Chapter 156: The old rules kill people

At a young age, Ma Zhou showed his versatility and managed Chen Ying's Tongli Money House in an orderly manner. For the first time, as Chen Ying's disciple, he came to the East Palace instead of Chen Ying. Ma Zhou was neither arrogant nor humble, and was rational and concise.

At this time, the official position of the Eastern Palace Official Order had also been renamed the Eastern Palace Prince's Family Order, responsible for managing the property of the Eastern Palace. When Ma Zhou completed the handover with the new family Order Han Yue, Ma Zhou was about to leave. At this moment, a beautiful maid with a delicate and charming appearance came to Ma Zhou and said, "You are Ma Zhou, right?"

Ma Zhou nodded and said, "It's just me!"

The beautiful maid in the palace smiled and said, "The Crown Princess calls you here!"

Ma Zhou smiled at the beautiful maid in the palace and said, "Please take the way!"

"Come with me!"

After walking in the winding corridor of the East Palace for more than a moment, Ma Zhou came to a Mingtang. However, Ma Zhou did not have the opportunity to meet the princess Zheng Guanyin, but instead greeted Zheng Guanyin through the curtain: "What is the matter for the princess to order Ma Zhou?"

"There's nothing else," Zheng Guanyin sat on the curtain and said in a slight manner: "I heard from Han Yue, did you bring paper money this time?"

This time, Ma Zhou came to hand over the dividend income of Wude's first quarter of the third year, the amount was quite large, 170,000 guan. Even in the fourth quarter of the second year of the second year, there were only 83,000 guan, Chen Ying also asked someone to use six carriages and pull six carriages of gold and silver. But this time, Ma Zhou was riding a two-wheeled carriage alone, carrying a small box that was only two feet square and came directly to hand over.

Han Yue had never seen paper money. Seeing that only seventeen bundles of coins were not made up, he hurriedly reported to the Crown Princess. Han Yue knew that Chen Ying was very proud in front of Li Jiancheng and was a celebrity in front of Li Jiancheng. However, the East Palace is now expensive, especially the Crown Princess often invites some imperial nobles or officials to meet for wife diplomacy with matters such as embroidery, female red, calligraphy, painting, and singing and dancing.

Faced with these noble ladies and female relatives, Zheng Guanyin was also very generous in his actions, and he spent thousands or tens of thousands of yuan. The fifth princess had a miscarriage before the New Year, and just had a full month. She only sent supplements to Princess Changguang, such as ginseng, deer antler, bird's nest, etc., as many as 7,000 yuan. In the 100th anniversary banquet of Princess Huainan, Zheng Guanyin gave the Huainan a pair of Kunshan jade rings. The so-called Kunshan jade is actually Hetian jade from later generations. Although at this time, Hetian jade was far less expensive than later generations, but because the journey was long, the price was not expensive.

The expenditure of the Crown Princess alone was as high as 60,000 to 70,000 in the first quarter. Han Yue looked at the exhausted treasury and was very worried, but now Chen Ying did not send a penny of cash, but a box of paper. Using paper as money is something that only a madman can do.

When Ma Zhou heard this, he was slightly stunned and immediately understood that the Crown Princess did not believe in the credit of paper money. However, it was strange that using paper as money was something that Ma Zhou could not think of. Only Chen Ying could imagine. Of course, Ma Zhou naturally knew that as long as he established a strong credit and used paper as money, there would be no problem at all.

Ma Zhou explained: "Report to the Crown Princess, this banknote was invented by my master. The purpose is to carry it easily. As long as we take the banknotes issued by our Tongli Money House, we can go to the counter of Tongli Money House to withdraw equal amounts of cash at any time, and the penny is not bad. If the Crown Princess doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the bank to withdraw it."

Zheng Guanyin did not realize the importance of banknotes. She stroked the banknotes in the box in front of her. Each banknote still emitted the fragrance of ink at this time. However, what made Zheng Guanyin very strange was that the color on the banknote would not lose its color when touched with his fingers. The pattern behind the 100-cent is also very strange. Isn’t it Goguryeo in the east of Liaodong? How did it become the Anton Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty?

In fact, not only the Anton Protectorate, but also the Annan Protectorate, Anxi Protectorate, and Anbei Protectorate. The jurisdiction of Anbei Protectorate included the later Berga Lake, while Anxi Protectorate included the entire Caspian Sea. This was not a painting by Chen Ying. This was indeed the territory of the Tang Dynasty and the heyday.

It can also be considered Chen Ying's evil taste. If someone burys the banknotes with him, the archaeological community may be excavated in the future to provide future generations with physical evidence of the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Zheng Guanyin frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Isn't this a waste of time?"

Ma Zhou patiently explained: "The Crown Princess Mingjian, in the first quarter of this year, the East Palace will pay as much as 170,000 guan. Of course, this is related to the purchase of a large number of equipment by the East Palace. However, it can be foreseen that the East Palace will pay less than 700,000 guan this year, and it may exceed one million guan and one million guan. If it is all gold, it will take 100,000 taels of gold. Our money house cannot give out so much gold at one time. If it is copper coins, does the Crown Princess know how much one million guan will be?"

Zheng Guanyin did not think of this problem at first, but when she thought about it, she was shocked. The weight of the Tang Dynasty's money was about nine kilograms (500 grams), and one million jin was nine million jin. Even if it was converted into tons of later generations, it would be as much as 4,500 tons. A two-wheeled carriage could pull two thousand jin, which required 4,500 horses to transport it. In other words, on average, twelve or three horses would need to transport money to the East Palace every day. Regardless of whether the East Palace could save so much money, the key is that such a large amount of wealth would definitely attract the attention of others.

Although the Prince of the Eastern Palace is the prince of the regent and the second largest figure in the Tang Dynasty, he is not the first person in the Tang Dynasty. If Li Yuan asked Li Jiancheng for this part of the money, could Li Jiancheng refuse?

The answer is yes, Li Jiancheng cannot refuse. However, this banknote can hide its sights.

Ma Zhou could not see Zheng Mayin's joy and anger and expression, and took advantage of the situation and said, "The Crown Princess doesn't know anything. There is another benefit to this banknote!"

In fact, Zheng Guanyin had already moved. She asked curiously when she heard this, "What are the benefits?"

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "All the money in the Eastern Palace can be controlled by the Crown Princess. Even if it is a million guan, the Crown Princess can be placed in a place that can be seen and touched."

Zheng Guanyin nodded with satisfaction and said, "No, not bad! I, Chen Langjun, said, you lack some books and articles, but you are well-versed in knowledge but are well-known among the people. I wonder how you plan to find a background?"

Ma Zhou was slightly surprised when he heard this. He owed Hou Mo Chen's kindness and was supported by Hou Mo Chen. Now he has achieved a little success. It is natural for him to serve Hou Mo Chen. But he did not expect that Chen Ying would secretly ask the Crown Princess to find a background for him.

It would be a lie to say that Ma Zhou is not moved. Some people like to say things in a vain, but in fact they do nothing. Chen Ying is exactly the kind of person who says nothing, but secretly gets the benefits he deserves as much as possible. It is not that Ma Zhou doesn't want to be an official, but he knows that the Tang Dynasty is still the world of aristocratic families. He is born in a poor family and may not be able to do anything even in the officialdom. Instead, he will be hit and excluded by aristocratic officials. If Chen Ying can open a mansion to become a prime minister in the future, it will not be too late to enter the officialdom again at that time.

Chen Yingneng thinks of himself at this time, and he is also a generous lord.

"When the Crown Princess asked, Ma Zhou was shameless and asked the Crown Princess for an idea."

Zheng Guanyin said lightly: "Chen Langjun is the person admired by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and you are the person Chen Langjun admired. If you have anything, what's the point? Why should you be polite?"

Ma Zhou said: "Now my husband is pacifying Henan. Zheng is a landlord in Henan. Ma Zhou wants to expand our business to Henan and even the entire Central Plains, and ask the Crown Princess to communicate with Zheng."

Zheng Guanyin was slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, Ma Zhou wanted to open his business to Henan and the Zheng family's base camp in Xingyang. However, this business was already so much money. Once Chen Ying's business entered strongly, Zheng's family really had no ability to resist. Once Chen Ying's business appeared in the Zheng family's territory, Zheng's family would probably suffer heavy losses. She was about to refuse, but then she thought that Chen Ying was the biggest reliance of the Eastern Palace now, and Ma Zhou's meaning was probably Chen Ying's intention. She couldn't decide the affairs of the Zheng family? Then she thought about the benefits of agreeing to Ma Zhou.

Although Zheng's family would lose some money and food, the Eastern Palace accounted for 30% of the profit. Zheng Guanyin made up his mind after only a moment of consideration: "I will find a way, so you can go back!"

Ma Zhou was overjoyed when he heard this.

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There is a depression on the bank of Jianhe River, with an area of ​​about 1,700 acres. Of course, this place is one of the few large wastelands in Xin'an County. Because the terrain here is low-lying, it will be flooded by Jianhe River for seven or eight years in ten years.

Therefore, although it is close to water sources and convenient for irrigation, it is because the terrain is too low and is often flooded and abandoned. Chen Ying felt speechless when he saw this wasteland.

This is like picking up a bargain in the antique market in later generations and finding a treasure land. However, the people who were placed here were reluctant. If the government had not distributed the land to them free of charge and helped them build houses, these refugees would probably have run away overnight.

An old farmer couldn't see it. He was afraid that Chen Ying would waste his precious seeds here, so he must have the courage to persuade him: "Young man, the land here cannot be planted. You must have been deceived by someone. I am from Shengchi. I have heard of this place for a long time. There have been nine deserts in ten years..."

Chen Ying laughed: "Who told you that you can't grow crops here?"

When it comes to professional matters, the old farmer felt that it was necessary to let Chen Ying understand that farming was not something that they, the princes and grandsons, could handle. The old farmer was very persistent: "If you can't plant it, you will be flooded if you plant it. Not only will you have to worry about it, you will also waste seeds. Millet, sorghum, wheat, beans, and hemp cannot be planted."

Chen Ying said: "Then why don't you plant rice?"

The old farmer looked at Chen Ying like a fool: "How can he grow rice in Henan?"

Chen Ying shook his head and said, "It should be possible to grow rice, absolutely!"

Chen Ying vaguely remembers that in later generations, he had a Henan customer who gave him two bags of Duliang rice. Chen Ying remembers very clearly that Duliang is a township in Kaifeng County, not to mention that the rice in Xinyang in later generations was also very famous. It can be seen that the climate of Henan can be used to grow rice.

The old farmer shook his head and said, "No..."

Chen Ying said firmly: "Listen to me, just plant rice, I'll ask someone to buy seeds for you."

At this moment, at least twenty or thirty people around the old farmer knelt on the ground with a pounce, kowtowed to Chen Ying repeatedly, begging, "Mr., you can do it!"

"Mr. Lang, you have pity for us who are suffering!"

"It is impossible to plant rice here, this is the rule left by our ancestors..."

"Mr., please show your compassion!"

"You little old man kowtowed to you, so you can let us go!"

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Chapter completed!