

The young businessman said casually: "Isn't this just exchanging paper for money?"

The old merchant was stunned for a moment. The currency value of the treasure banknotes was strong, and at the same time, a barrier was formed at the customs. Nanhai merchants wanted to enter the domestic market, and they had to exchange the treasure banknotes for imported money when exiting the customs.

This involves an exchange rate issue, in which Huangsong Bank took the lead and made profits without revealing anything.

Although this proportion of profit is very small, it cannot support the huge scale of trade. If the internal and external exchanges in a year are 10 million guan, even a one-thousandth of the handling fee will be as high as 10,000 guan!

If by-products such as short-term lending, credit, and guarantees are added, the benefits would be even higher.

This is really exchanging paper for money, or to be more precise, it is the credit and convenience that the maritime merchants are willing to pay for the use of treasure banknotes.

The young man's casual words actually got to the essence of the matter.

"Those who turn money into business are the top big businessmen..." the old man murmured: "This year's ballast is much more than last year."

The young man said: "I heard that Duke Wen made a deal in Hebei, saying that the circulation of treasure banknotes made Hebei's government affairs more difficult. The imported money sent back by immigrants from the South China Sea made Hebei's problems even worse."

"Coupled with the overhaul of two Yellow River projects, prices in Hebei are now so high that a pound of rice has risen to a hundred dollars, making the livelihood of the poor even more difficult. It makes sense to ask the court to stop construction projects and rest with the people."

"Are you from Hebei?" The old man turned his head and glanced at the young man: "Confused!"

The young man raised his hands and said, "What's going on? Please give me some advice."

The old businessman said: "The problem in Hebei is ultimately the problem of the Yellow River. After the two changes in its course, the people were devastated and the towns and cities were ruined."

"So it's not that the imperial court doesn't let the people rest, it's the Yellow River that doesn't let the people rest. To improve the people's livelihood in Hebei, we must first regulate the Yellow River."

"Now it seems that Hebei has experienced devaluation of banknotes. This is a phenomenon caused by more money and less goods in the market. If I were Wen Gong, I would organize large-scale business activities, even if I borrow funds and goods from Sitong Company, I would have to

Let Hebei's goods be enriched, and it will be full of business opportunities!"

"The problem of Duke Wen is an old problem of old-school politicians, who only know how to dig food in the fields and believe that only farmers are the country's producers, while everyone else is just a consumer."

"Blankly focusing on agriculture, suppressing industry and commerce, and artificially blocking the flow of commodities are the reasons for Hebei's economic decline."

"Hebei lacks a true minister, someone like Su Shaobao. It's a pity that Duke Zhang and Zhao have already retired. If one of them ruled Hebei, how could the people's livelihood in Hebei be like this? How could it be like this?!"

Speaking of the resentment on the face of this old man, judging from his words, the old man's knowledge was also extraordinary. It seemed that he was a concubine of a certain family, who sacrificed his family name for the sake of his family, engaged in business as a merchant, and obtained food and clothing for his family.

But the young businessman was attracted by the old man's words: "The old man said just now that there are business opportunities everywhere in Hebei?"

The old man cupped his hands and said: "I, Li Gui, the shopkeeper of Shanfengyuan in Beijing, may I ask if this young man is from Hebei?"

The young merchant also handed over his hand and said: "I just didn't tell my father-in-law the truth. My surname is Sheng. I am the magistrate of Lianshui County. I am not well-versed in my career, so I have no choice but to go out to do business."

"I'm actually not familiar with Beijing, but I heard that Bianjing has great opportunities at the end of the year, so I came over to take a look."

The old man looked seriously at the young merchant: ""Ode to Hou Qiju" from Shengzhi County? Did you hear this from Master Su?"

The young businessman was so regretful at this moment that his intestines were green. He originally just said it casually, but he didn't expect that an article Su Fuzi sent to his family would become so famous in the capital, and his family's wealth could be revealed in one sentence.

Master Su heard that he is still in Yushitai and has not been released. I, it is too difficult for me...

The old man seemed to know what Sheng Ya was thinking in his heart, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone admires Master's reputation. Besides, where is this place? Meishan Sitong!"

"The three censors who impeached the Master have been sentenced, hahaha, to be exiled to the New Song Dynasty, and will not be returned if they are pardoned. From now on, the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, even without these number three figures, is worse than Zheng Xia and Zheng Jiefu."

"Since I have this relationship with you, I may still rely on you in the future."

"I'm in Shenglin, and I've met shopkeeper Li. The shopkeeper's remarks just now show that he is a man with deep pockets. On the ground in Mizhou, the boy's Shengchang number is quite thin. Just now shopkeeper Li said that there are business opportunities all over Hebei. This

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"Hahaha, it's easy to talk. I will introduce you to some business leaders in Bianjing City later. As for the livestock trade, Brother Sheng, are you interested?"

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Many business opportunities come from this connection. In recent years, the prosperity of maritime trade and the improvement of transportation have made business boom. It seems that overnight, everyone has become a trend-setter in the economic tide.

Some are suddenly rich, some are bankrupt, and the tragedies and comedies in this world are just like the waves and foam on the sea, they will always exist.

However, the bubbles you have been seeing may no longer be the ones you saw a second ago.

Although they look exactly the same, nothing seems to have changed.

The truly rock-solid islands and reefs in the sea are now not in the big shed with ventilation on all sides, but in the Fangzhiweiyashi Jingshe, with silk, bamboo and wine, sensual dogs and horses, wearing the best silk, holding the most mellow wine,

Hugging the most beautiful girl, sharing the biggest cake.

Cheng Wenying took Shi Fu with him, holding a crystal glass wine glass, which contained the mellow fruit wine from the south: "Oh, brother Wang, hehehe, I am getting healthier after not seeing you for a year. Come and introduce it to you. Oh, I don't even need to introduce it. Gao Shiliang
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