Chapter 250

Now, it was not only the officials of the Baochao Tiju Si.

Even the Wucheng Bingsi who rushed over to put out the fire were stunned.

Old Zhu's reaction was one thing.

But why does this Lord Su seem so accustomed to reacting to Your Majesty in this way?!

Even the veteran meritorious generals from Huaixi probably did not enjoy such treatment?!

Let alone veteran meritorious generals; if the Son of Heaven's own son set such a huge fire, he would probably be hung up and whipped by now, wouldn't he?

Could it be that this young man holds some leverage over the Son of Heaven?

After the two warehouses gradually burned down.

The fire finally began to die down.

After the soldiers of the Wucheng Bingsi respectfully bowed to Su Qiao.

They turned and left the Baochao Tiju Si.

From then on, the map of the Wucheng Bingsi gained another restricted zone: the Baochao Tiju Si.

After everyone had left one by one.

Su Qiao looked at the crowd in the distance and smiled helplessly, saying.

"Why are you all looking at me? Go back to your work."

Hearing Su Qiao's words.

The officials immediately put on ingratiating smiles.

"My lord, what are you saying? We are, after all, people of the Zanmenya Sect; we should attend to some official business."

Su Qiao looked at the crowd before him in confusion and asked.

"Official business? Does the Zanmenya Sect still have official business?"

How novel!

Such a large Viceroy Yamen cannot possibly just be eating for free, can it?!

Hearing Su Qiao's words.

The chief official stepped forward and introduced.

"Lord Su, the Zanmenya Sect is mainly responsible for printing the Baochao. Shall we go and rush the schedule now, printing as much as we can..."

Hearing this.

Su Qiao immediately became furious.

I worked so hard and finally burned it down.

And now you want to print it again?

Then all my burning was in vain!

"Stop!"

"Does the Zanmenya Sect have no other business?"

After pondering for a long time, the Deputy Tiju finally said.

"Oh, the Zanmenya Sect currently has three Xingyong Ku."

Hearing this.

Su Qiao immediately looked at the crowd before him with a shocked expression and asked.

"There are three more Xingyong Ku?"

"What are you still standing there for? Lead me there immediately!"

Having said that, Su Qiao grabbed the torch and rushed over to strike while the iron was hot and burn down Old Zhu's useless paper treasury.

"No, my lord, please do not be in such a hurry. Those three Xingyong Ku do not store Baochao; they are for the people to exchange them."

Hearing this.

Su Qiao finally realized.

Xingyong Ku, as the name suggests, are warehouses for issuance and use.

Great Ming inherited the Yuan system.

It established the Baochao Tiju Si, and subsequently set up the Xingyong Ku.

They were located respectively at the Chengtian Sect of the Forbidden City, and at the West Market and East Market of the capital.

These three places were actually the outlets where the Great Ming court released Baochao to the common people.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Paper currency law, ordering the prohibition of gold and silver circulation among the people.

In fact, before the Zhengde era, the Great Ming had only two legal currencies: one was copper, and the other was Baochao.

However, as the credit of the Baochao collapsed.

Gold and silver gradually came to dominate large-scale trade after the Hongwu era.

Hearing the words of these officials.

Su Qiao's eyes gradually narrowed.

Staring at the crowd before him, he asked.

"In that case, the Xingyong Ku must still store a considerable amount of gold, silver, and copper coins exchanged by the people for Baochao?"

Seeing Su Qiao's expression.

The Deputy Tiju immediately felt a sense of ominous foreboding.

"Ah... yes."

The corner of Su Qiao's mouth curled up slightly, and he whispered.

"Inform them to order these three Xingyong Ku to add one point each starting today, specifically responsible for exchanging Baochao for gold, silver, and copper."

As soon as Su Qiao finished speaking.

The assembled officials immediately froze.

The Deputy Commissioner, his face filled with terror, looked at Su Qiao and said,

"My lord, the Paper currency law explicitly stipulates that this gold and silver must be delivered to the Inner Treasury; we cannot move it on our own authority!"

Su Qiao looked helplessly at the Deputy Commissioner and the assembled officials, asking,

"Is it not true that our Circulation Treasury currently has no Treasure Notes?"

The assembled officials nodded repeatedly.

"Hmm."

"Then isn't our most urgent task to deliver a batch of Treasure Notes to the Inner Treasury?"

"Hmm."

"Then isn't that settled? Even if you swing the molds until they spark, can you possibly keep up with simply collecting ready-made Treasure Notes from the common people?"

Hearing Su Qiao's words,

a deathly silence immediately fell upon the Viceroy Yamen.

That's right!

It does seem to make sense!

Su Qiao helplessly waved his hand.

"If the sky falls, this official will hold it up; what you need now is to hurry and carry out your duties!"

In an instant, the assembled officials scattered.

Just as they were leaving the Viceroy Yamen,

several Ambassadors of the Circulation Treasury, looking puzzled, asked the Deputy Commissioner,

"Brother, why do I feel something is not quite right?"

"Who cares what feels wrong! Since orders were given for you to carry out the duty, just do as you are told!"

"Ah."

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still discussing with the various Emperors in the chat group.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"@Emperor Shizong Su, what do you mean by that? Do you think this fire lit by Su Qiao is not simple?"

Emperor Shizong Su: