Biography of Emperor Mo

The problem of the new currency is solved, and now it is enough to concentrate on recovering the counterfeit/coin.

"Master Ban, are you free these few days?"

"Third Master was joking, how can I have time to enjoy leisure when I am an official? The sooner I solve the currency problem, the sooner I will be demoted." Ban Simiao replied.

Lu Yingmo looked calm, "Has anyone purchased large quantities of state-run items such as salt, iron, and wine these days?"

"Yes, but the number of purchases is relatively small."

Ban Simiao asked back: "Third Master, if you can't see the counterfeit/coin all the time, what should you do?"

"Then we will wait and see." Lu Yingmo said resolutely. "Please announce Qingzhou in the next few days. Qingzhou will soon replace the new currency. Remember, the more detailed the better, let 'some people' notice this matter. I guarantee that this will definitely lead to counterfeit/coins."

"The lower official knows." Ban Simiao cupped his hands and bowed.

"Master Ban has worked hard on his official duties." Lu Yingmo bowed back.

The only thing left to do now is to wait.Waiting for the time to come, waiting for some people to lose their temper, and even more waiting for its arrival.

In the following days, everything went according to plan.It took Lu Yingmo ten days to tour all the workshops.In the last house, he put a round copper coin in his hand, looked at the texture of the copper coin, weighed the weight of the copper coin, and the decoration and polishing of the pattern on it, looked out through the square hole, and whispered in satisfaction smile.

And in the past ten days, the news of Qingzhou's exchange of new coins has already spread all over the city, and people are all angry because the money in their hands is not a matter of money.

Some people even desperately buy things with the counterfeit coins in their hands, for fear that no one will accept them later.Because, when it comes time to exchange, once it is found out by the government, it will be a piece of rotten copper and rotten iron.

However, things in the world are so strange. When people want to spend more and buy more, it seems that everyone disagrees with you, and they don’t want to sell things that can be sold for money.Because they don't want to accept counterfeit/coins and take this risk.They would rather take out the good coins accumulated in previous years and exchange them for new coins directly at that time.

For a while, people became tense.

Some private shops are still willing to sell, and their goods are quickly sold out.The private stores either sold out of goods, or refused to sell them, and people had to turn their attention to government-run goods.

As a result, the government-run shops selling salt, iron, and wine were extremely busy. Even if the price exceeded the specified price, people would still come to buy it.As a result, Lu Yingmo ordered the price of government-operated commodities to be doubled again and again.

These folks who are used to leisure time really can't get used to it for a while, and there are long queues to grab such sky-high prices. This kind of scene, if you can see it once in a lifetime, it is considered as witnessing a historic event.

Those who came to buy were seen by some figures on the corner of the street in the distance.Because of the government's blockade, those people wanted to take counterfeit/coins out of the state, but they couldn't leave. The virtual money on their bodies could not be circulated at all, which made them anxious.

In the next second, they frantically rushed over to the official store to buy goods.

Then, the government announced the weight ratio of the new currency itself and some simple methods to distinguish the old currency, which greatly increased the number of people who bought things with counterfeit/coins, and the prices of state-owned commodities immediately soared into the sky.

After a period of time, the government has returned a large number of counterfeit/coins.

Just when everything was under control, and seeing that the virtual currency issue that had plagued the court and Qingzhou for a long time showed signs of being resolved, it was unexpected that something went wrong suddenly, which no one predicted.

The news of Qingzhou quickly spread to the capital, and of course the crown prince was very concerned about this matter.He would not allow Lu Yingmo to succeed.On this day, a group of fast horses from the capital galloped out, and disappeared in the rolled up dust like the wind.

Linzi.

The official ran in in a hurry, his face was covered with sweat, and he was out of breath, which showed that there was an emergency.He said eagerly: "Third Master, someone suddenly said at the market this morning that they are willing to buy counterfeit coins at a price lower than that of the government in exchange for supplies!"

Lu Yingmo closed his eyes, knowing that the prince did it without even thinking about it.When he opened his eyes again, there was blood in them, and his eyes were already as sharp as a sword's edge.

"Personally buying counterfeit/coins, all of them will be chopped off, don't you understand?"

Now, he and the crown prince are already life-and-death rivals, and they don't even need to give any face.

"This……"

The official wiped the sweat from his face, he was obviously frightened by the killing intent in the third master's eyes!

He knelt down and kept kowtowing!

"Yes Yes Yes!"

His head hit the ground with all his might and he bled.

Not long after, all the people who bought counterfeit/coins at a low price in kind over there fell to the ground.

This scene frightened the onlookers and those who were trying to trade.

Since then, no one has dared to sabotage currency reform.

The new coins are finished, the weight of the heavy metal is perfectly sufficient, and the exquisite workmanship is much more comfortable than the previously issued coins.The common people exchanged the currency they originally held in accordance with the stipulated time.If the specified time is exceeded, the government will no longer accept the exchange.

All the soldiers and yamen servants in the city were rushing to inform that the people in the whole city must get such news in the fastest way.And other places in the Qingzhou jurisdiction are also proceeding in the same way, and they are all rushing for the entry of new coins into the market.

"Decree that the commercial ban in Qingzhou will be lifted after one year. The currency used in other places is still the old currency. Don't let people take chances, thinking that they will go to other places to use the old currency immediately after the commercial ban is lifted." Lu Yingmo clasped his hands. In the back, standing in front of the window, said.

"Yes!" replied the official.

In the middle of the night, the three "visited" one by one in the order on the list.For the common people, it is not enough to rely on the influence of the posted announcements, and they simply start with a few business leaders.

"Who's here?" The housekeeper who opened the door asked the three people who came to him suspiciously when he saw an unfamiliar face.

"Our lord wants to visit Master Dong of your mansion, please inform the steward." Feng Xiao responded.

"It's so late, our master rests early, everyone please come back tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he was about to close the door, as if he had seen a ghost.Merchants, after all, inevitably have competitors or enemies, and they are also afraid that those who come will be unkind.

"...The butler should take a look at this before closing the door?"

Feng Xiao held up the token engraved with "Ye Prince's Mansion" in his hand, and held it in front of the butler.

The butler slowly raised the lantern with doubts and carefully looked at the pattern on it, "This, this..."

After all, he was getting old, and although he was old and dim-sighted, he still had a certain amount of life experience.Although it was the first time I saw it, it didn't mean I didn't know the symbol of this token.

"The grassland has met His Royal Highness King Ye!" The butler suddenly roared, and hurriedly knelt down towards Lu Yingmo with a not-so-clean body.

"That's right, this king is His Royal Highness King Ye, please inform the steward." Lu Yingmo said with a cold face, staring at the steward kneeling on the ground.

"Yes, yes, yes. Your Highness Prince Ye, please follow me, I'll go invite the master right away." The butler stood up, bowed and bowed to lead the way.He trembled in his heart, and felt afraid for a while, why didn't he remember that His Royal Highness Ye Wang happened to come to Linzi now?Fortunately, my attitude just now was not excessive, and I didn't lose my manners. Otherwise, if His Royal Highness Ye Wang blamed him, the heads of his whole family would not be chopped off...

"I don't know that the third prince came here, and he was far away. If Ding Caomin has offended him, please forgive him, His Highness Prince Ye!" In Qingzhou, this Dong family can be regarded as a business tycoon.

"Master Dong is out of sight. To be honest, I took the liberty to come here this time, not simply to visit." Lu Yingmo glanced at the old Mr. Dong in front of him, and seeing his expression of "listening all ears", he continued: "I heard about Dong earlier. The master is famous far and wide, this king has something to ask this time, and I hope Master Dong will help you."

Master Dong kept nodding his head and said: "The third prince is serious. In the whole world, only a country can have a family. If the third prince has something to do, I will give my full support..."

Suddenly, Lu Yingmo grabbed Master Dong's hand, stared coldly into his eyes and said, "Master Dong, Jiang Sheng, Yin Fu, and Wen Huan from Chang'an are all my friends."

Hearing his words, Master Dong's heart skipped a beat, and he was shocked.Jiang Sheng, Yin Fu, and Wen Huan are all the richest businessmen in Chang'an!They are also my old acquaintances!Even they were sitting in the same boat with King Ye, how could he refuse King Ye's request?

He immediately said: "Caomin understands! Caomin must fulfill the entrustment of the third prince!"

After several days in a row, the Dong family took the lead in replacing the new currency.The other merchants on the list were also flattered by the fact that King Ye came here in person and came to "negotiate" with him with sincerity. They began to actively cooperate with the exchange of new coins one after another, and even organized their own manpower to support Lu Yingmo.

With the passage of time, the new coins minted by Lu Yingmo have become more and more recognized in everyone's minds.Although there are still people who use old coins without knowing it, it is still gradually decreasing after all.

Many merchants in the market no longer accept old coins, so many people naturally give up the idea of ​​holding old coins, and understand that currency replacement is the general trend.The citizens of Linzi know that the situation in their city is getting better and better. However, the results reported by other places in Qingzhou are still a bit unsatisfactory.

In the jurisdiction of Qingzhou, due to the different geographical location, the farther away from the earliest reformed government, the slower the speed of issuing and approving new currency.

Therefore, Lu Yingmo personally went to supervise and explain.

Instead of waiting for people to understand the necessity of using the new currency, it is better to explain it yourself, so that everyone can realize the importance of the new currency earlier, and avoid the trouble of distinguishing the authenticity of the old currency and redefining the price of the commodity. .

Whenever Lu Yingmo went to a place to talk about the differences between the old and new currencies and the pros and cons, the eager eyes of the local people and their current lives in turmoil deeply touched Lu Yingmo.These places are no better than Linzi, the officials are not strong enough to govern, and the people are obviously not as smart as the people of Linzi.

The journey of lobbying was hard work, but fortunately, the local officials gave full support, which made the hard work happy.The most important thing is that the chaotic local market has become normal, and the lives of the people have become stable because of the currency reform. The sense of accomplishment in his heart is self-evident.

At first, most of the officials' cooperation and flattery were due to the state government's documents and imperial edicts.Even if you have the heart to violate, you dare not do the reality of violation.

Later, their cooperation and flattery became sincere.Because they saw that Lu Yingmo acted according to his own arrangement sincerely, without any excuses, and took the lead.Everything that can be done, what is feasible for oneself, will be done as long as the conditions permit, and the style of doing things is much more pragmatic than all the imperial envoys in the past.

Most importantly, in the process of cooperating with Lu Yingmo, he also gained a high reputation among the local people.People have many desires, but as they grow older, their horizons broaden, and their understanding of the world deepens, money, power, and women are all inferior to having a good position in the hearts of the people. .

Lu Yingmo's actions this time stimulated the officials, and officials from all over Qingzhou admired him very much.

The behavior of the common people was much more simple than that of the officials. Whenever Lu Yingmo went from one place to another, the local people who knew well all went to the city gate to see him off.The way they thank is very simple, but it is more precious than any priceless treasure.

Gradually, the matter of virtual currency in Qingzhou has stabilized, and the currency chaos has been resolved.Commodity prices are no longer fluctuating as before, but stable and balanced.

All of Lu Yingmo's performances in Qingzhou were also transmitted to the ears of people in the capital through officials' melodies and common people's praises.

Officials spoke well of him, and the common people spread his good name.

The comeback King Ye's reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and people in Qingzhou say that he is a "virtuous king" - this fact, no one in the capital is unaware of this fact.

After dealing with all matters in Qingzhou, Lu Yingmo left for Beijing.

A month later, Lu Yingmo arrived in Guzang.