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Wu Changqing doesn't know what the reaction will be after the currency law is promoted, so it's hard to predict.

However, no matter what the situation is, it must be done.

With the enactment of the currency law, the Royal Bank began to issue new currencies.

What Wu Changqing did not expect was that after the new currency was issued, it was looted.

Because the new currency is so beautiful, it's almost like a work of art.

In the past, the silver was just a small lump. The more ugly it was, the bigger the official silver was, but the good looks were limited to the shape.

And now the new silver coins are engraved with the map of the Dahua Empire on one side and the dragon pattern on the other side.

In terms of appearance, shape, and degree of refinement, the new silver coins have completely exploded the previous silver coins.

And, in terms of weight, it's also quite adequate.

The strength of the government will not reveal flaws when it is mixed with water.

At the same time, the new coin has been standardized, and it is more convenient to use, unlike the previous silver that had to be weighed when it was used.

All aspects are better than the previous silver, and it is reasonable to be popular.

The common people and some small businessmen exchanged their silver coins for new silver coins one after another. The one million taels of silver coins reserved by the Royal Bank were exchanged in three days.

In desperation, the mint could only work overtime and keep minting new money.

And those irregular silver nuggets from the people poured into the Royal Bank in large quantities.

Royal Bank took this opportunity to make a profit.

Not only can you get 10% when you mint coins, but you can also get a 'silver consumption' fee when exchanging currency.

After all, most of the folk silver bars are not pure silver and contain impurities.

The official statement is that it costs money to purify these miscellaneous silvers, so it takes a little fire.

Of course, this fire cost is very low, in order not to discourage the enthusiasm of the people to exchange.

Although the cost is low, it cannot hold a large amount.

The number of exchanges is large, and this fire cost is enough to only support the operating costs of the Royal Bank.

And the income of minting coins becomes pure income.

This routine of the Royal Bank is naturally impossible to hide from the big businessmen who are ghosts.

However, those big businessmen knew there was nothing they could do.

Lend their courage, they dare not go to the street to popularize science and expose the routine of the Royal Bank.

After all, it was Wu Changqing's private bank.

Expose Wu Changqing's black material, I'm afraid I'm tired of living.

After all, Wu Changqing is not Chongzhen. If it is Chongzhen, it will be easier. He can buy a group of officials and scold the emperor in the court every day for competing with the people for profit.

With Chongzhen's face-saving personality, after a few more scoldings, he had to give up.

But Wu Changqing is different. Anyone who dares to scold him will probably be sent to the vegetable market.

Throughout the ages, strong emperors are not necessarily wise and wise. But the emperor who can be called wise and divine must be very strong.

The emperor is not strong enough, and it is not easy to do anything.

After all, no matter how good the policy, it is impossible to take care of all classes at the same time. Those who do not benefit from the class generally make trouble.

Jinling Chamber of Commerce, many businessmen gathered again to discuss the impact of currency law.

"The impact is naturally huge. If we exchange all the silver in our family for new silver coins, our wealth will shrink by nearly 10%, which is not a small amount.

The second is that wealth cannot be concealed, and the amount can be concealed, but if it is exchanged for millions of taels, will the court have no record? Although the wealth is known, the court will not rob it.

But our current grandfather has many tricks. If he knows who has millions of taels hidden at home, there is no guarantee that he will not be tempted. "

Hong Tailin complained that Wu Changqing's move was too cruel.

"Boss Hong is right. If the people completely accept the new silver coins in the future, the silver in our hands will not be able to be spent. If we want to spend it, we must first exchange the new coins.

After the imperial court has completely mastered the silver coins in the world, it is not up to them to decide how much impurities they want to add to the silver coins in the future. At that time, don’t let us make a profit of one layer for a year, and the government coins will be mixed with 20% impurities, and I will lose money if I make money. "

Pang Yuanming agreed.

Although they do not understand the theory of inflation, they can think of such means and know some primary effects of such inflation.

It can be said that the class who dislikes this monetary policy the most is none other than the big businessmen.

The loss of 10% of profits is still a small matter. The most important thing is that the imperial court controls the coinage, and they will be subject to the imperial court everywhere in the future.

Its real wealth has also become uncontrollable, depending on the face of the court.

"That can't be helped. Is it possible that you still want to get the technology of minting silver coins, and then mint your own silver into new coins? That's a brainless thing."

Cui Mingchong said helplessly, he didn't want to take that kind of risk.

"We naturally don't want to be beheaded, but we can't sit still. At least, we can't let the issuance of new coins go too smoothly."

Hong Tailin said.

"Then what should we do?"

Cui Mingchong asked.

"It's not difficult to say, but the people who have the most money are not businessmen like us. As long as we keep a tacit agreement and don't exchange it, how much can we exchange with ordinary people and small traders?

One million yuan in three days, that sounds like a lot

, that's actually the case. As long as we don't exchange it collectively, that little bit of new currency cannot completely replace the previous silver.

As long as the old silver can continue to be circulated and used, and the new currency is not allowed to grow and develop, it will have little impact on us. "

Hong Tailin suggested.

As long as their circle is connected in series, it is indeed enough to hinder the issuance of new coins.

"This, if Your Majesty finds out, I'm afraid he will be angry."

Cui Ming said anxiously.

To do something like tandem, to get the effect, the scope must be large.

And the bigger the scope, the quicker things will be exposed. After all, in such a huge chamber of commerce, it is impossible for every businessman to have the same heart, and there may be royalists and royalists.

"If you are angry, you will be angry. It is hard for him to punish us all in one anger. As the saying goes, the law does not blame the public. If he dares to punish all of us, the foundation of Dahua will be turbulent."

Hong Tailin was dismissive.

"Having said that, we businessmen alone can't fight against the government. I don't know how the matter of supporting the mouthpiece of the DPRK is going?"

Han Sanli asked.

"At present, several officials have been funded, but there is a big difference between the officialdom of Dahua and Daming, and the officials have a relatively low voice. As for those important officials in the court, the progress is not very smooth. It seems that those officials are quite afraid of today. the lord."

Hong Tailin said.

The more important officials, the more contact with Wu Changqing and the more they understand Wu Changqing, the more they are afraid of Wu Changqing's methods, and naturally they dare not make mistakes.

In the past, the reason why Wenchen was not afraid of Chongzhen was because Chongzhen had tossed and tossed and only dared to deal with it individually, because he had no military power in his hands.

But now Wu Changqing, military power is firmly in his hands.

If those civil officials dared to provoke Wu Changqing collectively, he would be able to take the blame and promote a group of officials.

Anyway, in Dahua, there is no shortage of people who want to be officials.

After some deliberation, Hong Tailin and others decided to connect in secret to hinder the issuance and circulation of new coins.