Chapter 844: Double reed

The water of the Qiantang River showed a white line in the sky and rushed towards the shore. Soon after, a huge river surge came, and for a while, the waves were violent and the water splashed.
Cao Kun watched the Qiantang River tide that appeared every year, and looked at the looming tide in the river with amusement, gradually showing a smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Only brave people can become the most eye-catching trendsetters in the river. If you want to get wealth and rights, risk is also necessary. If the Great Yu country wants to truly develop, it is necessary for merchants to rule this country. Only in this way can this country Will be prosperous and strong."
"I have to say that there are very few people in the country of Da Yu who are as enlightened as you, and we French will stand with you." A strange color flashed in Richard's eyes.
What France needs now is a divided Great Chongqing. During the time he and Brazil were in Great Chongqing, he witnessed how the emperor of the north conquered the nation on this land.
At the same time, they also learned what kind of weapons the emperor’s army used. If the emperor were to get a wealthy south, the army from the north would continue to go south and fight them in Indochina.
This is something that their country cannot tolerate.
Of course, they are also making two-handed preparations. While secretly supporting the State of Chu, they are also ready to negotiate with the emperor at any time.
If the emperor could not interfere with their colony in Indochina, they might establish contact with the emperor.
Otherwise, they will fight the emperor resolutely to the end, even if they can only fight long distances across the sea.
"With your words, I feel relieved." Cao Kun laughed. He didn't take Richard's words seriously.
He understands these Western countries and believes that their promise is better than believing that the sow will climb the tree, and relying on others is worse than relying on himself. Now the French have exported a lot of valuable technology to Chu, and this is what he needs.
Richard laughed at the same time, like a golden fox.
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Qingzhou.
As news about currency in the newspapers spread in the previous two days, many people and businessmen flocked to it.
These merchants and common people are all people who once deposited their money in the Cao family bank. Since the Cao family bank was sealed, they have been in panic all day long and will go to the government office to inquire about the money almost every day.
Because of the impact of this incident, even Qingzhou Bank also experienced a wave of exchanges. People took silver bills and deposit receipts to Qingzhou Bank to ask for silver and gold. For a while, the whole Qingzhou government was turbulent.
However, the impact of this incident was finally ended. The court officially promised to take over the debts of Cao's Banks, and all Cao's Banks were renamed Qingzhou Bank.
Moreover, in order to prevent private banks from causing damage to the industry and commerce of the country, from now on, private banks are prohibited from opening banks, and only the court can build banks.
This news made some businessmen trying to open a bank a little frustrated, but it won the approval of most businessmen and people.
Because of the Cao family's affairs, they only believe in the imperial court now, because in the past few days, anyone who went to the Qingzhou Bank to exchange money received silver, and a lot of copper.
"What is this? Didn't it mean returning the silver to us?"
The sentiment in the Qingzhou Bank branch rebuilt by Cao’s Bank was very exciting, because they knew that the court gave them a completely strange currency now.
Although they learned the news in advance from the newspaper, it was still difficult to accept the currency when they really got it.
The bank staff behind the glass counter kept smiling all the time, and they all received strict training before entering the bank.
He said neither humble nor arrogant: "These are currencies issued by Qingzhou Bank. The emperor and the cabinet personally approved and agreed. From now on, the new currency must be used in any trade in the country. The silver you deposited in the previous bank is equal to three thousand golden dragons. This is three. There is nothing wrong with the Qianjinlong coin, and the gold content of the golden dragon is 90%, and only 10% of other metals increase the hardness."
The merchant grabbed a handful of golden dragon coins from the bag. These golden dragon coins were the size of a thumb cap, and they had to say that they were very exquisite in shape.
"Gold coins!" The businessman gradually stabilized when he learned that these golden dragon coins were gold, but the size of the golden dragon coins made him a little dissatisfied.
The bank employee smiled and nodded.
Now the noisy businessmen and people settled down, and one by one they extended their heads to look at the currency in front of the counter. In addition to the gold coins, the bank employees then introduced silver and copper coins.
Finally, the bank employee took out a paper currency and said: "This is a paper currency worth one hundred golden dragons, which can be exchanged by people who need to exchange for large-scale trade. It is much more beautiful than a silver bill, and it is more practical than a bank."
"It's made of paper? A fool will exchange it." someone shouted in the crowd.
As soon as his words fell, a voice of opposition sounded, "I am willing to change. This Cao Zhengyang took the silver to escape, and the court chased it back for us. To be conscientious, if the previous court will return the silver to you? You deserve to have deposited your money in the wrong place. You can only admit that you are unlucky. Now that the silver is lost and recovered, some people are picking and choosing. In that case, don't come to Qingzhou Bank and go to the South to find your Cao family bank."
The people in the bank were silent for a moment. When you come here, look at me and I look at you. Many people have expressions of shame on their faces.
At this time, the voice sounded again, "You are greedy for the benefits brought to you when the Great Yu is strong, but now you are unwilling to lose a little personal benefit or take a little risk for the court. The decline of the Great Yu is of course powerful and imperial. Responsibility, don’t you have any responsibility?"
The voice was getting closer and closer to the counter, and a young man walked towards the center of the crowd, and the people around him automatically stepped aside.
The businessman who spoke just now saw that the young scholar was a little embarrassed and turned into anger: "People don’t want to die for themselves~EbookFREE.me~ It has only been a few years since the emperor became the king, and now many officials have started to blackmail us businessmen. Sooner or later, the court will be over. It’s better to think more about yourself."
Not only did the young scholar not get angry when he heard the words, but laughed instead,
It is wrong for officials to corrupt the court, but if you don’t frequently give gifts for convenience, how can you develop a group of officials who don’t accept gifts and do nothing.

"Hey, you're quite good at justifying the court. In the end, everything is just the people." The businessman sneered.
The young man said: "Neither, nor. What I said is that only the court and the people are united together, and the united mind can eliminate the ills of the country for thousands of years. The court must punish corrupt officials, but we cannot give gifts for convenience."
The businessman frowned, "Huh, you are so loud, who do you think you are?"
Qing Young shook the paper fan, and said calmly: "I am not a talented person, but he belongs to the Confucian Mansion in Qufu."
As soon as his voice fell, the whole room was shocked.
The young man showed his face when he saw it, and today's bank affairs were his best gift to the emperor.