Chapter 251

"Although your grandson has not yet fully grasped the deeper meaning behind it, I know that Su Qiao would never act recklessly."

"Great-Grandfather can ponder this: which of Su Qiao's deeds did not seem absurd at first, yet every single one turned out to be perfectly appropriate?"

"Therefore, your grandson urges Great-Grandfather to wait a moment. It is not too late to pass final judgment once everything is revealed."

Hearing this.

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but let out a long sigh.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"It is done; I understand."

"@Emperor Sizong Lie, what month is it on your end?"

The moment Old Zhu sent his message.

Zhu Youjian replied.

"Reporting to Emperor Taizu, your grandson's side is already the first day of the seventh month."

Seeing this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart could not help but tremble.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"So soon, the autumn offerings are upon us."

"In the blink of an eye, a year has already passed for those children at Xingshan?"

The chat group instantly fell into silence.

After a long while.

Zhu Yuanzhang gazed outside the great hall and suddenly said.

"Someone come."

Not long after, someone entered the great hall.

"Your servant is here."

"Send someone to the inner treasury to withdraw one thousand taels of Huang Jin."

Hearing this.

That Eunuch was clearly stunned.

"Your Majesty, are we...?"

"If I tell you to go, then go! Why ask so many questions?!"

"But... Your Majesty, did you not previously seal all the silver in the inner treasury as reserve silver for the vault? That silver cannot be moved lightly?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned tightly and gritted his teeth, saying.

"Is there not still gold and silver at the Chengtian Sect's currency exchange vault? Take the order later and go withdraw it!"

"Yes..."

The little Eunuch immediately left the Qianqing Palace.

Inside the chat group.

Emperor Taizu Gao:

"@Emperor Sizong Lie, Youjian, I have prepared some silver and money for the children of the Zhu family. This sum is not large; do not use the title of 'reward,' but simply distribute it to the orphans of those children who died in battle at Xingshan."

"Let them spend this Ghost Festival more comfortably."

Seeing this, Zhu Di hurriedly chimed in as well.

Emperor Chengzu Wen:

"And me too, Father. My eldest son and I will also contribute a share."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly.

At the same time.

The common people within Jin Ling had already erupted into turmoil.

A single fire at the Treasure Note Bureau burned nearly forty million Guan of Treasure Notes.

What this implied was self-evident.

During the Hongwu era, the credit of these Treasure Notes still held some value.

Especially in the hands of merchants traveling across provinces and prefectures, they were at least far more convenient than those stones.

Therefore, as soon as the thick smoke from the Treasure Note Bureau began to rise.

Merchants in the capital quietly began raising prices to buy up Treasure Notes.

The original exchange rate of six hundred copper coins for one Guan of Treasure Notes.

Had gradually risen to seven hundred coins for one Guan.

Just as these merchants were secretly buying back Treasure Notes.

At dawn the next day.

The three currency exchange vaults in the capital suddenly opened points to buy back Treasure Notes.

They bought back Treasure Notes directly at a price of one thousand coins for one Guan.

Even four Guan of Treasure Notes could be exchanged for one tael of Huang Jin.

In an instant.

All the merchants and common people in the entire capital erupted into turmoil.

Almost on the very day these three exchange vaults completed their roll call.

The credit of Great Ming Treasure Notes was re-established.

The high point where they could only serve as ten coins!

Not only that.

The trend of the paper notes appreciating showed not the slightest sign of reversing.

Because many merchants had already determined that as long as the Court continued to collect them this way, it would not take many days for the exchange rate of the paper notes to directly surpass the currency law set by Old Zhu.

After all, for those merchants, the paper notes were almost a necessity.

And a single fire had burned away forty million Guan of paper notes.

At present, even in the hands of the Court, there were not many paper notes left.

And the actions of the Xingyong Treasury precisely confirmed these merchants' speculation.

All the "dealers" who exchanged paper notes immediately became convinced that the paper notes would, within a few days, break through the price set in the Court's paper currency law.

They all joined the ranks of hoarding goods to sell at a premium.

And this in turn further pushed up the price of the paper notes.

Just as all the common people of Jin Ling were immersed in this carnival of "picking up money."

The little Eunuch Zhu Yuanzhang had sent to the Xingyong Treasury to exchange for Huang Jin returned with his head bowed before Old Zhu.

At this moment, Old Zhu, with a gloomy face, looked at the little Eunuch before him and asked through gritted teeth,

"This... is the gold you exchanged for us?"

Having spoken, Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed a handful of Great Ming paper notes and smashed them into the little Eunuch's face.

"Does your family call this thing gold?!"

The little Eunuch before him "pū tōng" fell to his knees on the ground.

Immediately, he wailed,

"Your Majesty, this, this is what Su, my lord, from the Paper Notes Bureau gave to this servant."

"My lord Su also said, also said..."

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and questioned sternly,

"What else did that kid say?!"

"That it was exchanged for Your Majesty at a rate of one thousand taels of Huang Jin for four thousand Guan of paper notes, and asked Your Majesty not to forget to count them..."

147, four thousand Guan is far greater than one thousand taels!

Hearing this,

Zhu Yuanzhang's anger "cēng" shot up.

He strode purposefully towards the outside of the hall.

Old Zhu, in a single robe of coarse cloth, walked straight towards the outside of the Chengtian Sect.

The Forbidden City is collectively called the Imperial City, and within the Imperial City is the Palace City, and within the Palace City are included the Inner Court and the Outer Court.